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Balraj Sahni is a Actor and Scriptwriter Indian born on 1 may 1913 at Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Balraj Sahni (1 May 1913 – 13 April 1973), born Yudhishthir Sahni, was a noted Indian film and stage actor, who is best known for Dharti Ke Lal (1946), Do Bigha Zameen (1953), Kabuliwala (1961) and Garam Hawa (1973).
He came from Bhera, now in Punjab, Pakistan, and was the brother of Bhisham Sahni, noted Hindi writer, playwright, and actor.
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Balraj Sahni
Birth name Yudhishthir Sahni
Nationality Inde
Birth 1 may 1913 at Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Death 13 april 1973 (at 59 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri
Nationality Inde
Birth 1 may 1913 at Rawalpindi (Pakistan)
Death 13 april 1973 (at 59 years) at Mumbai (Inde)
Awards Padma Shri
He came from Bhera, now in Punjab, Pakistan, and was the brother of Bhisham Sahni, noted Hindi writer, playwright, and actor.
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Malashree Mamashree (1991)
, 2h18Actors Malashri, Tara, Sunil Pal, Balraj Sahni, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree
Tamas (1987)
, 4h34Directed by Govind Nihalani
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Om Puri, Bhisham Sahni, Amrish Puri, Deepa Sahi, Manohar Singh, Dina Pathak
Roles Harnam Singh
Rating88%
Nathu (Om Puri), a Chamar, is finishing his work in his shop when the thekedar (Pankaj Kapur) walks in and asks him to entice a pig from a nearby piggery into his shop and kill it for the Veterinary doctor who needs it for medical purposes. Nathu tries to decline saying he has never killed a pig before and doesn't have the necessary skill for it, offering instead to tan the hide if required provided the people from the piggery kill it. Thekedar insists that he wants Nathu to do it and gives him 5 rupees for it and leaves the shop saying that the work must be done by morning when the jamadar will come to take the carcass.
Amaanat (1977)
Actors Manoj Kumar, Sadhana Shivdasani, Balraj Sahni, Joginder, Mehmood Ali, Rehman
Roles Suresh
Rating57%
Jallian Wala Bagh (1977)
Actors Vinod Khanna, Parikshit Sahni, Shabana Azmi, Gulzar, Om Shivpuri, Balraj Sahni
Roles Udham Singh
Rating69%
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973)
Directed by Chetan Anand
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Raaj Kumar, Chetan Anand, Amjad Khan, Amrish Puri, Vijay Anand, Parikshit Sahni
Rating67%
The movie is different from other war movies in Indian cinema as it vividly describes the IAF's role in 1971 Indo-Pakistani war in the western sector.
Pyaar Ka Rishta (1973)
Directed by Sultan Ahmed
Actors Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Mumtaz, Nirupa Roy, Sameer, Florence Ezekiel Nadira
Rating61%
Garm Hava (1973)
, 2h26Directed by Mysore Srinivas Sathyu
Genres Drama
Actors Balraj Sahni, Farooq Sheikh, Gita Siddharth, Shaukhat Kaifi, A. K. Hangal, Jalal Agha
Roles Salim Mirza
Rating80%
The Mirzas are a Muslim family living in a large ancestral house and running a shoe manufacturing business in the city of Agra in the United Provinces of northern India (now the state of Uttar Pradesh). The story begins in the immediate aftermath of India's independence and the partition of India in 1947. The family is headed by two brothers; Salim (Balraj Sahni), who heads the family business, and his elder brother Halim, who is mainly engaged in politics and is a major leader in the provincial branch of the All India Muslim League, which led the demand for the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. Salim has two sons, the elder Baqar, who helps him in the business, and Sikander (Farooq Shaikh), who is a young student. Halim's son Kazim is engaged to Salim's daughter, Amina. Although he had publicly promised to stay in India for the sake of its Muslims, Halim later decides to quietly emigrate to Pakistan with his wife and son, believing that there was no future for Muslims in India. Salim resists the notion of moving, believing that peace and harmony would return soon, besides which, he has to care for their ageing mother, who refuses to leave the house of her forefathers. This puts Kazim and Amina's marriage plans on hold, although Kazim promises to return soon to marry her. Halim's stealthy migration affects Salim's standing in the community. In the aftermath of partition, the sudden migration of many Muslims from Agra left banks and other lenders deeply reluctant to lend money to Muslim businessmen like Salim Mirza, who had previously been held in high esteem, over fears that they would leave the country without repaying the loan. Unable to raise capital to finance production, Salim Mirza's business suffers. Salim Mirza's brother-in-law, formerly a League supporter, now joins the ruling Indian National Congress in an attempt to get ahead in independent India while his son Shamshad unsuccessfully woos Amina, who is still devoted to Kazim and hopeful of his return.
Hanste Zakhm (1973)
Directed by Chetan Anand
Actors Navin Nischol, Priya Rajvansh, Balraj Sahni, Florence Ezekiel Nadira, Mac Mohan, Kamal Kapoor
Roles SP Dinanath Mahendru
Rating70%
The film begins with Mahendru (Balraj Sahni), a widowed police officer and his young daughter, Chanda. Chanda's best friend is Rekha (Suman Sikand), the daughter of a prostitute. Rekha stays over at Chanda's house, when Rekha's mother accidentally kills someone in an effort to stop her pimp (Jeevan) from carrying off Rekha into prostitution as well. She is sent to prison, and begs Mahendru not to reveal to Rekha anything about her life as a working girl. Mahendru promises to protect and raise the child as his own daughter. The pimp, Jeevan, attempts to kidnap Rekha but his goons mistakenly kidnap Chanda. When he realizes the error he decides to make the best of a bad situation by asking Mahendru for a large ransom. Mahendru borrows the ransom money from a friend, but the pimp deceives him and delivers the girl to a madam (Nadira).
Jangal Mein Mangal (1972)
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy, Pran Krishan Sikand, Balraj Sahni, Gulshan Bawra, Jagdish Raj
Roles Thomas
Rating66%
Jawani Diwani (1972)
Directed by Narender Bedi
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors Randhir Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Iftekhar, A. K. Hangal
Roles Ravi Anand
Rating64%
Madhu (Nirupa Roy) falls in love with Ravi Anand (Balraj Sahni), son of an employee in her Thakur brother's (Iftekhar) household. When they get married, the Thakur breaks all ties with them, she moves into Ravi's home, where they live with his younger brother, Vijay (Randhir Kapoor). Subsequently, Vijay meets a girl, Neeta (Jaya Bhaduri), at school, with the usual problems with parents. She turns out to be the Thakur's daughter, who has been promised in marriage to Benny Sinha (Narendra Nath).
Jawan Muhabat (1971)
Actors Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Pran Krishan Sikand, Daisy Irani, Balraj Sahni, Shashikala
Rating66%
Paraya Dhan (1971)
Actors Balraj Sahni, Rakesh Roshan, Hema Malini, Ajit Khan, Shubha, Srihari
Roles Govindram
Rating63%
Rajni (Hema) lives in a small village in rural India with her father, Govindram (Balraj), who is a respected gentleman as well as the village Sarpanch. When Rajni comes of age, Govindram arranges her marriage with Shankar (Rakesh), the son of Shewaram. Shankar comes to see Rajni, and both are attracted to each other. Then the peace in the village is shattered when a notorious dacoit, Hiralal, breaks out of prison and takes shelter in Govindram's house. It is then Rajni finds out that her father is not who he claims to be; is far from respectable, and has had a dark and parallel life.
Dharti (1970)
Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Waheeda Rehman, Balraj Sahni, Kamini Kaushal, Ajit Khan, Rajendra Nath
Roles Inspector General Chandrashekhar, Bharat's dad
Rating67%
Vasantpur is a small princely state adjacent to India. It is ruled by a kind king (Pahari Sanyal), but his general, Diwan (Ajit), who is a cruel man, is planning to take over Vasantpur with the help of Dutch powers. Meanwhile king's inspector general Chandrashekhar (Balraj Sahní) son, Bharat(Rajendra Kumar) gets his higher education from London. There he meets king's daughter, Jwala(Waheeda Rehman) alias Chitralekha. They both fall in love.
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)
Directed by Tatineni Prakash Rao
Actors Mahesh Kothare, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Om Prakash, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery, Shashikala
Roles Shankarnath
Rating79%
Shankarnath (Balraj Sahni), is an Honest Government employee on the other hand his subordinate Sadhuram (Om Prakash) is a corrupt employee. Shankarnath, even though employed in a supervisory capacity, nets only Rs.630/-, and is unable to accede to any of the demands placed by his three school-going children, Ravi, Roopa, and Raja. When the trio declare a hunger-fast until their demands are met, he decides to let them run the household expenses, for a period of six months, by giving Ravi his entire salary. Ravi thinks that he can save a lot of money and get stuff for himself and his siblings - but things go seriously wrong when Raja loses money while gambling; relatives descend on them during Diwali; cash is stolen; and his mother, Padma (Nirupa Roy), becomes seriously ill.