FILM DIRECTOR

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1922 - 2006

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Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hrishikesh Mukherjee is the 1,771st most popular film director (down from 1,680th in 2019), the 1,114th most popular biography from India (down from 972nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hrishikesh Mukherjee ranks 1,771 out of 2,041. Before him are Claudio Miranda, Diao Yinan, David Mackenzie, Bruce LaBruce, Miguel Sapochnik, and Zeki Demirkubuz. After him are Jon Watts, Wojciech Smarzowski, Naoko Yamada, Craig Gillespie, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, and Scott Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Hrishikesh Mukherjee ranks 458. Before him are Eugenie Clark, Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lamont Johnson, Syd Owen, and Randhir Singh Gentle. After him are Kay Starr, Len Lesser, Grayson Hall, Mavis Gallant, Jim Wright, and Mundell Lowe. Among people deceased in 2006, Hrishikesh Mukherjee ranks 404. Before him are Esther Victoria Abraham, J Dilla, Isaac Gálvez, Noor Hassanali, Sarah Caldwell, and Adrienne Shelly. After him are Kenneth Richmond, Martha Tilton, Henry M. Morris, Raja Rao, Francisco Javier Toledo, and Jesús Rollán.

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In India

Among people born in India, Hrishikesh Mukherjee ranks 1,114 out of 1,861. Before him are Sushilkumar Shinde (1941), Madhavrao Scindia (1945), Sitara Devi (1920), Mohanlal (1960), Randhir Singh Gentle (1922), and Manasi Pradhan (1962). After him are Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), Reema Lagoo (1958), Kshama Sawant (1973), VVS Laxman (1974), Khushbu (1970), and Vikas Swarup (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Hrishikesh Mukherjee ranks 36. Before him are V. Shantaram (1901), Imtiaz Ali (1971), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), K. Balachander (1930), AR Murugadoss (1974), and Aditya Chopra (1971). After him are Aishwarya R. Dhanush (1982), David Dhawan (1955), Mehboob Khan (1907), Basu Chatterjee (1930), Farah Khan (1965), and Puri Jagannadh (1966).

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