Ramesh Saigal

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Ramesh Saigal
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director
Years active1942–1975
Known forRailway Platform, Shola Aur Shabnam and Ishq Par Zor Nahin

Ramesh Saigal was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor in Hindi language films.[1]

Professional life

His major work includes Railway Platform (1955), Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)[2] and Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970).

He was instrumental in giving veteran actor Sunil Dutt a break in the film Railway Platform (1955) when Sunil Dutt was hosting the show, Lipton Ki Mehfil on Radio Ceylon.[3] While covering the Dilip Kumar movie Shikast in 1953, Dutt met director Ramesh Saigal, who impressed by his personality and voice, offered him a role in his upcoming movie. Ramesh Saigal coined the new screen name "Sunil Dutt" for the debutante actor whose real name was Balraj Dutt to avoid name conflicts with the then veteran actor Balraj Sahni.[4][5]

Filmography

Director

Year Film Notes
1975 Sankalp
1970 Ishq Par Zor Nahin
1961 Shola Aur Shabnam
1958 Phir Subha Hogi
1956 26 January
1956 Bharti
1955 Railway Platform Debut film of Sunil Dutt
1953 Shikast
1950 Samadhi
1948 Shaheed
1947 Renuka
1944 Ghar Ki Shobha
1942 Khandaan Assistant director

Producer

Year Film
1961 Shola Aur Shabnam
1958 Phir Subha Hogi
1953 Shikast

Screenwriter

Year Film Role
 1970 Ishq Par Zor Nahin  Writer
 1961 Shola Aur Shabnam  Writer
 1955 Railway Platform  Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
 1953 Anarkali  Screenplay, Dialogue

References

  1. ↑ "Gun-ho in Bollywood". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ten Bollywood films on the lost-and-found theme". Live Mint. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Remembering actor and politician late Sunil Dutt". Filmfare. Worldwide Media The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy. Juggernaut Books. 1 June 2020. ISBN 9789386228581. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications, 2006. 2006. ISBN 9781905863013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

External links

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