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{{Infobox person
| name = Kalpana Lajmi
| image = Kalpana_Lajmi_at_Bhupen_Hazarika_tribute.jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year|1954}}
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| death_date = {{death year and age|2018|1954}}
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| occupation = Filmmaker
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| mother = [[Lalita Lajmi]]
| relatives = [[Guru Dutt]] (uncle)<br/>[[Atma Ram (director)|Atma Ram]] (uncle)
}}
'''Kalpana Lajmi''' (1954–2018) was an Indian [[film director]],<ref name="Director Kalpana Lajmi's producer in slugfest">{{cite news|title=Director Kalpana Lajmi's producer in slugfest|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-07/news-interviews/32080433_1_hostage-situation-bhopal-crew-members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629052756/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-07/news-interviews/32080433_1_hostage-situation-bhopal-crew-members|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|accessdate=30 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 June 2012}}</ref> [[Film producer|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 had been for a long time manager with [[Bhupen Hazarika]]. She was diagnosed with [[kidney cancer]] in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.<ref>{{cite web |title=Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi, director of Rudaali, dies in Mumbai at 64 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/kalpana-lajmi-director-of-films-like-rudaali-dies/story-14M2KHgdYHZYyhYy03eL1L.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=23 September 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Kalpana Lajmi was the daughter of painter [[Lalita Lajmi]] and Navy Captain [[Gopi Lajmi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kalpana-lajmi-a-life-in-focus/articleshow/94391.cms|title=Kalpana Lajmi: A life in focus | India News - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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]]''. 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]],
[[Naseeruddin Shah]] and [[Farooq Sheikh]]. She produced the film, took part in the film writing and had written the screenplay for the film along with [[Gulzar (lyricist)|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 (actress)|Tabu]] in pivotal & influential roles.

Her next film in 2001 was ''[[Daman (film)|Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence]]''. The film was distributed by the [[Government of India|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.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Film !! Role(s)
|-
| 1978 || ''D.G. Movie Pioneer'' || Director
|-
| 1979 || ''A Work Study in Tea Plucking'' || Director
|-
| 1981 || ''Along the Brahmaputra'' || Director
|-
| 1986 || ''Ek Pal'' || Director, Producer, Writer
|-
| 1988 || ''Lohit Kinare'' || Director
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Rudaali]]'' || Director, writer
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Darmiyaan: In Between]]'' || Director, producer
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Daman (film)|Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence]]'' || Director, Writer
|-
| 2003 || ''Kyon?'' || Director, producer
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Chingaari]]'' || Director, producer, writer
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0493923}}
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/30kalp.htm Rediff interview]

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