Moni Bhattacharjee

Moni Bhattacharjee was an Indian film director and screenwriter of the 1960s who directed Hindi language films.

Career Bhattacharjee started as an assistant to Bimal Roy on many classic films of the 1950s. After the success of the film Madhumati (1958), Bimal Roy asked him to direct Usne Kaha Tha, which Roy produced under Bimal Roy Productions label, thus starting Bhattacharjee's career as a fully fledged director. However, Usne Kaha Tha itself was a "none too smooth takeoff". Bhattacharjee went on to direct numerous films, and is best known for the dacoit film, Mujhe Jeene Do (1963), which starred Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman and was among the "Official Selection" at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.

The Hindu praised Mujhe Jeene Do, writing that the "brilliant synthesis of script, photography, music, lyrics, acting and direction sends you on an emotional rollercoaster".

More recently, in 2010, Mujhe Jeene Do was described as a "classic" by The Hindu newspaper.

Filmography

Awards and nominations 1964, nominated for Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival for Mujhe Jeene Do