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Laxmikant Berde
Laxmikant Berde (26 October 1954 – 16 December 2004) was an Indian Marathi language film actor who appeared in several Marathi and Hindi movies. He was known for his highly energetic slapstick performances. Berde started his career as an employee in the production company Marathi Sahitya Sangh and then played supporting roles in a few Marathi stage plays. In 1983–84, he first became famous with the Marathi play ''Tur Tur''. Apart from Marathi movies, his comedy stage plays like ''Shantecha Karta Chalu Aahe'' and ''Bighadale Swargache Dwaar'' were also successful. Berde acted in many Bollywood films and received four Nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role. He acted in around 185 Hindi and Marathi films. Early life Berde was born on 26 October 1954 in Bombay (Mumbai). He had five older siblings and would sell lottery tickets as a child to append to the family income. His participation in stage dramas during the cultural activities for Ganesh fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for the Hapus or Alphonso mangoes. Ratnagiri is the birthplace of Indian independence activist Lokmanya Tilak. Thibaw, the last king of Burma, alongside his consort Supayalat and two infant daughters were exiled to a two-storied brick mansion in Ratnagiri. The building is now known as Thibaw Palace. Geography Ratnagiri is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet). The Sahyadri mountains border Ratnagiri to the east Climate Transport Road Ratnagiri is well connected to the other parts of the state and country by National Highways & State Highways. National Highways NH 66 ( Panvel – Edapally ), NH 166 ( Ratnagiri – Nagpur ) and Coastal Highway ( Rewas – Reddy ) pass through the city. MSRTC operate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Saraf
Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in supporting roles. He received five Filmfare Awards, Maharashtra government award for the film ''Pandu Havaldar'', Screen Award for ''Sawai Havaldar'', Bhojpuri Film Award for ''Maika Bitua'', ten state government awards for Marathi films and Best Comedian in '' Maharashtracha Favorite Kon''. From the early 1980s, Saraf started getting cast as the leading hero in Marathi films. The combination of Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Mahesh Kothare created the "comedy films wave" in Marathi cinema from 1985 that lasted for more than a decade. His successful Marathi films as the lead hero include '' Ek Daav Bhutacha'', ''Dhoom Dhadaka'', ''Gammat Jammat'', '' Ashi hi Banawa Banavi'' and ''Vazir''. Saraf has also starred in te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachhadlela
Pachadlela (English: The Possessed One) is a 2004 Marathi horror-comedy directed by Mahesh Kothare and stars Bharat Jadhav, Shreyas Talpade, Laxmikant Berde, Vandana Gupte, Dilip Prabhawalkar in lead role. Visual effects by Binoy Samuel. The movie revolves around three friends working in a bank who get posted to a village. They are put up in a Wada (Palace) by the bank. But according to the villagers, the spirits of the previous owner, his son and his trusted aide still haunt the house. The movie was released on 7 May 2004 and was praised by the Marathi audience for story and performance. Plot Bharat, Ravi and Sameer are transferred to village branch of their bank and are granted an old wada (palace) as a living quarters. They immediately start experiencing paranormal activities which mainly affect Bharat. Initially, Ravi and Sameer deny to believe Bharat when he tells them about the Wada being haunted. Kirkire possesses Bharat on Ravi's engagement day and reveals certain rit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zapatlela
''Zapatlela '' is a Marathi horror comedy movie, which was released on 14 April 1993. It was directed by Mahesh Kothare. It was inspired from the Don Mancini's 1988 Hollywood movie '' Child's Play''. It was followed by a sequel ''Zapatlela 2'', released 20 years later in 2013. Ramdas Padhye, a ventriloquist and puppeteer created the practical effects involving evil doll Tatya Vinchu. The film starring Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Bolke, with Mahesh Kothare as CID Inspector Mahesh Jadhav and Dilip Prabhavalkar as Tatya Vinchu. This film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Khilona Bana Khalnayak''. Zapatlela is available on Zee 5 app with English subtitles for streaming. Plot The film begins with a car approaching at night. Tatya Vinchu (Dilip Prabhavalkar), a famous gangster and his henchman Kubdya Khavis enter the cave of Baba Chamatkar (Raghvendra Kadkol) in search for mrutunjay mantra, a voodoo spell which can transfer the soul of the chanter to any living or nonliving object. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anari (1993 Film)
''Anari'' (ISO:'' Anāṛī '' ), () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by D. Rama Naidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh (in his Hindi film debut) alongside Karishma Kapoor. The film emerged as a commercial success, and one of the highest grossing films of the year. It is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film ''Chinna Thambi''. Plot The story begins with the birth of a baby girl, Raj Nandini Singh, in the world of feudal landlords (''Zamindars''), whose word is the law for the villagers who work on their land. Nandini's three brothers throw a feast in honor of the girl. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the age of 5, an astrologer predicts that Nandini will bring much happiness to the family, but her marriage will be based on her choice and not the choice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Days (1991 Film)
''100 Days'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi psychological thriller film, starring Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Moon Moon Sen and Javed Jaffrey. The film is a mystery thriller that follows the events in the life of a woman with Extrasensory perception. It was a remake of the Tamil film 1984 ''Nooravathu Naal'' which itself was an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italian giallo film ''Sette note in nero'' (English Title: ''The Psychic'' or ''Seven Notes in Black'') and American film Eyes of Laura Mars Plot The film opens with a young woman, Devi (Madhuri Dixit), who gets sudden visions (usually accompanied with a mild panic attack) of incidents and accidents that are yet to happen. Devi has a vision of her sister Rama (Moon Moon Sen) being murdered. Her college friends Sudha Mathur ( Sabeeha) and Sunil (Javed Jaffrey) try to help her sort through her visions, but to little avail. Devi is relieved after she talks to her sister and finds that she is alive. However, just some time later, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta (film)
''Beta'' (Translation: Son) is a 1992 Indian Hindi drama film, directed by Indra Kumar and written by Naushir Khatau and Kamlesh Pandey. It featured Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Aruna Irani in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Anand-Milind. The film is known for its songs like "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" and "Koyal Si Teri Boli"The film is an official remake of 1987 Tamil film ''Enga Chinna Rasa'' written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. ''Beta'' released on 3 April 1992, and became the highest-grossing film of the year. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with major praise directed towards the performances of Kapoor, Dixit and Irani, At the 38th Filmfare Awards, ''Beta'' received a leading 9 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Kumar) and Best Music Director (Anand–Milind), and won a leading 5 awards, including Best Actor (Kapoor), Best Actress (Dixit) and Best Supporting Actress (Irani). Plot Raju (Anil Kapoor) is the only son of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saajan
''Saajan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. Nadeem–Shravan composed the film's music whereas Sameer wrote the lyrics of the songs. ''Saajan'' released on 30 August 1991, and grossed worldwide, thus becoming the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1991. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its soundtrack and performances of the cast. It was unofficially remade in Telugu as ''Allari Priyudu''. At the 37th Filmfare Awards, ''Saajan'' received a leading 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (D'Souza), Best Actor (Dutt) and Best Actress (Dixit), and won 2 awards – Best Music Director (Nadeem–Shravan) and Best Male Playback Singer (Kumar Sanu for "Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai"). Plot Rajiv Verma, a weal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarzoo
Aarzoo (transl. ''Desire'') is a 1999 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Lawrence D'Souza stars Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Reema Lagoo. The film was primarily filmed in Mumbai, but some scenes were filmed in London and Edinburgh. Plot Dayashankar is a wealthy NRI living in London with his wife Parvati and daughter Pooja, who is the apple of his eye. Dayashankar also takes care of his deceased best friend's son Amar, who he regards as a surrogate son, and has always wished that he eventually marry Pooja. Studying in Edinburgh, Amar is overjoyed when he is invited to stay with Dayashankar's family in London. He eagerly prepares for his meeting with Pooja, with whom he has shared his childhood, and plans to ask her father for her hand in marriage as soon as possible. However, Pooja has other plans – she has fallen in love with Vijay, a pilot and plans to marry him. This bitterly disappoints Dayashankar, as he has already tac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' () also known by the initialism ''HAHK'', is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan and celebrates Indian wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The basic plot is based on studio's earlier film '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), which was based on Keshav Prasad Mishra's Hindi novel ''Kohbar Ki Shart''. The film features music by Raamlaxman who also composed a 14-song soundtrack, an unusually large number of songs for that period. ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' released on 5 August 1994, and became the highest-grossing film of the year, having grossed between () and () worldwide, It also became the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release. It contributed to a change in the Indian film industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in ''Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989). He established himself in Bollywood in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), the action thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Pyar Kiya
''Maine Pyar Kiya'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya. Produced by Rajshri Productions, the film stars Salman Khan and Bhagyashree. It marked the debuts of Barjatya and Bhagyashree. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and Ooty. The film score and soundtrack was composed by Raamlaxman while Asad Bhopali wrote the lyrics. ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' is considered one of the most iconic romantic films ever made and became a cult favorite from its songs, dialogues and chemistry of Khan and Bhagyashree. It was released on 29 December 1989 to positive reviews and emerged as an all time Blockbuster with a worldwide gross of , becoming the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1989 and the highest-grossing Indian film of the 1980s. It also won six Filmfare Awards. Plot Karan is a poor mechanic who lives in the countryside with his only daughter, Suman. He decides to try his luck in business and travel to Dubai so he can e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
