Top 10 migrants who became famous in India

New Delhi: Post independence, the nation was going through a lot of chaos and turmoil. A lot of migration was happening especially after the partion of undivided India.Here is a list of people who had migrated from their homeland to independent India and became successful here.1. Raj KapoorThe Showman of Bollywood, he needs no othjerwords for his introduction. Raj Kapoor as film director and producer set the base of Indian cinema.He was born at Dhakki Munawwar Shah near Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar.The historic home of the Kapoor family in Peshawar, Pakistan where Raj Kapoor was born is now being converted to a museum by IMGC Global Entertainment with the support of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.The Kapoors moved to Mumbai in the 1930s. 2. Suchitra SenLegendary Bengali actress who dominated Bengali cinema with her mesmerizing smile, brilliant acting skills and dignified personality.She was also the queen of box office winning Filmfare awards and national awards for various films.Suchitra Sen was born in Sen Bhanga Bari village of Belkuchi Upazila, now in Sirajgonj District, Greater Pabna in present day Pabna district of Bangladesh. 3. Dilip KumarThe Thespian stalwart was born in Peshawar and migrated to Mumbai in the 1930s that changed his destiny.He was spotted by Devika Rani and her husband at a military canteen and they cast him in their film Jwar Bhata as the lead actor.Since then, there was no turning back and he became the King of Bollywood. Any history of Bollywood will be incomplete without Dilip Kumar, whose real name was Yusuf Khan.4. Allauddin KhanOne of the renowned composers in Indian classical music, Ustad Allauddin Khan was born in 1862 in Bangladesh.At the age of ten, Allauddin ran away from home to join a jatra band, a traditional Bengali form of theatre.This experience moved his interests towards folk culture and he started learning music with a goal of becoming an instrumentalist.He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour in 1971, and prior to that in 1954; the Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded him with its highest honour, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for lifetime contribution to Indian music.5. Protul Chandra SorcarThe internationally acclaimed magician, was born in Tangail, undivided Bengal during British Raj (present day Bangladesh). His ‘Indrajaal' show was the most popular of all.India Post issued a Rs. 5 postal stamp to honour the magician in 2010. His son P C Sorcar Jr , also a magician, has joined the BJP. 6. Mahashay Dharmapal GulatiThe spice entrepreneur, who became a household name due to ‘MDH brand', was born in Sialkot, now in Pakistan, in 1919.The journey from a small ‘Mahashian Di Hatti' to a full fledged spice business empire in India is a story legends are made of. 7. Utpal DuttActor, director and playwright, Utpal Dutt was a versatile artiste. His acting in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's breezy comedies was liked by the audiences.His acting in Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome brought in laurels for India. He was born in Barishal, now in Bangladesh.8. Mrinal SenOne of the greatest directors of Indian parallel cinema, Mrinal Sen was born in Faridpur, Bangladesh.He then came to Kolkata to study. His interest in theatre made him inclined towards cinema and he did wonders. He rewrote the lexicon of Indian filmmaking.9. Amartya SenThe Nobel Prize winner for economics was originally from Wari, Dhaka, in present-day Bangladesh, and both of his parents were born in Manikganj, Dhaka.He has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indexes of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. 10. Bimal RoyOne of the most acclaimed filmmakers, he made masterpieces like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema.He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. He was born in Suapur, now in Bangladesh.

Top 10 migrants who became famous in India

New Delhi: Post independence, the nation was going through a lot of chaos and turmoil. A lot of migration was happening especially after the partion of undivided India.Here is a list of people who had

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