Sagar Sarhadi
Sagar Sarhadi (11 May 1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Indian short story and play writer, and a writer, director and producer for film. Sagar Sarhadi was 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. Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA - International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2019 by Ashghar Wajahat.
Sagar Sarhadi

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- Name
- Sagar Sarhadi
- Birth Name
- Ganga Sagar Talwar
- Born
- 11 May 1933
- Birthplace
- Abbottabad, Baffa, British India now Baffa, Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- Died
- 22 March 2021
- Place of death
- Mumbai, India
- Occupation
- short story writer, play writer, film director, film writer, film producer,
- Nationality
- India
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Sagar Sarhadi (11 May 1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Indian short story and play writer, and a writer, director and producer for film. Sagar Sarhadi was 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. Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA - International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2019 by Ashghar Wajahat.
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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.
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• Name — Sagar Sarhadi • Birth Name — Ganga Sagar Talwar • Born — 11 May 1933 • Birthplace — Abbottabad, Baffa, British India now Baffa, Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. • Died — 22 March 2021 • Place of death — Mumbai, India • Father — Than Singh Talwar • Mother — Prem dai • Relatives — Ramesh Talwar (Nephew) 4 brothers, 1 sister • Other Names — Sagar • Occupation — short story writer, play writer, film director, film writer, film producer,
Filmography
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
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Sagar Sarhadi is recorded with the occupation film producer. Recorded as film producer, film director and screenwriter.
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1933
Sagar Sarhadi was born on 11 May 1933.
2021
Sagar Sarhadi died on 22 March 2021.
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- 1.Abused, not amused
- 2.The Reluctant Actor – Indian Express
- 3.The Hindu : Metro Plus Delhi / Entertainment : Return of the veteran
- 4.The Hindu : Friday Review Delhi / Theatre : Supriya back in office
- 5.Prateik in Smita Patil's classic - Times Of India
- 6.Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema – Google Boeken
- 7.Mad Tales from Bollywood: Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi ... - Dinesh Bhugra - Google Boeken
- 8.Mahaan, Deepak. An ocean of difference. The Hindu. 30 August 2012.
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