Surendra (actor)

Surendra
Surendra in Dynamite (1938)
Born
Surendranath

(1910-11-11)11 November 1910
Batala, Gurdaspur District, Punjab, British India
Died11 September 1987(1987-09-11) (aged 76)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1936–1986
SpouseSatya Rishi

Surendra (11 November 1910 – 11 September 1987; Surendra Nath) was an Indian singer-actor of Hindi films.[1] Known by his mononym, Surendra was born and educated in Punjab to be a lawyer by profession. He came to Bombay to become a singer on the recommendation of a Delhi distributor and his friends.[2] He was "picked" by Mehboob Khan whom he met at Sagar Movietone, to sing and act in films as an alternative to the then Calcutta-based singer-actor, K. L. Saigal.[3] Surendra started his career with his debut starring role in Deccan Queen (1936), directed by Mehboob Khan.[4] He soon became a part of Sagar Movietone when his song "Birha Ki Aag Lagi More Man Mein" from the film became an "instant hit".

  1. ^ "Surendra". singeractorsurendra.com. FAR Commercials. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ Om Parkash Varma (1963). 333 Great Indians, who is who & who was Who, from the Remotest Past to the Nearest Present: Philosophers, Politicians, Diplomats. Varma Bros. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ^ Tilak Rishi (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). "Deccan Queen". Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 9 May 2015.