Sachin Bhowmick (17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian

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. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He is best remembered for directing the light romantic black comedy classic '' Raja Rani'' (1973). He was also a regular contributor to ''Ultorath'', a

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magazine on cinema. Due to the Bengali pronunciation of his surname Bhaumick we will find his surname spelled as Bhowmick in numerous sites. His name served as the inspiration for an eponymous character played by

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in the 2018 romance ''

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''.

Writing highlights

He started his writing career with the screenplay for Mohan Segal's

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starrer ''Lajwanti'' in 1958.

1960s

In the 1960s he was associated with several hits such as '' Anuradha'' (1960), which won the

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, ''

Ayee Milan Ki Bela ''Ayee Milan Ki Bela'' (English: ''The Moment of Meeting Has Come'') is a 1964 Indian Hindi film directed by Mohan Kumar. The film was produced by J. Om Prakash. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The movie has stars; Rajendra Kumar, Saira Banu ...

'', ''Jaanwar'' (1965), ''

Love in Tokyo ''Love In Tokyo'' is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed and produced by Pramod Chakravorty. The film was a hit at the box office. Plot A young man Ashok's (Joy Mukherjee) mother makes him go to Tokyo, Japan in search of h ...

'' (1966), ''

Aaye Din Bahar Ke ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' () is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language film produced by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Sulochana Devi, Balraj Sahni, Nazima and Rajindernath It became a box office hit and stood 7th in box office colle ...

'' (1966), ''

An Evening in Paris ''An Evening In Paris'' (Hindi: ''Paris Ki Ek Shaam'') is a 1967 Indian romantic thriller film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta, with story by Sachin Bhowmick. It revolves in the French capital city of Paris. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Sha ...

'' (1967), '' Brahmachari'' (1968), ''

Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke ''Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke'' () is a 1969 film directed by Raghunath Jhalani. It became a box office hit. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Nazir Hussain, Nirupa Roy, Bindu, Aruna Irani, and Rajindernath. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal an ...

'' (1969) and '' Aradhana''.

1970s

In the 1970s he had successes including ''

Aan Milo Sajna ''Aan Milo Sajna'' () is a 1970 Hindi-language musical romance film written by Sachin Bhowmick, produced by Jagdish Kumar and directed by Mukul Dutt. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh in the lead roles and the supporting cast include ...

'' (1970), '' Caravan'' (1971), ''

Be-Imaan ''Be-Imaan'' () is a 1972 Hindi-language film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Raakhee, Premnath, Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film was remade in Tamil as '' En Magan'' with Siva ...

'' (1972) '' Dost'' (1974), '' Khel Khel Mein'' (1975), ''

Hum Kisise Kum Naheen ''Hum Kisise Kum Naheen'' () is a 1977 Indian musical drama film produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It took the third top spot at the box office in 1977. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Tariq Khan, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan and Zeenat Aman ...

'' (1977), ''

Gol Maal ''Gol Maal'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. It was produced by N. C. Sippy, with music by R. D. Burman. The film won several awards and was pr ...

'' (1979).

1980s

His films in the 1980s include '' Karz'' (1980), ''Do Aur Do Paanch'' (1980), ''

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'' (1982), ''

Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai ''Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai'' (translation: ''Show The World'') is a 1981 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi romantic film, romantic thriller film produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Yogeeta Bali ...

'' (1981), '' Nastik'' (1983), ''

Andar Baahar ''Andar Bahaar'' ( en, Inside and Outside, italic=yes) is a 1984 Hindi-language action film. Produced By Romu Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy, the film is a remake of the 1982 Hollywood film '' 48 Hrs.''. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Jacki ...

'' (1984), ''

Saaheb ''Saaheb'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anil Ganguly. It is a remake of the 1981 Bengali film ''Saheb'' directed by Bijoy Bose. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Raakhee, Deven Verma, Utpal Dutt, Biswajit, V ...

'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1986). He also co-wrote the Tamil comedy movie ''

Thillu Mullu ''Thillu Mullu'' () is a 1981 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and written by Visu. A remake of the 1979 Hindi film ''Gol Maal'', it stars Rajinikanth, with Thengai Srinivasan, Nagesh, Poornam Viswana ...

'' (1981), a remake of his own film

1990s

He continued in the 1990s with hits including ''

Main Khiladi Tu Anari ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' () is a 1994 Indian action comedy film directed by Sameer Malkan. The screenplay is written by Sachin Bhowmick. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari in main lead roles, it also included Sh ...

'' (1994), ''

Yeh Dillagi ''Yeh Dillagi'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Naresh Malhotra and produced by Yash Chopra for his production company Yash Raj Films. Based on the 1954 American film ''Sabrina'', its story revolves on ...

'' (1994), ''

Karan Arjun ''Karan Arjun'' is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Raakhee, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Mamta Kulkarni in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist, while ...

'' (1995), ''

Koyla ''Koyla'' ( Coal) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed, co-written and produced by Rakesh Roshan, which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles, while Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf, Salim Ghouse, D ...

'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998), ''

Aa Ab Laut Chalen ''Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' (translation: ''Come, Let's Go Back'') is a 1999 Indian Hindi language romantic drama directed by Rishi Kapoor, making his directorial debut and also remains the only film he had directed in his career. The film's script wa ...

'' (1999) and '' Taal'' (1999) and Keemat -They are back (1998).

2000s

In the 2000s, he has continued with the hits ''

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'', ''

Kisna ''Kisna: The Warrior Poet'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language period romance film written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai and starring Vivek Oberoi (who plays the title role), Antonia Bernath, and Isha Sharvani. The musical film ...

'' and ''

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'' (2006).

Direction

He directed only one film, starring

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'' Raja Rani'' in 1973, which was also written by him. The film was box office hit and adjusting for inflation as of 2014, its business in 1973 would be equivalent to 100 crores in 2014.

Personal life

He married and later divorced actress Kalpana. In 1971 he married again. He was married to the daughter of the musician DM Tagore, her name being Bansari Bhaumick and soon after they had a son Sandeep Bhaumick. In 2003 Bhaumick filed a defamation case against

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Filmography

ZalZala (1984) ; director *'' Raja Rani'' (1973) ;writer *''

Lajwanti ''Lajwanti'' is a 1958 Indian drama film directed by Narendra Suri. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Film. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Engal Selvi'' (1960). Cast * Bal ...

'' (1958) *'' Anuradha'' (1960) *''

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'' (1961) *''

'' (1964) *''

Ziddi ''Ziddi'' may refer to: * ''Ziddi'' (1948 film), a Hindi film * ''Ziddi'' (1964 film), a film by Pramod Chakravorty * ''Ziddi'' (1973 film), a Pakistani film in Punjabi language * ''Ziddi'' (1997 film), an Indian action film starring Sunny Deol and ...

'' (1964) *'' Jaanwar'' (1965) *''

'' (1966) *''

'' (1967) *'' Bhramachari'' (1968) *''

'' (1969) *'' Aradhana'' (1969) *'' Ek Shrimaan Ek Shrimati'' (1969) *''

'' (1970) *'' Pehchaan'' (1970) *'' Caravan'' (1971) *''

'' (1972) *'' Dost'' (1974) *'' Khel Khel Mein'' (1975) *'' Warrant'' (1975) *'' Zindagi'' (1976) *''

'' (1977) *'' Azaad'' (1978) *'' Trishna'' (1978) *''

'' (1979) *'' Karz'' (1980) *''Do Aur Do Paanch'' (1980) *''

'' (1982) *''

'' (1981) *''

'' (1982) *'' Nastik'' (1983) *''

Kissi Se Na Kehna ''Kissi Se Na Kehna'' () 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It stars Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval and Utpal Dutt. Synopsis Kailash Pati, a very devotional widower, lives a retired life spending tim ...

'' (1983) *''

'' (1984) *''

Manzil Manzil Manzil Manzil is a 1984 Indian romantic drama film, directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as his assistant director. The film stars Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia along with Danny Denzongpa, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Prem Chopra an ...

'' (1984) *''

'' (1985) *''

Jhoothi ''Jhoothi'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Rekha, Raj Babbar, Amol Palekar, Supriya Pathak and Deven Verma. Plot Kalpana, a tomboyish character, lives with her mother, sister Alpa ...

'' (1985) *''

Zabardast ''Zabardast'' (meaning "''Fantastic''" in Hindi) is a 1985 Indian Hindi action film directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as assistant director, and produced by Mushir-Riaz. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, ...

'' (1985) *''

'' (1986) *'' Vijay'' (1988) *''

Kanoon Apna Apna ''Kanoon Apna Apna'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action-drama film starring Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Collector Gari Abbai''. Plot The Collector of Anokhapur, ...

'' (1989) *''

Aag Se Khelenge ''Aag Se Khelenge'' () is a 1989 Hindi-language action film, produced by Pravesh Sippy under the N. N. Sippy Productions banner and directed by Bhaskar Shetty. It starred Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kimi Katkar in pivotal role ...

'' (1989) *'' Saudagar'' (1991) *''

Pratigyabadh ''Pratigyabadh'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ravi Chopra. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Kumar Gaurav, Beena Banerjee, Neelam Kothari and Sunil Dutt. Plot ''Pratigyabadh'' is the story of a simple man (Mithun Chakraborty), an ...

'' (1991) *''

Bewafa Sanam ''Bewafa Sanam'' () is a 1995 Hindi-language musical film, musical thriller film, thriller film directed and produced by Gulshan Kumar. It stars his younger brother Krishan Kumar Dua, Krishan Kumar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Aruna Irani, Beena Banerjee, ...

'' (1993) *''

Khal-Naaikaa '' Khal-Naaikaa'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced and directed by Saawan Kumar under the Saawan Kumar Productions banner. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Anu Aggarwal and music composed by Mahesh - Kishore. It is b ...

'' (1993) *''

Ikke Pe Ikka ''Ikke Pe Ikka'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Shantipriya, Moushumi Chatterjee, Anupam Kher and Chandni in lead roles. Plot Three brothers announce their engagement to three sisters, bu ...

'' (1994) *''

Amanaat ''Amaanat'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Heera Rajagopal and Kanchan in pivotal roles. Plot summary In a small village having mostly aged people, there has not been ...

'' (1994) *''

'' (1995) *'' Daraar'' (1996) *'' Dastak'' (1996; script doctoring) *''

'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) *'' Achanak'' (1998) *'' Dushman'' (1998) *'' Aunty No. 1'' (1998) *''

'' (1999) *'' Taal'' (1999) *'' Karobaar: The Business of Love'' (2000) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2006)

Awards and nominations

*1968

Filmfare Best Story Award The Filmfare Award for Best Story is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story. List of winners 1950s * 1955 Mukhram Sharma – '' Aulad'' * 1956 Rajinder Singh ...

for '' Brahmachari'' *1969

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Nomination for Best Story for '' Aradhana'' *1970

Nomination for Best Story for Pehchan

Associations

Has worked for several films for each of the following producers/directors: *

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