Karan Dewan
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Karan Diwan in Rattan 1944 film.
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| Born |
Dewan Karan Chopra 6 November 1917 Gujranwala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 2 August 1979 (aged 61) Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1941–1979 |
| Spouse(s) | Manju (actress) |
Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 - 2 August 1979) was an Indian cinema actor in Hindi films. He worked in over seventy films from 1941–79. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazine in Urdu. His brother was a film producer and director, Jaimani Dewan.
His decisive film was Rattan (1944)which was produced by his brother Jaimini Diwan and this movie had turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944. He also sang songs in this movie under the music director Naushad and his song "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular. He sang in films like Piya Ghar Aaja (1947), Mitti Ke Khiloune (1948), and Lahore (1949). His other important films were Zeenat (1945), Lahore (1949), Dahej (1950), Bahar (1951), Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953). Known as a "jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee (twenty-five weeks or more) hits.
Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of Rattan in which she had a character role. By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of Maya (1966). He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films like Apna Ghar (1960), Shaheed (1965), Jeene KI Raah (1969), Nadaan (1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's Atmaram (1979).
Dewan Karan Chopra, youngest of three brothers was born on 6 November 1917, at Gujranwala, Punjab (now in Pakistan), British India. He studied in Lahore, where he became interested in journalism and started editing a film magazine in Urdu, Jagat Lakshmi. One of the local distributors he met was Tarachand Barjatya, who was then the Manager of Chandanmal Inder Kumar's distribution office at Lahore. Through his connection with Barjatya he landed in Calcutta, and in 1939, made his acting debut as Puran in the Punjabi language feature film Puran Bhagat (1939).
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