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Ramesh Saigal(1918-1980)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Ramesh Saigal was born on 2 March 1918 in Multan, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]. He was a director and writer, known for Railway Platform (1955), Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970) and Shola Aur Shabnam (1961). He died on 20 January 1980 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
BornMarch 2, 1918
DiedJanuary 20, 1980(61)
BornMarch 2, 1918
DiedJanuary 20, 1980(61)
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Known for

Sunil Dutt and Nalini Jaywant in Railway Platform (1955)
Railway Platform
7.3
  • Director
  • 1955
Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970)
Ishq Par Zor Nahin
7.1
  • Director
  • 1970
Dharmendra and Tarla Mehta in Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
Shola Aur Shabnam
7.5
  • Director
  • 1961
Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant in Samadhi (1950)
Samadhi
6.8
  • Director
  • 1950

Credits

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Director

  • Sankalp (1975)
    Sankalp
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970)
    Ishq Par Zor Nahin
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Dharmendra and Tarla Mehta in Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
    Shola Aur Shabnam
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha in Phir Subha Hogi (1958)
    Phir Subha Hogi
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1958
  • 26 January
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1956
  • 26th January
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Bharti
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Sunil Dutt and Nalini Jaywant in Railway Platform (1955)
    Railway Platform
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Shikast (1953)
    Shikast
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant in Samadhi (1950)
    Samadhi
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Kamini Kaushal and Dilip Kumar in Shaheed (1948)
    Shaheed
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Renuka
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Ghar Ki Shobha
    • Director
    • 1944

Writer

  • Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970)
    Ishq Par Zor Nahin
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Dharmendra and Tarla Mehta in Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
    Shola Aur Shabnam
    7.5
    • written by
    • 1961
  • Sunil Dutt and Nalini Jaywant in Railway Platform (1955)
    Railway Platform
    7.3
    • story, screenplay, dialogue
    • 1955
  • Anarkali (1953)
    Anarkali
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • dialogue
    • 1953
  • Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant in Samadhi (1950)
    Samadhi
    6.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1950

Producer

  • Dharmendra and Tarla Mehta in Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
    Shola Aur Shabnam
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha in Phir Subha Hogi (1958)
    Phir Subha Hogi
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Shikast (1953)
    Shikast
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 2, 1918
    • Multan, Punjab, British India [now Pakistan]
  • Died
    • January 20, 1980
    • Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of producer Suresh Saigal and director Naresh Saigal.

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