Ram Kamal Mukherjee

Ram Kamal Mukherjee (born 1976) is an Indian film journalist, critic, Author & Fimmaker. He is best known for his coffee-table book on actress Hema Malini, Hema Malini Diva Unveiled from 2005. He has been a journalist for Screen (now Hotstar), The Asian Age, Stardust and the Mumbai Mirror, and is the former Vice-President of Pritish Nandy Communications.[1][2][3][4][5] After working with Stardust, now he is writing his first fiction for Leadstart Publishing.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee
RKM
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
Born (1976-09-13) September 13, 1976
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta
OccupationFilm Director/Author
Notable work
Hema Malini Diva Unveiled, Seasons Greetings
Spouse(s)Sarbani Mukherjee (m. 2007-present)
Children1
Parent(s)Jaydeb Mukherjee,
Roma Mukherjee
Websitewww.ramkamalmukherjee.com
Signature

In 2016 he was working as producer with Rajshree Ojha for the TV series Bin Kuch Kahe.[6][7] He released the short story collection Long Island Iced Tea, a collection of eight short stories. Published by Leadstart Publishing this 154 pages book is his first foray into fiction.[8][9][10]

Biography

Ram Kamal Mukherjee born in North Kolkata. He developed an interest in actress Hema Malini after watching her films.[11] When his father Jaydeb Mukherjee realized that he had an interest in writing, he encouraged Ram to write a 'letter to the editor' on his favourite topic (Hema Malini) to Screen (now Hotstar) under the editorship of Udaya Tara Nayar. The letter, and a subsequent one, was published in the newspaper and led to the start of a career as a freelance journalist in 1995. Mukherjee graduated in Media and Film Studies at the University of Calcutta. After the period working for Screen, he was appointed as the sub editor for The Asian Age in Kolkata in 2001. He was appointed as the official journalist for Kolkata Film Festival. In 2003, he moved to Mumbai, where he became a Senior Correspondent at Stardust magazine.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee is best known for Hema Malini - Diva Unveiled, an unofficial biography which was published in 2005.[12][13][14][15] Mukherjee had met and interviewed Malini previously as reporter for Stardust and was asked by Nari Hira to write a book about her. He interviewed various people connected to Malini during his work on the book,[11] which received mixed reviews.

Ram Kamal Mukherjee later joined the tabloid Mumbai Mirror as an Assistant Editor. He wrote a column called "Ram Katha. He worked as the Vice-President of Pritish Nandy Communications, an entertainment, news and media content corporation, and a maker of Indian movies, based in Mumbai. He has also contributed as a columnist to Mid-Day and several other publications.

He worked with Rangita Pritish Nandy in PNC on various projects, he was involved in script doctoring, casting lead actors, media and marketing analysis. During this time, he freelanced for publications like Mid Day Ananda Bazar Patrika, Anandalok (ABP Group) and TV18 group. In Midday he contributed for HitList and Sunday Midday under the editorship of Sarita Tanwar and Alpana Lath respectively.

Later he joined Stardust as Editor In Chief [16][17]

Currently he is working on his untitled fiction for Leadstart Publishing. He is also mentoring students at Harkishan Mehta Institute of Media, Research and Analysis (HMIMRA) as Guest Faculty for Post Graduate students in Films and Media.

Personal Information

Ram Kamal Mukherjee completed his graduation with History from 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.[18] He scored the highest in the University and enrolled himself for Masters in Journalism.

Bibliography
Year Title Publisher notes
2005 Hema Malini Diva Unveiled Magna Books
2016 Long Island Iced Tea Leadstart Publishing
2018 Beyond The Dreamgirl: Authorized Biography of Hema Malini HarperCollins
2019 Sanjay Dutt: One Man, Many Lives[19] Rupa Publisher
2019 Muktaakash collection of Hindi poems

Filmography
Year Title Cast notes
2019 Cakewalk(short) Esha Deol, Tarun Malhotra
2019 Seasons Greeting Celina Jaitly, Lillette Dubey a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, released on zee5
2019 Rickshawala Avinash Dwivedi, Kasturi Chakraborty Won Best Director award at 13th Ayodhya International Film Festival and Cafe Irani Indo Iran Film Festival.
2019 Broken Frame (Short) Rohit Roy, Ritabhari Chakraborty
2020 Shubho Bijoya (Short) Gurmeet Choudhury, Debina Bonnerjee

He was also producer of Bin Kuch Kahe tv series on Zee Tv[20]

Awards

For Writing
  • Best Author Award for Hema Malini Diva Unveiled from Kalakar Awards - 2005
  • Best Journalist Award from Lions Club, Mumbai - 2006 [21]
  • Society Icon Award: Best Author for Beyond The Dreamgirl in 2018[22]
  • Best Biographer Award: Power Brand Film Journalist Award in 2018 for Beyond the Dreamgirl [23]
  • Best Author Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival in 2018 for Beyond The Dreamgirl [24]
  • Most Promising Author at Stardust Achievers Award in London for Beyond the Dreamgirl in 2018[25]
  • Best Author Award from Bengal Youth Award in Kolkata for Beyond the Dreamgirl.[26]
  • Best Biographer Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival in 2020 for Sanjay Dutt biography.[27]

Cakewalk
  • Best Director Award at MTV IWMBuzz for Cakewalk in 2019[28]
  • Best Short Film Director at Society Achievers Award in 2019 for Cakewalk[29]
  • Most Promising Director at Kala Samriddhi Award in Mumbai for Cakewalk in 2019
  • Midday Showbiz Icon Best Director Award for Cakewalk in 2019.[30]

Season's Greetings
  • Best Director Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival for Season's Greetings in 2019[27]
  • Best Shorts Award USA in 2020 for Season's Greetings [31]

Rickshawala
  • Most Promising Director Rickshawala at 13th Ayodhya International Film Festival in 2020.[32]
  • Best Emerging Director for Rickshawala at (Cafe Irani) Indo Iran International Film Festival 2020.[33]

References
  1. "PNC offers journalist Ram Kamal a new role!". Glamsham.com (Press release). 13 August 2007.
  2. "Change in PNC office bearers". indicine.com (Press release).
  3. "NEW APPOINTMENTS AT PNC". pritishnandycom.com (Press release). 6 July 2007.
  4. "Nari Hira appoints Ram Kamal as editor of Stardust". Bollywood Hungama (Press release). 27 April 2012.
  5. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee quits PNC to join Stardust". Adgully (Press release). 11 June 2012.
  6. "Actress Shamata Anchan enters Bin Kuch Kahe - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. "Newbie Sameer Arora to be main lead in new show 'Bin Kuch Kahe'?". Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  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). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  10. "Interview: Ram Kamal Mukherjee on His First Fiction Book |". sholoanabangaliana.in. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  11. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee". Roshni Magazine. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  12. "NEW BOOK REVEALS SECRETS OF HEMA MALINI". Indiaglitz. 21 January 2005.
  13. "Hema Malini - Diva Unveiled". Bollywood Hungama. 19 January 2005.
  14. "Biography of Bollywood's dream girl". The Telegraph India. 7 March 2005.
  15. "`Dream girl' unveiled". The Hindu. 10 March 2005.
  16. "'Nari Hira appoints Ram Kamal Mukherjee as the new Editor of Stardust' unveiled". Bollywoodtrade.com. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  17. Hungama, Bollywood (27 April 2012). "Nari Hira appoints Ram Kamal as editor of Stardust - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  18. "The programme was conducted by author Ram Kamal Mukherjee, a noted film journalist and alumnus of the host department". Telegraph India. 22 March 2005.
  19. "Hema Malini". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  20. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee". IMDb. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  21. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee wins Best Film Journalist Award". India-glitz. 26 April 2006.
  22. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee bags Society Achievers Best Author Award for his book". The Asian Age. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  23. "Ram Kamal Mukherjee bags Society Achievers Best Author Award for his book". Deccan Chronicle. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  24. Team, Author: Editorial (1 February 2018). "Ram Kamal bags prestigious Best Author Award at RIFF 2018". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  25. "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  26. Team, Author: Editorial (11 June 2018). "Paoli Dam honours Ram Kamal with Bengal Youth Award as Best Author". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  27. "Ram Kamal bags Best Director Award for Season's Greetings at RIFF 2020". IWMBuzz. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  28. "Full List of Winners - MTV IWMBuzz Digital Awards 2019". IWMBuzz. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  29. Dixit, Akriti (14 September 2019). "Judi Dench to attend Ram Kamal's 'Season's Greetings' world premiere at CIFF". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  30. Team, Author: Editorial (4 October 2019). "Ram Kamal Mukherjee receives Midday Showbiz Icon Best Director Award". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  31. "Celina Jaitly starrer Season's Greetings bags the prestigious Best Shorts Award in the US". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  32. "Double celebration for team 'Rickshawala' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  33. Films & TV World. "Café Irani Chaii International Film Festival ends on a successful note". Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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