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Asrani
Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, comedic roles and supporting roles. He is best known for his role in ''Sholay'' as a jailer and characters he played in 25 films with Rajesh Khanna in lead role between 1972 to 1991. In Hindi films, he played the comedian's role from 1966 to 2013 and played a supporting actor's role as the close friend of the lead hero in many films between 1972 and 1994. In a few Hindi films like ''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' and ''Salaam Memsaab'', he played the main lead hero. In Gujarati films he played the lead hero from 1972 to 1984 and played character roles from 1985 to 2012. He also directed six films between 1974 and 1997. Early life Asrani was born into a middle-class, Sindhi family in Jaipur. His father opened a carpet shop. He has four siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Performance In A Comic Role
The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role. Although the awards started in 1954, awards for the best comedian category started only in 1967, and has not been awarded since 2007. Superlatives Anupam Kher, with 5 awards, has most wins than any other actor, followed by Mehmood with 4, and Deven Verma and Utpal Dutt with 3 awards each. Having won the award thrice in a row (1992–1994), Kher also holds the record for most consecutive wins in this category. Mehmood, with 19 nominations, holds the record for the highest number of nominations in this category. Mehmood also holds the record for maximum nominations in a single year, having received 3 out of the 5 nominations of this category in 1975 (and eventually winning for '' Vardaan''). Multiple nominations List of winners 1960s *1967 Mehmood – ''Pyar Kiye Jaa'' **Mehmoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manju Asrani
Manju Asrani (''née'' Bansal) is a Hindi Film actress of the 1970s and 80s. She is married to the actor Govardhan Asrani, popularly known simply as Asrani. While working on the sets of Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar and Namak Haraam ''Namak Haraam'' () is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R.D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar (lyricist), Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars ..., the couple fell in love. Filmography Actor Director References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asrani, Manju Indian film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema". He is known for a number of films, including '' Anari'', ''Satyakam'', '' Chupke Chupke'', '' Anupama'', '' Anand'', '' Abhimaan'', '' Guddi'', '' Gol Maal'', '' Majhli Didi'', '' Chaitali'', '' Aashirwad'', ''Bawarchi'', '' Khubsoorat'', '' Kissi Se Na Kehna'', and '' Namak Haraam.'' He also remained the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The Government of India honoured him w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salaam Memsaab
''Salaam Memsaab'' is a 1979 Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Asrani. Story Radha (Zarina Wahab) and Sunder (Asrani) and a child (Master Jeetu), are street singers, who earn their living singing and dancing on streets, especially in the posh area near the Taj Mahal Intercontinental Hotel opposite Gateway of India in Bombay, India. Radha is pretty much down to earth and is content with living this life, working hard. But Sunder has big dreams of becoming rich, wealthy, and famous - quickly. Sunder's dreams do come true, albeit temporarily, when he wins an all-paid week's stay at a five star hotel, and comes in contact with the rich, the wealthy, and the famous. Cast *Sunil Dutt as Naresh Sarit *Yogeeta Bali as Sunita Sarit *Rishi Kapoor as Ramesh *Asrani as Sunder *Zarina Wahab as Radha *Ranjeet as Gopal * Rehman as Mr. Mehra *Leela Mishra as Mausiji *Keshto Mukherjee as James *Tom Alter as John * Dalip Tahil as Arab Smuggler * C.S. Dubey *Arvind Rathod Soundtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sholay
''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), hired by a retired police officer ( Sanjeev Kumar) to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh ( Amjad Khan). Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. ''Sholay'' is considered a classic and one of the best Indian films. It was ranked first in the British Film Institute's 2002 poll of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time. In 2005, the judges of the 50th Filmfare Awards named it the Best Film of 50 Years. The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years. After the Central Board of Film Certification mandated the removal of several violent scenes, ''Sholay'' was released with a length of 198 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurmana (1979 Film)
''Jurmana'' () is a 1979 Hindi romantic drama film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was composed by R. D. Burman. Plot Inder Saxena is a building contractor from Delhi with an attitude that money is the foremost thing in the world. His maternal uncle persuades a reluctant Inder to visit and supervise a project's progress at Pratapgarh. Once there, he meets his college mate Prakash (Vinod Mehra), his professor Daya Shankar Sharma ( Shreeram Lagoo) and his daughter Rama (Raakhee). Inder sets his eyes on Rama, but Prakash, secretly admiring Rama, tells Inder (Amitabh Bachchan) that she is the kind of girl who can't be lured with the power of money. But, Inder has a firm perception that women want only money and bets Prakash that he will lure Rama with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar
''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' ('')'' is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja. This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as ''Pheka Pheki'' (1989) and in Hindi as ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008). Plot Sunil Mehta gets stuck in a giant ferris wheel with an attractive young woman all night due to power failure. He arrives home the next day, and meets a very suspicious wife, Geeta, who knows that he has been up to no good. She refuses to believe his story about the stalled ferris wheel, and he invents a story about spending the night with a fictitious friend named Champak Bhumia. Geeta does not believe that he ever has a friend by that name, and decides to write to him to come and visit her. Sunil then convinces his friend, Amit Desai, to pretend that he is Champak, and thus convince Geeta that he was indeed telling the truth. Amit agrees to do so, and everything goes according to plan - until a real and amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chala Murari Hero Banne
''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by and starring Asrani. Plot Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad (A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs away from home and catches a train to Mumbai. On his journey, he meets a teacher who says he knows Raj Kapoor. Murari comes to Mumbai, lives in a chawl, struggles a bit and becomes a successful and rich actor. Then comes a twist in his life; he gets accused in scandals, and his love interest, ( Bindiya Goswami), leaves him. Eventually, he proves himself innocent and they reunite and marry. Cast * G. Asrani as Murari/Amit * Bindiya Goswami as Mary *Ashok Kumar *Prem Nath * Bindu * Paintal *Jagdeep *Keshto Mukherjee as Abdul *Satyendra Kapoor as Dubey/Lyricist Guest appearances The film has many Special appearances including: *Dharmendra *Hema Malini *Premnath *Amitabh Bachchan *A.K. Hangal as Murari's father *Keshto Mukherjee *Jagdeep *A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapasya (1976 Film)
''Tapasya'' ( hi, तपस्या, en, Penance) is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshree Productions. The film is directed by Anil Ganguly, based on story by veteran Bengali novelist Ashapurna Devi. The film stars Raakhee, Parikshat Sahni, Lalita Pawar, Nazir Hussain, A. K. Hangal, and Asrani. The film's music is by Ravindra Jain. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the year. It was remade in Telugu as ''Sandhya'' in 1980 starring Sujatha in the title role. Cast * Shubhari Devi as Shubham Kaushik *Raakhee as Indrani Sinha * Parikshit Sahni as Dr. Sagar Varma *Asrani as Vinod Sinha *A. K. Hangal as Chandranath Sinha *Gayatri as Chanda Sinha * Nazir Hussain as Professor Sinha *Manju Bhatia as Pinky * Om Shivpuri as Pinky's father *Sunder as Chacha *Lalita Kumari as Chachi *Birbal as Chacha's son *Viju Khote as Gopi *Lalita Pawar as Mrs. Varma * Manju Asrani *Urmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namak Haraam
''Namak Haraam'' () is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R.D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar (lyricist), Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, Asrani, Raza Murad, A. K. Hangal, Simi Garewal and Om Shivpuri. Rajesh Khanna received his third BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) in 1974 for this film and Amitabh Bachchan had won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1974. This was the second Hrishikesh Mukherjee film that starred Khanna and Bachchan after ''Anand (1971 film), Anand''. "Diye Jalte Hai", "Nadiya Se Dariya" and "Main Shayar Badnaam" are the most memorable melodies, all rendered powerfully by Kishore Kumar and picturised on Rajesh Khanna. And Kaka, as he was called by friends and fans alike, won the hearts of millions by his meaningful acting and face impressions. The film proved out to be a box off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalayak
''Nalayak'' () is a 1978 Hindi-language action film, produced by Jagdish C. Sharma on Veena Films banner and directed by Padmanabh. Starring Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar and music composed by Kalyanji Anandji. Plot Laxman is a slacker and an unbeaten, expert gambler. He is a pampered brother of Ram Narayan and his wife Sita whom he idolizes. Anyway, Ram Narayan is annoyed by the lifestyle of Laxman and considers him the black sheep of the family. During his daily grind of gaming, Laxman meets Rita and falls for her younger sister Seema. Meanwhile, Ram Narayan holds a jewelry store, Rita asks for a charm which turns fake after delivery. Here, Ram Narayan, assures to settle the matter which follows the death of Rita, therefore, Ram Narayan is accused and sentenced. Right now, Laxman pledges to acquit his brother by jeopardizing his life. After several mysterious twists which reveals the guilty party to be Prem, a friend of Ram Narayan. At last, Laxman seizes him and safeguards h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Apne
''Mere Apne'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning Bengali film ''Apanjan'', which was directed by Tapan Sinha. This was the first movie of Vinod Khanna as Hero. This was also debut movie of Danny. The film stars Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles along with Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur, Mehmood and Yogeeta Bali. The music of the film is composed by Salil Choudhury. ''Mere Apne'' was declared " Hit " at the box office. Plot Anandi Devi ( Meena Kumari) is an old widow who lives in a village. One day, she is visited by a distant relative, Arun Gupta (Ramesh Deo), who persuades her to live in town with him, his wife Lata (Sumita Sanyal), and a small child. She later realizes that they were look ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
