B. S. Rajhans

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B.S. Rajhans
ਬਲ੍ਦੇਨ੍ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਝਨ੍ਸ੍
Born
Balbir Singh Rajhans

1903
Died31 May 1955(1955-05-31) (aged 51–52)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1933-1955
SpouseMohinder Kaur (died 2000)

Balbir Singh Rajhans (Punjabi : ਬਲ੍ਦੇਨ੍ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਝਨ੍ਸ੍, romanized: Baldēn sigha rajhans), or better known as B. S. Rajhans, was an Indian director of Malay films. [1] [2] His first film was Laila Majnun, which was released in 1933.

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