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Hari Shivdasani
Hari Shivdasani (1909–1994) was an Indian character actor in Hindi cinema from 1930s to 1980s. Personal life Hari Shivdasani was a Sindhi Hindu from Karachi and had moved with his family to Mumbai at the time of the partition of the British Raj in 1947. He was married to Barbara Shivdasani, a British Christian lady. The couple had two daughters. The eldest, Babita became an actress, and is married to actor Randhir Kapoor, and the youngest, Meena Advani, is the owner of Powermaster Engineers Private Limited and Power-master tools Private Limited. The late actress Sadhana Shivdasani was his niece. His granddaughters, and daughters of Babita, are film actresses Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Kareena is married to actor Saif Ali Khan. Shivdasani's acting career spanned over 50 years during which he appeared in more than 70 movies. Filmography # '' Dadagiri'' (1987) # '' Achha Bura'' (1983) as Lala # ''Sun Meri Laila'' (1983) as Mr. Shivdasani (Ad Film Producer) # ''Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Vaada Raha (film)
''Yeh Vaada Raha'' is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Kapil Kapoor, starring Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Tina Munim, Rakhee Gulzar and Shammi Kapoor. Inspired by Danielle Steel's '' The Promise'', this was the first Hindi movie where the lead character is portrayed by two actresses (Poonam Dhillon and Tina Munim) through the use of plastic surgery. Jaya Bhaduri provided the voice for both actresses. Plot Vikram Rai Bahadur is the only son of wealthy Mrs. Sharda. While vacationing in Srinagar, he meets and falls in love with a singer, Sunita Sikkan. They make a vow to never part till death at the temple where they first met. Vikram's mother is against the marriage as she feels their business will suffer if Vikram marries penniless Sunita. Vikram and Sunita decide on a quiet temple wedding. On their way to the temple, they have a car crash. Vikram has a brain injury leading to a coma. Sunita survives but is badly disfigured. Sharda convinces Sunita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalifa (film)
''Khalifa'' is a 1976 Hindi film, produced by Jeetendra Luthra and directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Randhir Kapoor, Rekha, Pran, I. S. Johar, Madan Puri and Lalita Pawar. Plot Rajendra is a conman. He promises marriage to his girlfriend Kamla after finding out about her pregnancy. However, he leaves her, taking away all her savings which leads to Kamla to committing suicide. Kamla's brother Vikram decides to take revenge by killing Rajendra. Meanwhile, Vinod, who is a man of good character, now encounters his look-alike Rajendra, which puts Vinod's life a complicated situation. Eventually, all confusion is resolved and the movie leads to a happy ending. Cast * Randhir Kapoor as Vinod / Rajendra * Rekha as Rekha * Pran as Vikram * I. S. Johar as Diwan Manoharlal Agnihotri * Madan Puri as Dharamdas Sharma * Lalita Pawar as Ganga Devi * Sonia Sahni as Sweety * Urmila Bhatt as Shanta D. Sharma * Praveen Paul as Mrs. Agnihotri * Jankidas as Harihar * Arpana Choudhary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanwar (film)
''Bhanwar'' (translation: Cyclone) is a 1976 Bollywood film directed by Bhappi Sonie. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Randhir Kapoor and Parveen Babi. Cast *Ashok Kumar as Dr. Verma *Randhir Kapoor as Anup *Parveen Babi as Roopa D'Souza *Aruna Irani as Anju Verma *Ranjeet as Ravi *Madan Puri as John D'Souza "Johny" *Kamini Kaushal as Rosy D'Souza, Roopa's Mother *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 ... as Prabhu Singh *Arpana Choudhary as Leela * Nadira as Sharda, Anup's sister * Dhumal as Chaudhary Phuliaram *Brahm Bhardwaj as Dr. Gupta * Sulochana Chatterjee as Sister Soundtrack External links * References 1976 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by Bhappi Sonie {{1970s-Hindi-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chacha Bhatija
''Chacha Bhatija'' () is a 1977 Indian Bollywood comedy drama film, written by Salim–Javed and directed by Manmohan Desai. It was the year's fourth hit for Manmohan Desai (''Amar Akbar Anthony'', '' Dharam Veer'' and '' Parvarish'' are the other three). It was his second film with Dharmendra (after ''Dharam Veer''). ''Chacha Bhatija'' stars Dharmendra, Randhir Kapoor, Rehman, Hema Malini, Yogeeta Bali, Jeevan, Master Satyajeet and Sonia Sahni. Plot Ranvir Singh Teja ( Rehman) lives with his family, wife Sita, son Sunder and younger brother-Shanker (Dharmendra). The family lives happily, until Sita dies suddenly. Teja remarried, and his new wife is Sonia (Sonia Sahni), who comes to live with him at his palatial home with her wicked brother, Laxmidas ( Jeevan). They have a devious agenda of taking over Teja's property. Soon after marriage, misunderstandings arise, and Shanker is asked to leave the house. These misunderstandings involve Sunder, who also is sent away from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khel Khilari Ka
''Khel Khilari Ka'' is a 1977 Bollywood action film directed by Arjun Hingorani. The songs on the film's soundtrack record were composed by Kalyanji–Anandji, written by Rajinder Krishan, and performed by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle and Mukesh. Cast *Dharmendra ... Ajit *Shabana Azmi ... Rachna * Dhruv.... Shanker *Dev Kumar... Sangram Singh *Narendra Nath ... Sangram Singh's Son *Mehmood Jr. ... Rahim *Shakti Kapoor... Tony *Komilla Wirk Laxmi *Ravi * Johnny Walker ... Khairatilal * Sujata Bakshi (as Sujata) *Bharat Bhushan ... Masterji * Shyama ... Mrs. Khairatilal *Hiralal ... Murli *Jankidas ... Jankidas Karodimal Songs #"Ek Bablu Puchhe Babli Se, Kya Puchhe Pagla Pagli Se" – Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar #"Sabak Pada Hai Jab Se" – Kishore Kumar, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Kanchan #"Pyar Kaa Bandhan, Khun Kaa Rishta" – Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishwanath (1978 Film)
''Vishwanath'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Subhash Ghai. It stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy in pivotal roles. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Lawyer Viswanath'' (1978) and in Tamil as '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (1984). Plot An honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates. Cast * Shatrughan Sinha as Vishwanath * Reena Roy as Soni * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Jainendra Jain, starring Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman. It talks about the differences between physical and spiritual love. The film was released on 24 March 1978 on the day of Holi. Heavily publicized before release, ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' ran for 29 weeks in Kolkata's Metro Cinema thus emerging a blockbuster in West Bengal and a hit elsewhere. Plot The story is set in a village where Roopa lives with her father, the village priest. As a child, the right side of Roopa's face and neck were burned by a pot of boiling oil, leaving part of her face disfigured. Henceforth, Roopa keeps her right cheek hidden under the veil of her sari. Despite the terrible accident, Roopa remains religious and goes to the village temple daily, singing hymns and devotional songs. Rajeev is a dashing engineer who arrives in the village to oversee the operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhoota Kahin Ka
''Jhoota Kahin Ka'' is a 1979 Bollywood romantic comedy drama film directed by Ravi Tandon. It stars Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in the lead roles. The film was a critical and commercial success. Plot The Rai family consists of four: father, mother Shanti, and two sons, Ajay and Vijay. Traveling on a ship, they run into a severe storm, the ship capsizes and the family gets separated. While Ajay and his mother stay together, Rai is separate, and so is Vijay. Wealthy Jagatnarayan Khanna rescues Rai, takes him home, ensures that he is treated well, and makes him a business partner. Years later, the Rai sons have grown up. Ajay is a lowly motor mechanic working in Pinto's Garage, but leads a parallel life as a lying conman Casanova, and dreams of making it big with a wealthy woman named Sheetal Khanna. Vijay is now known as Vikram, works for Sheetal Khanna, and hopes to marry her one-day, but also has an affair with a gorgeous woman named Mala. When Mala gets pregnant, Vikram refus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raadha Aur Seeta (1979)
''Raadha Aur Seeta'' is a 1979 Bollywood drama film directed by Vijay Kapoor and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. Plot Young Shekhar Verma works in the factory of Raadha's father. Radha falls in love with Shekhar. On the other hand, Shekhar loves Seeta Mathur, who is childhood friend of Raadha. Raadha and Seeta do not divulge their love interest to each other. Cast *Arun Govil as Shekhar Verma, hero *Rita Bhaduri as Raadha Saxena *Abha Dhulia as Seeta Mathur *Madan Puri as Shankar Saxena, Raadha's father *Leela Mishra as Bua (Shankar's sister) *Pinchoo Kapoor as Raj Bahadur Verma *Urmila Bhatt as the wife of Raj Bahadur Verma *Rajendra Nath as Dholuram *Hari Shivdasani as Dholuram's boss *Savita Bajaj as College Lecturer *Jagdeep as Bhagwandas *Roopesh Kumar as Eve-teaser *Ritu Kamal as Leela Soundtrack The music is by Ravindra Jain. Lyrics also by Ravindra Jain for all the songs. #"Man Meet Aur Preet" – Hemlata #"Kaun Hai Aisa Jise Phulo Se" – Hemlata, Yesudas #"Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwab
''Khwab'' (Hindiख्व़ाब ) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Naseeruddin Shah and Yogeeta Bali . The film was loosely based on the 1951 film A Place in the Sun which itself is based on the 1925 novel ''An American Tragedy'' by Theodore Dreiser. Plot Pratap Kumar Srivastav travels from Shyamnagar to Bombay, and is hired by his father's friend, Ram Prasad. He rents a room in a Chawl in Borivali's 'Asha Manzil' where his friend, Gopal Mathur and his attractive sister, Maya also live. Pratap's main aim is to succeed in life, become rich, and buy a flat in posh Malabar Hills. He succeeds considerably, woos his boss' daughter, Indrani and is soon promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager. On the day of his engagement to Indrani, he goes missing, and subsequently she and her father are notified that he has been arrested and charged with the homicide of a pregnant Maya. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Pyarelal
Professor Pyarelal is a 1981 Hindi film produced by T.M. Bihari, directed by Brij Sadanah, featuring Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Simi Garewal, Shreeram Lagoo, Amjad Khan and Nirupa Roy in the lead roles. Kalyanji-Anandji have composed the music, while Rajendra Krishan has written the lyrics for the film. Hrishikesh Mukherjee has done the editing for the film. Some of the scenes were filmed in the United Kingdom, notably in the West London area of Uxbridge and Hillingdon, Middlesex. Cast * Dharmendra as Ram Shinde / Professor Pyarelal * Zeenat Aman as Sonia B. Singh / Asha Rai * Simi Garewal as Rita * Nirupa Roy as Shanti * Shriram Lagoo as Kishanchand / King * Amjad Khan as Ronnie / Ranjit Singh / Gomes * Jeevan as Shyamlal / Sammy * Vinod Mehra as Professor Pyarelal * Satyen Kappu as Police Commissioner Albert D'Souza * Shammi Kapoor Mr. Rai Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji and lyrics by Rajendra Krishan Rajinder Krishan Duggal (6 Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
