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P. Jairaj
Paidi Jairaj (born 28 September 1909 – 11 August 2000) was an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works majorly in Hindi; few Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu language films, and Telugu theatre.Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005 During the talkie period, from 1931 onwards, he started with ''Shikari'' in Urdu and English languages. Subsequently, he became one of the leading actors for about two decades, along with V. Shantaram, Ashok Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Motilal etc. He starred in about 170 feature films in a variety of roles. He directed a few films such as '' Mohar'', ''Mala'' (1943), ''Pratima'', ''Rajghar'' and ''Saagar'' (1951), which he produced. In 1980, he was awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award for films in India, for his contributions to Indian cinema. Early life Jairaj was born in Sircilla of Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana) on 28 September 1909. He had two brothers - Paidi Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sircilla
Sircilla (also spelled as Siricilla/Sirsilla) is a town and the district headquarters of Rajanna Sircilla district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located on the banks of Manair river in the Sircilla mandal of Sircilla revenue division. It is popularly known as ''Textile Town'' due to the presence of large number of power looms, textile processing and dyeing units. It is the biggest textile hub in the state of Telangana with over 40,000 power looms. Sircilla, along with Warangal is proposed to be developed as a mega textile zone by the Telangana government.https://sircillamunicipality.telangana.gov.in/ The first Visalandhra Mahasabha in Telangana was held at Sircilla during the Visalandhra movement. Geography The town is located at . It has an average elevation of 322 metres (1056 feet). By road, it is located 120 km north of Secunderabad, 40 km west of Karimnagar, 30 km north of Siddipet and 56 km east of Kamareddy. It is 10& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratima (1945 Film)
''Pratima'' is a 1945 Indian Hindustani-language movie directed by Paidi Jairaj. The film was produced by Bombay Talkies and was the directorial debut of P. Jairaj. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Swaran Lata, Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz and Mukri. Swarn Lata was cast following her big success the preceding year, ''Rattan'' (1944). Mukri was cast in his debut role by Devika Rani Devika Rani Choudhuri (30 March 1908 – 9 March 1994), usually known as Devika Rani, was an Indian actress who was active in Hindi films during the 1930s and 1940s. Widely acknowledged as the first lady of Indian cinema, Devika Rani ha ..., who is stated to have "liked his smile and off-screen enthusiasm". The music direction was by Arun Kumar Mukherjee and the lyricist was Narendra Sharma. References External links * 1945 films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian drama films 1945 drama films Indian black-and-white films 1945 directorial debut films Hindi-language drama films {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat (1945 Film)
Rahat ( ar, رهط, he, רַהַט) is a predominantly Bedouin city in the Southern District of Israel. In it had a population of . As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in the world, and the only one in Israel to have city status. Rahat is one of seven Bedouin townships in the Negev desert with approved plans and developed infrastructure. The other six are Hura, Tel as-Sabi (Tel Sheva), Ar'arat an-Naqab (Ar'ara BaNegev), Lakiya, Kuseife (Kseife) and Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom). History The region of the city was formerly owned by Al-Tayaha tribe (Al-Hezeel clan). Until the year 1972 the town was called "El Huzaiyil" ( ar, الهزيل) before changing its name. In 1972 Rahat was considered by the government of Israel as a new settlement for Bedouin who lived in the surrounding area without permanent domicile. Until 1980, Rahat was part of the Bnei Shimon Regional Council and from then on (until 1994) it was a local council (administered by a private board until 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panna (film)
Panna can refer to: * Paññā is Pali for "wisdom"; the Sanskrit version is ''Prajñā'' Food * Aam panna, an Indian drink made from mangoes * Panna cotta ("cooked cream"), an Italian dessert * Panna (water), an Italian bottled water Places * Panna, India, a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh * Panna district, a district in Sagar Division of Madhya Pradesh, India * Panna State, a princely state of the British Raj, India * Panna National Park, in Madhya Pradesh, India People * Panna Rittikrai (1961–2014), Thai martial arts action choreographer, film director, screenwriter and actor * Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player * Panna, Hindi-language actress in the 1935 film ''Bombay Mail'' * Panna, a Hungarian nickname for the given name Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamanna (1942 Film)
''Tamanna'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1942. The film was directed by Phani Majumdar, who also wrote the screenplay, for the Laxmi Productions Ltd. banner. This was the first film from the Laxmi banner, which had been started by Chimanlal Trivedi who earlier headed Circo Productions. ''Tamanna'' was also the renowned dancer, Leela Desai's, first film in Bombay. The main cast included Leela Desai, P. Jairaj, Karan Dewan, Jagdish Sethi and K. C. Dey, who besides acting, composed the music. S. K. Kalla wrote the dialogue and lyrics. Leela Desai, had previously worked in films made in Calcutta, like ''Vidyapati'' (1937), ''President'' (1937), ''Kapal Kundala'' (1939), '' Nartaki'' (1940) and ''Jiban Maran'' (1940). Nargis appeared as a child actress in the film and "charmed the audiences". The story revolves around two people, Ramesh and Uma, who are in love with each other. Uma forgoes her love for Ramesh in order to help him fulfill his mission by marrying someone el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khilona (1942 Film)
''Khilona'' (Khilauna/The Toy) is a 1942 social Hindi film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The film was produced at Ranjit Studios by Amar Pictures. It had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra. ''Khilona'' was one of the major films which brought the actress Snehprabha Pradhan into prominence. The cast included Snehprabha Pradhan, P. Jairaj, Prabha, Satish, Kanhaiyalal and Pratima Devi. Cast * Snehprabha Pradhan as Asha * P. Jairaj as Amar * Prabha as Maya * Satish as Kishore * Kanhaiyalal * Pratima Devi as Lady Mazumdar * Baburao Sansare as Doctor * Nagendra as tailor * Pesi Patel Music The film had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra. The singers were Snehaprabha Pradhan, Khan Mastana and Sumati Trilokekar. Khemchand Prakash was influenced by Prithviraj Kapoor to make the move from Calcutta to Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami (1941 Film)
Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used either before or after the subject's name (usually an adopted religious name). The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word ''swami'' is " e who isone with his self" ( stands for "self"), and can roughly be translated as "he/she who knows and is master of himself/herself". The term is often attributed to someone who has achieved mastery of a particular yogic system or demonstrated profound devotion ('' bhakti'') to one or more Hindu gods. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives the etymology as: As a direct form of address, or as a stand-in for a swami's name, it is often rendered ''Swamiji'' (also ''Swami-ji'' or ''Swami Ji''). In modern Gaudiya Vaishnavism, ''Swami'' is also one of the 108 names for a sannyasi given in Bhaktisiddhanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatherface (1939 Film)
''Leather Face'', also known as ''Farzand-e-Watan'', is a 1939 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Vijay Bhatt for his production company Prakash Pictures. Bhatt cast the young Mahjabeen, then six years, who went on to become the famous actress, Meena Kumari. The story writers were Batuk Bhatt and Sampatlal Srivastava. The music direction was by Lallubhai Nayak and Shankar Rao Vyas with the lyrics written by Pandit Anuj. It starred P. Jairaj, Mehtab, Jal Writer, Shirin, M. Zahur, Lallubhai Nayak, Bholaram and Baby Mahjabeen (Meena Kumari). ''Leather Face'', cited as one of Bhatt's successful "stunt" films along with State Express made a year earlier, had features similar to it. The use of a masked protagonist (Jairaj), the dog Tiger, and the stunts made the film popular with the public. Plot A state chieftain (M. Zahur) rules over his people in a despotic manner. Samar ( P. Jairaj) becomes the hero-bandit to fight the chief. He dons a leather mask, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhabhi (1938 Film)
''Bhabhi'' (Sister-in-Law) is a 1938 social family drama Hindi film directed by Franz Osten. The film was based on a Bengali novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay called "Bisher Dhoan" ("বিষের ধোঁয়া"). Bandyopadhyay was a famous Bengali novelist and short story writer also known for the fictional detective he created, Byomkesh Bakshi. The cinematographers were Wirsching and Pareenja. Dialogues and lyrics by J. S. Casshyap. V. H. Desai, the comedian, got his "big break" in ''Bhabhi'' when he joined Bombay Talkies. He became popular as the nervous father of the heroine Renuka Devi. S. N. Tripathi started his acting with a small role in the film. The film had the new found Renuka Devi in the lead. The cast included P. Jairaj, Maya Devi as the young widow, with V. H. Desai, Rama Shukal, Meera, M. Nazir, P. F. Pithawala. The film is family social drama, which deals with the issue of young widows. It put a special focus on the Indian society's attitude towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazdoor (1934 Film)
''Mazdoor'' (English: ''Worker'') is a 1983 Hindi film. Produced by B. R. Chopra it is directed by his son Ravi Chopra. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nanda, Raj Babbar, Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Padmini Kolhapure, Iftekhar, Madan Puri and Johnny Walker. The music of the film is by R. D. Burman. This was veteran actress Nanda's final appearance before her retirement from acting. Plot The son of Mr. Sinha (Suresh Oberoi) changes everything in order to maximize profits. This brings him into conflict with his employees including Dinanath Saxena. When Dinanath openly confronts Hiralal in a public meeting, Hiralal wants him to tender a written apology, but Dinanath instead resigns and decides to open his very own mill with the help of a struggling Engineer, Ashok Mathur. They do eventually succeed, go into production, hire employees, and soon earn a good reputation. Dinanath gets his daughter, Meena, married to Ashok, who becomes a ghar jamai, much to the chagrin of Smita, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikari (1932 Film)
Shikari may refer to: Films * ''Shikari'' (1946 film), a Bollywood film * ''Shikari'' (1963 film), a Hindi film * ''Shikari'' (1981 film), a Hindi film of 1981 * ''Shikari'' (1991 film), a Hindi film * ''Shikari'' (2000 film), a Hindi film * ''Shikari'' (2012 film), a Kannada and Malayalam film * ''Shikari'' (2016 film), an Indian-Bangladeshi film Other uses * HMS ''Shikari'' (D85), a British Admiralty S class destroyer * Shikari (DC Comics), a fictional character from the DC comics Legion of Super-Heroes series * Shikari Shambu Shikari Shambu (''Hunter Shambu'') is an Indian comics character created by Vasant Halbe and Luis Fernandes for the ''Tinkle'' magazine in 1983. Shikari Shambu is one of the characters of Tinkle. Shambu is a cowardly and lazy shikari (hunter) ..., an Indian comic character created by Vasant Halbe See also * Shikaar (other) * Shikara (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
