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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film and stage actor}}<br /> {{Use British English|date=October 2012}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = Balraj Sahni<br /> | image = Balraj Sahni in Lajwanti.jpg<br /> | caption = Balraj Sahni in &#039;&#039;[[Lajwanti]]&#039;&#039; (1958)<br /> | birth_name = Yudhishthir Sahni<br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1913|5|1}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])<br /> | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1973|4|13|1913|5|1}}<br /> | death_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br /> | occupation = Actor, writer<br /> | spouse = Damayanti Sahni (m. 1936; died 1947)&lt;br/&gt;Santosh Chandhok (m. 1951)<br /> | children = 3, including [[Parikshit Sahni]]<br /> | relatives = [[Bhisham Sahni]] (brother)<br /> | yearsactive = 1946–1973<br /> | party = [[Communist Party of India]]&lt;ref name=&quot;The Tribune India&quot;&gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/why-we-should-remember-balraj-sahni/334674.html|title=Why we should remember Balraj Sahni|date=10 December 2016|work=The Tribune India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175352/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/why-we-should-remember-balraj-sahni/334674.html|archive-date=11 January 2019|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Balraj Sahni&#039;&#039;&#039; (born &#039;&#039;&#039;Yudhishthir Sahni&#039;&#039;&#039;; 1 May 1913 – 13 April 1973) was an Indian film and stage actor, who is best known for &#039;&#039;[[Dharti Ke Lal]]&#039;&#039; (1946), &#039;&#039;[[Do Bigha Zameen]]&#039;&#039; (1953), &#039;&#039;[[Chhoti Bahen]]&#039;&#039; (1959), &#039;&#039;[[Kabuliwala (1961 film)|Kabuliwala]]&#039;&#039; (1961) and &#039;&#039;[[Garam Hawa]]&#039;&#039; (1973). He was the brother of [[Bhisham Sahni]], noted [[Hindi]] writer, playwright, and actor.&lt;ref name=&quot;The Tribune India&quot; /&gt;</div>

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