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Veena (actress)
Veena (4 July 1926 – 14 November 2004), also known as Veena Kumari, real name Tajour Sultana, was an Indian actress. Early life and background Veena was born as Tajour Sultana on 4 July 1926 in Quetta, Baluchistan Agency, British India.Veena (actress) profile on Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website Retrieved 23 January 2022Remembering the royally graceful actress Veena – Birth anniversary special Cinestaan.com website, Published 4 July 2017, Retrieved 23 January 2022 At some point of time, her family shifted to |
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the Durand line, International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan where it is the largest city. Quetta is at an average elevation of above sea level, making it Pakistan's only high-altitude major city. The city is known as the ''"Fruit Garden of Pakistan"'' due to the numerous fruit orchards in and around it, and the large variety of fruits and dried fruit products produced there. Located in northern Balochistan near the Durand line, Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the road across to Kandahar, Quetta is a trade and communication centre between the two countries. The city is near the Bolan Pass route which was once one of the major gateways from Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Payal Ki Jhankaar
''Payal Ki Jhankaar'' () is a 1980 Indian romance film directed by Satyen Bose. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Alankar Joshi as Gopal Bhatt * Rupini as Shyama * Surinder Kaur as Veena * Veena * Bandini as Naini * Shail Chaturvedi as Dinanath * C. S. Dubey as Shivram - Shyama's uncle * Sudha Shivpuri as Bhavani - Shyama's aunt Music #"Kaun Gali Gaye Shyam" - Sulakshana Pandit #"Bin Gopal" - K. J. Yesudas #"Dekho Kanha Nahin" - Sulakshana Pandit, K. J. Yesudas, Hariharan #"Ho Rama Pani Bharne" - Anand Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit #"Thirkat Ang Lachki Jhuki" - Alka Yagnik (It is the first/debut song of Alka Yagnik) #"Sari Dal Dai Mope Rang" - Purushottam Das Jalota, Sulakshana Pandit #"Jhirmir Jhirmir Sawan Aaye" - Anand Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit #"Jai Maa Ganga" - Chandrani Mukherjee #"Jin Khoja Tin P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Pareeksha (1981 Film)
''Agni Pareeksha'' () is a 1981 Bollywood crime film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Kamal Majumdar. Cast *Amol Palekar as Alok Chaudhary / Ramesh Khanna *Parikshit Sahni as Siddharth Sharma * Rameshwari as Meeta *Veena as Karuna Chaudhary *Utpal Dutt as Ex-Manager Gupta *Iftekhar as Psychiatrist Dr. Sen *Shreeram Lagoo as Advocate Anupam *S. N. Banerjee as Jailor *Jankidas as Ramu *Nana Palsikar as Dinanath Sharma *Jagdish Raj as Police Inspector * Dinesh Singh as Dilip Thakur (Karuna's Brother) Soundtrack Lyrics: Yogesh Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of the words ' and ' and has the meaning "master of yoga" and has also been used as an epithet of Shiva. Notable people * Yogesh (actor) (born 1990), Indian actor * Y ... External links * 1981 crime films 1981 films 1990s Hindi-language films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazloom
''Mazloom'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by C.P. Dixit and produced by Ranjit Virk, starring Suresh Oberoi, Anita Raj and Mandakini in lead roles. Plot summary Purnima is raped by a stranger (Shakti Kapoor) in a train and is too ashamed to talk about the incident. She becomes pregnant and her parents find out. Her father (Pinchoo Kapoor) dies of shock upon hearing this. Since it is too late to abort the baby, she gives birth to a baby boy and her mother gives him away to a stranger. A few days later, Purnima marries Vijay (Suresh Oberoi), but ironically the same child ends up in their care, and they name him Rajan ( Arjun). Years later, Purnima gives birth to another child, named Aman. The two boys grow up, and sibling's rivalry prevails to such an extent that they eventually fall in love with the same woman, Meena ( Mandakini). Things become increasingly complicated and one member of their family is killed, and another, arrested. Cast *Suresh O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raziya Sultan (film)
''Raziya Sultan'', also known as ''Razia Sultan'', is 1983 Indian period biographical film, written and directed by Kamal Amrohi, and starring Hema Malini, Parveen Babi and Dharmendra in lead roles.Razia Sultan (1983 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 7 November 2019. N.B. Kulkarni won the , the only win for the film. received a Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakeezah
''Pakeezah'' (; ) is a 1972 Indian Hindustani-language musical romantic drama film that was written, directed, and produced by Kamal Amrohi. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, and Raaj Kumar. It tells the story of Sahibjaan, a Lucknow-based courtesan or dancer, popularly known as tawaif. While asleep on a train, Sahibjaan receives a note from a stranger praising her beauty. Later, evacuating from a broken boat, she takes shelter in a tent and finds out its owner, a forest ranger named Salim, wrote the letter. Sahibjaan and Sahib plan to get married, causing conflicts with Sahibjaan's professional background. Amrohi, to whom Kumari was married, wanted to make a film dedicated to his wife; he began conceiving the story after the release of their collaborative film ''Daaera'' (1953). Production lasted 15 years. ''Pakeezah'' principal photography commenced in 1956 under the German cinematographer Josef Wirsching. The film faced many obstacles, particularly Amrohi and Kuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taj Mahal (1963 Film)
''Taj Mahal'' is a 1963 film based on the historical legend of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in fond remembrance and as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal was a commercial hit, but is remembered mostly for its Filmfare award-winning music. Plot It was at the Meena Bazar that Shehzada Khurram first laid eyes on Arjuman Banu. When their eyes met, it was love at first sight for both of them. When Queen Noor Jehan, one of the wives of Shahenshah Jehangir, finds out she is enraged, as she wants Khurram to marry her daughter, Ladli Banu, even though Arjuman is her niece. She plots to hold Arjuman as a prisoner in her palace, but in vain; then she attempts to have Khurram sent away to battle - again in vain, as Khurram returns triumphant, and is named 'Shah Jehan'. Then she has her step-son, Saifuddin, arrange to kill Khurram - again in vain. Khurram gets stabbed but with Arjuman's help he recovers, returns home, but does not tell his father, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaagaz Ke Phool
''Kaagaz Ke Phool'' () is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role in the film along with Waheeda Rehman. It is the first Indian film in CinemaScope and the last film officially directed by Dutt. It marked a technical revolution in Indian cinematography and is widely considered to be ahead of its time. The film was a box office bomb in its time owing to its theme which the masses could not identify with, but was later resurrected as a cult classic in the 1980s. Its failure, both critically and commercially, severely impacted Guru Dutt and brought his studio on the verge of ruins. Dutt never officially directed a film after this. The film's music was composed by S. D. Burman and the lyrics were written by Kaifi Azmi and Shailendra (for one song ''"''Hum Tum Jise Kehta Hai''"''). Today ''Kaagaz ke Phool'' is a part of syllabi in many film schools. It is considered to be the finest self-reflexive film to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' () is a 1 January 1958 Indian musical comedy film directed by Satyen Bose. Starring Madhubala with the Ganguly brothers —Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar, and Kishore Kumar— the film revolves around a middle-aged man who resents women due to some misunderstandings and forbids his younger brothers from marrying. Expected by Kishore Kumar to flop, ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' opened to major commercial success, eventually becoming the most successful work of Bose and Ganguly brothers, as well as Madhubala's fourth consecutive major hit of 1958, thus solidifying her position as the top female star of late 1950s and early 1960s. ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' has received overwhelming positive reviews from critics for its comical situations, soundtrack, execution and performances. Over years, the film has gained classic status and has also inspired several films including '' Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi'' (1974), ''Saade Maade Teen'' (2006) and '' Dilwale'' (2015). It was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: Dominion of India, India and Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan. The Dominion of India is today the India, Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan—which at the time comprised two regions lying on either side of India—is now the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh. The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947. The change of political borders notably included the division of two provinces of British India, Bengal Presidency, Bengal and Punjab Province (British India), Punjab. The majority Muslim districts in these provinces were awarded to Pakistan and the majority non-Muslim to India. The other assets that were divided included the British Indian Army, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
