Ved Rahi is an Indian film director and novelist, was born in Jammu on
22 May 1933. His father, Lala Mulk Raj Saraf, had the distinction of
starting, in 1924, the first ever newspaper in the princely state of
Jammu and Kashmir called 'Ranbir'. Inspired by the family environment,
Ved Rahi began writing in Urdu from the early days. Later, he took to
writing in Dogri and Hindi as well.The author has to his credit 7
published novels, 3 collections of short stories and 2 anthologies of
poetry in Dogri language. He has also published several novels, short
story collections and anthologies of poetry in Hindi and Urdu. His
novel, Lal Ded is a re-creation of the Life of Lal Ded as seen through
the author's eyes. It is available in Dogri and has been translated to
Hindi and other Indian and International Languages also.Ved Rahi's
contribution to the Bollywood film industry is significant. He has
written stories, film-scripts, dialogues for 25 Hindi feature films
and directed 5 films. He has also scripted and directed numerous
documentaries, tele-serials and short films. Gul Gulshan Gulfam is one
of his most popular TV Serial. He also made the film Veer Savarkar
(2001), a bio-epic on the life of Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar
Savarkar.
22 May 1933. His father, Lala Mulk Raj Saraf, had the distinction of
starting, in 1924, the first ever newspaper in the princely state of
Jammu and Kashmir called 'Ranbir'. Inspired by the family environment,
Ved Rahi began writing in Urdu from the early days. Later, he took to
writing in Dogri and Hindi as well.The author has to his credit 7
published novels, 3 collections of short stories and 2 anthologies of
poetry in Dogri language. He has also published several novels, short
story collections and anthologies of poetry in Hindi and Urdu. His
novel, Lal Ded is a re-creation of the Life of Lal Ded as seen through
the author's eyes. It is available in Dogri and has been translated to
Hindi and other Indian and International Languages also.Ved Rahi's
contribution to the Bollywood film industry is significant. He has
written stories, film-scripts, dialogues for 25 Hindi feature films
and directed 5 films. He has also scripted and directed numerous
documentaries, tele-serials and short films. Gul Gulshan Gulfam is one
of his most popular TV Serial. He also made the film Veer Savarkar
(2001), a bio-epic on the life of Indian revolutionary Vinayak Damodar
Savarkar.
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