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{{Distinguish|text = [[Mani Kaul]] (1944–2011), Bollywood film director}}
{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mahesh Kaul
| image = Mahesh Kaul.jpeg
| caption = Mahesh Kaul in 1970
| birth_date = 10 April 1911
| birth_place = [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|07|02|1911|04|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]]
| nationality = Indian
|children = Monika Kaul<br/>
Roopesh Kaul
| occupation = [[Film producer|Producer]]<br/> director<br/> Screenwriter
| awards = * [[6th Filmfare Awards]] – Talaaq (1958)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://theprint.in/national-interest/modi-shah-have-turned-india-into-jingostan-are-out-to-conquer-the-paranoid-country/224082/ |title = Modi & Shah have turned India into 'Jingostan' & are out to conquer the paranoid country|date = 20 April 2019}}</ref><br/>
*[[10th National Film Awards]] – Sautela Bhai (1962)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] – Pyar Ki Pyaas (1961)
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'''Mahesh Kaul'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Mahesh-Kaul/ampdefault |title = Mahesh Kaul: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes}}</ref> (10 April 1911 – 2 July 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily worked in [[Bollywood]] film industry during his career span. Kaul was responsible for making legendary movies in the [[Cinema of India]]. He mainly worked as a director in several memorable movies such as [[Talaq (1958 film)|Talaq]], [[Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film)|Jeewan Jyoti]], [[Diwana (1967 film)|Diwana]], [[Sapno Ka Saudagar]] and more.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://upperstall.com/profile/luminary/mahesh-kaul/ |title = Mahesh Kaul|date = 9 April 2015}}</ref>

==Biography==
Mahesh was born on 10 April 1911 in [[Jodhpur]] district of [[Rajasthan]], India. He was originally worked in films as a lyricist and dialogue-writer and made his first entry in [[bollywood]] with [[Naya Sansar]] (1941) film which was filmed at Mumbai starring [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Renuka Devi]].

==Education==
Born in 1911 in Jodhpur, Mahesh completed his education from Moni College, [[Nagpur]].

==Career==
Mahesh was initially working as a journalist and had served as a [[Branch manager]] in a bank. He initially established his career in Bollywood films as a lyricist and a dialogue writer and made an early entry when he first acted in Naya Sansar (1941) movie. During the same career span, He acted in a [[Multilingualism|bilingual]] film-drama [[Apna Ghar]] (1942) which was directed by [[Debaki Bose]] and later, made a major impact by playing as a dialogue-writer's role in another bilingual film [[Mahatma Vidur]] (1943). While working in Hindi films as a director, His first film was Angoori (1943). As a director, his first superhit film was Gopinath (1948), starring [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Tripti Mitra]]. When directed a popular film, His next film after Gopinath was Naujawan (1951), which also earned nationwide popularity in India.

Mahesh later decided to act as an actor and returned in [[Guru Dutt]]'s [[Kaagaz Ke Phool]] (1959) film where he was seen playing Guru Dutt's [[Westernization|westernized]] father-in-law. However, his scenes were among the weakest ones that returned as a total failure as an actor.

After little success as an actor, Mahesh returned to his directorial profession and made another popular film Pyar ki Pyaas (1961) in which Guru Dutt played the role of a star which was his best ever performance as an actor. Kaul made Rakhi Rakhi (1969) for the ''Film Institute of India'' and his last film was [[Agni Rekha]] starring [[Sanjeev Kumar]] and [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], released posthumously in 1973 as Kaul had passed away the previous year.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web | url=https://www.geni.com/people/Mahesh-Kaul/6000000012391070954 |title = Mahesh Kaul}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Mahesh was married at a young age to Indira M. Kaul, also known as ''Indira Mahesh Kaul'', in a match arranged by their families in the usual Indian manner. They were blessed with a daughter "Monika Kaul" and a son "Roopesh Kaul". Mahesh was the adopted son of "Bhola Nath Kaul" and "Kailash Rani Kaul" and he was the biological son of "Bishambhar Nath Kaul" and "Chando Kaul". The popular filmmaker, Mehesh was the brother of "Jainath Kaul", "Iqbal Nath Kaul", "Munishwar Nath" and "Rameshwar Nath Kaul".<ref name="auto3"/><ref>https://www.geni.com/people/Indira-Mahesh-Kaul/6000000013194467023</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[[Angoori]]'' (1943)
*''[[Paristan]]'' (1944)
*''[[Gopinath (film)|Gopinath]]'' (1948)
*''[[Naujawan (1951 film)|Naujawan]]'' (1951)
*''[[Abhimaan (1957 film)|Abhimaan]]'' (1957)
*''[[Aakhri Dao]]'' (1958/I)
*''[[Miya Bibi Razi]]'' (1960)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/mahesh-kaul-1273|title=Mahesh Kaul movies, filmography, biography and songs |website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/mahesh-kaul/40080|title=Mahesh Kaul – Movies, biography, News, Age & Photos|website=BookMyShow}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/celebrities/filmography/mahesh-kaul/4722 | title=Mahesh Kaul Complete Movies List from 1973 to 1941}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1718c1d |title = Mahesh Kaul}}</ref>
*''[[Pyar Ki Pyas]]'' (1961)
*''[[Sautela Bhai]]'' (1962)
*''[[Palki]]'' (1967)
*''[[Diwana (1967 film)|Diwana]]'' (1967)<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=FnyaW9L6cKYC&pg=PP201&dq=mahesh+kaul+director | title=Raj Kapoor Speaks| isbn=9780670049523| last1=Nanda| first1=Ritu| year=2002}}</ref>
*''[[Sapnon Ka Saudagar]]'' (1968)
*''[[Rakhi Rakhi]]'' (1969)
*''[[Agni Rekha]]'' (1973)

==Awards==
*[[6th Filmfare Awards]] - ''Best director'' - Talaaq (1958)
*[[10th National Film Awards]] – ''Best director'' – Sautela Bhai (1962)
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] – ''Best director'' – Pyar Ki Pyaas (1961)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mahesh-Kaul/awards | title=Mahesh Kaul Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Mahesh Kaul | Times of India Entertainment}}</ref>

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0442395|Mahesh Kaul}}

== References ==

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