R. K. Nayyar (born Ram Krishna Nayyar, 1930 – 1995)[1][2] was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter in Hindi language films.
[3][4][5] His major directorial work includes Love in Simla which released in 1960.
[6][7] In India, Love in Simla was the fifth highest-grossing film of 1960.
In the Soviet Union, the film was released in 1963 and came third place on the year's Soviet box office chart.
[8] 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.