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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 ...
Nov 2, 2023 · Sohrab Merwanji Modi, who was born on this day (November 2) in 1897 and was still seen onscreen in his mid-80s as he essayed the role of Hema Malini’s shrewd yet prudent, axe-toting wazir in “Razia Sultana” (1983), left his undeniable stamp on Indian films as a producer and director too, where comparisons with the likes of Hollywood’s D.W. Griffiths and Cecil B. DeMille were often made.
Nov 2, 2023 · Sohrab Merwanji Modi, who was born on this day (November 2) in 1897 and was still seen onscreen in his mid-80s as he essayed the role of Hema Malini’s shrewd yet prudent, axe-toting wazir in ...
Sohrab Modi. Sohrab Modi was a prominent actor and filmmaker who is best remembered for his spectacular historicals, costume dramas, and period films. He was born in Bombay (present day Mumbai) in Maharashtra to a Parsi civil servant and received education in Uttar Pradesh and Bombay. In 1935, he founded the Stage Films Company to adapt his ...
Sohrab Modi was born on 2 November 1897 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Mirza Ghalib (1954), Pukar (1939) and Jailor (1938). He died on 28 January 1984 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Nov 2, 2022 · Sohrab Modi’s 1935 iteration of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Khoon ka Khoon, was the first Hindi/Urdu sound film adaptation of the famous tragedy. Modi’s 1941 epic film, Sikander, starring Prithviraj Kapoor, came out when Indian soldiers were fighting WWII under British rule. It pulled at the heartstrings of a nation fighting for independence.
Sohrab Modi was born on 2 November 1897 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Mirza Ghalib (1954) , Pukar (1939) and Jailor (1938) . He died on 28 January 1984 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
