Bharat bhushan bollywood actor biography

Indian actor (1920 - 1992)

For other people named Bharat Bhushan, see Bharat Bhushan (disambiguation).

Bharatbhushan Gupta, better known as Bharat Bhushan (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name.^[1] He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Career

He made his debut with the Kidar Sharma hit Chitralekha (1941).^[2] However, he struggled for over a decade to make a mark in Hindi movies till Baiju Bawra (1952), which gave him instant stardom and legendary status along with Mohammad Rafi, Meena Kumari and Naushad Ali.

Though a very talented actor and a prominent star of the 1950s and 1960s in Hindi language films, he often took on roles of tragic musicians in the movies. Films in which he starred as lead actor include Basant Bahar.

His pairing with Madhubala proved to