Cast

David Abraham

1909 – 1981

Active years (films on this site)

1957–1980

Genres

DramaRomanceComedyHistoryMusical

Schools and movements

Indian Parallel CinemaPopular Indian CinemaSoviet Poetic Cinema

Biography

David Abraham Cheulkar, popularly known as David, was an Indian Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with the 1941 film Naya Sansar, and went on to act in over 110 films, including memorable films such as Gol Maal (1979), Baton Baton Mein (1979) and Boot Polish (1954), for which he was awarded the 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Filmfare Awards
• Padma Shri in arts

Directors worked with

Hrishikesh Mukherjee5 filmsVVasily Pronin1 filmKhwaja Ahmad Abbas1 filmSatyajit Ray1 filmRaj Kapoor1 filmBasu Chatterjee1 film

10 films on this site

1. Pardesi 1957 · Vasily Pronin · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
2. Shehar Aur Sapna 1963 · Khwaja Ahmad Abbas · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
3. Satyakam 1969 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
4. Abhimaan 1973 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
5. Chupke Chupke 1975 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
6. The Chess Players 1977 · Satyajit Ray · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
7. Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime 1978 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
8. Baton Baton Mein 1979 · Basu Chatterjee · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
9. Gol Maal 1979 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 8.5 · Cast
10. Khubsoorat 1980 · Hrishikesh Mukherjee · IMDb 7.6 · Cast