Gautam Mukherjee (also known as Gautam Mukhopadhyay) was an Indian actor and director who is known for his work in Bengali and Hindi cinema.[1]
Gautam Mukherjee | |
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| Directorial debut | Troyee (1982) |
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| Children | 1 |
| Father | Prabodh Chandra Mukherjee |
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After Devi Mukherjee's death, he was roped in Gunamoy Banerjee's thriller Bish Bachhar Aage (1948) to enact the unfinished part his brother was supposed to play.[2] Like his brother, he was also celebrated for his voice.[3][4] He portrayed Indian revolutionary Nirmal Sen in Nirmal Chowdhury's Chattogram Astragar Lunthan (1949),[5] Bhudeb Mukhopadhyay in Vidyasagar (1950),[6] Bimal Ganguly in Jighansa (1951)[7] and Jayanta Chowdhury in Hanabari (1952).[8] He had an extensive career in Bollywood and was mostly typecast as a police officer in Hindi films. He also became a part of a number of plays staged by Uttar Sarathi, a Calcutta-based theatre group.[9] His directorial debut Troyee (1982) starring Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy became the highest-grossing film of the year.[1][10]
Career
editWhen Devi Mukherjee committed suicide, Gunamoy Banerjee's Bengali thriller Bish Bachhar Aage (1948) was on the floor. The film was based on Bidhayak Bhattacharya's Bengali play of the same name.[2] Gunamoy Banerjee insisted Gautam to enact the unfinished part left by his brother.[2] He portrayed Indian revolutionary Nirmal Sen in Nirmal Chowdhury's Chattogram Astragar Lunthan (1949) which depicted the Chittagong armoury raid.[5] He portrayed Bhudeb Mukhopadhyay in Kaliprasad Ghosh's social drama film Vidyasagar (1950).[6] He portrayed Detective Bimal Ganguly in Ajoy Kar's Jighansa (1951).[11] He played Jayanta Chowdhury in Premendra Mitra's Hanabari (1952) which became a massive box office success.[12] The story follows Jayanta, Srimanta and Lalita.
His directorial debut Troyee (1982) starring Mithun Chakraborty and Debashree Roy became the highest-grossing film of the year.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Bish Bachhar Aage | Yes | [2] | ||
| Shyamaler Swapno | Yes | [13] | |||
| 1949 | Chattogram Astragar Lunthan | Nirmal Sen | Yes | [5] | |
| Diner Par Din | Yes | ||||
| Putul Nacher Itikatha | Yes | [14] | |||
| Swami | Yes | ||||
| 1950 | Digbhranta | Yes | [15] | ||
| Vidyasagar | Bhudev Mukhopadhyay | Yes | [6] | ||
| 1951 | Chiner Putul | Yes | |||
| Jighansa | Bimal Ganguly | Yes | |||
| Nastanirh | Yes | ||||
| Sahajatri | Yes | ||||
| 1952 | Hanabari | Jayanta Chowdhury | Yes | ||
| 1955 | Faraar | Bipin | Yes | ||
| 1958 | Detective | Police officer | Yes | ||
| 1959 | Insan Jaag Utha | Police officer | Yes | ||
| 1960 | Singapore | Yes | |||
| 1962 | Bombay Ka Chor | Yes | |||
| China Town | Yes | ||||
| 1969 | Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool | Yes | |||
| Do Bhai | Yes | ||||
| Yakeen | Mr. Shrivastava | Yes | |||
| 1971 | Door Ki Rahi | Police officer | Yes | ||
| 1972 | Bees Saal Pehle | Yes | |||
| 1973 | Samjhauta | ||||
| 1977 | Joy | Yes | [16] | ||
| 1982 | Troyee | Yes | |||
| 1985 | Phoolan Devi | Police commissioner | Yes | ||
| 1986 | Dui Adhyay | Yes | [17] |
Note
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Sankalan 2013, p. 176.
- 1 2 3 4 "বিশ বছর আগে (১৯৪৮)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Gouranga Prasad Ghosh 1982, p. 256.
- ↑ Dashgupta 1993, p. 109.
- 1 2 3 "চট্টগ্রাম অস্ত্রাগার লুণ্ঠন (১৯৪৯)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "বিদ্যাসাগর (১৯৫০)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "জিঘাংসা (১৯৫১)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "হানাবাড়ি (১৯৫২)". banglacinema100.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Bhanu Banerjee 2018, p. 25.
- ↑ "পুরনো জুটিই কি এখন হিট? মিঠুন-দেবশ্রীর প্রত্যাবর্তন উস্কে দিল 'ত্রয়ী'র স্মৃতি". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Remembering Ajoy Kar: The genius of camera, the path-breaker in Bengali cine classics". The Times of India. 28 January 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "বাংলা থ্রিলার চলচ্চিত্রের পথিকৃৎ কে?". The Business Standard. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Shyamaler Swapno (1948)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Putul Nacher Itikatha (1949)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Digbhranta (1950)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Joy (1977)". Bengal Film Archive. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dui Adhyay (1986)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
Bibliography
edit- Bhanu Banerjee (2018). Bhanu Samagra (in Bengali). Patrabharati. ISBN 9788183744751. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Gouranga Prasad Ghosh (1982). Sonar Dag (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Yogomaya Prakashani. ASIN B0B5RM7D37. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- Sankalan, Anandabazar Patrika (2013). Anandasangi (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-8172153793.
- Dashgupta, Biplab (1993). Nandan. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
