| Names |
KAMLESHWAR |
| Date of
Birth |
January 06, 1932 |
| Date of
Death |
January 27, 2007 |
| Identity |
Hindi writer and
scriptwriter for Hindi cinema and television. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1979: He won the Filmfare
Award for Best Screenplay for Pati Patni Aur Woh, directed
by B. R. Chopra.
- 2003: He was awarded the
Sahitya Akademi Award for his Hindi novel Kitne Pakistan
(translated in English as Partitions).
- 2005: He was honoured with
PADMA BHUSHAN Award by the Govt of India.
- 2007: A collection of his
short stories in English translation, Not Flowers of Henna,
was released.
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| Special
Achievements / Events |
- Among his most well-known work are the films Aandhi,
Mausam, Chhoti Si Baat and Rang Birangi.
- Considered a part of the league of Hindi writers like
Mohan Rakesh, Nirmal Verma and Bhisham Sahni, who launched
the Hindi literature's Nayi Kahani ("New Story") movement in
the 1950s.
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