Born on 7 August 1925 in Kolkata, Kishto Mukherjee’s family’s importance was at the top. Away from the film dazzling, his house and the peace there were his real world. A lovely example of this was shared by his son Bablu Mukherjee in an interview.
Wife’s desire
When Keishto Mukherjee came to know about this incident, he suffered a lot. He said without questioning his wife, ‘Now you will not have to go to anyone’s house to watch TV.’ A few weeks after this incident, Kishto Mukherjee bought a new two -room flat in Juhu and brought a new TV home with it. He took full care that his wife should not have any problem anymore. The family’s happiness was very important for him.
Kishto was fond of acting since childhood. The credit for his debut in films goes to the famous filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Ritwik Ghatak gave him a small role in his 1957 film ‘Citizen’, which later proved to be a milestone of his career. Although the film was released in 1977, it contributed significantly to the career of Kishto.
Popular from drunken characters
Kishto Mukherjee impressed the audience with his performance in this film and his film journey started. After this, he worked in Rishikesh Mukherjee’s film ‘Musafir’. In this, he played a street dancer, but he gained popularity from the most drunkards.
His first drunkard character was in 1970 in the film ‘Maa Aur Mamta’, in which he performed well under the direction of Asit Sen. After this, his fluffy role became his identity and he started doing such roles in every film. His comic timing made him the greatest comedian of Hindi cinema. He worked in films like ‘Chupke Chupke’, ‘Golmaal’, ‘Guddi’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Padosan’, ‘Bombay to Goa’. He received the Filmfare Award for his brilliant performance.
Lasted in 56
Kishto Mukherjee died on 2 March 1982. He was just 56 years old. He died in a painful road accident when he was going to visit a Ganpati temple near Mumbai. A truck hit his car from behind, and he died due to this.