| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Lekh Tandon |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5’ 5” |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | White |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 13 February 1929 |
| Date of Death | 15 October 2017 |
| Place of Death | At his residence in Powai, Mumbai |
| Death Cause | Died of Chronic disease |
| Age (as in 2017) | 88 Years |
| Birth Place | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Debut | Film Directorial: Professor (1962)  TV Directorial: Dil Dariya (1988) Acting: Swades (2004)  |
| Family | Father- Faqeer Chand Tandon Mother- Not Known Brother- Yograj Tandon (Urdu playwright) Sister- Not Known |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | B 3/31, Shiv Parvati Chs, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Sector 21, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Reading, Playing Video Games |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Actors | Kanwaljeet, Pawan Malhotra, Arundhati, Divya Seth, Arun Bali, Naveen Nischol, Vinita Malik, Seema Bhargava, Lillette Dubey |
| Favourite Singer | Mohammed Rafi |
| Favourite Books | The Hindu View of Life by Dr. Radhakrishnan, Bhagwad Geeta (in Urdu) by Khwaja Din Mohammed, Tarjaman Ul Quran by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Widower |
| Wife/Spouse | Late Swarn Tandon |
| Children | Son- Nitin Tandon Daughter- Gayatri Tandon |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Lekh Tandon
- Did Lekh Tandon smoke?: No
- Did Lekh Tandon drink alcohol?: Yes
- Lekh’s father, F. C. Tandon, and Prithviraj Kapoor were school friends and classmates. Later, Prithviraj Kapoor inspired Lekh to join Bollywood.
- In September 1947, he came to Mumbai from Lahore, after which Prithviraj made him an assistant in RK Films.
- He worked as an assistant director with Raj Kapoor in films like ‘Aag’, ‘Barsaat’, and learned many aspects of direction from him.
- He made a Varanasi based serial-Bikhri Aas Nikhri Preet. The serial is based on the novel Vyavadhan published in 1963 by Late Shanti Kumari Bajpai.
- His 1966 flick ‘Amrapali’, starring Sunil Dutt and Vyjayanthimala, was picked as Indian entry for the best foreign language film at 39th Oscar awards.
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- His role models are Raj Kapoor, Kidar Sharma, Frank Caprah, and Binny Wilder.
- He won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for his movie, ‘Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye’ (1978).
- His debut directorial TV serial ‘Dil Dariya’ (1988) is credited for discovering Shah Rukh Khan.
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- Throughout his career, he had this capability to pick the right actors for the characters in his films.
- In the latter part of his life, he acted in films like – ‘Swades’, ‘Chennai Express’, and ‘Rang De Basanti.’
- Since early 2017, he was bed-ridden and had multiple health issues due to which he passed away on 15 October 2017, around 5:30 pm, at his residence in Mumbai.
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