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Zameen (film)
''Zameen'' () is the title of several Bollywood films. Zameen (2003) An action movie directed by Rohit Shetty, the film is based on the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 by terrorists. It stars Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Bipasha Basu. Ajay Devgan plays the character of a soldier who lives by the code and Abhishek Bachchan is an ACP officer. Ram Awana played the role of Akku (one of the four terrorists that hijack the flight). * . Zameen (1987) This film was directed by Ramesh Sippy and starring Sridevi, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Rajnikanth and Vinod Khanna. The film was shelved halfway through production when the producers ran out of funds and had to shelve the entire project. * Zameen (1943) This version is a black and white film directed by Anand Kumar and starring Durga Khote * See also Other films with "Zameen" in title: * '' Do Bigha Zameen'' (1953) * ''Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche'' (1972) * '' Zameen Aas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajnikanth
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. Known for his uniquely styled lines and idiosyncrasies in films, he has a huge fanbase across South India and has a cult following. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan in 2000, Padma Vibhushan in 2016, India's third and second highest civilian honours, and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2019 for his contributions to Indian cinema. Following his debut in K. Balachander's 1975 Tamil drama ''Apoorva Raagangal'', Rajinikanth's acting career commenced with a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films. His major positive role as a failed lover in S. P. Muthuraman's ''Bhuvana O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zameen Aasmaan (1972 Film)
''Zameen Aasmaan'' () is a 1972 Hindi action film directed by A. Veerappan. The music was composed by Kishore Kumar. It has the popular songs "Kisne Yahan Kisko Jaana", "Na Ro Aye Mere Dil", "Hum Tum Chale" and " Aankhen Tumhari Do Jahan". Cast *Ashok Kumar as Shanti Swaroop * Sunil Dutt as Ravi *Rekha as Kalpana *Yogeeta Bali as Roopa * Sharad Kumar as Ram *Indrani Mukherjee as Ganga / Maya (Double Role) *Achala Sachdev as Hameeda * Dulari as Ganga *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, ... as Heeralal "Heera" Soundtrack References External links * 1972 films Indian action films 1970s Hindi-language films 1972 action films Hindi-language action films {{1970s-action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zameen Aasmaan (1946 Film)
''Zameen Aasmaan'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f .... References External links * 1946 films 1940s Hindi-language films Indian black-and-white films {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
''Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche'' () is a 1972 Hindi horror film directed by Tulsi Ramsay and Shyam Ramsay. This film was released on 30 December 1972 under the banner of Ramsay Films. Plot Rajvansh, a rich widower and young scientist rescues a woman named Anjili and marries her. She forces her husband to fulfill her maternal uncle's demands for money all the time. Unwillingly, he consents. He soon realizes that his marriage is a failure because his wife and her uncle try to extort money from him all the time. One day, he rescues a woman named Meena and while she is unconscious, he gets her to his home. He nurses her to good health with the help of his two faithful servants. Meena starts respecting and idolizing her master, but faces the wrath of Anjili. Anjili constantly taunts Meena and Rajvansh. Frustrated by all this, Rajvansh keeps working in his laboratory which is set up at his home. One day while working some drops of chemical spill in his milk and he unknowingly drinks it. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Bigha Zameen
''Do Bigha Zamin'' () is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Bimal Roy. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali poem " Dui Bigha Jomi", the film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy in lead roles. Known for its socialist theme, it is considered an important film in the early parallel cinema of India, and a trend setter. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, Bimal Roy made ''Do Bigha Zameen'' after watching Vittorio De Sica's ''Bicycle Thieves'' (1948). Like most of Bimal Roy's movies, art and commercial cinema merge to create a movie that is still viewed as a benchmark. It has paved the way for future cinema makers in the Indian neo-realist movement and the Indian New Wave, which began in the 1950s. A moderate commercial success, it was awarded the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film, it became the first film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award and the first Indian film to win the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, after ''Neecha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Khote
Durga Khote (14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions. In 2000, in a millennium issue, ''India Today'' named her among "100 People Who Shaped India", noting: "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for women in Indian Cinema", she was one of the first women from respectable families to enter the film industry, thus breaking a social taboo. She also ranks among the top ten actresses in mother roles in Hindi cinema, most notable among them were as Jodhabai in K. Asif's ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960); as Kaikeyi in Vijay Bhatt's classic ''Bharat Milap'' (1942); her other memorable roles as mother were in ''Charnon Ki Dasi'' (1941); ''Mirza Ghalib'' (1954); ''Bobby'' (1973) and ''Bidaai'' (1974). She has received the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar (born 1 January 1973) is an Indian Mathematics educator best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002, known for coaching underprivileged students for JEE- Main & JEE-Advanced, the entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). By 2018, 422 out of 510 students had made it to the IITs and Discovery Channel showcased his work in a documentary. Kumar has spoken at MIT and Harvard about his programs for students from the underprivileged sections of Indian society. Kumar and his school have been the subject of several smear campaigns, some of which have been carried in Indian media sources. His life and work had been portrayed in the 2019 film, ''Super 30'', where Kumar is played by Hrithik Roshan. Early life Anand Kumar was born in Bihar, India. His father was a clerk in the postal department of India. His father could not afford private schooling for his children, and Anand attended a Hindi medium government sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey. Media The history of various visual media began with black and white, and as technology improved, altered to color. However, there are exceptions to this rule, including black-and-white fine art photography, as well as many film motion pictures and art film(s). Photography Contemporary use Since the late 1960s, few mainstream films have been shot in black-and-white. The reasons are frequently commercial, as it is difficult to sell a film for television broadcasting if the film is not in color. 1961 was the last year in which the majority of Hollywood films were released in black and white. Computing In computing terminology, ''black-and-white'' is sometimes used to refer to a binary image consisting solely of pure black pixels and pure white ones; what would normally be called a black-and-white image, that is, an image containing shades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awards. Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. He gave competition to Amitabh Bachchan's box office run in late 1970s to early 1980s before taking break from films. After joining politics, he became the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for External Affairs. Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie ''Mere Apne'', as the main villain in the highly successful crime drama ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh,'' and as the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries and leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. She was among the country's highest-paid celebrities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and has featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since its inception in 2012. Her accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama ''Abodh''. After a few successive commercially failed films, she rose to prominence with the action drama ''Tezaab'' (1988), and established herself with starring ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy and masala films. His breakthrough came with the first installment of comedy film franchise ''Golmaal'', '' Golmaal'' (2006) starring Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi, which became sleeper hit. Further subsequent other successful films in franchise included ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008) and ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), which became one of the highest-grossing film of the year. Shetty returned in action genre with ''Singham'' (2011) after eight years of his debut action thriller ''Zameen''. It also starred Ajay Devgn in lead, the film turned out one of the highest grosser of the year. Later on, it expanded in ''Cop Universe'' franchise with other successful films such as ''Singham Returns'' (2014), ''Simmba'' (2018), ''Sooryavanshi'' (2021). His oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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