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1999 Dadasaheb Phalke award for Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Film director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, renowned for his sensitive and light-hearted movies, was named as recipient of the 1999 Dadasaheb Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

Mukherjee will be presented the award, which consists of a swarna kamal, Rs 200,000 and a shawl, by the President on September 18, along with national awards.

Born in 1922 at Calcutta, Mukherjee is a science graduate from Calcutta university. He initially worked as a teacher and freelance artiste at All India Radio.

He joined New Theatres studio in 1945 as a laboratory assistant and then worked as a film editor. His first full editing assignment was the film Tathapi in 1950. He also worked for Bimal Roy as an assistant director and editor.

His first directorial venture was the feature film Musafir in 1957, that won a certificate of merit in the national awards. His other acclaimed works include Anari, Anuradha, Anupama, Anand, Guddi, Abhiman, Namak Haram, Chupke Chupke, Mili, Arjun Pandit, Naukri, Golmal, Khubsoorat, Bemisaal, Rang Birangi, Jhoothi, Hum Hindustani, Talash and Jhoot Bole Kaua Kate.

A winner of several national awards, Mukherjee has also served as chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification and National Film Development Corporation.

The first Dadasaheb Phalke award winner was Devika Rani in 1969. B R Chopra received the award in 1998.

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