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'''Ghory and Dixit''' were a comedy duo comprising '''Nazir Ahmed Ghory''' and '''Manohar Janardhan Dixit'''. They were active in [[Indian cinema]] during the 1930s and 1940s.{{sfn|Ghory and Dixit : Cineplot}} They were called the Indian [[Laurel and Hardy]].{{sfn|Bollywood comedy comes of age, 21 September 2013}}{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1906}} The duo had starred in several films including ''Do Badmaash'', ''Sitamgarh'', ''Toofani Toli'' and ''Bhola Raja''. Most of their films were produced by [[Ranjit Studios]].{{sfn|Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|2003|p=365}} Unlike Laurel and Hardy they played only supporting roles in their films.{{sfn|Lot-pot: Humour In Hindi Cinema}}<br />
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== Ghory ==<br />
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Ghory was born on 11 August 1901 in Bombay.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1904}} He started his film acting career with Bhagwati Prasad Mishra-directed ''Alladin and His Wonderful Lamp'' and ''Scented Devil'' in 1927.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1898}} Before joining Ranjit Film Company, Ghory had worked with several other production companies.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1904}} His last Indian film was the 1948 ''Duniyadaari''. After Dixit's death Ghory migrated to Pakistan. He continued acting there and died on 9 December 1977 aged 76.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1907}}<br />
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== Dixit ==<br />
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Dixit was born on 12 November 1906 in Sinnar, [[Nasik]] district of [[Maharashtra]]. He was the eldest child of a district magistrate.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1903}} He made his debut with the 1930 film {{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1898}} His last film was ''Mahatma'' which was released in 1953. He died on 29 June 1949 in Mumbai after suffering a severe heart attack aged 42.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1907}} One of friends Baburao Patel described him as "a 220-pound-bundle of nerves, with a hypochondria-cal mind that constantly imagines various illnesses, not to speak of several imaginary grievances."{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1903}} Dixit entered the film industry as a cameraman's assistant at Navjivan studios. When someone suggested that he would look good as a nawab, he was cast in the 1930 film ''Sharkling Youth'' alongside Jairaj and Madhav Kale. After starring in 3 more films &ndash; ''Badmash'', ''Bijli'' and ''Vandevi'' (all released in 1930) he joined Ranjit Film Company.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1904}} During the principal photography of ''Puggree'' in 1947 he suffered a heart attack.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1907}}<br />
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== Works ==<br />
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Dixit was obese while Ghory was a lean man and their pair served as a comic element in several of the early talkies. The duo first starred together in the 1932 [[Jayant Desai]]-directed talkie ''Char Chakram''.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1904}} They acted in several other films directed by Desai &ndash; ''Bhola Shikar'', ''Do Badmaash'', ''Bhool Bhulaiyan'' and ''Vishivamohini''. They continued to act in Ranjit Film's production's till 1947.{{sfn|Narwekar|2005|p=1906}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Works cited ==<br />
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* {{cite book|author1=Gulazāra|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT365|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|ref={{sfnRef|Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|2003}}}}<br />
* {{cite book|first=Sanjit |last=Narwekar|title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ya2CRt7wPXUC&pg=PA1906|date=2005|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=978-81-291-0859-3}}<br />
* {{cite web|last1=Pednekar|first1=Aparna|title=Bollywood comedy comes of age|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/brunch-stories/bollywood-comedy-comes-of-age/article1-1125193.aspx|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923005434/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Brunch/Brunch-Stories/Bollywood-comedy-comes-of-age/Article1-1125193.aspx|archive-date=23 September 2013|date=21 September 2013|ref={{sfnRef|Bollywood comedy comes of age, 21 September 2013}}}}<br />
* {{cite web|title=Lot-pot: Humour In Hindi Cinema |url=http://dearcinema.com/review/lot-pot-humour-in-hindi-cinema/2909 |website=Dearcinema |access-date=10 August 2014 |date=10 November 2007 |ref={{sfnRef|Lot-pot: Humour In Hindi Cinema}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911192723/http://dearcinema.com/review/lot-pot-humour-in-hindi-cinema/2909 |archive-date=11 September 2013 |df=dmy }}<br />
* {{cite web|title=Ghory and Dixit|url=http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/dixit-and-ghory/|publisher=Cineplot|access-date=8 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220072443/http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/dixit-and-ghory/|archive-date=20 December 2013|date=6 February 2012|ref={{sfnRef|Ghory and Dixit : Cineplot}}}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|0315868|Ghory}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|0228732|Dixit}}<br />
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