Director and short story writer, Rajinder Singh Bedi was the brain behind the renowned story Ek Chader Maili Si - set in rural Punjab. He authored the work and scripted the film (1986). Previously, he had written dialogues for Minerva Movietone`s Mirza Ghalib (1954), Bimal Roy`s Devdas (1955) and Madhumati (1958), Hrishikesh Mukherjee`s Anuradha (1960) and Anupama (1966). Bedi believed in the writer`s craftsmanship rather than mere creativity. His language was of the people - khari boli - rather than a high-flown style. The down-to-earth approach set him apart, whether in the earthiness of Ek Chader Maili Si or the acute sensitivity of Anuradha and Anupama.