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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Karan Dewan
| image = Karan Diwan in Ratan.JPG
| caption = Karan Diwan in [[Rattan (film)|Rattan 1944]] film.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|11|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], Punjab, [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|08|02|1917|11|06|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], Maharashtra, India
| death_cause =
| birth_name = Dewan Karan Chopra
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1939–1979
| spouse = Manju (actress)
}}
'''Karan Dewan''' (born '''Dewan Karan Chopra'''; 6 November 1917 – 2 August 1979) was an [[Indian cinema]] actor in [[Hindi]] film industry. He worked in over seventy films from 1939 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college,<ref name="Jain1960">{{cite book |author=Rikhab Dass Jain |title=The Economic Aspects of the Film Industry in India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O74dAAAAMAAJ |access-date=4 August 2015 |year=1960 |publisher=Atma Ram}}</ref> editing a film-based magazine in [[Urdu]].<ref name=Sathe>{{cite web |last1=Sathe |first1=V. P. |title=Karan Dewan |url=http://cineplot.com/karan-dewan-profile/ |website=cineplot.com |access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> His brother was the film producer and director Jaimani Dewan.<ref name="Bhattacharya2013">{{cite book |author=Nandini Bhattacharya |title=Hindi Cinema: Repeating the Subject |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfByP2TG8MoC&pg=PA84 |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=7 May 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-18987-6 |pages=84– |chapter=2 - Imagining the past in the present}}</ref>

His decisive film was ''[[Rattan (film)|Rattan]]'' (1944), which was produced by his brother Jaimini Diwan, and this movie turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944.<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003">{{cite book |author1=Gulazāra |author2=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT82 |access-date=4 August 2015 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |pages=82–}}</ref> He also sang songs in this movie under music director Naushad, and his song "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular.<ref name="Bajaj2014">{{cite book |author=J.K. Bajaj |title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1UqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2008-IA81 |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=26 March 2014 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-93-5083-621-7 |pages=2008–}}</ref> He sang in films such as ''Piya Ghar Aaja'' (1947), ''Mitti Ke Khiloune'' (1948) and ''Lahore'' (1949). His other important films were ''[[Zeenat (1945 film)|Zeenat]]'' (1945), ''Lahore'' (1949), ''[[Dahej (film)|Dahej]]'', ''[[Pardes (1950 film)|Pardes]]'' (both 1950), ''[[Bahar (film)|Bahar]]'' (1951) and ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]'' (1953). Known as a "jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee (twenty-five weeks or more) hits.<ref name=Sathe />

Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of ''Rattan'', in which she had a character role.<ref name=Sathe /> By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of [[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]] (1966).<ref name="Coleman2007">{{cite book |author=Herbert Coleman |title=The Man Who Knew Hitchcock: A Hollywood Memoir |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pebXAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA344 |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=8 February 2007 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-1-4617-0692-2 |pages=344– |chapter=55 - Maya}}</ref> He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films such as ''[[Apna Ghar]]'' (1960), ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'' (1965), ''Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969) and ''[[Nadaan (1971 film)|Nadaan]]'' (1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's ''Atmaram'' (1979).

==Early life==
Dewan Karan Chopra, youngest of three brothers was born on 6 November 1917, at [[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] (now in Pakistan), [[British India]]. He studied in [[Lahore]], where he became interested in journalism and started editing a film magazine in [[Urdu]], ''Jagat Lakshmi''. One of the local distributors he met was [[Tarachand Barjatya]], who was then the Manager of Chandanmal Inder Kumar's distribution office at Lahore. Through his connection with Barjatya he landed in [[Calcutta]], and in 1939, made his acting debut as Puran in the [[Punjabi language]] feature film ''Puran Bhagat'' (1939).<ref name=Sathe />

==Career==

===1940s===
[[File:Piya Ghar Aaja (1948).jpg|thumb|right|[[Meena Kumari]] and Karan Dewan in ''Piya Ghar Aja'' (1948)]]
[[File:Mitti_Ke_Khiloune_(1948).jpg|thumb|right|Karan Dewan in ''Mitti Ke Khiloune'' (1948)]]
Dewan started his film career with the role of Puran in ''Puran Bhagat'' in Punjabi in 1939 in Calcutta. It was produced by Raisaheb Sukhlal Karnani and directed by Roop K. Shorey's father R. L. Shorey. His second film ''Mera Maahi'' (1941) was also a Punjabi film, directed by Shankar Mehta at Lahore and starring Ragini and Manorama. This was the movie in which he sang songs for the first time in the movies under the baton of legendary music director Shyam Sunder. Later, in ''Rattan'', he sang for the first time in Hindi movies for Naushad. [[B. R. Chopra]], then working as a film journalist in Lahore, helped Karan Dewan to get in touch with [[Devika Rani]], who invited Dewan to come to Bombay. When this did not help Dewan get films, he taught "Urdu pronunciation to actors and actresses".

In 1944, Karan Dewan acted in ''[[Rattan (film)|Rattan]]'', a musical romantic drama, directed by M. Sadiq, which became one of the most popular films of that year. "A tremendous hit", it paired Dewan with [[Swaran Lata (actress)|Swaranlata]].<ref name="GulazāraChatterjee2003" /> The music director was [[Naushad]], who gave a break to all the singers in the film; [[Zohrabai Ambalewali]], [[Amirbai Karnataki]], [[Rajkumari Dubey]], [[Tun Tun]] (as Uma Devi) and including Dewan himself. The songs of the film became popular.<ref name="Bajaj2014" /> The song "Saawan Ke Baadalon" (O Monsoon Clouds), sung by Dewan and Zohrabai Ambalewali, and picturised on Dewan and Swarnalata, became famous as the pair's "signature" song.<ref name="Mishra2013">{{cite book |author=Vijay Mishra |title=Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1zcvGwVckgC&pg=PA149 |access-date=6 August 2015 |date=21 August 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-31092-9 |pages=149– |chapter=5-The Actor As Parallel Text}}</ref> ''Gaali'' (1944) was a social film, written and directed by Rama Chowdhary, for producer Nanubhai Desai, under his N. R. Desai Productions banner. It co-starred Dewan with Manjula and [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]]. The film was stated to have been a commercial success at the box office.<ref name=filmindia>{{cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Baburao |title=Pictures In The Making |journal=Filmindia |date=January 1945 |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=44 |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194511unse#page/n45/mode/2up/search/Karan+Diwan |access-date=8 August 2015 |ref=N. R. Desai Productions (Bombay)}}</ref>

In 1945, ''Bhai Jan'' was a successful [[Muslim social]] family melodrama, which starred Dewan with [[Noor Jehan]], Shah Nawaz, [[Meena Shorey]] and Anees Khatoon. The music was composed by Shyam Sunder. The film was a debut from a small production company called United Films, and was praised for quality and content.<ref name=BhaiJan>{{cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Baburao |title=Review-Bhai Jan |journal=Filmindia |date=November 1945 |volume=11 |issue=11 |pages=69 |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194511unse#page/68/mode/2up |access-date=8 August 2015 |ref=Our Review "Bhai Jan" Exploits An Orthodox Theme}}</ref> Another Muslim social, which was a big success the same year, especially for its leading lady Noor Jehan, was ''[[Zeenat (1945 film)|Zeenat]]''. Directed by [[Shaukat Hussain Rizvi]], it had music by Mir Saheb with several popular songs sung by Noor Jehan.<ref name=Zeenat>{{cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Baburao |title=Review-Zeenat |journal=Filmindia |date=January 1946 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=71 |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194814unse#page/n81/mode/2up/search/Karan+Dewan |access-date=8 August 2015 |ref=Our Review Zeenat}}</ref> In 1947, [[Nargis]], [[Begum Para]] and Dewan starred in ''Mehndi'', directed by S. Faizal.<ref name="Ahuja">{{cite book |author=M.L. Ahuja |title=EMINENT INDIANS: FILM PERSONALITIES |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d7KeAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT74 |access-date=4 August 2015 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-3334-2 |pages=74– |chapter=Nargis}}</ref>

1948 had Dewan acting in films such as ''Phir Bhi Apna Hai'', ''Chand Chakori'' with Swaranlata, and ''[[Piya Ghar Aaja]]'' with [[Meena Kumari]]. ''Piya Ghar Aaja'' was a social film directed by Prahlad Dutt for [[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Movietone]]. It co-starred Dewan with Meena Kumari, Aga Jan and [[S. N. Tripathi]], with music composed by [[Bulo C Rani]]. The film was stated to be a "clean picture from Ranjit" free from "cheapness and vulgarity". Meena Kumari, who was then working in her second film as a lead, was praised for her acting.<ref name=PiyaGharAja>{{cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Baburao |title=Review-Piya Ghar Aja |journal=Filmindia |date=June 1948 |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=47 |url=https://archive.org/stream/filmindia194612unse#page/n441/mode/2up/search/Karan |access-date=8 August 2015 |ref=Our Review}}</ref> ''[[Chaman (film)|Chaman]]'' (Garden, 1948), the first post-[[Partition of India|Partition]] [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film in India, directed by Roop Shorey, and starring Karan Dewan, Meena Shorey and [[Kuldip Kaur]], became a major hit. The "melodious" music by composer [[Vinod ER|Vinod]] became "instantly popular".<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book |author1=K. Moti Gokulsing |author2=[[Wimal Dissanayake]] |title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA166 |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77284-9 |pages=166–}}</ref>

''Duniya'' (1949), directed by S. F. Hasnain, under the Fazli Brothers banner, had music by [[C. Ramchandra]] and starred [[Suraiya]] with Karan Dewan, [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], and [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]].<ref name="Bharatan1995">{{cite book |author=Raju Bharatan |title=Lata Mangeshkar: A Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaafAAAAMAAJ |date=1 January 1995 |publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors |isbn=978-81-7476-023-4 |pages=168}}</ref> ''[[Lahore (1949 film)|Lahore]]'' (1949), a film based on the effect partition had on people, had Dewan co-star with Nargis. It was produced by his brother Jaimani Dewan.<ref name="Daiya2011">{{cite book |author=Kavita Daiya |title=Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture in Postcolonial India |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P7a-FuiMcTYC&pg=PA88 |access-date=6 August 2015 |date=4 February 2011 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-59213-744-2 |pages=88– |chapter=3}}</ref><ref name="George1994">{{cite book |author=T. J. S. George |title=The Life and Times of Nargis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byBlAAAAMAAJ |access-date=4 August 2015 |year=1994 |publisher=Megatechnics |isbn=978-81-7223-149-1 |pages=206}}</ref>

===1950s===
In 1950, Dewan acted in six films, three of which were with M. Sadiq. ''[[Anmol Ratan]]'' (Rare Jewel), directed by M. Sadiq, was produced by Jaimini Dewan. It co-starred Meena Shorey (as Meena) and [[Nirmala Devi|Nirmala]]. The film had music composed by Vinod, who used [[Talat Mehmood]] for his first Hindi film venture. However, since ''[[Arzoo (1950 film)|Arzoo]]'' (1950), a film in which music was composed by [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] was released earlier, the first Talat song became "Ae Dil Mujhe Aisi" from ''Arzoo''.<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book |author=Ashok Damodar Ranade |title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA390 |access-date=5 August 2015 |date=1 January 2006 |publisher=Bibliophile South Asia |isbn=978-81-85002-64-4 |pages=390–}}</ref> ''[[Pardes (1950 film)|Pardes]]'', a silver jubilee hit, directed by Sadiq, had [[Madhubala]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] in a social family drama with music by [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Akbar |first=Katijia |title=I want to live : the story of madhubala |publisher=Hay House Inc |year=1997 |isbn=978-93-81398-21-0 |location= |pages=138 |oclc=1049696819}}</ref> ''Sabak'' directed by Sadiq for his own Sadiq Productions, starred Dewan with [[Munawwar Sultana]] and [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]]; the music was by [[Alla Rakha]].

''[[Dahej (film)|Dahej]]'' (1950) was a melodrama about the evils of the dowry system. It was directed by [[V. Shantaram]] for his [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]. This was the first of two films Dewan worked in for Shantaram. The cast included [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Karan Dewan and Jayshree, with music by [[Vasant Desai]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha">{{cite book |author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA317 |access-date=7 August 2015 |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |pages=317–}}</ref>

In 1951, Karan was cast in the box office success ''[[Bahar (film)|Bahar]]'', which had [[Vyjayantimala]] acting in her debut Hindi film. It was directed by [[M. V. Raman]] for [[AVM Productions]].<ref name="Bhattacharya">{{cite book |author=Rinki Roy Bhattacharya |title=BIMAL ROY'S MADHUMATI |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8WTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT72 |access-date=4 August 2015 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-3282-6 |pages=72–}}</ref> The music was composed by [[S. D. Burman]] in association with [[N. Dutta]].<ref name="Burman">{{cite book |author=Khagesh Dev Burman |title=S. D Burman The World of His Music |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jYieAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT223 |access-date=4 August 2015 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-3042-6 |pages=223– |chapter=Appendix IV List of songs of S. D. Burman as music director |date=7 May 2013}}</ref> The film's success in Vyjayantimala's words made her a "national star overnight".<ref>{{cite book |last=Vyjayantimala |title=Bonding... A Memoir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vkKYzRKeV7IC&pg=PT53 |access-date=4 August 2015 |publisher=Stellar Publishers |isbn=978-93-82035-01-5 |pages=53–}}</ref>

In 1953, Dewan acted in his second film with Shantaram; ''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]''. A social family comedy-drama on national integration, it starred Dewan with Dewan Sharar, [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]] and [[Shashikala]].<ref name="Garga1996">{{cite book |author=Bhagwan Das Garga |title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ |access-date=4 August 2015 |year=1996 |publisher=Eminence Designs |isbn=978-81-900602-1-9}}</ref> The music was composed by Shivram Krishna. {{Lang|hi-latn|Aag Ka Dariya}} was a 1953 film directed by Roop K. Shorey for Shorey Films. It starred [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] with Meena Shorey, [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] and Dewan.

1955 was a busy year with eight films. The directors he worked with that year ranged from [[Om Prakash]]; ''Duniya Gol Hai'', [[Shakti Samanta]]; ''Bahu'', Roop K. Shorey; ''Jalwa'', Dhirubhai Desai; ''Oonchi Haveli''. M. Sadiq's rare comedy venture; ''[[Musafirkhana (film)|Musafirkhana]]'' (Rest House) was a social comedy about three men from different places, who meet up in Bombay. Dewan, Om Prakash and Johnny Walker played the three characters.<ref name="Narwekar2012">{{cite book |author=Sanjit Narwekar |title=Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT187 |access-date=7 August 2015 |date=12 December 2012 |publisher=Rupa Publications |isbn=978-81-291-2625-2 |pages=187– |chapter=13-The Image Manipulators}}</ref> Produced by Sadiq Productions, it had music by [[O. P. Nayyar]].

In 1956, Dewan acted in another production from M. Sadiq; ''Chhoo Mantar'' (Hocus Pocus), starring opposite Shyama, [[Anita Guha]] and Johnny Walker. The music was composed by [[O. P. Nayyar]].<ref name=ChhooMantar>{{cite web |title=Chhoo Mantar |url=http://www.citwf.com/film60374.htm |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref> ''Chandan'' in 1958, a family melodrama, was directed by M. V. Raman for Dossi films. The cast included [[Nutan]], [[Mala Sinha]], [[Kishore Kumar]] and Johnny Walker, with popular songs such as "Aankh Milane Ke Liye", sung by [[Geeta Dutt]].<ref name="Ranade2006" />

===1960s–1970s===
With ''Apna Ghar'' in 1960, Dewan was relegated to playing supporting characters. The film was directed by Ram Pahwa and had [[Prem Nath]], [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] and [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] in main roles. The music director was [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]. Some of his important films during this period included ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'' (1965), ''[[Aamne Samne (1967 film)|Aamne Samne]]'' (1967), ''Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969), ''[[Maa Aur Mamta]]'' (1970), ''[[Nadaan (1971 film)|Nadaan]]'' (1971), ''[[Shehzada]]'' (1972), ''[[Jalte Badan]]'' (1973), ''[[Kala Sona]]'' (1975), ''Bhanwar'' (1976) and ''Atmaram'' (1979).

==Personal life==
Dewan married actress-singer Manju, who had earlier worked in ''[[Aadmi (1939 film)|Aadmi]]'' and its (original) Marathi version ''[[Manoos]]'' in 1939, in a character role. She worked for six years in films, notably a small but beautiful movie made by [[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]] named [[Chhoti Chhoti Baatein]]. After acting in Dewan's most famous film ''Rattan'', the two got married and she stopped working. Dewan and Manju have five daughters and two sons. Dewan died on 2 August 1979, in [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]].

==Filmography==
List:<ref name=Dewan>{{cite web |title=Karan Dewan |url=http://www.citwf.com/detailPerson.asp?personID=154981&sortOn=YEAR&sortBy=UP |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Filmo>{{cite web |title=Karan Dewan-Filmography |url=http://cineplot.com/karan-dewan-filmography/ |website=cineplot.com |publisher=Cineplot |access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Director
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Co-stars
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Composer
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Studio/Producer
|-
|1939 ||''Puran Bhagat'' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]) ||R. L. Shorey || ||Dhummi Khan ||Raisaheb Sukhlal Karnani. (1939)<ref name=PuranBhagat>{{cite web |title=Puran Bhagat |url=http://www.citwf.com/film282746.htm |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |access-date=7 August 2015 |ref=R. L. Shorey}}</ref>
|-
|1941 ||''Mera Mahi'' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]])||Shankar Mehta ||Ragini, Manorama || Shyam Sunder||
|-
|1942 ||''[[Tamanna (1942 film)|Tamanna]]'' (Desire) ||Phani Majumdar ||[[Leela Desai]], [[P. Jairaj]], [[Nargis]], [[Suraiya]] || [[K. C. Dey]] ||Laxmi Productions
|-
|1942 ||''Shobha'' ||Kumarsen Samarth ||[[Shobhna Samarth]], [[Shahu Modak]], Mubarak ||[[Vasant Desai]] ||[[Wadia Movietone]]
|-
|1943 ||''[[School Master (1943 film)|School Master]]'' ||C. M. Luhar (Chimanla Muljibhoy Luhar) ||Maya Bannerji, Kaushalya, Jeevan ||Ninu Majumdar ||Sun Art Pictures
|-
|1943 ||''Adab Arz'' (My Respects) ||V. C. Desai (Virendra Chimanlal Desai) ||[[Nalini Jaywant]], Sulochana Chatterjee ||[[Gyan Dutt]] ||Amar Pictures
|-
|1944 ||''[[Ghar Ki Shobha]]'' ||Harshadrai Mehta ||Swarnalata, Jagdish Sethi, Yashodhra Katju ||Alla Rakha ||Magnet Pictures
|-
|1944 ||''[[Rattan (film)|Rattan]]'' (The Jewel) ||M. Sadiq ||Swarnalata, Wasti, Manju ||[[Naushad]] ||Jaimani Dewan Productions
|-
|1944 ||''[[Gaali]]'' ||[[Rama Chowdhury]] ||[[Nirmala Devi|Nirmala]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], Kanhaiyalal ||Sajjad Hussain || N. R. Desai Productions
|-
|1945 ||''[[Bhai Jaan]]'' ||S. Khalil ||[[Noor Jehan]], Meena Shorey || Shyam Sunder|| United Films
|-
|1945 ||''[[Zeenat (1945 film)|Zeenat]]'' ||[[Shaukat Hussain Rizvi]] ||[[Noor Jehan]], [[Yakub (actor)|Yakub]], [[Bibbo (actress)|Bibbo]] ||Mir Saheb ||Eastern Pictures
|-
|1946 ||''[[Phir Bhi Apna Hai]]'' ||Raja Nene ||[[Nalini Jaywant]], Sunalini Devi, Saroj Borkar ||Ramchandra Pal ||Venus Pictures
|-
|1947 ||''Do Dil'' ||Jagdish Sethi ||[[Motilal (actor)|Motilal]], [[Suraiya]], Gulab ||Gobindram ||Jamuna Productions
|-
|1947 ||''Piya Ghar Aaja'' ||Prahlad Dutt ||[[Meena Kumari]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] || [[Bulo C Rani]] ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Movietone]]
|-
|1947 ||''Krishna Sudama'' ||R. Bajaj ||Balakram, [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] ||Shyam Babu ||National Artists
|-
|1947 ||''Mehandi'' (Henna) ||Sibtain Fazli ||[[Nargis]], [[Begum Para]], Murad, ||Ghulam Haider ||Fazli Bros
|-
|1947 ||''Gaon'' (The Village) ||Dwarka Khosla ||Indu, Tiwari ||[[Khemchand Prakash]] ||Jamuna Productions
|-
|1948 ||''Chaman (Punjabi)'' ||[[Roop K Shorey]] ||[[Meena Shorey]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Om Prakash]] ||[[Vinod]] ||Jaimini Pictures
|-
|1948 ||''Shakti'' ||S. I. Hassan || [[Suraiya]], [[Mumtaz Ali]], Sofia, Cuckoo ||Ram Prasad, Azim Baig ||Greater Bombay Pictures
|-
|1948 ||''Mitti Ke Khiloune'' ||Prahlad Dutt ||[[Nigar Sultana (actress)|Nigar Sultana]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Dulari (actress)|Dulari]] ||[[Bulo C Rani]] ||[[Ranjit Studios|Ranjit Film Company]]<ref name=MittiKeKhiloune>{{cite web |title=Mitti Ke Khiloune |url=http://www.citwf.com/film226907.htm |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |access-date=7 August 2015 |ref=Mitti Ke Khilone}}</ref>
|-
|1949 ||''Lahore'' ||M. L. Anand ||[[Nargis]], [[Kanan Devi]], [[Om Prakash]] ||Shyam Sunder ||Jaimani Dewan Production
|-
|1949 ||''Duniya'' ||S. F. Hussain ||Suraiya, Yakub, [[Shakila (actress)|Shakila]], [[Bhudo Advani]] ||[[C. Ramchandra]] ||Fazli Bros
|-
|1949 ||''Rakhi'' ||Shanti Kumar ||[[Kamini Kaushal]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], Yashodhara Katju ||[[Husnlal Bhagatram]] ||Prakash
|-
|1950 ||''Wafa'' (Trust) ||J. P. Advani (Jagatrai Pesumal Advani) ||Shyam, [[Nimmi]], [[I. S. Johar]], Yakub ||[[Vinod ER|Vinod, Bulo C Rani]] ||Goodluck Pictures
|-
|1950 ||''[[Anmol Ratan]]'' (Rare Jewel) || M. Sadiq || Meena Shorey, [[Nirmala Devi|Nirmala]], Gope ||[[Vinod ER|Vinod]] ||Dewan Production
|-
|1950 ||''Chhoti Bhabhi'' ||Shanti Kumar ||[[Nargis]], [[Shyam (actor)|Shyam]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] ||[[Husnlal Bhagatram]] ||Filmkar
|-
|1950 ||''[[Dahej (film)|Dahej]]'' (The Dowry) ||[[V. Shantaram]] ||[[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Jayshree, [[Lalita Pawar]] ||[[Vasant Desai]] ||[[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]
|-
|1950 ||''[[Pardes (1950 film)|Pardes]]'' (Abroad) ||M. Sadiq ||[[Madhubala]], [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]], [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Cuckoo Moray|Cuckoo]]|| [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]] ||All India Pictures
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|1950 ||''Sabak'' (The Lesson) ||M. Sadiq ||[[Munawwar Sultana]], Kumar, [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], [[Om Prakash]] ||A. R. Qureshi ||Sadiq Productions
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|1951 ||''Bhai Ka Pyar'' (A Brother's Love) ||Raja Nene ||[[Nalini Jaywant]], [[Jagdish Sethi]], Sunalini Devi ||Ramchandra Pal ||Charolia Production
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|1951 ||''Bahar'' ||M. V. Raman ||[[Vyjayantimala]], Pandhari Bai, [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Om Prakash]] ||[[S. D. Burman]] ||[[AVM Productions]]
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|1951 ||''Ek Nazar'' (One Look) ||[[O. P. Dutta]] ||[[Nalini Jaywant]], [[Gope (actor)|Gope]], Kuldip Kaur, Rehman ||[[S. D. Burman]] ||Kuldip Pictures
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|1953 ||''[[Aag Ka Dariya]]'' (The River Of Fire) ||[[Roop K. Shorey]] ||[[Meena Shorey]], [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], [[Shammi (actress)|Shammi]] ||Vinod ||Shorey Films
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|1953 ||''Jalianwala Baag Ki Jyot'' (The Flame Of Jalianwala Baag) ||Rama Chowdhary (R. S. Chowdhary) ||[[Achla Sachdev]], David, Kamlesh Kumari, Roopmala ||[[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] ||Famous Pictures
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|1953 ||''[[Teen Batti Char Raasta]]'' (Three Lights Four Roads) ||[[V. Shantaram]] ||Sandhya, [[Shashikala]], Nirupa Roy, Smriti Biswas ||Shivram Krishna ||[[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]
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|1954 ||''Raman'' ||Hiren Bose ||[[Meena Shorey]], Purnima, Om Prakash, Cuckoo ||Vinod ||Metropolitan Films
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|1954 ||''Guzara'' (Making A Living) || S. M. Yusuf ||Jabeen Jalil, Paro ||Ghulam Mohammed ||Aina Pictures
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|1954 ||''Laadla'' ||Surya Kumar ||[[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], Agha, Krishna Kumari ||[[Vinod ER|Vinod]] ||Verma Films
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|1955 ||''Duniya Gol Hai'' ||[[Om Prakash]] ||[[Anita Guha]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], Indu Paul, Om Prakash ||[[C. Ramchandra]] ||New Sai Production
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|1955 ||''Bahu'' (Daughter-In-Law) ||[[Shakti Samanta]] ||Usha Kiron, Shashikala, Johnny Walker, Mehmood, Pran ||[[Hemant Kumar]] ||P. R. Films
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|1955 ||''Jashan'' ||S. Shamshuddin ||[[Vyjayantimala]], [[Kuldip Kaur]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] ||[[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] ||National Studios
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|1955 ||''Jalwa'' ||Roop K. Shorey ||Meena Shorey, [[Begum Para]], [[Hari Shivdasani]] ||Vinod ||Shorey Films
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|1955 ||''Sau Ka Note'' (Hundred Rupee Note) ||Yeshwant Pethkar||[[Geeta Bali]], Begum Para, Krishna Kumari ||S. Mohinder ||R. S. Films
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|1955 ||''[[Musafirkhana (film)|Musafirkhana]]'' (Rest House) ||M. Sadiq ||Shyama, [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]], [[Om Prakash]], [[Jayant (actor)|Jayant]], Gope ||[[O. P. Nayyar]] ||Sadiq Production
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|1955 ||''Oonchi Haveli'' (The Big Mansion) ||Dhirubhai Desai ||[[Bhagwan (actor)|Bhagwan]], [[Lalita Pawar]], [[Nirupa Roy]] ||Shivram Krishna ||Sharad Productions
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|1955 ||''Deewar'' (Wall) ||I.S. Bali ||Munawwar Sultana, Bhagwan, [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] ||Mohammed Shafi ||Indralok Pictures
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|1956 ||''[[Chhoo Mantar]]'' (Hocus Pocus) ||M. Sadiq ||Shyama, Anita Guha, Johnny Walker ||[[O. P. Nayyar]] ||Sadiq Production
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|1958 ||''Chandan'' (Sandalwood) ||M. V. Raman ||[[Nutan (actress)|Nutan]], [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mala Sinha]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] ||[[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan]] ||Dossi Films
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|1958 ||''Miss 1958'' ||Kuldip Kahar ||[[Suraiya]], [[Madan Puri]], Naaz, Krishna Kumari ||[[N. Dutta]] ||A. K. Movies
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|1958 ||''Taqdeer'' ||A. S. Arora ||Shyama, Asha Mathur, Madan Puri ||Dhaniram ||Neela Productions
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|1959 ||''Madhu'' ||Gyan Mukerjee, S. Banerjee ||[[Meena Kumari]], [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]], [[Tun Tun]] ||Roshan ||Maya Art Pictures
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|1959 || ''[[School Master (1959 film)|School Master]]'' ||[[B. R. Panthulu]] ||[[Kamini Kadam]], B. R. Panthulu, Shakila, [[B. Saroja Devi]], [[Gemini Ganeshan]] ||[[Vasant Desai]] ||A. L. S. Production
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|1960 ||''Apna Ghar'' ||Ram Pahwa ||[[Prem Nath]], Shyama, [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] ||[[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] ||Kaizer Films
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|1961 || ''Jija ji (Punjabi)'' ||Baldev R Jhingan||Nishi, Sunder || Sapan Jagmohan || S Kirpal
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|1961 ||''Tanhai'' (Loneliness) ||Ram Gabale ||[[Usha Kiran]], Purnima ||Mohammed Shafi ||Padma Production
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|1962 ||''Raj Nandini'' ||Ramchandra Pal ||[[Ameeta]], [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] ||Ramchandra Pal ||Pal Films
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|1965 ||''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'' (The Patriot) ||S. Ram Sharma ||[[Manoj Kumar]], [[Kamini Kaushal]], [[Indrani Mukherjee]] ||[[Prem Dhawan]] ||K. P. K. Movies
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|1966 ||''[[Daadi Maa]]'' ||[[L. V. Prasad]]||[[Ashok Kumar]], [[Bina Rai]], [[Durga Khote]] ||[[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]] ||[[L. V. Prasad]]
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|1967 ||''[[Aamne Samne (1967 film)|Aamne Samne]]'' (Neighbours) ||Suraj Prakash ||[[Shashi Kapoor]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Prem Chopra]] ||[[Kalyanji–Anandji]] ||Suraj Prakash
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|1969 ||''[[Jeene Ki Raah]]'' (The Way Of Life) ||[[L. V. Prasad]] ||[[Jeetendra]], [[Tanuja]], Anjali ||[[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]||Prasad Production
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|Rowspan="2"|1972 ||''[[Shehzada]]'' (The Prince) ||K. Shanker ||[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], [[Veena (actress)|Veena]] ||[[R. D. Burman]] ||Surinder Kapoor
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|[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]|| [[Ramesh Sippy]] || [[Hema Malini]], [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[Dharmendra]]||[[R. D. Burman]] || [[G.P.Sippy]]
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|1973|| [[Daag (1973 film)|Daag]] || [[Yash Chopra]] ||[[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Sharmila Tagore]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]]||[[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] || [[Yash Raj Films]]
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|1976 ||''[[Bhanwar (film)|Bhanwar]]'' (The Whirlpool) ||[[Bhappi Sonie]] ||[[Randhir Kapoor]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Kamini Kaushal]], [[Ashok Kumar]] ||[[R. D. Burman]] ||Nand Mirani, Shyam Keswani
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== References ==
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[[Category:Actors from Punjab, India]]

Karan Dewan - Revision history

NiklasPqy606 at 05:21, 12 March 2026