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Bindiya Goswami
Bindiya Goswami is an Indian former actress, who is best known for her works in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Film career Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was a teenager, by Hema Malini's mother. She felt that Bindiya had a resemblance to Hema and recommended her to film producers. Bindiya's first Hindi film was '' Jeevan Jyoti'' opposite Vijay Arora. Though the film flopped, Bindiya forged ahead and met success with director Basu Chatterjee's ''Khatta Meetha'' (1977) and '' Prem Vivah'' (1979). Her biggest hit was Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comedy film ''Gol Maal'' (1979).Looking after my family is a full-time job: Bindiya Goswami dailyexcelsior.com The success of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaman, Rajasthan
Kaman or Kamaban is an old town with an interesting past. It is famous for having two peeths of vallabhacharyaji mahaprabhuji. Hence, it is an important place for vaishnaivas of shuddhadwait pushtimarg. Though it is located towards the north of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan,also it forms a part of the Braj Bhoomi, which is related to the childhood and pastimes of Lord Krishna. Geography Kaman is located at . with an approximate elevation of 189 meters (620 feet) above mean sea level. It borders the states of Haryana to the west and Uttar Pradesh to the North. Kaman has abundant foliage of Tulsi plants, which has earned it the epithet, Adi Vrindavan. It is a magnet for Vaishnava devotees, who throng the town for Van Yatra during the auspicious month of Bhadon. In the medieval times, Kaman has served as a home to the Jat and Mughal rulers. Kaman is also known as Mewat and Kadambawana due to the presence of plenty of Kadamba trees within its periphery. Temple of Gok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ''née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood, Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas—Kapoor is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Kareena Kapoor, several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, and is one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses. After making her acting debut in 2000 in ''Refugee (2000 film), Refugee'', Kapoor established herself with roles in the dramas ''Aśoka (2001 film), Aśoka'' and ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (both 2001). This was followed by a series of commercial failures and negative reviews for her repetitive roles. In 2004, a turning point happened in Kapoor's career when she played against typecasting (acting), type as a sex worker in the drama ''Chameli (film), Chameli'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rang Birangi
Rang Birangi (colorful) is a 1983 Hindi film, based on a story by the Hindi writer Kamleshwar, and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. This comedy classic is most remembered for the Utpal Dutt's role of ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar, which won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for the year. Synopsis Ajay Sharma is a very successful entrepreneur who has now transformed into a workaholic and is seen ignoring his wife of seven years, Nirmala. Enter Ravi Kapoor, a friend of Ajay notices Nirmala's loneliness and decides to fix things by rekindling the spark in their life. Thus starts a hilarious comedy involving Ajay's secretary, Anita and her boyfriend, Jeet and a re-enactment of '' Pati, Patni aur Woh''. Cast * Amol Palekar * Parveen Babi * Farooque Shaikh * Deepti Naval * Utpal Dutt * Deven Verma * Javed Khan * Om Prakash * Chhayadevi * Raj Babbar (Guest Appearance) * Bindiya Goswami (Guest Appearance) Soundtrack Awards , - , 1984 , Utpal Dutt , Filmfare Award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalach
''Laalach'' is 1983 Indian Hindi film directed by Shankar Nag starring Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami, Ranjeet, Pran, Kajal Kiran and Anant Nag in lead roles. The film is a remake of director's own 1980 Kannada movie '' Minchina Ota''. Cast * Vinod Mehra as Kishore * Bindiya Goswami as Sarita * Ranjeet as Shaikh Nabi Mohammed "Nabbu" * Pran as David * Anant Nag as DSP Saxena * Kajal Kiran as Mrs. Sunita Saxena Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by 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 ... and lyrics was penned by Anjaan. References External links * 1983 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Hindi remakes of Kannada films Films directed by Shankar Nag {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehandi
Mehndi () is a form of body art and temporary skin decoration from the Indian subcontinent usually drawn on hands or legs. They are decorative designs that are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant (''Lawsonia inermis''). It is a popular form of body art in South Asia including countries such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and resembles similar traditions of henna as body art found in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East. In the West, mehndi is commonly known as henna tattoo. Henna has been used as a dye for the skin since ancient times. There are many variations and designs. Women usually apply mehndi designs to their hands and feet, though some, including cancer patients and women with alopecia occasionally decorate their scalps. The standard color of henna is brown, but other design colors such as white, red, black and gold are sometimes used. ''Mehndi'' in Indian traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chor Police
''Chor Police'' is a 1983 Indian film, which is most famous for being the directorial debut movie of the Bollywood actor Amjad Khan. It stars Amjad Khan along with Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor. It also features special appearances by Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Vinod Mehra and Bindiya Goswami. Plot Inspector Sunil Rana has been assigned the case of triple-homicide of the Sinha family, namely Mr. Sinha, his son Inspector Rohan, and Rohan's wife. After an investigation, Sunil concludes that the assailant can only be Dr. Singh, who is going to escape from India, and re-locate to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, far from the jurisdiction of Bombay Police. Sunil must overcome borders to apprehend Dr. Singh, and thus bring justice to the Sinha family. It is then Sunil realises that Dr. Singh is not the only one involved in this homicide, which is far more complicated that he had thought it to be. Cast * Salah Alrifai in a special appearance from the UAE * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avinash (film)
''Avinash'' is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar. Mithun Chakraborty dancing to the title card was a huge rage those days. In fact, no other movie ever attempted to show their hero dancing in front of the "Title Card". Plot Avinash (Mithun) is a dancer and singer in a club. One of his friends captures the terrorist activities of Pratap when Pratap's man are behind him, and he runs away with the film. He is killed in front of Avinash and drops the film in a drum kept on the stage where Avinash was performing. Pratap believes he has handed over the film to him and tortures his brother Sumit and fiancé Sapna killing his mother. Avinash is assaulted and tortured to get the film he manages to escape but gets shot in his head. Dr Anand, a drunkard, saves Avinash's life by removing the bullet from his head. But Avinash loses his memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
''Mera Yaar Mera Dushman'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Anil Ganguly. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Mithun Chakraborty, Bindiya Goswami, Zarina Wahab in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film was shot and completed in 1982 but got delayed for unknown reasons. Initially the film was titled Karwat. The producer even released the LP and EP records of the film under that name. Mera Yaar Mera Dushman was chosen to cash in on Mithun's action image. Synopsis Jagmohan & Raj Narayan are both good friends and business partners. Jagmohan's son Ashok (Rakesh Roshan) wants to become a dancer and his daughter Anita loves a boxer Vinod (Mithun Chakraborty). Narayan's son Shakti is also a boxer. Shakti and his friend Gopal do illegal works together. Shakti wants to grab Jagmohan's business and his daughter. One day Dinesh is murdered, who is the leader of the labor union. The blame for his murder is imposed on Ashok. He is completely trapped in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English language, English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also gives annually the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased The Times Group, Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company was employed to help him to run the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of ''Filmfare'' at the actress Kamini Kaushal's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 March 1952. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatpur District
Bharatpur District is a district in Rajasthan States and territories of India, state in western India. The town of Bharatpur, India, Bharatpur is the District Headquarters, Division Headquarters and Headquarters of Bharatpur, India, Bharatpur Police Range of Rajasthan Police. Bharatpur District is a part of National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region of India Delhi. History The area in later medieval times was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jat people, Jats. In 1733 AD, Maharaja Suraj Mal built the city of Bharatpur. It is believed that it was a well-fortified city under his rule. Bharatpur was carved out from Mewat and got its name from Lord Bharat (Lord Rama's brother). Geography Bharatpur, also known as ‘Eastern Gate of Rajasthan’, is located in the Braj region 180 km away from Delhi. Geographically, the district is situated between 26° 22' and 27° 83' N and 76° 53' and 78° 17' E and its average height above sea level is around 183 m. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umrao Jaan (2006 Film)
''Umrao Jaan'' is a 2006 Indian Hindustani-language musical romantic drama film produced and directed by J. P. Dutta, based on the Urdu novel ''Umrao Jaan Ada'' and is about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role along with Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in supporting roles. Produced on a budget of 150 million, ''Umrao Jaan'' was released on 3 November 2006 in 600700 screens worldwide and grossed 195.2 million. Plot In 1840, a girl named Amiran (Aishwarya Rai) is kidnapped from her home in Faizabad by Dilawar Khan (Vishwajeet Pradhan) who had been sent to jail based upon the evidence presented by Amiran's father. To take his revenge, he kidnaps Amiran and sells her to a brothel in Lucknow run by Khannum Jaan (Shabana Azmi). Bua Hussaini (Himani Shivpuri) and Maulvi Sahib (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) adopt Amiran and treat her as their own daughter. In the company of Khur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOC Kargil
''LOC Kargil'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywood stars and music composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and Anu Malik, with the former composing the score and the latter composing the songs. The film is based on the Indian Army's successful Operation Vijay that was launched in May 1999 in the wake of the Pakistani intrusion and occupation of the strategic heights in the Kargil sector to flush out the Pakistani intruders from the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC). Upon release, ''LOC'' received a mixed response critically and commercially. With a running time of 255 minutes, it is one of the longest Indian films ever made and fifth in terms of running time. Plot The film opens with a dramatic shot of an Indian soldier's wireless set chirping frantic commands from one of the army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
