Shyam
Actor · 1920 – 1951 · Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Shyam, born Sunder Shyam Chadha on February 20, 1920, in Sialkot, Punjab, British India, was an Indian actor known for his striking good looks and charisma. After graduating from Gordon College in Rawalpindi, he began his career in 1942 with the Punjabi film Gowandhi and moved to Bombay in 1944 to act in Hindi cinema. He quickly rose to prominence in the late 1940s, acting alongside top actresses like Nargis, Suraiya, and Nigar Sultana, with one of his most famous films being Bazaar (1949). Tragically, his career was cut short on April 25, 1951, when he died at the age of 31 after sustaining a fatal head injury from a fall off a horse while filming his last movie, Shabistan.
Movies5
Movie10.0The intense events of a single, fateful four-day period forever change the destiny of two lovers, proving that a lifetime of happiness or sorrow can be decided in just a few, fleeting moments.
Char Din
1949 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaFamilyTwo lovers are separated by the girl's conniving uncle, who marries her off to another man. Heartbroken, the man wanders around aimlessly until a common friend decides to reunite the two lovers.
Dillagi
1949 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyRomanceTwo movie actors are confronted by startling and hilarious obstacles.
Patanga
1949 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DramaHistoryShekhar falls in love with Lilly D'Souza, a performer, only to discover she is a British spy. He hands over Lilly and her sister, Dolly, to the INA, which sentences both to death.
Movie7.0DramaFamilyAn impecunious poet, Parwana, runs away from home in company with his pal Jagu to join a theatrical company. On the way they come across a gypsy camp and Jagu succeeds in picking up Koel, a