Basu Chatterjee

Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee in November 2011
Born	(1930-01-10)10 January 1930 Ajmer, Ajmer-Merwara, British India
Died	4 June 2020(2020-06-04) (aged 90) Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Movie director, screenwriter
Children	2 daughters

Basu Chatterjee (Bengali: বাসু চ্যাটার্জ্জী; 10 January 1930^[1] – 4 June 2020) was an Indian movie director and screenwriter. His works were known for the urban settings, focusing on marriage and love relationships.^[2]

He was best known for his movies Us Paar, Chhoti Si Baat (1975), Chitchor (1976), Rajnigandha (1974), Piya Ka Ghar (1972), Khatta Meetha , Chakravyuha, Baton Baton Mein (1979), Priyatama (1977), Man Pasand, Hamari Bahu Alka, Shaukeen (1982),^[3] and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986).

1. ↑ "Basu Chatterrjee is jury chairperson of Jaipur film fest". indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
2. ↑ Bhawana Somaaya. Cinema Images And Issues. Rupa Publications. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-8129103703.
3. ↑ "Classics should be taken on, but correctly: Basu Chatterjee". The Times of India. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.