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rana
PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 6:04 pm 
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Comedian Tun Tun passes away in Mumbai

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_ ... 010004.htm

Uma Devi, popularly known as Tun Tun, the rotund actress who brought a smile to many a lip with her inimitable flair for comedy, passed away on Monday due to prolonged illness, family sources said.

She was 80 and is survived by two sons.

Uma Devi, who began her career as singer in 1960's lent her voice for many films, including the hummable Afsana likh rahi hu.

She featured in more than 100 films as an actress as a comedian, sources said.

Condoling her death, the president of Cine Artiste Association, Chandrashekhar said "Her death is a major loss to film industry. He also recalled she had acted in his films, Street Singer, way back in 1965.

Rana

BTW, anyone remembers who Chandrashekhar was. Faintly, I recall his name as hero in Hindi films. Which major films, did Chandershekhar act in??
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Chandrashekar was a character actor at best...he did play lead roles in movies in the sixties....notably a movie where he employed the 'CHA CHA CHA'...i remember all this from a TV interview of his by Tabassum on DD long ago.....i believe he has played father roles in the nineties...i think he was part of the office staff entourage in SHARAABI alongwith Mukri, but am not sure....
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You mention Cha Cha Cha, and I remember having seen this film. It was released in the dying days of B&W films and it wasd heavily publisized and was supposed to be a come back film for its hero (must have been Chandrashekhar). I guess, in the 50s, Chandrashekhar came as Stunt Film hero in lots of films??

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Indeed he was the hero of CHA CHA CHA, which was released in 1965. In fact he even directed it. It had a reasonably popular song....'Chameli Ke Mand mein chalen....'

Dont know about stunt films though....he did play negative roles in a few films.....
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Was Uma Devi the one in Kohinoor whose hair Dilip Kumar cut?
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DragunR2 wrote:
Was Uma Devi the one in Kohinoor whose hair Dilip Kumar cut?

Yes, that's the one.

Rana

BTW, in checking DEI Kohinoor DVD, noticed that it was a Silver disc. It freezes at ch 15 (@ layer change). So far plays OK except for 5 min of ch 15. What happens in future, keep guessing and cursing. Can't even transfer it on PC hard drive or on DVD-R. It has to be readable before I can transfer it.
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