1. Kalpana Lajmi was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.
11 Facts About Kalpana Lajmi
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Kalpana Lajmi had been for a long time manager with Bhupen Hazarika.
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Kalpana Lajmi was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.
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Kalpana Lajmi was the daughter of painter Lalita Lajmi and Navy Captain Gopi Lajmi.
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Kalpana Lajmi was niece of filmmaker Guru Dutt, debuted as an assistant director under the veteran film director Shyam Benegal who was her relative of the Padukone family.
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Kalpana Lajmi later went on to work as an assistant costume designer in Shyam Benegal's Bhumika: The Role.
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Kalpana Lajmi debuted as a feature film director in 1986 with Ek Pal, starring Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Farooq Sheikh.
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Kalpana Lajmi produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with Gulzar.
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Kalpana Lajmi then took a break from directing movies and went to direct her first television serial Lohit Kinare starring Tanvi Azmi.
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Kalpana Lajmi made her comeback to cinema in 1993 with the critically acclaimed Rudaali starring Dimple Kapadia.
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Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance and Kalpana Lajmi won accolades for directing the film.