\u2018Superstar\u2019 is a word we often use to define an actor who has a huge following. But there was an actor from Telangana who excelled in Hindi cinema and became the first Superstar of Indian cinema. His name is \u2018Paidi Jairaj\u2019 and his birth anniversary will be celebrated grandly by the Telangana government on the 28th of this month. Sadly, the current generation has no idea who Paidi Jairaj is. He was the first actor with Telugu origins to receive the prestigious \u2018Dadasaheb Phalke\u2019 award.<\/p>\n
Jairaj acted as a hero in 156 films and played character roles in another 200 films. He played prominent roles in Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati films. He hails from Karimnagar and was born on 28th of September in 1909 to Achyutiah and Andalamma. He directed the second film of Dilip Kumar titled \u2018Prathima\u2019 in 1945 which was produced by \u2018Bombay Talkies\u2019. He received \u2018Dadasaheb Phalke\u2019 award in 1980 along with many other national and international awards throughout his career. The legendary actor\u2019s birth anniversary will be celebrated in 33 mandals to introduce him to the younger generation.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Superstar\u2019 is a word we often use to define an actor who has a huge following. But there was an actor from Telangana who excelled in Hindi cinema and became the first Superstar of Indian cinema. His name is \u2018Paidi Jairaj\u2019 and his birth anniversary will be celebrated grandly by the Telangana government on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[97,31,121],"tags":[1585,1569,1586,1587],"yoast_head":"\n