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Chand Burke

Chand Burke

Actor · Born February 2, 1932 (94) · Lyallpur, Punjab, British India

Chand Burke made her debut in Maheshwari Productions' Kahan Gaye (1946), which Niranjan wrote and directed. They fell in love on the sets and got married in 1945. Thereafter, Chand appeared in a number of films made in Lahore, and was widely known as "the Dancing Lily of the Punjab." Partition and her subsequent migration to Bombay adversely affected her career. After "Hamari Manzil," which was released in 1949, Chand Burke went into complete oblivion. It was Raj Kapoor who selected her for that important role as children's tormentor in "Boot Polish," over 200 other contestants, her screen-test convincing Raj Kapoor that she was a talented actress. Chand was the only one in a family of twelve brothers and sisters to have joined the films (her brother S. M. Burke, I.C.S., was a Minister to the Scandina­vian countries for Pakistan). Chand ob­tained judicial separation by mutual consent from her husband, writer-director Niranjan in 1954.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 2, 1932 (94)
From
Lyallpur, Punjab, British India
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Chand Burke's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
11%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Society
11%
Morality
7%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Threshold guardianas Ram Singh's Mother in Dushman (1957)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Romantic
3
Tense
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chand Burke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chand Burke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

11 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kahin Din Kahin Raat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Sohni Mahiwal(1958)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lajwanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Actress (uncredited)

  • Adalat(1958)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dushman(1957)

    as Ram Singh's Mother

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Basant Bahar(1956)

    as Leelabai

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boot Polish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Kamla Devi

  • Kashti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Parda(1949)

    as Salma

  • Roshini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Posti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 1949 to 1968.

Most popular right now

Parda (1949)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 8: 8 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Chand Burke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Sohni Mahiwal (1958)

87th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dushman (1957)

Midcredits 81st (provisional) · 75% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Chand Burke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chand Burke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raja Nawathe shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors