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Jeevan Jyoti (1976 Film)
''Jeevan Jyoti'' is a 1976 Bollywood Drama film directed by Murugan Kumaran under AVM Productions. It stars Vijay Arora, Bindiya Goswami in lead roles. It is a remake of Telugu film Muthyala Muggu (1975). Plot Shekhar (Vijay Arora) goes to his friends sister Laxmi's (Bindiya Goswami) marriage with Mohan. During the marriage the police arrests Mohan. People begin to say who will marry Laxmi now. Shekhar marries Laxmi. They are happy and Laxmi becomes expecting mother. When Mohan returns, he wants to take revenge. Hence he sneaks into Laxmi's bedroom in absence of Shekhar and Laxmi is sleeping. When Shekhar enters the room, he finds Mohan in Laxmi's room. He assumes that Laxmi and Mohan were in a relationship and he was the one who came in between. He asks Laxmi to leave his house. Laxmi leaves and then she gives birth to twins -Shanti and Ramu. Shanti and Ramu then create a plan to bring their parents together again. Their plan is successful and Mohan admits his crime. Shekhar r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana
Mullapudi Venkata Ramana (28 June 1931 – 24 February 2011) was an Indian writer known for his work in Telugu language, Telugu language. Noted for his humorous and metaphorical style of writing, Mullapudi received Raghupathi Venkaiah Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1986 for his contributions to Telugu cinema and he also won six Nandi Awards. Mullapudi is noted for his association with Bapu (director), Bapu, who both worked together as Bapu–Ramana. The director–writer duo went onto make many successful films such as ''Bangaru Pichika'' (1968), Andala Ramudu (1973 film), ''Andala Ramudu'' (1973), Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971 film), ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1973), ''Mutyala Muggu'' (1975), ''Pelli Pustakam (1991 film), Pelli Pustakam'' (1993), ''Mister Pellam'' (1995), and ''Radha Gopalam'' (2005). He is also an essayist and cartoonist who is known for creating Budugu, a character considered as a corner stone for Telugu children's literature. Early life Mullapud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayamalini
Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Career She was introduced to Tollywood in 1975 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, ''Aadadani Adrustam''. She acted in several Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam movies. She learned dancing from Heeralal master. She had a very big hit in the 1978 Telugu remake ''Jaganmohini''. Personal life She married Parthiban, a police inspector on 19 July 1994 and settled in Chennai with her only son. In 2005, the former actress and dancer was busy looking for a writer to help pen her biography. Her sister Jyothi Lakshmi was also a cabaret dancer in films. Selected filmography Tamil * '' Salem Vishnu'' (1990) * '' Aalay Pathu Malai Mathu'' (1990) * '' Rathinapuri Ilavarasan'' (1989) * '' Anthapura Marmam'' (1988) * '' Makkal En Pakkam'' (1987) * '' Kudumbam Oru Koyil'' (1987) * '' Raja Nee Vazhga'' (1986) * ''Andha Oru Nimidam'' (1985) * '' May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Hindi-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Films
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – Paramount Pictures sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' ''Star Wars'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, '' Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, ''The Shootist''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar (born 15 December 1935) is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Assamese songs. Personal life Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer. She is the fourth child of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti (Shudhamati). She is the youngest sister among Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Usha has a strong interest in painting. Career She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song "Main to Aarti" in that film. She sang the same songs for that movie's remake in 2006. She is known for her famous song "Mungda" and songs for the Marathi movie ''Pinjara''. She had also produced musical drama '' Phoolwanti'' for ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Anand Bakshi
Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 – 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born in Rawalpindi in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan), on 21 July 1930 into a Mohyal Brahmin family of the Vaid clan. The family arrived in Delhi, via a Dakota aircraft after the Partition of India and then migrated to Pune, then Meerut and settled again finally in Delhi. Bakshi was fond of writing poetry since his youth, but he did this mostly as a private hobby. In a 1983 interview with Doordarshan, Bakshi recounted that after his initial studies, he joined the Indian Navy, where due to a paucity of time, he could only write occasionally. He continued to write poetry whenever time permitted, and used his songs and lyrics in local programmes related to his troop. He worked in the Navy for many years and simu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salil Choudhury
Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese films. His musical ability was widely recognised and acknowledged in the Indian film industry. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and admired for his inspirational and original poetry in Bengali. The first Bengali film for which Chowdhury composed music was ''Paribortan'', released in 1949. ''Mahabharati'', released in 1994, was the last of the 41 Bengali films where he rendered his music. He is affectionately called ''Salilda'' by his admirers. Career Early influences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. The most successful films produced by the company include ''Dosti'' (1964), Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), ''Saaransh'' (1984), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989) ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'' (1994), ''Hum Saath Saath Hain'' (1999), ''Vivah'' (2006) and ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015). It has produced successful shows like ''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'', ''Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'', and ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara''. History Rajshri Productions, the film production division of Rajshri, was established in 1947. Its first release '' Aarti'' met with critical acclaim and was screened at international film festivals. This was followed by ''Dosti'', a non-star-cast film which became a box office success, and received the National Award for the Best Hindi Film of the Year (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Shrestha
Fahim Ajani or Raju Shrestha, initially credited as Master Raju or Master Rajoo, is an Indian film and television actor, who started his film career as a child actor, in the 1970s. Raju has acted in films like Gulzar's '' Parichay'', Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''Bawarchi'' (1972), Yash Chopra's '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973), Basu Chatterjee's '' Chitchor'' (1976) and Gulzar's '' Kitaab'' (1977). Over the years, he has acted in around 200 films and a few television series. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in '' Chitchor'' (1976). He is currently seen in youth show Ziddi Dil Maane Na where he plays Prem Deshpremi. Filmography Film * ''Shart'' (1969) * '' Amar Prem'' (1972) * ''Bawarchi'' (1972) * '' Parichay'' (1972) * '' Nafrat'' (1973) * '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973) * '' Abhimaan'' (1973) * ''Deewaar'' (1975) * '' Khushboo'' (1975) * '' Chitchor'' (1976) * '' Jeevan Jyoti'' (1976) * '' Kitaab'' (1977) * ''Inkaar'' (1977 film) * ''Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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