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Filmmaker · India

Jayant Desai

Died in 1976

Jayant Desai, born Jayantilal Jhinabhai Desai in Surat on 28 February 1909, joined the Ranjit studios in 1929 after Bombay University. As an assistant, he directed comedies there with the duo Ghory and Dixit, known as the Indian Laurel and Hardy, then made a name for himself in comedy before turning to historical films. He was also a producer and appeared as an actor in several films. He died in Bombay on 19 April 1976.

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