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1967–2006. Saawan Kumar Tak (9 August 1936 – 25 August 2022) was an Indian film director, producer, and lyricist. He directed many Hindi films, including successful films like Saajan Bina Suhagan, Souten, Souten Ki Beti, Sanam Bewafa, Bewaffa Se Waffa. He is credited with giving break to actors such as Sanjeev Kumar and Mehmood Junior. [1]
Saawan Kumar Tak started his career in the Bollywood film industry in the year 1967 by directing the film Naunihal, which starred veteran Indian actor Sanjeev Kumar. This film earned the Presidential award at the National Awards ceremony in the same year. Saawan Kumar Tak is known for giving the name Sanjeev Kumar to actor Harihar Jethalal ...
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Saawan Kumar Tak was born on Sunday, 9 August 1936 (age 86 years; at the time of death) in Jaipur, Jaipur State, British India. His zodiac sign was Leo.
Parents & Siblings
Sawan Kumar Tak has three sisters and one brother.
Wife & Children
He was married to Usha Khanna, and she is a music director in the Bollywood film industry. The couple got separated after a few years of marriage and had no children.
Relation with Meena Kumari
According to Saawan Kumar, he was in love with veteran Indian actress Meena Kumari when he was in the early days of his career in the Bollywood film industry. He was then in his early twenties. In an interview with a media house, he disclosed that he closely experienced the life tragedies of Meena Kumari in her last days of life. He said, In the same discussion, Saawan Kumar added that he had grown attached to her. He said that once, she took him to her bedroom and told mimic stories of her l...
Director
Saawan Kumar Tak was the one who launched the veteran Indian actors Sanjeev Kumar and Mehmood Junior aka Naeem Sayyed in the Indian film industry. Once, he saw the performance of Sanjeev Kumar in a theatre and promised him that he would launch him in his first film. In 1967, he directed his first film Naunihal, which starred Sanjeev Kumar in the lead role. In the same year, this film won several awards and accolades from the Maharashtra government. Saawan Kumar was the one who gave the name S...
Musician
He used to write and compose songs for his films. In his film Souten, the famous song “Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai” was composed by him. He is known for composing famous Hindi songs such as “Barkha Rani Zara Jamke Barso” for the 1973 film ‘Sabak,’ which starred veteran actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles. Later, he wrote the popular songs “Hum Bhool Gaye” from the film Souten Ki Beti and “Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa” from the film Bewaffa Se Waffa and the legendary Indian sin...
In 1967, his film Naunihal was honoured with the Presidential award by the Government of Maharashtra.
Saawan Kumar Tak died on 25 August 2022 at the age of 86 Years in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India due to prolonged illness. Aaj TakSoon after his death, his PRO Mantu Singh announced in a media interview that Saawan Kumar Tak was suffering from a heart problem for two days. Mantu Singh said,
According to Saawan Kumar Tak, he shifted to Mumbai from Jaipur, Rajasthan in 1967 with the desire to become an actor in the Bollywood film industry. However, he was rejected by two or three film s...
Saawan Kumar Tak began his career as a producer on the 1967 film Naunihal. He is credited with giving Sanjeev Kumar, the lead actor of the film, his screen name. In 1972, he made his directorial ...
Aug 25, 2022 · Salman Khan, who starred in Sawan Kumar Tak’s Saawan… The Love Season, offered his condolences on Twitter and wrote, “May u rest in peace my dear Sawaan ji. The Love Season, offered his condolences on Twitter and wrote, “May u rest in peace my dear Sawaan ji.
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Aug 25, 2022 · Saawan Kumar Tak, the director, producer, writer and lyricist behind several Bollywood blockbusters, passed away today. Sawan Kumar's nephew Navin Kumar Tak confirmed to ETimes that the industry ...
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Aug 25, 2022 · 25 Aug 2022, 1:23 pm. 1 min read. MUMBAI: Saawan Kumar Tak, director of films such as "Sanam Bewafa" and "Souten", died on Thursday at a hospital here, his nephew said. The 86-year-old filmmaker ...
