- Munshiram Varma was born in 1902 as Munshiram Chawla in the Punjab Region of British India. He was one of the founders of Varma Films, best known for Sohag Raat (1948), Patanga (1949) and Badal (1951). Children include two sons (Daboo & Pammi) and five daughters (Santosh, Bimla, Veena, Madhu & Rekha). Munshiram died in 1958 in Bombay, India.
Munshiram is a patriarch of the Varma family, which includes members that have had careers in the Indian film industry as producers, distributors, actors, film directors, writers and editors. The Varma family began working in the film industry in the late 1940s and continues into the 2020s; the family has had a staying power that has extended to more than seven decades.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Children
- Grandfather of film and TV actor Sid Makkar.
- Brother of Bhagwan Das Varma, producer of Badal (1951) and director of Aurat (1953), Pooja (1954) and Baghi Sipahi (1958).
- One of the key founders of Varma Films.
- Father of Madhu (aka Mudhu Makkar) who played the female lead in Insaaniyat (1974).
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