Ramesh Saigal

Ramesh Saigal was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor in Hindi language films.^[1]

Ramesh Saigal
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1942–1975
Known for	Railway Platform, Shola Aur Shabnam and Ishq Par Zor Nahin

Professional life

His major work includes Railway Platform (1955), Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)^[2] and Ishq Par Zor Nahin (1970).

He was instrumental in giving veteran actor Sunil Dutt a break in the film Railway Platform (1955) when Sunil Dutt was hosting the show, Lipton Ki Mehfil on Radio Ceylon.^[3] While covering the Dilip Kumar movie Shikast in 1953, Dutt met director Ramesh Saigal, who impressed by his personality and voice, offered him a role in his upcoming movie. Ramesh Saigal coined the new screen name "Sunil Dutt" for the debutante actor whose real name was Balraj Dutt to avoid name conflicts with the then veteran actor Balraj Sahni.^[4][5]

Filmography

Director

Year	Film	Notes
1975	Sankalp
1970	Ishq Par Zor Nahin
1961	Shola Aur Shabnam
1958	Phir Subha Hogi
1956	26 January
1956	Bharti
1955	Railway Platform	Debut film of Sunil Dutt
1953	Shikast
1950	Samadhi
1948	Shaheed
1947	Renuka
1944	Ghar Ki Shobha
1942	Khandaan	Assistant director

Producer

Year	Film
1961	Shola Aur Shabnam
1958	Phir Subha Hogi
1953	Shikast

Screenwriter

Year	Film	Role
1970	Ishq Par Zor Nahin	Writer
1961	Shola Aur Shabnam	Writer
1955	Railway Platform	Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
1953	Anarkali	Screenplay, Dialogue