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G. G. Mayekar
G. G. Mayekar was a Bollywood film editor from India who edited many Hindi and Marathi films, notably the famous films Shree 420 (1955), Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960). Career The contributions from editor G. G. Mayekar, cinematographer Radhu Karmakar and art director M. R. Acharekar were significant to veteran actor Raj Kapoor and R. K. Studios' success. His other notable films he worked on include Barsaat (1949), Awara (1951), Ashiana (1952), Aah (1953), Boot Polish (1954), Teesri Kasam (1966), Rajnigandha (1972) and many others. Awards and nominations Filmfare Awards ;Filmfare Award for Best Editing The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives Most Awards * Sreekar Prasad – 4 * Hrishikesh Mukherjee – 3 * Raj Kapoor – 3 * Sanjay Verma – 3 ... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayekar, G G Filmfare Awards winners Date of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Editing
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital technology. The film editor works with raw footage, selecting Shot (filming), shots and combining them into Sequence (filmmaking), sequences which create a finished Film, motion picture. Film editing is described as an art or skill, the only art that is unique to cinema, separating filmmaking from other art forms that preceded it, although there are close parallels to the editing process in other art forms such as poetry and novel writing. Film editing is often referred to as the "invisible art" because when it is well-practiced, the viewer can become so engaged that they are not aware of the editor's work. On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique and practice of assembling shots into a coherent sequence. The job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the "Clare Awards" or "The Clares" after Clare Mendonca, the editor of ''The Times of India''. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by the Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted on by both the public and a committee of experts. The ceremony has been sponsored by various private organisations in the past as well as in present provisions. During several years in the 1990s, a live ceremony was broadcast to television audiences but was later discontinued due to unknown reasons. Since 2001, a recorded an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raat Aur Din
''Raat Aur Din'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language psychological film directed by Satyen Bose. The leading actress, Nargis, won the distinguished National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Varuna, a married woman who has dissociative identity disorder. By day, she is a typical Hindu homemaker, whilst at night she calls herself Peggy and walks the streets of Calcutta. The film won critical acclaim for its story and Nargis' performance as Varuna. Over the years it has developed a cult following. This film marked Nargis' final film appearance. Plot Once, during a late night a woman named Varuna goes to a club and dances with an unknown club man named Dilip. He mentions meeting Varuna in Shimla before, but she denies ever being in Shimla. Meanwhile, her husband Pratap follows her. Upon confronting her, she says her name is Peggy and denies ever being married to him, and soon leaves. The next morning, back at the house Pratap again confronts Varuna about the previous nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti (film)
''Aarti'' is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Phani Majumdar and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. The film stars Meena Kumari in the title role of Aarti, with Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar and Shashikala appearing in pivotal roles. It is based on ''Sanskar Lakshmi'', a play written by Prafulla Desai. Plot An unemployed young man named Deepak (Pradeep Kumar) saves Aarti Gupta (Meena Kumari), a hardworking and dedicated doctor, from drowning, and the two eventually fall in love with each other, although her parent have already engaged her to marry Dr. Prakash (Ashok Kumar). Although Aarti's father firmly disapproves of this relationship, Deepak and Aarti marry. She moves in with him and his family, which includes his father (Jagirdar), elder brother, Niranjan (Ramesh Deo), sister-in-law, Jaswanti (Shashikala) and their three children. Prakash (Aarti's former fiancé) happens to be a friend of this family, as also of Aarti's natal family, and he keeps up his visits to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rungoli
Rungoli ( hi, रंगोली; ur, رنگولی; translation: ''A Colourful Pattern of Life'', also transliterated as ''Rangoli'') is a 1962 Black-and-white Romance comedy Hindi film directed by Amar Kumar. The film had Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in the lead with Durga Khote, Jeevan, Iftekhar and others appearing in supporting roles. The film had music by the Shankar Jaikishan duo with Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra providing the lyrics. Plot Sewakram lives a middle-classed lifestyle in Bombay (India) along with his wife Subhagi, daughter Nirmala(Vyjayanthimala) and son Lattoo. He works in the Flora Fountain branch of the United Commercial Bank. He is very organized, thrifty, and plans to get his children educated, married, and also build a house for them. Nirmala befriends Kishore Kumar Shastri( Kishore Kumar), who lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his widower dad, a Deputy, and runs two businesses for the supply of sand and cement. Kishore manages to impress e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' (''Now Delhi is not far away'') is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi, Muhafiz Hyder and Raj Baldev Raj. The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, Anwar Hussain, Motilal, Nand Kishore and Jagdeep, and, in very minor role, Amjad Khan (Gabbar of Sholay). Cast * Romi as Ratan * Sulochana as Bela * Yakub as Ghaseeta * Anwar Hussain as Mukundlal * Motilal as Hariram * Nand Kishore * Jagdeep as Masita * Baij Sharma * Amjad Khan as Lachhu * C.S. Dubey as Ram Bharose * Shivaji Rathore * Om Prakash * Manohar Gir * Mohan Choti as Mithu * Suraj Prakash * Baby Chand * Pappu * Ghanshyam (as Ghansham) * Ram Kumar * Chandan Mukherji * Tillu * Iftekhar as Inspector (as Iftikhar) * Hari Shivdasani as Prosecuting Lawyer * Nana Palsikar as Defending Lawyer * Bhudo Advani (as Budo Adwani) * Bhupendra Kapoor as Guest Appearance (as Bhupendra Kapur) Music The music for ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basant Bahar (film)
''Basant Bahar'' (), directed by Raja Nawathe, is a 1956 Indian film. This musical had nine outstanding songs, with lyrics written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri; and music composition by Shankar–Jaikishan. The movie is an adaptation of the Kannada novel ''Hamsageethe'' by TaRaSu. ''Hamsa'' means swan and ''Geethe'' means song. It is believed that before a swan dies, it will sing without opening its mouth. That mutter of melody is believed to be unmatched since any scene of lyricism falls short of its reach. Plot The film begins with Gopal Joshi (Bharat Bhushan) singing a raga. His father, Narsin Joshi (Om Prakash), the royal astrologer, comes and scolds him for singing and says he should become an astrologer. On the other hand, in his neighbourhood, his neighbour Malaya, the son of the royal musician is scolded by his father for being lesser than Gopal in singing. He is preparing him for a music competition, the winner of which will become the royal musician. At the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagte Raho
''Jagte Raho'' () is a 1956 Bollywood/ Bengali film, directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and produced by and starring Raj Kapoor. The film centers on the trials of a poor villager (Kapoor) who comes to a city in search of a better life. However, the naive man soon becomes trapped in a web of middle-class greed and corruption. The film also features a cameo by Nargis in the final scene. It was produced in Bengali as ''Ek Din Raatre'', starring Raj Kapoor, Chhabi Biswas, Pahari Sanyal, Nargis Dutt and Daisy Irani. The film won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Czechoslovakia in 1957. Plot summary A poor peasant (Kapoor) from the village, who comes to the city in search of work, is looking for some water to quench his thirst. He enters an apartment complex, whose residents take him for a thief and chase him. He runs from one flat to the other trying to escape his predicament. Along the way, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Char Paise
''Char Paise''() is a 1955 crime drama Bollywood film starring Kishore Kumar, Shyama in lead roles. Plot Gangsters first try unknowingly to do business with a plain-clothed police officer, and after failing, they try to disrupt his personal life. Cast * Kishore Kumar as CID Inspector Mohan * Shyama as Seema * Johnny Walker as Dasu * Agha as Basu * Jayant Jayanta ( sa, जयन्त, "victory"), is a character who appears in Hindu literature. He is the son of Indra, the king of the devas (gods), and his wife, Shachi (Indrani). He has a sister called Jayanti. He appears in various Hindu scri ... as Chandermohan "Chandu" Soundtrack External links * 1955 films 1950s Hindi-language films Indian crime drama films 1955 crime drama films Indian black-and-white films {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naujawan (1951 Film)
Naujawan () is 1951 Hindi film directed by Mahesh Kaul. It stars Premnath, Nalini Jaywant, Yashodhara Katju, Kamal Mehra, Zeb Qureshi, Cuckoo, S.N. Banerjee. Plot Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by S.D. Burman and Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the lyrics. The movie is remembered for the hauntingly melodious song "Thandi Hawayein" by Lata Mangeshkar. Notably, legendary music director Ravi started his musical career with this film by singing in chorus. # "Pi Pi Piya" - Kishore Kumar and Shamshad Begum # "Thandi Hawayein" - Lata Mangeshkar # "Panghat Pe Dekho Aayee Milan Ki Bela" - Mohammed Rafi, Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum and chorus # "Ek Aag Dahekta" - Manna Dey # "Jiya Jaye Piya Aaja" - Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her con ... # "Zara Jhoom Le" - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awaara
''Awaara'', also written ''Awāra'', ur, , Āvārā, group=n, name=HindiUrdu and known overseas as ''The Vagabond'', is a 1951 Indian Hindi crime drama film, produced and directed by Raj Kapoor, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. It stars Raj Kapoor along with his real-life father Prithviraj Kapoor, as well as Nargis, Leela Chitnis and K. N. Singh. Other members of the Kapoor family make an appearance, including Raj's youngest real-life brother Shashi Kapoor, who plays the younger version of his character, and Prithiviraj's father Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor, playing a cameo role in his only film appearance. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. The film expresses socialist themes, and blends social and reformist themes with the crime, romantic comedy and musical melodrama genres. The plot centers on the intertwining lives of a poor thief Raj (played by Raj Kapoor), the privileged Rita (played by Nargis), and Judge Raghunath (played by Prithviraj Kapoor) who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dastan (1950 Film)
''Dastan'' a 1950 Bollywood drama film produced and directed by A. R. Kardar. A box office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and net of Rs. 65,00,000 . It stars Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena (actress), Veena, Suresh, Al Nasir, Murad (actor), Murad and Shakila (actress), Shakila. The story, a tragic melodrama, was a narrative in flashback. It was inspired by the film ''Enchantment (1948 film), Enchantment'' (1948), directed by Irving Reis. Cited as "one of the biggest commercial hits" by Patel, Suraiya's acting was stated to have "over-shadowed" that of Raj Kapoor. However, ''Dastan'' was Suraiya's last major success as an actress, following which her popularity waned and she was replaced by Madhubala as the top female star. Cast * Raj Kapoor as Raj * Suraiya as Indira * Veena (actress), Veena as Rani * Suresh (Hindi films actor), Suresh as Ramesh * Al Nasir as Kundan * Protima Devi as Ramesh's Mother * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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