Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, one of my favorite directors, passed away yesterday in Mumbai's Leelawati Hospital due to kidney failure at the age of 83. Why I liked his films so much was because his films were definitely very "Hatkey." None of his films had any usual Bollywood scenes like running and singing around a tree or unbelievable heroisms. The heroes in his films were very down-to-earth, middle-class characters whom we can relate with ourselves. He kept equal distance from commercial cinemas as well as parallel ones. It was actually a mixture of both. He has directed films like Mili and Anand (a little sentimental ones), but most of his other films were humurous. Films like Golmaal, Chupke Chupke, Rang Birangi, Khubsoorat, Jhoothi etc. are films that can be watched even now. His last movie Jhoot bole kauwa Kaate wasn't a success. His best two films are undoubtedly Abhimaan and Namak Haram. No doubt, with his departure, Bollywood has lost one of its best directors.
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