David Abraham Cheulkar
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 12, 1909
Place of Birth: Thane, Bombay Presidency, British India
Known For
Durdesh
Raju lives with his mother and resents his father for having an affair
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. Ram frequently throws lavish parties to overcome this loneliness. This changes when Rajesh returns home, and he is able to convince Diwan also to return so that the three could live together. Shortly thereafter differences crop up between Rajesh and Diwan - initially on love and marriage; then on Caste issues; then the marriage of Rajesh, which is arranged with Diwan's friend, Thakur Janak Singh's daughter, Rukmani, while Rajesh wants to marry Monica. Things come to such a pass that Ram decides to leave, takes to women and alcohol in a big way, and becomes the subject of a big scandal.
Ek Phool Do Mali
Tale of one child with two fathers, one who gave birth to him and another who raised him.
Gol Maal
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Mili
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. At first he hates the intrusion, but then grows fond, and ultimately falls in love with her. When the time comes for him to propose to this sunny, cheerful, and positive young lady, he learns that she has only a few more months to live..
Chori Chori
Kammo lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widowed multi-millionaire dad, Girhdarilal, who would like her to get married to someone who is not after their wealth. To his dismay, she chooses to marry a Pilot named Sumankumar, who is known to womanize, and for his greed, so when he disapproves, she runs away. He advertises for her safe return and offers to pay Rs.1.25 Lakhs to the finder. Four days later, Kammo returns and she is not the same anymore, she is more humble, sober, and respectful. Fully appreciative of this, Girdharilal agrees to get her married to Sumankumar. Just before the marriage, a man named Sagar approaches them - and it is this visit that will change their lives forever.
Abhimaan
A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and popularity surpasses his own.
Chupke Chupke
Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
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.
Aan Milo Sajna
A wealthy widow refuses to leave anything to her selfish son. In order to win her affection, he introduces her to his fiancee, Deepali, who is a girl he hires to play the part.
Filmography
as Ramdayal
as Doctor Kedar Mama
as Uncle Tom
as Bade Babu
as Soli
as Munshi
as Pascal
as Dr. Abraham
as Doctor
as John (as David)
as Haripad Chaturvedi
as Captain Thompson
as Singh's Diwanji
as Drunk
as Brijeshwar Rai
as John F. Perriera
as Uncle David
as Munshi
as Bus Passenger
as Khan (The Judge)
as Mr. Roy
as Roopa's Father
as Roopa's Dad
as Diwanji (as David)
as Head Doctor
as Angel
as Guruji
as Chacha Ramu
as Barrister Rameshchand
as Maharaja Vikram Singh (as David)
as Doctor Abraham
as Moses
as Dilip's Friend
as Dayal Singh (as David)
as Doctor
as Art College Principal
as Sharmaji
as Pandurang, the wrestler
as Asha's father (as David)
as Gangaprasad Trivedi
as Rai Saheb Kedarnath (as David)
as Uncle - Cinema Fanatic
as Ferreira
as Zamindar Haridas
as Asad Khan
as Mahadev Chaudhary
as Banwarilal
as Baba
as Munjal Mehta
as John
as Bhikudada
as Kalu
as Munshiji
as Prime minister
as Pandit Shiv Shanker
as Biddler
as Rasiya
as Fence/ Pawn-shop owner