Sohrab Modi

Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 – 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include Khoon Ka Khoon (1935), a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sikandar, Pukar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor and Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957). His films always carried a message of strong commitment to social and national issues.

Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Modi in 1931
Born(1897-11-02)2 November 1897
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died28 January 1984(1984-01-28) (aged 86)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OrganizationMinerva Movietone
Notable workPukar, Sikandar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi Ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor, Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957 film)
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(m. 1946)​
AwardsDadasaheb Phalke Award (1980)
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