Kuljit Pal was a producer, director and writer who was primary active in Bollywood and started his career as a producer in 1968 with Vaasna. He later went on to produced films like Arth, Aaj, Parmatma, Do Shikari and Ashiana. His solo directorial was Do Shikari in 1979. He was reportedly the first producer who gave actress Rekha her break and revived Mahesh Bhatt’s career by producing Arth in 1982. His daughter Anamika Pal was an actress who debuted in Aaj (1987). He breathed his last on 24 June 2023 in Mumbai at the age of 90 after suffering a heart attack.