Keshto Mukherjee Biography
Keshto Mukherjee (Bengali: কেষ্ট মুখার্জী) was an Indian actor. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in the Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in Bari theke paliye, the madman in Pathetic Fallacy or character roles in Citizen and Argument and story.
Career
Keshto Mukherjee was a discovery of the legendary film maker Ritwik Ghatak. His debut film was in 1952 in Nagarik, a Bengali movie. Hrishikesh Mukherjee put him in his Musafir(1953). It was Asit Sen who ought to be credited for unearthing Keshto Mukherjee's potentials of the petent drunkard acting in Maa aur Mamta(1970). Since then Keshto fell into proto-typed trap of drunkard roles excepting a few. In Teesri Kasam he acted with Raj Kapoor. In Sadhu aur Saitan he was one of the cronies of Kishor Kumar. Similar role was performed in Padosan In Mehmood's Bombay to Goa his role of a dozing passenger was simply superb. In Mere Apne(1971) Keshto appears as a political leader misleading the local toughs for winning in the election. In Parichay(1974) he comes as the private tutor to a group of naughty children who terrifies him by setting a turtle with a lighted candle on its back. In Zanjeer, Aap Ki Kasam and Sholay Keshto Mukherjee's performances have left long-lasting impressions.
Keshto Mukherjee (Bengali: কেষ্ট মুখার্জী) was an Indian actor. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in the Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he used to share a very good relation with the iconic Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in Bari theke paliye, the madman in Pathetic Fallacy or character roles in Citizen and Argument and story.
Career
Keshto Mukherjee was a discovery of the legendary film maker Ritwik Ghatak. His debut film was in 1952 in Nagarik, a Bengali movie. Hrishikesh Mukherjee put him in his Musafir(1953). It was Asit Sen who ought to be credited for unearthing Keshto Mukherjee's potentials of the petent drunkard acting in Maa aur Mamta(1970). Since then Keshto fell into proto-typed trap of drunkard roles excepting a few. In Teesri Kasam he acted with Raj Kapoor. In Sadhu aur Saitan he was one of the cronies of Kishor Kumar. Similar role was performed in Padosan In Mehmood's Bombay to Goa his role of a dozing passenger was simply superb. In Mere Apne(1971) Keshto appears as a political leader misleading the local toughs for winning in the election. In Parichay(1974) he comes as the private tutor to a group of naughty children who terrifies him by setting a turtle with a lighted candle on its back. In Zanjeer, Aap Ki Kasam and Sholay Keshto Mukherjee's performances have left long-lasting impressions.
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Dukhi Man Mere - Dharmendra & Keshto Mukherjee - Azaad
Keshto Mukherjee was simply the best - Main Aur Mera Haathi
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