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Rajendranath Zutshi
Rajendranath Zutshi, more commonly known as Raj Zutshi (born 4 February 1961), is an Indian film and television actor. Personal life Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zutshi is a grandson of Dina Nath Zutshi, who was a radio and theatre artiste, perhaps best known to the public for his role as Halim Mirza, brother of Salim Mirza (Balraj Sahni), in the film ''Garam Hawa'' (1973). Raj Zutshi was formerly married to Nuzhat Hussain, daughter of film-maker Nasir Hussain. He was her second husband and the step-father of actor Imran Khan, who was Nuzhat's son by her first husband, Anil Pal. Nuzhat is the sister of film-maker Mansoor Khan and the first cousin of actor Aamir Khan. Career Raj Zutshi also began his career as a theatre artist. He made the transition from theatre to cinema in 1984 with the film ''Holi''. He was also seen in the TV series ''Yugantar'' in 1990, which was based on the novel of Sunil Gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar
Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natural environment, gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like the Kashmir shawl (made of pashmina and cashmere wool), and also dried fruits. It is the 31st-most populous city in India, the northernmost city in India to have over one million people, and the second-largest metropolitan area in the Himalayas (after Kathmandu, Nepal). Origin of name The earliest records, such as Kalhana's ''Rajatarangini'', mentions the Sanskrit name ''shri-nagara'' which have been interpreted distinctively by scholars in two ways: one being ''sūrya-nagar'', meaning "''City of the Surya''" (trans) ''"City of Sun''" and other being ''"The city of "Shri''" (श्री), the Hindu goddess of wealth, meaning "' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (), also known by the initialism ''QSQT'', is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by Nasir Hussain, and starring Aamir Khan (in his leading film debut) along with Juhi Chawla in lead roles. The film was released on 29 April 1988 to widespread critical acclaim, and was a major commercial success at the box office, turning Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla into superstars. The plot of the film was a modern-day take on classic tragic romance stories such as '' Layla and Majnun'', ''Heer Ranjha'', and ''Romeo and Juliet''. ''QSQT'', which "reinvented the romantic musical genre" in Bollywood, was a milestone in the history of Hindi cinema, setting the template for Bollywood musical romance films that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was equally successful, becoming one of the best-selling Bollywood s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillagi (1999 Film)
''Dillagi'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi drama film co-produced and directed by Sunny Deol and also starring Sunny Deol alongside his real-life brother Bobby Deol and Urmila Matondkar. The film is noted for being the first time Sunny Deol directed a film and also the first time he acted alongside his brother Bobby. This pairing was repeated in '' 23rd March 1931: Shaheed'' (2002), ''Apne'' (2007), '' Heroes'' (2008), ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' (2011), ''Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'' (2013), ''Poster Boys'' (2017) and '' Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se'' (2018). This movie started as "London" in 1997 under the direction of Gurinder Chadha and Karisma Kapoor as heroine. Eventually London was shelved and Sunny Deol replaced Gurinder Chadha as director and Urmila Matondkar replaced Karisma Kapoor as heroine. Plot Rajvir and Ranvir are devoted brothers. They along with their family, leave their village in Punjab to move to Mumbai. When their mother passes away, Ranvir takes on the responsibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Tu Tu
''Hu Tu Tu'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Gulzar (lyricist), Gulzar, starring Nana Patekar, Sunil Shetty, Tabu (actress), Tabu and Suhasini Mulay. Plot The story opens with the kidnapping of Panna Barve (Tabu (actress), Tabu), the daughter of Chief Minister Malti Barve (Suhasini Mulay). The responsible gang's demand is that one of their members be released from police custody. While in captivity, Panna reminisces about her childhood, where she had to struggle to grow up with a power hungry and inconsiderate mother and a simple, quiet, and spineless father (Shivaji Satam). Panna's mother had also been carrying on a rather open affair with party co-member Sawantrao Gadre (Mohan Agashe). Flashback over and Panna soon meets the man behind her kidnapping Aditya (Sunil Shetty) who Panna knows from before. Via second flashback, we learn that Panna and "Adi" were lovers once upon a time. Their closeness stemmed from the fact that he also was struggling with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chachi 420
''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is a remake of the 1996 Tamil movie '' Avvai Shanmughi''. The film stars Haasan and Nassar (reprising their roles from the original) along with Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Johnny Walker, Paresh Rawal, Rajendranath Zutshi, Ayesha Jhulka and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Plot Jaiprakash Paswan (Kamal Haasan) and Janki Paswan (Tabu) are fighting a divorce case. Janaki is the only daughter of Durgaprasad Bhardwaj (Amrish Puri), a staunch Hindu Brahmin businessman. Jaiprakash, a Hindu Dusadh, is an assistant dance director in films. The duo fell in love and married against the will of Durgaprasad. However, Janki buckles under the pressure of middle-class life. Other differences crop up between the couple and Janki walks out. The court grants the divorce. Jai is allowed to meet his beloved daughter Bharti ( Baby Sana) once a week. But when he sneaks into the Bhardwaj hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karna
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: ''Karṇa''), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic '' Mahābhārata''. He is the son of the sun god Surya and princess Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), and thus a demigod of royal birth. Kunti was granted the boon to bear a child with desired divine qualities from the gods and without much knowledge, Kunti invoked the sun god to confirm it if it was true indeed. Karna was secretly born to an unmarried Kunti in her teenage years, fearing outrage and backlash from society over her premarital pregnancy, Kunti had no choice but to abandon the newly born Karna adrift in a basket on the Ganges, in the hope that he finds foster parents. The basket discovered and Karna is adopted and raised by foster ''Sūta'' parents named Radha and Adhiratha Nandana of the charioteer and poet profession working for king Dhritarashtra. Karna grows up to be an accomplished warrior of extraordinary abil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrityunjay (TV Series)
''Mrityunjay'' is an Indian television series based on the Marathi novel by Shivaji Sawant, produced by Jamshaid Ashraf and directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi. It was telecast on Doordarshan in 1996. The series takes a look at the events in the ''Mahabharata'' Though the series garnered many awards at the 3rd Screen Videocon Awards including ''Best Serial'', ''Best Director'' (Dwivedi) and ''Best Art Direction'' (Muneesh Sappel), it was abruptly terminated for unknown reasons. Cast * Karn - Rajendranath Zutshi ** Karn (Young) - Abhishek Dwivedi *Adhirath - Rajendra Gupta * Bheeshm - Surendra Pal *Dhritrashtra - S. P. Dubey *Sanjay - Ishaan Trivedi * Dronachary - Ram Gopal Bajaj/ Jairoop Jeevan * Yudhisthir - Virendra Singh *Bhim - **Bhim (Young) - Puru * Arjun - Narendra Jha ** Arjun (Young) - Sunny *Duryodhan - Shrivallabh Vyas **Duryodhan (Young) - Raghav Soni *Shakuni - Prakash Dwivedi *Pandu - Suraj Chaddha * Shon (Karn's Younger Brother) - Bakul Thakkar ** Shon (Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maachis
''Maachis'' (transl. ''Matchsticks'') is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. It stars Chandrachur Singh, Om Puri, Tabu, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The film portrays the circumstances surrounding the rise of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s. The music of the film was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, with lyrics penned by Gulzar. It was also the Hindi film debut of KK as a playback singer. The title of the film ''Maachis'' is a metaphor that conveys that any nation's youth are like matchsticks, which can be used to light a lamp or a fuse that will blow a dynamite. The film depicts how corrupt political and policing systems implement wilful policies and ploys to target and subdue people based on religious discrimination. The protagonist in the film becomes a victim of such atrocities that bring about a transformation in his character. He goes from being an ordinary boy next door to an angry, vengeful person who pursues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grihalakshmi Ka Jinn
Grihalakshmi Ka Jinn is a Hindi television drama series that aired on Zee TV channel in 1994. It showed a story of an Indian housewife's confrontation with real life problems. This character was portrayed by Rita Bhaduri. She constantly wished that she had a magic wand to solve her problems in a matter of minutes. One day she finds that God has sent her a genie (played by Raj Zutshi) in response to her prayers. Now, with the help of her genie, she is able to face and solve all the problems in her life. The genie has batteries for food and a small pony tail. Cast *Rita Bhaduri as Housewife *Raj Zutshi as Jinn *Akhil Mishra as IAS Officer * Manju Mishra as Amma ji * Ninad Kamat *Firdaus Dadi Firdaus Dadi is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in the 1992 film ''Tahalka'' and then moved into television, making her debut in the show ''Banegi Apni Baat'' (1994). She went on to appear in many shows throughout the 1990s and ear ... References {{Zee TV Programmes 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Tha Rusty (TV Series)
''Ek Tha Rusty'' is a Doordarshan show based on the stories of writer Ruskin Bond, broadcast in 1995 (season 1), 2012-2013 (season 2) and 2014-2015 (season 3). Produced and directed by Shubhadarshini Singh, the show starred Zarul- , Nadira, Pankaj Berry, Raj Zutshi, Ayub Khan, Vipul Gupta, Bhanu Uday, Suhasini Mulay. For seasons 2 and 3, actors Vipul Gupta and Bhanu Uday played the role of grown up Rusty. Ruskin Bond, the author of Rusty and other short stories for children presented seasons 2 and 3 of the show and appeared in the beginning and end of each episode. The series was semi-autobiographical, as many of the stories adapted were incidents and experiences from Ruskin Bond's life. a Synopsis Season 1, aired in 1995, was about a ten-year-old boy Rusty, his life at a boarding school and his friends, family in Dehradun. This season was set in 1930s, when India was under British rule. Season 2 shows the time when Rusty is about 30 years of age and a struggling writer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parda Hai Parda (1992 Film)
''Parda Hai Parda'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Chunky Pandey, Meena (in her major Bollywood debut), Malvika Tiwari, Virendra Singh, Rajendranath Zutshi, Laxmikant Berde, Reema Lagoo, Shobha Khote and Kiran Kumar. It is a remake of the 1990 Malayalam film ''In Harihar Nagar'', which went on to be remade again in Hindi as ''Dhol''. Plot The film revolves around four happy-go-lucky friends and the predicament they fall into when they cross paths with a new girl in their neighborhood. At the onset, we see a suitcase of some significance being moved through the busy city. The bag is handed off by various men in suits until it reaches an older gentleman. The old man soon is pursued by some hoodlums. He narrowly escapes the thugs by hopping into a cab, only for the driver to stop the car in a secluded area. The mysterious driver then kills the old man dead with a gunshot and steals the bag and is shown running in the distance. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tum Mere Ho
Tum Mere Ho (English: ''You Are Mine'') is a 1990 Indian fantasy revenge drama film starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Kalpana Iyer in negative role as an ichadaari nagin. It was directed by Aamir Khan's father Tahir Hussain. Plot summary Shiva (Aamir Khan) is blessed with magical snake-charming powers. When he meets Paro (Juhi Chawla) from a nearby village, he falls in love with her. She is also attracted to him. But Paro's father, Choudhry Charanjit Singh, is not pleased with this match, and he hires men to subdue and kill Shiva, all in vain. Little to Shiva's knowledge, during his childhood, his father attacked and killed a shape-shifting snake in order to fulfill his greed, earning the wrath of the snake's powerful mother who promises to exact revenge. Shiva was bitten, and thought deceased, his family lovingly sent his body afloat a river to which was discovered by Shiva's adoptive Father and revived. He was then brought back to life with the help for black magic and ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
