Lekh Tandon

Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Indian Lahore, Pakistan

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Quick Info

ProfessionActor, Director, Screenwriter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth13/02/1929
Age88 years (died on 15, Oct, 2017)
BirthplaceLahore, Pakistan
Date of Death15/10/2017

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Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Weight80 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorWhite

Personal Life

Place of DeathAt his residence in Powai, Mumbai
Death CauseDied of Chronic disease
Zodiac sign/Sun signAquarius
HometownLahore, Pakistan
ReligionHinduism
AddressB 3/31, Shiv Parvati Chs, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Sector 21, Mumbai
HobbiesReading, Playing Video Games

Relationships & More

Marital StatusWidower
SpouseLate Swarn Tandon
Children
SonNitin Tandon
DaughterGayatri Tandon

Family

FatherFaqeer Chand Tandon
MotherNot Known
Siblings
BrotherYograj Tandon (Urdu playwright)
SisterNot Known

Favourites

Favourite Actors
  • Kanwaljeet
  • Pawan Malhotra
  • Arundhati
  • Divya Seth
  • Arun Bali
  • Naveen Nischol
  • Vinita Malik
  • Seema Bhargava
  • Lillette Dubey
Favourite SingerMohammed Rafi
Favourite Books
  • The Hindu View of Life by Dr. Radhakrishnan
  • Bhagwad Geeta (in Urdu) by Khwaja Din Mohammed
  • Tarjaman Ul Quran by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Lekh's father, F. C. Tandon, and Prithviraj Kapoor were school friends.
2. Prithviraj Kapoor later inspired Lekh to join Bollywood.
3. In September 1947, Lekh moved to Mumbai from Lahore.
4. Prithviraj appointed him as an assistant in RK Films.
5. He worked with Raj Kapoor on movies like 'Aag', 'Barsaat', as an assistant director.
6. His film 'Amrapali' was India's entry for the best foreign language film at the 39th Oscar awards.
7. He received the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for 'Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye' (1978).
8. His first TV show 'Dil Dariya' (1988) helped discover Shah Rukh Khan.
9. Throughout his career, he had a knack for choosing the right actors for his films.
10. In his later years, he acted in movies like 'Swades', 'Chennai Express', and 'Rang De Basanti.'
11. He was bed-ridden from early 2017 and passed away on 15 October 2017 in Mumbai due to health issues.
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