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Santu Mukherjee
Santu Mukhopadhyay (14 January 1951 – 11 March 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bengali cinema. He was the father of actress Swastika Mukherjee. His younger brother, Sumanta Mukherjee, is also an actor. Early life and biography Santu Mukherjee was born on 17 January 1951 in Kolkata. He attended the Mitra Institution at Bhowanipore at a primary level and later, joined the Padmapukur Institution at Sarat Bose Road, from where he passed his Higher Secondary Examination. He soon dropped out from studies and took dance lessons from Gopal Bhattacharya. He also learned Rabindra Sangeet. He went to renowned director Tapan Sinha, seeking a role in Bengali films. In 1975, Sinha launched him as an actor in the film ''Raja''. Subsequent to his cinematic breakthrough, he working in theater and films. His last film was ''Sanjhbati''. Mukherjee died on 11 March 2020 from cardiac arrest at his South Kolkata residence; he had been suffering from cancer for a long time. Filmogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganadevata (film)
''Ganadevata'' (English: The People) is a 1978 Bengali drama film directed by Tarun Majumdar, based on a novel by same name by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay. The film stars Soumitra Chatterjee, Ajitesh Bannerjee, Samit Bhanja, Rabi Ghosh and Anup Kumar in lead roles. The epic novel is set in the 1920s during the British Raj, about the breakdown of socio-economic structures, impact of industrialization and non-cooperation movement in rural Bengal. It had also won the writer Bandopadhyay, the 1966 Jnanpith Award. At the 26th National Film Awards (1978), it won the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and Best Child Artist Award for Kanchan De Biswas. Cast * Soumitra Chatterjee as Debu Pandit * Kali Banerjee * Sandhya Roy as Durga * Tapen Chatterjee as Tara Napit * Ajitesh Bandopadhyay * Samit Bhanja * Nilkantha Sengupta as Tarini, the singer * Rabi Ghosh as Haren Ghosal * Anup Kumar * Santosh Dutta as Doctor & Social activist for the rural poor people * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampa
The Pampas (from the qu, pampa, meaning "plain") are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul. The vast plains are a natural region, interrupted only by the low Ventana and Tandil hills, near Bahía Blanca and Tandil (Argentina), with a height of and , respectively. The climate is temperate, with precipitation of that is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year, making the soils appropriate for agriculture. The area is also one of the distinct physiography provinces of the larger Paraná–Paraguay plain division. Topography This region has generally low elevations, whose highest levels do not exceed 600 metres (1,970 feet) in altitude. The coastal areas and most of the Buenos Aires Province are predominantly plain (with some wetlands) and the interior areas (mainly in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatayu
Jatayu ( sa, जटायुः, IAST: ) is a demigod in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', who has the form of either an eagle or a vulture. He is the younger son of Aruṇa and his wife Shyeni, the brother of Sampati, as well as the nephew of Garuda. He is also an old friend of King Dasharatha, Rama's father. Legend Flight towards the sun During their youth, Jatayu and his elder brother, Sampati, under a wager, flew towards Surya, the solar deity. Jatayu, careless due to his youthfulness, outflew his brother, and entered the Sūryamaṇḍala, the orbit of the sun, during noon. Due to the blazing heat of Surya, his wings started to get scorched. In a desperate bid to rescue his brother, Sampati flew ahead of him, spreading his wings wide open to shield him. As a consequence, it was Sampati who had his wings burnt, descending towards the Vindhya mountains. Incapacitated, he spent the rest of his life under the protection of a sage named Nishakara, who performed a penance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maan Abhiman
Maan or Ma'an may refer to: Places * Ma'an, a city in Jordan, and capital of the governorate * Ma'an Governorate, a governorate of Jordan * Ma'an, Syria, a village near Hama * Maan, Punjab, a village Kasur District, Punjab, Pakistan * Ma'an, Cameroon, a commune in Cameroon * Man, Vikramgad, a village in Maharashtra, India * Ma'an, Huitong (马鞍镇), a town of Huitong County, Hunan. People * Maan (surname) * Maan (singer) (born 1997), Dutch singer and actress Entertainment * ''Maan'' (film), a 1954 Bollywood film * ''Maan'' (Indian TV series), a 2001–2002 Indian soap opera television series that aired on Metro Gold * ''Maan'' (Pakistani TV series), a 2015–2016 Pakistani television drama series that aired on Hum TV Other uses * Maan family, a medieval Druze princely family * Ma'an News Agency, a Palestinian news agency * Arab Democratic Party (Israel) The Arab Democratic Party ( he, translit=Miflaga Demokratit Aravit, מפלגה דמוקרטית ערבית; ar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striker (1978 Film)
''Striker'' is a Bengali sports drama film directed by Archan Chakravarty. The film was based on a same name novel by Moti Nandi and released on 25 August 1978 under the banner of Keya films. Plot The film tells the story of a young footballer Prasun's life and his struggle to make a mark in Kolkata football. His father was also an eminent footballer but deprived by his club authority. Prasun has a dream to play on behalf of a big football club of Kolkata maidan. Cast * Samit Bhanja as Prasun * Anil Chatterjee * Santu Mukherjee * Tarun Kumar Chatterjee * Ruma Guha Thakurta * Utpal Dutt * Chinmoy Roy Chinmoy Roy (1940–2019) was an Indian Bengali male actor. He was famous for his comic roles in Bengali movies, though his versatility has allowed him to play a variety of roles. Though he was known for portraying various character roles, Ro ... * Arati Bhattacharya * Ramen Raychowdhury * Pinaki Sengupta References External links * {{IMDb title, 1520385 1978 films Benga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusi
''Tusi'', often translated as "headmen" or "chieftains", were hereditary tribal leaders recognized as imperial officials by the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties of China, and the Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties of Vietnam. They ruled certain ethnic minorities in southwest China and the Indochinese peninsula nominally on behalf of the central government. This arrangement is known as the ''Tusi System'' or the ''Native Chieftain System'' (). It should not to be confused with the Chinese tributary system or the Jimi system. ''Tusi'' were located primarily in Yunnan, Guizhou, Tibet, Sichuan, Chongqing, the Xiangxi Prefecture of Hunan, and the Enshi Prefecture of Hubei. ''Tusi'' also existed in the historical dependencies of China in what is today northern Myanmar, Laos, and northern Thailand. Vietnam also implemented a ''Tusi'' system under the Later Lê and Nguyễn dynasties. In 2015, UNESCO designated three ''Tusi'' castles (Laosicheng, Tangya, and Hailongtun) as part of the "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaal Sanyasi
Jaal may refer to: * ''Jaal'' (1952 film), a 1952 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Guru Dutt, starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali * ''Jaal'' (1967 film), a 1967 Indian Hindi-language crime-drama film by Moni Bhattacharjee, starring Biswajeet Chatterjee and Mala Sinha * ''Jaal'' (1973 film), a 1973 Pakistani film * ''Jaal'' (1986 film), a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Rekha * ''Jaal'' (TV series), a 2019 Pakistani Urdu-language drama television series * '' Jaal: The Trap'', a 2003 Indian action film by Guddu Dhanoa, starring starring Sunny Deol and Reema Sen * ''Jaal'', a 2012 fantasy novel by Indian author Sangeeta Bahadur * Jaal Ama Darav, a character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ... in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
