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'Grumpy and disinterested' Sanjeev Kumar told Sai Paranjpye that he could spare just 15 minutes for narration, backed out of film because he had beef with Basu Bhattacharya
May 17, 2025 11:20 am
Sai Paranjpye revealed that she initially envisioned Sanjeev Kumar as the lead star of Sparsh, but he left the film after Basu Bhattacharya decided to produce it.
Amol Palekar recalls how he was recast in his first film because he refused to stand in a queue, director said he was 'arrogant'
April 19, 2023 9:18 pm
Amol Palekar opened up about the time when his first film slipped away from his grasp.
Basu Chatterjee's Swami is the genesis of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Here's why
March 25, 2023 8:00 am
Swami's Saudamini is quite like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam's Nandini as both women felt like they were making a choice, when in fact, the choice was already made for them.
Book on filmmaker Basu Chatterjee to hit stands on March 23
March 06, 2023 3:30 pm
The book, titled "Basu Chatterji: And Middle-of-the-Road Cinema", is written by award-winning author Anirudha Bhattacharjee and published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI)
Jaya Bachchan's Piya Ka Ghar puts focus on female desire when the sasural won't let the newlyweds be
February 11, 2023 8:30 am
Jaya Bachchan and Anil Dhawan starrer Piya Ka Ghar, directed by Basu Chatterjee, has the newly weds struggling for some alone time until the woman puts her foot down and decides to move on.
Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha is India's version of Modern Family, but with all the problematic tropes
January 14, 2023 8:15 am
Khatta Meetha might seem like a harmless, innocent film that is designed to appeal to the good-heartedness of a regular middle class family. But the movie casually ignores the tropes that it introduces and turns it into plot points.
Mannu Bhandari’s writing resonated with a rare honesty
November 18, 2021 7:05 am
Mrinal Pande writes: She wrote about having choices, about the power and powerlessness embedded in the male-centric world that all women must inhabit
42 years of Baton Baton Mein: Revisiting Basu Chatterjee's love letter to Mumbai
April 14, 2021 8:13 am
It has been 42 years since Basu Chatterjee's Baton Baton Mein starring Amol Palekar and Tina Munim Ambani released. Here's revisiting the most iconic scenes and songs from the film.
Rajit Kapur on Basu Chatterjee: His films will remain evergreen even in a dull-grey world
June 29, 2020 4:43 pm
'Basu Chatterjee gave clear instructions and enough leeway at the same time to the actor. Once he had decided what the look and the feel was, there was a certain amount of freedom given. But it was very clear how much he wanted, and how much he didn’t.'
‘Basuda didn’t get his due’: Amol Palekar
June 06, 2020 10:10 pm
The Rajnigandha actor, who helmed six Basu Chatterjee films, on his bond with the filmmaker, who passed away this week, and why Chatterjee's work will remain immortal
BASU CHATTERJEE PHOTOS
Basu Chatterjee (1927-2020): A pictorial tribute to ace filmmaker
June 04, 2020 4:38 pm
Basu Chatterjee has died at the age of 93 due to age-related ailments. Here are a few rare pictures of the filmmaker.
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