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#FilmyFriday #JohnnyLever #Cinema #Legend
Born John Rao Prakash Rao Janumala, Johnny grew up in the narrow lanes of Dharavi, Mumbai.
#FilmyFriday #JohnnyLever #Cinema #Legend
Born John Rao Prakash Rao Janumala, Johnny grew up in the narrow lanes of Dharavi, Mumbai.
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His father worked as an operator in Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) and earned barely enough to sustain the family, which comprised Johnny along with three sisters and two brothers.
His father worked as an operator in Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) and earned barely enough to sustain the family, which comprised Johnny along with three sisters and two brothers.
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Owing to financial problems, Johnny had to leave school when he was in Class 7 and take up odd jobs. From selling pens and dancing on the streets of Mumbai to mimicking Bollywood actors, Johnny did it all.
Owing to financial problems, Johnny had to leave school when he was in Class 7 and take up odd jobs. From selling pens and dancing on the streets of Mumbai to mimicking Bollywood actors, Johnny did it all.
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This hidden talent needed a platform, and that came when Johnny's father took him along for HUL’s annual function, where he mimicked some senior officials.
This hidden talent needed a platform, and that came when Johnny's father took him along for HUL’s annual function, where he mimicked some senior officials.
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The absolute cracker-of-a-show earned him the nickname Johnny ‘Lever,’ and this was something that he carried with him forever. Soon, opportunities for stand-up comedy shows began to pour in.
The absolute cracker-of-a-show earned him the nickname Johnny ‘Lever,’ and this was something that he carried with him forever. Soon, opportunities for stand-up comedy shows began to pour in.
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Slowly but steadily, Johnny Lever rose to become one of the first mass popular stand-up comedians in India -- something that gave him his first opportunity in cinema.
And the rest, as they say, is history!
Read more: google.com/amp/s/www.theb…
Slowly but steadily, Johnny Lever rose to become one of the first mass popular stand-up comedians in India -- something that gave him his first opportunity in cinema.
And the rest, as they say, is history!
Read more: google.com/amp/s/www.theb…
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