Ramayan Tiwari

Ramayan Tiwari was an old Bollywood actor who was more famous by his surname Tiwari. He worked in approximately 125 movies in his 36 years long film career. He has worked in Bollywood movies like Madhumati, Yahudi, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Mera Saaya, Kal Aaj Aur Kal and many more. He was originally from Maner of Patna, Bihar. He was also a freedom fighter. He died on 9 March, 1980 in Mumbai.

Early Life

Tiwari was born in a moderate farming family of Maner of Patna, Bihar. He was a freedom fighter and was associated with 'Azaad Hind Fauj' apart from being a farmer. While traveling in train during 'Quit India Movement' days he brawled with an Englishman and threw him from the train. In the next station he changed his train which was going to Mumbai. According to his grandson Sujit Pandey he was approximately 30 years old when India became Independent in 1947.

Career

In Mumbai firstly he got a job in a studio named 'Prabhat Studio' where many films were shooted. Once shooting of a movie named Man Mandir was going on in the studio in which a character artist was absent one day. Consequently the director of the movie offered Tiwari the same role which he joyfully accepted. This was his first movie. Later he acted in many many big movies like Bimal Roy's Madhumati, Yahudi etc., Raj Kapoor's Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti hai]], Kal Aaj Aur Kal etc. and Raj Khosla's Mera Saaya and many more movies.