Sohrab Merwanji Modi | |
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![]() Modi in 1931 | |
Born | |
Died | 28 January 1984 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | (aged 86)
Nationality | Indian |
Organization | Minerva Movietone |
Notable work | Pukar, Sikandar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi Ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor, Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957 film) |
Spouse | |
Awards | Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1980) |
Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 – 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer.[1] His films include Khoon Ka Khoon (1935), a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sikandar, Pukar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor and Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957). His films always carried a message of strong commitment to social and national issues.[2]