Sagar Sarhadi

Sagar Sarhadi (11 May 1933 – 22 March 2021) was an Indian short story and play writer, and a writer, director and producer for film.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Born in Baffa Pakhal , District Mansehra (then in British India and now in Pakistan), he began writing Urdu short stories and then continued as an Urdu playwright.[8] Sagar Sarhadi was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA - International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2019 by Ashghar Wajahat.

Sagar Sarhadi
Born	Ganga Sagar Talwar (1933-05-11)11 May 1933 Abbottabad, Baffa, British India
Died	22 March 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 87) Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Sagar
Occupation(s)	short story writer, play writer, film director, film writer, film producer,
Parents	Than Singh Talwar (father) Prem dai (mother)
Relatives	Ramesh Talwar (Nephew) 4 brothers, 1 sister

He became popular in films with Yash Chopra's Kabhi Kabhi (1976), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. He went on to write for films including Noorie (1979); Silsila (1981) starring Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri and Rekha; Chandni (1989) starring Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna; Faasle starring Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval; Rang (1993) starring Kamal Sadanah and Divya Bharti and directed by Talat Jani; Anubhav starring Sanjeev Kumar and Tanuja and directed by Basu Bhattacharya; Zindagi (1976); The Other Man; Karmayogi; Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai; Karobaar; Bazaar; Chausar and became a well known name as a scriptwriter.