Ghory and Dixit
Ghory and Dixit were a comedy duo comprising Nazir Ahmed Ghory and Manohar Janardhan Dixit. They were active in Indian cinema during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] They were called the Indian Laurel and Hardy.[2][3] The duo had starred in several films including Do Badmaash, Sitamgarh, Toofani Toli and Bhola Raja. Most of their films were produced by Ranjit Studios.[4] Unlike Laurel and Hardy they played only supporting roles in their films.[5]
Ghory
Ghory was born on 11 August 1901 in Bombay.[6] He started his film acting career with Bhagwati Prasad Mishra-directed Alladin and His Wonderful Lamp and Scented Devil in 1927.[7] Before joining Ranjit Film Company, Ghory had worked with several other production companies.[6] 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.[8]
Dixit
Dixit was born on 12 November 1906 in Sinnar, Nasik district of Maharashtra. He was the eldest child of a district magistrate.[9] He made his debut with the 1930 film [7] His last film was Mahatma which was released in 1953. He died on 29 June 1949 in Mumbai after suffering a severe heart attack.[8] 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."[9] 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.[6] During the principal photography of Puggree in 1947 he suffered a heart attack.[8]
Works
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-directed talkie Char Chakram.[6] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Ghory and Dixit : Cineplot.
- ↑ Bollywood comedy comes of age, 21 September 2013.
- 1 2 Narwekar 2005, p. 1906.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema 2003, p. 365.
- ↑ Lot-pot: Humour In Hindi Cinema.
- 1 2 3 4 Narwekar 2005, p. 1904.
- 1 2 Narwekar 2005, p. 1898.
- 1 2 3 Narwekar 2005, p. 1907.
- 1 2 Narwekar 2005, p. 1903.
Works cited
- Gulazāra; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
- Narwekar, Sanjit (2005). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa & Company. ISBN 978-81-291-0859-3.
- Pednekar, Aparna (21 September 2013). "Bollywood comedy comes of age". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Lot-pot: Humour In Hindi Cinema". Dearcinema. 10 November 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- "Ghory and Dixit". Cineplot. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.