Lekh Tandon Age, Wife, Family, Death Cause, Biography, Facts & More
Lekh Tandon Age, Wife, Family, Death Cause, Biography, Facts & More
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| 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**- 5â 5â** |
| 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?:Â No
Did Lekh Tandon drink alcohol?: Yes
Lekhâs 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 âAagâ, âBarsaatâ, 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 âAmrapaliâ, starring Sunil Dutt and Vyjayanthimala , was picked as Indian entry for the best foreign language film at 39th Oscar awards.
His role models are Raj Kapoor, Kidar Sharma, Frank Caprah, and Binny Wilder.
He won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for his movie, âDulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhayeâ (1978).
His debut directorial TV serial âDil Dariyaâ (1988) is credited for discovering Shah Rukh Khan .
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 â âSwadesâ, âChennai Expressâ, and âRang De Basanti.âÂ
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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