1. Bhagwan Dada, credited and mononymously known as Bhagwan, was an Indian actor and film director who worked in Hindi cinema.
11 Facts About Bhagwan Dada
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Bhagwan Dada is best known for his social film Albela and the songs "Shola Jo Bhadke" and "O Beta Ji O Babuji Qismat Ki Hawa Kabhi Naram".
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Bhagwan Dada was born in 1913 as Bhagwan Abhaji Palav in Amravati, Maharashtra.
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Bhagwan Dada was the son of a textile-mill worker who worked in Mumbai textile mills and was obsessed with films.
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Bhagwan Dada got his break with bit roles in silent films and got totally involved with the studios.
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Bhagwan Dada learned film-making and at one stage used to make low-budget films for Rs.
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Bhagwan Dada co-directed his first film Bahadur Kisan with Chandrarao Kadam in 1938.
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Bhagwan Dada accidentally slapped her too hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left-eye vein.
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Bhagwan Dada turned producer in 1942 with Jagruti Pictures, purchased some land and set up Jagriti Studios in Chembur in 1947.
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Bhagwan Dada directed and acted in Bhagam Bhag in 1956.
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Bhagwan Dada took whatever roles he could get, but apart from Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje, Chori Chori and Gateway of India, none were roles of note, and he eventually took on bit parts in which he did his famous dance.