MEHMOOD, THE LEGENDARY COMEDIAN
When we talk about comedy in Indian cinema, some of the names that pop up in our minds are Johnny Walker, Gufi Paintal and Asrani among others. These veterans were deemed as the trendsetters of this genre. But what about Mehmood? Doesn't he belong to this elaborate list of the labelled comedians? Damn right he does! Today would have been this legendary actor's 83rd birthday and we can't help but wonder that we don't know much about him at all. So we dug out 11 facts about Mehmood which would shed some light on the person he was, apart from the famous comedian.
1. As a child, he has worked for films like Kismet in Bombay. So the acting bug caught him early!
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2. He had his share of odd jobs like table tennis coach to Meena Kumari, and driver for director PL Santoshi (father of director Rajkumar Santoshi who later cast him in Andaz Apna Apna)
3. His father, Mumtaz Ali, was a stage actor and dancer and was a huge name in the 40s and 50s.
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4. He was actress Meena Kumari's brother-in-law. He married her elder sister Madhu, who he later divorced.
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5. It was only after his marriage with Madhu that he decided to earn a better living and started off with doing small time roles in movies, including Do Bigha Zameenand Pyaasa.
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6. He later flourished as a comedian, be it as Master Pillai in Padosan, Mahesh in Love In Tokyo, the butler in Gumnaam, or Atma in Pyar Kiye Jaa.
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7. Thought to be his arch rival, Mehmood was actually really good friends with fellow comedian Johnny Walker.
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8. Mehmood and actress Arun Irani were really close, so much so that they were rumoured to be married. But none of them admitted to be having a relationship.
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9. When Amitabh was in his struggling phase of life, and was new in Mumbai, it was Mehmood who helped him and offered him a room at his own house.
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10. It's Mehmood who actually gave legendary music director his first break as a music director in the film Chhote Nawab. Later, both developed a close friendship.
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When we talk about comedy in Indian cinema, some of the names that pop up in our minds are Johnny Walker, Gufi Paintal and Asrani among others. These veterans were deemed as the trendsetters of this genre. But what about Mehmood? Doesn't he belong to this elaborate list of the labelled comedians? Damn right he does! Today would have been this legendary actor's 83rd birthday and we can't help but wonder that we don't know much about him at all. So we dug out 11 facts about Mehmood which would shed some light on the person he was, apart from the famous comedian.
1. As a child, he has worked for films like Kismet in Bombay. So the acting bug caught him early!
ITIMES
2. He had his share of odd jobs like table tennis coach to Meena Kumari, and driver for director PL Santoshi (father of director Rajkumar Santoshi who later cast him in Andaz Apna Apna)
YOUTUBE
3. His father, Mumtaz Ali, was a stage actor and dancer and was a huge name in the 40s and 50s.
MIDDAY
4. He was actress Meena Kumari's brother-in-law. He married her elder sister Madhu, who he later divorced.
MEMSAABSTORY
5. It was only after his marriage with Madhu that he decided to earn a better living and started off with doing small time roles in movies, including Do Bigha Zameenand Pyaasa.
RAVEPAD
6. He later flourished as a comedian, be it as Master Pillai in Padosan, Mahesh in Love In Tokyo, the butler in Gumnaam, or Atma in Pyar Kiye Jaa.
YOUTUBE
7. Thought to be his arch rival, Mehmood was actually really good friends with fellow comedian Johnny Walker.
BOMBAYMANN2
8. Mehmood and actress Arun Irani were really close, so much so that they were rumoured to be married. But none of them admitted to be having a relationship.
FILMFARE
9. When Amitabh was in his struggling phase of life, and was new in Mumbai, it was Mehmood who helped him and offered him a room at his own house.
TIMESOFINDIA
10. It's Mehmood who actually gave legendary music director his first break as a music director in the film Chhote Nawab. Later, both developed a close friendship.
REDIFF
11. Mehmood was actually a Tamilian, as his paternal grandfather was the Nawab of Arcot, also known as Nawab of the Carnatic. That' why he always nailed his South Indian accent in film roles.
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