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Bhatt Family
This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian film industry. This list also includes a select number of South Indian film families who crossed over into Hindi cinema. For a full list, see List of South Indian film families. For Indian music families, see List of Indian music families. A Akhtar–Azmi–Kher family The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film Industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher Javed Akhtar, whose great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi is a notable name in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Javed Akhtar's first marriage was with script writer Honey Irani; Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar are their children. Farah Khan and Sajid Khan are Honey Irani's niece and nephew, and hence Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's maternal cousins. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notability In The English Wikipedia
In the English Wikipedia, English version of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, notability is a Criteria of truth, criterion to determine whether a topic merits a separate Wikipedia article. It is described in the guideline "Wikipedia:Notability". In general, notability is an attempt to assess whether the topic has "gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time" as evidenced by significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic". The notability guideline was introduced in 2006 and has since been subject to various controversies. History The language of the criterion was modified and adapted to produce notability guidance in specific subject areas, before being introduced into the proposed notability guideline in September 2006. In response to growing concerns in 2006 about issues specifically affecting biographies of living persons, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales introduced a notability criterion via th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood. He was the son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who were both Urdu poets. His career spanned four decades during which he worked with music composers including C. Ramchandra, O.P. Nayyar, Datta Naik also credited as N. Datta and Khayyam and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough film, A.R. Kardar's ''Yasmin'' (1955), ''Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein'' in Guru Dutt's '' CID'' (1956), ''Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye'' in Prem Parbat (1974) and ''Aaja re'' in ''Noorie'' (1979) and his last song, ''Ae Dil-e-naadaan'', in Kamal Amrohi's ''Razia Sultan'' (1983). His poetic works include ''Nazr-e-Butaan'', ''Salaasil'', ''Javidaan'', ''Pichali Pehar'', ''Ghar Angan'' and ''Khaak-e-dil''. The latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmood Ali
Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, Film director, director and Film producer, producer, best known for playing comic roles in Bollywood, Hindi films.Indian comedy actor Mehmood dies on BBC news website Published 23 July 2004, Retrieved 5 November 2019 During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. He is known as India's national comedian and Bollywood's Original BhaijaanIndian film comedian Mehmood dies at 72 Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 July 2004, Retrieved 7 November 2019 Mehmood received 25 nominations for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumtaz Ali
Mumtaz Ali (29 September 1902 – 7 February 1975) was an Indian dancer and character actor in Hindi cinema from the 1940s to 1970s. He was the father of Indian actor Mehmood. He also had his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites" which performed all over India. However, his career suffered due to excessive drinking, and his family faced financial difficulties. As a result, his son Mehmood began working as a child artist, while his daughter Minoo Mumtaz worked as a dancer in his stage shows and later appeared in films. Early life Mumtaz Ali was born in Madras in 1905. Orphaned very early, he was raised by his nine-year-old sister Karimunnisa. Around 1928, he lived on the streets in Bombay when he met Benjamin Guy Horniman, an Englishman amateur of Indian cinema and former publisher of the '' Bombay Chronicle''. B G Horniman took him in, invited him to his home and supported him financially. Mumtaz Ali founded at that time a small troupe of street theater, the ''Mumtaz Ali Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Akhtar
Salman Akhtar (born 31 July 1946) is an Indian-American psychoanalyst practicing in the United States. He is an author and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Early life Salman Akhtar was born in Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh to Jan Nisar Akhtar, a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet, and Safia Akhtar, a teacher and writer. His grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi, was a poet while his great great grandfather, Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, was a scholar of Islamic studies and theology and played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He is the brother of veteran poet and film lyricist Javed Akhtar and brother-in-law of actress and social activist Shabana Azmi. His son Kabir Akhtar is an American television director and Emmy-nominated editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabir Akhtar
Kabir Akhtar (born January 11, 1975) is an American television director and editor, who won an Emmy Award in 2016. His credits include work for ''Arrested Development'', ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'', ''Never Have I Ever'', ''Behind the Music'', and the ''Academy Awards''. Akhtar is also the creator of The Tool Pag the oldest website about the band Tool (band), Tool. He ran the website (also known as "toolshed") from 1994 to 2016; it predated many popular sites, including mainstays Yahoo!, Google, and YouTube. Akhtar was an early innovator on the web, and gained some notoriety for being the source of several April Fools' Day pranks. Career Before becoming a director, Akhtar began his career as an editor, working primarily on music and documentary series, including ''Behind the Music''. He has edited the pilot episodes of ten series, including '' Speechless,'' ''Alex, Inc.,'' and '' I'm With Busey.'' He also directed the pilot episodes of the MTV series '' 8th & Ocean'' and the 2009 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saiyami Kher
Saiyami Kher is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu films. Kher made her acting debut with the Telugu film '' Rey'' (2015) and her Hindi debut with '' Mirzya'' (2016), for which she received Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female. Kher has since appeared in ''Mauli'' (2018), '' Choked'' (2020), ''Wild Dog'' (2021) and '' Ghoomer'' (2023). She has also starred in the streaming series ''Special OPS'' (2020) and '' Faadu'' (2022). Early life and family Kher was born on 29 June 1992 in Nashik, Maharashtra . Her father Advait Kher was a model and her mother Uttara is Femina Miss India of 1982 and her elder sister Saunskruti Kher is also a Marathi actress. She is the granddaughter of actress Usha Kiran and the niece of actress Tanvi Azmi. Kher completed her graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Career In 2015, Kher made her debut with Telugu film '' Rey'' and appeared in Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's Punjabi folklore Mirza Sahiban based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Kiran
Usha Kiran (22 April 1929 – 9 March 2000) was an Indian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, she acted in over 50 Hindi and Marathi films, notably '' Daag'' (1952), '' Patita'' (1953), '' Baadbaan'' (1954), '' Chupke Chupke'' (1975), '' Mili'' (1975) and '' Bawarchi'' (1972). She was also the Sheriff of Mumbai during 1996 and 1997. Career She began her acting career on stage with M.G. Rangnekar's Marathi play ''Ashirwad''. She entered the Hindi film industry with a small role in Uday Shankar's dance-drama film '' Kalpana'' (1948). She went on to act in numerous popular Hindi films such as '' Nazrana'' (1961), '' Daag'' (1952), and '' Baadbaan'' (1954), (for which she won the very first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1955), '' Kabuliwala'' (1961), '' Patita'' (1953), '' Mili'', '' Bawarchi'' (1972) and '' Chupke Chupke'' (1975). Her famous Marathi films include ''Shikleli Bayko'', ''Jasach Tase'', ''Postatli Mulgi'', ''Dudh Bhakar'', ''Stree Janma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanvi Azmi
Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in '' Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995), ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015), '' Thappad'' (2020) and ''Tribhanga'' (2021). Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher. Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, ''Jeevanrekha'' and as a young widow in telefilm ''Rao Saheb'' (1986) directed by Vijaya Mehta. She also acted in the Malayalam language film '' Vidheyan'' (1993), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama '' Pyari Behna'' (1985). Her supporting role in the romantic drama '' Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995), starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala, received critical acclaim and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. The psychological thriller ''Dushman'' (1998) starring Kajol and Sanjay Dutt, saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Azmi
Sayyid Baba Azmi is an Indian film cinematographer and member of the Akhtar-Azmi film family.THE DYNAMIC DYNASTIES: What would the world of films be without them? Screen, 22 September 2000. He is son of the poet and lyricist and brother of . He is known for his work in films such as Arjun, , '' Dil'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaukat Kaifi
Shaukat Kaifi (21 October 1926 – 22 November 2019), also credited as Shaukat Azmi, was an Indian theater and film actress. Her husband was the Urdu poet and film lyricist, Kaifi Azmi. The couple were leading lights of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and the Progressive Writers Association (IWA), which were the cultural platforms of the Communist Party of India. Biography Shaukat Kaifi was born into a Uttar Pradesh migrant family in Hyderabad State. She grew up in Aurangabad, India. At a young age, she fell in love and married the Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi. They had two children. Their son, Baba Azmi, is a cameraman and now film director. He is married to Tanvi Azmi, the daughter of Usha Kiran, a famous actress. Shaukat and Kaifi's daughter, Shabana Azmi (b. 1950), is among the best actresses of Indian cinema. She is married to noted poet and film lyricist Javed Akhtar. Shaukat and Kaifi, who settled in Mumbai after their wedding, endured many ups and downs in lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated in many memorable Mushaira gatherings of the twentieth century. He was also a communist who wanted to see India one day become a socialist state. His wife was theatre and film actress Shaukat Kaifi. Biography Early life Azmi was born into a family in the village of Mijwan in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. He got his title from the city of the same name. Family He was from a family of artists. His three brothers were also shayars (poets). Azmi was married to Shaukat Azmi. They have a daughter, Shabana Azmi who is an actress, and a son, Baba Azmi, a cinematographer. Azmi's daughter-in-law Tanvi Azmi is also an actress. During Partition, he was underground in Aurangabad, as he was hounded by the British police for be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
