Career
He was a producer for Bombay Talkies, and after the death of Himanshu Rai was involved in a tussle for control of Bombay Talkies with Devika Rani, actress and widow of Himanshu, who wanted control.
In 1943 Sashadhar Mukherjee with Rai Bahadur Chunilal, Ashok Kumar and Gyan Mukherjee formed a partnership and started the studio Filmistan in Goregaon.The first film they planned at Filmistan was'Chal Chal Re Naujawan' with Nassem Bano who had gone to Pakistan then and Ashok Kumar who had by then become a star.Sadat Hassan manto,Ismat Chughtai,Pt.Pradeep and so many other intelligent,talented and creative people were associated with Filmistan.Filmistan gave break and made stars out of Shammi Kapoor,Dev Anand and so many more.Mukerji made unforgettable and classic films there like Anarkali,Nagin,Tum Sa nahein dekha,Muni ji, Paying Guest and so many more.He groomed Nasir Hussain there as Director.
In the 1950s Sashadhar formed his own production house called Filmalaya in Andheri, near Amboli. He also ran an acting school and was instrumental in giving actresses like Asha Parekh and Sadhana a break in films. Sanjeev Kumarwas alo a product of Filmistan Acting school.Nasir Hussain was a director involved with his productions as was R. K. Nayyar and Gyan Mukherjee, music director O. P. Nayyar was also associated with his solo productions. He launched his son Joy with the film Love in Simla, he also produced films like Ek Musafir Ek Hasina to further his son's career. WhenDilip Kumar wanted to make a film on corrupt politicians he came to Mukerji and made LeaderSambandh' was his last production.Mukerji died on November 3,1990.
Read more about this topic: Sashadhar Mukherjee
Famous quotes containing the word career:
“What exacerbates the strain in the working class is the absence of money to pay for services they need, economic insecurity, poor daycare, and lack of dignity and boredom in each partner’s job. What exacerbates it in upper-middle class is the instability of paid help and the enormous demands of the career system in which both partners become willing believers. But the tug between traditional and egalitarian models of marriage runs from top to bottom of the class ladder.”
—Arlie Hochschild (20th century)
“He was at a starting point which makes many a man’s career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swings and makes his point or else is carried headlong.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.”
—Anne Roiphe (20th century)