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Anupama Deshpande
Anupama Deshpande is a Bollywood playback singer who has won the Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award for Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, Best Female Playback Singer for her folk music, folk song "Sohni Chenab De" in the film ''Sohni Mahiwal (1984 film), Sohni Mahiwal'' (1984). Career The song Sohni Chenab De in Sohni Mahiwal (1984) was originally meant for Asha Bhosle who was busy those days. Therefore, Anu Malik recorded this song in the voice of Anupama Deshpande so that it could later on be dubbed by Asha Bhosle, but on listening to the song, Bhosle advised to retain the song as it was, in the voice of Anupama Deshpande by giving full credit to the Anupama's singing talent. She has sung a total of 124 songs in 92 films. Notable songs *"Pollaadha Madhana Baanam" from Hey Ram! (Tamil) with Ilaiyaraja *"Sohni Chenab Di" from Sohni Mahiwal *"Mee Aaj Nahatana" from Nirmala Machindra Kamble *"Bhiyu Nako" Nirmala Machindra Kamble *"Gabhru Nako" Nirmala Machindra Kamble *"Mera Pesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annupamaa
Annupamaa is an Indian playback singer from Tamil Nadu. She is known especially for the song "Chandralekha (song), Chandralekha" (Konjam Nilavu) from ''Thiruda Thiruda''. She is also trained in Carnatic music and a 6th grade solo pianist from Trinity College London. Annupamaa Krishnaswami was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India on 2 September 1968. She got training in Carnatic music from the age of four and she began singing in school competitions from the age of eight. She had her school education from St. Anthony's Senior Secondary School, New Delhi and took her BA Degree in English from Kamala Nehru College, New Delhi in 1989. She dropped out of the Mass Communication Course from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in New Delhi following her passion to become a singer. Annupamaa is married to J. Murali Krishnan, Executive Vice-president and National Creative Director of Optima Response and they live in Chennai. Annupamaa used to take part in college competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailaab (1990 Film)
''Sailaab'' (English: ''Flood'') is an Indian Hindi-language suspense thriller film of 1990 directed by Deepak Balraj Vij, starring Aditya Pancholi and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. This film is a remake of 1988 Tamil film Kan Simittum Neram. Saroj Khan won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award for Madhuri's dance for the song "Humko Aaj Kal Hai Intezaar". The song also features in "Top 10 songs of Madhuri Dixit" published by Times of India. Plot Dr. Sushma Malhotra (Madhuri Dixit) treats her patient, a kind thief and killer ( Aditya Pancholi), who has lost his memory in an accident. She renames him Krishna. For the care she takes, Krishna falls in love with her, and then they get married. Soon after they are married, however, Inspector Ranjeet Kapoor (Suresh Oberoi) warns her that her husband was set to kill her before his accident and may again attempt to kill her, but she disregards this. In another accident, while taking photographs of Sushma, Krishna falls and hurts his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baazigar
''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role alongside Kajol, Siddharth, Shilpa Shetty (in her film debut), Raakhee, Dalip Tahil, and Johnny Lever. Its soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. The film follows a young man seeking to avenge the fall of his family by going on a murderous rampage. The story is loosely based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel '' A Kiss Before Dying'' and its 1991 film adaptation of the same name. ''Baazigar'' proved to be Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead (his first as an antihero), in addition to Kajol's first commercial success and Shetty's film debut. ''Baazigar'' was released on 12 November 1993, coinciding with the festival of Diwali. Made on a budget of 40 million, the film was declared a ''blockbuster'' at the box office with a worldwide gross of 320 million, ranking as the fourth highest-grossing Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravindra Sathe
Ravindra Sathe (born 7 February 1951) is an Indian playback singer in Marathi film industry. He was the original cast and crew member of famous Marathi theatre play '' Ghashiram Kotwal''. He had been awarded Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer 10 times. Early life Sathe was born on 7 February 1951 in Pune, India, into a family of music lovers. His father was a radio announcer and harmonium player. Sathe's mother, Shakuntala, was a homemaker. At the age of eight, Sathe began singing Sudhir Phadke's songs with remarkable accuracy. Sathe completed his primary education in Pune and later graduated from Fergusson College. He then enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to study sound recording and engineering. Career He started his career as sound recordist in Doordarshan. He has many performances of light music all over India. These include "''Nakshtranche Dene''", ''Diwali pahat'' etc. He began his career in music at a young age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhadakebaaz
''Dhadakebaaz'' () is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film directed and produced by Mahesh Kothare under Jenma Films International. The screenplay was written by Vasant Sathe and Kothare, while Kothare also provided the story and Purushottam Berde wrote the dialogues. The film features Laxmikant Berde in a dual role, alongside Mahesh Kothare, Deepak Shirke, Prajakta Kulkarni, Ashwini Bhave, Bipin Varti, Ravindra Berde, and Chandrakant Pandya. It was a commercial success. It was the first Marathi film to be shot in CinemaScope format. The storyline was written by Kothare, with lyrics by Pravin Davane. The songs were performed by Suresh Wadkar, Sudesh Bhosale, Usha Mangeshkar, Jyotsna Hardikar, Uttara Kelkar, Vinay Mandake, and Anupama Deshpande. Plot The film begins with close friends Laxmikant Hajare alias Lakshya ( Laxmikant Berde), Mahesh Nemade (Mahesh Kothare) and Bappa Bajrangi ( Deepak Shirke) in prison who supported themselves by committing petty crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Wadkar
Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2018 for Sugam Sangeet. In 2020, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri. Early life and musical training Wadkar was born in Kolhapur in a middle-class family that soon moved to Girangaon. His father Ishwar Wadkar worked in cloth mills and his mother cooked food for the mill workers. In youth, he wrestled at akhadas and frequented the Talwalkar gym with his father, who was also a wrestler. In 1968, when Wadkar was 13, Jialal Vasant encouraged him to work towards the "Prabhakar" certificate offered by the Prayag Sangit Samiti, because it was equivalent to a BEd and qualifies the awardee to teach professionally. Wadkar successfully completed his "Prabhakar" and joined Arya Vidya Mandir in Mumbai as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Paudwal
Arun Paudwal (born 9 May 1944died 1 November 1991) was an Indian music composer in Bollywood in India. He worked with music director S. D. Burman for some time. Biography Arun Paudwal's wife is the well known Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal. Their daughter Kavita Paudwal also became a singer. He died on 1 November 1991. Career Paudwal was a versatile and popular musician, who composed the music for several movies including Marathi and Hindi films. He composed the song "Ashwini Ye Na" for the Marathi film ''Gammat Jammat'' in 1987, which was performed as a duet by the singer ''Kishore Kumar'' and ''Anuradha Paudwal''. He also wrote the music for '' Meera Ka Mohan''; the film was released in 1992, after Paudwal's death, and the music became very successful. Music career as Duo In earlier years, he composed music with Anil Mohile as a duo 'Anil-Arun'. The duo were music assistants (arrangers) working for S. D. Burman. They assisted the composer along with S. D. Burman's wif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changu Mangu
''Changu Mangu'' is a 1990 Indian Marathi-language comedy film produced and directed by Bipin Varti and written by Ashok Patole. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Aruna Irani, Nivedita Joshi, Kishori Shahane, Raja Gosavi, Viju Khote, Nayantara, Jaywant Wadkar. The music was composed by Arun Paudwal. Plot Dadasaheb Dongre is a generous businessman who loves giving back to the community. Unfortunately, his sons, Changu Dongre and Mangu Dongre, are not responsible and misuse his money, causing trouble. Vishwasrao, the manager, is eyeing the business and waiting for an opportunity to take over. Frustrated with his sons' behavior, Dadasaheb kicks them out. Changu and Mangu, along with their partners Mini Khatle and Sheela Khatle, plan a prank in Lonavala. They stage Changu's death, hoping Dadasaheb will call them back. Unexpectedly, Vishwasrao and his son Bajarang discover their plan and, thinking it's real, kill Changu. Mangu gets falsely accus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudesh Bhosle
Sudesh Bhosale (born 1 July 1960) is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings for Marathi and Bollywood films. Bhosale is known for his ability to mimic actor Amitabh Bachchan, having sung for him in various films. Career Bhosale was born on 1 July 1960 to Sumantai Bhosale and studied in Ambedkar College, Wadala. He got his first major break in playback singing in the film '' Zalzala'' (1988). He used mimicry to become a professional dubbing artist for several artists like Sanjeev Kumar and Anil Kapoor. He dubbed for Sanjeev Kumar when he died prematurely before completing the film '' Professor Ki Padosan''. He has sung songs for the movie '' Ghatothkach'' in 2008. Bhosale is the producer and judge on '' K For Kishore'', a singing contest on Sony Entertainment Television. He has sung many famous Bollywood songs for Amitabh Bachchan including "Jumma chumma de de" from 1991 movie '' Hum'', "Meri Makhna Meri Soniye" from Baghban and others. He mimicked for Amitabh Bachcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Mohile
Anil Mohile (1940 - 2012) was an Indian music composer and music arranger. Early life He was born in Mumbai, grew up in a musically rich environment. His grandfather, Pandharinath Mohile, played the harmonium, while his father was skilled in the bulbul tarang and flute. Anil started playing various instruments at the age of seven and performed tabla on All India Radio's Gammat-Jammat. He began formal training in violin under Mangesh Tendulkar at 12 and mastered the South Indian violin style under Vishnushastri Pandit. Anil passed the Sangeet Visharad exam with distinction and, in 1959, won the All India Radio competition, joining as a staff artist. During this period, he collaborated with music directors like Shrinivas Khale, Sudhir Phadke, Khayyam, and S.D. Burman, while also conducting orchestras and composing Marathi bhavgeet records. Music career After a decade at AIR, Anil left to pursue a career as a full-time composer, debuting with ''Chal Re Laxya Mumbai La'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thartharat
''Thartharat'' () is a 1989 Indian Marathi-language action comedy film co-written and directed by Mahesh Kothare and produced by Arvind Samant. The film stars Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi, Priya Arun, Deepak Shirke, Jairam Kulkarni and Rahul Solapurkar. The music was composed by Anil Mohile. Plot Zunjaar Rao Ghorpade ( Jairam Kulkarni) runs a newspaper called Zunjaar, but it's not doing well. He hopes his son Lakshya ( Laxmikant Berde) will help, but Lakshya spends more time with his girlfriend Gange (Priya Arun). In a desperate move, Lakshya publishes a fake story about a dacoit, Taklu Haiwan (Rahul Solapurkar), coming to their village. This boosts their newspaper sales but also creates fear in the village. Uma ( Nivedita Joshi), who works for a rival paper called Apradh, comes to cover the news. As panic spreads, Inspector Mahesh Jadhav (Mahesh Kothare) is transferred to handle the situation. The problem gets real when Taklu Haiwan and his gang actually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Patki
Ashok Patki (born 25 August 1941) is an Indian music director and composer; working predominantly in Marathi cinema, theatre and television. He is best known for his very popular compositions like " Mile Sur Mera Tumhara", "Purab Se Surya Uga". Patki has also composed over 5000 jingles and has been awarded with Indian National Film Award for Best Music Direction at 54th National Film Awards in 2006 for a Konkani film, ''Antarnaad''. Early life Patki was born on 25 August 1941 to a Maharashtrian family in Mumbai. He completed his secondary schooling in Gopi Tank Municipal school and is followed by a sister and two brothers. With his growing interest in music, Patki did not show much interest in schooling and decided not to complete his college education. In 2012, Patki wrote a book about his career named as "Saptasur Majhe" ("My Seven Notes"). The book was written in Marathi language and was launched by Manovikas Prakashan. Though Patki did not receive any formal training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |