Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story category in 1955 for the film '' Aulad''. His notable works as story writer include ''

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'' (1955), '' Sadhna'' (1958), ''

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'' (1958) and ''

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'' (1959). He also produced films like ''

'' (1958), ''Santaan'', and '' Diwana'' (1967).

Early life

Sharma was born in Poothi village of

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, India on 29 May 1909. He studied Sanskrit and was brought up in

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. He worked as a Hindi and Sanskrit language teacher while continuing writing poetry and short stories for local magazines.

Works

Sharma narrated one of his stories to one of his friends in Meerut who was associated with Hindi film industry. On his friend's request, who was impressed with Sharma's stories, Sharma to visited Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1939. But, he did not get any work in Mumbai so Sharma moved to

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, Maharashtra with his family. He joined

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owned by filmmaker V. Shantaram as a

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tutor to newcomers at the salary of 40 per month. In 1942, Sharma got his break by penning lyrics and dialogue of the Hindi-Marathi bilingual film ''

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''. The film was directed by Raja Nene, starring Urmila and Paresh Banerji. He worked with Nene on more films like ''Taramati'', based on mythological love story of King

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and Taramati where actress Shobhna Samarth played the title role. He worked on more mythological films like ''Vishnu Bhagwan'' and ''Nal Damyanti''. Sharma's next film was

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''Stree Janma Hee Tujhi Kahani'' (1952) which was with director Datta Dharmadhikari. The film was based on Sharma's earlier short story ''Aaj Ka Sawaal'', later recreated in Hindi as '' Aurat Teri Yehi Kahaani'' (1954) by Chaturbhuj Doshi. Meeting initial success, Sharma moved to Mumbai where his first film released in 1954 was '' Aulad''. He won the first Filmfare Award in the Best Story (1955) category. He continued writing for films like ''

'' (1955), '' Ek Hi Rasta'' (1956), ''Dushman'', '' Sadhna'' (1958), ''Santaan'', ''Do Behneh'', ''

'' (1958), ''

'' (1959), ''Samadhi'', '' Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya'' (1963), and ''

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'' (1970). Sharma's films often dealt with prevailing social issues. For '' Sadhna'' (1958) which described the life of a prostitute, Sharma had initially approached director

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who requested to change the ending. Sharma refused for any alternation to the story and approached B. R. Chopra who made the film starring Vyjayanthimala and Sunil Dutt. Sharma also worked with filmmaker L. V. Prasad for his Hindi film, ''Daadi Maa'' (1966), '' Raja Aur Runk'' (1968), '' Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969), and ''

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'' (1971), with

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for ''

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'' (1968) and with

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for '' Gharana'' (1961), '' Grahasti'' (1963). Sharma took retirement from film writing after the release of '' Nauker'' (1979) and '' Sau Din Saas Ke'' (1980) and moved to

Death

Sharma died on 25 April 2000 at the age of 92 at his residence in Meerut.

Filmography

*'' Aulad'' (1954) *''

'' (1955) *'' Ek Hi Rasta'' (1956) *'' Sadhna'' (1958) *''

'' (1959) *''

'' (1960) *'' Gharana'' (1961) *'' Grahasti'' (1963) *'' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' (1963) *''Daadi Maa'' (1966) *'' Raja Aur Runk'' (1968) *''

'' (1968) *'' Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969) *'' Nauker'' (1979) *'' Sau Din Saas Ke'' (1980)

Awards

* 1955 - Filmfare Award for Best Story - '' Aulad'' * 1956 - Filmfare Award for Best Story - ''

'' * * 1959 - Filmfare Award for Best Film - ''

'' (along with Mahesh Kaul) (Nominated) * * 1959 - Filmfare Award for Best Story - '' Sadhna'' * 1959 - Filmfare Award for Best Story - ''

'' (Nominated) * 1960 - Filmfare Award for Best Story - ''

'' (Nominated) * 1961 - Sangeet Natak Akademi Award — Films (Screenplay) * 2000 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Mukhram 1909 births 2000 deaths Indian lyricists Indian male screenwriters Hindi screenwriters Filmfare Awards winners People from Meerut Screenwriters from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian screenwriters Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award