Chand Burke
Chand 20rk | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | pakistanIndian |
| Other names | Chand Burque |
| Occupation | Actress |
Notable work | Boot Polish (2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Niranjan (div. 1954)Sundar Singh Bhavnani
(m. 1955) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Samuel Martin Burke (brother) Ranveer Singh (grandson) |
Chand 20rk, also known as Chand 20rk, is an Indian character actress in Hindi and Punjabi language films. She is the paternal grandmother of Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh.
Career[]
Chand Burke made her debut in Maheshwari Productions’ Kahan Gaye (1946). Chand appeared in a number of films made in Lahore, and was widely known as “the Dancing Lily of the Punjab.” The Partition of India led to her migration to Mumbai (then Bombay) thus adversely affecting her career.
She was given her first break in Bollywood by the veteran actor Raj Kapoor in the award-winning film titled, ‘Boot Polish (1954)’ where she played the pivotal role of Baby Naaz & Rattan Kumar's tormenting aunt.[1][2]
Personal life[]
Burke was born in a Christian family of twelve brothers and sisters in the Punjab Province of British India (in what is now Pakistan). Her brother, Samuel Martin Burke, was Indian Civil Service officer who later became a diplomat to the Scandinavian countries for Pakistan.[3] After divorcing her film writer-director husband Niranjan in 1954, she later married businessman Sundar Singh Bhavnani in 1955 with whom she had a daughter named Tonya and a son named Jagjit, who is the father of Bollywood film-star Ranveer Singh.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Character/Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Pardesan | |
| 1968 | Kahin Din Kahin Raat | Pran's scientist assistant |
| 1967 | Mera Bhai Mera Dushman | Rajan's wife (as Chand Burq) |
| 1965 | Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain | Kundan's mother (as Chand Burque) |
| 1964 | Apne Huye Paraye | Rampyari |
| 1960 | Ghar Ki Laaj | Moti's aunty |
| 1960 | Rangeela Raja | |
| 1960 | Shravan Kumar | Jamuna |
| 1959 | Pardesi Dhola | |
| 1958 | Adalat | |
| 1958 | Lajwanti | Actress (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Sohni Mahiwal | |
| 1957 | Dushman | Raam Singh's mother |
| 1956 | Basant Bahar | Leelabai (as Chand Burque) |
| 1955 | Raftar | |
| 1955 | Shahi Chor | |
| 1954 | 'Ferry' | |
| 1954 | Amar Kirtan | |
| 1954 | Gul Bahar | |
| 1954 | Boot Polish | Kamla Devi (as Chand Burque) |
| 1954 | Vanjara | |
| 1953 | Aag Ka Dariya | Actress (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Kaude Shah | |
| 1951 | Sabz Baag | |
| 1951 | Posti | |
| 1948 | Dukhiyari | |
| 1946 | Kahan Gaye |
References[]
- ^ "Did you know that Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was a popular Bollywood actress?". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Did you know Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was an actress". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Chand Burke". Cineplot.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links[]
- Chand Burke at IMDb
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- 20th-century Indian actresses