Gautam Mukherjee
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Gautam Mukherjee | |
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| Occupations |
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| Acting debut | Bish Bachhar Aage (1948)[1] |
| Directorial debut | Troyee (1982) |
| Notable work | |
| Father | Prabodh Chandra Mukherjee |
| Relatives | Devi Mukherjee (brother) |
Gautam Mukherjee (also known as Gautam Mukhopadhyay) was an Indian actor and director who is known for his work in Bengali and Hindi cinema.[2]
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.[1] 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.[2][10]
When 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.[1] Gunamoy Banerjee insisted Gautam to enact the unfinished part left by his brother.[1] 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.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Bish Bachhar Aage | Yes | [1] | ||
| 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] |
