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Rajiv Kapoor
Rajiv Raj Kapoor (25 August 1962 9 February 2021) was an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a member of the Kapoor family, best known for his lead role in ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili''. He was the youngest son of Raj Kapoor, the legendary Bollywood actor-director-producer. His elder brothers Randhir Kapoor and late Rishi Kapoor were also successful Bollywood actors. Famous actors Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor were his uncles. Prithviraj Kapoor was his paternal grandfather and Trilok Kapoor was his paternal great-uncle. Career Kapoor made his debut in '' Ek Jaan Hain Hum'' in 1983. He played the leading role in his father Raj Kapoor's last directorial venture ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' in 1985. He acted in several other films with the most notable being ''Aasmaan'' (1984), '' Lover Boy'' (1985), ''Zabardast'' (1985) and ''Hum To Chale Pardes'' (1988). He made his second last film appearance in ''Zimmedaaar'' in 1990 after which he turned to producing and directing. Kap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Economic Times
''The Economic Times'' is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper. It is owned by The Times Group. ''The Economic Times'' began publication in 1961. As of 2012, it is the world's second-most widely read English-language business newspaper, after ''The Wall Street Journal'', with a readership of over 800,000. It is published simultaneously from 14 cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Indore, and Bhopal. Its main content is based on the Indian economy, international finance, share prices, prices of commodities as well as other matters related to finance. This newspaper is published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The founding editor of the paper when it was launched in 1961 was P. S. Hariharan. The current editor of ''The Economic Times'' is Bodhisattva Ganguli. ''The Economic Times'' is sold in all major cities in India. Other ventures In June 2009, The Economic Times launched a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor (pronounced ÉÊi kÉpuËÉŸ (born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 â 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his work in Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards, he also featured in a number of English-language international films, particularly films produced by Merchant Ivory. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2011, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 2014, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Born into the Kapoor family, he was the third and the youngest son of Prithviraj Kapoor. He began his career as a child actor in his brother Raj Kapoor's directorial '' Aag'' (1948), and had his first role as an adult in Yash Chopra's political drama ''Dharmputra'' (1961). Kapoor was married to English actress Jennifer Kendal from 1958 till her death in 1984, and had three childrenKunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Thapar. He died at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Granth
Prem Granth ( Scripture of love) is an Indian Hindi-language film which was released in India on 22 May 1996. Directed by Rajiv Kapoor, the movie stars Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit and deals with the subject of rape. It serves as an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's English novel '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles''. Summary Somen, a lawyer and son of head priest Swami Dharam Bhushan Maharaj, is a man with a very strong character and courage of conviction. He believes in the principles of equality and freedom and often confronts his father on issues of social justice and religion. He especially disapproves of Kedar Nath, who uses his father's clout to exploit the treasury in the temple. His uncle Nandlal owns a prosperous dairy farm and keeps himself away from the affairs of religion and social obligations, citing them as unjust and outdated. Somen meets a beautiful young woman Kajri at the annual festival and is drawn towards her at first sight — her lower social caste notwith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henna (film)
''Henna'' is a 1991 Indian romance drama film, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor. It stars Rishi Kapoor, along with Pakistani actress Zeba Bakhtiyar in the title role and Ashwini Bhave. This film was planned and started by director Raj Kapoor, but due to his death during the filming, the remaining portions were directed by his eldest son Randhir. It is considered as the last film of Raj Kapoor. The dialogues of the film were written by the Pakistani writer Haseena Moin. The film was a critical and a commercial success and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Chandar Prakash (Rishi Kapoor), who lives in Srinagar, is about to get engaged to Chandni Kaul (Ashwini Bhave), whom he calls Chand. On the day of his engagement, he meets with an accident and mistakenly strays into the Pakistani side of Kashmir. A native girl, Henna (Zeba Bakhtiar), falls in love with him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female charactersâfrom fictional to literaryâin both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. The daughter of actors Pushpavalli and Gemini Ganesan, Rekha started her career as a child actress in Telugu films '' Inti Guttu'' (1958) and '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966). Her first film as a lead happened with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 â 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from late 1940s throughout 1960s, * * See Dilip Kumar section, * * being referred to as ''"Abhinay Samrat"'' (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting") by the audience. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He holds the best box-office record for a star (male or female) in Hindi cinema with over eighty-percent box-office successes."The best box office record for a star(male or female) in hindi films is held by the legendary Dilip Kumar." *"Based on purely box office record Dilip Kumar stands way ahead as his is by far the best box office record with 80% of his films being successes and nearly 50% outright hits." * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aag Ka Darya
''Aag Ka Darya'' ( ur, ; ''River of Fire'') is a landmark historical novel written by Qurratulain Hyder providing context to the traumatic partition of the Indian subcontinent into two nation-states. It has been described as "one of the Indian Subcontinentâs best known novels". The novel timelines spanned more than two thousand years, starting from the time of Chandargupta Maurya in the fourth century BC to the post-Independence period in India and Pakistan. It was published in Urdu in 1959 and translated by the author into English in 1998 as ''River of Fire''. In 2019, it was reprinted by New Directions Publishing. Background and plot summary Set across "four Indian epochs (the classical, the medieval, the colonial, and the modern post-national)", Hyder traces the fates of four souls through time: Gautam, Champa, Kamal, and Cyril. "Gautam (appearing first as a student of mysticism at the Forest University of Shravasti in the fourth century B.C.E.) and Champa (throughout emb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimmedaaar
''Zimmedaaar'' is a 1990 Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Santosh Kumar Chauhan. It stars Rajiv Kapoor, Anita Raj and Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles. After this movie, Rajiv Kapoor did not feature in any films for over thirty years. This was also his last film to be released when he was alive. His final film, ''Toolsidas Junior'' (2022) was released posthumously a year after Kapoor died in February 2021. Cast * Rajiv Kapoor as Inspector Rajiv * Anita Raj as Anita * Kimi Katkar as Tina * Ranjeet as Ranjeet Singh * Vinod Mehra as Inspector Prakash Verma * Biswajeet as Chief Inspector * Tej Sapru as Jagpal * Rajendra Nath as Press Editor * Dinesh Hingoo as Cameo, in song "Dua Karna" * Tom Alter as Mr Marcos * Bhushan Tiwari as Goga * Viju Khote as Vijoo Assistant Diamond stealer * Narendra Nath as Goga Assistant Diamond Stealer * Mac Mohan * Sudhir as Raghu * Bob Christo Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum To Chale Pardes
''Hum To Chale Pardes'' is a Bollywood family-drama film released in 1988. The film was directed by Ravindra Peepat and written by Anees Bazmee. The musical score was done by Vijay Singh. Starring Rajiv Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Anju Mahendru, Mandakini, Kulbhushan Kharbanda in leading roles, the film explores a father's unfathomable love for his only daughter and the insensitivity of the mother-in-law to the motherless girl. Sharmila Tagore and Asha Parekh Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a retired Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time and was one of the most successful ... had given guest appearance in the film. Plot Kumar and Suman have been married for years but have no children. When Suman is pregnant, has a baby, but is unlikely to survive, she asks Kumar to take care of her daughter and never marry again. After Kumar promises she passes aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabardast
''Zabardast'' (meaning "''Fantastic''" in Hindi language, Hindi) is a 1985 Indian Hindi film, Hindi action film directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as assistant director, and produced by Mushir-Riaz. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, Rajiv Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Amrish Puri. This was Hussain's final film. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar ... Ratan Kumar / Ramesh Kumar * Sunny Deol ... Sunder Kumar / Shyam * Jaya Prada ... Mala Sehgal * Rajiv Kapoor ... Ravi Kumar / Tony * Rati Agnihotri ... Sunita * Tanuja ... Maharani Maanwati *Gita Siddharth ... Puspha Kumar *Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Dr. Sehgal *Amrish Puri ... Balram Singh *Tariq Khan (actor), Tariq ... Anwar *Rajendra Nath ... Monty *Arjun (Firoz Khan), Arjun ... Vikram Singh *Ravindra Kapoor ... Dilawar Khan *Vikas Anand ... Police Inspector Verma *Mac Mohan ... Bheema Plot Ratan Kumar lives a middle-class existence with his wife, Pushpa and son, Sunder. When he is asked to commit a crime for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lover Boy (1985 Film)
''Lover Boy'' is a 1985 Indian Bollywood film produced and directed by Shomu Mukherjee. It stars Rajiv Kapoor in a double role, along with Meenakshi Sheshadri, Anita Raj in pivotal roles. Cast * Rajiv Kapoor as Kishan / Kanhaiya (Double Role) * Meenakshi Sheshadri as Radha * Anita Raj as Bijli * Tanuja as Malti * Navin Nischol as Prakash * Kader Khan as Sundarlal * Om Shivpuri as Rai Sahib * Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''nĂ©e'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 â 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ... as Self Soundtrack References External links * 1980s Hindi-language films 1985 films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Films directed by Shomu Mukherjee Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aasmaan
''Aasmaan'' is a 1984 Bollywood movie starring Rajiv Kapoor, Tina Munim, Divya Rana and Mala Sinha. It was directed by Tony Juneja. Rajiv Kapoor plays a double role in the film as Kumar ( as positive character) and lookalike Chandan Singh ( as villain character). Cast * Rajiv Kapoor * Tina Munim * Divya Rana * Mala Sinha * Sharat Saxena Music Lyrics: Anand Bakshi Anand Bakshi (21 July 1930 â 30 March 2002) was an Indian poet and lyricist. He was nominated for the Filmfare award for Best lyricist a total of 40 times, resulting in 4 wins. Early life Anand Bakshi (Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid) was born ... References External links * 1984 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Anu Malik {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
