The multitalented actor-director debuted in the silent era and made a smooth transition to the talkies. A biopic on Bhagwan Dada titled Ek Tha Albela, made by Niranjan Patwardhan, an assistant of ...

Ekk Albela, on Bhagwan Dada's life, is releasing on June 24. The image of yesteryear Hindi actor/filmmaker Bhagwan Abhaji Palav, or Bhagwan Dada -- India’s first action star -- is inseparable ...

Now, Mangesh Desai, who essays the role of the late actor-director in Shekhar Sartandel’s film, reveals that he saw the 1951 musical comedy, Albela, directed by and featuring Bhagwan Dada, 25 ...

The 1951 film "Albela" made actor-director Bhagwan Abaji Palav aka Bhagwan Dada a household name. Now director Niranjan Patwardhan is bringing "Albela", a biopic on the late actor, and the makers ...

Bhagwan Dada biopic to go into production soon. ... But Dada shot to fame with Albela, which released in 1951. Ek Albela will explore the era between 1930 to 1951 in Mumbai.

Bhagwan Dada made Albela in 1951, following Raj Kapoor's advice to make a social film, which became one of the year's biggest hits. His performance on Shola Jo Bhadke and O Betaji caused a sensation.

Bhagwan Dada made forty-eight movies and worked as an actor in over 300 movies in his lifetime. He is credited for making India’s first horror movie 'Bhedi Bangla' in 1949.

Bhagwan Dada continued to act in small roles in movies like ‘Sindbad the Sailor’, ‘Goonj’, ‘Chori Chori’, ‘Taraana’ etc. Although, he wasn’t successful and a bankable star, ...