Director
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
7 films in this canon, from 1971 to 1980. Highest ranked: #20.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee holds 7 films in this canon, spanning 1971–1980 across the 1970s, 1980s. The highest-ranked is Anand (1971) at #20, which we describe as: A dying man decides to spend his last months making everyone around him lighter.
The work here clusters around Drama, Comedy, Musical — a body of work consistent enough that the through-line is visible from any entry point. Full filmography, crew credits and awards are on Wikipedia and IMDb.
Below: every Hrishikesh Mukherjee film in the canon, each with its own page, external sources and streaming links. Browse the rest of the canon by decade, by genre, or start from #1.
| Rank | Film | Year | Director | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Anand आनंद | 1971 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Drama |
| 31 | Chupke Chupke चुपके चुपके | 1975 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Comedy |
| – | Golmaal गोलमाल | 1979 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Comedy |
| – | Bawarchi बावर्ची | 1972 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Comedy, Drama |
| – | Namak Haraam नमक हराम | 1973 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Drama |
| – | Abhimaan अभिमान | 1973 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Drama, Musical |
| – | Khubsoorat खूबसूरत | 1980 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Comedy, Family |
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