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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] |
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial and economic hubs, with an estimated GDP ( PPP) of $84 billion as of 2019. It is the largest city as well as the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region,Lahore Cantonment globalsecurity.org and is one of Pakistan's most , progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Train
''The Burning Train'' is a 1980 Indian action thriller disaster film, produced by B. R. Chopra under the B. R. Films banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featured a huge all-star cast, featuring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Jeetendra, Neetu Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Navin Nischol and Danny Denzogpa in the pivotal roles and music composed by R. D. Burman. The plot revolves around a train named the Super Express, that catches fire on its inaugural run from New Delhi to Mumbai. This movie was inspired by an earlier Japanese disaster movie, ''The Bullet Train'' (1975). ''The Burning Train'' grossed , becoming the seventh highest-grossing Indian film of 1980. Plot Ashok Singh / Ashok (Dharmendra), Vinod Verma (Vinod Khanna), and Randhir (Danny Denzongpa) are childhood Best - friends. Ashok is the son of multi-millionaire Seth Dharmdas (Madan Puri) and likes fast cars, whereas Vinod and Randhir are engineers at the ''Indian Railway Board'' along with Rak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumhari Kasam
''Tumhari Kasam'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by C.V.K. Sastry on Associated Films & Finance Corporation banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Jeetendra and Moushmi Chatterjee, with music composed by Rajesh Roshan. Plot Ram Prasad a respected laborer has two children Vidya & Raja. Due to coddle Raja turns into a spoiled brat and his vices lead to his death. Remorseful Raja determines to be fair from now onwards. Later, the sibling moves to Bombay but they detach in between. Raja goes into the clutches of the gang who convert children into beggars anyhow he succeeds in escaping. Vidya joins as a maid in the house of a wealthy couple where their vagabond son Anand lusts her. Besides, advocate Sunil Verma lives with his wife Seema Kapoor who is perturbed as childless. Once Raja regains Seema’s heisted purse keeping his life at risk. Then, they appraise his righteousness and adopt him. In tandem, one-night drunken Anand tries to molest Vidy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breach Candy Hospital
Breach Candy Hospital is a private hospital located in Mumbai, India. It is located in the Breach Candy area of South Mumbai. It is well known for the rich and famous patients that have been in the hospital. History It was established in 1950 at the upmarket Breach Candy area in South Mumbai, and designed by an English architect Claude Batley. It started functioning as a 25-bed nursing home. Today, BCH is a multi-specialty hospital with over 220 beds. The hospital's specialists include some of the most distinguished names in the Indian medical profession. Before 2005, the Pirojsha Godrej Foundation funded a wing of the hospital known as the Pirojsha Godrej Wing. Services Breach Candy Hospital is managed by the Breach Candy Hospital Trust. It provides the following services: * Anesthesiology * Bariatric services * Blood bank * Cardiology and thoracic surgery * Dermatology * Endocrinology * Ear, nose and throat * General surgery * Gynecology * Hematology * Neurol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini-series
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the US in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a " serial", just as a novel appearing in episodes in successive editions of magazines or newspapers is called a serial. In Britain, miniseries are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahabharat (1988 TV Series)
''Mahabharat'' is an Indian Hindi-language epic television series based on the ancient Sanskrit epic of the same title. The original airing consisted of a total of 94 episodes and were broadcast from 2 October 1988 to 24 June 1990 on Doordarshan. It was produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by his son, Ravi Chopra. The music was composed by Raj Kamal. The script was written by Pandit Narendra Sharma and the Hindi/Urdu poet Rahi Masoom Raza, based on the epic by Vyasa. Costumes for the series were provided by Maganlal Dresswala. The serial claims to have used the Critical Edition of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute as its basic source with Vishnu Sitaram Sukthankar and Shripad Krishna Belwalkar as its primary editor. Each episode is 40–46 minutes long and begins with a title song that consisted of lyrical content and two verses from the Bhagavad Gita. The title song was sung and the verses rendered by singer Mahendra Kapoor. The title song is followed by a narration by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Cousin Vinny
''My Cousin Vinny'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, and written by Dale Launer, who also produced with Paul Schiff. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne (in his final film appearance). The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on March 13, 1992. Two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama are arrested and put on trial for a murder they did not commit, and a cousin, Vinny Gambini, a lawyer who had only recently passed the bar exam after five unsuccessful attempts, defends them. Much of the humor comes from the fish-out-of-water interaction between the brash Italian-American New Yorkers (Vinny and his fiancée, Mona Lisa Vito) and the more reserved Southern townspeople. The principal location of filming was Monticello, Georgia. ''My Cousin Vinny'' was a critical and financial success, with Pesci, Gwynne, and Tomei praised for their performances. Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai
''Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai'' () is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Ravi Chopra, starring Govinda, Salman Khan, Tabu, Lara Dutta, and Boman Irani. It is a remake of the American film ''My Cousin Vinny'' (1992). Cast *Govinda as Raj Kumar *Salman Khan *Tabu *Lara Dutta *Ashish Chaudhary as Vikram Malhotra *Vishal Malhotra as Jimmy Khanna *Boman Irani as Veer Ahuja *Rajpal Yadav as Ghokla Bhai *Satish Shah as Satish Malhotra *Zakir Hussain as Javed Quadri Plagiarism charge The director was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that the film blatantly plagiarised their 1992 film ''My Cousin Vinny''. Chopra and the production company, Mumbai-based BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009; the film's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court. A lawsuit was filed against BR Films by Twentieth Century Fox for copying their film without buying the rights. Fox sought damages of $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Buena Vista Home Entertainment) distributes the films produced by 20th Century Studios in home media under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner. For over 80 years – beginning with its founding in 1935 and ending in 2019 (when it became part of Walt Disney Studios), 20th Century Fox was one of the then "Big Six" major American film studios. It was formed in 1935 from the merger of the Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures and was originally known as the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (while owned by TCF Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoothnath Returns
''Bhoothnath Returns'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Bhushan Kumar. A sequel to 2008 film ''Bhoothnath'', the film revolves around Bhoothnath (Amitabh Bachchan) who is mocked in a ''Bhoothworld'' for his inability to scare children before being sent back to Earth to redeem himself. The film was released on 11 April 2014. Election Commission of India demanded tax-free status for ''Bhoothnath Returns'', stating, "The state governments should support the strong social message that emanates from the film. Granting tax-free status to this film would make people aware about their rights as voters like making voter ID cards or not treating polling day as holiday". The Uttar Pradesh Government has declared tax-free status to film on 30 April 2014. Plot The story continues from the previous film. Kailash Nath, also known as Bhoothnath, enters the ''Bhoothworld'', where he is mocked and questioned about his abil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhoothnath
''Bhoothnath'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Vivek Sharma, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Aman Siddiqui, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav and features Shah Rukh Khan in a cameo appearance. The film is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1887 short story "The Canterville Ghost". "Bhoothnath" was released on 9 May 2008, receiving positive reviews from critics. It was well received by audiences and popular among children, becoming a success at the box office. The performances of the main cast were praised by critics and audiences alike. A sequel titled '' Bhoothnath Returns'', written and directed by Nitesh Tiwari, was released on 11 April 2014; it shares a remote connection with the original. Plot One windy night, a young couple sneaks into the Nath Villa, a huge bungalow in Goa, only to discover that a ghost haunts the house, causing them to flee. Aditya, an engineer working on a cruise line, moves into the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 * Sunil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
