Daya Kishan Sapru: Dev Anand's Friend, Contractor, & 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' Star
Daya Kishan Sapru: Dev Anand's Friend, Contractor, & 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' Star
- •Legendary actor Daya Kishan Sapru, known as Sapru, left an indelible mark with his powerful screen presence.
- •His iconic role as 'Majhle Sarkar' in the 1962 classic 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' remains highly influential.
- •Born in Jammu and Kashmir, Sapru initially worked as a contractor before entering films on friends' advice.
- •He debuted in Marathi film 'Ram Shastri' (1944), later becoming a strong character actor, often playing villains or authority figures.
- •A friend of Dev Anand, Guru Dutt, and Rehman, Sapru's legacy was honored with 'Shri Daya Kishan Sapru Marg' in Mumbai in 2024.
