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| name              = Bharat Bhushan
| name              = Bharat Bhushan
| image              = Actor Bharat Bhushan.jpg
| image              = Bharat Bhushan.jpg
| image_size        =  
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| caption            = Portrait of Bharat Bhushan
| birth_name        =  
| birth_name        = Bharatbhushan Gupta
| birth_date        = {{birth date |1920|6|14|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date |1920|06|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Meerut]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br/> (Present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| birth_place        = [[Meerut]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br/> (Present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1992|01|27|1920|06|14|df=yes}}
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1992|01|27|1920|06|14|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| death_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| years_active      = 1941–1992
| years_active      = 1941–1992
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| known_for          =  
| known_for          = [[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|Baiju Bawra]]
| occupation        = Actor
| occupation        = Actor
| awards            = [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] (1955)  
| awards            = [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] (1955)  
| children = Anuradha Bhushan<br />Aparajita Bhushan
| children = Anuradha Bhushan<br />Aparajita Bhushan
}}
}}
'''Bharat Bhushan''' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an [[India]]n actor in [[Hindi film|Hindi language films]], [[scriptwriter]] and [[film producer|producer]], who is best remembered for playing [[Baiju Bawra]] in the 1952 [[Baiju Bawra (1952 film)|film of the same name]].<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news|last=Gangadhar|first=V.|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/17/stories/2007081750490100.htm|title=They now save for the rainy day|date=2007-08-17|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2013-10-30|archive-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008192359/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/17/stories/2007081750490100.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born in [[Meerut]], and brought up in [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].
'''Bharatbhushan Gupta''', better known as '''Bharat Bhushan''' (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in [[Hindi film|Hindi language films]], [[scriptwriter]] and [[film producer|producer]].<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news|last=Gangadhar|first=V.|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/17/stories/2007081750490100.htm|title=They now save for the rainy day|date=2007-08-17|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2013-10-30|archive-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008192359/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/08/17/stories/2007081750490100.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born in [[Meerut]], and brought up in [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].


==Personal life==
== Career ==
Bharat Bhushan was born on 14 June 1920 in a [[Vaishya]] (''Baniya'') family at [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].
===1941–1962: Early career, rise to prominence and stardom===


His father, Raibahadur Motilal, was the government pleader of Meerut. His mother died when he was two years old. His elder brother was film producer Ramesh Chandra,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514144539/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |url-status=live }}</ref> who owned the Ideal Studio at [[Lucknow]]. The brothers left for [[Aligarh]] to stay with their grandfather after their mother's death. He did his studies and earned a graduate degree from Dharam Samaj College, Aligarh. After this he took to acting against his father's wishes. He first went to [[Calcutta]] to join cinema and later established himself in [[Bombay]].
Bharat Bhushan began his career in 1941 with a small role in [[Kidar Sharma]]'s superhit film ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]''.<ref>[[#Gu|Gulzar, p. 533]]</ref> Despite this, his career didn't take off as his films apart from another Kidar Sharma's directional ''[[Suhaag Raat]]'' (1948) did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1948|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012171051/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA%3D%3D|archive-date=12 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


He married into a prominent family in Meerut, Zamindar Raibahadur Budha Prakash's daughter Sarla. They had two daughters, Anuradha and Aparajita. Anuradha had polio-associated complications. His other daughter Aparajita played the role of [[Mandodari]] in [[Ramanand Sagar|Ramanand Sagar's]] famous serial [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|''Ramayan'']]. Bhushan's wife Sarla died of labour complications after delivering their second child in the early 1960s, soon after the release of film ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]''. In 1967, he married actress Ratna, his co-star in the same film. Ratna was a prominent actress who played the sister or friend of the heroine in many films. Among her notable TV appearances was the serial [[Trishna (TV show)|Trishna]] as mother of the four young girls. It was an adaptation of [[Pride and Prejudice]].
In 1952, he appeared and played the lead in [[Vijay Bhatt]]'s [[musical film|musical]] [[romantic drama film]] ''[[Baiju Bawra]]''. The film emerged a huge blockbuster at the box office and made Bhushan a bankable star.<ref name="Top Actors">{{cite web |title=Top Actors |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> Its music by [[Naushad]] and songs by [[Mohammed Rafi]], such as "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Mein Jamana Ka Dhara", "O Duniya Ke Rakhwale Sunn Dard Bhare Mere Naaley" and "Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj" were also very successful and won Naushad the inaugural [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]].<ref name="Anantharaman2008">{{cite book|author=Ganesh Anantharaman|title=Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lmrSLuBwbKkC&pg=PA247|date=January 2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-306340-7|page=31|chapter=Part I-First Generation Composers-The Pioneers-Naushad Ali}}</ref> The same year with two more successes, ''[[Maa (1952 film)|Maa]]'' and ''[[Anand Math]]'', Bhushan further solidified his stardom. In 1953, he delivered another blockbuster and second highest earner of the year with ''[[Ladki]]'', co-starring [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Kishore Kumar]] and [[Anjali Devi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==== |title=Box Office 1953 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=2011-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090519/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=159&catName=MTk1Mw==== |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In an interview, his daughter Aparajita had said that after the sudden demise of her husband, she turned to acting. Aparajita has done more than 50 films and TV serials.
==Personal life==
 
Bharat Bhushan was born as Bharat Raibahadur Motilal Gupta on 14 June 1920 in a [[Vaishya]] (''Baniya'') family at [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].
Bhushan owned a bungalow in Bandra suburb of Bombay. He was an avid reader and boasted of a fine collection of books, which he had to sell off like his cars and bungalows in bad times, after he turned co-producer at the instance of his brother. Only a few of his films were successes and unfortunately, the rest flopped.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514144539/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He died after he escaped his financial crisis, on 27 January 1992.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sabharwal |first=Gopa |date=2007 |title=India Since 1947: The Independent Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LKySGJAGVEQC&q=Bharat+Bhushan+greatest+actor&pg=PA250 |location=India |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn=978-0143102748 |access-date=2013-10-30 |archive-date=12 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412051446/http://books.google.com/books?id=LKySGJAGVEQC&pg=PA250&dq=Bharat+Bhushan+greatest+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DXRxUrzXOpDmsAT9x4G4Aw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Bharat%20Bhushan%20greatest%20actor&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
== Professional life ==
He made his debut with the [[Kidar Sharma]] hit ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941).<ref>[[#Gu|Gulzar, p. 533]]</ref> 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 film|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 (film)|Basant Bahar]]''. His pairing with actress [[Madhubala]] proved to be very popular as they worked together in successful films like ''[[Gateway of India (1957 film)|Gateway of India]]'' (1957), ''[[Phagun (1958 film)|Phagun]]'' (1958) and ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]'' (1960).


[[File:Bharat Bhushan in Baiju Bawra.jpg|thumb|Bhushan in ''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952)]]
His father, Raibahadur Motilal, was the government pleader of Meerut and Supreme Court Judge, Allahabad. He had one older brother. His mother died when he was two years old. The brothers left for [[Aligarh]] to stay with their grandfather after their mother's death. He did his studies and earned a graduate degree from Dharam Samaj College, Aligarh. His elder brother was film producer and high court judge, Rameshchandra Gupta,<ref name="Bhaskar1">{{Cite web |title=Veteran Bollywood Actor Bharat Bhushan Rich to Poor Story |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514144539/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/vetran-bollywood-actor-bharat-bhushan-rich-to-poor-story-5961363.html |archive-date=14 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref> who owned the Ideal Studio at [[Lucknow]]. After studies, he took to acting against his father's wishes. He first went to [[Kolkata]] to join cinema and later established himself in [[Bombay]].


"He portrays historical and mythological characters the best in Hindi movies," states contemporary actor-producer Chandrashekar. He wrote scripts and stories for ''Barsat Ki Raat'', ''Nayi Umar Ki Nayi Fasal'', ''Basant Bahar'', ''Dooj Ka Chand'', etc. He was the producer of ''Dooj Ka Chand''. His brother R. Chandra made many films such as ''Bebus'', ''Minar'', and ''Basant Bahar''.
He married into a prominent family in Meerut, Zamindar Raibahadur Budha Prakash's daughter Sarla. They had two daughters, Anuradha (who had polio-associated complications) and Aparajita. Bhushan's wife Sarla died of labour complications after delivering their second child in the early 1960s, soon after the release of film ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]''. In 1967, he married actress [[Ratna Bhushan|Ratna]], his co-star from ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]''. [[Ratna Bhushan|Ratna]] was a prominent actress who played the sister or friend of the heroine in many films. Among her notable TV appearances was the serial ''[[Trishna (TV show)|Trishna]]'' as mother of the four young girls. It was an adaptation of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''. In an interview, his daughter Aparajita had said that after the sudden demise of her husband, she turned to acting. Aparajita has done more than 50 films and TV serials. She played the role of [[Mandodari]] in [[Ramanand Sagar|Ramanand Sagar's]] famous serial [[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|''Ramayan'']].
He was the recipient of the second Filmfare best actor award for the film ''Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu'' in 1954. Most of the great songs of major singers of that period such as Rafi, Manna Dey, Talat, and Mukesh were pictured on him. He was the first chocolate-faced good-looking star of Hindi films. He was one of the few actors who had a good sense of music, so most music-based movies were made with him in lead roles in the 1950s and 1960s.


He acted in Hindi language movies until the 1990s. He is still loved and revered by the Indians for the great movies and great songs that he gave in spite of personal tragedies and stiff competition from his contemporaries. He is considered to be one of the greatest stars and legends of Hindi cinema.
Bhushan owned a bungalow in Bandra suburb of Bombay. This was the famous Aashirwad bungalow, which he sold to [[Rajendra Kumar]], who in turn sold it to [[Rajesh Khanna]].<ref name="aashirwad">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title= Rajesh Khanna's Aashirwad Bunglow |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zPvRJgSYXSM |website=youtube.com |publisher= |language=Hindi |format=video |date= }}</ref> This bungalow, was thus home to 3 famous film stars. Bhushan was an avid reader and boasted of a fine collection of books, which he had to sell off like his cars and bungalows in bad times, after he turned co-producer at the instance of his brother. Only two of his films were successes and unfortunately, the rest flopped.<ref name="Bhaskar1" /> He died after he escaped his financial crisis, on 27 January 1992.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sabharwal |first=Gopa |date=2007 |title=India Since 1947: The Independent Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LKySGJAGVEQC&q=Bharat+Bhushan+greatest+actor&pg=PA250 |location=India |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |isbn=978-0143102748 |access-date=2013-10-30 |archive-date=12 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412051446/http://books.google.com/books?id=LKySGJAGVEQC&pg=PA250&dq=Bharat+Bhushan+greatest+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DXRxUrzXOpDmsAT9x4G4Aw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Bharat%20Bhushan%20greatest%20actor&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
* ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]'' (1941)
!scope="col" | Year
* ''[[Bhakta Kabir]]'' (1942)
!scope="col" | Title
* ''[[Bhaichara]]'' (1943)
!scope="col" | Role
* ''[[Sawan]]'' (1945)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[Suhaag Raat]]'' (1948)
|-
* ''[[Rangila Rajasthan]]'' (1949)
| 1941
* ''[[Udhaar]]'' (1949)
! scope="row" | ''[[Chitralekha (1941 film)|Chitralekha]]''
* ''[[Aankhen (1950 film)|Ankhen]]'' (1950)
| ||
* ''[[Bhai Bahen]]'' (1950)
|-
* ''[[Janmashtami]]'' (1950)
| 1942
* ''[[Kisi Ki Yaad]]'' (1950)
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhakta Kabir]]''
* ''[[Ram Darshan]]'' (1950)
| ||
* ''[[Hamari Shaan]]'' (1951)
|-
* ''[[Saagar (1951 film)|Saagar]]'' (1951)
| 1943
* ''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]'' (1952)
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhaichara]]''
* ''[[Maa (1952 film)|Maa]]'' (1952)
| ||
* ''[[Anand Math]]'' (1952)
|-
* ''[[Paheli Shaadi]]'' (1953)
| 1945
* ''[[Daana Paani (1953 film)|Dana Pani]]'' (1953)
! scope="row" | ''[[Sawan (1945 film)|Sawan]]''
* ''[[Farmaish]]'' (1953)
| ||
* ''[[Ladki]]'' (1953)
|-
* ''[[Shuk Rambha]]'' (1953)
| 1948
* ''[[Shabaab (film)|Shabaab]]'' (1954)
! scope="row" | ''[[Suhaag Raat]]''
* ''[[Meenar]]'' (1954)
| Beli ||
* ''[[Pooja (1954 film)|Pooja]]'' (1954)
|-
* ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'' (1954)
| rowspan="3" | 1949
* ''[[Kavi (film)|Kavi]]'' (1954)
! scope="row" | ''[[Rangila Rajasthan]]''
* ''[[Dhoop Chhaon (1954 film)|Dhoop Chhaon]]'' (1954)
| ||
* ''[[Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani (1954 film)|Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani]]'' (1954)
|-
* ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]'' (1954)
! scope="row" | ''[[Udhaar]]''
* ''[[Amanat (1955 film)|Amanat]]'' (1955)
| ||
* ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]'' (1956)
|-
* ''[[Gateway of India (1957 film)|Gateway of India]]'' (1957)
! scope="row" | ''[[Thes (1949 film)|Thes]]''
* ''[[Phagun (1958 film)|Phagun]]'' (1958)
| Shyam ||
* ''[[Samrat Chandragupt]]'' (1958)
|-
* ''[[Sawan]]'' (1959)
| rowspan="5" | 1950
* ''[[Kal Hamara Hai (film)|Kal Hamara Hai]]'' (1959)
! scope="row" | ''[[Aankhen (1950 film)|Aankhen]]''
* ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]'' (1960)
| ||
* ''[[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]]'' (1960)
|-
* ''Chandi ki Dewar'' (1960)
! scope="row" | ''[[Bhai Bahen]]''
* ''[[Gyara Hazar Ladkian]]'' (1962)
| ||
* ''[[Sangeet Samraat Taansen]]'' (1962)
|-
* ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964)
! scope="row" | ''[[Janmashtami (1950 film)|Janmashtami]]''
* ''[[Dooj Ka Chand]]'' (1964)
| ||
* ''[[Naya Kanoon]]'' (1965)
|-
* ''[[Taqdeer (1967 film)|Taqdeer]]'' (1967)
! scope="row" | ''[[Kisi Ki Yaad]]''
* ''[[Pyar Ka Mausam]]'' (1969)
| ||
* ''[[Vishwas]]'' (1969)
|-
* ''[[Gomti Ke Kinare]]'' (1972) as Bharat
! scope="row" | ''[[Ram Darshan]]''
* ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'' (1973) as Doctor
| ||
* ''[[Ranga Khush]]'' (1975)
|-
*''[[Solah Shukrawar]]'' (1977) as Bhola Bhagat
| rowspan="2" | 1951
*''[[Hira Aur Patthar]]'' (1977) as Tulsiram
! scope="row" | ''[[Hamari Shaan]]''
* ''[[Khoon Pasina]]'' (1977) as Kaka
| ||
* ''Unees-Bees'' (1980)
|-
* ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]'' (1981)
! scope="row" | ''[[Saagar (1951 film)|Saagar]]''
* ''[[Commander (1981 film)|Commander]]'' (1981)
| ||
* ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981) as Khan Saheb (Music Master)
|-
* ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983)
| rowspan="3" | 1952
* ''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]'' (1983) as Temple Priest
! scope="row" | ''[[Baiju Bawra (film)|Baiju Bawra]]''
* ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983) as Ramu father of Jaikishen
| [[Baiju Bawra|Baiju]] ||
* Zakhmi Sher (1984)
|-
* ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984) as Masterji
! scope="row" | ''[[Maa (1952 film)|Maa]]''
* ''[[Phaansi Ke Baad]]'' (1985)
| Bhanu ||
* ''[[Mera Saathi]]'' (1985)
|-
* ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]''(1986)...Maharaj
! scope="row" | ''[[Anand Math]]''
* ''[[Ghar Sansar]]'' (1986)...Rahim Chacha
| Mahendra ||
*''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]'' (1987)...Customer in Hotel(Special Appearance)
|-
*''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' (1988)...Kashinath
| rowspan="6" | 1953
* ''[[Maalamaal]]'' (1988) as Shri Mangatram's Manager
! scope="row" | ''[[Paheli Shaadi]]''
* ''[[Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon]]'' (1989)
| ||
* ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989) as Doctor
|-
* ''[[Ilaaka]]'' (1989) as Man with suitcase
! scope="row" | ''[[Daana Paani (1953 film)|Dana Pani]]''
* ''[[Gharana (1989 film)|Gharana]]'' (1989) as Radha's father
| ||
* ''[[Toofan (1989 film)|Toofan]]'' (1989) as Priest in the Hanuman's temple
|-
* ''[[Jaadugar]]'' (1989) as Gyaneshswar
! scope="row" | ''[[Farmaish]]''
* ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]'' (1990) as John
| ||
*  ''[[Majboor (1989 film)|''Majboor'' (1989 film)]]'' as judge
|-
* ''[[Sheshnaag (film)|Sheshnaag]]'' (1990)
! scope="row" | ''[[Ladki]]''
*  ''[[Baaghi (1990 film)|''Baaghi'' (1990 film)]]'' as Asha Father
| Raja ||
* ''[[Pyar Ka Devta]]'' (1991) as Doctor
|-
* ''[[Prem Qaidi]]'' (1991) as Suryanath
! scope="row" | ''[[Shuk Rambha]]''
* ''[[Humshakal (1992 film)|Humshakal]]'' (1992) as The Judge
| ||
* ''[[Aakhri Chetawani]]'' (1993)
|-
{{div col end}}
! scope="row" | ''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]''
| [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Vishvambhar Mishra / Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] || '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1954
! scope="row" | ''[[Shabaab (film)|Shabaab]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Meenar]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Pooja (1954 film)|Pooja]]''
| Deepak ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Kavi (film)|Kavi]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Dhoop Chhaon (1954 film)|Dhoop Chhaon]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani (1954 film)|Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mirza Ghalib (film)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
| [[Mirza Ghalib]] || Nomination, [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| 1955
! scope="row" | ''[[Amanat (1955 film)|Amanat]]''
| Pradeep ||
|-
| 1956
! scope="row" | ''[[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]''
| Gopal ||  Also co-wrote the script
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1957
! scope="row" | ''[[Sakshi Gopal (film)|Sakshi Gopal]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mera Salaam (1957 film)|Mera Saalam]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Champakali]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Gateway of India (1957 film)|Gateway of India]]''
| Prakash ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rani Rupmati (1957 film)|Rani Rupmati]]''
| [[Baz Bahadur]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1958
! scope="row" | ''[[Samrat Chandragupt (1958 film)|Samrat Chandragupt]]''
| [[Chandragupta Maurya]] ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Phagun (1958 film)|Phagun]]''
| Bijandra "Bijan" ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sohni Mahiwal (1958 film)|Sohni Mahiwal]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1959
! scope="row" | ''[[Kal Hamara Hai (film)|Kal Hamara Hai]]''
| Bharat ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Kavi Kalidas (1959 film)|Kavi Kalidas]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sawan (1959 film)|Sawan]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1960
! scope="row" | ''[[Chand Mere Aaja]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]]''
| Dr. Gopal ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Angulimaal (film)|Angulimaal]]''
| [[Aṅgulimāla|Ahinsak (Angulimaal)]] ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]''
| Amaan Hyderabadi / Mirza Lakhnauwi ||  Also co-wrote the script
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1962
! scope="row" | ''[[Gyara Hazar Ladkian]]''
| Puran ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sangeet Samrat Tansen]]''
| [[Tansen|Sangeet Shiromani / Sangeet Samrat Tansen "Tanu"]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1964
! scope="row" | ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]''
| Mirza Yusuf Changezi ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Chandi Ki Deewar]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Dooj Ka Chand]]''
| Gopu || Also producer, co-wrote the script
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Vidyapati (1964 film)|Vidyapati]]''
| Vidyapati ||
|-
| 1965
! scope="row" | ''[[Naya Kanoon]]''
| Deepak ||
|-
| 1967
! scope="row" | ''[[Taqdeer (1967 film)|Taqdeer]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1969
! scope="row" | ''[[Pyar Ka Mausam]]''
| Gopal ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Vishwas (film)|Vishwas]]''
| Ramnath "Ram" Kapoor ||
|-
| 1972
! scope="row" | ''[[Gomti Ke Kinare]]''
| Bharat ||
|-
| 1973
! scope="row" | ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]''
| Doctor ||
|-
| 1975
! scope="row" | ''[[Ranga Khush]]''
| Dilip Singh ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1977
! scope="row" | ''[[Solah Shukrawar]]''
| Bhola Bhagat ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hira Aur Patthar]]''
| Tulsiram ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''
| Kaka ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Jai Dwarkadheesh]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978
! scope="row" | ''[[Nawab Sahib]]''
| Salma's father ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ganga Sagar (film)|Ganga Sagar]]''
| Pratap Singh (Padma's father) ||
|-
| 1980
! scope="row" | ''[[Unees-Bees]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1981
! scope="row" | ''[[Khara Khota (film)|Khara Khota]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Yaarana (1981 film)|Yaarana]]''
| Komal's father ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Commander (1981 film)|Commander]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
| Khan Saheb (music master) ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1983
! scope="row" | ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
| Kaippilly Shivaguru Nambudiri ([[Adi Shankara]]'s father) ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]''
| Temple priest ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]''
| Jagannath ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]''
| Ramu (Jaikishen's father) ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ek Baar Chale Aao]]''
| Narayan Das ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1984
! scope="row" | ''[[Zakhmi Sher]]''
| Judge ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sharaabi]]''
| Masterji ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Shravan Kumar (1984 film)|Shravan Kumar]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Farishta (1984 film)|Farishta]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1985
! scope="row" | ''[[Phaansi Ke Baad]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mera Saathi]]''
| Gopal ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rehguzar]]''
| Landlord || [[Direct-to-video]] film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1986
! scope="row" | ''[[Mera Dharam]]''
| Baba ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]''
| Maharaj ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghar Sansar]]''
| Rahim Chacha ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Paise Ke Peechhey]]''
| Mahendra Malhotra ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
! scope="row" | ''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]''
| Customer in hotel || Special appearance
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ramayan (1987 TV series)|Ramayan]]''
| Goswami Tulsidas || TV series
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1988
! scope="row" | ''[[Pyaar Ka Mandir]]''
| Satish's father ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]''
| Kashinath ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Maalamaal]]''
| Shri Mangatram's manager ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Jai Karoli Maa]]''
| ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1989
! scope="row" | ''[[Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Chandni (1989 film)|Chandni]]''
| Doctor ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ilaaka]]''
| Man with suitcase ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Gharana (1989 film)|Gharana]]''
| Radha's father ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Toofan (1989 film)|Toofan]]''
| Priest in the Hanuman temple ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Jaadugar (1989 film)|Jaadugar]]''
| Gyaneshwar ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1990
! scope="row" | ''[[Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri]]''
| John ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Majboor (1990 film)|Majboor]]''
| Judge ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sheshnaag (film)|Sheshnaag]]''
| Bhola & Champa's father ||
|-
! scope="row" | '' [[Baaghi (1990 film)|Baaghi]]''
| Asha's father ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1991
! scope="row" | ''[[Pyar Ka Devta]]''
| Doctor ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Karz Chukana Hai]]''
| College principal ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Irada (1991 film)|Irada]]''
| ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Prem Qaidi]]''
| Suryanath ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan]]''
| School principal ||
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sau Crore]]''
| Kamlesh's father || Cameo
|-
| 1992
! scope="row" | ''[[Humshakal (1992 film)|Humshakal]]''
| Judge || Posthumous release
|-
| 1993
! scope="row" | ''[[Aakhri Chetawani]]''
| || Posthumous release
|-
|}


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |page=335 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Chitralekha+1964+film&pg=PT639 |ref=Gu }}
*{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema|author=Gulzar |author-link=Gulzar |author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2003|isbn=8179910660 |page=533 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Chitralekha+1964+film&pg=PT639 |ref=Gu }}


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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
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For other people named Bharat Bhushan, see Bharat Bhushan (disambiguation).

Bharat Bhushan
File:Bharat Bhushan.jpg
Portrait of Bharat Bhushan
Born
Bharatbhushan Gupta

(1920-06-14)14 June 1920
Meerut, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
(Present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died27 January 1992(1992-01-27) (aged 71)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1992
ChildrenAnuradha Bhushan
Aparajita Bhushan
AwardsFilmfare Best Actor Award (1955)

Bharatbhushan Gupta, better known as Bharat Bhushan (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer.[1] He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Career[edit | edit source]

1941–1962: Early career, rise to prominence and stardom[edit | edit source]

Bharat Bhushan began his career in 1941 with a small role in Kidar Sharma's superhit film Chitralekha.[2] Despite this, his career didn't take off as his films apart from another Kidar Sharma's directional Suhaag Raat (1948) did not perform well commercially.[3]

In 1952, he appeared and played the lead in Vijay Bhatt's musical romantic drama film Baiju Bawra. The film emerged a huge blockbuster at the box office and made Bhushan a bankable star.[4] Its music by Naushad and songs by Mohammed Rafi, such as "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Mein Jamana Ka Dhara", "O Duniya Ke Rakhwale Sunn Dard Bhare Mere Naaley" and "Man Tarpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj" were also very successful and won Naushad the inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.[5] The same year with two more successes, Maa and Anand Math, Bhushan further solidified his stardom. In 1953, he delivered another blockbuster and second highest earner of the year with Ladki, co-starring Vyjayanthimala, Kishore Kumar and Anjali Devi.[6]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Bharat Bhushan was born as Bharat Raibahadur Motilal Gupta on 14 June 1920 in a Vaishya (Baniya) family at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

His father, Raibahadur Motilal, was the government pleader of Meerut and Supreme Court Judge, Allahabad. He had one older brother. His mother died when he was two years old. The brothers left for Aligarh to stay with their grandfather after their mother's death. He did his studies and earned a graduate degree from Dharam Samaj College, Aligarh. His elder brother was film producer and high court judge, Rameshchandra Gupta,[7] who owned the Ideal Studio at Lucknow. After studies, he took to acting against his father's wishes. He first went to Kolkata to join cinema and later established himself in Bombay.

He married into a prominent family in Meerut, Zamindar Raibahadur Budha Prakash's daughter Sarla. They had two daughters, Anuradha (who had polio-associated complications) and Aparajita. Bhushan's wife Sarla died of labour complications after delivering their second child in the early 1960s, soon after the release of film Barsaat Ki Raat. In 1967, he married actress Ratna, his co-star from Barsaat Ki Raat. Ratna was a prominent actress who played the sister or friend of the heroine in many films. Among her notable TV appearances was the serial Trishna as mother of the four young girls. It was an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. In an interview, his daughter Aparajita had said that after the sudden demise of her husband, she turned to acting. Aparajita has done more than 50 films and TV serials. She played the role of Mandodari in Ramanand Sagar's famous serial Ramayan.

Bhushan owned a bungalow in Bandra suburb of Bombay. This was the famous Aashirwad bungalow, which he sold to Rajendra Kumar, who in turn sold it to Rajesh Khanna.[8] This bungalow, was thus home to 3 famous film stars. Bhushan was an avid reader and boasted of a fine collection of books, which he had to sell off like his cars and bungalows in bad times, after he turned co-producer at the instance of his brother. Only two of his films were successes and unfortunately, the rest flopped.[7] He died after he escaped his financial crisis, on 27 January 1992.[9]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1941 Chitralekha
1942 Bhakta Kabir
1943 Bhaichara
1945 Sawan
1948 Suhaag Raat Beli
1949 Rangila Rajasthan
Udhaar
Thes Shyam
1950 Aankhen
Bhai Bahen
Janmashtami
Kisi Ki Yaad
Ram Darshan
1951 Hamari Shaan
Saagar
1952 Baiju Bawra Baiju
Maa Bhanu
Anand Math Mahendra
1953 Paheli Shaadi
Dana Pani
Farmaish
Ladki Raja
Shuk Rambha
Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Vishvambhar Mishra / Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1954 Shabaab
Meenar
Pooja Deepak
Kavi
Dhoop Chhaon
Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani
Mirza Ghalib Mirza Ghalib Nomination, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1955 Amanat Pradeep
1956 Basant Bahar Gopal Also co-wrote the script
1957 Sakshi Gopal
Mera Saalam
Champakali
Gateway of India Prakash
Rani Rupmati Baz Bahadur
1958 Samrat Chandragupt Chandragupta Maurya
Phagun Bijandra "Bijan"
Sohni Mahiwal
1959 Kal Hamara Hai Bharat
Kavi Kalidas
Sawan
1960 Chand Mere Aaja
Ghunghat Dr. Gopal
Angulimaal Ahinsak (Angulimaal)
Barsaat Ki Raat Amaan Hyderabadi / Mirza Lakhnauwi Also co-wrote the script
1962 Gyara Hazar Ladkian Puran
Sangeet Samrat Tansen Sangeet Shiromani / Sangeet Samrat Tansen "Tanu"
1964 Jahan Ara Mirza Yusuf Changezi
Chandi Ki Deewar
Dooj Ka Chand Gopu Also producer, co-wrote the script
Vidyapati Vidyapati
1965 Naya Kanoon Deepak
1967 Taqdeer
1969 Pyar Ka Mausam Gopal
Vishwas Ramnath "Ram" Kapoor
1972 Gomti Ke Kinare Bharat
1973 Kahani Kismat Ki Doctor
1975 Ranga Khush Dilip Singh
1977 Solah Shukrawar Bhola Bhagat
Hira Aur Patthar Tulsiram
Khoon Pasina Kaka
Jai Dwarkadheesh
1978 Nawab Sahib Salma's father
Ganga Sagar Pratap Singh (Padma's father)
1980 Unees-Bees
1981 Khara Khota
Yaarana Komal's father
Commander
Umrao Jaan Khan Saheb (music master)
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Kaippilly Shivaguru Nambudiri (Adi Shankara's father)
Nastik Temple priest
Justice Chaudhury Jagannath
Hero Ramu (Jaikishen's father)
Ek Baar Chale Aao Narayan Das
1984 Zakhmi Sher Judge
Sharaabi Masterji
Shravan Kumar
Farishta
1985 Phaansi Ke Baad
Mera Saathi Gopal
Rehguzar Landlord Direct-to-video film
1986 Mera Dharam Baba
Kala Dhanda Goray Log Maharaj
Ghar Sansar Rahim Chacha
Paise Ke Peechhey Mahendra Malhotra
1987 Himmat Aur Mehanat Customer in hotel Special appearance
Ramayan Goswami Tulsidas TV series
1988 Pyaar Ka Mandir Satish's father
Sone Pe Suhaaga Kashinath
Maalamaal Shri Mangatram's manager
Jai Karoli Maa
1989 Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon
Chandni Doctor
Ilaaka Man with suitcase
Gharana Radha's father
Toofan Priest in the Hanuman temple
Jaadugar Gyaneshwar
1990 Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri John
Majboor Judge
Sheshnaag Bhola & Champa's father
Baaghi Asha's father
1991 Pyar Ka Devta Doctor
Karz Chukana Hai College principal
Irada
Prem Qaidi Suryanath
Swarg Yahan Narak Yahan School principal
Sau Crore Kamlesh's father Cameo
1992 Humshakal Judge Posthumous release
1993 Aakhri Chetawani Posthumous release

Accolades[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Film Result
1955 Filmfare Awards Best Actor Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Won
1956 Mirza Ghalib Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gangadhar, V. (17 August 2007). "They now save for the rainy day". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Gulzar, p. 533
  3. ↑ "Top Earners 1948". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Top Actors". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Ganesh Anantharaman (January 2008). "Part I-First Generation Composers-The Pioneers-Naushad Ali". Bollywood Melodies: A History of the Hindi Film Song. Penguin Books India. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-14-306340-7.
  6. ↑ "Box Office 1953". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Veteran Bollywood Actor Bharat Bhushan Rich to Poor Story". Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rajesh Khanna's Aashirwad Bunglow" (video). youtube.com (in Hindi).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ Sabharwal, Gopa (2007). India Since 1947: The Independent Years. India: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0143102748. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.

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