Ravindra Dave (16 April 1919 â€" 21 July 1992) was an Indian film
director, producer, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 30
Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s including several hits like Nagina
(1951), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959),
Dulha Dulhan (1964) and Raaz (1967). He turned to Gujarati cinema with
his blockbuster Jesal Toral (1971) and directed more than 25 Gujarati
films in the 1970s and 1980s.Ravindra Dave was born on 16 April 1919
in Karachi, British India (modern day Pakistan) in a Brahmin family.
His family belonged to Halvad (modern day Gujarat, India). At the age
of 14, he joined his uncle Dalsukh M. Pancholi in Lahore as a
production manager for his Punjabi films. He learned editing from
producer and director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.Dave directed two songs
for Shiri-Farhad in 1942, which was left incomplete by director
Prahalad Dutt. His direction of songs impressed his uncle Dalsukh
Pancholi who entrusted him with the job. In 1943, he co-directed
Poonji with Vishnu R. Pancholi. The film revolves around three sisters
trying to prevent their father from remarrying. His next noir film,
Dhamki, was a suspense thriller.
director, producer, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 30
Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s including several hits like Nagina
(1951), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959),
Dulha Dulhan (1964) and Raaz (1967). He turned to Gujarati cinema with
his blockbuster Jesal Toral (1971) and directed more than 25 Gujarati
films in the 1970s and 1980s.Ravindra Dave was born on 16 April 1919
in Karachi, British India (modern day Pakistan) in a Brahmin family.
His family belonged to Halvad (modern day Gujarat, India). At the age
of 14, he joined his uncle Dalsukh M. Pancholi in Lahore as a
production manager for his Punjabi films. He learned editing from
producer and director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.Dave directed two songs
for Shiri-Farhad in 1942, which was left incomplete by director
Prahalad Dutt. His direction of songs impressed his uncle Dalsukh
Pancholi who entrusted him with the job. In 1943, he co-directed
Poonji with Vishnu R. Pancholi. The film revolves around three sisters
trying to prevent their father from remarrying. His next noir film,
Dhamki, was a suspense thriller.
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