An Evening in Paris
1967
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Strongly associated with avuncular roles, David is best known for his portrayal of "John Chacha" in the 1954 hit and Filmfare Award for Best Film winner and Palme d'Or nominee, Boot Polish, directed by Prakash Arora, for which he won the 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
David Abraham Cheulkar was an Indian character actor who is known for his comic roles in more than 100 Bollywood films. He was also the recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. David Abraham Cheulkar was born in an Indo-Israeli family from Ashdod.
David Abraham Cheulkar was an Indian Hindi film actor, In a career spanning four decades, played mostly character roles, starting with the 1941 film Naya Sansar.and was a member of Mumbai's Marathi-speaking Bene Israel community.
- June 21, 1909
- David Abraham Cheulkar
- Indian
- David Abraham
David Abraham Cheulkar (1909–December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor.
Jun 21, 2024 · Remembering David Abraham Cheulkar, one of the finest character actors of Hindi cinema, on his birth anniversary (21/06). In a career spanning four decades, David played mostly character roles,...
Apr 4, 2018 · The film also explores the history of Jewish men in Bollywood, such as the late star David Abraham Cheulkar, known to fans as Uncle David. Ben-Moshe found film footage of Uncle David and...
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Jan 2, 2017 · On January 2, 1982, the beloved Indian character actor David Cheulkar died, at the presumed age of 72. Often billed as simply “David” or “Uncle David,” Cheulkar appeared in more than 110 Bollywood films in a career that exceeded four decades, many of them indeed as a kindly, avuncular character.
