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| Born | Bhagwan Abhaji Palav (1913  India |
| Died | February 4, 2002 |
Bhagwan Dada (1913 - February 4, 2002) was an Indian actor and film director. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He is best known for his social film Albela.
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Early life
Bhagwan Dada was born in 1913 as Bhagwan Abhaji Palav. He was the son of a textile mill worker but was obsessed with films. He worked as a labourer but dreamt of films. He got his break with bit roles in silent films and got totally involved with the studios. He learnt film making and at one stage used to make low budget films ( in which he arranged for everything including the design of costumes and arranging meals for the cast) for Rs 65000 ( at that time US$ = Rs. 5-6 so roughly $10000 to 11000 - that's US$ 1500 as per todays conversion).
Films
From 1938 to 1949 he directed a string of low budget stunt and action films that were popular with the working classes. He used to play a naive simpleton. In 1962 he turned producer with Jagriti Pics and Bhagwan Arts Production, owning Jagriti Studios, Chembur. On advice of Raj Kapoor he turned to making a social film called Albela starring Bhagwan and Geeta Bali, and featuring music by his friend Chitalkar, or C. Ramchandra The songs of the film, in particular Shola Jo Bhadke are still remembered. Geeta Bali ( 1930 - January 21, 1965) was born in a Mohyal family in pre-partition Punjab as Harkirtan Kaur a Sikh. Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (1918-1982 was a renowned music composer in the movie industry in India. Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (1918-1982 was a renowned music composer in the movie industry in India.
Albela was a huge hit after Albela, C Ramchandra and Geeta Bali got together again in Jhamela and one more film but they both flopped.
Poverty and later life
After that Bhagwan did not have any more hits and eventually had to give up producing and directing films, sell his bungalow and cars and move to a chawl. He took whatever roles he could get, but apart from Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje and Chori Chori, none were roles of note, and he eventually took on bit parts in which he did his famous dance (made even more famous by Amitabh Bachchan using it as his default dance step). Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje is a 1955 Indian film and winner of the 1956 Filmfare Best Movie Award. This article refers to the 1956 film For the 2003 film see Chori Chori (2003 film.
Most of Bhagwan's associates left him in his time of need, apart from C. Ramchandra, Om Prakash and lyricist Rajinder Krishan, who continued to meet him even in his chawl. Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (1918-1982 was a renowned music composer in the movie industry in India. Om Prakash ( 19 December 1919; Lahore – 21 February 1998; Mumbai) was an Indian Character actor. Rajendra Krishan Duggal ( June 6, 1919 Lahore then moved to Shimla and finally Mumbai -1988 also credited as Rajinder Krishan/Kishan Bhagwan died in 2002 at age 89. All his friends died long before him.
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