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Man Jaiye
''Man Jaiye'' is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Rakesh Pandey, Rehana Sultan and Jalal Agha. Story Suman Acharya (Rehana Sultan) is a feminist. She meets Ajay Sharma (Rakesh Pandey) who is conservative in his views of women. They unexpectedly get attracted and get married against the wishes of Suman's father. Ajay's friend Ashok predicts that their marriage would never last due to their opposing views. Initially their married life goes well. Suman works as a secretary and Ajay is a lecturer. But day to day financial and adjustment problems crop up and spoil their life to such an extent that they get divorced after 4 years. Immediately after their divorce they both take the same train to Suman's hometown and end up in the same compartment. By a coincidence Ashok also boards the same train. Suman cannot accept that their marriage has failed. She persuades Ajay to pretend as a happily married couple in front of Ashok. After all of them rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaidev
Jaidev (3 August 1918 – 6 January 1987; born Jaidev Verma) was a music composer in Hindi films, most known for his work in films: '' Hum Dono'' (1961), ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971), ''Prem Parbat'' (1973), ''Gharaonda'' (1977) and ''Gaman'' (1978). He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, three times for ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1972), ''Gaman'' (1979) and '' Ankahee'' (1985). Early life Jaidev was born in Nairobi and brought up in Ludhiana, India. In 1933, when he was 15 years old, he ran away to Mumbai to become a film star. There, he acted in eight films as a child star for the Wadia Film Company. He was initiated into music at a young age in Ludhiana by Prof. Barkat Rai. Later, when he made it Mumbai, he learnt music from Krishnarao Jaokar and Janardan Jaokar. Unfortunately, he had to leave his film career abruptly and return to Ludhiana, due to his father’s blindness, which thrust the sole responsibility of his family on his young shoulders. After h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asit Sen (actor)
Asit Sen (13 May 1917 – 18 September 1993) was an Indian film director turned famous comedian in the Hindi film industry. He directed 2 films and starred in over 200 films between 1953 and 1993 until his death. As an actor/comedian, he often portrayed a character with authority, such as a police inspector or landlord, but with comic effect, mostly as a slow-speaking person. His acting career was particularly prolific in the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. He had a very thin voice, in striking contrast to his huge physical frame and spoke his dialogues at a slow pace. Sen started his career, assisting director-producer Bimal Roy in Kolkata, however, the Kolkata-based film industry was now on the decline, thus Roy shifted base to Bombay (now Mumbai) along with Roy's team in 1950, which included Sen, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Nabendu Ghosh, Kamal Bose and later Salil Chaudhury. Along with doing small roles in films he directed two films for his mentor's production house, Parivar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Hindi-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies American films of 1972, United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 American films of 1972, United States unless stated # *''The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho (actress), Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong films of 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Wohi Geet Hai Jisko Maine
Ye () is a Chinese-language surname. It is listed 257th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames'', and is the 43rd most common surname in China, with a population of 5.8 million as of 2008 and 2019. Ye is usually romanized as "Yeh" in Taiwan based on Wade-Giles; "Yip", "Ip", and "Jip" in Cantonese; "Iap", "Yap", "Yapp", "Yiapp" and "Yeap" in Hakka and Hokkien. Pronunciation In Middle Chinese, Ye () was pronounced ''Sjep'' (IPA: ). As late as the 11th-century '' Guangyun Dictionary'', it was a homophone of other characters that are pronounced ''shè'' in modern Mandarin and ''sip'' in modern Cantonese. Distribution As of 2008, Ye is the 43rd most common surname in Taipei Taiwan, with a population of 5.8 million. It is the 22nd most common surname in Taiwan as of 2005. Origin Ye means "leaf" in modern Chinese, but the name arose as a lineage name referring to the city of Ye (in modern Ye County, Henan) in the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naqsh Lyallpuri
Jaswant Rai Sharma (24 February 1928 – 22 January 2017), popularly known by his pen name Naqsh Lyallpuri, was an Indian ghazal and Bollywood film lyricist. He is best known for the songs "Rasm-e-Ulfat Ko Nibhayen" (''Dil Ki Rahen'', 1973), "Tumhe Ho Na Ho" (''Gharonda'', 1977), "Yeh Mulaqaat Ek Bahana Hai " ('' Khandaan'', 1979), "Pyar Ka Dard Hai" ('' Dard'', 1981), and "Chitthiye Ni Dard Firaaq Vaaliye" (''Henna'', 1991). Early life Jaswant Rai Sharma was born in Lyallpur (now called Faisalabad and in present-day Pakistan) on 24 February 1928 to a Punjabi-Brahmin family. His father, a mechanical engineer, wanted Jaswant to be an engineer, too. He disapproved of Jaswant's affinity for literature. His mother died of chickenpox when he was eight and his father remarried, after which the father-son relationship deteriorated. In 1946 Sharma worked at a publishing house named Hero Publications and later moved to Lahore looking for work. After the Partition of India, the family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhumati
''Madhumati'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, and written by Ritwik Ghatak and Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles. The plot focuses on Anand, a modern man who falls in love with a tribal woman named Madhumati. But they face challenges in their relationship finally leading to a paranormal consequence. It was ranked 11th in the Outlook Magazine's 25 leading Indian directors' poll for selecting ''Bollywood's greatest films'' in 2003. ''Madhumati'' was filmed in various Indian locations, including Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Vaitarna Dam and Aarey Milk Colony. The soundtrack album was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the lyrics were written by Shailendra. The film was released on 12 September 1958. It earned ₹40 million in India and became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year, and one of the most commercially successful a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leela Mishra
Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She is best known for her role of "mausi" in the blockbuster ''Sholay'' (1975), ''Dil Se Mile Dil'' (1978), ''Baton Baton Mein'' (1979), Rajesh Khanna films such as ''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'', ''Aanchal'', '' Mehbooba'', ''Amar Prem'' and Rajshri Productions hits such as ''Geet Gaata Chal'' (1975), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982) and ''Abodh'' (1984). Her career's best performance was in ''Naani Maa'' in 1981, for which she received Best Actress award at the age of 73. Personal life Leela Mishra was married to Ram Prasad Mishra, who was a character artist, then working in silent films. She got married at the very young age of 12. By the time she was 17, she had two daughters. She hailed from Jais, Raebareli, and she and her husband were from ''zami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his debut as a child actor played the role of young Jehangir in all-time-hit 1960 film ''Mughal-E-Azam'' (role was played by Dilip Kumar as an adult). He made his debut in as an adult role in K.A. Abbas's ''Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein'' (1967), and went on to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s, mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit ''Sholay'', where he played the '' Rubab'' player in the popular song ''Mehbooba O' Mehbooba''. His other roles to mention are ''Julie'' (Julie's silent lover), the played the role of singer in ''Sama Hai Suhana Suhana'' from the film '' Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani'', Shabana Azmi's brother in '' Thodi Si Bewafai'' and Naseeruddin Shah's fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehana Sultan
Rehana Sultan (born 19 November 1950) is an Indian actress best known for her debut role in the acclaimed 1970 film '' Dastak'' which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. A graduate of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, she is also known for another bold role in the film '' Chetna'' (1970), which got her typecast thus ending her film career, despite its promising start. She said ''"The sex in my films was not forced, but part of the narrative. Today, I feel these scenes are used for commercial reasons. All I can say is Babuda was ahead of his times.”'' Biography Born and raised in Allahabad in a Baháʼí Faith family, she graduated from high school in 1967, and was selected in the same year to study acting at FTII. After she graduated with a sexy role in Vishwanath Ayengar's diploma film ''Shadi Ki Pehli Salgirah'' (1967), she got her break in a feature film in Rajinder Singh Bedi's '' Dastak'' (1970), making her the first actress from the Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Pandey (actor)
Rakesh Pandey (born 9 April 1940) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Bhojpuri movies. He has appeared in TV serials such as ''Chotti Bahu'' and '' Dehleez''. He is an alumnus of the Indian Film and Television Institute, Pune. Early life Born in Ambala Haryana, Rakesh graduated from Shamsher High School Nahan in 1961. He is a graduate of Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1966, he left the Indian Film and Television Institute and joined the IPTA. His film debut came in 1969 in ''Sara Akash'', based on the novel by Rajendra Yadav, and directed by Basu Chatterjee. He was awarded the President's Award. As a Bhojpuri actor, he received the fourth Bhojpuri Film Award for Lifetime Achievement. He acted in the first Bhojpuri TV serial ''Sanchi Piritia''. Filmography Films *''Malik Ek'' (2010) as Collector Sahib *''Staying Alive'' (2007) as Pandey *''Indian'' (2001)... Raw Chief *''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) *'' Hasina Dacait'' (2001) *''Champion'' (2000) as Mukhtar Ahmed *''Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
