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Purab Aur Paschim
''Purab Aur Pachhim'' () is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film. The movie was produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, and it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The 2007 film ''Namastey London'' is inspired from this film. This was the second film by Manoj Kumar where he stars as Bharat (first being ''Upkar'') and one of his four films on patriotism (''Shaheed'' was his first, to be followed by '' Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' and ''Kranti''.) Synopsis In 1942 British India, Harnam ( Pran) betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, Ganga (Kamini Kaushal) and family devastated and destitute. Years later, after the Indian Independence in 1947, the freedom fighter's son, Bharat (Manoj Kumar), has grown up and goes to London for higher studies. On his arrival in Britain, He meets his father's college friend, Sharma (Madan Puri) with his we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Kumar
Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, in varied categories. Early life Kumar was born into a Hindu Brahmin family Abbottabad, a town in the North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). His original birth name was Harikrishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his family had to migrate from Jandiala Sher Khan to Delhi due to the Partition Career When he was young, he admired actors Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Kamini Kaushal and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar, after Dilip Kumar's character in ''Shabnam''. After making a little-noticed début in ''Fashion'' in 1957, Kumar landed his first leading role in ''Kaanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal (born as Uma Kashyap, 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as ''Neecha Nagar'' (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Film Festival and ''Biraj Bahu'' (1955), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1955. She played lead heroine in films from 1946 to 1963, wherein her roles in '' Do Bhai'' (1947), ''Shaheed'' (1948), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1948), ''Ziddi'' (1948), ''Shabnam'' (1949), '' Paras'' (1949), ''Namoona'' (1949), '' Arzoo'' (1950), ''Jhanjar'' (1953), ''Aabroo'' (1956), '' Bade Sarkar'' (1957), ''Jailor'' (1958), ''Night Club'' (1958) and ''Godaan'' (1963) are considered her career's best performances. She played character roles since 1963, and was critically acclaimed for her performance in ''Shaheed'' (1965). She appeared in three films of Rajesh Khanna, namely ''Do Raaste'' (1969), ''Prem Nagar'' (1974), ''Maha Chor'' (1976), in ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indeevar
Shyamalal Babu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, (also credited as Indiwar and Indeewar) (1 January 1924 – 27 February 1997) was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s. Early life He was born in Barua Sagar of Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and grew up in Barua Sagar in Jhansi District. He moved to Mumbai to pursue a professional career as a lyricist. Career He got recognition in ''Malhar'' in 1951, where he penned "Bade Armano Se Rakkha Hai Balam Teri Kasam" which was set to music by Roshan. He wrote over a thousand songs in over 300 films in a career spanning over four decades . Indivar also wrote songs for famous pop duo Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan. Nazia Hassan's famous songs "Aap Jaisa Koi", "Boom Boom", "Meherbani", "Dil ki Lagi" & Zohaib Hassan's "Star" was written by Indeeva Major Hits Tum se Badkar Duniya mei (kaamchor) Nile Nile Ambar Par (Kalakaar) Bade aarmano se rakhha hai (Malhar) Roshan tumhi se duniya (Parasmani) Paas baith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyanji–Anandji
Kalyanji–Anandji are an Indian composer duo: Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) and his brother Anandji Virji Shah (born 2 March 1933). The duo are known for their work on Hindi film soundtracks, with many evergreen songs being composed by them. Some of their best-known works are '' Don'', '' Bairaag'', '' Saraswatichandra'', '' Qurbani'', Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris (film), ''Tridev'', ''Safar'', etc. They won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for ''Kora Kagaz''. Career Kalyanji and Anandji were children of a Kutchi businessman who migrated from Kundrodi village in Kutch to 'Bombay' (now Mumbai) to start a grocery and provision store. Their younger brother and his wife are the husband and wife duo Babla & Kanchan. The brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their great-grandparents was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is a Bollywood entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides news related to the Indian film industry The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ..., particularly Bollywood, film reviews and box office reports. Launched on 15 June 1998, the website was originally named "IndiaFM.com". It changed its name to "Bollywood Hungama" in 2008. References External links * 1998 establishments in Maharashtra Hindi cinema Companies based in Mumbai Indian film websites Internet properties established in 1998 {{film-website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Gahlot
Deepa Gahlot is a theater and film critic, book author, and scriptwriter. She has written several books on cinema, translated several plays (by Manav Kaul and Paresh Mokashi) into English and adapted Paulo Coelho's novel ''The Alchemist'' for the stage. Additionally, she has written-directed a few documentary films and radio shows, and has edited the journals of NFDC and WICA. In 2002, she served on the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) jury. She is the head of programming (theatre and film) at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Books Co-authored * ''Bollywood Popular Indian Cinema'' * ''Behind the Scenes of Hindi Cinema: A Visual Journey Through the Heart of Bollywood'' * ''Janani'' * ''Bollywood’s Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema'' * ''The Prithviwallahs'' (co-authored with Shashi Kapoor) Author * ''Take-2: 50 Films that Deserve a New Audience'' * ''King Khan'' * ''Shammi Kapoor (The Legends of Indian Cinema)'' * ''Sheroes: 25 Daring Women of Bollyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmohan (actor)
Manmohan was an Indian actor of Bollywood, well known for his role as a villain. http://tilakrishi.blogspot.in He also worked in , and Punjabi films. He also acted in Movie Raja Rani, released in year 1973. He was a regular in Rajesh Khanna's movies. Early life He was born and brought up in |
Om Prakash
Om Prakash (born Om Prakash Chibber 19 December 1919 – 21 February 1998) was an Indian film actor. He was born in Jammu as Om Prakash Chibber and went on to become a well-known character actor of Bollywood. His most well-known movies are Namak Halaal (1982), Gopi (1970), Hulchul (1971) and Sharaabi (1984). He also produced ''Jahanaara'' starring Bharat Bhushan, Shashikala, Prithviraj Kapoor and Mala Sinha in the title role of Jahanaara. Om Prakash played the leading man in films like ''Dus Lakh'', '' Annadata'', '' Charandas'' and ''Sadhu aur Shaitan''. His pivotal roles in the films ''Dil Daulat Duniya'', ''Gopi'', ''Apna Desh'', '' Chupke Chupke'', ''Julie'', ''Joroo Ka Ghulam'', '' Aa Gale Lag Jaa'', ''Pyar Kiye Jaa'', ''Padosan'' and ''Buddha Mil Gaya'' are considered to be among his best along with Daddu in ''Namak Halaal'' and De Silva in '' Zanjeer''. His roles in ''Sharaabi'', ''Bharosa'', ''Tere Ghar Ke Samne'', ''Mere Hamdam Mere Dost'', ''Loafer'' and '' Dil Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shammi (actress)
Nargis Rabadi (24 April 1929 – 6 March 2018), better known by her stage name Shammi, was an Indian actress who appeared in over two hundred Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Shammi remained a sought-after actress with filmmakers when it came to goofy and comic roles, especially in the period 1949–1969 and later from 1980–2002. Her famous films as supporting actress included ''Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai'', ''Half Ticket (1962 film), Half Ticket'', ''Halaku (film), Halaku'', ''Samaj Ko Badal Dalo'', ''Khuda Gawah'', ''Coolie No. 1 (1995 film), Coolie No. 1'', ''Gopi Kishan'' and ''Hum Saath Saath Hain'' and films with Rajesh Khanna like ''The Train (1970 film), The Train'', ''Aanchal (1980 film), Aanchal'', ''Kudrat'', ''Red Rose (1980 film), Red Rose'', ''Awara Baap'' and ''Swarg''. She had been a leading actress playing main female lead or second female lead in Hindi films between 1949–1955 as well. Later, from 1986 till 1998, she appeared in many popular television serials such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema and television serials. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada movie ''Love in Bangalore.'' In a career spanning over 50 years, Bharathi has appeared in 150 films. Apart from 100 films in Kannada, she has also acted in a handful of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. In the course of her career, she became known for portrayal of the roles mythological and historical characters, and also that of a student, a romantic and a rural belle. Her role in '' Sri Krishnadevaraya'' (1970) as Chennambike won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. In 2017, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Personal life Bharathi was born in Bhadravathi on 15 August 1950 in the erstwhile Indian state of Mysore (now Karnataka). Her father V. M. Ramachandra Rao was a tailor and mother B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KL Saigal
Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centred in Kolkata during Saigal's time, but is currently centred in Mumbai. Saigal's unique voice quality which was a mixture of baritone and soft tenor was the benchmark for most of the singers who followed him. In fact it remains the gold standard even today shining through very early and practically primitive recording technology. Early life Saigal was born on 11 April 1904 in Jammu to a Punjabi family. His father, Amarchand Saigal was a tehsildar at the court of the Maharaja Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, while his mother, Kesarbai Saigal, was a deeply religious Hindu lady who was very fond of music. She used to take her young son to religious functions where bhajan, kirtan and shabad were sung in traditional styles based on classical Indian music. Saigal was the fourth-bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
