Daya Kishan Sapru (16 March 1916 – 20 October 1979), was an Indian actor famed for a variety of character roles in Hindi cinema, particularly villains, judges and aristocrats in crime thrillers and dramas. His most notable performances were in Bollywood productions of between the late 1950s and early 1970s, including Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Heer Raanjha, Pakeezah, Kala Pani, Dooj Ka Chand, Tere Mere Sapne, Humjoli, Jewel Thief, and Deewar.
Born to Kashmiri Pandit parents in 1916, Sapru made his Bollywood debut in Chand (1944), starring Prem Adib, another Kashmiri Pandit actor. By the early 1970s, Sapru had risen to prominence as a villain in crime thrillers. Although he died in 1979, he continued to appear in several films that were released in the 1980s, including Krodhi (1981).
His son Tej Sapru and younger daughter Preeti Sapru are actors in Punjabi and Hindi films. His elder daughter Reema Rakesh Nath is a scriptwriter and director, and her son, actor Karan Nath, is Sapru's only grandson.
Selected filmography YearFilmRoleCredited as1981KudratJanak Singh's FatherSapru1981KrodhiZamindar (Raja's Dad)1980Jyoti Bane Jwala1978Chor Ke Ghar ChorThakurSapru1978Naya Daur (1978 film)Hotel ManagerSapru1978VishwanathJudgeSapru1978PhaansiChhaya's FatherSapru1978Ram Kasam1977Rangaa Aur Raja 1977MuktiMr. VermaSapru1977Guru Manio GranthChandu Seth1977Chhaila BabuRamesh VermaUncredited1977Alibaba MarjinaaBadshah1977Dharam VeerBadshahSapru1977Dream GirlSindhi Groom's DadSapru1977Gayatri Mahima1977Jai Ambe Maa1976CharasWatsonSapru1976AdalatJudge1975FaraarDefence LawyerSapru1975Pratigya (1975 film)Purohit1975Rafoo Chakkar#6 DuoSapru1975DeewaarMr. AgarwalSapru1975LafangeDhanraj1974MajboorNeelu's DadSapru1974BenaamMr. Sharma1974Haath Ki SafaiBaba SheikhSapru1974Resham Ki DoriAnupama's GrandfatherSapru1974Patthar Aur PayalRai Bahadur Shiv Narayan SinhaSapru19745 RiflesMaharajaSapru1974KasautiHariramSapru1974Do ChattaneDhaniram1974ImtihaanCollege Chairman1974ChowkidaarThakur Ranvir Singh1974Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam as Raja Duni Chand Punjabi Movie 1974Paise Ki GudiyaRaja Saheb (Madhavi's Patron)Sapru1974Prem ShastraJudge1974ShaitanPolice CommissionerSapru1973ZanjeerPatilSapru1972Bhai Ho To AisaThakur Vikram SinghSapru1972PakeezahHakim SaabSapru1971GamblerGanga RamSapru1971Shri Krishna LeelaRaja KansaSapru1970Prem PujariMilitary JudgeSapru1970Heer RanjhaSapru1969Sajan manoj Kumar father 1969SatyakamDiwan Bajridhar TalwarSapru1968HumsayaMr. SenSapru1967Hare Kanch Ki ChooriyanAmarchand MehraSapru1967Jewel ThiefSeth Vishambhar NathSapru1966Dil Diya Dard LiyaThakurSapru1965Johar-Mehmood in GoaHakim1965ShaheedSardar Kishan SinghSapru1964LeaderKing of ShahgarhSapru1963Mujhe Jeene DoZamindarSapru1962Sahib Bibi Aur GhulamChaudhary (Majhle Sarkar)Sapru1962Sangeet Samrat TansenRaja RamchandraSapru1960Hum HindustaniJudge1958KalapaniDiwan SardarilalSapru1955Waman AvtarMahabaliSapru1953Jhansi Ki RaniGeneral Sir Hugh RoseSapru1948Lal DupattaManagerSapru1947Romeo and Juliet1944Chand
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