Basu Chatterjee was an Indian film director and screenwriter. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema, with filmmakers such as Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya, whom he assisted in
Teesri Kasam (1966). Like their films, his films also dealt with light-hearted stories of middle-class families often in urban settings, focusing on marital and love relationships, with exceptions such as
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) and
Kamla Ki Maut (1989), which delved into social and moral issues. He is best known for his films
Us Paar,
Chhoti Si Baat (1975),
Chitchor (1976),
Rajnigandha (1974),
Piya Ka Ghar (1972),
Khatta Meetha ,
Chakravyuha ,
Baton Baton Mein (1979),
Priyatama (1977),
Man Pasand,
Hamari Bahu Alka,
Shaukeen (1982), and
Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986), which was his last commercially successful movie.