Movies by Basu Chatterjee
As a director:
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Zevar (1987)
Cast: Ravi Baswani, Beena, Anupam Kher …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Indu (Minalini) and Bindu (Susmita Mukherjee) are sisters from a wealthy family who have taken different paths in life. Bindu married a rich but not entirely faithful man, while her sister…
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Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Cast: Deepak Kejriwal, Amitabh Srivastava, Pankaj Kapur …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee directs this Hindi-language drama that borrows its central plot from the classic Hollywood film 12 Angry Men, the story of a dozen male jurors who must all agree whether a…
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Lakhon Ki Baat (1984)
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Sanjeev Kumar, Anita Raj …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
An errant hockey puck changes the life of photographer Alok Prakash (Farooq Shaikh) after he's hit by the flying missile while on an assignment to shoot a women's hockey team. The…
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Pasand Apni Apni (1983)
Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Utpal Dutt …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee directs this romantic comedy about fortunate misunderstandings. When wealthy industrialist Sandeep Anand (Mithun Chakraborty) crosses paths with the beautiful theater actress…
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Hamari Bahu Alka (1982)
Cast: Rakesh Roshan, Asrani, Utpal Dutt …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Misunderstandings abound in this frothy comedy of errors in which a groom's honeymoon intentions are continually thwarted by hovering family members. Unable to find any privacy for…
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Shaukeeen (1981)
Cast: Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Choudhury (Ashok Kumar), Jagdish (Utpal Dutt) and Inder Sen (A.K. Hangal) may be in their 60s, but that doesn't mean they have to act like it: When Choudhury's wife goes on a…
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Manzil (1979)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Pandey …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
As he struggles to break out of his middle-class rut and start his own business, Ajay (Amitabh Bachchan) tries to win the hand of a wealthy girl (Moushumi Chatterjee) by pretending he's…
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Baton Baton Mein (1979)
Cast: Pearl Padamsee, Tina Munim, Amol Palekar …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
In this light-hearted romance, Tony (Amol Palekar) meets a pretty girl, Nancy (Tina Munim), on the train and soon falls in love with her. Nancy's mother (Pearl Padamsee) and aunt are…
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Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979)
Cast: Amol Palekar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Asrani …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a house on the very same night that two dim-witted kidnappers plan to abduct the child who…
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Tumhare Liye (1978)
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ashok Kumar …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Looking forward to a promising future together, newlyweds Prakash (Sanjeev Kumar) and Gauri (Vidya Sinha) embark on a romantic honeymoon in Rajasthan. But when Gauri inexplicably begins…
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Chitchor (1976)
Cast: Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Vijayendra Ghatge …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
A case of mistaken identity complicates the lives of three people in this entertaining romantic tale directed by Basu Chatterjee. Zarina Wahab stars as Geeta, who ends up with two suitors on…
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Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
Cast: Amol Palekar, Ashok Kumar, Asrani …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
A timid suitor seeks the help of a ruthless colonel to win the woman of his dreams in this classic romantic comedy from Basu Chatterji and B.R. Chopra. Unable to express his feelings, meek…
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Us-Paar (1974)
Cast: Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Padma Khanna …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
Mohan (Vinod Mehra) is a dreamer -- an idealistic young man who is easily distracted from his college studies. When his father summons him, Mohan returns home to care for his ailing…
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Sara Akash (1969)
Cast: Rakesh Pandey, Tarla Mehta, Dina Pathak …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
It's a clash of generations when the parents of a politically ambitious young man arrange his marriage to a woman of their choosing. Despite his parents' wishes, on his wedding day…