14-601: Chandu may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Chandu (1958 film) , a 1958 Hindi film Chandu (2002 film) , a 2002 Kannada film Chandu the Magician , an American radio series Chandu the Magician (film) , a 1932 film adaptation of the radio series People [ edit ] Chandu Shah , was Mughal official Chandra , Shekhar Prasad (20 September 1964 – 31 March 1997), an Indian activist and student leader Chandu Lal , (1833–1844) Prime minister for
28-540: A Hindi film of the 1950s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mehmood Ali Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood & the Original "Bhaijaan" of bollywood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer , best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films . During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. He
42-695: A handful of movies, but most of them were either shelved or made no impression. He acted as Johnny in Rajkumar Santoshi 's Andaz Apna Apna (1994)– his last known film as an actor. On 23 July 2004, Mehmood died in his sleep in the American state of Pennsylvania , where he had gone for treatment of cardiovascular heart disease after suffering from poor health over several years. His fans were able to pay homage to him at Mehboob Studio in Bandra , Mumbai. One of his sons, Lucky Ali (Maqsood Ali),
56-425: A number of odd jobs, selling poultry products and working as a driver for director P. L. Santoshi. Santoshi's son, Rajkumar Santoshi , would later cast him in the film Andaz Apna Apna (1994). Many of Mehmood's film songs were sung by Manna Dey . Mehmood reportedly taught table tennis to actress Meena Kumari . Through her, he came in contact with her younger sister and his future wife Madhu, and married Madhu in
70-544: A tiger sidekick to Sindbad in Sindbad's Storybook Voyage Other uses [ edit ] Chandu (opium) , a form of opium Chandu, Gurgaon , a village near Gurgaon in Northern India See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Chandu Chand (disambiguation) Chanda (disambiguation) Chandra (disambiguation) Bukit Chandu (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
84-593: Is a singer and composer who has also appeared in films. Mehmood was one of the most respected and loved entertainers in the Indian film fraternity. A performer of such caliber that leading men back in the day used to reject films because their presence used to diminish in films if they starred with Mehmood. He was the one who introduced Amitabh Bachchan into the commercial cinema space. Mehmood saw potential in Amitabh and put him in films like Bombay To Goa (1972) which
98-485: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chandu (1958 film) Chandu is a 1958 film directed by Majnu. It stars Mehmood , Om Prakash , Pran Krishan Sikand , Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal and Gope . The film's music was composed by Bipin Babul and the lyrics were by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan , Kaifi Azmi and Raj Baldev Raj . This article about
112-471: Is known as India's national comedian. Mehmood received 25 nominations for film awards, 19 for 'Best Performance in a Comic Role', while the awards started in 1954, awards for the best comedian category started only in 1967. Prior to that Mehmood also received 6 nominations for 'Best Supporting Actor'. Mehmood Ali was born on 29 September 1932. He was the second of the eight children, and eldest son to Latifunnisa and film and stage actor/dancer Mumtaz Ali , who
126-465: The 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad Chandu (film director) (born 1975), Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter Chandu Borde (born 1934), Indian cricketer Chandu Chekaver , a legendary Hindu warrior Chandu Lal Sahu (born 1959), Indian politician Chandu Sarwate (1920–2003), Indian cricketer Pazhayamviden Chandu , an Indian general Thacholi Chandu , a legendary Hindu warrior Fictional characters [ edit ] Chandu ,
140-600: The early 1950s. After having a son, Masood, he decided to act to earn a better living and started off by doing small, unnoticed roles in films like the peanut seller in Do Bigha Zameen , a killer in C.I.D. and a minor role in Pyaasa . He later went on to act in lead roles as well, but he was more appreciated for his comedy, some of which was in the Hyderabad region's Urdu accent. Mehmood knew exactly how to tickle
154-468: The film viewers' funny bone. He was really good at playing the film hero's friend, who would help him out of sticky situations with his street-smart ways. Besides actress Shubha Khote , he also teamed up with fellow comedian, I. S. Johar and actress Aruna Irani . In the 1980s, Mehmood's popularity began to decline as other comedy actors like Jagdeep , Asrani , Paintal , Deven Verma and Kader Khan shot to prominence. Between 1990 and 1999, he made
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182-569: Was a huge star of the 1940s and 1950s cinema in Bombay . Mehmood had an elder sister and six younger siblings. His sister, Minoo Mumtaz , was also a successful dancer and character actress in Bollywood movies. His youngest brother, Anwar Ali , is also an actor as well as a producer of such movies as Khud-daar and Kaash . As a child , he worked in Bombay films like Kismet . He later had
196-472: Was a success. He also gave a break to the music director R. D. Burman whose first independent film as music director was Chhote Nawab (1961) and to Rajesh Roshan with his own production Kunwara Baap (1974). Famous American actor, Gregory Peck said Mehmood was too handsome to be a comedian. According to actor Satish Kaushik , Mehmood's iconic role in Padosan inspired him to become an actor, an
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