Kamlesh Pandey is an Indian screenwriter. He has won the

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for Tezaab, Star Screen Awards for Saudagar and IIFA Award for Rang De Basanti. He is from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, and lives in

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Career

Film

Pandey started writing films since 1987 and went on to write various blockbusters; till date he has written over 40 films. He is a member of Film Writers Association, Mumbai, Indian Documentary Producers Association and Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council. He Has been visiting faculty for teaching screenplay at

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Television

Pandey wrote cult investigative thriller Karamchand for

Pankaj Parashar Pankuj Parashar is an Indian film and television director. Among his most-known are police-thriller ''Jalwa'' (1987) starring Naseeruddin Shah, ''ChaalBaaz'' (1989), and television detective series ''Karamchand'' (1985). He also makes televisio ...

and social teleplays Kachchi Dhoop and Naqab for

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. In 1992, Pandey joined

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as head of programming. He revived traditional Indian game shows like Antakshari and introduced new programs such as Tara, Campus, Banegi Apni Baat, Phillips Top Ten, Zee Horror Show,

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, Mere Ghar Aana Zindagi, and Filmi Chakkar. He left

in 1995. Pandey won the Indian Television Academy Award 2007 for the Best Dialogue and Indian Telly Awards 2007 for the Best Screenplay and the Best Dialogue for Virrudh. Pandey wrote Kuch Toh Log Kahenge aired on Sony TV since October 2011.

Filmography

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Jalwa ''Jalwa'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Pankuj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh. The film is set in Goa, where it was mostly shot. It is an unofficial remake of ...

'' (1987) *'' Tezaab'' (1988) *'' ChaalBaaz'' (1989) *'' Dil'' (1990) *'' Saudagar'' (1991) *'' Khalnayak'' (1993) *'' Bhagyawan'' (1993) *'' Shreemaan Aashique'' (1993) *'' Jaan'' (1996) *'' Itihaas'' (1997) *'' Hameshaa'' (1998) *'' Wajood'' (1998) *'' Laawaris'' (1999) *'' Shikari'' (2000) *'' Farz'' (2001) *'' Aks'' (2001) *''

Janasheen ''Janasheen'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film co-written, edited, produced and directed by Feroz Khan who stars along with his son, Fardeen Khan, and Celina Jaitly in her film debut. It was partly shot in Afgh ...

'' (2003) *'' Rang De Basanti'' (2006) *'' Yuvvraaj'' (2008) *'' Jazbaa'' (2015)

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