Johnny Walker Death Anniversary: Whenever there is talk of comedians in Hindi cinema, Johnny Walker is seen standing in the first row. Today is Johnny Walker’s death anniversary. On this day, 29 July 2003, the artist who made everyone laugh left everyone crying. But through cinema, he still lives in the hearts of people.
Today, on his 21st death anniversary, fans are remembering him with all their heart. Johnny played the role of a drunkard in most of the films of his career. Seeing his acting, many people believed that he does his roles after drinking alcohol. Due to this, he was even called the biggest ‘drunkard’ of Hindi cinema, but the truth was very different. He had never even touched alcohol in real life.
Johnny used to issue tickets in buses sometimes
Johnny Walker’s real name was Badruddin Jamaluddin, but Guru Dutt named him Johnny Walker after the famous whiskey brand. Johnny Walker was born on 11 November 1926 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. There were 15 people in his family. His father worked in a factory, which later closed down.
In search of earning, his father came to Mumbai with the family. To support his father, he worked as a bus conductor. He used to issue tickets in his unique style and entertain passengers by doing mimicry.
Guru Dutt gave Johnny Walker a chance in films
One day, the famous actor of that era, Balraj Sahni was travelling in the same bus. Johnny, as usual, was telling stories to the passengers in a charming manner. Johnny liked this style of his and arranged his meeting with Guru Dutt.
Rudat asked him to act as a drunkard. He was pleased to see Johnny’s acting and cast him in his film ‘Baazi’. Dev Anand and Geeta Bali were in special roles in this film. Fans liked him a lot in the film. After this Johnny never looked back.
Showed his acting skills in these films
Johnny Walker appeared in many films after this, which include super hit films like ‘Anand’, ‘Aar-Paar’, ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Chaudhvi Ka Chand’, ‘Kagaz Ke Phool’, ‘Mr. and Mrs. 55’, ‘Naya Daur’, ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Madhumati’, ‘Gateway of India’, ‘Sai ID’. He worked in more than 300 films in his career.
Talking about his personal life, Johnny Walker married his co-actress Shakeela’s sister Noor Jahan. He has three daughters and three sons, one of whom is actor Nasir Khan.
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