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Gop Kamlani
comedian par excellence, very few people
are aware of Gop Kamlani, who ruled over
Bollywood in the era of the great Pritviraj
Kapoor. Inspite of doing only comic roles,
Kamlani managed to carve his own identity.
He has given hits like 'Padosan' and 'Patanga'.
Being
a sindhi, his mother wanted him to marry
a girl from their own community. However,
he was in love with a Christian girl Latika,
but he had promised his mother that he
would not marry any girl outside their
community as long as she lived. When his
mother passed away, he married Latika,
who was an actress and dancer.
Kamlani
was one of the first Sindhis to join the
film industry. He was also the first comedian
to dive into the Bollywood shores.
Some
of the first few sindhis of the film industry
were film makers Mohan Bhavnani and Khamchand
Daryani and actor Hari Shivdasani, father
of actresses Babita and Sadhna.
He
died at a young age of 43.
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