Kishore Sahu

Kishore Sahu
Born(1915-11-22)22 November 1915
Rajnandgaon, Nandgaon State, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (present-day Chhattisgarh, India)
Died22 August 1980(1980-08-22) (aged 64)
Bangkok, Thailand
Alma materUniversity of Nagpur
Occupation(s)Actor
Film director
Years active1937–1982
Spouse(s)Preeti Sahu
Snehaprabha Pradhan (1940-1943)
Children4

Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974.

His directorial venture Kuwara Baap was one of the winners for the BFJA - Best Indian Films Award for best film for 1943.[2] His film Raja has been called "a milestone of art and skill in motion pictures".[3] His film Veer Kunal was a huge box office success.[4] He directed Dilip Kumar with Kamini Kaushal in Nadiya Ke Paar, which became the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 1948.[5] His 1954 film Mayurpankh was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival. Sawan Aya Re did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of Filmindia remarking in the 9 May 1949 edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.[7] He was also known for the Meena Kumari starrer, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960).

He had four children, Vimal Sahu, Naina Sahu, Mamta Sahu, and Rohit Sahu.[8] His wife Preeti was a Kumaoni Brahmin.[9]

Before marrying Preeti, he was briefly married to his Punar Milan (1940) co-star Snehprabha Pradhan before the relationship ended in 1943 after a court battle.[10][11]

Early life

Sahu was born in present-day Rajnandgaon district in India. His father was the prime minister under the Raja of Rajnandgaon State. He joined the University of Nagpur and took part in the "freedom struggle", completing his graduation in 1937.[12] An interest in writing short stories brought him in contact with cinema, where he initially started as an actor.

Filmography

Films as actor
Year Title Role Notes
1937 Jeevan Prabhat Ramu Debut as an actor
1940 Bahurani
1940 Punar Milan
1942 Kunwara Baap
1943 Raja
1943 Shararat
1944 Insaan
1945 Veer Kunal
1947 Sindoor
1949 Sawan Aya Re Anand
1949 Rhimjhim
1949 Namoona Barrister Kedarnath
1951 Kali Ghata Ram Narayan
1951 Buzdil
1952 Zalzala
1952 Sapna
1952 Hamari Duniya Meena
1954 Mayurpankh Ranjit Singh
1954 Hamlet Hamlet
1957 Bare Sarkar Pratap Singh
1958 Kala Pani Rai Bahadur Jaswant Rai
1960 Love in Simla General Rajpal Singh
1960 Kala Bazar Public Prosecutor
1965 Guide Marco
1965 Poonam Ki Raat Doctor
1969 Beti Mr. Verma
1970 Pushpanjali Jamal Pasha
1971 Gambler Public Prosecutor
1971 Hare Rama Hare Krishna Jaiswal
1982 Vakil Babu Justice Rajvansh

Director

Writer

Films as writer
Year Title What wrote Notes
1954 Mayurpankh Screenplay
1960 Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai Story
1967 Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
1967 Aurat Dialogue
1968 Teen Bahuraniyan Screenplay
1970 Pushpanjali Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
1977 Apnapan Screenplay, Story, Dialogue

Producer

References

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 203–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "BFJA Awards". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ Patel, Baburao (April 1945). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 11 (4): 21. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Baburao Patel". Filmindia. 12 (2): 66. February 1946. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Top Earners 1948". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Mayurpankh". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  7. ^ Patel, Baburao (May 1949). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 15 (5): 74. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Indian actors died in Myocardial infarction". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Kishore Sahu - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  10. ^ Singh, Shiv Sahai. Unification of Divorce Laws in India. Deep and Deep Publications. pp. 164, 165.
  11. ^ "Snehprabha Pradhan – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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