Gyan Mukherjee

Gyan Mukherjee was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Hindi cinema. He was born on 30 September 1909 in Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India. He graduated with a degree of science and cultural journal. He started his career with New Theatres in Calcutta and later joined Bombay Talkies Click to look into! >> Read More... as a supervising technician. His Hard work and interest in directing grabbed him his first movie Geeta [1940] , based on the trope of “Crime doesn’t pay”. He went on to direct films like Jhoola [1941] , Chal Chal Re Navjavan[1944] , Sangram[1950] and Samsheer [1953].

He introduced formulae like lost and found, double roles, antihero, and many more. Mukherjee’s best film is considered to be Kismet [1943], which is one of the most influential films of Indian cinema. This film ran for a record-breaking three years eight months at Roxy Cinema in Calcutta, cementing its place in Hindi cinemas and also became the first Indian film to earn one crore. He only directed ten films in his career with last one being “Shatranj” [1956]. Mukherjee died on 13 November, 1956 in Calcutta, West Bengal at the age of 47. Mukherjee mentee Guru Datt dedicated his 1957 classic “Pyaasa” to him while Shakti Samanta Shakti Samanta, an eminent Indian film director, w >> Read More... expanded his formula process in hits like “ Aradhana Click to look into! >> Read More... ” and “ Amar Prem Amar Prem is an Indian romantic drama series in Ma >> Read More... ”. He was credited as one of the trendsetters of Masala films. Today his works are seen as early depictions of the underworld and antihero in Indian cinema.