Babu Ram Ishara (born Roshan Lal Sharma 7 September 1934 – 25 July 2012) was an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

and

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best known for his films of the 1970s. He filmed 35

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films between 1964 and 1996. He was much popular for his film ''Chetana'', Log Kya Kahengey,

Milap ''Milap'' is a 1972 Bollywood action film directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy and Danny Denzongpa in lead roles. Cast * Shatrughan Sinha as Ravi / Raju * Reena Roy as Rani Chalava / Rukmani * Danny Denzongp ...

Man Jaiye ''Man Jaiye'' is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Rakesh Pandey, Rehana Sultan and Jalal Agha. Story Suman Acharya (Rehana Sultan) is a feminist. She meets Ajay Sharma (Rakesh Pandey) who is conservative i ...

Ghar Ki Laaj ''Ghar Ki Laaj'' is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by B. R. Ishara. It starred Moushumi Chatterjee and Sanjeev Kumar with lyrics and. music by Ravindra Jain. Cast *Moushumi Chatterjee *Sanjeev Kumar *Aruna Irani *Sohrab Modi *D ...

, Woh Phir Ayegi,

Sautela Bhai ''Sautela Bhai'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language film directed by B. R. Ishara, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Kumar Gaurav in lead roles. The film was a delayed release in 1996 and a big flop. It is a remake of an old popular movie Dhar ...

.doosra roop 1982

Life and career

Ishara was born in

Bharwain Bharwain is a hill station situated in Amb Tehsil and hill hamlet village in Chintpurni region in the Una district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It is an entry point to the Chintpurni Temple. The area is situated between the western ...

(

Chintpurni Chintpurni is a small town in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh about 40 km (25 miles) north of Una, not far from the border with the Indian state of Punjab. The elevation is about 977 meters (about 3,200 feet). It is home to the Maa Chi ...

), in the Una district,

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peak ...

in India. After leaving home to try his luck in

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, he became a film director. His first mainstream film, ''

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'', starred the actors

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and

Aruna Irani Aruna Irani (born 3 May 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting ...

. Subsequently, he brought cricketer

Salim Durrani Salim Aziz Durani (born 11 December 1934) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches from 1960 to 1973. An all-rounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman famous for his six-hitting prowess. He ...

into cinema with '' Charitra'' in which he also introduced

Parveen Babi Parveen Babi (4 April 1954 – 20 January 2005) was an Indian actress and model. Recognized for her roles in Hindi films throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Babi was known for her "glamorous" acting style, and was one of the highest-paid ...

and composer

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

to film audiences. He worked with a number of other newcomers including

Danny Dengzongpa Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourt ...

Rakesh Pandey Rakesh Pandey may refer to: * Rakesh Pandey (actor), Indian actor * Rakesh Pandey (author) Rakesh Pandey (born 27 August 1968) is an Indian writer and editor of an international Hindi magazine named "Pravasi Sansar". He was born in Kasara, a v ...

Vijay Arora Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for '' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' and as Indrajit in the television serial ''Ramayan''. Career He also appeared in the se ...

Jaya Bhaduri Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is a member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, serving four terms since 2004. Known primarily for her work in Hindi and Bengali ...

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

Reena Roy Reena Roy (born Saira Ali; 7 January 1957), is an Indian actress. At the age of 15, she made her film debut with the drama '' Zaroorat'' (1972), but gained wider public recognition with her roles in the romantic comedy '' Jaise Ko Taisa'' (1973) ...

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliame ...

, Raj Kiran and

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television. Early life He ...

. His film ''Woh Phir Ayegi'' with

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a recor ...

in 1988 was a silver jubilee hit and Sautela Bhai was critically acclaimed. He got married in 1984 to the Bollywood actress

Rehana Sultan Rehana Sultan (born 19 November 1950) is an Indian actress best known for her debut role in the acclaimed 1970 film '' Dastak'' which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. A graduate of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), ...

. Ishara died from tuberculosis on 24 July 2012 at 1:30 am in Mumbai's Criticare hospital at age 77.Film writer-director B R Ishara passes away in Mumbai , NetIndian
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Filmography

Director

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* 1934 births Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters 2012 deaths People from Una district Screenwriters from Himachal Pradesh Film directors from Himachal Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in India {{India-film-director-stub