Bio

  • Met his would-be wife Sudha at Jaipur Radio Station where they worked together.
  • Directed Tuglaq, a play written by Girish Karnad in 1965 which was first staged in The National School of Drama.
  • Fell in love with Sudha while they worked together in plays at National School of Drama (NSD) and they married after nine years of waiting in 1968.
  • Was nicknamed Binnuji at home by his wife because one of his names was Binod.
  • Started a theatre group Dishantar along with his wife, which did so well that tickets had to be sold in black for almost every show.
  • Began his film career in 1971 with Mani Kaul's Ashad Ka Ek Din, soon followed by Gulzar's Koshish in 1972.
  • Was two years younger than Bollywood actor Jeetendra, but played the role of his father in films.
  • Led the National School of Drama Repertory set up in 1964 in its early years.
  • Worked in 31 films with Rajesh Khnana as the lead hero.
  • Was going to direct a film titled Aadhe Adhure which was shelved after he had a fall out with its producer Basu Bhattacharya.
  • Is the father of the Bollywood actress Ritu Shivpuri and assistant director Vineet Shivpuri.
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Om Shivpuri
September 5, 1938 - October 15, 1990 (aged 52)
Jaipur, Jaipur State, British India

Bio

  • Met his would-be wife Sudha at Jaipur Radio Station where they worked together.
  • Directed Tuglaq, a play written by Girish Karnad in 1965 which was first staged in The National School of Drama.
  • Fell in love with Sudha while they worked together in plays at National School of Drama (NSD) and they married after nine years of waiting in 1968.
  • Was nicknamed Binnuji at home by his wife because one of his names was Binod.
  • Started a theatre group Dishantar along with his wife, which did so well that tickets had to be sold in black for almost every show.
  • Began his film career in 1971 with Mani Kaul's Ashad Ka Ek Din, soon followed by Gulzar's Koshish in 1972.
  • Was two years younger than Bollywood actor Jeetendra, but played the role of his father in films.
  • Led the National School of Drama Repertory set up in 1964 in its early years.
  • Worked in 31 films with Rajesh Khnana as the lead hero.
  • Was going to direct a film titled Aadhe Adhure which was shelved after he had a fall out with its producer Basu Bhattacharya.
  • Is the father of the Bollywood actress Ritu Shivpuri and assistant director Vineet Shivpuri.

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