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| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1927|01|10}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1927|01|10}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Ajmer]], [[ | | birth_place = [[Ajmer]], [[Ajmer-Merwara]], [[British India]] | ||
| occupation = Film director | | occupation = Film director | ||
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'''Basu Chatterjee''' ({{lang-bn|বাসু চ্যাটার্জ্জী}}; 10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. | '''Basu Chatterjee''' ({{lang-bn|বাসু চ্যাটার্জ্জী}}; 10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. | ||
Through the 1970s and 1980s, Chatterjee became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmakers, such as [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and [[Basu Bhattacharya]], whom he assisted on ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966). Like their films, his films dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships,<ref name="Somaaya">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Cinema Images And Issues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SGaNuOL8Ob4C&pg=PT143|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-8129103703|pages=143–}}</ref> with exceptions such as ''[[Ek Ruka Hua Faisla]]'' (1986) and ''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' (1989), which delved into social and moral issues. He is best known for his films ''[[Us Paar]]'', ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' (1975), ''[[Chitchor]]'' (1976), ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), ''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]'' (1972), ''[[Khatta Meetha (1978 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'', ''[[Swami (1977 film)]]'', ''[[Baton Baton Mein]]'' (1979), ''[[Priyatama]]'' (1977), ''[[Man Pasand]]'', ''[[Hamari Bahu Alka]]'', ''[[Shaukeen]]'' (1982),<ref>{{cite web | title = Classics should be taken on, but correctly: Basu Chatterjee | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Classics-should-be-taken-on-but-correctly-Basu-Chatterjee/articleshow/19253612.cms |date=28 March 2013| access-date = 28 April 2014 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> and ''[[Chameli Ki Shaadi]]'' (1986), which was his last commercially successful movie.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/celebrities-mourn-the-demise-of-basu-chatterjee-6442148/</ref> | Through the 1970s and 1980s, Chatterjee became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmakers, such as [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] and [[Basu Bhattacharya]], whom he assisted on ''[[Teesri Kasam]]'' (1966). Like their films, his films dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships,<ref name="Somaaya">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Cinema Images And Issues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SGaNuOL8Ob4C&pg=PT143|publisher=Rupa Publications|isbn=978-8129103703|pages=143–}}</ref> with exceptions such as ''[[Ek Ruka Hua Faisla]]'' (1986) and ''[[Kamla Ki Maut]]'' (1989), which delved into social and moral issues. He is best known for his films ''[[Us Paar]]'', ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'' (1975), ''[[Chitchor]]'' (1976), ''[[Rajnigandha]]'' (1974), ''[[Piya Ka Ghar]]'' (1972), ''[[Khatta Meetha (1978 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'', ''[[Swami (1977 film)]]'', ''[[Baton Baton Mein]]'' (1979), ''[[Priyatama]]'' (1977), ''[[Man Pasand]]'', ''[[Hamari Bahu Alka]]'', ''[[Shaukeen]]'' (1982),<ref>{{cite web | title = Classics should be taken on, but correctly: Basu Chatterjee | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Classics-should-be-taken-on-but-correctly-Basu-Chatterjee/articleshow/19253612.cms |date=28 March 2013| access-date = 28 April 2014 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> and ''[[Chameli Ki Shaadi]]'' (1986), which was his last commercially successful movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/celebrities-mourn-the-demise-of-basu-chatterjee-6442148/|title=Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and others remember Basu Chatterjee|date=4 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
Chatterjee directed the Bengali film ''[[Hothat Brishti|Hothath Brishti]]'' (1998), which featured actors from both [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]]. The film featured [[Ferdous Ahmed]] from Bangladesh, and [[Priyanka Trivedi]] and Sreelekha Mitra from [[West Bengal]]. Chatterjee continued to cast Ahmed in subsequent Indian-Bengali films, including Chupi Chupi (2001), [[Tak Jhal Mishti]] (2002) and Hotath Shedin (2012), another joint production of Bangladesh and India. He wrote the script for the Bangladeshi film Ek Cup Cha, directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul. | Chatterjee directed the Bengali film ''[[Hothat Brishti|Hothath Brishti]]'' (1998), which featured actors from both [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]]. The film featured [[Ferdous Ahmed]] from Bangladesh, and [[Priyanka Trivedi]] and Sreelekha Mitra from [[West Bengal]]. Chatterjee continued to cast Ahmed in subsequent Indian-Bengali films, including Chupi Chupi (2001), [[Tak Jhal Mishti]] (2002) and Hotath Shedin (2012), another joint production of Bangladesh and India. He wrote the script for the Bangladeshi film Ek Cup Cha, directed by Noyeem Imtiaz Neamul. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Basu Chatterjee was born in [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]], India, in a Bengali family. His middle class upbringing reflected in his movies that explored areas which were far removed from the glitz and glamour of the blockbusters of the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basu Chatterjee Obituary |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/jun/4/25913 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> | Basu Chatterjee was born in [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]], India, in a Bengali family. His middle class upbringing reflected in his movies that explored areas which were far removed from the glitz and glamour of the blockbusters of the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basu Chatterjee Obituary |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2020/jun/4/25913 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> | ||
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== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
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! colspan=" | ! rowspan="2" | Year | ||
! rowspan="2" | Title | |||
! colspan="2" | Credited as | |||
! rowspan="2' | Producer | |||
! rowspan="2' | Notes | |||
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! | ! width=65 | Director | ||
! width=65 | Writer | |||
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|1969 | |1969 | ||
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|1986 | |1986 | ||
| '' | | ''Kirayadar'' | ||
|{{yes}} | |{{yes}} | ||
|||[[B. R. Chopra]] | |||[[B. R. Chopra]] | ||
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== Death == | == Death == | ||
Chatterjee died due to an age-related illness at his house in [[Mumbai]] on 4 June 2020. He was 93 years old.<ref>{{ | Chatterjee died due to an age-related illness at his house in [[Mumbai]] on 4 June 2020. He was 93 years old.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52919810|title = Basu Chatterjee: Bollywood's 'chronicler of simple romances' dies at 93|work = BBC News|date = 4 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||