Dhumal (actor)

Anant Balwant Dhumal
Dhumal in Howrah Bridge (1958)
Born(1914-03-29)29 March 1914
Died13 February 1987(1987-02-13) (aged 72)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1940s–1980s

Anant Balwant Dhumal (29 March 1914 – 13 February 1987), popularly known as Dhumal, was an actor in Bollywood films known for playing character roles. He acted in many movies and was active from the mid 1940s till the late 1980s. He started his acting career from Marathi theatre, which paved way for Marathi cinema and later he moved to Hindi cinema, where he mostly played comedy roles and later in his career, character roles.[1][2][3] He worked in notable films such as Howrah Bridge (1958), Bombai Ka Babu (1960), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), Gumnaam (1965), Do Badan (1966), Love in Tokyo (1966) and Benaam (1974).

  1. ^ Isak Mujawar (1969). Maharashtra: birthplace of Indian film industry. chief information officer, Maharashtra Information Centre. p. 152.
  2. ^ Kishore Valicha (1 January 1980). The Moving Image: A Study of Indian Cinema. Orient Blackswan. p. 74. ISBN 978-81-250-1608-3.
  3. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (2005). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa & Company. p. 1887. ISBN 978-81-291-0859-3.