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Asit Sen (actor)
Asit Sen (13 May 1917 – 18 September 1993) was an Indian film director turned famous comedian in the Hindi film industry. He directed 2 films and starred in over 200 films between 1953 and 1993 until his death. As an actor/comedian, he often portrayed a character with authority, such as a police inspector or landlord, but with comic effect, mostly as a slow-speaking person. His acting career was particularly prolific in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. He had a very thin voice, in striking contrast to his huge physical frame and spoke his dialogues at a slow pace. Sen started his career, assisting director-producer Bimal Roy in Kolkata, however, the Kolkata-based film industry was now on the decline, thus Roy shifted base to Bombay (now Mumbai) along with Roy's team in 1950, which included Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Nabendu Ghosh, Kamal Bose and later Salil Chaudhury. Along with doing small roles in films he directed two films for his mentor's production house, Parivar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has an Indian Air Force station, since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharat is also located in Gorakhpur which was established here in 1926. Etymology The name "Gorakhpur" comes from the Sanskrit ''Gorakshapuram'', which means abode of Gorakhnath, a renowned ascetic who was a prominent saint of the ''Nath Sampradaya''. Geography Gorakhpur is situated about 100 km from the Nepal border, 193 km from Varanasi, 260 km from Patna and 270 km from Lucknow. It is one of the flood vulnerable districts in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabuliwala (1961 Film)
''Kabuliwala'' ( hi, काबुलीवाला) is a 1961 Hindi film based on the 1892 short story " Kabuliwala", by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Hemen Gupta and starred Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sajjan, Sonu and Baby Farida. ew York Times. Cast * as Abdul Rehman Khan * Sonu as Mini * as Rama, Mini's mother * Padma * Laxmi * Sarita Devi * Anwari Bai * Leela Agha * |
Upkar
''Upkar'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967. It was Manoj Kumar's directorial debut film. Then India's prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri suggested Kumar to make a film based on our farmers and soldiers. It was the highest grossing movie of the year. It is considered as a classic film. The film is based on the backdrop of war of 1965, it praised the village life, farmer's and soldier's contribution for the nation. It was praised for story, photography, songs, lyrics, acting. The movie also stars Asha Parekh as a doctor promoting family planning, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in his first positive character role. Madan Puri played the main villain with ease, full ability, and command. The film won several major awards. Plot Manoj Kumar plays a village man 'Bharat', who sacrifices everything to get his brother educated. His brother, Puran, goes to study in city and gets attracted to the high society life styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandan Ka Palna
''Chandan Ka Palna '' is a 1967 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra and Meena Kumari. The film was rated as above average at the box office. Plot No joy in the world can equal the happiness a man derives from watching his own child at play. Not all the riches in the world can compensate for the vacuum, the emptiness, created by the want of a child in a home. With a woman this yearning is a hundred times stronger and the outcome of her torment impossible beyond measure. Radha belonged to a rich family. Her sole aim in life after becoming a widow, was to see her son Ajit happy and fulfil the promise she had given to her husband that the family name and tradition would be perpetuated. Finding Ajit deeply in love with Shobha, the Raisaheb's daughter who too loved him no less, Radha got them married, hoping that Shobha would prove an ideal wife and daughter-in-law and their home would soon resound with merry laughter of a child, if not children. Three years went by and Radha was stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaal (1967 Film)
''Jaal'' is a 1967 Hindi language, Hindi suspense-thriller film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee. The film stars Biswajeet and Mala Sinha in lead roles. Plot Inspector Shankar is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of Sunder Singh, whose ship wrecks on a stormy night. Sunder was off to marry Sheila, the daughter of his mother's childhood friend who had long since died. Sheila was raised by her father, who dies of a heart attack when he learns of Sunder's death. Sunder's mother decides to take Sheila to live with her. In denial of her son's death, Sunder's mother keeps doing various acts in madness. She keeps serving food for Sunder, talks with his photos, and keeps feeling that her son has returned. Meanwhile, Shankar and Sheila fall in love. But in her madness, Sunder's mother starts preparations of Sunder's wedding with Sheila. Sunder's face-burnt body is found and the mystery continues whether his death was an accident or a murder. Cast * Biswajeet as Inspector Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nai Roshni (1967)
''Nai Roshni'' () is a 1967 Bollywood film starring Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Biswajeet, Mala Sinha, Tanuja in lead roles. It was also made in Tamil by the same producer, under the name ''Poovum Pottum'' and in Telugu as '' Punyavathi''. Plot The film is a social drama, with its plot around university professor Dr. Kumar (Ashok Kumar), who lives with his wife Padma (Bhanumathi), his drunkard son Jyoti (Raaj Kumar), outgoing daughter Chitra (Tanuja) and his friend's daughter Rekha (Mala Sinha). Dr. Kumar and his wife have a different outlook towards life, with him preferring books and philosophy, while his wife Padma prefers social gatherings and society clubs. Padma never considered Jyoti her son, who works as a mill designer, a profession she considers too poor to acknowledge. Chitra is encouraged by her mother to mingle freely in high society, much to the disappointment of her worried father. Rekha prefers tending to her father at home, apart from studying. Prakash (Biswajee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naunihal
Naunihal is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Marbros starring Sanjeev Kumar, Balraj Sahni and Indrani Mukherjee in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Madan Mohan, with lyrics by Kaifi Azmi, including the song "Meri Aawaz Suno Pyar ka Raaz Suno" (Hear my voice, hear the secret of love) sung by Mohammad Rafi. The song is picturized over the funeral procession of Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru. Plot The film is about orphan, Raju, who is adopted by the Principal of New Era High School in Panchgani. Later, when the growing child discovers he has no relatives, he is consoled by saying, he has a relative in Chacha Nehru, that is Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, thus begins his relationship with Nehru. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar as Rakesh * Balraj Sahni as Principal * Indrani Mukherjee as Uma * Harindranath Chattopadhyay as Deranged male in Bombay * Jagdeep as Kavi * Asit Sen as School-teacher * Madhavi as Kavita * Master Babloo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoot Bungla
''Bhoot Bungla'' () is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film directed by Mehmood, who stars in the film alongside Tanuja and Nazir Hussain. Music for this film was composed by R.D. Burman. Plot Fifty years ago, Kundanlal was murdered and his wife and child vanished on a dark night, at the haunted bungalow surrounded by a jungle in the outskirts of Bombay. In the present, three brothers are living in the bungalow, who are Kundanlal's nephews. They are Shyamlal, Ramlal and Ramu. On the eve of Ramlal's daughter Rekha's Return from London, Ramlal is killed in a car accident which is suspected of murder. The suspicion is reinforced when Ramu is found hanging in his bedroom on the same night. Postmortem reports claim he was murdered before being hanged. Shyamlal and Rekha move out of the bungalow to their home in the city and live there. However Rekha receives threatening phone calls about her death. She meets Mohan Kumar, the president of a local youth club, when he defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chand Aur Suraj
''Chand Aur Suraj'' () is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Ganga Chitra and directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Dharmendra, Ashok Kumar, Tanuja, Nirupa Roy and Asit Sen. The film's music is by Salil Chowdhury. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Annavin Aasai'' (1966). Plot After a disgraced man's accidental death, the lives of his family change drastically when they receive money from his insurance company. Cast * Dharmendra * Ashok Kumar * Tanuja * Nirupa Roy * Asit Sen Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Salil Chowdhury. The song "Baug Mein Kali Khili" was later adapted by him into the Malayalam song "Puthan Valakkare" in ''Chemmeen'' (1966). #"Baag Mein Kali Khili" – Asha Bhosle #"Jhanan Jhanan" – Lata Mangeshkar #"Kisine Jaadu Kiya" – Mukesh #"Meri Aur Unke Preet Puranini" – Asha Bhosle #"Teri Yaad" – Lata Mangeshkar #"Tumhe Dil Se Chaha" – Mohammed Rafi & Suman Kalyanpur Suman Kalyanpur (born as Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Sanam
''Mere Sanam'' (English: ''My Lover'' hi, मेरे सनम) is a 1965 Hindi film starring Biswajeet, Asha Parekh, Mumtaz, Pran and Rajendra Nath. The film was a hit at the box office, especially because of the musical score by Majrooh Sultanpuri, O. P. Nayyar and the Asha Bhosle - Mohammed Rafi collaboration. The film was shot in the beautiful locales of Kashmir just before the outbreak of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. The Songs "Jaiye Aap Kahan Jayenge", "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulfon Ka Andhera", "Pukarta Chala Hoon Main" and "Humdum Mere Maan Bhi Jao" are milestones in Hindi film music. This film is the unofficial remake of ''Come September'', which is a 1961 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin. Story Neena (Asha Parekh) is on an excursion trip to Kashmir, in the company of her mother Savitri Devi (Achala Sachdev), who is also the warden of their girls hostel in Lucknow and several female frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benazir (1964 Film)
''Benazir'' is a Hindi film released in 1964, Starring Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Shashi Kapoor and Tanuja. Directed by S.Khalil and music by Sachin Dev Burman. Storyline Benazir, a Muslim family drama, revolves around the film's key characters, Nawab, Anwar, Sahida and Benazir, among others. Nawab and Anwar are brothers who live in an upper-class neighborhood. Nawab is married and has a child. A bachelor, Anwar on seeing Sahida falls in love with her and proposes marriage to her. Although married, Nawab has an affair with Benazir, and keeps her as his mistress. The story takes a twist when Shauket, a family friend, tells Nawab that Anwar frequently sees Benazir. Nawab is furious when one day he sees Benazir in Anwar's arms. He is at a loss as to why his younger brother is seeing his mistress, when he is already in love with Sahida. Review Although Shashi Kapoor as Anwar and Tanuja as Sahida only make brief appearances, they have done justice to their roles as a beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandini (film)
''Bandini'' (Hindi: बन्दिनी, translation: ''Imprisoned'') is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the man who directed classics such as ''Do Bigha Zameen'' and ''Devdas.'' Bandini stars Nutan, giving one of the most acclaimed roles of her career, her performance in the film is regarded among the best performances ever given by an actress of Hindi cinema. along with Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra as leads, and explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). Nutan, who had worked with Roy in '' Sujata'' (1959), was persuaded to ace in the film. The movie tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash (Ashok Kumar), a man from her past. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
