R. K. Nayyar (born Ram Krishna Nayyar, 1930 â 1995) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter in Hindi language films.
His major directorial work includes Love in Simla which released in 1960.
In India, Love in Simla was the fifth highest-grossing film of 1960. It grossed 1.7 crore in 1960.
In the Soviet Union, the film was released in 1963 and came third place on the year's Soviet box office chart. The film drew a Soviet box office audience of 35 million viewers, making it one of the top 20 most successful Indian films in the Soviet Union.
R. K. Nayyar married Indian actress Sadhana, first cousin of actress Babita. in 1966.