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Mandakini (actress)
Mandakini (born Yasmeen Joseph) is an Indian former actress. She is best remembered for her lead role in the 1985 popular film '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili''. Early life Mandakini was born in Meerut as Yasmeen Joseph to a British father and a Kashmiri mother. At the young age of 22, she was discovered by legendary film director Raj Kapoor and given the screen name "Mandakini". Film career Mandakini got her first movie in the Hindi film industry when she was cast in the lead role in the 1985 movie '' Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' by film producer-director Raj Kapoor opposite his youngest son Rajiv Kapoor. The film was a blockbuster, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English language, English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, r ... nomination as Best Actress. She caused a stir after she was seen partia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerut
Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital Lucknow. , Meerut is the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most populous city in India. It ranked 292nd in 2006 and is projected to rank 242nd in 2020 in the list of largest cities and urban areas in the world. The municipal area (as of 2016) is . The city is one of the largest producers of sports goods, and the largest producer of musical instruments in India. The city is also an education hub in western Uttar Pradesh, and is also known as the "Sports City Of India". The city is famous for being the starting point of the 1857 rebellion against Company rule in India. Origin of the name The city may have derived its name from 'Mayarashtra' (Sanskrit: मयराष्ट्र), the capital of the kingdom of Mayasura, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. The Dalai Lama is also considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Since the time of the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century, his personage has always been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet, where he has represented Buddhist values and traditions. The Dalai Lama was an important figure of the Geluk tradition, which was politically and numerically dominant in Central Tibet, but his religious authority went beyond sectarian boundaries. While he had no formal or institutional role in any of the religious traditions, which were headed by their own high lamas, he was a unifying sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Dance (film)
''Dance Dance'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language dance film, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, and Mandakini (actress), Mandakini . It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor, and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles. It is about a brother and sister who try to find success and become big singers. Several scenes follow very closely those from the film ''Fast Forward (film), Fast Forward'', directed by Sidney Poitier. Plot Radha and Ramu are siblings. Their parents Shyam and Sita are singers. Once, Shyam and Sita go to perform in Jalpaiguri to earn some money, since they are in a poor status and they have to pay a monthly rent. While performing in Jalpaiguri wearing sexy and revealing clothes, Sita catches the eye of a rich and powerful man called A.M. Singh. He stops them mid-way home, kills Shyam and rapes Sita. Radha and Ramu are informed of their parents' deaths. The house proprietor banishes them and they become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhargava Ramudu
''Bhargava Ramudu'' is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by S. Jaya Rama Rao under the Jaya Productions banner, presented by Rao Gopal Rao and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and music composed by Chakravarthy. Plot The film begins with Minster Rajashekaram a spurious want to hold the ratification of a government project ''Jala Ganga''. He gets ahead of venal an assistant engineer and slays him as he refused. Bhargav is an unemployed engineering graduate who strives for a livelihood. He lives with his mother Parvati and deserts his father owing to his recreant for evading them. He appeals for the position of deceased assistant engineer. Rajashekaram influences Chief Engineer Bhanogi Rao father of Bhargav’s beau Latha to stand it for his person. However, Bhargav acquires the job with his merit. Just before his joining, Parvati falls sick and dies because of a flub made by a doctor. Knowing it, Bhargav assault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loha (1987 Film)
''Loha'' () is a 1987 Hindi action thriller film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It was released in India on 23 January 1987. It stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Karan Kapoor, Madhavi, Mandakini and Amrish Puri. The film was one of that year's highest-grossing films. It became Dharmendra's first hit of the year 1987, where he went on to deliver 7 more outright hits and hence, represented one of his best career years as well as an all-time record year for any Hindi film star. Story Honest and diligent Police Inspector Amar (Dharmendra) is a middle-class man living in Bombay. In his attempt to arrest bandit Sher Singh (Amrish Puri), he and Inspector Dayal (Raza Murad) are attacked. Amar survives, but Dayal gets his legs crushed under a truck and is, as a result, unable to walk without a wheelchair. Subsequently, Amar arrests local politician Jagannath Prasad (Kader Khan), who gets released without being charged while Amar gets reprimanded, and decides to resign. Shortly thereafter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apne Apne
''Apne Apne ''( ''Our Own'') is a 1987 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by Ramesh Behl under the Rose Movies banner. It stars Jeetendra, Rekha, Hema Malini and music composed by R. D. Burman. The film is recorded as a ''flop'' at the box office. Plot Ravi Kapoor is a multimillionaire, who lives with his mother and runs a construction business, his mother wants to make his marriage to a foreign returned girl Seema, who also comes from another wealthy family. But Ravi is already in love with a poor orphan girl Sharda. Ravi introduces her to his mother, but she instantly disapproves of her, so Ravi doesn't have any other choice except to leave the house and marry Sharda. After some time, Sharda becomes pregnant, Ravi's mother also relents and changes her mind and welcomes them back to home. But things get changed when Sharda meets with an accident, has a miscarriage, and is told that she will never be able to conceive again. So she decides to get rid of her from Rav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazloom
''Mazloom'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by C.P. Dixit and produced by Ranjit Virk, starring Suresh Oberoi, Anita Raj and Mandakini in lead roles. Plot summary Purnima is raped by a stranger (Shakti Kapoor) in a train and is too ashamed to talk about the incident. She becomes pregnant and her parents find out. Her father (Pinchoo Kapoor) dies of shock upon hearing this. Since it is too late to abort the baby, she gives birth to a baby boy and her mother gives him away to a stranger. A few days later, Purnima marries Vijay (Suresh Oberoi), but ironically the same child ends up in their care, and they name him Rajan ( Arjun). Years later, Purnima gives birth to another child, named Aman. The two boys grow up, and sibling's rivalry prevails to such an extent that they eventually fall in love with the same woman, Meena ( Mandakini). Things become increasingly complicated and one member of their family is killed, and another, arrested. Cast *Suresh O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaal (1986 Film)
''Jaal'' () is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by F.C. Mehra, Parvesh C. Mehra under the Eagle Films banner and directed by Umesh Mehra. It stars Rekha, Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Moon Moon Sen and music composed by Anu Malik. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Kirai Dada'' (1987). Plot The film begins with a convict Sathpal Verma released from prison. In a terminally ill state, he moves on a search and dies at the house of popular courtesan Meena Bai disclosing a truth. Immediately, she falsifies herself as dead and takes a new name Amita. Subsequently, she finds the whereabouts of Shankar son of Sathpal. He is an unemployed youth who lives with his mother Shanti & sister Seema and they are under the misconception that Sathpal has passed away long back. Amita stipulates and appoints him as her white knight. Initially, she orders to reach the Taragarh estate owned by a diabolic person Thakur Bhanu Pratap Singh, and obtain a job. Knowing it, Shanti angsts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aag Aur Shola
''Aag Aur Shola'' ( ''Fire & Flames'') is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action romance film, produced by Prasan Kapoor under the Tirupati Pictures Enterprises banner, written by Kader Khan and directed by K. Bapaiah. It stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Mandakini, and Ashish Chanana, with music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Uyirullavarai Usha''. Plot The film begins at a college where a naughty guy Raju falls for his fellow collegian vainglory girl Usha. Being cognizant of it, Nagesh brother of Usha is a gorilla of crime drubs Raju. At that point, Raju learns regarding Vishal a justice-seeking ruffian is the only one that can confront Nagesh. Thus, the love birds seek his help when Vishal affirms that the twosome must be courageous to keep up their love by divulging his past. Vishal beau Aarti whose love is sacred but Aarti’s venomous uncle barred them which resulted in her death. Before dying, Aarti takes a word from him that never all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (1986 Film)
Jeeva is a 1986 Bollywood action thriller film starring Sanjay Dutt and Mandakini in lead roles. The film is directed by Raj N. Sippy and produced by his brother Romu N. Sippy under the production house Rupam Pictures. The film was a box office hit when released. The soundtrack of the film contains the ever-popular song "Roz Roz Aankhon Tale". Plot The plot revolves around ''Jeevan Thakurs (Sanjay Dutt) fight against the local cunning money lender ''Lala'' ( Pran) and his ally ''Inspector Dushant Singh'' ( Anupam Kher), wanting revenge for killing his parents. Orphaned in his young age, Jeevan is raised in a gang of dacoits where he takes the name ''Jeeva''. After the death of the leader of the gang, Jeeva gets in bitter terms with another contender for the leadership, ''Lakhan'' (Shakti Kapoor) and fall in love with ''Nalini''. Cast *Sanjay Dutt as Jeevan Singh / Jeeva Thakur * Mandakini as Nalini * Amjad Khan as Sardar *Shakti Kapoor as Lakhan * Sachin as Gopal Singh *Gulsha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om (1986 Film)
''Om'' (or ''Aum'') (; sa, ॐ, ओम्, translit=Ōṃ, translit-std=IAST) is a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism. ''Om'' is the prime symbol of Hinduism.Krishna Sivaraman (2008), ''Hindu Spirituality Vedas Through Vedanta'', Motilal Banarsidass, , page 433 It is variously said to be the essence of the supreme Absolute, consciousness,James Lochtefeld (2002), "Om", ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism'', Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing. , page 482Om . ''Merriam-Webster'' (2013), Pronounced: \ˈōm\ '' Ātman,'' '','' or the cosmic world.David Leemin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simhasanam (1986 Film)
''Simhasanam'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language epic historical film written, directed, edited, and produced by Krishna, who starred alongside Jaya Prada, Radha, and Mandakini. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as '' Singhasan''. Based on a folklore tale, the film released on 21 March 1986. ''Simhasanam'' is the first 70 mm stereophonic sound film in Telugu cinema. Plot The kingdom of Dasarna has a brave and able army chief by the name of Vikrama Simha. Princess Alakananda Devi is in love with him. The chief minister contrives to dethrone the king and procure the throne for his son. But as long as Vikrama Singha is present, his plans cannot bear fruit. So he traps Vikrama Singha by getting false witnesses to testify that he has tried to kill the princess. Vikrama Simha is exiled. Meanwhile, the neighbouring kingdom of Avanti has the crown prince Aditya Vardhana, who looks precisely like Vikrama Singha, who is very pleasant and tries to spend his time wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
