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Phandebaaz
''Phandebaaz'' is a 1978 Bollywood action comedy romantic film directed by Samir Ganguly. Starring Dharmendra (in double role), Moushumi Chatterjee, Prem Chopra. The actual heroine was Leena Chandavarkar in this movie but producer replaced Moushumi Chatterjee because she was unable to attend the shooting and she was telling to delay. Hema Malini had a guest appearance in one song. Plot Rajkumar Kakkar (Dharmendra), a poor young man, visits to city and meets a lookalike rich person named Rana Shantidas (again Dharmendra) and impersonates him. He falls in love with a rich girl named Shanti (Moushumi Chatterjee) and discloses his true identity to her. Her father Diwan Bunny (Prem Chopra) refuses to accept him, but Rajkumar and Shanti both get married. Rana is blackmailed by Diwan, and him and Rajkumar gate swap and exchange places, but Rajkumar finds himself the target of a bloody pot, and will have to fight against all odds to defeat Diwan. Cast *Dharmendra as Rajkumar Kakkar/Rana ...
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Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role remain popular with audiences and critics. Life and education Chopra, the third of six children of Ranbir Lal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was born on 23 September 1935, in Lahore.
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Bindu (actress)
Bindu Nanubhai Desai (born 17 April 1941), better known mononymously as Bindu, is a former Indian actress who was popular in the 1970s. She has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned four decades, receiving seven Filmfare award nominations. She is most remembered for her role as Shabnam in ''Kati Patang'' (1970) and for her films opposite Prem Chopra. Bindu made her film debut in 1962, starring in her first movie Anpadh as Kiran. In 1969, she starred in Ittefaq as Renu, and in Do Raaste as Neela. Both films were box-office hits, and Bindu had then received her first nominations for a Filmfare award for her performances in both of the films. In 1972, she starred in Dastaan as Mala, and received her third nomination for a Filmfare award for the film. In 1973, Bindu was then cast in Abhimaan as Chitra. The film was yet another box-office hit, attributing to Bindu's credibility at the time. Her performance in the movie led her to receive her fourth nomination for a F ...
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Samir Ganguly
Samir Ganguly is an Indian film director. He also directed many episodes of the television serial ''Paying Guest]''. Filmography Director Assistant Director * '' Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957 film), Tumsa Nahin Dekha'' (1957) * ''Junglee'' (1961) * ''April Fool'' (1964) TV Serials * ''Paying Guest'' - Some episodes ''Rajshri Productions Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a film production and distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. The most successful films produced by the company include ''Dosti'' ( ...'' References External links * 20th-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Living people Indian television directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub ...
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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
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He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. Ranjeet has also played a positive character in the TV series ''
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Mac Mohan
Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 200 films, including ''Don'', ''Karz'', ''Satte Pe Satta'', ''Zanjeer'', '' Rafoo Chakkar'', ''Shaan'', ''Khoon Pasina'', and ''Sholay''. Early life and career Mac Mohan was born in Karachi in British India. Mohan came to Bombay to become a cricketer, but joined theatre and became a Bollywood actor. He learned acting in the ''Filmalaya School of Acting'' in Bombay. Mac Mohan started his Hindi film career as an assistant with director Chetan Anand, before making his debut as an actor in his film, '' Haqeeqat'' in 1964. His last appearance was in ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge'' in a guest appearance. Besides Hindi movies, he also acted in Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali and Sindhi films. He had delivered dialogue in almost all ...
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Tun Tun
Tun Tun
Press Release, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, 25 November 2003.
(11 July 1923 – 24 November 2003) was the screen name of Indian playback singer and actress-comedienne, Uma Devi Khatri, who was called "Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne".


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Uma was born in a small village near Amroha District of present-day Uttar Pradesh, India in 1923. Her parents and brother were murdered for land arrogate. Just before two days of her demise she had been interviewed by film critic and historian Shishir Krishn Sharma. She said : "I don't remember who my parents were and how they looked, I would be two to two and half ...
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Helen (actress)
Helen Ann Richardson Khan (born as Helen Ann Richardson; 21 November 1938), known mononymously as Helen, is an Indian actress and dancer. She has appeared in over 700 films, making her a prolific performer in Hindi cinema. She is known for her supporting, character roles and guest appearances in a career spanning seventy years. Helen has received two Filmfare Awards, and is often cited as one of the most popular nautch dancers of her time. In 2009, Helen was awarded with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. She was the inspiration for four films and a book. Early life and background Helen Ann Richardson was born on 21 November 1938 in Rangoon, Burma to an Anglo Indian father and a Burmese mother. Her father's name was George Desmier and her mother's name was Marlene. She has a brother named Roger and a sister named Jennifer. Their father died during World War II. The family then trekked to Dibrugarh of Assam in 1943 in order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Bur ...
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Dharmendra
Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 films in a career spanning over six decades,He is one of the most successful actors in the history of Hindi Cinema. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2012, he was awarded India's third-highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. Early life Dharmendra was born Dharam Singh Deol in Nasrali, a village in Ludhiana district, Punjab on 8 December 1935 to Kewal Kishan Singh Deol and Satwant Kaur into a Jat Sikh family. His ancestral village is Dangon, near Pakhowal Tehsil Raikot, Ludhiana. He spent his early life in the vil ...
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Jagdish Raj
Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the town of Sargodha, British India, which is now in Pakistan. His daughter Anita Raj is also a Bollywood actress. Jagdish Raj had the record of playing a police officer 144 times in various Bollywood films. Jagdish Raj Khurana also holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played a police inspector in 144 films. Some of his popular movies include ''Deewar'', ''Don'', ''Shakti'', ''Mazdoor'', ''Imaan Dharam'', ''Gopichand Jasoos'', ''Silsila'', ''Aaina'' and ''Besharam''. He also played Aditya Pancholi's father in '' Naamcheen'' (1991). Although Raj occasionally played a villain and a couple of times played a judge, he was best known for being cast a record 144 times as a police officer. After '' Shafi Inamdar'', he ...
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Satyendra Kapoor
Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' (1975) and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's '' Deewaar''. His other notable films are ''Kati Patang'', '' Anuraag'', '' Amar Prem'', '' Yaadon Ki Baraat'', '' Khote Sikkay'', '' Don'', '' Chhoti Bahu'', '' Benaam'', '' Zanjeer'', ''Avishkaar'', '' Majboor'', '' Namak Halaal'', '' Kaala Patthar'', '' Angaaray'', ''Mr. Natwarlal'', '' Red Rose'', ''Naya Kadam'' and '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar''. Career Satyen Kappu started his career as a stage actor in 1952 with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). His career spanned from the early 1960s to the early 2000s with over 390 films to his credit. He mostly played supporting roles of a father, relative, uncle, police officer, doctor and villain ...
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Kumari Naaz
Salma Baig (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz was an Indian actress in Hindi language films. Career She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was in R. K. Films’ Boot Polish (1954) and Bimal Roy's Devdas. She earned rave reviews for her earnest natural performance from The New York Times and a special distinction (along with co-actor Rattan Kumar) from Cannes Film Festival in 1955, where the film was shown in competition. In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called Do Phool (Two Flowers) was released based on the Swiss literary novel/ icon Heidi. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by Baby Naaz who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with Master Romi. She matured into a character actress and bagged good roles in films like Bahu Begum, Kati Patang and Sachaa Jhutha (where she played Rajesh Khanna's physically challenged sister). Awa ...
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Moushumi 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 ...
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