Basu Chatterjee Passes Away, PM Narendra Modi, Mamta Bannerjee And Other Twitterati Mourn The Loss
Twitter Mourns The Death Of Basu Chatterjee
Updated : June 04, 2020 03:24 PM IST
One of the best filmmakers of Bollywood Mr Basu Chattterjee breathed his last today. The ace director was 93 years old. In an interaction with PTI, Ashoke Pandit, president Indian Film and Television Producers’ Association stated that the filmmaker passed away due to old age-related complications and that his cremation will take place in the Santacruz crematorium in Mumbai.
As soon as the news of Chatterjee’’s demise came out, Twitter flooded with instant reaction. Celebrities from all walks of life poured in their grief and expressed condolences on the micro-blogging platform.
Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi took to twitter to express his grief for the passing away of the filmmaker too. He wrote, “Sad to hear of the demise of Shri Basu Chatterjee. His works are brilliant and sensitive. It touched people's hearts and represented simple and complex emotions, as well as struggles of people. Condolences to his family and innumerable fans. Om Shanti..
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Sad to hear of the demise of Shri Basu Chatterjee. His works are brilliant and sensitive. It touched people's hearts and represented the simple and complex emotions, as well as struggles of people. Condolences to his family and innumerable fans. Om Shanti.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 4, 2020
Amitabh Bachchan who was a part of some of his films, too expressed his sorrow and wrote, “T 3552 - Prayers and Condolences on the passing of Basu Chatterjee .. a quiet, soft spoken, gentle human .. his films reflected the lives of middle India .. did 'MANZIL' with him .. a sad loss .. .. in these climes often remembered for 'rim jhim gire saawan'
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >T 3552 - Prayers and Condolences on the passing of Basu Chatterjee .. a quiet, soft spoken, gentle human .. his films reflected the lives of middle India .. did 'MANZIL' with him .. a sad loss .. ?
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 4, 2020
.. in these climes often remembered for 'rim jhim gire saawan'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee took mourned the loss of the veteran filmmaker. She wrote, “Saddened at the demise of legendary film director and screenwriter Basu Chatterjee. He gave us gems like 'Chhoti Si Baat', 'Chitchor', 'Rajanigandha', 'Byomkesh Bakshi', 'Rajni' among others. Condolences to his family, friends, fans & the entire film fraternity
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Saddened at the demise of legendary film director and screenwriter Basu Chatterjee. He gave us gems like 'Chhoti Si Baat', 'Chitchor', 'Rajanigandha', 'Byomkesh Bakshi', 'Rajni' among others. Condolences to his family, friends, fans & the entire film fraternity
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) June 4, 2020
Actor Anil Kapoor poured his last respected to the filmmaker and wrote, “A director who was always ahead of his time.. Basu Chatterjee will be truly missed. He was an effortless genius and an amazing human being. May he rest in peace “
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >A director who was always ahead of his time.. Basu Chatterjee will be truly missed. He was an effortless genius and an amazing human being. May he rest in peace ?? pic.twitter.com/QShAojouPJ
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) June 4, 2020
Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi wrote, “Deeply saddened to hear about Basu Chatterjee’s passing away.A prolific filmaker, he was the pioneer of what came to be regarded as middle of the road cinema. I was fortunate to have done 3 lovely films with him Swami Apne Paraye and Jeena Yahan. All lifelike characters .RIP”
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Deeply saddened to hear about Basu Chatterjee’s passing away.A prolific filmaker, he was the pioneer of what came to be regarded as middle of the road cinema. I was fortunate to have done 3 lovely films with him Swami Apne Paraye and Jeena Yahan. All lifelike characters .RIP pic.twitter.com/tAN5vaTZiY
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) June 4, 2020
Doordarshan too expressed condolences on the death of the legend, “Doordarshan condoles the death of legendary filmmaker and National Film awardee Basu Chatterjee who was one of the pioneers of the parallel cinema in India. He had a very close association with Doordarshan in which he directed its two iconic serials - Byomkesh Bakshi and Rajani.”
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Doordarshan condoles the death of legendary filmmaker and National Film awardee Basu Chatterjee who was one of the pioneers of the parallel cinema in India. He had a very close association with Doordarshan in which he directed its two iconic serials - Byomkesh Bakshi and Rajani. pic.twitter.com/8Fbi0nJbrq
— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) June 4, 2020
Anupam Kher took to his social media and wrote, "बासू दा आपकी बहुत याद आएगी।We will miss you Basu Da! Your simplicity in your persona and in your cinema. Om Shanti.
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >बासू दा आपकी बहुत याद आएगी।We will miss you Basu Da! Your simplicity in your persona and in your cinema. Om Shanti. ??? #BasuChatterjee pic.twitter.com/5anKo6lLnR
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) June 4, 2020
Manoj Bajpayee took to his social media account and wrote, “A master storyteller passed away today!! Learned the meaning of simple storytelling with fine nuances!! Thank you Basu Da for all the great stories!! Rest in peace sir!! #BasuChatterjee
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undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >A master storyteller passed away today!! Learned the meaning of simple storytelling with fine nuances!! Thank you Basu Da for all the great stories!! Rest in peace sir!! #BasuChatterjee
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) June 4, 2020
We at Desimartini.com too pray that his soul may rest in peace and hope his family gets the strength to cope up with this massive loss.