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Rajshri
Rajshri Productions is an Indian film production and film distribution, distribution company based in Mumbai, India, established in 1947, which is primarily involved in producing Hindi films. History Rajshri Productions, the film production division of Rajshri, was established in 1947. Its first release ''Aarti (film), Aarti'' met with critical acclaim and was screened at international film festivals. This was followed by ''Dosti (1964 film), Dosti'', a non-star-cast film which became a box office success, and received the National Award for the Best Hindi Film of the Year (1964) and six Filmfare Awards. Rajshri Productions made several more successful and critically acclaimed movies between the 1960s and 1980s including ''Uphaar'', ''Geet Gaata Chal'', ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'', ''Chitchor'', ''Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977 film), Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' and ''Saaransh''. At the end of the 1980s, when the film industry experienced a slump due to the advent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine Pyar Kiya
''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (), also known by the initialism ''MPK'', is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Sooraj Barjatya in his directorial debut. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya, the film was co-written by S. M. Ahale, and Sooraj Barjatya, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Salman Khan in his first leading role, alongside Bhagyashree, who made her acting debut. It also features Alok Nath, Mohnish Bahl, Reema Lagoo, Rajeev Verma, Ajit Vachani, and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' tells the story of two individuals whose journey from friendship to love is complicated by family differences, ultimately challenging them to fight for their relationship. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and various locations in Ooty. The film features a score and soundtrack composed by Raamlaxman, while Asad Bhopali wrote the lyrics. ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' is considered to be one of Khan's most iconic and loved film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (''HAHK'', ) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan and celebrates Indian wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The basic plot is based on the studio's earlier film '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), which was based on Keshav Prasad Mishra's Hindi novel ''Kohbar Ki Shart''. The film features music by Raamlaxman who also composed a 14-song soundtrack, an unusually large number of songs for that period. ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' was released on 5 August 1994, and became the highest-grossing film of the year, having grossed between 111.63 and 128 crore worldwide. It also became the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release. It contributed to a change in the Indian film industry, with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarachand Barjatya
Tarachand Barjatya (10 May 1914 – 21 September 1992) was an Indian film producer. He has produced many Hindi films from the 1960s through to the 1980s. He founded Rajshri Productions which continues to produce films even today. His mainstay was family-oriented films based on family values. Life He was born in Kuchaman City in Rajasthan in a Marwari Jain Family in 1914. He studied at Vidyasagar College, Calcutta. He established Rajshri Pictures (P) Ltd. in 1947. Some of the notable films produced by him are '' Dosti'', '' Jeevan Mrityu'', '' Uphaar'', ''Piya Ka Ghar ''Piya Ka Ghar'' ( My Beloved's House) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee, and produced by Rajshri Productions, starring Anil Dhawan and Jaya Bachchan. A remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film ''Mumba ...'', '' Saudagar'', '' Geet Gaata Chal'', '' Tapasya'', '' Chitchor'', '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'', '' Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'', '' Sawan Ko Aane Do'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin and directed by Hiren Nag. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions and showcased music by Ravindra Jain. The film takes influence from the 1970 novel '' Love Story'' by Erich Segal. A sequel, '' Jaana Pehchana'', was released in 2011. Plot Arun, the son of a barrister and the self-proclaimed "prince" of the male students, experiences a blow to his pride and enormous ego when he places second in the Terminal Examination. Lily Fernandes, the modest daughter of a nurse in a private nursing home, outperforms him. Taking this as a defeat, Arun nurses a personal vendetta to crush Lily's growing popularity in school. Despite Arun's attempts to undermine her, Lily tolerates his and his friends' remarks and sarcasm, bearing no grudge against him. Over time, they gradually discover each other's basic qualities and become admirers. They spend weekends visiting beauti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saaransh
Saaransh (English: The Gist ) is a 1984 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan. It is about an elderly Maharashtrian couple living in Mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son. This was the screen debut of Anupam Kher. The film had music by Ajit Verman and lyrics by Vasant Dev. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions. It was chosen as India's official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was not nominated. Plot The film begins with B.V. Pradhan waking up early in the morning to write a letter to his son, Ajay, who lives in New York. Midway through the letter, Pradhan remembers the tragic reality: Pradhan received a call from a friend of Ajay's that Ajay has been killed in a mugging in New York. Pradhan's best friend, Vishwanath, and Pradhan's wife, Parvati are both worried that even though it has been 3 mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitchor
''Chitchor'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, written and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It is based on a Bengali story, ''Chittachakor'' by Subodh Ghosh. K. J. Yesudas and Master Raju won the National Film Awards 1976 for Best Male Playback Singer and Best Child Artist respectively. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Ammayi Manasu'' , in Malayalam as '' Minda Poochakku Kalyanam'' and in Tamil as '' Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan''. It was also an inspiration for the 1997 Bengali film ''Sedin Chaitramas'' and the 2003 film '' Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon''. Plot Pitamber Chaudhri, headmaster of a school in Madhupur, India, has a daughter named Geeta. Geeta is a typical village belle — naive, childish, and always in the company of a little boy who is her neighbour. Pitamber's older daughter, Meera, who lives in Mumbai, informs Pitamber of the arrival of a young engineer who could be a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paying Guest (TV Series)
''Paying Guest'' is an Indian TV Series released in 1985 on Doordarshan by Rajshri Productions. It revolves around the lives of Krishnakant Trivedi and his wife Sharda, who are staying in an old bungalow of suburban Bombay. Their children are grown up and settled abroad. To fight their loneliness in their old age, they plan to keep some paying guests. Every episode, new guests arrive as paying guests, each with a different story to tell. The show highlighted the problems faced by the then Indian middle class. Plot The drama's narrative revolved around an elderly couple, portrayed by Subbiraj and Urmila Bhatt, who found themselves living alone in a large house after their children had settled abroad. Struck by the weight of their advancing age and solitude, they decided to fill their empty home by accommodating paying guests. This decision led them to contact individuals seeking accommodation. Throughout the series, a succession of paying guests arrived, each bringing their o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dosti (1964 Film)
''Dosti'' () is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Satyen Bose, produced by Tarachand Barjatya, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. The film focuses on the friendship between two boys: one blind (Sudhir Kumar Sawant) and the other physically disabled (Sushil Kumar Somaya ). The film also features Sanjay Khan, Farida Dadi, Nana Palsikar and Leela Mishra in supporting roles. ''Dosti'' was amongst the top ten highest-grossing films of 1964, declared a "Super Hit" at the box office, and entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1977, the film was remade in Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu as Sneham (1977 film), ''Sneham''. ''Dosti'' won six Filmfare Awards out of seven nominated categories. Plot Ramnath "Ramu" Gupta's father, a factory worker, dies in an accident. When the factory refuses to pay compensation that is due, his mother faints due to shock and falls down the stairs. Ramu is also injured in an acciden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geet Gaata Chal
''Geet Gaata Chal'' () is a 1975 Indian Hindi film directed by Hiren Nag and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. The film stars Sachin, Sarika, Madan Puri, Padma Khanna and Leela Mishra. The film's music was composed by Ravindra Jain. The movie is a remake of the 1965 Bengali movie ''Atithi''. Cast * Sachin as Shyam * Sarika as Radha * Khyati as Meera * Urmila Bhatt as Ganga * Madan Puri as Sohan Singh * Padma Khanna as Champa * Manher Desai as Durga babu * Leela Mishra Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She ... as Buaji * Dhumal as Champa's dance troupe owner Plot Durga Babu, and his wife, Ganga, comes across Shyam, an orphan, who sings and dances on special occasions, and decide to take him home. Shyam meets with their daughter, Radha, and she slowly falls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki
''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on Sahara One channel. The series ran from 30 May 2005 and ended on 20 January 2011. It became the longest running television production of Rajshri Productions. Plot The successful show ran for five years. During the first year of the show's run, the protagonist is Rani Mittal ( Reena Kapoor), a rich girl who gets married into a poor family and learns to adjust to lower middle class life. After the death of her first husband Raj Goel, her family gets her married to his rich look-alike Prince Thapar. 20 Years later During the second year of the show's run, after the deaths of Rani and Prince, their daughter Pari Thapar becomes the show's protagonist. Pari looks exactly like her mother. The show focuses on Pari's life, her first crush in college, her marriage to her soul-mate Saumya Parashar ( Aamir Ali), and the many obstacles she has to face during her married life. Saumya dies after fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooraj Barjatya
Sooraj R. Barjatya (born 22 February 1964) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. He has directed and produced some of the List of highest-grossing Hindi films, most commercially successful Hindi films. His films often include themes of familial ties and values, and are rooted in traditional Culture of India, Indian culture. Barjatya is the chairman of Rajshri Productions, which was formed by his late grandfather Tarachand Barjatya in 1947. Barjatya began his career as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt. He made his directorial debut with ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), a top-grossing romantic drama. His next release, ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), became the highest-grossing Indian film to that point. He had further commercial success in the family dramas ''Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' (1999), ''Vivah'' (2006), and ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015). He won the National Film Award for Best Direction for ''Uunchai'' (2022). Early life Sooraj Barjatya was born in a Marwari p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye (1977 Film)
''Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' () is a 1977 Hindi musical drama film. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri, the film is directed by Lekh Tandon. The film stars Prem Krishen, Rameshwari, Madan Puri, Jagdeep and Iftekhar. It was a Super Hit of the year.The music is by Ravindra Jain who also marked his singing debut with Achra Mein Phoolwa Leke song. The film has the same storyline as '' Tamasha'' and 1941 Hollywood film '' It Started with Eve''. The movie was remade in Tamil as '' Marumagal''. Plot Seth Harikrishan, the industrialist had as his heir, his only grandson Prem. The grandfather's only desire was to see the bride of his grandson. When he fell seriously ill, his friend and doctor Farid prevailed upon Prem to bring his girl friend Rita, whom he wanted to marry. But as luck would have it, Rita had gone away to Srinagar to participate in a fashion show and she could not return, as due to snowfall all roads were blocked and air service was suspended. To satisf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |