Career
Gope (1913–1957) was a Hindi film actor of Indian cinema. Several of his films were released following his death. Best known for his comedy roles, he is stated to be one of Hindi cinema"s "most popular comedians".
His popularity assured him being mentioned in the cr roll of films along with the main cast.
He formed a popular comic pairing with Yakub, in the "Laurel-and-Hardy" style, making the producers use them in several films. Their most famous films together were Patanga (1949), followed by Bazar (1949), Beqasoor and Sagai (1951)
Gope was born Gope Vishandas Kamlani, on 11 April 1913, in Hyderabad, Sindh, British India.
He was one of nine children. With K. South. Daryani"s help, Gope moved to Bombay and started his acting career in a small role in Insaan Ya Shaitaan (1933) which starred Jaddanbai, Ermeline and the then reigning comedian, Dixit.
Gope acted in other memorable roles in films like Hindustan Hamara, Patanga, Chori Chori.
Gope also tried playing negative roles. In the 1951 Dilip Kumar-Madhubala starter film Taraana, he teamed up with Jeevan to play the villain role in a comic style. He started Gope Productions in the 1950s, which made films as Hangama and Biradari.
Some of these films were directed by Gope"s brother, Ram Kamlani.
Gope married to actress Latika and continued to act in films till his death in 1957.
