hrishikesh mukherjee

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Golden Age Bollywood comedian slept among rats, became an alcoholic and was duped out of his fortune

August 15, 2025 3:19 pm

Golden Age Bollywood's go-to drunk was an alcoholic in real life as well, because he couldn't get over the trauma of having lived among rats in his days of poverty.

Jaya Bachchan was offered the role in Guddi after Moushumi Chatterjee refused to wear a short skirt

Jaya Bachchan was cast in Guddi because Moushumi Chatterjee hurt Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ego: 'I didn't want to wear a short skirt'

May 30, 2025 10:02 am

Moushumi Chatterjee said that Hrishikesh Mukherjee tried to ruin her career even before it began because she refused to work in his film.

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan in Namak Haram

Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna were scolded by Hrishikesh Mukherjee for talking on phone during shoot, recalls Raza Murad: 'He locked the studio gates'

April 02, 2025 12:25 pm

Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan received an earful from Hrishikesh Mukherjee because they were busy taking calls on set.

Anushree Mehta talks about mounting the remake of Bawarchi

Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Bawarchi remake to go on floors, Anushree Mehta teases casting deets for Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bachchan's parts

March 20, 2024 4:22 pm

The loved 1972 classic Bawarchi, which was originally helmed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, is now gearing up for a contemporary re-telling, done by Anushree Mehta, who has also written the film.

Tigmanshu Dhulia criticises 'bekaar' Hindi film heroes, says gatekeepers of Bollywood saw real India only on 'papa ki shooting'

February 27, 2024 12:09 pm

Tigmanshu Dhulia also described the audience as 'bewakoof', and held himself responsible for having succumbed to 'greed' over the years.

Anushree Mehta to direct remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi, says aware of 'massive responsibility'

February 08, 2024 8:31 am

Known for directing Radhika Apte starrer Mrs Undercover, Anushree Mehta is gearing up to take the modern-day adaptation of Bawarchi on floors this year.

In defence of Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki: An effective testimony of sufferings of many

January 03, 2024 5:45 pm

In Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki, goodness of the common Indian propels the story forward. In a way, it's a Hirani construct -- the unflinching faith (rather hope) in humanity that once defined films of Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee and his 'maharaj' Amitabh Bachchan: 'Gurupita' who gave Big B his break, had him laughing in Anand's climax

September 30, 2023 9:48 pm

On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's birth anniversary, revisiting his relationship with Amitabh Bachchan. The director saved him from being just the 'angry young man'.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Gol Maal was the director's idea of escapism that snapped him out of depression

July 01, 2023 8:01 am

Gol Maal is the definition of what one can call 'escapist cinema' and it was this idea of escaping dark thoughts that led Hrishikesh Mukherjee to make this film in the first place.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat cracked the code on being political without making it obvious

June 03, 2023 8:15 am

Khoobsurat is one of the popular works of Hrishikesh Mukherjee but while it appears to be a family entertainer, the film is essentially a political statement by the filmmaker, and a smart one at that.