K.P. Saxena

Male, Film writer

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Who is K.P. Saxena?

K. P. Saxena is a Lucknow-based satirist and writer. He was employed by the Indian Railways but he is a prolific writer for magazines and newspapers. He started writing for Doordarshan's famous serial Bibi Natiyon Wali. He wrote almost for every popular magazine of Hindi. His first book of satire Koi Patthar Se Na Mare was published in 1982. His style is unique and he is very popular among poets in Kavi Sammelans. He is an expert of three Indian language Urdu, Hindi and Awadhi. He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India, in year 2000.

He has written the dialogues of the popular Hindi films Lagaan, Swades and Hulchul, and Jodhaa Akbar, which was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue.

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  • Lucknow

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on July 23, 2013

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