Tom Alter

                                        TOM ALTER

Image result for tom alter                           Thomas Beach Alter  was an Indian actor. He is best known for his work in Hindi cinema and the Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
                 Born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, Tom Alter was the son of American Christian missionaries of Swiss German ancestry and lived for years in Mumbai and the Himalayan hill station of Landour. It was during this time that he saw the Hindi film Aradhana, a film that he and his friends liked so much that they saw it thrice in a week's time. This viewing marked a turning point in Alter's life and watching Rajesh Khanna's and Sharmila Tagore's acting attracted young Alter to films. He contemplated pursuing an acting career and mulled over this thought for two years, after which he headed to Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, where he studied acting. After graduating from FTII, Alter headed straight to Bombay and soon got his first break in the Dev Anand starrer Saheb Bahadur (1977) directed by Chetan Anand. However first release was Ramanand Sagar's Charas. This was followed by roles in Ram Bharose, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, Parvarish. He dubbed for actor Jeevan for the innocent person of the twin roles played by Jeevan in film Amar Akbar Anthony. Alter appeared in many Indian TV serials, including Sanvidhaan (Rajya Sabha TV), all of which were praised by audience for his acting.
Image result for tom alter                     Alter has written books including The Longest Race, Rerun at Rialto, and The Best in the World. He is also a sports journalist with a special interest in cricket, a game on which he has written extensively in publications such as Sportsweek, Outlook, Cricket Talk, Sunday Observer and Debonair.
Alter was a life member of International Film And Television Club & International Film And Television Research Centre of Asian Academy of Film & Television.In September 2017, Alter was diagnosed with Stage IV skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). His thumb had been amputated a year earlier because of the condition. He died on 29 September in his residence in Mumbai. 

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