Sapru

Who was Sapru?

D. K. Sapru or Sapru, as he was commonly known as, was an Indian film actor who worked as a character actor in Hindi cinema, noted for films like Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Heer Raanjha and Pakeezah. Also some of his other famous movies are Kala Pani, Dooj Ka Chand, Tere Mere Sapne, Humjoli, Taj Mahal, Jewel Thief and a brief role in Deewar. Born in Kashmir in Kashmiri Pandit, Sapru family, he rose to prominence as a villain in the thrillers of the 1960s and 1970s, but by and large he performed a variety of character roles in the Indian cinema.

His son Tej Sapru and daughter Preeti Sapru are both actors in Punjabi and Hindi films.