Bharat Bhushan

Born: 14 June 1920

Died: 27 January 1992

He was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name.
He was born in Meerut and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.
He made his debut with the Kidar Sharma hit Chitralekha (1941).
However, he struggled for over a decade to make a mark in Hindi movies till Baiju Bawra (1952), which gave him instant stardom and legendary status along with Mohammad Rafi, Meena Kumari, and Naushad Ali.
Though a very talented actor and a prominent star of the 1950s and 1960s in Hindi language films, he often took on roles of tragic musicians in the movies.
Films in which he starred as a lead actor include Basant Bahar.
He portrays historical and mythological characters the best in Hindi movies,” states contemporary actor-producer Chandrashekar.
He wrote scripts and stories for Barsat Ki Raat, Nayi Umar Ki Nayi Fasal, Basant Bahar, Dooj Ka Chand, etc.
He was the producer of Dooj Ka Chand. His brother R. Chandra made many films such as Bebus, Minar, and Basant Bahar.
He was the recipient of the second Filmfare best actor award for the film Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in 1954.
Most of the great songs of major singers of that period such as Rafi, Manna Dey, Talat, and Mukesh were pictured on him.
He was the first chocolate-faced good-looking star of Hindi films.
He was one of the few actors who had a good sense of music, so most music-based movies were made with him in lead roles in the 1950s and 1960s.