Bio
- Was a sibling among eight brothers and a sister.
- Arrived at Mumbai from Delhi for the first time in 1962 to try his luck in films.
- Was promised Rs. 150 for six months by his father while he was struggling during his initial days in Mumbai.
- Arrived at Mumbai for the second time in 1964 to associate with filmmaker Ravi Tandon, the Bollywood star actor Raveena Tandon's father.
- Stayed with Shabana Azmi's cousin, the renowned cameraman Ishan Arya, during his early days of struggle in Mumbai.
- Was employed by eminent filmmaker Prakash Mehra for over 20 years and they first worked together on 1 January 1971 for the film Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973).
- Had taught debutant actor Rakesh Roshan the correct pronunciations of many Hindi words during the shoot of the film Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973).
- Replaced actor Asrani in the role of Pyarelal in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) which popularised him with the alias Pyarelal.
- Independently directed the Bollywood film Ghungroo (1983).
- Joined the Children's Film Society India (CFSI) as an associate director on an Indo-Russian film called Black Mountain.
- Appeared in a Hero Maestro scooter advertisement at the age of 73.
Ram SethiSeptember 1, 1938 (age 87)New Delhi, Delhi,India
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Bio
- Was a sibling among eight brothers and a sister.
- Arrived at Mumbai from Delhi for the first time in 1962 to try his luck in films.
- Was promised Rs. 150 for six months by his father while he was struggling during his initial days in Mumbai.
- Arrived at Mumbai for the second time in 1964 to associate with filmmaker Ravi Tandon, the Bollywood star actor Raveena Tandon's father.
- Stayed with Shabana Azmi's cousin, the renowned cameraman Ishan Arya, during his early days of struggle in Mumbai.
- Was employed by eminent filmmaker Prakash Mehra for over 20 years and they first worked together on 1 January 1971 for the film Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973).
- Had taught debutant actor Rakesh Roshan the correct pronunciations of many Hindi words during the shoot of the film Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973).
- Replaced actor Asrani in the role of Pyarelal in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) which popularised him with the alias Pyarelal.
- Independently directed the Bollywood film Ghungroo (1983).
- Joined the Children's Film Society India (CFSI) as an associate director on an Indo-Russian film called Black Mountain.
- Appeared in a Hero Maestro scooter advertisement at the age of 73.
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