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Raja Nawathe; 14 October 1924 – 15 November 2005) was an Indian film producer, director, assistant film director, in Bombay's Hindi film industry, long before it came to be known as Bollywood.

He is known for films like Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer Aah (1953) and thriller Gumnaam (1965).

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Career

Raja Nawathe had commenced his film career as assistant director to Raj Kapoor, for three productions from R.K. Films, viz. Aag (1948), Barsaat (1949), and Awaara (1951). His debut as independent director commenced with the film, Aah, in 1953, produced by Raj Kapoor, which, at the time, did not quite make its mark at the box-office.

However, the songs and music of the film are considered classics of Indian cinema. Subsequently, the film was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.^[4] Raja Nawathe's next directorial venture in 1956, Basant Bahar,^[5] was a musical success.

This film received the "Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi",