Gyan Mukherjee: Gyan Mukherjee. Director: Jhoola. Gyan Mukherjee was born on 30 September 1909 in Benares, Benares State, British India. He was a director and writer, known for Jhoola (1941), Kismet (1943) and Sangram (1950). He died on 13 November 1956 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.