Dhumal

Personal Info

Birthday

March 29, 1914

Day of Death

1987-03-13

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

India

Also Known As

धूमल

Anant Balwant Dhumal

Dhumal

Biography

Dhumal (29 March 1914 – 13 February 1987) was an actor in Bollywood films known for playing character roles. He acted in many movies and was active from the mid 1940s till the late 1980s. He started his acting career from Marathi theatre, which paved way for Marathi cinema and later he moved to Hindi cinema, where he mostly played comedy roles and later in his career, character roles.[1][2][3] He worked in notable films such as Howrah Bridge (1958), Bombai Ka Babu (1960), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), Gumnaam (1965), Do Badan (1966), Love in Tokyo (1966) and Benaam (1974).

Known For

Gumnaam

Duniya

Pyasi Shaam

Woh Kaun Thi

Devar

Brahmachari

Mere Sanam

Benaam

Filmography

1984
Duniya
as Pascal
1983
Bade Dil Wala
as Banwarilal
1982
Chatak Chandni
as Shankar Anna
All Men Are Donkeys
as Sausare
1980
I Want This Husband Only
as Gopya's Father
Garam Khoon
as Sadashiv
1977
Saheb Bahadur
as Charandas
1974
Benaam
as Police Constable Havaldar
1970
Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
as Munshiram
1969
Pyasi Shaam
as D'Souza
Pyar Hi Pyar
as Jattadhari
Balak
as Dharamraj
1968
Brahmachari
as Kirtandas (Taxi Driver)
1967
Chandan Ka Palna
as Gopi
1966
Devar
as Ram Bharose / R.B. Bosay
Mera Saaya
as Bankeji
1965
Mere Sanam
as Bankhe
Bahu Beti
as Nemak Das
Gumnaam
as Mister Dharamdas
1964
Kashmir Ki Kali
as Bholaram
Woh Kaun Thi
as Madhav
1963
Hamrahi
as Hukumchand
Holiday in Bombay
as Hanuman Prasad
1961
Mem-didi
as Sethji
1960
Ek Phool Char Kaante
as Uncle - Religious
1959
Chhoti Bahen
as Sukhiya
Ujala
as Bhulo
Main Nashe Mein Hoon
as Munshi Totaram
1958
Khota Paisa
as Munim Satya Narayan
Howrah Bridge
as Uncle Joe
Karigar
as 'Chaat' Vendor
1957
Apradhi Kaun?
as Deaf & Dumb servant
1956
New Delhi
as Kumar Swami