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Govind Namdev
Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's ''Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film), Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992). He has acted in numerous movies, often as a villain. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama 1977. After that he joined NSD repertory company and worked there 12–13 years as an actor. Some of his most notable work has been in films like ''Oh My God, Dum Maro Dum, Bandit Queen, Virasat, ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'', Kachche Dhaage, Mast, Thakshak, ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'', Pukar (2000 film), Pukar, ''Raju Chacha'', Sarfarosh, Satta, Qayamat'' and ''Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Johny Gadhaar''. He will be starring in the upcoming Bollywood film ''Kaashi in Search of Ganga''. Film # *''Saudagar (1991 film), Saudagar'' (1991) # *''Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film), Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992) # *''Chamatkar'' (1992) # *''Sardar (1993 film), Sardar'' (1994) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Sagar is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range, above sea-level. The city is around northeast of state capital, Bhopal. Sagar has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission and listed top safest city of India 2018. History The ancient Indian kingdom of Chedi had its capital at Suktimati, which was located at Sagar during contemporary times. The history of Sagar District before 1022 A.D. is generally unknown; after that, records are available. Sagar was under the rule of Ahir Rajas and their capital was at Garhpehra. In 1660, Udenshah, founded the present town of Sagar. After 1735, the city came under the rule of the Peshwas. When Chhatrasal gave a region (subha) to Bajirao, he appointed Govindpant Kher (later Bundele) as an administrator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andaz (1994 Film)
''Andaz'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi action comedy film directed by David Dhawan, starring Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan. Other cast members include Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Ishrat Ali, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand and Tej Sapru. It is a remake of Tamil film '' Sundara Kandam'' (1992), starring K. Bhagyaraj and Bhanupriya. The film was the 13th highest grossing Bollywood film of 1994. Plot Ajay (Anil Kapoor) an intelligent ex-student of the S. T. School is appointed in the same school as a teacher. Jaya (Karisma Kapoor), who studies in his class harasses him by playing mischievous pranks. Ajay's refusal to enter into a romantic relationship with Jaya upsets her. She challenges him that she will one day become his wife. In a hurry he marries Saraswati (Juhi Chawla), an illiterate orphan girl. Jaya befriends Saraswati by teaching her everything from cooking to reading and writing. One day, some terrorists attack the school and take the chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaasa (2002 Film)
''Pyaasa'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language film directed by A. Muthu. The film tells the story of Suraj (Aftab Shivdasani), a young man, full of dreams, aspirations, desire, but no money. He is desperate for money. He meets the anchor of his life, Sheetal Oberoi (Yukta Mookhey in her first major leading role in Hindi cinema), boss of a Mega Corporate company, who has a lot of money with her. Plot Pyaasa is a love triangle with revenge as its base. Suraj ( Aftab) aspires to be a millionaire some day, but all hopes of making it big are squashed by his father, (Govind Namdeo) and uncle ( Anang Desai), who don't approve of selling their ancestral land. Sheetal (Yukta Mookhey), a tycoon, hires Suraj to work for her business empire. Prem (Zulfi Syed) is Suraj's cousin and an accomplished businessman, who Suraj detests. What Suraj does not know is that Sheetal is just using him as a pawn to exact revenge from Prem and his father, Dharam Thakur (Anang Desai). How Suraj faces up to Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Hai Tumhaara
''Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (English: ''My Heart Is Yours'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Alok Nath. The film was promoted as a star vehicle for Zinta and, although a commercial failure on release, Zinta's performance was praised by critics and earned her nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies. The soundtrack, composed by Nadeem-Shravan, did well on the charts. Plot Shalu (Preity Zinta) is a fun loving young woman living with her mother, Sarita (Rekha), and older sister, Nimmi (Mahima Chaudhry). Unknown to Shalu and Nimmi, they are half-sisters. Shalu is the daughter of Sarita's late husband Shekar and the woman with whom he had an affair. Fatally wounded in a car accident with Shalu's biological mother, Shekar begged Sarita to raise Shalu as her own. Although Sarita adopted Shalu, she cannot give her the love she shows towards Nimmi. Shalu, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein
''Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi romance drama film directed by Ravi Shankar. The film stars Fardeen Khan opposite Richa Pallod, who makes her Bollywood debut. It released worldwide on 28 June 2002, and opened to a mixed response from critics and public. The story is based on two lovers who are unable to start a relationship because of their family's feud and ancient grudge. The storyline is a remake of the Telugu movie ''Kalisundam Raa'', and features similarities with William Shakespeare's classical story, ''Romeo and Juliet''. Plot Vishnu Pratap Singh is celebrating his 60th anniversary in his village with his wife. At the behest of his wife, Vishnu Pratap calls his estranged son's family from Bombay for the event. Their grandson, Abhay, arrives with his mother and sister to the village, and is initially greeted with animosity. However, he shows a kind and caring side that wins the affections of his family members. He also starts to become friendly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badhaai Ho Badhaai
''Badhaai Ho Badhaai'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Anil Kapoor, Keerthi Reddy and Shilpa Shetty. The film is the Hindi remake of the 1996 Tamil movie ''Poove Unakkaga''. Plot The D'Souza and the Chaddha families are neighbors and have been good friends for as long as they can remember, and despite their differing religions and cultural beliefs, celebrate Diwali and Christmas with cheer and gusto. Then Anjali Chaddha and Anthony D'Souza fall in love, and this brings an end to the friendship. Anjali and Anthony elope, marry, and re-locate to another place, leaving the two families to live with bitterness the rest of their lives. Twenty-seven years later, a young man claiming to be the son of Anjali and Anthony comes to visit his paternal and maternal grandparents, and is cold-shouldered by both families. He persists and wins over the hearts of his grandparents on both sides, but before he can win over his Jassi mama and Moses chacha, they find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajja (2001 Film)
''Lajja'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film produced and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. Based on the plight of women and feminism in India, the film satirizes the honor with which women are placed in society and the restrictions imposed on them. The fact that the names of four women (Maithili, Janki, Ramdulaari, and Vaidehi) are all versions of Sita, the ideal Hindu woman's name, is a message in itself. It features Manisha Koirala in the lead role as Vaidehi, the mistreated woman, while an ensemble cast of Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn, Jackie Shroff, Mahima Chaudhry, Johnny Lever, Suresh Oberoi, Sharman Joshi, Danny Dengzongpa, Razak Khan, Gulshan Grover and Aarti Chhabria appear in supporting roles. ''Lajja'' failed commercially in India but was a major commercial success in the overseas. It received mixed reviews, but the performances from the lead actors were highly praised. At the 47th Filmfare Awards, ''Lajja'' was nominated for 3 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambedkar Family
The Ambedkar family is the family of B. R. Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) who was an Indian polymath and the chairman of the Constituent Drafting Committee. The patriarch Ambedkar is popularly known as Babasaheb ( Marathi: endearment for "father", in India). Family tree Photos File:Subhedar Ramji Maloji Sakpal (1838 - 1913) was the father of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar who was a Subedar – Major in army.png, Ramji Maloji Sakpal File:Bhimabai Ramji Sakpal (Ambedkar).jpg, Bhimabai Ramji Sakpal File:Balaram Ramji Ambedkar - Elder brother of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.jpg, Balaram Ambedkar File:Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and his signature.jpg, Bhimrao Ambedkar File:Ramabai Ambedkar - wife of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.jpg, Ramabai Ambedkar File:Dr. Savita Ambedkar.jpg, Savita Ambedkar File:Yashawant Bhimrao Ambedkar.jpg, Yashwant Ambedkar File:Prakash Ambedkar.jpg, Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar File:Anandraj Yashwant Ambedkar.jpg, Anandraj Yashwant Ambedkar F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thakshak
''Thakshak'' is a 1999 Indian action drama film written and directed by Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rahul Bose. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman. Plot A poetic romance between Ishaan and Suman set against the concrete Mumbai cityscape opens the film. Ishaan, the only son of an affluent business family, and his contemporary peer Sunny, the grandson of the head of the business house, are being groomed to take over the business. They share a strong male bonding, Ishaan's controlled and silent strength acts as an anchor to Sunny's flamboyance and recklessly violent streak. The business, a construction empire built by Ishaan's father Nahar Singh and Sunny's grandfather, is rooted in violent and unlawful activities. Ishaan, sheltered in comfort and security, begins to question his environment as his relationship with Suman, an idealistic young woman, opens a new world to him. As his love for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mast (film)
''Mast'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi musical romantic film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. This was the debut film for Aftab Shivdasani as a lead actor with Urmila Matondkar as the leading actress and pair opposite to him. Upon release, the film was a flop at the box office. although Shivdasani won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance Synopsis Kittu (Aftab Shivdasani) is an arts student in Pune and is madly in love with actress and film star Malika (Urmila Matondkar). He has posters up on his wall and goes to all of her movies, and even fantasizes that she is there with him when he is watching these items. His father, concerned with his son's declining exam scores, confronts Kittu on his obsession and later tears down the posters. To Kittu, this is almost as bad as murder, and decides to move out and away to Mumbai, where the star, herself, lives. Unknowing of where to go, he goes to her bungal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarfarosh
''Sarfarosh'' () is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. John started working on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years were spent on the research, pre-production and production till it finally released in 1999. The film deals with an Indian police officer's quest to stop cross-border terrorism. The film was released just before the Kargil conflict when tensions between India and Pakistan were high. On release, the film was both, critically and commercially, successful. The movie received praise, for the cast performances, especially Khan, Shah and Rishi. Its technical aspects, music and story were also praised. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film, and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Sathyameva Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zor (film)
''Zor'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film produced by Vivek Kumar and directed by Sangeeth Sivan. It stars Sunny Deol, Sushmita Sen, Milind Gunaji and Om Puri. Released theatrically on 13 February 1998, it was a commercial failure. Plot ''Zor'' is about innocent people being targeted by mafia and politicians to turn them into terrorists. Arjun ( Sunny Deol), a photojournalist, is an only son of Police Commissioner ( Anupam Kher) and happy with his Mother, younger sister and grandmother. He meets Aarti (Sushmita Sen), a low profile reporter in a small daily who wants to make a name as a famous reporter and both fall in love. Both decide to marry, but there is a problem. Arjun tells Aarti that they need to wait for approval from his close friend Iqbal (Milind Gunaji), who is a former Army captain (Expert in explosives) before they could get married. Meanwhile, Arjun's father is blamed for letting off an unknown terrorist and declared as a traitor. Iqbal is also pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |