Ram Kamal Mukherjee

Indian filmmaker (born 1976)

Ram Kamal Mukherjee

Born|  (1976-09-13) 13 September 1976 (age 48)

Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India

Alma mater| University of Calcutta
Occupation| Film Director/Author
Notable work| Hema Malini Diva Unveiled
Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl
Season's Greetings
Rickshawala
Sanjay Dutt, One Man, Many Lives
Spouse|

Sarbani Mukherjee

(m. 2007)​

Children| 1
Website| Official Website
Signature

Ram Kamal Mukherjee (born 13 September 1976) is an Indian film journalist, the former editor in chief of Stardust film magazine, biographer of Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty and Sanjay Dutt. He made his debut as filmmaker with Cakewalk starring Esha Deol.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He has been regarded as one of the best Indian short filmmaker by The Times of India.[11] In 2023 he won 69th National Film Award for his short film Ek Duaa.[12]

## Personal information

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Ram Kamal Mukherjee completed his graduation in History from the University of Calcutta. He completed his schooling from St Joseph's College in Calcutta, and later completed his senior schooling from Khalsa Model School. After graduation he completed a diploma course in communication from the British Council, later joined Media Studies Film and Television course in University of Calcutta.[13]

## Career

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Mukherjee is best known as a biographer of Hema Malini's authorized biography Beyond The Dreamgirl and India's first Power Brand Film Journalist. After working with Times of India (Mumbai Mirror) as assistant editor, he worked with Pritish Nandy Communication as vice president and wrote columns in Midday and Ananda Bazar Patrika. Later he worked as Associate Producer in Zee TV finite series Bin Kuch Kahe.

He is best known for writing India's first coffee table book on any actress, Hema Malini - Diva Unveiled, which was published by Magna Books in 2005.[14] He was the assistant producer of the TV series Bin Kuch Kahe aired on Zee TV.

In 2019 he made his debut as filmmaker with Cakewalk starring Esha Deol in the lead role. In 2020 his film Season's Greetings, a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh fetched him national and international accolades. The film also marked return of former Miss India Celina Jaitly Haag into cinema. In 2021 he won the Best Human Rights Film at Cardiff International Film Festival for his film Rickshawala. As an author he penned six books, in English and Hindi languages. His biography Beyond The Dreamgirl published by HarperCollins India, was released by Deepika Padukone in Mumbai.[15] The foreword of the book was written by Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi.

He had also penned a biography, Sanjay Dutt - One Man Many Lives published by Rupa Books.[16][17]

## Bibliography

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Year  | Title  | Publisher  | Notes  | Ref.

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2005  | Hema Malini Diva Unveiled | Magna Books  | Coffee table book on Hema Malini | [18]
2016  | Long Island Iced Tea | Leadstart Publishing  | Fiction  | [19]
2018  | Fitness Secrets of Stars | Penguin Random House  |  | [20]
Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl | HarperCollins | Authorized Biography of Hema Malini  | [21]
2019  | Sanjay Dutt, One Man, Many Lives | Rupa Publisher  | Biography on Sanjay Dutt | [22]
Muktaakash |  | Collection of Hindi poems  |
2021  | Mithun Chakraborty: The Dada of Bollywood | Rupa Publication  | Biography  | [23]

## Filmography

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Key  †  | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

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Year  | Title  | Cast  | Notes  | Ref.

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2018  | Cakewalk | Esha Deol, Tarun Malhotra  | Short Film  | [24]
2019  | Season's Greetings | Celina Jaitly, Lillette Dubey | A tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, released on ZEE5 | [25]
2020  | Rickshawala | Avinash Dwivedi, Kasturi Chakraborty  | Won Best Director award at 13th Ayodhya International Film Festival and Cafe Irani Indo Iran Film Festival.  | [26]
2021  | Broken Frame | Rohit Roy, Ritabhari Chakraborty | Short Film  | [27]
Shubho Bijoya | Gurmeet Choudhury, Debina Banerjee  | Short Film  | [28]
Ek Duaa | Esha Deol | Won Best Short Film awards at the 69th National Film Awards | [29]
2025  | Binodiini: Ekti Natir Upakhyan † | Rukmini Maitra, Kaushik Ganguly, Rahul Bose, Om Sahani | Biography of the noted theatre artist Binodini Dasi | [30]
2026  | Draupadi † | Rukmini Maitra | Tribute to and adaptation of Draupadi's character  | [31]
Lokkhikantopur Local  | Rituparna Sengupta, John Bhattacharya  |  |

## Awards

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### For writing

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Year  | Notable work  | Awards  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2005  | Hema Malini Diva Unveiled | Kalakar Award  | Best Author  | Won  |
2006  |  | Lions Club  | Best Journalist  | Won  | [32]
2018  | Beyond The Dreamgirl  | Society Icon Award  | Best Author  | Won  | [33]
Power Brand Film Journalist Award  | Best Biographer  | Won  | [34]
Rajasthan International Film Festival  | Best Author  | Won  | [35]
Stardust Achievers Award in London  | Most Promising Author  | Won  | [36]
Bengal Youth Award From West Bengal  | Best Author  | Won  | [37]
2020  | One Man Many Lives  | Rajasthan International Film Festival  | Best Biographer  | Won  | [38]

### As director

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Year  | Notable work  | Awards  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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2019  | Cakewalk | Midday Showbiz Icon Award  | Best Director  | Won  | [39]
Most Influential Content Professional Award  |  | Won  | [40]
MTV IWM Buzz Award  | Best Director  | Won  | [41]
Society Achievers Award  | Best Short Film Director  | Won  | [42]
Kala Samriddhi Award  | Most Promising Director  | Won  | [43]
2020  | Season's Greetings | Rajasthan International Film Festival  | Best Director Award  | Won  | [44]
9th Best Shorts Film Festival in California  | Award of Excellence  | Won  | [45]
| Best Shorts  | Won  | [46]
Rickshawala | Ayodhya International Film Festival  | Most Promising Director  | Won  | [47]
Indo-Iran International Film Festival  | Best Emerging Director  | Won  | [48]
Global Film and Music Festival in USA  | Best Director  | Won  | [49]
Cafe Irani Chai International Festival  | Best Emerging Director  | Won  | [50]
13th Ayodhya International Film Festival  | Best Director  | Won  | [51]
2021  | Rickshawala | 7th Rajasthan International Film Festival  | Best Director  | Won  | [49]
Season's Greetings | IWMBUZZ Digital Awards  | Best Director  | Won  | [52]
2022  | Ek Duaa | IWMBUZZ Digital Awards  | Best Director  | Won  | [53]
2023  | 69th National Film Award | Best short film  | Won  | [12]

## References

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2. ^ "Change in PNC office bearers". indicine.com (Press release).
3. ^ "NEW APPOINTMENTS AT PNC". pritishnandycom.com (Press release). 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
4. ^ "Nari Hira appoints Ram Kamal as editor of Stardust". Bollywood Hungama (Press release). 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
5. ^ "Ram Kamal Mukherjee quits PNC to join Stardust". Adgully (Press release). 11 June 2012.
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8. ^ "Ram Kamal Mukherjee – Beyond Bollywood and Biographies". Mayura Amarkant. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
9. ^ "Ram Kamal Mukherjee's book inspired by Bollywood's DARK SECRETS!". www.santabanta.com (Press release). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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11. ^ "Five indie filmmakers whose short films are creating waves". The Times of India. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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13. ^ "The programme was conducted by author Ram Kamal Mukherjee, a noted film journalist and alumnus of the host department". Telegraph India. 22 March 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006.
14. ^ "Hema Malini - Diva Unveiled". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.
15. ^ "Deepika Padukone Launches Hema Malini's Biography Beyond The Dream Girl. Pics Here". NDTV.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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17. ^ "Nari Hira appoints Ram Kamal as editor of Stardust". Bollywood Hungama. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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19. ^ Mukherjee, Ram Kamal (12 February 2016). Long Island Iced Tea. Leadstart Publishing Pvt Limited. ISBN 978-93-5201-766-9.
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23. ^ "Mithun Chakraborty's Biographer Ram Kamal Mukherjee: 'This Book Is Two Years Of Research And 15 Years Of Experience'-EXCLUSIVE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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27. ^ "Ram Kamal Mukherjee ready to direct another Hindi short 'Broken Frame'". The Times of India. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
28. ^ "Ram Kamal's next 'Shubho Bijoya' brings Gurmeet and Debina back after 11 years". The Times of India. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
29. ^ "National Awards: Esha Deol's Post After Her Film Ek Duaa Gets A Special Mention". NDTV. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
30. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (4 September 2022). "Rukmini Maitra to Lead Ram Kamal Mukherjee's Bengali Theater Actor Biopic 'Binodiini'". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
31. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 July 2023). "Rukmini Maitra to Lead Ram Kamal Mukherjee's 'Draupadi,' a Feminist Adaptation of 'Mahabharata'". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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35. ^ "Ram Kamal bags prestigious Best Author Award at RIFF 2018". IWMBuzz. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
36. ^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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48. ^ "Café Irani Chaii International Film Festival ends on a successful note". Films & TV World. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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50. ^ "Cafe Irani Chai International Festival 2020: Ram Kamal Mukherjee Bags Best Emerging Director Award For His Feature Film 'Rickshawala'". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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## External links

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* Ram Kamal Mukherjee at IMDb
* Ram Kamal Mukherjee on Twitter
* Official Website Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States

*[m.]: married
*[†]: Film has not yet been released