Hrishikesh Mukherjee says "They are all human beings why do you consider them as stars?", in Mumbai

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Hrishikesh Mukherjee says "The story was of a paying guest in a Christian house. There are more cars in Bombay now, thousands of cars and you see pollution. So films being made without any consideration to the essence of cinema is nothing but cultural cinema. Thanks to television and modern-day films, plus invasion from the sky they are creating cultural pollution in the country. The middle road cinema is gasping. By no means is he any glamorous director, yet Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most popular and beloved filmmakers in Indian cinema. His magic lay not in the glamour or largeness so often associated with cinema but in its simplicity and warmth. He began his career in Bombay, 1951, as an editor and assistant director to Bimal Roy, another great director himself. His first direct