Mani Shankar Mukherjee

Writing

Mani Shankar Mukherjee

Born December 7, 1933

Died February 20, 2026 · aged 92

Mani Sankar Mukherjee (7 December 1933 – 20 February 2026), commonly known as Sankar in both Bengali- and English-language literature, was an Indian writer in the Bengali language, who also served as the Sheriff of Kolkata. Many of Sankar's works have been made into films. Some notable ones are – Chowringhee, Maan Samman, Jana Aranya and Seemabaddha, out of which the last two were directed by Sat…

Known For

The MiddlemanThe Middleman · 1976
The Middleman
7.11976
MovieDrama
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals.
Company LimitedCompany Limited · 1971
Company Limited
7.11971
MovieDrama
Ambitious businessman Shyamalendu enjoys showing his visiting sister-in-law, Tutul, the extravagant life he leads with his wife. But Tutul is less than impressed with the trappings of wealth.
Ek Je Chhilo DeshEk Je Chhilo Desh · 1977
Ek Je Chhilo Desh
1977
MovieDramaComedy
A scientist accidentally finds a drug that can reveal an individual's past. However, when a few politicians fear their exposure, they plot to kill him.
Shah Jahan RegencyShah Jahan Regency · 2019
Shah Jahan Regency
4.02019
MovieDrama
The story revolves around a hotel named "Shah Jahan Regency" and lives of people associated with that hotel. The hotel is one of a kind and very different from others as it strongly believes in the rich culture of India and tries to imply and maintain that in every aspect of the hotel - starting from the decor, to uniforms of the staff members, to the names given to various parts of the hotel.
SheeshaSheesha · 1986
Sheesha
8.31986
MovieDrama
Dinesh and Maneesha fall in love and, soon after, get married. However, things get complicated for the newly-wed couple as Poonam, Dinesh's colleague files an attempted rape case against him.
ChowringheeChowringhee · 1968
Chowringhee
6.71968
MovieDrama
Sata Bose, the receptionist of hotel Shahjahan and other crew members work hard to make the hotel first choice of the upper class for socializing in the city, just got the taste of freedom from British rule. The movie revolves around different characters - hotel employees to page 3 personalities dealing different human emotions. Although Sata Bose (played by Uttam Kumar) is the central character of the film, he is not the protagonist in many ways, rather the movie can be described as "hyperlink movie" made long ago than the term is coined.

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