In 1941, he arrived in
Calcutta and worked as an apprentice in a laboratory of the
East India Company. His initial breakthrough in films was as an extra in films such as
Masoom (1941) and
Chowringhee (1942). Sajjan left Calcutta during the Second World War and reached
Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to the famous director
Kidar Sharma. At that time, the great showman Raj Kapoor was also an assistant to Sharma. He also worked as assistant to
Gajanan Jagirdar and Vakil Sahib and received Rs.35 as salary. A poet by heart, Sajjan showed his talent when he wrote dialogues for
Meena (1944) and lyrics for
Door Chalen (1946) and
Dhanyavad (1948). He also acted in small roles in
Prithvi Theatre. His acting debut film was
Dhanyavad. After that, Bombay Theatre's
Muqaddar was released in 1950. The heroine was
Nalini Jaywant. By then, Sajjan was well established in films. In the 1950s and 1960s, he acted as the hero or side-hero in films such as
Saiyan,
Rail Ka Dibba,
Bahana,
Sheesha,
Malkin,
Nirmohi,
Kasturi,
Mehmaan,
Lagan,
Girl School,
Paridhaan,
00 Dulhe,
Ghar-Ghar Mein Diioali,
Haa-Haa-Hee-Hee-Hoo-Hoo,
Poonam Jhanjhar and
Halla-Gulla. As a hero, his last films were
Kabuliwala and
Do Chor, and as an artist he last appeared in the 1986 release
Shatru with
Rajesh Khanna. An artist of more than 150 films, Sajjan also worked in TV serials. In
Vikram Aur Betaal he played
Betaal. His other serial was
Lena-Dena. ==Filmography==