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Pramod Chakravorty
Pramod Chakravorty (15 August 1929 – 12 December 2004) was an Indian Hindi film producer and director. Career Chakravorty is best known for directing Hindi film classics like ''Ziddi (1964 film), Ziddi'', ''Love in Tokyo'', ''Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai'' in romantic genre and action films like ''Jugnu (1973 film), Jugnu'' (1973), ''Jagir'' and ''Shatru (1986 film), Shatru''. He also directed suspense films like ''12 O Clock'' with Guru Dutt and Johnny Walker (actor), Johnny Walker and also directed thriller like ''Passport'' with Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar in lead roles. He directed Dharmendra and Hema Malini as the romantic pair in the films ''Jugnu (1973 film), Jugnu'', ''Naya Zamana'', ''Dream Girl (1977 film), Dream Girl'' and ''Azaad (1978 film), Azaad''. In 1976, he had started shooting the film ''Chamatkar'' with Rajesh Khanna, Parveen Babi and Shoma Anand in lead roles but the film after being shot for 45 percent, was stopped mid way by other producers. Later he got opportu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary Financial centre, financial and Commercial area, commercial centre of Eastern India, eastern and Northeast India, northeastern India. Kolkata is the list of cities in India by population, seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the List of million-plus agglomerations in India, third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic Bengal, region of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar (4 January 1925 – 27 October 2001) was an Indian actor who is recognized for his work in Hindi, Punjabi and English-language films. (Dinesh RahejaEver the royalRediff.com website, Published 2 June 2003, Retrieved 16 February 2023 Career When Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. He started his film career in Bengali films. His notable roles in Bengali films were in ''Alaknanda'' (1947), directed by renowned filmmaker Debaki Bose, and in ''42'' (1951). Pradeep Kumar Batabayal then shifted to Bombay and Filmistan studios, and had an important role in the film '' Anand Math'' (1952). He played the lead role with Bina Rai in ''Anarkali'' (1953) and with Vyjayanthimala in ''Nagin'' (1954). Both films were very popular and had songs that added to the movies' success. He worked with Madhubala in eight films, of which '' Raj Hath'' (1956), ''Shirin Farhad'' (1956), ''Gateway of India'' (1957), '' Yahudi Ki Ladki'' (1957) and ''Passport'' (1961) we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deedar (1992 Film)
''Deedar'' () is a 1992 Hindi romantic action movie directed by Pramod Chakravorty and starring Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Laxmikant Berde, Tanuja, Gurbachan Singh and Dan Dhanoa. Other cast members include Seema Deo, Ajit Vachhani, Anjana Mumtaz, Rajeev Verma, Priya Arun, Rajesh Puri and Viju Khote. This movie was supposed to be Akshay Kumar's debut movie. However, '' Saugandh'' was released first in 1991 thus becoming his debut. Plot Anand (Akshay Kumar) and Sapna (Karishma Kapoor) fall in love. In the past, Anand's father had back-stabbed Sapna's dad and he had gone to jail, despite being innocent. Anand plans to free Sapna's dad from prison asks his dad to confess the truth to the police. His dad realises his mistakes and seeks forgiveness from Sapna's parents and dies thereby, uniting Anand and Sapna. Cast *Akshay Kumar as Anand K Malhotra *Karishma Kapoor as Sapna A Saxena * Anupam Kher as Arjun Pratap Saxena * Laxmikant Berde as Mahesh * Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career spanning over 30 years, Kumar has appeared in Akshay Kumar filmography, over 150 films and has won List of awards and nominations received by Akshay Kumar, several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists. Kumar began his career in 1991 with ''Saugandh (1991 film), Saugandh'' and had his first commercial success a year later with the action thriller ''Khiladi (1992 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrant (film)
''Warrant'' is a 1975 Hindi-language film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. It stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Dara Singh, Pran, Ajit in the pivotal roles. The soundtrack was composed by R. D. Burman. It was a box office hit. Plot During a jail riot instigated by jailed convict Jaggu, the life of the Jailor, Arun Mehra is threatened and another convict Dinesh, risks his life to save Arun. Arun and his mother, Mrs. Mehra find out that Dinesh is on death-row for killing noted Professor Ashok Verma. Arun does not believe that Dinesh is guilty and so he arranges his escape and as a result he has not only the police, including his very own father, Inspector General of Police Mehra after him on a manhunt, but also underworld don Master and his men; and a cold-hearted female assassin Rita who has reserved just two bullets in her gun for Arun and Dinesh. Cast * Dev Anand as Jailor Arun Mehra * Zeenat Aman as Rita Verma * Dara Singh as Pyara Singh * Pran as IG Mehra * Ajit as Master * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Amanullah Khan (born 19 November 1951), known professionally as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Hindi films. One of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema, she established herself as one of the highest paid actresses of her time and is cited in the media as a sex symbol. She is the recipient of a Filmfare Award from three nominations. Aman first received recognition after winning the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. Aman began acting that same year, appearing in the films ''The Evil Within'' (1970), Hungama (1971) and ''Hulchul'' (1971). Her breakthrough came with Dev Anand's drama film ''Haré Rama Haré Krishna'' (1971), which won her the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to rise to prominence in the 1970s, playing leading roles in films such as '' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973), ''Roti Kapada Aur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Anand
Dev Anand (; born Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand; 26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Indian cinema, Hindi cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. Through a career that spanned over six decades, he worked in more than Dev Anand filmography, 100 films. Anand is a recipient of four Filmfare Awards, including two for Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Best Actor. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan, Indian third highest civilian honour in 2001 and with Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002. In 1946, Anand debuted with a lead role in Prabhat Films's Hum Ek Hain (1946 film), ''Hum Ek Hain'', a film about Hindu-Muslim unity. He had his first commercial success in ''Ziddi (1948 film), Ziddi'' (1948) and gained widespread recognition with the Crime film, crime thriller ''Baazi (1951 film), Baazi'' (1951), which is regarded as the forerunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabana (Bangladeshi Actress)
Afroza Sultana Ratna (born 5 June 1950), best known by her stage name Shabana, is a Bangladeshi film actress. She earned a total of ten Bangladesh National Film Awards. Her national film award-winning roles were in ''Janani'' (1977), ''Sokhi Tumi Kar'' (1980), ''Dui Poisar Alta'' (1982), ''Nazma'' (1983), ''Bhat De'' (1984), ''Apeksha'' (1987), ''Ranga Bhabi'' (1989), ''Moroner Pore'' (1990) and ''Achena'' (1991). Across her three-decade-long career, she appeared in 299 films. She co-starred with Alamgir in 130 of them. Starting her career as a child in 1962, she quickly conquered the film industry with successful back to back hit films in 1970's such as ''Nazma'', ''Shohag'', ''Putrobodhu'', '' Abujh Mon'' , ''Obak Prithibi'', '' Rojnigondha'' , ''Chondro Hariye Jai'' , ''Nonod Bhabi'', ''Jhorer Pakhi'', ''Ovage'', ''Salim Javed'', ''Pordeshi'', ''Banjaran'', '' Barood'' , ''Iman'' , ''Altabanu'', ''Gayer Chele'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parveen Babi
Parveen Sultana Wali Mohammad Khanji Babi (; 4 April 195420 January 2005) was an Indian actress and model, who worked in Hindi films. One of the highest-paid actresses of the 1970s and the 1980s, she appeared in over 70 films and was the first Bollywood star, to appear on the cover of ''Time'' magazine. She was known for her glamorous acting style, her modelling and fashion, and was often cited in the media as a sex symbol. Babi was born in 1954, into the Babi Dynasty. She was educated at St. Xavier's College and began her modeling career in 1971. Two years later, she made her acting debut in the film ''Charitra.'' She became popular in the mid-1970s, with notable roles in films like '' Majboor'' and '' Deewaar''. Over the following years, she appeared in several of the highest-grossing Indian films, including '' Kaala Sona'', '' Amar Akbar Anthony'', '' Suhaag'', '' Kaala Patthar'', '' Shaan'', ''Kranti'', '' Kaalia'' and '' Namak Halaal''. The film '' Irada'' released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is known as the first ''Superstar'' of Hindi cinema. List of awards and nominations received by Rajesh Khanna, His accolades include five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. Khanna made his debut in 1966 ''Aakhri Khat'' which was India's first official Academy Awards entry in 1967. In 2005, he was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award on the 50th Filmfare Awards, 50th anniversary of the Filmfare Awards. He was a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha from New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency), New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, elected in the 1992 New Delhi by-election as an Indian Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azaad (1978 Film)
''Azaad'' is a 1978 Bollywood action thriller film produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit, Prem Chopra and Keshto Mukherjee in lead roles. Upon release, the film received excellent response from audience and emerged a superhit as well as the fourth highest-grossing film of the year, behind ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'', ''Trishul'' and '' Don''. At the 26th Filmfare Awards, Keshto Mukherjee got a nomination in the Best Comedian category, the only one for the film. Plot This is the story of an eccentric young man, Ashok who believes in doing good without worrying about the consequences. This does not find any favor with his sister-in-law Sarla, and she decides to leave the house. But he persuades her to come back, and he decides to relocate and not cause any more trouble for Sarla. On his way he has a skirmish with the princess Rajkumari Seema who he teaches a lesson to respect the poor and the food grown in the fields. When As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Girl (1977 Film)
''Dream Girl'' is a 1977 Hindi film, directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The movie stars Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra and Prem Chopra. According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian Hema Malini was promoted as the ''Dream Girl'' by producer B Ananthaswamy from her first film and that eventually led her to star in this film. Plot The story revolves around a young woman (Hema Malini), who plays five different characters in the film – Sapna, Padma, Champabai, Dream girl, and Rajkumari, to steal money in order to maintain a home for orphans. Cast * Ashok Kumar as Ashok Mehra * Dharmendra as Anupam "Anup" Mehra * Hema Malini as Sapna/Padma/Champabai/Dream girl/Rajkumari * Asrani as Chanda Mama * Prem Chopra as Prem Verma * Lalita Pawar as Daima * Dina Pathak as Ratnabai * Komilla Wirk as Radha * Alka (actor) as Roopa * Pinchoo Kapoor as Boss * S. N. Banerjee as Munimjee * D. K. Sapru as Sindhi Groom's Dad * Praveen Paul as Birbal * Padmini Kolhapure as Padmini (orphan) *Pallavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
