Chand Burke
Born2 February 1932
Died28 December 2008(2008-12-28) (aged 76)
NationalityIndian
Other namesChand Burque
OccupationActress
Known forActing in Bollywood
Notable workBoot Polish (1954)
Spouses
Niranjan
(div. 1954)
    Sundar Singh Bhavnani
    (m. 1955)
    Children2
    Relatives

    Chand Burke (2 February 1932 – 28 December 2008), also known as Chand Burque, was an Indian character actress in Hindi and Punjabi language films. She was the paternal grandmother of Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh.

    Career

    Chand Burke made her debut in Maheshwari Productions’ Kahan Gaye (1946). Chand appeared in a number of films made in Lahore, and was widely known as “the Dancing Lily of the Punjab.” The Partition of India led to her migration to Mumbai (then Bombay) thus adversely affecting her career.

    She was given her first break in Bollywood by the veteran actor Raj Kapoor in the film titled, Boot Polish (1954), where she played the pivotal role of Baby Naaz and Rattan Kumar's tormenting aunt.[1][2]

    Personal life

    Burke was born in a Christian family of twelve brothers and sisters in the Punjab Province of British India (in what is now Pakistan). Her brother, Samuel Martin Burke, was Indian Civil Service officer who later became a diplomat to the Scandinavian countries for Pakistan.[3] After divorcing her film writer-director husband Niranjan in 1954, she married businessman Sundar Singh Bhavnani in 1955 with whom she had a daughter named Tonya and a son named Jagjit, who is the father of Indian film actor Ranveer Singh.

    Filmography

    YearFilmRole Notes
    1969 Pardesan
    1968 Kahin Din Kahin Raat Pran's scientist assistant
    1967 Mera Bhai Mera Dushman Rajan's wife
    1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain Kundan's mother
    1964 Apne Huye Paraye Rampyari
    1960 Ghar Ki Laaj Moti's aunty
    1960 Rangeela Raja
    1960 Shravan Kumar Jamuna
    1959 Pardesi Dhola
    1958 Adalat
    1958 Lajwanti Actress Uncredited
    1958 Sohni Mahiwal
    1957 Dushman Raam Singh's mother
    1956 Basant Bahar Leelabai
    1955 Raftar
    1955 Shahi Chor
    1954 'Ferry'
    1954 Amar Kirtan
    1954 Gul Bahar
    1954 Boot Polish Kamla Devi
    1954 Vanjara
    1953 Aag Ka Dariya Actress Uncredited
    1953 Kaude Shah Punjabi Movie
    1951 Sabz Baag
    1951 Posti Punjabi Movie
    1948 Dukhiyari
    1946 Kahan Gaye

    References

    1. "Did you know that Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was a popular Bollywood actress?". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
    2. "Did you know Ranveer Singh's grandmother Chand Burke was an actress". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
    3. "Chand Burke". Cineplot.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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