Bhattacharjee started as an assistant to Bimal Roy on many classic films of the 1950s.
[4] The Hindu praised Mujhe Jeene Do, writing that the "brilliant synthesis of script, photography, music, lyrics, acting and direction sends you on an emotional rollercoaster".
[3] The Illustrated Weekly of India stated that Bhattacharjee was "groomed in the Bimal Roy school", and that his first directorial efforts were not as successful as Mujhe Jeene Do, which "placed him in the top flight of young directors".
[2] Of Mujhe Jeene Do, The Link wrote: "The moral of the film is legion, and the acting impeded by Moni Bhattacharjee's confused direction.
"[5] More recently, in 2010, Mujhe Jeene Do was described as a "classic" by The Hindu newspaper.