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Ruby Mayer
Ruby Myers (1907 – 10 October 1983), better known by her stage name Sulochana, was an Indian silent film actress of Jewish ancestry, from the community of Baghdadi Jews in India. In her heyday she was one of the highest paid actresses of her time, when she was paired with Dinshaw Bilimoria in Imperial Studios films. In the mid-1930 she opened Rubi Pics, a film production house. Myers was awarded the 1973 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema for lifetime achievement. She adopted a girl and named her Sarah Myers who after marriage was called Vijaylaxmi Shreshtha. Myers died in Mumbai in 1983. Film career Ruby Myers was born in 1907 in Pune. The self-named Sulochana was among the early Eurasian female stars of Indian Cinema. She was working as a telephone operator when she was approached by Mohan Bhavnani of Kohinoor Film Company to work in films. She initially turned him down as acting was regarded as quite a dubious profession for women those days. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FLAG
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morarji Desai
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of India between 1977 to 1979 leading the government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as Chief Minister of Bombay State, Home Minister, Finance Minister and 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of India. Following the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Desai was a strong contender for the position of Prime Minister, only to be defeated by Indira Gandhi in 1966. He was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister (as Minister of Finance) in Indira Gandhi's cabinet, until 1969. When Indian National Congress split in 1969 he became a part of the INC (O). After the controversial emergency was lifted in 1977, the political parties of the opposition fought together against the Congress (I), under the umbrella of the Janata Party, and won the 1977 election. Desai w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Raheja
Dinesh Raheja (born 31 March 1957) is an Indian author, columnist, TV scriptwriter, film historian. Raheja has been writing on cinema for over 40 years. In his long and prolific career as a writer, he has worked as the Editor of ''Movie magazine'' (1988–1999), Channel Editor of ''India Today's'' online film section and Editor of ''Bollywood News Service''. He has been a regular columnist for rediff.com and '' Sunday Mid-day'' for over a decade and his articles have been published in ''The Times of India'', ''The Indian Express'', ''The Hindustan Times'', ''India Today'' and ''Outlook''. Raheja is a committed film historian and has authored five books: ''The Hundred Luminaries of Hindi Cinema'' (1996), ''Indian Cinema'', ''The Bollywood Saga (2004)'', ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam: The Original Screenplay (2012)'', ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand: The Original Screenplay (2014)'' and ''Kaagaz Ke Phool – The Original Screenplay'' (2015). Raheja also writes for TV ('' Just Mohabbat (fiction)'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatta Meetha (1978 Film)
''Khatta Meetha'' (English: ''Sweet and Sour'') is a 1978 Hindi film directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Pearl Padamsee, Deven Verma, David Abraham Cheulkar, Ranjit Chowdhry, Preeti Ganguly, Pradeep Kumar and Iftekhar. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan. At the 26th Filmfare Awards, Deven Verma was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for the film, but won it for ''Chor Ke Ghar Chor''. This was also the debut film of actor Ranjit Chowdhry, who later appeared in films like Basu Chatterjee's ''Baton Baton Mein'' (1979) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ''Khubsoorat'' (1980). The movie is loosely based on the 1968 American movie '' Yours, Mine and Ours''.The movie was an inspiration for the 2010 comedy ''Golmaal 3''. Plot Homi Mistry (Ashok Kumar) is a Parsi widower who is about to retire. He lives in a small home with his four sons. Realizing that he may need emotional support and someone to take care of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie (1975 Film)
''Julie'' is a 1975 Indian romantic drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by Chakrapani. The film stars Lakshmi in the title role (in her Hindi debut). It also stars Vikram, Nadira, Rita Bhaduri, Om Prakash, Utpal Dutt and Sridevi (in her first significant Hindi role). The film was a critical and commercial success. Despite the film's success, Lakshmi felt comfortable in choosing to do movies majorly down South. Julie was also a musical blockbuster with critics alike and with award-winning music by Rajesh Roshan, which won him the Filmfare Award for the year. It had one of the first English language songs in an Indian film - "My Heart is Beating", sung by Preeti Sagar. It's a rare Hindi film that features an Anglo-Indian family in the lead. It is a remake of a Malayalam blockbuster film '' Chattakari'' (1974), which also starred Laxmi as the female lead making her Malayalam & Hindi debuts in both versions respectively. She would star in yet another remake, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrapali
Āmrapālī, also known as "Ambapālika", "Ambapali", or "Amra" was a celebrated ''nagarvadhu'' (royal courtesan) of the republic of Vaishali (located in present-day Bihar) in ancient India around 500 BC. Following the Buddha's teachings, she became an arahant. She is mentioned in the old Pali texts and Buddhist traditions ( āgama sutras), particularly in conjunction with the Buddha staying at her mango grove, ''Ambapali vana'', which she later donated to his order and wherein he preached the famous ''Ambapalika Sutra''. The legend of Amrapali originated in the Buddhist Jataka Tales some 1500 years ago. Early life Amrapali was born around 600-500 BCE, to Mahanama & an unknown mother. Etymologically, the variants on her name derive from a combination of two Sanskrit words: ''amra'', meaning mango, and ''pallawa'', meaning young leaves or sprouts. It is said that she was spontaneously born at the foot of a mango tree in one of the royal gardens in Vaishali — hence her name. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Humdum Mere Dost
''Mere Humdum Mere Dost'' ( ur, , lit=My companion, my friend) is a Pakistani romantic drama series. It first aired on Urdu 1. It was directed by Shehzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid. This drama serial is based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name. Zindagi (India) started airing this series from 21 March 2016 onwards.* * Storyline Aimen, a 20-year-old girl, lives in poverty with her mother, Zainab, in the small town of Nawabshah. When Aimen was an infant, her father, Taufeeq Kamaal, had separated from his first wife, Zainab, and remarried. Aimen resents her father for this. Just before her death, Zainab writes a letter to Taufeeq and requests that he look after Aimen. Taufeeq, now a business tycoon in Karachi, receives the letter when he is about to leave for Turkey with his second wife Almas and their son Sahir. By this time, Zainab has passed away. Taufeeq requests his friend and business partner, Haider Masood, to pick Aimen up from Nawabshah and bring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neel Kamal (1968 Film)
''Neel Kamal'' is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller directed by Ram Maheshwari, starring Waheeda Rehman as the eponymous lead, Raaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Mehmood, Balraj Sahni, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. ''Neel Kamal'' received highly positive reviews from critics upon release and proved to be a huge commercial success at the box-office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1968. At the 16th Filmfare Awards, ''Neel Kamal'' received 8 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Maheshwari). Best Supporting Actor (Raaj Kumar), Best Supporting Actress (Shashikala) and Best Comedian (Mehmood), and won Best Actress for Rehman, her second win in the category after ''Guide'' (1965). Plot Sita and her friends go on a college trip. Sita sleepwalks and when she is about to be hit by a train on the railway track, Ram saves her. Impressed, her father decides to get her married to him. After marriage, Sita discovers that her sleepwalking is not the usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baaz (1953 Film)
''Baaz'' () is a 1953 Hindi action film directed by Guru Dutt. This film is Guru Dutt's first starring film, an action film packed with adventure staged mainly on a ship. Plot The 16th century, the Malabar Coast. General Barbosa (KN Singh) signs a treaty with the queen (Sulochana) of a small state giving the Portuguese right to trade in exchange for military protection. With the help of the queen's nephew Jaswant (Ramsingh), he begins to meddle in the administration as well. He arrests merchant Ramzan Ali and his friend Narayan Das. Das' daughter Nisha (Geeta Bali) tries to save her father but is caught by Barbosa and both are sold to a cruel Portuguese pirate Cabral. Cabral kills Narayan Das. Nisha rouses her fellow slaves to revolt against Cabral and once Cabral is killed Nisha becomes a pirate queen pillaging all Portuguese ships in sight. One such ship includes heir to the throne Prince Ravi (Guru Dutt), a Portuguese woman Rosita (Kuldip Kaur) and a court astrologer (Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shair (1949 Film)
''Shair'' is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language film. The film had Dev Anand, opposite Suraiya and Kamini Kaushal in the eternal love triangle. Cast * Dev Anand as Deepak * Suraiya as Rani * Kamini Kaushal as Beena * Agha as Prakash / Parker * Sulochana (Sr) as Beena's mother * Shama Dulari as * Murad as Beena's Father * Kamlakant as Rani's Father * Rekha * Zia as dancer * Cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ... Songs References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0414504 , title=Shair 1949 films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian romance films 1940s romance films Indian black-and-white films Hindi-language romance films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balidan
''Balidan'' also called ''Sacrifice'', is a 1927 Indian silent film directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by Rabindranath Tagore. It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation. Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair. Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28, it was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards". The film starred the then popular cast of Master Vithal, Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Zubeida, Sultana, Jal Khambata and Jani Babu. A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887, it was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest". The film was stated to be commercially successful. Cast * Master Vithal * Sulochana (Ruby Myers) * Zubeida Zubeida Begum Dhanrajgir (1911 – 21 September 1988) was an Indian actress. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildcat Of Bombay 1927 (silent) (14245524943)
The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (''Felis silvestris'') and the African wildcat (''F. lybica''). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while the African wildcat inhabits semi-arid landscapes and steppes in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, into western India and western China. The wildcat species differ in fur pattern, tail, and size: the European wildcat has long fur and a bushy tail with a rounded tip; the smaller African wildcat is more faintly striped, has short sandy-gray fur and a tapering tail; the Asiatic wildcat (''F. lybica ornata'') is spotted. The wildcat and the other members of the cat family had a common ancestor about 10–15 million years ago. The European wildcat evolved during the Cromerian Stage about 866,000 to 478,000 years ago; its direct ancestor was ''Felis lunensis''. The ''silvestris'' and ''lybica'' lineages probably diverged about 173,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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