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

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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 Kahenge'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Woh Phir Aayegi ''Woh Phir Aayegi'' () is a 1988 Hindi-language Indian horror film directed by B.R. Ishara, starring Rajesh Khanna and Farha Naaz. It is a remake of 1978 Malayalam film ''Lisa''. Plot The film depicts the fight of Raju to free his wife Aar ...

'' and ''

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 ...

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Life and career

Ishara was born in Bharwain (

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), in the Una district,

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in India. After leaving home to try his luck in

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, he became a film director. His first mainstream film, '' Insaaf Ka Mandir'', starred the actors

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and

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. Subsequently, he brought cricketer

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

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and composer

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

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, Rakesh Pandey,

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Jaya Bhaduri Jaya Bachchan (''née'' Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of Hindi cinema. She is serving as member of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party ...

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Reena Roy Reena Roy (born Saira Ali), is an Indian actress. She made her film debut as a teenager with B R Ishara's '' Zaroorat'' (1972), but gained wider public recognition with ''Jaise Ko Taisa'' (1973) and the romance-action film '' Zakhmee'' (1975). I ...

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, Raj Kiran and

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. His film ''Woh Phir Ayegi'' with

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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 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), Pune, she is also kno ...

. 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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* 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 screenwriters 21st-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in India {{India-film-director-stub