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Madh Island
Madh Island (Marathi pronunciation: əɖʱ is a group of several quaint fishing villages and farmlands in northern Mumbai. Geography The area is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Malad creek on the east. There are few beaches like Erangal Beach, Dana Pani Beach, Silver Beach, Aksa Beach. Accessibility The area is accessible by bus service (#271 to Malad and #269 to Borivali) or an autorickshaw from Malad. There is also a ferry service from Versova. One can reach Madh Island by a ferry service or speed boat from Versova Jetty and cross over in five minutes. Demographics The area is a rural area inhabited primarily by Kolis, Marathi, East Indians, Roman Catholics in Madh village as well as by people from other communities. Madh Fort Madh Fort is a small fort in northern Mumbai, India situated at Madh Island. It was built by the Portuguese in Portuguese occupied India. They lost it during the war against Maratha empire when the Maratha Empire captured it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salsette Island
Salsette Island is an island in Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra on India's west coast. Administratively known as Greater Mumbai, the city district of Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, Mira Bhayander and a portion of Thane lie within it, making it very populous and one of the most densely populated islands in the world. It has a population of more 20 million inhabitants living on an area of about . Location Salsette is bounded on the north by Vasai Creek, on the northeast by the Ulhas River, on the east by Thane Creek and Mumbai Harbour, and on the south and west by the Arabian Sea. The original seven islands of Mumbai, which were merged by land reclamation during the 19th and early 20th centuries to form the city of Mumbai, are now practically a southward protruding peninsula of the much larger Salsette Island. The island of Trombay that was to the southeast of Salsette is today part of Salsette as much of the intervening swamps have been reclaimed. It contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatranj (film)
''Shatranj'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Kader Khan, Juhi Chawla and Divya Bharti. The movie marks Bharti's last film appearance. Khan's son Sarfaraz Khan appeared as the younger version of his character. Plot ''Shatranj'' is the story of three brothers Dharamraj (Kader Khan), Dinky (Mithun Chakraborty) and Dino ( Jackie Shroff). Dharamraj runs a garage with his two younger brothers and has remained a bachelor all his life as he hates women. He also forbids his brothers from falling in love and getting married. Tension between the brothers arises when Dinky and Dino meet and fall in love with Radha (Juhi Chawla) and Renu (Divya Bharti). After Dharamraj stops them from marrying Renu and Radha, the brothers leave home. They soon discover the real reason Dharamraj hates women. They are actually the real heirs of a wealthy business empire that was run by their father (Vikas Anand) before his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalnayak
''Khal Nayak'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film's plot centers on the escape and attempted capture of criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt as antihero) by Inspector Ram ( Jackie Shroff) and his cop girlfriend Ganga (Madhuri Dixit). ''Khal Nayak'' is known for its music, especially the song "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai", sung by Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun. The ''Khal Nayak'' soundtrack album sold 10million copies, making it one of the year's best-selling Bollywood soundtrack albums, along with ''Baazigar''. ''Khal Nayak'' released on 6 August 1993, and became the second highest grossing Hindi film of 1993, surpassed only by ''Aankhen''. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast. At the 39th Filmfare Awards, ''Khal Nayak'' received a leading 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Ghai), Best Actor (Dutt), Best Actress (Dixit) and Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamana Deewana
''Zamaana Deewana'' is a 1995 Hindi-language action comedy film, produced by G. P. Sippy under the Sippy Films banner and directed by Ramesh Sippy. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Raveena Tandon in pivotal roles, along with Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha playing their parents, respectively. The music was composed by Nadeem-Shravan. The film performed poorly at the box office. Plot The film begins in a city that is in jeopardy, owing to the two kingpins Madanlal Malhotra / Lala & Suraj Pratap Singh. During that plight, ACP calls an eccentric buffoon Kamdev / KD who comes out with a resolution. That is to key the hearts of Suraj Pratap's son Rahul and Lala's daughter Priya. Meanwhile, Lala fixes Priya's alliance with his partner Sundar's son Bobby. Nevertheless, KD starts his mission and moves his pawns along with Inspector Shalu Srivastav but fails. After a few comic incidents, he secretly locks them at a hill station when the ferocity between elders peaks. Anyhow, it calms when Rahul leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mard (1985 Film)
''Mard'' ( 'Man') is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action film, directed by Manmohan Desai. Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh. The movie was remade in Tamil as ''Maaveeran''. Amitabh Bachchan was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor category. ''Mard'' was the second highest-grossing film. of the year. and the eighth highest-grossing film of the 1980s (1980 to 1989). Furthermore, when adjusted for inflation, ''Mard'' is one of the highest-grossing films released during the Diwali festival, approximately more than 450cr in today's time. Plot The film opens in India. It is the early 20th century when India remains part of the British empire. The opening sequence shows a group of British soldiers plundering an Indian fort and taking its riches by air England. They are stopped by the valiant Raja Azad Singh (Dara Singh), who is immensely strong and manages to lasso the light aircraft, subdue several English soldiers and recover the stolen jewels. Around this time, Ra ... [...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] |
Shootout At Wadala
''Shootout at Wadala'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical-gangster-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to the 2007 film ''Shootout at Lokhandwala''. It is loosely based on the book '' Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia'' by Hussain Zaidi. The film features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood in lead roles. The film dramatises the encounter by Bombay police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. It took place at the junction adjacent to Dr. Ambedkar College, Wadala, Bombay on 11 January 1982. The film released on 1 May 2013. Plot In a police van, Afaaque Baagwan listens to the story narrated by a gangster, Manya Surve, who is gravely injured with a bullet-riddled body. Manya Surve is a decent student at Kirti college, Dadar. He is in love with Vidya Joshi and takes her to his mother to discuss their marriage. Manya has an older brother named Bhargav Surve, who is a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baazigar
''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Lever appear in supporting roles, with the soundtrack composed by Anu Malik. The film is about a young man seeking to avenge the fall of his family. The story is loosely based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel '' A Kiss Before Dying'' and its 1991 film adaptation of the same name. This was Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead (his first as an anti-hero), along with being his eighth film out of eighty throughout his 30-year career, Kajol's first commercial success and Shetty's film debut. ''Baazigar'' was released on 12 November 1993, coinciding with the festival of Diwali. Made on a budget of 40 million, the film was declared a success at the box office with a worldwide gross of 320 million. Apart from emerging as a major financial success, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega
''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sonali Bendre, Twinkle Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and Johnny Lever in lead roles. The film is an official remake of the 1993 Telugu film ''Money''. This film marked Twinkle Khanna's final acting performance, prior to her marriage and subsequent retirement from the industry. It was released on 29 June 2001 and unlike the original version, the Hindi remake received mixed reviews and eventually became a box-office bomb. The rights to this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and the film is said to be loosely based on the American black comedy '' Fargo''. Plot A troubled young man, Prakash, is married to Sapna, the only daughter of a wealthy business tycoon Rajiv Chopra. Prakash is damaad (Son-in-law) of Rajiv Chopra. Rajiv Chopra totally hates Prakash a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deewana (1992 Film)
''Deewana'' (, ) is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language melodrama film directed by Raj Kanwar and written by Sagar Sarhadi. It stars Divya Bharti, Rishi Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan (in his film debut). The film revolves around an effervescent girl Kaajal (Bharti), depicting her travails as a widow after her husband Ravi (Kapoor) is killed and how her obsessive lover Raja (Khan) wins her over. Sushma Seth, Alok Nath and Amrish Puri play supporting roles. The story for ''Deewana'' was written by Ranbir Pushp. Guddu Dhanoa, Lalit Kapoor and Raju Kothari had co-produced the film under the banner, ''Mayank Arts''. The cinematography was handled by Harmeet Singh while A. Muthu edited it. The duo Nadeem-Shravan composed the award-winning soundtrack for the film with lyrics penned by Sameer. The muhurat shot for the film took place on 14 July 1991. Upon its premiere on 25 June 1992, ''Deewana'' was well received by critics, and emerged as a major commercial success, becoming the second-highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marve Creek
Malad Creek or Marve Creek is a creek in north-west Mumbai. Located west of Malad, the Oshiwara River drains into it. To the west is Madh Island Madh Island (Marathi pronunciation: əɖʱ is a group of several quaint fishing villages and farmlands in northern Mumbai. Geography The area is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Malad creek on the east. There are few beaches li ..., and to the east lies Versova. Earlier it was surrounded by a area of mangroves. But now this area has shrunk to as the real estate prices in Malad went up. Malad creek is 5 km in length. The Malad sewage treatment plant gives preliminary treatment of waste before discharging it directly into the creek, and in 2017 was considered "perhaps the worst" polluting plant in the city. References {{coord, 19, 08, N, 72, 48, E, display=title, region:IN_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki Estuaries of Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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