Chand Burke

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{{short description|Indian actress}}

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| othername = Chand Burque
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| occupation = [[Actress]]
| notable_works = [[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish (1954)]]
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| relatives = [[Samuel Martin Burke]],<br>[[Ranveer Singh]]
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'''Chand Burke''' was an [[India]]n character actor in [[Hindi]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] language films. She is the paternal grandmother of [[Bollywood]] actor [[Ranveer Singh]].

==Career==
Chand Burke made her debut in Maheshwari Productions’ Kahan Gaye (1946). Chand appeared in a number of films made in Lahore, and was widely known as “the Dancing Lily of the [[Punjab]].” The [[Partition of India]] led to her migration to [[Mumbai]] (then Bombay) thus adversely affecting her career.

She was given her first break in Bollywood by the veteran actor [[Raj Kapoor]] in the award-winning film titled, ‘[[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish (1954)]]’ where she played the pivotal role of [[Baby Naaz]] & [[Rattan Kumar|Rattan Kumar's]] tormenting aunt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Did you know that Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was a popular Bollywood actress? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/did-you-know-that-ranveer-singhs-grandmother-chand-burke-was-a-popular-bollywood-actress/articleshow/75595903.cms |website=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Did you know Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was an actress |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/did-you-know-ranveer-singhs-grandmother-chand-burke-was-an-actress-40699-1.html |website=Filmfare |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chand was born in a [[Christianity|Christian]] family of twelve brothers and sisters in [[Pakistan]] (then [[British India]]). Her brother [[Samuel Martin Burke]], [[Indian Civil Service|I.C.S.]], was a Pakistani [[diplomat]] to the [[Scandinavia]]n countries for Pakistan).<ref>{{cite web |title=Chand Burke |url=http://cineplot.com/chand-burke/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> After divorcing her film writer-director Niranjan in 1954, she later married businessman Sundar Singh Bhavnani and had a daughter named Tonya and son named Jagjit who is the father of [[Ranveer Singh]].

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
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!Year !!Film !!Character/Role
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| 1969
| Pardesan
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| 1968
| Kahin Din Kahin Raat
| Pran's Scientist Assistant
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| 1967
| Mera Bhai Mera Dushman
| Rajan's Wife (as Chand Burq)
|-

| 1965
| Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain
| Kundan's Mother (as Chand Burque)
|-

| 1964
| [[Apne Huye Paraye]]
| Rampyari
|-

| 1960
| Ghar Ki Laaj
| Moti's Aunty
|-

| 1960
| Rangeela Raja
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|-

| 1960
| Shravan Kumar
| Jamuna
|-

| 1959
| Pardesi Dhola
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|-

| 1958
| [[Adalat (1958 film)|Adalat]]
|
|-

| 1958
| [[Lajwanti]]
| Actress (uncredited)
|-

| 1958
| Sohni Mahiwal
|
|-

| 1957
| Dushman
| Ram Singh's Mother
|-

| 1956
| [[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]
| Leelabai (as Chand Burque)
|-

| 1955
| Raftar
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|-

| 1955
| Shahi Chor
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|-

| 1954
| 'Ferry'
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|-

| 1954
| Amar Kirtan
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|-

| 1954
| Gul Bahar
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|-

| 1954
| [[Boot Polish (film)|Boot Polish]]
| Kamla Devi (as Chand Burque)
|-

| 1954
| Vanjara
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|-

| 1953
| [[Aag Ka Dariya]]
| Actress (uncredited)
|-

| 1953
| [[Kaude Shah]]
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|-

| 1951
| Sabz Baag
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|-

| 1951
| [[Posti (1950 film)|Posti]]
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|-

| 1948
| Dukhiyari
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| 1946
| Kahan Gaye
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|-

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0121624}}

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