Shail Chaturvedi (29 June 1936 – 29 October 2007) was a Hindi

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and

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from

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, most known for his political satire in the 70s and the 80s. He worked as a

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in several

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s and TV series.

Career

He started his career as a lecturer at

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, soon started taking part in various Kavi sammelan (poetry gatherings), and with his tongue-in-cheek political commentary, made a place for himself amidst leading humorists, ''hasya kavi'' of the 1970s and 1980s, like

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, Pradeep Chaubey and

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. He became a regular feature of the annual ''kavi sammelan'' one

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, state-run TV channel, around the

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festival. He also acted in a number of

s, like ''

Uphaar ''Uphaar'' is a 1971 Hindi film. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions, the film stars Jaya Bhaduri, Swarup Dutta and Kamini Kaushal. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film is based on the 1893 short story "Samapti" (The ...

'' (1971), ''

Chitchor ''Chitchor'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi romantic musical film, written and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It is based on a Bengali story, ''Chittachakor'' by Subodh Ghosh. K. ...

'' (1976), ''Chameli Ki Shaadi'' (1986) and ''Kareeb'' (1998). He played the role of "Sharma ji", the boss of Keshav and Gokhale in the famous sitcom ''

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'' He died on 29 October 2007, after suffering from chronic

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for some time, and was survived by his wife Daya and three sons.

Selected filmography

Films

Television

Works

* ''Bazar Ka Ye Hal Hai'', Pub. Shri Hindi Sahitya Sansar, 1988. * ''Chal Gayi'', Fusion Books. .

References

External links

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Excerpt from ''Chal Gayi'' by Shail Chaturvedi
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