Rehman

Rehman

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Rehman Profile

  • Name:
  • Rehman
  • Born:
  • June 23, 1921

Rehman Biography

 

Rehman was a yesterday star of Bollywood who has done classic movies like Saheb biwi aur ghulam, Waqt, Chaudwin ka chand and Pyaasa. Throughout his film career, he was associated with Producer/Director/Actor Guru Dutt till Guru Dutt committed suicide in 1964. During the late stage of his life, 1970’s, he was concentrated most on character roles and a few movies during this period include Chacha Pathija, Aandhi and Aap ki kasam. As a supporting actor, his roles in the successful movies ‘Holi aayi re’, 'Gomti ke Kinare', Baharon Ki Manzil' and 'Dushman’ are remembered most. He did the role of anti-hero in the movie ‘Dulhan ek raat ki’, starring Dharmendra and Nutan in the key roles.  

 

He debut Bollywood with the movie ‘Badi Bahen’ in the year 1950. Then he played hero, second hero, character roles as well as villain roles to entertain the crowds of the decades 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. His first movies, belonging to Black and White category are still considered as classics, particularly those movies in association with versatile director of that times – Guru Dutt. Whole throughout his life, he hasn’t received any Filmfare awards though his roles as hero and supporting actor roles were well appreciated. He has been nominated 4 times for Filmfare supporting actor category though he couldn’t win it at least once. Those movies include Saheb biwi aur ghulam, Chaudwin ka chand, Dil ne phir yaad kiya and Yahudi. Other successful movies of Rehman include Dil ne phir yaad kiya, Mere mehboob, Chalia, Baharein phir phi aayengi, Intequaam, Shikar, Devi, Mere humdum mere dost, Heera Panna, Aap ki kasam and Aandhi. Chacha Bhateeja was his last movie.    

 

Based on the Bengali novel ‘Saheb Biwi Golam’, when Guru Dutt decided to make the movie in Hindi titled, Saheb biwi aur ghulam, he didn’t have to think twice to cast Rehman in the role of young Zaminder. Rehman played the key role of the movie as Meena Kumari’s husband who was attracted to Waheeda Rehman. The song ‘Na jaao sayya’ pictured on Meena Kumari and Rehman, sung by Geeta Dutt is still considered as the classic of golden era of Bollywood music. In Pyaasa he played the role of rich husband of heroine Mala Sinha. In Chadwin ka chand, he played the role of a zaminder in search of his love Waheeda Rehman.  

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Updated: June 12, 2013

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