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Yash Johar
Yash Johar (6 September 1929 – 26 June 2004) was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films featured lavish sets, were often set in "exotic" locations, and incorporated Indian traditions and family values. He is the father of Karan Johar, now a noted filmmaker himself. Personal life Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, in a Punjabis, Punjabi family. He was married to Hiroo, sister of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He died on 26 June 2004 in Mumbai, aged 74, of a chest infection, though he had also been fighting cancer. After his death, his son took over Dharma Productions. Career Johar began his career as a publicist and still photographer in the early 1950s, working on the film ''Badal (1951 film), Badal'' (1951). He worked for Sashadhar Mukherjee's production company Filmistan as a production executive on the film ''Love in Simla'' (1960). In 1962, he joined Sunil Dutt's production house Aja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,989,961. It is one of the ten Municipal Corporations in the state, and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current Mayor of the city. The city is situated north-west of Chandigarh, 455 km (283 miles) north-west of New Delhi, and 47 km (29.2 miles) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan, with the Indo-Pak Border (Attari-Wagah) being only away. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Anand
Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was one of the most successful actors of Indian cinema and a part of "Trinity- The Golden Trio" along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor twice and Filmfare's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. A fast dialogue delivery style and nodding while doing do soon became the trademarks of Anand's acting in movies. His style was copied by other actors. Most of Dev Anand's movies explored his viewpoint of the world and often highlighted many socially relevant topics. In 1946, he debuted with lead role in Prabhat Films' Hum Ek Hain, a film about Hindu-Muslim u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' () also known as ''KKHH'' or ''K2H2'', is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Karan Johar and produced under Dharma Productions. It stars the popular on-screen pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, along with Rani Mukerji and Salman Khan. It also features Sana Saeed in a supporting role. The plot combines two love triangles set years apart. The first half covers friends on a college campus, while the second tells the story of a widower's young daughter who tries to reunite her dad with his old best friend. Filmed in India, Mauritius and Scotland, this was Johar's directorial debut. One of his goals for the film was to set a new level for style in Hindi cinema. The music was composed by Jatin–Lalit, which was the biggest seller of the year. ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' was released on 16 October 1998, in India and United Kingdom and received positive reviews from critics who praised the setting, music, direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jungle Book (1994 Film)
''Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'', also known as ''The Jungle Book'', is a 1994 American adventure film co-written and directed by Stephen Sommers, produced by Edward S. Feldman and Raju Patel, from a story by Ronald Yanover and Mark Geldman. It is a live-action adaptation of the Mowgli stories from ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) and ''The Second Jungle Book'' (1895) by Rudyard Kipling, alongside Walt Disney's animated film of the same name from 1967. The film stars Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, and John Cleese. Unlike most adaptations of Kipling's stories in the animated film, the animal characters in this film do not speak which same happened later in 101 Dalmatians, a live action remake of the 1961 animated film of almost the same name. Released on December 25, 1994, by Walt Disney Pictures, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed $70.7 million in theaters against a $30 million budget. In 2016, Disney released another live-action ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duplicate (1998 Film)
''Duplicate'' is a 1998 Indian Hindi-Language action comedy film directed by Mahesh Bhatt. It stars Shahrukh Khan opposite Juhi Chawla and Sonali Bendre. In this film, Shah Rukh Khan plays a dual role, as Bablu, an aspiring chef and Manu, a notorious gangster. It marked Khan's first of many collaborations with Dharma Productions. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics, and was an average success at the box office. At the 43rd Filmfare Awards, the film received 2 nominations – Best Comedian (Khan) and Best Lyricist ( Javed Akhtar for "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam"). Plot Bablu, a bubbly and childish young man, is an aspiring chef who always prays to God whenever he gets the chance to be one. Meanwhile, Manu who is a very big gangster and a exact duplicate of Bablu is getting chased by the police. Coming back to Bablu, he gets hired as the head chef at a hotel and meets the charming Sonia Kapoor, the hotel catering manager and the hotel's owner who has a crush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumrah (1993 Film)
''Gumrah'' (, ) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and written jointly by Sujit Sen and Robin Bhatt. It stars Sridevi, Sanjay Dutt, Anupam Kher, and Rahul Roy. In the film, Roshni (Sridevi), an aspiring singer, is assisted by Rahul Malhotra (Roy) in flourishing her career and they fall in love. However, on a trip to Hong Kong, she is abandoned by him and later arrested by the police for supposed involvement in trafficking cocaine. Gumrah was loosely based on the Australian miniseries ''Bangkok Hilton'', and was produced by Yash Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. Pravin Bhatt acted as the film's cinematographer, while Sanjay Sankla handled the editing. The duo Laxmikant–Pyarelal composed the film's music, with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. Upon release, the film was critically well received, with major appreciation drawn towards Sridevi's performance, which is considered one of her career best and subsequently earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneepath (1990 Film)
''Agneepath'' (, ) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Mukul Anand and written jointly by Santosh Saroj and Kader Khan. It stars Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay, a man who sets out to avenge the death of his father and injustices done to his family by joining the Mumbai underworld. The film was inspired by the life of a Mumbai gangster Manya Surve. The title was taken from a poem of the same name called ''Agneepath'' which was penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Amitabh's father, and which is recited at the beginning of the movie and creates a thematic link that continues through the movie, both literally and metaphorically. ''Agneepath'' has grown into a strong cult film over the years. Amitabh Bachchan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor at the 38th National Film Awards for his performance. At the 36th Filmfare Awards, Mithun Chakraborty and Rohini Hattangadi won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duniya (1984 Film)
''Duniya'' ( ''The World'') is a Hit 1984 Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Talwar, starring Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh in lead roles. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. Plot Mohan Kumar is an honest and conscientious man working as the General Manager of a shipping company owned by his friend, Dinesh. Dinesh is a widower and his daughter, Roma is attached to Mohan Kumar, his wife Sumitra and young son Ravi. Jugal Kishore, Bhandari and Balwant, who work under Mohan Kumar, are into smuggling. When Mohan Kumar learns of their activities, the three men murder Dinesh and deviously frame Mohan Kumar for it. Mohan Kumar is helpless. Unable to prove his innocence in court, he is sentenced to a 14-year jail term. Around the same time his wife gets killed in an accident. After serving the jail term Mohan Kumar takes help from Puri whose life he had saved in prison, to take revenge on the three villains. Puri has connections with the under-world. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Khosla
Raj Khosla (31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991) was one of the top director, producer and screenwriter in Hindi film industry from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in "neo-noir" and style in Indian cinema, and also as a "women's director" because he showcased actresses at their best. He has given many successful films with Dev Anand. Starting his career under Guru Dutt, he went on to make hit films like, '' C.I.D.'' (1956), ''Woh Kaun Thi?'' (1964), ''Mera Saaya'' (1966), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), '' Dostana'' (1980) and ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' (1978), which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award. His early background in classical music ensured that most of his films excelled in music. Early life Born in Rahon, Punjab, he was trained to be a classical singer. He came to Bombay to look for work as a singer while working in All India Radio for while as a music staff. Film career Soon Dev Anand felt he had other talents and hired him to be Guru Dutt's assistant on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dostana (1980 Film)
''Dostana'' () is a 1980 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi action drama film, written by Salim–Javed, produced by Yash Johar, and directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman in lead roles and Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Helen (actress), Helen, Pran (actor), Pran in supporting roles. The film was a huge hit at the box-office and became the fourth highest-grosser of 1980, behind ''Qurbani (1980 film), Qurbani'', ''Asha'' and ''Ram Balram''. ''Dostana'' was one of the last successful films directed by Raj Khosla. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Sattam'' with Kamal Haasan. Plot Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi (Shatrughan Sinha) are best friends who do not question each other about their careers. Vijay is a police officer and Ravi is a lawyer. While Vijay catches criminals (with the help of an informant named Tony (Pran (actor))), Ravi bails those criminals out and is employed by Daaga (Prem Chopra). One day both Vijay and Ravi m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 Film)
Hare Rama Hare Krishna may refer to: * ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971 film), a Hindi language film directed by Dev Anand * ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (2011 film), a Kannada language film directed by CV. Ashok Kumar * ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'', the working title of ''Jalsa'', a 2008 Telugu language film directed by Trivikram Srinivas * The Hare Krishna (mantra) mantra, consisting of the words ''Hare Rama'' and ''Hare Krishna'' * The International Society for Krishna Consciousness The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), known colloquially as the Hare Krishna movement or Hare Krishnas, is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu religious organization. ISKCON was founded in 1966 in New York City by A. C. Bhaktiv ... See also * Hare Krishna (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Pujari
''Prem Pujari'' is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films, his directorial debut. The movie stars Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and a then-unknown Amrish Puri. It has several popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman. The songs were written by Gopaldas Neeraj. The film was a commercial failure. However, the music album is regarded as a masterpiece among classical Hindi film music aficionados, particularly the songs "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kishore Kumar and "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Plot Lieutenant Ramdev Bakshi (Dev Anand) is the son of widowed army officer Durgadas Bakshi. Ram is an innocent man who has a deep interest in wildlife. Ram is in the army as per his father's choice. He loves Suman (Waheeda Rahman), a beautiful, cheerful lady living in Ram's v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
