Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974.
Kishore Sahu | |
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| Born | 22 November 1915 Rajnandgaon, Nandgaon State, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (present-day Chhattisgarh, India) |
| Died | 22 August 1980 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | University of Nagpur |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Film director |
| Years active | 1937–1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Preeti Sahu Snehaprabha Pradhan (1940-1943) |
| Children | 4 |
His directorial venture Kuwara Baap was one of the winners for the BFJA - Best Indian Films Award for best film for 1943.[2] His film Raja has been called "a milestone of art and skill in motion pictures".[3] His film Veer Kunal was a huge box office success.[4] He directed Dilip Kumar with Kamini Kaushal in Nadiya Ke Paar, which became the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 1948.[5] His 1954 film Mayurpankh was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival. Sawan Aya Re did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of Filmindia remarking in the 9 May 1949 edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.[7] He was also known for the Meena Kumari starrer, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960).
He had four children, Vimal Sahu, Naina Sahu, Mamta Sahu, and Rohit Sahu.[8] His wife Preeti was a Kumaoni Brahmin.[9]
Before marrying Preeti, he was briefly married to his Punar Milan (1940) co-star Snehprabha Pradhan before the relationship ended in 1943 after a court battle.[10][11]
Early life
editSahu was born in present-day Rajnandgaon district in India. His father was the prime minister under the Raja of Rajnandgaon State. He joined the University of Nagpur and took part in the "freedom struggle", completing his graduation in 1937.[12] An interest in writing short stories brought him in contact with cinema, where he initially started as an actor.
Filmography
edit| Films as actor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1937 | Jeevan Prabhat | Ramu | Debut as an actor |
| 1940 | Bahurani | ||
| 1940 | Punar Milan | ||
| 1942 | Kunwara Baap | ||
| 1943 | Raja | ||
| 1943 | Shararat | ||
| 1944 | Insaan | ||
| 1945 | Veer Kunal | ||
| 1947 | Sindoor | ||
| 1949 | Sawan Aya Re | Anand | |
| 1949 | Rhimjhim | ||
| 1949 | Namoona | Barrister Kedarnath | |
| 1951 | Kali Ghata | Ram Narayan | |
| 1951 | Buzdil | ||
| 1952 | Zalzala | ||
| 1952 | Sapna | ||
| 1952 | Hamari Duniya | Meena | |
| 1954 | Mayurpankh | Ranjit Singh | |
| 1954 | Hamlet | Hamlet | |
| 1957 | Bare Sarkar | Pratap Singh | |
| 1958 | Kala Pani | Rai Bahadur Jaswant Rai | |
| 1960 | Love in Simla | General Rajpal Singh | |
| 1960 | Kala Bazar | Public Prosecutor | |
| 1965 | Guide | Marco | |
| 1965 | Poonam Ki Raat | Doctor | |
| 1969 | Beti | Mr. Verma | |
| 1970 | Pushpanjali | Jamal Pasha | |
| 1971 | Gambler | Public Prosecutor | |
| 1971 | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Jaiswal | |
| 1982 | Vakil Babu | Justice Rajvansh | |
Director
edit- Kunwara Baap (1942)
- Raja (1943)
- Shararat (1944)
- Veer Kunal (1945)
- Sindoor (1947)
- Sajan (1947)
- Nadiya Ke Par (1948)
- Sawan Aya Re (1949)
- Kali Ghata (1951)
- Mayurpankh (1954)
- Hamlet (1954)
- Kismet Ka Khel (1956)
- Bare Sarkar (1957)
- Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)
- Grahasti (1963)
- Ghar Basake Dekho (1963)
- Poonam Ki Raat (1965)
- Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan (1967)
- Pushpanjali (1970)
- Dhuen Ki Lakeer (1974)
Writer
edit| Films as writer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | What wrote | Notes |
| 1954 | Mayurpankh | Screenplay | |
| 1960 | Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai | Story | |
| 1967 | Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan | Dialogue, Screenplay, Story | |
| 1967 | Aurat | Dialogue | |
| 1968 | Teen Bahuraniyan | Screenplay | |
| 1970 | Pushpanjali | Screenplay, Story, Dialogue | |
| 1977 | Apnapan | Screenplay, Story, Dialogue | |
Producer
edit- Bahurani (1940)
- Sawan Aya Re (1949)
- Hamara Ghar (1950)
- Kali Ghata (1951)
- Mayurpankh (1954)
- Poonam Ki Raat (1965)
- Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan (1967)
- Pushpanjali (1970)
References
edit- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 203–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "BFJA Awards". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Patel, Baburao (April 1945). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 11 (4): 21. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Baburao Patel". Filmindia. 12 (2): 66. February 1946. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Top Earners 1948". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Mayurpankh". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ Patel, Baburao (May 1949). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 15 (5): 74. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian actors died in Myocardial infarction". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Kishore Sahu - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahai. Unification of Divorce Laws in India. Deep and Deep Publications. pp. 164, 165.
- ^ "Snehprabha Pradhan – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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