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Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

01 Jan, 1910 in Varanasi, India

Kanhaiyalal, or Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, was an Indian film actor who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry. He was fond of plays and came to Mumbai to find a space on stage. He staged his own written play Pandrah... August in Mumbai, and later he tried his luck in films. He also had written many plays. In the 1939 film Ek Hi Raasta as Banke, he got a break in Hindi films and in 1940 he got the role of the moneylender (Sahukar) in Mehboob Khan's film Aurat as Sukhilala. After that, he later acted in many films as a character artist. When Mehboob Khan directed his film Mother India, he again picked Kanhaiyalal to act as Sukkhi Lala, a character that came alive with his natural acting. Some of the performances of Kanhaiyalal which were appreciated by the audience for his vesatility include his characters in the films Bhookh (1947), Ganga Jamuna, Gopi, Upkar, Apna Desh, Janta Hawaldar, Dushman, Bandhan, Bharosa, Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke, Hum Paanch, Upkar, Gaon Hamara Desh Tumhara, Dadi Maa, Gruhasti, Hatyara, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Heera, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Dost etc. His memorable roles include those as villainous[1] scheming moneylenders in the films Mother India , Ganga Jamuna, Gopi and Upkaar. (Wikipedia)

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Kanhaiyalal ChaturvediKanhaiya Lal ChaturvediKanhaialalKanahiyalalKanaiya LalKanaiyalalKanayalalKanhayalalKanhayialalKanhiyalalKanhyalal

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Mother India
72% (1957)
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Zindagi
0% (1964)
Gaban
100% (1966)
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The Test
60% (1960)
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Naata
0% (1955)
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Dost
70% (1974)
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Son of India
60% (1962)
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Diwana
90% (1967)
Duniyadari
0% (1977)
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Grahasti
0% (1963)
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Gunga Jumna
56% (1961)
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Heera
0% (1973)
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Hum Paanch
70% (1980)
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Biradari
70% (1966)
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Banphool
64% (1971)
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Naukari
62% (1954)
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Jadu Tona
60% (1977)
Ramayani
0% (1945)
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Sahara
70% (1958)
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Sitara
0% (1980)
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Bandhan
60% (1969)
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Ghunghat
0% (1960)
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Chirag
0% (1969)
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Daadi Maa
0% (1966)
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Aurat
0% (1967)
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Hum Log
88% (1951)
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Daag
60% (1952)
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Lal Haveli
0% (1944)
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Jeet
50% (1949)
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Doli
60% (1969)
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Upkar
52% (1967)
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Mr. Sampat
0% (1952)

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