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How much do you know about Balraj Sahni, whose acting and speaking style is so much, what is his real name? May 1 is his birth anniversary.
Highlights
- Balraj Sahni’s real name was Yudhishthira Sahni
- He was born on 1 May 1913 in Rawalpindi
- Several revelations about Sahni in ‘The Non-Conforms: Memories of My Father’
New Delhi: ‘Aye meri zohra jabin…’ This Evergreen song will never be old. Adorned in the voice of Manna Dey, this song was filmed on the famous artist Balraj Sahni. well! This was a matter of a song, but how much do you know about Balraj Sahni, who loves his acting, whose acting and speaking style is so much, what is his real name? May 1 is his birth anniversary. So let’s turn the pages of his life book and know here…
Balraj Sahni made his acting debut with ‘Insaaf’
Balraj Sahni’s real name was Yudhishthira Sahni, which hardly anyone knows. He was born on 1 May 1913 in Rawalpindi, which is now in Pakistan but earlier he used to be a part of India. Sahni’s father was associated with the Arya Samaj Sangathan related to the Hindu reformist movement. Sahni was attracted to acting from a very young age. This hobby of acting made him admitted to the Indian People’s Theater Associate. He made his debut with the film ‘Insaaf’ released in 1946. After this film, he appeared in many films. However, Sahni got recognition from Bimal Roy’s film ‘Do Bigha Zameen’ in the year 1953. This film included him in the list of the best and well -known artist. He was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival for the film.
The son of late actor Balraj Sahni and actor Parikshit Sahni has made many revelations about his father in his book ‘The Non-Conforms: Memories of My Father’. Parikshat said, “My mother Damayanti Sahni was also an actress and in the late 1930s, the mother and father went to Shanti Niketan of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore as a teacher.” During an interview, Sahni had told that his father was an open person and his relationship with him was like friends. He initially told him that do not consider me my father, I am your friend. He even used to say why you smoke cigarettes behind me, drink in front of me and yes never hide anything from me, talk openly like a friend. Parikshat told that for the first time he was a cigarette and liquor in front of his father.
Sahni was known for these films
If we look at Sahni’s stories, he was a Marxist and because of this ideology he said that ‘when I die and my last journey comes out, put a red flag on my body.’ The actor is known for working in films like ‘Dharti Ke Lal’, ‘Do Bigha Zameen’, ‘Chhoti Sister’, ‘Kabuliwala’, ‘Samay’ and ‘Garm Hawa’. He has done 105 films in Indian cinema.