Samuel John is an Indian actor and theatre activist. He played the role of the protagonist in the National Award-winning Punjabi film, '' Anhe Ghore Da Daan.'' He recently played a role in Punjabi movie ''

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'' as the father of Dharmender ( Harish Verma) . The highly acclaimed film '' Anhe Ghore Da Daan'' (English: Alms for a Blind Horse) won National Awards for Best Direction, Cinematography and Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 59th National Film Awards of India.

Biography

Born and brought up in the village of Dhilwan near

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, Samuel John did his graduation in humanities from Kotkapura and then post-graduation in Theatre and Television from

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. He works with his small group, Peoples' Theatre, Lehragaga, to stage plays mostly in rural areas of Punjab.

Theatre

Samuel acted in a single actor play ''Jooth'' based on autobiography of

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, adapted in Punjabi by Balram. First staged by ''Media Artists'', the play has had many shows thereafter. Samuel also directed for ''Media Artists'', the Punjabi adaptation of Shakespeare's '' Macbeth'' by Balram. Other notable plays that he has directed or acted in, include, ''Maat Lok'', ''Tain Ki Dard Na Aaya'', ''Ghasia Hoia Aadmi'' and ''Baagan Da Raakha''. Samuel John is the founder of Peoples theatre Lehragaga. The group is active in rural areas of Punjab touring around with its body of plays, generally staging in the street corners.

Movies

* '' Dhoondte Reh Jaoge!'' (1998) * '' Anhe Ghore Da Daan'' (2011) * ''Aatu Khoji'' (short film) (2010) * ''

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'' (2014) * TAKKHI (short film) (2018) *

(Punjabi Movie) (2019) * Kaali Khuhi (2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:John, Samuel Male actors in Punjabi cinema Living people Male actors from Punjab, India 1965 births Punjabi University alumni 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors