Bhudo Advani
Indian cinema character-actor and comedian (1905–1985)
Bhudo Advani was an Indian character actor and comedian. He started his acting career in theatre with the notion of spreading awareness on social issues. He came to Bombay on the advice of an Ajanta Cinetone representative and was offered a role in the film Afzal, also called Hoor-E-Haram in 1933, directed by Mohan Bhavnani. He later joined Sagar Movietone, becoming an important fixture in most films produced by them. He turned from character roles to comedy performing in Dr. Madhurika (1935), directed by Sarvottam Badami, Deccan Queen (1936) and Do Diwaane (1936), by C. Luhar.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 17 films (1935–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Dr. Madhurika a.k.a. Modern Wife | Sarvottam Badami | ||||
| 1936 | Deccan Queen | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1936 | Do Diwane | C. M. Luhar | 154 min | B&W | ||
| 1936 | Manmohan | Mehboob Khan | ||||
| 1937 | Jagirdar | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1938 | Hum Tum Aur Woh | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1939 | Ladies Only | Sarvottam Badami | B&W | |||
| 1940 | Pooja | Abdul Rashid Kardar | ||||
| 1941 | Bahen | Mehboob Khan | 156 min | B&W | ||
| 1946 | Anmol Ghadi | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1948 | Anokhi Ada | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1952 | Bewafa | M. L. Anand | 130 min | B&W | ||
| 1954 | Boot Polish | Prakash Arora | 149 min | B&W | ||
| 1955 | Miss Coca Cola | Kedar Kapoor | Color | |||
| 1955 | Munna | Produced and directed by K.A. Abbas. | 86 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1956 | Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Color | |||
| 1960 | Anuradha | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | 141 min | B&W |