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Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha (15 November 1947 – 15 August 2019) was an Indian actress who acted in Hindi films, most known for '' Rajnigandha'' (1974), ''Chhoti Si Baat'' (1975) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (1978). She started her career as a model and won the Miss Bombay title. Her first movie was ''Raja Kaka'' (1974) opposite Kiran Kumar. However, fame came to her through the low-budget break-away hit '' Rajnigandha'' (1974), directed by her mentor Basu Chatterjee. She acted in several films after which she took a hiatus. Returning to acting in the later part of her life, she acted in several TV serials and the Salman Khan movie '' Bodyguard'' (2011). Early life Vidya Sinha was born on 15 November 1947 in Mumbai. Her father Pratap A. Rana (film name), also known as Rana Pratap Singh, was an Indian film producer, son-in-law of film director Mohan Sinha. Career Movies At the age of 18, she participated in a beauty contest where she was crowned Miss Bombay. After that she began modelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrillers, and was voted the seventh greatest actor of Indian cinema of all time in a poll conducted by Rediff.com. His double role in the film ''Angoor'' was listed among the 25 best acting performances of Indian cinema by Forbes India on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.Sanjeev Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography , eTimes . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (1938-07-09). Retrieved on 2018-11-08. He won several major awards, including two |
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in '' Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989). He established himself in Bollywood in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), the action thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny
Danny is a masculine given name. It is related to the male name Daniel. It may refer to: People * Danny Altmann, British immunologist *Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, director, producer, and writer *Danny Baker (born 1957), English journalist, radio and TV presenter * Danny Barnes (other), several people *Danny Bonaduce (born 1959), American radio/television personality, comedian *Danny Brown (born 1981), American rapper * Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, Molly Hatchet *Danny Burawa (born 1988), American baseball player *Danny Carey (born 1961), American drummer, Tool *Danny Clark (other), several people *Danny Collins (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh footballer * Danny Boy Collins (born 1967), English wrestler * Danny Coulombe (born 1989), American baseball player * Danny Cox (other), several people *Danny Denzongpa (born 1948), Indian actor *Danny DeVito (born 1944), Italian-American actor, comedian, producer and director * Danny Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar Tuli (20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999) was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the 'Jubilee Kumar' during the 1960s when he starred in several commercially successful films. He also produced several films starring his son Kumar Gaurav. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1970. Career Rajendra Kumar was born in a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family in Sialkot, in the Punjab province of British India. His grandfather was a successful military contractor and his father had a textile business in Karachi, Sindh, British India. During the Partition of India, the family had to leave all the land and property behind and move to India. When they came to Bombay, Kumar decided to try his luck in the Hindi film industry. He never wanted to be a hero and took up work with director H. S. Rawail as an assistant. For nearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1981 Film)
''Love Story'' is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic film directed by Rahul Rawail. The film stars Rajendra Kumar alongside his son Kumar Gaurav and Vijeta Pandit, both making their film debuts. Vidya Sinha, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan and Aruna Irani appear in supporting roles. Kumar Gaurav was launched in Bollywood through ''Love Story''. The film achieved "All Time Blockbuster" status, making Kumar Gaurav a "Star" overnight. The film had revenues of over 1 crore in Mumbai territory. The movie had the third-highest earnings of 1981 after ''Kranti'' and ''Naseeb''. It did over 7.2 Cr business in India with approximately 3.50 Cr distributor share. Plot Vijay Mehra (Rajendra Kumar) is a wealthy builder and loves Suman ( Vidya Sinha), who also loves Vijay. Ram Dogra (Danny Denzongpa) is a civil engineer who loves Suman. Ram and Suman were friends in college. But Vijay leaves Suman because he feels jealousy of Ram and Suman's friendship and marries another girl, and Suman ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijeta Pandit
Vijayta Pandit is an Indian actress and playback singer, most famous for her first film '' Love Story'' (1981). Early life and background Vijayta comes from a musical family originating from Pili Mandori Village in Hissar district of Haryana state. Pandit Jasraj is her uncle. Her older sister is Sulakshana Pandit, and like her, is an actress and playback singer. Her brothers are music directors Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit, better known as Jatin–Lalit. Career Rajendra Kumar cast her alongside his son Kumar Gaurav in '' Love Story'' (1981), which became a "blockbuster" at the box office. She and Gaurav played star-crossed lovers, and they also developed a relationship off-screen. After the film became a hit, she turned down film offers wanting to be with Gaurav. But the relationship ended, due to family tensions. Vijayta went back to films and had another hit '' Mohabbat'' (1985). She was also briefly married to film director ''Sameer Malkan'' who directed her in the fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Sippy
Raj N. Sippy (born 6 March 1948) also known as Raj Sippy, is an Indian film director and producer working on ''Bollywood'' films. He was very prominent in the 1980s, with successful films, like '' Inkaar'', Satyamev Jayate and Mahaadev with Vinod Khanna, '' Satte Pe Satta'' with Amitabh Bachchan, then '' Boxer'' and '' Baazi'' with Mithun Chakraborty He directed '' Satyamev Jayate'', the come back film of Vinod Khanna after his Osho stint. He has also directed Akshay Kumar's debut film '' Saugandh'' and Sanjay Dutt - Jeetendra starrer '' Thanedaar''. Sippy directed the unsuccessful ''Jimmy'', Mimoh Chakraborty's launch pad. Consequently, his other film featuring Mimoh, '' Hamilton Palace'', is still unreleased. Sippy has run into financing issues due to the financial failures of these two films. Filmography *2011 '' Hamilton Palace'' *2008 ''Jimmy'' *2004 ''...Woh'' *1998 ''Kudrat'' *1998 '' 2001: Do Hazaar Ek'' *1997 ''Koi Kisise Kum Nahin'' *1997 ''Deyshat'' *1996 ''Laalc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meera (1979 Film)
''Meera'' ( hi, मीरा) is a 1979 Hindi language film by Gulzar. The film is based on the life of Meera, a Hindu saint-poet who renounced princely comforts in pursuit of her love for Lord Krishna. The film portrays the life and times of Meera from a historical perspective rather than a mythological one. The soundtrack by Pt. Ravi Shankar features the award-winning playback singer Vani Jairam. The film did not perform well at the Indian box office, although it received critical acclaim. Plot The story is set around 1480, in the time of King Akbar. Biramdev ( Dr Shreeram Lagoo) is the king of Medta, a province in Rajasthan. He has two daughters, Meera ( Hema Malini) and Krishna (Vidya Sinha) and a son, Jaimal (Dinesh Thakur). Meera is in deep emotional love with Lord Krishna, so much so that she considers Lord Krishna to be her husband. Akbar ( Amjad Khan) is becoming stronger day by day and hence other small provinces are trying to join against him. Medta, in one such polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitaab
''Kitaab'' (''English: The Book'') is a 1977 Indian drama film written and directed by Gulzar. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The film was based on Bengali story ''Pathik'' by Samaresh Basu. The musical score is by R. D. Burman with lyrics by Gulzar. Plot Babla (Master Raju) is a kid who lives in a village with his mother (Dina Pathak). His mother sends him to his sister's (Vidya Sinha) place (in a city) so that he can go to a good school. Initially, Babla likes both school as well as his sister's home very much and becomes a good friend with Pappu (Master Tito), his classmate. They roam around in streets, watch street magic shows and wish they could do such tricks, look inquisitively at how sweets are made, make fun of teacher, etc. They enjoy all these things thoroughly. But Babla gets reminded of the harsh reality of life when his sister and brother-in-law start scolding him for his disinterest in studies and compla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian 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'' 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'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and one Best Popular Film (director); 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjeeta Kaur
Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: '' Laila Majnu'' (1976), ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' (1978) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (1978). She was nominated for the Filmfare Awards three times, including two of the above films. Personal life Kaur is married to Raj Masand and has a son named Sky. Ranjeeta lived in the past with her husband Raj and son Sky in Norfolk, Virginia, US. They moved to Koregaon Park, Pune a few years ago. They owned a series of 7-Eleven stores in Virginia. Career Kaur started her film career as the lead opposite Rishi Kapoor in the film '' Laila Majnu'' (1976). Subsequently, she acted in commercially successful films like '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (with Sanjeev Kumar) and ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' (with Sachin). She made a fabulous team with Mithun Chakravorty in films such as ''Surakshaa'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
