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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = D. K. Sapru<br />
| image = Daya Kishan Sapru.jpg<br />
| caption = Sapru in an Early Hindi film<br />
| birth_name = Daya Kishan Sapru<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1916|03|16}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1979|10|20|1916|03|16}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| natio = <br />
| children = [[Reema Rakesh Nath]], [[Tej Sapru]], [[Priti Sapru]]<br />
| years_active = 1944–1979<br />
| occupation = Actor<br />
| other_names = <br />
| signature = <br />
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}}<br />
'''Daya Kishan Sapru''' (16 March 1916 – 20 October 1979),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/mar/16/11795|title = From hero to character roles: Tej on father DK Sapru's career}}</ref> commonly known as '''D. K. Sapru''', was an [[India]]n actor famed for a variety of character roles in [[Hindi cinema]], particularly villains, judges and aristocrats in crime thrillers and dramas. His most notable performances were in Bollywood productions of between the late 1950s and early 1970s, including ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'', ''[[Heer Raanjha]]'', ''[[Pakeezah]]'', ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]'', ''Dooj Ka Chand'', '' [[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', ''[[Humjoli]]'', ''[[Jewel Thief]]'', and ''[[Deewar (1975 film)|Deewar]]''.<br />
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Born to [[Kashmiri Pandit]] parents in 1916, Sapru made his Bollywood debut in ''Chand'' (1944), starring [[Prem Adib]], another [[Kashmiri Pandit]] actor. By the early 1970s, Sapru had risen to prominence as a villain in crime thrillers. Although he died in 1979, he continued to appear in several films that were released in the 1980s, including ''[[Krodhi]]'' (1981).<br />
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His son [[Tej Sapru]] and younger daughter [[Preeti Sapru]] are actors in Punjabi and Hindi films. His elder daughter [[Reema Rakesh Nath]] is a scriptwriter and director, and her son, actor [[Karan Nath]], is Sapru's only grandson.</div>ManiUk