Raj Mehra

Raj Mehra (born 20 May 1913 – 10 April 1993)^[1] was an Indian character artist and film actor in Hindi language films,^[2][3] especially known for his role as a father of leading actors. During his career, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. Some of his popular roles are those of the father of Raj Kapoor in Sharada and Police Superintendent in Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai.

Raj Mehra
Born	20 May 1913 (1913-05-20)
Died	10 April 1993(1993-04-10) (aged 79)[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948 – 1986

Career

He started his career with Shaheed Latif's Shikayat (1948). Aasoo Bane Angaarey (1993) was his last film he acted in.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	Shikayat
1948	Pyaar Ki Jeet		Supporting actor
1948	Aaj Ki Raat
1949	Naach
1949	Patanga	Gope's Chowkidar
1950	Kamal Ke Phool
1951	Stage
1951	Saiyan	Thakor Sahib
1951	Khazana
1952	Parbat
1952	Anand Math	Narrator
1957	Sharada	Kashiram
1957	Gateway of India
1958	Police
1960	Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai	Police Superintendent
1961	Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai	Khanna
1964	Woh Kaun Thi?	S.P.
1964	Ziddi	Thakur Mahendra Singh.
1965	Neela Aakash	Neela's Father
1966	Aaye Din Bahar Ke	Jankidas
	Teesri Manzil	Sunita's Father
1967	Patthar Ke Sanam	Shyamlal
1969	Sajan	Inspector Khan
	Pyar Hi Pyar	Kailash Nath Gupta
1971	Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee	Bakshi
1972	Shor	Doctor
	Be-Imaan	Seth Jamna Das
1973	Raja Rani	Goverdhan Das
	Loafer	Rajendranath Mehra
	Jugnu	Inspector General
1974	Amir Garib	Police Commissioner
1977	Shirdi Ke Sai Baba	Murthy
1980	Beqasoor (1980 film)	Public Prosceutor	Guest Role
	Be-Reham	Police Commissioner Gupte	Guest Role
1983	Divorce (1983 film)
	Paanchwin Manzil	Police Commissnor Ghanekar
1986	Aap Ke Saath	Doctor	Guest Role
	Tan-Badan	Thakur Shamsher Singh
1989	Daata

Awards

Filmfare Awards 1958^[4]

Category	Film	Result
Best Supporting actor	Sharada	Won