Raisa PadamseeRaisa Padamsee is a French actress, who acted in the Indian auteur Mani Kaul's 1973 Hindi film Duvidha. Early lifeRaisa is the only daughter of an Indian-French couple, the painter Akbar Padamsee and Solange Gounelle. She was named by M. F. Hussain, whose daughter is named Raisa, as well. CareerShe played the protagonist in the critically acclaimed film Duvidha that won best director's national award and Critics Award for Best Film at the 1974 Filmfare Awards.
Vijaydan DethaVijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was an Indian writer of Rajasthani literature. He was a recipient of several awards including the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award. Detha has more than 800 short stories to his credit, which have been translated into English and other languages. With Komal Kothari, he founded Rupayan Sansthan, an institute that documents Rajasthani folklore, art, and music.
Paheli (2005 film)Paheli (translation: Riddle) is a 2005IndianHindi-language fantasy film directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan. The film tells the story of a wife (Rani Mukerji) whose husband (Shah Rukh Khan) goes on a business trip and is visited by a ghost, disguised as her husband, who is in love with her and takes her husband's place. The supporting cast includes Anupam Kher, Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and Suniel Shetty.
Mani KaulMani 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.
National Film Award for Best DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the NFDC to a director for their work within Indian cinema. It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
Ravi MenonChalappurathu Raveendranatha Menon (1950 – 24 November 2007), popularly known as Ravi Menon, was a veteran Indian film actor who worked in Malayalam cinema. He was born in Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad in 1950. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and made his debut in the Malayalam movie Nirmalyam, for which he received the state government special jury award. He was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Mani Kaul's Duvidha.
Indian ghost movieIndian ghost movies are popular not just in India but in the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and other parts of the world. Generally the movies are based on the experiences of modern people who are unexpectedly exposed to ghosts. Some Indian ghost movies, such as the comedy horror film Chandramukhi, have been great hits, dubbed into several languages.
Filmfare AwardsThe Filmfare Awards are annual awards in India that honour artistic and technical excellence in Hindi cinema. The ceremony is one of the most notable film events in India. Filmfare Awards were introduced by Filmfare of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were called the Clare Awards, or The Clares, after Clare Mendonça, the editor of The Times of India.
Filmfare Critics Award for Best FilmThe Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film is awarded during annual Filmfare Awards, given by the Filmfare magazine. These are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India, having started in 1954. Movie awards were first given by popular vote. Many complained that films with commercial appeal rather than artistic merit were being recognised, hence a new award category was added, the Best Film (Critics).
Rani MukerjiIndian actress (born 1978)Rani Mukerji (Hindustani pronunciation:; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. One of the highest-paid actresses of the 2000s, She is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a National Film Award and eight Filmfare Awards. Born into the Mukherjee-Samarth family, Mukerji graduated with a Home Science degree in SNDT Women's University.
Shah Rukh KhanIndian actor (born 1965)Shah Rukh Khan (pronounced; born as Shahrukh Khan on 2 November 1965), popularly known by the initials SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer renowned for his work in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 90 films and earned numerous accolades, including a National Film Award and 15 Filmfare Awards.
Rajasthani languagesThe Rajasthani languages are a group of various languages derived from Western Indo-Aryan languages, primarily spoken in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India and Bahawalpur division of Pakistani Punjab and the adjacent areas of Sindh. They have also reached different corners of India, especially eastern and southern parts, due to the migrations of people of the Marwari community who use them for internal communication.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.