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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] |
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] |
Moolchand
Moolchand Kapoor was a prolific character actor in Hindi and Panjabi cinema, who was active from 1950 to his death in the late 1980s. He appeared in over 250 films. These films spanned the parallel cinema of Guru Dutt to the wrestler films of Dara Singh. He is known for his big stomach. The first known appearance of Moolchand is in 1950. He was often featured in the films of the directors Guru Dutt and Raj Kapoor, working on 6 of the former and 8 of the latter. Other actors he was often seen with were Dev Anand, B. R. Chopra, Dara Singh and I. S. Johar, who featured him in most of their movies. Most of Moolchand's early roles were small ones. He only began to get significant roles in the 1960s. '' Padosan'' (1968), where he plays the servant of Om Prakash's character featured a lot of close-ups of Moolchand and showed him to be an able comedic side actor. This comedic side would be further explored in the 1970s with a scene stealing appearance in '' Yaadon Ki Baarat'', with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raza Murad
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He has acted in over 250 Hindi films and has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other languages and on Hindi television. Early life He is the son of the Bollywood character actor Hamid Ali Murad. He was born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. Murad is the paternal first cousin of Zeenat Aman and nephew of Amanullah Khan, writer of '' Mughal-e-Azam'' and '' Pakeezah''. His son, Ali, and nieces, Sonam and Sanober Kabir, are also performers. Career Murad began his career in film Ek Nazar (1972 film), and played sympathetic brothers (and brother figures) in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, he has primarily appeared in supporting roles as a father, uncle, or villain. Murad studied at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune from 1969 to 1971, and received a diploma in film acting. With a distinctive baritone voice, one of his memorable roles as a character actor was the despondent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Shrestha
Raju Shrestha (born Fahim Ajani; 15 August 1966), known by his stage name Master Raju or Master Rajoo, is an Indian film and television actor, who started his film career as a child actor, in the 1970s. Raju has acted in films like Gulzar's '' Parichay'', Hrishikesh Mukherjee's '' Bawarchi'' (1972), Yash Chopra's '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973), Basu Chatterjee's ''Chitchor'' (1976) and Gulzar's ''Kitaab'' (1977). Over the years, he has acted in around 200 films and a few television series. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in ''Chitchor'' (1976). He is currently seen in youth show Ziddi Dil Maane Na where he plays Prem Deshpremi. Filmography Film * ''Shart'' (1969) * '' Amar Prem'' (1972) * '' Bawarchi'' (1972) * '' Parichay'' (1972) * '' Nafrat'' (1973) * '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973) * '' Abhimaan'' (1973) * ''Deewaar'' (1975) * '' Khushboo'' (1975) * ''Chitchor'' (1976) * '' Jeevan Jyoti'' (1976) * ''Kitaab'' (1977) * ''Inkaar' ... [...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] |
Leena Chandavarkar
Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films as a leading actress and now appears in reality shows. She was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She played the leading heroine opposite almost all the veteran actors of that era and was frequently paired with Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Shammi Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt, and Raaj Kumar. Biography Leena Chandavarkar was born to an army officer Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad in Karnataka in 1950. She was supposed to debut with the film Maseeha (1967) opposite Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too under the direction of Sunil Dutt himself. The film got shelved and she made her debut under the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Man ka Meet in 1968. The movie was a hit and she became an overnight star. She was one of the topmost heroines in early 70s alongside Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder brother Anil Chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara Singh
Dara Singh Randhawa (born Deedar Singh Randhawa; 19 November 1928 – 12 July 2012) was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, director and politician. He started acting in 1952 and was the first sportsman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) of India. He worked as Hindi and Punjabi film producer, director and writer, and he acted in films and television. His role of Hanuman in the film '' Bajrangbali'' (1976) and in Ramanand Sagar's '' Ramayan'' made him popular. Singh was inducted into the Legacy wing of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Early life Singh was born in a Punjabi Jat Sikh family as Deedar Singh Randhawa to Surat Singh Randawa and Balwant Kaur on 19 November 1928 in the village of Dharmuchak in the Majha area of the Punjab region of India. At the time, it was still under British Raj colonial rule. Career Professional wrestling He came to Singapore in 1947, where he worked in a drum-manufacturing mill and began his wrestling training under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujit Kumar
Sujit Kumar (7 February 1934 – 5 February 2010) was an Indian actor and producer. He appeared in over 150 Hindi films in the 1960s through the 1990s, and in at least 20 Bhojpuri films. Sujit played the major lead actor in many films in Bhojpuri cinema whereas in Hindi films he played pivotal roles either as a villain or as a character actor. One of his most memorable screen appearances was of a friend playing the mouth organ while driving a jeep as Rajesh Khanna's character serenades Sharmila Tagore in the 1969 film '' Aradhana''. Beginning in the late 1980s through the 2000s, Sujit primarily was a film producer. Biography Hindi cinema Sujit was the leading man in suspense flicks in Hindi in the early 1960s, including ''Lal Bangla'' (1966) and ''Ek Saal Pehle'' (1965). He was often part of films with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero, like in '' Aradhana'', '' Ittefaq'', '' Aan Milo Sajna'', '' Haathi Mere Saathi'', '' Amar Prem'', '' Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Roti'', '' Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murad (actor)
Hamid Ali Murad (24 September 1911 – 24 April 1997), known simply as Murad, was an Indian character actor who appeared in more than 200 Hindi language films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s, playing character roles of a father, police officer, judge and an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Hindi film industry who is known for playing mostly villain roles. His niece is actress Zeenat Aman and his granddaughters are actresses Sonam and Sanober Kabir. Early life Murad was born on 24 September 1911 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He studied at Minto Circle (STS High School), Aligarh Muslim University. Career Murad's career began in the early 1940s, when he made his acting debut in the 1943 film '' Najma'' which was directed by Mehboob Khan. He became a regular fixture in director Mehboob Khan's films such as '' Anmol Ghadi'' (1946), '' Andaz'' (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) and '' Amar'' (1954). His other notable film roles included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyendra Kapoor
Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' (1975) and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's '' Deewaar''. His other notable films are ''Kati Patang'', '' Anuraag'', '' Amar Prem'', '' Yaadon Ki Baraat'', '' Khote Sikkay'', '' Don'', '' Chhoti Bahu'', '' Benaam'', '' Zanjeer'', '' Avishkaar'', '' Majboor'', '' Namak Halaal'', '' Kaala Patthar'', '' Angaaray'', '' Mr. Natwarlal'', '' Red Rose'', '' Naya Kadam'' and '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar''. Career Satyen Kappu started his career as a stage actor in 1952 with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). His career spanned from the early 1960s to the early 2000s with over 390 films to his credit. He mostly played supporting roles of a father, relative, uncle, police officer, doctor and vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. In 2013, Kumar was voted "The Most Popular Male Playback Singer" in a poll conducted by the Filmfare, Filmfare magazine. Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali language, Bengali, Marathi language, Marathi, Assamese language, Assamese, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia language, Odia and Urdu. He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll. He recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and in many Indian languages as well as some foreign languages, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
