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Hameshaa
''Hameshaa'' (English: 'Forever') is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romance film written by Ranbir Pushp and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Aditya Pancholi, Saif Ali Khan and Kajol. Aruna Irani and Kader Khan have supporting roles in the film. The film explores reincarnation and marks Sanjay Gupta's third collaboration with Aditya Pancholi. Plot Raja and Yash Vardhan are childhood friends. Though they come from different backgrounds, Raja being middle class and Yash being wealthy, they treat each other as brothers and engage in the odd off-road racing challenge. Rani Sharma - daughter of a local doctor enters their lives. Raja bumps into Rani at his college and falls in love with her instantly. Rani hesitates at first, but Raja's charms start working their magic on her. Raja calls her to a precarious cliff to profess his love to her. It's a rainy day and Rani gets caught in a storm. Yash happens to be driving past her when she asks him for a ride to the cliff. Yash is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranbir Pushp
Ranbir Pushp is an Indian film writer and novelist in the Indian film fraternity, Bollywood, nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay and Filmfare Award for Best Story for the film Agni Sakshi (1996 film), Agni Sakshi. Frequent cast in his films include Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Nana Patekar. He is known for his films such as ''Jaan (film), Jaan'', ''Hameshaa'', ''Agni Sakshi (1996 film), Agni Sakshi'', and ''Yaarana (2015 film), Yaarana''. His film Agni Sakshi (1996 film), Agni Sakshi received seven nominations at ''Filmfare''. He gained national fame due to success of ''Agni Sakshi'', which later won a National Film Awards, National Award. Pushp has worked for over 50 feature films and six television serials. His debut film as a director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DAVV. Biography Indori was born on 1 January 1950, in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi (a cloth mill worker), and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum. He was their fourth child. Rahat Indori did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary. He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College, Indore in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University with a gold medal. (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) in 1975. Rahat was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled ''Urdu Main Mushaira''. Indori performed in Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan for 40 – 45 years. He traveled widely internationally to recite poetry. He attended poetic sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Gupta (director)
Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter working primarily in Bollywood industry. Gupta is mostly known for his films such as Aatish, ''Kaante'', ''Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa'' and '' Zinda''. He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his movies. Film career Gupta started his career with '' Aatish: Feel the Fire'' (1994) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt. Later he went to write and direct films including ''Ram Shastra'', ''Khauff'' and ''Jung''. The filming of ''Jung'' (2000), lasted over two years. While filming ''Kaante'' in the Los Angeles in 2001, the events of the 9/11 attack forced the film to relocate planned scenes from several areas that were then considered sensitive. Commentators noted a similarity in ''Kaante'' to Quentin Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Gupta said that he was inspired by a number of other films as well, including ''The Asphalt Jungle'', '' The Killing'', and the film th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim–Sulaiman
Salim–Sulaiman is an Indian score composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo compose music predominantly for Hindi films. Life and early career Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat. They were born in Mumbai. Salim Merchant was born on 3 March 1974 and Sulaiman Merchant was born on 21 December 1970. They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India. Steeped in a family tradition of music as the sons of composer and veteran of the film industry Sadruddin Merchant, Salim mastered the piano on at the Trinity College of Music in London while Sulaiman took up tabla training with such legends as Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of '' Bhoot''. Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as ''Neal 'n' Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 3 May 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for ''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap'' (1985) and '' Beta'' (1992), and has been nominated for most times, holding a record for the most nominations in the category. In January 2012, Irani was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards. Early life Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India to an Irani father and a Hindu mother. Her father Faredun Irani ran a drama troupe, and her mother Saguna was an actress. She is the eldest of eight siblings, and gave up studies after sixth standard because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children. She claims to have learnt dancing while working in the films because she could not afford professional training from a master. Her brothers Indra Kumar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tej Sapru
Tej Sapru (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including ''Gupt'', ''Mohra'', ''Sirf Tum'' and ''Saajan''. He is also known for his roles in popular television series such as ''Qubool Hai'', '' Saat Phere'', ''Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and ''The Zee Horror Show''. Tej's sisters, the actress Priti Sapru and the screenwriter Reema Rakesh Nath, are well-known names in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Filmography Television career Sapru has acted in several daily soaps like ''Qubool Hai'', '' Saat Phere'', ''Tumhari Pakhi'', ''Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and ''Palampur Express''. He is known for his portrayal of Amatya Rakshas in the Dangal TV/Imagine TV historical series '' Chandragupta Maurya'', which depicts the life of Indian emperor Chandragupta Maurya. He also played the role of Greek king Seleuc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among which she shares the record for most Best Actress wins with her late aunt Nutan. In 2011, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. The daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, Kajol made her acting debut with ''Bekhudi'' (1992) while still in school. She subsequently quit her studies, and had commercial successes in ''Baazigar'' (1993), opposite Shah Rukh Khan, and ''Yeh Dillagi'' (1994). Starring roles with Khan in the top-grossing romances ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) and ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998) established her as a leading star in the 1990s and earned her two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She also gained critical appreciation for playing a psychopathic killer in '' Gupt: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan made his acting debut in '' Parampara'' (1993). He failed to earn hits with solo lead films in the 90s and had rare successes only in the multi-starrers ''Yeh Dillagi'' (1994), ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994), '' Kachche Dhaage'' (1999) and ''Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' (1999). It was the 2000s when Khan proved his potential as an established actor starting with the sleeper hit ''Kya Kehna'' (2000) and won many accolades for the ensemble comedy-dramas ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003). Further critical and commercial success came with '' Hum Tum'' (2004), '' Parineeta'' (2005), ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005) and ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (2007). Khan also earned critical acclaim for playing a manipulative businessman in '' Ek Hasina Thi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which was owned by Stardust magazine owner Nari Hira. Pancholi made his acting debut with ''Shahadat'' in 1985. In 1986, he did the television films ''Sone Ka Pinjra'', ''Siyahi'', ''Kalank Ka Tika'', ''Afshar Ki Saali'' and ''Maryam Ki Beti''. Later that year, he ventured into mainstream Bollywood with ''Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha''. During this time, he adopted the stage name Aditya Pancholi. In 1987, Pancholi gave performances in two television movies: ''Abhishek'' and ''Khatarnaak Irade''. In ''Abhishek'', he portrayed a well-known businessman who used his father's wealth in enjoying leisure time and used a new costume to help depressed and troubled people. In ''Khatarnaak Irade'', Pancholi played the role of a womanising lifeguard who got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamlesh Pandey
Kamlesh Pandey is an Indian screenwriter with more than 30 years' experience in advertising, 20 years in films and 14 years in television. He has won the Filmfare Awards for Tezaab, Star Screen Awards for Saudagar (1991 film), Saudagar and IIFA Award for Rang De Basanti. He is from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, and lives in Mumbai. Career Advertising Pandey started his career in advertising in 1970 with Hindustan Thompson Associates as a Copywriter. After a brief stint at Sista's (now Saatchi & Saatchi) as Copy Chief from 1973–74 and at Grant Advertising Pvt.Ltd. (now Contract Advertising) in 1976 as Head of Creative, he joined Rediffusion Advertising Pvt.Ltd. (now Rediffusion DY&R) in 1976 as Head of Creative Department. Rediffusion became the most successful during his stint from 1976 to 1992. Pandey has worked with large companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, Maruti, Airtel, BPL, Telco, Exide, Union Carbide, Eveready, and Rajanigandha. He won the Best Copywriter Of The Year Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Govind
Maya Govind (17 January 1940 – 6 April 2022) was an Indian lyricist who wrote songs for many Bollywood films. She has written popular songs such as "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", " Gale Mein Laal Tai", "Maine Paayal Hai Chhankayi", " Main Khiladi Tu Anari", "Aankhon Mein Base Ho Tum" etc. She wrote lyrics in films like '' Aarop'' (1974), ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994), '' Takkar'' (1995), '' Yaarana'' (1995), '' Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam'' (2001) etc. She has written over 800 songs. Career Maya was married to late director Ram Govind. She started her career after marriage, with a song in '' Aarop'' (1974), starring Vinod Khanna. The music was composed by Bhupen Hazarika and was rendered by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. At a time of Urdu-poets' prominence and male domination in the songwriting industry, she established herself with her songs. She has written songs for such composers as Kalyanji-Anandji, Bappi Lahiri, Khayyam, Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen and Anu Malik. Anu Malik was he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sang in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1990 to 1994. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the Sinthee area of Calcutta (now Kolkata) near Biswanath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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