Basu Chatterjee dies

Basu Chatterjee's 'work depicted his brilliance': Rati Agnihotri

Rati had worked in Basu Chatterjee's comedy "Shaukeen" (1982), which also starred Mithun Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and AK Hangal. A year later, she worked again with Basu Chatterjee in the comedy, " Pasand Apni Apni", also starring Mithun.

Jun 05, 2020, 09:48 AM IST

India mourns Basu Chatterjee: A list of the legendary filmmaker’s awards and honours

Basu Chatterjee was a pioneer of the seventies movie world. Along with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, he ushered the small-to medium-budget entertainer of the era that highlighted the everyday stories of common people. 

Jun 04, 2020, 15:30 PM IST

Amol Palekar: 'Basu Chatterjee was simple, just like his films'

No actor has defined Basu Chatterjee's brand of middle-of-the-road Bollywood entertainment as Amol Palekar. The late filmmaker and the actor were a hit actor duo that gave many memorable slice-of-life films like "Chhoti Si Baat", "Baton Baton Mein", "Rajnigandha" and "Chitchor"
 

Jun 04, 2020, 15:06 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan and others mourn Basu Chatterjee's demise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and offered his condolences. 

Jun 04, 2020, 14:46 PM IST

Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee dies, last rites to be performed today

The legendary Hindi filmmaker Basu Chatterjee breathed his last on June 3, 2020. The 93-year-old auteur made some of the classics such as Rajnigandha, Chhoti Si Baat, Khatta Meetha, Baton Baton Mein, Shaukeen to name a few.

Jun 04, 2020, 13:07 PM IST