11 Facts About Kidar Sharma

Kidar Sharma was born in a Punjabi brahmin family in Narowal in what was then the Punjab region of India and grew up in a life of poverty.

Kidar Sharma returned to Amritsar and attended the Hindu Sabha College where he founded a College Dramatic Society which would later give him his first break in film.

The head of a local Temperance movement would attend one of Kidar Sharma's plays and hired him to produce a silent film depicting the evils of alcohol.

Kidar Sharma was married in 1932 and painted to earn income.

Kidar Sharma would continue to work with New Theatres on films such as Dhoop Chhaon and Pujarin but a big break would come when Kidar Sharma was asked to write the dialogue and lyrics for the 1936 adaptation of Devdas starring his friend Kundan Lal Saigal.

Kidar Sharma's big directing break came in 1940 when asked to complete the film Tumhair Jeet.

Kidar Sharma was then asked to direct Chitralekha which became a smash hit and gave Kidar credibility as a director.

Kidar Sharma would go on to begin producing his own movies, casting Raj Kapoor and Madhubala in their first film Neel Kamal.

Kidar Sharma would cast Geeta Bali in her first movie, Sohag Raat and later he would team her with Raj Kapoor for the film Bawre Nain.

An outstanding poet, Kidar Sharma wrote some of the most memorable songs including Balam aayo baso more man mein, Dukh kay ab din beetat nahi, Khayalon Mein Kisike, Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Bhi and Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahi.

Kidar Sharma would continue to contribute as a lyricist and to write and direct films through the 1990s.