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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 | '''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> | ||
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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
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#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). | #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'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. | #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. | ||
#Though Keshto did many movies, however, he was best known for his role in ''Sholay'' (1975), ''Zanjeer'' (1973) and ''[[Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975). | #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== | ||
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*''Maze Le Lo'' (1975) | *''Maze Le Lo'' (1975) | ||
*''Kaam Shastra'' (1975) | *''Kaam Shastra'' (1975) | ||
*''[[Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975) - James D'Costa (Driver) | *''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975) - James D'Costa (Driver) | ||
*''[[Aakraman]]'' (1975) - Rangeela | *''[[Aakraman]]'' (1975) - Rangeela | ||
*''[[Qaid (film)|Qaid]]'' (1975) - Kanhaiyalal | *''[[Qaid (film)|Qaid]]'' (1975) - Kanhaiyalal | ||