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Rakshak (1996 Film)
''Rakshak'' () is 1996 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ashok Honda, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Honest Raj''. Plot Raj and his mother come to visit village. Raj meets his best friend Raghu, and love interest Suman. They eventually marry and Raj becomes and IPS officer. Raghu starts printing fake currency to get rid of his loans and credits and becomes to mafia boss of the village. Raj finds out his secret but is attacked severely by Raghu's goons and his mother and Suman get killed. Dr. Pooja Malhotra treats him to recover and revenge his friend turned enemy Raghu. Cast * Suniel Shetty as ASP Raj Sinha *Karishma Kapoor as Suman Sinha *Sonali Bendre as Dr. Pooja Malhotra *Raghuvaran as Raghavan "Raghu" *Aruna Irani as Raj's mother *Mushtaq Khan as Bhola *Dinesh Hingoo as Suman's father *Pramod Moutho as Bardha Seth * Ponnambalam as Danyaal *Alok Nath as Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honest Raj
''Honest Raj'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film directed by K. S. Ravi. The film stars Vijayakanth, Gautami and Aamani, while Devan (actor), Devan, Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama, Senthil, Vijayakumar (Tamil actor), Vijayakumar, and Nizhalgal Ravi play supporting roles. It marked the debut of Ravi K. Chandran in Tamil cinema. The film, produced by T. G. Thyagarajan, G. Thyagarajan, was released on 14 April 1994 to positive reviews. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Rakshak'' (1996). Plot "Honest" Raj (Vijayakanth), a police officer in a coma for four years, wakes up suddenly. Abhinaya (Gautami), a newly appointed doctor, saves him from a killer with the help of Raj's assistant Velu (Senthil). 10 years ago, Raj lived with his mother Maragatham (Manorama (Tamil actress), Manorama) in Chennai. Maragatham was a Bank officer, and Raj was a graduate searching for a job. When Maragatham's Bank was taken hostage, Raj came to rescue and defeated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponnambalam (actor)
Ponnambalam (born 11 November 1963) is an Indian actor and stuntman who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He is best known for playing antagonistic roles in Indian films during the 1990s, notably appearing in films such as '' Nattamai'' (1994), '' Muthu'' (1995) and ''Amarkalam'' (1999). Later in his career, Ponnambalam also appeared in a few leading roles, while also taking up the mantle of director and producer. Career Ponnambalam made his debut in cinema as a stuntman, and often appeared as an extra fighter in films, starring in minor roles in films including '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) and '' Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' (1990). As a result of his proficiency as a stuntman, he later received the nickname "Spare Parts" Ponnambalam as no part of his body was ever injured or fractured. He made a breakthrough as an actor following the success of P. Vasu's ''Walter Vetrivel'' (1993), and subsequently starred in several prominent Tamil films in the 1990s in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sushma Shrestha
Poornima Shrestha (born 6 September 1960 as Sushma Shrestha), is an Indian playback singer. Starting as a child singer, she later reinvented into a leading playback singer in Bollywood during the 1990s. She started her career as a child singer in '' Andaz'' (1971) under music director duo Shankar Jaikishan for the hit song "Hai Na Bolo Bolo" alongside Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur. Throughout her childhood, she then worked with music composers of the golden era including Naushad, Madan Mohan, C. Ramchandra, Salil Choudhury, Anil Biswas, S.D. Burman, Kalyanji-Anandji and Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Poornima formed a successful collaboration with R.D. Burman with such popular numbers, "Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle" from '' Aa Gale Lag Jaa'' (1973) and "Kya Hua Tera Vada" from ''Hum Kisise Kum Naheen'' (1977); both earned her nominations for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award becoming the youngest nominee in the category at the age of 11. She made a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan (born 6 August 1987) is an Indian singer, host and actor. He is the son of singer Udit Narayan. He is known for hosting Indian Idol and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9. Personal life Narayan was born to singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan. In November 2020, he announced his marriage with Shweta Agarwal to be held in December the same year. They married on 1 December 2020, in a close-knit ceremony in Mumbai attended by a small number of people. They had a child, a girl, in March 2022. Career Narayan's first playback song was for the Nepalese film ''Mohini'' in 1992 and then a Hindi film '' Rangeela'' with Asha Bhosle. Later in 1995 he performed a song for ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' along with his father, Udit Narayan. His acting career as a child began when Narayan was spotted by producer and director Subhash Ghai at the 1995 Filmfare Award function, as the final performer for the "Little Wonders" troupe. Ghai then signed him for his forthco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapna Mukherjee
Sapna Mukherjee is a Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tirchi Topi Wale" in ''Tridev'' (1989). Career She started her singing career in 1986 when music directors, Kalyanji Anandji gave her chance to sing three songs for the movie '' Janbaaz''. Her first breakthrough came in 1989 when Kalyanji Anandji chose her to sing "Tirchi Topi Wale" for the movie ''Tridev''. The song went to become huge hit year. She worked with music directors such as Nadeem-Shravan, Raamlaxman, Jatin–Lalit, Anand–Milind, Viju Shah, Bappi Lahiri, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Channi Singh, Rajesh Roshan, Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman and singers like Kishore Kumar, Amit Kumar, Kumar Sanu, SP Balasubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Mohammed Aziz, Vinod Rathod, Sudesh Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Babul Supriyo, Lucky Ali, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam. In 2006, she came out with an album entitled "Mere Piya", which included seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Rathod
Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Bollywood films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started when Usha Khanna after listening to his voice in a cassette called him in April 1986, to sing a qawwali, "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De" in Do Yaar. Mohammed Aziz was his co-singer. Vinod recorded no less than 40 songs for the composer, and also sang for composers like Ajay Swami and Surinder Kohli in his struggle phase. His TV serial title song, "Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga" for the serial Akash Ganga proved very successful amongst viewers. He entered the big films league when composers Shiv-Hari called him to record "Baadal Pe Chalke Aa" with Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadekar which proved popular and "Zindagi Har Janam Pyar Ki Dastan" with Lata Mangeshkar in Yash Chopra's Vijay in 1988 proved to be a greater success. Vinod was the voice of Rishi Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandana Dixit
Chandana Dixit is a Bollywood playback singer who started her career as a dubbing artist and later went on to sing popular songs such as "Husn Hain Suhana" ( ''Coolie No. 1''), "Shahar Ki Ladki" (''Rakshak''), "Chumma Chumma" (''Daanveer''), "Tujhe Khaas Fursat" (''Auzaar'') and "Khul Gaya Naseeb" ('' Bhai''). She has worked with music composers Anand–Milind and Anu Malik. She also recorded the title track of the television series ''Shagun'' which aired on Star Plus in the afternoon slot. Dixit recorded the hugely popular song "Husn Hain Suhana" from the film ''Coolie No. 1'', which was to be dubbed later by another singer. However, music composers Anand–Milind, producer Vashu Bhagnani, and director David Dhawan all felt that her version should be used as final track. She went on to sing other popular songs for the composer duo which included "Shahar Ki Ladki" from ''Rakshak''. Dixit moved to the U.S. state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), better known as Abhijeet, is a Bollywood playback singer. Abhijeet has sung 6034 songs in over 1000 films. Personal life Abhijeet was born to a Kanpur-based Bengali businessman turned editor Dhirendranath Bhattacharya, and his wife Kamladevi Bhattacharya in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Career Abhijeet left home after graduation from the Christ Church College in Kanpur for Mumbai in 1981 to pursue a career in singing in Bollywood. He has been influenced by the singer Kishore Kumar. He has sung many Hindi songs. His songs include work from the film '' Baaghi'', composed by Anand–Milind. The songs ''Ek Chanchal Shokh Hasina'', ''Chandni Raat Hai'' and ''Har Kasam Se Badi Hai'' were featured in this movie. This was followed by several chartbusters from movies such as Khiladi and Shola Aur Shabnam, both of which were also box office hits. Then in 1994, he performed for movies such as Yeh Dillagi, Phool Aur Angaar, Anjaam, Raja Babu a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehar Ki Ladki
''Khandaani Shafakhana'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by debutante Shilpi Dasgupta, and starring Sonakshi Sinha and Badshah. The supporting cast includes Varun Sharma and Annu Kapoor. Principal photography began on 25 January 2019, and it was theatrically released in India on 2 August 2019. It was considered as a box office disaster due to its poor commercial performance. Plot Babita "Baby" Bedi, a middle class Punjabi girl, is working as a medical representative and the only earner in the house. She gets constantly shouted at by her boss and is unhappy with her job. Her uncle, who had lent them money earlier, has his eyes fixed upon Baby's house, which is the only remainder of her dead father. One day she inherits her uncle, Mamaji's wealth after he is killed by a man. His will states that Baby is the sole heir of his property and that she has to run a fertility clinic for six months in order to sell it or else she will lose everything. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeshan Shaikh
Zeeshan (Zişan) or Zeshan (Zeşan) is a Turkish given name, derived from words "Zee" ''(possessor of,'' from Arabic ''ذو)'' and "Shan" ''(high status'' or ''splendor,'' from Arabic شأن'')'', sometimes simply translated as "princely" or "Moon". This word is also used in Persian, Urdu and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective. In South Asia, this name is mostly used for males; however, the name is neutral in gender and can also be used for females (mostly in Turkey) with meanings "Moon", "magnificent" and "brilliant". Variant forms and similar names The diminutive or nickname for Zeeshan is Shaan or "Shani". Jishan is a Bihari and Indian cognate for the same word, so written due to the lack of a native 'Z' sound in Sanskrit-derived languages. Notable people with this name * Zeshan Zaffar (born July 04, 1990), Pakistani Lecturer of International Relations *Zeeshan Abbasi (born 1982), Pakistani blind cricketer *Zeeshan Ali (born 1970), Indian tennis player *Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film '' Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of the Year. Tandon established herself by playing the leading lady in the commercially successful action dramas '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Mohra'' (1994), '' Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi'' (1996), and '' Ziddi'' (1997). She earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1994 drama '' Laadla'' and in the late 1990s, she collaborated with Govinda in several successful comedies, including ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998), '' Dulhe Raja'' (1998) and ''Anari No.1'' (1999). She also played against type in the crime dramas '' Ghulam-E-Mustafa'' (1997) and '' Shool'' (1999). In the 2000s, Tandon ventured into arthouse cinema with roles in the 2001 films ''Daman'' and '' Aks'', both of which garnered her crit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam (23 December 1959 – 10 April 2022) was an Indian actor and screenwriter who is known for his role as the leading industrial tycoon I. M. Virani in the Indian television serial ''Mukti Bandhan'' on Colors channel. He is credited with writing the screenplay for the 1989 film ''Parinda'', directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and for the 2005 film ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', directed by Sudhir Mishra. He also appeared in supporting roles in both films. He died from an illness on 10 April 2022. Filmography As actor *'' Meenakshi Sundareshwar'' (2021) as Thatha *'' Nail Polish'' (2021) as Dr. Nandi *'' Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' as Appa *'' Laakhon Mein Ek'' as Mr. Morthy *''Hichki (2018)'' as Principal of St.Notker's *''Rocky Handsome'' (2016) as ACP Rebbelo *''Bangistan'' (2015) as The Shankaracharya *'' Ungli'' as DCP Shivraman (2014) *''Rahasya'' (2015) as Mr. Noorani *'' Happy Journey'' as Andrew (Alice's Father) (2014) *'' 2 States'' as Ananya's father ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
