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Saira Banu
Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is a former Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi language films. She was one of the most popular actresses in her heyday in the Indian film industry in the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Saira Banu was the daughter of Naseem Banu, a stage and film actress. She had one brother, Sultan Ahmed (1939-2016), who was five years older than her. Banu was 16 years old in 1960 when she started work for her debut in Hindi films. She said in a programme that she had basic talent and little dancing experience. Her peers all were classically trained, which was why she was not put in the top league. Banu started taking Kathak and Bharata Natyam lessons with success, and trained herself professionally. Soon she became a dancer, and her films featured more of her dancing. Banu made her acting debut opposite Shammi Kapoor Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from late 1940s throughout 1960s, * * See Dilip Kumar section, * * being referred to as ''"Abhinay Samrat"'' (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting") by the audience. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He holds the best box-office record for a star (male or female) in Hindi cinema with over eighty-percent box-office successes."The best box office record for a star(male or female) in hindi films is held by the legendary Dilip Kumar." *"Based on purely box office record Dilip Kumar stands way ahead as his is by far the best box office record with 80% of his films being successes and nearly 50% outright hits." * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mussoorie
Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board, near Dehradun city in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about from the state capital of Dehradun and north of the national capital of New Delhi. The hill station is in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. The adjoining town of Landour, which includes a military cantonment, is considered part of "greater Mussoorie", as are the townships of Barlowganj and Jharipani. Mussoorie is at an average altitude of . To the northeast are the Himalayan snow ranges, and to the south, the Doon Valley and Shiwalik ranges. The second highest point is the original Lal Tibba in Landour, with a height of over . Mussoorie is popularly known as ''The Queen of the Hills''. History Mussoorie has long been known as Queen of the Hills. The name Mussoorie is often attributed to a derivation of ', a shrub which is indigenous to the area. The town is often referred to as ''Mansuri'' by Indians. In 1803 the Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairaag
''Bairaag'' () is a 1976 Hindi-language film. Produced by the duo Mushir-Riaz, it is directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Dilip Kumar, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor for playing a triple role. ''Bairaag'' also stars Saira Banu, Leena Chandavarkar, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Prem Chopra, Helen, Sujit Kumar, Madan Puri, Paintal, Kader Khan, Asit Sen and Sachin. Its music is by the duo Kalyanji Anandji, who received a Filmfare nomination for Best Music. The film received a Filmfare Award for Best Sound for P. Harikishan. The film failed to perform at the box office. It was Dilip Kumar's third consecutive failure at box-office, the first and only time in his career since ''Milan'' (1946). After this film, he went on an indefinite hiatus and returned after 5 years in ''Kranti'' (1981). Plot Kailash (Dilip Kumar) loses his eyesight after a car accident. His wife gives birth to twin boys, one of them blind. Before his wife gains consciousness, he asks the doctor to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jwar Bhata (1973 Film)
''Jwaar Bhata'' () is a 1973 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Hargobind and N. Bhansali, the film stars Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Jeevan, Rajindernath and Sujit Kumar. The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was a remake of Telugu film ''Dagudu Moothalu''. Plot Widowed and wealthy Durgadas Prasad (Nazir Hussain) is the sole owner of Shriman Mills. He has one son, who falls in love with a woman from a poor family. This disappoints Durgadas and he asks his son to leave. His son leaves, gets married, and soon has a son. Unfortunately, Durgadas's son does not live for long, leaving his wife and son Biloo who is looked after by a restaurant owner who also passes away leaving his three siblings in the care of Biloo. Gayatri who runs away from home due to a forced marriage to an old man by her step Mom, who takes shelter at Biloo's house. Durgadas has a change of heart and goes around looking for his son and his family, but in vain. Years later Durgadas is much more older and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagina (film)
''Sagina'' is a 1974 Hindi film, produced by J. K. Kapur and directed by Tapan Sinha, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Aparna Sen, Om Prakash. It was a remake of 1970 Bengali movie ''Sagina Mahato'' directed by Tapan Sinha with the same lead pair in the cast. This version was a commercial failure, and Dilip Kumar's first consecutive failure in almost three decades since 1945. His last film '' Dastaan'' (1972) was also a commercial failure. Plot Sagina is a factory laborer, and an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the tea gardens of North-Eastern India. Cast * Dilip Kumar as Sagina Mahato * Saira Banu as Lalita * Aparna Sen as Vishakha * Om Prakash as Guru * Kader Khan as Anupam Dutt * K. N. Singh as Factory Owner Music The film has music by S. D. Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This movie marked the first and only time Kishore Kumar sang for Dilip Kumar. # "Saala Mein To Sahab Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi (1970 Film)
''Gopi'' is a 1970 Hindi film produced by T. S. Muthuswami & S. S. Palaniappan and directed by A. Bhimsingh. It stars Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu in lead roles, with Pran, Om Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Johnny Walker, Ramayan Tiwari, Mukri, Sudesh Kumar, Durga Khote, Lalita Pawar in other important roles. The music was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. This is a remake of 1964 simultaneously shot Kannada Movie ''Chinnada Gombe'' and Tamil movie ''Muradan Muthu'', which was produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. This film is remembered for Om Prakash and Dilip Kumar's classic acting. As reported by Box Office India, ''Gopi'' was a "semi-hit" at the box office. Cast * Dilip Kumar as Gopiram "Gopi" * Saira Banu as Seema * Pran as Lala * Om Prakash as Girdharilal * Nirupa Roy as Parvati * Farida Jalal as Nandini * Johnny Walker as Ramu * Ramayan Tiwari as Hariram * Mukri as Ramlal * Sudesh Kumar as Kumar * Durga Khote as Ranimaa * Lalita Pawar as Leelavati Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol (18 March 1946 – 19 March 2011) was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film ''Sawan Bhadon'' in 1970. In 1996 he worked in Pyar Zindagi Hai along with Rita Bhaduri and Raj Mohammed. The film was shot in Hyderabad. Early life Navin Nischol studied in Bangalore Military School, Bangalore, erstwhile King George Royal India Military College, Bangalore. He was the first gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India to make it big. He starred in several superhit movies such as ''Victoria No. 203'' (1972), ''Dhund (1973 film), Dhund'' (1973) and ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005). ''Hanste Zakhm'' was the great breakthrough of his career. Later on, Nischol switched to character roles and carved out a successful career for himself on television. One of his most successful serials on television was ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'', co-starring Sushma Seth, Shekhar Suman and Farida Jalal. He also starred in the Punjabi language, Punjabi films ''Aasra Pyar Da' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films which included ''Mother India'' (1957) '' Sadhna'' (1958), ''Insan Jaag Utha'' (1959), '' Sujata'' (1959), ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' (1963), '' Gumraah'' (1963), '' Waqt'' (1965), ''Khandan'' (1965), ''Mera Saaya'' (1966) and ''Padosan'' (1967), and ''Hamraaz'' (1967), '' Heera'' (1973), ''Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye'' (1974), '' Nagin'' (1976), ''Jaani Dushman'' (1979), '' Muqabla'' (1979), and '' Shaan'' (1980). In 1968, he was honoured by the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He is the father of popular actor Sanjay Dutt. In 1984 he joined the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Parliament of India for five terms from the constituency of Mumbai North West. He was the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar Tuli (20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999) was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the 'Jubilee Kumar' during the 1960s when he starred in several commercially successful films. He also produced several films starring his son Kumar Gaurav. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1970. Career Rajendra Kumar was born in a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family in Sialkot, in the Punjab province of British India. His grandfather was a successful military contractor and his father had a textile business in Karachi, Sindh, British India. During the Partition of India, the family had to leave all the land and property behind and move to India. When they came to Bombay, Kumar decided to try his luck in the Hindi film industry. He never wanted to be a hero and took up work with director H. S. Rawail as an assistant. For nearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai (26 February 1937 – 1 March 1994) was an Indian film producer and director. He was one of the most successful filmmaker of the 70s and 80s. Desai is now considered one of most influential film director of Bollywood and a pioneer of making masala film. Family background Manmohan Desai was of Gujarati ancestry. His father, Kikubhai Desai, was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios (later Filmalaya) from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included ''Circus Queen'', ''Golden Gang'', and ''Sheikh Challi''. Manmohan Desai's elder brother, Subhash Desai, became a producer in the 1950s and gave Manmohan his first break in the Hindi film ''Chhalia'' (1960). Subhash later went on to produce '' Bluff Master'', '' Dharam Veer'', and '' Desh Premee'' with Manmohan as the director. His wife was Jeevanprabha Desai. She died in April 1979. He was engaged to actress Nanda from 1992 until the time of his death in 1994. He had one son Ketan Desai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghajani Kashmeri
Syed Wajid Hussain Rizvi (Urdu: , born 16 October 1908 – 27 March 1998), better known by his film screen name, Agha Jani Kashmiri (Urdu: ), was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet. He worked in Bollywood films, as a writer for a number of classics, from the first Indian cinematic blockbuster '' Kismet'' (1943), to the Palme d'Or nominated ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' (1963), to '' Naya Zamana'' (1971). He was known for writing his dialogues in literary Urdu, which eventually went out of vogue after Salim–Javed popularized a more colloquial style in the 1970s. Early life and acting career Agha Jani Kashmiri was born on 16 October 1908, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He ran away from home in his late teens to star in an early Bollywood film, ''Shan e Subhan'' (1933) (variously listed as ''Shan e Subhan'' and ''Shane Subhan''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll. He recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and in many Indian languages as well as some foreign languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
