later when Bakshi saw his name in the films credits, he cried in happiness. After Albela, C Ramchandra and Geeta Bali got together again in Jhamela and La’Bela but they both flopped.1956 – Lyricists Anand Bakshi got his first break in films when Actor Producer Bhagwan Dada signed him for four songs for Brij Mohan’s film, “Bhala Aadmi”, in 1956, a stunt film. The songs of the film, in particular “Shola jo bhadke” are still remembered. On advice from Raj Kapoor he turned to making a social film called Albela starring Bhagwan and Geeta Bali, and featuring music by his friend Chitalkar, or C. He accidentally slapped her very hard, which resulted in facial paralysis and a burst left eye vein.Three years of treatment later Pawar was left with a defective left eye.He turned producer in 1942 with Jagruti Pictures and owned Jagriti Studios in Chembur in 1947.
In 1942, as part of a scene, he had to slap actress Lalita Pawar hard. Radha and Sri Lankan actress Thavamani Devi. One of the notable films that he made during this period was the Tamil film Vana Mohini (1941) that starred M. From 1938 to 1949 he directed a string of low budget stunt and action films that were popular with the working classes. He learnt film making and at one stage used to make low budget films (in which he arranged for everything including the design of costumes and arranging meals for the cast) for Rs 65000 (at that time US$ = Rs.5-6 so roughly $10000 to 11000 – that’s 1US$ = Rs.50 as per today’s conversion).Bhagwan Abhaji Palav, popularly known as Bhagwan dada, mainly due to his love for wrestling, made his debut in silent era with the film Criminal.He co-directed his first film Bahadur Kisan with Pawar in 1938. He got his break with bit roles in silent films and got totally involved with the studios. He worked as a labourer but dreamt of films. He was the son of a textile mill worker but was obsessed with films. He is best known for his social film Albela.Bhagwan Dada was born in 1 August 1913 as Bhagwan Abhaji Palav. Bhagwan Dada was an actor and film director.