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Anita Kunwar
Anita Kanwar is an Indian film and television actor who is best known for her role as ''Lajjo ji'' in the 1980s Doordarshan mega soap opera ''Buniyaad''. An alumnus of the National School of Drama (1978 batch), Kanwar has also worked in films such as Mahesh Bhatt's '' Janam'' (1985), Mira Nair's ''Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), for which she was nominated for a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and ''Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen''. In the 1990s, Kanwar took a long break from television and films before returning to play the character of Inspector KC, Chief of Homicide in the 1998 Star Plus crime series ''Saboot''. In spite of garnering critical acclaim for her performances, she did not get roles of substance in films and was a victim of typecasting. "Such a tender, sensitive actress with the potential of Nargis! She finally ran away to Shimla," noted singer and actress Ila Arun said about Kanwar. Kanwar lives in Gurgaon, near Delhi. Filmography Films * Dostana (1980) *''Aadharsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buniyaad
''Buniyaad'' (literally ''Foundation'') is an Indian television soap opera directed by Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti. The series was written by Manohar Shyam Joshi and dealt with the Partition of India in 1947 and its aftermath. It first aired in 1986 on the Indian state television channel DD National. It was re-aired on DD Metro and Sahara One. Nowadays, it is re-aired on DD Retro. The story spans the life in India between 1916-1978. Plot Haveliram lives in Bicchowali Gali, Lahore in 1947 before Partition of India. Haveliram was forced to migrate during Partition of India and reached to Purana Qila in Delhi After sometime get a house as a claim for the property they left behind in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandi (film)
''Mandi'' (English: Market Place) is a 1983 Hindi-language film directed by Shyam Benegal. Based on a classic Urdu short story ''Aanandi'' by writer '' Ghulam Abbas'', the film narrates the story of a brothel, situated in the heart of a city, an area that some politicians want for its prime locality. The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah among others. The film won the 1984 National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Nitish Roy. It was selected at Indian Panorama at Filmostav, Bombay 1984, and was invited to the Los Angeles Exposition (FILMEX), the Hong Kong International Film Festival 1984, and London Film Festival 1983. Mandi is the Hindi Film with the highest number of Filmfare Award winners (12) in the cast (Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Saeed Jaffrey, Annu Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Pankaj Kapur, Amrish Puri, Ila Arun and K. K. Raina). Additionally the film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman (1990 Film)
A woman is an adult female human. Woman, A Woman, or The Woman may also refer to: Film * ''Woman'' (1918 film), an American silent film directed by Maurice Tourneur * ''Woman'' (1968 film), a three-part South Korean film * ''Woman'' (2019 film), a French documentary * ''A Woman'' (1915 film), an American silent film by Charlie Chaplin * ''A Woman'' (2010 film), an American-Italian drama by Giada Colagrande * ''The Woman'' (1915 film), an American drama silent film directed by George Melford * ''The Woman'' (2011 film), an American horror film directed by Lucky McKee Literature * ''Woman'' (Australian magazine), a women's magazine 1934–1954 * ''Woman'' (UK magazine), a women's weekly magazine since 1937 * ''The Woman'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee Music Albums * ''Woman'' (BoA album) or the title song, 2018 * ''Woman'' (Burt Bacharach album) or the title song, 1979 * ''Woman'', by Himiko Kikuchi, 1983 * ''Woman'' (Jill Scott album), 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandook Dahej Ke Seeney Par
''Bandook'' () is a 2013 Bollywood crime film starring Aditya Om, Manisha Kelkar and Arshad Khan. The film was directed and produced by Aditya Om and Mohammed M. K. Sheikh. Synopsis The film depicts the rise of Bhola Kevat, a lower caste boatman "Mallaah" ( Kewat) in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh rising to the unexpected heights of political power. ''Bandook'' connects crime and politics, a psychological peep inside the minds of people who use the power of the gun as a ladder to worldly success, It shows the vast distance covered by the human mind from picking a gun to pulling the trigger. Development Producer, director Aditya Om revealed he has been working on the script from two years as film is based on political Dons. Cast *Aditya Om - Bhola Kevat *Manisha Kelkar - Kajri *Arshad Khan- Lochan Singh Yadav *Ashish Kotwal- Hari Om Tripathi *Gauri Shankar- Police Inspector Puttu Tiwari *Virendra Singh- Virendra Singh Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Nikhil Kama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Din Achanak
''Ek Din Achanak'' (Hindi: एक दिन अचानक, English: ''Suddenly, One Day'') is a 1989 art film directed by Mrinal Sen, based on a Bengali novel, ''Beej'' by Ramapada Chowdhury. Synopsis One evening, in the midst of torrential rains, a professor (Shreeram Lagoo) goes out for a walk and fails to return. As the evening stretches into days and the days into weeks with no sign of him, his family struggles to regain their footing and to understand what might have caused him to leave. Slowly they return to their daily activities. The professor's son Amit "Amu"(Arjun Chakraborty) establishes his fledgling business; his younger daughter Seema (Roopa Ganguly) resumes her studies at college; and his elder daughter, Neeta (Shabana Azmi), the backbone of the family, returns to her office job. Behind the facade of normalcy, though, the family is deeply wounded. Amit enjoys success in his business but is bitter and dour. Seema passes with 'First Division' in College. Neeta h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumare Sahare
Tumare is a village in the municipality of Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H .... Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 73. References Populated places in Lukavac {{TuzlaCanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Dar-Ba-Dar
''Om Dar-B-Dar'' (Hindi: ओम-दर-ब-दर) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language postmodernist film directed by Kamal Swaroop and starring Anita Kanwar, Aditya Lakhia and Gopi Desai. The film, about the adventures of a school boy named Om along with his family, is set in Ajmer and Pushkar in Rajasthan, and employs nonlinear narrative and an absurdist story line to satirise mythology, arts, politics and philosophy. The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie in 1989. It was never commercially released in India, though it achieved success in International Film Festivals, including Berlin where it premiered, and it soon became a cult film. In 2013, National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) had planned an official national release of a digitally restored print of the film. The film finally released in Indian theaters after 26 years, on 17 January 2014. Synopsis ''Om-Dar-B-Dar'' is a portrait of life in Ajmer town, Rajasthan. The film tells the story of a you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razia (film)
Razia or Raziya may refer to * Razia (name) * Razia Sultan (other) *'' Raghuvinte Swantham Raziya'', a 2011 Malayalam romantic drama film *'' Razia's Shadow: A Musical'', a 2008 album by Forgive Durden {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacait
''Dacait'' is a 1987 Indian film directed by Rahul Rawail. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Raakhee and Raza Murad. It is based on how a simple-living guy transforms into a dacoit after being oppressed by the Zamindars of the area. The plot is based in the Chambal area, which is the confluence of three states, UP, MP and Rajasthan and has been ignored for development since independence. Cast *Raakhee as Devi Chaudhrain * Sunny Deol as Arjun Yadav *Meenakshi Sheshadri as Chavli *Suresh Oberoi as Amritlal Yadav *Raza Murad as Thakur Bhanwar Singh * Paresh Rawal as Thanedar Vishnu Pandey *Shafi Inamdar as S. P. Shrivastav *Satyajeet Puri as Ahmed *Urmila Matondkar as Shanta Yadav *Harish Patel as Tolaram *Dan Dhanoa Dan Dhanoa (born ''Inderpreet Singh Dhanoa''; 28 February 1959) is a former Indian film actor and a sailor (master mariner) in the Merchant Navy. He is known mostly for portraying cult villainous roles in Hindi cinema in the 1980s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susman (film)
''Susman'' (Essence) is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of rapid industrialization. The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1987, Invited to the London Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Sydney & Melbourne Film Festivals 1987. It was remade as ''Kanchivaram'' in Tamil by Priyadarshan. The film features poetry by the Indian mystic saint Kabir, who was born into a family of weavers, sung by Pandit Jasraj. Cast * Shabana Azmi - Gauramma * Om Puri - Ramulu * Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Narasimha * Neena Gupta -Mandira * Mohan Agashe - President of Handloom Cooperative Society * K.K. Raina * Annu Kapoor - Lakshmaya * Ila Arun * Anita Kanwar * Pankaj Kapur * Jayant Kripalani * Satish Kaushik Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Early life Satish was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabhi Door Kabhi Paas
Josh, sometimes stylized as JoSH or as Jösh, is a Canadian Bhangra music group formed in 2000 in Montreal, Quebec. Present members are "Rup" (Rup Magon) and "Q" (Qurram Hussain). Their songs showcase both modern and bhangra beats and music, but are strongly influenced by hip hop and pop music. Career Josh was founded in 1996 by Rup Magon with his brother, Rik Magon, and friend Shiraz 'Shazi' Hussain. They were joined by Qurram 'q' Hussein, Rup's in 1998, and two years later Rup and Q embarked on their own path for JoSH as a duo without Rik and Shiraz. While JoSH may be less known in their home country of Canada, they are very popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan. Their second album, ''Kabhi'', as well as its title track, remained in both Indian and MTV World Top 20 lists for 26 weeks from October 2004 to January 2005. Additionally, JoSH was awarded MTV India's 2004 "Immie" award for Best New Non-Film Artist. JoSH has collaborated with Grammy winner Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrit (film)
''Amrit'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi drama film starring Rajesh Khanna in the title role playing the character of Amritlal Sharma. The film was directed by Mohan Kumar immediately after directing Avtaar with Khanna in the title role and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. This movie gave Rajesh Khanna his fourth BJFA Best Actor award in 1987.http://www.gomolo.in/Awards/Awards.aspx?AwardCode=7&YearCode=1987 The film was critically acclaimed and received five stars in Bollywood Guide Collections. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Aatma Bandhuvulu''. Synopsis Amrit (Rajesh Khanna) stays with his only son and meanwhile Kamla (Smita Patil) a widow stays with her only son at Kamal Niwas. But Kamla is treated as servant in her own house and the only person who loves her in the house is her granddaughter Sunita. Amrit has the habit of taking his grandson to the nearby garden when his grandson is free from studies. Amrit learns about Kamla's problems due to him meeting her coincidentally qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |