Balraj sahni autobiography samples
A revealing, intimate and delightful story of the life of a great actor..
Balraj Sahni birth anniversary: A gentleman actor millennials might not even have heard of
Once upon a time, in the golden era of Indian cinema, there lived an actor, who was the crown prince of the times.
Balraj Sahni: An Autobiography seems to suggest that the man was as dignified, as humble and self-effacing as he appears in some of his best films.
His name was Balraj Sahni. The name may not ring a bell for the millennials, but to anyone with even an iota of interest in Bollywood, Balraj’s name is uttered with reverence. On his 106th birth anniversary, a tribute to one of the legends of Indian screen.
Born Yudhishthir Sahni (May 1, 1913) in Rawalpindi in modern-day Pakistan, he is the father of actor Parikshit Sahni (last seen in Salman Khan’s Sultan) and the elder brother of famous Punjabi writer and intellectual Bhisham Sahni, best known for his work Tamas (Darkness) on India’s Partition in 1947.
Balraj worked during the era of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand, each known for their distinct styles of acting.
Yet Balraj was a class apart and a shining example of the natural school of acting. Who can forget his p