Sohrab Modi

Sohrab Merwanji Modi
Modi in 1931
Born(1897-11-02)2 November 1897
Died28 January 1984(1984-01-28) (aged 86)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OrganizationMinerva Movietone
Notable workPukar, Sikandar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi Ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor, Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957 film)
Spouse
(m. 1946)
AwardsDadasaheb Phalke Award (1980)

Sohrab Merwanji Modi (2 November 1897 28 January 1984) was an Indian stage and film actor, director and producer. His films include Khoon Ka Khoon (1935), a version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sikandar, Pukar, Prithvi Vallabh, Jhansi ki Rani, Mirza Ghalib, Jailor and Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957). His films always carried a message of strong commitment to social and national issues.