David Abraham Cheulkar

Acting

David Abraham Cheulkar

Born 1909-04-12 · Thane, Bombay Presidency, British India

David Abraham Cheulkar (1909–December 28, 1981), popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with 1941 film Naya Sansar , and went on to act in over 110 films, including memorable films like, Gol Maal (1979), Baton Baton Mein (1979) and Boot Polish (1954) for which he was awarded the won the 1955 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Abraham Cheulkar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Yakeen poster
6.0

Rajesh Sharma, working with the Indian Government on a top secret research project, has to deal with enemy agents, explosions, murder and last but not least a dangerous look-alike.

Yakeen

1969

Mili poster
7.6

Shekhar is new to the block and it doesn't take long before the street noise and the children playing nearby push his tolerance to the limit. To the rescue comes Mili, who has the exact opposite disposition. While Shekhar may be at a loss over what to do with her at first, he eventually falls in love.

Mili

1975

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain poster
10.0

Childhood sweethearts Vijay and Rajni are separated when Rajni moves to Calcutta with her grandmother.

Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

1965

Chupke Chupke poster
7.2

Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.

Chupke Chupke

1975

Yateem poster
9.0

A social drama centered on the life and struggles of an orphaned child. The film explore themes of vulnerability, resilience, the search for belonging, or the challenges faced by someone without familial support in society. It aim to evoke empathy and highlight societal responsibilities towards orphans.

Yateem

1945

The Chess Players poster
7.0

In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess.

The Chess Players

1977

Gol Maal poster
7.6

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

Gol Maal

1979

Saagar poster
9.0

Amidst the vastness of the sea, two souls from radically different worlds find their fates intertwined like the unpredictable tides, only to discover that the ocean of life demands a sacrifice deeper than any love.

Saagar

1951

Hamara Ghar poster
9.0

The story is of a family consisting of a mother and her five sons. A relative causes discord. The mother argues they need to stay united like the walls of a room to avoid collapse.

Hamara Ghar

1950

Mamta poster
4.3

The son of a wealthy family, Monish falls in love with Deviyani, a girl from a considerably less privileged background. When Monish leaves to study abroad, the lovers plan to reunite, but desperate financial straits force Deviyani into a marriage with a philandering drunk instead. Deeply unhappy, she flees, taking her infant daughter with her and vanishing into thin air. Does fate have more than misery in store for the unfortunate Deviyani?

Mamta

1966

Lucky Number poster
NR

Starring - David

Lucky Number

1961

The Favourite poster
8.0

A social drama that focuses on the struggles of a cherished daughter as she navigates societal expectations and family conflicts that threaten her personal happiness and romantic choices.

The Favourite

1949

Khubsoorat poster
6.5

Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do comply and try to appease to her. When her daughter-in-law's free-spirited sister comes over to stay for a few days, things in the Gupta family start to change, agitating Nirmala.

Khubsoorat

1980

Juari poster
10.0

Rakesh is an unemployed youngster who turns to a master gambler for existence. But even after getting rich he values morals than money. But slowly he feels that he is being used by a rich woman. Rakesh is now forced to question whether he chose the right way to get rich.

Juari

1968

An Evening in Paris poster
6.0

In romantic Paris, two Parisians of Indian origin are in love namely Shyam or Sam and Roopa. Mystery and intrigue surround this romance, as Roopa is abducted and held by criminal mastermind Jack and his minions, who will trade her for a hefty ransom. Roopa has a look-alike in the shape and form of Suzy, who is sent in place of Roopa to ensure that the money is received, while the real Roopa is still being held captive. Sam must use all the resources available to in order to set Roopa free, but he will have a difficult time to differentiate between Suzy and Roopa.

An Evening in Paris

1967

Haathi Mere Saathi poster
7.1

Raju becomes very attached to his four elephants after they save his life. His wife, however, fears for her child and tells him that he must choose between the animals and his family.

Haathi Mere Saathi

1971

Pardesi poster
6.1

This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian actor Oleg Strizhenov and India’s 1950s movie star Nargis.

Pardesi

1957

Neel Kamal poster
6.0

A newly married woman begins to sleepwalk, and her husband suspects she is inadvertently connecting with a lover from a past life.

Neel Kamal

1968

Satyam Shivam Sundaram poster
6.6

Rajeev falls in love with Roopa, a beautiful singer who hides the fact that half her face is disfigured. However, he soon discovers her secret after marriage and begins to ignore her.

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

1978

Abhimaan poster
7.4

A popular singer encourages his wife to sing, but tensions mount between the pair when his career begins to falter and her own musical career and popularity surpasses his own.

Abhimaan

1973

Ganwaar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ganwaar

1970

Dulhan poster
7.5

Radha is a kind, compassionate, and a simple minded village belle whose life has been shattered due to the sudden death of her groom on her wedding night. She is in denial and awaits his return. One day a look-alike enters the village and her life. The look-alike is already married with a young daughter.

Dulhan

1974

Jhuk Gaya Aasman poster
7.3

Sanjay and Priya are in love and are planning to marry. When Priya learns that her father has been arrested, they decide to postpone their wedding. However, destiny has other plans as Sanjay dies in a car crash. In heaven, he learns that his death was a mistake, and he is sent back to Earth in the body of his lookalike, the wealthy but morally corrupt Tarun Kumar Saxena, the man who ruined Priya's family.

Jhuk Gaya Aasman

1968

Naya Din Nai Raat poster
6.3

Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter named Guddi; a drunken lout in a brothel; Dr. Kruparam, a psychiatrist, who admits her in his mental hospital; a dreaded bandit who has killed his tormentor, cut him into pieces and fed them to birds, and who still on a killing spree; Pandit Gorakhnath who lives a double life - as a priest and as a smuggler; a leper Dhanraj, who once was a very wealthy man, but is now shunned by everyone; a transvestite stage actor; and a hunter who saves Sushma's life by shooting dead a man-eating lion. As things spiral out of control for Sushma, there is yet one more male she has to meet, and it is this meeting that will change her life even more.

Naya Din Nai Raat

1974