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Deshwasi
''Deshwasi'' is a 1991 Hindi cinema, Bollywood Drama Film, drama film directed by Rajiv Goswami and released under the banner of V.I.P. Films Combines. It stars Manoj Kumar, Anupam Kher, Hema Malini and Poonam Dhillon. Story Unhappy with India's independence from the British, Raja Shamsher Singh and his goons initially attempt to put their candidate, Shishupal Natthu Patle, Shishupal, up for elections. Cast * Manoj Kumar as Sangraam Singh * Hema Malini as Bharati * Poonam Dhillon as Rakshya * Anupam Kher as Raja Shamsher Singh * Mandakini (actress), Mandakini as Maryada * Suresh Oberoi as Pratap Singh * Om Shivpuri as Thakur Kripal Singh * Satish Shah as Shishupal * Kamini Kaushal * Tom Alter * Bharat Kapoor Soundtrack The film's music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, Laxmikant Pyarelal, with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. References External links 1991 films 1990s Hindi-language films 1990s Indian films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Indian drama films {{1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharat Kapoor
Bharat Kapoor is an Indian film and television actor. Career He has been acting since 1972 and starred in the television series '' Bhagyavidhaata'' on India's Colors television channel between 2009 and 2011. Filmography Films * Jangal Mein Mangal (1972) .... Police Inspector * Nafrat (1973) .... Kishan * Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) .... Usman * Hanste Zakhm (1973) .... Somesh's friend * Gupt Gyan (1974)... Doctor * Jaaneman (1976) * Saheb Bahadur (1977) .... Doctor * Inkaar (1977) .... Manmohan * Toote Khilone (1978) * Dil Se Mile Dil (1978) .... Inspector * Des Pardes (1978) .... Murarilal * Noorie (1979) .... Basheer Khan *''Beqasoor (1980 film)''...Inspector Shekhar Purohit * Ram Balram (1980) .... Chandarbhan * Nakhuda (1981) .... Saifu (Sheikhu's son) * Love Story (1981) .... Basheera * Bulundi (1981) as Harish * Sannata (1981) as Sarika's uncle * Aapas Ki Baat (1981) as Vinod Sinha * '' Taaqat (1982 film)''.... Sher Singh * Bazaar (1982) .... Akhtar Hussai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Kumar
Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, in varied categories. Early life Kumar was born into a Hindu Brahmin family Abbottabad, a town in the North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). His original birth name was Harikrishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his family had to migrate from Jandiala Sher Khan to Delhi due to the Partition Career When he was young, he admired actors Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Kamini Kaushal and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar, after Dilip Kumar's character in '' Shabnam''. After making a little-noticed début in ''Fashion'' in 1957, Kumar landed his first leading role in ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonam Dhillon
Poonam Dhillon (born 18 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. A former Femina Miss India (1977), she is best known for her 1979 film '' Noorie.'' Some of her well-known films include '' Red Rose'' (1980), '' Dard'' (1981), '' Romance'' (1983), ''Sohni Mahiwal'' (1984), '' Teri Meherbaniyan'' (1985) '' Samundar'' (1986), '' Saveraywali Gaadi'' (1986), ''Karma'' (1986), '' Naam'' (1986) and ''Maalamaal'' (1988). Dhillon participated in ''Bigg Boss'' in 2009. She played the lead role of Sharda Modi in the Sony TV series ''Ekk Nayi Pehchaan'' in 2013. She has done theatre, starting with the award-winning "The Perfect Husband" and many other plays, the latest being "The Perfect Wife" with several shows in United States and Dubai. Career The first time Dhillon gained fame was when she got crowned Miss Young India 1978 at the age of 16. Director Yash Chopra noticed her and offered her a role in the film ''Trishul'' (1978) where her song "Gapoochi Gapoochi Gum Gum" with Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandakini (actress)
Mandakini (born Yasmeen Joseph; 30 July 1963) is an Indian former actress. She is best remembered for her lead role in the 1985 popular film ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili''. Early life Mandakini was born on July 30, 1963, in Meerut as Yasmeen Joseph to a British father and a Kashmiri mother. At the young age of 22, she was discovered by legendary film director Raj Kapoor and given the screen name "Mandakini". Film career Mandakini got her first movie in the Hindi film industry when she was cast in the lead role in the 1985 movie ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' by film producer-director Raj Kapoor opposite his youngest son Rajiv Kapoor. The film was a blockbuster, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. She caused a stir after she was seen partially nude in two sequences of the film. She then acted in a few more successful films, such as '' Dance Dance'' with Mithun Chakraborty, '' Kahan Hai Kanoon'' with Aditya Pancholi and '' Pyaar Karke Dekho'' with Govinda, but coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Oberoi
Suresh Oberoi (born 17 December 1946) is an Indian actor and politician who appeared in Hindi films. He is a recipient of the 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in radio shows, modelling and later moving to Bollywood, making him a popular character actor in the 1980s and much of the 1990s. He is the father of actor Vivek Oberoi. Early life Oberoi was born to Anand Sarup Oberoi, a Khatri and Kartar Devi on 17 December 1946 in Quetta, then Baluchistan Province of pre-partitioned British India. Within a year due to partition, the family along with four brothers and sisters moved to India, and later relocated to Hyderabad state where his family established a chain of medical stores. Oberoi attended St. George's Grammar School in Hyderabad and was active in sports. He was a Tennis and swimming champion, later winning the President's Award as a Boy Scout. After his father's death when he was just out of high school, Oberoi, along with his brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal (born as Uma Kashyap, 24 February 1927) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films and television. She is noted for her roles in films such as '' Neecha Nagar'' (1946), which won the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes Film Festival and '' Biraj Bahu'' (1955), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1955. She played lead heroine in films from 1946 to 1963, wherein her roles in '' Do Bhai'' (1947), '' Shaheed'' (1948), '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1948), '' Ziddi'' (1948), '' Shabnam'' (1949), '' Paras'' (1949), ''Namoona'' (1949), '' Arzoo'' (1950), ''Jhanjar'' (1953), ''Aabroo'' (1956), ''Bade Sarkar'' (1957), '' Jailor'' (1958), ''Night Club'' (1958) and '' Godaan'' (1963) are considered her career's best performances. She played character roles since 1963, and was critically acclaimed for her performance in ''Shaheed'' (1965). She appeared in three films of Rajesh Khanna, namely '' Do Raaste'' (1969), ''Prem Nagar'' (1974), '' Maha Chor'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Alter
Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Early life Born in Mussoorie in present-day Uttarakhand, Alter was the son of American Presbyterian missionaries of English, Scottish and Swiss German ancestry and lived for years in Mumbai and the Himalayan hill station of Landour. His grandparents migrated to Madras, India from Ohio, U.S., in November 1916. From there, they moved to and settled in Lahore, in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in Sialkot. After the Partition of India, Alter's family too split into two; his grandparents chose to stay in Pakistan while his parents moved to India. After living in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Jabalpur and Saharanpur, in 1954 they finally settled in Rajpur, Uttarakhand, then a small town located between Dehradun and Mussoorie; Rajpur is now considered a subur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Indian Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Hindi-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor ( Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 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 Born as Sharada into a Tamil Iyer 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 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
