Karan Dewan | |
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 Karan Diwan in Rattan 1944 film. | |
| Born | Dewan Karan Chopra 6 November 1917 Gujranwala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 2 August 1979 (aged 61) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–1979 |
| Spouse | Manju (actress) |
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 – 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college,[1] editing a film-based magazine in Urdu.[2] His brother was the film producer and director Jaimani Dewan.[3]
His decisive film was Rattan (1944), which was produced by his brother Jaimini Diwan, and this movie had turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944.[4] He also sang songs in this movie under music director Naushad, and his song "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular.[5] He sang in films such as Piya Ghar Aaja (1947), Mitti Ke Khiloune (1948) and Lahore (1949). His other important films were Zeenat (1945), Lahore (1949), Dahej, Pardes (both 1950), Bahar (1951) and Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953). Known as a "jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee (twenty-five weeks or more) hits.[2]
Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of Rattan, in which she had a character role.[2] By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of Maya (1966).[6] He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films such as Apna Ghar (1960), Shaheed (1965), Jeene Ki Raah (1969) and Nadaan (1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's Atmaram (1979).
- ^ Rikhab Dass Jain (1960). The Economic Aspects of the Film Industry in India. Atma Ram. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Sathe, V. P. "Karan Dewan". cineplot.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Nandini Bhattacharya (7 May 2013). "2 - Imagining the past in the present". Hindi Cinema: Repeating the Subject. Routledge. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-1-136-18987-6. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 82–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ J.K. Bajaj (26 March 2014). On & Behind the Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 2008–. ISBN 978-93-5083-621-7. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Herbert Coleman (8 February 2007). "55 - Maya". The Man Who Knew Hitchcock: A Hollywood Memoir. Scarecrow Press. pp. 344–. ISBN 978-1-4617-0692-2. Retrieved 4 August 2015.