K. K. Singh

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K. K. Singh
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Portrait of K. K. Singh
Died2011
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s) Screenwriter
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Years active1982-2011
Notable work Krantiveer
Veergati
Sham Ghansham
Awards Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
Filmfare Award for Best Story [1]

K. K. Singh [2] (died 2011) was an Indian screenwriter and has film director-producer credits for Veergati and actor credits for Sham Ghansham. Singh had written scripts primarily for Bollywood films and has worked in a regional-language Bhojpuri film "Aulaad" directed by Aslam Sheikh. He debuted in Hindi-language films in 1982, with Raj Kapoor's film Prem Rog as an assistant director, and was honoured with several awards including Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue and Filmfare Award for Best Story writer. [3] [4]

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Life and background

Singh was initially working in Hindi cinema as an additional dialogue writer. His first film as a writer and assistant director was Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog. After making his debut in Bollywood, he then worked in Veergati as a producer and director, starring Salman Khan. It was 1998 when he worked as an actor in Sham Ghansham film director by Ashok Ghai. [5] [6]

Awards

He has written over 25 films including Raj Kapoor's last film Ram Teri Ganga Maili . Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue and Filmfare Award for Best Story were conferred to him during 40th Filmfare Awards held in 1995 for the film Krantiveer . [7] [1] [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1982 Prem Rog Asst. director [9]
1984 Insaaf Kaun Karega Dialogue
1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili Dialogue/Screenplay
1987 Sansar Dialogue
1988 Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga Dialogue
1989 Tridev Dialogue
1989 Jurrat Screenwriter
1993 Gurudev Dalogue
1994 Teesra Kaun Screenwriter
1994 Krantiveer Screenwriter
1996 Veergati Producer/Director
1998Sham GhanshamActor
1999 Silsila Hai Pyar Ka Dialogue
1999 Jaanwar Dialogue
2000 Kurukshetra Dialogue
2001 Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love Screenwriter
2002 Pitaah Dialogue
2002 Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Dialogue
2003 Talaash: The Hunt Begins Screenwriter
2004 Jaago Dialogue/screenplay/story
2005 Barsaat: A Sublime Love Story Dialogue
2005 Dosti: Friends Forever Screenplay
2006 Mere Jeevan Saathi Dialogue [10]
2011AulaadScreenwriter

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