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Aitbaar
''Aitbaar'' () is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Danny Denzongpa, Sharat Saxena in pivotal roles. It was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller ''Dial M For Murder''. It was further remade in Tamil in 1985 as ''Saavi'' and in Malayalam in 1989 as ''New Year''. The film's music is by Bappi Lahiri with lyrics by Hasan Kamaal and Farooq Kaiser, who gave "''Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aaj Bhi Hai''", a memorable ghazal duet by Asha Bhosle and Bhupinder Singh. The film was classified ''A'' by the censor board. Plot The film opens with Jaydeep (Raj Babbar) meeting Vikramjeet (Sharat Saxena) on a rainy night and inviting him to his house for drinks. During their conversation, Jaydeep recounts how his wife, Neha (Dimple Kapadia), is having an affair with Sagar (Suresh Oberoi), the story is entirely a ruse to convince Vikramjeet to help Jaydeep in exacting revenge on his wife. On receiving refusal, Jaydeep blackmail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry. She was discovered at age 14 by the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of his teen romance ''Bobby'' (1973), which opened to major commercial success and gained her wide public recognition. Shortly before the film's release in 1973, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna and quit acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. Her comeback film '' Saagar'', which was released a year later, revived her career. Both ''Bobby'' and ''Saagar'' won her Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Through her work over the next decade, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses. While her initial roles often relied on her perceived be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s and 1990s with filmi soundtracks. He also delivered major box office successes in Bengali, Telugu, and Kannada films. His music was well received into the 21st century. In 1986, he was recognised by Guinness World Records for recording more than 180 songs in one year. Early life Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri was born into a Bengali Brahmin family in Calcutta. His parents, Aparesh Lahiri and Bansuri Lahiri, both were Bengali singers and musicians in classical music and Shyama Sangeet who belong to Lahiri Mohan Family of Sirajganj, East Bengal (Now Bangladesh). His parents, were both singers who met while performing for All India Radio. He was their only child. His relatives includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukul Anand
Mukul S. Anand (11 October 1951 – 7 September 1997) was an Indian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriter Inder Raj Anand and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand. Career Mukul S. Anand made his debut as a director with the suspense thriller ''Kanoon Kya Karega'' (1984), which was inspired by the Hollywood film '' Cape Fear''. His second film ''Aitbaar'' (1985) was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's classic ''Dial M for Murder''. The film that first gained him recognition was the epic film ''Sultanat'' (1986), which brought together real-life father and son Dharmendra and Sunny Deol for the first time and introduced actress Juhi Chawla. That same year Anand also directed the thriller ''Main Balwan'', which was known for the hit songs "Rock n Roll" and "Halla Gulla". His first box-office success was '' Insaaf'' (1987), the film responsible for "re-introducing" Vinod Khanna to films after a hiatus. Anand's next film, ''Maha-Sangram'' (1990), re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhupinder Singh (musician)
Bhupinder Singh (born Bhupinder Soin, 6 February 1940 – 18 July 2022) was an Indian musician, a ghazal singer and also a Bollywood playback singer. Early life Bhupinder Singh was born in Amritsar, Punjab to Natha Singhji, a musician and his introducer to music. Bhupinder's father was a stern teacher, and at one point, he detested music and its instruments. Music career Singh started his career as a casual artist for All India Radio under the direction of Satish Bhatia. He also worked at Doordarshan Center, New Delhi. He also learnt guitar. In 1962, music director Madan Mohan heard him at a dinner hosted by Satish Bhatia in his honour (Satish Bhatia was Producer in AIR Delhi and Singh was working under him as a guitarist), and called him to Bombay. He was given the opportunity to sing the song ''Hoke Majboor Mujhe Usne Bulaya Hoga'' alongside Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood and Manna Dey in Chetan Anand's '' Haqeeqat''. He was given a solo by Khayyam in film ''Aakhri Khat''. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played supporting roles. He has starred in some of the most successful films of Hindi cinema like '' Mr. India'', ''Tridev'', '' Ghayal'', '' Khiladi'', ''Ghulam'', '' Gupt: The Hidden Truth'', ''Duplicate'', ''Soldier'', ''Baghban'', '' Fanaa'', ''Krrish'', '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1993), Bajrangi Bhaijan and many more. His performances in these films have established him as one of the best supporting actors in Bollywood. He played the role of Kichaka in the television serial ''Mahabharat''. He is well known for his role of ''Daaga'' in the Hindi movie, '' Mr. India'' and ''Totla Seth'' in the popular comedy movie ''Phir Hera Pheri'' . He was also nominated for Filmfare Best Villain Award for ''Ghulam'' (1998). Early life Sharat Saxena was born on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ila Arun
Ila Arun is an Indian actress, TV personality and Rajasthani folk and folk-pop singer. She has appeared in many prominent Bollywood movies such as ''Lamhe'', ''Jodhaa Akbar'', ''Shaadi Ke Side Effects'' and '' Begum Jaan''. Personal life Arun was born on 15 March 1954 in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. She hails from Jaipur . She is the sister of Piyush Pandey and Prasoon Pandey. Her mother name is Bhagwati Pandey. Ila Arun is the mother of actress Ishita Arun. Playback singing Arun has sung numerous film songs in Hindi and quite a few South Indian languages such as Tamil and Telugu. Her most famous film song to date has been " Choli Ke Peeche" sung along with Alka Yagnik for the film ''Khalnayak'' starring Madhuri Dixit, for which they won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. Another song which she is famous for is "Ghup Chup" from the film ''Karan Arjun''. She also is well known for her song "Morni Baaga Ma Bole" accompanied with Lata Mangeshkar, in the movie ''Lamhe'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Year (1989 Film)
''New Year'' is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Viji Thampi. It is a remake of the 1985 Hindi film ''Aitbaar'', which in turn was based on ''Dial M for Murder''. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Urvasi, Jayaram, Silk Smitha and Sukumaran. Plot The film begins with Menon travelling in a taxi. The car engine overheats and the driver gets out of the car to investigate. Menon gets out of the car, and is murdered by the driver. ;Flashback Ajith is Menon's nephew who is in love with Menon's daughter, Rekha. Ajith gets a job in the military which Menon disallows. Ajith takes the job despite Menon's disapproval and leaves town. A new suitor named Vinod appears, and he soon becomes Menon's favourite. Menon arranges the marriage of Rekha to Vinod, despite her disapproval. Vinod is a selfish criminal who wants to take Menon's property. He has a girlfriend named Daisy who is a dancer. ;Present Later, it is revealed that Vinod was the one who hired Robert to kill Menon when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romesh Sharma
Romesh Brij Sharma is an Indian film producer, actor and director. Under his banner Romesh Films, he has been actively involved in the production of films and television shows for over 30 years. Personal life His son Karan Sharma is also an actor and has worked in Indian and Mauritian films/television shows. His daughter Neema Sharma is married to Ayaan Ali Khan, the son of sarod player Amjad Ali Khan. Career One of the most notable movies produced by Romesh Sharma was the 1991 blockbuster film '' Hum'' starring Amitabh Bachchan. In that movie, he also played a small role of Jumalina Gonsalves' (played by Kimi Katkar) brother. In 1987 he produced Diljalaa starring Jackie Shroff. The film '' Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...'' that he directed featured and Annabelle Wallis and Romesh's son Karan Sharma. He became known for his acting role in 1972 American movie ‘Siddhartha’, directed by Conrad Rooks. In that box-office hit movie Simi Garewal and Shashi Kapoor played the lead roles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial M For Murder
''Dial M for Murder'' is a 1954 American crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, and John Williams. Both the screenplay and the successful stage play on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott. The play premiered in 1952 on BBC Television, before being performed on stage in the same year in London's West End in June, and then New York's Broadway in October. Originally intended to be shown in dual-strip polarized 3-D, the film played in most theatres in ordinary 2-D due to the loss of interest in the 3-D process (the projection of which was difficult and error-prone) by the time of its release. The film earned an estimated $2.7 million in North American box office sales in 1954. Plot Tony Wendice, a retired English tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Margot, who has been having an affair with American crime-fiction writer Mark Halliday. Unbeknownst to them, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saavi (film)
''Saavi'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, written and directed by Karthik Raghunath. The film stars Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Saritha and Nizhalgal Ravi, with music composed by Gangai Amaran. It is a remake of 1985 Hindi film ''Aitbaar'' which itself is based on the 1954 American film ''Dial M for Murder''. The film was released on 10 October 1985. Plot Vijaykumar, an ex-professional tennis player, is married to wealthy socialite Latha, who has an affair with a stage playback singer Anand. When Vijay retires in response to her complaint about his busy schedule, he secretly discovers the affair and in turn, decides to murder her. The murder is out of revenge as well as Vijay's plan to ensure that her money will continue to finance his comfortable lifestyle. Vijay meets an acquaintance from The President's Club: Sathish – a part-time criminal and drug dealer. After secretly following him, Vijay blackmails Sathish into murdering Latha. Vijay tells Sathish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pravin Bhatt
Pravin Bhatt (Praveen Bhatt) is an Indian film cinematographer, director and screenwriter, who has worked in Hindi cinema from 1970s to 2010s and shot most of the films directed by Mahesh Bhatt, like ''Arth'' (1982) and ''Aashiqui'' (1990) and his son Vikram Bhatt, '' Raaz'' (2002). Besides this he shot films like '' Umrao Jaan'' (1981), '' Masoom'' (1983) and '' Agneepath'' (1990). Career Bhatt started his career as a cameraman in ''Maa Baap'' (1960), followed by ''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' (1962) directed by his father Vijay Bhatt, who gave him break as a cinematographer in his next feature film, ''Himalay Ki Godmein'' (1965), he went on to work in many more films of his father establishing his career as a cinematographer. Then starting with '' Lahu Ke Do Rang'' (1979), he shot most of Mahesh Bhatt's films, this was followed by his son Vikram Bhatt's film. He was the cinematographer of India's first horror film ''Haunted 3D''. ''Shaapit'' (2010) marked his 100th film in his career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth-highest civilian honour. His film career spans more than 4 decades. He has also starred in some international films, the most famous being ''Seven Years in Tibet'' where he appeared alongside Brad Pitt. His best known villainous roles are in '' Dhund'', '' 36 Ghante'', ''Bandish'', ''Jeeo Aur Jeene Do'', ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' and '' Agneepath'' whereas his best known positive roles were in ''Fakira'', ''Chor Machaye Shor'', ''Devata'', ''Kalicharan'', ''Bulundi'' and '' Adhikar''. His directorial venture ''Phir Wahi Raat'' was considered among the top five best horror suspense films of Hindi Cinema. Life and education Born as Tshering Phintso Denzongpa to a Nepali speaking Buddhist family in Yuksom, Sikkim, he did his schooling in Birl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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