Noor mohammad charlie biography
•
Indian Comedy King
Indian Comedy King
Master of Arts in rulle Studies - 1st Year
Evolution of Cinema - 1
Exploring The First Indian Comedy King - Noor Mohd Charlie
Hasya or Humour fryst vatten one of the nine rasas in natyashastra, a 3000 years old treatise of drama
and performing arts. Sometimes as a diversion to the exhausted mind, or to provide relief to the
encased narrative structure. Humour has the power to man stories bearable, and more.
As mentioned in natyashastra - Hasya arrives out of shringar - the Flavor of Love. In other
words, Humour has its seed in love. Humour enhances life. man a life a little worthy of a
journey and makes us feel sometimes a alive. This fryst vatten a very well known fact in indian Narrative
structure too. Whether it was pulling off the comic relief through a side to the hero - which we
have seen in movies in the 1950s and 1960s or generally have a separate track unrelated to the
main story (often the pair of servants). Nonetheless , Humour has its deep roots in indian Arts.
•
Remembering India’s first-star comedian, Noor Mohammad Charlie, on his 36th death anniversary today. The talented actor Noor Mohammad, also known as Charlie, became the highest paid comedian of his time. Noor Mohammad belonged to the Memon community, and like many young men of his age, he was a great fan of Charlie Chaplin. He loved to walk and talk with Chaplin’s style and even had a tiny mustache like his ideal artiste from Hollywood. In its infancy, the Hindi film industry handed over the mantle of comic roles to one man, Noor Mohammad aka Baba Charlie. Later on, his version of Charlie Chaplin, complete with the walk, talk, and mustache, became so popular that he added the moniker to his name and was called Noor Mohammad Charlie. The 1932 film Pak Daman Raqqasa, directed by B. R. Oberoi, introduced this most peculiar young character Baba Charlie, with nudges, prods and his individual hairstyle that took the nation by storm. Later, films like Chandarhasa, Premi Pagal, Nadra, Farza
•
Noor Mohammed Charlie
Pakistani actor (1911–1983)
Noor Mohammed Charlie | |
|---|---|
Charlie in Musafir (1940) | |
| Born | Noor Mohammed Memon (1911-07-01)1 July 1911 Ranavav village, Porbandar, Saurashtra, British India |
| Died | 30 June 1983(1983-06-30) (aged 71) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, director |
| Years active | 1925–1969 |
| Children | 12 |
Noor Mohammed Charlie (Urdu: نور محمد چارلی，1 July 1911 – 30 June 1983), popularly known as Charlie, was an Indian/ Pakistani actor born in 1911 in Ranavav village, Porbandar, Saurashtra, British India.[1][2] Best known for his comedy roles, he was the first 'star' comedian and has been referred to as India's first comedy king.[3] He acted with several top actresses of the day as a comic hero. Being a great fan of Charlie Chaplin, he took "Charlie" as his screen name following the release of his popular film The Indian Charlie (1933).[4] He had a succe