About Manjul Sinha
Lived 1901 – 2025. Manjul Sinha was an Indian film director.
Manjul Sinha (died 15 January 2025) was an Indian television director.
Life and career Sinha always wanted to be a director, and later graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune in 1977 Manjul Sinha came to Bombay in pursuit of a career in direction. After directing many small television advertisements, his first major break was with Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi, which was among the first sitcoms on Indian television. At that time Indian television viewership was seeing a new dawn, colour television having just arrived, and Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi became very popular: cinema halls ran empty during the half-hour show on Friday night.
Sinha died from a heart attack on 15 January 2025 in Goa.
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Who was Manjul Sinha?
Indian film director
When was Manjul Sinha born?
Manjul Sinha was born in 1901.
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Manjul Sinha died on 15 January 2025.
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Manjul Sinha was a film director.
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Manjul Sinha was Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Manjul Sinha. https://biography.guide/manjul-sinha/
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