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Munshi Premchand

Munshi Premchand

Munshi Premchand (1880-1936) is a Bollywood Writer, , Music Director known for the movies Sher Dil Aurat(1935), Navjeevan(1935), Seva Sadan(1934)

Munshi Premchand : Biography Filmography Trivia

Name	Munshi Premchand (मुंशी प्रेमचंद)
Titles	Emperor among Novelists, Upanyas Samrat
Other Names	Prem chand, Munshi Premchand
Date Of Birth	31 July 1880
Age	(Age at Death: 56 years 2 months 7 days)
Place Of Birth	Lamhi, North-Western Provinces, British India / Lamahi, a village located near Varanasi (Banaras)
Date Of Death	8 October 1936
Grandfather	Gur Sahai Lal(village accountant)
Father	Ajaib Lal
Mother	Anandi Devi
Biography Premchand better known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being an honorary prefix, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand". A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" by some Hindi writers.

Interesting Facts and Trivia

When he was 7 years old, Premchand began his education at a madarsa in Lalpur, located around 2½ km from Lamahi. Premchand learnt Urdu and Persian from a maulvi in the madarsa.

Munshi Premchand: Filmography (4)

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1935	Navjeevan[]
1935	Sher Dil Aurat[Writer (Lyrics)]
1934	Mazdoor[Writer (story)]
1934	Seva Sadan[Music Director]