Noor Mohammed Charlie
Noor Mohammed Charlie | |
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Born | Noor Mohammed Memon 1 July 1911 Ranavav village, Porbandar, Saurashtra, India |
Died | 30 June 1983 | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, director |
Years active | 1925–1969 |
Children | 12 |
Noor Mohammed Charlie (
Early years
Noor Mohammed was born into a
Career
Charlie made his debut in Krishna Film Company's Akalna Bardan (1928) directed by
In 1934, Charlie joined Ranjit Film Company acting in successful films like Toofani Taruni (1934), Toofan Mail (1934) and Barrister's Wife (1935). He often co-starred with other famous comedians like Dixit and Ghory.[7] The 1940s saw him acting in several hit films. Musafir (1940), directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi, in which Charlie played a foreign-returned prince who on his return finds his kingdom in a mess, became very popular. Other films of this time include Dhandora (1941), which he directed, A. R. Kardar's Pagal (1941), Jayant Desai's Bansari (1943), Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer (1943), Jayant Desai's Manorama (1944), Mahesh Chandra's Chand Tara (1945), Zia Sarhadi's Yateem (1945) and Phani Majumdar's Insaaf (1946).[4] He starred with top actresses like Swarnalata, Mehtab and Leela Chitnis. He sang with artists like Suraiya and Amirbai Karnataki. At the height of his success he charged more than Prithviraj Kapoor and other top stars of that time.[3]
Career in Pakistan
Following the Partition of India in 1947, Charlie opted to live in Pakistan. His first film in Pakistan was the Daud Chand directed Mundri (1949) in Punjabi. He then did Nazeer Ajmeri's Beqarar (1950), both films were well appreciated.[5] Though he went on to act in about a dozen Urdu, Sindhi and Punjabi films in Pakistan, not all were successful.[1][4] He came back to India in 1960 and acted in three films; Zameen Ke Taare (1960), Zamana Badal Gaya (1961) and Akeli Mat Jaiyo (1963). According to Sanjit Narwekar in his book Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy, the Indian Government at that time refused Charlie citizenship and he had to return to Pakistan. After acting in a few more Lollywood films, Charlie went to US to join his son.[8]
Family and death
Noor Mohammed Charlie had six sons and six daughters. He returned to Pakistan from US and died on 30 June 1983 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] His one son was a renowned film and TV actor, Latif Charlie, who died on 19 July 2011 at the age of 75.[9] Noor Mohammed's grandson (Latif Charlie's Son) is Yawar Charlie, who was a former actor having acted in TV episodes of JAG and General Hospital and now specialises in West Hollywood CA Homes and Property Listings. His gay wedding made headlines in South Asia [10][11] Another grandson, through Latif Charlie, is RJ Dino Ali.[12] his other grandson through another son, Noorarash Charlie, is a designer/theater actor based in Tehran.[13]
Influences
He was the first comedian to have songs picturised on him. His "Palat Tera Dhyan Kidhar Hai", under the music direction of Naushad and with lyrics by Arshad Gujarati remains popular with copies in later films. His other popular song was "Zindagi Hai Fareb Fareb Se Nibhaaye Jaa" from Chand Tara (1945).[16] This trend of a singing comedian was later picked up by Johnny Walker and Mehmood. His film Barrister's Wife (1935) had the first filmi qawwali picturised on him to appear in Indian Cinema, "Nazariya Taane Hai Teer Kaman", composed by Rewashankar, and "Banne Khan", with lyrics by Pandit Narayan Prasad Betaab.[17]
Filmography
India
Year | Film | Director |
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1932 | Sharafi Loot | D. N. Madhok |
1932 | Zarina | Ezra Mir |
1932 | Premi Pagal | Ezra Mir |
1933 | The Indian Charlie | |
1933 | Chandrahasa | Sarvottam Badami |
1934 | Mohabbat Ki Kasauti | P. C. Barua
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1934 | Toofan Mail | Jayant Desai |
1934 | Toofani Taruni | Chandulal Shah |
1934 | Sitamgarh | Jayant Desai |
1934 | Farzand-e-Hind aka Leatherface |
Vijay Bhatt |
1934 | Nadira | Jayant Desai |
1935 | Noor-e-Watan | Jayant Desai |
1935 | Keemti Aansu | Chandulal Shah |
1935 | Raat Ki Rani | |
College Kanya | ||
1935 | Barrister's Wife | Chandulal Shah |
1935 | Desh Dasi | Chandulal Shah |
1936 | Sipahi Ki Sajni | Chandulal Shah |
1936 | Laheri Laila | Jayant Desai |
1936 | Rangila Raja | Jayant Desai |
1936 | Raj Ramani | Jayant Desai |
1936 | Jwalamukhi | D. N. Madhok |
1936 | Chalak Chor | Raja Sandow |
1936 | Matlabi Duniya | Jayant Desai |
1936 | Dil Ka Daku | D. N. Madhok |
1937 | Dil Farosh | D. N. Madhok |
1937 | Pardesi Pankhi | Chandulal Shah |
1937 | Shama Parwana | D. N. Madhok |
1937 | Zambo | M. D. Bhavnani |
Zameen Ka Chand | Jayant Desai | |
1938 | Secretary |
Chaturbhuj Doshi |
1938 | Ghunghatwali | Kanjibhai Rathod |
1938 | Rikshawala | Ezra Mir |
1938 | Bazigar | Manibhai Vyas |
1939 | Ban Ki Chidiya | Jayant Desai |
1939 | Nadi Kinare | Manibhai Vyas |
1939 | Thokar | A. R. Kardar
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1940 | Aaj Ka Hindustan | Jayant Desai |
1940 | Achhut | Chandulal Shah |
1940 | Musafir | Chandulal Shah |
1941 | Dhandora | Charlie |
1941 | Pagal | A. R. Kardar |
1943 | Taqdeer | Mehboob Khan |
1943 | Sanjog | A. R. Kardar |
1943 | Bansari | Jayant Desai |
1943 | Pagli |
Shankar Mehta |
1944 | Raunaq | Dwarka Khosla |
1944 | Manorama | Jayant Desai |
1944 | Us Paar | Chimanlal M. Luhar |
1945 | Ghazal | Zahur Raja |
1945 | Chand Tara | Mahesh Chandra |
1945 | Yateem | Zia Sarhadi |
1946 | Aayi Bahar | Shankar Mehta |
1946 | Dulha | Manibhai Vyas |
1946 | Insaf | Phani Majumdar |
1960 | Zameen Ke Taare | Chandulal Shah |
1961 | Zamana Badal Gaya | Jayant Desai |
1963 | Akeli Mat Jaiyo | Nandlal Jaswantlal |
Pakistan
Year | Film | Language | Director |
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1950 | Beqarar | Urdu | Nazir Ajmeri |
1951 | Akeli | Urdu | M. M. Mehra |
1956 | Umar Marvi | Sindhi | Sheikh Hassan |
1958 | Pardesi | Sindhi | S. A. Ghaffar |
1958 | Sitaron Ki Dunya | Urdu | M. H. Mohib |
1958 | Prai Zamin | Urdu | Sheikh Hassan |
1965 | Pilpili Sahib | Urdu | Aslam Irani |
1967 | Kafir | Urdu | M. Saleem |
1969 | Pyar Ki Jeet | Urdu | Jameel Mirza |
References
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- ^ Babu, Sathish. "Noor Mohammed Charlie". imprintsonindianfilmsreen.blogspot.in. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Khan, Saeed (1 July 2012). "India's 1st comedy king". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. TOI. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d Roychoudhury, Amborish (18 May 2013). "Laughing Out Loud". Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The Times of India Crest Edition. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ a b Shahid, Zulqarnain. "Charlie". cineplot.com. cineplot. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ISBN 9788129108593. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Narwekar, p. 23
- ^ Narwekar, p. 29
- ^ "Latif Charlie will be missed". No. Inpaper Magazine. Dawn.com. Dawn Media Group. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Yalamanchili, Pavani. "Hot News Mix". theaerogram.com. The Aerogram. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Charlie, Yawar. "Yawar Charlie". yawarcharle.com. PropertyMinder. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ Rabia Mushtaq (07 Oct - 13 Oct, 2017), "DINO ALI - Keeping His Scene On", MagTheWeekly. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "روزنامه هنرمند شماره 1130 - مگ لند".
- ^ Narwekar, p. 27
- ISBN 9780670082216.)
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- ^ Singh, Surjit. "1935 Article". hindi-film-songs.com. Surjit Singh. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
External links
- Noor Mohammed Charlie at IMDb
- Palat Tera Dhyan Kidhar Hai YouTube