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Uttarayan (film)
''Uttarayan'' is a Marathi directorial debut film of Bipin Nadkarni starring Shivaji Satam and Neena Kulkarni in lead roles. It has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. The plot of the film is based on the Marathi play "Durgi" written by Jaywant Dalvi. Plot Raghuvir Rajadhyaksha (Raghu) moves to Mumbai after his retirement to live with his son Sanjay, who is now getting married and has future plans of going to USA. Raghu, a widower for the past 14 years meets Kusumawati, his teenage crush. Kusumawati is now known as Durgi, as she was named that after her marriage with a rich barrister from Pune. Durgi's marriage fails as she is abused & harassed. Her father dies of a heart attack and her brother sells off all the property and leaves with his wife to live separately. Durgi is thus left alone to aid her ailing old mother. Raghu, being all alone and finding Durgi also to be same, falls in love with her again and decides to get married. But he has to fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaywant Dalvi
Jaywant Dalvi (14 August 1925 – 16 September 1994) was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India, originally from Arawali (Dist.Sindhudurg, Tal. Vengurle) in Maharashtra. He worked as an assistant editor at Marathi newspapers ''Prabhāt'' and ''Lokmānya'', and later with USIS. As part of USIS efforts to make good English literature available in other languages, Dalvi selected texts and able translators, and helped the cause. He took an early retirement to concentrate on writing novels. He is best remembered for his dramas, and a humorous column on Marathi literary personalities which he wrote under the pseudonym: ThanthanpaaL. Jaywant Dalvi had a long time friendly relations with noted Marathi literary couple Pu La Deshpande and Sunita Deshpande. Writings Dalvi wrote fiction, plays, and screenplays for Marathi and Hindi movies. Cartoonist Vasant Sarwate often illustrated Dalvi's satiric writings. Books ** Sparsh (kathasangrah) ** Kawadase ** Pradakshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivaji Satam
Shivaji Satam (born 21 April 1950), is an Indian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as ACP Pradyuman on the TV series '' C.I.D.'' on SET India. A former bank official and Inspection Officer, he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi films, including ''Vaastav'', ''Ghulam-E-Mustafa'', ''Yeshwant'', '' China Gate'', ''Taxi No. 9211'', '' Nayak'', '' Jis Desh Me Ganga Reheta Hai'', ''Sooryavansham'', ''Hu Tu Tu''. In Marathi, he has received recognition through movies like ''Uttarayan''. Shivaji has been nominated for the Best Actors award for Star Screen Awards for ''Ghulam-E-Mustafa''. Later career Shivaji made his screen debut in 1980 in the TV series ''Rishte-Naate''. In 1988, he appeared in the series ''Famous Trials of India''. He played a role in the Marathi show ''Ek Shunya Shunya''. He then appeared in numerous serials and films, and became noted for appearing in the Hindi films ''Vaastav'', '' Kurukshetra'' and '' 100 Days''. Filmography Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neena Kulkarni
Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, her first guru, and went on to be a part of several Hindi productions under his direction. Mohan Rakesh's ''Adhe Adhure'', Shankar Shesh's ''Mayavi Sarovar'' and Willie Russell's ''Educating Rita'' are a few of her prominent plays. Dr. Vijaya Mehta chose her to play Shabbo in Anil Barve's ''Hamidabai Chi Kothi'' in 1978, and thus began her long journey with Bai into the remarkable world of Marathi theatre with ''Mahasagar'' and ''Savitri''. She continues to assist Bai in her workshops. ''Mahasagar'', ''Akasmat'', ''Dhyani Mani'', ''Vatvat Savitri'', ''Dehabhaan'', ''Prem Patra'' and ''Chaapa Kaata'' are some more of her successful award-winning (Natya Darpan, State Awards, Natya Parishad recognition) Marathi plays. She directed the play '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauri Nigudkar
Gauri Nigudkar is an Indian actress and reality-show anchor. She made her movie debut with the 2004 film '' Uttarayan,'' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi. Nigudkar played the lead roles in the soap operas ''Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan'' on Star Plus, ''Mere Apne'' on 9X (TV) and ''Waaris'' on Zee TV. She has acted in many TV commercials. Personal life Gauri's father is a pharmacist and her mother is a chemistry professor. Gauri has done her post-graduation in organic chemistry at the University of Mumbai and maintains a chemistry-related blog. She is married to Hrishikesh Kunte. Career Nigudkar started her career in 2004 with the national award-winning film '' Uttarayan''. The film is based on the Marathi play "Durgi" by Jaywant Dalvi. She made her television debut in the 2007 series ''Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan'' alongside Gautam Rode on Star Plus. She played the lead role of Krishna, the eldest daughter and central character of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharad Kelkar
Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web series, regional language films in Telugu, Tamil and often dub Hollywood films. Early and personal life Kelkar hails from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Kelkar married his co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar on 3 June 2005. They both have participated in ''Nach Baliye 2''. Career Kelkar was a Grasim Mr. India finalist. In 2004, he made his television debut with the show ''Aakrosh'' which aired on Doordarshan in which he played the role of Inspector Sachin Kulkarni. His wife Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar is a television actress who has appeared in '' Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar'' as Chandni / Devika in a negative role. Together, in 2006 the couple also appeared on the dance reality show ''Nach Baliye 2''. In 2007, Kelkar hosted '' Rock-N-Roll Family'' al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttara Baokar
Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage, film and television actress. She acted in several notable plays, like as Padmavati in ''Mukyhamantri'', Mena in ''Mena Gurjari'', Desdemona in Shakespeare's ''Othello'', the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's ''Tughlaq'', the nautch girl in ''Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad'' and the lead role of Umrao in ''Umrao Jaan''. In 1978, she also directed Jaywant Dalvi's play ''Sandhya Chhaya'', in Hindi translation by Kusum Kumar. In 1984, she won the ''Sangeet Natak Akademi Award'', India's National Academy for Acting (Hindi theatre). She has also appeared in Marathi films like ''Doghi'' (1995) with Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Renuka Daftardar, ''Uttarayan'' (2005), ''Shevri'' (2006) and ''Restaurant'' (2006), with Sonali Kulkarni. Early life and education Uttara studied acting at National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi, under Ebrahim Alkazi, graduating in 1968. Filmography * ''Yatra'' (1986) *'' Tamas'' (1987) *''Ek Din Achanak'' (1989) *'' Udaan'' (TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viju Khote
Viju Khote (17 December 1941 – 30 September 2019) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in more than 440 films in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He was famous as the dacoit ''Kaalia'' in the film ''Sholay'' and the dialogue, "Sardar maine aapka namak khaya hai" and ''Robert'' in movie ''Andaz Apna Apna'' with the dialogue "galti se mistake hogaya". On television he was most remembered for his role in ''Zabaan Sambhalke'' (1993). He also acted in Marathi theatre over the years. Personal life He was younger brother of actress Shubha Khote. Their father Nandu Khote was a noted stage actor and in silent movies, whose sister-in-law was actress Durga Khote.The Forgotten Bollywood bhai-behan Brigade |
Akshay Pendase
Akshay may refer to: * Akshay Anand (born 1957), Bollywood and Television Actor * Akshay Anand Chand * Akshay Chandra Sharma, Hindi writer, poet and a keen educationist from India *Akshay Chandra Sarkar (1846–1917), poet, an editor and a literary critic of Bengali literature * Akshay Darekar (born 1988), cricketer * Akshay Dewalkar, male Indian badminton player who competed at 2012 Japan Super Series * Akshay Dogra (born 1981), Indian actor and producer working in the television industry *Akshay Kapoor (born: Swapnil Gohil) (born 1980), Indian actor *Akshay Kumar Datta, born in Chupi in Bardhaman, Bengali writer *Akshay Kumar Boral (1860–1919), Bengali poet and writer *Akshay Khanna (born 1975), Indian film actor * Akshay H. Mehta (born 1945), former judge of the Gujarat High Court *Akshay Kumar (born 1967), Indian actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films * Akshay Kumar Maitreya (1861–1930), Indian historian and social worker from Beng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Khopkar
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Priya may refer to: * Priya (given name), a given name of Indian origin * Priya (actress) (), stage name of Indian actress Karpagavalli * ''Priya'' (1970 film), an Indian Malayalam film by Madhu * ''Priya'' (1978 film), a Tamil film by S. P. Muthuraman *''Priya'', a 1992 Bengali film by Shibu Mitra * Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam, known as Priya, one of a Tamil family seeking asylum Australia, in a case known as the Nadesalingam family asylum claims The Murugappan family, also known as the Nadesalingam family, consists of Nadesalingam Murugappan (Nades), his wife Kokilapathmapriya Nadesalingam (Priya) and their two daughters. They are Sri Lankan Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamils seeking asylum in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhita Thatte
Suhita or Soheeta (died 1447), was a Javanese queen regnant and the sixth monarch of the Majapahit empire, ruling from 1429 to 1447. She was the daughter of Wikramawardhana, her predecessor, by a concubine who was the daughter of Wirabhumi, who was killed in the Regreg civil war with Wikramawardhana. She was succeeded by her brother, Kertawijaya. The Damarwulan legend is associated with her reign, as it involves a maiden queen (Prabu Kenya in the story), and during Suhita's reign there was a war with Blambangan as in the legend. A notable monumental sculpture found in Tulungagung Regency, East Java has been identified by some authors as of Suhita. She is dressed in royal attire, including ear pendants, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, and pendants hung from several girdles. In her right hand, she holds a lotus bud, which symbolized deceased royalty in transformation.Jan Fontein Jan Fontein (22 May 1927 – 19 May 2017) was a Dutch art historian and former museum director. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amartya Bobo Rahut
Amartya Bobo Rahut is an Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and an independent artist from Mumbai, India. Bobo has composed and produced music for films, albums and singles such as ''Shaam Simti'', ''Kaisi Ho ?'', ''Darbaan'', '' Tu Hai Mera Sunday'', ''Drive'', '' Aurangzeb'', ''Uttarayan'', ''Tumhari Sulu'', ''Yadon Ke Idiot Box Mein'', ''Om The Fusion Band'', etc. Bobo has also done music for over 2500 TV commercials, and he has worked for some of the biggest brands and campaigns including Godrej, ITC, McDonald's, Hero Motocorp, Bharti AXA, HDFC Bank, Max New York, Haywards, Kingfisher IPL, Kurkure, Mirinda, Thums Up etc. Bobo has to his credit, the ''bronze'' at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for his Levi's Slim Fit Commercial for best soundtrack. He also won the award for best soundtrack at Promax Awards for the MTV/Nickelodeon's ‘Jingle Bell – Bhangra Version’. Bobo has composed various signature tunes such as Colors TV's Flute Tune, BSNL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Film
Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was ''Shree Pundalik'' by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Mumbai. and a Marathi crew who were performing Marathi and Sanskrit (musicals) and plays in Marathi at that period. The first Marathi talkie film, ''Ayodhyecha Raja'', was released in 1932, just one year after ''Alam Ara'' the first Hindi talkie. Although the industry is much smaller than Hindi cinema (which is also primarily based in Mumbai), Marathi cinema is tax free at the privilege of the state of Maharashtra, and is experiencing growth in recent years. ''Raja Harishchandra'', directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, was a Marathi film, now known as India's first full-length feature, released in 1913. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema given a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
