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David Abraham est un Acteur Indien né le 1 janvier 1909

David Abraham

David Abraham
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Nom de naissance David Abraham Cheulkar
Nationalité Inde
Naissance 1 janvier 1909
Mort 28 décembre 1981 (à 72 ans) à Toronto (Canada)
Récompenses Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards

David Abraham Cheulkar (1909 – December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian Hindi film actor and a member of Mumbai's Marathi speaking Bene Israel community. 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 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

Le plus souvent avec

Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar
(19 films)
Achala Sachdev
Achala Sachdev
(15 films)
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor
(10 films)
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Filmographie de David Abraham (106 films)

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Durdesh
Durdesh (1983)
, 2h20
Genres Action
Acteurs Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Raj Babbar, Parveen Babi, Nadeem Baig, Bobita
Note60% 3.006363.006363.006363.006363.00636
Arun Khanna (Shashi Kapoor) is an NRI from Toronto, Canada who marries a traditional Indian woman Shobha (Sharmila Tagore). They have a son named Raju (Raj Babbar) and a daughter named Pinky (Bobita). Shobha finds it difficult to fit into the Western lifestyle in Canada and eventually separates from Arun after suspecting him of an affair with his secretary. Shobha decides to take her son Raju back with her to India while Arun stays in Canada with his daughter Pinky. 20 years pass by and the family is reunited when Pinky is kidnapped by some gangsters led by psycopathic killer Tony (Nadeem Baig). Tony develops an obsession with Pinky and falls in love with her. Pinky initially resists him but eventually she too falls in love with him. Raju is brought to Canada by his mother Shobha, unaware of Arun being his father. He is told by Shobha that Arun is an old family friend who needs help finding his daughter. Raju enlists the help of Renu (Parveen Babi) to help find the gang who kidnapped Pinky. Raju soon discovers Arun is actually his father and Pinky is his sister. Raju is contacted by the kidnappers and hands over the ransom money to Tony. Tony's boss (David Abraham) realising that Tony is getting too close to Pinky decides to have Pinky killed. Tony intervenes and kills his boss and runs away with Pinky. Tony and Pinky hide out at a cottage and his boss's henchman find them and surround them, armed with guns. Raju and his family also arrive and fight off the henchmen. Pinky sees her father and runs out, while a shootout is ensuing between Tony and the henchmen. Tony runs out to save Pinky from the gunfire and is shot several times by the henchmen. Raju and Renu kill the goons and Pinky admits she loves Tony before he dies. In the end, Pinky reunites with her father, mother and brother.
Khubsoorat
Khubsoorat (1980)

Réalisé par Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drame, Comédie, Romance
Acteurs Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Shashikala, Dina Pathak, David Abraham
Rôle Ramdayal
Note75% 3.7912353.7912353.7912353.7912353.791235
Middle aged Nirmala Gupta (Dina Pathak), wife of Dwarka Prasad Gupta (Ashok Kumar) and mother of four, was a disciplinarian and runs her household on rules. Everyone, including her husband follow her rules though they don't always approve her ways. She even selects wives for her sons herself and now selects Anju for her second son.
Gol Maal
Gol Maal (1979)

Réalisé par Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Bindiya Goswami, David Abraham, Amitabh Bachchan, Deven Varma
Rôle Doctor Kedar Mama
Note84% 4.2470954.2470954.2470954.2470954.247095
Afin d'obtenir un poste bien payé, un jeune homme passionné de sport et de musique ment à son employeur, un patron aux valeurs plutôt conservatrices. Suite à une erreur, il se retrouve dans une situation délicate et doit trouver de nouveaux mensonges pour continuer à duper son patron, de plus en plus suspicieux...
Baton Baton Mein
Réalisé par Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie romantique, Romance
Acteurs Amol Palekar, Tina Ambani, Pearl Padamsee, David Abraham, Asrani, Arvind Deshpande
Rôle Uncle Tom
Note74% 3.739823.739823.739823.739823.73982
Rosie Perreira (Pearl Padamsee) is an overly anxious widow, living with her violin-obsessed son, Shabi (Ranjit Chowdhry) and a lovely daughter, Nancy (Tina Munim) who she would like to get married to a wealthy young man. Her brother and neighbour, Tom (David) introduces a young eligible Tony Braganza (Amol Palekar) to Nancy in the 9:10 AM Western Railway local train from Bandra to Churchgate. Tom also asks Nancy to introduce Tony to Rosie, which she does. Rosie is initially apprehensive about him as he only drawing a mere Rs.300/ compared to Nancy's Rs.700/-, but soon changes her mind when she finds out that after his probationary period he will draw a monthly pay of Rs.1000/-. Nancy and Tony are permitted to meet and both eventually fall in love. While Nancy has a past where she was betrayed by a boy whom she loved,she still likes Tony. Tony is hesitant, and this is what costs him Nancy's love, as Rosie feels that he will not come through with the marriage. And soon Rosie starts looking elsewhere for a son-in-law. Nancy does not like this but she at first accepts whatever her mom wants.Nancy and Tony have a fight and stop meeting each other in the train as well. When Tom comes to know about this he speaks to Tony's dad. Tony's dad tells tony that if he is still reluctant to make any commitments, he should tell Nancy about the same. So Nancy and Tony meet each other and Nancy tells him that she will never meet him again. It is then that Tony feels that he actually loves Nancy and cannot live without her. Then Nancy also confesses her love for him and they get married happily.
Hamare Tumhare
Réalisé par Umesh Mehra
Acteurs Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Amrish Puri, Anil Kapoor, Lucky Ali, Rakesh Bedi
Note66% 3.3026953.3026953.3026953.3026953.302695
Widower Jairaj Verma lives with his four sons in a small apartment. Three of his sons are in their teens, while his youngest son is around 12 years. On the other hand there is Maya Sinha, a widow, who also lives in a small apartment with three children, two sons and a daughter, Komal, who is about to get married. Then rumors spread abound that Maya and Jairaj are having an affair, and this adversely affects Komal's marriage, leaving her angry and confused. Jairaj and Maya's attempts to pacify their respective children that they are husband and wife, is of no avail, as they are convinced that Maya and Jairaj are having an illicit affair. The only solution to end this dilemma is for Jairaj and Maya to get married, and live together as a family, but will their children and the community accept them as husband and wife?
Khatta Meetha
Réalisé par Basu Chatterjee
Genres Drame, Comédie
Acteurs Ashok Kumar, Pearl Padamsee, Rakesh Roshan, David Abraham, Bindiya Goswami, Raju Shreshtha
Rôle Soli
Note74% 3.738963.738963.738963.738963.73896
Homi Mistry (Ashok Kumar) is a Parsi widower who is about to retire. He lives in a small home with his four sons. Realizing that he may need emotional support and someone to take care of the house and his sons, he decides to remarry. His friend Soli (David Abraham Cheulkar) introduces him to a Parsi widow Nargis Sethna (Pearl Padamsee), who has one daughter and two sons. Hell breaks loose as both the families are informed of the alliance.
Satyam Shivam Sundaram, 2h52
Réalisé par Raj Kapoor
Genres Drame, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Sexualité, Erotique, Musique, Bollywood
Acteurs Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Padmini Kolhapure, A. K. Hangal, David Abraham, Hari Shivdasani
Rôle Bade Babu
Note68% 3.444853.444853.444853.444853.44485
Roopa (Zeenat Aman) est une jeune femme à la beauté unique cependant rejetée par tous les gens de son village, ces derniers la croyant maudite (et pouvant porter malheur) après que sa mère est morte en la mettant au monde. Elle vit avec sa seule famille qui est son père, le curé du village, et son oncle très proche d'elle contrairement à son père, qui n'a jamais voulu fêter l'anniversaire de sa fille depuis la mort de sa femme.
Aadmi Sadak Ka
Réalisé par Devendra Goel
Acteurs Shatrughan Sinha, Deven Varma, Sujit Dhungana, Agha, Asit Sen, David Abraham
Note59% 2.9655652.9655652.9655652.9655652.965565
The Nath family consists of Retired Commissioner Upendra, his wife, Savitri; elder son, Madan, who is married to Maya, and they have a son, Ashoo; a second son - Surendra, who is married to Kamla, and they have a daughter, Pinky; a third unmarried college-going son, Chander; and a school-going daughter, Namrata. They are a happy family, and everyone rejoices when Chander completes his M.A.. There is more to rejoice when Chander introduces them to the woman he loves, Vandana, the only daughter of wealthy Mr. Tandon. The marriage is arranged with a ceremony, attended by the family friend, Abdul, who home-delivers groceries.
Chala Murari Hero Banne
Réalisé par Asrani
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Asrani, Bindiya Goswami, Ashok Kumar, Prem Nath, Bindu, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jaffery
Note69% 3.4891853.4891853.4891853.4891853.489185
Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad (A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs away from home and catches a train to Mumbai. On his journey, he meets a teacher who says he knows Raj Kapoor. Murari comes to Mumbai, lives in a chawl, struggles a bit and becomes a successful and rich actor. Then comes a twist in his life; he gets accused in scandals, and his love interest, (Bindiya Goswami), leaves him. Eventually, he proves himself innocent and they reunite and marry.
Les Joueurs d'échecs, 2h9
Réalisé par Satyajit Ray
Origine Inde
Genres Drame
Thèmes Jeu, Sport, Jeu d'échecs
Acteurs Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal, Richard Attenborough, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan
Rôle Munshi
Note74% 3.7450453.7450453.7450453.7450453.745045
Le film montre en parallèle le drame historique du royaume indien d'Oudh (dont la capitale est Lucknow) et de son roi musulman Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, capturé par les Anglais, et l'histoire de deux notables obsédés par les échecs. Nawab, artiste et poète, monarque dépossédé, ne peut plus que se lamenter sur un mode poétique, une fois que les Anglais lui ont fait signer un traité de protection. Le général James Outram, qui intrigue pour faire tomber le roi, est conseillé par le capitaine Weston, tellement anglais dans ses manières mais tombé amoureux de la poésie ourdou.
Kotwal Saab
Réalisé par Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drame, Action, Policier
Acteurs Shatrughan Sinha, Aparna Sen, Sudhir, Raza Murad, David Abraham, Utpal Dutt
Note60% 3.0075153.0075153.0075153.0075153.007515
Bharat Prasad Sinha (Shatrughan Sinha) is the new Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in town. He has been assigned the task by Police Commissioner Ramesh Kulkarni (Om Shivpuri). The Commissioner informs him that Dharam Kohli (Utpal Dutt), who is standing as an MLA in the upcoming elections, is also involved with smuggling activities. On taking charge Bharat has to suspend Inspector Thakur for corruption charges and being in league with Kohli. Bharat is then informed by sources about Mahesh (Sudhir), one of the Kohli's (also referred to as Don) henchman. He goes to arrest Mahesh at his house where Mahesh stays with his mother and sister. There Bharat has a confrontation with Prabha (Aparna Sen), who is a family friend. Aparna stays as a lodger with a kind-hearted old gentleman, George Fernandes (David). Mahesh goes to Prabha's room at night and tries to get her to take a letter to his mother which will be collected by Kohli's men. Prabha refuses saying she won't be party to any of Mahesh's wrongdoings. The conversation is overheard by Bharat and his team, who arrest Mahesh as soon as he leaves the premises.
Yehi Hai Zindagi
Réalisé par K. S. Sethumadhavan
Acteurs Sanjeev Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lucky Ali, David Abraham, Romesh Sharma, Ramesh Deo
Note70% 3.515393.515393.515393.515393.51539
Anand Narayan comes from a poor family, which consists of his wife, Gayetri, daughter, Kamla, and two sons Madhu and Govind. Through hard work, Anand starts on his way to success. He meets with Nekiram, who becomes his business partner, and also his samdhi (in-law) as his daughter is in love with Madhu. Both get married in a simple ceremony. After this marriage, both Nekiram, and Anand and his family work hard at preparing food in a small sweet shop. Lord Krishna then appears to Anand who asks the Lord for material success, After this meeting Anands Dhaba grows into a restaurant, then a larger fancier restaurant, finally a five star hotel. Now Anand and his family are all wealthy and live in a palatial home. Bhagwan Shri Krishna regularly visits him and asks about him and his family. Anand proudly takes all the credit, and asks Krishna to accompany him to see his success and his hotel. Bhagwan Krishna declines, but agrees do so later. Things don't go quite as well for Anand, when he finds out that lakiram has been cheating him. lakiram leaves the house, but Madhu accompanies him. Then Anand finds that Govind has been squandering money and time on women and alcohol; and to top his disappointment Kamla gets pregnant. When Bhagwan Krishna comes to visit Anand again, he admits that he is a failure, his health is poor, and his family are all strangers to him. Lord Krishna advises Anand that this is his life and he must learn from the Mahabharata, and that every life is a struggle, which is confused by relations and near and dear ones, and also by one's ego. Once the ego is removed, then only one can see clearly.