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    3. Bhagwan Dada, also credited as Bhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his social film Albela and the song "Shola Jo Bhadke". Wikipedia
    5. Born: August 1, 1913, Mumbai
    6. Died: February 4, 2002, Dadar, Mumbai
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Bhagwan Dada

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Bhagwan Dada
BornBhagwan Abhaji Palav
1 August 1913
Mumbai, India
Died4 February 2002 (aged 88)
Mumbai, India
Bhagwan Dada (1 August 1913 – 4 February 2002), also credited asBhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his social film Albela (1951) and the song "Shola Jo Bhadke".

Early life[edit]

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. 65,000 .

Films[edit]

Bhagwan Abhaji Palav, popularly known as Bhagwan dada, mainly due to his love for wrestling, made his debut in silent era with the film Criminal.[1]
He co-directed his first film Bahadur Kisan with Pawar in 1938. From 1938 to 1949 he directed a string of low budget stunt and action films that were popular with the working classes. He usually played a naive simpleton. One of the notable films that he made during this period was the Tamil film Vana Mohini (1941) that starred M. K. Radha and Sri Lankan actressThavamani Devi.[2]
In 1942, as part of a scene, he had to slap actress Lalita Pawar hard. He accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein. Three years of treatment later Pawar was left with a defective left eye.[3]
He turned producer in 1942 with Jagruti Pictures and owned Jagriti Studios in Chembur in 1947.[4] On advice from Raj Kapoor he turned to making a social film called Albela starring Bhagwan and Geeta Bali, and featuring music by his friendChitalkar, or C. Ramchandra. The songs of the film, in particular "Shola jo bhadke" are still remembered. Albela was a huge hit. After Albela, Bhagwan got C. Ramchandra and Geeta Bali together again in Jhamela (1953), where he tried to recreate the formulaic success of Albela with little success.[5] The next film he attempted was La'Bela but that too was a commercial failure.

Poverty and later life[edit]

After that Bhagwan did not have any more hits and eventually had to give up producing and directing films, sell his 25 room sea facing bungalow in Juhu and his fleet of seven cars (one for each day of the week).[6] 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).
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. Bhagwan died of a massive heart attack at his residence in Dadar in 2002 at age 89. All his friends died long before him.

Late actor Bhagwan Dada's biopic 'Ek Albela' to go on floors in August

Posted on: 07:12 PM IST Jul 31, 2015 | Updated on: 7:36 pm,Jul 31,2015 IST
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New Delhi: After a prolonged legal tussle, 'Ek Albela', a Marathi film which will unfold the life of late actor-director Bhagwan Dada on the silver screen, will go on the floors on August 5.
The film will be a tribute to the cinema legend for his contribution to the film industry. Being produced by Kimaya Motion Pictures, the film will be directed by Shekhar Sartandel, read a statement.
The character of Bhagwan Dada, whose real name was Bhagwan Abaji Palav, will be played by award-winning Marathi actor Mangesh Desai and Bollywood make-up artist Vidyadhar Bhatte will help bring the look of the actor with his art.
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The film hit a legal roadblock when Kimaya Motion Pictures filed a case against director Niranjan Patwardhan, who was to helm the film first, for cheating, fraud, breach of contract and theft last year.
The production house alleged that Patwardhan cheated them by taking illegal possession of the film's screenplay with dialogues, research material and important hard disks from the producer's office.
The character of Bhagwan Dada, whose real name was Bhagwan Abaji Palav, will be played by award-winning Marathi actor Mangesh Desai and Bollywood make-up artist Vidyadhar Bhatte will help bring the look of the actor with his art.
Bhagwan made a special place for himself in showbiz by showcasing his acting prowess in over 300 films.
He is credited with having made India's first horror film titled 'Bhedi Bangla'. And he introduced fist fighting in Indian films through his film 'Badla'. But Bhagwan shot to fame with 'Albela', which released in 1951, according to the statement.
'Ek Albela' will explore the era between 1930 to 1951 in Mumbai. Though it is presented as a Marathi film, the film has many dialogues in Hindi and two Hindi songs from the original film.
The biopic will also give a sneak-peak into the Hindi film industry of those days with a realistic approach.
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For the man who set the screen ablaze with a bygone romantic mysticism with his Shola Jo Bhadke or had the audience dancing to his tune with Bhole Surat Dil Ke Khote, films were a lifelong romantic affair. His career may have not reached as far as he had wanted, but there is no denying that Bhagwan Dada will always be remembered in the history of Indian cinema.
The actor who still has the entire nation dancing to his tunes started off his career in films as a junior artiste and rose to become one of the most sought after comedians of his time. His individualistic style of acting and dancing is emulated to this day. Born as Bhagwan Abhaji Palav in Bombay in 1913, he was the son of a poor mill worker. Bhagwan saw poverty-stricken days as he resided in the labour-dominated area of Central Mumbai. He dropped out of school after primary education, took up a lot of odd jobs and devoted himself to bodybuilding, as he wanted to join the movies. It was in 1930 after making rounds of director’s offices that he got his first break in a silent film calledBewafa Aashiqui with the producer Siraj Ali Hakim. During this time, he was very close to his long-term partner Chandrarao Kadam, with whom he acted in the G P Pawar directed stunt movies. He co-directed his first film Bahadur Kisan with Pawar in 1938 and turned producer in 1942 with Jagruti Pictures and owned Jagruti Studios in Chembur in 1947. During this time, he acted in many small-budget films like Jalan, Dosti, Criminal and Bhedi Bangal But his life changed when his film, Albela (1951) turned out to a big blockbuster. Written, produced and directed by the actor, the black and white musical had dialogues by Ehsan Rizvi and lyrics by Rajinder Krishen with music by C Ramchandra. Its cast included Geeta Bali, Badri Prasad, Pratima Devi, Bimala. His drawn-out dialogue delivery style, coupled with his characteristic laugh made him one of the favourite comedians on the Indian screen. However, it was his dancing style, ‘the halt and move’ step with hands alternately swaying forward rhythmically that made him one of the most emulated dancing stars of his time.
Even though Albela was a runaway hit, Bhagwan could not sustain his success and his next films like Jhamela and Rangeela turned out to be big disasters. Even though he acted in numerous films, they failed to recreate the Albelamagic and the actor soon found himself slipping down the ladder. Since, he was no longer getting hero roles, the actor started playing a simpleton in many stunt, adventure and comedy movies till the '60s. In the '70s he was relegated to doing cameo roles in Hindi and Marathi films. His last film was Nache Nagin Gali Gali wherein he played a cameo. Bhagwan spent his last few years in abject poverty in a one- room residence in a Chawl at Dadar. The actor who had acted in over 400 movies did not even have a decent house. Bhagwan also suffered a paralytic stroke two years back and that had left bound to a wheelchair. He died alone on February 4’2002 in miserable conditions, lonely and a sad man. Even though he had four sons and three daughters, he was all alone in the end!

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