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{{Infobox actor<br />
| name = Dinshaw Billimoria<br />
| image = D-billmoria.jpg<br />
| birth_date = 1904<br />
| death_date = {{death year and age|1942|1904}}<br />
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Film director|director]]<br />
| other_names = D. Billimoria <br />
}}<br />
'''Dinshaw Billimoria''' (1904 in [[Kirkee]] – 1942) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]] and director.<ref>Whether the sound engineer [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880527/ Dinshaw Billimoria], who was active from the 1950s to the 1970s and received a Filmfare Award in 1964 for his work on Bandini, is the same person, is not certain.</ref><br />
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He has been referred to as the [[John Barrymore]] of Indian cinema.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Dinshaw Billimoria made his debut in 1925 in [[Narayanrao Damodar Sarpotdar|N. D. Sarpotdar's]] mythological-historical film ''Chhatrapati Sambhaji''. In 1927, he moved to the film company [[Imperial Films Company]] and partnered with [[Ruby Myers|Sulochana]] in [[Mohan Dayaram Bhavnani|Mohan Bhavnani']]s ''Wildcat of Bombay'' (1927) and [[Rama Shankar Choudhury|R. S. Choudhury']]s ''[[Anarkali (1928 film)|Anarkali]]'' (1928), which were his first big successes.<br />
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At the end of the silent film era from 1927 to 1929 and in the early talkies in India from 1933 to 1939, Billimoria and [[Ruby Myers|Sulochana]] formed a popular romantic lead, which delighted a broad audience, especially in romantic dramas by R. S. Choudhury. Billimoria was considered the highest paid silent movie star in India. After 1932, they shot talkies remakes of several of the silent film hits, among them ''Anarkali'' (1935) and ''Bambai Ki Billi/Wildcat of Bombay'' (1936).<br />
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He appeared in several films for the film company between 1929 and 1932 for [[Ranjit Movietone]] under the directors [[Chandulal Shah]], [[Nanubhai Vakil]] and [[Nandlal Jaswantlal]].<br />
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Billimoria probably directed two films in 1940 and 1942; but ''Azadi-e-Watan'' (1940) may be a dubbed version of a US import.<ref>''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'', p. 66</ref><br />
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His brother was the actor [[Eddie Billimoria]].<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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;Silent films<br />
* 1925: ''[[Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1925 film)|Chhatrapati Sambhaji]]''<br />
* 1926: ''Dha Cha Ma''<br />
* 1926: ''Tai Teleen''<br />
* 1926: ''Umaji Naik''<br />
* 1927: ''Wildcat of Bombay''<br />
* 1927: ''Daya Ni Devi''<br />
* 1927: ''Vilasi Kanta''<br />
* 1928: ''Qatil Kathiyani''<br />
* 1928: ''Anarkali''<br />
* 1928: ''Madhuri''<br />
* 1928: ''Rajrang''<br />
* 1929: ''Khwab-e-Hasti''<br />
* 1929: ''Mewad Nu Moti''<br />
* 1929: ''Heer Ranjha''<br />
* 1929: ''Punjab Mail''<br />
* 1929: ''Rajputani''<br />
* 1929: ''Hawai Swar''<br />
* 1930: ''Pahadi Kanya''<br />
* 1930: ''Rasili Radha''<br />
* 1930: ''Diwani Dilbar''<br />
* 1931: ''Baghdad Nu Bulbul''<br />
* 1931: ''Mojili Mashuq''<br />
* 1931: ''Noor-e-Alam''<br />
* 1931: ''Premi Jogan''<br />
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;Sound films<br />
* 1931: ''Devi Devayani''<br />
* 1932: ''Sati Madalasa''<br />
* 1933: ''Daku Ki Ladki''<br />
* 1933: ''Saubhagya Sundari''<br />
* 1933: ''Sulochana''<br />
* 1934: ''Gul Sanobar''<br />
* 1934: ''Indira MA''<br />
* 1934: ''Khwab-e-Hasti''<br />
* 1934: ''Piya Pyare''<br />
* 1934: ''Devaki''<br />
* 1935: ''Anarkali''<br />
* 1935: ''Do Ghadi Ki Mauj''<br />
* 1935: ''Pujarini''<br />
* 1936: ''Bambai Ki Billi''<br />
* 1936: ''Jungle Queen''<br />
* 1936: ''Shaan-e-Hind''<br />
* 1937: ''Jagat Kesari''<br />
* 1937: ''New Searchlight''<br />
* 1937: ''Wah Ri Duniya''<br />
* 1939: ''Prem Ki Jyot''<br />
* 1942: ''Jawani Ki Pukar''<br />
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;Directed<br />
* 1940: ''Azadi-e-Watan''<br />
* 1942: ''Jawani Ki Pukar''<br />
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== Literature ==<br />
* The entry of ''Dinshaw Billimoria'' in Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen: ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema'', S. 66<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Dinshaw Bilimoria}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|0082234}}<br />
* [http://www.citwf.com/detailPerson.asp?personID=97670&sortOn=YEAR&sortBy=UP Filmografie] bei citwf.com<br />
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[[Category:Parsi people]]<br />
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