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{{Short description|Indian film director (1922–2006)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Hrishikesh Mukherjee
|image =Hrishikesh Mukherjee 2013 stamp of India.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
|caption =Mukherjee on a 2013 stamp of India
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|09|30}}
|birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]])
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|08|27|1922|09|30}}
|death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|editor|screenwriter}}
|years_active =
|spouse =
|children =
|signature=
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|awards =
|honours = [[Dada Saheb Phalke Award]] (1999)<br>
[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2001)
| notable_works = {{flatlist|
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Majhli Didi]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Satyakam]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]}}
*{{lang|hi-latn|[[Chaitali (film)|Chaitali]]}}
}}
}}

'''Hrishikesh Mukherjee''' (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of [[Indian cinema]]. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his [[Social problem film|social films]] that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of [[art film|art cinema]]".<ref>{{cite book|author1=Gulzar |author2=Nihalani, Govind |author3=Chatterjee, Saibal |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|year=2003|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Pvt Ltd.|isbn=81-7991-066-0|page=592}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/dec/17dinesh.htm The common man lure of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films] ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref><ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/28slide1.htm Hrishikesh Mukherjee's best films] Special Photo feature, ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 28 August 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Duara, Ajit|title=A touch of realism|date=3 September 2006|access-date=19 September 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/09/03/stories/2006090300310500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110161843/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/09/03/stories/2006090300310500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

He is known for a number of films, including ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'', ''[[Satyakam]]'', ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'', ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'', ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'', {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]}}, ''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]'', ''[[Gol Maal]]'', ''[[Majhli Didi]]'', ''[[Chaitali (film)|Chaitali]]'', ''[[Aashirwad (film)|Aashirwad]]'', ''[[Bawarchi]]'', ''[[Khubsoorat]]'', {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Kissi Se Na Kehna]]}}, and {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Namak Haraam]]}}.

He also remained the chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] (CBFC) and of the [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]] (NFDC).<ref name=Hin/> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Dada Saheb Phalke Award]] in 1999 and the [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2001. He received the [[NTR National Award]] in 2001 and he also won eight [[Filmfare Awards]].

==Early life and background==
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was born in the city of Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]) in pre-independence India to a [[Bengali Brahmins|Bengali Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-28|title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hrishikesh-mukherjee-413774.html|access-date=2022-01-08|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> He studied science and graduated in chemistry from the [[University of Calcutta]]. He taught mathematics and science for some time before taking up filmmaking as a career.

==Career==
Mukherjee chose to begin working, initially as a cameraman, and then film editor, in [[B. N. Sircar]]'s New Theatres in [[Calcutta]] in the late 1940s, where he learned his skills from Subodh Mitter ('Kenchida'), a well known editor of his times.<ref>[http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards/hrishikesh.htm Hrishikesh Mukherjee Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015095045/http://ultraindia.com/movies/awards/hrishikesh.htm |date=15 October 2007 }} on winning, the 31st Dada Saheb Phalke Award.</ref> He then worked with [[Bimal Roy]] in [[Mumbai]] as film editor and assistant director from 1951,<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/hrishikesh-mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee] ''Upperstall.com''.</ref> participating in the landmark Roy films ''[[Do Bigha Zamin]]'' and ''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]''.

His debut directorial venture, ''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]'' (1957), was not a success, but he persisted and received acclaim for his second film ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]'' in 1959. The film, crew and cast won five [[Filmfare Awards]], with Mukherjee only losing the Best Director Award to his mentor, Bimal Roy.

In the following years he made numerous films. Some of his most notable films include: ''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]'' (1960), ''[[Chhaya (1961 film)|Chhaya]]'' (1961), ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' (1962), ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' (1966), ''[[Aashirwad (film)|Aashirwad]]'' (1968), ''[[Satyakam]]'' (1969), ''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]'' (1971), ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' (1971), ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]}} (1973), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Namak Haraam]]}} (1973), ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]'' (1975), ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975), ''[[Alaap]]'' (1977), ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979), ''[[Khubsoorat]]'' (1980) and ''[[Bemisal]]'' (1982). He was the first to introduce [[Dharmendra]] in comedy roles, through ''Chupke Chupke'', and gave [[Amitabh Bachchan]] his big break with ''Anand'' in 1970, along with [[Rajesh Khanna]], he also introduced [[Jaya Bhaduri]] to [[Hindi cinema]] in his film ''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]''.<ref name=Hin>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=53183e3d-34a2-4bc5-8c5f-e629fc02f02e&&Headline=Remembering+Hrishikesh+Mukherjee&strParent=strParentID Remembering Hrishikesh Mukherjee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905232647/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=53183e3d-34a2-4bc5-8c5f-e629fc02f02e&&Headline=Remembering%20Hrishikesh%20Mukherjee&strParent=strParentID |date=5 September 2008 }} ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', 26 August 2008</ref> Having worked with his mentor, [[Bimal Roy]] as an editor, in films like ''[[Madhumati]]'', he was much sought after as an editor as well.<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/28hm.htm Remembering Hrishida] ''[[Rediff.com]]'', 28 August 2006.</ref>

==Later life==
Mukherjee was honoured with the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] by the [[Government of India]], in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultraindia.com/movies/awards/hrishikesh.htm |title=Hrishikesh Mukherjee wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015095045/http://ultraindia.com/movies/awards/hrishikesh.htm |archive-date=15 October 2007 }}</ref> Mukherjee was chairman of the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] and of the [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]]. He was also awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second highest civilian award for his contribution to Indian cinema by government of India in 2001 . The [[International Film Festival of India]] honoured him with a retrospective of his films in November 2005. He holds the distinction of working with almost all the top Indian stars since independence of India in 1947.

His last film was ''[[Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate]]''. Since his original hero [[Amol Palekar]] had grown old he had to cast [[Anil Kapoor]]. He has also directed TV serials like [[Talaash (Indian TV series)|''Talaash'']].

==Death==
In later life, Mukherjee suffered from chronic [[kidney failure]] and would go to [[Lilavati Hospital]] for dialysis. He was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in [[Mumbai]] early on Tuesday, 6 June 2006 after he complained of uneasiness. Mukherjee died few weeks later on 27 August 2006.<ref name="timesindiaobit">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1930646.cms Hrishikesh Mukherjee is dead].''[[The Times of India]]'', 27 August 2006.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121004102108/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/filmmaker-hrishikesh-mukherjee-dead/19858-8.html Filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee dead] [[CNN-IBN]], 28 August 2006.</ref>

==Personal life==
Mukherjee was married and has three daughters and two sons.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5291132.stm?ls Veteran Bollywood director dies] [[BBC News]], 27 August 2006.</ref> His wife died more than three decades before him.
His younger brother Dwarkanath Mukherjee helped write the screenplay for many of his films.
He was an animal lover and had many dogs and sometimes an odd cat at his residence in [[Bandra]], Mumbai. He was staying with only his servants and pets in the last phase of his life. Family members and friends would visit him regularly.

==Awards==
* 2001: [[Padma Vibhushan]] by the Government of India
* 2001: [[NTR National Award]]
* Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman from the Government of Madhya Pradesh for 1997-1998<ref>{{Cite web |title=क्या है 'किशोर अलंकरण', किन हस्तियों को मिल चुका है ये सम्मान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/education/kishore-kumar-samman-recipient-list-waheeda-rehman-to-be-awarded-this-year |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-10-15 |title=The Kishore Kumar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government in 1997, is given away for direction, acting, script writing and lyrics every year. Past recipients of the prestigious award have included Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar, Shyam Benegal and Amitabh Bachchan. This year it has been given to Yash Chopra. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-kishore-kumar-award-instituted-by-the-madhya-pradesh-government-in-1997-is-given-away-for-direction-acting-script-writing-and-lyrics-every-year-past-recipients-of-the-prestigious-award-have-included-hrishikesh-mukherjee-gulzar-shyam-benegal-and-amitabh-bachchan-this-year-it-has-been-given-to-yash-chopra-/articleshow/6752191.cms |access-date=2024-03-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

;[[Berlin International Film Festival]]
* [[11th Berlin International Film Festival|1961]]: [[Golden Bear]]: Nomination: ''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137362/awards Awards] ''[[Internet Movie Database]]''</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards]]
* 1956: [[Filmfare Best Editing Award]]: ''Naukari''
* 1959: Filmfare Best Editing Award: ''[[Madhumati]]''
* 1970: [[Filmfare Best Screenplay Award]]: {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Anokhi Raat]]}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Screenplay Award |url=http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |publisher=Filmfare Award Official Listings, [[Indiatimes]] |access-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429080308/http://recipeguide.indiatimes.com/awards2001/ex_screenplay.htm |archive-date=29 April 2014 }}</ref>
* 1972: [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]: ''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]'' shared with N. C. Sippy
* 1972: Filmfare Best Editing Award: ''Anand''
* 1972: [[Filmfare Best Story Award]]: ''Anand''
* 1981: Filmfare Best Movie Award: ''[[Khubsoorat]]'' shared with N. C. Sippy
* 1994: [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South]] (1994)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/lifetime-achievement-award-south-winners-down-the-years-6684.html|title=Lifetime Achievement Award (South) winners down the years...}}</ref>

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]

* 1970: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor]]: ''[[Priya (1970 film)|Priya]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayakumar |first=B |date=6 May 2012 |title=Old Is Gold: Priya 1970 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/old-is-gold-priya-1970/article3387630.ece |access-date=6 November 2020 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
* 1974: Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor: ''[[Nellu (1974 film)|Nellu]]''
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[5th National Film Awards|1957]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Certificate of Merit for Third Best Feature Film in Hindi]] – ''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]''<ref name="5thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/5th_nff.pdf|title=5th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[7th National Film Awards|1959]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] – ''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[8th National Film Awards|1960]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film]] – ''Anuradha''<ref name="8thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|title=8th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062918/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm8thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[14th National Film Awards|1966]]: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]''
*[[16th National Film Awards|1968]]: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – ''[[Aashirwad (film)|Aashirwad]]''
*[[17th National Film Awards|1969]]: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – ''[[Satyakam]]''
*[[18th National Film Awards|1970]]: President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – ''Anand''
* [[47th National Film Awards|1999]]: [[Dada Saheb Phalke Award]]

==Filmography==
===Films as director===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Starring
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1957|1957]]
|''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]''
|[[Dilip Kumar]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Suchitra Sen]] and [[Usha Kiran]].
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|''[[Anari (1959 film)|Anari]]''
|[[Raj Kapoor]], [[Nutan]], [[Lalita Pawar]] and [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]].
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1960|1960]]
|''[[Anuradha (1960 film)|Anuradha]]''
|[[Balraj Sahni]], [[Leela Naidu]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
|''[[Chhaya (1961 film)|Chhaya]]''
|[[Sunil Dutt]], [[Asha Parekh]]
|-
|''[[Memdidi]]''
|[[David (actor)|David]], [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]], [[Tanuja]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1962|1962]]
|''[[Asli-Naqli]]''
|[[Dev Anand]], Sadhna
|-
|''[[Aashiq (1962 film)|Aashiq]]''
|[[Raj Kapoor]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1964|1964]]
|''[[Sanjh Aur Savera|Saanjh Aur Savera]]''
|[[Guru Dutt]], [[Meena Kumari]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1966|1966]]
|''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Sharmila Tagore]]
|-
|''[[Gaban (1966 film)|Gaban]]''
|[[Sunil Dutt]], [[Sadhana Shivdasani|Sadhana]]
|-
|''[[Do Dil]]''
|[[Biswajit]], [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]]
|-
|''[[Biwi Aur Makan]]''
|[[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]], [[Kalpana Mohan]], [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1967|1967]]
|''[[Majhli Didi]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Meena Kumari]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1968|1968]]
|''[[Aashirwad (film)|Aashirwad]]''
|[[Ashok Kumar]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|-
|''[[Chotto Jigyasa]]''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-11-15 |title=Prosenjit shares a throwback picture from the sets of 'Chotto Jigyasa' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/prosenjit-shares-a-throwback-picture-from-the-sets-of-chotto-jigyasa/articleshow/66633355.cms |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/chotto-jigyasa/ |title=Chotto Jigyasa (1968) |language=en |access-date=2025-01-24 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref>
|[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], [[Biswajit Chatterjee]], [[Madhabi Mukherjee]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1969|1969]]
|''[[Satyakam]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]]
|-
|''[[Pyar Ka Sapna]]''
|[[Mala Sinha]], [[Biswajeet]], [[Ashok Kumar]], [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1971|1971]]
|''[[Anand (1971 film)|Anand]]''
|[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
|''[[Guddi (1971 film)|Guddi]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Utpal Dutt]]
|-
|''[[Buddha Mil Gaya]]''
|[[Om Prakash]], [[Navin Nischol]], [[Deven Verma]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1972|1972]]
|''[[Bawarchi]]''
|[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]]
|-
|{{Lang|hi-latn|[[Sabse Bada Sukh]]}}
|[[Vijay Arora]], [[Asrani]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1973|1973]]
|{{Lang|hi-latn|[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]}}
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]], [[Asrani]]
|-
|{{Lang|hi-latn|[[Namak Haraam]]}}
|[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rekha]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1974|1974]]
|''[[Phir Kab Milogi]]''
|[[Biswajit Chatterjee|Biswajit]], [[Mala Sinha]], [[Deven Verma]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1975|1975]]
|''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]]
|-
|''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]''
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jaya Bhaduri]]
|-
|''[[Chaitali (film)|Chaitali]]''
|[[Dharmendra]], [[Saira Banu]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]''
|[[Sanjeev Kumar (actor)|Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Ashok Kumar]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Alaap]]''
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rekha]]
|-
|''[[Kotwal Saab]]''
|[[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Aparna Sen]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Naukri]]''
|[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Zaheera]], [[Raj Kapoor]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Gol Maal]]''
|[[Amol Palekar]], [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Bindiya Goswami]]
|-
|''[[Jurmana (1979 film)|Jurmana]]''
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rakhee Gulzar|Rakhee]], [[Vinod Mehra]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Khubsoorat]]''
|[[Rekha]], [[Rakesh Roshan]], [[Ashok Kumar]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Naram Garam]]''
|[[Amol Palekar]], [[Utpal Dutt]], [[Swaroop Sampat]], [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Bemisal]]''
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Rakhee Gulzar|Rakhee]], [[Vinod Mehra]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Rang Birangi]]''
|[[Amol Palekar]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Farooq Sheikh]]
|-
|''[[Kissise Na Kehna]]''
|[[Utpal Dutt]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Farooq Sheikh]]
|-
|''[[Achha Bura]]''
|[[Raj Babbar]], [[Anita Raj]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1985|1985]]
|''[[Jhoothi]]''
|[[Rekha]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Amol Palekar]], [[Supriya Pathak]], [[Deven Verma]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1988|1988]]
|''[[Namumkin]]''
|[[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Zeenat Aman]], [[Vinod Mehra]]
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[List of Bollywood films of 1998|1998]]
|''[[Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate]]''
|[[Anil Kapoor]], [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Amrish Puri]], [[Reema Lagoo]]
|-
|}

===Films as editor, writer or assistant director===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Film !!Production<br>Function !!Notes
|-
|1947
|''Tathapi''
|
|
|-
|1950
|''Pehla Aadmi''
|Editor, Assistant Director
|
|-
|1952
|''[[Maa (1952 film)|Maa]]''
|Editor, Assistant Director
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1953|1953]]
|''[[Do Bigha Zamin]]''
|Scenario, editor, Assistant Director
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1953|1953]]
|''[[Parineeta (1953 film)|Parineeta]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1954|1954]]
|''[[Biraj Bahu]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1955|1955]]
|''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]''
|Co-editor with Das Dhaimade
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/devdas-2174/cast-crew|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207073727/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/devdas-2174/cast-crew|url-status=live|archive-date=7 February 2019|title=Devdas film}}</ref>
|-
|1955
|''[[Garam Coat]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1958|1958]]
|''[[Madhumati]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1959|1959]]
|''Heera Moti''
|||
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
|''Char Diwari''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1961|1961]]
|''[[Gunga Jumna|Ganga Jumna]]''
|Co-editor with Das Dhaimade
|
|-
|1965
| ''[[Chemmeen]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|1968
| ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|1974
| ''[[Nellu (1974 film)|Nellu]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|1970
|''[[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Alaap]]''
|Story, producer
|
|-
|1977
|''Anuroopa''
| One and only [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada Film]] as editor||
|-
|1981
|''[[Professor Pyarelal]]''
|Editor||
|-
|[[List of Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
| ''[[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]''
|Editor
|
|-
|}

===TV serials===
*''Hum Hindustani'' (1986)
* [[Talaash (Indian TV series)|''Talaash'']] (1992)
*''Dhoop Chhaon''
*''Rishte''
*''Ujaale Ki Or''
*''Agar Aisa Ho Toh''

==Further reading==
* ''Great Masters of Indian Cinema: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners'', by D. P. Mishra, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 2006. {{ISBN|81-230-1361-2}}. ''page 122''.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0611531}}
* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:227417 Hrishikesh Mukherjee] at [[AllMovie]]

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