Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi
Born1954 (1954)
Died2018 (aged 63–64)
OccupationFilmmaker
MotherLalita Lajmi
RelativesGuru Dutt (uncle)
Atma Ram (uncle)

Kalpana Lajmi (1954–2018) was an Indian film director,[1] producer and screenwriter. Lajmi was an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low-budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films were often woman-oriented. She had been for a long time manager with Bhupen Hazarika. She was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.[2]

  1. ^ "Director Kalpana Lajmi's producer in slugfest". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, director of Rudaali, dies in Mumbai at 64". Hindustan Times. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.