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Kohra (1993 Film)
Kohra is a 1993 Hindi mystery thriller film directed by Partho Ghosh and produced by Pushpa S Chaudhary. Plot Nisha Rathod and Anand Kohli joins in the same college and despite the ragging and pranks they play on each other initially, they fall in love with each other. During a prank at the college, Nisha gifts Anand a wooden cane while ragging him which later gets exchanged mistakenly with an identical cane that contains smuggled diamonds when Anand bumps into a stranger on a street. The diamonds belong to Sir John. Sir John and Peter Gonsalves are dreaded criminals and smugglers whom the Customs teams led by Officer Kailashnath Rathod and the police force headed by IG Suryakant are trying to nab. Suryakant hands Anand this case of nabbing Sir John and Anand starts investigating. But who is Sir John? Cast * Armaan Kohli as Anand Kohli * Ayesha Jhulka as Nisha Rathod * Kiran Kumar as Suryakant * Pran as Kailashnath Rathod * Gulshan Grover as Sir John Tinnu * Pradeep Rawat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partho Ghosh
Partho Ghosh is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He has also directed Bengali films. His successful films include '' 100 Days'' with Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit and ''Teesra Kaun'' with Mithun Chakraborty. But he is known for the success of ''Dalaal'' (1993) and then '' Agni Sakshi'' (1996) with Nana Patekar. Career Ghosh started his career in Hindi cinema as an assistance director with small films (1985). His first big directorial film was'' 100 Days''(1991). The film was a superhit. It was a remake of Tamil Film Nooravathu Naal. His movie ''Dalaal''(1993), was one of highest grossing Movie in 1993. , he had written and directed more than 15 movies. Another hit movie Tisra kaun(1994), this film is the remake of 1990 Malayalam film ''No.20 Madras Mail'' directed by Joshiy, starring Mohanlal in lead role. In 2010, Ghosh directed '' Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?'' and ''Rehmat Ali'' - 2010. Currently Ghosh has written Agni Shakhi(Part2) and Dalal (Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armaan Kohli
Armaan Kohli (born 23 March 1972) is an Indian actor. He is the son of film director Rajkumar Kohli and actress Nishi.He is most known for his role in Jaani Dushman. Early life and education Kohli was born to film director Rajkumar Kohli and actress Nishi. He studied at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School in Chembur until he dropped out in Class IX. Kohli appeared as a child artist in two films directed by his father: ''Badle Ki Aag'' (1982) and ''Raaj Tilak'' (1984). Career Armaan made his debut as a leading actor in his father's 1992 film '' Virodhi''. He was set to star in '' Deewana'' opposite the late actress Divya Bharti, but walked out of the film after completing the first shooting schedule and later Shah Rukh Khan was penciled in as his replacement, and ''Deewana'' became a blockbuster. Kohli was also considered for the lead role for ''Baazigar ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films. Career She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), '' Khiladi'' (1992), '' Meherbaan'' (1993), ''Dalaal'' (1993), ''Balmaa'' (1993), ''Waqt Hamara Hai'' (1993), '' Rang'' (1993), '' Sangram'' (1993), ''Jai Kishen'' (1994), and '' Masoom'' (1996). Personal life Jhulka was born on 28 July 1972 to Wing Commander Inder Kumar Jhulka, an Indian Air Force officer and Sneh Jhulka. She is married to Sameer Vashi. Filmography Films Television See also *List of Indian film actresses This is an alphabetical list of notable Indian film actresses. A * Aaditi Pohankar * Aahana Kumra * Aakanksha Singh * Aamna Sharif * Aanchal Munjal * Aarathi * Aarti Agarwal * Aarti Chhabria * Aashka Goradia * Abhirami * Adah Shar ... References External links * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pran (actor)
Pran Krishan Sikand (12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known by his mononym, Pran, was an Indian actor, known as the greatest villain ever in the history of Indian cinema and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to the 1990s. He has been one among the most highly successful & respected veteran actors in the history of Indian cinema. He was also one among the highest paid actors of his time. He played hero roles from 1940 to 1947, negative character from 1942 to 1991, and played supporting and character roles from 1967 to 2007. The decades of late 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s were the peak periods of Pran's stint as a negative character actor, especially 1950s & 1960s. Pran was the first true personification of "evil" on the Indian screen. The intensity of his portrayal of negative/villainous characters on the screen was effective enough to desist the Indian people from naming their children "Pran" in the 1950s & 60s & subsequently thereafter (whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiran Kumar
Kiran Kumar (born as Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''. Personal life Kumar comes from an aristocratic Kashmiri Pandit family; his great-grandfather was a nobleman who governed the Gilgit Agency as its Wazir-e-Wazarat. Career Films He attended Daly College, a boarding school in Indore, enrolled at R.D. National College in Bandra, Mumbai, and later joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. He was known as "Deepak Dhar" in Film and Television Institute of India among his friends. Kumar starred in ''Do Boond Pani'' in 1971 and went on to play the lead roles in several more movies. Kumar saw his career suffer with the release of movies like ''Jangal Mein Mangal'', among others. Rakesh Roshan's ''Khudgarz'' got him back to Hindi cinema, in which negative roles in films like Tezaab and Khuda Gawah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi language, Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 1999. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages. He also played first class cricket in Ranji trophy. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for ''Sadak'' — the first time the award was instituted. In 1993, he won the Filmfare Award for best actor in a villainous role, when the award was instituted. In 1993 he also played a comic hero, Inspector Pyare Mohan, in ''Aankhen (1993 film), Aankhen''. In addition to negative roles, he played supporting roles and, later, comic roles. Early life Amrapurkar was born as Ganesh Kumar Narwode (or Nalawade) on 11 May 1950, in Amrapur village of Shevgaon tehsil, Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra. Amrapurkar began acting during his school days. While completing his master's degree in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Bollywood because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films. Early life Grover holds a post graduate degree from Delhi's Sri Ram College of Commerce and was associated with ‘Little Theatre Group’ for a long time before launching into the Hindi film industry. Awards Selected filmography Music videos See also *List of Indian film actors Lists of Indian actors cover actors from India, who portray characters in the theater, film, radio, or television. The lists are organized by medium, language and type of actor. By medium * List of Indian male film actors * List of Indian film ac ... References ;Additional references Gulshan Grover wins best actor at NY festGulshan Grover wins best actor at NY fest'Desperate Endeavours' has him playing a spiritual leaderGoing for BondCartoon Character Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thriller Film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. Tension is created by delaying what the audience sees as inevitable, and is built through situations that are menacing or where escape seems impossible. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods. Life is typically threatened in a thriller film, such as when the protagonist does not realize that they are entering a dangerous situation. Thriller films' characters conflict with each other or with an outside force, which can sometimes be abstract. The protagonist is usually set against a problem, such as an escape, a mission, or a mystery. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies thriller films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy, claiming that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Rawat (actor)
Pradeep Rawat (born 21 January 1952) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. Notable for playing villainous roles, Rawat's first appearance was in B.R. Chopra's ''Mahabharat'' as Ashwatthama. He appeared in '' Yug'' as a British police officer Marshal. He also played various roles in serial Jai Mata Di He was in memorable roles in Bollywood films such as ''Sarfarosh'' as Sultan, in ''Lagaan'' as Deva, in '' Ghajini'' (2005) as Ram and Lakshman, and in its Hindi remake '' Ghajini'' (2008) as the title character. Rawat was introduced into Telugu cinema with the film '' Sye''. In Tamil cinema his memorable hit was '' Ghajini'' where he appeared in a double role. He debuted in Kannada cinema with '' Parodi''; Malayalam cinema with ''China Town''; Bengali cinema with ''Hero 420'' and Bhojpuri cinema with ''Crack Fighter''. Awards * 2004: Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for ' Sye'' * 2004: Winner, Santosham Best Villain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Films
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits '' Jurassic Park'', '' The Fugitive'' and '' The Firm''. (For more about films in foreign languages, check sources in those languages.) Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1993 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * January 1 – China Film Import & Export Corporation ends its 40-year monopoly distributing all films in China, with 16 other Chinese film studios now responsible for distributing their own films. * January 29 – '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' opens in the United Kingdom setting an opening weekend record of £2,633,635 million. * March 31 – Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of ''The Crow''. * May 27 – Actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge initially orders her to pay $8.9 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film ''Boxing Helena''. As a result, Basinger loses the town that she purc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Hindi-language Films
Year 199 (Roman numerals, CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new Roman legion, legions, Legio I Parthica, I Parthica and Legio III Parthica, III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung of Geumgwan Gaya, Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
