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Ram Teri Ganga Maili
''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles. Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film. The film generated controversy because of Mandakini's bold scenes of breastfeeding and bathing in a transparent saree, which wasn't something the conservative Indian Film Certification Board allowed then. Yet, it had a U (Universal) age rating, which was later amended to U/A. It was the last film directed by Kapoor. ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' is included in the 'All-Time Blockbusters' list of Indian Cinema. It was certified Diamond Jubilee in Mumbai and Golden Jubilee in other major cities. The film was the year's highest-grossing film. It was also one of the highest-grossing films of the 1980s, alongside ''Kranti'' (1981) and ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989). Plot Narendra Sahay a.k.a. "Naren" is the son of Jeeva Sahay. He is a rich politician in Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in Hindi Cinema. He is often referred to as ''The Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema''. He received multiple accolades, including three National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare Awards in India. The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Kapoor. He produced two films, ''Awaara'' (1951) and ''Boot Polish'' (1954), that competed for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival. His performance in ''Awaara'' was ranked as one of the "Top-Ten Greatest Performances of All Time in World Cinema" by ''Time'' magazine. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 for his contributions to the arts. India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangotri
Gangotri is a town and a ''Nagar Panchayat'' (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is 99 km from Uttarkashi, the main district headquarter. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi – the origin of the river Ganges. The town is located on the Greater Himalayan Range, at a height of . According to popular Hindu legend, Goddess Ganga descended here when Lord Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair. Gangotri significance Gangotri is one of the four sites in the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit. It is also the origin of the Ganges river and seat of the goddess Ganga. The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name ''Ganga'' (the Ganges) from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda. The origin of the holy river is at Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek from Gangotri. The original Gangotri Temple was built by the Nepalese general Amar Singh Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geeta Siddharth
Gita Siddharth (died 14 December 2019) was an Indian actress and social worker. She acted in mainstream Bollywood as well as art house cinema, like '' Parichay'' (1972), ''Garm Hava'' (1973), and ''Gaman'' (1978). She was best known for her role in M.S. Sathyu's ''Garm Hava'' (1973), at the 21st National Film Awards, where the film won the award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and she received a souvenir as the lead actress. She was married to documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, Siddharth Kak, most known for his cultural magazine show, ''Surabhi'' in 1990s. Their daughter Antara Kak is a documentary film maker. Gita was also an art director with the show. She died on 14 December 2019. Selected filmography * '' Parichay'' (1972) * ''Garm Hava'' (1973) * ''Sholay'' (1975) * ''Doosra Aadmi'' (1977) * ''Gaman'' (1978) * '' Trishul'' (1978) * ''Noorie'' (1979) * ''Sadgati'' (1981) * ''Ladaaku '' (1981) * ''Shaukeen'' (1982) * '' Suraag'' (1982) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raza Murad
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television. Early life He is the son of the Bollywood character actor Hamid Ali Murad. Murad is the first cousin of Zeenat Aman and nephew of Amanullah Khan, writer of ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and ''Pakeezah''. His nieces, Sonam and Sanober Kabir, are also performers. Career Murad began his career in film Ek Nazar (1972 film), and played sympathetic brothers (and brother figures) in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, he has primarily appeared in supporting roles as a father, uncle, or villain. Murad studied at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune from 1969 to 1971, and received a diploma in film acting. With a distinctive baritone voice, one of his memorable roles as a character actor was the despondent poet in 1973's ''Namak Haraam'' with Amitabh Bachchan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1960s, he moved to films with Sai Paranjpye's '' Jadu Ka Shankh'' in 1974. He worked in several parallel cinema films before working in the mainstream Hindi film industry. He appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's classic ''Arth'' (1982), ''Ek Chadar Maili Si'' (1986), '' Waaris'' (1988), and in all three parts of Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy: ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), and ''Water'' (2005). After nearly two decades he was seen on the theatre stage at the Padatik Theatre in Kolkata in the production of ''Atmakatha'', directed by Vinay Sharma. Personal life Kharbanda is married to Maheshwari, a woman who was previously married to the Maharaja of Kotah. Born the daughter of Maharaja Ram Singh II of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, Maheshwari married Kha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies. During the 1980s and 1990s he was considered to be Britain's highest-profile Asian actor, thanks to his leading roles in the movie ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' (1985) and television series '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), ''Tandoori Nights'' (1985–1987) and ''Little Napoleons'' (1994). He played an instrumental part in bringing together film makers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant and acted in several of their Merchant Ivory Productions films such as ''The Guru'' (1969), ''Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures'' (1978), ''The Courtesans of Bombay'' (1983) and '' The Deceivers'' (1988). He broke into Indian films with Satyajit Ray's ''Shatranj Ke Khilari'' (1977) for which he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1978. His cameo role as the ''paanwala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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