Kalpana Lajmi | |
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Born | 1954 |
Died | 2018 (aged 63–64) |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Mother | Lalita Lajmi |
Relatives | Guru Dutt (uncle) Atma Ram (uncle) |
Kalpana Lajmi (1954–2018) was an Indian film director,[1] producer and screenwriter. Lajmi was an independent filmmaker working more on realistic, low-budget films, which are known in India as parallel cinema. Her films were often woman-oriented. She had been for a long time manager with Bhupen Hazarika. She was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2017 and died on 23 September 2018 at the age of 64.[2]