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Sonam (actress)
Sonam Khan (born Bakhtavar Khan) is an Indian actress and former model known for her works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. She is the niece of actor Raza Murad and granddaughter of veteran actor Murad. She was paired with actors such as Govinda (actor), Chunky Pandey, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Chiranjeevi, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Raj Babbar, Aditya Pancholi and Naseeruddin Shah. Some of her notable films include Vijay, Tridev, Mitti Aur Sona, Lashkar, Kroadh, Kodama Simham, Ajooba and Vishwatma. She appeared in over 35 films during 1987 through to 1994. Career 1987-88: Debut & Breakthrough Sonam was named by her parents (Mushir Khan - father and Talat Khan- Mother) as "Bakhtavar". "Sonam" is her screen-name, which was suggested by Yash Chopra to be more marketable in the Indian film industry. Her first release was the Telugu language movie ''Samrat'' opposite Ramesh Babu in 1987. She made her debut in the Bollywood industry after being launched by Yash Chopra in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajiv Rai
Rajiv Gulshan Rai (born 18 July 1955) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film editor. He is the son of the producer Gulshan Rai. He has directed many films under his father's production company ''Trimurti Films''. He made his debut as a director with the 1985 action film '' Yudh''. He went on to write and direct several hit films in the action and thriller genres: ''Tridev'' (1989), ''Vishwatma'' (1992), ''Mohra'' (1994), and ''Gupt'' (1997). His films are also notable for their hit music composed by Kalyanji-Anandji (in ''Tridev'') and Viju Shah in all his subsequent films. He married Bollywood actress Sonam, whom he had directed in ''Tridev'' and ''Vishwatma'' in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He has one child with her. They divorced in 2016. In 1997, he had to leave India with his family for the UK after a failed attempt to kill him by hitmen believed to be working for the Mumbai underworld leader Abu Salem. After a four-year hiatus from the Bollywood industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay (1988 Film)
Vijay (English: ''Victory'') is a 1988 Indian Hindi romantic action film directed by Yash Chopra. It features an ensemble star cast consisting of Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Sonam, Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. Anupam Kher won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance. The plot of the film was inspired by Chopra's previous film '' Trishul''. This was the last action film Yash Chopra directed and the last action film produced under Yash Raj Films for 16 years until ''Dhoom'' released in 2004. Synopsis Widowed Lala Yodhraj Bhalla ( Anupam Kher) lives in a palatial house with his daughter, Suman (Hema Malini), and son, Shashiraj (Raj Babbar). Both of his children are of marriageable age. He gets a shock when he finds out that Suman is in love with a lowly employee by the name of Ajit Bhardwaj (Rajesh Khanna), and refuses to give his consent for their marriage. Suman and Ajit get married in a simple ceremony, and Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film ''Bhuvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandira (1990 Film)
''Mandira'' is a 1990 Bengali film directed by Sujit Guha and produced by Pahlaj Nihalani. It is a remake of 1980 Hindi film Aasha. The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Indrani Haldar, Sonam in the lead roles. Music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri. Cast * Prosenjit Chatterjee as Shantanu * Indrani Haldar as Sudeepa * Sonam as Mandira * Chunky Pandey * Neelam * Pradeep Kumar * Shakuntala Barua Songs #"Sab Lal Pathor" (Happy) – Lata Mangeshkar #"Sab Lal Pathor" (Sad) – Lata Mangeshkar #"Tumi Jemoni Nupur" (Happy) – Bappi Lahiri #"Tumi Jemoni Nupur" (Sad) – Bappi Lahiri #"Joy Gobindo Joy Gopal" – Anupama Deshpande #"Asun Kinun Putul" – Reema Lahiri #"Dhin Dhina Dhin Tak Dhina – Amit Kumar, Shabbir Kumar #"Tomay Chhere Ami" - Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik #"Sangeete Aaj Amra Dujon" – Mohammed Aziz, Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Symbol
A sex symbol or icon is a person or character widely considered sexually attractive.Pam Cook, "The trouble with sex: Diana Dors and the Blonde bombshell phenomenon", In: Bruce Babinigton (ed.), ''British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery''pp. 169–171 Quote: "– the sex symbol is usually defined in terms of her excessive sexuality" History The term ''sex symbol'' was first used between the 1910s and 1920s to describe the first emerging film stars of the era. One of the first sex symbols on-screen was Sessue Hayakawa for men and Asta Nielsen for women. Movie studios have relied heavily on the looks and sex appeal of their actors to be able to attract audiences. The use of this concept increased during World War II. In the 20th century, sex symbols could be male as well as female: actors such as the romantic Sessue Hayakawa and the athletic Douglas Fairbanks were popular in the 1910s and 1920s. Archetypal screen lover Rudolph Valentino's death in 1926 ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu (13 October 1965 – 8 January 2022) was an Indian actor and film producer, who was known for his work in Telugu cinema. Babu made his on screen debut with the film '' Alluri Seetharama Raju'' in 1974. He acted in over 15 films before retiring from acting in 1997. In 2004, he became a producer and established Krishna Productions Private Ltd, a film production company named after his father. He produced films like '' Arjun'' and ''Athidhi'', both of which had his brother Mahesh Babu in leading role. One of his last roles was as a presenter for the 2011 film ''Dookudu''. Early life Ramesh Babu was born on 13 October 1965 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to prominent Telugu film actor Krishna and his first wife Indira Devi. He is the first born to his parents. He has three younger sisters, actress-producer Manjula Ghattamaneni, Padmavathi and Priyadarshini and one younger brother, Mahesh Babu a prominent actor in Telugu Cinema. Career Acting career In 1977, Ramesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian people, Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 8 Filmfare Awards. He is considered among the best Indian filmmakers. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. In 2006, British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour. Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I. S. Johar and his elder brother, B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with ''Dhool Ka Phool'' in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy, and followed it with the social drama ''Dharmputra'' (1961). Chopra rose to prominence after directing the critically and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishwatma
''Vishwatma'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai. It stars an ensemble cast of Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Divya Bharti (in her major Hindi debut), Sonam, Jyostna Singh. The film follows Prabhat, an honest police officer, being sent to Kenya on behalf of the Indian Government to capture the dreaded crime lord Ajgar Jurrat and bring an end to his illegal businesses. Viju Shah composed the music. The Song "Saat Samundar" became a huge chartbuster of that year. Vishwatma marked Rai's third directorial venture after the blockbuster Tridev (1989) and was initially planned to be a sequel to the same. It was the most-expensive Indian film at the time of its production; being extensively shot in Kenya and, it was the first Indian film to be shot there. The chartbuster song 'Saat Samundar' was shot at Bubbles Discothèque, a popular nightclub at Nairobi in those days. The modern-sounding song struck a cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajooba
''Ajooba'' () is a 1990 superhero film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. An Indian-Soviet Union, Soviet co-production, it is loosely based on Arabic literature, Arabic folklore such as ''One Thousand and One Nights''. The film had a Russian language version released in the Soviet Union, ''Черный принц Аджуба'' (''Black Prince Ajuba''), in 1990, before its Indian release in 1991. Plot The Afghan (ethnonym), Afghan kingdom of Baharistan is ruled by a kind Sultan (Shammi Kapoor). All is well in the land, except that Sultan seemingly can't have any child. An evil devil-worshipping Vizier, Vazir (Amrish Puri) seeks to usurp the throne, reviving his ''"Fauladi Shaitan"'' (a huge demon-like figure made of stone) and take over the world. Vazir instructs his maids to strangle every child born to Sultan. Finally, however, a spark of divine intervention (presented literally as a spark which descends from the heaven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodama Simham
''Kodama Simham'' () is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language revisionist western action film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao, starring Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, Sonam, Radha, and Pran in pivotal roles. The film was simultaneously dubbed into English as ''Hunters Of The Indian Treasure'' and Hindi as ''Main Hoon Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi''. The film received positive reviews and turned out to be a hit, running in nearly 20 centers for over 100 days. Plot During crown rule in India criminal activities like extortion, robbery, rape and murder are on the rise. Bharath, is a rough and tough rancher with a heart of gold living in a boomtown with gun-slinging cowboys, dastardly outlaws, swinging saloon doors, one-room jailhouses, and liquor-fuelled shootouts. When Bharat spoils the gambling and prostitution activities of a unchivalrous mayor, His parents are fatally attacked by the mayor's hench men. His dying father advises him to explore the whereabouts of his real parents. He finds his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroadh
''Kroadh'' () is a 1990 Indian Bollywood action film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. It stars Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Singh, Sonam in pivotal roles. Plot Inspector Vikram Shukla ( Anupam Kher) lives a middle-class lifestyle in Madhavpur along with his wife and two sons, Ajay and Vijay. When a young girl goes missing and turns up dead, he finds evidence leading to an influential male named Dharamdas (Yashwant Dutt) and arrests him. But the witness turns hostile, and Dharamdas is declared not guilty. When Vikram finds out that Dharamdas is also dealing in drugs, he goes to arrest him, resulting in a physical confrontation; ends up killing his advocate brother, Karamchand; is himself arrested, tried in Court and sentenced to several years in prison. After that, Vikram's wife dies because of Dharamdas. After that, Dharamdas also escapes to Bombay. Twenty years later, Ajay ( Sunny Deol) & Vijay (Sanjay Dutt) now set out for revenge for their mother's death. They go to Bombay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
