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Apradhi (1974 Film)
''Apradhi'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Jugal Kishore, with the script written by R.K. Banerjee and T.N. Sharma. The film stars Yogeeta Bali, Kiran Kumar and Dev Kumar. The soundtrack was composed by Usha Khanna and features playback singers Suman Kalyanpur and Mukesh. It was released on the EMI Records label. Plot A delinquent is at large, a masked man in red clothing nicknamed "Redshirt" who leads a gang of bandits. Inspector Shankar (Kiran Kumar) is assigned to investigate the gang. The gang, wise to the police surveillance, kidnap Shankar's daughter Radha (Yogeeta Bali). While in captitivity she is heavily drugged, which leads to her committing suicide. Shankar investigates four suspects, a wholesome holy man named Mahant Badriprasad (Jagdish Raj), retired army Major Vikram Singh, a poet, and a man named Nawab Ashiq Misaaj (Keshto Mukherjee). The gang leader, "Redshirt", is portrayed by Dev Kumar. Cast * Yogeeta Bali as Radha / Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogeeta Bali
Yogeeta Bali Chakraborty (born 13 August 1952) is a former Indian Bollywood actress. She was active in the late 1970s and through the 1980s. Biography Yogeeta Bali was born on 13 August 1952. She is the niece of actress Geeta Bali. Bali married Kishore Kumar in 1976 and divorced him in 1978. She then married Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ... in 1979. They have three sons- Mahaakshay, Ushmey, Namashi and a daughter- Dishani. Mahaakshay, "Mimoh" is an actor, while Namashi is going to debut in the film ''Bad Boy''. Filmography References External links * 1952 births Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses from Kolkata 20th-century Indian actresses {{India-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Chauhan
Shashi may refer to: Places and jurisdictions China *Shashi City (), Hubei from 1949 to 1994 *Shashi District (), Jingzhou, Hubei (historically, Shashi City) since 1994 ** Apostolic Prefecture of Shashi ** Jingmen–Shashi railway, single-track railway in Hubei province, China *Shashi, Liuyang (沙市镇), town in Hunan province * Shashi, Shaodong (砂石镇), town of Shaodong County, Hunan province Africa *Shashi River or Shashe River, major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe People Shashi is an Indian and Nepali male and female name, abstracted from ancient Sanskrit language, meaning "Moon". Politics * Shashi Kumar (born 1965), actor and politician from Karnataka, India * Shashi Shrestha, Nepalese politician, Central Committee member of Janamorcha Nepal * Shashi Tharoor (born 1956), Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development Culture, science and entertainment *Shashi Caan, American architect, designer, advocacy icon, founder of The Shashi C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Drama Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Hindi-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Films
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the German national team won the championship title, as well as The Rumble in the Jungle, a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. Events January–February * January 26 – Bülent Ecevit of CHP forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Rag
Pankaj Rag is an Indian poet and IAS officer of 1990 batch. He has served as the Commissioner of Directorate of archeology, archives and museums, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Director-General of National Archives of India, and Director of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. Rag was born on 30 October 1964 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He graduated in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and completed his Master of Philosophy in modern Indian history from Delhi University. Rag is a recipient of ''Kedar Samman'' and ''Mira Smriti'' award. Bibliography *' *' *''Vintage Madhya Pradesh'' *''Rag Ragini Folio'' (Hindi & English) along with V.P. Nagayach *' *' *' *' *' See also * List of Indian writers This is a list of notable writers who come from India or have Indian nationality. Names are sorted according to surname. A B C D F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T U V W Y ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ke tale'' (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He always considered Mohammad Rafi as his guru and cited many times that he was the best singer to be ever born. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra. Biography Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Bombay. At an early age, he was inspired by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi and considered him his mentor. He started learning classical music under classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasrat Jaipuri
Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999) was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyricist twice – in 1966 and then in 1972. * Josh Malihabadi Award, from Urdu Conference * B. R. Ambedkar, Dr. Ambedkar Award, for ''Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya'' [''Mere Huzoor'' (1968)], a Brajbhasha song * Jaipuri was also awarded a doctorate degree from the World University Round Table. See also * Shankar Jaikishan * Shailendra * Majrooh Sultanpuri * Gulzar * Indeevar * Javed Akhtar * Sahir Ludhianvi Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. His work influenced Indian cinema, i ... References External links * Ghazals and nazms by Hasrat JaipuriComplete list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayshree T , American businesswoman
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Jayshree may refer to: * Jayshree Arora, Indian actress, dancer * Jayshree Gadkar, Indian Marathi and Hindi film actress * Jayshree Khadilkar, Indian chess player * Jayshree Soni, Indiana actress * Jayshree T., Indian Marathi actress and dancer * Jayshree Talwalkar, Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer * Jayshree Ullal Jayshree V. Ullal (born March 27, 1961) is an Indian-American billionaire businesswoman, president and CEO of Arista Networks, a Cloud computing, cloud networking company responsible for the deployment of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10/25 Gigabit Ethern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdish Raj
Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan. His daughter Anita Raj is also a Bollywood actress. Jagdish Raj had the record of playing a police officer 144 times in various Bollywood films. Jagdish Raj Khurana also holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played a police inspector in 144 films. Some of his popular movies include ''Deewar'', ''Don'', ''Shakti'', ''Mazdoor'', ''Imaan Dharam'', ''Gopichand Jasoos'', ''Silsila'', ''Aaina'' and ''Besharam''. He also played Aditya Pancholi's father in '' Naamcheen'' (1991). Although Raj occasionally played a villain and a couple of times played a judge, he was best known for being cast a record 144 times as a police officer. After '' Shafi Inamdar'', he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshto Mukherjee
Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 2 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian. He was born in Kolkata,Bengal Presidency, British India. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life. He used to share a very good relation with the iconic director Ritwik Ghatak and had very tiny but important roles in the maestro's films such as the trickster in '' Bari Theke Paliye'', the madman in '' Ajantrik'' or character roles in ''Nagarik'' and ''Jukti Takko Aar Gappo''. Death He died on 2 March 1982 in Bombay, India. Selected filmography *''Nagarik'' (1952) - Jatin Babu *'' Musafir'' (1957) - Street Dancer *'' Ajantrik'' (1958) - Lunatic *'' Bari Theke Paliye'' (1958) - Magician *''Lukochuri'' (1958) *'' Khazanchi'' (1958) *'' Parakh'' (1960) - Compounder Keshto *'' Masoom'' (1960) - CID Officer *''Aas Ka Panchhi'' (1961) *''China Town'' (1962) - Keshto *''Prem Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajan Haksar
''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the ', the "Battle of Ten Kings". Raja-ruled Indian states While most of the Indian salute states (those granted a gun salute by the British Crown) were ruled by a Maharaja (or variation; some promoted from an earlier Raja- or equivalent style), even exclusively from 13 guns up, a number had Rajas: ; Hereditary salutes of 11-guns : * the Raja of Pindrawal * the Raja of Morni * the Raja of Rajouri * the Raja of Ali Rajpur * the Raja of Bilaspur * the Raja of Chamba * the Raja of Faridkot * the Raja of Jhabua * the Raja of Mandi * the Raja of Manipur * the Raja of Narsinghgarh * the Raja of Pudukkottai * the Raja of Rajgarh * the Raja of Sangli * the Raja of Sailana * the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
