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Zaheeda
Zaheeda Hussain (born 9 October 1944), commonly known by her mononym Zaheeda, is an Indian former actress. Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and the son of director Jaddanbai. Her aunt was actress Nargis Dutt, and her uncle was character actor Anwar Hussain. Zaheeda is best known for appearing in films such as ''Anokhi Raat'' (1968), ''Gambler'' (1971), and '' Prem Pujari'' (1970). She was originally offered by Dev Anand to appear as Jasbir/Janice in the cult-film ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), however she turned it down as she was reluctant to play the hero’s sister, and wanted to play the role of his beloved (played by Mumtaz); the role of Jasbir/ Janice went to Zeenat Aman and she had shot to fame. Meanwhile, Zaheeda continued to play the heroine and majority of her later films flopped, leading her to eventually retire the film industry. Personal life Zaheeda Hussain later married a businessman, Kesri Nandan Sahay and retired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambler (film)
''Gambler'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Amarjeet. The film stars Dev Anand, Zaheeda, Shatrughan Sinha. Plot Raja (Dev Anand) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master ( Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis. Raja learns all that could be learned about playing cards, quits work with Master, and starts work on his own. He succeeds considerably, and soon gets rich and wealthy. He falls in love with beautiful Chandra Gangaram (Zaheeda), and would like to marry her. But her father would like her to marry U.K. settled Ram Mehta ( Sudhir), before Raja could do or say anything against this alliance, he is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Master. The climax in Raja's life is in the Court Room where he will find out about his past, and about his parents – while he awaits the outcome of the trial. Cast * Dev Anand ... Raja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anokhi Raat
''Anokhi Raat'' () is a 1968 Hindi film produced by L. B. Lachman and L. B. Thakur and directed by Asit Sen. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda Hussain, Aruna Irani, Keshto Mukherjee and Parikshit Sahni. It has music by Roshan. The film has some outstanding songs that include "Oh Re Taal Mile", "Mahalon Ka Raja Mila", "Mile Na Phool To", and "Dulhan Se Tumhara Milan Hoga". Plot The events depicted in the film take place on a single night and results in several characters sharing their life stories. It is a fascinating depiction of some of the challenges faced by the poor and by women in Indian society, some of which continue to this day. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar as Baldev Singh * Zaheeda Hussain as Rama / Gopa * Tarun Bose as Madan Lal * Aruna Irani as Mrs. Prema Rai * Parikshit Sahni as Painter * Anwar Hussain as Ram Das Parikshit Sahni incidentally changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of this film, before eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Anand
Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was one of the most successful actors of Indian cinema and a part of "Trinity- The Golden Trio" along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor twice and Filmfare's Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. A fast dialogue delivery style and nodding while doing do soon became the trademarks of Anand's acting in movies. His style was copied by other actors. Most of Dev Anand's movies explored his viewpoint of the world and often highlighted many socially relevant topics. In 1946, he debuted with lead role in Prabhat Films' Hum E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Pujari
''Prem Pujari'' is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films, his directorial debut. The movie stars Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and a then-unknown Amrish Puri. It has several popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman. The songs were written by Gopaldas Neeraj. The film was a commercial failure. However, the music album is regarded as a masterpiece among classical Hindi film music aficionados, particularly the songs "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaye" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar, "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" sung by Kishore Kumar and "Rangeela Re Tere Rang Mein" sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Plot Lieutenant Ramdev Bakshi (Dev Anand) is the son of widowed army officer Durgadas Bakshi. Ram is an innocent man who has a deep interest in wildlife. Ram is in the army as per his father's choice. He loves Suman (Waheeda Rahman), a beautiful, cheerful lady living in Ram's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilesh Sahay
Nilesh Sahay is an Indian Film Producer, Writer and Director. Sahay made his film debut in Ganesh Acharaya's 2011 film '' Angel''. He later turned film maker/ producer and started shooting ''Squad'', his directorial debut, in september 2019 at Belarusfilm studios in Minsk. Family Sahay is the son of the actress Zaheeda. His great-grandmother Jaddan Bai, was the country's first female film producer and music composer. His grandfather Aktar Hussain was an actor, producer, director and writer and his grandaunt and uncle Nargis Dutt and Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Dutt; 6 June 1929 — 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician. Dutt was one of the major stars of Hindi cinema in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful film ... were also actors. Sahay is also the nephew of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. References External links * Living people 1983 births Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
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Mumtaz (actress)
Mumtaz Askari Madhvani (born 31 July 1947) is an Indian actress. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Hindi cinema. Born into poverty in an urban slum in Mumbai, Mumtaz made her acting debut at age 11 with '' Sone Ki Chidiya'' (1958). Following smaller roles as a teenager in films like; '' Stree'' (1961), '' Sehra'' (1963), and '' Gehra Daag'' (1963), Mumtaz progressed to leading roles with a series of action films opposite wrestler Dara Singh in films like; ''Faulad'' (1963) and '' Daku Mangal Singh'' (1966). However, her appearance in these films typecasted her as "Stunt Film Heroine" and her career stalled. Following praised supporting work in films; ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), '' Mere Hamdam Mere Dost'' (1968) and '' Brahmachari'' (1968), Mumtaz had her career breakthrough with Raj Khosla's family drama '' Do Raaste'' (1969). She went on to establish herself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film Actresses
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1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech. * January 14 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Angel (2011 Film)
''Angel'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Ganesh Acharya and starring Nilesh Sahay, Madalsa Sharma, Aruna Irani and Manoj Joshi. The film was produced by Ganesh Acharya, while the soundtrack was composed by Amjad Nadeem. This movie is about the struggle for acceptance. The main character Abhay Chawla got into an accident which made Sonal become mad. Abhay felt guilty so he started taking care of her and eventually befriends her. They fall in love eventually. This movie is about the struggles they have to face in love. Cast * Nilesh Sahay as Abhay Chawla (Hero) * Madalsa Sharma as Sonal Mahajan * Aruna Irani as Aarti Chawla, Abhay's mother * Manoj Joshi as Rohan Chawla * Vaishali Thakkar Vaishali Thakkar [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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