| Other Name |
Rajindar Singh Bedi |
| Profession(s) |
Novelist, Radio broadcaster, Screenwriter, Playwright, Film Producer, Film Director |
| Career |
| Debut |
Short Story Writer: Daan-O-Daam/The Catch (1940)
Film Dialogue Writer: Bari Behen (1949)
Screenwriter & Film Producer: Garam Coat (1955)
Film Director: Dastak (1970)
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| Awards, Honours, Achievements |
• 1956 Filmfare Award – Best Story for Garm Coat (1955)
• 1959 Filmfare Award – Best Dialogue for Madhumati (1958)
• Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Ek Chadar Maili Si (1965)
• 1971 Filmfare Award – Best Dialogue for Satyakam (1969)
• Ghalib Award for Urdu Drama (1978) |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth |
1 September 1915 (Wednesday) |
| Birthplace |
Dhallewali, Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Zodiac sign |
Virgo |
| Date of Death |
11 November 1984 |
| Place of Death |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Age (at the time of death) |
69 Years |
| Death Cause |
Complications from rectal cancer |
| Nationality |
• British Indian (1915-1947)
• Indian (1947-1984) |
| Hometown |
Punjab, Pakistan |
| School |
S. B. B. S. Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Basiala, Punjab |
| College/University |
DAV College |
| Educational Qualification |
College Dropout |
| Caste |
Khatri |
| Hobby |
Reading |
| Relationships & More |
| Marital Status |
Widower (at the time of death) |
| Marriage Date |
Year, 1934 |
| Family |
| Wife/Spouse |
Satwant Kaur |
| Children |
Son(s)– 3
• Prem Bedi
• Narendra Bedi (Film Director)
• Rajkumar Bedi/Jatinder Bedi (Script Writer)
Daughter(s)– 2
• Surinder Bedi
• Parminder Bedi
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| Parents |
Father– Hira Singh Bedi (Postmaster)
Mother– Seva Dai |
| Siblings |
Brother(s)– 2, Names Not Known
Sister– 1, Name Not Known
 |
| Other Relatives |
Grandson(s)
• Manek Bedi (Actor, Film Producer)
• Rajat Bedi (Actor, Film Producer)
Grandaughter
• Ila Bedi Dutta (Script Writer, Film Producer)
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| Favourites |
| Actor |
Dharmendra |
| Actress |
Geeta Bali |
