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Kismat (1968 Film)
''Kismat'' () is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Manmohan Desai, produced by Kamal Mehra and released under the banner of Pride of Asia Films. It stars Biswajeet, Babita, Helen and Kamal Mehra in prominent roles. Other notable actors in the film are Bhagwan Sinha, Murad, M. B. Shetty (father of Rohit Shetty), Hari Shivdasani, Hiralal, Indra Kumar, Jagdish Raj (as Jagdishraj), Polsan, Prem Kumar, Paul Sharma, Tun Tun and Ullhas. It can be categorised as a romantic family thriller film. It was shot in 14 reels, using 35 mm film format in Eastman Color. The film has been noted mainly for the soundtrack given by O.P. Nayyar, which included three songs that became very popular – "Aao Huzoor Tum Ko", "Kajra Mohabbat Wala" and "Aankhon Mein Qayamat". Biswajeet is one of the first heroes in Bollywood to be dressed as a woman on screen for the song ''Kajra Mohabbat Wala''. This film was the last collaboration between singer Shamshad Begum and music director O.P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai (26 February 1937 – 1 March 1994) was an Indian film producer and director. He was one of the most successful filmmaker of the 70s and 80s. Desai is now considered one of most influential film director of Bollywood and a pioneer of making masala film. Family background Manmohan Desai was of Gujarati ancestry. His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios (later Filmalaya) from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included ''Circus Queen'', ''Golden Gang'', and ''Sheikh Challi''. Manmohan Desai's elder brother, Subhash Desai, became a producer in the 1950s and gave Manmohan his first break in the Hindi film ''Chhalia'' (1960). Subhash later went on to produce '' Bluff Master'', '' Dharam Veer'', and '' Desh Premee'' with Manmohan as the director. His wife was Jeevanprabha Desai. She died in April 1979. He was engaged to actress Nanda from 1992 until the time of his death in 1994. He had one son Ketan Desai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathan
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically referred to as Afghans () or xbc, αβγανο () until the 1970s, when the term's meaning officially evolved into that of a demonym for all residents of Afghanistan, including those outside of the Pashtun ethnicity. The group's native language is Pashto, an Iranian language in the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Additionally, Dari Persian serves as the second language of Pashtuns in Afghanistan while those in the Indian subcontinent speak Urdu and Hindi (see Hindustani language) as their second language. Pashtuns are the 26th-largest ethnic group in the world, and the largest segmentary lineage society; there are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans with a variety of origin theories. The total popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa Re Ga Ma
Saregama India Ltd. (Saregama refers to the first four notes of the Indian musical scale); formerly known as The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. is India's oldest music label owned by the RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group of companies. The company is listed on the NSE and the BSE with its head office located in Kolkata and other offices in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. Apart from music, Saregama also produces films under the brand name Yoodlee Films and multi-language television content. Saregama also retails a music-based hardware platform called Carvaan. Saregama owns music repertoire across film music, non-film music, Carnatic, Hindustani classical, devotional music, etc. in over 25 Indian languages. The first song recorded in India by Gauhar Jaan in 1902 and the first film made in Bollywood ‘Alam Ara' in 1931 were under the music label. Saregama purveyor of Carnatic, Hindustani classical, devotional music also promotes dance music likMadhuban mein Radhika Nache. Saregama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen (magazine)
''Screen'' was an Indian weekly film magazine published by Indian Express Limited. Established in 1951, it was owned by The Indian Express Group. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently ceased publication. The magazine's content focused on India's Hindi film industry, a.k.a. Bollywood, located mainly in Mumbai. It also had an e-magazine version. History ''Screen'' was first published on 26 September 1951 with Manorama Katju as its managing editor. She was succeeded in 1959 by S.S. Pillai who died in post in 1977. The magazine was founded by The Indian Express Group. B. K. Karanjia who was previously editor of ''Filmfare'', remained the editor of ''Screen'' for 10 years. Udaya Tara Nayar, previously a staff writer for the magazine, was editor between 1988-1996 and 1998–2000. Film journalist, Bhawana Somaaya was the editor of the magazine from 2000 to 2007. In 2007, she was succeeded by Priyanka Sinha Jha, a former ''Society'' magazine and ''HT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangana Ranaut
Kangna Amardeep Ranaut (; born 23 March 1987) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works in Hindi films. Known for her work in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and has featured six times in '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list. In 2020, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award. At the age of sixteen, Ranaut took up modelling for a brief period of time. After being trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur, she made her film debut in the 2006 thriller ''Gangster'', for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas '' Woh Lamhe...'' (2006), '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007) and ''Fashion'' (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in the commercially successful films '' Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanu Weds Manu
''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of the film has been written by Himanshu Sharma, music is directed by Krsna Solo and the lyrics penned by Rajshekhar. ''Tanu Weds Manu'' was released on 25 February 2011 and proved to be a commercial success, particularly in Delhi, UP and Punjab. It was dubbed in German and released under the title ''Tanu Und Manu Trauen Sich''. Upon release, it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise directed towards its refreshing concept, screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast, particularly that of Ranaut. At the 57th Filmfare Awards, ''Tanu Weds Manu'' won the R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent (Krsna Solo), in addition to a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Bhaskar's performance. It was remade in Telugu as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Cross (2005 Film)
''Double Cross: Ek Dhoka'' is a 2005 Indian Drama film starring Negar Khan and her ex-husband, Sahil Khan. Negar Khan plays the role of a wife who is the bread-winner of the family. Ayesha Jhulka is Sonia, who coerces her husband to be a gigolo. The movie was the first leading actress role for Negar Khan. Cast * Negar Khan as Negar * Sahil Khan as Sahil * Ayesha Jhulka as Sonia Music #Aao Huzoor Tumko (Kismat) - Saswati Phukan, Suzanne D'Mello #Hum Bewafa - Kishore Kumar #Jaanu Meri Jaan - Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar #Kya Ghazab Karte Ho Ji - Neena Saikia #Laila O Laila - Amit Kumar, Kanchan #Mere Naseeb Mein - Saswati Phukan #Nahin Nahin - Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle #Pyar Do Pyar Lo - Sapna Mukherjee #Udi Baba - Vijay Prakash, Vaishali Samant Vaishali Samant is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer who is popularly known for her work in the Marathi film and music industry. Her career on television has included being a judge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunesh
Karunesh ( sa, करुणेश, "God of Compassion"; born Bruno Reuter in 1956)Karunesh . 2009.Karunesh Real Music. 2012. is a German-born new-age and musician. His music has strong Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aao Huzoor Tumko
"Aao Huzoor Tumko" is a song composed by O. P. Nayyar and sung by Asha Bhosle for the 1968 Bollywood film Kismat. The song was pictured on Babita and Biswajit Chatterjee. It is considered to be one of the most memorable songs associated with Babita. Popularity The song became very popular upon its release. It was written by a lesser known lyricist, Noor Devasi (active during 1959-1992). It is considered to be one of the top five songs sung by Asha Bhosle . It was one of the songs selected for Shaan-e-Pakistan function celebrating Indian and Pakistani cultures in Delhi during 10 and 12 September 2015. Re-release A mixed version of this song titled as ''Punjab'' in the album ''Global Spirit'' was released in 2000 by Karunesh The album won American record chart New Age Reporter Zone Music Reporter (formerly ''New Age Reporter'') is a website tracking New Age, world, and instrumental music. The site features weekly playlist, monthly airplay charts, and album reviews. Premium s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
