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Gursharan Singh
Born(1929-09-16)16 September 1929
Multan, British India (now Pakistan)
Died27 September 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 82)
Chandigarh, India
OccupationWriter
Period20th-century
GenreDrama

Gursharan Singh (September 16, 1929 – September 27, 2011) was an Indian writer, actor, political activist and a progressive director of Punjabi drama. He played the part of Bhai Manna Singh in a popular Punjabi TV drama of the same name on DD Punjabi and became known by that name among residents of Punjab, India. He also worked in Punjabi films like Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973), where he played the role of Radha Saluja's father; Mutiyar (1979) and Soorma Bhagat (1993).

He won the Kalidasa Award in 2004 and died in Chandigarh at the age of 82. His drama Bhaiji was written when he was an engineer at the Nangal Dam.

Filmography

  • Man Jeete Jag Jeet (1973) as Gani ji
  • Mutiyar (1979) as Master Ji
  • Bhabo ( 1989 ) as Santa Singh Lambardar
  • Soorma Bhagat (1993)
  • Dastan-e-Punjab (TV Series)
  • Bhai Manna Singh on DD Punjabi

References

  1. "Gursharan Singh" (PDF). sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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