Sajjan (actor)

Sajjan
Born	Sajjan Lal Purohit (1921-01-15)15 January 1921 Jaipur, Jaipur State, British India
Died	17 May 2000(2000-05-17) (aged 79) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Film actor, Stage actor, Lyricist
Years active	1949–1996

Sajjan (15 January 1921 – 17 May 2000) was a Bollywood and stage actor. He acted in several plays and movies from the 1950s to the 1980s. His best known films are Bees Saal Baad, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, April Fool, Rail Ka Dibba, Johny Mera Naam and Jhumroo.

Early life

Born on January 15, 1921, in Jaipur, his full name was Sajjan Lal Purohit, but he was known by his first name in the Indian film industry. Sajjan graduated from Jaswant college in Jodhpur. He had a desire to be a lawyer, but not an actor.

Career

In 1941, he arrived in Calcutta and worked as an apprentice in a laboratory of the East India Company. His initial breakthrough in films was as an extra in films such as Masoom (1941) and Chowringhee (1942). Sajjan left Calcutta during te Second World War and reached Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to the famous director Kidar Sharma. At that time, the great showman Raj Kapoor was also an assistant to Sharma. He also worked as assistant to Gajanan Jagirdar and Vakil Sahib and received Rs.35 as salary.

A poet by heart, Sajjan showed his talent when he wrote dialogues for Meena (1944) and lyrics for Door Chalen (1946) and Dhanyavad (1948). He also acted in small roles in Prithvi Theatre. His acting debut film was Dhanyavad. After that, Bombay Theatre's Muqaddar was released in 1950. The heroine was Nalini Jaywant.

By then Sajjan was well established in films. In the 1950s and 1960s, he acted as hero or side-hero in films such as Saiyan, Rail Ka Dibba, Bahana, Sheesha, Malkin, Nirmohi, Kasturi, Mehmaan, Lagan, Girl School, Paridhaan, 00 Dulhe, Ghar-Ghar Mein Diioali, Haa-Haa-Hee-Hee-Hoo-Hoo, Poonam Jhanjhar and Halla-Gulla. As hero, his last films were Kabuliwala and Do Chor, and as an artist he last appeared in the 1986 release Shatru with Rajesh Khanna.

An artist of more than 150 films, Sajjan also worked in TV serials. In Vikram Aur Betaal he played Betaal. His other serial was Lena-Dena.

Filmography

Year	Film	Character/Role
1948	Majboor
1948	Dhanyawad
1949	Imtihaan
1949	Girls' School	Bipin
1950	Sangram	Lala
1950	Muqaddar
1950	Apni Chhaya
1951	Toofan
1951	Saiyan	Rajjoo
1951	Kashmir
1951	Hum Log	Anand
1952	Nazaria
1952	Sheesha
1952	Poonam	Sarju
1953	Rail Ka Dibba	Mohan
1953	Mehmaan
1953	Malkin
1954	Parichay
1954	Kasturi
1954	Halla Gulla
1955	Lagan
1955	Hoor-E-Arab
1955	Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho Ho
1955	Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali	Kailash
1955	Do Dulhe
1955	Bandish	Drama Director
1956	Parivar
1956	Dhake Ki Malmal
1957	Mr. X
1957	Paying Guest	Jagat - Ramesh's Friend
1957	Bade Sarkar]	Sumer Singh
1958	Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi	Prakashchand
1958	Talaaq	Mangal
1958	Hathkadi
1959	Toofani Tirandaz
1959	Maharani Padmini
1959	Chand	Gokul's Father
1959	Didi	Vinod
1960	Sarhad	Madan
1960	Baraat	Shanker Chaudhary
1960	Bahaana
1961	Kabuliwala	Mini's father
1961	Mera Suhaag
1961	Jhumroo	Banno
1962	Bees Saal Baad	Detective Mohan Tripathi
1963	Yeh Dil Kisko Doon	Man who disguise Anand Lal
1964	Daal Me Kala	Natwar Shyam
1964	Ishaara	Ramu
1964	Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men	Deepa
1964	April Fool	Monto
1965	Chand Aur Suraj	Kapoor - Manager
1965	Adhi Raat Ke Baad	Ramlal
1966	Tasveer	Ishrat
1966	Sawan Ki Ghata	Bansilal
1966	Lal Bangla	Inspector Shankar
1966	Dil Diya Dard Liya	Mansaram
1967	Ram Aur Shyam	Police Inspector
1967	Rustom Sohrab
1967	Hamare Gam Se Mat Khelo
1967	Farz	Damodar
1967	Anita	Biharilal
1967	Aman
1968	Ankhen	Syed
1968	Aashirwad	Ramdas
1968	Aanchal Ke Phool	Shankar
1969	'Sambandh'
1969	Talash	Dice / Albert (Rita's Father)
1970	Sau Saal Beet Gaye	Nanhe
1970	Prem Pujari	Suman's maternal uncle
1970	Johny Mera Naam	Rai Saab Bhupendra Singh
1970	Pagla Kahin Ka	Inmate - Ramu Dada (uncredited)
1970	Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi
1971	Jaane-Anjaane	Hemant's Father
1971	Patanga	Ramu
1971	Ladki Pasand Hai	Raisaheb Chunnilal
1971	Dushman	Villain's Associate
1971	Do Boond Pani	Hari Singh
1972	Kamana
1972	Bhaavna
1972	Yaar Mera	Mahantji
1972	Raja Jani	Khairati
1972	Parchhaiyan	Sandeep Narayan
1972	Ek Khilari Bawan Pattey	Rekha.s Father
1972	Ek Bar Mooskura Do
1972	Do Chor	Ramsharan
1972	Do Bachche Dus Haath	Vakil Saab
1972	Buniyaad
1973	Jai Hanuman
1973	Chhupa Rustam	Rajendra Jain
1973	Yauwan	Dr. Shrivastav
1973	Suraj Aur Chanda	Mahamantri
1973	Samjhauta	Jailor
1973	Phagun
1973	Chhalia
1973	Agni Rekha	Gopinath Raizada
1974	Kshitij
1974	Chor Machaye Shor	Amritlal
1974	Jab Andhera Hota Hai	Dara
1974	Amir Garib	Seth Nandlal
1974	Resham Ki Dori	Vishal
1974	Compelled	Doctor Shah
1974	Zehreela Insaan	Shyam Lal
1974	Prem Shastra	Sajjan Bhardwaj
1975	Sandhya
1975	Samasya
1975	Qaid	Mr. Verma
1975	Faraar
1975	Toofan
1975	Salaakhen	Ramlal
1976	Dus Numbri	Fernandes Uncle
1976	Charas (1976 film)	Jango
1976	Sajjo Rani	Sohan
1977	Mamta	Boarding School Principal
1977	Immaan Dharam	Lawyer (in Jenny's Case)
1977	Khel Khilari Ka	Poojari
1977	Darinda	Krishna's Father
1977	Darling Darling	Rai Bahadur Dinanath
1977	Chaalu Mera Naam	Balwant Rai
1977	Aafat
1978	Chor Ke Ghar Chor	Ramlal
1979	Dhongee	Dinanath
1980	Dhan Daulat	Truck owner
1980	Do Aur Do Paanch	Principal Om Prakash Sharma
1980	Dostana	Ramnik Lal Tiwari
1980	Taxi Chor
1980	Qatil Kaun	Chaudhary
1981	Krodhi
1981	Haqdaar
1981	Prem Geet	Hiralal
1981	Kaalia	2nd Defense Attorney
1981	Raksha	Kedar
1981	Professor Pyarelal	Bhagwan Singh
1981	Nai Imarat	Village Head
1982	* Haathkadi (1982 film)	Robert's father (uncredited)
1982	Khud-Daar	Man in Police Station (uncredited)
1982	Log Kya Kahenge	Thakur - Roma's father
1983	Achha Bura	Jailor
1983/I	Coolie	Salma's Father
1984	Hum Do Hamare Do	(as Sajan)
1984	Love Marriage
1985	Aandhi-Toofan	Sheela's, servant
1985	Phir Aayee Barsat
1986	Maqaar
1986	Shatru
1987	Mera Karam Mera Dharam	Shambhu
1996	Muthi Bhar Zameen	Munshiji
1996	Aatank	Saimon (uncredited)

Television

Year	Show	Character/role
1985-1988	Vikram Aur Betaal (TV series)	Betaal

External links

• Sajjan at IMDb
• Sajjan's interview