caption death_date death_place children birth_place years_active nationality name birth_date residence image article_title birth_name occupation
sapru in an early hindi film 1979 mumbai , maharashtra , india tej sapru , priti sapru kashmir and jammu , british india 1947 -- till death indian sapru 16 march 1916 mumbai , maharashtra , india daya kishan sapru.jpg sapru -lrb- actor -rrb-
 daya kishan sapru actor
sapru -lrb- actor -rrb-

d. k. sapru , commonly known as sapru , -lrb- 16 march 1916 -- 1979 -rrb- was an indian film actor who worked as a character actor in hindi cinema , noted for films like `` sahib bibi aur ghulam '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- , `` heer raanjha '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- and `` pakeezah '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- .
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 , 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 .
