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writer and screenwriter (1932-2007)

Kamleshwar

1932–2007, born Mainpuri, writes in Hindi, writer, novelist, journalist

Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena, known mononymously as Kamleshwar, was a 20th-century Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He also worked as a screenwriter for Indian films and television industry. Among his most well-known works are the films Aandhi, Mausam, Chhoti Si Baat and Rang Birangi. He was awarded the 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for his Hindi novel Kitne Pakistan, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005.

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Books on record

On Open Library

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Awards

2003Sahitya Akademi Award for Kitne Pakistan

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Hindi