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Dhruva Chatterjee
Dhruva Chatterjee or Dhruv Chatterjee was a noted writer and screenwriter of Hindi cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Memorable movies written and scripted by him include ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1960), ''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' (1962), ''Gehra Daag'' (1963), ''Woh Kaun Thi?'' (1964), ''Kohra (1964 film), Kohra'' (1964), ''Gumnaam'' (1965), ''Chor Machaye Shor'' (1974), ''Dus Numbri'' (1976) and ''Fakira (film), Fakira'' (1976). He was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Story in 1960, for ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1959). Filmography * ''Ferry'' (story) (1954) * ''Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film), Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu'' (screenplay) (1954) * ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1959) * Pyaar Ka Saagar (revised screenplay) (1961) * ''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' (screenplay / story) (1962) * ''Bees Saal Baad (1962 film), Bees Saal Baad'' (story) (1962) * ''Nartakee'' (screenplay / story) (1963) * ''Gehra Daag'' (writer) (1963) * ''Kohra (1964 film), Kohra'' (screenplay) (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Indian Male Screenwriters
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Pyarelal
Professor Pyarelal is a 1981 Hindi film produced by T.M. Bihari, directed by Brij Sadanah, featuring Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Simi Garewal, Shreeram Lagoo, Amjad Khan and Nirupa Roy in the lead roles. Kalyanji-Anandji have composed the music, while Rajendra Krishan has written the lyrics for the film. Hrishikesh Mukherjee has done the editing for the film. Some of the scenes were filmed in the United Kingdom, notably in the West London area of Uxbridge and Hillingdon, Middlesex. The film became popular as it was seen to carry forward the legacy of the Manmohan Desai genre of films. Among the movie's songs, the title song became very popular at the time. Cast * Dharmendra as Ram Shinde / Professor Pyarelal * Zeenat Aman as Sonia B. Singh / Asha Rai * Simi Garewal as Rita * Shriram Lagoo as Kishanchand / King * Amjad Khan as Ronnie / Ranjit Singh / Gomes * Jeevan as Shyamlal / Sammy * Vinod Mehra as Professor Pyarelal * Satyen Kappu as Police Commissioner Albert D'Souza * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukti (1977 Film)
''Mukti'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Raj Tilak, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Mithun Chakraborty Plot Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and is sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Sessions Court. After his appeals at both High and Supreme Courts fail, he asks his wife, Seema, to take their daughter, Pinky, and re-locate elsewhere. Seema and Pinky re-locate to Bombay where she takes up sewing to make a living. She befriends their neighbour, Ratan, and both get married. 14 years later Pinky has grown up and has a boyfriend, Vikram, who she wants to marry. Meanwhile, Kailash, who is still alive, as his sentence was changed to life imprisonment, arrives in Bombay to look for his family. After sometime he does find them but decides not to interfere in their lives as they appear to be happy. But when Seema finds out she goes to meet him secretly – a vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurm Aur Sazaa
''Jurm Aur Sazaa'' is a 1974 Hindi-language drama film directed by Nisar Ahmad Ansari. It is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel ''Crime and Punishment''. Cast *Vinod Mehra as Ratan *Nanda as Ricky * Johnny Walker as Arif *Helen as Cabaret Dancer * Nisar Ahmad Ansari as Sohan Music The entire soundtrack is available on Polydor (now Universal Music India Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMI) was launched in 1999; it is a part of the Universal Music Group, an American-based, Dutch-listed multinational music corporation. Universal Music India is registered with the Indian Music Industry, a tru ...). References External links * 1974 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1974 crime drama films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Indian crime drama films Films based on Crime and Punishment Films based on works by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Hindi-language crime drama films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?
''Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?'' () is a 1970 Bollywood mystery film directed by Arjun Hingorani. The film stars Dharmendra, Babita and Pran. It is inspired by the French classic film Les Diaboliques (film) (1955), including the bathtub scene. Cast *Dharmendra ... C.I.D. Inspector Anand *Babita Kapoor ... Asha Prasad * Pran ... Daljit Prasad * Helen ... Rita * Ashoo ... Lata *Murad ... Rai Bahadur Jagdish Prasad * Asit Sen ... Constable Hanuman Prasad *Jankidas ... Masoom Ali *Hari Shivdasani ... Police Superintendent Gupta * Dhumal ... Stewart *Mohan Choti ... Taxi Driver * Yunus ... Bihari Soundtrack Lyrics written by Anjaan and Indeevar Shyamalal Babu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, (also credited as Indiwar and Indeewar) (1 January 1924 – 27 February 1997) was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s. Early life He was born in Barua Sagar of Jhansi di .... References External links * 1970 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s myst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganwaar
Ganwaar is a 1970 Indian film produced and directed by Naresh Kumar. It stars Rajendra Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Pran, Jeevan in pivotal roles. The film's music is by Naushad. This is Vyjayanthimala's last film. The film proved that Naushad is not only good at classical but modern music as well. Plot Raja Sahib is a pious and good-hearted man. After the death of his wife he sent his only son Gopal(Rajendra Kumar) to England for higher education and himself got married. His young wife handed over the management of the lands to her brother Vijay Bahadur(Pran (actor)) and leaving him helpless in these matter. Vijay Bahadur is a terror to helpless farmers. when Paro(Vyjayanthimala) comes to stay in that village, she decides to raise her voice against this terror and take a deputation to Raja Sahib in the city. Gopal returns with new ideas about farming wanting to make his father's jagir an example of prosperity, where the tenants and the landlords live in peace and harmony. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intaquam
''Intaqam'' () is a 1969 Bollywood thriller film directed by R. K. Nayyar. It starred Sanjay Khan and Sadhana in the lead, supported by Ashok Kumar, Rehman, Jeevan, Rajendra Nath, Helen and Anju Mahendru. The film also features the iconic and first cabaret number sung by Lata Mangeshkar, "Aa Jaane Jaan", also a rarity through her career. The song was choreographed by P. L. Raj. It remains one of the most popular dance numbers of Helen's career. The music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, with lyrics by Rajinder Krishan and was popular with songs like "Hum Tumhare Liye, Tum Hamare Liye". Lata was nominated in the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer category for her song "Kaise Rahun Chup", the only nomination for the film. The film was an instant success at the box office and marked the return of actress Sadhana to films after her brief illness, and her husband directed the film. It is a film adaptation of the 1912 play ''Within the Law'' (play), and there were prior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikar (1968 Film)
''Shikar'' () is a 1968 Hindi thriller film produced and directed by Atma Ram. The film is a murder mystery that became a box office hit and its songs were also big hits. It stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Sanjeev Kumar, Helen, Rehman, Johnny Walker, Bela Bose, Ramesh Deo in pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and its songs were penned by Hasrat Jaipuri. Asha Bhosle won the Filmfare award for best Female Playback singer, for the Arabic tuned song ''"Parde Mein Rehne Do'', while Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle sang the duet song ''"Jabse Laagi Tose Najariya"''. Plot Manager Ajay Singh finds out that a man by the name of Naresh is murdered and informs police inspector Rai, but all the evidence is tampered with at the crime scene and as a result the murderer becomes difficult to trace. From here on, Ajay's life takes a new turn in trying to find the culprit who has murdered Naresh. In the process he meets a young woman, Kiran, whom Ajay had seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bees Saal Baad (1962 Film)
''Bees Saal Baad'' () is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film. It was directed by Biren Nag and produced by Hemant Kumar, who also composed the music and sang some of the songs. The film marks the directorial debut of Biren Nag, and stars Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Madan Puri, Sajjan and Asit Sen. The film is a loose adaptation of the Bengali hit thriller ''Jighansa'' (1951), which was based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' as well as loosely based on Hemendra Kumar Roy's novel ''Nishithini Bivishika''. The film topped the box office chart in 1962, becoming a "super hit." The film became very popular for the song "Kahin Deep Jale", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and written by Shakeel Badayuni for which they won Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist respectively. Plot After a lustful Thakur in the village of Chandanghat rapes a young girl, she kills herself. Thereafter, the Thakur is kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
