Kanhaiyalal, or Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, was an Indian film actor who acted in 105 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry.
He was fond of plays and came to Mumbai to find a space on stage. He staged his own written play Pandrah August in Mumbai, and later he tried his luck in films. He also had written many plays. In the 1939 film Ek Hi Raasta as Banke, he got a break in Hindi films and in 1940 he got the role of the moneylender (Sahukar) in Mehboob Khan’s film Aurat as Sukhilala. After that, he later acted in many films as a character artist. When Mehboob Khan directed his film Mother India, he again picked Kanhaiyalal to act as Sukkhi Lala, a character that came alive with his natural acting. Some of the performances of Kanhaiyalal which were appreciated by the audience for his vesatility include his characters in the films Bhookh (1947), Ganga Jamuna, Gopi, Upkar, Apna Desh, Janta Hawaldar, Dushman, Bandhan, Bharosa, Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke, Hum Paanch, Upkar, Gaon Hamara Desh Tumhara, Dadi Maa, Gruhasti, Hatyara, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Heera, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Dost etc. His memorable roles include those as villainous[1] scheming moneylenders in the films Mother India , Ganga Jamuna, Gopi and Upkaar.
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Kanhaiyalal Biography / Wiki
| Name | Kanhaiyalal |
| Also Know | Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi, Kanhaialal, Kanahiyalal, Kanaiya Lal, Kanaiyalal, Kanayalal, Kanhayalal, Kanhayialal, Kanhiyalal, Kanhyalal |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Varanasi, India |
| Date of Birth | 1910-01-01 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 72 |
| Deathday | 1982-08-14 |
Kanhaiyalal Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Ramayani | 1945-01-01 | Ramayani is a 1945 Hindi mythological film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Purnima Productions. The music direction was by S. N. Tripathi with lyrics… | |
| Satyam Shivam Sundaram | Pandit Shyam Sunder | 1978-03-24 | Rajeev falls in love with Roopa, a beautiful singer who hides the fact that half her face is disfigured. However, he soon discovers her secret after m… |
| Sitara | 1980-06-13 | … | |
| Jeet | Thakur Kalyan Singh | 1949-08-24 | India has finally won independence from British rule, and there are signs of progress among the population. One such sign of progress is in the villag… |
| Oonche Log | 1965-08-16 | Oonche Log (Hindi: ऊà¤à¤šà¥‡ लोग, lit. High Society People) was a 1965 Hindi film directed by Phani Majumdar. It was based on play Major Chan… | |
| Sahara | 1958-11-15 | Sahara is a 1958 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The film stars Meena Kumari in the lead role of Leela and relates her life story…. | |
| Aurat | 1967-08-18 | A woman responsible for her mother and 7 siblings faces challenges after marrying a widower with 6 children…. | |
| Mr. Sampat | Seth Makhanlal Jhaverimull Gheewala | 1952-12-25 | The charming Mr. Sampat weaves his way into theatrical company with his moneymaking schemes, only to cause the everyone involved to go bankrupt, inclu… |
| Duniyadari | Mevalal Sahukar | 1977-01-01 | A Bollywood drama…. |
| Mother India | Sukhilala | 1957-02-13 | A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code…. |
| Ghunghat | 1960-01-01 | It is a 1960 film… | |
| Himalay Ki Godmein | Ghoghar Baba | 1965-01-01 | Sunil Mehra has successfully completed his medical studies and is now a qualified doctor, who can now practice medicine anywhere in India. He chooses … |
| Dulhan Ek Raat Ki | 1967-01-01 | Arrogant son of a wealthy, blind woman, rapes his mother’s nurse and abandons her. She gets pregnant but the child does not live, and she continues to… | |
| Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein | 1977-11-04 | When Ravi gets a job as a post officer in a village, he falls in love with Mohini, not knowing she loves another… | |
| Daag | 1952-01-01 | Shankar and Paro love each other, but their relationship is strained by his drinking problem and Paro’s sudden wealth…. | |
| Upkar | 1967-01-01 | Widowed Radha lives in rural India in the 1960s, along with two sons: Bharat and Puran. While she would like to educate her sons and ensure that they … | |
| Gaban | 1966-01-01 | Based on novel by Munshi Prem Chand. Believing himself to be a suspect for embezzlement in British India, a man must testify against non-violent freed… | |
| Naata | 1955-01-01 | A woman describes the relationship between her sister and a postmaster… | |
| Dost | Gadibabu | 1974-04-12 | Maanav is an orphan who was brought up by a Catholic Priest. After completing his M.A. he returns home and finds out that his mentor is dead. He re-lo… |
| Gunga Jumna | Kallu | 1961-11-10 | Widowed Govindi lives a poor lifestyle in Haripur along with two sons, Gungaram and Jumna. While Jumna is studious, Gungaram is the opposite, but has … |
| Biradari | Rammurthy ‘Dudhwala’ | 1966-01-04 | Seema lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed mom in Bombay, India. Her mother is a compassionate soul who rents out several rooms in a self-owned … |
| Bandhan | 1969-01-01 | Jeevanlal lives in a small village in India with his wife, Sita, a son, Dharmchand and daughter, Meena, and makes a living by stealing which causes gr… | |
| Hum Log | Lalaji / Haricharandas | 1951-09-14 | An impoverished family faces illness and financial challenges after one of them is sent to prison…. |
| Lal Haveli | Chacha | 1944-12-16 | Mukta and Anand are childhood friends and love each other. But Mukta belongs to higher social class than Anand and her family wants to arrange her mar… |
| Son of India | Paro’s dad | 1962-01-01 | The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to com… |
| Diwana | Kaka | 1967-01-01 | Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the polic… |
| The Test | Pandit Tarkalankar | 1960-08-05 | The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen…. |
| Banphool | Muninji | 1971-12-31 | Haria lives with his widowed and elderly grandmother at a tea estate and works as Elephant Driver. He has no knowledge of his biological father, as hi… |
| Naukari | Hari | 1954-10-12 | The comic, tragic and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary, who leaves his village, aging mom and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in … |
| Bahut Din Hue | Pujari | 1954-03-19 | Kidnapped by a villainous sorcerer, young mother Balanagamma (Pushpavalli) remains in captivity for more than 12 years, spurning her captor’s sexual a… |
| Ram Aur Shyam | 1967-01-01 | Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mista… | |
| Chirag | 1969-01-31 | When Ajay (Sunil Dutt) meets Asha (Asha Parekh), he mistakenly believes she’s wealthy. The fact that she’s not, however, doesn’t prevent him from beco… | |
| Meri Surat Teri Ankhen | Rahmat | 1963-01-01 | Raj Kumar is a wealthy businessman and dislikes everything ugly. When his wife, Kamla, becomes pregnant and gives birth to an ugly son, he asks the at… |
| Daku Aur Jawan | 1978-07-13 | Birju and Ramu are brothers and have a friendly bond with each other, They do a lot of pranks with the villagers, but the pressure of the landlord and… | |
| Samaj Ko Badal Dalo | Kundanlal | 1970-01-01 | Two close friends, Vimla and Chhaya, part ways when their friendship turns bitter. Years later, when Chhaya is arrested for a crime, Vimla, a lawyer, … |
| Daadi Maa | 1966-01-01 | Parvati seeks to heal the breach between her husband and his mother… | |
| Doli | 1969-01-01 | Amar lives a middle-class life in India with his oft-critical dad, Basantlal and his mom, a housewife. When Basantlal decides to get Amar married to R… | |
| Zindagi | 1964-01-01 | Beena falls in love with Rajan after he rescues her from some goons. Soon they marry and she is pregnant. The trouble starts when Beena spends the nig… | |
| Jadu Tona | 1977-01-01 | A family is plagued by the vengeful spirit of a murdered man who uses the body of an innocent child to enact his revenge…. | |
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