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Amrit (1986 Film)
''Amrit'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi drama film starring Rajesh Khanna in the title role playing the character of Amritlal Sharma. The film was directed by Mohan Kumar immediately after directing Avtaar with Khanna in the title role and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi. This movie gave Rajesh Khanna his fourth BJFA Best Actor award in 1987.http://www.gomolo.in/Awards/Awards.aspx?AwardCode=7&YearCode=1987 The film was critically acclaimed and received five stars in Bollywood Guide Collections. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Aatma Bandhuvulu''. Synopsis Amrit (Rajesh Khanna) stays with his only son and meanwhile Kamla (Smita Patil) a widow stays with her only son at Kamal Niwas. But Kamla is treated as servant in her own house and the only person who loves her in the house is her granddaughter Sunita. Amrit has the habit of taking his grandson to the nearby garden when his grandson is free from studies. Amrit learns about Kamla's problems due to him meeting her coincidentally qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Kumar (director)
Mohan Kumar (1 June 1934 – 10 November 2017) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, who worked in the Bollywood (Hindi) film industry of India. He was born in Sialkot in British India; after Partition, he moved to India and settled down in Bombay. Filmography as director *1961 -'' Aas Ka Panchhi'' *1962 -'' Anpadh'' *1964 -'' Ayee Milan Ki Bela'' *1964 -'' Aap Ki Parchhaiyan'' *1967 -'' Aman'' *1969 -'' Anjaana'' *1971 -'' Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee'' *1972 -'' Mome Ki Gudiya'' *1974 - '' Amir Garib'' *1976 -'' Aap Beati'' *1980 - '' Aap To Aise Na The'' *1983 -'' Avtaar'' *1984 -'' All Rounder'' *1986 -''Amrit Amrit (), the classical antiquity, classical Marathus (, ''Marathos''), was a Phoenicians, Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millenniumBC, Marat (, ) was the northernmost important city of ancient Ph ...'' *1990 -'' Amba'' *1992 -'' Do Hanso Ka Joda'' References External links * * 1934 births 2017 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Puri
Shashi Puri is an Indian actor who appeared in Hindi Bengali and Punjabi films. He also did a few Punjabi films including ''Saali Adhi Gharwali'', ''Duja Viah'', ''Udeekan Saun Diyan'', ''Jako Rakhe Saiyan'' etc. Filmography Hindi *''Grahan'' (1972) *'' Do Khiladi'' (1976) as Shibu *''Dada'' as Shashi *'' Aayi Tere Yaad'' (1980) *'' Manokaamnaa'' (1980) as Vikas' brother (uncredited) *'' Maan Abhiman'' (1980) as Dr. Ravikant *'' Khoon Kharaba'' (1980) as Anil *'' Jazbaat'' (1980) as Deepak *''Garam Khoon'' (1980) *''Mangalsutra'' (1981) as Vijay's friend *'' Dard'' (1981) *'' Jwala Daku'' (1981) as Dr. Ravi *'' Begunaah Qaidi'' (1982) *'' Patthar Ki Lakeer'' (1982) *'' Tumhare Bina'' (1982) as Dutt's neighbour *'' Rustom'' (1982) *'' Avtaar'' (1983) as Ramesh Krishen *'' Arpan'' (1983) as Rakesh *'' Ek Din Bahu Ka'' (1983) as Madhu's Boyfriend *'' Marriage Bureau'' (1984) *'' Phulwari'' (1984) as Rajiv Mathur *'' ''Haqeeqat'' (1985 film)'' as Uma Shanker Baghi *'' Khush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ke tale'' ( Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He considered Mohammad Rafi as his Guru. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actors Manoj Kumar and Sunil Dutt in most of their films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra. Biography Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Bombay. At an early age, he was inspired by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi and considered him his mentor. He started learning classical music under classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and Pt.Tulsidaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaspal Singh (singer)
Jaspal Singh is an Indian singer who lent his voice to various Bollywood actors of 1970's and 1980's. He was born on 23rd March, 1943 in Amritsar, Punjab. Jaspal Singh from a very young age and during his school and colleges days, he used to sing in various singing competitions. To further pursue his passion for singing he went to Mumbai where his sister used to stay. His talent was first and foremost recognised by well known female singer Usha Khanna during 1968. He was provided a chance to sing at a Professional level, however he did not get the recognition which he deserved. He struggled to make a career in singing and would often visit Amritsar, Delhi and Mumbai time and again. Due to pressure from his father he started practising law and started living in Mumbai. In spite of the hardships he never gave up. And then, a well known Music Composer, Ravindra Jain Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi and other languages. She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards (winning consecutively during 1995–1997), and the Padmashri which she received in 2005. She was awarded a Doctorate (Honoris Causa) for her contributions to Indian music by Bangalore-based Jain University in 2015. In 1999, she married noted violinist L. Subramaniam and resides in Bengaluru. Early life She was born as Sharada into a Tamil family in New Delhi to T. S. Krishnamurthy, an employee of the Education Ministry. She began her musical training at the insistence of her aunt Protima Bhattacharya who enrolled her to train under guru Surama Basu, who taug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhar Udhas
Manhar Udhas is a Hindi and Gujarati language singer and Bollywood playback singer. Early life Manhar Udhas is the eldest son of Keshubhai Udhas and Jituben Udhas, and the elder brother of the singer Pankaj Udhas, who died on 26 February in 2024 and Nirmal Udhas. He completed his mechanical engineering training in Gujarat and moved to Mumbai in the late 1960s to look for a job. With a lifelong passion for music, Manhar found an entry into the industry through his brother-in-law, a filmmaker in Mumbai, who introduced him to Music Directors Kalyanji Anandji. Manhar often assisted the duo in song recording. When the singer Mukesh (singer), Mukesh was not immediately available, it was decided to dub the song in the voice of Udhas and later on Mukesh would sing over it. The song was 'aap se hum ko bichchade huye ek zamana beet gaya' for 1969 film ''Vishwas''. When Mukesh heard the song he said that Udhas has sung the song perfectly and there was no need to record the song in his voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuradha Paudwal
Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer and politician who works predominantly in Hindi cinema and Odia cinema. She has been described in media as one of the most prominent Bhajan singers and also as one of the most successful playback singers of 80s and 90s era of Bollywood. The recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards (winning consecutively during 1990–92) and two Odisha State Film Awards, she has been honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for her contribution in the field of arts. Her contribution in Indian devotional music and Bollywood Industry gained her the titles such as "Bhajan Queen", "Melody Queen". She was honored with honorary degree of D.Litt. by ''D Y Patil University'', the second singer to receive this degree after Lata Mangeshkar. She is engaged in social work and had a foundation named Suryodaya Foundation. In her care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Aziz
Mohammed Aziz (born as Syed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood, Odia films, Bengali. He sang about twenty thousand songs, including Bhajans (Hindi, Odia & Bengali) Sufi devotional songs and other genres in more than ten different Indian languages. He made his first appearance in films Odia film titled ''Jaga Hatare Pagha'' directed by Mohammad Mohsin, with the song ''Rupa Sagadi re Suna Kaniya''. Later he the sung most numbers of songs in Odia and for Ollywood Actor Siddhanta Mahapatra. Later he appeared with a Hindi film titled ''Ambar'' (1984) and his two prominent songs, including "Mard Tangewala" composed by Anu Malik were introduced in '' Mard''. He had sung numerous duets in 1980s and 1990s with singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, K.S.Chithra, Sulakshana Pandit, Vijayta Pandit, Usha Mangeshkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Kavita Krishnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Laxmikant–Pyarelal were an Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar (1937–1998) and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (born 1940). In their career span stretching from 1963 to 1998, they composed music for about 750 movies, working with several prominent film-makers. Early life Laxmikant Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar was born on the day of Laxmi Pujan, Dipawali on 3 November 1937. Probably, because of the day of his birth, his parents named him Laxmikant, which is a name of Lord Vishnu, consort of Goddess Laxmi. His father died when he was a child. Because of the poor financial condition of the family he could not complete his academic education either. Laxmikant's father's friend, a musician himself, advised Laxmikant and his elder brother to learn music. Accordingly, Laxmikant learned to play the mandolin and his elder brother learned to play the tabla. He spent two years in the company of the well-known mandolin player Hussain Ali. He began organising and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivraj
Shivraj (; 1920 – 3 June 2017) was an Indian actor. Selected filmography *'' Singaar'' (1949) *'' Andolan'' (1951) (He played a key role) *'' Patita'' (1953) *'' Devdas'' (1955) *'' Seema'' (1955) *'' Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957) *'' Miss Mary'' (1957) *'' Paigham'' (1959) *'' Ujala'' (1959) * ''Jija Ji'' (1961) (Punjabi film) *'' Junglee'' (1961) *'' Rakhi'' (1962) *'' Bharosa'' (1963) *'' Rajkumar'' (1964) *'' Janwar'' (1965) *'' Do Badan (1966) *'' Mera Saaya'' (1966) *'' Pyar Kiye Jaa'' (1966) *'' Baharon Ke Sapne'' (1967) *'' Shagird'' (1967) *'' Aadmi'' (1968) *'' Saraswatichandra'' (1968) *'' Do Raaste'' (1969) *'' Adhikar'' (1971) *'' Anamika'' (1973) *'' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973) *'' Imaan'' (1974) *'' Naya Din Nai Raat'' (1974) *''Ujala Hi Ujala'' (1974) *'' Resham Ki Dori'' (1974) *'' Aa Jaa Sanam'' (1975) *'' Jaggu'' (1975) *'' Salaakhen'' (1975) *'' Uljhan'' (1975) *'' Amar Akbar Anthony'' (1977) *'' Do Musafir'' (1978) *'' Kasme Vaade'' (1978) *'' Rahu Ketu'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumtaz Begum (actress)
Mumtaz Begum (7 April 1923 – 9 March 2002) was an Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood and Punjabi films. Life and career Begum was born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India on 7 April 1923. She acted as a character actor playing the roles of mothers and grandmothers in films like '' Barsaat Ki Raat'' (1960), '' Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) and '' Mere Mehboob'' (1963). She was the aunt of Bollywood actress Nazneen. She died in Mumbai on 9 March 2002, at the age of 78. Filmography *'' Dahej'' (1950) *'' Deewana'' (1952) *'' Jagriti'' (1954) *'' Yasmin'' (1955) *'' Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'' (1955) *''New Delhi'' (1956) *'' Lajwanti'' (1958) *'' Kala Pani'' (1958) *'' Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1959) *'' Chambe Di Kali'' (1960) Punjabi film *'' Kala Bazar'' (1960) *'' Ek Phool Char Kaante'' (1960) *'' Barsaat Ki Raat'' (1960) *'' Parakh'' (1960) *'' Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' (1960) *'' Opera House'' (1961) *'' Aas Ka Panchhi'' (1961) *'' Dr. Vidya'' (1962) *'' D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunus Parvez
Yunus Parvez (1931/1932 – 11 February 2007) was an Indian actor who played supporting roles in over 200 films from 1963 to the 2000s. He is best known for his roles in films like '' Garm Hava'' (1974), ''Deewaar'' (1975), '' Trishul'' (1978), ''Gol Maal'' (1979) and '' Mr. India'' (1987). His last film role was in Shaad Ali's hit film '' Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005). Yunus Parvez graduated from University of Allahabad. Yunus Parvez fought 1998 Indian general election as a candidate of Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; ) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India. It was founded on 4 October 1992 by former Janata Dal politician Mulayam Singh Yadav and is headquartered in New Delhi. It is the third-largest political party in ... but could not secure many votes. Death and survivors Yunus Parvez died in Mumbai on 11 February 2007 at the age of 75 of acute diabetes. His son Arshad Khan is married to the daughter of film actor Vikas Anand. He also is survived by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
