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{{Infobox person
| name = Kidar Sharma
| image =Kidar Sharma.jpg
| caption =Kidar Sharma
| birth_name = Kidar Nath Sharma
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1910|04|12}}
| birth_place = [[Narowal]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|04|29|1910|04|12}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| occupation = Director, screenwriter, actor, producer, lyricist
| years_active = 1935–1998
| spouse = Raj Dulari
| partner =
| website =
}}
'''Kidar Nath Sharma''', also '''Kedar Sharma''' (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), was an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] director, producer, screenwriter, and Lyricist of [[Bollywood|Hindi films]].<ref name='imdb'>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788880/ IMDB Entry for Kidar Sharma]</ref> While he had great success as a director of such movies as ''[[Neel Kamal (1947 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1947), ''[[Bawre Nain]]'' (1950) and ''[[Jogan (1950 film)|Jogan]]'' (1950). He is most remembered for starting the acting careers of popular [[Bollywood]] actors like [[Madhubala]], [[Geeta Bali]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Mala Sinha]], [[Bharat Bhushan]] and [[Tanuja]].<ref name=tri2002>{{cite news |title=Life of a producer-director-script writer and lyricist |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020602/spectrum/book9.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date= 2 June 2002 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kidar Sharma was born in [[Narowal]] in what was then the [[Punjab region]] of [[India]] and grew up in a life of poverty. Two brothers, Ragunath and Vishwa had died as infants and his sister, Taro, died of [[Tuberculosis]] at an early age. A younger sister Guro survived as did a younger brother, Himmat Rai Sharma, who would later work with Kidar on films before establishing himself as a successful [[Urdu]] poet. Kidar attended the Baij Nath High School in [[Amritsar]] where he became interested in philosophy, poetry, painting and photography. Upon completion of high school, he ran away from home to pursue a career in cinema in [[Mumbai]] but was unsuccessful in gaining employment. He returned to [[Amritsar]] and attended the Hindu Sabha College where he founded a College Dramatic Society which would later give him his first break in film.<ref name="lonely">{{cite book | first=Kidar | last=Sharma | year=2002 | title=The One and Lonely Kidar Sharma}}</ref>

==Career==
The head of a local [[Temperance movement]] would attend one of Kidar's plays and hired him to produce a [[silent film]] depicting the evils of alcohol. Using the money he earned from this project he would receive his master's degree in English at [[Khalsa College, Amritsar]] before joining a local theatre group that earned him limited acting success in 1931. He was married in 1932 and painted to earn income. Upon seeing an early [[talkies]] film ''Puran Bhagat'' (1933) by film director [[Debaki Bose]], he left for [[Calcutta]] hoping to get his big break at New Theatres Studios, where Debaki Bose worked. After many months of unemployment he managed to meet a then-unknown actor of [[New Theatres]], [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] (where he would meet Prithviraj's eight-year-old son for the first time, [[Raj Kapoor]]). Prithviraj Kapoor introduced Kidar to his neighbour, then-unknown [[Kundan Lal Saigal]], who through an acquaintance allowed Kidar to meet Debaki Bose. Debaki Bose hired Kidar initially to become the [[Movie stills photographer]] for the film ''Seeta'' (1934) but would give Kidar his first part in the creation of film with that of a backdrop screen painter and a poster painter for the film ''Inquilab'' (1935) where Kidar also had a [[bit part]].<ref name=inquilab>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026530/ IMDB Inquilab Movie Details]</ref> Kidar would continue to work with New Theatres on films such as ''Dhoop Chhaon'' (1935) and ''Pujarin'' (1936) but a big break would come when Kidar was asked to write the dialogue and lyrics for the 1936 adaptation of ''[[Devdas]]'' starring his friend [[Kundan Lal Saigal]]. ''Devdas'' was not only a hit, but songs from the film such as ''Balam Aaye Baso Moray Man Mein'' and ''Dukh Ke Ab Din Beetat Naahi'' became feverishly popular throughout the country, giving Kidar Sharma acclaim by the press and public. Kidar would later say, "Both [[Bimal Roy]] and I got our first big break in ''Devdas''. He as the cameraman and I as the writer."<ref name="lonely"/>

Kidar's big directing break came in 1940 when asked to complete the film ''Tumhair Jeet''. Upon its completion he was given the opportunity to direct his own screenplay for ''Aulad / Dil Hi to Hai'', which met with some success. He was then asked to direct ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941) which became a smash hit and gave Kidar credibility as a director. He would go on to begin producing his own movies, casting [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Madhubala]] in their first film ''[[Neel Kamal (1947 film)|Neel Kamal]]''. He would also cast [[Geeta Bali]] in her first movie, ''[[Suhaag Raat|Sohag Raat]]'' (1948) and later he would team her with [[Raj Kapoor]] for the film ''Bawre Nain'' (1950). That same year he directed ''Jogan'' starring [[Nargis]] and [[Dilip Kumar]]. In the late 1950s [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] who had heard Sharma's lyrics, summoned him and asked him to become director-in-chief of the [[Children's Film Society]]. Kidar Sharma would work on many movies for the Children's Film Society, including the film ''Jaldeep'' which would go on to receive international acclaim.<ref name=jaldeep>[http://www.cfsindia.org/black&white/56.htm Children's Film Society of India, Film: Jaldeep] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207105026/http://cfsindia.org/black%26white/56.htm |date=7 December 2010 }} [[Children's Film Society of India]]</ref> In 1958, he would work for one year directing movies in Singapore for [[Shaw Brothers Studio]].

An outstanding poet, Sharma wrote some of the most memorable songs including ''Balam aayo baso more man mein'', ''Dukh kay ab din beetat nahi'', ''Khayalon Mein Kisike'' (Bawre Nain), ''Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Bhi'' (''[[Hamari Yaad Aayegi]]'') and ''Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahi''.<ref>[http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/music_director.php?conid=892 Kidar Sharma Biograpjhy] [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]].</ref> Kidar would continue to contribute as a lyricist and to write and direct films through the 1990s. Ironically, many Indian film critics and historians argued that he deserved the highest cinema award from the government of India but he died a day before he was to receive the Raj Kapoor Award, named in honour of the actor he helped make a success.

His autobiography, ''The One and Lonely Kidar Sharma'' was published posthumously in 2002, edited by his son Vikram Sharma.<ref name=tri2002/>

==Awards and nominations==

=== International honours and recognitions===
* Part of the Indian Delegation in 1945 which travelled to England and Hollywood and met with [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Walt Disney]] and [[Cecil B. DeMille]]
* Best Children's Film, International Film Festival at Venice 1957 for ''Jaldeep''<ref name=jaldeep/>

===National honours and recognitions===
* [[4th National Film Awards|1956]]: [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]: ''Jaldeep''<ref name=jaldeep/><ref name="4thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm4thNFAAward.aspx|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=2 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054101/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm4thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
* Indian Film Directors' Association Lifetime Achievement Award
* Gold Award from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1982 for contribution to Indian Cinema
* [[Government of Maharashtra]]'s Raj Kapoor Award (awarded in 1999 after his death)[https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/may/18/guardianobituaries]

==Filmography==
* ''Inquilab'' (1935), Set Painter, actor
* ''[[Dhoop Chhaon]]'' (1935), actor, Assistant Manager
* ''[[Pujarin]]'' (1936), actor
* ''[[Karodpati]]'' a.k.a. ''Millionaire'' (1936), actor, lyrics
* ''[[Devdas (1936 film)|Devdas]]'' (1936), Dialogue and lyrics
* ''[[Vidyapati (1937 film)|Vidyapati]]'' (1937), actor
* ''Anath Ashram'' (1937), writer
* ''Jawani Ki Reet'' (1939), Dialogue
* ''Badi Didi'' (1939), writer, actor
* ''Tumhai Jeet'' (1939), lyricist (film directed by Ranjit Sen).<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Tumhari Jeet|url=http://www.citwf.com/film361254.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>
* ''Dil Hi Toh Hai'' (1939) Director, lyricist<ref name=Planetradio>{{cite web|title=Kidar Sharma- Director|url=http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicopedia/article-musicdir/Kidar-Sharma/892|website=planetradiocity.com|publisher=Planetradiocity.com|access-date=5 March 2015|ref=Musicopedia-Artists}}</ref><ref name=Sharma>{{cite web|title=Kidar Sharma-Filmography|url=http://www.citwf.com/detailPerson.asp?personID=52543&sortOn=YEAR&sortBy=UP|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=5 March 2015}}</ref>
* ''[[Zindagi (1940 film)|Zindagi]]'' (1940), Writer
* ''Aulad'' (1940), director
* ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941), director
* ''[[Armaan (1942 film)|Armaan]]'' (1942), director
* ''Gauri'' (1942), director
* ''[[Mumtaz Mahal (film)|Mumtaz Mahal]]'' (1944), director
* ''Dhanna Bhagat'' (1945), director
* ''[[Chand Chakori]]'' (1945), director
* ''[[Duniya Ek Sarai]]'' (1946), director
* ''[[Neel Kamal (1947 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1947), writer, director, producer
* ''[[Suhaag Raat|Sohag Raat]]'' (1948), director
* ''[[Neki Aur Badi (1949 film)|Neki Aur Badi]]'' (1949), director, actor
* ''Thes'' (1949), director
* ''[[Bawre Nain]]'' (1950), writer, director, producer
* ''[[Jogan (1950 film)|Jogan]]'' (1950), director
* ''Gunah'' (1953), director
* ''Chora-Chori'' (1954), director
* ''Rangeen Raaten'' (1956), producer, director, lyricist
* ''[[Hamari Yaad Aayegi]]'' (1961), director, lyricist
* ''Fariyad'' (1964), director
* ''[[Chitralekha (1964 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1964), director, writer
* ''[[Kaajal]]'' (1965), writer

==Children's Film Society of India Contributions==
* ''Jaldeep (Light House)'' (1956), writer, director
* ''Ganga Ki Lahren'' (1957), writer, director
* ''Bachchon Se Bate (Talking To Children)'' (1957), writer, director
* ''Haria'' (1958), writer
* ''Gulab Ka Phool (The Rose Among Flowers)'' (1958), writer, director
* ''26 January (India's Republic Day)'' (1959), writer, director
* ''Ekta (In Unison)'' (1959), writer, director
* ''Guru Bhakti (Devotion)'' (1959), writer
* ''Panchtantra Ki Ek Kahani (A Story From The Panchantra)'' (1959), writer
* ''Yatra (Journey)'' (1959), writer
* ''Dilli Ki Kahani (The Story of Delhi City)'' (1960), writer
* ''Chetak'' (1960), writer, director
* ''Meera Ka Chitra (Portrait of Meera)'' (1960), writer, director
* ''Nyaya ( Justice)'' (1960), Camera
* ''Mahateerth (Great Pilgrimage)'' (1961), writer, director
* ''Khuda Hafiz (Goodbye)'' (1983), writer, director, lyricist

==Bibliography==
* ''The One and Lonely Kidar Sharma (an anecdotal autobiography)'', ed. Vikram Sharma. Bluejay Books, 2002. {{ISBN|8187075961}}.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0788880|name=Kidar Nath Sharma}}
* [http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/satish-2/ The genius of film-making named: Kidar Sharma ]

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