Jainendra Jain (4 October 1939 – 23 December 2007) was a

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film writer, director and film producer based in

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, India.

Career

Jain began his career as a journalist for ''

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'', where he worked for more than a decade. His writing debut, ''

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'' was released in 1973, it became the second top grossing hit of the 1970s. It also represented the film début for

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and the first leading role for

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. He went on to collaborate frequently with directors such as

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, Bapu, K. Vishwanath,

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and

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. He wrote several other box office hits like '' Judaai'' (1997), ''

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'' (1976), '' Daag: The Fire'' (1999) and ''

Tere Naam ''Tere Naam'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic tragedy film directed by Satish Kaushik. Written by Bala and Jainendra Jain, the film stars Salman Khan and Bhumika Chawla in her Hindi film debut. It is a remake of Bala's own ...

'' (2003).Karanjia, B. K. (2000) "Counting My Blessings", p. 194. Penguin India. His film ''

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'' was the screen debuts of

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and

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. His other films were also notable for being the directorial debuts of

and K. Vishwanath, production debut of

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as well as first lead roles for

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, Khushboo,

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and

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Personal life

On 23 December 2007, he died due to a lung infection in Mumbai and is survived by his wife and daughters.

Filmography

Writer

* '' Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story'' (2009) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' Daag'' (1999) * ''

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by D. Ramanaidu for his production company Suresh Productions. It stars Kajol and Anil Kapoor, with Anupam Kher, S ...

'' (1999) * '' Judaai'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

Radha Ka Sangam ''Radha Ka Sangam'' is a 1992 Hindi romance film directed and produced by Kirti Kumar. The film features Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Kirti Kumar and Abhimanyyu Raj Singh as main characters. Originally, Divya Bharti was cast in the role of Radha, her ...

'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Sangeet'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Prem Pratigyaa'' (1989) * '' Chhota Aadmi'' (1986) * '' Bhavani Junction'' (1985) * ''

Jaanoo ''Jaanoo'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Jainendra Jain. It stars Jackie Shroff, Khushbu and Rati Agnihotri in pivotal roles. It was Kushboo’a official acting debut not only in Hindi cinemas, but in later Sout ...

'' (1985) * '' Sanjog'' (1985) * ''

Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche ''Meraa Ghar Mere Bachche'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Chander Vohra and produced by L. V. Prasad. It stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Meenakshi Sheshadri in pivotal roles. Cast * Raj Babbar as Balwant Bhargav / Arun Bha ...

'' (1985) * ''

Ram Tere Kitne Nam ''Ram Tere Kitne Nam'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by Harish Shah. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Babul Bose. The film was a remake of director' ...

'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1983) * ''

Prem Rog ''Prem Rog'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Raj Kapoor, with screenplay written by Jainendra Jain and Kamna Chandra. The film tells the story of a man's (Rishi Kapoor) love towards a woman, who is a higher sta ...

'' (1982) * ''

Kaamchor ''Kaamchor'' is a 1982 Bollywood drama movie. Produced by Rakesh Roshan, the film was directed by K. Viswanath, a remake of his Telugu film ''Subhodayam'' (1980). The film stars Rakesh Roshan, Jaya Prada, Tanuja, Sujit Kumar, Suresh Oberoi, Shr ...

'' (1982) * '' Sargam'' (1979) * '' Chakravyuha'' (1978) * ''

Parmatma (परमात्मा) is a 1978 Bollywood adventure film directed by Chand (director), Chand. Cast *Shatrughan Sinha as Anand *Rekha as Deepa *Aruna Irani as Lily *Imtiaz Khan as Zorawar Singh (as Imtiaz) *Pradeep Kumar as Guruji Ma ...

'' (1978) * ''

Satyam Shivam Sundaram ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. The film's original soundtrack was composed by Laxmik ...

'' (1978) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

Khaan Dost ''Khaan Dost'' is a 1976 Bollywood action film directed by Dulal Guha. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mosagadu''. Plot Naive, simple-minded Ramdin Pandey lives a poor lifestyle in Nasik, India, along with his sister, Shanti, and works as a ...

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1973)

Director

* ''

'' (1985)

Producer

* ''

'' (1985)

References

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