Jankidas Mehra (1910 – 18 June 2003) was an Indian actor of
Hindi cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
,
cyclist
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,
production designer
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, and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances between the 1930s and 1997.
Biography
Sports
Jankidas served as the only Indian member of the
International Olympic Committee
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at the
1936 Olympic Games in Berlin along with Hockey legend Major Dhyanchand
[ and was the only Indian to have broken the world record in cycling between 1934 and 1942.]Sohrab Bhoot
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Biography
Bhoot's major accomplishments were to serve as:
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, he founded the Cycling Federation of India.
Films
Jankidas debuted in films playing a major role in '' Khazanchi'' (1941), produced in Lahore
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. He was not seen again until 1946, when he would appear in '' Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani''. From then on he would continue to play roles with increasing vigour over the years.Madhubala
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's role in Sohrab Modi
Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 – 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include ''Khoon Ka Khoon'' (1935), a version of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', '' Sikandar'', ''Pukar'', ''Prithvi Va ...
's '' Daulat'' in 1947, and introduced Meena Kumari
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in Nanabhai Bhatt
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's '' Hamara Ghar'', and Khushbu
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in Sunil Dutt
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's ''Dard Ka Rishta
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''.[ He also introduced actress ]Mala Sinha
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in Hamlet, produced and directed by Kishore Sahu
Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974.
His directorial venture Kuwara Ba ...
.
In 1985, he wrote the script for the film ''Yaadon Ki Kasam
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Summary
Ravi Kapoor (Mithun Chakraborty) and Chandni (Zeenat ...
''.
Jankidas was the recipient of numerous national and international awards. In May 1996, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award
Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions.
Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include:
A
* A.C. ...
given by the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association.[
Jankidas was also an author and wrote numerous books on Bollywood and the acting profession. He published '' My Misadventures in Filmland'' and ''Acting for Beginners''.][
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Selected Filmography
Death
Jankidas had had a heart ailment for a substantial period of time, but was discharged from the local hospital two days before his death.[ He died of cardiac failure at his Juhu residence on Wednesday 18 June 2003. He was 93.
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References
External links and sources
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Indian male film actors
Indian production designers
1910 births
2003 deaths
Indian male cyclists
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