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Basu Chatterjee was born in Rajasthan's Ajmer. He arrived in Mumbai and started working as an illustrator and cartoonist for the weekly tabloid. After working there for 18 years, Basu turned towards filmmaking. Basu Chatterjee assisted Basu Bhattacharya in the Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman starrer 'Teesri Kasam' (1966). Eventually, he made his directorial debut with 'Sara Akash' (1969), which won him the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award. Basuda partnered with talented music directors, including Salil Chowdhury, Jaidev and Rajesh Roshan. He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for his film 'Durga' in 1992.