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Vatsala Deshmukh
Vatsala Deshmukh ( mr, वत्सला देशमुख; 1930 – 12 March 2022) was an Indian Marathi and Hindi actress. Life and career Deshmukh started her career as a model and later joined the show business. She made her screen debut with the Hindi movie "Toofan and Deeya", directed by Prabhat Kumar. Deshmukh's younger sister, Vijaya Deshmukh, was married to V. Shantaram, and became known as an actress Sandhya Shantaram. Deshmukh was the mother of actress Ranjana Deshmukh. She died on 12 March 2022, at the age of 92. Selected Filmography *''Toofan Aur Deeya'' (1956) as Dancer *''Navrang'' (1959) as Uma *''Iye Marathi Che Nagri'' (1965) *''Ladki Sahyadri Ki'' (1966) *''Mai Mauli'' (1971) *''Asheech Ek Ratra'' (1971) *''Ajab Tuje Sarkar'' (1971) *''Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli'' (1971) as Bhairavi *''Pinjara'' (1972) as Akka *''Naag Panchami'' (1972) as Goddess Parvati *''Jyotibacha Navas'' (1975) *''Zunj'' (1975) as Godabai *''Varat'' (1975) *''Shoora Mi Vandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * and lasted from 1858 to 1947. * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Gau Kashi Angai
''Bala Gau Kashi Angai'' is a Marathi movie released on 4 April 1977. Alka loses her mind when her baby dies after Madhuri accidentally drops him. Feeling guilty, Madhuri marries Sridhar with the intention of giving her baby to Alka, which may help her recover. The movie has been produced by M.S.Salvi and directed by Kamlakar Torne. Cast * Asha Kale as Madhuri * Vikram Gokhale as Vasant *Nayantara as Alka * Satish Dubhashi as Shridhar * Madhukar Toradmal as Madhuri's father * Vatsala Deshmukh as Madhuri's mother * Raja Bapat * Sarswati Bodas * Datta Bhatt * Ramesh Salgaonkar * Shantaram Desai * Jaywant Pawar * Shantabai Sathe Soundtrack The music has been directed by N. Dutta and all lyrics were written by Jagdish Khebudkar. Track listing *"Dhundit Gau Mastit Rahu" (Lyricist(s): Madhusudan Kelkar, Jagdish Khebudkar) - Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle *"Nimbonichya Jhadamage" - Suman Kalyanpur *"Halke Halke Jojawa" - Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar (born 15 December 1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Cinema
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashino Dikro
''Kashino Dikro'' () is a 1979 Indian Gujarati film directed by Kanti Madia. Being the first and the only film of Madia, it starred Rajiv, Ragini, Rita Bhaduri, and Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Cine India International. Adapted from Vinodini Nilkanth's short story ''Dariyav Dil'', film's script and dialogues were written by Prabodh Joshi. Barun Mukherji was a cinematographer. The film features music composed by Kshemu Divetia, who earned State Films Award in Best Music Director category for the film. Plot Kashi (Ragini) raises her brother-in-law (Rajiv), who dies on his wedding night from snakebite. His widowed wife Rama (Bhaduri) get raped by Kashi's husband, and she becomes pregnant. Kashi decides to save her family's as well as Rama's honour by pretending to be a pregnant herself, and later adopts Rama's son as her own. In the end, Kashi dies. She has been described as an icon of saintly motherhood. Cast The cast was: *Rajiv *Ragini *Rita Bhaduri *Girish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhaag (1979 Film)
''Suhaag'' is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Manmohan Desai, and written by Kader Khan, Prayag Raj and K.K. Shukla. The movie stars Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha and Parveen Babi in lead roles, with Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet and Jeevan in supporting roles. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. A huge box office success, the film became the highest-grossing film of 1979. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Satyam Sivam'' with N. T. Rama Rao & Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Plot Durga (Nirupa Roy) and Vikram Kapoor ( Amjad Khan) have been married for years. Vikram has taken to crime in a big way and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Jaggi (Kader Khan),Durga gives birth to twins and Jaggi steals one of them, and sells him to a bootlegger, Pascal. Durga is upset when she finds her son missing, but is devastated when Vikram abandons her. With a lot of difficulties, Durga brings up her son, Kishan (Shashi Kapoor) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hira Aur Patthar
''Hira Aur Patthar'' is a 1977 Hindi-language film directed by Vijay Bhatt and starring Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi. Cast *Shashi Kapoor...Shankar *Shabana Azmi...Gauri * Asit Sen...Chanda's Father * Ashok Kumar...Dr. Anand * Bindu...Roopa Bai *G. Asrani...Tota * Bharat Bhushan ...Tulsiram *Ramesh Deo Ramesh Deo (30 January 1926 – 2 February 2022) was an Indian film and television actor who worked in more than 285 Hindi films, 190 Marathi films and 30 Marathi dramas with over 200 showings in his long career. He also produced feature films, ... ... Gangaram Soundtrack External links * 1977 films 1970s Hindi-language films Films scored by Kalyanji Anandji Films directed by Vijay Bhatt {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyotibacha Navas
''Jyotibacha Navas'' is a Marathi cinema, Marathi movie released on 15 April 1975. Cast The cast includes: *Suryakant *Vikram Gokhale *Padma Chavan *Rajshekar *Bhalchandra Kulkarni *Dhumal (actor), Dhumal *Vatsala Deshmukh *Ramchandra Varde *Dinkar Inamdar Soundtrack The music is provided by Sudhir Phadke and lyrics by Jagdish Khebudkar. Track listing References External links Movie Album - hummaa.com Movie Details - imindb.com Marathi film lyricist Khebudkar is no more - dnaindia.com * 1975 films 1970s Marathi-language films {{1970s-Marathi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parel
Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: əɾəɭ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. Parel used to have a number of textile mills, but these have been replaced by commercial office space development. History Originally, Parel was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay. The Parel Relief or (Parel Shiva) is an important monolithic relief of the Hindu god Shiva in seven forms that is dated to the late Gupta period, in the 5th or 6th century AD by the ASI. It was found in Parel when a road was being constructed in 1931, and moved to the nearby Baradevi Temple, where it remains in worship, in its own room. The name Parel has its roots from the ''Parali Vaijanath Mahadev'' temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. An inscription dated 26 January 1187 (Paurnima of Magha, Saka 1108) is found there recording of a grant made by Shilahara king Aparaditya II out of the proceeds of an orchard in a village named Mahavali (close to Kurla) for a Vaidyanatha temple. In 1771 William Horn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinjara (film)
''Pinjara'' ( mr, पिंजरा; ''Cage'') (pronounced as pinj-ra) is a 1972 Marathi film, directed by V. Shantaram, starring Shriram Lagoo and Sandhya in the lead roles. In 1972, the film was also released in Hindi with the same title. Set in the Tamasha folk musical theatre of Maharashtra, the film is about a morally righteous school teacher, Lagoo, who wants to reform a Tamasha performer, played by Sandhya, but ends up falling in love with her. It is an adaptation of Heinrich Mann's 1905 novel ''Professor Unrat'' (''Professor Garbage''). The film is known for its music and dance numbers with music by Ram Kadam. The lead actress is Sandhya, known for her dancing prowess. It is also the film debut of noted theatre actor Shriram Lagoo. The film was remade by Shantaram in Hindi with same cast and title, and even the songs like "Mala Lagali Kunachi Uchaki", which were a big hit in the Marathi version, were re-recorded in the Hindi version. This was the last major film by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
