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Shaheed-E-Mohabbat
''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is directed by Manoj Punj and produced by Manjeet Maan. Arun Bakshi, Gurkirtan and Chetana Das played supporting roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards. The movie was an international hit and was screened at many national and international film festivals, including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India. It is the first film by Maan's home production, Sai Productions. Plot The film stars Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is set in the Punjab region around the time its of partition in 1947. A Sikh ex-soldier, Boota Singh, who served in the British Army at the Burma front during the World War II, is in his thirties when he re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Haldipur
Amar Haldipur is a noted music director or composer of Indian music industry. He composed music for number of Bollywood as well as Punjabi movies including Shaheed-E-Mohabbat and Channa Sachi Muchi. His sons Siddharth Haldipur and Sangeet Haldipur are also doing well in music. A Violinist, Music Arranger, Music director. Arranged & wrote music for Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ... with the English Wren Orchestra, at Albert Hall in London. He has worked with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan on films like SHEHANSHAH and MAIN AZAAD HOON. Arranged music for Asha Bhosle & Ghulam Ali's Album titled Meeraj - E - Gazal. All his super hit albums of Pankaj Udhas made Gazal popular in India. Worked as music Arranger for Laxmikant Pyarelal, Khayyam, Rajesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Punj
Manoj Punj was an Indian Punjabi film director. He directed the hits in Punjabi Cinema. After graduating with a degree in arts, and experiencing theater in Chandigarh, he assisted Prof. P. S. Nirola who made corporate and documentary films. He then shifted to Mumbai where he began his career as an assistant in various television and film projects. Few years later he started directing various kinds of TV programmes independently. This was followed by a series of hit Punjabi films. Manoj Punj died on 22 October 2006 due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai, Maharashtra state of India at a young age of 36. Filmography * Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006) * Des Hoya Pardes (2004) * Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002) * Shaheed-E-Mohabbat (1999) Writer * Sukhmani – Hope for Life (2010) See also * Gurdas Maan * Shaheed-E-Mohabbat ''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraj Sanim
Suraj Sanim is an Indian screen writer. He has written screenplays, dialogues and stories of many Hindi and Punjabi films like Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999), Sukhmani: Hope for Life (2010). Filmography *Heera Panna (1973) *Bullet (1976) * Des Pardes (1978) * Lahu Ke Do Rang'' (1979) * Janam (1985) *Thikana (1987) *Kaash (1987) *Daddy (1989) *Awaargi (1990) * C.I.D.'' (1990) *Dil Aashna Hai (1992) *Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999) * Zindagi Khoobsurat Hai (2002) *Des Hoyaa Pardes ''Des Hoyaa Pardes'' is a 2004 Indian Punjabi-language film, directed by Manoj Punj, starring Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta and Anup Soni. It won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi. Plot In 1984, the former Indian P ... (2004) * Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006) * Sukhmani: Hope for Life (2010) References External links * Indian male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Punjabi screenwriters {{India-writer-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Productions
Sai Production Private Limited is an Indian film production house based in Mumbai, owned by singer-songwriter and actor, Gurdas Maan and his wife Manjeet Maan. The company began with TV software but, since 1998, has produced several award winning Punjabi-language films like Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh, Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai, Des Hoyaa Pardes and Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris. ''Sai Creations'' and ''Sai Lok Sangeet'' are its sister concerns. Awards Its films have got several National Film Awards, including Best Actor, Best Male Playback Singer and the Special Jury Award. Shaheed-E-Mohabbat was its first major film that was very successful both commercially and critically. It won the President's National Award and got selected for the Indian Panorama. Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai won the National Film Award for Best Playback Singer and Des Hoyaa Pardes ''Des Hoyaa Pardes'' is a 2004 Indian Punjabi-language film, directed by Manoj Punj, starring Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurkirtan (actor)
Gurkirtan Chauhan (6 September 1951 - 2 March 2009), also credited as simply Gurkirtan, was an Indian actor who worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. He played various roles in many films such as ''Taare Zameen Par'', ''Tabaahi'', ''Jatt Jeona Mour'', '' Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'', and ''Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh''. After having obtained a degree in civil engineering from the Chandigarh College of Architecture, he gravitated towards film, initially beginning his acting career in theatre. His first appreciated role was of Dogar, a villain in the hit film ''Jatt Jeona Mour''. He married Paramjit Kaur in 1984. Chauhan died due to cardiac arrest on 3 March 2009. He is survived by two children. Filmography * ''Jatt Jeona Mour'' (1991) as Choudhary Ahmed Dogar * ''Putt Saradaran De'' (1992) as Succha * ''Mirza Jatt'' (1992) as Shameer Khan * ''Baghi Soormay'' (1993) as Police Officer * ''Vairi'' (1994) as Bandemaar/Bhoonda * ''Mera Punjab'' (1994) as Sujaan Singh * ''Ucha P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghuvir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with ''Massey Sahib'' (1985), in which he played the title role. He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ''Massey Sahib'', FIPRESCI Critic's Award, Venice Film Festival, 1986 and the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award at the 11th International Film Festival of India, 1987. The film also featured writer and social activist in National School of Drama, New Delhi until 1977. Career Theatre Yadav has performed as an actor and singer in over 70 plays and about 2500 shows, travelling in caravans, living in tents and performing on makeshift stages in villages, towns and cities of India with the Parsi Theatre Company (1967–1973). He was with the Rangoli Puppet Theatre, Lucknow (1973–1974), performing with glove puppets. At the National School of Drama Repertory (1977–1986), he acted in about 40 plays in over 2000 shows. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th National Film Awards
The 46th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1998. Ceremony took place on 15 February 2000 and awards were given by then President of India, K. R. Narayanan. Awards Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Lifetime Achievement Award Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 46th National Film Awards, a Hindi film, ''Samar'' won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas another Hindi film, '' Godmother'' won the maximum number of awards (6). Following were the awards given in each category: Juries A committee headed by D. V. S. Raju was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards. Following were the jury members: * Jury Members ** D. V. S. Raju (Chairperson)Mirnmoy ChakrabortyNachiket Patw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdas Maan
Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 34 albums and had written over 305 songs. In 2015 he performed on the song "Ki Banu Dunia Da" with Diljit Dosanjh in MTV Coke studio India that was aired in season 4 episode 5 (16 August 2015) on MTV India. Early life Maan was born to Gurdev Singh and Tej Kaur in Giddarbaha, Punjab and is a native of the town. He did his initial schooling from Giddarbaha and completed his graduation from DAV college, Malout. He did his Bachelor of Physical education (B.P ed) from Govt. college of physical education Patiala in 1973. Later, he also did his Masters of physical education and met his wife there. He was interested in music and mimicry since childhood. Career Maan initially worked in the electricity board, a job he was offered by officials he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's first empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 after India had become a republic. It was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) during the period of the Dominion of India (1947–1950), which in turn was a successor to the United Provinces (UP) established in 1935, and eventually of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh established in 1902 during the British Raj. The state is divided into 18 divisions and 75 districts, with the state capital being Lucknow, and Prayagraj serving as the judicial capital. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand), was created from Uttar Pradesh's western Himalayan hill region. The two major rivers of the state, the Ganges and its tributary Yamuna, meet at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj, a Hindu pilgrimage site. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Film Festival Of India
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the context of their social and cultural ethos, and promoting friendship and cooperation among people of the world. The festival is conducted jointly by the National Film Development Corporation of India (under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the state Government of Goa. Vision ''Ayam nijam paroveti gananā laghuchetasām, Udāracharitānām tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam'' (Extract from the Vedic scripture Maha Upanishad, meaning "This is for me and that is for other – is the thinking of a narrow-minded person. For those who are broad-minded, liberals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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