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Ijaazat
''Ijaazat'' () is an 1987 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Gulzar, based on a Bengali story, ''Jatugriha'' by Subodh Ghosh. Starring Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel in leading roles, the film followed the story of couple who are separated and who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other. The film belongs to the art-house genre in India known as Parallel Cinema, and won two National Film Awards in the music category. The movie is based on the 1964 Bengali movie ''Jatugriha.'' Plot The film is narrated as a present-day encounter between a divorced couple interwoven with flashbacks of several instances in their marriage. Mahender ( Naseeruddin Shah) gets off a train and makes his way to the station waiting room just as it starts to rain heavily. His ex-wife, Sudha (Rekha), is already sitting in the waiting room but he fails to notice her. Upon seeing him, Sudha tries to hid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Filmfare Awards
The 34th Filmfare Awards were held in 1988, after a 2-year gap. ''Tezaab'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' with 11 nominations and ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' with 7 nominations. ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' won 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Mansoor Khan), Best Male Debut (for Aamir Khan) and Best Female Debut (for Juhi Chawla), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony and catapulted Khan and Chawla to superstardom overnight. ''Tezaab'' was the runner-up of the ceremony with 4 awards, including Best Actor (for Anil Kapoor), also catapulted Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit to superstardom overnight. The now-iconic song " Ek Do Teen" made Dixit a dance icon and the song itself fetched 2 awards – Best Female Playback Singer (for Alka Yagnik) and Best Choreography (for Saroj Khan). Main awards Best Film ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' *''Khoon Bhari Maang'' *''Tezaab'' Best Director ''Mansoor Khan – Qayama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and '' Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and one Best Popular Film (director); 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the th ... [...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] |
Gulzar (lyricist)
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and '' Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and one Best Popular Film (director); 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuradha Patel
Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family. Early life Anuradha was born in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore Kumar. Personal life She is married to actor Kanwaljit Singh. They have two sons Sidharth and Aditya and a god daughter, Mariam, living in the United States. Career Patel made her film debut in the 1983 film ''Love in Goa'' paired opposite former child actor Mayur Verma. She went onto appear in successful films like ''Utsav'' (1984), ''Phir Aayee Barsat'' (1985), ''Dharm Adhikari'', ''Sadaa Suhagan'' (1986), ''Ijaazat'' (1987), ''Rukhsat'' (1988). But then she did not get lead roles in films from 1989 and chose to do Television and advertisements. She took an hiatus from acting from the early 1990s to focus on her family and sons, yet continued her career in modeling. After a 10-year break, she returned to films in the late 2000s appearing in films like ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. The daughter of actors Pushpavalli and Gemini Ganesan, Rekha started her career as a child actress in Telugu films '' Inti Guttu'' (1958) and '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966). Her first film as a lead happened with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mera Kuchh Saamaan
"Mera Kuch Samaan" (Hindi: मेरा कुछ सामान, literally: Some of my things) is a popular song from the acclaimed 1987 movie ''Ijaazat'', directed by Gulzar, who also wrote the song. The song was composed by R D Burman and sung by Asha Bhosle. In the film, the song takes cue from the poem, Maya (Anuradha Patel) leaves behind in letter, for her former lover Mahinder (Naseeruddin Shah), asking him to return her things. As he read on, he finds they are not physical things she wants back, but memories of times spent together. The song remains one of singer Asha Bhosle's most popular, and her personal favourite, as in a 2005 interview with ''The Fader'' magazine, calling it autobiographical, she said, "Mera Kuch Samaan..This song is my life." In a 2010 tweet, singer Asha Bhosle, noted, " Pancham jokingly referred to song ''Mera Kuch Samaan'' as 'Luggage Song'. My band members still call it that when we are on concert tour". About the song Even at the time of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35th National Film Awards
The 35th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1987. Ceremony took place in April 1988 and awards were given by then President of India, R. Venkataraman. Starting with 35th National Film Awards, National Film Award for Best Direction for Feature films section is awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus). For Non-feature films section, two new awards were instituted and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) namely, Best Educational / Motivational Film and Best Short Fiction Film. Awards Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Lifetime Achievement Award Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 35th National Film Awards, an Assamese film, ''Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai'' won the National Film Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi and Gujarati films as well as theatre, Dina Pathak acted in over 120 films in a career spanning over six decades. Her production ''Mena Gurjari'' in Bhavai folk theatre style, ran successfully for many years, and is now a part of its repertoire. Brandon, p. 83 She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films ''Gol Maal'' and ''Khubsoorat''. She was a favourite of the Art Cinema in India where she played powerful roles in films like ''Koshish'', '' Umrao Jaan'', ''Mirch Masala'' and ''Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Mehta
Ashok Mehta (1947 – 15 August 2012) was a noted national film award-winning Indian film cinematographer, known for films such as '' Bandit Queen'' (1994), '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981) and ''Utsav'' (1984). He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography twice, '' 36 Chowringhee Lane'' (1981) and ''Moksha'' (2000), the latter he also directed. Death Early in 2012, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. While he was getting treated for Lung cancer, he was diagnosed with brain tumor. Despite the surgery and cancer, he never stopped working as movies and cinematography was his passion and first love. He died from cancer in Mumbai on 15 August 2012, at the age of 64. Early life and career Ashok Mehta's journey is a rags to riches story. He ran away from home at the age of 14 and came to Mumbai. With no money, no acquaintance and no shelter he had nowhere to go and to survive he started selling stuff like boiled eggs, fruits etc. His Journey in the Bollywood started as a ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ! scope="col" , Wins ! scope="col" , Actress , - , 3 , , - , 2 , {{cslist, Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani, Konkona Sen Sharma The following individuals have received five or more Best Supporting Actress nominations: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. Early life Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh, into a Nawab family. Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. His elder brother, Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah (Retd.) PVSM, SM, VSM, was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. Career Shah has acted in movies such as '' Nishant'', '' Aakrosh'', '' Sparsh'', ''Mirch Masala'', ''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
