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Anjaan (lyricist)
Lalji Pandey (28 October 1930 – 3 September 1997), better known by the pen name of Anjaan, was an Indian lyricist known for his work in Hindi language films. Having penned over 1,500 songs for more than 300 films, he is remembered for tracks from his frequent collaborations with composers Kalyanji–Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, R. D. Burman and Bappi Lahiri. Lyricist Sameer is his son.Remembering an 'Anjaan' lyricist! Hindustan Times (newspaper), Published 27 October 2009, Retrieved 15 November 2022 Initial days in Hindi films Anjaan had got his first break with the 1953 Premnath production ''Prisoner of Golconda'' where he wrote "Lehar Yeh Dole Koyal Bole" and "Shaheedon Amar Hai Tumhari Kahani". ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benares
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of Muslim artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. * * * * * Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and to the east of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies downstream of Allahabad (officially Prayagraj), where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site. Varanasi is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities. Kashi, its ancient name, was associated with a kingdom of the same name of 2,500 years ago. The Lion capital of Ashoka at nearby Sarnath has been interpreted to be a commemoration of the Buddha's first sermon there i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indeevar
Shyamalal Babu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar, (also credited as Indiwar and Indeewar) (1 January 1924 – 27 February 1997) was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists in the 1960s. Early life He was born in Barua Sagar of Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh and grew up in Barua Sagar in Jhansi District. He moved to Mumbai to pursue a professional career as a lyricist. Career He got recognition in ''Malhar'' in 1951, where he penned "Bade Armano Se Rakkha Hai Balam Teri Kasam" which was set to music by Roshan. He wrote over a thousand songs in over 300 films in a career spanning over four decades . Indivar also wrote songs for famous pop duo Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan. Nazia Hassan's famous songs " Aap Jaisa Koi", "Boom Boom", "Meherbani", "Dil ki Lagi" & Zohaib Hassan's "Star" was written by Indeeva Major Hits Tum se Badkar Duniya mei (kaamchor) Nile Nile Ambar Par (Kalakaar) Bade aarmano se rakhha hai (Malhar) Roshan tumhi se duniya (Parasmani) Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namak Halaal
''Namak Halaal'' () is a 30 April 1982 Indian masala film, directed by Prakash Mehra and written by Kader Khan. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi, Waheeda Rehman, Om Prakash, Ranjeet, Satyen Kappu in pivotal roles. It features music composed by Bappi Lahiri, with lyrics written by Anjaan. The film went on to be the third highest-grossing Indian film of 1982, grossing . It is the biggest comedy blockbuster of all time in India, where it sold more than tickets, with an inflation-adjusted net income equivalent to nearly . It was remade in Telugu as ''Bhale Ramudu'' (1984) and in Tamil as '' Velaikaran'' (1987). The song "Raat Baaki" has been recreated by Tanishk Bagchi for the movie '' Ittefaq''. The movie is most famous for the dialogue 'I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English because English is a very phunny language.' Plot Bhim Singh (Suresh Oberoi) works as a manager and personal bodyguard to Seth Raja Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaarana (1981 Film)
''Yaarana'' () previously titled ''Yaar Mera'' is a 1981 Indian musical drama film directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan (actor), Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja, and Kader Khan. The plot of the film is based on Karna and Duryodhana’s friendship from the Mahabharata. This was one of the films where Amjad Khan (actor), Amjad Khan plays a positive role. Nearly all of his other films with Amitabh Bachchan have been had him playing a villain role. One of the highlights of the film was its music by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics by Anjaan (lyricist), Anjaan. Three songs, "Chhookar Mere Mann Ko," "Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan," and "Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana", all sung by Kishore Kumar, were super-hits and are still loved. "Saara Zamana Haseeno Ka Deewana" is particularly noteworthy because of Amitabh Bachchan's dance with clothes fitted with electric bulbs, which he himself operated from under his clothing, maintaining complete synchronization while dancing. Plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Roshan
Rajesh Roshan Lal Nagrath (born 24 May 1955) is an Indian Hindi cinema music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and singer Ira Roshan. Personal life Rajesh Roshan has a Punjabi Hindu father and Bengali Brahmin mother, and has two children, a son (Eshaan Roshan) and a daughter ( Pashmina Roshan). He is the son of Hindi film composer Roshan. He is the brother of Indian film producer and director Rakesh Roshan. Career Rajesh Roshan had a successful collaboration with Kishore Kumar, Basu Chatterjee, Dev Anand, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle. He shot to fame with the score for the 1974 film '' Kunwara Baap'' and the 1975 film '' Julie''; for the latter he won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award. Roshan scored for '' Kunwara Baap'' (1974) and then in three back-to-back hit films: '' Des Pardes'', '' Man Pasand'', and '' Lootmaar''. He went on to compose melodious tunes and made Kishore Kumar sing them in films like '' Mama Bhanja' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawaaris (1981 Film)
''Laawaris'' () is a 1981 Indian masala film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film became known for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" (roughly translated as: "In my courtyard, what is your purpose?") rendered twice: the first time by a young Alka Yagnik, who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. The second version became very popular due to Bachchan's comedic performance in drag. The lyrics pay tribute to every type of wife, be they fat, tall, short, dark, or fair skinned. Even today, the song is popular among audiences. ''Laawaris'' starred Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan in lead roles. In Hindi, "Laawaris" loosely means bastard or orphan. Although the word still has negative connotations, they are not as extreme as in English. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles over reality in search for his parents. The film was declared "super-hit" at box-office according to Box Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hera Pheri (1976 Film)
''Hera Pheri'' () is a 1976 Hindi crime film directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu, Vinod Khanna, Sulakshana Pandit, Shreeram Lagoo and Asrani. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji and the lyrics were by Anjaan, Indeevar. Vinod Khanna received a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actor. This is one of six films that Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan starred together in. At the time, the pairing of the two actors often made the film quite successful, especially since both actors were rising stars gunning for the top spot in Hindi Cinema. The movie was an inspiration for the 1978 Telugu movie '' Rama Krishnulu''. Plot Vijay and Ajay are two small-time crooks, who loot other rich 'respected' but criminal-minded people for a living. One night, while gambling, Vijay recognizes Sheru, a person who has assisted PK in murdering his father. Vijay's tragic past is something that Ajay is unaware of. PK, meanwhile, roams around scot-free in the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Anjaane
''Do Anjaane'' () is a 1976 Hindi-language drama film, produced by Tito, it is directed by Dulal Guha and based on the story ''Rater gari'' of Nihar Ranjan Gupta. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar and a young pre-stardom Mithun Chakraborty. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. It was remade in Telugu as ''Maavari Manchitanam'' (1979), starring N.T. Ramarao and Vanisri. The Kannada version ''Aaseya Bale'' was released in 1987, starring Vishnuvardhan and Nalini. Synopsis Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) is found wounded on railway tracks and when he awakens he has no memory of who he is and doesn't remember anything about his life. Six years later, he is living with a wealthy couple who have adopted him as their son and is now named Naresh Dutt. After yet another accident in his Naresh Dutt avatar, he begins to regain his memory of his wife Rekha Roy (Rekha). He finds out that she is now a very successful film actress, having chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyanji Anandji
Kalyanji Virji Shah (30 June 1928 – 24 August 2000) was the ''Kalyanji'' of the Kalyanji-Anandji duo. He and his brother Anandji Virji Shah have been famous Indian film musicians, and won the 1975 Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, for '' Kora Kagaz''. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (1992). Birth and early life Kalyanji was born to Virji Shah, a Kutchi businessman in Kundrodi, Kutch, Gujarat, who migrated from Kutch to Mumbai to start a ''Kirana'' (provision store). His younger brother and his wife are the husband and wife duo Babla & Kanchan. He and his brothers began to learn music from a music teacher, who actually knew no music but taught them in lieu of paying his bills to their father. One of their four grand parents was a folk musician of some eminence. They spent most of their formative years in the hamlet of Girgaum (a district in Mumbai) amidst Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film '' Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandana (1975 Film)
''Vandana'' is a 1975 Indian film directed by Narendra Suri in Hindi language under the banner of N.K.R. Films. The film released on 31 December 1975 starring Parikshat Sahni, Sadhana, Sarika and Bindu. Plot An orphan girl, named Bindu is trapped in a web of deceit and crime that imprisons her in shackles. Expressive as in her other films, events take her through life's journey in a tale that is not quite regular Bombay potboiler. For one, there is a rare use of boats, the 28 metre Pamela (a cabin cruiser) and a couple of dinghies with outboards. Cast * Parikshit Sahni as Rakesh * Sadhana as Rekha * Sarika as Asha * Bindu as Shobha * Nazir Hussain as Jailor * Narendranath as Badal * Badri Prasad as Judge 1 * Murad as Judge 2 * Jankidas Mehra as moneylender * Narmada Shankar as Pandit * Durga Khote as Rakesh's Mother * Krishnakant as Shobha's Uncle * Praveen Paul as Lady Jailor * Manmohan as Basant Kumar * Jayshree T. as Sonia * Jhonny Walker as John * Mukri as Popatra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi (music Director)
Ravi Shankar Sharma (3 March 1926 – 7 March 2012), often referred to mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. After a successful career in Hindi cinema, he took a break from the 1970s to 1984, and made a successful comeback in the Malayalam music scene under the stage name Bombay Ravi. Biography Ravi was born in Delhi on 3 March 1926. He had no formal training in classical music; instead he learned music by listening to his father sing bhajans. He taught himself to play harmonium and other classical instruments and worked as an electrician to support his family. In 1950 he decided to shift to Bombay and become a professional singer. At first Ravi was homeless, living on the streets and sleeping on Malad railway station at night. In 1952, Ravi was discovered by Hemant Kumar who hired him to sing backing vocals in '' Vande Mataram'' from the film '' Anand Math''. Ravi gave several hit songs and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
