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'''Devi Sharma''' (19 October 1921 &ndash; 30 March 2010) was an [[Indian]] [[film]] [[screenwriter|writer]], [[film producer|producer]], and [[Film director|director]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788873/ IMDB] Retrieved 25 September 2010</ref> Sharma [[produced]] and [[directed]] numerous [[Indian]] [[films]] under [[Janta Chitra]]. He also wrote scripts and dialogues himself.<br />
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==Family==<br />
He was born in [[Meerut]]. He died at the age of 90 in 2010, and is survived by his wife Lily Sharma (born 1924), sons [[Moses]] and Aaron, and daughter Rohana. [[Moses]] is his eldest son also known as [[Moshe]] (Hebrew name), has four children who live in Israel, while he resides in America.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Taxi Stand]]'' (1957)<br />
*''[[Kali Topi Lal Rumaal]]'' (1959)<br />
*''[[Kawali Ki Raath]]'' (1963)<br />
*''[[Ganga Ki Lahren]]'' (1965)<br />
*''[[Gunahon Ka Devta (1967 film)|Gunahon Ka Devta]]'' (1968)<br />
*''[[Hamara Adhikar]]'' (1972)<br />
*''[[Gaal Gulabi Nain Sharabi]]'' (1974)<br />
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The film ''Aaj Ka Majnu'' was under production in 1977 starring Navin Nischol, [[Rakesh Roshan]] and introducing Raksha, but production was cancelled due to financial issues.<br />
Devi Sharma worked with numerous stars like [[Dharmendra ]] [[Jeetendra]] and gave a break to the cousin of [[Dev Anand]], [[Vishal Anand]] in the film *" [[Hamara Adhikar]]"<br />
His most famous song is from the movie *[[Ganga Ki Lehren]] [[Jaya Jaya Hai Jagdambay Mata]] which is still sung today as a Bhanjan on many occasions and festivals.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0788873}}<br />
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[[Category:1921 births]]<br />
[[Category:2010 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:People from Meerut]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film producers]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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