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Charlie

Noor Mohammad was inspired by Charles Spencer. Emulating him for the Indian film screen, he renamed himself Charlie. In 1930s Charlie became the first comedy star of Bombay
 

Charlie

Charlie
Charlie
‘Palat Tera dhyan kidhar hai” – it was a typical honk of the champion comic of the pre-Partition Indian cinema. Noor Mohammad Charlie made a great splash in the sea of the Indian cine kingdom, when he entered the foray with his own zany jokes and word variations, apart from his pet phrases and lingual zig-zaggers. It is an undeniable fact that Muslims have dominated the humor department in the Indian film industry over the 73 years history of the talkies, including Yaqoob, Noor Mohammd Charlie, Mirza Musharraf Agha, Johnny Walker, Mehmood, Ghauri, A. Shah Shikarpuri and others. About Noor Mohammad Charlie, you could say that with his own distinct style, he was the most hilarious doctor of the best medicine.
Noor Mohammad belonged to the Memon community, and like many young men of his age, he was a great fan of Charlie Chaplin. He loved to walk and talk with Chaplin’s style and even had a tiny moustache like his ideal artiste from Hollywood. Those were the days when the world was overwhelmed by the incredible talent of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, Butt Abbott & Costellou, Norman Wisdom and many others. As the World Wars ravaged the world in the first half of the 20th century, the people thronged to the cinema to forget and drown their sorrows in laughter and fun. In India, a similar trend was in the offing, and Charlie just swept away the people with his style of talking and his funny gongs; making noises that were new to the sub continent, and acting in a way that tickled the generations emerging out of the gloom of the British Rule. Elephanta Movies produced Pak Daman Raqqasa, directed by B. R. Oberoi, in 1932, and introduced this most peculiar young character Baba Charlie, with nudges, prods and his individual hairstyle that took the nation by storm.
In those days, the comics believed in the body language, as did Charlie. But, apart from that, his gift of the gab stood him in good stead. Lala Yaqoob, Ghauri and Dixit were already famous before Charlie, but he left many of them behind with his innovation and hilarity. Zarina was released in 1932 too, where he had an early run in with Yaqoob, where Jaal Merchant and Zubeida did the lead. Later, films like Chandarhasa, Premi Pagal, Nadra, Farzand-e-Hind, Toofan Mail, College Girl, Raat Ki Rani, Secretary, Thokar etc were released, which made Charlie a remarkable artiste of the subcontinent. It’s generally thought that his best character acting was reserved for the Ranjeet Movietone, which was the film company of famous maker, Chandulal Shah. He even played the lead in some of the humorous movies, including Chand Tara, where he was partnered with Swaranlata, very famous in those days, Ghazal, where Leela Chitnis was his heroine, and Dulha, with Chandraprabha.
When he came to Pakistan, Charlie was almost at the end of his popularity and career, and worked in almost a dozen Urdu, Sindhi and Punjabi movies. His first film released in Pakistan was Agha G. A Gul’s Punjabi film, Mundri, in 1949, which was directed by Daud Chand. It was quite a hit to boost up the local cinema in its formative years. Ragni and Ilyas Kashmiri were the leading artistes of the film. In Nazeer Ajmeri’s Beqarar, he played his light hearted role to the hilt and was applauded all the way. Similarly, in Ataullah Hashmi’s Akeli, in 1951, he was a sidekick of Santosh, whose leading lady was Raagini. In 1956, the first ever Sindhi film, Omar Marvi was released in Pakistan, by Fazlani and Sheikh Hasan, where Nighat Sultana and Fazlani did the lead, and Charlie had a characteristic role in this famous folk tale. In J. C. Anand’s Miss ’56, he acted alongside Meena Shorey, Santosh, Aslam Parvez and Shamim Ara. Fazlani’s Sindhi film, Pardesi was released in 1958, which had Charlie enacting a lovely role of a clever villager. Another Sindhi film the same year, Parai Zameen, also starred Charlie.
Charlie worked in Lollywood even after both superstars, Waheed Murad and Munawwar Zareef had made their debuts in the early 1960s. In 1965, he did the lead in a funny film by Aslam Irani, called Pipili Sahab, which had the lead role for him opposite Naghma. He did well enough, with a young Munawwar Zareef playing a smaller crony by his side. Fazlani’s Urdu film, Ustadon Ke Ustad, which appeared in 1967, also had Charlie – probably his last film. His son, Latif Charlie has been a famous character actor on the silver screen, and has played various roles in films like Doraha, Pyar Kee Jeet, Raaz etc. Charlie himself shifted to America, and came back to Pakistan just before his death – Zulqarnain Shahid

 

Filmography

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 1963 Akeli Mat Jaiyo (as Charlie)
 1958 Mumtaz (as Charlie)
 1958 Parai Zameen (as Charlie)
 1958 Pardesi (as Charlie)
 1956 Umer Marvi
Phog (as Charlie)
 1950 Bachelor Husband (as Charlie)
 1950 Beqarar (as Charlie)
 1949 Mundri (as Charlie)
 1945 Chand Tara
 1944 Manorama (as Charlie)
 1944 Raunaq (as Charlie)
 1943 Fate
Seth Badriprasad (as Charlie)
 1943 Sanjog
Deepak Raj (as Charlie)
 1941 Dhandora (as Charlie)
 1940/I Achhut (as Charlie)
 1940/II Achhut (as Charlie)
 1940 Musafir (as Charlie)
 1940 Pagal (as Charlie)
 1939 Thokar
Ramesh (as Charlie)
 1938 Secretary
 1936 Chalak Chor (as Charlie)
 1936 Jwalamukhi (as Charlie)
 1936 Sipahi Ki Sajni (as Charlie)
 1936 Sipahini Sajni (as Charlie)
 1935 Barrister's Wife (as Charlie)
 1935 College Kanya
 1935 Desh Dasi (as Charlie)
 1935 Raat Ki Rani
 1934 Farzande Hind
 1934 Nadira (as Charlie)
 1934 Sitamgarh (as Charlie)
 1934 Toofan Mail
 1933 Chandrahasa (as Charlie)
 1933 Premi Pagal (as Charlie)
 1932 Zarina (as Charlie)

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and became an inspiration for Badruddin Jamaluddin Qazi to become Johnny Walker.

Johnny Walker
Born Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi
1920s
Indore, Central Provinces
Died 29 July 2003
Mumbai
Occupation Actor
Years active 1951-1997
Spouse(s) Noorjahan

Johnny Walker was born in the early 1920s to a mill-worker in Indore. His family were Muslim and he was named Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi at birth. The mill in which his father worked closed and the family, of which Walker was the second of ten children, moved to Maharashtra. There Walker became the sole breadwinner, travelling many miles and at unsocial hours in order at various times to buy and then sell ice candy, fruit, vegetables, stationery and other goods. Throughout his youth he dreamed of being involved in films, idolising Noor Mohammad Charlie and practising stunts that he saw on screen.

Career

Walker took a job with BEST as a bus conductor in Bombay. While thus employed, he continued to nurture his desire to work in films and entertained his passengers with amusing routines, hoping that he would at some point be spotted by someone with connection to the movie industry. His wish came true, although the details are unclear. Balraj Sahni saw him, perhaps on a bus or perhaps while Walker was amusing the cast of Hulchul, a film for which he had obtained a bit part, with an extemporised routine as a drunk. Sahni, who sources say was either at that time writing the script for Baazi (1951) or acting in Hulchul, told Walker to demonstrate his drunkard act to Guru Dutt. From that meeting he gained a role in Baazi. It was Dutt who gave him the name of Johnny Walker, a reference to the brand of Scotch whisky, when he was inspired by Kazi's display in the role of a drunkard.
Thereafter, Walker appeared in all but one of Dutt's movies

Filmography

Walker made around 300 films.[2] Among those are:

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Later  Johnny Whiskey channels Mehmood in drag!

Johnny Whisky (1932–2006)



Actor (60 credits)
 1997 Aakhri Sanghursh
 1991 Pyaar Ka Saaya (as Johny Whisky)
 1991 Jigarwala
 1989 Do Qaidi
Pimp (as Jhony Whisky)
 1988 Do Waqt Ki Roti
 1985 Patthar Dil
 1985 Hum Dono
Fair Organiser (as Johny Whisky)
 1984 Hum Do Hamare Do (as Johny Whisky)
 1984 Yaadgaar (as Jhony Whisky)
 1982 Sanam Teri Kasam
Eunuch - 'Bol Tere Saath Kya Saluk Kiya Jai' (as Johny Whisky)
 1982 Vakil Babu (as Johney Whisky)
 1981 Fiffty Fiffty
Jeweller Ratilal (as Johny Whisky)
 1981 Ladies Tailor
Fan of Sadhana (as Johny Whisky)
 1981 Bulundi (as Jhony Whisky)
 1979 Bin Phere Hum Tere
Poppat
 1977 Hatyara (as Johny Whisky)
 1977 Chhailla Babu
Drunk (as Jhony Whisky)
 1977 Amaanat
Stutterer (uncredited)
 1976 Fauji
 1975 Jai Santoshi Maa
 1975 Yeh Sach Hai
 1974 Naya Din Nai Raat
 1973 Dil Ki Rahen
 1973 Jwar Bhata
Kaalia (as Jhony Whisky)
 1972 Ek Nazar
 1972 Naag Panchami
 1972 Zaroorat
 1971 Saat Sawal Yane Haatim Tai
Ghumroo Ahiyar
 1971 Albela
 1971 Padosi
 1970 Chetna
 1970 Dastak
Anwar Hussain (as Johny Whisky)
 1970 Ehsan
Chaturmukh's butler (as Johny Whisky)
 1970 Gunah
 1970 Gunahon Ka Raaste
Gopal (as Johny Whisky)
 1970 Suhana Safar
Bangles Seller (uncredited)
 1970 Tarzan 303
 1970 Veer Amarsingh Rathod
 1970 Maa Ka Aanchal
 1969 Doli
Johny Whisky (as Johny Whisky)
 1969 Toofan
Khatumal Vasvani (the reporter)
 1969 Gustakhi Maaf
 1968 Abhilasha
Sunderlal Kadwani (as Johny Whisky)
 1968 Anjaam
 1968 Izzat
Dukal's buddy (as Jhonny Whisky)
 1966 Insaaf
Chaliya - Bondhu's Son (as Johny Whisky)
 1966 Laadla
 1966 Ladka Ladki
 1966 Mohabbat Zindagi Hai (as Johnny Whiskey)
 1966 Phool Aur Patthar (as Johnny Wiskey)
 1966 Main Wohi Hoon (as Johny Whisky)
 1965 Chand Aur Suraj
Samant - Insurance Agent
 1965 Mahabharat
 1965 Saheli
Bihari's Employee (as Johny Whisky)
 1964 Dosti
 1963 Taj Mahal
 1963 Mere Arman Mere Sapne
 1962 Man-Mauji (as Jhony Whisky)
 1961 Opera House
 1961 Shola Aur Shabnam (as Jhony Whisky)
Show Show Music department (3 credits)
Show Show Producer (1 credit)
Show Show Self (1 credit)
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FILM - SHEHNAI (1947)
CAST : NASIR KHAN, REHANA, INDUMATI, KUMKUM
DIRECTER : P. L. SANTOSHI
MUSIC : C. RAMCHANDRA
LYRICS : P.L.SANTOSHI
SINGERS : CHITALKAR & MEENA KAPOOR



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