Sudhir Mishra mourns Basu Chatterjee's death, says 'you were part of my childhood'

Veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, best known for his films like Baaton Baaton Mein, Chitchor and Rajnigadha has passed away at the age of 90. The president of Indian Films & TV Directors' Association took to Twitter and confirmed the news of Basu Chatterjee's death. Condolence messages for Basu Chatterjee are being shared on social media and renowned personalities from the Indian film fraternity along with others are coming forward to share heartfelt messages. Now, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has also shared a condolence note for Basu Chatterjee, singing praises for his contribution on Indian cinema.

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Sudhir Mishra's tweet on Basu Chatterjee's demise

Sudhir Mishra took to his Twitter and shared a message for Basu Chatterjee. The filmmaker wrote that Chatterjee was a part of his childhood and lovingly regarded the late filmmaker as 'Dada'. Sudhir Mishra also wrote that filmmakers of the modern age take inspiration from Basu Chatterjee's work and mimick his films. He concluded his note by writing that people always lie about different films not working in the past as Basu Chatterjee's films always worked. 

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Sudhir Mishra was only one of the few noted personalities who shared heartfelt messages on Basu Chatterjee's death. Shoojit Sircar, Manoj Joshi and PM Narendra Modi were some of the few personalities who mourned the loss of Basu Chatterjee on social media. Read their condolence messages below - 

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Actor Shabana Azmi also shared a note on her social media where she described Basu Chatterjee as a prolific filmmaker. She also described him as a pioneer of what is now regarded as the 'middle of the road' cinema. Shabana also wrote that she feels fortunate to have worked in three films with Basu Chatterjee where he gave her an opportunity to play life like characters. 

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Filmmaker Basu Chatterjee had an extensive body of work in Indian cinema across three decades. As per reports, Chatterjee's cinema was often regarded as progressive for the times. The renowned filmmaker also directed a few episodes of Doordarshan shows such as Byomkesh Bakshi and Rajani. Reports suggest that the filmmaker was influenced by films such as Bicycle Thief & Billy Wilder's filmography.