Subodh Mukherjee
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Subodh Mukerji (14 April 1921 in Jhansi
, Uttar Pradesh
– 21 May 2005 in Mumbai
, Maharashtra
) was a renowned movie-maker (producer and director)of Bengali
origin. He was the brother of the leading producer director Sashadhar Mukherjee
. He is succeeded by his wife Kamala, his sons Subhash and Sanjoy and his daughter Gitanjali.(needs some citation).
As the younger brother of movie-maker, studio baron and mentor Sashadhar Mukerji, Subodh had his brother’s flair for cinema that was a blend of a strong storyline, deft screenplay, fun, emotions and loads of music. Despite this, he moved out of the shadows of his elder brother to create movies that can be counted among the leading entertainers of the fifties, sixties and seventies.
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
– 21 May 2005 in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
) was a renowned movie-maker (producer and director)of Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
origin. He was the brother of the leading producer director Sashadhar Mukherjee
Sashadhar Mukherjee
Sashadhar Mukherjee was a producer in Hindi films. He is part of the distinguished Mukherjee clan of Bollywood.Main article: Mukherjee-Samarth family...
. He is succeeded by his wife Kamala, his sons Subhash and Sanjoy and his daughter Gitanjali.(needs some citation).
Profile
Subodh Mukerji, was a devotee of the school of movie-making that believed that films were all about great storytelling. In the first two decades of his career, he had a high success percentage, but like so many movie-makers of his generation, he floundered from the seventies and quit in 1985. Ironically, later movie-makers often usurped the germs of his movies’ plotlines, the most prominent being the 1993 Shreemaan Aashique which unsuccessfully tried to recycle the plot of his mega hit movie, Shagird. Manmohan Desai’s Parvarish had reference points to Munimji, and Basu Chaterjee’s Priyatama to Abhinetri.As the younger brother of movie-maker, studio baron and mentor Sashadhar Mukerji, Subodh had his brother’s flair for cinema that was a blend of a strong storyline, deft screenplay, fun, emotions and loads of music. Despite this, he moved out of the shadows of his elder brother to create movies that can be counted among the leading entertainers of the fifties, sixties and seventies.
Movie-graphy
- MunimjiMunimjiMunimji is a 1955 Indian Hindi movie. Written by Nasir Hussain, it starred Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant as the lead couple. Pran played the villain in the film. The film also starred Ameeta and Nirupa Roy. The team of Mukherjee, Nasir Hussain, Dev Anand and music director S.D. Burman later got...
(1955) - Paying GuestPaying GuestPaying Guest is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Dev Anand and Nutan along with Shobha Khote.The soundtrack, composed by Sachin Dev Burman received a degree of popularity and made a lasting impression . The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Paying Guest...
(1957) - Love Marriage (1959)
- JungleeJungleeJunglee is a 1961 Indian movie produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. Junglee means "Wild" or "ill mannered" in Urdu & Hindi. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Lalita Pawar, Shashikala and Asit Sen...
(1961) - April Fool (1964)
- Saaz Aur Awaaz (1966)
- AbhinetriAbhinetriAbhinetri is a 1970 Hindi film produced and directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Nirupa Roy, Nazima, Asit Sen and Deb Mukherjee...
(1970) - Teesri Aankh (1982)
- Ulta Seedha (1985)
External links
(note alternate spelling)- Variety death notice