Balraj Sahni

Summary

Balraj Sahni is a human^[1]. He was born in Rawalpindi^[2]. He was born on May 1, 1913^[3]. He passed away in Mumbai^[4]. He died on April 13, 1973^[5]. He worked as a stage actor^[6], film actor^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], and film director^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,963 views/month, #6,377 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Balraj Sahni's place of birth was Rawalpindi^[2].
• Balraj Sahni passed away in Mumbai^[4].
• Balraj Sahni was born on May 1, 1913^[3].
• Balraj Sahni died on April 13, 1973^[5].
• A child of Balraj Sahni was Parikshit Sahni^[12].
• Balraj Sahni held citizenship in British Raj^[13].
• Balraj Sahni held citizenship in India^[14].
• Balraj Sahni held citizenship in Dominion of India^[15].
• Balraj Sahni worked as a stage actor^[6].
• Balraj Sahni worked as a film actor^[7].
• Balraj Sahni's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• Balraj Sahni's professions included writer^[9].
• Balraj Sahni worked as a film director^[10].
• Among Balraj Sahni's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation^[16].
• Balraj Sahni was educated at Government College University^[17].
• Balraj Sahni received the Padma Shri in arts^[18].
• Balraj Sahni is recorded as male^[19].
• Balraj Sahni's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Balraj Sahni's Commons category is recorded as Balraj Sahni^[21].
• Balraj Sahni's described by source is recorded as Cinema : encyclopedic dictionary^[22].
• Balraj Sahni's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hindi^[23].
• Balraj Sahni's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Punjabi^[24].
• Balraj Sahni's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'बलराज साहनी'}^[25].
• Balraj Sahni's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[26].
• Balraj Sahni's start of work period is recorded as 1946^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1913-05-01^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1973-04-13^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 037edbf6-6cc9-41c1-bb3b-b447a483702c^[31]

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Origins and Family

Balraj Sahni's place of birth was Rawalpindi^[2]. He was born on May 1, 1913^[3].

Education

Balraj Sahni was educated at Government College University^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stage actor^[6], film actor^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], and film director^[10]. Among Balraj Sahni's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation^[16].

Recognition

Balraj Sahni received the Padma Shri in arts^[18].

Personal Life

A child of Balraj Sahni was Parikshit Sahni^[12].

Death and Burial

Balraj Sahni died on April 13, 1973^[5]. He died in Mumbai^[4].

Why It Matters

Balraj Sahni ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,963 views/month, #6,377 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Balraj Sahni born?

Balraj Sahni was born in Rawalpindi^[2].

Where did Balraj Sahni die?

Balraj Sahni passed away in Mumbai^[4].

What did Balraj Sahni do for work?

Balraj Sahni worked as stage actor^[6], film actor^[7], screenwriter^[8], writer^[9], and film director^[10].

Where did Balraj Sahni go to school?

Balraj Sahni was educated at Government College University^[17].

What awards did Balraj Sahni receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts^[18].