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Iftekhar
Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1924 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in Jalandhar and was the eldest among four brothers and a sister. After completing his matriculation, Iftekhar did a diploma course in painting from Lucknow College Of Arts. Iftekhar had a passion for singing and was impressed with the famous singer Kundanlal Sehgal. In his 20s, Iftekhar travelled to Calcutta for an audition conducted by the music composer Kamal Dasgupta, who was then serving for HMV. Dasgupta was so impressed by Iftekhar's personality that he recommended his name to M. P. Productions as an actor. Iftekhar made his debut in the 1944 film ''Taqraar'', which was made under the banner of Art Films-Kolkata. Many of Iftekhar's close relatives, including his parents and siblings, migrated to Pakistan during the partition. He wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ittefaq (1969 Film)
''Ittefaq'' (English: ''Coincidence'') is a 1969 Indian mystery thriller film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his brother Yash Chopra. The film stars Nanda and Rajesh Khanna in the lead with Sujit Kumar, Bindu, Madan Puri and Iftekhar playing supporting roles and has music by Salil Chowdhury. The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office. The film is based on 1965 American movie ''Signpost to Murder''. which was earlier adapted into a Gujarati drama ''Dhummas'' starring Sarita Joshi. It was the fourth Bollywood film (after ''Naujawan'', ''Munna'' and ''Kanoon'') that did not have any songs in it. What was remarkable was that a previous production from the same production house, i.e. B.R.Films, namely ''Kanoon'', made in 1960, was also a song-less film and with the same leading lady Nanda. Another common feature of both ''Kanoon'' and ''Ittefaq'' was that in both these song-less films Salil Chowdhary was the Music Director. This film is counted among the 17 consecut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don (1978 Film)
''Don'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language crime action thriller film directed by Chandra Barot, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Pran. Written by Salim–Javed, and produced by Nariman Irani, the film also features Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri, and Satyen Kappu in pivotal roles. Bachchan played dual roles, as the titular character and his lookalike simpleton. The plot revolves around Vijay, a Bombay slum-dweller who resembles the powerful criminal Don, being asked by Police Superintendent D'Silva to masquerade as Don after to the latter's death, in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organization. The film features music by Kalyanji–Anandji, with lyrics by Anjaan and Indeevar. It was the third highest-grossing Indian film of 1978, and was classified a golden jubilee by Box Office India. The film spawned the ''Don'' franchise; Javed Akhtar's son Farhan Akhtar created a remake '' Don: The Chase Begins Again'' (2006) and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaheed (1965 Film)
''Shaheed'' () is a List of Bollywood films of 1965, 1965 Patriotism, patriotic film directed by S. Ram Sharma, produced by Kewal Kashyap and starring Manoj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal and Pran (actor), Pran in lead roles. Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Anwar Hussain (actor), Anwar Hussain star in supporting roles. It is based on the life of Bhagat Singh. The music was composed by Prem Dhawan, with several songs being penned by freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil. ''Shaheed'' was the first of Manoj Kumar's series of patriotic films, followed by the likes of ''Upkar'' (1967), ''Purab Aur Paschim'' (1970) and ''Kranti'' (1981). It was released on 1 January 1965 and became a box office success. The eleventh highest-grossing film of the year, it was given a verdict of "hit" by Box Office India, Box office India. At the 13th National Film Awards, ''Shaheed'' won the award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, Best Feature Film in Hindi, the Nargis Dutt Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khel Khel Mein (1975 Film)
''Khel Khel Mein'' () is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller film directed by Ravi Tandon. It was an adaption of the English novel ''Good Guys Don't Kill'' written by Louis Thomas. The film music was composed by R. D. Burman and the lyrics written by Gulshan Bawra. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Rakesh Roshan as college students, who play a prank and get involved with a notorious criminal. The film turns quickly from fun and frolic to a taut thriller. Iftekhar, Dev kumar and Aruna Irani also star in the film. The film was remade in Malayalam language as ''Aruthu'' (1976). The 1992 film '' Khiladi'' was reported to be a rehash of this movie. Plot Ajay joins a college in Shimla for further education. He meets Vikram and Nisha, two slackers in the college who just love playing pranks. Ajay is way different from them and an easy target. But after some initial hiccups, Ajay becomes friends with them. Soon, the trio are playing pranks on unsuspecting peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangam (1964 Hindi Film)
''Sangam'' () is a 1964 Bollywood romance film, directed, produced and edited by Raj Kapoor at R. K. Studio, written by Inder Raj Anand, and distributed by R. K. Films with Mehboob Studio and Filmistan. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar in the lead roles, with Iftekhar, Raj Mehra, Nana Palsikar, Lalita Pawar, Achala Sachdev and Hari Shivdasani appearing in supporting roles. It was the first Indian film to be exclusively shot abroad and was also among the most expensive film of its time with the longest runtime for an Indian film up to that time. All this immensely contributing to the commercial success of the film. Internationally the film released in the Soviet Union in 1964 and Turkey in 1968, as well as Bulgaria, Greece and Hungary. Director Dasari Narayana Rao remade the film in Telugu and Kannada languages as '' Swapna'' (1981). The film also remade in Turkish as ''Arkadaşımın Aşkısın'' (1968). Plot summary Sundar, Gopal and Radha have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandini (film)
''Bandini'' (Hindi: बन्दिनी, translation: ''Imprisoned'') is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the man who directed classics such as ''Do Bigha Zameen'' and ''Devdas.'' Bandini stars Nutan, giving one of the most acclaimed roles of her career, her performance in the film is regarded among the best performances ever given by an actress of Hindi cinema. along with Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra as leads, and explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). Nutan, who had worked with Roy in '' Sujata'' (1959), was persuaded to ace in the film. The movie tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash (Ashok Kumar), a man from her past. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawan Bhadon
''Sawan Bhadon'' is a 1970 Bollywood film produced and directed by Mohan Segal. The film was the debut film for its lead pair Navin Nischol and Rekha. The other cast of note in the film are Jayshree T., Iftekhar and Ranjeet. The music is by Sonik Omi. This was also Ranjeet's debut film. A couple of the songs from the film became popular. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Veetukku Oru Pillai'', starring Jaishankar. Plot Vikram is a man from a wealthy family living in Europe. He has a step-sister Dolly and step-mother Sulochana, who are very cunning and greedy and steal Vikram's money during his absence from India. Vikram decides to come back to India, which interferes with the plans of Sulochana and her allies. Vikram, being naive, trusts Sulochana and Dolly and treats them as their family, but Sulochana pretends to be affectionate to him, as he only is the heir to all the family property and money. Vikram, on his way home is blocked by some thugs, who are actually the men hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Rani (1973 Film)
''Raja Rani'' () is a 1973 Hindi-language film. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. The supporting cast included Sujith Kumar, Farida Jalal, Iftekar, Dulari and Asit Sen. Mumtaz makes a guest appearance as herself. Produced by Jagdish Kumar, the film is written and directed by veteran writer Sachin Bhowmick. The film was box office hit and was Sachin's first and last attempt to take on direction. The film's music was written by R. D. Burman. His real-life wife Asha Bhosle received a Filmfare Nomination as Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Jab Andhera Hota Hai," the only nomination for the film. As per the review of the film made in 2014 by the ''Hindu'' newspaper, the film did well at the box office and taking into consideration, the inflation as of 2014, the film would have grossed more than 100 crores. The attire worn by Khanna was sleeveless shirt and trousers, thick leather belt on waist, shoes without socks and a black cap. The ''Hindu'' review note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khamoshi (1970 Film)
''Khamoshi'' (Hindi: ख़ामोशी, ur, , translation: ''Silence'') is a 1969 black-and-white Hindi drama film directed by Asit Sen, starring Waheeda Rehman and Rajesh Khanna. It is especially remembered for its memorable music by Hemant Kumar and lyrics by Gulzar in songs such as "Tum Pukaar Lo... Tumhara Intezaar Hai" sung by Hemant Kumar, "Woh Shaam Kuch Ajeeb Thi" by Kishore Kumar and "Humne Dekhi Hai In Aankhon Ki Mehekti Khushboo" sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Though what really made this film stand out was the B&W cinematography by Kamal Bose, who won Best Cinematographer at the 18th Filmfare Awards for his work in the film and received high critical acclaim for Rehman and Khanna's performances. Rehman's performance earned her a Best Actress nomination at the same ceremony. The film was a moderate success at the box-office. ''Khamoshi'' was shot in Calcutta and was based on the Bengali short story titled ''Nurse Mitra'' by noted Bengali writer, Ashutosh Mukherjee a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Train (1970 Film)
''The Train'' is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language thriller film starring Rajesh Khanna, Nanda. It is a remake of the 1967 Malayalam film ''Cochin Express''. Plot Khanna stars as Police Inspector Shyam Kumar, who sets out to solve a series of murders which have all taken place on a train. Complicating the situation are his girlfriend Neeta (Nanda), who has been acting mysteriously ever since she began her new job, and hotel dancer Miss Lily (Helen), who tries to seduce the good police inspector, but may find that she loses her heart instead. Cast *Rajesh Khanna as CID Inspector Shyam Kumar *Nanda as Neeta / Geeta *Helen as Lily *Rajendra Nath as Pyarelal *Iftekhar As Police Commissioner *Madan Puri as Yogi / No. 1 * M. B. Shetty as Shetty * Mumtaz Begum as Neeta's Mother * Chaman Puri as Neeta's father Ramdev * Sunder as Hiralal jeweller *Ranveer Raj as Inspector Kapoor *Mamaji as Stationmaster * Randhir as Peshomal Lodhani Diamond dealer * Gurnam Singh as the waiter * Chinu Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehboob Ki Mehndi
''Mehboob Ki Mehndi'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film produced and directed by H. S. Rawail. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Leena Chandavarkar. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. It was based on Muslim Tahzeeb (culture) of the bygone Nawab era, wherein the a young rich Muslim man Yusuf agrees to marry a prostitute's daughter. The movie was released on 30 January 1971. It showed the importance of education in Muslims as preached by Mahatma Gandhi. Shabana, the heroine is able to save herself, and her family, only by educating herself and doing the job of tutor. Rajesh Khanna was the co-producer. Although the film popularly counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, but the Box Office record cites, the movie was flop commercially. Cast * Rajesh Khanna as Yusuf *Leena Chandavarkar as Shabana *Pradeep Kumar as Anwar Kamaal/ Khairuddin 'Khairu' * Sunder as Hakim Sahab: Gulkand's father *If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joroo Ka Ghulam
Joroo Ka Ghulam (''Wife's Slave'') is a 1972 Hindi-language comedy film. Directed by A. Bhimsingh, it stars Rajesh Khanna, Nanda, Om Prakash, Ramesh Deo and Jayshree T. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The movie was remade in Kannada as ''Anukoolakkobba Ganda''. The duo of Nanda and Khanna had worked in the thriller '' The Train'' and the suspense drama '' Ittefaq'' (1969). This was the pair's third film and it was hit at the box office. Plot Kalpana is the daughter of a rich man who always worries that his daughter might fall in love. Hence, he always forbids her to talk with men. But Kalpana does not care. She leaves for her uncle's house to continue her studies. In the city, Kalpana visits an art gallery and gets attracted by a painting of an artist named Rajesh. She gets angry when a photographer tries to get a sketch of her without her consent. Meanwhile, an aspiring artist is working on an assignment for an ad for the company where Kalpana's uncle works. Due to the deadl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |