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Pratigyabadh
''Pratigyabadh'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Ravi Chopra. It stars Mithun Chakraborty, Kumar Gaurav, Beena Banerjee, Neelam Kothari and Sunil Dutt. Plot ''Pratigyabadh'' is the story of a simple man ( Mithun Chakraborty), and his brother (Kumar Gaurav), their love and the hurdles they face in life. Shankar grows up to become the right-hand man of a Sunil Dutt who is a smuggler of Gold. In early childhood, he saw his mother getting molested by truck driver Tejaa ( Anupam Kher) and dying in front of him. He wants to take vengeance from moneylender because of him, his family became homeless and the truck driver who molested his mother. But now the truck driver is not a normal truck driver or small criminal. He is a dangerous smuggler. How the situation brings face to face Shankar and Tejaa and how he takes revenge against Tejaa forms the rest of story. Cast * Mithun Chakraborty as Shankar Yadav * Kumar Gaurav as Shakti Yadav * Neelam Kothari as Shobhna * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Chopra
Ravi Chopra (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian film and television director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Chopra was the son of producer and director B.R.Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra. Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra are his cousins. Career Film career Chopra started his career assisting his father B.R. Chopra in films like, '' Dastaan'' (1972) and '' Dhund'' (1973). He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in '' Ittefaq'' (1969). Eventually, he made his independent directorial debut with '' Zameer'' (1975), produced under the family banner, B. R. Films. In 1980, he directed the ensemble disaster film ''The Burning Train'', which over the years is considered a cult classic. Other films he directed included '' Mazdoor'' (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz, '' Dehleez'' (1986), Pratigyabadh, ''Kal Ki Awaz'' (1992). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89) Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Kamal
Hasan Kamal (born 1 January 1943) is an Indian lyricist and songwriter. The recipient of numerous awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in 1985 for the title song of the film '' Aaj Ki Aawaz'' (1984), he started his career in 1981 with "Sar Se Sarke Teri Chunariy" song from ''Silsila''. His last song as a lyricist is "Aakhein Teri Kitni Haseen" from ''Anwar''. Early life and education Kamal was born in Lucknow, India on January 1, 1943. He graduated from the Lucknow University and began his journalistic career as a Sub-editor of ''Blitz Weekly'' in 1965. He became the editor of ''Urdu Blitzin'' 1974 and brought up its circulation from 13,000 copies to 1,00,000 copies a week. He is a popular columnist with a regular column in Inquilab, Rozanama Rashtriya Sahara, Etmaad and Al-Bagh. His column is often translated into Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English. He is a prominent poet of modern Urdu literature and has traveled widely internationally in his capacity as a jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar (16 January 1946 – 29 January 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the films like '' Seeta Aur Geeta'' and '' The Great Gambler''. He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz. Personal life Kumar was born in Mumbai as Abbas Farashahi. He was the oldest child of Ali Asgar Farashahi (Asgar Seth of Pune City, Mandai) and Mariam. He was a student of Dastur School in Pune. From his early childhood he was interested in acting. His family were in the restaurant and bakery business in Pune but he chose to be an actor. Kumar was fondly known as Dadash (meaning brother in Persian). He was very close to his cousins actress Mumtaz and Malika. His oldest daughter is married to Dilip Kumar's nephew Zahid Khan and they have two children. On 29 January 1995, Kumar suffered a heart attack while attending an awards ceremony and was rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Ashalata Wabgaonkar (2 July 1941 – 22 September 2020) commonly known as Ashalata, was an Indian actress. Originally tracing her roots to Goa's Palolem village in Canacona ''taluka'' (or 'sub-district'), she was associated with the Mumbai-based Goa Hindu Association. She acted in over a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. She also sang some Konkani songs broadcast over the Mumbai station of the All India Radio. Konkani, Marathi, Hindi Goa-born Ashalata was also famous as a Marathi singer, playwright besides being a film actress. She studied at the prominent St. Columba's Girls High School at Gramdevi, and was a post-graduate in Psychology from the SNDT Women's University. She first started performing in Konkani and Marathi plays. Roles in movies She acted in more than a hundred Hindi and Marathi movies. Some of her Marathi plays are ''Guntata Hridhya He'', ''Varyavarchi Varaat'', ''Chinna'' (with Smita Patil and Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and ''Mahananda''. Her Marathi stage c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulraj Rajda
Mulraj Rajda (13 November 1931 – 23 September 2012) was an Indian writer, actor and director who predominantly worked in Hindi and Gujarati films, television shows and theatre. He is regarded as one of the most finest artist in the Gujarati cinema. He has appeared in over 50 films, television serials in Gujarati cinema and in Hindi Cinema as an actor, writer, and director, in a career that has spanned over five decades. After directing many Gujarati theatre plays and television serials,he directed a Gujarati film in (1979) ''Koinu Mindhal Koina Hathe'' which was quite successful. The film featured Vikram Gokhale and Rajni Bala. He is known for writing '' Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' (1973), ''Mitti Aur Sona'' (1989), ''Jai Shakumbhari Maa'' (2000), '' Jai Shri Swaminarayan'' (2002). The first one helped him to earn him a nomination in Best Story in the prestigious Filmfare Awards in 1974. Apart from writing and directing, he was quite active as an actor in films, theatre and tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar (singer)
Anwar Hussain (born 1 February 1949), known popularly by his first name Anwar, is an Indian playback singer who rose to prominence in the Hindi playback industry because of the uncanny resemblance of his voice with that of singer Mohammed Rafi. Early years Anwar was born in Mumbai on 1 February 1949. His father, Ashiq Hussain (Ahmed Ali Khan), was an accomplished sitar and harmonium player and an assistant music director to the musician Ghulam Haider. Anwar is the brother of actress Asha Sachdev, through Ashiq's first marriage to actress Ranjana Sachdev, and the half-brother of actor Arshad Warsi through his second marriage after divorce. The siblings have never lived together and are estranged from each other. The young Anwar was classically trained by Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan, along with Mahendra Kapoor, the same teacher who was the preceptor of the legendary playback singer Mahendra Kapoor also. Anwar started singing Mohammad Rafi songs at various concerts. It was during on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachin Bhowmick
Sachin Bhowmick (17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films. He is best remembered for directing the light romantic black comedy classic '' Raja Rani'' (1973). He was also a regular contributor to ''Ultorath'', a Bengali magazine on cinema. Due to the Bengali pronunciation of his surname Bhaumick we will find his surname spelled as Bhowmick in numerous sites. His name served as the inspiration for an eponymous character played by Kharaj Mukherjee in the 2018 romance ''Dhadak''. Writing highlights He started his writing career with the screenplay for Mohan Segal's Nargis starrer ''Lajwanti'' in 1958. 1960s In the 1960s he was associated with several hits such as '' Anuradha'' (1960), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, '' Ayee Milan Ki Bela'', ''Jaanwar'' (1965), '' Love in Tokyo'' (1966), ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' (1966), '' An Evening i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunus Parvez
Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), '' Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul'' (1978), '' Gol Maal'' (1979) and '' Mr. India'' (1987). His last film role was in Shaad Ali's hit film ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005). Yunus Parvez fought 1998 Indian general election as a candidate of Samajwadi Party but could not secure much votes. His son Arshad Khan is married to the daughter of film actor Vikas Anand Vikas Anand is an Indian film and television actor who works in Bollywood. Filmography *''Garm Hava'' (1973) *''Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973) *''Joshila'' (1973) *''Bidaai'' (1974) *''Deewaar'' (1975) * ''Prem Kahani (1975 film)'' *''Sholay'' ( .... Parvez died in Mumbai on 11 February 2007 at the age of 75 of acute diabetes. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parvez, Yunus 2007 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujata Mehta
Sujata Mehta is an Indian actress of Gujarati origin who has acted in plays and Bollywood films, most known for her lead role in ''Pratighaat'' (1987) supporting roles in '' Yateem'' (1988) and '' Gunaah'' (1993). She also played the lead role in the critically acclaimed and National Award winning Malayalam movie Purushartham (1987). Early career Sujata started her acting career by participating in Gujarati stage plays wherein she played small cameos and, on sheer hard work and perseverance, graduated to playing lead roles. Bollywood career Her first big break came in N. Chandra's social film ''Pratighaat'' (1987) with Nana Patekar, where she played a college teacher who is stripped naked in public by gangsters. The role was originally played by Vijayashanti in the Telugu film ''Pratighatna'' (1986). Sujata was noticed and appreciated for her stellar performance in the film. In her next film ''Yateem'' (1988), directed by J. P. Dutta, she played a lustful step-mother w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafi Inamdar
Shafi Inamdar (23 October 1945 – 13 March 1996) was an Indian actor. He started his film career with the film '' Vijeta'' and continued it in ''Ardh Satya''. He acted in a number of television serials including ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi''. His most notable film roles include the inspector in '' Aaj Ki Awaz'', the villain in '' Awam'' and the friend of the hero in films like '' Nazrana'', ''Anokha Rishta'', ''Amrit''. Some of his other films are ''Kudrat Ka Kanoon'', '' Jurm'', '' Sadaa Suhagan'' and ''Love 86'', all successful. Life and career Shafi Inamdar received his early education at Pangari Dapoli, Ratnagiri, MS and at St. Joseph's High School in Umerkhadi (Dongri) in Mumbai, India, where he passed his S.S.C exam in 1958. He did his B.Sc from K.C College in 1963. He is particularly known for playing the common man's role. He has acted in numerous television shows, the most notable being Kundan Shah's ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'', telecast on Doordarshan in the 80s which made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amita Nangia
Amita Nangia (also known as Ameeta Nangia) is a TV actress in Bollywood. Her initial popularity was from her role as Sheena daughter Shreya in the very famous TV serial '' Tara'', in Season 2 broadcast on Zee TV in 1993. She has acted in Bollywood Horror movies like ''Purani Haveli'' and '' College Girl''. She was a sorcerer in the Indian mystery and thriller show, Kaal Bhairav Rahasya. She is also remembered for the role of Radhika in the tele-serial Hum Paanch where Rakhi Vijjan who played Sweety Mathur worked with her. Filmography *''Purani Haveli'' (1989) *''College Girl (1990 film)'' *''Pathar Ke Insan'' (1990) *'' Paap Ki Kamaee'' (1990) * ''Baaghi'' (1990 film) *'' Jeevan Daata'' (1991) *''Saugandh (1991 film)'' *'' Afsana Pyar Ka'' (1991) *''Pratigyabadh'' (1991) *''Ranbhoomi'' (1991) *'' Pratikar'' (1991) *'' Police Matthu Dada'' (1991) *''Rupaye Dus Karod'' (1991) *''Zulm Ki Hukumat'' (1992) *''Ghar Jamai (1992 film)'' *''Geetanjali (1993 film)'' *''Hum Hain Kamaal Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalit Tiwari
Lalit Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. His best-known television roles are that of Sanjaya in the series '' Mahabharat'' (1988–1990), and the one in the historical television series '' Bharat Ek Khoj - The Discovery of India'' (1988). An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his debut in films with Sudhir Mishra's '' Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin'' (1987). Next was the postmodernist film, ''Om-Dar-B-Dar'' (1988), which became a cult classic. He has acted in numerous parallel cinema films with director Shyam Benegal, such as ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'', ''Mammo'', ''Hari-Bhari'', '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'', '' Welcome to Sajjanpur'' and ''Well Done Abba!''. He has also acted in mainstream Bollywood films such as '' Chandni'', ''Lamhe'' and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (), also known by the initialism ''DDLJ'', is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Adity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
