Kamal Sadanah is one of the most renowned faces in bollywood worked is couple of bollywood films. Today he is celebrating his birthday. He is born in a family of filmmakers, his first step as an infant was on the sets of his father's film shoot. His father Brij Sadanah made some memorable films in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Some to name are "Victoria no. 203, Chori Mera Kaam, Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi, Professor Pyarelal" his mother Sayeeda Khan was also an actress in Bollywood movies in the mid 60s.

Kamal started his career in films at an early age by assisting directors like Ajay Goel and national award recipient Sukhwant Dhadda. By the age of 19 he was actively handling the production department of his father's home production and was the 1st Ad for another director. He was soon launched as an actor in Rahul Rawail's "Bekhudi" opposite Kajol. He then moved on to play the hero in films like "Rang" "Bali Umar Ko Salam", "Fauj" and many more. 

Birthday is a day of celebration but  he lost his entire family on his birthday. His 20th birthday, on 21 October 1990, turned into a family funeral. In a scene more macabre than make-believe, Kamal Sadanah’s father and noted filmmaker Brij Sadanah, under the influence of alcohol, shot dead his mother Sayeeda Khan, sister Namrata Sadanah and later himself. Filmmaker Brij Sadanah apparently barged into the hallway of his bungalow on 28th Road of Bandra where his son Kamal was celebrating his  20th birthday. He first fired at his wife Saeeda Khan,  then daughter Namrata. Kamal watched haplessly as his inebriated father took a shot at him from his licensed . His dad then walked into the bedroom and shot himself through his mouth.

Once speaking about the incident he said,  “Everybody kept asking me what happened the night that wiped my entire family away, but somehow I couldn’t muster the courage to tell it to the whole world. But when I was asked to make a short film, the only thing I could think of was that fateful night,”

He further added, “It was an extremely painful experience recollecting the chain of events, but I had to get it off my chest somehow. It was a kind of catharsis for me. When I was making the film, I didn’t know that people will like it so much. So I decided to put it up on the internet.

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