P. L. Santoshi is a lyricist and director in Hindi cinema, credited on Roop Rupaiya (1968).
Pyare Lal Srivastav (7 August 1916 – 7 September 1978), better known as Pyare Lal Santoshi or P. L. Santoshi, was an Indian film director, producer, lyricist and screenwriter. Santoshi rose to prominence as a director with Hum Ek Hain (1946) and Shehnai (1947). During the 1950s, he directed popular musical comedies such as Sargam (1950), Cham Chama Cham (1952) and Sabse Bada Rupaiya (1955). Film historian Sanjit Narwekar credits him alongside Roop K. Shorey and Satyen Bose for their "lasting contribution to the comic genre" during the post-Independence era.
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Filmography.
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Roop Rupaiya | Director | Hindi |
| 1963 | Dil Hi To Hai | Director | Hindi |
| 1963 | Holiday in Bombay | Director · Lyricist | Hindi |
| 1961 | Opera House | Director | Hindi |
| 1960 | Barsaat Ki Raat | Director | Hindi |
| 1960 | Nai Maa | Director | Hindi |
| 1959 | Pehli Raat | Director | Hindi |
| 1958 | Raj Tilak | Lyricist | Hindi |
| 1957 | Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke | Director | Hindi |
| 1955 | Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho Ho | Director | Hindi |
| 1955 | Sabse Bada Rupaiya | Director | Hindi |
| 1952 | Shin Shinaki Boobla Boo | Director · Lyricist | Hindi |
| 1950 | Sargam | Director | Hindi |
| 1948 | Khidki | Director | Hindi |
| 1947 | Shehnai | Director | Hindi |
| 1946 | Hum Ek Hain | Lyricist · Director | Hindi |
Often works with.
- C. Ramchandra5 films together
- Mumtaz Ali4 films together
- Lalita Pawar3 films together
- Rehana3 films together
- Shyama3 films together
- Daisy Irani2 films together
- Datta Naik2 films together
- David Abraham Cheulkar2 films together
- Durga Khote2 films together
- Jagdeep2 films together
- K. N. Singh2 films together
- Leela Mishra2 films together
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