Lekh Tandon Height, Age, Family, Wiki & More

Bio

Full Name

Lekh Tandon

Profession(s)

- Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 5

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 80 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

White

Career

Debut

Film Directorial:

- Professor (1962)

TV Directorial:

- Dil Dariya (1988)

Acting:

- Swades (2004)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Wednesday, 13 Feb 1929

Age:

Birthplace

Lahore, Pakistan

Zodiac Sign

Aquarius

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Lahore, Pakistan

Religion

Hinduism

Address

- B 3/31, Shiv Parvati Chs, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Sector 21, Mumbai

Hobbies

Reading, Playing Video Games

Relationships

Marital Status

Widower

Family

Spouse(s)

- Late Swarn Tandon

Children

Son

- - Nitin Tandon

Daughter

- - Gayatri Tandon

Family

Father

- - Faqeer Chand Tandon

Mother

- - Not Known

Brother

- - Yograj Tandon (Urdu playwright)

Sister

- - Not Known

Favourites

Book

The Hindu View of Life by Dr. Radhakrishnan, Bhagwad Geeta (in Urdu) by Khwaja Din Mohammed, Tarjaman Ul Quran by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Actor(s)

Kanwaljeet, Pawan Malhotra, Arundhati, Divya Seth, Arun Bali, Naveen Nischol, Vinita Malik, Seema Bhargava, Lillette Dubey

Singer(s)

Mohammed Rafi

Personal Details

Bio

Full Name: Lekh Tandon
Profession(s): Actor, Director, Screenwriter

Physical Stats

Height (approx.): in feet inches- 5 5
Weight (approx.): in kilograms- 80 kg
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Hair Colour: White

Career

Debut: Professor (1962), Dil Dariya (1988), Swades (2004)

Personal Life

Date Of Birth: 13 February 1929
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Religion: Hinduism
Address: B 3/31, Shiv Parvati Chs, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Sector 21, Mumbai
Hobbies: Reading, Playing Video Games
Lesser Known Facts: Did Lekh Tandon smoke?:No, Did Lekh Tandondrink alcohol?:Yes, Lekhs father, F. C. Tandon, and Prithviraj Kapoor were school friends and classmates. Later, Prithviraj Kapoor inspired Lekh to join Bollywood., In September 1947, he came to Mumbai from Lahore, after whichPrithviraj made him an assistant in RK Films., He worked as an assistant director with Raj Kapoor in films like Aag, Barsaat, and learned many aspects of direction from him., He made a Varanasi based serial-Bikhri Aas Nikhri Preet. The serial is based on the novel Vyavadhan published in 1963 by Late Shanti Kumari Bajpai., His 1966 flick Amrapali, starring Sunil Dutt and, His role modelsare Raj Kapoor, Kidar Sharma, Frank Caprah, and Binny Wilder., He won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Awardfor his movie, Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1978)., His debut directorial TV serial Dil Dariya (1988) is credited for discovering Shah Rukh Khan., Throughout his career, he had this capability to pick the right actors for the characters in his films., In the latter part of his life, he acted in films like Swades, Chennai Express, and Rang De Basanti., Since early 2017, he was bed-ridden and had multiple health issues dueto which he passed away on 15 October 2017, around 5:30 pm, at his residence in Mumbai.

Relationships

Marital Status: Widower

Family

Spouse(s): Late Swarn Tandon
Children: - Nitin Tandon, - Gayatri Tandon
Family: - Faqeer Chand Tandon, - Not Known, - Yograj Tandon (Urdu playwright), - Not Known

Favourites

Book: The Hindu View of Life by Dr. Radhakrishnan, Bhagwad Geeta (in Urdu) by Khwaja Din Mohammed, Tarjaman Ul Quran by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Actor(s): Kanwaljeet, Pawan Malhotra, Arundhati, Divya Seth, Arun Bali, Naveen Nischol, Vinita Malik, Seema Bhargava, Lillette Dubey
Singer(s): Mohammed Rafi

Updated: Thursday,Sep 10, 2026 09:39 AM GMT+05:30

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