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Nazima
Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as supporting actress in films in 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollywood. Early life Nazima was born as Mehr-un-Nisa on 25 March 1948 in Nasik. She was related to actresses Sharifa Bai (of 1930s) and Husn Bano (of 1940s) who happened to be her grandmother and aunt respectively. She was admitted to a high school in Mumbai (then Bombay) and being from a filmy background, she was soon cast as a child artist by the name Baby Chand in her early films. Career Nazima started her career as a child artist in 1954 with ''Biraj Bahu''. By 1958, she made her debut as a heroine in stunt film ''Princess Saaba''. She went into mainstream cinema in 1961 with ''Umar Qaid'' which was directed by filmmaker Aspi Irani who was also her uncle. Then came ''Ziddi'' (1964) directed by Pramod Chakravarty, a hit. There was then ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husn Bano
Husn Banu (1919 – 1977) was a Bollywood actress who was famous as a stunt actress after "Hanterwali Nadia" and later worked as supporting actress in films in 1930s to 1970s. She was born in 1919 in Singapore. Early life Husn Banu was born as Roshan Ara on 8 February 1919 in Singapore. She was the daughter of actress Sharifa Bai (1930s) and aunt of actress Nazima. She was admitted to a high school in Mumbai and passed 12th standared from there. She was fluent in English, Gujarati, Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Hindi . She was also proficient in singing and dancing. Career Like her mother Husn Banu started her career in Calcutta. She started her career under the direction of Nitin Bose in New Theatre’s film Daku Mansoor with actress Umasashi and K.L. Saigal in lead role in the year1934. The cast of the film included K. L. Saigal, Uma Shashi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Husnbanu, Pahari Sanyal and Nemo. Daku Mansoor was actress Husn Banu’s debut film. Her mother Shareefa was not ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishan (1965 Film)
''Nishan'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Aspi Irani. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar (in his first lead role), Nazima, Prem Chopra, Helen, Mukri, Sulochana and Shammi. The film's music is by Usha Khanna. The lyricist was Javed Anwar. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar * Prem Chopra * Shammi * Mukri * Samson * Nazima * Helen * Hiralal Plot The kingdom of Ajitgarh has just begun rejoicing at the birth of their Prince Kiran, when the king, Maharaja Hamir Singh, receives some disquieting news. His queen has produced a twin brother to Kiran. Hamir Singh, following in the footsteps of the King of France, takes a deep look into the future and comes up with a brothers-fighting-for-the-throne scenario. To avoid such a future, he hands over the younger twin – Badal – to his trusted courtier Sangram Singh (Sheikh Mukhtar). He gives Sangram Singh the estate of Devpur and asks him to live there, far from Prince Kiran. What happens next is rest of the story. Soundtrack #"Aap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 1961
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1961:- Highest-grossing films The twenty highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1961: A-G H-O P-Z References External links Bollywood films of 1961at the Internet Movie Database Indian Film Songs from the Year 1961- A look back at 1961 with a focus on Hindi film songs {{DEFAULTSORT:Bollywood Films Of 1961 1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ... Lists of 1961 films by country or language Films, Bollywood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 1954
A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1954. '' Boot Polish'' produced by Raj Kapoor went on to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1955. ''Mirza Ghalib'', a film based on the life of well-known poet Mirza Ghalib, directed by Sohrab Modi and starring Bharat Bhushan and Suraiya went on to win the Golden Lotus Award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1955. ''Jagriti'', directed by Satyen Bose went on to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956. Highest-grossing films The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1954: A-C D-L M-R S-Z References External links Bollywood films of 1954at the Internet Movie Database Indian Film Songs from the Year 1954- A look back at 1954 with a special focus on Hindi film songs {{Filmsbycountry 1954 Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaye Din Bahar Ke
''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' () is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language film produced by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Sulochana Devi, Balraj Sahni, Nazima and Rajindernath It became a box office hit and stood 7th in box office collection list that year. The music of the film continues to be popular more than 50 years after its release, especially the numbers "Suno Sajana" and "Yeh Kali Jab Talak Phool Ban ke Khile". Plot summary Ravi is a strapping young man who lives with his widowed mother and the family is one of modest means. While still studying in college, Ravi takes a position as tutor to Kanchan, beautiful daughter of Diwan Jankidas, a rich man belonging to a prestigious family. Ravi and Kanchan fall in love. Jankidas also grows fond of Ravi, who he sees as a responsible and hardworking young man. Ravi tops his batch in the final exams and his prospects look good. Jankidas approaches Ravi's mother with a marriage proposal and, after a little hesitation, Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beimaan
''Be-Imaan'' () is a 1972 Hindi-language film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Raakhee, Premnath, Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film was remade in Tamil as '' En Magan'' with Sivaji Ganesan. Cast * Manoj Kumar as Mohan / Shyam * Raakhee as Sapna * Pran as Constable Ram Singh * Prem Chopra as Deepak Das * Nazima as Meena * Premnath as D. I. G. Gopal Das * Sulochana Latkar as Mrs. Gopal Das * Raj Mehra as Seth Jamna Das * Snehlata as Kamini * Rajpal Soundtrack All lyrics were written by Verma Malik and music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Awards *Filmfare Best Movie Award * Filmfare Best Actor Award for Manoj Kumar *Filmfare Best Director Award for Sohanlal Kanwar. * Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Shankar Jaikishan * Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for Mukesh * Filmfare Best Lyricist Award for Verma Malik * Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Pran, who refused to accept on the grounds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziddi (1964 Film)
''Ziddi'' (English: ''Stubborn'') is a 1964 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty, starring Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh. The film has music by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri, creating hits like "Raat Ka Samaa". It went on to become the fourth highest-grossing film at the Indian Box Office of the year. Plot On the lookout for employment, Ashok (Joy Mukherjee) sees the photographs of beautiful Asha (Asha Parekh), and decides to accept employment as the estate's Manager. His expectations are short-lived as Asha turns out to be a rich, spoiled, conceited bratty young lady. To complicate matters further, Seema (Nazima), Asha's sister is attracted to Ashok. Ashok and Asha do like and eventually end up in love with each other, but Ashok's dad (Ulhas) does not approve to their marriage as he knows of Asha's parentage, a father who is an escaped convict, in jail for murder, and a mother whose profession was: prostitution. Ashok himself sees Asha in her true colors when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 1965
This list of films produced in 1965 by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai includes both notable, and non-notable films. At the 13th National Film Awards, the award for First, Second and Third Best Feature Film in Hindi went to ''Shaheed'', '' Oonche Log'' and ''Guide'' respectively. Top-Grossing Films The top-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1965: A-Z References {{reflist External links Bollywood films of 1965at the Internet Movie Database Indian Film Songs from the Year 1965- A look back at 1965 with a special focus on Hindi film songs 1965 Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ... Films, Bollywood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biraj Bahu
''Biraj Bahu'' is a 1954 Hindi film produced by Hiten Choudhury and directed by Bimal Roy, and based on a Bengali novel by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. The film stars Kamini Kaushal, Abhi Bhattacharya and Pran and has music by Salil Chowdhury. The film won the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film. Madhubala, the highest-paid actress of that time, was eager to play the lead role in the film. She had visited Bimal Roy's office several times for this purpose. However, thinking that she would ask for high fee for doing the film, he cast Kamini Kaushal instead of her. Learning that her fee lost her the role, she had said that she would have acted for even one rupee in ''Biraj Bahu.'' Plot Biraj (Kamini Kaushal) was married off to Nilambar Chakraborty (Abhi Bhattacharya) when she was a little girl. The couple is childless. Nilambar is pious, generous and loving, but unemployed. His devious younger brother takes advantage of Nilambar's naiveté to force a partition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjaana
''Anjaana'' () is a 1969 Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Mohan Kumar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Babita, Pran, Prem Chopra and Nirupa Roy. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Plot Raju lives with his widowed mother, Janki, in a small town and works as garage mechanic. One day he meets with wealthy Rachna Malhotra, and after a few misunderstandings, both fall in love with each other. When Rachna's guardian, Diwan Mahendranat, finds out he forbids Rachna to ever see Raju again, as well as goes to Raju's house and humiliates his mother, for he wants Rachna to marry his son, Ramesh. An enraged Raju wants to avenge this humiliation and decides to teach Mahendranath a lesson. He enlists the help of his maternal uncle, Chamanlal Kapoor (Sunder), and together they succeed in fooling Mahendranath and making him give up all his money. But at the very last moment, Mahendranath finds out that he has been tricked, and together he and Ramesh conceive a plan that wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzoo (1965 Film)
''Arzoo'' () is a 1965 Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar. It stars Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana and Feroz Khan in the lead roles. The movie was one of the blockbuster movie of 1965 and it was 4th grossing movie of that year . ''Arzoo'' is the story of a love that triumphed over life and fate. The theme of "hating the disabled" was also tried in Rajshri films' ''Ek Baar Kaho'', starring Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi. Synopsis Gopal (Rajendra Kumar) is a skiing champion. He meets Usha ( Sadhana) on his holidays at Jammu and Kashmir with the fake name Sarju. Then they both fall in love. One day, Usha tells Gopal that she does not like the disabled. According to her instead of living a life of disabled, it is better to die. After spending his holidays in Kashmir and promising Usha that he will marry her, he heads back to Delhi, where his parents and a sister, Sarla, live. Along the way, he loses his a leg in a car accident. Gopal becomes worried. Since he remembers the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower House (1962 Hindi Film)
''Tower House'' is a 1962 Indian Hindi language suspense thriller film produced by J.C. Malhotra and directed by Nisar Ahmad Ansari. Cast * Ajit as Suresh Kumar * Shakila as Savita * N.A.Ansari as Ranjeet * S.N.Bannerji as Seth Durgadas * Pratima Devi as Suresh's Mother * Nilofer * Rajan Kapoor * Najma * Lotan * Raj Rani * Champak * Shukla * Madhu Mati * Bhagwan as Ajay Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Ravi and songs penned by Asad Bhopali Asad Bhopali (10 July 1921 – 9 June 1990) was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. The ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema'', compiled by Gulzar and Saibal Chatterjee, describes him as one of the "few names that stand out for their contributi ... and S. H. Bihari. References External links * 1962 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Ravi {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |