Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi
Kalpana Lajmi
Born	1954
Died	2018 (aged 63–64)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Parent	Lalita Lajmi (mother);
Relatives	Guru Dutt (uncle); Atma Ram (uncle)

Kalpana Lajmi (1954–2018) was an Indian

filmmaker working more on realistic, low-budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films were often woman-oriented. She had been for a long time manager with Bhupen Hazarika. She was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.^[2]

Biography

Kalpana Lajmi was the daughter of painter

Bhumika: The Role. She made her directorial début with the documentary film D.G. Movie Pioneer in 1978 and went on to direct more documentaries like A Work Study in Tea Plucking (1979) and Along the Brahmaputra (1981). She debuted as a feature film director in 1986 with Ek Pal (A Moment), starring Shabana Azmi

,

Gulzar

.

She then took a break from directing movies and went to direct her first television serial Lohit Kinare (1988) starring Tanvi Azmi. She made her comeback to cinema in 1993 with the critically acclaimed Rudaali starring Dimple Kapadia. Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance and Lajmi also won accolades for directing the film.

Her next film was Darmiyaan: In Between (1997) which was directed and produced by her. The movie starred Kirron Kher and Tabu in pivotal & influential roles.

Her next film in 2001 was Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence. The film was distributed by the Indian Government and was acclaimed by critics. It was the second time that an actress won the National Film Award for Best Actress under Lajmi's directorial hand. This time it was Raveena Tandon, who was not as appreciated before, and Lajmi was credited as being the one to explore the hidden talent in her.

Her next film, Kyon? (2003) was unnoticed, while her last release and her last film was Chingaari in 2006 that starred Sushmita Sen as a village prostitute. Chingaari turned out - to be a commercial box-office flop.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)
1978	D.G. Movie Pioneer	Director
1979	A Work Study in Tea Plucking	Director
1981	Along the Brahmaputra	Director
1986	Ek Pal	Director, Producer, Writer
1988	Lohit Kinare	Director
1993	Rudaali	Director, writer
1997	Darmiyaan: In Between	Director, producer
2001	Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence	Director, Writer
2003	Kyon?	Director, producer
2006	Chingaari	Director, producer, writer

References

^ "Director Kalpana Lajmi's producer in slugfest". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ "Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, director of Rudaali, dies in Mumbai at 64". Hindustan Times. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ "Kalpana Lajmi: A life in focus | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 July 2003.

External links

Kalpana Lajmi at
IMDb
Interview at
Rediff

[Director_Kalpana_Lajmi's_producer_in_slugfest-1] "Director Kalpana Lajmi's producer in slugfest". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[2] "Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, director of Rudaali, dies in Mumbai at 64". Hindustan Times. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

[3] "Kalpana Lajmi: A life in focus | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 July 2003.

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