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Talaq (1958 Film)
''Talaq'' is a 1958 Indian Bollywood drama film starring Rajendra Kumar and produced by Anupam Chitra studios. Director Mahesh Kaul was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Director and the film was also nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Movie. The music is by C. Ramchandra. Playback singers for the film include Asha Bhosle and Manna Dey with songs such as "Mere Jeevan Me" and "Zuk Gayi Dekho Garda" . Art direction for the film was conducted by Biren Nag and it was shot in Ranjit Studios in Bombay. Plot The film begins with school teacher Indu in her school. She lives with her eccentric check-suited unemployed father, Moolchand Chabbe. She falls in love with Ravi Shankar Chaube, a poet and an engineer, after hearing him singing patriotic songs during an Independence day celebration. He moves in to live in the room beneath their apartment. They marry, and Indu quits her job to raise a son named Ashoo. The marriage becomes difficult when Moolchand borrows money from Ravi a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Kaul
Mahesh Kaul (10 April 1911 – 2 July 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily worked in Bollywood film industry during his career span. Kaul is known for his contribution to the cinema of India. He mainly worked as a director in several films such as ''Talaq'', '' Jeewan Jyoti'', '' Diwana'', '' Sapnon Ka Saudagar'' among others. Biography Mahesh was born on 10 April 1911 in Jodhpur State, British India. He was originally worked in films as a lyricist and dialogue-writer and made his first entry in bollywood with Naya Sansar (1941) film which was filmed at Mumbai starring Ashok Kumar and Renuka Devi. Education Born in 1911 in Jodhpur, Mahesh completed his education from Moni College, Nagpur. Career Mahesh was initially working as a journalist and had served as a Branch manager in a bank. He initially established his career in Bollywood films as a lyricist and a dialogue writer and made an early entry when he first acted in Naya Sansar (1941) movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamini Kadam
Manik Kamini Kadam (1933 – 2000), popularly known as Kamini Kadam, is an Indian actress who acted in several Marathi, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography She made her debut in Marathi films under the screen name of Smita in 1955 in '' Yere Maazya Magalya''. She acted in a number of Marathi films before switching over to Hindi films. In 1958, Kadam changed her screen name to Kamini Kadam and made her debut in Hindi films with ''Talaq'' (1958) opposite Rajendra Kumar. Other notable Hindi films to her credit include '' Santan'' (1959), '' School Master'' (1959) and '' Sapne Suhane'' (1961). Kamini Kadam died on 29 June 2000 at the age of 66. Filmography Hindi Films: * Talaq – 1958 * Santan – 1959 * School Master – 1959 * Maa Baap – 1960 * Miya Bibi Razi – 1960 * Sapne Suhane – 1961 Marathi Films: * Yere Maazya Magalya – 1955 * Sudharlelya Bayka - 1965 and many more Kannada Films: * Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna ''Krantiveera San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Films
The year 1958 in film in the US involved some significant events, including the hit musicals '' South Pacific'' and '' Gigi'', the latter of which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1958 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' is an early example of the French New Wave; it is also notable for the improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis. ''Le Beau Serge'' is credited as the first French New Wave feature. * February 16 – ''In the Money'' by William Beaudine is released. It will be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began in 1946. * February 27 – Harry Cohn, the remaining founder of Columbia Pictures and one of the last remaining Hollywood movie moguls, dies. * The second installment of Sergei Eisenstein's '' Ivan the Terrible'' is officially released, having previously been shelved for political reasons. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarti Mukherjee
Aarti Mukherjee, also known as Aarti Mukherji or Arati Mukhopadhyay, is an Indian playback singer who has sung in Hindi films such as '' Geet Gata Chal'' (1975), ''Tapasya'' (1976), ''Manokamana'', '' Masoom'' (1983) and ''Sooraj Mukhi'' (1992). Early life Mukherjee was born in Dhaka, Undivided India, to a Bengali family. Her family migrated to West Bengal, India. Her Bengali family had a rich cultural and musical heritage. She was introduced to music by her mother. She studied under Shri Susheel Banerjee, Ustaad Mohammed Sagiruddin Khan, Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Pandit Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale and Pandit Ramesh Nadkarni. Career In Bangla TV show ''Dadagiri'' she reflected on her early days. She stated that she sang on the ''All India Music Talent Programme'' in 1955 at age 14 or 15. She was trained in Indian Classical Music from a young age. She sang primarily for Bengali films. She won the music contest, "Metro-Murphy Contest" whose judges were music directors including Anil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Irani
Daisy Irani is an Indian television actress, director and producer from Singapore. Biography She was born to Gujarati film actress Padmarani and stage director Namdar Irani in Bombay, India. She is best known for appearing in the role of Daisy in the popular Singapore TV series '' Under One Roof''. She became the executive producer for MediaCorp Studio's English Entertainment Productions Division. Since 1 June 2007, she has been the head of MediaCorp TV12 Central Programming and Promotions, as well as MediaCorp TV12 Creative Services Division. On 19 October 2008, Kid's Central and Arts Central were merged to form Okto, while Vasantham Central became a full-fledged channel as MediaCorp Vasantham, occupying the original Central channel and effectively making the channel defunct.Yeen Nie, HoeKids and Arts Central to be relaunched as okto, Channel News Asia 2008-08-25 She moved from Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kusum Thakur
''Schleichera'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. There is only one species, ''Schleichera oleosa'', a tree that occurs in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Species ''Schleichera oleosa'', kusum tree, Ceylon oak, lac tree, gum lac tree. It is a large deciduous (nearly evergreen) tree with a comparatively short fluted trunk and a shade spreading crown. It is frost and drought hardy and is subject to damage by grazing. It produces root-suckers freely, and it has good cropping power. The wood is very hard and reddish brown. This tree is noted for its growth of new leaves that are bright red. In India the growth of these bright red leaves happens around March. The leaves are pinnate, with each leaf having 2-4 leaflets. The tree is host to Kusumi Lac (Kerria lacca), a lac insect which is native to India. Its seeds are the source of Kusum oil. Flowers: The flowers are tiny and hardly noticeable, occurring in short dense yellow clusters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajjan (actor)
Sajjan (15 January 1921 – 17 May 2000) was a Bollywood and stage actor. He acted in several plays and movies from the 1950s to the 1980s. His best known films are ''Bees Saal Baad'', ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'', ''April Fool'', ''Rail Ka Dibba'', ''Johny Mera Naam'' and ''Jhumroo''. Early life Born on January 15, 1921, in Jaipur, his full name was Sajjan Lal Purohit, but he was known by his first name in the Indian film industry. Sajjan graduated from Jaswant college in Jodhpur. He had a desire to be a lawyer, but not an actor. Career In 1941, he arrived in Calcutta and worked as an apprentice in a laboratory of the East India Company. His initial breakthrough in films was as an extra in films such as '' Masoom'' (1941) and ''Chowringhee'' (1942). Sajjan left Calcutta during te Second World War and reached Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to the famous director Kidar Sharma. At that time, the great showman Raj Kapoor was also an assistant to Sharma. He also worked as assis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxmi Chhaya
Laxmi Chhaya (7 January 1948 – 9 May 2004) was an Indian actress, dancer and teacher, who was known for her distinctive character roles and appearances in Hindi films. Following a series of roles as a child actor, Chhaya earned recognition for her appearance as a masked dancer in Mohammed Rafi's "Jaan Pehechan Ho", which appeared in the horror film ''Gumnaam'' (1965). Her highest-critical successes came with ''Teesri Manzil'' (1966), ''Duniya'' (1968), ''Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke'' (1969), ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' (1971), and ''Raaste Kaa Patthar'' (1972). Chhaya was active from 1958 to 1986, a period in which she amassed over 100 film credits. She subsequently worked as a dance teacher. In 2004, she died from cancer at the age of 56. Career Chhaya began acting with an uncredited appearance as one of the school girls in ''Talaq'' (1958). In 1962, Chhaya starred in the film ''Naughty Boy'' as Bela, her first role that wasn't a cameo. In 1965, she appeared as a masked dancer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malika Askari
Malika Askari Randhawa is an Indian actress of Bollywood who is known by the mononym Malika. She is the wife of wrestler and actor Randhawa and sister of actress Mumtaz. Filmography Personal life She was married to Dara Singh's brother, Randhawa, and has two children, son Shaad Randhawa Shaad Randhawa (born 21 November 1978) is an Indian actor. In 2006, Shaad made his film debut with Mohit Suri's ''Woh Lamhe''. He is the son of Indian wrestler and actor Randhawa and Malika (sister of actress Mumtaz). Career Shaad started h ..., who is an actor and a daughter Shehnaz. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malika Living people 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian film actresses People from Jamshedpur Actresses from Jharkhand Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjit Studios
Ranjit Studios, also known as Ranjit Movietone, was an Indian film production company with studio facilities located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It produced films between 1929 and mid-1970s. The studio was founded by Chandulal Shah along with Gohar Kayoum Mamajiwala. It was one of the three largest studios in Bollywood of its time, besides Kohinoor Film Company and Imperial Film Company. The company began production of silent films in 1929 under the banner Ranjit Film Company and by 1932 had made 39 pictures, most of them social dramas. The company changed its name to Ranjit Movietone in 1932 and during the 1930s produced numerous successful talkies at the rate of about six a year. At this time, the studio employed around 300 actors, technicians and other employees. Ranjit productions were mostly filmed in the Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Guj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhram Sharma
Mukhram Sharma (29 May 1909 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian film lyricist, script, and story writer. He is best known for winning the first Filmfare Award in the Filmfare Award for Best Story, Best Story category in 1955 for the film ''Aulad (1954 film), Aulad''. His notable works as story writer include ''Vachan'' (1955), ''Sadhna (1958 film), Sadhna'' (1958), ''Talaq (1958 film), Talaq'' (1958) and ''Dhool Ka Phool'' (1959). He also produced films like ''Talaq (1958 film), Talaq'' (1958), ''Santaan'', and ''Diwana (1967 film), Diwana'' (1967). Early life Sharma was born in Poothi village of Uttar Pradesh, India on 29 May 1909. He studied Sanskrit and was brought up in Meerut. He worked as a Hindi and Sanskrit language teacher while continuing writing poetry and short stories for local magazines. Works Sharma narrated one of his stories to one of his friends in Meerut who was associated with Hindi film industry. On his friend's request, who was impressed with Sharma's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
