BY 
Veteran film director Basu Chatterjee passed away today (4th June) in Bombay due to age-related issues. He was 90.
Basu-da, as he was respectfully called, had directed films mainly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Among his successful and better-known films were Rajnigandha, Baton Baton Mein, Chitchor, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, Piya Ka Ghar, Swami, Priyatama, Khatta Meetha, Dillagi, Man Pasand, Apne Paraye, Shaukeen, Hamari Bahu Alka, Chameli Ki Shaadi and Prem Vivah. His first film as director was Sara Akash. The maverick filmmaker was known for his slice-of-life films which, in those days, were referred to as middle-of-the-road cinema. The heroes and leading ladies of his films were shown as ordinary mortals rather than the larger-than-life characters of masala entertainers. They romanced at public places like public transport etc. His films rarely boasted of ostentatious sets or flashy costumes.
Basu Chatterjee’s last rites will be performed today at 2 p.m. at the Santacruz crematorium.
Filmography
| Multi roles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Producer | Notes |
| 1969 | Sara Akash | Yes | Yes | [7] | |
| 1972 | Piya Ka Ghar | Yes | Tarachand Barjatya | ||
| 1974 | Rajnigandha | Yes | Yes | Suresh Jindal, Kamal Saigal | |
| 1974 | Us Paar | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1976 | Chitchor | Yes | Tarachand Barjatya | ||
| 1976 | Chhoti Si Baat | Yes | B. R. Chopra | ||
| 1977 | Safed Jhooth | Yes | Yes | Ashim Kumar | |
| 1977 | Swami | Yes | Jaya Chakravarthy | ||
| 1977 | Priyatama | Yes | T C Dewan | ||
| 1978 | Khatta Meetha | Yes | Yes | Gul Anand, Romu Sippy | |
| 1978 | Dillagi | Yes | Yes | Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh | |
| 1978 | Tumhare Liye | Yes | Yes | Raj Tilak | |
| 1979 | Do Ladke Dono Kadke | Yes | Jayant Mukherjee, Hemant Kumar | ||
| 1979 | Manzil | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Chakravyuha | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Prem Vivah | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Ratnadeep | Yes | |||
| 1979 | Baton Baton Mein | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1980 | Man Pasand | Yes | Amit Khanna | ||
| 1980 | Apne Paraye | Yes | Mushir Alam | ||
| 1981 | Jeena Yahan | Yes | N.P. Ali | ||
| 1982 | Hamari Bahu Alka | Yes | Yes | Shyamsunder Seksaria | |
| 1982 | Shaukeen | Yes | Yes | Senmit Movie Visuals | |
| 1983 | Pasand Apni Apni | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1984 | Lakhon Ki Baat | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1986 | Ek Ruka Hua Faisla | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1986 | Kirayedaar | Yes | B. R. Chopra | ||
| 1986 | Chameli Ki Shaadi | Yes | Yes | Ramesh Ningoo, Sushil Gaur | |
| 1986 | Sheesha | Yes | Sattee Shourie | ||
| 1989 | Kamla Ki Maut | Yes | Yes | NFDC | |
| 1990 | Hamari Shadi | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Triyacharittar | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Gudgudee | Yes | Mahesh Bhatt | ||
| 1998 | Hothat Brishti | Yes | Bangladesh and India joint production | Bengali language film | |
| 2001 | Chupi Chupi | Yes | Bengali language film | ||
| 2002 | Tak Jhal Mishti | Yes | Bengali language film | ||
| 2007 | Prateeksha | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Kuch Khatta Kuch Meetha | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Hochheta Ki | Yes | Bengali language film | ||
| 2011 | Trishanku | Yes | Bengali language film | ||
Courtesy: https://filminformation.com/featured/basu-chatterjee-no-more-4-june-2020/
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