Lekh Tandon has directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials. Recently he has acted in movies such as Rang De Basanti, Chennai Express and Chaarfutiya Chhokare. He is brother of Urdu playwright Yograj Tandon. Lekh's father Faqeer Chand Tandon had studied with Prithviraj Kapoor at Khalsa High School, (Lyallpur, Punjab, British India), and had been friends. Prithviraj Kapoor inspired Le...Lekh Tandon has directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials. Recently he has acted in movies such as Rang De Basanti, Chennai Express and Chaarfutiya Chhokare. He is brother of Urdu playwright Yograj Tandon. Lekh's father Faqeer Chand Tandon had studied with Prithviraj Kapoor at Khalsa High School, (Lyallpur, Punjab, British India), and had been friends. Prithviraj Kapoor inspired Lekh to work in Bollywood. Around same time, Lekh's brother Yograj was working as assistant director and secretary to Prithviraj Kapoor. Lekh started as Assistant Director in Hindi movie industry in 1950s and became a director of several hit movies. Then he moved on to nascent TV scene and started directing TV Serials. His first offering was Phir Wahi Talash on Indian National TV Channel Doordarshan. Lekh is also credited with discovering Shahrukh Khan by casting him his TV serial Dil Dariya. He also directed TV serial Farmaan, broadcast on Doordarshan in early 90s.