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Gulzar
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini (film), Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and ''Mausam (1975 film), Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib (TV series), Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including National Film Award for Best Lyrics, 2 Best Lyrics, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, one Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and National Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aandhi
''Aandhi'' () is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by the politician Tarkeshwari Sinha and Indira Gandhi. The story is based on a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election campaign. The movie is noted for its songs composed by Rahul Dev Burman, written by Gulzar and sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar. Suchitra Sen, the noted actress from Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema, who also worked in a few Hindi films, played the lead role of Aarti Devi. The movie was not allowed a full proper release when Mrs. Gandhi was in power. The film List of films banned in India, was banned during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghna Gulzar
Meghna Gulzar is an Indian writer, director and producer. She is best known for directing critically acclaimed films; '' Talvar'' (2015) and '' Raazi'' (2018). Born to Gulzar and actress Raakhee, Gulzar joined her father as an assistant to his films and became a screenwriter for her father's 1999 directorial ''Hu Tu Tu''. Meghna later became an independent director and directed her first film, the drama '' Filhaal...'' (2002), though she did not achieve directorial success that decade. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she directed the critically acclaimed '' Talvar'' (2015), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director, which was moderate success at the box office. Her first profitable directorial venture came in 2018, when she directed the spy thriller '' Raazi'', which emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for ''Raazi.'' She next helmed the biographical drama '' Chhapaak'' (2020) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest Film award, award in the field of cinema, given by the Government of India and presented annually at the National Film Awards. The recipient is honoured for their "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema" and is selected by a committee consisting of eminent personalities from the Indian film industry. The award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'' (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of . Presented first in 1969, the award was introduced by the Government of India to commemorate Dadasaheb Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema. Phalke (1870–1944), who is popularly known as and often regarded as "the father of Indian cinema", was an Indian filmmaker who directed India's first full-length feature film, ''Raja Harishchandra'' (1913). The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards. As of 2024, there have been 54 awardees. Among those, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakhee Gulzar
Raakhee Gulzar ( Majumdar) (; born 15 August 1947), professionally known as Raakhee, is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Bengali films. One of the leading and most popular actresses of the 1970s and early 1980s, Raakhee is a recipient of several awards including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. In 2003, she received Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award. Raakhee made her film debut with the Bengali film ''Badhu Bharan'' (1967). She had her first Hindi film with '' Jeevan Mrityu'' (1970). Raakhee's career marked a turning point with '' Aankhon Aankhon Mein'' (1972), '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973), for which she won her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and '' 27 Down'' (1974). She won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress for '' Tapasya'' (1976). Raakhee went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like - ''Blackmail'' (1973), '' Kabhi Kabhie'' (1976), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mausam (1975 Film)
''Mausam'' () is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film starring Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev Kumar, and directed by Gulzar. It is loosely based on the 1961 novel, '' The Judas Tree'', by A.J. Cronin. Sharmila Tagore for her acting received The Silver Lotus Award at the 23rd National Film Festival and the film itself was awarded the Second Best Feature Film. The film was nominated in eight categories at the 24th Filmfare Awards and won in two. The film also won many other accolades as well. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Vasandhathil Or Naal''. Plot ''Mausam'' is the dramatic love story of Dr. Amarnath Gill, who falls for Chanda, the daughter of a local healer, Harihar Thapa, when visiting Darjeeling to prepare for his medical exams. Then he has to leave back to Calcutta for his final exams. He promises Chanda to return, though he never keeps his promise. Twenty-five years later, he returns as a wealthy man and searches for Chanda and her father. He learns tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar Filmography
Sampooran Singh Kalra, better known as Gulzar Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He starte ..., is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter, film producer and director. Films Television Other work See also References External links * {{Gulzar Director filmographies Indian filmographies Gulzar Discographies of Indian artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of nine National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film '' Abhay'' (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's ''Maachis'' (1996). He received the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films ''Satya'' (1998) and '' Godmother'' (1999). For the latter, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film '' Makdee'' (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: '' Maqbool'' (2003) from ''Macbeth'', '' Omkara'' (2006) from ''Othello'', and '' Haider'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Ghalib (TV Series)
''Mirza Ghalib'' is an Indian Historical drama television drama series written and produced by poet Gulzar. The series was aired on Doordarshan DD National, National in 1988. Naseeruddin Shah played the role of Mirza Ghalib, the famous classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule. The series featured ghazals sung and composed by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh. Cast * Naseeruddin Shah as Mirza Ghalib * Tanvi Azmi as Umrao Begum * Neena Gupta - Nawab Jaan * Shafi Inamdar as Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq, Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq * Sudhir Dalvi as Bahadur Shah II, Bahadur Shah Zafar * Parikshit Sahni as Nawab Shams-ud-Din * Javed Khan Amrohi as Fakir * Mac Mohan as Nawab Jaan's servant Music It included music and narration. The songs were sung by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh and narration by Gulzar. List of Ghazals included in the TV Series # Dil hi to hai # Koi din gar zindagaani aur hai # Hazaaron khawahishein aisi # Har aik baat pe kehte ho t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India and English, with no posthumous conferral. From 1965 till 1981, the award was given to the authors for their "most outstanding work" and consisted of a citation plaque, a cash prize and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom. The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup who received the award in 1965 for his collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (''The Bamboo Flute''), published in 1950. The rules were revised in subsequent years to consider only works published during the preceding twenty years, excluding the year for which the award was to be given and the cash prize was increased t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandini (film)
''Bandini'' (translation: ''Imprisoned'') is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy.It stars Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra. The film tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash (Ashok Kumar), a man from her past. The film is based on the Bengali novel ''Tamasi'' by Jarasandha (Charu Chandra Chakrabarti), a former jail superintendent who spent much of his career as a jailor in Northern Bengal, and wrote many fictional versions of his experiences. Bandini was the tenth highest grosser of the year and was declared a 'Semi Hit' by Box Office India. It swept that year's Filmfare Awards, winning six awards in all, including the top awards of Best Film and Best Director, as well as Best Actress, and is still considered a landmark m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salil Chowdhury
Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali, Hindi cinema, Hindi and Malayalam films, Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi language, Marathi, Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Odia language, Odia and Assamese language, Assamese films. His musical ability was widely recognised and acknowledged in the Indian film industry. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and admired for his inspirational and original poetry in Bengali language, Bengali. The first Bengali film for which Chowdhury composed music was ''Paribortan'', released in 1949. ''Mahabharati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
