Karan Dewan (born Dewan Karan Chopra; 6 November 1917 – 2 August 1979) was an

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actor in

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films. He worked in over seventy films from 1939 to 1979. He started as a journalist while still in college, editing a film-based magazine in

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. His brother was the film producer and director Jaimani Dewan. His decisive film was ''

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'' (1944), which was produced by his brother Jaimini Diwan, and this movie turned out to be the biggest hit of 1944. He also sang songs in this movie under music director Naushad, and his song "Jab Tum Hi Chale Pardes" became popular. He sang in films such as ''Piya Ghar Aaja'' (1947), ''Mitti Ke Khiloune'' (1948) and ''Lahore'' (1949). His other important films were '' Zeenat'' (1945), ''Lahore'' (1949), ''

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'', ''

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'' (both 1950), '' Bahar'' (1951) and ''

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'' (1953). Known as a "jubilee star", about twenty of his films are stated to have been jubilee (twenty-five weeks or more) hits. Dewan married co-actress Manju in 1944 following the release of ''Rattan'', in which she had a character role. By 1966, he was working as a casting agent for the film unit of

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(1966). He continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s playing supporting parts in films such as ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (1965), ''Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969) and '' Nadaan'' (1971), with the last film in which he was credited being Sohanlal Kanwar's ''Atmaram'' (1979).

Early life

Dewan Karan Chopra, youngest of three brothers was born on 6 November 1917, at

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(now in Pakistan),

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. He studied in

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, where he became interested in journalism and started editing a film magazine in

, ''Jagat Lakshmi''. One of the local distributors he met was

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, who was then the Manager of Chandanmal Inder Kumar's distribution office at Lahore. Through his connection with Barjatya he landed in

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, and in 1939, made his acting debut as Puran in the

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feature film ''Puran Bhagat'' (1939).

Career

1940s

Dewan started his film career with the role of Puran in ''Puran Bhagat'' in Punjabi in 1939 in Calcutta. It was produced by Raisaheb Sukhlal Karnani and directed by Roop K. Shorey's father R. L. Shorey. His second film ''Mera Maahi'' (1941) was also a Punjabi film, directed by Shankar Mehta at Lahore and starring Ragini and Manorama. This was the movie in which he sang songs for the first time in the movies under the baton of legendary music director Shyam Sunder. Later, in ''Rattan'', he sang for the first time in Hindi movies for Naushad. B. R. Chopra, then working as a film journalist in Lahore, helped Karan Dewan to get in touch with

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, who invited Dewan to come to Bombay. When this did not help Dewan get films, he taught "Urdu pronunciation to actors and actresses". In 1944, Karan Dewan acted in ''

'', a musical romantic drama, directed by M. Sadiq, which became one of the most popular films of that year. "A tremendous hit", it paired Dewan with Swaranlata. The music director was

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, who gave a break to all the singers in the film;

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Tun Tun Uma Devi Khatri
Press Release, The song "Saawan Ke Baadalon" (O Monsoon Clouds), sung by Dewan and Zohrabai Ambalewali, and picturised on Dewan and Swarnalata, became famous as the pair's "signature" song. ''Gaali'' (1944) was a social film, written and directed by Rama Chowdhary, for producer Nanubhai Desai, under his N. R. Desai Productions banner. It co-starred Dewan with Manjula and

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. The film was stated to have been a commercial success at the box office. In 1945, ''Bhai Jan'' was a successful

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family melodrama, which starred Dewan with

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, Shah Nawaz,

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and Anees Khatoon. The music was composed by Shyam Sunder. The film was a debut from a small production company called United Films, and was praised for quality and content. Another Muslim social, which was a big success the same year, especially for its leading lady Noor Jehan, was '' Zeenat''. Directed by

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, it had music by Mir Saheb with several popular songs sung by Noor Jehan. In 1947,

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and Dewan starred in ''Mehndi'', directed by S. Faizal. 1948 had Dewan acting in films such as ''Phir Bhi Apna Hai'', ''Chand Chakori'' with Swaranlata, and '' Piya Ghar Aaja'' with

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. ''Piya Ghar Aaja'' was a social film directed by Prahlad Dutt for

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. It co-starred Dewan with Meena Kumari, Aga Jan and

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, with music composed by

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. The film was stated to be a "clean picture from Ranjit" free from "cheapness and vulgarity". Meena Kumari, who was then working in her second film as a lead, was praised for her acting. ''

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'' (Garden, 1948), the first post- Partition

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film in India, directed by Roop Shorey, and starring Karan Dewan, Meena Shorey and

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, became a major hit. The "melodious" music by composer

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became "instantly popular". ''Duniya'' (1949), directed by S. F. Hasnain, under the Fazli Brothers banner, had music by C. Ramchandra and starred

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with Karan Dewan,

, and Shakila. ''

'' (1949), a film based on the effect partition had on people, had Dewan co-star with Nargis. It was produced by his brother Jaimani Dewan.

1950s

In 1950, Dewan acted in six films, three of which were with M. Sadiq. ''

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'' (Rare Jewel), directed by M. Sadiq, was produced by Jaimini Dewan. It co-starred Meena Shorey (as Meena) and Nirmala. The film had music composed by Vinod, who used

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for his first Hindi film venture. However, since '' Arzoo'' (1950), a film in which music was composed by Anil Biswas was released earlier, the first Talat song became "Ae Dil Mujhe Aisi" from ''Arzoo''. ''

'', a silver jubilee hit, directed by Sadiq, had

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and Rehman in a social family drama with music by Ghulam Mohammed. ''Sabak'' directed by Sadiq for his own Sadiq Productions, starred Dewan with

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and Shyama; the music was by

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. ''

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. This was the first of two films Dewan worked in for Shantaram. The cast included

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, Karan Dewan and Jayshree, with music by

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. In 1951, Karan was cast in the box office success '' Bahar'', which had

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acting in her debut Hindi film. It was directed by M. V. Raman for

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. The music was composed by

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in association with

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. The film's success in Vyjayantimala's words made her a "national star overnight". In 1953, Dewan acted in his second film with Shantaram; ''

''. A social family comedy-drama on national integration, it starred Dewan with Dewan Sharar, Sandhya and

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. The music was composed by Shivram Krishna. was a 1953 film directed by Roop K. Shorey for Shorey Films. It starred

with Meena Shorey, Johnny Walker and Dewan. 1955 was a busy year with eight films. The directors he worked with that year ranged from

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; ''Duniya Gol Hai'',

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; ''Bahu'', Roop K. Shorey; ''Jalwa'', Dhirubhai Desai; ''Oonchi Haveli''. M. Sadiq's rare comedy venture; ''

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'' (Rest House) was a social comedy about three men from different places, who meet up in Bombay. Dewan, Om Prakash and Johnny Walker played the three characters. Produced by Sadiq Productions, it had music by

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. In 1956, Dewan acted in another production from M. Sadiq; ''Chhoo Mantar'' (Hocus Pocus), starring opposite Shyama,

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and Johnny Walker. The music was composed by

. ''Chandan'' in 1958, a family melodrama, was directed by M. V. Raman for Dossi films. The cast included

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and Johnny Walker, with popular songs such as "Aankh Milane Ke Liye", sung by

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1960s–1970s

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, Shyama and

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in main roles. The music director was

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. Some of his important films during this period included ''

'' (1965), '' Aamne Samne'' (1967), ''Jeene Ki Raah'' (1969), ''

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'' (1970), '' Nadaan'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1973), '' Kala Sona'' (1975), ''Bhanwar'' (1976) and ''Atmaram'' (1979).

Personal life

Dewan married actress-singer Manju, who had earlier worked in '' Aadmi'' and its (original) Marathi version ''

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'' in 1939, in a character role. She worked for six years in films, notably a small but beautiful movie made by Motilal named Chhoti Chhoti Baatein. After acting in Dewan's most famous film ''Rattan'', the two got married and she stopped working. Dewan and Manju have five daughters and two sons. Dewan died on 2 August 1979, in

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Filmography

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dewan, Karan Indian male film actors 1917 births 1979 deaths Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Actors from Punjab, India