B. M. Vyas


Brij Mohan Vyas was an Indian actor of Bollywood who is best remembered for his role of Ravana in Babubhai Mistri’s Sampoorna Ramayana. He was the younger brother of lyricist Bharat Vyas.

Early life

Vyas was born in the Churu district of Rajasthan on 22 October 1920 in pushkarna brahaman family. He remained in Rajasthan until he completed his graduation in Sanskrit, after which he moved to Mumbai, at the behest of his brother.

Filmography

This is selected list of films:-
YearFilmRole
1946Neecha NagarBalraj's brother
1949Barsaat
1951AwaaraDubey
1953Patita
1953Baghi
1954SaltanatRaj Guru
1954Alibaba Aur 40 ChorAbu Hasan
1956Sheikh ChilliEmir Abdullah
1956Hatim TaiKamlakh
1957Do Aankhen Barah HaathJalia Nai
1957Tumsa Nahin DekhaGopal
1961SarangaNagar Seth
1961ZabakUsman Shah
1966Yeh Raat Phir Na AayegiSailor

Personal life

He was married at the age of 17 when his wife, Jamna was just 11. They had 71 years of marital bliss before Jamna ji died in 2008. They had six daughters and a son. After acting in over 200 films in various languages, Vyas ji quit acting in the early 1990s.

Death

He died on 11 March 2013 at the age of 92.