Johnnie Walker acted in more than 300 films
So far there are many artists who have made a mark on their own in the industry. But there was one star who not only made his mark. But made many records. It was Johnnie Walker. Johnnie Walker, who made a home in the hearts of people with his outstanding performance, left this world on 29 July 2003. It started many new trends in the industry, one of which is to appoint a manager for the first time.
Johnnie Walker was the first actor to have films named after him. The 1957 film ‘Johnny Walker’ and the 1992 Malayalam film ‘Johnny Walker’ were made in his name. Apart from the trend of making films on the name, Johnnie Walker also made a trend of not working on Sundays. Along with this, he was also the first actor to bring spoken language to cinema. During the struggle days, Johnny also sold vegetables and worked as a bus conductor.
These 4 trends started
A film was made in his name for the first time.
Also read this
The first actor to employ a secretary or manager.
Started the trend of not working on Sundays.
Brought common colloquial language to films.
Johnnie Walker’s real name was Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi. His name Johnnie Walker appeared in the credit list for the first time in the film ‘Taxi Driver’. He was often seen playing the role of a drunkard on screen. But interestingly, it is claimed that he never drank alcohol in his life. He was acting so much like a drunk that it became hard to tell if he was acting or real.
Guru Dutt got angry
Once Guru Dutt got angry after seeing his acting. They thought Johnny was really drinking. He was about to throw Johnny off the set, when he was told he was acting. After this, Guru Dutt liked Johny’s performance so much that he signed Johny for the film. Apart from acting like a drunkard, he was also a very good comedian. From Johnny Lever to Rajpal Yadav and Sanjay Mishra, who are amazing comedians. Before all this, Johnnie Walker’s name was among the best comedians.
Did more than 300 films
Johnny has acted in more than 300 films in his life. He worked with many big superstars. He won the hearts of the audience by working in films like ‘Mr and Mrs 55’, ‘CID’ and ‘Kagaz Ke Phool’. He got recognition from the film ‘Baaji’ directed by Guru Dutt. Apart from comedy and drunken roles, Johnny was seen in the 1971 film ‘Anand’ as Isabhai Suratwala and did wonders.
