Name Pushkar Bhan | Died October 5, 2008 | |
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Sindbad Machama Part 2
Pushkar Bhan (1926 in Srinagar – October 5, 2008 in Delhi ) was a radio actor and script writer from Kashmir.
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Machama at Sea
Literary career
He wrote three plays in collaboration with Som Nath Sadhu - Grand Rehearsal (1967), Chapath or Slap (1973) & Nev Nosh or New Bride (1975) & also played a central part in all three.
Media career
In 1952, Pushkar joined the All India Radio's Srinagar station as an artist & playwright, and retired as a senior producer in 1985. Bhan acted in Kashmiri films Manziraat (Mehndiraat) & Shayir-e-Kashmir Mehjoor. He has also acted with Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor. His Kashmiri serial Zoon Dab created media history as it was continuously aired everyday for nineteen years.
Awards
He was awarded the Padma Shri (1974) and the Sahitya Academy Award (1976) for Machamaa which is a collection of humorous plays.