Kidar Sharma

Kidar Sharma
Sharma in the film Neki Aur Badi
Born
Kidar Nath Sharma

(1910-04-12)12 April 1910
Died29 April 1999(1999-04-29) (aged 89)
Mumbai, India
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • producer
  • lyricist
Years active1935–1998
SpouseRaj Dulari

Kidar Nath Sharma, also Kedar Sharma (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and Lyricist of Hindi films.[1] While he had great success as a director of movies including Neel Kamal (1947), Bawre Nain (1950) and Jogan (1950), he is most remembered for starting the acting careers of popular Bollywood actors like Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Raj Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Bharat Bhushan and Tanuja.[2]

  1. ^ IMDB Entry for Kidar Sharma
  2. ^ "Life of a producer-director-script writer and lyricist". The Tribune. 2 June 2002.