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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' () also abbreviated as ''JJWS'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, whilst Aamir's brother Faisal Khan (actor born 1966), Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin–Lalit. ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' was inspired by the 1979 American film ''Breaking Away''. It won two Filmfare Awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Film, Best Film. It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as ''Thammudu (film) , Thammudu'' which in turn was remade in multiple languages. Plot Ramlal has two sons – the ideal, older son Ratan and the indisciplined younger one, Sanjay. Ratan is always hard-working while Sanjay always fails in his classes and hangs around with his friends Ghanshu and Maksood. Ratan competes for top honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansoor Khan
Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his foray into Hindi cinema. Khan is settled in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu with his wife Tina, where he indulges in farming. Their children are daughter Zayn and son Pablo. Film career Khan made his directorial debut with the super-hit ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (1988), for which Khan received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and the Filmfare Award for Best Director for that year. Mansoor Khan's directorial debut paved the way back for the musical romantic genre in Hindi Cinema. He followed this success four years later with ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander'' (1992). Mansoor Khan's last two films; ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995) and ''Josh (2000 film), Josh'' (2000) were moderately successful. In 2008, he mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Film
The Filmfare Award for Best Film is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The award was first given in 1954. Here is a list of the award winners and the nominees of the respective years. Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company and the producer. Yash Raj Films has produced 18 films that have been nominated, the most for any production house. It also shares the most wins at 4 along with Bimal Roy Productions and UTV Motion Pictures. While Yash Chopra has been the producer of all of the winning films of Yash Raj Films, Bimal Roy has been the producer of all of the winning films of Bimal Roy Productions, thus making them the producers with the most wins. Bimal Roy, Yash Chopra, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have each directed 4 winning films, the most for any director. Aamir Khan has starred in 9 winning films which is the most for any actor in a leading role. Nutan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravindra Kapoor
Ravindra Kapoor was an Indian character actor in Hindi and Punjabi language films. He was the brother of Nandkishore Kapoor and veteran actor Kamal Kapoor. Career Some of his popular films are “ Caravan” in 1971 where he played veteran actor Jeetendra's friend along with Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), Kankan De Ohle (1970) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' () also abbreviated as ''JJWS'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aam ... (1992). Filmography Television '' Junoon'' as Thakur Diwan (From Episode no 1 to 7) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapoor Ravindra 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Kapoor family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deb Mukherjee
Deb Mukherjee is an Indian actor. His daughter Sunita (from his first marriage) is married to director Ashutosh Gowariker, while his son (from his second marriage) is director Ayan Mukherjee. He is part of the famous Mukherjee family whose involvement with the film industry spans four generations, beginning from the 1930s. His father was Sashadhar Mukherjee, the owner of Filmalaya studios, who produced ''Love in Shimla'' (1960). His mother, Satidevi Mukherjee, was the only sister of pioneer actor Ashok Kumar, Anup Kumar and singer Kishore Kumar. His brothers are Joy Mukherjee, a successful actor in the 1960s and Shomu Mukherjee, the husband of actress Tanuja. His nieces are actresses Kajol and Tanisha. Other members of his family include Rani Mukerji and Sharbani Mukherjee Sharbani Mukherjee (alternate name: Sharbani Mukherji) is an Indian actress working in Hindi and Malayalam language films. Biography She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji and thus part of the Mukherj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajit Vachani
Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an India, Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' (1993), ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994) and ''Hum Saath Saath Hain'' (1999), the two latter being some of his most popular and well-earning movies of all time. He acted in over 50 Hindi films, one Marathi cinema 'Eka Peksha Ek' besides three Sindhi movies. He also acted in television serials including ''Hasratein'', ''Daane Anaar Ke'' and ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (TV series), Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka''. and ''Mitti ke rang'' (story bus stand ki ek raat) Career Ajit started his TV career with Samvaad Video's ''Bante Bigadte'' (1985), produced by Rakesh Chaudhary, and soon become a popular face on the television and soon he was appearing in Hindi films. Vachhani has acted in over 50 Hindi films, three Sindhi fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjan Srivastav
Aanjjan Srivastav (born 2 June 1948) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years. Outside theatre, he is best known as a character actor in Marathi and Hindi films, most notably, Mira Nair's ''Salaam Bombay!'', ''Mississippi Masala'' and Anupam Mittal's '' Flavors'' and Bollywood films like ''Gol Maal'', ''Bemisal'', ''Khuda Gawah'', ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' and '' Pukar''. He has also acted in the TV shows Wagle Ki Duniya (1988) and Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey (2021). On television, Srivastav made his mark as the quintessential "common man" in the TV series ''Wagle Ki Duniya'' (Wagle's World) (1988–90) and ''Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya'', where he played the lead role, apart from ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984) and ''Nukkad''. The Hindu, 16 September 2003. He has also acted for more than 40 years in over 30 plays, many of them jubilee hits, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan (Bollywood Actor)
Imran Khan (; born Imran Pal; 13 January 1983) is an American former actor of Indian origin who worked in Hindi films. He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director-producer Mansoor Khan, and the grandson of director-producer Nasir Hussain. He appeared as a child artist in the films '' Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (1988) and ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992). Khan made his adult acting debut in 2008 with the romantic comedy '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'', which was a critical and commercial success. His performance in the film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. After the failure of his next two films, Khan was written off by the media, calling him a "one film wonder". He then starred in a number of commercially successful films like ''I Hate Luv Storys'' (2010), '' Delhi Belly'' (2011), ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011) and ''Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012), which is his last commercially successful film. It was followed by a series of box-office flops. Apart from act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faisal Khan
Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000). Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir Khan, who is an actor and producer, and he has two sisters, Nikhat Khan, who is a producer, and Farhat Khan. His uncle Nasir Hussain was a producer and director. His nephew Imran Khan is an actor and his cousin Tariq Khan was an actor in the 1970s and 1980s. He is related to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Career Khan made a brief appearance in his uncle Nasir Hussain's 1969 film ''Pyar Ka Mausam'', playing Shashi Kapoor's role as a child at the age of three years. He made his film debut as an adult in 1988, playing a minor role as a villain in his brother Aamir's film ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak''. He worked as an assistant director in his father's 1990 film ''Tum Mere Ho'', which starred his brother Aamir in the lead. Khan got his first leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asrani
Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, comedic roles and supporting roles. He is best known for his role in ''Sholay'' as a jailer and characters he played in 25 films with Rajesh Khanna in lead role between 1972 to 1991. In Hindi films, he played the comedian's role from 1966 to 2013 and played a supporting actor's role as the close friend of the lead hero in many films between 1972 and 1994. In a few Hindi films like ''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' and ''Salaam Memsaab'', he played the main lead hero. In Gujarati films he played the lead hero from 1972 to 1984 and played character roles from 1985 to 2012. He also directed six films between 1974 and 1997. Early life Asrani was born into a middle-class, Sindhi family in Jaipur. His father opened a carpet shop. He has four sisters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deven Bhojani
Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor and director. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with the famous show '' Malgudi Days'' in 1987. He mainly gained popularity for his comic roles and for playing some supporting characters. He has won three best director awards for ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'', The ITA Award, The Indian Telly Award and The Apsara Award. Early life Bhojani is a Gujarati, born and raised in Mumbai. Education He has completed his schooling from Gokalibai punamchand pitamber high school, Vile Parle, Mumbai. Bhojani completed his graduation in Commerce from SVKM's NMIMS, Mumbai. He studied film direction at the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C .... Filmography Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Lakhia
Aditya Lakhia is an Indian character actor. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer. He began his acting career in 1988 playing small roles and worked as an assistant director in ''Akele Hum Akele Tum''. The character of Kachra in the movie ''Lagaan'' remains one of his most memorable performances. He is working in various supporting roles. He has worked in ''Chotti Bahu'' Season 2 and ''Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo'' on television. His late brother Ashish Lakhia also was part of the film industry and worked as an Art Director. Filmography *'' Om-Dar-B-Dar'' (1988) *'' Rihaee'' (1988) *''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992) *''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' (1993) *''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995) (assistant director) *''X Zone'' as Viren(Episode 87-88) (1998) *'' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'' (2001) *'' Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' (2001) *''Humraaz'' (2002) *'' 3 Deewarein'' (2003) as Malli *''Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost'' (2003) *''Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye'' (2005) *'' Ramji Londonwale'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
