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Zulmi
''Zulmi'' is an Indian Hindi action drama crime film directed by Kuku Kohli, released on 16 April 1999. It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna. Plot Balraj Dutt is a bodyguard of Baba Thakur, who, while dying, makes Balraj promise to take care and protect his grandson Nihal. Years later, Raj Malhotra and his sister are dining in a restaurant, after which they are attacked by the unknown man. The man tries to rape Raj's sister before she commits suicide. Heartbroken by this incident, Raj sees a similar incident and saves a girl from molesters. This is observed by Balraj, who is impressed by Raj, who hires Raj as a bodyguard for his daughter Komal. She initially dislikes Raj and tries repeatedly to get him fired, but slowly she starts liking him after he saves her life from an attack. Things get complicated when he recognizes Nihal as the person who molested his sister. Now, Raj tries to kill Nihal. Cast * Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra * Twinkle Khanna as Komal Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulshan Bawra
Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known by his pen name Gulshan Bawra (literally: "Gulshan The Mad") (12 April 1937 – 7 August 2009), was an Indian songwriter and actor in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning 42 years, he has to his credit about 240 songs, he collaborated with noted music directors like Kalyanji Anandji, Shankar Jaikishan, and R. D. Burman. He composed almost half of the songs in films like '' Khel Khel Mein'' (1975), '' Kasme Vaade'' (1978) and '' Satte Pe Satta'' (1982). Apart from R. D. Burman hits, he is most remembered for his songs like ' Mere Desh Ki Dharti" in '' Upkaar'' (1968) and "Yaari Hai Imaan Mera" in '' Zanjeer'' (1974), both of which got him the Filmfare Best Lyricist Award. The latter also topped the Binaca Geetmala annual list of 1973. As a character actor, he also appeared in a small number of Hindi films. Early life and education Gulshan Kumar Mehta, popularly known as Gulshan Bawra was born 30 km from Lahore in a place called Sheikhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973) is an Indian author and former actress. A daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, she made her acting debut with a leading role in the film '' Barsaat'' (1995). After playing the leading lady in such films as '' Jaan'' (1996), '' Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998), '' Baadshah'' (1999), and '' Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' (2001), she quit acting. Khanna married actor Akshay Kumar in 2001. She worked as an interior designer for a few years, and began writing opinion columns. As an author, she has written the non-fiction book '' Mrs Funnybones'' (2015), the short story collection '' The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'' (2016), and the novels '' Pyjamas Are Forgiving'' (2018) and ''Welcome to Paradise'' (2023). Early life and family Twinkle Khanna was born on 29 December 1973 in Mumbai, the first of two daughters of veteran Hindi film actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, with whom she shared her birthday. Her maternal grandfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuku Kohli
Kuku Kohli (born Avtar Kohli; 4 June 1949) is a director, writer, editor and screenwriter of Bollywood Films. He was born in Peshawar. He gave Ajay Devgan his first break in Bollywood film '' Phool Aur Kaante''. Career Early in his career, he worked under Raj Kapoor for many years where he learned his skills. Kuku Kohli has been in the film industry for more than 30 years. He was the second unit director of the film '' Betaab'' which was the launch pad of Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh and catapulted both into stardom as it was a golden jubilee film. Another film was '' Arjun'' starring Sunny Deol and Dimple Kapadia, was a silver jubilee film. He, then, directed '' Phool Aur Kaante'' which achieved diamond jubilee status and elevated the visibility of Ajay Devgan. After this, he directed '' Kohraam'' starring Dharmendra, '' Suhaag'' starring Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Nagma was again a golden jubilee. '' Haqeeqat'' starred Ajay Devgan and Tabu. It was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milind Gunaji
Milind Gunaji (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer and author, most known for his roles in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He made his first film appearance in 1993's ''Papeeha'' and has since performed in over 250 films and acted as the host of the Zee Marathi channel travel show ''Bhatkanti''. Gunaji has served as the Government of Maharashtra's brand ambassador for forests and wildlife. Currently, he is the brand ambassador for Hill Station Mahabaleshwar. Career Gunaji was born on 23 July 1961 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra. Gunaji initially began acting in the 1993 film ''Papeeha'' and first gained widespread notice in the 1996's '' Fareb'' in the role of Inspector Indrajeet Saxena. The role earned him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role. In 2009, he was named the brand ambassador for the Novel Institute Group's NIBR College of Hotel Management. Milind did ''Everest'' , which aired on ''StarPlu ... [...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] |
Arun Bakshi
Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema. He also played the role of Mahant Dashrath Tripathi in Colors TV's '' Ishq Ka Rang Safed''. Biography He was born and brought up in Ludhiana, Punjab, where he graduated from Arya College, Ludhiana. He worked with the Punjab Agricultural University for a while, before moving to Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ..., to start his acting career in 1981, first in television and later films. Bakshi is well known for his performances in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat as Dhristadyumna, Guru, Kuch To Gadbad Hai and Masoom. Filmography Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Dhillon
Deep Dhillon is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He played the role of Jayadratha in the famous Indian TV serial ''Mahabharat (1988 TV series), Mahabharat'', appeared as Dasharatha in the TV serial ''Jai Hanuman (1997 TV series), Jai Hanuman'', and as Sahasrarjuna in the TV serial ''Vishnu Puran (TV series), Vishnu Puran''. He is known for playing Inspector Sharma in ''Ghayal'' opposite Sunny Deol, and as the notorious truck driver in ''Maine Pyaar Kiya''. He Is Also Known For Playing Dadaji In Star Plus’s Hit Serial ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai''. He is famous for his baritone voice as well as many villain characters in television and movies. Early life and career He was born in a Jat Sikh family. He originally hails from the town of Patti, Punjab, Patti in the Tarn Taran District of Punjab. His son Kanwar Dhillon is also a television actor, based in Mumbai. Filmography Films *1985 ''Aaj Ka Daur'' *1985 ''Karishma Kudrat Kaa'' as Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for ''Pet Pyaar Aur Paap'' (1984) and ''Beta'' (1992), and holds the record for the most nominations in the category (10). In January 2012, Irani received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards. Early life Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India to an Irani father and a Hindu mother. Her father Faredun Irani ran a drama troupe, and her mother Saguna was an actress. She is the eldest of eight siblings. She wanted to become a doctor and had to give up studies after sixth standard because her family did not have enough money to educate all the children. She said she learnt dancing while working in films because she could not afford professional training. Her brothers Indra Kumar, Adi Irani and Firoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Series (company)
Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, Trade name, doing business as T-Series, is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983. It is primarily known for Hindi film music, Hindi film soundtracks and Indi-pop music. T-Series is the largest music record label in India, with up to a 35% share of the Indian Music Industry, Indian music market. As of May 2025, T-Series also owns and operates the List of most-viewed YouTube channels, most-viewed and the List of most-subscribed YouTube channels, second most-subscribed YouTube channel, with over 296 million subscribers and 300 billion views. While best known as a music label, T-Series has List of T-Series films, also produced more than 100 films, and has established itself as a leading film production company in Hindi cinema. Kumar, initially a fruit juice seller in Delhi, founded T-Series to sell Copyright infringement, pirated Hindi songs before the company eventually began pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Hindi-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Kumar (singer)
Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, including 150 Hindi and Bengali compositions by R. D. Burman. After Burman's death in 1994, citing a lack of quality music composition, Kumar withdrew from playback singing and concentrated on live orchestra shows. In addition to singing in Hindi, has also performed in Bengali language, Bengali, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Odia language, Odia, Assamese language, Assamese, Marathi language, Marathi and Konkani language, Konkani. He is the eldest son of singer-actor Kishore Kumar. Early life Kumar is the son of singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father, Amit started singing from an early age and he used to sing at Durga Pooja festivals in Kolkata, Calcutta. At one such function arranged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
