Lalita lajmi biography of michael

Indian painter (–)

Lalita Lajmi (17 October – 13 February ) was an Indian painter.^[1][2][3][4] She was a self-taught artist born into a family involved in the arts, and was very fond of classical dance even as a child.

She was the sister of Hindi film director, producer, and actor Guru Dutt. In , she was invited to the Guru Dutt Film Festival, organised by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Indian High Commissioner at Nehru Centre, London. Her work was also influenced by Indian films such as those made by her brother, Satyajit Ray and Raj Kapoor.

Lalita lajmi biography of michael

In one of her interviews Lalitha Lajmi said that, being from a middle-class background, her family could not afford her joining classical dance classes. She was from a traditional family and hence developed an interest in art.

Her uncle B. B. Benegal, who was a commercial artist from Kolkata, brought her a box of paints. She seriously began painting in but in those days one could not sell o