Sagar Sarhadi
Sagar Sarhadi | |
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| Born | Ganga Sagar Talwar 11 May 1933 Abbottabad, Baffa, British India |
| Died | 22 March 2021 (aged 87) Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sagar |
| Occupation(s) | short story writer, play writer, film director, film writer, film producer, |
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| Relatives | Ramesh Talwar (Nephew) 4 brothers, 1 sister |
Sagar Sarhadi (11 May 1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Indian short story and play writer, and a writer, director and producer for film.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Born in Baffa Pakhal, District Mansehra (then in British India and now in Pakistan), he began writing Urdu short stories and then continued as an Urdu playwright.[8] Sagar Sarhadi was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA - International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2019 by Ashghar Wajahat.
He became popular in films with Yash Chopra's Kabhi Kabhi (1976), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. He went on to write for films including Noorie (1979); Silsila (1981) starring Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri and Rekha; Chandni (1989) starring Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna; Faasle starring Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval; Rang (1993) starring Kamal Sadanah and Divya Bharti and directed by Talat Jani; Anubhav starring Sanjeev Kumar and Tanuja and directed by Basu Bhattacharya; Zindagi (1976); The Other Man; Karmayogi; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai; Karobaar; Bazaar; Chausar and became a well known name as a scriptwriter.
Filmography
- Goonj (1974) --(Dialogues)
- Alingan (1974) --(Dialogues)
- Kabhi Kabhi (1976 film) (screenplay/dialogue) starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee
- Noorie (1979 film) (screenplay/dialogue) starring Farooq Sheikh and Poonam Dhillon
- Chandni (translation: "Moonlight") (1989 film) (dialogue) starring Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna
- Silsila (translation: "The Affair") (1981 film) (screenplay) starring Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri and Rekha
- Bazaar (1982 film) (direction) starring Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Sheikh, Smita Patil, Supriya Pathak and Bharat Kapoor
- Faasle (translation: "Distance") (1995 film) (dialogue) starring Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval
References
- ^ Abused, not amused
- ^ The Reluctant Actor – Indian Express
- ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Delhi / Entertainment : Return of the veteran
- ^ The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Theatre : Supriya back in office
- ^ Prateik in Smita Patil's classic - Times Of India
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema – Google Boeken
- ^ Mad Tales from Bollywood: Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi ... - Dinesh Bhugra - Google Boeken
- ^ Mahaan, Deepak (30 August 2012). "An ocean of difference". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2020.