P.L. Santoshi

Birth : 1916-08-07, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Death : 1978-09-07

History

P.L. Santoshi was an Indian film writer and director.

Movies

Dil Hi To Hai
Director
Children are exchanged by greedy aunt and uncle in childhood and they live undeserved lives.
Holiday in Bombay
Director
Nath and Gautam plan a trip to Bombay with the sole intention to have fun.
Opera House
Director
A lover follows his sweetheart to her hometown and becomes embroiled in a murder mystery.
Barsaat Ki Raat
Director
After falling in love with a girl seeking shelter in a rain, he goes to find the girl. Includes the classic song Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai
Teen Batti Char Raasta
Lyricist
Ramesh, the youngest son of a well-to-do family, falls in love with a woman he hears singing on the radio -- even though he's never seen her. When he finds out his mystery woman is Ksama, a servant in his parents' house, everything is thrown into turmoil. Will Ramesh accept Ksama? Will they get married? Love may just conquer all in this classic Bollywood melodrama.
Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo
Director
Shin Shinaki dreams of killing Taishi, the man who killed her parents. When the villain dies, she transfers her vengeful energies on to the man’s son.
Nirala
Lyricist
A doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.
Sargam
Director
Sargam is a 1950 Bollywood family drama film directed by P. L. Santoshi and starring Raj Kapoor.
Nirala
Writer
A doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.
Basant
Musical
Uma (Mumtaz Shanti) and Babul (Suresh) are poor and homeless siblings. Both of them have got singing talent but are unable to find any job. Then they meet Nirmal who is younger brother of theater owner Janki Babu. Nirmal persuades his brother to give them a chance. After seeing their talent, Janki Babu also admires Uma and gives her leading role at his theater. Then Nirmal and Uma fall in love with each other and get married. However, Nirmal has a misunderstanding that his elder brother also likes Uma and wanted to marry her. He does not approve of Uma's job in theater but himself is struggling to find a job. Uma leaves the job and they also also leave Janki babu's house. Now they have a small baby daughter, Manju. But soon they see the true face of poverty and struggle to cope with it.
Saint Dnyaneshwar
Songs
It's the story of a boy who finds enlightenment by experiencing religious hipocrisy and dogmatism. Dnyaneshwar liberated the "divine knowledge" locked in the Sanskrit language to bring that knowledge into Prakrit (Marathi) and made it available to the common man.
Chham Chhama Chham
Director
A Hindi-language film starring Rehana, Kishore Kumar, and Pran.