Current Affairs National Awars and Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee passes away at 90

National Awars and Legendary filmmaker Basu Chatterjee passes away at 90

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Legendary film director and screenwriter Basu Chatterjee, known for his realistic and groundbreaking movies such as Rajnigandha, Chitchor, Baton Baton Mein, and Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, passed away on Thursday in Mumbai, due to age-related ailments. He was 90 years old.
His last rites will be held at Mumbai’s Santacruz cremation ground today.
Born in Ajmer, British India, Chatterjee started his career as an illustrator and cartoonist.Known for his penchant for telling stories of the common man, he debuted in the film industry with Sara Akash, which he wrote and directed.
He went on to make acclaimed movies like Piya Ka Ghar, Us Paar, Chhoti Si Baat, Khatta Meetha, and Kamla Ki Maut, among others.
Chatterjee, along with fellow stalwarts like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, was considered to be a trailblazer of what came to be known as “middle-of-the-road” cinema.
Through a career spanning four decades, the veteran collaborated with superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, and Mithun Chakraborty.
But his films always stood out for their realistic tones, more so because the 70s was the era of action movies in Bollywood.
He also directed two popular television series for Doordarshan, namely Rajani (1985) and Byomkesh Bakshi (1993 and 1997).
Chatterjee received various awards, including a National Film Award for Durga, an IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award, and several Filmfare awards for movies like Swami, Chhoti Si Baat and Kamla Ki Maut.