Cinemaazi remembers Gyan Mukherjee on his death anniversary.

Gyan Mukherjee, the eminent filmmaker of Hindi cinema had a completely different life as a science academic before he joined Bombay Talkies as a supervising technician. He finally arrived in the film world through a well-rounded script of Bandhan (1940) and collaborated withKhwaja Ahmed Abbas on the script of Naya Sansar (1941). Some of his notable films were Jhoola (1941), Kismet(1943),  Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944), Sangram (1950), and Shtaranj (1956). He directed stars like Ashok Kumar in Kismet and Jhoola during his time in Bombay Talkies. Chal Chal Re Naujawan was the first production from Filmistan Studios. His filmmaking had a flare of naturalism and was reflective of much psychological complexity as seen in Kismet and Sangram. One of Hindi cinema’s most beloved films, Pyaasa by Guru Dutt was dedicated to him. He passed away on this day in 1956 in Calcutta. Cinemaazi remembers him on his death anniversary.

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