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Bob Christo

(1940–2011) Actor

21 quotes in 94 categories

Bob Christo was an actor.

Quick Facts About Bob Christo

Born: January 31, 1940
Died: March 20, 2011
Profession: Actor

About Bob Christo

[Wikidata] Indian actor (1940-2011)... | [Wikipedia] Robert John Christo, was an Australian–Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's Abdullah (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including Qurbani (1980), Kaalia (1981), Nastik (1983), Mard (1985), Mr India (1987), Roop Ki Rani Cho

Quotes by Bob Christo

I built bridges and worked for the army and SAS in Vietnam and Zimbabwe. I also sold watches and Jaguars in the…

Army

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Meditation helps sharpen the mind.

Helps

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Meditation helps you to learn about character and mind. It relieves you of the tension you have gone through.

Character

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I can bet nobody can sing Nat King Cole's songs better than me.

Better

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I didn't mind going to any length to make people believe that a puny hero had me at his mercy.

Believe

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By the time 'Abdullah' released, I had already been offered three roles. Word about me just spread. I started getting calls directly…

About

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My Hindi was not very good, but I guess people liked my accent and gave me Hindi roles.

Accent

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I lived a full life but I had to battle my demons.

Battle

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I've had a blessed life. I've seen it all.

Blessed

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I learnt martial arts from a Japanese teacher.

Art

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Akshay Kumar's first film was with me.

Cinema

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It was in 1976, I think. I was in South Africa on military engagement when someone left a magazine on my bed…

Beautiful

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I've been with beautiful women, had my share of highs and lows. But I have a regret - I wanted to be…

Beautiful

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I could write several books about my life.

About

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I gave up my children to an American couple and went to Vietnam on an army assignment where I helped soldiers identify…

American

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I never went to auditions or screen tests. I just got cast.

Got

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I did a lot of ramp modelling in South Africa and Hong Kong, when models were free to dance and walk on…

Africa

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I had a spine problem. I did a lot of stunts and fights in Hindi cinema, had falls from horses... all that…

Cinema

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I was a civil engineer in Sydney, I liked to re-do old houses.

Civil

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I know people know me as the 'white baddie' of Hindi cinema.

Cinema

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During the making of 'Abdullah' I asked the assistant director to teach me Hindi; he taught me to read the script too.…

Autographs

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