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A many people pointed out, he is not as obscure as I had thought. He was very active in Hollywood even having a role in Casablanca (1942)! 

He has a Wikipedia page with lots of references.

LAL CHAND MEHRA

Photo from the South Asian American Digital Archive

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Narsingh 805

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Many times I peruse old Hollywood magazine to see if they have something interesting about India. I usually find something.

Yesterday I found out about Lal Chand Mehra, a highly educated man who wrote Hindustani titles for King Of Kings (1927, silent) and then became a technical advisor.

From The Motion Picture Almanac Annual 1932.

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Narsingh 804

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In a scene from Mere Lal (1966) directed by him. We can add him to list of directors who appeared in their own films.

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Narsingh 803

  1. Musing 1473. Sayonara. N 802
  2. Musing 1472. Baby Shobha and Sona. N 801
  3. Musing 1471. Dharm in 1971. N 800
  4. Musing 1470. James Bond Theme. N 799
  5. Musing 1469. B B Bhalla. N 798
  6. Musing 1468. Biwi Aur Makan (1966). N 797
  7. Musing 1467. Laugh. N 796.
  8. Musing 1466. Hameeda. N 795
  9. Musing 1465. Sant Tukaram (1965). N 794.
  10. Musing 1464. Dog Tiger. N 793
  11. Musing 1463. Prithviraj: Extra to Hero. N 792
  12. Musing 1462. Song-less film. N 791
  13. Musing 1461. Laxmikant. N 790
  14. Musing 1460. Rustam-e-Rome. N 789
  15. Musing 1459. Ummeed (1940). N 788
  16. Musing 1458. Lanka Dahan (1917). N 787.
  17. Musing 1457. More Aanganaa Men. N 786.
  18. Musing 1456. Life in IPTA late 40s. N 785.
  19. Musing 1455. Lahore Railway Station in 1940. N 784
  20. Musing 1454.Border (1997). N 783

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Articles Article Count:  2481

Articles on Hindi Films

Books Article Count:  197

Magazines Article Count:  35

Posted Songs Article Count:  2485

Rec Music Indian Misc Article Count:  2

Book published on the 25th Anniversary of RMIM

Book on RMIM

 

Saigal Pankaj Dey Article Count:  1