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- 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.
Om ShivpuriJanuary 1, 1938 - October 15, 1990 (aged 52)Jaipur, Jaipur State, British India
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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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