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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Master Romi
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| caption = Poster of Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke movie with Master Romi at top left wearing [[Gandhi cap]]
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| birth_name = Mohammed Salim
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| occupation = Actor
| notable_works = [[Munna (1954 film)|Munna]] (1954); [[Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke]] (1957)
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'''Master Romi''' (born '''Mohammed Salim''') is a former Indian actor in [[Hindi]]-language films.<ref>{{cite book |title=Narratives of Indian Cinema |year=2009 |publisher=Primus Books, 2009 |pages=136, 137, 138 |isbn=9788190891844 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORE9TDOoU1IC&q=master+romi&pg=PA139 |access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> He was best known as a child actor after his brilliant performance in [[K.A. Abbas]]'s film "[[Munna (1954 film)|Munna]]" released in 1954. "Munna", the first songless Hindi movie was screened for a select audience including India's first Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. Nehru was so moved by child star Master Romi's performance that he invited him for breakfast the next morning along with entire unit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Master Romi – Profile & Filmography |url=https://cineplot.com/master-romi-profile-filmography/ |website=Cineplot.com |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Unknown facets in the life of austere Indira |url=https://news.abplive.com/blog/unknown-facets-in-the-life-of-austere-indira |website=ABP Live |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Master Romi |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1d97314 |website=British Film Institute |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=31 July 2020}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Career==
He made his screen debut in [[Sohrab Modi]]'s "[[Jhansi Ki Rani (1953 film)|Jhansi Ki Rani]]" and later played important roles in "Shole," “Footpath," “[[Dil-E-Nadaan (1953 film)|Dil-e-Nadaan]]," “Paapi", "[[Toote Khilone]]" and [[Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke]].

In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called [[Do Phool (1958 film)|Do Phool]] (Two Flowers) was released based on the Swiss literary novel/ icon [[Heidi]]. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by [[Baby Naaz]] who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with Master Romi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swiss literary icon Heidi ready for her Hindi debut |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/indian-audience_swiss-literary-icon-heidi-ready-for-her-hindi-debut/43613274 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |publisher=SWI swissinfo.ch – a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years Paperback |date=June 5, 2012 |publisher=Trafford (June 5, 2012) |isbn=978-1466939639 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&q=master+romi&pg=PA76 |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Asian Children's Literature and Film in a Global Age: Local, National, and Transnational Trajectories (1st ed. 2020) (Asia-Pacific and Literature in English) |date=13 April 2020 |publisher=Springer Singapore, Singapore |isbn=9789811526312 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SEHVDwAAQBAJ&q=master+romi&pg=PA154 |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Neta Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics |date=25 September 2018 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-9350098028 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3v5sDwAAQBAJ&q=master+romi&pg=PT32 |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=24 Akbar Road: A Short History Of The People Behind The Fall And Rise Of The Congress Hardcover |date=15 July 2011 |publisher=Hachette India Local |isbn=978-9350090770 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VeXGhORkNaQC&q=master+romi&pg=PA1940 |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role
|-

| 1960
| Maa Baap
| Kundan
|-

| 1958
| [[Do Phool (1958 film)|Do Phool]]
| Jaggu
|-

| 1957
| [[Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957 film)|Yahudi]]
| Eliza
|-

| 1957
| [[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957 film)|Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]
| Ratan
|-

| 1957
| [[Dushman (1957 film)|Dushman]]
| Young Ram Singh
|-

| 1957
| [[Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke|Hum Panchhi Ek Dal Ke]]
| Rajendranath Mehra "Rajan"
|-

| 1956
| [[Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]
| Boy in Raja's birthday (singing "Bade Bhaiya Laya Hai")
|-

| 1955
| Jawab
| Young Amar Kumar Dayal
|-

| 1954
| [[Munna (1954 film)|Munna]]
| Munna
|-

| 1954
| Toote Khilone
|
|-

| 1953
| [[Dil-E-Nadaan (1953 film)|Dil-E-Nadan]]
|
|-

| 1953
| [[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]
| Monu
|-

| 1953
| Papi
| Raju's Atma
|-

| 1953
| Shole
|
|-

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0739634}}

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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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