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Vasant Desai
Vasant Desai (1912–1975) was an Indian film music composer, most remembered for his score in V. Shantaram films like '' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955), '' Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' (1957), Vijay Bhatt's '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Sampoorna Ramayan'' (1961), ''Ashirwad'' (1968) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's '' Guddi'' (1971). Early life Desai was born in 1912 into a wealthy family in Sonawade village, Savantwadi state, ruled by the Bhonsale clan, and grew up in Kudal area, also in Konkan belt, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra in western India. Career Desai was with the famous Prabhat Film Company since it started making talkies. He acted, sang, and sometimes composed songs in Prabhat's films like ''Dharmatma'' and ''Sant Dnyaneshwar''. After learning the craft of music composition, he stuck solely to it since the 1940s. Desai scored music for a majority of V. Shantaram's films when the latter broke away from Prabhat to form his own film studio. Their relations soured i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmi Devotional Songs
Filmi devotional songs (or filmi bhajans) are devotional songs from Hindi movies, or Hindi songs composed to be sung using the melody in a popular filmi song. While most of these songs relate to Hinduism, often many of the devotional songs are general, and can prove acceptable to followers of other faiths as well. Selected popular filmi bhajans Even though the movies are considered to be decadent, some of the songs are finely crafted spiritual hymns. Here are some examples. Only a small part of the song is given here. Man Tadapat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj (film ''Baiju Bawra'', 1952) by Naushad and Shakeel Badayuni मन तड़पत हरि दरशन को आज, मोरे तुम बिन बिगड़े सकल काज आ, बिनती करत हूँ, रखियो लाज, तुम्हरे द्वार का मैं हूँ जोगी, हमरी ओर नज़र कब होगी सुन मोरे व्याक� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaadein (1964 Film)
''Yaadein'' (English: ''Memories'') is a 1964 black and white Hindi film directed and produced by Sunil Dutt who also stars in the film as the only actor to appear onscreen in the entire film. The only other actor in the film is Dutt’s wife Nargis Dutt who only appears as a silhouette in the final scene. This film is the first Indian film in cinema that features only a single actor and hence has found an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category ''Fewest actors in a narrative film''. Film narrative progresses through dialogues and background music composed by Vasant Desai, who also gave two songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Overview The film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions. Music # "Radha Tu Hai Diwani" - Lata Mangeshkar # "Dekha Hai Sapna Koi" - Lata Mangeshkar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampoorna Ramayana
''Sampoorna Ramayana'' () is a 1961 Indian Hindi-language Hindu mythological film directed by Babubhai Mistry, based on the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' by Valmiki, starring Mahipal and Anita Guha as Rama and Sita respectively. The film was a box office hit, and became a milestone in the history of Hindu mythology. It was the second significant Hindi film based on Rama, after Vijay Bhatt's hugely popular '' Ram Rajya'' (1943). Babubhai, known for his special effects throughout his career, made extensive use of effects to enhance dramatics. The film also made lead actor Anita Guha, who played the role of Sita, a household name. Lata Mangeshkar sang two of the most top-class semi-classical songs in this movie, namely "San Sanan, Sanan, Sanana, Ja Re O Pawan" and "Badalon Barso Nayan Ki Or Se", which are still very popular. Cast * Mahipal as Rama * Anita Guha as Seeta * B. M. Vyas as Ravana * Sulochana Latkar as Kaikeyi * Lalita Pawar as Manthara * Helen as Surpanakha * Pal Sharma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toofan Aur Deeya
''Toofan Aur Deeya (Storm and Lamp)'' is a List of Bollywood films of 1956, 1956 Bollywood film directed by Prabhat Kumar and starring Satish Vyas, Nanda (actress), Nanda, Rajendra Kumar, Vatsala Deshmukh, Shanta Kumari, Krishna Kumar, Keshavrao Date, and Ulhas. Plot Summary of Toofan Aur Diya The film depicts a period in our society, not so long past when the postcard was a trusted and cheap means of communication and the cycle the most common mode of commuting; when people were sensitive to the sufferings of others in their neighborhood and faith was the rule rather than the exception in social relationships. The film relates the inspiring story of a boy Sadanand and his sister Nandini who endeavor to live with honor after their father(poet Milind Madhav) died in penury. Many people who were uprooted from familiar surroundings following the partition of the country and had to endure numerous struggles to survive, rebuild their lives, and bring up their families in ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheesh Mahal (1950 Film)
''Sheesh Mahal'' (Palace of Mirrors) is a 1950 social Urdu/Hindi film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi for Minerva Movietone. The story writer was the late Khan-Bahadur Hakim Ahmad Shuja, an Urdu poet and writer. The screenplay and dialogue were by Munshi Abdul Baqui and Shams Lucknawi. The music direction was by Vasant Desai and the lyricists were Aajiz, Shams Lucknowi and Nazim Panipati. The film starred Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu, Mubarak, Pran, Nigar Sultana, Pushpa Hans, Jawahar Kaul and Leela Mishra. Naseem plays the daughter of a feudal aristocrat who sticks to his old ways in spite of being reduced to penury. In contrast to her role in '' Pukar'' (1939), she "dressed simply, with little make-up", with her acting leaving an emotional impact on the audiences. And Bakwas is the builder of Sheesh Mahal Plot An old feudal aristocrat, Thakur Jaspal Singh (Sohrab Modi) lives with his two daughters, Ranja (Naseem Banu) and Nalini (Pushpa Hans), and son Balram in a grand mans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahej (film)
''Dahej'' (Dowry) is a 1952 Hindi social family drama film based on the dowry system directed by V. Shantaram. Produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir, the director of photography was V. Avadhoot. Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Shams Lucknavi, who also wrote the story and dialogues. The film starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Karan Dewan, Jayshree, Ulhas, Mumtaz Begum, Keshavrao Date and Lalita Pawar. The story is set in the city of Lucknow and involves the social issue of dowry. The film is about a young bride who faces suffering and humiliation for not bringing a dowry and then makes the "ultimate sacrifice" with her death. Plot Thakur (Prithviraj Kapoor), his wife ( Mumtaz Begum) and daughter Chanda (Jayshree) live in a big old-style house. Though he has this ancestral property, Thakur is not wealthy and he makes this clear to lawyer Biharilal (Ulhas) and his wife ( Lalita Pawar) when they ask for Chanda's hand in marriage. He tells them that he can not give a dowry as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narasinha Avatar
''Narasinha Avatar'' (The Incarnation of Narsinha) is a 1949 Hindi mythological film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, it had music composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Narendra Sharma. The story was written by S. A. Shukla, and the film starred Mahipal, Shobhana Samarth, Niranjan Sharma, Hari Shivdasani, Tiwari, S. N. Tripathi and Kamal. The film is based on the Bhagavata Purana story of the fourth Avatar of the Hindu God Vishnu ( Dashavatara) in the form of Narsimha. The half man, half lion Narsimha, destroys the Asura King Hiranyakashipu and instates his devotional son Prahlad as the rightful king. Plot The Asura King Hiranyakashipu, having been granted the boon of immortality by Brahma, projects himself as Supreme Being, even beyond Vishnu, whom he wants to avenge for killing his brother Hirnayaksha. After years of penance Brahma grants Hiranyakashipu his boon where he asks not to be killed by man or animal, on earth or sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakuntala (1943 Film)
''Shakuntala'' is a 1943 costume drama film based on the Mahabharat episode of Shakuntala, directed by V. Shantaram. It was the first film made under the newly formed Rajkamal Kalamandir banner that Shantaram had started. It was the first film to be shown commercially in US. Adapted from the Shakuntala of Kalidas the screenplay was by Diwan Sharar. Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Diwan Sharar and Ratan Piya. The cinematatography was by V. Avadhoot and the film starred Kumar Ganesh, Jayashree, Chandra Mohan, Ameena, Shantaram, Zohra and Nana Palsikar. Shakuntala was an adaptation of Kālidāsa's Sanskrit drama ''Abhijñānaśākuntalam'' (Of Shakuntala who is recognized by a token) and appreciated "worldwide". The film initially sticks to the traditional version of Kalidas in the representation of Shakuntala, but later follows a "transformation" in the form of "empowerment of women" in Shakuntala's role, which is attributed to a critique of the play by Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India. Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father. During Nehru's premiership from 1947 to 1964, Gandhi was considered a key assistant and accompanied him on his numerous foreign trips. She was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1959. Upon her father's death in 1964, she was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and became a member of Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Bhoopali
''Amar Bhoopali'' (English: ''The Immortal Song'', French: ''Le Chant Immortel'') is a 1951 Indian film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram and written by Vishram Bedekar. It is a true story about a simple cow herder who has an innate gift of poetry, set in the waning days of the Maratha confederacy, c. early 19th century. It is an ode to the saffron flag of Marathas, calling on people to rise again against the foreign enemy. It competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Honaji Bala, a simple cow herder, becomes a legendary bard who has an innate gift of poetry. The film is set in the last days of the Maratha confederacy of the early 19th Century. Cast In credits order translated from Marathi * Panditrao Nagarkar as Shahir Honaji Bala * Sandhya as Gunawati * Lalita Pawar as Vitabai * Bhalchandra Pendharkar as Bala Karanjikar * Vishwas as Subedar * Gulab as Suguna * Jairampant as Shastribua * Nimbalkar as Balakaka * Amina as Jamuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrasekharendra Saraswati
Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (born Swaminathan Sharma; 20 May 1894 – 8 January 1994) also known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyavar (meaning, "The great elder") was the 68th Jagadguru Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. Mahaperiyavar's discourses have been recorded in a Tamil book titled "Deivathin Kural" (''Voice of God''). Early life Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal (born Swaminathan Sharma) was born on 20 May 1894. He was brought up in the central part of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Villupuram, South Arcot District. His father was Subrahmanya Sastri, who was from a Kannada speaking Smarta Brahmin family that had migrated to Tamil Nadu generations earlier. Subrahmanya Sastri worked as a teacher having entered the educational service. His mother Mahalakshmi was also from a Kannada Brahmin family from the village of Eachangudi near Tiruvaiyaru. Swaminathan was the second child of his parents.His youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
