Amitabh
Bachchan
Making
a
reference
to
the
evergreen
song
'Rim
Jhim
Gire
Saavan'
from
Manzil
in
his
tribute,
the
superstar
wrote,
"Prayers
and
condolences
on
the
passing
of
Basu
Chatterjee.
A
quiet,
soft
spoken,
gentle
human...
His
films
reflected
the
lives
of
middle
India.
Did
Manzil
with
him...A
sad
loss...
In
these
climes
often
remembered
for
Rim
Jhim
Gire
Saawan."
Shabana
Azmi
The
veteran
actress
who
worked
with
Basu
Chatterjee
in
films
like
Swami,
Apne
Paraye
and
Jeena
Yahan
tweeted,
"Deeply
saddened
to
hear
about
Basu
Chatterjee's
passing
away.
A
prolific
filmmaker,
he
was
the
pioneer
of
what
came
to
be
regarded
as
middle
of
the
road
cinema.
I
was
fortunate
to
have
done
3
lovely
films
with
him
Swami,
Apne
Paraye
and
Jeena
Yahan.
All
lifelike
characters
.RIP."
Shoojit
Sircar
The
Gulabo
Sitabo
director
took
his
Twitter
page
and
posted,
"My
1st
job
as
an
assistant
director
was
with
Basu
Chatterjee
for
a
Bengali
TV
serial
shot
in
CR
Park,
New
Delhi.
May
his
soul
rest
in
peace."
Anil
Kapoor
Anil
Kapoor
starred
in
Basu
Chatterjee's
in
the
1986
film
Chameli
Ki
Shaadi.
Condoling
the
filmmaker's
death,
Kapoor
wrote,
"A
director
who
was
always
ahead
of
his
time..
Basu
Chatterjee
will
be
truly
missed.
He
was
an
effortless
genius
and
an
amazing
human
being.
May
he
rest
in
peace."
Anupam
Kher
An
emotional
Anupam
Kher
tweeted,
"We
will
miss
you
Basu
Da!
Your
simplicity
in
your
persona
and
in
your
cinema.
Om
Shanti."