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Moushmi Chatterjee
Moushumi Chatterjee (born Indira Chattopadhyay) is an Indian actress who is recognised for her work in Hindi as well as Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019. Early and personal life Chatterjee was born in Calcutta into a Bengali Brahmin family which hailed from Bikrampur in undivided Bengal. Her father, Prantosh Chattopadhyaya, was in the Indian Army and her grandfather was a judge. Her real name is Indira and Moushami is her screen-name. At a young age, Indira Chattopadhyaya (her real name) was married to Jayanta Mukherjee, a gentleman of her own community and similar family background, in a match arranged by their families in the usual Indian Bengali way. The couple have been blessed with two daughters. The marriage has proved entirely harmonious and happy. Her husband, Jayanta Mukherjee, is the son of music composer and singer Hemant Kumar. Jayanta is also an exponent of Rab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures. The party's origins lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. After The Emergency of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the Janata Party; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the 1977 general election. After three years in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Kumar
Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India and also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema. Background and personal life Ashok Kumar was born Kumudlal Ganguly to a Bengali Hindu Brahmin family in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar, India). His father, Kunjlal Ganguly, was a lawyer while his mother, Gouri Devi, was a house wife. Kumudlal was the eldest of four children. His only sister, Sati Devi, a few years younger to him, was married at a very young age to Sashadhar Mukherjee and became the matriarch of a large "film family". Next was his brother, Kalyan, 16 years younger (b.1927), who la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watan Ke Rakhwale
''Watan Ke Rakhwale'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi Language, Hindi-language Action-thriller film, action thriller film directed by T. Rama Rao. It features an ensemble cast of Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Sridevi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Ashok Kumar, Puneet Issar, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor and Kader Khan. The film revolves around how a spy (Chakraborty) fabricates a plot to bring a terrorist to justice, and how he is helped out by his lover (Sridevi), his elder brother and sister-in-law (Dutt and Chatterjee) and a jailed convict (Dharmendra). ''Watan Ke Rakhwale'' released worldwide on 14th August 1987, one day before the Indian Independence Day. It received mainly positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, becoming the 7th List of Hindi films of 1987, highest grossing film of 1987. Plot Radha Pratap (Sridevi) lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed businessman dad Raja Pratap (Sudhir Dalvi), her maternal grandmother (Lalita Pawar) and paternal u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghar Parivar
''Ghar Parivar'' is a 1991 Indian Bollywood film directed by Mohanji Prasad and produced by B. K. Parivar. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee and Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri (; born 16 November 1963) is a former Indian actress, model and dancer who worked primarily in Hindi films, with a few films in Telugu and Tamil. She made her debut with the film ''Painter Babu'' (1983) produced by Manoj Kuma .... The film was 6th highest-grossing film of the year in 1991. Cast Soundtrack Lyrics: Anjaan References External links * 1990s Hindi-language films 1991 films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji Indian family films Indian drama films Hindi-language drama films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Bandhan (1979 Film)
''Prem Bandhan'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Ramanand Sagar. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Rekha and Moushumi Chatterjee as the lead actors and is supported by A. K. Hangal, Prema Narayan, Bhagwan, Keshto Mukherjee and Lalita Pawar. The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film, along with '' Amar Deep'', marked the comeback of Rajesh Khanna, as these were his commercially successful films after a period of one full year as in the year 1978, none of his films became huge hits at the box office, with the exception of '' Bhola Bhala''. The news magazine "The Indian" noted that "Rajesh Khanna makes a sincere attempt to recover his popularity as "superstar" and succeeds. He gives naturally touching performance". The story revolves around the adventures of Rajesh Khanna after he suffers from amnesia post accident and falls in love with and marries a fisher woman, whereas his sophisticated city-bred girlfriend waits for him in the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhola Bhala
''Bhola Bhala'' is a 1978 Bollywood action film, directed by Satpal and produced by V. Gopi Krishna. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in a double role and was paired opposite Rekha and Moushumi Chatterjee. The film revolves around the innocent insurance agent Ram Kumar Verma, who falls into the trap of the bandit Nathu Singh, who in turn wants Ram to endorse a Life Insurance Policy in the name of Nathu Singh, so that Nathu can fake a death claim and get the amount from LIC company. The film was a commercial hit upon its release. The musical instrument kalimba was played by Homi Mullan for "Jhuk Gayi Aankhen". Cast *Rajesh Khanna as Ram Kumar Verma / Nathu Singh "Nathiya" (Double Role) *Rekha as Champa *Moushumi Chatterjee as Renu *Deven Verma as Babu *Jagdeep as Tamanchewala * Naaz as Sarla * Mumtaz Begum as Ram's Mother *Sulochana Latkar as Renu's Mother *Satyendra Kapoor as Mr. Kapoor *Ramesh Deo as Thakur Ajit Singh *Joginder as Sambha *Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogo Bodhu Shundori
''Ogo Bodhu Shundori'' ( bn, ওগো বধূ সুন্দরী ; English: ''Hey Beautiful Bride'') is a 1981 Bengali comedy film, directed by Salil Dutta. It was the last film of the iconic Bengali actor Uttam Kumar, who died during production. A lookalike, Prabir Kumar, was brought in to stand in for Uttam Kumar during the final sections of the film. The film was produced by RD Bansal. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. This was the second Bengali film after '' Dadu'' and the only Uttam Kumar film where Lahiri composed music. The movie is a Bengali reworking of the story of '' Pygmalion'', heavily drawing upon the British musical ''My Fair Lady''. Plot Gagan (Uttam Kumar) does not like to socialise, while his wife Chitra (Sumitra Mukherjee) loved attending parties. One day, Chitra's friend Lola invites her to a party. In the meanwhile, the Kolkata Book Fair takes off and Gagan wanted to go. Savitri (Moushumi Chatterjee) lived with her uncle from an early age. One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manzil (1979 Film)
''Manzil'' () is a 1979 Indian Bollywood romantic drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film was loosely inspired by the Bengali film '' Akash Kusum'' (1965). ''Manzil'' stars Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee in pivotal roles. The film won critical acclaim for its story, while Bachchan was praised for his performance, although, the film did only average business at the box office. The song ''Rimjhim Gire Saawan'' is a chartbuster. The movie was reported to be the only Hindi movie to have galvanometer in its core plot. Plot The story of the movie starts with Ajay Chandra, a young man (Amitabh Bachchan) having big dreams. He falls for Aruna Khosla, a rich girl (Moushumi Chaterjee). She falls for him as well. He pretends to be rich not to disappoint her and takes help from his friend Prakash Mariwalla who was a Chartered Accountant, for suit, car and flat, claiming all as his own. He wants to start a galvanometer business by buying old ones and refurbishing them to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roti Kapada Aur Makaan
''Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' (; occasionally written as ''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'') is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written, directed, and produced by Manoj Kumar. The title of the movie is based on the Hindi phrase, which refers to the bare necessities of life, popularized in the late 1960s by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, ahead of the 1967 general elections. The film is about a family for which Bharat (Manoj Kumar) attempts to provide for after falling into a financial struggle. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay, the brother of Bharat, and stars Zeenat Aman as Sheetal, Bharat's love interest, Moushumi Chatterjee as Tulsi, a friend of Bharat in poverty, and Shashi Kapoor as Mohan Babu, a wealthy businessman. It has been remade into the Telugu film ''Jeevana Poratam'', and today is still considered to be highly influential, and one of the best Bollywood films of its era. Plot After the retirement of his dad (Krishan Dhawan), the responsibil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humshakal (1974 Film)
''Humshakal'' () is a 1974 Hindi-language film directed by Jambulingam. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja, Moushumi Chatterjee in lead roles. The music was by R. D. Burman and lyrics were by Anand Bakshi. The film was a remake of the 1970 Kannada film '' Baalu Belagithu'', which was also remade in Telugu as '' Manchivadu'' (1973) and in Tamil as ''Oorukku Uzhaippavan'' (1976). The songs of the film were extremely popular, with the Kishore-Asha duet song "Hum Tum Gum Sum" being on the top of the charts for more than a year. The tune of the Rafi-Lata duet "Kahe Ko Bulaya" was even adapted as a religious song in subsequent decades. Kishore Kumar considered the song "Rasta Dekhe Tera Vyakul Man Mera" as close to his heart. As per the review by ''The Hindu'' newspaper, the box office collections of India, it is R. D. Burman who stands out with some delightful compositions and the box office status is mentioned as average hit." Cast * Rajesh Khanna as Ram / Laxman (Double Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record 15 solo hero successful films between 1969 and 1971. He was the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His accolades include four BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. Khanna made his debut in 1966 with ''Aakhri Khat'' which was India's first official Oscar Entry in 1967. In 2005, he was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award on the 50th anniversary of the Filmfare Awards. He was a Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, elected in the 1992 New Delhi by-election as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was married to Dimple Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benaam (1974 Film)
''Benaam '' () is a 1974 Bollywood thriller film directed by Narendra Bedi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Prem Chopra. Madan Puri also appears in a very different role. The scenes between Amitabh Bachchan and Madan Puri are conceived nicely where both are effective. The core plot has loose resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956). The film was remade in Kannada as ''Thirugu Baana'' with Ambarish reprising role of Amitabh Bachchan as protagonist and Aarathi reprising the role of Moushumi Chatterjee. Plot Sheela (Moushumi Chatterjee) and Amit Shrivastav (Amitabh Bachchan) are a married couple having a son. One night on their way to a party, they witness a murder attempt on a press reporter. Amit admits the victim, who is in a critical condition, to a hospital. He had found a torn part of an invitation at the place of the attempted murder which he had pocketed. Soon afterwards, Amit begins to receive anonymous threats to han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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