Bob Christo

Bob Christo
Bob Christo
	File:Bob Christo.jpg
Born	Robert John Christo; 1938; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 March 2011; (aged 72-73); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Civil engineer and actor
Years active	1980–2003

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Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's Abdullah (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including Qurbani (1980), Kaalia (1981), Nastik (1983), Mard (1985), Mr India (1987), Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) and Gumraah (1993), mostly playing roles as a henchman or an Army General.^[1]^[2]

Career[edit]

Born in Sydney, Christo was a qualified Civil Engineer of paternal Greek and maternal German descent.^[3]^[4] He had two brothers, Helmut and Mike.^[2]^[5] Known for his brawny physique and bald-headed look, Bob arrived in Mumbai, India whilst awaiting a work permit to expatriate to Muscat.^[1] It was in Mumbai that he was introduced to Bollywood actress Parveen Babi,^[2] who helped him transition to Hindi films.

He received his first break when he constructed the jungle palace for Francis Ford Copola in "Apocalype Now".^[6] And later as a villain in the Hindi movie Abdullah in 1980. Christo decided to stay in India and appeared in over 200 movies in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, playing a recurring typecast villain.^[7]

Sanjay Khan discovered him and gave him his first break in his movie Abdullah as the villain, and also after many years, Sanjay Khan gave him a break in his first ever television serial, The Great Maratha, where he played the iconic character of Ahmed Shah Abdali.

During the later stages of his life, he relocated to Bangalore in early 2000, where he started working as a Yoga instructor^[8] and remained disconnected from the Hindi movie industry since 2003.

The 72-year-old actor died of "rupture of left ventricle valve" in Bangalore on 20 March 2011. He is survived by his wife Nargis and two sons, Darius and Sunil. He has two daughters, Monique and Nicole from a previous marriage.^[5]^[9]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Title	Year	Role	Language	Notes
Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan	1978	Roberts	Hindi
The Wild Geese	1978	Body double	English	Uncredited
Pehredaar	1979
Qurbani	1980		Hindi
Cobra	1980	Bob Christo
Abdullah	1980	Magician	Hindi
Sankharsham	1981		Malayalam
Kaalia	1981	Michael	Hindi
Kalkut	1981
Prohari	1982
Ustadi Ustad Se	1982	Prem's associated	Hindi
Namak Halaal	1982	Hitman	Hindi
Ashanti	1982	Sampat's Man	Hindi
Star	1982	Samson	Hindi
Disco Dancer	1982	International Hit-man	Hindi
Main Intequam Loonga	1982	Anthony	Hindi
Sharaabi Nar	1982		Hindi
Bobbili Puli	1982		Telugu
Taqdeer	1983	Gangster	Hindi
Nastik	1983		Hindi
Jaani Dost	1983	Cobra's Goon	Hindi
Naukar Biwi Ka	1983	Rustom	Hindi
Hum Se Hai Zamana	1983		Hindi
Haadsa	1983	Abductor	Hindi
Bekhabar	1983		Hindi
Boxer	1984		Hindi
Sharaabi	1984	Ruffian #3	Hindi	Uncredited
Insaaf Kaun Karega	1984	Bob	Hindi
Raaj Tilak	1984	Combatant in arena	Hindi
Jagir	1984	Bandit	Hindi
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki	1984	Udaybhan's Assistant	Hindi
Sharara	1984		Hindi
Raja Aur Rana	1984	Bob	Hindi
Karm Yudh	1985		Hindi
Sarfarosh	1985	British Man	Hindi
Baadal	1985		Hindi
Telephone	1985	Bob	Hindi
Geraftaar	1985	Ram	Hindi
Mard	1985	Simon	Hindi
Insaaf Main Karoonga	1985	Commander Bob	Hindi
Yaar Kasam	1985		Hindi
Kali Basti	1985	Bob Jackson	Hindi
Haveli	1985	Runaway prisoner English man	Hindi
Kaakki Sattai	1985		Tamil
Jeevante Jeevan	1985	Boxer Bob Christo	Malayalam
Viduthalai	1986		Tamil
Badle Ki Jwala	1986
Amma	1986	British Colonel	Hindi
Prathyekam Sradhikkukka	1986	Christopher	Malayalam
Kala Dhanda Goray Log	1986	Bob	Hindi
Nasihat	1986		Hindi
Allah Rakha	1986	Don	Hindi
Avinash	1986	Bob	Hindi
Palay Khan	1986	British Officer	Hindi
Hello My Dear Wrong Number	1986	Bob	Malayalam
Kadhal Parisu	1987		Tamil
Hukumat	1987	DBDN's English Friend
Mr. India	1987	Mr. Wolcott	Hindi
Hiraasat	1987	Bob	Hindi
Uttar Dakshin	1987	Bob	Hindi
Superman	1987	Bob	Hindi
Mr. India	1987	Foreign Smuggler	Kannada
Cooliekkaran	1987		Tamil
Commando	1988	Marcelloni's Henchman	Hindi
Bloodstone	1988	Haggerty	English
Paanch Fauladi	1988	Seth Englishman	Hindi
Mera Shikar	1988
Mar Mitenge	1988	Bob	Hindi
Aryan	1988		Malayalam
Aakhri Adaalat	1988		Hindi
Ustaad	1989	Bob^[10]	Hindi
Guru	1989	Bandit	Hindi
Vardi	1989	Himself	Hindi
Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá	1989	Henchman	Hindi
Farz Ki Jung	1989	Mr. Barker	Hindi
Kanoon Ki Awaaz	1989		Hindi
Dost	1989		Hindi
Toofan	1989	Goodmark, Gold Smuggler	Hindi
Jaadugar	1989	Bob	Hindi
Siva	1989		Tamil
Desh Ke Dushman	1989	Inspector Bob
Shehzaade	1989	Bob	Hindi	Uncredited
Apna Desh Praye Log	1989	Swami's Goon
Sachai Ki Taqat	1989		Hindi
Love Love Love	1989	Bob	Hindi
Dav Pech	1989	Gambler	Hindi
Aakhri Muqabla	1989	Tiger / Shola / Shaitan	Hindi
Gharana	1989	Shiekh, Diamond Merchant	Hindi
Elaan-E-Jung	1989	Kalanaag Henchman	Hindi
Meri Garmi	1989		Hindi
Maut Se Mukabala	1990
Taqdeer Ka Tamasha	1990	Shooter George	Hindi
Zahreelay	1990	Massena	Hindi
Agneepath	1990	Gora	Hindi
Gunahon Ka Devta	1990		Hindi
Doodh Ka Karz	1990	Engrez Master 'Gora'	Hindi
Zimmedaaar	1990	Man who beat up the press editor	Hindi
Roti Kee Keemat	1990	Bob	Hindi
Maula Jatt	1990		Punjabi
Dushman	1990	Sadashiv's aide	Hindi
Atishbaz	1990	Michael	Hindi
Athisaya Piravi	1990	Goon	Tamil	Uncredited
Aag Ka Gola	1990	Natwar's Man Baldy	Hindi
Saugandh	1991	Killer	Hindi
Vishnu-Devaa	1991	Bald Fighter	Hindi
Yodha	1991	Christo	Hindi
Farishtay	1991	Terrorist Bob	Hindi
Numbri Aadmi	1991	Don	Hindi
Kaun Kare Kurbanie	1991	Goon		Uncredited
Jungle Beauty	1991	Jumbo
Fateh	1991		Hindi
Mr. Bond	1992	Bob	Hindi
Tahalka	1992	Captain Richard	Hindi
Humshakal	1992	Rapist	Hindi
Deedar	1992	Goon	Hindi
Sone Ki Lanka	1992		Hindi
Dil Aashna Hai	1992	Goverdhan's man	Hindi
Tirangaa	1992		Hindi
Saali Adhe Gharwali	1992	Peter
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja	1993	Mr. Donze	Hindi
Phool Aur Angaar	1993	Mr Richard	Hindi
Gumrah	1993	Male cop in Hong Kong	Hindi
Hum Hain Kamaal Ke	1993	English Diamond Dealer	Hindi
Aadmi	1993	John	Hindi
Tahqiqaat	1993	Goon	Hindi
Aulad Ke Dushman	1993	Rexon Warner	Hindi
Aankhen	1993	Tejeshwar's Henchman	Hindi	Uncredited
Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya	1994
Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se	1994	Bob	Hindi
Pathreela Raasta	1994		Hindi
Aaja Re O Sajana	1994
Jawab	1995	Sobhraj's goon	Hindi
Paandav	1995		Hindi
Jai Vikraanta	1995
Prem	1995	British Officer	Hindi
Sarhad: The Border of Crime	1995		Hindi
Kismat	1995	Charlie	Hindi
Zordaar	1996	John
Ram Aur Shyam	1996		Hindi
Agnichakra	1997		Hindi
Gupt: The Hidden Truth	1997	Boat organiser	Hindi
Dhaal	1997		Hindi
Kalicharan	1998
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	1999		Hindi
Nyaydaata	1999	B.C.	Hindi
Kasam	2001	John	Hindi
Veer Savarkar	2001	William Hutt Curzon Wyllie	Hindi
On Wings of Fire	2001
Rose Thorn	2004
Aman Ke Farishtey	2016		Hindi	(final film role)

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Language
1990	The Sword of Tipu Sultan	General Matthews	Hindi
1994	The Great Maratha	Ahmed Shah Abdali	Hindi
	The Indian Trunk		French
	La Nouvelle Malle des Indes	Le major aka Wettlauf nach Bombay West Germany	French

Works[edit]

Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond, by Bob Christo. Penguin India, 2011. ISBN 0143414623.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Veteran film actor Bob Christo no more". Deccan Herald. Bangalore. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dubey, Bharati (21 March 2011). "Actor Bob Christo passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
↑ Gupta, Gargi. "The passions of Christo". Business Standards. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
↑ Christo, Bob (2011). Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9788184755114. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond. Penguin Books. 2011. p. 215. ISBN 9780143414629. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
↑ Gianani, Kareena N. (27 March 2011). "'I loved playing the white baddie: Bob Christo". DNA India. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
↑ "Actor Bob Christo dead". The Hindu. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
↑ Kumar, Mala (10 May 2004). "BAD BOY makes it good". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2006.
↑ "Actor Bob Christo dead". The Hindu. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Ustaad (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links[edit]

Bob Christo on IMDb

[dh1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Veteran film actor Bob Christo no more". Deccan Herald. Bangalore. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[toi1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dubey, Bharati (21 March 2011). "Actor Bob Christo passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[3] Gupta, Gargi. "The passions of Christo". Business Standards. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[4] Christo, Bob (2011). Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9788184755114. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[Flashback-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond. Penguin Books. 2011. p. 215. ISBN 9780143414629. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[6] Gianani, Kareena N. (27 March 2011). "'I loved playing the white baddie: Bob Christo". DNA India. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[7] "Actor Bob Christo dead". The Hindu. 20 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

[8] Kumar, Mala (10 May 2004). "BAD BOY makes it good". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2006.

[9] "Actor Bob Christo dead". The Hindu. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[10] "Ustaad (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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