WEBVTT 00:00:00.119 --> 00:00:04.730 When you think of Indian actors in Hollywood, I'm certain that several names will come to 00:00:04.730 --> 00:00:11.050 mind. But Sabu isn't one of them. Why did India's first international star's name fade 00:00:11.050 --> 00:00:16.359 away from the world's collective memory? Let's take a stroll down the past's cobbled roads and 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:22.469 discover the intriguing and scandalous life of Sabu, Hollywood's forgotten superstar. 00:00:23.728 --> 00:00:30.719 When Jungle Book star Sabu died at just 39, his fans were stunned, but as dark details came 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:37.408 out, their shock turned to heartbreak. Stay tuned for more on that later. Sabu may be the 00:00:37.408 --> 00:00:42.959 name that gained fame, but it wasn't what Sabu's parents named him when he was born. His 00:00:42.959 --> 00:00:49.200 real name was actually Sear Sabu, while Destiger was his older brother's name. Sadly, 00:00:49.319 --> 00:00:55.279 the reason for Asabu's name change stems from a horrific family tragedy. Buckle up and away 00:00:55.279 --> 00:01:01.158 we go. Sabu's mother passed when he was only a young boy, leaving his father to provide for 00:01:01.158 --> 00:01:06.900 the family. He landed a cushy job as the Maharajah's personal elephant handler, allowing 00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:13.400 his sons to live with him in the royal stables . Born in 1924, Sabu developed a natural 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:18.730 affinity to the elephants and spent his days helping his father handle them. Little did he 00:01:18.730 --> 00:01:24.129 know what life had in store for him. Things took a tragic turn for Sabu when he was just 9 00:01:24.129 --> 00:01:30.049 years old. His father passed, leaving him and his older brother all alone. His mother had 00:01:30.049 --> 00:01:35.540 passed earlier. The Maharajah allowed the boys to continue. Living at the stables as long as 00:01:35.540 --> 00:01:40.900 they took care of his elephants, they spent the next 3 years doing just that when fate 00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:47.299 intervened in the most unexpected way. Perhaps at that point, if someone told Sabu he'd be an 00:01:47.299 --> 00:01:51.980 international movie star one day, he wouldn't have believed it. He probably envisioned 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:57.299 staying at Mahout for the rest of his life, but the universe had other plans. A British 00:01:57.299 --> 00:02:02.459 film crew was scouting for locations when they discovered Sabu tending to the Maharajah's 00:02:02.459 --> 00:02:07.439 elephants. It was destiny. Can you guess the name of the film the crew was searching a 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:12.689 location for? That's right, Elephant Boy. You can't make this stuff up. There's some 00:02:12.689 --> 00:02:18.288 confusion as to whether the cameraman spotted Sabu or the scriptwriter, but in the end it 00:02:18.288 --> 00:02:24.080 doesn't really matter. He entranced the crew with his natural charm and impish grin. Of 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:28.629 course, the fact that he was so comfortable with elephants clinched his place in the film, 00:02:28.889 --> 00:02:34.639 and as we'll see, film history too. From living a life of poverty in the Maharaja 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:40.879 stables, Sabu was suddenly part of a huge Hollywood film. The director, Alexander Korda, 00:02:41.118 --> 00:02:47.599 was a master filmmaker. Sabu, on the other hand, had never seen a film, let alone acted in 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:53.169 one. Now instead of handling elephants, he was learning lines, performing in front of the 00:02:53.169 --> 00:02:59.838 camera, and flying out to England to complete filming. That's when Sabu received a shock. The 00:02:59.838 --> 00:03:03.969 initial screenplay didn't have much of Sabu's character, though you'd think the movie would 00:03:03.969 --> 00:03:09.129 revolve around him by virtue of its title. However, when the filmmakers saw Sabu 00:03:09.129 --> 00:03:14.490 performing on screen, they knew he was special . They rewrote his part, added much more 00:03:14.490 --> 00:03:20.729 material for the young boy, and just like that , Sabu's star was on the rise. Elephant Boy was 00:03:20.729 --> 00:03:27.399 shot both on location in India and in a film studio over in England. The result was a superb 00:03:27.399 --> 00:03:32.879 film, which was both a critical and commercial hit. It even won honors at the Venice Film 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:38.679 Festival, with everyone praising one aspect in particular, the actor that played the young 00:03:38.679 --> 00:03:44.838 hero, Sabu. Our boy had come a long way from the jungles of Mysore, but the good times 00:03:44.838 --> 00:03:49.409 wouldn't last forever. The glitz and glamour of his London life might have dazzled him in 00:03:49.409 --> 00:03:54.929 the beginning, but Sabu missed India and his life there. He even wrote to the stable keeper 00:03:54.929 --> 00:04:00.368 in Mysore asking him how his favorite elephant was doing. It's easy to forget just how young 00:04:00.368 --> 00:04:05.569 Sabu was when his life turned upside down. When he came to England, he was only around 12 00:04:05.569 --> 00:04:12.368 years old. Korda saw Sabu's potential and cast him in his next film, The 00:04:12.368 --> 00:04:17.920 Drum. This role was a step up for Sabu. As he went from playing an impoverished elephant 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:23.480 driver to a young prince, the story was set in British-ruled India, where a young prince 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:28.959 unites with the British to fight his evil uncle. Kind of like Lion King. Think Simba and 00:04:28.959 --> 00:04:34.678 Scar, only with the British as Simba supporters. The Drum 2 was shot both in India 00:04:34.678 --> 00:04:38.660 and England, and it was a technical masterpiece, even though it had a lot more 00:04:38.660 --> 00:04:44.519 actors in brownface than Elephant Boy. It did really well in Britain, no surprises there, and 00:04:44.519 --> 00:04:50.358 proved that Sabu could really act. His natural confidence and charisma carried him through. He 00:04:50.358 --> 00:04:55.528 started to receive mountains of fan mail, but people in India were not as happy. The drum 00:04:55.528 --> 00:05:02.129 came out in 1938, at the peak of the Indian independence movement. And guess what? Its plot, 00:05:02.369 --> 00:05:08.649 and specifically Sabu's role, stoked intense controversy in the actor's homeland. Sabu's 00:05:08.649 --> 00:05:14.048 portrayal of an Indian prince, so enamored by the British went directly against the freedom 00:05:14.048 --> 00:05:19.639 fighters' efforts and philosophy. The film inspired riots in many big city theaters. 00:05:20.009 --> 00:05:24.988 Sabu's films did well enough to turn him into a hot commodity. He became the face of many 00:05:24.988 --> 00:05:30.338 advertisements, and people enjoyed seeing him riding an elephant at zoos or as part of 00:05:30.338 --> 00:05:35.750 cultural events, but there was a darker reason why the public liked him so much. Supposedly 00:05:35.750 --> 00:05:41.750 they were happy to see how their country had helped civilize Sabu. Child stars and managers, 00:05:42.028 --> 00:05:47.220 they just don't get along, and Sabu's experiences were no different, though Sabu 00:05:47.220 --> 00:05:52.178 became very close with his director Korda and the cameraman who took him in. His managers 00:05:52.178 --> 00:05:58.178 were a different story. They actively played on his exoticism and encouraged him to dress up 00:05:58.178 --> 00:06:03.980 in formal Indian clothes at occasions, complete with a turban and even a whip. Oof. 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:10.399 When it came to Sabu's next pitcher, Korda wanted to create something unique. The result 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:16.660 was the spectacular, The Thief of Baghdad. Sabu played the titular role of the thief, Abu. 00:06:16.939 --> 00:06:21.660 The film was unusual because of all its special effects, the first of their kind. There 00:06:21.660 --> 00:06:26.088 were flying carpets, genies, and magic crossbows. And if you're thinking that sounds 00:06:26.088 --> 00:06:31.819 familiar, you aren't wrong. The movie is the basis for Aladdin. The Thief of Baghdad went on 00:06:31.819 --> 00:06:37.619 to win 3 Academy Awards, which was a huge deal at the time. Critics called it dashing, 00:06:37.738 --> 00:06:43.259 dazzling, and altogether magical. Roger Ebert put it on his great movies list. And he 00:06:43.259 --> 00:06:49.738 especially praised Sabu's acting as perfectly pitched for the needs of the screenplay. Sadly, 00:06:49.899 --> 00:06:54.519 although he wasn't aware of it at the time, this would prove to be his last huge hit. 00:06:54.939 --> 00:06:59.660 Hollywood really rolled out the carpet for young Sabu. The it boy met First Lady Eleanor 00:06:59.660 --> 00:07:06.059 Roosevelt shortly after arriving. Even better for Sabu, at least he met his favorite actress, 00:07:06.079 --> 00:07:11.759 Carol Lombard. It was clear Sabu had a mega crush on the glamorous blonde, and the two 00:07:11.759 --> 00:07:16.399 evidently became friendly. They'd ride Lombard's scooter together, but might there 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:22.488 have been more than just friendship at work? According to Hollywood rumors, 00:07:22.939 --> 00:07:28.759 Sabu didn't just have a schoolboy crush on Lombard. The teenager was truly, madly, deeply 00:07:28.759 --> 00:07:34.660 in love with the screen siren. When asked about his infatuation, Sabu insisted they were 00:07:34.660 --> 00:07:40.980 just pals before saying that she was his very favorite actress. If something was going on, it 00:07:40.980 --> 00:07:46.980 would have been very scandalous, if not criminal. Lombard was 30 at the time. Sabu was 00:07:46.980 --> 00:07:53.250 just 13. However, he didn't have to say goodbye too soon. Korda's next project revolved 00:07:53.250 --> 00:07:59.889 around Sabu and was so high profile that it would turn Sabu into a star overnight. The film 00:07:59.889 --> 00:08:05.399 was the first adaptation of The Jungle Book, and filming would take place not in India, but 00:08:05.399 --> 00:08:11.449 in Hollywood. However, there was a dark side to this decision. Naturally, The Jungle Book 00:08:11.449 --> 00:08:17.579 had to be set in the jungle, no surprise there . However, instead of going to India, To film in 00:08:17.579 --> 00:08:23.858 the jungles there, the team decided to make do with forests available in California. All the 00:08:23.858 --> 00:08:30.178 natives who acted with Sabu were also white actors who'd never been to India. And though 00:08:30.178 --> 00:08:35.820 there were many real animals in the movie like tigers, elephants, and a bear, it also featured 00:08:35.820 --> 00:08:41.298 two huge rubber snakes. The Jungle Book did well commercially. It collected good money from 00:08:41.298 --> 00:08:46.219 rentals and re-releases, but it didn't win any awards, though it had 4 Academy Award 00:08:46.219 --> 00:08:52.340 nominations. Sabu was happy with the result, and he'd made up his mind. He signed a contract 00:08:52.340 --> 00:08:59.038 with Universal and began his life in Hollywood . Sadly, as we'll see, Sabu's experiences 00:08:59.178 --> 00:09:05.779 would run the gamut from glitz and glam to all out despair. Sabu's first film in Hollywood was 00:09:05.779 --> 00:09:11.710 Arabian Nights. It was a commercial hit and even earned 4 Academy Award nominations, but 00:09:11.710 --> 00:09:17.658 for critics, it was a dud. Some reviewers felt unhappy with Sabu's small supporting role. 00:09:17.918 --> 00:09:22.678 David Lardner of The New Yorker complained that the industry was wasting his potential by 00:09:22.678 --> 00:09:28.158 giving him weak roles since Elephant Boy. His next two films were nothing to talk about. Both 00:09:28.158 --> 00:09:34.219 White Savage and Cobra Woman had the same exotic theme. And Sabu had similar roles of the 00:09:34.219 --> 00:09:39.739 hero psychic and comic relief in both. Perhaps he felt the monotony himself, so he decided to 00:09:39.739 --> 00:09:45.178 take a short break from films, but he had no plans to relax. In fact, his next act was the 00:09:45.178 --> 00:09:52.158 definition of danger. Sabu knew there was no easy way to become an American 00:09:52.158 --> 00:09:57.759 citizen, so he chose the quickest and most direct way he could find. He enlisted. World 00:09:57.759 --> 00:10:03.639 War II hadn't ended, and America needed all hands on deck. So Sabu, who had always been 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:09.673 interested in flying, began training as a heavy bomber gunner. He flew 42. missions and 00:10:09.673 --> 00:10:15.335 was as good an officer as actor. However, there's a heartbreaking side to this story too. 00:10:15.705 --> 00:10:21.065 Shortly before he enlisted, a journalist once asked Sabu who he thought would win World War 00:10:21.065 --> 00:10:26.423 II. Apparently the boy's face immediately darkened, and he assumed the aspect of a much 00:10:26.423 --> 00:10:33.099 older man. He gravely said, No one. And so while Sabu enlisted to gain citizenship 00:10:33.099 --> 00:10:38.330 and by all accounts was a highly skilled and decorated soldier, it's safe to say he had 00:10:38.330 --> 00:10:43.580 reservations about his role in the combat. Sabu tried to make a comeback in films only to 00:10:43.580 --> 00:10:48.418 discover a heartbreaking reality. The audience just wasn't into the same kind of films he'd 00:10:48.418 --> 00:10:53.489 been a part of, and filmmakers didn't give him the option to shake off his stereotype. 00:10:53.830 --> 00:10:58.769 Hollywood didn't seem to have space for him. His next few films were considered mediocre. 00:10:59.019 --> 00:11:04.099 And then one project stood out for a surprising reason. Sometimes the best things 00:11:04.099 --> 00:11:10.178 happen when you least expect them. Sabu was filming Song of India in 1948, opposite Gayle 00:11:10.178 --> 00:11:15.779 Russell, when she got sick. The up and coming actress, Marilyn Cooper came to fill in for 00:11:15.779 --> 00:11:21.558 Russell for a few days. It was love at first sight for Sabu. He fell head over heels for 00:11:21.558 --> 00:11:28.519 Cooper. After a whirlwind romance. 24 year old Sabu and his lady love Marilyn Cooper tied the 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:33.918 knot. In fact, they were so head over heels for each other that they got married within the 00:11:33.918 --> 00:11:39.048 same year of their first meeting. With such a compelling behind the scenes love story. You'd 00:11:39.048 --> 00:11:43.849 think that Song of India, the movie that Sabu and Cooper co-starred in, would have been a 00:11:43.849 --> 00:11:50.649 smash hit. Well, unfortunately, you'd be wrong . The movie was a total flop and sadly, just as 00:11:50.649 --> 00:11:56.090 Sabu's personal life triumphed, his professional life hit rocky waters. While his 00:11:56.090 --> 00:12:01.639 Hollywood films in the late 40s were nothing to write home about. Sabu did manage to salvage 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:06.200 something out of the period by traveling to Europe and working in some relatively better 00:12:06.200 --> 00:12:12.320 films there. Critics appreciated both The End of the River and Black Narcissists and praised 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:18.519 Sabu for turning in solid performances. Sabu was happy with Cooper. However, soon after 00:12:18.519 --> 00:12:23.759 their wedding, controversy reared its ugly head to make trouble in his otherwise peaceful 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:30.750 home life. It appeared as if Sabu had a secret in his past. A dancer, Brenda Marion 00:12:30.750 --> 00:12:36.389 Glier, who worked with Sabu on Black Narcissists, filed a paternity suit against him. 00:12:36.908 --> 00:12:42.349 She claimed he was the father of her daughter Makaya, and her case held water. The girl was 00:12:42.349 --> 00:12:48.750 born in 1948, just a year after the film wrapped up. Awkwardly, this was also the same 00:12:48.750 --> 00:12:54.950 year that Sabu married Cooper. Do I sense a courtroom drama brewing? While the jury ruled 00:12:54.950 --> 00:13:00.908 in Sabu's favor initially, an appeals court ordered a new trial. Evidently, Juliar was 00:13:00.908 --> 00:13:07.038 standing her ground and digging in her heels. The new trial lasted an entire year before Sabu 00:13:07.038 --> 00:13:12.678 decided to change tactics. In the end, the actor agreed to an out of court settlement, and 00:13:12.678 --> 00:13:17.678 the details of that settlement, well, let's just say they're very telling. While Sabu 00:13:17.678 --> 00:13:23.269 didn't explicitly admit that he was Cooper's baby daddy. The actor did agree to some pretty 00:13:23.269 --> 00:13:28.389 suggestive terms. He pledged to pay for Juliar's costs and to provide child support 00:13:28.389 --> 00:13:33.989 until Maka turned 21. Since Juliar had recently tied the knot herself and her husband 00:13:33.989 --> 00:13:40.070 wanted to adopt a child, she was happy with this outcome. So was Sabu the dad. Your guess 00:13:40.070 --> 00:13:46.759 is as good as mine. Sabu may not have admitted to being Makaya's dad, 00:13:47.080 --> 00:13:52.710 but he soon welcomed two children with his wife. Jasmine Sabu grew up to work in films too, 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:59.779 but as a screenwriter and animal trainer. Tragically, she passed at the age of 44 in 2001. 00:14:00.158 --> 00:14:06.719 Paul Sabu was born 3 years after Jasmine and is an Emmy-winning singer-songwriter. Sabu had 00:14:06.719 --> 00:14:11.038 certainly achieved the American dream. He was one of the richest stars in Hollywood in the 00:14:11.038 --> 00:14:16.918 late 40s and 50s. He was the first Indian to get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and he 00:14:16.918 --> 00:14:22.119 was friends with President Reagan. Sure, his film career was dwindling, but he was trying to 00:14:22.119 --> 00:14:28.119 revive it, and who knows? It just might have picked up if fate didn't deal another cruel 00:14:28.119 --> 00:14:33.678 blow at him. Remember Sabu's older brother who came with him from India? The two boys had 00:14:33.678 --> 00:14:39.279 always been very close, with Sabu depending on his older sibling to manage his career. The two 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:45.399 also managed a furniture store together. Unfortunately, disaster struck when a young boy 00:14:45.399 --> 00:14:51.080 broke into the shop, planning to pilfer some money that he'd seen Sabu's brother bring in. 00:14:51.590 --> 00:14:57.239 Little did the boy know this decision would change everything. Sabu's brother resisted the 00:14:57.239 --> 00:15:03.719 attack, leading the young boy to panic and shoot him. Tragically, Sabu's brother passed on 00:15:03.719 --> 00:15:10.139 the spot. The horrific and violent loss left Sabu completely devastated, and 00:15:10.139 --> 00:15:16.719 unfortunately, fate wasn't through with the star just yet. Soon enough, Sabu 00:15:16.719 --> 00:15:22.308 encountered even more drama in his personal life. His house caught fire, but that was just 00:15:22.308 --> 00:15:27.399 the beginning of another nightmare. The authorities quickly caught the arsonist, and 00:15:27.399 --> 00:15:32.759 the man soon admitted that he'd indeed set the house on fire. However, when it came to why he 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:38.889 lit the flame, the man's answer had everyone's jaw on the floor. Shockingly, the 00:15:38.889 --> 00:15:44.798 arsonist claimed that he had burned down Sabu's home as part of a conspiracy. The man 00:15:44.798 --> 00:15:50.840 claimed that Sabu's friend asked him to light the fire, and that wasn't all. He also claimed 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:56.678 that the friend didn't want to harm Sabu. No, the opposite. The friend saw that Sabu needed 00:15:56.678 --> 00:16:02.788 the insurance money and decided to help his buddy out, and the scandal wasn't over yet. At 00:16:02.788 --> 00:16:08.038 first it looked like the plan went well. The insurance company paid Sabu's claim, giving him 00:16:08.038 --> 00:16:13.538 a much needed windfall. However, after the revelations about the real cause of the fire 00:16:13.538 --> 00:16:20.099 came out, all Sabu's cash disappeared. The insurance company realized that they'd been the 00:16:20.099 --> 00:16:25.320 victim of a fraudulent scheme, and they sued the legendary Indian actor with all their might. 00:16:27.960 --> 00:16:33.369 Had it ever crossed Sabu's mind to try his luck in India? Perhaps it hadn't until the day 00:16:33.369 --> 00:16:39.440 he woke up to a surprise offer from an Indian director. Mehboob Khan was making Mother India, 00:16:39.729 --> 00:16:45.408 which would go on to become a huge hit, and wanted Sabu for the role of Berjo, a young boy 00:16:45.408 --> 00:16:52.119 in the film. Unfortunately, Sabu would have to turn it down for a heartbreaking reason. India 00:16:52.119 --> 00:16:57.788 denied Sabu a work permit. Since he couldn't go there, he had to turn down Berjo's role, 00:16:58.038 --> 00:17:03.710 which went to another actor. The entire experience must have made Sabu feel bitter. His 00:17:03.710 --> 00:17:08.618 replacement became hugely successful because of the film, and to make things even worse. 00:17:09.078 --> 00:17:15.160 Mother India also became India's first Academy Award nominated film. Although he didn't get a 00:17:15.160 --> 00:17:20.559 work permit for Mother India, Sabu eventually did go back to India and even worked in a film 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:26.969 with Indian actress Shashikala. Unfortunately, that film never saw the light of day, so no one 00:17:26.969 --> 00:17:32.400 knows whether Sabu would ever have made it in his native country, speaking a language he'd 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:38.410 given up on a long time ago. In the later years of his life, Sabu's career floundered. In 00:17:38.410 --> 00:17:43.930 a particularly tough time, he moved to Europe and worked with a circus. Perhaps it was 00:17:43.930 --> 00:17:49.640 because he always played a wide-eyed, naive native looking up to white men. Indians were 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:54.489 unhappy with the way he depicted their country , although it wasn't his fault those were the 00:17:54.489 --> 00:17:59.630 only roles offered to him. The press wrote unflattering things about him and tabloids 00:17:59.630 --> 00:18:05.430 published news about him romancing his on-screen co-stars offscreen. All in all, Sabu 00:18:05.430 --> 00:18:09.989 realized that going back to India wasn't going to be a very pleasant experience for him, at 00:18:09.989 --> 00:18:16.568 least at this point. Sabu passed suddenly in 1963 at the age of just 00:18:16.568 --> 00:18:22.890 39. The actor had passed of a heart attack. Ironically, he'd gone for a checkup just two 00:18:22.890 --> 00:18:27.650 days before his passing, and the doctor had told him that if all his patients were as 00:18:27.650 --> 00:18:33.910 healthy as Sabu, he'd be out of a job. His final resting place is Forest Lawn in the 00:18:33.910 --> 00:18:39.549 Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Whether you blame Sabu for playing to the stereotype or celebrate 00:18:39.549 --> 00:18:45.229 him for rising from an elephant handler to a sought after actor, you can't ignore his 00:18:45.229 --> 00:18:50.108 contribution to the English-American film industry at a time when hardly any people of 00:18:50.108 --> 00:18:55.160 color were a part of it. He worked with what he had, and he did the best job he could. 00:18:55.539 --> 00:19:02.380 Director Michael Powell remembers him as kind, direct, strong, and intelligent. Sabu's last 00:19:02.380 --> 00:19:08.449 two films were Rampage, co-starring the noir icon Robert Mitchum, and a Disney film titled A 00:19:08.449 --> 00:19:14.250 Tiger Walks. Both movies came out after his passing. Sabu was one of the celebrities who 00:19:14.250 --> 00:19:20.729 loved visiting Ralph Helfer's Africa USA Exotic Animal Ranch in Soledad Canyon. He went 00:19:20.729 --> 00:19:25.049 there regularly on weekends to play with the animals and to help around with them and do 00:19:25.049 --> 00:19:31.449 their chores. He may have become a big star, but animals were definitely his first love. The 00:19:31.449 --> 00:19:36.890 United States celebrated Sabu's achievements with a touching gesture. They proudly displayed 00:19:36.890 --> 00:19:43.539 his famous face on a postage stamp. In turn, Sabu responded by helping the war cause. He 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:49.019 traveled through the country selling bonds, oftentimes with a baby elephant in tow. I guess 00:19:49.019 --> 00:19:54.910 being the elephant boy trumps being a decorated officer. Sabu's life was a remarkable 00:19:54.910 --> 00:20:00.750 journey from a young Indian boy to a celebrated Hollywood star. His exotic charm and 00:20:00.750 --> 00:20:06.868 natural talent captivated audiences worldwide, making him a household name in the golden age 00:20:06.868 --> 00:20:13.390 of cinema. Sabu's story is a testament to the enduring magic of cinema and the enduring 00:20:13.390 --> 00:20:18.719 spirit of adventure. If you've enjoyed these stories, don't forget to show some love by 00:20:18.719 --> 00:20:22.759 hitting that like button and subscribing to our channel. Stay tuned because we'll be back 00:20:22.759 --> 00:20:27.140 with more incredible narratives soon. Thanks for joining us today and until next time.