Jackie Shroff remembers Bhagwan Dada on his death anniversary

Actor Jackie Shroff paid tribute to legendary danceractor Bhagwan Dada as he revisited the iconic song Shola Jo Bhadke remembering the cinema icon on his 24th death anniversary Jackie took to his Instagram Stories where he shared a monochrome picture of Bhagwan Dada and a video of the late star performing on the evergreen number from the 1951 classic AlbelaldquoRemembering Bhagwan Dada on his death anniversaryrdquo Jackie wroteBhagwan Dada is best known for his social film Albela Several songs from the film such as Shola Jo Bhadke Shaam Dhale Khidki Tale Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote and Qismat Ki Hawa Kabhi Naram went on to become chartbusters Moreover Bhagwan Dadas signature dance step in Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote became an instant hit and influenced several actors dancing styles including Amitabh BachchanHe mainly made his debut in the silent era with the film Criminal He codirected his first film Bahadur Kisan with Chandrarao Kadam in 1938 From 1938 to 1949 he directed a string of lowbudget stunt and action films that were popular with the working classes One of the notable films that he made during this period was the Tamil film Vana MohiniHe turned producer in 1942 with Jagruti Pictures purchased some land and set up Jagriti Studios in Chembur in 1947Because of advice from Raj Kapoor he turned to making a social film called Albela starring himself and Geeta Bali in the lead and featuring music by his friend Chitalkar Ramchandra Albela was a superhit becoming the highest grossing Hindi film of 1951However he received major career setbacks from the mid1950s as his films kept flopping He had to resort to becoming a character actor or playing the comic relief Though brief his appearance in Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje 1955 Chori Chori 1956 Gateway of India 1957 was greatly appreciated by the audienceHe directed and acted in Bhagam Bhag in 1956Bhagwan Dada passed away in 2002 from a massive heart attack after facing financial hardships later in his careerJackie also went on to wish Urmila Matondkar on her 52nd birthday on Wednesday He added the song Tanha Tanha Yahan Pe Jeena from their 1995 blockbuster Rangeela in a video montage featuring a string of actressrsquo pictures For the caption he wrote ldquoHappiness AlwaysrdquoRangeela was rereleased on the big screen recently as it completed three decades in the Hindi film industry Rangeela directed by Ram Gopal Varma revolved around Milis ambition to become a famous actor but she faced several hurdles when Raj Kamal a noted actor and Munna her childhood friend both fell in love with her The film also stars Aamir Khan and Jackie ShroffThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever