Shri Ganesh Mahima
''Shri Ganesh Mahima'' also called ''Shri Krishna Vivah'' is a 1950 Hindi mythological film directed by Homi Wadia. The film was made under Wadia's Basant Pictures Banner with music composed by S. N. Tripathi. Meena Kumari, after her career as a child artist, started doing adult roles as heroines in mythologicals and fantasy genres before she made it in mainstream cinema with ''Baiju Bawra'' (1952). The cast included Meena Kumari, Mahipal, S. N. Tripathi, Amarnath and Dalpat. It's a side story and indirect sequel to Hanuman Patal Vijay. Plot Ganesha curses Chandra (Moon) for his vanity when he laughs at him. On asking forgiveness the curse is changed so that the effect occurs only on the auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Anyone looking at the moon will fall prey to false charges. Lord Krishna (Mahipal) looks at the moon and is accused of having stolen the Syamantaka Mani by Satrajit whose daughter Satyabhama (Meena Kumari) is keen on marrying Krishna. The film follows the fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Homi Wadia
Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). He was the co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions, established in 1933 and later after the closure of Wadiatone, he founded Basant Pictures in 1942. In a career spanning five decades, he directed over 40 films, including ''Hunterwali'' (1935), ''Miss Frontier Mail'' (1936), '' Diamond Queen'' (1940), Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman(1948) and fantasy film ''Hatim Tai'' (1956). He was also a founding member of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India, established in 1954. Homi Wadia was married to actress and stunt woman Fearless Nadia. Homi was the younger brother of JBH Wadia, who was himself a movie director. Early life and background Wadia was from a Parsi family, and his ancestors came from shipbuilding family, Wadia family (Wadia Group) originally from Surat in Gujarat state of western India, which also built British-wartime ship HMS Trincomalee (1817). His a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Krishna
Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar. The anecdotes and narratives of Krishna's life are generally titled as ''Krishna Leela''. He is a central character in the ''Mahabharata'', the '' Bhagavata Purana'', the ''Brahma Vaivarta Purana,'' and the '' Bhagavad Gita'', and is mentioned in many Hindu philosophical, theological, and mythological texts. They portray him in various perspectives: as a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, and the universal supreme being. Quote: "Krsna's various appearances as a di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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B M Vyas
B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' bee'' (pronounced ), plural ''bees''. It represents the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial consonants. History Old English was originally written in runes, whose equivalent letter was beorc , meaning "birch". Beorc dates to at least the 2nd-century Elder Futhark, which is now thought to have derived from the Old Italic alphabets' either directly or via Latin . The uncial and half-uncial introduced by the Gregorian and Irish missions gradually developed into the Insular scripts' . These Old English Latin alphabets supplanted the earlier runes, whose use was fully banned under King Canute in the early 11th century. The Norman Conquest popularised the Carolingian half-uncial forms which lat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anita Guha
Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mythological films; ''Sampoorna Ramayana'' (1961), ''Shree Ram Bharat Milap'' (1965) and ''Tulsi Vivah'' (1971). Besides this, she also played notable roles in films such as ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Purnima'' (1965), ''Pyar Ki Rahen ''(1959), ''Gateway of India'' (1957), ''Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957), ''Lukochuri'' (1958) and ''Sanjog'' (1961). Career She came to Mumbai in the 1950s as a beauty pageant contestant when she was 15 years old. She became an actress there and made her film debut in '' Tonga-wali'' (1955). She moved on to hit films such as '' Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957), '' Sharada'' (1957), and ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai'', for which she earned nomination in Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category, the only nomination of he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jayshree T , American businesswoman
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Jayshree may refer to: * Jayshree Arora, Indian actress, dancer * Jayshree Gadkar, Indian Marathi and Hindi film actress * Jayshree Khadilkar, Indian chess player * Jayshree Soni, Indiana actress * Jayshree T., Indian Marathi actress and dancer * Jayshree Talwalkar, Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer * Jayshree Ullal Jayshree V. Ullal (born March 27, 1961) is an Indian-American billionaire businesswoman, president and CEO of Arista Networks, a Cloud computing, cloud networking company responsible for the deployment of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10/25 Gigabit Ethern ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Radha Saluja
Radha Saluja is an Indian actress who has worked mainly in Hindi cinema, Punjabi cinema and Tamil, with a few Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, she is known for her films opposite M. G. Ramachandran like '' Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga'' and ''Idhayakkani'', both of which were blockbusters in Tamil in 1977 and 1975 respectively. She is known for her Hindi films like '' Haar Jeet'' (1972) and ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' (1973). In 1975, she appeared in the breakthrough Punjabi film ''Morni'' (1975). Career In the early 1970s, she appeared as a female lead in numerous films, like ''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' (1973), ''Man Jeete Jag Jeet'' (1973), ''Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam'' (1974), ''Man Jeete Jag Jeet'', a Sikh religious film in Punjabi, wherein she was cast alongside Sunil Dutt. She also appeared alongside M. G. Ramachandran in the Tamil films, ''Idhayakkani'' (1975) and '' Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga'' (1977), both of which be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanan Kaushal
Indumati Paingankar ( Sheth), better known as Kanan Kaushal, is an Indian actress, most famous for starring in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975) and Pardesi. The low-budget film became a huge box office hit and a cultural phenomenon. She has acted in number of Marathi films like ''Pahuni'', ''Bholi Bhabadi'', ''Maan Apmaan'', ''Ekati'', ''Kartiki'', ''Mama Bhache'', ''Chandra Aahe Sakshila'', ''LaxmanRekha'' and ''Shraddha''. She has also acted in 16 Gujarati films, 4 Bhojpuri films, and 60 Hindi – Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ... films. She belongs to the "Gomantak Maratha" community and has acted in a number of Marathi plays. Filmography , - , 1966 , , Budtameez , , Beena (sister of Shammi Kapoor) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ashish Kumar (actor)
Ashish Kumar was a renowned film actor and director of Hindi and Bengali films. He is best remembered for his leading roles in ''Raja Harishchandra'' (1979), ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975) and ''Jai Dwarkadheesh'' (1977) and has played the roles of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu in several mythological films. Biography Early career Ashish Kumar began his career in Bengali films before making his mark in Hindi films, mainly of the mythological genre. Golden era His golden era was during the sixties and seventies. The landmark film ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975) was a blockbuster in every sense, emerging as a national craze. Personal life Ashish Kumar married Bela Bose, his co-actor in a few films, and has a daughter and a son. He died on 23 November 2013 in Goa, India. Partial filmography *1954: ''Balaygras'' *1956: ''Asha'' - Arup Mukherjee *1958: ''Sonar Kathi'' *1960: ''Ratan Lal Bangali'' *1960: ''Gariber Meye'' *1963: ''Phool Bane Angaare'' - Ashish Kumar *1965: ''Bharat Mila ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hanuman Vijay
''Hanuman Vijay'' is a 1974 Bollywood film directed by Babubhai Mistri. Plot The story mainly revolves around Lord Hanuman. The relationship between him and his wife Makri and how Hanuman helped Lord Ram and his younger brother Lakshman when Ahiravan kidnaps both brothers under Ravana's order. Cast *Hercules as Hanuman *Ashish Kumar (actor), Ashish Kumar as Rama, Shri Ram *Kanan Kaushal as Chandrasena *Sujatha (actress), Sujata as Jal Makri *Manher Desai as Ahiravan *Raaj Kumar, Raj Kumar as Lakshman Soundtrack The music was composed by Ajay Vishwanath. External links * 1974 films 1970s Hindi-language films Indian fantasy films Films based on the Ramayana Films directed by Babubhai Mistry Hanuman in popular culture 1970s fantasy films Hindi-language fantasy films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rukmini
Rukmini ( sa, रुक्मिणी, , ) is a Hindu goddess and the first queen and chief wife of Krishna. In Vaishnava tradition, she is described as Krishna's principal queen in Dvaraka, as well as the chief of his wives. She is an incarnation of the goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. The goddess is regarded to be the chief or principal consort of Krishna in various pieces of literature and is venerated primarily in Warkari and Haridasa tradition, and additionally in Sri Vaishnavism where Lakshmi-Narayana are revered and worshipped. Rukmini is mainly worshipped in Maharashtra and South India. The people of Maharashtra venerate her with Vithoba (a regional form of Krishna) and call her Rakhumai. In South India, she is worshipped along with Krishna and his other primary consort Satyabhama. Etymology and epithets The name ''Rukmini'' is derived from the Sanskrit word ''Rukma'' which means 'Radiant', 'Clear' or 'Bright'. The name can also mean 'decorated with gold ornamen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Krishna Kumari (actress)
T. Krishna Kumari (6 March 1933 – 24 January 2018) was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki. She starred in over 150 films in her career, most notably ''Pichi Pullayya'' (1953), ''Bangaru Papa'' (1955), ''Vinayaka Chaviti'' (1957)'', Pelli Kanuka'' (1960), '' Devanthakudu'' (1960), ''Bharya Bhartalu'' (1961), ''Vagdanam'' (1961), ''Kula Gotralu'' (1962), '' Chaduvukunna Ammayilu'' (1963), '' Bandipotu'' (1963), '' Punarjanma'' (1963 film), ''Aggi Pidugu'' (1964), ''Doctor Chakravarty'' (1964), ''Gudi Gantalu'' (1964), ''Antastulu'' (1965), '' Chikkadu Dorakadu'' (1967),''Tikka Sankarayya'' (1968), ''Neramu Siksha'' (1973). Early life Krishna Kumari was born on 6 March 1933 a Telugu and Kannada-speaking Madhwa Brahmin family at Naihati, West Bengal to T. Venkoji Rao and Sachi Devi. Her family hails from Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Owing he ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |