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How have you been? Trust you've been doing fine. Well, today I have an interesting post to share with you. But before I do that, I wanted to inform my readers that from now on they won't be hearing much from me...but hey...not that am going to stop writing altogether, it's only that henceforth our much loved blog will be updated on a monthly basis i.e. I shall be updating the site on the 1st of every month. Much as I would have love to have written weekly, but all thanks to my erratic work schedule that I may not be able to find the time to write something good,so I thought it'd be best that I wrote once a month but the best! Something my readers would look forward to! And yes, please as always do not forget to share with us your articles, experiences, adventures etc! Looking forward to them!!
So, now without wasting much of your time, let's discuss today's topic on our blog. Let's give you some hints...before I reveal unto you all the person I have profiled today.
He was an actor of the 1940's in the Hindi film industry. Known for his realistic portrayals and loved by the critics! He has written the screenplay for a Dev Anand starrer film and has even directed a film......any guesses???? Okay...alright, this versatile actor is none other than Balraj Sahni! For more read on and do not forget to share with us your views/ opinions on whether you found this article informative or not.
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Born on the 1st May 1913 in undivided Punjab this 
actor was one of the most versatile and finest actors of his time- Yes, he is none other than Balraj Sahni.After working as a teacher in Shantiniketan and in BBC as a radio announcer, Sahni went on to pursue his passion for acting. But it was in Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zameen that his true potential as an actor was realized with the recognition it received world-wide.
actor was one of the most versatile and finest actors of his time- Yes, he is none other than Balraj Sahni.After working as a teacher in Shantiniketan and in BBC as a radio announcer, Sahni went on to pursue his passion for acting. But it was in Bimal Roy's Do Bigha Zameen that his true potential as an actor was realized with the recognition it received world-wide.
The beauty about Balraj Sahni's performances were that he acted in mainstream cinema which had performance oriented characters perfectly etched out for him so much so that one couldn't visualise someone else in his shoes and what more....these mainstream films went on to win critical acclaim! Take the film Do Bigha Zameen which won laurels at the Cannes film festival, the National and Filmfare awards! At least I couldn't imagine someone else playing Shambhu in Do Bigha Zameen. Such was the intensity of his performance that you empathised with his character as the human rickshaw puller who ran bare-foot on the streets of Calcutta to chase a futile dream of repaying his debts which was to recover his do bigha zameen from a greedy zamindar (landlord).
After Do Bigha Zameen followed a string of successes with films like Kabulliwalla, Seema, Garam Hawa, Anmol Ghadi, Pavitra Paapi, Paraya Dhan etc which catapulted him to one of the finest actors of his time known for his neo-realistic performances. The song picturised on him "Ae meri zohra zabeen" from the film Waqt is still a rage even when played today!
Having acted in a Punjabi film "Nanak Dukhiya Sab Sansaar" and being one of the founding members of IPTA (Indian People Theatre Association), Sahni was also a gifted writer who wrote the screenplay of the Dev Anand starrer film Baazi and also went on to direct a film -Laal Batti.
Having won accolades for his performances he was also awarded the Padmashri.But alas he left his fans forever when he passed away on 13th April 1973.The son of the soil is remembered by one and all even today!
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