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Hum Sab Ustad Hain
''Hum Sab Ustad Hain'' is a 1965 Hindi film starring Kishore Kumar, Dara Singh and Ameeta. Plot As the film begins, Romi (Sheikh Mukhtar) shoots a man but does not kill him. However, he is arrested, convicted, and sentenced to jail for the murder. His pregnant wife Radha (Lalita Kumari) throws herself into the river, but is later saved by a villager who accepts her and her son Ram (Dara Singh). After 14 years in jail, Romi wanders for eight more years. Being rejected by the society and unable to find a job, Romi turns to crime. When his gang is offered a large sum of money to smuggle national secrets, he kidnaps a young child and forces her sister Roopa (Ameeta) to carry the smuggled goods. Roopa, who would rather die than betray her country, loses control of her car and drives straight into a river. She survives and is washed ashore in the village where Radha and Ram live. Meanwhile, an unemployed Kishore (Kishore Kumar) decides to play detective and find the lost girl Radha and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marutirao Parab
Marutirao Parab, popularly known simply as Maruti, was an Indian actor and director best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films. Personal life Parab was married to Kamal - a small time star in Hindi films who appeared in movies like ''Dashera'' (1956), ''Tatar Ka Chor'' (1955), ''Garma Garam'' (1957), ''Darbar'' (1955), ''Riyasat'' (1955) etc. Career Parab was best known for ''Kahin Aar Kahin Paar'' (1971), ''Hum Sab Ustad Hain'' (1965) and ''Khaan Dost'' (1976). He directed films like ''Hum Sab Ustad Hain'', ''Hum Sab Chor Hain'', ''Baaghi Shehzaada'' and the Joy Mukherjee starrer - ''Kahin Aar Kahin Paar''. Legacy One of his daughters, Guddi Maruti, is an Indian actress best known for her comedy roles on TV and Bollywood movies. Partial filmography As actor * 1948 Gajre * 1948 Satyavan Savitri * 1950 Dilruba * 1951 Albela * 1951 Pyar Ki Baten * 1953 Chacha Chowdhury * 1953 Foot Path * 1953 Papi * 1954 Alibaba and 40 Thieves * 1954 Laadla * 1954 Lal Pari * 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodeling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. According to his brother and legendary actor Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar was successful as a singer because his "voice hits the mike, straight, at its most sensitive point". Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu. He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as all-time classics. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara Singh
Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. He is known for his undefeated worldwide streak in wrestling and later being a successful movie star. He got defeated by Brahmdev Misra of Gorakhpur in Calcutta's Dharmatala. His role of Hanuman in the film '' Bajrangbali'' (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's '' Ramayan'' made him popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy Category of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Early life Singh was born in a Jat Sikh family as Deedar Singh Randhawa to Surat Singh Randawa and Balwant Kaur on 19 November 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak in the Majha area of the Punjab region of India. At the time, it was still under Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameeta
Ameeta (born as Qamar Sultana) is an Indian actress. She appeared in Bollywood films such as '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha'', ''Mere Mehboob'' and ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai''. Career Beginning A fan of Madhubala, Ameeta was enacting her idol's sword fight from '' Baadal'' (1951) when she caught the eye of Lekhraj Bhakhri, who signed her for his movie ''Thokar'' starring Shammi Kapoor. This was her debut film in a side role where she was credited as Jayjaywanti. Ameeta's debut movie as heroine was a 1953 release, ''Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu'' (1954), directed by Vijay Bhatt. The screen name ''Ameeta'' made its appearance in this movie. The film failed, but Ameeta kept on working in films like ''Amar Kirtan'', ''Badal Aur Bijli'', ''Baaghi Sardar'' and ''Indrasabha''. Her career took a positive turn in 1956 when she starred with her idol Madhubala in the box office hit ''Shirin Farhad''. She was then chosen for lead roles in ''Abhimaan'' and ''Zamana'' and '' Hum Sab Chor Hain'' (1956) along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Mukhtar
Sheikh Mukhtar was the son of Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed (who was a railway police inspector and born in Karachi, British India; now Pakistan) Chaudhary Ashfaq Ahmed intentionally got transferred and migrated to Delhi. Sheikh Mukhtar was born on 24 December 1914 in Delhi. He had spent his childhood in Gali choodi waalan (Near Jama Mosque, Delhi-110006) and took education from Anglo Arabic School, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi-11006. His father wanted his son to join the Police or Army on a higher rank, but Sheikh Mukhtar was keenly interested in theatre. One of his acquaintances from his area started working in a theatre company, so Sheikh Mukhtar also moved to Kolkata and joined the company. A tall and manly figure - he stood 6 feet and 2 inches -, Sheikh Mukhtar played a variety of roles such as "Dada (Contemporary Bhai)." He produced ''Noor Jehan'', in which he played Sher Afghan Quli Khan, the first husband of Queen Nur Jahan. Later, he migrated to Pakistan and there he died. Some of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emile Czaja
Emile Czaja (15 July 1909 – 16 May 1970), better known by his ring name King Kong, was an Australians in India, Australian-Indian professional wrestler and actor born in Hungary in 1909. He was active from 1929 until 1970. He wrestled mostly in Japan, Singapore, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. In professional wrestling, his arch rivals were Aslam Pahalwan, Hamida Pahalwan, Sheik Ali and Dara Singh. Early life The Hungarian born Emile Czaja started wrestling in Europe. At the age of 18, he was participating in important matches all over Europe. He excelled in all styles of wrestling and soon become a formidable opponent for all the top contenders. Professional wrestling career Czaja started his professional career in India in 1937. He was given the name "King Kong" after playing the part of King Kong in an Indian movie. In 1945, he wrestled Hamida Pehelwan in front of approximately 200,000 spectators in Lahore, British India, India. He frequently wrestled for over 100,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asad Bhopali
Asad Bhopali (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. The ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema'', compiled by Gulzar and Saibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contribution to Hindi film lyrics". Film career Asad Bhopali was born in Bhopal, as Asadullah Khan. He was the eldest child of Munshi Ahmed Khan, a teacher of Arabian and Persian languages. In 1949, Asad Bhopali was spotted by the Fazli Brothers, a film producer duo of Bombay (now Mumbai). Following the partition of India, Aarzoo Lakhnavi, the lyricist of their film ''Duniya'', migrated to newly created Pakistan. By this time, only two of the film's songs had been written. Fazli Brothers were looking for new lyricists. Businessman Sugam Kapadia, who owned a few cinema theatres in Bhopal, told them that there were many good poets in Bhopal, and suggested that they attend a mushaira (meet of poets) there. The Fazli Brothers agreed, and Kapadia orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium". Lata recorded songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and a few foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi, Hindi, and Bengali. Her foreign languages included English, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili. She received several accolades and honors throughout her career. In 1989, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her by the Government of India. In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour; she is only the second female singer, after M. S. Subbulakshmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the most influential and successful singers in Hindi Cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. Additionally she holds the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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