Ramesh Saigal was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor in Hindi language films.[1]
Ramesh Saigal | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1942–1975 |
| Known for | Railway Platform, Shola Aur Shabnam and Ishq Par Zor Nahin |
Professional life
editHis 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
editDirector
edit| 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
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Shola Aur Shabnam |
| 1958 | Phir Subha Hogi |
| 1953 | Shikast |
Screenwriter
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Gun-ho in Bollywood". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Ten Bollywood films on the lost-and-found theme". Live Mint. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Remembering actor and politician late Sunil Dutt". Filmfare. Worldwide Media The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy. Juggernaut Books. 1 June 2020. ISBN 9789386228581. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Star Publications, 2006. 2006. ISBN 9781905863013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.