
Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a film director, screenwriter, film producer born in Calcutta (British Raj).
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema". He is known for a number of films, including Anari, Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Majhli Didi, Chaitali, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, Khubsoorat, Kissi Se Na Kehna, and Namak Haraam. He also remained the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
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| Born | 30 September 1922, Calcutta |
| Profession | film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Educated at | University of Calcutta |
| Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Shri in arts, Padma Vibhushan, NTR National Award, Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Capricorn |
| Nakshatra | Shravana (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Virgo |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Sagittarius |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 148 Bollywood personalities with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 18 of them (12%) have the Moon in Capricorn, like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and 10 (7%) share the Shravana Nakshatra — the most common Moon Nakshatra among Bollywood personalities.
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee was born on 30 September 1922 in Calcutta. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Bhat)), so this chart is reliable.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Moon sign (Rashi) is Capricorn and the Nakshatra is Shravana, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Ascendant is Sagittarius, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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