David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar (1909–December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with 1941 film Naya Sansar , and went on to act in over 110 films, including memorable films like, Gol Maal (1979), Baton Baton Mein (1979) and Boot Polish (1954) for which he was awarded the won the 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Abraham Cheulkar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Haathi Mere Saathi (1971)

Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. A. Thirumugam
CAST:  Rajesh Khanna  •  Tanuja Samarth  •  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Sujit Kumar

Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, housing tigers, lions, bears, and of course the four elephants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. A. Thirumugam
CAST:  Rajesh Khanna  •  Tanuja Samarth  •  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Sujit Kumar

Abhimaan (1973)

Subeer Kumar (Amitabh) is well on his way to becoming India's top pop singer. He has no intention of getting married, but when he goes to visit his Durga Mausi (Mausi=mother's sister), he falls in love with religious, simple Uma, by whose voice he's enchanted. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Govardhan Asrani  •  Bindu Desai

Subeer Kumar (Amitabh) is well on his way to becoming India's top pop singer. He has no intention of getting married, but when he goes to visit his Durga Mausi (Mausi=mother's sister), he falls in love with religious, simple Uma, by whose voice he's enchanted. He ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Govardhan Asrani  •  Bindu Desai

Boot Polish (1954)

Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Arora
CAST:  Kumari Naaz  •  Rattan Kumar  •  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Chand Burke

Two orphans are forced by their abusive aunt to beg in the streets of Bombay. They take up shining shoes but are separated from each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prakash Arora
CAST:  Kumari Naaz  •  Rattan Kumar  •  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Chand Burke

Himalay Ki Godmein (1965)

Sunil Mehra has successfully completed his medical studies and is now a qualified doctor, who can now practice medicine anywhere in India. He chooses to do so in a small and remote Himalayan village without any doctor or any medical facilities. His doctor fiancee, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Bhatt
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Manoj Kumar  •  Shashikala  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Sunil Mehra has successfully completed his medical studies and is now a qualified doctor, who can now practice medicine anywhere in India. He chooses to do so in a small and remote Himalayan village without any doctor or any medical facilities. His doctor fiancee, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Bhatt
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Manoj Kumar  •  Shashikala  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Mili (1975)

Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while playing, as he prefers quiet and solitude. His reclusion is shattered when his neighbor, Mili, comes into his life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Ashok Kumar  •  Usha Kiran

Shekhar Dayal (Amitabh Bachhan) has moved into a new neighborhood, and is unhappy with the new surroundings. He resents the noise children make while playing, as he prefers quiet and solitude. His reclusion is shattered when his neighbor, Mili, comes into his life. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Ashok Kumar  •  Usha Kiran

Gol Maal (1979)

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Bindiya Goswami  •  Deven Verma

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Amol Palekar  •  Utpal Dutt  •  Bindiya Goswami  •  Deven Verma

Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)

Rajeev falls in love with Roopa, a beautiful singer who hides the fact that half her face is disfigured. However, he soon discovers her secret after marriage and begins to ignore her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Kapoor
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi  •  A.K. Hangal

Rajeev falls in love with Roopa, a beautiful singer who hides the fact that half her face is disfigured. However, he soon discovers her secret after marriage and begins to ignore her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raj Kapoor
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Zeenat Aman  •  Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi  •  A.K. Hangal

Journey Beyond Three Seas (1957)

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasily Pronin  •  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Nargis  •  Oleg Strizhenov  •  Padmini  •  Prithviraj Kapoor

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasily Pronin  •  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Nargis  •  Oleg Strizhenov  •  Padmini  •  Prithviraj Kapoor

Saazish (1975)

Bond-like adventure has a glamorous beauty queen falling for a racecar driver while visiting Hong Kong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kalidas
CAST:  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Saira Banu  •  Dharmendra  •  Ramesh Bhatia

Bond-like adventure has a glamorous beauty queen falling for a racecar driver while visiting Hong Kong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kalidas
CAST:  David Abraham Cheulkar  •  Saira Banu  •  Dharmendra  •  Ramesh Bhatia

The Chess Players (1977)

It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Saeed Jaffrey

It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satyajit Ray
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Amitabh Bachchan  •  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Saeed Jaffrey

Pyar Mohabbat (1966)

After disappearing without a trace 18 years ago, Prince Naresh (Dev Anand) returns to his village as commoner Dilip Singh, only to discover that tragedy has befallen his family and that his adversary (Premnath) is close to ascending the throne. In a triple cross, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar Mukherjee
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Saira Banu  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Shashikala

After disappearing without a trace 18 years ago, Prince Naresh (Dev Anand) returns to his village as commoner Dilip Singh, only to discover that tragedy has befallen his family and that his adversary (Premnath) is close to ascending the throne. In a triple cross, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar Mukherjee
CAST:  Dev Anand  •  Saira Banu  •  Premnath Malhotra  •  Shashikala

Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976)

A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brij
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Raaj Kumar  •  Navin Nischol

A crime leads to the long separation of two brothers whose life end up very different  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brij
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Raaj Kumar  •  Navin Nischol

Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)

Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Bhimsingh
CAST:  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Sunder  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Bhimsingh
CAST:  Sanjeev Kumar  •  Jaya Bachchan  •  Sunder  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (1975)

Vishal is a poet and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his widowed and wheelchair-bound mom. He is in love with Aruna, who works with a publishing company. Due to his forthrightness, Vishal is unable to keep a job, and Aruna attempts in vain to get him to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Devendra Goel
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Dharmendra  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Leena Chandavarkar

Vishal is a poet and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his widowed and wheelchair-bound mom. He is in love with Aruna, who works with a publishing company. Due to his forthrightness, Vishal is unable to keep a job, and Aruna attempts in vain to get him to work at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Devendra Goel
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Dharmendra  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Leena Chandavarkar

Faslah (1974)

Gautam is a man who loves a woman but is crushed when he sees her with someone else. In his fit of rage, he accidentally kills a child. Will this turn of events change his life completely?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Raman Khanna  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Nadira  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Gautam is a man who loves a woman but is crushed when he sees her with someone else. In his fit of rage, he accidentally kills a child. Will this turn of events change his life completely?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Raman Khanna  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Nadira  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Anhonee (1952)

An impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look-alike courtesan sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Nargis  •  Raj Kapoor  •  Om Prakash  •  Agha

An impoverished advocate faces challenges after he falls in love with a wealthy woman who has a look-alike courtesan sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
CAST:  Nargis  •  Raj Kapoor  •  Om Prakash  •  Agha

Phir Kab Milogi (1974)

Sapna, the daughter of a wealthy businessman likes Rajesh, a simple man. Her father wants her to marry Randhir, a notorious womanizer and drunkard. Will Sapna ever accept Randhir?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Biswajeet Chatterjee  •  Deven Verma  •  Vijaya Choudhry

Sapna, the daughter of a wealthy businessman likes Rajesh, a simple man. Her father wants her to marry Randhir, a notorious womanizer and drunkard. Will Sapna ever accept Randhir?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hrishikesh Mukherjee
CAST:  Mala Sinha  •  Biswajeet Chatterjee  •  Deven Verma  •  Vijaya Choudhry

Double Cross (1973)

Ajay Arya, spurned in love by Sonia, takes to a life of crime and has an affair with a young woman under her tutelage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gogi Anand
CAST:  Vijay Anand  •  Asha Sachdev  •  Rekha  •  Ranjeeta Thakur

Ajay Arya, spurned in love by Sonia, takes to a life of crime and has an affair with a young woman under her tutelage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gogi Anand
CAST:  Vijay Anand  •  Asha Sachdev  •  Rekha  •  Ranjeeta Thakur

Suhana Safar (1970)

Sapna sets out on a journey to meet her dream man, a poet called Ujjwala, when she comes across Sunil.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Lalita Pawar  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Sapna sets out on a journey to meet her dream man, a poet called Ujjwala, when she comes across Sunil.  (more)

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CAST:  Shashi Kapoor  •  Sharmila Tagore  •  Lalita Pawar  •  David Abraham Cheulkar

Bhai-Bhai (1956)

A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. V. Raman
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Kishore Kumar  •  Nirupa Roy  •  Shyama

A rich businessman, Dayashankar Kumar (Shivraj), who is a widow, lives with his two young sons Ashok and Raj. When he catches the younger boy Raj stealing money, he punishes him and threatens to cut off his fingers. A frightened Raj runs away from home. Years pass ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. V. Raman
CAST:  Ashok Kumar  •  Kishore Kumar  •  Nirupa Roy  •  Shyama
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