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Maaficha Sakshidar
''Maaficha Sakshidar'' () is a 1986 Indian Marathi film directed by Raj Dutt, starring Nana Patekar, Mohan Gokhale, Avinash Kharshikar and Usha Naik. The film is based on the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune during 1976-77. Plot Based on a true story (the infamous Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders which took place in Pune in 1976-77), this movie deals with the execution of four commercial art students after they were convicted of ten murders. Later on, on this incident, Anurag Kashyap made his film ''Paanch''. Cast *Nana Patekar as Raghavendra "Raghava" *Mohan Gokhale as Sunil "Sunya" *Bipin Varti as Rakesh "Rocky" * Kishore Jadhav as Manohar * Avinash Kharshikar as Vilas Modak *Usha Naik as Geeta, Sunil's girlfriend *Jayram Kulkarni as College Professor *Arun Sarnaik as Lawyer (Public Prosecutor) * Kamlakar Sarang as Defence Lawyer *Datta Bhat as Judge *Ravi Patwardhan as Police Inspector Jadhav *Ashalata Wabgaonkar as Sunil's mother * Sumati Gupte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshi-Abhyankar Serial Murders
The Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders were ten murders committed by Rajendra Jakkal, Dilip Sutar, Shantaram Kanhoji Jagtap and Munawar Harun Shah of Pune, India between January 1976 and March 1977. All the murderers were commercial art students at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Tilak Road, and were hanged for their crimes on 27 November 1983. The group had acquired a poor reputation on their college campus for robbery and drinking. Timeline 16 January 1976 – Prakash Hegde Prakash was a classmate of the killers at Abhinav. His father, Sundar Hegde, ran a small restaurant (Vishwa) behind Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya. The group hatched a plot to kidnap Prakash for ransom. On 15 January 1976, the foursome and classmate Suhas Chandak picked up Prakash under false pretense and took him to Jakkal's tin shed on Karve Road. They forced him to write a note to his father saying that he was leaving home. On the night of 16 January 1976, they gagged him, took him to Peshwe Park, which is just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Sarnaik
Arun Shankarrao Sarnaik (4 October 1935 – 21 June 1984) was an Indian actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He was the son of the famous singer "Maharashtrakokil" Pt. Shankarao Sarnaik and brother of famous classical singer "Pandit Nivruttibua Sarnaik" from Jaipur Atrauli Gharana (4 July 1912 – 16 February 1994). Career Arun Sarnaik completed his graduation from Ruia College in Mumbai. After graduation, he did some work in the engineering factory at Ichalkaranji. He entered the acting profession in 1956 as a stage actor in the Marathi play ''Bhatala Dili Osri'' by Mo. Ga. Rangnekar. In 1961 he made his movie debut with ''Shahir Parshuram'' made by Anant Mane. Later, he acted in few films like "Vardakshina" by Dinkar D Patil and "Vithu maza lekurwala" by Datta Dharmadhikari. He subsequently had lead roles in many Marathi movies starting in the black-and-white film era, and color. His song "Pratham tuj pahta" in the Marathi film ''Mumbaicha Jawai'' became popular. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Serial Killer Films
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1980s Marathi-language Films
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Indian Films Based On Actual Events
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Drama Films
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Khanna
Padma Khanna is an Indian actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s. She is most remembered for her role in the film '' Saudagar'' with Amitabh Bachchan and also as Queen Kaikeyi in Ramanand Sagar's epic series '' Ramayan'' (1987–1988). She has acted in two Telugu films with N. T. Rama Rao '' Desoddarakulu'' and ''Rajaputra Rahasyam''. Early life Khanna started her Kathak training when she was about 7, from Pandit Birju Maharaj. She was born in Banares and was introduced to Bollywood under the suggestions of actresses Padmini and Vyjayanthimala. Career Khanna debuted as an actress in the 1962 Bhojpuri film ''Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo''. She got her break in 1970 when she played a cabaret dancer in Johnny Mera Naam. She often played dancers, appearing in films like ''Loafer'', ''Jaan-e-Bahaar'' and ''Pakeezah'' in which she acted as a double for Meena Kumari in the opening sequence and the songs ''Chalo Dild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bindu (actress)
Bindu Nanubhai Desai (born 17 April 1941), better known mononymously as Bindu, is a former Indian actress who was popular in the 1970s. She has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned four decades, receiving seven Filmfare award nominations. She is most remembered for her role as Shabnam in ''Kati Patang'' (1970) and for her films opposite Prem Chopra. Bindu made her film debut in 1962, starring in her first movie Anpadh as Kiran. In 1969, she starred in Ittefaq as Renu, and in Do Raaste as Neela. Both films were box-office hits, and Bindu had then received her first nominations for a Filmfare award for her performances in both of the films. In 1972, she starred in Dastaan as Mala, and received her third nomination for a Filmfare award for the film. In 1973, Bindu was then cast in Abhimaan as Chitra. The film was yet another box-office hit, attributing to Bindu's credibility at the time. Her performance in the movie led her to receive her fourth nomination for a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumati Gupte
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Sumati or Sumathi may refer to: * Sumathi (actress) (born 1964), popular Tamil actress * Sumati Kshetramade (1913–1997), Indian Marathi writer * Sumati Morarjee (1909–1998), Indian shipowner * Sumathi Murthy, Indian vocalist, composer, and activist * Sumati Mutatkar (1916–2007), Indian vocalist and musicologist * Sumati Oraon, Indian politician * Sumati (astronomer) (6th-10th century AD), Nepali astronomer * Sumatinatha, 5th Jain Tirthankara * Sumati (mythology), mother of 60,000 sons of King Sagara in Hindu mythology * Sumati, also known as Sumedha, a previous life of the Buddha * Sumathi Satakam, a type of Telugu poetry written by Baddena * ''Sumathi'' (1942 film), a Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Goa's Palolem village in Canacona ''taluka'' (or 'sub-district'), she was associated with the Mumbai-based Goa Hindu Association. She acted in over a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. She also sang some Konkani songs broadcast over the Mumbai station of the All India Radio. Konkani, Marathi, Hindi Goa-born Ashalata was also famous as a Marathi singer, playwright besides being a film actress. She studied at the prominent St. Columba's Girls High School at Gramdevi, and was a post-graduate in Psychology from the SNDT Women's University. She first started performing in Konkani and Marathi plays. Roles in movies She acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are ''Guntata Hridhya He'', ''Varyavarchi Varaat'', ''Chinna'' (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and ''Mahananda''. Her Marathi stage career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Patwardhan
Ravi Patwardhan (6 September 1937 – 5 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Marathi-language and Hindi-language movies and TV serials and theater plays. He started his acting career in Marathi theatre, then pivoted to movies, and in the later part of career worked in TV shows. In the 80s and 90s, he was known for playing towering personalities as public prosecutor, judge, politician, and village Patil in films. This identity was further aided by his strong delivery and trademark handlebar moustache. Patwardhan acted in more than 200 films, 150 plays, and many TV serials. Early life Patwardhan was born on September 6, 1937 during the British Raj. His first acting experience came at an early age of 6.5 years during the 1944 ''Marathi Natya Mahotsav''. Career Patwardhan initially worked at the Reserve Bank in Mumbai and took time off to work in experimental plays. Theater Patwardhan began his career with an experimental Marathi theatre and was a noted personality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datta Bhat
Dattatray Ramachandra Bhat popularly known as Datta Bhat was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi. Stage career Bhat acted in the role of Natsamrat in noted Marathi playwright Kusumagraj’s iconic & milestone Marathi play "Natsamrat" after Dr. Shriram Lagoo. He has worked with many eminent theatre directors including Madhukar Phatak, Vishnu Pant Godbole, Damu Kenkre and Vijaya Mehta. He is known for his contribution to the traditional narrative Aakhyan form. Movie career Bhatt is an actor, known for Marathi movies like Sarvasakshi (1978), Sinhasan (1979) and Maaficha Sakshidar (1986). He has also worked in Hindi movies in Comedy film ''Damaad'' (1978) and Murder Mystery film ''Hanste Khelte'' (1984). Awards For his eminence in the field of theatre and his contribution to its enrichment, Shri Dattatray Ramchandra Bhat received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
