Kishore Sahu

Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1] He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980. He directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974.

Kishore Sahu
Born(1915-11-22)22 November 1915
Rajnandgaon, Central Provinces, British India
Died22 August 1980(1980-08-22) (aged 64)
Bangkok, Thailand
OccupationActor
Film director
Years active1937–1982

His directorial venture Kuwara Baap was one of the winners for the BFJA - Best Indian Films Award for best film for 1943.[2] His film Raja has been called "a milestone of art and skill in motion pictures".[3] His film Veer Kunal was a huge box office success.[4] He directed Dilip Kumar with Kamini Kaushal in Nadiya Ke Paar, which became the sixth highest grossing Indian film of 1948.[5] His 1954 film Mayurpankh was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Festival. Sawan Aya Re did well commercially, with Baburao Patel of Filmindia remarking in the 9 May 1949 edition that Sahu's estimate had risen due to the "original treatment" he gave to an "otherwise ordinary" story.[7] He was also known for the Meena Kumari starrer, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960).

He had four children, Vimal Sahu, Naina Sahu, Mamta Sahu, and Rohit Sahu.[8] His wife Preeti was a Kumaoni Brahmin.[9]

Before marrying Preeti, he was briefly married to his Punar Milan (1940) co-star Snehprabha Pradhan before the relationship ended in 1943 after a court battle.[10][11]

Early life

Sahu was born in present-day Rajnandgaon district in India. His father was the Prime Minister under the Raja of Rajnandgaon. He joined the University of Nagpur and took part in the "freedom struggle", completing his graduation in 1937.[12] An interest in writing short stories brought him in contact with cinema, where he initially started as an actor.

Filmography
Films as actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
1937 Jeevan PrabhatRamuDebut as an actor
1940 Bahurani
1940 Punar Milan
1942 Kunwara Baap
1943 Raja
1943 Shararat
1944 Insaan
1945 Veer Kunal
1947 Sindoor
1949 Sawan Aya ReAnand
1949 Rhimjhim
1949 NamoonaBarrister Kedar Nath
1951 Kali GhataRam / Ram Narayan
1951 Buzdil
1952 Zalzala
1952 Sapna
1952 Hamari DuniyaMeena
1954 MayurpankhRanjit Singh
1954 HamletHamlet
1957 Bade SarkarPratap Singh 'Lal Panja'
1958 Kala PaniRai Bahadur Jaswant Rai
1960 Love in SimlaGeneral Rajpal Singh (Sonia's uncle)
1960 Kala BazarPublic Prosecutor
1965 GuideMarco
1965 Poonam Ki RaatDoctor
1969 BetiMr. Verma
1970 PushpanjaliJamal Pasha
1971 Hare Rama Hare KrishnaJaiswal
1971 GamblerPublic prosecutor
1982 Vakil BabuJustice Rajvansh

Director

Writer
Films as writer
YearTitleWhat wroteNotes
1954 MayurpankhScreenplay
1960 Dil Apna Aur Preet ParaiStory
1967 Hare Kanch Ki ChooriyanDialogue, Screenplay, Story
1967 AuratDialogue
1968 Teen BahuraniyanScreenplay
1970 PushpanjaliScreenplay, Story, Dialogue

Producer

References
  1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 203–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. "BFJA Awards". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. Patel, Baburao (April 1945). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 11 (4): 21. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. "Baburao Patel". Filmindia. 12 (2): 66. February 1946. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. "Top Earners 1948". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. "Festival de Cannes: Mayurpankh". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  7. Patel, Baburao (May 1949). "Filmindia". Filmindia. 15 (5): 74. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. "Indian actors died in Myocardial infarction". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  9. "Kishore Sahu - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  10. Singh, Shiv Sahai. Unification of Divorce Laws in India. Deep and Deep Publications. pp. 164, 165.
  11. "Snehprabha Pradhan – Cineplot.com". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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