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David Abraham Cheulkar (21 June 1909 – 2 January 1982), popularly known as David, was an Indian Hindi film actor.
Learn about the life and achievements of David Abraham Cheulkar, a Jewish-Indian actor who starred in over 100 Bollywood films and won Padma Shri and Filmfare awards. Find out his birth, death, family, education, hobbies, and more facts.
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Learn about the life and career of David Abraham Cheulkar, a popular character actor of Bollywood yesteryears. He was known for his versatile roles, comic touch and Padma Shri award.
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A biography and filmography of David Abraham Cheulkar, a Jewish-Indian actor who starred in over 110 Hindi films from 1941 to 1981. He won the 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Boot Polish and played memorable roles in Gol Maal, Baton Baton Mein and more.
David Abraham Cheulkar was an Indian Hindi film actor, In a career spanning four decades, played mostly character roles, starting with the 1941 film Naya Sansar.and was a member of Mumbai's Marathi-speaking Bene Israel community.
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Jul 13, 2022 · Learn about the life and career of David Abraham Cheulkar, who played the endearing old man in many Hrishikesh Mukherjee films. He was also a weightlifter, a lawyer, a theatre artist and a host of award functions.
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Jan 2, 2017 · On January 2, 1982, the beloved Indian character actor David Cheulkar died, at the presumed age of 72. Often billed as simply “David” or “Uncle David,” Cheulkar appeared in more than 110 Bollywood films in a career that exceeded four decades, many of them indeed as a kindly, avuncular character.
