Ramesh Saigal

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

Professional life His major work includes Railway Platform (1955), Shola Aur Shabnam (1961) 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. 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.

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 PlatformDebut 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