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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Raj was born on 10 August 1934 in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, and grew up in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] from where he ran away at age 10 and reached Mumbai. His birth name was Devraj Peter Lewis, which he ~~change~~ after he entered the film industry.<ref name=screen>{{cite book\|title=Hindi Cinema Year Book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L85kAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2002\|publisher=Screen World Publication}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title= The life-story of P.L. Raj \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwSCAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=1999\|pages=26–28\|publisher=Attendance: A Publication of the Mohan Khokar Dance Foundation}}</ref>		Raj was born on 10 August 1934 in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, and grew up in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] from where he ran away at age 10 and reached Mumbai. His birth name was Devraj Peter Lewis, which he changed after he entered the film industry.<ref name=screen>{{cite book\|title=Hindi Cinema Year Book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L85kAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2002\|publisher=Screen World Publication}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title= The life-story of P.L. Raj \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwSCAAAAMAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=1999\|pages=26–28\|publisher=Attendance: A Publication of the Mohan Khokar Dance Foundation}}</ref>

	He was trained by dancer duo, Surya Kumar and Krishan Kumar who started training actors in Mumbai, after themselves receiving training from Azoorie, a popular dancer of early cinema. Other choreographer to come out of their training were Satyanarayan, Bapriprasad and many others.<ref name="Gulzar">{{cite book\|author1=Gulzar\|author2=Govind Nihalani\|author3=Saibal Chatterjee\|title=Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT226\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2003\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5\|pages=202}}</ref>		He was trained by dancer duo, Surya Kumar and Krishan Kumar who started training actors in Mumbai, after themselves receiving training from Azoorie, a popular dancer of early cinema. Other choreographer to come out of their training were Satyanarayan, Bapriprasad and many others.<ref name="Gulzar">{{cite book\|author1=Gulzar\|author2=Govind Nihalani\|author3=Saibal Chatterjee\|title=Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT226\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2003\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5\|pages=202}}</ref>
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	His choreography played an important in made cabaret an important part in Hindi cinema, as well as making dancer-actress [[Helen (actress)\|Helen]] a household name.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Departed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3OQvAQAAIAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|page =10\|year=2002\|magazine=Outlook}}</ref> He taught Bharatnatyam and Kathak dances to Helen, and later choreographed most of famous dance numbers in films including, "O Haseena Zulfonwali" (''Teesri Manzil'' 1966), "Mungda" (''[[Inkaar (1977 film)\|Inkaar]]'' 1977), "[[Aa Jaane Jaan]]" (''[[Intaquam]]'', 1969), "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (''Sholay'' 1975), "Yeh Mera Dil" (''Don'' 1978).<ref name="Pinto2006">{{cite book\|author=Jerry Pinto\|title=Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng_vVIcq5yQC&pg=PA16\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2006\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|isbn=978-0-14-303124-6\|page=16}}</ref> He also choreographed for blockbuster ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) including songs like "Mehbooba Mehbooba" picturized on Helen, and "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin, in which he planned several tricky bike movement involving Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.<ref name="Chopra2000">{{cite book\|author=Anupama Chopra\|title=Sholay: The Making of a Classic\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8oM0k2UNzMC&pg=PA96\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2000\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|isbn=978-0-14-029970-0\|page=96}}</ref> He choreographed Bachchan again in hit-song "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" in ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' (1978) and "Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai" in ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1981), songs which established his signature moves.<ref name="hindu03">{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi \| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040708195206/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 8 July 2004 \| date = 29 Sep 2003 \| work =[[The Hindu]]\| accessdate = 29 June 2013 }}</ref>		His choreography played an important in made cabaret an important part in Hindi cinema, as well as making dancer-actress [[Helen (actress)\|Helen]] a household name.<ref>{{cite magazine\|title=Departed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3OQvAQAAIAAJ\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|page =10\|year=2002\|magazine=Outlook}}</ref> He taught Bharatnatyam and Kathak dances to Helen, and later choreographed most of famous dance numbers in films including, "O Haseena Zulfonwali" (''Teesri Manzil'' 1966), "Mungda" (''[[Inkaar (1977 film)\|Inkaar]]'' 1977), "[[Aa Jaane Jaan]]" (''[[Intaquam]]'', 1969), "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (''Sholay'' 1975), "Yeh Mera Dil" (''Don'' 1978).<ref name="Pinto2006">{{cite book\|author=Jerry Pinto\|title=Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng_vVIcq5yQC&pg=PA16\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2006\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|isbn=978-0-14-303124-6\|page=16}}</ref> He also choreographed for blockbuster ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) including songs like "Mehbooba Mehbooba" picturized on Helen, and "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin, in which he planned several tricky bike movement involving Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.<ref name="Chopra2000">{{cite book\|author=Anupama Chopra\|title=Sholay: The Making of a Classic\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8oM0k2UNzMC&pg=PA96\|accessdate=29 June 2013\|year=2000\|publisher=Penguin Books India\|isbn=978-0-14-029970-0\|page=96}}</ref> He choreographed Bachchan again in hit-song "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" in ''[[Don (1978 film)\|Don]]'' (1978) and "Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai" in ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1981), songs which established his signature moves.<ref name="hindu03">{{Cite web \| last = \| first = \| title = PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi \| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040708195206/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm \| url-status = dead \| archive-date = 8 July 2004 \| date = 29 Sep 2003 \| work =[[The Hindu]]\| accessdate = 29 June 2013 }}</ref>

	He also worked in Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi movies.<ref name="times02"/> In all, he choreographed dance sequences in over 1,000 films.<ref name=pib~~/> Raj had won Dadasaheb Phalke award for technical excellence in 2001.<ref name="times02"~~/>		He also worked in Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi movies.<ref name="times02"/> In all, he choreographed dance sequences in over 1,000 films.<ref name=pib/>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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'''P. L. Raj''' (10 August 1934 – 9 July 2002) born "Devraj Peter Lewis" was a noted [[Bollywood]] film [[choreographer]], who was the leading choreographer of 1960 and 70s [[Hindi cinema]]. He established face-paced dancing and [[cabaret]]-style dance numbers. He most known for his work with [[Helen (actress)|Helen]], [[Shammi Kapoor]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]], most notably film like ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961), ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962), ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' (1966), ''[[Intaquam]]'' (1969), ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), and ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978). He choreographed over 1,000 films in Hindi as well as regional cinemas including [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref name="times02"/>

==Early life==
Raj was born on 10 August 1934 in [[Coimbatore]], Tamil Nadu, and grew up in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] from where he ran away at age 10 and reached Mumbai. His birth name was Devraj Peter Lewis, which he change after he entered the film industry.<ref name=screen>{{cite book|title=Hindi Cinema Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L85kAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=2002|publisher=Screen World Publication}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title= The life-story of P.L. Raj |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwSCAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=1999|pages=26–28|publisher=Attendance: A Publication of the Mohan Khokar Dance Foundation}}</ref>

He was trained by dancer duo, Surya Kumar and Krishan Kumar who started training actors in Mumbai, after themselves receiving training from Azoorie, a popular dancer of early cinema. Other choreographer to come out of their training were Satyanarayan, Bapriprasad and many others.<ref name="Gulzar">{{cite book|author1=Gulzar|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia Of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT226|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=202}}</ref>

==Career==
Raj began his career in Bollywood in early 50s, a period when slow-paced dance sequences were phasing out and fast-paced rhythms were entering Hindi film music and along with it western dance moves.<ref name="Gulzar"/> Initially he worked as [[background dancer]] in films, and went to assisting choreographer Krishna Kumar from whom he had earlier learnt dance, most notably in songs like "[[Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu]]'' in [[Howrah Bridge (film)|Howrah Bridge]]'' (1958) picturized on [[Helen (actress)|Helen]]. However, his first break as an independent choreographer was with [[Dev Anand]] and [[Mala Sinha]] starrer ''[[Love Marriage (1959 film)|Love Marriage]]'' (1959).<ref name=screen/> Raj also choreographed dances for various films including ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961) and ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962) with [[Shammi Kapoor]], ''[[Shagird]]'' (1967, "Bade Miya Diwane" ), ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' (1966, "Aaja Aaja Mein Hoon Pyar Tera" and "Deewana Mujhsa Nahin"), ''[[Gumnaam]]'' (1965), ''[[Intaquam]]'' (1969), ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975), ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' (1978, "Salaam-e-Ishq"), ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978), ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979, "Dafliwale Dafli Baja" and "Parbat Ke Us Paar"), ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981) and ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]]'' (1985, "Jaane Do Naa") and . He was the most successful film choreographer of 1960s and 70s Hindi cinema.<ref name="Gokulsing2008">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Popular Culture in a Globalised India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5oT-OIKadyoC&pg=PA123|accessdate=29 June 2013|date=17 December 2008|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-203-88406-5|pages=123–}}</ref>

His choreography played an important in made cabaret an important part in Hindi cinema, as well as making dancer-actress [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] a household name.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Departed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3OQvAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2013|page =10|year=2002|magazine=Outlook}}</ref> He taught Bharatnatyam and Kathak dances to Helen, and later choreographed most of famous dance numbers in films including, "O Haseena Zulfonwali" (''Teesri Manzil'' 1966), "Mungda" (''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]'' 1977), "[[Aa Jaane Jaan]]" (''[[Intaquam]]'', 1969), "Mehbooba Mehbooba" (''Sholay'' 1975), "Yeh Mera Dil" (''Don'' 1978).<ref name="Pinto2006">{{cite book|author=Jerry Pinto|title=Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ng_vVIcq5yQC&pg=PA16|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=2006|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-303124-6|page=16}}</ref> He also choreographed for blockbuster ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) including songs like "Mehbooba Mehbooba" picturized on Helen, and "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahin, in which he planned several tricky bike movement involving Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra.<ref name="Chopra2000">{{cite book|author=Anupama Chopra|title=Sholay: The Making of a Classic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p8oM0k2UNzMC&pg=PA96|accessdate=29 June 2013|year=2000|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-029970-0|page=96}}</ref> He choreographed Bachchan again in hit-song "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" in ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978) and "Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar Hai" in ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1981), songs which established his signature moves.<ref name="hindu03">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = PONYTAIL 'n' pop, but desi | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040708195206/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/29/stories/2003092902140200.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 8 July 2004 | date = 29 Sep 2003 | work =[[The Hindu]]| accessdate = 29 June 2013 }}</ref>

He also worked in Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi movies.<ref name="times02"/> In all, he choreographed dance sequences in over 1,000 films.<ref name=pib/> Raj had won Dadasaheb Phalke award for technical excellence in 2001.<ref name="times02"/>

==Personal life==
He died on 9 July 2002, due to cardiac arrest at his home in [[Mahim]], Mumbai,<ref name=pib/> at age 67. He was survived by his wife, Devyani, a son Lesle and two daughters, Eliza and Greta.<ref name=screen/>  His son [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]] is a popular composer and a member of the duo [[Colonial Cousins]].<ref name="times02">{{Cite news | title = Famous Bollywood dance director P L Raj dies | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-10/news-interviews/27297378_1_cardiac-arrest-dance-dadasaheb-phalke-award | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121018093023/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-10/news-interviews/27297378_1_cardiac-arrest-dance-dadasaheb-phalke-award | url-status =dead | archive-date =18 October 2012 | date = 10 Jul 2002 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | accessdate = 29 June 2013 }}</ref> His death was condoled by the [[Minister of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]], Government of India at the time, Smt. Sushma Swaraj.<ref name=pib>{{cite web |title=Smt. Swaraj Condoles The Death of P.L. Raj |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjul2002/11072002/r110720029.html |date=11 July 2002 |publisher=Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Press Information Bureau |accessdate=29 June 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Love Marriage (1959 film)|Love Marriage]]'' screen name as (Raj) (1959)
* ''[[Junglee (1961 film)|Junglee]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Mr. X in Bombay]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Chitralekha (1964 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Mama Ji]]'' (1964) Punjabi Movie
* ''[[Mere Sanam]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Gumnaam]]'' (1965)
* ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Budtameez]]'' (1966)
* ''[[Shagird]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan]]'' (1967)
* ''[[An Evening in Paris]]'' (1967)
* ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]'' (1968)
* ''Mera Naam Johar'' (1968)
* ''[[Kanyadaan (1968 film)|Kanyadaan]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Intaquam]]'' (1969)
* ''[[Pushpanjali (1970 film)|Pushpanjali]]'' (1970)
* ''[[Sharmeelee]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Raja Jani]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Bombay to Goa]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Anokhi Ada]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Immaan Dharam]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Inkaar (1977 film)|Inkaar]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Kaala Aadmi]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Kasme Vaade]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Don (1978 film)|Don]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Sargam (1979 film)|Sargam]]'' (1979)
* ''[[The Great Gambler]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980 film)|Alibaba Aur 40 Chor]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Ek Duuje Ke Liye]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Dharam Kanta]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Sohni Mahiwal (1984 film)|Sohni Mahiwal]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Saagar (1985 film)|Saagar]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Sanam Bewafa]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Zamaana Deewana]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Kasam (2001 film)|Kasam]]'' (2001)

==References==
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==External links==
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