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Basu Chatterjee
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Basu Chatterjee was born in <a href="/facts/Ajmer/WKnU2sUp">Ajmer</a>, <a href="/facts/Rajasthan/rC0MvrRD">Rajasthan</a>, India, in a Bengali family. His middle class upbringing reflected in his movies that explored areas which were far removed from the glitz and glamour of the blockbusters of the time.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>In 1950s, Chatterjee arrived in Bombay (now <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>) and started his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for the weekly tabloid <i>Blitz</i> published by <a href="/facts/Russi_Karanjia/RoMxVq3B">Russi Karanjia</a>. He worked there for 18 years before changing career paths to filmmaking, when he assisted <a href="/facts/Basu_Bhattacharya/YDDI5KC5">Basu Bhattacharya</a> in the Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman starrer <i><a href="/facts/Teesri_Kasam/eaWPrmlU">Teesri Kasam</a></i> (1966), which later won the <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film/rPe1nB03">National Film Award for Best Feature Film</a>. Eventually, he made his directorial debut with <i><a href="/facts/Sara_Akash/yLRdJbLx">Sara Akash</a></i> in 1969, which won him the <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Screenplay_Award/2Jzt7Fqj">Filmfare Best Screenplay Award</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>Some of his most critically acclaimed films are <i><a href="/facts/Sara_Akash/yLRdJbLx">Sara Akash</a></i> (1969), <i><a href="/facts/Piya_Ka_Ghar/mNJksllg">Piya Ka Ghar</a></i> (1971), <i><a href="/facts/Us_Paar/nRpYx429">Us Paar</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/facts/Rajnigandha/IPrfncTb">Rajnigandha</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/facts/Chhoti_Si_Baat/65k2mV6X">Chhoti Si Baat</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/facts/Chitchor/dIemfrL1">Chitchor</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/facts/Swami_(1977_film)/whpj9bXn">Swami</a></i> (1977), <i><a href="/facts/Khatta_Meetha_(1978_film)/16mDqmaW">Khatta Meetha</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Priyatama/TTz2cMjC">Priyatama</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Chakravyuha_(1978_film)/u8fD6RPT">Chakravyuha (1978 film)</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Jeena_Yahan/zCKGIcKe">Jeena Yahan</a></i> (1979), <i><a href="/facts/Baton_Baton_Mein/Ch6abFtG">Baton Baton Mein</a></i> (1979), <i><a href="/facts/Apne_Paraye/ysVKbhtC">Apne Paraye</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/facts/Shaukeen/sCcUzy7b">Shaukeen</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Ek_Ruka_Hua_Faisla/z2nL7EsI">Ek Ruka Hua Faisla</a></i>. </p><p>Other films include <i><a href="/facts/Ratnadeep_(1979_film)/sdSgd7wN">Ratnadeep</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Safed_Jhooth/ypzsna73">Safed Jhooth</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Man_Pasand/wn8Yunmj">Man Pasand</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Hamari_Bahu_Alka/tBclnsrg">Hamari Bahu Alka</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Kamla_Ki_Maut/plyzgYTF">Kamla Ki Maut</a></i> and <i>Triyacharitra</i>. </p><p>He has also directed many <a href="/facts/Cinema_of_West_Bengal/eWLhnVRL">Bengali</a> films such as <i>Hothat Brishti</i>, <i>Hochcheta Ki</i> and <i>Hothat Shei Din</i>. </p><p>Chatterjee directed the television series <i><a href="/facts/Byomkesh_Bakshi/cWS6cG7B">Byomkesh Bakshi</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Rajani_(TV_series)/WN07GLFg">Rajani</a></i> for <a href="/facts/Doordarshan/RSplRqhp">Doordarshan</a>. He was a member of the jury at the <a href="/facts/10th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival/HaYjCYLj">10th Moscow International Film Festival</a> in 1977<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> and a member of the International Film And Television Club of the <a href="/facts/Asian_Academy_of_Film_%2526_Television/kPPbPUhf">Asian Academy of Film & Television</a>. A retrospective of Chatterjee's work was held as part of the Kala Ghoda Art Festival Mumbai in February 2011. </p><p>A book on the work of Basu Chatterji, titled Basu Chatterji: And Middle of the road cinema, written by author and music historian <a href="/facts/Anirudha_Bhattacharjee/4aFpyVhz">Anirudha Bhattacharjee</a>, has been published by Penguin Random House in 2023. </p> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li>2007: <a href="/facts/IIFA_Lifetime_Achievement_Award/t2T5rFvT">IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_on_Family_Welfare/jHkp1Dze">National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare</a> - <i><a href="/facts/Durga/SkYrcYEf">Durga</a></i></li> <li>1991: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Screenplay_Award/2Jzt7Fqj">Filmfare Best Screenplay Award</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Kamla_Ki_Maut/plyzgYTF">Kamla Ki Maut</a></i></li> <li>1980: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Movie/4okY9Hz3">Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Jeena_Yahan/zCKGIcKe">Jeena Yahan</a></i></li> <li>1978: <a href="/facts/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Popular_Film_Providing_Wholesome_Entertainment/yvp8buK0">National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment</a> - <i><a href="/facts/Swami_(1977_film)/whpj9bXn">Swami</a></i></li> <li>1978: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Director_Award/SDm71LYW">Filmfare Best Director Award</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Swami_(1977_film)/whpj9bXn">Swami</a></i></li> <li>1977: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Screenplay_Award/2Jzt7Fqj">Filmfare Best Screenplay Award</a> - <i><a href="/facts/Chitchor/dIemfrL1">Chitchor</a></i> Nominee</li> <li>1976: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Screenplay_Award/2Jzt7Fqj">Filmfare Best Screenplay Award</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Chhoti_Si_Baat/65k2mV6X">Chhoti Si Baat</a></i></li> <li>1975: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Movie/4okY9Hz3">Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Rajnigandha/IPrfncTb">Rajnigandha</a></i></li> <li>1972: <a href="/facts/Filmfare_Best_Screenplay_Award/2Jzt7Fqj">Filmfare Best Screenplay Award</a> – <i><a href="/facts/Sara_Akash/yLRdJbLx">Sara Akash</a></i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Year</th><th rowspan="2">Title</th><th colspan="2">Credited as</th><th rowspan="2'">Producer</th><th rowspan="2'">Notes</th></tr><tr><th>Director</th><th>Writer</th></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Sara_Akash/yLRdJbLx">Sara Akash</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Piya_Ka_Ghar/mNJksllg">Piya Ka Ghar</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tarachand_Barjatya/x98gEgSw">Tarachand Barjatya</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1974</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rajnigandha/IPrfncTb">Rajnigandha</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Suresh Jindal, Kamal Saigal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Us_Paar/nRpYx429">Us Paar</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Chhoti_Si_Baat/65k2mV6X">Chhoti Si Baat</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/B._R._Chopra/juIFqN3H">B. R. Chopra</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Chitchor/dIemfrL1">Chitchor</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tarachand_Barjatya/x98gEgSw">Tarachand Barjatya</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1977</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Safed_Jhooth/ypzsna73">Safed Jhooth</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Ashim Kumar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Swami_(1977_film)/whpj9bXn">Swami</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Jaya Chakravarthy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Priyatama/TTz2cMjC">Priyatama</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>T C Dewan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">1978</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Khatta_Meetha_(1978_film)/16mDqmaW">Khatta Meetha</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Gul Anand, Romu Sippy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dillagi_(1978_film)/KJFwJQ5h">Dillagi</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Tumhare_Liye/RXpqW9VL">Tumhare Liye</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Raj Tilak</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6">1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Do_Ladke_Dono_Kadke/IpIH85UV">Do Ladke Dono Kadke</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Jayant Mukherjee, <a href="/facts/Hemant_Kumar/L9uWjzj7">Hemant Kumar</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Manzil_(1979_film)/UosE8jhP">Manzil</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Chakravyuha_(1978_film)/u8fD6RPT">Chakravyuha</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Prem_Vivah/j6kx1lTK">Prem Vivah</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Ratnadeep_(1979_film)/sdSgd7wN">Ratnadeep</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Baton_Baton_Mein/Ch6abFtG">Baton Baton Mein</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1980</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Man_Pasand/wn8Yunmj">Man Pasand</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Amit Khanna</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Apne_Paraye/ysVKbhtC">Apne Paraye</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Mushir Alam</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Jeena_Yahan/zCKGIcKe">Jeena Yahan</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>N.P. Ali</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1982</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hamari_Bahu_Alka/tBclnsrg">Hamari Bahu Alka</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Shyamsunder Seksaria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Shaukeen/sCcUzy7b">Shaukeen</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Senmit Movie Visuals</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Pasand_Apni_Apni/1CGr6hj3">Pasand Apni Apni</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lakhon_Ki_Baat/sXNPNjlc">Lakhon Ki Baat</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">1986</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ek_Ruka_Hua_Faisla/z2nL7EsI">Ek Ruka Hua Faisla</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Kirayadar</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/B._R._Chopra/juIFqN3H">B. R. Chopra</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Chameli_Ki_Shaadi/3n5AMTll">Chameli Ki Shaadi</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Ramesh Ningoo, Sushil Gaur</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Sheesha_(1986_film)/noaN7yL2">Sheesha</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Sattee Shourie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Kamla_Ki_Maut/plyzgYTF">Kamla Ki Maut</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India/27AGt3MH">NFDC</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td><i>Hamari Shadi</i></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1997</td><td><i>Triyacharittar</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Gudgudee/n1pczNqA">Gudgudee</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mahesh_Bhatt/BPpAfL3D">Mahesh Bhatt</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hothat_Brishti/zfNflnLt">Hothat Brishti</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Bangladesh and India joint production</td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali language</a> film</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i>Chupi Chupi</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Tak_Jhal_Mishti/SykUzuRB">Tak Jhal Mishti</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2007</td><td><i>Prateeksha</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Kuch Khatta Kuch Meetha</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hochheta_Ki/JrkFKjSY">Hochheta Ki</a></i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td rowspan="3">Bengali language film</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">2011</td><td><i>Kalidas o Chemistry</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Trishanku</i></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Dialogue writer</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Dialogue writer</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Producer</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Piya_Ka_Ghar/mNJksllg">Piya Ka Ghar</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Tarachand_Barjatya/x98gEgSw">Tarachand Barjatya</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rajnigandha/IPrfncTb">Rajnigandha</a></i></td><td>Suresh Jindal, Kamal Saigal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1978</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Khatta_Meetha_(1978_film)/16mDqmaW">Khatta Meetha</a></i></td><td>Gul Anand, Romu Sippy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dillagi_(1978_film)/KJFwJQ5h">Dillagi</a></i></td><td>Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hamari_Bahu_Alka/tBclnsrg">Hamari Bahu Alka</a></i></td><td>Shyamsunder Seksaria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lakhon_Ki_Baat/sXNPNjlc">Lakhon Ki Baat</a></i></td><td>Basu Chatterjee</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Screenplay</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Screenplay</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Producer</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Sara_Akash/yLRdJbLx">Sara Akash</a></i></td><td>Basu Chatterjee</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1974</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rajnigandha/IPrfncTb">Rajnigandha</a></i></td><td>Suresh Jindal, Kamal Saigal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Us_Paar/nRpYx429">Us Paar</a></i></td><td>Self</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Safed_Jhooth/ypzsna73">Safed Jhooth</a></i></td><td>Ashim Kumar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1978</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Khatta_Meetha_(1978_film)/16mDqmaW">Khatta Meetha</a></i></td><td>Gul Anand, Romu Sippy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Dillagi_(1978_film)/KJFwJQ5h">Dillagi</a></i></td><td>Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hamari_Bahu_Alka/tBclnsrg">Hamari Bahu Alka</a></i></td><td>Shyamsunder Seksaria</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lakhon_Ki_Baat/sXNPNjlc">Lakhon Ki Baat</a></i></td><td>Basu Chatterjee</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Producer</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Producer</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Director</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Baton_Baton_Mein/Ch6abFtG">Baton Baton Mein</a></i></td><td rowspan="2">Self</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Pasand_Apni_Apni/1CGr6hj3">Pasand Apni Apni</a></i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lakhon_Ki_Baat/sXNPNjlc">Lakhon Ki Baat</a></i></td><td>Basu Chatterjee</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ek_Ruka_Hua_Faisla/z2nL7EsI">Ek Ruka Hua Faisla</a></i></td><td>Self</td><td>TV film</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Director (TV series)</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Director TV series or film</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Show</th><th>Channel</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1985</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Rajani_(TV_series)/WN07GLFg">Rajani</a></i></td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/DD_National/7r5P5ftW">DD National</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>Darpan</i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ek_Ruka_Hua_Faisla/z2nL7EsI">Ek Ruka Hua Faisla</a></i></td><td>(TV film)</td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Kakaji_Kahin/ucELeu3d">Kakaji Kahin</a></i></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td><i>Jodi Emon Hoto</i></td><td><a href="/facts/DD_Bangla/Y07jJHTY">DD Bangla</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990-91</td><td><i>Bheem Bhavani</i></td><td rowspan="3">DD National</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993 & 1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Byomkesh_Bakshi_(TV_series)/UIuhIo1m">Byomkesh Bakshi</a></i></td><td>2 seasons 32 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i>Ek Prem Katha</i></td><td>26 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Assistant director</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Assistant director</th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Film</th><th>Producer</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Teesri_Kasam/eaWPrmlU">Teesri Kasam</a></i></td><td><a href="/facts/Shailendra_(lyricist)/6kV511aX">Shailendra</a></td><td>Directed by <a href="/facts/Basu_Bhattacharya/YDDI5KC5">Basu Bhattacharya</a></td></tr><tr><td>1968</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Saraswatichandra_(film)/75lswq4G">Saraswatichandra</a></i></td><td>Vivek</td><td>Directed by Govind Saraiya</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="death">Death</h2> <p>Chatterjee died due to an age-related illness at his house in <a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a> on 4 June 2020. He was 93 years old.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154113/">Basu Chatterjee</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061205051045/http://basuchatterji.com/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://penguin.co.in/book/basu-chatterji/">Basu Chatterji: And middle of the road cinema</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Classics should be taken on, but correctly: Basu Chatterjee". The Times of India. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014. <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Classics-should-be-taken-on-but-correctly-Basu-Chatterjee/articleshow/19253612.cms" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Classics-should-be-taken-on-but-correctly-Basu-Chatterjee/articleshow/19253612.cms</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and others remember Basu Chatterjee". 4 June 2020. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/celebrities-mourn-the-demise-of-basu-chatterjee-6442148/" target="_blank">https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/celebrities-mourn-the-demise-of-basu-chatterjee-6442148/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Basu Chatterjee Obituary". Cinestaan. 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