Sapru
Indian actor · India · On the map · Actors · Lived 1916 to 1979 · aged 63
Daya Kishan Sapru, was an Indian actor famed for a variety of character roles in Hindi cinema, particularly villains, judges and aristocrats in crime thrillers and dramas.
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PhaansiFilm, Chhaya's Father1977
Dharam VeerFilm1975
DeewaarFilm, Mr. Agarwal1974
5 RiflesFilm, Maharaja1971
GamblerFilm, Gangaram (as Sapru)1970
Heer RaanjhaFilm1969
IntaquamFilm1967
Bahu BegumFilm, Nawab Mirza Sultan (as Sapru)1966Dil Diya Dard LiyaFilm, Ramesh's Father1965
Himalay Ki GodmeinFilm, D.I.G. Shyam Lal Mehra1962
Sahib Bibi Aur GhulamFilm1959
Kavi KalidasFilm, King Vikramaditya1953
Jhansi Ki RaniFilm, General Sir Hugh Rose1944
ChandFilm, Seth Jwalaprasad1916Born16 March 1916People around Sapru
Kamal Kapoor Also in Pakeezah, 5 Rifles and Deewaar
David Abraham Cheulkar Also in Himalay Ki Godmein, Saathi and Mahal
Prakash Mehra Directed Haath Ki Safai (1975)
Veena Also in Saathi, Pakeezah and 5 Rifles
Dev Anand Also in Kala Pani and Mahal
Meena Kumari Also in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Pakeezah
Vyjayanthimala Also in Jewel Thief and Saathi
Manoj Kumar Also in Himalay Ki Godmein (1965)
Kishore Sahu Directed Night of the Full Moon (1965)
Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria Also in Deewaar and Phaansi
Mumtaz Begum Also in Kala Pani and Tere Mere Sapne
Anwar Hussain Also in Adalat and Phaansi
Sharmila Tagore Also in Shaitaan and Faraar
Waheeda Rehman Also in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Mumtaz Also in Humjoli and Tere Mere Sapne
Ashok Kumar Also in Jewel Thief and Pakeezah
Tanuja Also in Jewel Thief and Imtihan
Rahul Dev Burman Wrote Hulchul and Shaitaan
Shashikala Also in Himalay Ki Godmein and Humjoli
Abrar Alvi Directed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Abhi Bhattacharya Also in Mahal and Imtihan
Nazir Hussain Also in Kala Pani and Humjoli
Purnima Das Verma Also in Humjoli and Phaansi- Keshto Mukherjee Also in 5 Rifles and Charas
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His most notable performances were in Bollywood productions of between the late 1950s and early 1970s, including Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Heer Raanjha, Pakeezah, Kala Pani, Dooj Ka Chand, Tere Mere Sapne, Humjoli, Jewel Thief, and Deewar.
