Gohar Khayyam Mamajiwala (19 November 1910 – 28 September 1985), also known as Miss Gohar,
[ was an Indian singer, actress, producer and studio co-owner of ]Ranjit Studios
Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along w ...
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Early life
Gohar was born on 19 November 1910 into a Dawoodi Bohra
The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. They number approximately one million worldwide and have settled in over 40 countries around the world. The majority of the Dawoodi Bohra community re ...
family in Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, Punjab, British India.[ Gohar's father's business almost collapsed and the family funds were seriously depleting when a family friend, Homi Master, working at the time as a director for Kohinoor Films, suggested that Gohar take up acting as a career. Her parents agreed.][
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Career
Gohar started her career at the age of sixteen with the film ''Baap Kamai/Fortune and the Fools'' (1926), directed by Kanjibhai Rathod.[ The role of the hero was portrayed by Khalil and the film was produced by ''Kohinoor Films''. The film was a hit.][ Gohar, along with Jagdish Pasta, ]Chandulal Shah
Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.
Early life
Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India. He st ...
, Raja Sandow and cameraman Pandurang Naik started ''Shree Sound Studios''. In 1929, along with Chandulal Shah
Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929.
Early life
Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India. He st ...
, she founded Ranjit Studios
Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along w ...
, which was later known as ''Ranjit Movietone''.[
]
Later life and death
She retired in the 1970s and died in Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
on 28 September 1985.[
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Filmography
*''Fortune and the Fools'' (Baap Kamai) (1925)[
*''Fairy of Ceylon'' (1925)][
*''Ghar Jamai'' (1925)
*''Lanka Ni Laadi'' (1925)][
*''Briefless Barrister'' (1926)
*''Lakho Vanjaro'' (1926)][
*''Mena Kumari'' (1926)][
*''Mumtaz Mahal'' (1926)][
*''Prithvi Putra'' (1926)
*''Ra Kawat'' (1926)][
*''Samrat Shiladitya'' (1926)][
*''Sati Jasama'' (1926)][
*''Shrin Farhad'' (1926)][
*''Thief Of Delhi'' (1926)
*''Typist Girl'' (1926)][
*''Educated Wife'' (1927)][
*'' Gunsundari'' (1927)
*''Sati Madri'' (1927)
*''Sumari Of Sind'' (1927)
*''Grihalaxmi'' (1928)
*''Puran Bhagat'' (1928)
*''Vishwamohini'' (1928)][
*''Beggar Girl'' (1929)
*''Chandramukhi'' (1929)][
*''Gulshan-E-Arab'' (1929)
*''Magic Flute'' (1929)
*''Pati Patni'' (1929)][
*''Punjab Mail'' (1929)
*''Rajputani'' (1929)
*''Shirin Khusru'' (1929)
*''My Darling'' (1930)
*''Raj Laxmi'' (1930)
*''The Conqueror'' (1930)
*''Wild Flower'' (1930)
*''Devi Devyani'' (1931)][
*''Radha Rani'' (1932)][
*''Sati Savitri'' (1932)
*''Sheil Bala'' (1932)
*''Miss'' (1933)
*''Vishwa Mohini'' (1933)
*'' Gunsundari'' (1934)
*''Tara Sundari'' (1934)
*''Toofani Taruni'' (1934)][
*''Barrister's Wife'' (1935)][
*''Desh Dasi'' (1935)
*''Kimiti Ansoo'' (1935)
*''Derby Ka Shikar'' (1936)
*''Gunehgar'' (1936)
*''Prabhu Ka Pyara'' (1936)
*''Raj Ramani'' (1936)
*''Sipahi Ki Sajni'' (1936)
*''Pardesi Pankhi'' (1937)
*'' Achhut'' (1940)][
*''Usha Haran'' (1940)][
ote:- Due to several Gohars working in the Hindi film industry, the possibility of errors in filmography can't be ruled out.]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mamajiwala, Gohar
Indian film actresses
1910 births
1985 deaths
Dawoodi Bohras
Indian Ismailis
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Indian silent film actresses
20th-century Indian actresses