Gulshan Nanda (1929 – 16 November 1985) was an Indian novelist and screenwriter. Many of his novels were adapted into

Hindi film Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

s in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period — ''

Kaajal ''Kaajal'' () is a 1965 Bollywood film produced by Pannalal Maheshwari and directed by Ram Maheshwari. The film stars Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Dharmendra, Padmini, Mumtaz, Mehmood, Durga Khote, Helen. The film's music is by Ravi. The film i ...

'' (1965), ''

Kati Patang ''Kati Patang'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It was a box office success. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations ...

'' (1970), '' Khilona'' (1970), ''

Sharmeelee ''Sharmeelee'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic film produced by Subodh Mukherjee and directed by Samir Ganguly. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Narendra Nath, Nazir Hussain, Iftekhar, S N Banerjee, Anita Guha, Asit Sen. Raakh ...

'' (1971) and '' Daag'' (1973). He frequently collborated with

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record ...

with films like

, Daag, Ajanabee, Mehbooba and Nazrana. His stories encompassed a range of themes, from social issues and romance to action thrillers. He was nominated for the

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six times, for ''

'' (1965), '' Neel Kamal'' (1968), '' Khilona'' (1970), ''

'' (1970), ''Naya Zamana'' (1971) and '' Mehbooba'' (1976). His sons Rahul (married to Rakita Chopra, daughter of actor

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist ...

) and Himanshu Nanda are veteran publicity designers for

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and conceived the concept of

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starrer, '' Patiala House'' (2011).

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Re-Evaluating Gulshan Nanda
''Boloji''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanda, Gulshan 1929 births 1985 deaths Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language writers Indian male novelists Recipients of the Padma Shri in other fields 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Hindi novelists Hindi screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian screenwriters