Lalit Behl (15 August 1949 – 23 April 2021) was an Indian actor, director, producer and writer.

Early life

Lali Behl started acting as a college student and won inter varsity contest. He formed a theatre group at

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) along with theatre enthusiasts Satish Sharma,

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Kamal Sharma his college friend and

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. He directed a number of stage plays including ''Kya Number Badlega'', ''Chhatrian'', ''Nayak Katha'', ''Hara Samander Gopichander'', ''Kumarswami'' and ''Suryast''. He was a gold medalist from the Department of Indian Theatre,

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. He acted in plays by

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Career

Lalit Behl shifted to Delhi after doing his diploma in Indian Theatre and worked with Shriram Center and National School of Drama Repertory Company as a stage actor. he left his job to jump into the arena of television as a freelance producer director. He has produced and directed for

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s such as ''Tapish'', ''Happy Birthday'', ''Aatish'' and ''Sunehri Jild'' and

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s including ''Afsane'', ''Ved Vyas Ke Pote'', ''Mahasangram'', ''Khanabadosh'', ''Viji'' and ''Sada-e-Vadi''.

As Producer

* ''Tapish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Happy Birthday'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Aatish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Afsane'' (Hindi TV Serial) * ''Ved Vyas Ke Pote'' (Hindi TV Serial) * ''Mahasangram'' (TV Serial) * ''Viji'' (TV Serial) * ''Khanabadosh'' (Urdu TV Serial) * ''Sunehri Jild'' (Punjabi Telefilm) * ''Sada-E-Vadi'' (Hindi TV Serial)

As Director

* ''Kya Number Badlega'' (Stage Play) * ''Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se surya Ki Pehli Kiran Tak'' (Stage Play) * ''Suryast'' (Stage Play) * ''Tapish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Happy Birthday'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Aatish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Afsane'' (Hindi TV Serial) * ''Ved Vyas Ke Pote'' (Hindi TV Serial) * ''Mahasangram'' (TV Serial) * ''Viji'' (TV Serial) * ''Khanabadosh'' (Urdu TV Serial) * ''Sunehri Jild'' (Punjabi Telefilm) * ''Sada-E-Vadi'' (Hindi TV Serial)

As Actor

* ''Naye Khudaa'' (Stage Play) * ''Godot Ki Aamad'' (Stage Play) * ''Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se surya Ki Pehli Kiran Tak, (Stage Play 1976) * ''Supne Te Parchhaven'' (Punjabi TV Serial) * ''Kumarswami'' (Stage Play) * ''Suryast'' (Stage Play) * ''Joseph K. Ka Muqaddama'' (Stage Play 1981) * ''Death of a Salesman'' (Stage Play) * ''Tapish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Chirion Ka Chamba'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Rani Kokilan'' (Telefilm) * ''Happy Birthday'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Aatish'' (Hindi Telefilm) * ''Afsane'' (Hindi TV Serial) * ''Sunehri Jild'' (Punjabi Telefilm) * ''Sada-E-Vadi'' (Hindi TV Serial) * '' Titli'' (2014) (Hindi film) * ''

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'' (Hindi Feature Film) * ''

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- 2019

Family

Lalit Behl's wife

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is also a writer, director, producer and actress. His son,

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, is a film writer and director.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20100806190244/http://www.mohanmaharishi.in/productions/josephk1981.php * {{DEFAULTSORT:Behl, Lalit 1949 births 2021 deaths Indian male film actors People from Punjab, India Indian television producers Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Male actors in Hindi cinema Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India