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Kimi Katkar
Kimi Katkar is a former actress and model, who worked in Hindi films. She was active throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s, and starred in over 50 films, including ''Adventures of Tarzan'' (1985) and ''Hum'' (1991). Career Kimi Katkar made her acting debut in the 1985 film ''Patthar Dil'' as a supporting actress. Later that year, she starred in ''Adventures of Tarzan'', where she played the lead opposite Hemant Birje. After the film, she continued to work throughout the late 1980s, followed by notable films such as ''Mera Lahoo'' (1987), ''Dariya Dil'' (1988), ''Sone Pe Suhaaga'' (1988), ''Gair Kanooni'' (1989), ''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii'' (1989) and '' Khoon Ka Karz'' (1991). In the hit 1991 film ''Hum'' (1991), she played the lead actress opposite Amitabh Bachchan. In the film, she was cast as Jumma. The popular song "Jumma Chumma De" from this movie was picturized on her and was sung by playback singers Sudesh Bhonsle and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Thereafter, she started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian people, Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 8 Filmfare Awards. He is considered among the best Indian filmmakers. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. In 2006, British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour. Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I. S. Johar and his elder brother, B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with ''Dhool Ka Phool'' in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy, and followed it with the social drama ''Dharmputra'' (1961). Chopra rose to prominence after directing the critically and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tohfa Mohabbat Ka
''Tohfa Mohabbat Ka'' is a 1988 Bollywood drama film directed by Ram Govind and produced by Maya Govind. Cast * Raj Kumar * Kimi Katkar * Hema Malini * Preeti Ganguli * Johnny Lever * Gulshan Grover * Bharat Kapoor Music Anup Jalota Anup Jalota, (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer, musician and actor, best known for his contributions to the Bhajan genre of Indian Music. He is popularly known as the "Bhajan Samraat" (Emperor of Bhajans).1980s Hindi-language films 1988 films Indian drama films {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalzala (1988 Film)
''Zalzala'' is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Harish Shah. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajiv Kapoor, Anita Raj, Kimi Katkar, Vijayta Pandit, Danny Denzongpa and Rati Agnihotri. It is a loose rehash of 1969 Western, ''Mackenna's Gold''. Zalzala released worldwide on 13th May 1988 and received mainly mixed reviews from critics. It directly clashed with the film ''Sherni'' starring Sridevi. Both the films were commercially unsuccessful. Plot The narrator starts the movie with a myth that there is a hidden golden temple full of treasures. None can reach there without the map and one old priest only knows the way to the temple. In the other side of the story, Inspector Shiv Kumar arrested dacoit Sona Singh, who is madly in search of that hidden temple. Sona Sing broke into the jail and killed Shiv's wife Radha. Radha was an orphan and it is revealed later that she was the only sister of Shankar (Man with no name) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mard Ki Zabaan
''Mard Ki Zabaan '' is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon and Kimi Katkar. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Yuga Purushudu''. Plot Ram Chauhan makes a living as a farmer and lives with his brother, Laxman. He falls in love with wealthy Laxmi Sahay, much to the chagrin of her father, Raghupati, who breaks off all relations with her. His anger does not subside even when Laxmi gives birth to a son, Vijay. When Raghupati announces that his sole beneficiary is going to be Shrinath, Laxman opposes this action, is assaulted, and eventually Ram ends up getting killed, Laxmi get separated from Vijay, who ends up being adopted by an other man, who renames him Rajesh. An angered Laxman goes to avenge his brother's death, kills some of Shrinath's goons, is arrested and sentenced to several years in prison. Years later, while still in prison, his friend, Govind, informs him that Raghupati has been conned by Shrinath and his son, Monty, and they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosti Dushmani
Dosti Dushmani () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced and directed by T. Rama Rao under the Srinath Productions banner. It stars Jeetendra, Rajinikanth, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Kimi Katkar and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film was a remake of 1977 Tamil film '' Chakravarthy'' which was also remade later in Telugu as ''Mugguru Mithrulu'' (1985) and later in Kannada as '' Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara'' (1988). It marked Bhanupriya's Bollywood film debut. Plot The film begins with 3 childhood bosom friends Sandeep, Ranjith, & Prakash. Daga father of Ranjith is a gangster. In a swap, Ranjith hands over his father to Police. However, he absconds with his wife & daughter Rekha evading Ranjith and he too is fostered by Sandeep’s parents. Years roll by, the 3 mates grow along with their friendship. Sandeep becomes a renowned Doctor, Ranjith is a valiant Police Officer, and Prakash is a leading criminal lawyer. The 3 always ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest in Maharashtra by area, with a geographical area of 7,256 sq km. It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times. Pune is also considered to be the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra. Along with the municipal corporation area of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, PCMC, Pune Municipal Corporation, PMC and the three Cantonment Board, cantonment towns of Pune Camp, Camp, Khadki, and Dehu Road, Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). Situated {{convert, 560, m, 0, abbr=off Height above sea level, above sea level on the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau, on the right bank of the Mutha River, Mutha river,{{cite web , last=Nala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aundh (Pune)
Aundh is an upscale, affluent neighbourhood in the city of Pune, India. Since its inception in the mid-1990s, Aundh has developed significantly as a residential area with proximity to the University of Pune. History Aundh was a village where the Battle of Khadki took place in 1817. Today, the area has become one of the best and up-market areas in the city. The residential real-estate prices in this area have seen a huge uptrend which has been largely driven by the demand coming from IT professionals as well as migrants from various parts of the country. Its proximity to the Mumbai Pune Expressway, Mumbai-Pune express way and connectivity to Shivajinagar railway station, Shivaji Nagar, makes it preferable to reside there than other parts of the city. Aundh also has become famous for various modern and innovative places of recreation and indulgence, such as the presence of a gourmet food store - Fine foods, gymnasiums - Gold's Gym, Golds Gym, Air, and a 3 star hotel - Seasons. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory David Roberts
Gregory David Roberts (born Gregory John Peter Smith; 1952) is an Australian author best known for his novel '' Shantaram''. He is a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980 and fled to India, where he lived for ten years. Life Roberts reportedly became addicted to heroin after his marriage ended and he lost custody of his young daughter. To finance his drug habit, he turned to crime, becoming known as the "Building Society Bandit"1 June 1978 Societies' bandit: 23 years ''The Age''. Retrieved 7 April 2015. and the "Gentleman Bandit", because he only robbed institutions with adequate insurance. He wore a three-piece suit, and he always said "please" and "thank you" to the people he robbed. At the time, Roberts believed that his manner lessened the brutality of his acts but, later in his life, he admitted that people only gave him money because he had made them afraid. He escaped from Pentridge Prison in 1980.Murdoch, Lindsey (23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantaram (novel)
''Shantaram'' is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict escapes from Pentridge Prison and flees to India. The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of life in Bombay in the early to late 1980s. The novel is reportedly influenced by real events in the life of the author, though some claims made by Roberts are contested by others involved in the story. Plot summary In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to a 19-year imprisonment in Australia after being convicted of a series of armed robberies of building society branches, credit unions, and shops. In July 1980, he escaped from Victoria's Pentridge Prison in broad daylight, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for the next ten years. The protagonist Lindsay (according to the book, Roberts' fake name) arrives in Bombay carrying a false passport in the name of Lindsay Ford. Mumbai was supposed to be only a stopover on a journey that was to take him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
