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Baby Naaz
Salma Baig (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz was an Indian actress in Hindi language films. Career She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was in R. K. Films’ Boot Polish (1954) and Bimal Roy's Devdas. She earned rave reviews for her earnest natural performance from The New York Times and a special distinction (along with co-actor Rattan Kumar) from Cannes Film Festival in 1955, where the film was shown in competition. In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called Do Phool (Two Flowers) was released based on the Swiss literary novel/ icon Heidi. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by Baby Naaz who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with Master Romi. She matured into a character actress and bagged good roles in films like Bahu Begum, Kati Patang and Sachaa Jhutha (where she played Rajesh Khanna's physically challenged sister). Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablito Calvo
Pablo Calvo Hidalgo (16 March 1948 – 1 February 2000), better known as Pablito Calvo, was a Spanish child actor. Biography After the international success of '' Marcelino, pan y vino'', where he won a Cannes Film Festival award (1955), he became Spain's most famous child actor. He did five more films including '' Mi tío Jacinto'' (1956) and '' Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn'' (1957), even ''Toto and Marcellino'' (1958) in Italy, with Totò. Retired from acting at the age of 16 to become an industrial engineer later, he worked in tourism and promoting buildings in Torrevieja. Calvo sang in a few films, but his singing voice was always dubbed on screen, in Spain by a woman, Matilde F. Vilariño. He died on 1 February 2000 from a brain aneurysm at the age of 51. Filmography References Bibliography * Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 264-265. See also *Joselito Joselito i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phandebaaz
''Phandebaaz'' is a 1978 Bollywood action comedy romantic film directed by Samir Ganguly. Starring Dharmendra (in double role), Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra. The actual heroine was Leena Chandavarkar in this movie but producer replaced Moushumi Chatterjee because she was unable to attend the shooting and she was telling to delay. Hema Malini had a guest appearance in one song. Plot Rajkumar Kakkar (Dharmendra), a poor young man, visits to city and meets a lookalike rich person named Rana Shantidas (again Dharmendra) and impersonates him. He falls in love with a rich girl named Shanti (Moushumi Chatterjee) and discloses his true identity to her. Her father Diwan Bunny (Prem Chopra) refuses to accept him, but Rajkumar and Shanti both get married. Rana is blackmailed by Diwan, and him and Rajkumar gate swap and exchange places, but Rajkumar finds himself the target of a bloody pot, and will have to fight against all odds to defeat Diwan. Cast *Dharmendra as Rajkumar Kakkar/Rana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' is a 1978 Indian drama film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. It is based on a Marathi novel titled ''Ashi Tujhi Preet'' by Chandrakant Kakodkar. The film won Nutan her 5th and final Filmfare Award in the Best Actress category for which she held a record of most wins for more than 30 years. It was a "Super Hit" at the box office. Plot ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' is about an aristocrat, Thakur Rajnath Singh Chouhan, who is in love with his mistress Tulsi but forced to marry a strong aristocratic woman named Sanjukta. Tulsi sacrifices her life, some time after giving birth to Rajnath's son Ajay, because she wants Sanjukta to have her husband all to herself. Rajnath and Sanjukta send Ajay to boarding school to prevent him from bearing the stigma of being an illegitimate child. Sanjukta and Rajnath have a son, Pratap. Rajnath dies in a horse-riding accident. Sanjukta makes regular visits to the boarding school to see Ajay and, when he grows up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaala Aadmi
''Kaala Aadmi'' is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Lakhanpal. Cast *Sunil Dutt as Birju *Saira Banu as Sheetal * Pran as Dharam Prakash *Ranjeet as Hari Prakash *Premnath as Guruji (Special Appearance) *Parikshat Sahni as Aslam * Naaz as Sayeeda *Sonia Sahni as Hari's Wife *Zaheera as Birju's Keep * Anwar Hussain as Ajit *Satyendra Kapoor as Mr. Gupta *Urmila Bhatt as Mrs. Gupta *Helen *Jayshree T. Jayshree Talpade (born c. 1953) is an Indian actress and dancer who mostly plays in Bollywood films. Career Talpade began her career at age 5 in 1958 with ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. She gained popularity when she started performing item dances i ... * Alankar Joshi Music Lyrics: Verma Malik External links * 1978 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriman Shrimati
''Shriman Shrimati'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi film produced by B. Nagi Reddy and directed by Vijay Reddy. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Raakhee, A. K. Hangal, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika, Lalita Pawar and Anjali Naidu. Rajesh Roshan is the music director of the film. It was remake of ''Tayaramma Bangarayya'', a 1979 film starring Sowcar Janaki and Kaikala Satyanarayana. The remake rights of this film are now owned by Glamour Eyes Films. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar * Raakhee * A. K. Hangal * Amol Palekar * Deepti Naval * Rakesh Roshan * Sarika * Lalita Pawar Lalita Pawar (18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as a character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati cinema. She holds a Guinness world record of longest ac ... Soundtrack References External links * 1982 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Rajesh Roshan Hindi remakes of Telugu films {{198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Dada
''Swami Dada'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Dev Anand, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, newcomer Christine O'Neil, Padmini Kohlapure and Dev Anand. The film was the first credited screen appearance of Jackie Shroff. Music was provided by R.D.Burman for this film. A couple of songs became popular. Plot ''Swami Dada'' is the story of Hari Mohan (Dev Anand), a saintly person who organizes Hindu prayers and discourses in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. He is called "Swami Dada" by everyone. He has many followers and devotees who throng in large numbers to hear his sermons. What they do not know that Hari Mohan is a professional thief, and is now conspiring with a young woman, and a group of orphaned children to steal the temple's jewellery. Cast * Dev Anand as Hari Mohan / Swami Dada * Mithun Chakraborty as Suresh * Rati Agnihotri as Seema * Padmini Kohlapure as Chamkili * Naseeruddin Shah as Aslam * Jackie Shroff as uncredited (as a fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxer (1984 Film)
''Boxer'' is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Raj N. Sippy, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Sharat Saxena, Danny Denzongpa, and Tanuja. Plot Dharma works as a boxer with Kashmir Silk Mills. The managing director is very pleased with him, and assures him that if he will win the next boxing bout against Shera, he will be sent to London. Unfortunately, Dharma loses the bout, he is grievously injured, unable to box anymore, and shortly thereafter, he is fired from his job. Thereafter an embittered Dharma takes to drinking alcohol in a big way, ignoring his pregnant wife, Savitri, & young son, Shankar. Things get worse when Savitri gives birth to a second baby boy, Sonu. Then in order to make ends meet, Shankar takes to stealing, and hiding from the law. Years later, Shankar, now a career criminal, is arrested for stealing a watch from a man coming out of a jewellery store, he is tried in court and sentenced to jail for 6 months. In prison, he meets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phulwari (1984 Film)
''Phulwari'' is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mukul Dutt and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. The screenplay was also written by Dutt. It stars Debashree Roy and Shashi Puri. The music was composed by Raj Kamal with lyrics by Taj Quadri and R N Gustakh. Plot Arun meets Rajiv Mathur, the newly assigned welfare inspector of the Forest office at the station. Rajiv says that he is headed for Talpur. Arun informs him that Talpur is very far from that place and offers Arun his hospitality for that day. Rajiv arrives at his place and discovers that he is a rich person. Arun also discovers that Rajiv is carrying a flute with him. At night he requests Rajiv to play the flute. While playing the flute, they are interrupted by the sudden arrival of a beautiful young woman at his room. The young woman happens to be Lali, the younger sister of Arun. On the next day, He drops Rajiv to his allocated office. Rajiv attends Lali's birthday party but is interrupted by Pyare, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheesha (1986 Film)
''Sheesha'' (transl. ''Glass'') is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen, Vijayendra Ghatge and Mallika Sarabhai. The film was production coordinated by Mona Kapoor. The movie was based on a Bengali novel ''Mansamman'', authored by Shankar. It was first Hindi movie about sexual harassment in office. Plot The film is a court room drama as well. Dinesh Prakash (Mithun Chakraborty) and Manisha (Moon Moon Sen) are in love and they get married. Now Dinesh is the executive director at B. C. Drugs located in Chembur. At a birthday celebration on 15 December, Manisha invites their friends including Advocate Ashok Kumar (Vijayendra Ghatge). But she is shocked beyond her senses when she finds out that her husband has been arrested and charged with the rape of Poonam (Mallika Sarabhai), a telephone operator. Has Dinesh really done any crime? Has Poonam created a trap for Dinesh? A movie ahead of its times, given the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apna Desh Paraye Log
'' Apna Desh Paraye Log '' is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Pradeep Hooda and starring Sumeet Saigal, Sonu Walia, Moon Moon Sen, Suresh Oberoi, Om Shivpuri and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Cast * Sumeet Saigal as Abhimanyu * Sonu Walia as Geeta * Moon Moon Sen as Shaarda Kumar * Suresh Oberoi as Dinesh Kumar * Jamuna as Abhi's Mother * Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Ranganathan * Ishrat Ali as Neta Banarsi Das * Bharat Kapoor as Inspector Anil Sharma * Om Shivpuri as Seth Ramji Das * Mangal Dhillon as Advocate Sharma * Dan Dhanoa as Ranga * Tina Ghai as Journalist Sunita * Sudhir Dalvi as Sunita's Father * Atlee Brar as Khairu Soundtrack References External Links * 1980s Hindi-language films 1989 films Films scored by Usha Khanna {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mera Ghar Mere Bachche
''Mera Ghar Mere Bachche'' () is a 1960 Indian Hindi-language social family drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, it had music by Sardar Malik with lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. The film had Naaz starring in an adult lead role after previously acting as a child star. She went on to marry her co-star in the film, Subiraj. It co-starred Sohrab Modi, Sulochana, Sudesh Kumar, Subiraj, Naaz, Daisy Irani and Nana Palsikar. The film revolves around a family with an autocratic father, who wants his two sons to follow his commands regarding their lives. The conflict created by the generational gap forms the basis of the story. Plot Inderjit (Sohrab Modi) known as Bade Saheb lives with his wife, Parvati ( Sulochana), two sons Kishor (Soodesh Kumar) and Ashok (Balraj), and an orphan girl Meena (Naaz). The family members have to follow his rigid commands, which creates a fearful atmosphere in the house. The sons' lives are laid out f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
