Age, Biography and Wiki
Kalpana Lajmi was born on 31 May, 1954 in Mumbai, India, is an Indian film director. Discover Kalpana Lajmi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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| Occupation |
Filmmaker |
| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
31 May, 1954 |
| Birthday |
31 May |
| Birthplace |
Mumbai, India |
| Date of death |
2018 |
| Died Place |
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Kalpana Lajmi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 64 years old, Kalpana Lajmi height not available right now. We will update Kalpana Lajmi's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Kalpana Lajmi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kalpana Lajmi worth at the age of 64 years old? Kalpana Lajmi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Filmmaker. She is from India. We have estimated Kalpana Lajmi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Kalpana Lajmi Social Network
Timeline
Kalpana Lajmi (1954–2018) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Lajmi was an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low-budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema.
Her films were often woman-oriented.
She made her directorial début with the documentary film D.G. Movie Pioneer in 1978 and went on to direct more documentaries like A Work Study in Tea Plucking (1979) and Along the Brahmaputra (1981).
She debuted as a feature film director in 1986 with Ek Pal (A Moment), starring Shabana Azmi,
She produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with Gulzar.
She then took a break from directing movies and went to direct her first television serial Lohit Kinare (1988) starring Tanvi Azmi.
She made her comeback to cinema in 1993 with the critically acclaimed Rudaali starring Dimple Kapadia.
Kapadia won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance and Lajmi also won accolades for directing the film.
Her next film was Darmiyaan: In Between (1997) which was directed and produced by her.
The movie starred Kirron Kher and Tabu in pivotal & influential roles.
Her next film in 2001 was Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence.
The film was distributed by the Indian Government and was acclaimed by critics.
It was the second time that an actress won the National Film Award for Best Actress under Lajmi's directorial hand.
This time it was Raveena Tandon, who was not as appreciated before, and Lajmi was credited as being the one to explore the hidden talent in her.
Her next film, Kyon? (2003) was unnoticed, while her last release and her last film was Chingaari in 2006 that starred Sushmita Sen as a village prostitute.
Chingaari turned out - to be a commercial box-office flop.
She was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.
She was niece of filmmaker Guru Dutt, debuted as an assistant director under the veteran film director Shyam Benegal who was also her relative of the Padukone family.
She later went on to work as an assistant costume designer in Shyam Benegal's Bhumika: The Role.
