Sohrab Modi
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1897-11-02 (87 years old)
Deathday
1984-01-28
Place of Birth
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Also known As
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Sohrab Modi
Biography
Sohrab Modi (1897–1984) was one of the towering figures of early Indian cinema—a director, producer, and actor whose work brought historical grandeur and social reform to the silver screen. Known for his booming voice and Shakespearean gravitas, he began his career in theatre and was deeply influenced by Parsi stage traditions. He founded Minerva Movietone in the 1930s, a studio that became synonymous with epic historical dramas and socially relevant films. Modi’s hallmark was his dedication to moral seriousness and elaborate period detail. His most celebrated works include Pukar (1939), Sikandar (1941), and Prithvi Vallabh (1943), films tha...
Acting
1939
as Sardar Sangram Singh
1938
1953
as Raj Guru
1941
as King Porus
1957
as Sultan-e-Iran Nausherwan bin Kavad
1956
1971
as Raisaheb Surajbhan Chaudhary
1955
as Kundan
1958
as Ezra
1943
as Prithvi Vallabh
1958
1935
as Hamlet
1938
1936
1937
1967
as Professor
1982
Production
1940
as Director
1939
as Director
1938
as Director
1953
as Director
1957
as Director
1945
as Director
1945
as Producer
1946
as Producer
1941
as Director
1941
as Producer
1954
as Director
1954
as Producer
1956
as Director
1956
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1955
as Director
1955
as Producer
1943
as Director
1958
as Director
1954
as Producer
1935
as Director
1936
as Director
1937
as Director
1950
as Director
1940
as Producer
1938
as Director
1944
as Director
1944
as Producer
1938
as Director
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