Ghory and Dixit were a comedy duo comprising Nazir Ahmed Ghory and Manohar Janardhan Dixit. They were active in

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during the 1930s and 1940s. They were called the Indian

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. The duo starred in several films including ''Do Badmaash'', ''Sitamgarh'', ''Toofani Toli'' and ''Bhola Raja''. Most of their films were produced by

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. Unlike Laurel and Hardy they played only supporting roles in their films.

Ghory

Ghory was born on 11 August 1901 in

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. He started his film acting career with Bhagwati Prasad Mishra-directed ''Alladin and His Wonderful Lamp'' and ''Scented Devil'' in 1927. Before joining Ranjit Film Company, Ghory had worked with several other production companies. His last Indian film was the 1948 ''Duniyadaari''. After Dixit's death Ghory migrated to Pakistan. He continued acting there and died on 9 December 1977 aged 76. He was buried in

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where his daughter was an officer. His son lives in Canada and his daughters live in

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. His brother's family left Mumbai (India) but his nephew Ashraf Butt still lives in there.

Dixit

Dixit was born on 12 November 1906 in

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district of

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. He was the eldest child of a district magistrate. He made his debut with the 1930 film His last film was ''Mahatma'' which was released in 1953. He died on 29 June 1949 in Mumbai after suffering a severe heart attack aged 42. One of friends Baburao Patel described him as "a 220-pound-bundle of nerves, with a hypochondria-cal mind that constantly imagines various illnesses, not to speak of several imaginary grievances." Dixit entered the film industry as a cameraman's assistant at Navjivan studios. When someone suggested that he would look good as a nawab, he was cast in the 1930 film ''Sharkling Youth'' alongside Jairaj and Madhav Kale. After starring in 3 more films – ''Badmash'', ''Bijli'' and ''Vandevi'' (all released in 1930) he joined Ranjit Film Company. During the principal photography of ''Puggree'' in 1947 he suffered a heart attack.

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Dixit was obese while Ghory was a lean man and their pair served as a comic element in several of the early talkies. The duo first starred together in the 1932

Jayant Desai Jayant Desai (born Jayantilal Jhinabhai Desai, 28 February 1909 – 19 April 1976) was an Indian film director and producer. After graduating from the University of Bombay Desai joined Ranjit Studios in 1929 where he directed numerous films incl ...

-directed talkie ''Char Chakram''. They acted in several other films directed by Desai – ''Bhola Shikar'', ''Do Badmaash'', ''Bhool Bhulaiyan'' and ''Vishivamohini''. They continued to act in Ranjit Film's production's till 1947.

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