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Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his debut as a child actor played the role of young Jehangir in all-time-hit 1960 film ''Mughal-E-Azam'' (role was played by Dilip Kumar as an adult). He made his debut in as an adult role in K.A. Abbas's ''Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein'' (1967), and went on to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s, mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit ''Sholay'', where he played the '' Rubab'' player in the popular song ''Mehbooba O' Mehbooba''. His other roles to mention are ''Julie'' (Julie's silent lover), the played the role of singer in ''Sama Hai Suhana Suhana'' from the film '' Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani'', Shabana Azmi's brother in '' Thodi Si Bewafai'' and Naseeruddin Shah's fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The foundation stone of New Delhi was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thodi Si Bewafai
''Thodisi Bewafaii'' () is a 1980 Hindi movie written and directed by Esmayeel Shroff. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kohlapure. The music is by Khayyam.The film was a commercial hit and in some cities celebrated as a golden jubilee. Plot Arvind Kumar Choudhary is an elderly, wealthy businessman whose wife is dead and who lives in a palatial mansion with his only son, Arun (Rajesh Khanna). He remarries with another woman, Sujata, a widow with two daughters, Veena and Seema. Arun assumes that the new woman in his father's life is a floozy and a gold-digger. He does not respect his new step-mother and refuses to even speak with her. Arun meets Neema Deshmukh (Shabana Azmi) and they fall in love with each other. With the approval of their respective families, they get married. At work one day, Arun accidentally breaks a valuable diamond while daydreaming about Neema. He and his father are required to pay for the loss of value, and as a result, the Choudhary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aisa Bhi Hota Hai
''Aisa Bhi Hota Hai'' is a 1971 Bollywood film starring Deb Mukherjee, Nandita Bose, Tun Tun and Jalal Agha Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his d .... It has gained a review of 3.5 out of 5 stars. The melodious music is by O.P. Nayyar and lyrics by S.H. Behari. Producer This movie is produced by Farah Khan's dad Kamran Khan Soundtrack References External links 1971 films Films scored by O. P. Nayyar 1970s Hindi-language films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke
''Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke'' () is a 1969 film directed by Raghunath Jhalani. It became a box office hit. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Nazir Hussain, Nirupa Roy, Bindu, Aruna Irani, and Rajindernath. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The songs were meaningful and also melodious. # 8 at Box-Office Collection list.List of Bollywood films of 1969 Plot summary Housemaid Maya(Nirupa Roy) accidentally kills her master while trying to resist his attempts to molest her. Hunted by the police, Maya decides to leave her son on the doors of a temple. The child is discovered by the temple priest who decides to take the child home and bring him up. Just then, a rich man (Nasir Hussain) and his wife come to the temple and pray to God for granting them a child. Hearing them, the temple priest hands over the abandoned child to them and asks them to bring him up as their own child. The couple name the child as Jaishankar. When Jaishankar grows up, he start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Akash
''Sara Aakash'' (English: The Whole Sky) is a 1969 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on first part of novel ''Sara Akash'' (The whole Cosmos, 1951) by Rajendra Yadav. This was Yadav's debut novel, originally published as ''Pret Bolte Hain'' (Ghosts Speak), renamed in 1960, the title in turn was taken from a poem by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. The film starred Rakesh Pandey, Madhu Chakravarty, Nandita Thakur, A. K. Hangal and Dina Pathak in lead roles. Set in a traditional middle class joint family in Agra, the film deals with internal conflicts of a newly wed couple, both of whom find themselves unprepared for domestic life. The film marked the debut of Basu Chatterjee as director, and was also the first film of cinematographer K. K. Mahajan, who won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his black-and-white camera work in the film. Along with ''Uski Roti'' and ''Bhuvan Shome'' other notable films of the year, it is regarded as one of the films which started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majhli Didi
''Majhli Didi '' is a 1967 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on the Bengali language story, ''Mejdidi'' (Middle Sister) by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, which was earlier filmed in Bengali in 1950 as ''Mej Didi (1950 film), Mejdidi''. ''Majhli Didi'' stars Meena Kumari and Dharmendra. Though the film didn't perform well at the Indian box office, it remains one of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's highly rated films. At the 16th Filmfare Awards, it won Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay, Best Screenplay Awards for Nabendu Ghosh and Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction, B&W for Ajit Banerjee. It was India's entry to the List of submissions to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot Bipinchandra (Dharmendra) breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini (Meena Kumari), much to the chagrin of his sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taqdeer (1967 Film)
Taqdeer may refer to: * ''Taqdeer'' (1943 film), a 1943 Indian Bollywood film * ''Taqdeer'' (1983 film), a 1983 Hindi-language Indian film directed by Brij * ''Taqdeer'' (2022 TV series), a Pakistani TV show broadcast by ARY Digital * ''Taqdeer'' (TV series), a Bengali web series * Taqdir, an Islamic concept relating to the tension between free-will and omnipotence See also * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mughal E Azam
''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on to become Emperor Jahangir) and Anarkali, a court dancer. Salim's father, Emperor Akbar, disapproves of the relationship, which leads to a war between father and son. The development of ''Mughal-e-Azam'' began in 1944, when Asif read a 1922 play called ''Anarkali,'' by the playwright Imtiaz Ali Taj, which is set in the reign of Emperor Akbar (1556–1605). Production was plagued by delays and financial uncertainty. Before its principal photography began in the early 1950s, the project had lost a financier and undergone a complete change of cast. ''Mughal-e-Azam'' cost more to produce than any previous Indian motion picture; the budget for a single song sequence exceeded that typical for an entire film of the period. The soundtrack, insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goonj (1989 Film)
''Goonj'' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Jalal Agha and produced by Joy Augustine, starring Kumar Gaurav, Juhi Chawla and Tinnu Anand. Cast * Kumar Gaurav as Sanjeev Kamat * Juhi Chawla as Sangeeta Kalekar * Tinnu Anand as Father Mario * Binju Ali as Peter Samuel * Ashutosh Gowariker as Sammy * Sulabha Arya as Mrs. Kamat * Joy Augustine as Inspector Bandodkar * Aghaa Soundtrack Awards and nominations * Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Story The Filmfare Award for Best Story is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story. List of winners 1950s * 1955 Mukhram Sharma – '' Aulad'' * 1956 Rajinder Singh ... (1990) References External links * 1989 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films set in Goa {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deceivers (film)
''The Deceivers'' is a 1988 adventure film directed by Nicholas Meyer, starring Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor and Saeed Jaffrey. The film is based on the 1952 John Masters novel of the same name regarding the murderous Thuggee of India. Plot The film takes place in India in 1825. The country is being ravaged by Thuggees, a Kali-worshiping cult also known as "Deceivers", who commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Captain William Savage, an honorable district administrator for the East India Company, is informed by his subjects in Madhia about the Thugees' murder raids, and appalled, he opens a manhunt on them. He manages to capture a Thugee named Hussein and win his cooperation, but for acting on his own initiative, Savage's chief officer and father-in-law, Colonel Wilson, stubbornly adhering to Company protocol, dismisses his report and relieves him of his duty. Chagrined but determined, Savage decides to disguise himself as an imprisoned native outlaw, Gopal the Weaver, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim (TV Film)
''Kim'' is a 1984 British television film directed by John Davies and based on Rudyard Kipling's 1901 novel ''Kim''. The film stars Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, John Rhys-Davies, Nadira, Julian Glover, Jalal Agha, Raj Kapoor and Ravi Sheth in the title role. Plot Kim ( Ravi Sheth) is a 13-year-old street orphan in Lahore of the 19th century (1894). Kim thinks he is native, but he's actually of British origin, the son of an Irish soldier and an unknown mother (unlike the novel on which it is based, Kim's mother is not portrayed as Irish, but it is made clear that Kim is white). Kim is hired as a guide by a travelling Tibetan lama (Peter O'Toole) on a search for a river where Budda hurled an arrow, turning it into a place of redemption. When he finds his father's regiment and the British military discover his origins and his real name, Kimball O'Hara, he's placed in an English college. His nature, however, is opposed to the regimentation expected for the son of a British soldier, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi (film)
''Gandhi'' is a 1982 period biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of nonviolent non-cooperative Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. A co-production between India and United Kingdom, it is directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by John Briley. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The film covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off from a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a practising Hindu, Gandhi's embracing of other faiths, particularly Christianity and Islam, is also depicted. ''Gandhi'' was released by Columbia Pictures in India on 30 November 1982, in the United Kingdom on 3 December, and in the United States on 8 December. It was praised for a historically accurate portrayal of the life of Gandhi, the Indian independence movement and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
