Indian film director and screenwriter BR gesture is not an identity. He made a splash with bold content in Bollywood. He was born on 7 September 1934 in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. He came to Mumbai to try his luck in films. On his birthday, let us know how his journey was from serving tea on the set of films to becoming a film director.
Legendary filmmaker brought the trend of making bold film in a low budget
The real name of BR Ishara was Roshan Lal Sharma. BR Hydhara, who came to Mumbai from Himachal Pradesh, started his career by serving tea on the set of films and then became a spot boy. Over time, his interest kept increasing and even the dialogue writer and then became a film director. BR Ishara raised social issues through his films.
He made films on the forbidden subject of that time like prostitution. Director BR Hydhara created panic in the 1970-80s with bold theme films. He was such a director who brought the trend of making bold films in a low budget.
Her first film was Chetna, which had the story of a call girl. The film made a splash at the box office. BR Hydhara got recognition from films like ‘Chetna’, ‘Kya Kya Kahne’, ‘Milap’, ‘Man Jaye’, ‘Ghar Ki Laj’, ‘Woh Phir Aayegi’ and ‘Sautela Bhai’.

Often his films were said to be B grade
BR Ishara exposed the complexities of relationships, social taboo and human emotions in films. He made the film ‘Ek Nazar’ with Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri in the year 1972 in which a young poet wants to marry a young woman forced. In the 1974 film Prem Shastra, the story of taboo in relationships was raised which included Zeenat Aman and Dev Anand.

Often, BR Hydhra’s films were in controversies due to adventurous subjects and bold themes, but a section of the society was his fan. He always showed the truth of the society in his films.
Many people used to call his films B grade. Despite this, he gave many faces including Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Raj Kiran, Jaya Bachchan, Aruna Irani, Amitabh Bachchan, Danny, Vijay Arora, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Raza Murad.

