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Maujaan Dubai Diyaan
''Maujaan Dubai Diyaan'' is a 1985 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Subhash C. Bhakri, starring Vinod Mehra, Bhavana Bhatt, Madhu Malini, Aruna Irani, Ranjeet, Iftekhar, Kaajal Kiran and Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three .... External links * 1985 films Punjabi-language Indian films 1980s Punjabi-language films {{Punjabi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra (13 February 1945 – 30 October 1990) was an Indian actor in Bollywood, Indian films. He started out as a child actor in the late 1950s before starting his film career as an adult in 1971. He acted in over 100 films from the 1970s through to his death at the age of 45 in 1990. He was also the producer and director of the film ''Gurudev (film), Gurudev'' which was released 3 years after his death. Career Mehra made his debut in the 1958 film ''Raagini (1958 film), Raagini'' as a child artist playing the younger version of the character played by Kishore Kumar. After playing a few more minor roles as a child, he started his film career as an adult in 1971 with ''Ek Thi Reeta'', a smash hit based on the English play, ''A Girl Called Rita'', along with Tanuja. He was one of finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than ten thousand contestants. He lost the contest to Rajesh Khanna and became male runner up of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavana Bhatt
Bhavana Bhatt is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi and Punjabi films. Bhatt started her career in the Hindi film ''Do Jasoos'', where she worked with famous actors such as Raj Kapoor and Rajendra Kumar. Later she acted opposite Raj Kapoor's son in ''Naya Daur'' in 1978. She also appeared in many Punjabi films including ''Sassi Punnu'', ''Jatt Punjabi'', ''Rano'', ''Jeeja Saali'', ''Chamak Challo'', and ''Maujan Dubai Diyan''. Most of her Punjabi films were opposite actor Satish Kaul. Filmography # ''Jai Maa Karwa Chauth'' (1994) # ''Jeeja Sali'' (1985) # ''Maujaan Dubai Diyaan'' (1985) # ''Bagga Daku'' (1983) # '' Sassi Punnu'' (1983) as a Sassi # ''Chhammak Chhallo'' (1982) # Nek Parveen (1982) # ''Raano'' (1981) # ''Patita'' (1980) # ''Jatt Punjabi'' (1979) # ''Naya Daur ''Naya Daur'' may refer to: * ''Naya Daur'' (1957 film) * ''Naya Daur'' (1978 film) * ''Naya Daur'' (magazine), a literary magazine published by Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhu Malini
Madhu Malini was Indian film actress. Filmography * ''Noor Mahal'' (1965) * '' Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' (1969) * '' Phir Aya Toofan'' (1973) * '' Shubdin'' (1974) * ''Phanda'' (1975) * '' Pratiggya'' (1975) - Ajit's sister * ''Zid'' (1976) * '' Dream Girl'' (1977) * '' Dil Aur Deewaar'' (1978) - Blackmailer's associate * ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' (1978) - Mihru * ''Bhagyalaxmi'' (1978) * '' Ranjha Ikk Tey Heeran Do'' (1979) - Rani * '' Nauker'' (1979) - Shobha * ''Dada'' (1979) - Bobby (Bihari's daughter) * '' Bharat Ki Santan'' (1980) * '' Yeh Kaisa Insaf?'' (1980) - Sharda Nath * '' Trilok Sundari'' (1980) * '' Thaliritta Kinakkal'' (1980) * '' Teen Ekkey'' (1980) - Sona - maharani of Sonapur * '' Laawaris'' (1981) - Madhu Singh * ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) - Devi * ''Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani'' (1981) * '' Kanoon Aur Mujrim'' (1981) * '' Aamne Samne'' (1982) - Rekha * '' Tadap'' (1982) * ''Khud-Daar'' (1982) - Farida * '' Sun Sajna'' (1982) - Champa (Gopi's girlfriend) * '' John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 3 May 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for ''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap'' (1985) and '' Beta'' (1992), and has been nominated for most times, holding a record for the most nominations in the category. In January 2012, Irani was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards. Early life Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India to an Irani father and a Hindu mother. Her father Faredun Irani ran a drama troupe, and her mother Saguna was an actress. She is the eldest of eight siblings, and gave up studies after sixth standard because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children. She claims to have learnt dancing while working in the films because she could not afford professional training from a master. Her brothers Indra Kumar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjeet
Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love", ''Tribune India'', 26 March 1999, retrieved 2010-08-24Sharma, Vinay S. (2006)Skeletons in the cupboard?", ''Times of India'', 13 March 2006, retrieved 2010-08-24Down memory lane with screen baddie Ranjeet ", , 11 June 2009, retrieved 2010-08-24 He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. Ranjeet has also played a positive character in the TV series '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iftekhar
Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1924 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in Jalandhar and was the eldest among four brothers and a sister. After completing his matriculation, Iftekhar did a diploma course in painting from Lucknow College Of Arts. Iftekhar had a passion for singing and was impressed with the famous singer Kundanlal Sehgal. In his 20s, Iftekhar travelled to Calcutta for an audition conducted by the music composer Kamal Dasgupta, who was then serving for HMV. Dasgupta was so impressed by Iftekhar's personality that he recommended his name to M. P. Productions as an actor. Iftekhar made his debut in the 1944 film ''Taqraar'', which was made under the banner of Art Films-Kolkata. Many of Iftekhar's close relatives, including his parents and siblings, migrated to Pakistan during the partition. He wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaajal Kiran
Kajal Kiran (born October 1958 as Sunita Kulkarni, also credited as Kaajal Kiran) is a former Indian actress and model, who is known for her work in Hindi films. Kiran made her debut starring in the film ''Hum Kisise Kum Naheen'' (1977) and promptly established herself as a stable actress in Hindi cinema, appearing in over 40 films over a career spanning 13 years. Early life Kiran was born and raised in Mumbai, to a middle class Marathi family. She did her schooling at St. Joseph's High School, where she mainly studied physics and biology, following her original dream to become a doctor. Career Kiran made her film debut in 1977, when she was chosen by director Nasir Hussain to play the lead in his romantic comedy ''Hum Kisise Kum Naheen'' as Kajal Kisharina, the heroine of Rishi Kapoor (later in the film, as the heroine of Tariq). She also worked with actors and actresses Amjad Khan and Zeenat Aman. The film ended up to be a major box-office success, hitting the third hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards for his acting performance. Chakraborty made his acting debut with the art house drama ''Mrigayaa'' (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor. Chakraborty played Jimmy in the 1982 film ''Disco Dancer'', which was commercially successful in India and the Soviet Union, the first film in India to gross Rs.100 crore. Besides ''Disco Dancer'', Chakraborty is also remembered for his performance in films such as ''Surakksha'', ''Sahhas'', ''Wardat'', '' Wanted'', ''Boxer'', ''Pyar Jhukta Nahin'', ''Pyari Behna'', ''Avinash'', '' Dance Dance'', '' Prem Pratigyaa'', '' Mujrim'', '' Agneepath'', ''Yugandhar'', '' The Don'', and ''Jallaad''. In 1991, he won the Filmfare Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Context The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984. Industry executives believed the problem, in part, was a lack of original concepts. Films about fantasy and magic failed, as audiences leaned towards science-fiction. Janet Maslin said the fault for this lay partly with Steven Spielberg, who had created such a successful template with films like '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' that many fantasy films had imitated them. There was also a saturation of youth-oriented films targeted at those under 18. Executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi-language Indian Films
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
