Lekh Tandon, The Director Who ‘Discovered’ Shah Rukh Khan, Passes Away

Lekh Tandon, the actor-diretor who gave Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan his first break on television in the serial ‘Dil Dariya’, passed away yesterday at the age of 88 at his home in Powai.

Starting his journey in films as an assistant director, Lekh went on to become one of the most successful filmmakers. His film Amrapali was India’s official entry to Oscars and he has also won Filmfare’s Best Screenplay award for his film, Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye. He later directed TV show and in his later years, ventured into acting with films like Swades, Paheli, Rang De Basanti with Chennai Express being his last film as an actor.

We at Movie Talkies pray for his soul.