Saawan Kumar Tak (1936-2022) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and songwriter. He mainly works in the Hindi film industry and is best known for directing super hit films like Saajan Bina Suhagan, Souten, Souten Ki Beti, Sanam Bewafa and Bewaffa Se Waffa. He is credited with directing more than nineteen Bollywood films. He died of a heart attack on August 25, 2022, at Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Mumbai.
Saawan Kumar Tak during the promotions of the movie Sanam Bewaffa
Wiki/Biography
Saawan Kumar Tak was born on Sunday 9 August 1936 in Jaipur, Jaipur State, British India (he died aged 86). His zodiac sign is Leo.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Sawan Kumar Tak has 3 sisters and 1 brother.
wife and children
His wife Usha Khanna is a music director in the Bollywood film industry.
Saawan Kumar Tak’s ex-wife Usha Khanna
The couple separated after a few years of marriage and had no children.
Relationship with Meena Kumari
According to Sawan Kumar, he fell in love with veteran Indian actress Meena Kumari early in his career in the Bollywood film industry. He was in his early twenties at the time. In an interview with the media, he revealed that he personally experienced the tragedy of Meena Kumari’s last few days. He said,
Neither roses nor handsome men can erase her tragedy. “
In the same discussion, Sawan Kumar added that he has become attached to her. Once, he said, she took him to the bedroom and mimed telling stories about her life, and he laughed all night long. He said,
But I have grown attached to her. One night she took me to her bedroom. She has the image of a tragedy queen, but is actually an excellent impersonator. Listening to the story she told, I couldn’t help but laugh. Then she scattered the rose petals on the bed and went to sleep. I sat on the carpet and rested my head on the bed to sleep. When I came out of the room the next morning, Khurshid Appa asked me sarcastically: “Did you sleep well?”
Sawan Kumar went on to say that Meena Kumari had cirrhosis of the liver and he nursed her by catching the vomited blood with his hands, wiping her face dry and putting her to sleep. Meena Kumari also noticed all his love and care and once she told Sawan Kumar that he was like God to her. Meena Kumari said,
You were the first person I saw God with. You collect the blood I spat out in your hands. Not once did you show displeasure. No one has ever done anything like this for me. “
Sawan Kumar Tak, then an aspiring director, provided emotional support to Meena, who even sold her bungalow to finance his film
According to some media sources, Meena Kumari and her husband separated in 1960 and divorced in 1964 due to issues with some of the men in her life, including film producer Saawan Kumar Thakur. Kumar Tak). He was one of the men who led Meena Kumari towards them when she was in her thirties. She had been attracted to him when he was in his early twenties and she was already in her thirties.
Saawan Kumar Tak and Meena Kumari
Profession
director
Saawan Kumar Tak is the founder of veteran Indian actors Sanjeev Kumar and Mehmood Junior (aka Naeem Sayyed) in the Indian film industry. Once, he saw Sanjeev Kumar acting in the theater and promised to cast him in his first film. In 1967, he directed his first film Naunihal, starring Sanjeev Kumar. In the same year, the film received several awards and honors from the Maharashtra government. Saawan Kumar gave the name Sanjeev Kumar to actor Harihar Jethalal Jariwala. Later, he released the film Gomti Ke Kinare in 1972, which started shooting in 1968. The film stars veteran actresses Meena Kumari and Mumtaz. The film’s songs were composed by music director RD Burman. Due to Meena Kumari’s untimely death, the film’s release was delayed for a long time. It was her last film and was released posthumously.
Sawan Kumar, Agha and Meena Kumari on the sets of Gomti Ke Kinare
In 1983, he directed the film “The Sky,” which went platinum at the box office for its 50th anniversary. The film was shot in Mauritius by Saawan Kumar and stars Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim and Padmini Kolhapure.
musician
He used to compose and compose songs for his films. The famous song “Zindagi Pyar Ka Geet Hai” from his movie “Sky” was composed by him. He is known for composing famous Hindi songs such as “Barkha Rani Zara Jamke Barso” for the 1973 film “Sabak”, starring veteran actors Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Dhillon. Later, he composed the popular songs “Hum Bhool Gaye” from the movie “Souten Ki Beti” and “Yeh Dil Bewafa Se Wafa” from the movie “Bewaffa Se Waffa”, which were performed by the legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar). In the 2000s, he was credited with composing songs for the super hit films “Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai” and “Dev”. He is a close friend of Indian actor Salman Khan, with whom he worked in the 1991 “Sanam Bewafa” and 1994 “Chand Ka Tukda” films.
Old photos of Saawan Kumar Tak with Salman Khan and Sridevi
Awards
In 1967, his film Naunihal was awarded the President’s Award by the Maharashtra government.
die
Saawan Kumar Tak passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on August 25, 2022 at the age of 86 after a long illness. Soon after his death, his relative Mantu Singh announced in an interview with the media that Sawan Kumar Thacker suffered from a heart attack for two days. Mantu Singh said,
Sawange was 86 years old. He is not married. He had been having a heart attack for two days. He was later admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital. He died of a heart attack at around 4pm today. “
Facts/Trivia
- According to Saawan Kumar Tak, he moved to Mumbai from Jaipur, Rajasthan, in 1967 with the desire to become an actor in the Bollywood film industry. However, he was rejected by two or three film studios in Mumbai and was disappointed. This prompted him to move to the other side of the entertainment industry and decide to work as a producer. He then borrowed rupees from his sister. 25,000 to him so that he can make his own movie, but she refuses to lend him the money. Thereafter, he took help from his brother-in-law and arranged some money for him to start his career in Bollywood.
Saawan Kumar Tak early career
Categories: Biography
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