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Asrani
Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1941), known popularly by mononym Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned over five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, comedic roles and supporting roles. He is best known for his role in ''Sholay'' as a jailer and characters he played in 25 films with Rajesh Khanna in lead role between 1972 and 1991. In Hindi films, he played several comic roles from 1966 to 2013 and played a supporting actor's role as the close friend of the lead hero in many films between 1972 and 1994. In a few Hindi films like '' Chala Murari Hero Banne'' and '' Salaam Memsaab'', he played the main lead hero. In Gujarati films he played the lead hero from 1972 to 1984 and played character roles from 1985 to 2012. He also directed six films between 1974 and 1997. Early life Asrani was born into a middle-class, Sindhi Hindu family in Jaipur. His father opened a carpet shop. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manju Asrani
Manju Asrani (''née'' Bansal) is a Hindi Film actress of the 1970s and 80s. She is married to the actor Govardhan Asrani, popularly known simply as Asrani. While working on the sets of Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar and Namak Haraam () is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R. D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, As ..., the couple fell in love. Filmography Actor Director References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asrani, Manju Indian film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaam Memsaab
''Salaam Memsaab'' is a 1979 Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Asrani. Story Radha (Zarina Wahab) and Sunder (Asrani) and a child (Master Jeetu) are street singers who earn their living singing and dancing on streets, especially in the posh area near the Taj Mahal Intercontinental Hotel opposite of the Gateway of India in Bombay, India. Radha is pretty much down to earth and is content with living this life, working hard. But Sunder has big dreams of becoming rich, wealthy, and famous - quickly. Sunder's dreams do come true, albeit temporarily, when he wins an all-paid week's stay at a five star hotel, and comes in contact with the rich, the wealthy, and the famous. Cast *Sunil Dutt as Naresh Sarit *Rishi Kapoor as Ramesh (Guest appearance) *Yogeeta Bali as Sunita Sarit *Zarina Wahab as Radha *Asrani as Sunder *Ranjeet as Gopal * Rehman as Mr. Mehra *Leela Mishra as Mausiji *Keshto Mukherjee as James *Tom Alter as John *Dalip Tahil as Arab Smuggler * C.S. Dubey *Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sholay
''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian epic action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired police officer ( Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh ( Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. The music was composed by R D Burman. The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years, beginning in October 1973. After the Central Board of Film Certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes, ''Sholay'' was released as a 198-minute long film. In 1990, the original director's cut of 204 minutes became available on home media. When first released, ''Sholay'' received negative critical reviews and a tepid commercial response, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namak Haraam
() is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R. D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, Asrani, Raza Murad, A. K. Hangal, Simi Garewal and Om Shivpuri. Rajesh Khanna received his third BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) in 1974 for this film and Amitabh Bachchan had won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1974. This was the second Hrishikesh Mukherjee film that starred Khanna and Bachchan after '' Anand''. "Diye Jalte Hai", "Nadiya Se Dariya" and "Main Shayar Badnaam" are the most memorable melodies, all rendered powerfully by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Rajesh Khanna. And Kaka, as he was called by friends and fans alike, won the hearts of millions by his meaningful acting and face impressions. The film proved out to be a box office superhit and was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1973. The film was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurmana (1979 Film)
''Jurmana'' () is a 1979 Hindi romantic drama film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was composed by R. D. Burman. Plot Inder Saxena is a building contractor from Delhi with an attitude that money is the foremost thing in the world. His maternal uncle persuades a reluctant Inder to visit and supervise a project's progress at Pratapgarh. Once there, he meets his college mate Prakash (Vinod Mehra), his professor Daya Shankar Sharma ( Shreeram Lagoo) and his daughter Rama ( Raakhee). Inder sets his eyes on Rama, but Prakash, secretly admiring Rama, tells Inder (Amitabh Bachchan) that she is the kind of girl who can't be lured with the power of money. But, Inder has a firm perception that women want only money and bets Prakash that he will lure Rama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapasya (1976 Film)
''Tapasya'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by Anil Ganguly and produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. It was a remake of the Bengali film ''Baluchori'' (1968), which was based on a story of the same name by Ashapurna Devi. The film stars Raakhee in the lead role with Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is provided by Ravindra Jain. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year. Cast *Raakhee as Indrani Sinha *Parikshit Sahni as Dr. Sagar Varma *Asrani as Vinod Sinha * A. K. Hangal as Chandranath Sinha *Gayatri as Chanda Sinha *Manju Asrani *Om Shivpuri *Lalita Pawar *Urmila Bhatt *Nazir Hussain *Viju Khote * C. S. Dubey * Sunder *Manju Bhatia as Pinky *Lalita Kumari *Birbal * Shubhari Devi as Shubham Kaushik Music Awards ; 24th Filmfare Awards: Won * Best Actress – Raakhee Nominated * Best Film – Rajshri Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
('')'' is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja. This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as '' Pheka Pheki'' (1989) and in Hindi as ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008). Plot Sunil Mehta is stuck in a giant ferris wheel with an attractive young woman due to a power failure. He arrives home the next day, and meets a very suspicious wife, Geeta, who knows that he has been up to no good. She refuses to believe his story about the stalled ferris wheel, and he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Champak Bhumia. Geeta does not believe that he ever has a friend by that name, and decides to write to him to come and visit her. Sunil then convinces his friend, Amit Desai, to pretend that he is Champak, and thus convince Geeta that he was indeed telling the truth. Amit agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan - until a real and amorous Champak Bhumia shows up - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chala Murari Hero Banne
''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by and starring Asrani, Bindiya Goswami and Ashok Kumar in lead roles. Plot Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad ( A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs away from home and catches a train to Mumbai. On his journey, he meets a teacher who says he knows Raj Kapoor. Murari comes to Mumbai, lives in a chawl, struggles a bit and becomes a successful and rich actor. Then comes a twist in his life; he gets accused in scandals, and his love interest, (Bindiya Goswami), leaves him. Eventually, he proves himself innocent and they reunite and marry. Cast * G. Asrani as Murari/Amit *Bindiya Goswami as Mary *Ashok Kumar *Prem Nath * Bindu * Paintal *Jagdeep *Keshto Mukherjee as Abdul *Satyendra Kapoor as Dubey/Lyricist Guest appearances The film has many Special appearances including: *Dharmendra *Hema Malini *Premnath *Amitabh Bachchan * A.K. Hangal a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandi Sona
is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language film. Directed and produced by Sanjay Khan, the film stars Sanjay Khan, Parveen Babi, Premnath, Pran, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani, Paintal, Kamini Kaushal, Iftekhar and Raj Kapoor (in a special appearance). The film's music is by R. D. Burman. Plot A group of people of Indian origin live on an island which contains a tomb of ''Shahenshah Chandi Sona'' which is believed to contain jewelry, diamonds and gold. Mayur and Rita, stage actor love-birds, plot with Amar to steal this wealth and better their lives. They decide to buy a house from a woman named Mayadevi, and after doing so they decide to make a swimming pool and through that dig a tunnel right underneath the tomb and help themselves to the riches that they find there. They also decide to enlist the help of four jailbirds by dramatically helping them to escape from prison. After the completion of the tunnel, they run into an underground pool of water and enlist the help of unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan-e-Bahaar
''Jaan-E-Bahaar'' is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by Prakash Kapoor. Cast *G. Asrani *Manju Asrani as Mona *Bhagwan (actor), Bhagwan *Jagdeep as Mithailal (Rai's Manager) *Kanhaiyalal (actor), Kanhaiyalal *Pinchoo Kapoor as Mr. Rai *Padma Khanna as Dancer / Singer *Viju Khote *Mehmood Jr. as himself *Indrani Mukherjee as Mrs. Rai *Paintal (comedian), Paintal as Champion Hawawala *Lalita Pawar as Gopal's mom *Madan Puri as Ajit's maternal uncle *Sachin (actor), Sachin as Gopal "Gopi" *Sarika as Kuku Rai Songs #"Hey Aankhe Churaao Na Dhaman Bachao Na" – Bappi Lahiri, Lata Mangeshkar #"O Go Piya Mera Jiya Laage Na" – Sulakshana Pandit #"Dil Mila Le O Abdulla" – Anuradha Paudwal, Chandrani Mukherjee #"Jaane Bahaar Yaaro Ka Yaar" – Kishore Kumar #"Maar Gayo Re Rasgulla Khilai Ke Maar Gayo Re" – Mohammed Rafi, Anand Kumar C, Runa Laila (Bangladesh) External links * 1979 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Bappi L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalayak
''Nalayak'' () is a 1978 Hindi-language action film, produced by Jagdish C. Sharma on Veena Films banner and directed by Padmanabh. Starring Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar and music composed by Kalyanji Anandji. Plot Laxman is a slacker and an unbeaten, expert gambler. He is a pampered brother of Ram Narayan and his wife Sita whom he idolizes. Anyway, Ram Narayan is annoyed by the lifestyle of Laxman and considers him the black sheep of the family. During his daily grind of gaming, Laxman meets Rita and falls for her younger sister Seema. Meanwhile, Ram Narayan holds a jewelry store, Rita asks for a charm which turns fake after delivery. Here, Ram Narayan, assures to settle the matter which follows the death of Rita, therefore, Ram Narayan is accused and sentenced. Right now, Laxman pledges to acquit his brother by jeopardizing his life. After several mysterious twists which reveals the guilty party to be Prem, a friend of Ram Narayan. At last, Laxman seizes him and safeguards hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film And Television Institute Of India
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune. It was established in 1960 and its alumni includes technicians, actors and directors in the film and television industry. FTII is a member of the CILECT, International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and Television (CILECT), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television. The centre will set up a new institute in Arunachal Pradesh as part of an initiative to tap the potential of the North-Eastern region, informed by Jitendra Singh Rana, former Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region. FTI also sponsors a film award show named Global Indie Film Awards/Festival or G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
