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'''Atma Ram Padukone''' (1930–94) was Hindi film and TV director born in Calcutta. He was the younger brother of legendary film maker Guru Dutt.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/women-were-ready-to-do-anything-for-guru-dutt-12785-2.html|title=Women were ready to do anything for Guru Dutt|work=filmfare.com|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/091117/ailing-kalpana-lajmi-raring-to-get-back-on-her-feet.html|title=Please pray for me: Kalpana Lajmi|date=2017-11-09|work=deccanchronicle.com/|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/Opening-about-depression-is-the-first-step-to-healing/articleshow/46419042.cms|title=Opening about depression is the first step to healing - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
His father Shivshankar Padukone was a clerk at '''Burmah Shell''' and his mother was a teacher. He grew up with his three brothers – [[Guru Dutt]] (filmmaker), Devi Dutt (producer) and Vijay (advertising) - and his sister [[Lalita Lajmi|Lalitha Lajmi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/lalitha-lajmi-pays-a-tribute-to-sister-in-law-and-dear-friend-geeta-dutt-27769-3.html|title=Lalitha Lajmi pays a tribute to sister-in-law and dear friend Geeta Dutt|work=filmfare.com|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He studied at the University of Bombay (1952).<br />
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After doing some clerical work he joined the Socialist Party (1948–50).He was an active trade unionist and secretary of the Press Workers’ Union. He worked for a while in London (1958–61) directing films produced by Stuart Legg and Arthur Elton for the Shell Film Unit; also scripted documentaries for James Beveridge for India’s Shell Film Unit (1955–62).<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
''Umang'' was his first independent '''Atma Ram Films production''',with the then unknown [[Subhash Ghai]] as actor. His ''Yeh Gulistan Hamara'', for Guru Dutt Films, is a nationalist movie in which [[Dev Anand]], on behalf of the Indian government, quells the North Eastern frontier tribals with love.<br />
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The Saira Banu and Vinod Khanna hit ''[[Aarop]]'' addressed corruption in journalism. He also made advertising films with his younger brother, Devi Dutt.<br />
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*1993 Vividha (TV Series)<br />
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*1992 Tulsidas<br />
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*1990 Beesvah Unth (TV Series)<br />
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*1988 J.P. (Documentary)<br />
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*1988 Yeh Such Hai (Documentary)<br />
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*1982 Pyaar Ke Rahi<br />
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*1980 [[Khanjar (1980 film)|Khanjar]]<br />
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*1978 Ramlal Shyamlal (TV Series)<br />
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*1977 [[Aafat]]<br />
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*1977 Ashanti Shantidas (TV Series)<br />
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*1976 Ladoosingh Taxiwala (TV Series)<br />
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*1975 [[Qaid (film)|Qaid]]<br />
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*1974 [[Resham Ki Dori]]<br />
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*1974 [[Aarop]]<br />
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*1972 [[Yaar Mera]]<br />
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*1972 [[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]<br />
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*1971 [[Memsaab (film)|Memsaab]]<br />
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*1970 Umang<br />
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*1969 [[Chanda Aur Bijli]]<br />
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*1968 [[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/805698/films-that-are-50-when-dharmendra-completed-guru-dutts-dream-in-baharen-phir-bhi-aayengi|title=Films that are 50: When Dharmendra completed Guru Dutt’s dream in ‘Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi’|last=Bali|first=Karan|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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*1964 Kaise Kahoon<br />
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*1961 The Peaceful Revolution (Documentary)<br />
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*1960 The Living Soil (Short documentary)<br />
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