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Eddie Billimoria (1900 – 18 February 1981) was an Indian actor and music director.[1]
Eddie Billimoria | |
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| Born | 1900 |
| Died | February 18, 1981 (aged 80–81) |
| Nationality | British Indian (until 1947) Indian (1947–1981) |
| Other names | E. Billimoria |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and Music director |
| Years active | 1929–1953 |
| Relatives | Dinshaw Billimoria (brother) |
Personal life
editEddie Billimoria was born in 1900 at Kirkee, a cantonment area near Poona. His father worked at an ordinance factory. During his initial days, he worked as a projectionist in a cinema hall and installed projection equipments in around a thousand cinema halls all over the country. Meanwhile, his younger brother Dinshaw had already become a star at Imperial Studios owned by Ardeshir Irani. Soon enough, Eddie started playing bit-parts in a few silent films.
Career
editEddie's first film had his brother playing the lead role. Playing a side character, Billimoria started off his journey in Hindi cinema with Punjab Mail. The coming of talkies proved to be a turning point in his career and propelled it forward. Films from Imperial had him being paired with Sulochana, Sultana and Ermeline. Chandulal Shah's Ranjit Studios saw him pairing with Miss Gohar, Bibbo and Madhuri. Some of his films at Ranjit are Baghdad Ka Badmash, Rough of Rajasthan and Toofani Taruni. Professor Vaman, a scientific mystery drama had Billimoria in a supporting role.[2] He later joined Paramount Studios of Kikubhai Desai which failed. Ultimately he was restricted to character roles which too were far–fetched.
Death
editYears later, Dev Anand invited him to join his National Party of India, which made Billimoria overwhelmed by this kind gesture. During his final years, Billimoria used to live with his wife Coomi Billimoria at Kemp's Corner area of South Bombay. He was restricted to his bed for more than five years till his death in 1981, aged 81.
Selected filmography
editVarious sources indicate that Billimoria appeared in more than three hundred films, some of which are listed below
- Punjab Mail
- Geeta Rahasya
- Raj Ramni
- Lal Vavto
- Gulshan-e-Arab
- Do Dhaari Talwar
- Mewad No Mawali
- Ram Rahim
- Inteqam
- Albelo Sawar
- Vilasi Atma
- Vijay Laxmi
- Jawahire Hind
- Hoor-E-Roshan
- Govalan
- Banke Sawariya
- Alabelu Mumbai
- Sipahsalar
- Radha Rani
- Nakhreli Nar
- Lal Sawar
- Baghdad Ka Badmash
- Vishwa Mohini
- Miss 1933
- Bhola Shikar
- Veer Babruwahan
- Tufani Taruni
- Tara Sundari
- Sitamgarh
- Gunsundari
- Noor E Watan
- Keemti Aansoo
- Desh Dasi
- Barrister's Wife
- Sipahini Sajni
- Sipahi Ki Sajni
- Raj Ramani
- Prabhu Ka Pyara
- Wah Ri Dunia
- Pardesi Panchi
- Professor Vaman
- Prithvi Putra
- Ban Ki Chidiya
- Prem Ki Jyot
- Sneh Bandhan
- Shamsherbaaz
- Nirali Dunia
- Chingari
- Pardesi
- Mere Raja
- Bambai Ki Sair
- Zevar
- Swapna
- Akela
- Kiski Biwi
- Mahasati Anusuya
- Khooni Laash
- Duniya Diwani
- Bhaktaraj
- Umang
- Qatil
- Yateem
- Main Kya Karoon
- Khiladi
- Sassi Punnu
- Nehle Pe Dehla
- Chamakti Bijli
- Manmani
- Gudia
- Bahadur Jeevan
- Aap Beeti
- Dhoon
References
edit- ^ "Eddie Billimoria: A Journey From The Projection Room To The Silver Screen". Cinemaazi. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Vaman". FilmIndia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.