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123 min | Comedy, Romance. A timid suitor seeks the help of a ruthless colonel to win the woman of his dreams when a bold young man begins to pursue her in this romantic comedy. Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Amol Palekar, Govardhan Asrani. Votes: 4,342.
Jun 4, 2020 · Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee breathed his last on Thursday in Mumbai. The Chhoti Si Baat director was 93 and died of old age related health issues. From Rajnigandha to Safed Jhooth, he was known for his middle-of-the-road films. Born on January 10, 1930, Basu Chatterjee started his career as an illustrator for the Mumbai-based magazine Blitz.
Jun 7, 2020 · Mrinal Sen’s 'Bhuvan Shome' (1969) and Mani Kaul’s 'Uski Roti' (1969) were released in the same year. It is evident that Chatterjee was clear about the path he chose in making his films. Basu Chatterjee’s debuted as director in the same year with the film 'Sara Akash'. The film was based on Hindi fiction writer Yogendra Yadav’s novel.
Jun 4, 2020 · Among the oddest of Basu Chatterjee movies is Ratnadeep (1979), based on Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay's short story. Its theme of a man posing as someone else would be shaped into a huge international art-house hit three years later, as The Return of Martin Guerre, directed by Daniel Vigne and starring Gérard Depardieu.
The couple never seems to be alone to talk or make love as the house is always populated with Ram's many family members. 48 years later, the realities of living in Mumbai chawls are no different, although, the masterful chronicler of such urban lives, Basu Chatterjee, is no more. The filmmaker died in Mumbai on Thursday due to age-related problems.
Basu Chatterjee was an Indian film director famous for his pivotal role in what came to be known as the Middle-of-road or Middle Cinema. His films were mostly about lighthearted stories of the Indian middle-class, often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships. Some of his most famous films are Chhoti Si Baat (1975 ...
Jan 20, 2023 · Basu Chatterjee directed simple Bollywood romances and comedies—telling stories of regular middle-class men and women with humour and sensitivity. He is best known as the Middle-of-road or ...
