Qaushiq Mukherjee

Last updated

Qaushiq Mukherjee (born 1973), popularly known as Q, [1] dubbed as "India's most dangerous filmmaker" [2] , is an independent film director known for his avant-garde cinematography. He is perhaps most famous for directing his controversial feature Gandu , [3] [4] [5] [6] which became the first Indian film to feature graphical nudity and unsimulated sex. Many of his films and webseries include such transgressive elements. An online magazine referred to him as the "Gaspar Noe of India".[ citation needed ]

Contents

Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee) in 2018 Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee) and cast of film 'Garbage' 2018 (cropped-J1).jpg
Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee) in 2018

Criticism of Satyajit Ray

In 2016, when Sandip Ray's Double Feluda was released, Q vouched criticism for the film by posting a link to a blog post, with captions containing "F**k Manik. F**k felu. F**k babu." [7] Q was harshly criticised in Tollywood, particularly by Saheb Bhattacharya and Srijit Mukherjee. Since then, he expressed openly his disdain for Satyajit Ray, claiming that the Tollywood industry has become stale for Bengalis love clinging to Ray's legacy. [8]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Reaching out to a wider audience would f*ck up my case: director Q". The Moviean. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Is Q India's most dangerous filmmaker? | CNN Travel". Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gandu Finds Its Groove". Times of India. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Shalini Langer (20 February 2011). "Berlin buzz: Meet Q, Kolkata director who doesn't mind his Ps". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Sudhish Kamath (30 December 2010). "A telling tale". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "'Gandu' director Q on good indie cinema". IBN. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Ghosh, Devarsi (8 January 2017). "Gandu director Q speaks about insulting Satyajit Ray and explains the word 'f**k'". India Today. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "'সত্যজিৎকে ঈশ্বরতুল্য বানিয়ে সমস্যা ডেকেছি আমরা,ওঁর ছবি পছন্দ নয়', বিস্ফোরক কিউ". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. 1 2 Press Trust of India (2 November 2015). "Director Qaushiq Mukherjee to make Hindi debut with his 'Ludo' adaptation". Indian Express Limited . The Indian Express . Retrieved 30 March 2016.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.