JAG MUNDHRA - Indian Film Director

Indian film director Jag Mundhra, who helmed a handful of horror films and erotic thrillers in the United States in the late 1980s and 1990s, died in Mumbai, India, on September 2, 2011. He was 62.  He was born in Nagpur, India, on October 29, 1948. He studied engineering in college in India before coming to the United States to continue his studies. He switched to marketing, and earned a doctorate with a thesis on the marketing practices of Hollywood and Bollywood. He taught at California State University in the late 1970s before embarking on a career as a filmmaker. His initial films include the dramas "Suraag" (1982) and "Kamla" (1984). He began directing a string of exploitation thrillers later in the decade that included "Halloween Night" (aka "Hack-O-Lantern") (1988), "Open House" (1988), "Eyewitness to Murder" (1989), "The Jigsaw Murder" (1989), "Night Eyes" (1990), "Last Call" (1991), "Legal Tender" (1991),

 "The Other Woman" (1992), "Wild Cactus" (1993), "L.A. Goddess" (1993), "Tropical Heat" (1993), "Sexual Malice" (1994), "Improper Conduct" (1994), "Irresistible Impulse" (1996), "Shades of Gray" (1997), "Tainted Love" (1998), "Tales of the Kama Sutra" (2000), "Monsoon" (aka "Tales of the Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon" (2001), "Private Moments" (2005), "Provoked: A True Story" (2006), "Backwaters" (aka "Betrayed by Passion") (2006), "Natasha: Revenge Is Sweet" (2007), "Shoot on Sight" (2007), "Apartment: Rent At Your Own Risk" (2010), "Chase" (2010), and "Naughty @ 40" (2011).