• An unknown fact about Rudaali's director: Kalpana Lajmi

  • Sep 30 2022
  • Length: 5 mins
  • Podcast

An unknown fact about Rudaali's director: Kalpana Lajmi

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Kalpana Lajmi (1954-2018) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter. Independent filmmaker Lajmi specialized in making realistic and low-budget films, known in India as parallel cinema. She tended to make films that focused on women. She was a longtime manager for Bhupen Hazarika. On 23 September 2018, she died at the age of 64 after being diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017. She was the daughter of painter Lalita Lajmi and Navy Captain Gopi Lajmi. She was the niece of filmmaker Guru Dutt, and she debuted as an assistant director under Shyam Benegal, an older relative of the Padukone family. Later, she worked as an assistant costume designer on Shyam Benegal's Bhumika: The Role. During that time, she made her directorial debut with the documentary film D.G. The Movie Pioneer in 1978 and directed more documentaries like A Work Study in Tea Plucking (1979) and Along the Brahmaputra (1981). Her first feature film, Ek Pal (A Moment), starred Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, and Farooq Sheikh. She produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with Gulzar.
    Show more Show less
activate_WEBCRO358_DT_T2
Show more Show less

What listeners say about An unknown fact about Rudaali's director: Kalpana Lajmi

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available