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- His childhood was spent in Peshawar, where he had performed in theater for some major roles. However, his primary occupation for the early part of his life was that of a tailor. He was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle. Following his father's retirement, the family moved from Peshawar to Karachi. He moved to Bombay after the Partition of India in 1949 after 3 years in prison in Pakistan. He was involved with the theater group IPTA along with Balraj Sahni and Kaifi Azmi, both of whom had Marxist leanings.
He started his Hindi film career at the very late age of 30 with Basu Bhattacharya's Teesri Kasam in 1946, and went on to play the quintessential meek and oppressed old man in innumerable Hindi movies. His own favorites are the roles he played in Sholay and Shaukeen. In movies he has played a very large number of character roles, mostly positive. He has acted in more than 125 films so far. - Toni D'Alto was born on 5 May 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Appointment (1996). She was married to Louis D'Alto and Markus Schaub. She died on 26 August 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Stéphane Slima was born on 10 October 1970 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. He was an actor, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Salsa and Love (1999) and Mina Tannenbaum (1994). He died on 26 August 2012 in Rivedoux-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France.
- Sergei Krupennikov was born on 22 June 1963 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Volshebnyy golos Dzhelsomino (1978), Dorogoy malchik (1975) and Vesyoloye snovideniye, ili smekh i slyozy (1976). He died on 26 August 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Larry Loy was a writer, known for Down Time (2001) and Curse of Alcatraz (2007). He died on 26 August 2012 in Marin County, California, USA.- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stella Drozdová was born on 6 August 1930 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was a costume designer, known for Abenteuer mit Blasius (1975), Tobe hrana zvonit nebude (1975) and Robot Emil (1960). She died on 26 August 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Sound Department
- Composer
Aurélio Dias was a composer, known for Vou Rifar meu Coração (2011), Meu Nome é Dindi (2007) and Dzi Croquettes (2009). He died on 26 August 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Jacques Bensimon was born on 26 August 1943 in Agadir, Morocco. He was an editor and director, known for Richard Rohmer and His Referendum: A View from Quebec (1979), 20 Years Later (1977) and Carnets du Maroc III - La volonté et la foi (1987). He was married to Véra Elbaz. He died on 26 August 2012 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.