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Binod Pradhan
Binod Pradhan is an Indian cinematographer, director and actor. He has worked in several popular and acclaimed films as a cinematographer. Some of his award-winning films include '' 1942 A Love Story'', '' Devdas'', '' Rang De Basanti'', ''Mission Kashmir'', and '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' Biography Binod grew up in the picturesque hill town of Kalimpong, West Bengal. He attended secondary schooling at the Dr. Graham's Homes School in Kalimpong, India, in the eastern Himalayas. Coming from a humble Gorkha Newar background, Binod got his first box camera in the early years from his father, H. K. Pradhan, who ran a photo studio. Binod would shoot black-and-white pictures and try and colour them using water-paints. He was often caught shooting unknown portraits and making prints of them. Displeased at first, his father recognized his work and most of Binod's images landed up on the display case of the studio and he was rewarded with an Asahi Pentax. Binod and his camera were pretty m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalimpong
Kalimpong is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The region comes under Gorkhaland Territorial Administration which is an autonomous governing body within the state of West Bengal. The Indian Army's 27 Mountain Division is located on the outskirts of the city. Kalimpong is known for its educational institutions, many of which were established during the British colonial period. It used to be a gateway in the trade between Tibet and India before China's annexation of Tibet and the Sino-Indian War. Kalimpong and neighbouring Darjeeling were major centres calling for a separate Gorkhaland state in the 1980s, and more recently in 2010. The municipality sits on a ridge overlooking the Teesta River and is a tourist destination owing to its temperate climate, natural environment and proximity to popular tourist locations in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asahi Pentax
This article discusses the cameras – mainly 35 mm SLRs – manufactured by Ricoh Imaging Corp. and its predecessors, and . Pentax must not be confused with Pentax 6x7 or Pentax 67 which are 120 medium format 6x7cm film cameras. It covers from the first "Asahiflex" models in 1952 and their successor, the pivotal "Asahi Pentax" single-lens reflex camera, last made in 1997, to the present time known as "Pentax" first made in 1981. Background The period around 1950 marked the return of the Japanese photographic industry to the vigorous level of the early 1940s, and its emergence as a major exporter. The newly reborn industry had sold many of its cameras to the occupation forces (with hugely more disposable income than the Japanese) and they were well received. The Korean War saw a huge influx of journalists and photographers to the Far East, where they were impressed by lenses from companies such as Nikon and Canon for their Leica rangefinder cameras, and also by bodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assamese Language
Assamese () or Asamiya ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language. It has long served as a ''lingua franca'' in parts of Northeast India."Axomiya is the major language spoken in Assam, and serves almost as a lingua franca among the different speech communities in the whole area." It has over 15 million native speakers and 8.3 million second language, second language speakers according to ''Ethnologue''. Nefamese, an Assamese-based pidgin in Arunachal Pradesh, was used as a lingua franca till it was replaced by Hindi language, Hindi; and Nagamese Creole, Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language, continues to be widely used in Nagaland. The Kamtapuri language of Rangpur division of Bangladesh and the Cooch Behar district, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri district, Jalpaiguri districts of India is linguistically closer to Assamese, though the speakers identify with the Bengali culture and the literary lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jait Re Jait
''Jait Re Jait'' (English: ''Win, Win'') is 1977 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Musical film, musical film directed by Jabbar Patel, Dr. Jabbar Patel and produced by Usha Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar, under the banner of Mahalakshmi Chitra. The film stars Mohan Agashe and Smita Patil in the lead roles. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi at the National Film Awards. It is considered to be one of the greatest musical film, musical hits of all time in Marathi language, Marathi Film, cinema. It is based on a book by Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar, G. N. Dandekar. Though the music achieved all-time hit status, the film was a box office disaster. Plot Jait re jait is a story that revolves around Nagya, a thakar tribal drummer who develops a passion for being “punyavanta” [pious one] while growing up listening to his father. He desperately wants to see the “devimashi” [queen be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghashiram Kotwal
'' Kotwal'' is a Marathi play written by playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1972 as a response to the rise of a local political party, in Maharashtra. The play is a political satire, written as historical drama. It is based on the life of Nana Phadnavis (1741–1800), one of the prominent ministers in the court of the Peshwa of Pune and Ghashiram Kotwal, the police chief of the city. Its theme is how men in power give rise to ideologies to serve their purposes, and later destroy them when they become useless.Jayant Karve and an American professor Eleanor Zelliot jointly translated Ghashiram Kotwal from the Marathi into English (Calcutta, 1984). It was first performed on 16 December 1972, by the Progressive Dramatic Association in Pune. Jabbar Patel's production of the play in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. History Tendulkar based his play on a 1863 story by author-historian Moroba Kanhoba who tossed together history and fiction to write ''Ghashiram Kotwal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Kaul
Mani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a figure in Indian parallel cinema. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. Starting his career with ''Uski Roti'' (1969), which won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, he went on to win four of them in all. He won the National Film Award for Best Direction in 1974 for '' Duvidha'' and later the National Film Award for his documentary film '' Siddheshwari'' in 1989. Early life and background Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in a Kashmiri family, Kaul first joined FTII, Pune as an Yearbook photographer and later shifted to the acting course, where noted film director Ritwik Ghatak was a teacher, graduating in 1966. He was a nephew of the actor-director Mahesh Kaul, who made films like Raj Kapoor starrer '' Sapno Ka Saudagar'' (1968). Career His first film ''Uski Roti'' (1969) has been descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Khote
Durga Khote (née Vita Lad; 14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her time. 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), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress; 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); '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gharonda
''Gharaonda'' (''The Nest'') is a 1977 Hindi drama film, produced and directed by Bhimsain. The film stars Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Shreeram Lagoo and Jalal Agha. The music is by Jaidev. Plot ''Gharonda'' explores the lives of Sudip (Amol Palekar) and Chhaya (Zarina Wahab) who are middle class people in Mumbai and work in the same office. Chhaya is sharing a one-room flat with her younger brother, her elder brother and sister-in law. Sudip has rented a room with three other men. Sudip and Chhaya fall in love with each other and plan to get married as soon as they have their own house . In this process, they save every penny to buy a house. They go looking for a flat. After investing in a flat in one building, they are excited about their future. After a few months, the builder who is a fraud, absconds with their money. Sudip's roommate (Sadhu Mehar), who has also invested in the building, commits suicide. The building project is abandoned and all the money of investors goes d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurba Kishore Bir
Apurba Kishore Bir (born 1948), also known as A. K. Bir, is an Indian film cinematographer, screenwriter and director. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, he worked in various Ad-films and documentaries before making his feature-film debut. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for ''27 Down'', his debut film. His directional debut '' Aadi Mimansa'' won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. Bir's other directional ventures ''Lavanya Preeti'' and ''Baaja'' were bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. As of 2014, he has won nine National Film Awards—including three for Best Cinematography—and is one of the directors of National Film Development Corporation of India. Biography Born in Balikuti village of Odisha, Bir had a great passion for painting. At the insistence of his father, he joined the Film and Television Institute of India with a specialisation in motion-picture cinem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Bharose
''Ram Bharose'' (transl: ''By Belief on Lord Rama'') is a 1977 Bollywood action comedy film produced by Subhash Sagar and directed by Anand Sagar. The music score was composed by Ravindra Jain. Plot Cast *Randhir Kapoor as Rampratap *Rekha as Kiran * Amjad Khan as Bhanupratap *Madan Puri as Boss *Sujit Kumar as David *Raza Murad as Shekhar (Kiran's brother) *Dara Singh as Sardar Vikram Singh (CBI Agent No. 1007) *Kanan Kaushal as Kamal (Bhanupratap's wife) *Nazir Hussain as Ratanchand *Tom Alter as Tom *M. B. Shetty as Jaggu Music Music is composed by Ravindra Jain who also wrote the songs, along with fellow lyricists Hasrat Jaipuri, Tajdar Taj and Dev Kohli Dev Kohli (2 November 1942 – 26 August 2023) was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and wrote many hit songs such as ''Maaye Ni Maaye'', ''Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen'', ''Geet Gaata Hoon'','' .... External links * 1977 films 1977 action comedy films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charas (1976 Film)
''Charas'' ( Hashish) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar. It is set against the backdrop of the expulsion of Indian community from Uganda by its dictator Idi Amin in 1972. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit, Amjad Khan, Sujit Kumar, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Keshto Mukherjee and Tom Alter in lead roles. The film's music is by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. Cast *Dharmendra as Suraj Kumar *Hema Malini as Sudha * Ajit as Kalicharan * Amjad Khan as Robert *Aruna Irani as Nimmu * Nazir Hussain as Seth Vrindavan *Manmohan Krishna as Sudha's Father *Asrani as Police Inspector Rustom *Keshto Mukherjee as Police Inspector Golmes *Sujit Kumar as Lawrence / Shaikh Abdul Sattar * Paidi Jairaj as Police Officer Hameed (as P. Jairaj) * D.K. Sapru as Watson (as Sapru) * Sajjan as Jango *Viju Khote as No 10, Henchman of Kalicharan *Sailesh Kumar *Madhumati as Laila * Agha as Head Police Constable, special appearance * Sunder as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagar Arts
Sagar Pictures Entertainment is an Indian film and television production company based in Mumbai, India. It was founded by Ramanand Sagar and is a part of the Sagar Group of companies owned by the Sagar family. Sagar Pictures is also a dubbing studio that has dubbed for hundreds of foreign Television programs, films, and documentaries. Movies produced * ''1971'' (2007) * '' Mitwaa (2015)'' * '' Salma'' (1985) * '' Romance'' (1983) * '' Baghavat'' (1982) * '' Armaan'' (1981) * '' Prem Bandhan'' (1979) * ''Charas'' (1976) * ''Jalte Badan ''Jalte Badan'' is a 1973 Hindi-language drama film about the perils of drug addiction. The film is directed and produced by Ramanand Sagar. Plot Kiran (Kiran Kumar) is a young man who goes to Bombay to study. While his university is caught up ...'' (1973) * '' Lalkaar'' (1972) * '' Geet'' (1970) TV series produced References External links * {{Sagar Arts Film production companies based in Mumbai Hindi cinema Indian dubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
