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Kanwarjit Paintal
Kanwarjit Paintal, better known as Paintal (born 22 August 1948), is an Indian actor and comedian. He started off as a comic actor and moved on to teaching the art of acting. He has extensively worked not only in numerous movies but also television. He was last seen by Amayra Gupta from Delhi, Pitampura at Film City on Date 13 june. He was born into a Sikh family in a village named Tarn Taran which is near Amritsar, Punjab. He lived his early life with his family members in Sadar Bazaar, Delhi. Paintal learnt acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and in 2008 was the Head of the Acting Department of FTII. He came to Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1969. His brother Gufi Paintal played the role Shakuni in B.R. Chopra hit show 'Mahabharat (1988 TV series)', in which he himself played the roles of Shikhandi and Sudama. His son, Hiten Paintal, is also an actor, who worked in movies such as ''Dil Maange More'' (2004) and ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008). Filmography Some of Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarn Taran District
Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib, Bhikhiwind, Khadur Sahib and Patti. The City of Tarn Taran is a holy place for Sikhs. Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 out of Amritsar District. The declaration to this effect was made by Captain Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister of Punjab, during the celebrations marking the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. With this, it became the 19th district of Punjab. It has four tehsils, which are Bhikhiwind, Patti, Khadur Sahib and Tarn Taran. The District Headquarters is headed by the Deputy Commissioner, along with a Senior Superintendent of Police, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Civil Surgeon, district Education Officer, Improvement Trust and a Municipal Council. Demographics According to the 2011 census Tarn Taran district has a population of 1,119,627, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachna Ae Haseeno
''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Siddharth Anand, whose previous projects included ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005) and ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (2007). Produced by Yash Raj Films, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba in lead roles. The title of the film was taken from the popular song "Bachna Ae Haseeno" from ''Hum Kisise Kum Naheen'' (1977), which starred Kapoor's father Rishi Kapoor. ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' released on 15 August 2008 on the eve of the 51st Indian Independence Day and grossed ₹61.57 crore worldwide, thus becoming the eighth-highest grossing Hindi film of 2008. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, who praised its soundtrack, cinematography and costumes, along with major praise directed towards Basu's performance. At the 54th Filmfare Awards, ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' received 3 nominations – Best Supporting Actress (Basu), Best Male Playback Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Patthar
''Lal Patthar'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film is a remake of the Bengali film, ''Lal Pathar'' which released in 1964. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra, Ajit. The film is one of the rare films where lead actress Hema Malini played a negative role, being a jealous mistress of a zamindar who tries to frame his young wife as an adultress. Her performance received accolades. Joshi, p. 292 The music of the film was composed by Shankar–Jaikishan. The film was shot on some minor outdoor locations and at Mehboob Studios, as well as at Natraj Studios Bombay. Plot Raja Gyan Shankar Rai (Raaj Kumar), also known as Kumar Bahadur, is a rich man who turns to drink after pursuing a young woman named Saudamani (Hema Malini). Calling her Madhuri, he invites the lower-class woman to his rich home but refuses to marry her. He later meets a much younger woman, Sumita (Raakhee) and organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' ('')'' is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja. This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as ''Pheka Pheki'' (1989) and in Hindi as ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008). Plot Sunil Mehta gets stuck in a giant ferris wheel with an attractive young woman all night due to power failure. He arrives home the next day, and meets a very suspicious wife, Geeta, who knows that he has been up to no good. She refuses to believe his story about the stalled ferris wheel, and he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Champak Bhumia. Geeta does not believe that he ever has a friend by that name, and decides to write to him to come and visit her. Sunil then convinces his friend, Amit Desai, to pretend that he is Champak, and thus convince Geeta that he was indeed telling the truth. Amit agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan - until a real and amor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satte Pe Satta
''Satte Pe Satta'' (transl. 'Seven on Seven') is an Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film released in 1982 and directed by Raj N. Sippy, and produced by Romu N. Sippy. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur and Sachin Pilgaonkar in lead roles with Sudhir Luthria, Shakti Kapoor, Kanwarjit Paintal, Kanwaljit Singh and Vikram Sahu in supporting roles. The story revolves around seven unsophisticated brothers who all are civilized by Indu (Malini), the wife of the eldest brother Ravi Anand (Bachchan). However, things take a turn when Ravi's lookalike Babu is sent to murder Seema Singh (Kaur), a disabled heiress, by her cunning uncle Ranjit Singh (Khan). But Babu falls in love with Kaur. The film was adapted from ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (1954) and was remade in Marathi by Sachin Pilgaonkar as '' Aamhi Satpute'' (2008). Plot ''Satte Pe Satta'' is the story of seven brothers - Som, Mangal, Budh, Guru, Shukra, Shani and Ravi - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khote Sikkay (1973 Film)
''Khote Sikkay'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Narendra Bedi, starring Feroz Khan and Danny Denzongpa as part of a gang of men hired by a villager to save his village from the dacoits. The film also stars Rehana Sultan, Ranjeet, Leela Mishra, Paintal, Ajit and Ranjeet. The lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri, while the music was provided by R.D. Burman. It was inspired by the Western genre, complete with horses and ponchos. It has a similar plot to Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai'' as well as ''The Magnificent Seven'', while Feroz Khan's character is similar to the "Man with No Name" stock characters in Kurosawa's ''Yojimbo'' and Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy. The blockbuster ''Sholay'' is said be inspired by this film. Rajesh Khanna was offered the movie first, but he did not have dates for the movie. Plot False currency is the current currency in our society. This is the exciting story of those five adventurous young men who earn t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roti (1974 Film)
''Roti'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Rajni Desai and Rajesh Khanna under the banner Aashirwad Pictures Pvt. Ltd and directed by Manmohan Desai. It stars Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz, with music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film was released on 18 October 1974, along with '' Benaam'' and '' Roti Kapda Aur Makaan''. Kader Khan was reportedly paid 1.21 Lakhs for writing dialogues for the film. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Neram Nadi Kadu Akalidi'', starring N.T. Rama Rao and Manjula. Plot Mangal Singh has been a career criminal and he is finally sentenced to be hanged due to the murder of a man for the sake of bread (roti). Underworld don, Suraj who raises him as a criminal, plans his escape from jail and is followed by a police inspector. He escapes on a train when he throws a fellow passenger Shravan Kumar off the train. Mangal Singh lands up in a small village in Northern India and becomes a school teacher with the help of a local re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heera Panna
''Heera Panna'' is a 1973 Hindi romance film. Written, produced and directed by Dev Anand for Navketan films, the film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Rehman, Jeevan, A.K. Hangal, Paintal and Dheeraj Kumar. The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman. Plot Heera (Dev Anand) has two passions in his life, namely photography and his love for Reema (Raakhee), an air-hostess. When Reema passes away during an airplane accident, Heera is left with his only passion in life – photography. During one of his photographic sessions with Raja Sahab (Rehman), a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna (Zeenat Aman) and is hidden in Heera's car. When Heera learns about this theft and that he is in possession of the stolen property, he decides to turn Panna to the police but discovers to his shock that Panna is Reema's younger sister. Feeling pity for her, Heera decides not to. While Heera describes her how he met Reema in a plane, how they fell in love and the tragic accident resulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jangal Mein Mangal
''Jangal Mein Mangal'' is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The film stars Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy and Pran in pivotal roles. Cast *Kiran Kumar as Rajesh *Reena Roy as Leela * Balraj Sahni as Thomas * Pran as Retired Colonel M. K. Das / Raghu (Double Role) *Chandrashekhar as CBI Officer Shekhar / Boatman *Sonia Sahni as Professor Laxmi * Narendranath as Baldev *Jayshree T. as Saroj *Meena T. as Lata *Meena Roy as Sophia *Gulshan Bawra as Lalu *Jagdish Raj as Senior Police Inspector * Paintal as Totaram *V. Gopal as Constable Bahadur Singh *Chaman Puri as Village Head * Bharat Kapoor as Police Inspector *Krishan Dhawan as Ratanlal *Upendra Trivedi Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (14 July 1936 4 January 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like '' Mehndi Rang Lagyo'' (1960), ''Jogidas Khuman' ... as Main Villain Soundtrack External links * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parichay (film)
''Parichay'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by V. K. Sobti under the Tirupathi Pictures banner and directed by Gulzar. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Bhaduri; while Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna have given special appearances and the music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman. The film was reported to be based on the Bengali novel ''Rangeen Uttarain'' by Raj Kumar Maitra and partially inspired by the 1965 movie ''The Sound of Music''. Plot Rai Sahab ( Pran) is a retired colonel who lives in his family mansion with his five grandchildren. All five children are estranged from him as they believe he is responsible for their father Nilesh Rai's (Sanjeev Kumar) death. Rai Sahab is a strict disciplinarian who has become cold and miserable after Nilesh, his son, stubbornly leaves him to pursue music professionally against his wishes. After his son's death, he brings the children to live with him, however, the children refuse to obey him and constantly flout his rules. Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piya Ka Ghar
''Piya Ka Ghar'' ( My beloved's house) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language comedy set in Mumbai in the 1970s. It is a remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film ''Mumbaicha Jawai''. It portrays the difficulties of life in India's biggest city during the 1970s in the form of a comic family drama. Its song ''"Ye Jeevan Hai"'' sung by Kishore Kumar was frequently used in 2022 movie Uunchai in background as a part of the story plot. Plot The two main characters are Ram and Malti (Jaya Bhaduri). Ram lives in a chawl (tenement) in Mumbai. Malti initially lives in a relatively comfortable home in an unidentified village. Ram and Malti are hooked up through a matchmaker that their parents have hired. We first see the matchmaker visiting Malti's house; he then visits Ram and his family (parents, two brothers, one sister-in-law, three uncles, and two aunts), who live together in a one-room apartment. Ram and Malti fall in love, and Ram's family visits her in her village. Soon, they are married, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
