List Of Bollywood Films Of 1940
A list of films produced by the Hindi_cinema, Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai in 1940: Panchaayat Highest-grossing films The five highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1940: A B-D E-J K-N O-R S T-Z References External links Bollywood films of 1940at the Internet Movie DatabaseListen to songs from Bollywood films of 1940 {{1940 films ही आना (Tum Hi Aana) Song lyrics html.तुम ही आना (Tum Hi Aana) Song lyrics. Lists of Bollywood films by year, 1940 Lists of 1940 films by country or language, Bollywood 1940 in Indian cinema, Films, Bollywood ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hindi Cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pankaj Mullick
Pankaj Kumar Mullick (10 May 1905 – 19 February 1978) was an Indian music composer, playback singer and actor, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.Biography He was awarded the in 1970, followed by the (India's highest award in cinema, given by the ) in 1972 for lifetim ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alakh Niranjan (1940 Film)
ALAKH NIRANJAN (अलख निरञ्जन) is a term used by Nath Yogis as a synonym for Creator, and to describe the characteristics of God and the Self, known as the Atman. ''ALAKH'' means "The one who can't be perceived" and ''NIRANJAN'' means "The one who is colourless". The original Sanskrit term ''Alakhshya'' means "one that can not be perceived" Alakh Niranjan murmu in Yoga tradition Alakh means A-Lakhshana which means beyond identifying features (lakhshana) or attributes. It refers to Attributeless God or Nirguna Brahman in here. This idea comes from ancient Yoga traditions originating in Swetashwetara Upanishad. This particular Upanishad deals with Yoga, Vedantic Monotheism. It describes the Supreme Being as Sat-Chit-Ananda. – Legend has it, that the slogan or elating cry for the Supreme Being was first coined by Matsyendranath''. Matsyendra is popularly regarded as the 'second Guru' of Nath Yoga Cult after Lord Shiva as Adinath. He first used the words "Alakh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mallika Pukhraj
Mallika is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "jasmine".''Baby Names''"Given Name Mallika" Retrieved on 27 January 2016. Notable people with the name include: *Mallika (actress), Indian actress * Mallika Chabba (born 1985), Indian painter * Mallika Chopra (born 1971), American author and businesswoman *Mallika Dutt (born 1962), Indian human rights activist *Mallika Kapoor (born 1985), Indian actress *Mallika Sarabhai (born 1954), Indian dancer and activist *Mallika Sengupta (1960–2011), Indian poet *Mallika Sherawat (born 1976), Indian actress *Mallika Srinivasan (born 1959), Indian businesswoman * Mallika Sukumaran (born 1954), Indian actress * Mallika Badrinath, Indian cookery book author See also *Malika (given name) Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik. Given name * Judith Malika Liberman (born 1978), French storyteller, writer and teacher *Malika or al-Nadirah, princess of Hatra per Perso-Arabic traditions ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aflatoon Aurat
Aflatoon (also Aflatun or Aflatoun) may refer to: * Aflatoon, a Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) colloquial term for a pompous or eccentric person * ''Aflatoon'' (1997 film), an Indian film * ''Aflatoon'' (2023 film), an Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film * Aflatoun, a non-governmental organization headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands * Aflāṭūn (), the Arabic form of the name Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ... * Aflatun, the Kyrgyzstani name for the village Avletim * Aflatun Amashov, politician and journalist in Azerbaijan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pyare Lal Santoshi
Pyār (Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ ''pi'āra'') is the Punjabi and Hindi word for love. It is derived from Sanskrit priya (love) and kāra (act). It is one of the five virtues of Sikhism. See also * Five Virtues In Sikhism, the Five Virtues are fundamental qualities which one should develop in order to reach Mukti, or to reunite or merge with God. The Sikh Gurus taught that these positive human qualities were Sat (truth), Daya (compassion), Santokh ( ... References {{Reflist Sikh terminology ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gyan Dutt
Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s. He was music director for films such as ''Thokar'' (1939), ''Achhut'' (1940), ''Bhakta Surdas'' (1942), ''Sunehre Din'' (1949) and '' Ghayal'' (1951). Many of his songs were sung by K. L. Saigal. In 1948 he composed seven songs for a young Geeta Dutt in the films '' Chanda Ki Chandani'' and '' Hua Savera'', although their most notable collaboration was ''Dilruba'' (1950) in which Dutt wrote eight songs, six of which were solos for Geeta Dutt. Notable songs Notable songs written by Gyan Dutt include: *"Chandanee Rat Aur Tare Khile Ho" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed, K L Saigal *"Din Se Dugunee Ho Jaye Ratiya Hay" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal *"Jholee Bhar Tare La De Re" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed *"Kadam Chale Aage Mann Pichhe Bhage" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: K L Saigal *"Madhur Madhur Ga Re Manawa" (''Bhakt Surdas'') Sung by: Khursheed *"Meraa Kaha Hai Man Meraa" (''Gu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dixit (actor) or Dixit, a Hindu Brahmin family name
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Dixit may refer to: * ''Ipse dixit'', a Latin phrase used to identify and describe a sort of arbitrary dogmatic statement * ''Dixit'' (card game) * Dixit Dominus, or Psalm 110, from the Book of Psalms ** ''Dixit Dominus'' (Handel), a 1707 setting of that psalm by George Frideric Handel * Dixit–Stiglitz model, model of monopolistic competition * Dikshit Dikshit (ISO: , ; also spelled as Dixit or Dikshitar) is traditionally a Hindu family name. Origin The word is an adjectival form of the Sanskrit word ''diksha'', meaning provider of knowledge. ''Dikshita'' in Sanskrit derives itself as a person ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sitara Devi
Sitara Devi (named Dhanlakshm; 8 November 1920 – 25 November 2014) was an Indian dancer of the classical Kathak style of dancing, a singer, and an actress. She was the recipient of several awards and accolades, and performed at several prestigious venues in India and abroad; including the Royal Albert Hall, London (1967) and at the Carnegie Hall, New York (1976). At a young age Devi met Rabindranath Tagore, who encouraged her to revive the lost Indian performing arts such as Kathak. Rabindranath Tagore described her as ''Nritya Samragni ( नृत्य सम्राज्ञी )'', meaning the empress of dance, after watching her performance when she was just sixteen years old. Some people consider her as the ''Kathak queen''. Early life and background Sitara Devi was born in Kolkata (then Calcutta) on 8 November 1920, that coincided in that year with the festival of Dhanteras, the eve of the Indian festival of Deepavali. She was named Dhanlakshmi, in honour of the god ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mazhar Khan (actor, Born 1905)
Mazhar Khan (18 October 1905 – 24 September 1950) was an actor-producer-director in Indian Cinema. He was widely known for his natural performances. He started his career as a police officer, which he left to study law for a short period. Abandoning his studies he came to Bombay and started his career in cinema with the silent film ''Fatal Garland'' opposite the top actress of the time, Ermeline. He became a popular actor, gaining success in several silent films. During his stint in silent films he worked with well-established directors like Bhagwati Mishra, Ezra Mir, Moti P. Bhagnani, R. S. Chowdhary, and M. D. Bhavnani. The magazines of those days, circa 1940s, compared Mazhar to Hollywood actors like Paul Muni, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. Mazhar Khan made a successful transition to Talkies with the end of the Silent Era. ''Nurjehan'' (1931), directed by Ezra Mir, was his first Talkie picture. It received a positive response from the audiences establishing Mazhar as a pro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Motilal (actor)
Motilal Rajvansh (4 December 1910 – 17 June 1965) was an Indian actor and the winner of Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Devdas (1955 film), Devdas'' (1955) and ''Parakh (1960 film), Parakh'' (1960). He is credited with being among Hindi cinema's first natural actors. He also directed the film ''Chhoti Chhoti Baten'' (1965), but died before its release. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the award for National Film Award for Third Best Feature Film, Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film and he posthumously won the National Film Award for Best Story, Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer. Early life and background Born in Shimla on 4 December 1910, Motilal came from a distinguished family. His father was a renowned educationist, who died when Motilal was one year old. He was brought up by his uncle who was a well-known civil surgeon in Uttar Pradesh. At first, Moti was sent to an English school at Shimla and later, in Uttar Pradesh (UP) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chandulal Shah
Chandulal Jesangbhai Shah (13 April 1898 – 25 November 1975) was a famous director, producer and screenwriter of Indian films, who founded Ranjit Studios in 1929. Early life Shah was born in 1898 in Jamnagar, Gujarat, British India. He studied at Sydenham College in Bombay (now Mumbai) and got a job at the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1924. While waiting to get a job he helped his brother, J. D. Shah, who was a writer for mythological films. He was called by the "Laxmi Film Company" to direct a film ''Vimla'' in 1925 as its director Manilal Joshi was bedridden. Chandulal Shah not only directed the film but also went on to do two more films for the company, ''Panch Danda'' (1925) and ''Madhav Kam Kundala'' (1926) before returning to the Stock Exchange. Film career Amarchand Shroff, a friend of Shah, who was with the Laxmi Film Company, brought him to Kohinoor Film Company where he first came into contact with Gohar, a contact that eventually developed into both a personal and pro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |