Lekh Tondon Is No More

Bollywood veteran director Lekh Tandon passed away on Saturday he was 88 years old, he is well known for his historical directorial project “Amrapali”.

Lekh Tandon has directed number of bollywood blockbuster hits like “Professor”, “Prince”,  director awith renowned actors like Shammi Kapoor, Rajender Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shabana Azmi, Rekha, Rajesh Khanna.

His flick “Amrapali” which released in 1966 in this flick lead role were played by Sunil Dutt and Vyjayanthimala, this was his first flick that was nominated for foreign language film at 39th Academy awards.

Late Tondon received number of awards like Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for his movie “Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye”.

He made his entry on small screen with television serial “Dil Dariya” in 1988 and he received credit for discovering today’s superstar  Shah Rukh Khan.

According to reports Funeral of Lekh Tondan will held today.