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Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in more than 80 Indian films and a few English-language films such as ''White Rainbow'', ''Cotton Mary'' and '' In Custody''. Prominent TV serials he has acted in include ''Ajnabi'' and ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. Filmography Films *''Massey Sahib'' (1985) *''Khamosh'' (1985) *'' Tamas'' (1986) *''Aashiqui'' (1990) *''Narasimha'' (1991) *''Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991) *'' Vishnu-Devaa'' (1991) *''Dharavi'' (1992) *''Karamati Coat'' (1993) *'' Angaar'' (1992) *'' Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1993) *''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' (1993) *''Damini'' (1993) *'' Aaina'' (1993) *''Tejasvini'' (1994) *''Tarpan'' (1994) *'' In Custody'' (1994) *''Amravati ki kathiya''(1994) *'' Naaraaz'' (1994) *''English, August'' (1994) *''Ram'' (1996) *''Tunnu Ki Tina' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathura
Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. In ancient times, Mathura was an economic hub, located at the junction of important caravan routes. The 2011 Census of India estimated the population of Mathura at 441,894. In Hinduism, Mathura is birthplace of Krishna, which is located at the Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex. It is one of the Sapta Puri, the seven cities considered holy by Hindus, also called Mokshyadayni Tirth. The Kesava Deo Temple was built in ancient times on the site of Krishna's birthplace (an underground prison). Mathura was the capital of the kingdom of Surasena, ruled by Kansa, the maternal uncle of Krishna. Mathura is part of the Lord Krishna circuit (Mathura,Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra, Dwarka and Bhalka). Janmashtami is grandly celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angaar (1992 Film)
''Angaar'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia in lead roles, along with Nana Patekar, Om Puri, Kader Khan, Kiran Kumar in supporting roles. The film was speculated to have been based on the life of Karim Lala. Cast * Jackie Shroff as Jaikishan "Jaggu" * Dimple Kapadia as Mili * Nana Patekar as Majid Khan * Om Puri as Parvez Hussain * Kader Khan as Jahangir Khan * Kiran Kumar as Anwar Khan * Mazhar Khan as Farid Khan * Achyut Potdar as Jaggu's Father * Sulbha Deshpande as Jaggu's Mother * Neena Gupta as Majid's Wife *Firoz Irani as State Mental Asylum Doctor * Anang Desai as State Mental Asylum Doctor * Tom Alter as Public Prosecutor * Chandrakant Gokhale as Defence Lawyer * Virendra Saxena as Police Commissioner Sahni * Ajit Vachani as Hirwani * Lalit Mohan Tiwari as Psychiatrist * Sudhir as Health Minister Plot Unemployed and branded a trouble-maker, Jaikishan lives a poor li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heeralal Pannalal (1999 Film)
''Heeralal Pannalal'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi language comedy film directed by Kawal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Johnny Lever (both in double roles), Mohan Joshi, Shakti Kapoor and Pramod Moutho. This film was inspired on 1982 film Angoor starring Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma and 1998 movie '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' starring Govinda and Amitab Bachan in pivotal roles. Mithun Chakraborty's voice was dubbed by dubbing artist. The film was Disaster at boxoffice. Plot ''Heeralal Pannalal'' is a comedy entertainer with Mithun and Johnny starring in Parallel roles. It is the story of "two sets" of "twins" and both have been named "Heeralal" and "Pannalal"; they set out in search of love and adventure, but they are quite unaware of the presence of the other "set" of Heeralal and Pannalal. Cast * Mithun Chakraborty as Heera Lal/Himself (double role) * Johnny Lever as Pannalal/Himself (double role) * Mohan Joshi as Motiwala's Brother * Shakti Kapoor as Motiwala's Elder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardesi Babu
Pardesi Babu is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Manoj Agrawal, starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Plot summary Raju Pardesi (Govinda), a poor villager, relocates to Mumbai for a better life. He falls in love with a rich guy's daughter, Chinni (Shilpa Shetty). Chinni's father opposes their love and challenges Raju to acquire INR one crore within a year if he wants to marry Chinni. Pardesi reaches to the tea plantation in Darjeeling, where he meets Karuna (Raveena Tandon) who is there as their maid. Pardesi and Karuna eventually fall in love. Meanwhile, the tea business grows and Pardesi is able to collect the required money within a year. However, as the returning time nears, Karuna discovers that Pardesi loves Chinni, and becomes very sad. Pardesi goes to tell her the truth, but discovers that the suitcase which he got at the railway station was of Karuna's father, who is now suffering with a mental trauma. Pardesi feels that it is his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziddi (1997 Film)
Ziddi () is a 1997 Indian action film directed by Guddu Dhanoa, starring Sunny Deol and Raveena Tandon. It follows a short-tempered and stubborn Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums and later avenges the death of his siblings. It went on to become one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 1997, grossing Rs 292.5 million (US$5.4 million) at the box office. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Dharma'', starring Vijayakanth.The 1998 Kannada movie ''One Man Army'' was an unofficial adaptation of this movie. The film also was remade in Bangladeshi in 1998 as '' Shanto Keno Mastan'', starring Manna, Shahnaj and Humayun Faridi, directed by Montajur Rahman Akbar. Plot Deva ( Sunny Deol), an angry young man, lives with his widower father advocate lawyer Ashok Pradhan ( Anupam Kher), brother Akash (Sachin Khedekar) and sister Guddi (Richa Ahuja). He is greatly vigilant about the well-being of his family – an intrinsic reason of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunnu Ki Tina
''Tunnu Ki Tina'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film about a middle class Indian boy who dreams big and wants to marry a rich girl in college life. When he faces reality, however, he feels great pain. Major characters were portrayed by Renuka Shahane, Rohini Hattangadi, Rajeshwari Sachdev, and Sunil Barve. Cast * Sunil Barve as Tunnu * Rohini Hattangadi as Tunnu Mother * Rajeshwari Sachdev as Tina * Niraj Sah as College student * Ninad Kamat * Veerendra Saxena as Tunnu's Father * Ramesh Shah as Professor * Renuka Shahane Renuka Shahane (born 7 October 1966) is an Indian actress working in the Bollywood film industry and in Indian television, best known as the co-presenter of the Doordarshan TV show ''Surabhi'' (1993–2001). Early life Renuka Shahane was born ... as Tunnu's First Girlfriend References External links * 1990s Hindi-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Vishal Bhardwaj {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram (film)
''Ram: Part 1'' is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. It stars Mohanlal in the title role alongside an ensemble cast including Trisha, Indrajith Sukumaran, Samyuktha Menon, Adil Hussain, Durga Krishna, Prachi Tehlan, Anoop Menon, Saikumar, Suman, Chandhunadh, and Siddique. Vishnu Shyam, a protege of veteran Vidyasagar, composes the film's music. Principal photography of the film began on 6 January 2020. After a schedule break in February, filming was halted for around three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the delay, Jeethu scaled-up the film's size. It resumed filming in August 2022. Premise Ram Mohan, a former R&AW operative who went rogue, is called back to deal with ''Bael'', a terrorist organization which possesses nuclear weapons capable of destroying India. Cast * Mohanlal as Ram Mohan, a former RAW agent * Trisha as Dr. Vineetha M. D, Ram's wife * Indrajith Sukumaran as Moncy Kurian * Samyuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English, August (film)
''English, August'' is a 1994 Indian English-language film and director Dev Benegal's first feature film. A humorous and irreverent study of bureaucracy and the Indian Generation X, ''English, August'' won several awards at international film festivals. ''English, August'' became the first Indian independent film to break the stranglehold of mainstream Indian Bollywood cinema when it was acquired by 20th Century Fox and became a theatrical success in the country. This has led the way for other low budget, independent movies such as '' Bombay Boys'' and ''Split Wide Open'', which are part of the next generation of "middle cinema". The film is based on the novel of the same name by Upamanyu Chatterjee. The negatives of the film were spoiled due to flooding at a storage facility of Prasad Studios. There was an unsuccessful attempt at restoration, following which the film was declared a lost film. In February 2020, a copy of the film was found in the National Film Archives of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naaraaz
''Naaraaz'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri, Sonali Bendre and Gulshan Grover. Plot Naaraaz is the story of wealthy Ajay Pandit and poor Deva, played by Atul Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty, respectively, and their love and friendship. Snippets This is Mithun's second film after '' Tadipaar'' with Mahesh Bhatt. The film's musical score is by Anu Malik and audio is available on Tips Music Films. All three of the main leads in the film, Mithun Chakraborty, Atul Agnihotri and Pooja Bhatt later appeared in another film, '' Gunehgar'' (1995). Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Deva (Cameo appearance) *Pooja Bhatt as Sonia (Comeo appearance in face) *Atul Agnihotri as Ajay *Sonali Bendre as Sonali Child/Item Aisa Tadpaya *Gulshan Grover as Raghu (Reborn) Taoke Died *Soni Razdan as Sabrina (Reborn)/Samina *Avtar Gill as Preetam Singh *Kunal Khemu as Young Ajay Soundtrack The soundtrack of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Custody (film)
''In Custody/Muhafiz'' is a 1993 film by Merchant Ivory Productions. It was directed by Ismail Merchant, with screenplay by Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain. It is based upon Desai's 1984 Booker Prize nominated novel '' In Custody''. Plot synopsis Deven's ( Om Puri) position as a professor of Hindi at a local college is only a means to an end. His first love is the Urdu language and in particular Urdu poetry. Deven's multiple (and often stymied) attempts to interview the great Urdu poet, Nur ( Shashi Kapoor), act as a metaphor for the clash between modernization and tradition. Cast * Shashi Kapoor... Nur Shahjenabadi * Sushma Seth... Safiya Begum * Shabana Azmi... Imtiaz Begum * Om Puri... Deven Sharma * Tinnu Anand... Murad * Parikshat Sahni... Siddiqui * Amjad Khan... Musician * Neena Gupta... Sarla Sharma (Deven's Wife) Awards * 1993: Tokyo Film Festival in Kyoto (Official Selection) nomination * 1994: National Film Award ** Special Jury Award: Shashi Kapoor ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarpan (film)
''Tarpan'' (English title: ''The Absolution'') was a 1994 Indian Hindi drama film written and directed by K. Bikram Singh, and starring Om Puri, Revathy, Dina Pathak, Manohar Singh and Mita Vashisht in lead roles. This directorial debut film was jointly produced by NFDC and Doordarshan. The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven. It deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter-related stories. The film was screened at Moscow International Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival and Cairo International Film Festival. Cast * Om Puri as Jassu Kaka * Revathy as Sumitra * Dina Pathak as Rammo * Manohar Singh as Sarpanch (Thakur Bir Singh) * Mita Vashisht as Lachmi * Ravi Jhankal as Joravar * Savita Bajaj as Chintho Singh * Virendra Saxena as Sukku Baba * Rajendra Gupta as Lakhan Singh * Vijay Kashyap as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaina (1993 Film)
''Aaina'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Deepak Sareen, produced by Yash Chopra and his wife Pamela Chopra. It stars Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff and Amrita Singh, with Deepak Tijori in a supporting role. The film was a blockbuster hit in India, and solidified Chawla's career as a leading lady in the 1990s. Singh's performance in a negative role was highly appreciated and is regarded as one of her career-best performances. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Aayanaki Iddaru'' (1995), in Tamil as ''Kalyana Vaibhogam'' (1997) and in Kannada as '' Yare Nee Abhimani'' (2000). Plot Rajnesh Mathur, a wealthy businessman has two daughters. Roma, the elder one is very competitive and has always been spoiled. Beautiful and shy, Reema is quite reserved and usually lets Roma take the spotlight. Both grow up to be entirely different, and fall in love with Ravi Saxena. Always the centre of attention, Roma catches his eye first. Reema is heartbroken but p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
