Subodh Mukharjee- Freedom Fighter to the Leading Filmmaker of the Golden Era
Subodh Mukharjee ( April 14 , 1921- 21 May 2005) was a freedom fighter, he was in jail for 3 months. His elder brother Shashdhar Mukharjee pulled him away from the nationalist movement and engaged him film making. He started as a continuity assistant and writer He was given the first film as an independent director Munimji (1955). The film was a hit. The song "Jeevan Ke Safar Mein Rahi," sung by Kishore Kumar, became a super hit. The next film he directed was Paying Guest(1957), which was again a hit. He started his own banner SMP Subodh Mukharjee Productions. The first film of this house was Love Marriage starring Dev Anand and Mala Sinha. This was the third film in a row under his direction All three films were hit. The next film under his direction and production house was Junglee with Shammi Kapoor. The film was a super hit. He was then a leading Filmmaker of Bollywood. After Junglee he made April Fool in 1964 ...