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| Gope | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gope Vishandas Kamlani 1913 Hyderabad, Sindh, British India |
| Died | 1957 (aged 43–44) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1933–1957 |
| Spouse | Latika (actress) |
Gope (1913–1957) was a Hindi film actor of Indian cinema. Starting his career with a small role in Insaan Ya Shaitaan (1933), directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Eastern Arts Production, Gope went on to act in over a hundred and forty films in a career spanning twenty-four years from 1933–1957. Several of his films were released following his death. Best known for his comedy roles, he is stated to be one of Hindi cinema's "most popular comedians". His acting in comic roles won him "critical and popular acclaim" and soon became "the leading comedian of his time". His popularity assured him being mentioned in the credit roll of films along with the main cast.
He formed a popular comic pairing with Yakub, in the "Laurel-and-Hardy" style, making the producers use them in several films. Their most famous films together were Patanga (1949), followed by Bazar (1949), Beqasoor and Sagai (1951)
Early Years
Gope was born Gope Vishandas Kamlani, on 11 April 1913, in Hyderabad, Sindh, British India. He was one of nine children. With K. S. Daryani's help, Gope moved to Bombay and started his acting career in a small role inInsaan Ya Shaitaan (1933) which starred Jaddanbai, Ermeline and the then reigning comedian, Dixit.
Career
Gope acted in other memorable roles in films like Hindustan Hamara, Patanga, Chori Chori. Gope also tried playing negative roles. In the 1951 Dilip Kumar-Madhubala starter film Taraana, he teamed up with Jeevan to play the villain role in a comic style. He started Gope Productions in the 1950s, which made films as Hangama and Biradari. Some of these films were directed by Gope’s brother, Ram Kamlani. Gope married to actress Latika and continued to act in films till his death in 1957
References
- ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). "Lost In The Shadows". Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 40. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Narwekar2012" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- "Gope-Profile". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). "Gope". Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. pp. 578–. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Cite error: The named reference "GulazāraChatterjee2003" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- "Insaan Ya Shaitan". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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