Brijmohan Sadanah (6 October 1933 – 21 October 1990), often credited as Brij, was an Indian film producer and director known for his work in

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. He is very well known for some of the most memorable box office hit films from the 1960s to 1980s such as '' Do Bhai'', '' Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi'', '' Ustadon Ke Ustad'', ''

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'', '' Victoria No. 203'', ''

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'', '' Ek Se Badhkar Ek'', '' Yakeen'', '' Professor Pyarelal''. His last successful film was '' Mardonwali Baat''. He consistently chose to have

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as the music directors of his films. He was married to Hindi film actress, Sayeeda Khan (also known as Sudha Sadanah). They had two children, daughter Namrata and son

Kamal Sadanah Kamal Sadanah (born 21 October 1970) is an Indian actor, producer and director. He is the son of producer and director Brij Sadanah. Career Kamal made his acting debut alongside Kajol in the 1992 film '' Bekhudi'' which did not perform well ...

. In the early 1980s, he suffered a major setback when some of his films turned out to be major flops at the box office like '' Oonche Log'', '' Bombay 405 Miles'' and '' Magroor''. The string of flops ended with the success of '' Taqdeer'' and '' Mardonwali Baat''. Sadanah died on 21 October 1990 at his residence in

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. While inebriated, he fatally shot himself after killing his wife and daughter, on his son Kamal's birthday.

Filmography

;Director *'' Mardonwali Baat'' (1988) *'' Oonche Log'' (1985) *'' Taqdeer'' (1983) *'' Professor Pyarelal'' (1981) *'' Bombay 405 Miles'' (1980) *'' Magroor'' (1979) *'' Ek Se Badhkar Ek'' (1976) *''

'' (1975) *'' Paise Ki Gudiya'' (1974) *'' Victoria No. 203'' (1972) *'' Kathputli'' (1971) *'' Yakeen'' (1969) *'' Do Bhai'' (1969) *''

'' (1967) *'' Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi'' (1966) *'' Afsana'' (1966) *'' Ustadon Ke Ustad'' (1963) *'' Tu Nahin Aur Sahi'' (1960) *'' Nai Raahen'' (1959) *'' Bhule Bhatke'' (1956) ;Producer *'' Mardonwali Baat'' (1988) *'' Taqdeer'' (1983) *'' Bombay 405 Miles'' (1980) *'' Ek Se Badhkar Ek'' (1976) *'' Victoria No. 203'' (1972) *'' Kathputli'' (1971) *'' Do Bhai'' (1969) *'' Ustadon Ke Ustad'' (1963) ;Actor *''

'' (1967) *'' Ek Saal'' (1957)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadanah, Brij 1990 deaths 1933 births 20th-century Indian people Indian film producers Hindi-language film directors Hindi film producers Film directors from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai People from Gujranwala Murder–suicides in Asia Suicides by firearm in India Artists who died by suicide 1990 suicides