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Krishan Dhawan
Krishan Dhawan (1926 - 20 May 1994 was an Indian character actor in Hindi language films. Career Krishan Dhawan was an actor, known for Vidhaata (1982), Mujhe Jeene Do (1963) and Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974). Personal life He is the father of actor Dilip Dhawan who acted in the iconic television serial "Nukkad ''Nukkad'' (English: Street Corner) is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on DD National in 1986–87. It was directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza; it was written by Prabodh Joshi and Anil Chaudhary. It starred Dil ..." portraying the role of the mechanic "Guru". Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhawan, Krishan 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Phool Char Kaante
''Ek Phool Char Kante'' () is a 1960 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie in his directorial debut. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Gopi and Tun Tun. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film included the famous songs "Beautiful Baby of Broadway", "Bombshell Baby of Bombay" sang by (Iqbal Singh Sethi) and Matwali Naar Thumak Thumak Chali Jaaye". The Salman Khan, Karishma Kapoor-starrer ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' is thematically similar to this film. The story of ''Ek Phool Char Kante'' was inspired by Susanna Centlivre's play '' A Bold Stroke for a Wife''. Plot The film is a light-hearted comic love story, wherein Sunil Dutt falls in love with a "phool" Sushma(Waheeda Rehman) but has to impress her four uncles, the "kante" (thorns) of the title. Each uncle has a different idiosyncrasy and Sunil Dutt pretends to be an expert in that field in order to impress that particular uncle. First Uncle Dhumal a religious fanatic he pretends as a relig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawan Bhadon
''Sawan Bhadon'' is a 1970 Bollywood film produced and directed by Mohan Segal. The film was the debut film for its lead pair Navin Nischol and Rekha. The other cast of note in the film are Jayshree T., Iftekhar and Ranjeet. The music is by Sonik Omi. This was also Ranjeet's debut film. A couple of the songs from the film became popular. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Veetukku Oru Pillai'', starring Jaishankar. Plot Vikram is a man from a wealthy family living in Europe. He has a step-sister Dolly and step-mother Sulochana, who are very cunning and greedy and steal Vikram's money during his absence from India. Vikram decides to come back to India, which interferes with the plans of Sulochana and her allies. Vikram, being naive, trusts Sulochana and Dolly and treats them as their family, but Sulochana pretends to be affectionate to him, as he only is the heir to all the family property and money. Vikram, on his way home is blocked by some thugs, who are actually the men hired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyar Hi Pyar
''Pyar Hi Pyar'' ("Love, only love") is a 1969 Bollywood film produced by Rajaram and Satish Wagle, and directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Dharmendra, Vyjayanthimala, Pran, Helen, Madan Puri and Mehmood. This was the only movie of Dharmendra and Vyjayanthimala together. Plot Vijay finds employment as a police inspector, much to his father Kailashnath's displeasure. Vijay's first assignment is to locate a beautiful young woman's missing father. Vijay falls head-over-heels in love with the young woman (Kavita). Vijay sets about to find her father. In the meantime another young man convinces Kailashnath that he is his real son and that Vijay is not who he claims to be. Cast * Dharmendra as Vijay Pratap Gupta * Vyjayanthimala as Kavita * Pran as Satish Raj / Ashok * Mehmood as Gogo * Helen as Cham Cham * Madan Puri as Dindayal * Dhumal as Jattadhari * Raj Mehra as Kailashnath Gupta * D. K. Sapru as Diwan * Manmohan as Shyam Kumar * Sulochana Latkar as Yashoda * Suloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parivar (film)
Pariveh ( fa, پريوه), also known as Parivar, may refer to: * Pariveh-ye Olya Pariveh-ye Olya ( fa, پريوه عليا, also Romanized as Parīveh-ye ‘Olyā; also known as Parīvak, Parīvar-e Bālā, Parīveh, and Parīveh-ye Bālā) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Harsin County, Ker ... * Pariveh-ye Sofla {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhuk Gaya Aasman
''Jhuk Gaya Aasman'' ''( The Skies Have Bowed)'' is a 1968 romantic comedy film directed by Lekh Tandon. It stars Rajendra Kumar, Saira Banu, Rajendranath and Prem Chopra. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film is a remake of the American film '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941). The film was commercially unsuccessful on its initial release, but has since garnered appreciation from both critics and audience. The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. Summary Sanjay (Rajendra Kumar) is in love with Priya (Saira Banu). They are painting rosy dreams of their life as husband and wife, until Priya learns that her father has been arrested. The duo decide that they will get married after Priya is able to bail out her father. Sanjay is happy, but destiny has other plans: Sanjay dies in a car crash. But after he is escorted by Yamdoot and handed over to Pradhan Sanchalak, Head co-ordinator of Death department (David) to heaven, he learns that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parivar (1967 Film)
''Parivar '' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by Kewal P Kashyap on K.P.K. Movies banner. It stars Jeetendra and Nanda, with music composed by Kalyanji–Anandji. Plot Gopal (Jeetendra) a medico falls in love with a girl Meena (Nanda) on a bus journey. Gopal lives with his father Karamchand (Om Prakash), the only breadwinner of a huge family. Since Gopal is a stepson to his virago wife Bhagwanti (Sulochana Latkar), she scorns and evicts him. Time passes, Gopal becomes a doctor, couples up with Meena, and is blessed with 3 children. Besides, Karamchand goes indebted as he is unable to sustain the family. Moreover, his lecherous friend Diwanchand Rai (Krishan Dhawan) lusts for one of his daughters Sapna (Madhavi). Knowing it, Gopal revolts which Bhagwanti discredits and conversely libels him. As a result, Sapna becomes pregnant and kills herself when Bhagawanti realizes her mistake. Then, fuming Karamchand slaughters Diwanchand when Gopal self-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upkar
''Upkar'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967. It was Manoj Kumar's directorial debut film. Then India's prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri suggested Kumar to make a film based on our farmers and soldiers. It was the highest grossing movie of the year. It is considered as a classic film. The film is based on the backdrop of war of 1965, it praised the village life, farmer's and soldier's contribution for the nation. It was praised for story, photography, songs, lyrics, acting. The movie also stars Asha Parekh as a doctor promoting family planning, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in his first positive character role. Madan Puri played the main villain with ease, full ability, and command. The film won several major awards. Plot Manoj Kumar plays a village man 'Bharat', who sacrifices everything to get his brother educated. His brother, Puran, goes to study in city and gets attracted to the high society life styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teesri Kasam
''Teesri Kasam'' () is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra. It is based on the short story ''Mare Gaye Gulfam'', by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo Shankar–Jaikishan composed the film's score. The film's cinematography was done by Subrata Mitra. Dialogues were written by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh. ''Teesri Kasam'' is an unconventional film that portrays rural Indian society. It is the story of a naive bullock cart driver Hiraman, who falls in love with Hirabai, a dancer at a ''nautanki''. The film also deals with the issue of exploitation of women in the performing arts, especially in travelling folk theatre. Teesri Kasam emerged as a box-office bomb, a flop upon its release but won President's medal for best film (National award for best film). Synopsis After nearly getting arrested, Hiraman promises to himself that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhoti Chhoti Baten
''Chhoti Chhoti Baten'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi family drama film directed by actor Motilal. It was his only film as director, writer and producer under his home banner, Rajvanshi Productions. It starred Motilal, Nadira and Moti Sagar in lead roles. The music of the film was by Anil Biswas, his last film before retiring from Bollywood and joining All India Radio. It is noted for the song "Zindagi Khwab Hai Tha Hamein Bhi" performed by Mukesh, and the Lata Mangeshkar-Mukesh duet, "Zindagi Ka Ajab Afsana Hai". Dances were choreographed by Kathak exponent Lachhu Maharaj, who also choreographed ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960) and ''Pakeezah'' (1972). Director Motilal Rajvashi, a noted character actor from the 1940s till the 1960s made his directorial debut through this film. However, he died before film's release, and despite critical acclaim, the offbeat family drama flopped at the box office. Composer Anil Biswas said that the film's post-production was overseen by singer Mukesh, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guide (film)
''Guide'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Dev Anand, who co-starred in the film with Waheeda Rehman. Based on R. K. Narayan's 1958 novel ''The Guide'', the film narrates the story of the freelance guide Raju (Anand) and his meeting with Rosie (Rehman), who is the wife of a wealthy archaeologist. A 120-minute U.S. version titled ''The Guide'' was written by Pearl S. Buck and directed and produced by Tad Danielewski. For the US version, Devanand had insisted that Waheeda Rehman be cast as a heroine, but his advice was not heeded to. This version flopped badly in America. The film was then screened again at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, 42 years after its release. ''Guide'' was a highly successful film at the box-office upon release, and later achieved a cult following; it has since been deemed one of the best Bollywood films produced of all time. It received high critical acclaim, particularly for the performances of An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janwar (1965 Film)
''Janwar'' (), is a 1965 Hindi film directed by Bhappi Sonie. It stars Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree in lead roles. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. It is notable for a rendition of the song "Dekho Ab To Kisi Ko Nahin Hai Khabar", set to the tune of the Beatles song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Plot Mr. Srivastava lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his wife and two sons, Mahendra and Sunder. He plans to get his sons married to women from equally wealthy backgrounds. Mahendra falls in love with Seema, who is poor and lives with her stepmother. This creates considerable acrimony in the family, and Seema is not accepted as a daughter-in-law. Unable to find a solution, Mahendra takes to alcohol and falls in the bewitching clutches of a beautiful courtesan named Bahaar. While vacationing in Srinagar, Sunder meets Sapna, who also comes from a poor family, falls in love with her and wants to marry her. She, too, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
