Kidar Nath Sharma

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 12, 1910

Died

April 29, 1999 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Punjab, India

Also Known As

  • Kidar Sharma
  • Kedar Sharma

Kidar Nath Sharma

Biography

Kidar Nath Sharma, also Kedar Sharma (12 April 1910 – 29 April 1999), was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and Lyricist of Hindi films. While he had great success as a director of movies including Neel Kamal (1947), Bawre Nain (1950) and Jogan (1950), he is most remembered for starting the acting careers of popular Bollywood actors like Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Raj Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Bharat Bhushan and Tanuja.

Known For