| Shri Ganesh Vivah | Jaswant Jhaveri | Nirupa Roy, Prem Adib, Durga Khote, Jeevan, B. M. Vyas, Sapru | Religious | Music: Chitragupta Lyrics: Bharat Vyas, Gopal Singh Nepali |
Indian films and posters from 1930: film (Shri Ganesh Janam)(1951)
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Director:
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Nirupa Roy |
Shree Ganesh Vivah Cast
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- Chitraveena
Release Date
- 1 Jan 1955
Genre
- Mythological
Star Cast
- Prem Adib
- Durga Khote
- Jeevan
Lyrics of Aangan Me Khele Laal are not available yet.
Lyrics of Jai Jai Vandan Girija Ke Nandan
jai jag vandan girija ke nandan asur nikandan raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
jai jag vandan girija ke nandan asur nikandan raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
sohe tumhri musak sawari sohe tumhri musak sawari
mangal murat hai dukhkari prbhu hai dukhkari
mangal murat hai dukhkari prbhu hai dukhkari
jai dukhdayak jai he vinayak bhagy vinayak raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
tumsa nahi koi dev hai duja tumsa nahi koi dev hai duja
sabse prtham howe tumhri hi puja prbhu tumhri hi puja
sabse prtham howe tumhri hi puja prbhu tumhri hi puja
jai man bhwan sukh sartawan sar pe suhawan hath dharo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
char bhuja manmohak sohe char bhuja manmohak sohe
shankar sut tribhuwan man mohe tribhuwan man mohe
shankar sut tribhuwan man mohe tribhuwan man mohe
jai gannayak jai phaldayak pap vinashak taap haro
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
jai jag vandan girija ke nandan asur nikandan raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
jai jag vandan girija ke nandan asur nikandan raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
sohe tumhri musak sawari sohe tumhri musak sawari
mangal murat hai dukhkari prbhu hai dukhkari
mangal murat hai dukhkari prbhu hai dukhkari
jai dukhdayak jai he vinayak bhagy vinayak raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
tumsa nahi koi dev hai duja tumsa nahi koi dev hai duja
sabse prtham howe tumhri hi puja prbhu tumhri hi puja
sabse prtham howe tumhri hi puja prbhu tumhri hi puja
jai man bhwan sukh sartawan sar pe suhawan hath dharo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
char bhuja manmohak sohe char bhuja manmohak sohe
shankar sut tribhuwan man mohe tribhuwan man mohe
shankar sut tribhuwan man mohe tribhuwan man mohe
jai gannayak jai phaldayak pap vinashak taap haro
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
jai jag vandan girija ke nandan asur nikandan raksha karo
apne jan ke gajanan vitan haro
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- FILM - SHREE GANESH VIVAH - 1955 MD - CHITRAGUPT LYRICS - GOPAL SINGH NEPALI.
bhagwan tumne kya kiya ye kaun sa badla liya jisko diya tumne janam uska hi jiwan le liya bhagwan tumne kya kiya mana ke tera ab jag sara chanda suraj se ujiyara mana ke tera ab jag sara chanda suraj se ujiyara par jise tumhi ne bujha diya tere hi ghar ka tha diya bhagwan tumne kya kiya tum khel maran ka yu khelo jab umar dhale tab tan lelo tum khel maran ka yu khelo jab umar dhale tab tan lelo par bhole nath kaha tumne ek bhola bachpan le liya bhagwan tumne kya kiya kahte hai tum rakhwale ho kyu mangu dene wale ho kahte hai tum rakhwale ho kyu mangu dene wale ho par sada charan jo dhoti rahi us nari se dhan le liya bhagwan tumne kya kiya bhagwan tumne kya kiya ye kaun sa badla liya jisko diya tumne janam uska hi jiwan le liya bhagwan tumne kya kiya
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Laal Rang Se Rangi--Shree Ganesh Vivah(1955)--Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, chorus
This song is from the Movie Shree Ganesh Vivah(1955), sung by Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle with chorus.. Music by Chitragupta.
laal rang se rangi dhwaja hamaare desh ki laal rang se rangi dhwaja hamaare desh ki badho he veer bol ke jaynti jai ganesh ki badho he veer bol ke jaynti jai ganesh ki jaynti jai ganesh ki, jaynti jai ganesh ki dat ke ab karenge ham bedhrmiyo ka samana dat ke ab karenge ham bedhrmiyo ka samana uthe huye saro pe ab hame gagan ko thaamana uthe huye saro pe ab hame gagan ko thaamana nayan me hai ye bandagi, nayan me hai ye bandagi lagan lagi hai desh ki aa aa aa aa aa laal rang se rangi dhwaja hamaare desh ki badho he veer bol ke jaynti jai ganesh ki jaynti jai ganesh ki jaynti jai ganesh ki unch nich bhed bhaw ki divaar tod do ye divaar tod do unch nich bhed bhaw ki divaar tod do jo raah rok kar khade hai unka muh marod do jo raah rok kar khade hai unka muh marod do khule palak mahesh ki, khule palak mahesh ki hile samadhi shesh ki aa aa aa aa aa laal rang se rangi dhwaja hamaare desh ki badho he veer bol ke jaynti jai ganesh ki jaynti jai ganesh ki jaynti jai ganesh ki gajendr ka vidhaan hai, trishul ka nishan hai trishul ka nishan hai nahi jhukenge jab talak sharir me ye praan hai nahi jhukenge jab talak sharir me ye praan hai
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Ganesh Vivah 1 By Gulshan Kumar [Full Song] I Shri Ganesh Vivah Bhakti Sagar
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Mera Mann Naache - Shree Ganesh Mahima Song
Dance Song from old classic movie Shree Ganesh Mahima (1950) Starring: Mahipal, Meena Kumari, Amarnath, Mulchand, ...- HD
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Nirupa Roy
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Roy from Deewaar (1975)
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| Born | 12 December 1931 |
| Died | 13 October 2004 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Personal life Nirupa Roy was born as Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara in Valsad, Gujarat. She was married to Kamal Roy when she was 15 and moved to Mumbai. They have two sons, Yogesh and Kiran. She was very friendly with actress Shyama. She died, after having a cardiac arrest, in Mumbai on 13 October 2004 at the age of 72. She was regarded as the greatest Mother of all times in Bollywood. She was Gujarati and taught children Gujarati before she acted in films.
Career
In 1946, Roy and her husband responded to an advertisement in a Gujarati paper looking for actors. She was selected and started her acting career with the Gujarati film Ranakdevi. The same year she acted in her first Hindi film, Amar Raj. One of her popular films was Do Bigha Zameen (1953). She largely played mythological characters in the films of the 1940's and 50's. Her image of a goddess was very strong and people would visit her home and seek her blessings. Among her co-stars were Trilok Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, Balraj Sahni and Ashok Kumar.In the 1970's, her roles as mother to the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor made her name synonymous to the impoverished suffering mother. Her role in Deewar (1975) and its dialogues with reference to a mother and son are used as clichés. She is considered as one of the best character artistes in Indian cinema.[citation needed]
Awards
- 1961 – BFJA Best Actress in Supporting Role, Chhaya[1]
- 2003 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1956 Munimji – Malti
1962 Chhaya – Manorama/Aayah
1965 Shehnaai – Shobha
Filmography
- Lal Baadshah (1999)
- Ganga Tere Desh Main (1988) .... Ajay's Mother
- Mard (1985) .... Raju's (Mard) Mother
- Pataal Bhairavi (1985)
- Mawali (1983)
- Betab (1983)
- Teri Kasam (1982)
- Khoon Aur Pani (1981)
- Aatish (1979)
- Suhaag (1979)
- Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) .... Bharti
- Kartavya (1979) .... Vijay's Mother
- Khandaan (1979) .... Savitri G. Srivastav
- Besharam (1979) .... Mrs. Ramchandra
- Aaina (1977) .... Savitri R Shastri
- Deewar (1975) .... Sumitra Devi
- Pyar Ka Mausam .... Jamuna
- Shaheed (1965) .... Durga Bhabhi
- Aalha Udal (1962)
- Dharmputra (1961)
- Kangan (1959) .... Karuna
- Be Dard Zamana Kya Jane (1959)
- Baazigar (1959)
- Dr. Z (1959)
- Kavi Kalidas (1959)
- Samrat Chandragupt (1958)
- Chaalbaaz (1958)
- Do Roti (1957)
- Janam Janam Ke Phere
- Krishna Sudama (1957)
- Laxmi Pooja (1957)
- Naag Mani (1957)
- Ram Hanuman Yuddha (1957)
- Bajrang Bali (1956)
- Bhai Bhai (1956)
- Sati Naag Kanya (1956)
- Raj Durbar (1955)
- Shri Ganesh Vivah (1955)
- Shiv Kanya (1954)
- Raj Ratan (1953)
- Shuk Rambha (1953)
- Rajrani Damayanti (1952)
- Shiv Shakti (1952)
- Dasavtaar (1951)
- Jai Mahakali (1951)
- Kashmir (1951)
- Lav Kush (1951)
- Shri Ganesh Janma (1951)
- Shri Vishnu Bhagwan (1951)
- Gadano Bel (1950)
- Har Har Mahadev (1950)
- Man Ka Meet (1950)
- Veer Bhimsen (1950)
- Garibi (1949)
- Hamari Manzil (1949)
- Mangalphera (1949)
- Gunsundari (1948)
- Hip Hip Hurray (1948)
- Nanand Bhojai (1948) - Gujrati
- Nanand Bhojai (1948) - Hindi
- Shiv Sita Anusuya
Sapru – Filmography
Sapru playing Lord Indra in 'Swarna Sundari'
| Movie | Year | Producer | Director | Cast | Music Director |
| Chand | 1944 | Prabhat Film Company | D. D. Kashyap | Prem Adeeb, Begum Para, Sapru, Balakram, Bina Pal, Rane, Ramsingh, Shashikala, Sitara | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Ramshastri | 1944 | Prabhat Film Company | Gajanan Jagirdar | Mamaji, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anant Marathe, Sudha Apte, Meenaxi, Master Vithal, Bhagwat, Chhotu, Sapru, Ram Singh, Hansa, Bendra, Shakuntala, Madhu Apte, Lalita Pawar | G. Damle |
| Lakharani | 1945 | Prabhat Film Company | Vishram Bedekar | Guru Dutt, Monica Desai, Sapru, Azurie, Gouri, Ramsingh, Urmila, Durga Khote | Krishna Rao |
| Gokul | 1946 | Prabhat Film Company | Vasant Painter | Anant Marathe, Sapru, Chandrakant Desai, Butt Kasar, Kamla Kotnis | Sudhir Phadke |
| Nai Baat | 1947 | Choudhry Art Production | M. S. Choudhry, D. Bhalchandra | B. Mukesh, Rehana, Shabnam, Amir Banu, Amar, Sadiq, Sultana, Sapru | Ram Prasad |
| Romeo & Juliet | 1947 | Nargis Art Concern | Akhtar Hussein | Nazir Kashmiri, Sapru, Nargis, Anwar, Nissar, John Cawas, Sunalini Devi, Violet Cooper | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Samrat Ashok | 1947 | Bombay Cinetone | K. B. Lal | Sapru, Veena, Shamim, Ulhas, Shakir, Himalayawala, Husn Banu | Gyan Dutt |
| Hua Savera | 1948 | Jeewan Kala Chitra | K. Agarwal | Sapru, Nayantara, Jeevan, Dar Kashmiri, Premkant, Amirbai Karnataki | Gyan Dutt |
| Lakhpati | 1948 | Film Chitra Corporation | Ravindra Jaykar | Leela Chitnis, Gharpure, Om Prakash, Sapru, Sulochana Chatterji, Rajan Haksar, Tabassum, Narmada Shanker | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Lal Dupatta | 1948 | Akash Chitra | K. B. Lal | Sapru, Madhubala, Rajen Haksar, Ulhas, Ranjit Kumari, Neelam Kothari, Kesari, Gulzar | Gyan Dutt |
| Paras | 1949 | All India Pictures | Anant Thakur | Rehman, Kamini Kaushal, Murad, K. N. Singh, Madhubala, Sulochana Chatterji, Sapru, Gope, Amar, Pratima Devi, Cuckoo | Ghulam Mohammed |
| Sati Ahalya | 1949 | Kamal Choudhary | Vasant Painter | Sapru, Ulhas, Cuckoo, Kamla Kotnis | G. Bhatka |
| Aahuti | 1950 | Sansar M. | Kulbhushan | Ranjit, Mumtaz Shanti, Kumari, Sapru, Kesari, Shyama, Cuckoo, Premkant | D. C. Dutta |
| Alakh Niranjan | 1950 | Super Pictures | Gunjal | Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Sapru, Aroon, Ulhas, Durga Khote | Premnath |
| Meena Bazaar | 1950 | Pancholi Production | Ravindra Dave | Shyam, Nargis, Kuldip Kaur, Gope, Sapru, Kanhaiyalal, Bhudo Advani, Chandabai, Om Prakash | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Raj Mukut | 1950 | Mohan Pictures | N. Vakil | Nimmi, Jairaj, Veena, Ramsingh, Sapru, Tabassum, R. Sinha | Gobindram |
| Shaan | 1950 | Kuldip Pictures | Jayant Desai | Pratima Devi, Cuckoo, Suraiya, Sapru, Manorama, David Abraham, Rehman | Hansraj Behl |
| Rajput | 1951 | Jubliee Pictures | Lekhraj Bhakri | Shakuntala, Jairaj, Suraiya, Sapru, Kuldip Kaur, Mumtaz, Maruti, Randhir | Hansraj Behl |
| Shabistan | 1951 | Filmistan | B. Mitra | Cuckoo, Bipin Gupta, Bhujbal Singh, Naseem, Murad, Shyam, Sapru | C. Ramchandra |
| Ustad Pedro | 1951 | Omar Khayyam Films | Harish | Shaikh Mukhtar, Mukri, Begum Para, Shammi, Sapru, Ansari, Sunalini Devi, Chaman Puri, Agha | C. Ramchandra |
| Bhakta Puran | 1952 | Vinod Films | Dhirubhai Desai | Vanmala, Nirupa Roy, Sapru, B. M. Vyas, Niranjan Sharma, Naaz, Dhulia, Shanta Kumari, Shahu Modak, Lalita Pawar, S. N. Tripathi | Chitragupta |
| Devyani | 1952 | Madhav Pictures | Vasant Painter | Sapru, Meenaxi, Shakuntala, Mahipal, B. Pendharkar | Purushottam |
| Draupadi Vastra Haran | 1952 | Praveen Leela Pictures | W. Garcher | Shahu Modak, Ratnamala, Hansa Kumari, Mangla, Nimbalkar, Vasantrao Pahelwan, Devaskar, W. Garcher, Sapru, Amarnath | Shanker Rao Vyas |
| Goonj | 1952 | Kwarta Art Production | Phani Majumdar | Bhagwan, Suresh, Suraiya, Sapru, Majnu, Madan Puri, Randhir, Ravikant | Sardul Sharma |
| Lanka Dahan | 1952 | Ravi Production | Raja Nene | Sapru, Vijay Bali, Ranjit Kumari, Ranjana, Paro | Hansraj Behl |
| Neelam Pari | 1952 | Chandrakala Film Company | Dhirubhai Desai | Sajjan, Sapru, Gope, Kuldip Kaur, Kamal, Samson, Niranjan Sharma, Geeta Bali | Khurshid Anwar |
| Resham | 1952 | Jubliee Pictures | Lekhraj Bhakri | Sunder, Jairaj, Suraiya, Sapru, Naaz, Achla Sachdev, Khurshid, Ramesh Thakur, Jagdish | Hansraj Behl |
| Sanskar | 1952 | Sunrise Pictures | V. M. Vyas | Veera, Ishwarlal, Mumtaz Shanti, Shashi Kapoor, Purnima, Sapru, Kalyani, Naaz, Mirza Musharaf, Pran, Razi, Murad | Roshan Lal |
| Vishwamitra | 1952 | Baswant Production | Baburao Painter | Vivek, Sapru, Sheela Naik, M. Kale, Choubeji, Jog, Sudha Apte | B. Laxman |
| Hari Darshan | 1953 | Kala Kendra | Raman B. Desai | Roopa Verman, Sapru, Raj Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Bipin Gupta | Shanker Rao Vyas |
| Jhansi Ki Rani | 1953 | Minerva Movietone | Sohrab Modi | Mehtab, Ulhas, Ram Singh, Sapru, Shakila, Jagdish Kamal, Homi Sethna, Nandu Khote, Sohrab Modi, Nayampally, Anil Kishore, Michael Shea, Mubarak | Vasant Desai |
| Madmust | 1953 | Sweet Pictures | Jagdish Pant | Ansari, Nirupa Roy, Shashikala, Shakeela, Sapru, Mukri | V. Bulsara |
| Rami Dhobhan | 1953 | Navkala Production | Indu Kumar | Ranjana, Jairaj, Nirupa Roy, Ullhas, Sapru, Trilok Kapoor | Ninu Majumdar |
| Gawaiya | 1954 | R. B. Production | H. P. Sharma | Sunder, Sulochana Chatterji, Vijayalaxmi, Sapru, Heera Sawant, Kumkum, Surendra | Ram Ganguly |
| Rajyogi Bharthari | 1954 | K. Kendra | Raman B. Desai | Trilok Kapoor, Sumitra Devi, Asha Mathur, Sapru, Jankidas, Bipin Gupta | Shanker Rao Vyas |
| Samrat | 1954 | Flmistan | Najam Naqvi | Kamlesh Kumari, Mumtaz Ali, Ram Singh, Sapru, S. L. Puri, Randhir, Rehana, Ajit | Hemant Kumar |
| Adl-E-Jahangir | 1955 | G. P. Production | G. P. Sippy | Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sapru, Darpan, Durga Khote | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Chirag-E-Chin | 1955 | Kala Kendra | C. M. Trivedi, G. P. Pawar | Sumitra Devi, Vijayalaxmi, Sapru, Maruti, Bipin Gupta, Mahipal | S. N. Tripathi |
| Jagadguru Shankaracharya | 1955 | Celestial Pictures | S. Fatehlal | Durga Khote, Helen, Abhi Bhattacharya, S. Chatterji, Asha Mathur, Sapru, Krishna Kumari, Nanda | Avinash Vyas |
| Kanchan | 1955 | Kamal Kunj Chitra | Baij Sharma | Ajit, Ranjana, Jairaj, Suraiya, Raj Mehra, Sapru | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Navratri | 1955 | Bhagyooda Pictures | Raman B. Desai | Lalita Pawar, S. N. Tripathi, Manhar Desai, Nirupa Roy, Sapru, Niranjan Sharma, Babu Raje, Kumkum | Chitragupta |
| Patit Pawan | 1955 | D. K. Films | Vasant Painter | Bipin Gupta, Lalita Pawar, Sapru, Sulochana, Hemavati, Sulochana Chatterji, Ulhas, Jeevan | Jamal Sen |
| Raj Kanya | 1955 | C. C. Desai | Vinod Desai | Bipin Gupta, Sunder, Smriti Biswas, Manhar Desai, Nalini Jaywant, B. M. Vyas, Kumkum, Sapru | Chandragupta |
| Ratna Manjari | 1955 | Chitra Bharati | G. P. Pawar | Mahipal, Roopmala, Rehana, Shakila, Sapru, Maruti | S. N. Tripathi |
| Shri Ganesh Vivah | 1955 | Chitraveena | Jaswant Jhaveri | Durga Khote, Prem Adeeb, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan, Sapru, B. M. Vyas, Arvind, shalini | Chitragupta |
| Waman Avtar | 1955 | Bombay Films | Raman B. Desai | Bipin Gupta, Trilok Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Sapru, Roop Kumar, Yashodhara Katju | Avinash Vyas |
| Ayodhyapati | 1956 | Pushpa Pictures | S. Fatehlal | Abhi Bhattacharya, Usha Kiran, Achla Sachdev, Sapru, Manorama, Raj Kumar, Ratnamala | Ravi Shanker |
| Dhola Maru | 1956 | Cine Workers Society | N. R. Acharya | Rehana, Krishnakant, Pradeep Kumar, Ulhas, S. Nazir, Sapru, Achla Sachdev, Kumkum | S. K. Pal |
| Durgesh Nandini | 1956 | Filmistan | B. Mitra | Ajit, Pradeep Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Bina Rai, Sapru, Nigar Sultana, Jeevan, Jankidas, Sheila Vaz, Majnu, Murad, Bipin Gupta, I. S. Johar, Nayampally | Hemant Kumar |
| Gauri Puja | 1956 | Vinod Films | Vinod Desai | Sunder, Lalita Pawar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Nirupa Roy, Kumkum, Yashodhara Katju, Umakant, Sulochana, Sapru | Manna Dey |
| Inquilab | 1956 | W. S. Films | Kedar Kapoor | Tiwari, Ranjan, Sunder, Helen, Shyama, Kuldip Kaur, Sapru | Hansraj Behl |
| Panna | 1956 | Chitra Bharati | Mohan Sinha | Chandrashekhar, Tiwari, Roopmala, Purnima, Sapru, Maruti | S. N. Tripathi |
| Raj Rani Meera | 1956 | Chitra Bharati | G. P. Pawar | Roopmala, Mahipal, Lalita Pawar, Sulochana, Sapru, Prem Adeeb | S. N. Tripathi |
| Sajni | 1956 | Golden Pictures | Vasant Painter | Sulochana, Anoop Kumar, Sapru, Gope, Krishna Kumari, Maruti, Nimbalkar, Lalita Pawar | Sudhir Phadke |
| Twenty Sixth January | 1956 | Saigal Production | Ramesh Saigal | Nalini, Jaywant, Nishi, Sapru, B. M. Vyas, Leela Misra, Balraj Mehta, Chaman Puri, Cuckoo, Ajit, Johnny Walker | C. Ramchandra |
| Anjali | 1957 | Kalakunj | Chetan Anand | Sheila Ramani, Mehmood, Sitara, Nimmi, V. S. Thapa, Sapru, Kumkum, Krishna Dhawan, Kammo, Jagdish Raaj, Misra, Chetan Anand | Jai Dev |
| Chandi Pooja | 1957 | M. Desai | Raman B. Desai | Manhar Desai, Nirupa Roy, Shanta Apte, Prem Adeeb, Sapru, Malaya Sarkar | Ajit Merchant |
| Jai Ambe | 1957 | Mahesh Chitra | Shanti Kumar | Sulochana, Manhar Desai, Jeevan, Sapru, Niranjan Sharma | Shivram Krishna |
| Jannat | 1957 | Choudhry Art Production | Mohan Sinha | Shyama, Sapru, Maruti, Kamal, Krishna Kumari, Tiwari, Mahipal | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Shahi Bazar | 1957 | Chandni Chitra | Balwant Dave, Padmakant Pathak | Mahipal, Chitra, Sapru, Maruti, Sheikh, Naazi, Raj Kumar, Sheela Vaz, Helen | Dhaniram |
| Baghi Sipahi | 1958 | V. P. Productions | Bhagwan Das Varma | Ranjan, Om Prakash, Chandrashekhar, Madhubala, Gope, Purnima, Nishi, Sapru | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Kalapani | 1958 | Navketan International Films | Raj Khosla | Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Sapru, Agha, Nazir Hussain, Krishan Dhawan, Dhiraj, Mukri, Pravin Paul, Heera Sawant, Bir Sakuja, Dev Anand, Kishore Sahu, Rashid Khan | S. D. Burman |
| Naag Champa | 1958 | Vinod Films | Vinod Desai | Lalita Pawar, Sunder, Nirupa Roy, Manhar Desai, Kammo, Sapru, Santosh Kumar | Manna Dey |
| Suvarna Sundari | 1958 | Anjali Pictures | V. Raghavaiah | Vasundhara, Anjali Devi, Nageshwar Rao, Shyama, Kumkum, Agha, Mukri, Radhakrishan, Daisy Irani, Mohana, Nirnajan Sharma, Sapru, Kamaljeet, Dhumal, Saroja Devi | Adi Narayan Rao |
| Kavi Kalidas | 1959 | Sindhu Films | S. N. Tripathi | Nirupa Roy, Sapru, Sabita Chatterjee, Niranjan Sharma, Babu Raje, Bharat Bhushan, Anita Guha | S. N. Tripathi |
| Sahil | 1959 | Kul Bhushan, Agarwal | Shammi Kapoor, Chitra, Sapru, Jankidas, Murad | Suresh Talwar | |
| Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan | 1959 | Dinesh Films | Harsukh Bhatt | Sunder, Jairaj, Ullhas, Sapru, Prem Adeeb, B. M. Vyas, Leela Misra, Sulochana Chatterji, Anita Guha, Chand Usmani | Vasant Desai |
| Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari | 1960 | Mukund Pictures | Shantilal Soni | Anant Kumar, Nalini Chonker, Daljeet, B. M. Vyas, Sapru, Sunder | S. N. Tripathi |
| Jai Bhavani | 1961 | Prabha Pictures | Dhirubhai Desai | Manhar Desai, Lata Sinha, Sapru, Veena, Niranjan Sharma, Jayshree Gadkar | S. Mohinder |
| Ramu Dada | 1961 | Adarshlok | Adarsh | Helen, Jaymala, Sheikh Mukhtar, Sapru, Honey Irani, Prince Salim, Chand Usmani | Chitragupta |
| Aalha Udal | 1962 | Dinesh Films | Jaswant Jhaveri | Jairaj, Nirupa Roy, Jeevan, Sapru, Sabita Chatterjee, Dilip Raj | Jamal Sen |
| Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam | 1962 | Guru Dutt | Abrar Ali | Meena Kumari, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman, Sapru, Dhumal, N. Hussain, S. N. Banerjee, Krishan Dhawan, Jawahar Kaul, Bikram Kapoor, Guru Dutt, Pratima Devi, Ranjit Kumari, S. N. Banerjee, Krishan Dhawan, Jawahar Kaul, Bikram Kapoor, Bimla Kumari | Hemant Kumar |
| Sangeet Samrat Tansen | 1962 | Sur Sagar Chitra | S. N. Tripathi | Sabita Chatterjee, Kumar, Mukri, Bharat Bhushan, Anita Guha, David Abraham, Prem Sagar, Sapru, S. N. Tripathi | S. N. Tripathi |
| Gul-E-Bakavali | 1963 | Jugal Production | Jugal Kishore | Sunder, Jairaj, Nishi, Maruti, Sapru, Naazi, Sulochana Chatterji, Tiwari | Hansraj Behl |
| Mujhe Jeene Do | 1963 | Ajanta Arts | Moni Bhattacharya | Sunil Dutt, Cuckoo, Waheeda Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Rajendranath, Siddhu, Tarun Bose, Dulari, Manorama, Mohan Choti, Asit Sen, Mumtaz, Krishan Dhawan, Sapru, Anwar, Madhumati, Rashid Khan, Babloo, Durga Khote | Jai Dev |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh | 1963 | K. N. Production | K. N. Bansal | Shammi Kapoor, Premnath, Ullhas, Shakila, Sapru, Achla Sachdev, Vijay Kumar | Husnlal Bhagatram |
| Sunheri Nagin | 1963 | Everest Pictures | Babubhai Mistry | Helen, Pritibala, Mahipal, Anwar, Sapru, Ullhas, Kamal Mehra | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Hameer Hatth | 1964 | Jagdish Films | Jaswant Jhaveri | Anita Guha, Jairaj, Nirupa Roy, B. M. Vyas, Sapru, Manhar Desai, Vijay Choudhry | Sanmukh Babu |
| Leader | 1964 | Mukerji Film Syndicate | Ram Mukerji | Jagdish Sethi, Madhumati, Dilip Kumar, Vaijayantimala, Jayant, Motilal, Nazir Hussain, Sapru, Hiralal, Amar, Jankidas, P. Kailash, Leela Misra, Merlyn | Naushad |
| Majboor | 1964 | De Luxe Films | Narendra Suri | Lalita Pawar, Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Rajendranath, Suresh, Sabita Chatterjee, Ram Avtaar, Sapru, Jagdev, Gyani | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Shehnai | 1964 | New Original Pictures | S. D. Narang | Biswajeet, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Choudhary, Veena, Sapru, Honey Irani, Asit Sen, Rita Ellen, Chand Usmani, Leela Chitnis, Iftekhar, Rajshree, Johnny Walker, Rehman | Ravi Shanker |
| Amar Jyoti | 1965 | Bombay Movies | Raman B. Desai | L. Vijayalaxmi, Ulhas, Kamal Mehra, Sapru, Mahipal | Vasant Desai |
| Gopal Krishna | 1965 | Chitrashala | D. Raman | Prakash, Rajen Haksar, P. Kailash, Mohan Choti, Sapru, Jayshree Gadkar | N. Dutta |
| Himalay Ki God Mein | 1965 | Shir Prakash Pictures | Vijay Bhatt | Mala Sinha, Shashikala, Jayant, Mukri, Kanhaiyalal, Sapru, Achla Sachdev, Jeevankala, Ajit, Manoj Kumar, David Abraham | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Johar Mehmood In Goa | 1965 | Johar Films | I. S. Johar | Simmi, Sonia Sahni, Sulochana, Surendarnath, Kamal Kapoor, Mukri, Sapru, Ulhas, Mehmood, Leela Chitnis, Murad, I. S. Johar | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Mujrim Kaun Khooni Kaun | 1965 | Pratima Pictures | Ramnik Vaidya | Jairaj, Indira, Asit Sen, Sapru, Shyam Kumar, Bela Bose | Babul |
| Poonam Ki Raat | 1965 | Kishore Sahu Production | Kishore Sahu | Kumud Chhugani, Nandini, Shiv Kumar, Rajendranath, Robin Banerji, Sapru, Jankidas, Prem Chopra, Manoj Kumar, Kishore Sahu | Salil Choudhry |
| Shaheed | 1965 | K. P. K. Movies | S. Ram Sharma | Nirupa Roy, Kamini Kaushal, Sareeta, Prem Chopra, Pran, Manmohan, Sailesh Kumar, Indrani Mukherjee, Asit Sen, Iftekhar, Madan Puri, Sapru, Kamal Kapoor, Anwar Hussain, Manoj Kumar | Prem Dhawan |
| Daku Mangal Singh | 1966 | Pinky Films | Chand | Prithviraj Kapoor, Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Sapru, Niranjan Sharma, Uma Dutt, Rajan Kapoor, Bhagwan, Sunder, Bela Bose | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Devar | 1966 | De Luxe Films | Mohan Segal | Dhumal, Sharmila Tagore, Shashikala, Deven Verma, Sulochana, Kishore Kumar, Raj Mehra, Sapru, Tarun Bose, Sabita Chatterjee, Dharmendra, Durga Khote | Roshan Lal |
| Dil Diya Dard Liya | 1966 | Kay Production | A. R. Kardar | Johnny Walker, Murad, Pran, Rehman, Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Shyama, Rani, Sajjan, Sapru, Shah Agha | Naushad |
| Jawanmard | 1966 | Kedar Laxmi Production | Ishwarlal | Madhumati, Dara Singh, Mumtaz, B. M. Vyas, Sapru, Tuntun, Babu Raje, Aruna Irani | N. Dutta |
| Johar In Kashmir | 1966 | Johar Films | I. S. Johar | Sonia Sahni, Kamal Kapoor, Sapru, Rajen Haksar, Ullhas, Mukri, Sulochana, Manorama, Manmohan, Shetty, Tiwari, I. S. Johar, Ratnamala | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Nagin Aur Sapera | 1966 | Pramila Production | Balwant Bhatt | Bela Bose, Manhar Desai, Sapru, Shakeela Banu Bhopali, Shammi, Rajen Haksar, Bhagwan, Padma Chavan | Harbans |
| Phool Aur Patthar | 1966 | Ralhan Production | O. P. Ralhan | Sunder, Meena Kumari, Shashikala, Jeevan, O. P. Ralhan, Madan Puri, Sapru, Shyam Kumar, Tuntun, Ram Mohan, Leela Chitnis, Iftekhar, Dharmendra, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar | Ravi Shanker |
| So Saal Baad | 1966 | Mansarovar Pictures | B. K. Dubey | Feroz Khan, Kumkum, Rajendranath, Manmohan Krishnan, Sapru, P. Kailash | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Bahu Begam | 1967 | Sanamkada | M. Sadiq | Meena Kumari, Pradeep Kumar, Sapru, Naaz, Leela Misra, Helen, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Zeb Rehman, Ashok Kumar | Roshan Lal |
| Duniya | 1967 | Time Life Films | T. Prakash Rao | Prem Chopra, Dev Anand, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Vyjayanthimala, Balraj Sahni, Madan Puri, Sulochana, Laxmi Chhaya, Achla Sachdev, Sapru, Suresh, Nana Palsikar, Sachin | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan | 1967 | Kishore Sahu Production | Kishore Sahu | Lalita Pawar, Mridula, Biswajeet, Shiv Kumar, Rajendranath, Nazir Hussain, Sapru, Jankidas, Naina Sahu, Sumati Gupte, Helen | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Jewel Thief | 1967 | Navketan International Films | Vijay Anand | Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Tanuja, Faryal, Nazir Hussain, Sapru, Helen, Anju Mahendru, Pratima Devi, Sachin | S. D. Burman |
| Nasihat | 1967 | Deedar Movies | Om Patwar | Sunder, Helen, Dara Singh, L. Vijayalaxmi, Savita, Madan Puri, Sapru, Rajen Kapoor, Leela Misra, Samson, Tiwari, Randhawa | O. P. Nayyar |
| Raaz | 1967 | Sippy Films | Ravindra Dave | Rahul, Rajesh Khanna, Babita, Sapru, Asit Sen, Laxmi Chhaya, Kamal Kapoor, I. S. Johar, Ratanmala, Harin Chattopadhyaya | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Wahan Ke Log | 1967 | Bundel Khand Films | N. A. Ansari | Manmaujee, Pradeep Kumar, Tanuja, Nilopher, N. A. Ansari, Shobhna Samarth, Sapru, Bela Bose, Johnny Walker | C. Ramchandra |
| Hasina Man Jayegi | 1968 | Mangatram FIlms | Prakash Mehra | Shashi Kapoor, Babita, Yunus Perwaiz, Amar, Manmohan Krishna, Niranjan Sharma, Bhalla, Sapru, Hari Shivdasani, Johnny Walker, Ameeta | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Humsaya | 1968 | Joy Mukherjee Production | Joy Mukherjee | Joy Mukherjee, Mala Sinha, Sharmila Tagore, Jagirdar, Sapru, Kishore Malhotra, Polson, Jagdish Kanwal, Khurshid, Ratan Gaurang, Malika, Rehman | O. P. Nayyar |
| Saathi | 1968 | S. Krishnamoorty | Sridhar | Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Simi Garewal, Veena, Nandini, Pahari Sanyal, Ram Mohan, Sapru, David Abraham | Naushad |
| Sunghursh | 1968 | Rahul Theatre | H. S. Rawail | Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Sanjeev Kumar, Durga Khote, Anju Mahendru, Sunder, Balraj Sahni, Jayant, Sulochana, Ullhas, Sapru, Mumtaz Begum, Padma, Deven Verma, Lata Sinha, Ranu, Iftekhar | Naushad |
| Anmol Moti | 1969 | Narang Films | S. D. Narang | Aruna Irani, Shabnam, Jeetendra, Babita, Rajendranath, Jayant, Jagirdar, Jeevan, Veena, Sapru, Tuntun, Niranjan Sharma, Hari Shivdasani, Jagdeep | Ravi Shanker |
| Bandhan | 1969 | Sippy Films | Narendra Bedi | Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Jeevan, Kanhaiyalal, Rajendranath, Achla Sachdev, Sapru, Anju Mahendru, Aruna Irani, Sunder, Ratnamala | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Insaaf Ka Mandir | 1969 | Sasaram Chitra | B. R. Ishara | Sanjeev Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Snehlata, Nadira, Tarun Bose, Asit Sen, Manmohan Krishna, Sapru, Sherry, Aruna Irani | Sapan Jagmohan |
| Mahal | 1969 | Roopkala Pictures | Shanker Mukerji | Abhi Bhattacharya, Sudhir, Azra, Sapru, Farida Jalal, Rajen Haksar, Kamal Mehra, David Abraham, Asha Parekh, Dev Anand | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Patthar Ka Khwab | 1969 | Nagin Production | Pal Premi | Amarnath, Madhumati, Mahipal, Parveen Choudhary, Mohan Choti, Sapru, Jeevankala | N. Dutta |
| Prince | 1969 | Eagle Films | Lekh Tandon | Ajit, Helen, Sunder, Leela Chitnis, David Abraham, Rashid Khan, Shammi Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala, Rajendranath, Sapru, Praveen choudhry, Sudhir, Ullhas, Leela Misra, Randhir, Asit Sen | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Pyar Hi Pyar | 1969 | R. S. Production | Bhappi Sonie | Helen, Dhumal, Vyjayanthimala, Raj Mehra, Madan Puri, Sapru, Sulochana Chatterji, Manmohan, Sulochana, Mehmood, Mehmood Junior, Pran, Dharmendra, Paro | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Sajan | 1969 | De Luxe Films | Mohan Segal | Iftekhar, Asha Parekh, Sulochana, Madan Puri, Jagirdar, Sapru, Raj Mehra, Shatrughan Sinha, Jankidas, Shammi, Shabnam, Manoj Kumar, Om Prakash | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Satyakam | 1969 | Punchhe Arts | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Sharmila Tagore, Manmohan, Sapru, Tarun Bose, Rajen Haksar, Sarika, David Abraham, Sanjeev Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Robin Ghosh, Dharmendra, Manju | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Surya Devata | 1969 | Alice Pictures | Sharad Desai | Jeevan, Nirupa Roy, Ashish Kumar, Sapru | Avinash Vyas |
| Talash | 1969 | Ralhan Production | O. P. Ralhan | Helen, Sunder, Rajendra Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Balraj Sahni, O. P. Ralhan, Sulochana, Sajjan, Jeevan, Madan Puri, Sapru, Randhir, Tuntun, Mumtaz Begum, Nadira, Shahu Modak, Hari Shivdasani | S. D. Burman |
| Gunah Aur Kanoon | 1970 | Johny Whisky, K. L. Bhatia | B. R. Ishara | Sailesh Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Kumkum, Tarun Bose, Jairaj, Asit Sen, Sapru, Mohan Choti, Johnny Whisky, Sanjeev Kumar, Bela Bose | Sapan Jagmohan |
| Harishchandra Taramati | 1970 | Jaymala | B. K. Adarsh | Helen, Tiwari, Bipin Gupta, Bela Bose, Jayshree T., Madhumati, Bobby, Pradeep Kumar, B. M. Vyas, Jeevan, Shyama, Madan Puri, Tuntun, Sapru, Manorama, Jaymala | Hridaynath Mangeshkar |
| Humjoli | 1970 | Prakash Kapoor | Ramanna | Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar, Shashikala, Nazir Hussain, Manmohan, Sapru, Dubey, Geeta Banker, Mehmood, Prem Kumar, Pran, Swaraj, Aruna Irani | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Sharafat | 1970 | Madan Mohla | Asit Sen | Ashok Kumar, Jagdeep, Dharmendra, Sunder, Hema Malini, Sonia Sahni, Abhi Bhattacharya, Kanhaiyalal, Sapru, Poornima, Niranjan Sharma, Zebunissa, Mohan Choti, Roopesh Kumar | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Shri Krishna Leela | 1970 | Homi Wadia | Homi Wadia | Sachin, Heena Kumari, Sapru, Manhar Desai, Kumar Dighe, Deepak, Tabassum, Sujata, Padma Rani, Uma Dutt, Shekhar Purohit, Master Bobby, Prince Arjun, Dalpat, Tuntun, H. Prakash, Babu Raje, Habib, Jayshree Gadkar, Jayshree T., Ratnamala, Master Ratan | S. N. Tripathi |
| Gambler | 1971 | Amar Jeet | Amar Jeet | Zaheeda, Zahira, Sudhir, Jeevan, Shatrughan Sinha, Manorama, Sapru, Tabassum, Mumtaz Begum, Sachin, Sabeena, Naseema Rana, Jagdish Raaj, Rashid Khan, Iftekhar, Dev Anand, Kishore Sahu | S. D. Burman |
| Hulchul | 1971 | O. P. Ralhan | O. P. Ralhan | Helen, Prem Chopra, Ramesh Deo, Chandrashekhar, Kabir Bedi, Zeenat Aman, Chand Usmani, O. P. Ralhan, Sonia Sahni, Anjali, Madan Puri, Gajanan Jagirdar, Ramesh Vyas, Tuntun, Ram Mohan, Chandrima Bhaduri, Sapru, Amrish Puri, Jagdish Raaj, Sardar Akhtar | R. D. Burman |
| Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi Chavon | 1971 | Joy Films | Chandrakant Desai | Tiwari, Dara Singh, Amita, Geetanjali, Ram Mohan, Sapru, Jagdeep | Chitragupta |
| Lal Patthar | 1971 | F. C. Mehra | Sushil Majumdar | Ajit, Raj Kumar, Hema Malini, Asit Sen, Paintal, Meena T., Chander, Mohan, Dulari, Sadhana Khote, Sailesh, Padma Khanna, Sushil Majumdar, Satyen Kappu, Sapru, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra | Shanker-Jaikishen |
| Murder In Circus | 1971 | B. K. Adarsh | A. Salaam | Bela Bose, Shetty, Dilip Dutt, Sujit Kumar, Jaimala, A. N. Ansari, B. M. Vyas, Sapru | Usha Khanna |
| Pakeezah | 1971 | Kamal Amrohi | Kamal Amrohi | Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raj Kumar, Veena, Sapru, Kamal Kapoor, Vijayalaxmi, Jagdish Kanwal, Nadira, Meenakshi, Zebunissa, Pratima Devi | Ghulam Mohammed |
| Saaz Aur Sanam | 1971 | J. B. H. Wadia | J. B. H. Wadia | Bhagwan, Premendra, Rekha, Suresh Chatwal, Arvind, Purnima, Sapru, Asit Sen | Chitragupta |
| Tere Mere Sapne | 1971 | Vijay Anand | Vijay Anand | Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Mumtaz, Tabassum, Leela Misra, Mumtaz Begum, Premnath, Dulari, Rajpal, V. Gopal, Uma Dutt, Jankidas, Ravikant, Bhagwan Sinha, Sundershan Sethi, Soni, Agha, Sapru, Mahesh Kaul, Jayshree T., Paro, Vijay Anand | S. D. Burman |
| Bharat Ke Shaheed | 1972 | Ram Gopal | Vishram Bedekar | Reena Sapru, Husn Banu, Shefali, Subhash Ghai, Ramesh Deo, Tiwari, Seema, Sapru, Ram Avtaar, Tabassum | Prem Dhawan |
| Manavataa | 1972 | Anand Sharama | Chanakya | Vijeta, Radha Saluja, Ramesh Deo, Swaroop Dutta, Manmohan, Sapru, Harsha, Sulochana | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Wafaa | 1972 | R. R. Pictures | Ramanna | Hina Kausar, Sanjay Khan, Nazir Hussain, Anwar Ali, Krishan Dhawan, Sulochana Chatterji, Padma Khanna, Jaishree T., Premnath, Rajendranath, Madan Puri, Sapru, Jagdeep, Naaz Sunder, Bipin Gupta, Rakhee Gulzar | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Ye Gulistan Hamara | 1972 | Atma Ram | Atma Ram | Kanan Kaushal, Iftekhar, Dev Anand, Pran, Lalita Pawar, Asrani, Johnny Walker, Ramesh Deo, Jayshree T., Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Raj Mehra, Sapru, Keshto Mukherjee | R. D. Burman |
| Kashmakash | 1973 | Seeroo Daryani | Firoz Chinoy | Rehman, Zeb Rehman, Feroz Khan, Rekha, Shatrughan Sinha, Padma Khanna, Ranjeet, Asha Sachdev, Ranjit, Seema, Sapru, Ramesh Deo, I. S. Johar | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Maha Sati Savitri | 1973 | Homi Wadia | Chandrakant Desai | Meena T., Upendra Trivedi, Ashwani Kumar, Sapru, Jayshree Gadkar, Anuradha, Ratnamala | Avinash Vyas |
| Shareef Badmash | 1973 | Dev Anand | Raj Khosla | Hema Malini, Jeevan, Trilok Kapoor, Sudhir, Birbal, Mac Mohan, Jankidas, Sapru, Ajit, Bhagwan, Helen, Dev Anand | R. D. Burman |
| Zanjeer | 1973 | Prakash Mehra | Prakash Mehra | Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit, Om Prakash, Sanjana, Bindu, Iftekhar, Randhir, Gulshan Bawra, Keshto Mukherjee, Ram Mohan, Yunus Perwaiz, Bhushan Tiwari, Satyen Kappu, Indrani Mukherjee, Goga Kapoor, B. B. Bhalla, Purnima, M. Rajan, Sushil, Omkar, Nandita Thakur, Sapru, Amrit Pal, Dhanraj, Raju, Asha Lata, Mac Mohan, Ram Sethi | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Benaam | 1974 | Ranjeet Virk | Narendra Bedi | Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee, Madan Puri, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Satyen Kappu, Shobha Khote, Dhumal, Hiralal, Sharat Saxena, Helen, Tuntun, Master Bunty, Narendra Chanchal, Pratima Devi, Viju Khote, Jagdish Raaj, Sapru, Chandu, Deepak, Rajpal, Raju Shreshtha | R. D. Burman |
| Do Chattane | 1974 | Joginder Luthra | G. H. Sareen | Aruna Irani, Sunder, Rakesh Pandey, Asha Sachdev, Sapru, Om Prakash, Joginder, Vikram | Sonik Omi |
| Five Rifles | 1974 | I. S. Johar | I. S. Johar | Murad, Rakesh Khanna, I. S. Johar, Anil Johar, Shashi Kapoor, Kamal Kapoor, Sapru | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Haath Ki Safai | 1974 | I. A. Nadiadwala | Prakash Mehra | Randhir Kapoor, Hema Malini, Simi Garewal, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu, Sapru, Vinod Khanna | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Imtihaan | 1974 | B. A. Chandiramani | Madan Sinha | Tanuja, Ranjeet, Deven Verma, Abhi Bhattacharya, Asit Sen, Sapru, C. S. Dubey, Abhijit Sen, Murad, Vinod Khanna, Bindu | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Jeevan Sangram | 1974 | Rajbans Khanna | Rajbans Khanna | Om Shivpuri, Shashi Kapoor, Jalal Agha, Tarun Bose, Sapru, Padma Khanna, Radha Saluja, Kishan Mehta, Iftekhar | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Kasauti | 1974 | Arvind Sen | Arvind Sen | Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Pran, Ramesh Deo, Sonia Sahni, Shobha Khote, Vijay Sharma, Abhi Bhattacharya, Satyen Kappu, Viju Khote, Jankidas, Mac Mohan, Bharat Bhushan, Darpan, Uday Kumar, Satish Arora, Ram Sethi, Mohan Choti, Murad, Sapru, Bipin Gupta, Sulochana | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Majboor | 1974 | Premji | Rani Tandon | Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Farida Jalal, Satyen Kappu, Sulochana, Sapru, Sajjan, Mac Mohan, Jagdish Raaj, Madan Puri, Anoop Kumar, Tiwari, Murad, K. N. Singh, Iftekhar, Rehman, Lalita Kumari, Alankar, Joshi, Ravindra Kapoor, Sulochana, Ashoo, Shiv Kumar, Murad | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Patthar Aur Payal | 1974 | K. P. Singh, N. P. Singh | Harmesh Malhotra | Ajit, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Jayshree T., Iftekhar, Hema Malini, Rajendranath, Sapru, Ram Mohan | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Resham Ki Dori | 1974 | T. C. Dewan | Atma Ram | Ramesh Deo, Jayshree T., Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Kumud Chhugani, Rajendranath, Sujit Kumar, Sajjan, Sapru, Leela Misra, Sachin, Sunder, Chand Usmani | Shanker |
| Shaitan | 1974 | A. A. Nadiadwala | Firoz Chinoy | Aruna Irani, Alka, Anil Dhawan, Jagdeep, Bindu, Shatrughan Sinha, Sharmila Tagore, Padma Khanna, Sapru, Indrani Mukherjee | R. D. Burman |
| Deewaar | 1975 | Gulshan Rai | Yash Chopra | Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi, Manmohan Krishnan, Madan Puri, Iftekhar, Satyen Kappu, Sapru, A. K. Hangal, Raj Kishore, Dulari, Kamal Kapoor, Yunus Perwaiz, Sudhir, Jagdish Raaj, Mohan Serry, Raj Verma, Vikas Anand, Pardesi, Alankar, Raman Kumar | R. D. Burman, Maruti Rao, Basu Manohari, Basu Chakraborty |
| Faraar | 1975 | Alankar Chitra | Shanker Mukerji | Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Sulochana, Rajen Haksar, Agha, Sajjan, Vijay, Anupama, Master Raju, Jayshree T., Murad, Brahmachari, Sapru, Leena Das, Vinay, Uma Dutt, Amit Kapoor, Bhagwan | Kalyanji-Anandji, Babla |
| Lafange | 1975 | Harmesh Malhotra | Harmesh Malhotra | Mumtaz, Anwar Hussain, Gulshan Bawra, Asha Sachdev, Sapru, Sujit Kumar, Rajan Haksar, Randhir Kapoor, Pran | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Maya Machindra | 1975 | Amar Millan Production | S. N. Tripathi | Abhi Bhattacharya, Satyajeet, Jeevan, Sapru, Dulari, Jaishree, Kanan Kaushal | Govind Naresh |
| Pratiggya | 1975 | Bikram Singh Dehal, Kanwar Ajit Singh | Dulal Shah | Hema Malini, Abhi Bhattacharya, Keshto Mukherjee, Sapru, Nazir Hussain, Leela Misra, Ram Mohan, Maruti, Brahmachari, Sunder, Ajit, R. Tiwari, Alka, Jagdeep, Dharmendra, Johnny Walker | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Charas | 1976 | Ramanand Sagar | Ramanand Sagar | Ajit, Aruna Irani, Amjad Khan, Sailesh Kumar, Madhumati, Asrani, Dharmendra, Manju, Hema Malini, Keshto Mukherjee, Sujit Kumar, Jairaj, Sapru, Sajjan, Kuljit, Birbal, Viju Khote, Nazir Hussain, Manmohan Krishna | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Jai Mahalaxmi Maa | 1976 | Kanti Kanakia, S. Roshan | Vijay Sharma | Chand Usmani, Jagdeep, Kanan Kaushal, Anita Guha, Mahipal, S. N. Tripathi, Ashish Kumar, Sapru, B. M. Vyas, Jeevan | Chitragupta |
| Adalat | 1977 | A. K. Nadiadwala | Narinder Bedi | Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Neetu Singh, Hina Kausar, Kader Khan, Anwar Hussain, Sujit Kumar, Sudhir, Sapru, Pinchoo Kapoor, Nazir Hussain, Leela Misra, Akbar Khan, Alka, K. N. Singh, Viju Khote, Manorama, Maruti | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Dharamveer | 1977 | Subhash Desai | Manmohan Desai | Jeetendra, Ranjeet, Indrani Mukherjee, Jeevan, Pradeep Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Hercules, Azad, Sapru, B. M. Vyas, Chand Usmani, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Pran, Dev Kumar, Dharmendra | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Do Dilwale | 1977 | Lion Film Corporation | Mehmood | Joginder, Som Dutt, Sunita Sen, Jagirdar, Sapru, Mumtaz Begum, Mohan Choti, Iftekhar | B. N. Bali |
| Gayatri Mahima | 1977 | Harsukh Bhatt, Lalubhai Bhatt | H. J. Bhatt | Ashish Kumar, Padma Khanna, Sapru, Abhi Bhattacharya, Mohan Choti, Tuntun, Jaya Kaushalya, Chandrashekhar, Jayshree Gadkar, Bharat Bhushan | Chitragupta |
| Jai Ambe Maa | 1977 | Star Studio | Jal | Shahu Modak, Anita Guha, Sushma, Ashish Kumar, Hiralal, Madan Puri, Sapru, Anant Marathe | S. N. Tripathi |
| Niaz Aur Namaz | 1977 | Raj Baweja, G. Bhavnani | A. Shamsheer | Parikshit Sahni, Zaheera, Keshto Mukherjee, Manmohan Krishnan, Sonia Sahni, Jeevan, Asit Sen, Sapru, Roopesh Kumar, Lalita Pawar | Shyamji Ghanshyamji |
| Chor Ke Ghar Chor | 1978 | Chander Sadanah | Vijay Sadanah | Bindu, Deven Verma, Anwar Hussain, Sulochana, Sajjan, Sapru, Anoop Kumar, Chaman Puri, Helen, Randhir Kapoor, Pran, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar | Kalyanji-Anandji |
| Naya Daur | 1978 | Mahesh Bhatt | Mahesh Bhatt | Rishi Kapoor, Bhavna Bhatt, Danny Denzongpa, Farida Jalal, Paintal, Madan Puri, Ranjeet, Shreeram Lagoo, Sapru, Om Prakash | R. D. Burman |
| Phaansi | 1978 | Harmesh Malhotra | Harmesh Malhotra | Iftekhar, Pran, Sulakshana Pandit, Asrani, Dev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Ranjeet, Sapru, Mohan Choti, Urmila Bhatt, Ram Mohan | Laxmikant-Pyarelal |
| Ram Kasam | 1978 | S. D. Narang | Chand | Sunil Dutt, Amjad Khan, Ajit, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Bindiya Goswami, Jeevan, Sapru, Sudhir, Jankidas, Jagdish Raaj, C. S. Dubey, Bindu | Sonik Omi |
| Vishwanath | 1978 | Pawan Kumar | Subhash Ghai | Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Premnath, Pran, Iftekhar, Jagdish Raaj, Madan Puri, Viju Khote, Sapru, Lalita Pawar, Parikshit Sahni, Mukri, Satyen Kappu, Ranjeet, Rita Bhaduri | Rajesh Roshan |
| Jai Ambe Maa | 1981 | Sunanda Ambalal Rai | Jal | Asish Kumar, Sapru, Hiralal, Shahu Modak, Anita Guha, Sushma | S. N. Tripathi |
| Tamacha | 1988 | Prasan Kapoor | Ramesh Ahuja | Amrita Singh, Bhanupriya, Sumeet Saigal, Satyen Kappu, Guddi Maruti, Beena, Krishnkant, Vikas Anand, Anupam Kher, Iftekhar, Kimi Katkar, Rajnikant, Rohini Hattangadi, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Jeetendra, Neelu Phule, Sulbha Deshpande, Sudhir Dalvi, Aruna Irani, Murad, Asrani, Aroon Bakshi, Chandrashekhar, Sudhir, Sulabha Deshpande, Rohini Hattangadi, Satyen Kappu, Guddi Maruti, Sapru, Sunil Dhawan, Jatin Khanna, Mahesh Raj, Robin Sawan, Ram Singh, Kirpal Singh, Master Rinku, Master Rajat, Bahrm Bhardwaj, Harbans Darshan, Kamaljeet, Prem Sagar, Renuka Shahane | Bappi Lahiri |
B M VYAS
Almost
every viewer of Cinema can tell you about some cinematic moments which
though seen years ago are stuck with them ever since. One may forget the
film, the actors, the lines but the impact of those cinematic visuals
remain intact. One such visual for me was to see the ten-headed Ravan in a dilemma, trying to decide about what to do next after Sita-Haran
while interacting with his nine heads, each representing a different
positive or negative emotion. It was such a classic scene that it left
an everlasting impression on my mind. Years later I could not recollect
anything about the film apart from that scene and a faint image of the
tall man who played Ravan. Early this year I happened to watch a film called Sampoorna Ramayana
(1961) on one of the TV channels and there he was, the tall actor, with
an orotund voice, expressive eyes, sharp features and distinct acting
style, in that same classic scene. He was the veteran actor B M Vyas (बी एम व्यास).
B M Vyas as Dashanan Ravan
I
looked for more films featuring him and with each performance he left
me intrigued, wanting to see more. Mostly playing bad guys in
mythological, historical and fantasy films, he was a one-of-a-kind
actor. A few months ago I found that Vyas ji, currently in his 90s,
lives in Mumbai. On 22 September, I spoke to Vyas ji for the first time
with the help of writer and filmographer Shishir Krishna Sharma.
It never felt like it was the first time I was speaking with this
senior actor; he was so forthcoming and wonderful! On 29 September, my
dream came true when I met him at his residence. It’s amusing how he can
instantly connect with people about one-third his age. The two hours I
spent with him are part of my cherished memories. I have been in touch
with him since. This blog is all about the memories he shared.
The Journey Thus Far
Vyas ji was born as Brijmohan Vyas (बृजमोहन व्यास) on Vijayadashami (22 October) day of 1920 in Churu, Rajasthan. He is the younger brother of the well-known poet and lyricist, Bharat Vyas. He was married at the age of 17 when his wife, Jamna was just 11. They had 71 years of marital bliss before Jamna ji passed away in 2008. They had six daughters and a son. After acting in over 200 films in various languages, Vyas ji quit acting in the early 1990s. Two years ago he moved to his current residence in Kalyan. Having seen various shades of life, Vyas ji is living a content life with his children and grandchildren. His spirit can be felt from the sparkle in his eyes when he recites the following couplet he has written based on a famous song –
Vyas ji was born as Brijmohan Vyas (बृजमोहन व्यास) on Vijayadashami (22 October) day of 1920 in Churu, Rajasthan. He is the younger brother of the well-known poet and lyricist, Bharat Vyas. He was married at the age of 17 when his wife, Jamna was just 11. They had 71 years of marital bliss before Jamna ji passed away in 2008. They had six daughters and a son. After acting in over 200 films in various languages, Vyas ji quit acting in the early 1990s. Two years ago he moved to his current residence in Kalyan. Having seen various shades of life, Vyas ji is living a content life with his children and grandchildren. His spirit can be felt from the sparkle in his eyes when he recites the following couplet he has written based on a famous song –
| “Zinda Hoon Is Tarah Ki, Jiye Ja Raha Hoon Main Jalta Hua Diya Hoon, Timtima Raha Hoon Main” |
Being part of Prithvi Theatre’s first play, “Shakuntala”
On 15 January, 1944, actor Prithviraj Kapoor realised his dream when Prithvi Theatre, his own drama company came into being. Mahakavi Kalidas’ classic Shakuntala was chosen to be their first performance. The play’s cast included Uzra Mumtaz (younger sister of Zohra Segal) to play Shakuntala, Prithviraj Kapoor to play Dhushyant, K N Singh was cast as Rishi Kanva, Shakuntala’s foster father, Sati Devi (Bijoya Ray’s sister, Ruma Guha Thakurta’s mother) as Gautami, caretaker of Kanva Ashram who raises Shakuntala, and Hemavati (Daya Kishan Sapru’s wife) to play Shakuntala’s friend Priyamvada, among others. A young, 24 years old, B M Vyas was recruited as singer by the drama company to sing songs in their play at a monthly salary of 75 Rupees.
On 15 January, 1944, actor Prithviraj Kapoor realised his dream when Prithvi Theatre, his own drama company came into being. Mahakavi Kalidas’ classic Shakuntala was chosen to be their first performance. The play’s cast included Uzra Mumtaz (younger sister of Zohra Segal) to play Shakuntala, Prithviraj Kapoor to play Dhushyant, K N Singh was cast as Rishi Kanva, Shakuntala’s foster father, Sati Devi (Bijoya Ray’s sister, Ruma Guha Thakurta’s mother) as Gautami, caretaker of Kanva Ashram who raises Shakuntala, and Hemavati (Daya Kishan Sapru’s wife) to play Shakuntala’s friend Priyamvada, among others. A young, 24 years old, B M Vyas was recruited as singer by the drama company to sing songs in their play at a monthly salary of 75 Rupees.
Once
when rehearsals for their maiden show were in progress and Vyas ji was
done with his singing rehearsals, he was watching rehearsals of the
cast. One of his songs for the play was “Bitiya Rani Kahan Kahan Tapasvi Log, Milna Julna Rehgaya Nadi Naav Sanjog”. The cast was rehearsing for a scene which needed Rishi Kanva to recite a mantra in Sanskrit, but actor K N Singh was having trouble reciting it. Prithviraj
ji was trying to help him but was also faltering in saying it
perfectly. Vyas ji, an expert in Hindi and Sanskrit, having immense
knowledge of Ved Mantra was witnessing the proceedings for two days. He
says it was possibly the blessing of Goddess Saraswati that inspired him to say the mantra aloud. On hearing him intone the mantra with such Brahminical precision, Prithviraj ji was very impressed and asked him to help K N Singh in saying the mantra correctly. But soon K N Singh informed Prithviraj ji that he will not be able to speak Devbhasha (Sanskrit) and that he should look for another artist for the role. Prithviraj ji asked Prithvi Theatre’s manager Ramesh Saigal to approach Vyas ji for the role. Vyas ji, who had already acted in a Rajasthani play Ramu Chanana earlier, readily agreed and stepped into the role and thus started his journey as an actor.
While the rehearsals were still on, Vyas ji suffered a personal tragedy and had to go back home in Bikaner, Rajasthan. There he fell sick with typhoid. Here rehearsals were in full swing as the play was to premiere on 9 March, 1945 at the Royal Opera House. The final date was about a month away so Prithviraj
ji asked him to come back as soon as possible. Vyas ji returned with
his wife though he was still unwell. On the day he resumed his
rehearsals he couldn’t do much due to frequent blackouts. The medication
he was on did not seem to help him much. He still fondly remembers the
doctor from Kalbadevi who treated him for free; with his medication Vyas ji’s health improved considerably in just three days.
The final round of rehearsals was done and finally the day of Prithvi Theatre’s first play to be staged, arrived. For the first performance of Shakuntala, many known names of the film industry were present at Royal Opera House. In the scene where Rishi Kanva
makes an entry on stage he was required to raise his hands for blessing
but Vyas ji was still weak and his hands started shaking. He tried a
lot to control them but to no avail. He then remembered that he had seen
many old people whose hands and head would involuntary shake, so he
started to shake his head too. The end result was so effective that
during the play’s interval Prithviraj ji came and hugged him. He asked him how he developed that body language, Vyas ji told him about his genuine problem. Prithiviraj ji told him that he did a wonderful job and should continue with the same every time the play was staged.
B M Vyas in various roles
Vyas ji had a long association with Prithvi Theatre,
from 1944 to 1955. During this period he toured with the group to
various cities and got an opportunity to showcase his singing and acting
skills in various plays like – Deewar, Pathan, Aahuthi, Gaddar, Kalaakar,
etc. The dedication with which this iconic actor prepared for his roles
can be observed from the fact that he can still mouth dialogs from
plays he participated in over six decades ago.
Singing, A Passion
Vyas ji was interested in music since childhood. He is a self-taught singer. They had a Harmonium at home which Vyas ji learnt to play on his own. He liked to be around musically inclined people. He would listen carefully and learn. He fondly remembers the blind musician from his home town who would give him a free hand to play the various musical instruments he had. He never really had a Guru he could learn from but he says he learnt the art of teaching singing. He gave music tuitions when he was in Bikaner before moving to Mumbai.
Vyas ji was interested in music since childhood. He is a self-taught singer. They had a Harmonium at home which Vyas ji learnt to play on his own. He liked to be around musically inclined people. He would listen carefully and learn. He fondly remembers the blind musician from his home town who would give him a free hand to play the various musical instruments he had. He never really had a Guru he could learn from but he says he learnt the art of teaching singing. He gave music tuitions when he was in Bikaner before moving to Mumbai.
Talented Brothers: B M Vyas & Bharat Vyas(left pic) played Gopi & Shri Krishna respectively in a local play, Krishna-Sudama
In the early 1940s Bharat Vyas ji called his younger brother to Mumbai. Soon Vyas ji got the opportunity to act and sing as many as twenty songs for the Rajasthani play Ramu Chanana written by Bharat ji. Music Director Naushad Sahab’s assistant Ghulam Muhammad who hailed from Rajasthan was very impressed when he heard Vyas ji’s voice in the play. He took him to meet Naushad Sahab who was working on the soundtrack of the film Pehle Aap (1944). Vyas ji got an opportunity to sing a group song “Hindustan Ke Hum Hain, Hindustan Hamara; Hindu Muslim Dono Ki Aakhon Ka Tara” with established singers G. M. Durrani and Shyam Kumar along with a new singer Mohammed Rafi. Since this song was supposed to be sung by soldiers onscreen, Vyas ji and Rafi
Sahab had to wear heavy boots and do a rhythmic march while singing to
give an effect of an army troop. Such effects could not be added to a
song with the technology available then; it all had to be done in real
time. However the first ever song Vyas ji sang for a film was “Alakh Niranjan, Jai Jai Jai Manaranjan” from Bhartrihari (1944) which was picturized on Arun Ahuja (Govinda’s father).
| “Hindustan Ke Hum Hain, Hindustan Hamara”, from Pehle Aap (1944) Singers: B M Vyas, Mohammed Rafi, G. M. Durrani, Shyam Kumar |
After Vyas ji joined Prithvi Theatre as a singer, he had to do regular raiyaz
at home. A music teacher who often heard him sing once asked if he
would be willing to give music tuitions. Since his monthly salary was 75
Rupees then, Vyas ji agreed as this would give him additional income.
The teacher took him to meet Jaichand Kapoor and soon Vyas ji started giving music tuitions to his elder son, Brijmohan.
However his younger brother seemed more inclined and started learning
music from Vyas ji. This youngster was none other than our legendary
playback singer, Mahendra Kapoor who always acknowledged that B M Vyas was his first Guru.
Vyas ji gave playback in four films – Bhartrihari (1944, MD: Khemchand Prakash), Pehle Aap (1944, MD: Naushad), Maharana Pratap (1946, MD: Ram Ganguli) and Naulakha Haar (MD: R C Boral) before destiny took him on a different path. He remembers meeting Rafi Sahab years later who sweetly said “Pandit ji you changed our line (singing)” to which Vyas ji admitted that he did not see much of a future for himself in singing and hence switched to acting.
B M Vyas in various roles
Film Career, A Journey
After Prithvi Theatre’s first play Shakuntala was staged, Devika Rani (owner of Bombay Talkies) was keen to know who played Rishi Kanva. When she saw the 24 yrs old Vyas ji she was surprised, she never expected to see such a young man. She offered him a role in a Bombay Talkies film to be directed by actor Jairaj but the film was never made.
After Prithvi Theatre’s first play Shakuntala was staged, Devika Rani (owner of Bombay Talkies) was keen to know who played Rishi Kanva. When she saw the 24 yrs old Vyas ji she was surprised, she never expected to see such a young man. She offered him a role in a Bombay Talkies film to be directed by actor Jairaj but the film was never made.
When Ramesh Saigal moved away from Prithvi Theatre, he joined Chetan Anand’s company India Pictures as Production Manager. They were working on their next film Neecha Nagar (1946) when Ramesh Saigal offered Vyas ji a small role (protagonist’s elder brother) in the film. Prithvi Theatre
never laid any restrictions on their actors; they could take outside
work while working in their plays. Vyas ji was eager to face the camera
and accepted the role with open arms. He is credited as ‘Vyas’ in this film. Soon he played a small role in Raj Kapoor‘s Aag (1948) where he is credited as ‘Brijmohan’. But the role that gave him recognition in the film industry was in Barsaat (1949) where he played actress Nargis’ father. For this film he is credited as ‘B. M. Vyas’. Thus Vyas ji’s film career took off and he never looked back.
He
has had a long and very successful career of more than four decades and
has been part of many memorable classics. He has always been a
character artist who started his career with portraying old characters.
His last film most probably was Maa (1991).
Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)
Vyas ji was very keen to work with the great filmmaker V Shantaram and approached him for work. Shantaram ji was planning Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) and was busy casting actors to play six prisoners in the film. He did not tell him that he is Bharat ji’s younger brother who was the lyricist of the film. When Vyas ji approached him, Shantaram ji was initially a bit apprehensive due to his height but soon cast him as one of the prisoners, Jalia Nai. They had a month long schedule in Kolhapur. When the reels were sent to Rajkamal Studios for processing, it was found that due to dirt particles on the lens there were lines all across the frame in all the reels and the whole month’s hard work had gone to waste. They had to re-shoot the entire thing. Vyas ji says he had a tough time managing schedules due to this re-shoot as he had other films in hand too. My favourite scene of this film is where Jalia comes with an intention to kill the Jailor played by Shantaram ji himself. That scene showcases Vyas ji’s ability as a performer, his entire body language, facial expressions, use of eyes and voice in this scene is a class act, beyond words.
Vyas ji was very keen to work with the great filmmaker V Shantaram and approached him for work. Shantaram ji was planning Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) and was busy casting actors to play six prisoners in the film. He did not tell him that he is Bharat ji’s younger brother who was the lyricist of the film. When Vyas ji approached him, Shantaram ji was initially a bit apprehensive due to his height but soon cast him as one of the prisoners, Jalia Nai. They had a month long schedule in Kolhapur. When the reels were sent to Rajkamal Studios for processing, it was found that due to dirt particles on the lens there were lines all across the frame in all the reels and the whole month’s hard work had gone to waste. They had to re-shoot the entire thing. Vyas ji says he had a tough time managing schedules due to this re-shoot as he had other films in hand too. My favourite scene of this film is where Jalia comes with an intention to kill the Jailor played by Shantaram ji himself. That scene showcases Vyas ji’s ability as a performer, his entire body language, facial expressions, use of eyes and voice in this scene is a class act, beyond words.
Sampoorna Ramayan (1961)
I could not help but ask Vyas ji about the classic scene from Sampoorna Ramayan (1961) which eventually lead to our meeting. Vyas ji said when he was offered the role of Ravan he was thrilled, being Shastri in Sanskrit he had read so much about this mythological character. Hence he was really keen to play the part but Ravan is expected to have a powerful physique while Vyas ji had a lean frame. To overcome this hurdle he got cotton padded clothing made for the role to look fuller. The rising temperature due to lights in addition to studio heat, he would sweat profusely in those cotton padded cloths but he did not let it hinder his performance. That innovative scene where Ravan is interacting with his nine heads was a collective brainchild of Babubhai Mistry and Homi Wadia. Vyas ji had to enact from a fixed position in front of a stationary camera for fifteen days but the end result was very effective.
I could not help but ask Vyas ji about the classic scene from Sampoorna Ramayan (1961) which eventually lead to our meeting. Vyas ji said when he was offered the role of Ravan he was thrilled, being Shastri in Sanskrit he had read so much about this mythological character. Hence he was really keen to play the part but Ravan is expected to have a powerful physique while Vyas ji had a lean frame. To overcome this hurdle he got cotton padded clothing made for the role to look fuller. The rising temperature due to lights in addition to studio heat, he would sweat profusely in those cotton padded cloths but he did not let it hinder his performance. That innovative scene where Ravan is interacting with his nine heads was a collective brainchild of Babubhai Mistry and Homi Wadia. Vyas ji had to enact from a fixed position in front of a stationary camera for fifteen days but the end result was very effective.
Memorable Moment, Shokhian (1951)
On being asked about the most memorable and satisfying moment from his entire career Vyas ji narrated this incident. Prithvi Theatre’s play Gaddar was being staged in which he was playing the role of Maulana. Once filmmaker Kidar Sharma came to see the play, and was very impressed with his dialog delivery in Urdu. He asked Vyas ji to meet him. Sharma ji was working on his next film Shokhian (1951) and was looking for an actor to play the role of Baba Ghani. He gave Vyas ji a long dialog written in Urdu which Baba Ghani had to say to inspire the soldiers who are running away from the battle field to come back. Vyas ji said that he can’t read Urdu. Sharma ji was surprised and asked then how he played the role of Maulana in Gaddar. He said he rehearsed his lines written in Devnagri script and played the part. He asked Sharma ji to get the dialog written in Devnagri, and promised to prepare and say them the next day.
On being asked about the most memorable and satisfying moment from his entire career Vyas ji narrated this incident. Prithvi Theatre’s play Gaddar was being staged in which he was playing the role of Maulana. Once filmmaker Kidar Sharma came to see the play, and was very impressed with his dialog delivery in Urdu. He asked Vyas ji to meet him. Sharma ji was working on his next film Shokhian (1951) and was looking for an actor to play the role of Baba Ghani. He gave Vyas ji a long dialog written in Urdu which Baba Ghani had to say to inspire the soldiers who are running away from the battle field to come back. Vyas ji said that he can’t read Urdu. Sharma ji was surprised and asked then how he played the role of Maulana in Gaddar. He said he rehearsed his lines written in Devnagri script and played the part. He asked Sharma ji to get the dialog written in Devnagri, and promised to prepare and say them the next day.
Next day he said the lines with such perfection that Sharma ji gave him a small Silver Coin as token of appreciation. After that Sharma ji would often ask him to say the lines whenever important people came to meet him. Once actor Dilip Kumar came and he was asked to say the lines in front of him as well. Dilip Sahab was very impressed and remembered that he had heard this voice before. Vyas ji told him that he may have seen Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat (1949) where he played actress Nargis’ father. Dilip Sahab then recommended Vyas ji’s name to play actress Naseem’s father in the film Baaghi (1953), produced by his brother Ayyub Khan. Fortunately copies of Shokhian
(1951) are available and this scene is here for all of us to see. It
was heartening to see Vyas ji recite the same dialogs with such
enthusiasm even today, almost sixty years later.
| Vyas ji’s recitation of the dialog when I met him |
Himmat Singh Chauhan
Vyas ji is a one-of-a-kind actor. His theatrical acting style, personality, body language, facial expressions are distinct. However while watching Hari Darshan (1972) I could not help but notice an actor who seemed heavily inspired by Vyas ji. I was curious to find if Vyas ji knew him, I carried his pictures to ask about him. Vyas ji identified this actor as Himmat Singh Chauhan, a dancer from Gujarat and his onscreen brother. In a mythological film, Vyas ji was to play Hiranyakashyap but the younger brother Hiranyaksh was yet to be cast. One day the makers told Vyas ji that they had found another actor just like him, apt to play his younger brother and introduced him to Himmat Singh ji. Vyas ji says he picked up his style really well. They seem to have done a few films together.
Vyas ji is a one-of-a-kind actor. His theatrical acting style, personality, body language, facial expressions are distinct. However while watching Hari Darshan (1972) I could not help but notice an actor who seemed heavily inspired by Vyas ji. I was curious to find if Vyas ji knew him, I carried his pictures to ask about him. Vyas ji identified this actor as Himmat Singh Chauhan, a dancer from Gujarat and his onscreen brother. In a mythological film, Vyas ji was to play Hiranyakashyap but the younger brother Hiranyaksh was yet to be cast. One day the makers told Vyas ji that they had found another actor just like him, apt to play his younger brother and introduced him to Himmat Singh ji. Vyas ji says he picked up his style really well. They seem to have done a few films together.
Meeting
a persona like Vyas ji who has seen eras change, come and go, gives one
a fulfilling experience. The conversations with him are filled with
recitations of dialogs/songs from plays/films he spoke/sang in decades
ago, snippets of poems written by him or his brother Bharat ji,
various mantra in Sanskrit with meaning, etc. His eyes, which have seen
the changing times, from struggle for freedom to struggle against
corruption, from silent to talkie, from black & white to colour,
from Prithviraj Kapoor to his great grandson Ranbir Kapoor, literally
sparkle when he narrates an incident.
In this blog I wanted to soak-in as much as I could from all I gained from him: B M Vyas
ji as a person, as an accomplished artiste, as an icon. We hope he will
give all of us his wisdom and blessings for years to come.
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Vyas ji left for a better world on 11 March, 2013. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. I was fortunate that destiny gave me the opportunity to meet you Vyas ji, rest in peace. We miss you.
Vyas ji left for a better world on 11 March, 2013. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. I was fortunate that destiny gave me the opportunity to meet you Vyas ji, rest in peace. We miss you.
- Maitri Manthan
* We would like to thank writer Shishir Krishna Sharma, Sanjeev Deshpande, Pranay Vyas, Shashi Kapoor and Urvish Kothari for their assistance.
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