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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Anuradha | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | 141 min | B&W | ||
| 1956 | Kismet Ka Khel | Kishore Sahu | Color | |||
| 1955 | Miss Coca Cola | Kedar Kapoor | Color | |||
| 1955 | Munna | Produced and directed by K.A. Abbas. | 86 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1954 | Boot Polish | Prakash Arora | 149 min | B&W | ||
| 1952 | Bewafa | M. L. Anand | 130 min | B&W | ||
| 1948 | Anokhi Ada | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1946 | Anmol Ghadi | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1941 | Bahen | Mehboob Khan | 156 min | B&W | ||
| 1940 | Pooja | Abdul Rashid Kardar | ||||
| 1939 | Ladies Only | Sarvottam Badami | B&W | |||
| 1938 | Hum Tum Aur Woh | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1937 | Jagirdar | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1936 | Deccan Queen | Mehboob Khan | B&W | |||
| 1936 | Do Diwane | C. M. Luhar | 154 min | B&W | ||
| 1936 | Manmohan | Mehboob Khan | ||||
| 1935 | Dr. Madhurika a.k.a. Modern Wife | Sarvottam Badami |