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'''Keshto Mukherjee''' (7 August 1925 – 2 March 1982) was an [[India]]n film actor and comedian.<ref name="finexp">{{cite web | title = Don't miss out on the laughs | url = http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | publisher = Financial Express | date = 1 February 2009 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 27 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727183255/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |title=Biography |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-date=25 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825152019/http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was born in Kolkata,Bengal Presidency, British India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|title=Keshto Mukherjee Biography , Filmography & Movie List - BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825183849/https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|url-status=live}}</ref> He specialised in comic [[drunkard]] roles in Hindi films. Despite this he was a teetotaller throughout his life.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | title = He hammed with humour | url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | date = 30 July 2004 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 10 April 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100410014044/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | work = [[The Hindu]] | url-status = dead }}</ref>
'''Keshto Mukherjee''' (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian.<ref name="finexp">{{cite web | title = Don't miss out on the laughs | url = http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | publisher = Financial Express | date = 1 February 2009 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 27 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727183255/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dont-miss-out-on-the-laughs/417542 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |title=Biography |access-date=24 April 2013 |archive-date=25 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825152019/http://www.gomolo.com/keshto-mukherjee-biography/16291/994340 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|title=Keshto Mukherjee Biography, Filmography & Movie List - BookMyShow|website=BookMyShow|language=en|access-date=25 August 2017|archive-date=25 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825183849/https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/keshto-mukherjee/1068271|url-status=live}}</ref> He specialised in comic [[drunkard]] roles in Hindi films.  


Though he was famous for his [[drunkard]] typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic [[Film director|director]] [[Ritwik Ghatak]] and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in ''[[Bari Theke Paliye]]'', the madman in ''[[Ajantrik]]'' or character roles in ''[[Nagarik]]'' and ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''.
He used to share a very good relation with the iconic [[Film director|director]] [[Ritwik Ghatak]] and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in ''[[Bari Theke Paliye]]'', the madman in ''[[Ajantrik]]'' or character roles in ''[[Nagarik]]'' and ''[[Jukti Takko Aar Gappo]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=न्यूज़ |first=एबीपी |date=2021-06-22 |title=केष्टो मुखर्जी की कहानी: शराबी के रोल ने दिलाई पहचान लेकिन रियल लाइफ में कभी नहीं पी शराब |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/remember-keshto-mukherjee-the-comedian-drunk-from-old-hindi-movies-he-was-teetotaller-1930578 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408181340/https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/remember-keshto-mukherjee-the-comedian-drunk-from-old-hindi-movies-he-was-teetotaller-1930578 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-07 |title=HBD Keshto Mukherjee: कैस्टो मुखर्जी का चेहरा देख हंस पड़ते थे दर्शक, ऐसे हुआ था बिमल रॉय से सामना |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-keshto-mukherjee-birth-anniversary-intersting-facts-about-drunk-comedian-ss-3683953.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408101137/https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bollywood-keshto-mukherjee-birth-anniversary-intersting-facts-about-drunk-comedian-ss-3683953.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Interesting facts about Keshto Mukherjee==
==Family and personal life ==
#In the movie ''[[Mere Apne]]'' (1971), Keshto appears as a long distant relative of Meena Kumari, who wants her to take care of their son as nanny. In ''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'' (1972), he appeared as the private tutor to a group of naughty children who terrify him by setting a turtle with a lighted candle on its back.
Keshto Mukherjee was married to Chaaya Mukherjee, and they had two sons, Indrajit Mukherjee (Babloo Mukherjee) and Ranjit Mukherjee. Ranjit Mukherjee died in a traffic accident.
#In ''[[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]'', ''[[Aap Ki Kasam]]'' and ''[[Sholay]]'', Keshto Mukherjee's performances have left long-lasting impressions. In personal life he was a teetotaler.
 
#In ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'', he acted with [[Raj Kapoor]]. In ''Sadhu aur Shaitaan'', he was one of the cronies of [[Kishore Kumar]]. A similar role was performed in the movie ''[[Padosan]]''. In Mehmood's movie ''[[Bombay to Goa]]'', his role of a dozing passenger was a popular one.
=== Relationship with alcohol ===
#He acted in the role of a street dancer in ''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]'', directorial debut of [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]. It was [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] who offered Keshto Mukherjee the role of a typical drunkard in the movie ''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]'' (1970).
Keshto Mukherjee specialised in comic [[drunkard]] roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his [[drunkard]] typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | title = He hammed with humour | url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | date = 30 July 2004 | access-date = 14 June 2013 | archive-date = 10 April 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100410014044/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002100300.htm | work = [[The Hindu]] | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=#GoldenFrames: Keshto Mukherjee, one of the most talented comedians of Indian Cinema {{!}} Photogallery - ETimes |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenframes/goldenframes-keshto-mukherjee/articleshow/85286671.cms |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=photogallery.indiatimes.com |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812153913/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/goldenframes/goldenframes-keshto-mukherjee/articleshow/85286671.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
#Keshto Mukherjee's son, Babloo Mukherjee is also a comedy actor and has acted in several films. It is a popular misconception that [[Sushmita Mukherjee]], is Keshto Mukherjee's daughter.
However in his own interview published in the Stardust magazine in 1981, he mentioned the following; "I drink a lot. I started boozing when I left my home town and came to Bombay to become a film hero. I lived in a dingy room in the railway quarters with nothing to eat, but lots to drink. I drank because I was frustrated. I didn’t have any work. I drank to get some sleep, to forget that there were rats running all around the place, that there was a dog sleeping next to me. I drank to relieve the tension. And I only had daaru as my true friend. And again, it was because of this daaru that I gained popularity. Today, if anyone says my name, everyone pictures a bevda. I cannot ditch my friend now. I still drink. The only day when I didn’t touch a drop of liquor was on my wedding day."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bollywoodirect.medium.com/keshto-muk-45564b00b9e7 |title=Keshto Muk |date=6 May 2020 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319124644/https://bollywoodirect.medium.com/keshto-muk-45564b00b9e7 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2024}}
#Though Keshto did many movies, however, he was best known for his role in ''Sholay'' (1975), ''Zanjeer'' (1973) and ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975).


==Death==
==Death==
He died on 2 March 1982 in Bombay, India.
Keshto Mukherjee died on March 3, 1982, in an accident
in Mumbai (then Bombay).


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Padosan]]'' (1968) - Calcuttiya
*''[[Padosan]]'' (1968) - Calcuttiya
*''Shikar'' (1968)
*''Shikar'' (1968)
*''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' (1968)
*''[[Sadhu Aur Shaitaan]]'' (1968)
*''Apna Ghar Apni Kahani'' (1968)
*''Apna Ghar Apni Kahani'' (1968)
*''[[Anokhi Raat]]'' (1968) - Buyer (stammerer)
*''[[Anokhi Raat]]'' (1968) - Buyer (stammerer)
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*''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]'' (1972) - Baburao Kulkarni
*''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]'' (1972) - Baburao Kulkarni
*''[[Sanjog (1972 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1972) - Mohan's Father
*''[[Sanjog (1972 film)|Sanjog]]'' (1972) - Mohan's Father
*''[[Bombay To Goa]]'' (1972) - Sleeping Passenger
*''[[Bombay to Goa (1972 film)|Bombay To Goa]]'' (1972) - Sleeping Passenger
*''[[Lalkaar]]'' (1972) - Keshto
*''[[Lalkaar]]'' (1972) - Keshto
*''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'' (1972) - Teacher
*''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'' (1972) - Teacher
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*''[[Sankoch]]'' (1976) - Dhakkan
*''[[Sankoch]]'' (1976) - Dhakkan
*''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' (1976) - Himalaya Club's President
*''[[Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1976 film)|Sabse Bada Rupaiya]]'' (1976) - Himalaya Club's President
*''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' (1976) - Police Inspector Golmes
*''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'' (1976) - Police Inspector Gomes
*''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976) - Principal 'Kalu'
*''[[Zindagi (1976 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1976) - Principal 'Kalu'
*''Sikka'' (1976)
*''Sikka'' (1976)
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*''[[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1976) - Examiner
*''[[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1976) - Examiner
*''[[Aaj Ka Mahatma]]'' (1976) - Pedro
*''[[Aaj Ka Mahatma]]'' (1976) - Pedro
*''[[Amaanat]]'' (1977) - Drunk
*''[[Vir Mangdavalo]]'' (1976) (Gujarati film)
*''[[Amaanat (1977 film)|Amaanat]]'' (1977) - Drunk
*''[[Chala Murari Hero Banane]]'' (1977) - Abdul
*''[[Chala Murari Hero Banane]]'' (1977) - Abdul
*''Tinku'' (1977) - Truck Driver
*''Tinku'' (1977) - Truck Driver
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*''[[Agar... If]]'' (1977) - Chaman
*''[[Agar... If]]'' (1977) - Chaman
*''[[Aafat]]'' (1977) - Pyare Miyan
*''[[Aafat]]'' (1977) - Pyare Miyan
*''[[Rahu Ketu]]'' (1978) - Taxi driver
*''[[Rahu Ketu (1978 film)|Rahu Ketu]]'' (1978) - Taxi driver
*''[[Aakhri Daku]]'' (1978)
*''[[Aakhri Daku]]'' (1978)
*''[[Naukri]]'' (1978) - Hawaldar
*''[[Naukri]]'' (1978) - Hawaldar
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*''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' (1979) - Shantu's husband / Local drunk
*''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' (1979) - Shantu's husband / Local drunk
*''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979) - Tushar Babu Ghosh / Chatterjee
*''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979) - Tushar Babu Ghosh / Chatterjee
*''[[Prem Bandhan]]'' (1979) - Johny - Dr Vinod's Assistant
*''[[Prem Bandhan (1979 film)|Prem Bandhan]]'' (1979) - Johny - Dr Vinod's Assistant
*''[[Jhoota Kahin Ka]]'' (1979) - Rahim (Chauffeur)
*''[[Jhoota Kahin Ka]]'' (1979) - Rahim (Chauffeur)
*''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) - Drunk
*''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) - Drunk
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Keshto Mukherjee
Born7 August 1925
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died3 March 1982 (aged 56)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian.[1][2] He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India.[3] He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films.

He used to share a very good relation with the iconic director Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in Bari Theke Paliye, the madman in Ajantrik or character roles in Nagarik and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[4][5]

Family and personal life[edit | edit source]

Keshto Mukherjee was married to Chaaya Mukherjee, and they had two sons, Indrajit Mukherjee (Babloo Mukherjee) and Ranjit Mukherjee. Ranjit Mukherjee died in a traffic accident.

Relationship with alcohol[edit | edit source]

Keshto Mukherjee specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life.[6][7] However in his own interview published in the Stardust magazine in 1981, he mentioned the following; "I drink a lot. I started boozing when I left my home town and came to Bombay to become a film hero. I lived in a dingy room in the railway quarters with nothing to eat, but lots to drink. I drank because I was frustrated. I didn’t have any work. I drank to get some sleep, to forget that there were rats running all around the place, that there was a dog sleeping next to me. I drank to relieve the tension. And I only had daaru as my true friend. And again, it was because of this daaru that I gained popularity. Today, if anyone says my name, everyone pictures a bevda. I cannot ditch my friend now. I still drink. The only day when I didn’t touch a drop of liquor was on my wedding day."[8][unreliable source?]

Death[edit | edit source]

Keshto Mukherjee died on March 3, 1982, in an accident in Mumbai (then Bombay).

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Film Result
1976 Filmfare Awards Best Performance in a Comic Role Kaala Sona Nominated
1978 Chacha Bhatija Nominated
1979 Azaad Nominated
1981 Be-Reham Nominated
Khubsoorat Won

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Don't miss out on the laughs". Financial Express. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Biography". Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Keshto Mukherjee Biography, Filmography & Movie List - BookMyShow". BookMyShow. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ↑ न्यूज़, एबीपी (22 June 2021). "केष्टो मुखर्जी की कहानी: शराबी के रोल ने दिलाई पहचान लेकिन रियल लाइफ में कभी नहीं पी शराब". www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "HBD Keshto Mukherjee: कैस्टो मुखर्जी का चेहरा देख हंस पड़ते थे दर्शक, ऐसे हुआ था बिमल रॉय से सामना". News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "He hammed with humour". The Hindu. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "#GoldenFrames: Keshto Mukherjee, one of the most talented comedians of Indian Cinema | Photogallery - ETimes". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Keshto Muk". 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

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