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Rehana (actress)
Rehana was a film actress in Indian and Pakistani Cinema and was known as ''The Queen of Charm'' and ''The Dancing Damsel of Bombay''. She worked in leading roles in films such as ''Sagai'', ''Tadbir'', '' Hum Ek Hain'', ''Shehnai'', ''Sajan'', '' Samrat'' and '' Sargam''. Early life Rehana was born as Musarrat Jehan in Bombay, British India. Career After doing dancing roles and small roles in films like the K. L. Saigal-Suraiya-starrer ''Tadbir'', she got her major break in '' Hum Ek Hain'' (1946), which was incidentally Dev Anand's first film. ''Sajan'' (1947) had Rehana in the female lead, and following the success of this film, as well as ''Shehnai'' (1947), she became an "overnight star". From 1948 to 1951 was the best phase of her career as she did a variety of films paired opposite most of the top heroes of that time, like Prem Adib in ''Actress'' (1948), with Raj Kapoor in ''Sunehre Din'' (1949) and '' Sargam'' (1950), with Dev Anand in ''Dilruba'' (1950), with Shyam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunehre Din
''Sunehre Din'' () is a 1949 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Satish Nigam and produced by Madan Lal Mehrotr. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Roop Kamal, Nigar Sultana (actress), Nigar Sultana and Rehana (actress), Rehana, with Ramesh Sinha, Indumati, Heera, Kamalakant and Mahendra in supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by Gyan Dutt. The film was based on a story written by Satish Nigam. Plot Premendra is a singer in All India Radio. He became a sensation at that time as most of the youth became his fan base. College girls, including Renuka, Asha and Lata, had crushes on him. Renuka is middle-class whereas Lata and Asha were rich. One day all three of them went to meet Premendra. Meanwhile Premendra dresses himself as a drummer in the event while another person is addressed as Premendra. Renuka is helped by Premendra in an accident outside the event and they fall in love. Within a few days Asha and Lata learn about the real Premendra and Asha also starts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betaab
''Betaab'' (''Restless'') is a 1983 Indian romance film written by Javed Akhtar, directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal. The film stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles along with Shammi Kapoor. The music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman. The film went on to be one of the biggest hits of the year. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Samrat'' in 1987, with Ramesh Babu and Sonam, and in Kannada as ''Karthik'' in 2011. Plot This film is a love story of two youngsters who fall in love despite the status gaps between their families. Sunny, is a young, poor and happy guy who lives with his mother Sumitra in his home-made town farm. Formerly, his father Avenash had been a big businessman, but he went bankrupt. For this reason, he killed himself. Avenash was close friends with Sardar Dinesh Singh Girji who is one of the richest and most powerful men in the city. When Sardar reveals that Avenash has gone bankrupt, he turns his back to him. Sardar has o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majboor (1974 Film)
''Majboor'' () is a 1974 Indian suspense thriller film directed by Ravi Tandon and written by Salim-Javed. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran and Satyen Kappu with Farida Jalal, Sulochana Latkar, Iftekhar, Jagdish Raj and Rehman in supporting roles. The story revolves around Ravi Khanna (Bachchan), a terminally ill man who frames himself for a murder which he did not commit in order to help his family collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes the police custody and sets out to search for the real killer. The movie is loosely inspired by two English movies of 1970 – ''Zig zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in Telugu by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and Jayasudha. It was also remade in Tamil as Naan Vazhavaippen (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and K. R. Vijaya , in Gujarati as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in Malayalam as '' Ee Kaikalil'' (1986). The movie was also an inspiration for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teesri Kasam
''Teesri Kasam'' () is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra. It is based on the short story ''Mare Gaye Gulfam'', by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo Shankar–Jaikishan composed the film's score. The film's cinematography was done by Subrata Mitra. Dialogues were written by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh. ''Teesri Kasam'' is an unconventional film that portrays rural Indian society. It is the story of a naive bullock cart driver Hiraman, who falls in love with Hirabai, a dancer at a ''nautanki''. The film also deals with the issue of exploitation of women in the performing arts, especially in travelling folk theatre. Teesri Kasam emerged as a box-office bomb, a flop upon its release but won President's medal for best film (National award for best film). Synopsis After nearly getting arrested, Hiraman promises to himself that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilruba 1950
The dilruba (also spelt dilrupa) is a bowed musical instrument originating in India. It is slightly larger than an esraj and has a larger, square resonance box. The dilruba holds particular importance in Sikh history. It became more widely known outside India in the 1960s through use in songs by Western artists, such as the Beatles during their psychedelic phase (most notably in the song "Within You Without You"). Etymology The name of the instrument derives from the Persianized Hindustani word دلربا/दिलरुबा (''dilrubā''), literally meaning "that which ravishes or steals the heart." History The traditional story is that the dilruba was invented around 300 years ago by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, who based it on the much older and much heavier taus. His innovations made it more convenient for the Sikh army (the ''khalsa'') to carry the instrument on horseback. There is some doubt in the research community about the truth of the traditional or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai
''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language gangster film written by Rajat Arora and directed by Milan Luthria. It stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai and Randeep Hooda. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under the Balaji Motion Pictures banner, ''Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai'' was released on 30 July 2010 to generally positive reviews from critics, and was a box office hit. The film is loosely based on the lives of Mumbai underworld gangsters Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim. A sequel, ''Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!'', was released in 2013. Plot The film opens in March 1993 in Bombay, with a suicide attempt by ACP Agnel Wilson on the pretext of the recent Bombay bombings. When questioned by his superior over his actions, he breaks down and claims that the bombings are his own fault. Wilson recounts that 18 years ago, when he was posted as the ACP in the Bombay crime branch, his inability to take necessary action led to the rise of Shoaib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Luthria
Milan Luthria is an Indian film director who works in Hindi films. He is best known as the director of Ajay Devgan ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' (2010). He is the nephew of producer and director Mahesh Bhatt. Personal life Milan is the son of Raj Khosla. Career Starting his career as an assistant director to Dharmesh Darshan for ''Lootere'' in 1993, Luthria made his directorial debut in 1999 with the successful action thriller film ''Kachche Dhaage''. The film, released under the Tips Films banner, starred Ajay Devgan as a smuggler on the Rajasthan-Kashmir, Pakistan border and Saif Ali Khan, on the run from the Border Security Force, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the border mafia. Luthria shot the film in Rajasthan and Switzerland. The film received a mixed reception. Although the photography of the film was praised with the scenic backdrop of the Rajasthani desert and the green valleys and snow-capped peaks of Switzerland, it was seen as a weaker film than that of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor (born 7 June 1975) is an Indian television producer, film producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap opera. She is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which was founded in 1994. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is a film production and distribution company. She launched ALT Balaji in April 2017. In 2017, Kapoor also launched her biography, Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms Kapoor was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2020 for her work in the field of arts. Personal life Ektaa Kapoor is the daughter of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. Her younger brother, Tusshar Kapoor, is also a Bollywood actor. She went to school at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College. Kapoor is not married. She has a son named Ravie Kapoor, born on 27 January 2019 via surrogacy. Career Ektaa Kapoor started her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Rehana
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer. History Prehistorical portraiture Plastered human skulls were reconstructed human skulls that were made in the ancient Levant between 9000 and 6000 BC in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period. They represent some of the oldest forms of art in the Middle East and demonstrate that the prehistoric population took great care in burying their ancestors below their homes. The skulls denote some of the earliest sculptural examples of portraiture in the history of art. Historical portraitur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigar Awards
The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards are Pakistan's version of the Academy Awards. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honor the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1956. In 2002, following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry. After a 15-year hiatus, with the revival of Pakistani cinema, the 47th Nigar Awards were announced to be held on 16 March 2017 in Karachi. History The Nigar Awards were introduced in 1957 by Ilyas Rashidi, also known as ''Baba-e-Filmi Sahafat'' (translation: The Father of Film Journalism) in Pakistan. The award was an extension of the Nigar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aulad (1962 Film)
''Aulaad'' () is a 1962 Pakistani Urdu-language black and white film. The film was released on 3 August 1962 and was directed by S. M. Yusuf who also co-produced it with F. M. Sardar with story, dialogues and lyrics by Fayyaz Hashmi. The cast included Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Waheed Murad, Talish and Rehana. The music composition was done by A. Hameed. The film revolves around the struggles and greatness of a woman as a mother and wife. The film marked the first marked the debut of Murad as an actor who later went on to become one of the most famous actors of Pakistani cinema. This was a super-hit musical film of 1962 and won two awards at 1962 Nigar Awards; Best director and Best Actress (Sultana). Cast * Nayyar Sultana * Habib * Waheed Murad * Rehana * Talish * Sultan Rahi (as a guest appearance) Music The music of the film was composed by music director A. Hameed. The songs were written by Fayyaz Hashmi. Awards ''Aulaad'' received 2 awards at 6th Nigar Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
