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Sabu Dastagir (possibly born Selar Sabu; 27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was an Indian actor who later gained United States citizenship. Throughout his career he was credited under the name Sabu and is primarily known for his work in films during the 1930s–1940s in Britain and the United States.
- He Had Another Name
- He Grew Up Among Elephants
- He Faced Tragedy Early on
- He Got An Unexpected Break
- It Was Meant to Be
- His Life Changed Completely
- He Originally Had A Much Shorter Role
- He Left India
- He Was Homesick
- He Played A Prince
Sabu may be the name that gained fame, but it wasn’t what Sabu's parents named him when he was born. His real name was actually Selar Sabu, while Dastgir was his older brother’s name. Sadly, the reason for Sabu's name change stems from a horrific family tragedy. Buckle up and away we go... Getty Images
Sabu’s mother passed when he was only young, leaving his father to provide for the family. He landed a cushy job as the Maharaja's personal elephant-handler, allowing his sons to live with him in the royal stables. Born in 1924, Sabu developed a natural affinity to the elephants and spent his days helping his father handle them. Little did he know ...
Things took a tragic turn for Sabu when he was just nine years old. His father passed, leaving him and his older brother all alone. His mother had passed earlier. The Maharaja allowed the boys to continue living at the stables, as long as they took care of his elephants. They spent the next three years doing just that, when fate intervened in the m...
Perhaps, at that point, if someone told Sabu he’d be an international movie star one day, he wouldn’t have believed it. He probably envisioned staying a mahout for the rest of his life, but the universe had other plans. A British film crew were scouting for location when they discovered Sabu tending to the Maharaja’s elephants. It was destiny. Shut...
Guess the name of the film the crew was searching a location for? Elephant Boy. You can’t make this stuff up. There’s some confusion as to whether the cameraman spotted Sabu or the script-writer did, but it doesn’t really matter. He entranced the crew with his natural charm and impish grin. Of course, the fact that he was so comfortable with elepha...
From living a life of poverty in the Maharaja’s stables, Sabu was suddenly part of a huge Hollywood film. The director, Alexander Korda, was a master filmmaker. Sabu, on the other hand, had never even seen a film, let alone acted in one. Now, instead of handling elephants, he was learning lines, performing in front of the camera, and flying out to ...
The initial screenplay didn’t have much of Sabu's character, though you’d think the movie would revolve around him by virtue of its title. However, when the filmmakers saw Sabu performing on screen, they knew he was special. They rewrote his part, added much more material for the young boy, and just like that, Sabu's star was on the rise. Shutterst...
Elephant Boy was shot both on location in India and in a film studio over in England. The result was a superb film, which was both a critical and commercial hit. It even won honors at the Venice Film Festival, with everyone praising one aspect in particular: the actor who played the young hero, Sabu. Our boy had come a long way from the jungles of ...
The glitz and glamor of his London life might have dazzled him in the beginning, but Sabu missed India, and his life there. He even wrote to the stable keeper in Mysore, asking him how his favorite elephant was doing. It's easy to forget just how young Sabu was when his life turned upside down. When he came to England, he was only around 12 years o...
Korda saw Sabu’s potential and cast him in his next film, The Drum. This role was a step up for Sabu, as he went from playing an impoverished elephant driver to a young prince. The story was set in British-ruled India, where a young prince unites with the British to fight his evil uncle. Kind of like Lion King, think Simba and Scar, only with the B...
Sabu Dastagir (or Selar Shaik Sabu, depending on your resource) was born on January 27, 1924, in the little town of Mysore, India, which is nestled in the jungles of Karapur. The son of an elephant driver (mahout) in service for the Maharajah of his town, the young stable boy learned responsibility early in life when, at age 9, his father died ...
- January 27, 1924
- December 2, 1963
Nov 30, 2021 · Born in 1924 in Karapur, Mysore, Sabu was the son of a mahout who served the Mysore Maharaja. Having lost his father at an early age, Sabu spent most of his time working in the elephant stables. His actual name was Selar Sabu. His brother, who accompanied him on his journey abroad, was called Dastagir.
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Feb 19, 2020 · Sabu was the first Indian to ‘make it’ in Hollywood, long before Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri and Irffan Khan became noted actors in the west. Even inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Now forgotten, in his time, Sabu was the go-to actor for exotic Indian and Asian roles.
Jul 21, 2023 · He wasn’t just India’s first-ever star to make it to Hollywood but also the the first one to make his debut on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Here’s the story of this elephant boy who went across the ocean with stars in his eyes.
Dec 23, 2021 · Long after his premature death, Marilyn’s and Sabu’s son Paul formed a rock band called Sabu, while their daughter Jasmine became an animal trainer. Mini-biographies and Internet sites do trace Sabu’s unusual rise to and descent from stardom.
