Professional Life
He made his debut with Kidar Sharma hit, Chitralekha (1941), however he struggled for over next a decade to make a mark in Hindi movies till the movie Baiju Bawra (1952), which gave him instant stardom and legendary status along with Mohammad Rafi, Meena Kumari and Naushad. Though a very talented actor and a prominent star of the 1950s and 1960s in Bollywood, he often took on roles of tragic musicians in the movies. Films in which he starred as lead actor include Basant Bahar.
'He portrays historical and mythological characters the best in Hindi movies ', states contemporary actor-producer Chandrashekar. He wrote scripts and stories for Barsat ki raat, Nai umar ki nai fasal, Basant Bahaar, Dooj ka chand, etc. He was the producer of Dooj Ka Chand. His brother R.Chandra made many films such as Beybus, Minar, and Basant Bahar.
He was the recipient of the second Filmfare best actor award for the film Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in 1954. Most of the great songs of all major singers of that period Rafi, Manna Dey, Talat, and Mukesh were pictured on him. He was the first chocolate-faced good-looking star of Hindi films. He was one of the few actors who had a good sense of music, so most muscic based movies were made with him in lead in the 50s and 60s.
He acted in Bollywood movies until the 1990s. He is still loved and revered by the Indians for the great movies and great songs that he gave in spite of personal tragedies and stiff competition from his contemporaries. He is considered to be one of the greatest stars and legends of Hindi cinema.
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