Kanhaiyalal

Person Details

Birthday: 1910-01-01 05:56:37

Death: 1982-08-14 05:56:37

Aliases: Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi , Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi , Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Varanasi, India

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 0

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Biography

Kanhaiyalal, or Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, was an Indian film actor who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry. He was fond of plays and came to Mumbai to find a space on stage. He staged his own written play Pandrah August in Mumbai, and later he tried his luck in films. He also had written many plays. In the 1939 film Ek Hi Raasta as Banke, he got a break in Hindi films and in 1940 he got the role of the moneylender (Sahukar) in Mehboob Khan's film Aurat as Sukhilala. After that, he later acted in many films as a character artist. When Mehboob Khan directed his film Mother India, he again picked Kanhaiyalal to act as Sukkhi Lala, a character that came alive with his natural acting. Some of the performances of Kanhaiyalal which were appreciated by the audience for his vesatility include his characters in the films Bhookh (1947), Ganga Jamuna, Gopi, Upkar, Apna Desh, Janta Hawaldar, Dushman, Bandhan, Bharosa, Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke, Hum Paanch, Upkar, Gaon Hamara Desh Tumhara, Dadi Maa, Gruhasti, Hatyara, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Heera, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Dost etc. His memorable roles include those as villainous[1] scheming moneylenders in the films Mother India , Ganga Jamuna, Gopi and Upkaar. (Wikipedia)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1980	Lala Nainsukh Prasad Srivastav	Hum Paanch 1980-11-27 Movie
	N/A	Sitara 1980-06-13 Movie
1978	N/A	Daku Aur Jawan 1978-07-13 Movie
	Pandit Shyam Sunder	Satyam Shivam Sundaram 1978-03-24 Movie
1977	N/A	Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein 1977-11-04 Movie
	N/A	Jadu Tona 1977-01-01 Movie
	Mevalal Sahukar	Duniyadari 1977-01-01 Movie
1974	Gadibabu	Dost 1974-04-12 Movie
1973	Dhaniram	Heera 1973-01-01 Movie
1972	Sevaram	Apna Desh 1972-05-26 Movie
1971	Muninji	Banphool 1971-12-31 Movie
1970	Kundanlal	Samaj Ko Badal Dalo 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	N/A	Chirag 1969-01-31 Movie
	N/A	Doli 1969-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke 1969-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Bandhan 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	N/A	Aurat 1967-08-18 Movie
	Kaka	Diwana 1967-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Ram Aur Shyam 1967-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Upkar 1967-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Dulhan Ek Raat Ki 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Rammurthy 'Dudhwala'	Biradari 1966-01-04 Movie
	N/A	Gaban 1966-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Daadi Maa 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	N/A	Oonche Log 1965-08-16 Movie
	Ghoghar Baba	Himalay Ki Godmein 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	N/A	Zindagi 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Rahmat	Meri Surat Teri Ankhen 1963-01-01 Movie
	Station Master Ram Swarup	Grahasti 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Paro's dad	Son of India 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Kallu	Gunga Jumna 1961-11-10 Movie
1960	Pandit Tarkalankar	The Test 1960-08-05 Movie
	N/A	Ghunghat 1960-01-01 Movie
1958	N/A	Sahara 1958-11-15 Movie
1957	Sukhilala	Mother India 1957-02-13 Movie
1955	N/A	Naata 1955-01-01 Movie
1954	Hari	Naukari 1954-10-12 Movie
	Pujari	Bahut Din Hue 1954-03-19 Movie
1952	Seth Makhanlal Jhaverimull Gheewala	Mr. Sampat 1952-12-25 Movie
	N/A	Daag 1952-07-04 Movie
1951	Lalaji / Haricharandas	Hum Log 1951-09-14 Movie
1949	Thakur Kalyan Singh	Jeet 1949-08-24 Movie
1945	N/A	Ramayani 1945-01-01 Movie
1944	Chacha	Lal Haveli 1944-12-16 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv