Bhudo Advani
TrendingAlso known as: Daulatram Advani
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- Full Name
- Bhudo Advani
- Born
- August 17, 1905
- Birthplace
- Hyderabad
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- Zodiac Sign
- Leo
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- Nationality
- 🇮🇳 India
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- Profession
- Actor
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Biography
Bhudo Advani is 121 years old, an actor, from India.
Bhudo Advani was an Indian character actor and comedian. He started his acting career in theatre with the notion of spreading awareness on social issues. He came to Bombay on the advice of an Ajanta Cinetone representative and was offered a role in the film Afzal, also called Hoor-E-Haram in 1933, directed by Mohan Bhavnani. He later joined Sagar Movietone, becoming an important fixture in most films produced by them. He turned from character roles to comedy performing in Dr.
Madhurika (1935), directed by Sarvottam Badami, Deccan Queen (1936) and Do Diwaane (1936), by C. Luhar.
Career & Filmography
Known For
Movies(3)
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1977 | The Chess Players |
| 1950 | Aankhen |
| 1942 | Swapna |
Interesting Facts
- Bhudo Advani was born Daulatram Advani, on 17 August 1905, in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan), British India.
- Following his matriculation exams, he spent his holidays staging plays based on social issues, which were of prime importance to him.
- During this time, he performed a play in which he had to portray an old man, "Buddha" or "Buddho" (a colloquial reference for an old man).
- Another reason for his name, Bhudo (old man), was due to his toothless smile; his edentia reportedly was caused by a hereditary disorder.
- The name stuck, and he was referred to as Bhudo Advani in film credits instead of Daulatram.
- He was spotted by a representative of Ajanta Cinetone, who saw him in a play and asked Advani to come to Bombay and join films.
- Advani left Hyderabad and went to Bombay, where he was given a role in Afzal (1933).
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