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P. L. Raj is a Choreographer Indian born on 10 august 1934 at Coimbatore (Inde)

P. L. Raj

P. L. Raj
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Birth name Devraj Peter Lewis
Nationality Inde
Birth 10 august 1934 at Coimbatore (Inde)
Death 9 july 2002 (at 67 years) at Mumbai (Inde)

P. L. Raj (August 10, 1934 - July 9, 2002) born "Devraj Peter Lewis" was a noted Bollywood film choreographer, who was the leading choreographer of 1960 and 70s Hindi cinema. He established face-paced dancing and cabaret-style dance numbers. He most known for his work with Helen, Shammi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, most notably film like Junglee (1961), Professor (1962), Teesri Manzil (1966), Intaquam (1969), Sholay (1975), and Don (1978). He choreographed over 1,000 films in Hindi as well as regional cinemas including Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.

Usually with

Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
(11 films)
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
(11 films)
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
(9 films)
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi
(8 films)
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of P. L. Raj (13 films)

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Trishna
Trishna (1978)

Genres Drama
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Bindu, Sujit Dhungana, Dinesh Hingoo
Roles Choreographer
Rating67% 3.3870753.3870753.3870753.3870753.387075
Dr. Sunil Gupta (Sanjeev Kumar) lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti (Raakhee). After several years of marriage the couple still struggle to bring a child to the world. Aarti decides to take a break and visits their Khandala bungalow, which is near her sister Vidya's (Bindu) house, where she lives with her husband (Sujit Kumar) and their son Raju. Aarti's bungalow is being decorated by Vinod (Shashi Kapoor), who was hired by Vidya and whom she remembers as a fellow from college, both spend considerable time together. Knowing that Aarti is basically alone, Vinod tries to pursue her. After an intense scuffle, Aarti accidentally kills him. Vidya assists Aarti in disposing off his body. However, a few days later, Sunil comes to Khandala and brings home a man who claims that he has lost his memory. The man is none other than Vinod - and Sunil's diagnosis indicates a gradual recovery for Vinod at the end of which he will regain his memory. The story deepens as Vidya and Aarti try to prevent this from happening.
Immaan Dharam
Immaan Dharam (1977)

Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Aparna Sen, Helen Khan
Roles Choreographer
Rating58% 2.9061452.9061452.9061452.9061452.906145
This is a story about two guys who act as mock witnesses and always hang around court to give evidence as per the requirement of the case every time. They have never believed in God but eventually they have to accept the power of God. Ahmed and Mohan Kumar Saxena are petty thieves, and con-men. They career is spent as false witnesses near the Bombay courts, where they get paid a set sum of rupees for false depositions. This changes when they meet and are influenced by Kabir Das, and decide to go straight. They find that it's virtually impossible to earn a living as honest citizens. Then Kabir Das is arrested and imprisoned by a murder he claims he did not commit, and the duo promise to help him, and find out who the real killer is, but they themselves end up getting in trouble.
Deewaangee
Deewaangee (1976)

Directed by Samir Ganguly
Genres Drama
Actors Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Ranjeet, narendra nath, Helen Khan, Viju Khote
Roles Choreographer
Rating62% 3.129753.129753.129753.129753.12975
This is the story of a woman who protects his family, after losing their property and Money and the story of a man who thinks money is everything.
Mere Sanam
Mere Sanam (1965)

Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Biswajit Chatterjee, Asha Parekh, Pran Krishan Sikand, Mumtaz, Nazir Hussain, Achala Sachdev
Roles Choreographer
Rating69% 3.48053.48053.48053.48053.4805
Neena (Asha Parekh) is travelling to a remote holiday spot in the company of her mother and several female friends. During their journey they decide to stay overnight at a lodge. Another lodger, Kumar (Biswajeet), finds their presence undesirable and asks the caretaker to get the surprised group to leave. The caretaker explains that Kumar is mentally unstable and under the impression that he is the owner of the lodge.