Prayag Raj Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Writer, Director, Actor
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/01/1935
Age	88 years (died on 23, Sep, 2023)
Birthplace	Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Date of Death	23/09/2023

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Prayag Raj Sharma
Other Name	Prayag Raaj Sharma

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Widower

Family

Father	Ram Das Azad (poet)
Spouse	Pushpa Raaj (writer; deceased in 2008)
Children	Son(s): Aditya Raaj (assistant director), Rahul Raaj (dubbing artist)

Career

Debut

Dialogue Writer	Phool Bane Angaare (1963)
Director	Kundan (1972)
Actor (as a child artist)	Aag (1948)

Last Film

Deewana Mastana (1997) as an additional screenplay writer

Some Lesser Known Facts

Prayag Raj worked as a writer, director, and actor in India.
He passed away on 23 September 2023 in Bandra due to age-related illness.
Born in Allahabad, he later moved to Mumbai after his father's death.
Prayag began working at nine years old to help his family financially.
During his time with Prithvi Theatre for sixteen years, he wrote and directed plays.
He acted in the films Aag (1948) and Awara (1951) for his acting debut.
Writing and filmmaking were his main interests.
He penned over 100 films, including Raampur Ka Lakshman, Amar Akbar Anthony, Geraftaar, Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, and Hero Hindustani.
His directorial debut, Kundan (1972), didn't do well commercially, but he claimed it made three times its investment.
He directed successful films like Paap Aur Punya, Ponga Pandit, Chor Sipahee, Hifazat, Gair Kaanooni, and Oonch Neech Beech.