Kuljit Pal (1933–2023) was an Indian director, writer and producer who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his work as a producer in films like ‘Arth’ (1982) and ‘Aaj’ (1987). Kuljit is credited as the person who first introduced famous Indian actress Rekha to Hindi cinema. Kuljit Pal died of cardiac arrest in June 2023.
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Wiki/Biography
Kuljit Pal was born in 1933 (age 90; as of 2023) in Nairobi, Kenya.
family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
Kuljit Pal was married to producer Rita Pal. His daughter’s name is Anamika Pal (also called Anu Pal); He is an actor. Anamika was once engaged to actor Akshay Kumar.
Kuljit Pal’s daughter, Anamika Pal
Career
movie
Producer
Kuljit Pal made his debut as a producer in Hindi cinema with the film Vaasna in 1968. The film starred Raaj Kumar, Padmini, Biswajit Chatterjee and others.
Poster of the movie “Vaasna” (1968).
In 1979, he directed the film Do Shikaar starring Rekha and Vinod Khanna. Pal later did other films including ‘Arth’ (1982), ‘Aashiana’ (1986) and ‘Aaj’ (1987).
writer
Kuljit worked as a writer for Parmatma (1978).
Poster of the movie Parmatma (1978).
Director
Pali made his directorial debut with the film ‘Do Shikaari’ in 1979.
Poster of the movie “Do Shikaar” (1979).
death
On 24 June 2023, Kuljit Pal died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai after a long illness. According to sources, he was bedridden for a long time.
Facts/Trivia
- It is reported that Kuljit was instrumental in spotting the potential of Indian actress Rekha and giving her her first opportunity in the Hindi film industry; However, the film project was eventually shelved. In an interview, Kuljit spoke about the day he met Rekha for the first time. He mentioned that he traveled to Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu to meet Vanisri, an Indian actor, to cast him in the film ‘Do Shikaari’. However, he came across a young girl named Rekha in Vanisri’s room. Impressed by her, Kuljit decided to conduct dialogue tests with Rekha at her residence. Despite her limited knowledge of the language, Rekha performed well. After that, Kuljit brought Rekha to Mumbai and signed her for a five-year stint in the film industry. He went on to act in films like ‘Do Shikaari’ (1979) among others.
- In 2013, a dispute arose between Kuljit Pal and Mahesh Bhatt over the remake rights of the film ‘Arth’ (1982). In an interview, Kuljit claimed that Mahesh gave unauthorized consent to Pakistani producer Shaan to make their classic film. Speaking about this, Kuljit said in an interview:
Mahesh Bhatt seems to have committed the crime of misleading the Pakistani producers by giving them the rights of Arth which legally belong to us alone. You all are advised not to join Shri Mahesh Bhatt for Arti”.
Mahesh Bhatt, on the other hand, had a different take. In an interview, he claimed that Pakistani superstar Shaan approached him and sought his opposition for the remake of Arti in Urdu. He also mentioned that he submitted his no-objection because he believed it would help Indo-Pak relations.
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