P. L. Raj

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1934 – 2002

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Who was P. L. Raj?

P. L. Raj 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, Professor, Teesri Manzil, Intaquam, Sholay, and Don. He choreographed over 1,000 films in Hindi as well as regional cinemas including Telugu, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.

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Born
Aug 10, 1934
Coimbatore
Also known as
  • Devraj Peter Lewis
Children
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Died
2002
Mumbai

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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