Director

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

7 films in this canon, from 1971 to 1980. Highest ranked: #20.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee holds 7 films in this canon, spanning 1971–1980 across the 1970s, 1980s. The highest-ranked is Anand (1971) at #20, which we describe as: A dying man decides to spend his last months making everyone around him lighter.

The work here clusters around Drama, Comedy, Musical — a body of work consistent enough that the through-line is visible from any entry point. Full filmography, crew credits and awards are on Wikipedia and IMDb.

Below: every Hrishikesh Mukherjee film in the canon, each with its own page, external sources and streaming links. Browse the rest of the canon by decade, by genre, or start from #1.

RankFilmYearDirectorGenre
20 Anand आनंद 1971Hrishikesh MukherjeeDrama
31 Chupke Chupke चुपके चुपके 1975Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy
– Golmaal गोलमाल 1979Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy
– Bawarchi बावर्ची 1972Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy, Drama
– Namak Haraam नमक हराम 1973Hrishikesh MukherjeeDrama
– Abhimaan अभिमान 1973Hrishikesh MukherjeeDrama, Musical
– Khubsoorat खूबसूरत 1980Hrishikesh MukherjeeComedy, Family

Film record Wikipedia — the article linked from each film page · data last revised 28 July 2026 · title, year, director and cast are read from that article; this site keeps no independent print record and does not claim one

Editorial The ranking and the case made for each placement — not a measurement · last revised 28 July 2026 · signed by Amit Sharma · the scoring is published in full so the machinery can be argued with, not just the result

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