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Tahqiqaat
''Tahqiqaat'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced by K.C. Bokadia under the BMB Productions banner and directed by A. Jagannathan. It stars Jeetendra, Aditya Pancholi, Sangeeta Bijlani, Ronit Roy and Farheen and music composed by Anu Malik. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Post Mortem'' (1982). It was the only Hindi film directed by Jagannathan. Plot The film begins in a town where Father Prem Fernandes, a Catholic Priest is adored by everyone. Peter is a justice-seeking ruffian who defies violations against the poor and Father always tries to mitigate him. Once, Peter disputes with Bhanu Pratap a millionaire and head of the town. Peter's sister Mary loves Ramesh son of Bhanu Pratap. Since Peter is anti-rich Mary takes Father’s help. Meanwhile, Ramesh leaves abroad when Mary becomes pregnant and confesses to Father. Then, he promises to find a solution. Overhearing it, Roopa the beau of Peter misinterprets their relationship and informs P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronit Roy
Ronit Bose Roy (born 11 October 1965) is an Indian actor, known for his works primarily in Hindi television and films alongside Tamil and Telugu cinema. Roy has earned numerous accolades in his career including a Filmfare Award, two Screen Awards, five ITA Awards and six Indian Telly Awards. Early life and background Roy was born on 11 October 1965 in Nagpur in a Bengali family. He is the eldest son of businessman, Brotin Bose Roy and Dolly Roy. His younger brother, Rohit Roy is also a TV actor. Ronit Roy spent his childhood in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This is where he did his schooling with the father of Ayush Sarkar, teenage actor. He received primary education from Ankur School, Ahmedabad. After his schooling, Roy pursued hotel management. After completion of his studies, he moved to Mumbai and stayed at the residence of filmmaker Subhash Ghai. While Roy was keen to work in the film industry, Subhash Ghai persuaded him, not to pursue it due to the difficulties associated with i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films. He was a black belt in Karate and was a model and a trained dancer before he started acting. His debut movie was '' Karishmaa'' 1984 while his last on-screen appearance was in the 2019 comedy-drama ''Rangeela Raja''. Before acting in ''Karishmaa'' he performed for the opening sequence of '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' 1982 with his dance in silhouette. Filmography Telugu Tamil Malayalam Personal life Anand has been married five times and also has a son. He first married actor Reena Roy Reena Roy (born Saira Ali; 7 January 1957), is an Indian actress. At the age of 15, she made her film debut with the drama ''Zaroorat'' (1972), but gained wider public recognition with her roles in the romantic comedy ''Jaise Ko Taisa'' (1973) a ...’s sister Barkha Roy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxmikant Berde
Laxmikant Berde (26 October 1954 – 16 December 2004) was an Indian Marathi language film actor who appeared in several Marathi and Hindi movies. He was known for his highly energetic slapstick performances. Berde started his career as an employee in the production company Marathi Sahitya Sangh and then played supporting roles in a few Marathi stage plays. In 1983–84, he first became famous with the Marathi play ''Tur Tur''. Apart from Marathi movies, his comedy stage plays like ''Shantecha Karta Chalu Aahe'' and ''Bighadale Swargache Dwaar'' were also successful. Berde acted in many Bollywood films and received four Nominations for Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role. He acted in around 185 Hindi and Marathi films. Early life Berde was born on 26 October 1954 in Bombay (Mumbai). He had five older siblings and would sell lottery tickets as a child to append to the family income. His participation in stage dramas during the cultural activities for Ganesh fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangeeta Bijlani
Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former Bollywood actress and Miss India winner in 1980.Sangeeta Bijlani movies.yahoo.com She started her Bollywood career with a lead role in '''' (1988) and was one of the three female leads in the film '''' (1989). Early life Bijlani was born on 9 July 1960 in , |
Farheen
Farheen (born as Farheen Khan; 3 August 1973), also known as Bindiya in the South Indian film industry, is an Indian actress, who has primarily worked in Bollywood, Kannada cinema and Tamil cinema. She made her debut with ''Jaan Tere Naam'' opposite Ronit Roy in 1992. She was famous as a look-alike of Madhuri Dixit. Career Farheen worked in films including ''Aag Ka Toofan'', ''Fauj'', ''Halli Meshtru'' and ''Nazar Ke Samne'' but her only popular film is ''Jaan Tere Naam''. In 2014, Farheen announced her comeback to films in a project directed by Deepak Balraj Vij, the director of her debut film ''Jaan Tere Naam''. Partial filmography Personal life Farheen was born in a Muslim family, and is married to former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar Manoj Prabhakar (born 15 April 1963) is a former Indian cricketer and Coach, who recently coached Nepal National Cricket Team. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman, and has also opened the innings sometim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Malik
Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning musician, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film industry. He is the son of Sardar Malik. As a music director, he has composed music for various genres of films, and has created several commercially successful songs for the Hindi (Bollywood) film music industry. Malik is also known for the use of the tabla in some of his songs, including "Taal Pe Jab"' and "Mere Humsafar" from the film ''Refugee'', "Tumse Milke Dilka Jo Haal" from ''Main Hoon Na'', "Eli Re Eli" from '' Yaadein'' and "Baazigar O Baazigar" from the film ''Baazigar''. Malik's song "Chamma Chamma" from '' China Gate'' was used in the Hollywood film ''Moulin Rouge!'' starring Nicole Kidman. Malik was a judge on ''Indian Idol'' from its first season in 2004 until 2018 when he left after "Me Too" allegation. He returned as a judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Mortem (1982 Film)
''Post Mortem'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar based on a screenplay by Dr. Pavithran. The film was produced by Pushparajan under the banner of Rajapushpa Productions. The film stars Prem Nazir in the lead role along with Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K. Nair in other supporting roles. The film's score was composed by KJ Joy. The film was a commercial success and was remade in four languages - in Tamil in 1983 as ''Vellai Roja'' , in Telugu in 1984 as '' S. P. Bhayankar'', in Kannada in 1988 as ''Dharmathma'' and in Hindi in 1993 as ''Tahqiqaat''. Cast *Prem Nazir as Fa.James /Dysp *Mammootty as Johnny *Sukumaran as Peter Esthappan *Swapna as Aleese Esthappan *T. G. Ravi as Chakkochen *Balan K. Nair as Mammukka *Prathapachandran as Esthappan *Meena as Reethamma *Jalaja as Aswathy Teacher *Janardanan as Unni *Kuthiravattam Pappu as const. Kurup *Sathyakala Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy with lyrics by Poovachal Khader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Christo
Robert John Christo, was an Australian-Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's ''Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), ''Kaalia'' (1981), '' Nastik'' (1983), '' Mard'' (1985), '' Mr India'' (1987), ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' (1993) and '' Gumraah'' (1993), mostly playing roles as a non Indian henchman or Army General. Career Born in Sydney, Christo was a qualified Civil Engineer of Greek and German descent. He had two brothers, Helmut and Mike. Known for his brawny physique and bald-headed look, Bob arrived in Bombay, India whilst awaiting a work permit to Muscat, Oman. It was in Mumbai that he was introduced to Bollywood actress Parveen Babi, who helped him transition into Hindi films. He received his first break when he constructed the jungle palace for Francis Ford Coppola in "Apocalypse Now". And later as a villain in the Hindi movie ''Abdullah'' in 1980. Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Rathod
Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Bollywood films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started when Usha Khanna after listening to his voice in a cassette called him in April 1986, to sing a qawwali, "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De" in Do Yaar. Mohammed Aziz was his co-singer. Vinod recorded no less than 40 songs for the composer, and also sang for composers like Ajay Swami and Surinder Kohli in his struggle phase. His TV serial title song, "Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga" for the serial Akash Ganga proved very successful amongst viewers. He entered the big films league when composers Shiv-Hari called him to record "Baadal Pe Chalke Aa" with Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadekar which proved popular and "Zindagi Har Janam Pyar Ki Dastan" with Lata Mangeshkar in Yash Chopra's Vijay in 1988 proved to be a greater success. Vinod was the voice of Rishi Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso "Danny" Denzongpa (born 25 February 1948) is an Indian actor, singer and film director who primarily works in Hindi films. He has acted in over 190 films since 1971. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth-highest civilian honour. His film career spans more than 4 decades. He has also starred in some international films, the most famous being ''Seven Years in Tibet'' where he appeared alongside Brad Pitt. His best known villainous roles are in '' Dhund'', '' 36 Ghante'', ''Bandish'', ''Jeeo Aur Jeene Do'', ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' and '' Agneepath'' whereas his best known positive roles were in ''Fakira'', ''Chor Machaye Shor'', ''Devata'', ''Kalicharan'', ''Bulundi'' and '' Adhikar''. His directorial venture ''Phir Wahi Raat'' was considered among the top five best horror suspense films of Hindi Cinema. Life and education Born as Tshering Phintso Denzongpa to a Nepali speaking Buddhist family in Yuksom, Sikkim, he did his schooling in Birl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyen Kappu
Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' (1975) and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's ''Deewaar''. His other notable films are ''Kati Patang'', '' Anuraag'', ''Amar Prem'', ''Yaadon Ki Baraat'', ''Khote Sikkay'', ''Don'', ''Chhoti Bahu'', '' Benaam'', '' Zanjeer'', ''Avishkaar'', '' Majboor'', ''Namak Halaal'', ''Kaala Patthar'', '' Angaaray'', '' Mr. Natwarlal'', '' Red Rose'', ''Naya Kadam'' and '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar''. Career Satyen Kappu started his career as a stage actor in 1952 with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). His career spanned from the early 1960s to the early 2000s with over 390 films to his credit. He mostly played supporting roles of a father, relative, uncle, police officer, doctor and villainous r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameer Khakhar
Sameer Khakhar is a Bollywood film and television actor. Career Khakhar's notable TV serial roles include the one of the drunken character Khopdi from yesteryears milestone TV serial ''Nukkad'' in 1986, directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza. His most memorable film role was in the dialogue-free ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (1987) of the alcoholic businessman who gets kidnapped by the hero – Kamal Haasan. Filmography Films * 1985 ''Chhun Chhun Karti Aayee Chidiya'' (Video) * 1987 ''Jawab Hum Denge'' – Kulkarni * 1987 ''Pushpak'' – Rich man (as Samir Khakhar) * 1988 ''Mere Baad'' * 1988 '' Mera Shikar'' * 1988 '' Shahenshah'' * 1989 ''Guru'' - Sameer * 1989 '' Nafrat Ki Aandhi'' * 1989 ''Parinda'' – Iqbal * 1989 '' Rakhwaala'' – Drunk * 1989 ''Shehzaade'' – Suraj's friend * 1989 '' Vardi'' – Havaldar * 1989 ''Jurrat'' – Makkhan Singh * 1990 '' Awwal Number'' – Rao – Terrorist * 1991 ''Baarish'' * 1992 '' Pyar Deewana Hota Hain'' * 1993 ''Dhartiputra'' – Orp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
