British media lauds Hrishida’s film-making skills
31 August 2006 | Uncategorized | No Comments
The British media lamented noted India film director Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s passing away in Mumbai and hailed him as the ‘chronicler of the conservative Indian middle classes of the 1970s’.
In detailed obituaries, The Times and The Independent lavished praise on his film-making skills but noted that the themes of decency and family values that dominated his films had been swept away in India’s recent economic changes. The Times obituary said: "He echoed the mood of the times, when there was little to buy in an economically isolated India and being wealthy often meant being decadent. It was a time when the good cherished family and the bad cherished money - at least, so said Mukherjee. ….read more
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