Hrishikesh Mukherjee News
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee's iconic Anand, starring Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, to be remade
The original film's producer NC Sippy's grandson Sameer Raj Sippy and Vikram Khakhar have up...
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50 years of Guddi (1971): The movie that lifted the veil on the Hindi film industry's secrets
The Hrishikesh Mukherjee film saw Jaya Bachchan play a star-struck teen who is besotted with...
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Films Division celebrates renowned filmmakers in three-day online festival
Documentaries on Dadasahab Phalke, Satyajit Ray, BR Chopra and Tapan Sinha are among those available...
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50 years of Anand (1971): How music shaped Hrishikesh Mukherjee's tearjerker
On the film’s 50th anniversary, we take a look at the songs composed by Salil Chowdhury and by...
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Penguin to publish Gulzar’s memoirs
It will feature anecdotes relating to eminent personalities such as Satyajit Ray, RD Burman, Kishore...
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Finding Badnaam Basti (1972): Accidental discovery that restored a piece of Indian cinematic history
Directed by journalist Prem Kapoor, the film was presumed lost for more than 40 years, till it was...
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45 years of Mili (1975): Celebrating the childlike exuberance of Jaya Bhaduri
Hrishikesh Mukherjee returned to the theme of his own Anand (1971) but ended Mili on a note of hope...
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45 years of Chupke Chupke: 5 reasons why Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film is a classic
While tastes in comedy change with every generation, the popularity of Chupke Chupke, starring and...
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How Ramesh Deo and Seema landed their career-defining roles in Anand (1971): Birthday special
And got extra payment of Rs10,000 each from producer-director Hrishikesh Mukherjee for a prediction...
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40 years of Khubsoorat: A treatise of non-conformity, beauty and Rekha
Released on 25 January 1980, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khubsoorat was a moral tale that showed the...
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Rajkummar Rao in the running for remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chupke Chupke
The film is reportedly being produced jointly by Luv Ranjan and Bhushan Kumar of T-Series....
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Remembering master screenwriter Sachin Bhowmick – Death anniversary special
On his seventh death anniversary (he died on 12 April 2011), a look at Bhowmick's journey from...
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Utpal Dutt: The artiste who came to cinema for, not just from, theatre – Birth anniversary special
Bishnupriya Dutt, professor of theatre and performance studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics,...
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50 years of Aashirwad: Ashok Kumar’s triumph in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s sensitive drama
At 58, the actor found resurgence in his career when he starred in the family drama which was on 5...
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee's work is like Shakespeare's: Kundan Shah
On Mukherjee's 95th birth anniversary, Shah, known for his cult comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro speaks...
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee – loving, charming, conflicted and pragmatic
On the filmmaker's 95th birth anniversary, Bimal Roy's daughter Rinki remembers her who her...
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How Hrishikesh Mukherjee cast Leela Naidu in Anuradha
On her 8th death anniversary (28 July), we look at how the filmmaker chose Naidu to star in his 1960...
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The timeless music of SD Burman on Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan
The 1973 feature film was produced under the banner of Amiya Productions, a joint project by the wed...
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I’m continuously discovering stuff about dad: Bimal Roy's daughter Rinki
On Bimal Roy’s 108th birth anniversary (12 July), Rinki Roy Bhattacharya speaks about her book...
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Balraj Sahni, in the director's chair
A look at Lal Batti (1957), the only directorial venture of the accomplished actor, on his 44th...