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Gajanan Jagirdar
Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film director with Prabhat Films. He was appointed as the first director (then principal) of thFilm and Television Institute of India (FTII)in 1960 which was known as ''Film Institute of India'' then. Jagirdar served as the director of the FTII for just over a year, from 1961 to 1962. He was associated with the Prabhat Film Company three decades before his FTII role, when the campus was the base of the Prabhat. He became a well-known pedagogue applying the acting theories of Stanislavsky to the prevailing local conditions. At the 1962 National Film Awards his film ''Vaijayanta'' was awarded the Second Best Marathi Feature Film. Early life Gajanan Jagirdar was born on 2 April 1907 in Amravati, a city in Amravati district, which was a part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amravati
Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the administrative headquarter of Amravati district as well as Amravati Division which includes Amravati District, Akola District, Buldhana District, Washim District & Yavatmal District. It is one of Maharashtra's nominated cities under Smart Cities Mission. Etymology The ancient name of Amravati is "''Udumbravati''", ''prākrut'' form of this is "''Umbravati''" and "''Amravati''" is known for many centuries with this name. ''Amravati'' is the incorrect pronunciation of this, and as a result, it now goes by that name. ''Amravati'' is claimed to have gotten its name from the city's historic ''Ambadevi'' temple. History Evidence of human settlement in ''Amravati'' in the 11th century comes from the marble statue of the Jainism, Jain tirtha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paying Guest
''Paying Guest'' is a 1957 Bollywood Romance drama film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Dev Anand and Nutan along with Shubha Khote. The soundtrack, composed by Sachin Dev Burman, received a degree of popularity and made a lasting impression. The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. ''Paying Guest'' was the second hit film of the team of Mukherjee, Hussain, Dev Anand and S. D. Burman, who had combined two years earlier to make the successful '' Munimji''. Plot An incompetent lawyer Ramesh (Dev Anand) keeps on getting evicted as a tenant due his to failure to pay rent. He then dons the guise of an old man to gain entry in a house as a tenant and falls for the landlord's daughter Shanti (Nutan), whose best friend Chanchal (Shubha Khote) marries a famous barrister Dayal ( Gajanan Jagirdar) for money and who is of her father's age. After marriage Chanchal becomes Shanti's neighbour. Dissatisfied with her marital life, Chanchal becomes jealous of Shanti and Rames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahudi Ki Ladki (1957 Film)
''Yahudi Ki Ladki'' (The Jew's Daughter) is a 1957 Indian Hindi drama film directed by S.D. Narang, starring Madhubala and Pradeep Kumar as leads. The film became a silver jubilee hit on its release in January 1957. Cast * Madhubala * Pradeep Kumar * Krishna Kumari * Smriti Biswas * Gajanan Jagirdar * Amar * Hiralal * Helen * Tun Tun * Sheela Vaz * Premlata Music The film had music by Hemant Kumar with lyrics by S. H. Bihari. * "Hum Kisi Se Na Kahenge Chup Chup Se rahenge" - Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begum * "Ye Chand Bata Tune Kabhi Pyar Kiya Hai" - Asha Bhosle * "Duniya Se Dil Lagake, Humse Aankhe Mila Ke" - Geeta Dutt * "Aa Humse Pyar Kar Le" - Geeta Dutt * "Ae Khuda Tere Bando Ke Dil" - Ravi, Hemant Kumar * "Dil Bekarar Mera Kare Intezar Tera" - Hemant Kumar, Asha Bhosle * "Kar Le Dil Ka Sauda Dil Se" - Geeta Dutt * "Na Ho Dil Jiske Dil Me" - Geeta Dutt Box office As per Madhubala's biographer Mohan Deep, ''Yahudi Ki Ladki'' was a box-office success and a silver jubilee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angarey
Angarey or Angaaray (translated alternatively as "Embers" or "Burning Coals") is a collection of nine short stories and a one act play in Urdu by Sajjad Zaheer, Rashid Jahan, Mahmud-uz-Zafar and Ahmed Ali first published in 1932 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the Progressive Writers' Movement in Indian literature. The release of the book was marked by protests and it was subsequently banned by the government of the United Provinces a few months after publication. Content The volume consists of nine short stories and a one-act play. * ''Garmiyon ki Ek Raat'' (A Summer Night) – Sajjad Zaheer * ''Dulari'' – Sajjad Zaheer * ''Jannat ki Basharat'' (Heaven Assured!) – Sajjad Zaheer * ''Neend Nahin Aati'' (Insomnia) Sajjad Zaheer * ''Phir Yeh Hungama'' (The Same Uproar, Once Again) – Sajjad Zaheer * ''Dilli ki Sair'' (A Trip to Delhi) – Rashid Jahan * ''Jawanmardi'' (Masculinity) – Mahmud-uz-Zafar ''Jawanmardi'' was originally written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padosi
''Shejari'' (Marathi: शेजारी) is also known as ''Padosi'' in Hindi version as (पड़ोसी, پڑوسی ''Neighbour''). Padosi is a 1941 Indian social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. It was produced by Prabhat Film Company and the bilingual film in Marathi and Hindi was the last film Shantaram made for Prabhat before venturing to form his Rajkamal Kalamandir. The film is cited as one of the three social classics Shantaram made at Prabhat. The other two were ''Duniya Na Mane'' (1937) and '' Aadmi'' (1939). The story and dialogue were by Vishram Bedekar in the Marathi version, while the dialogues in the Hindi version were by Pandit Sudarshan, who also wrote the lyrics. The music director was Master Krishnarao. The famous character artist Radhakrishan made his acting debut in the film as a villain. The film starred Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anees Khatoon, Radha Kishan, Lajwanti, Sumitra, Gopal and Balak Ram. The story concentrated on the topical issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meetha Zahar
''Meetha Zahar'' (Sweet Poison) is a 1938 Indian Hindi/Urdu-language social drama film directed by Sohrab Modi for his Minerva Movietone productions. The screenplay was by Gajanan Jagirdar with dialogue by Munshi Abdul Baqi and director of photography by Y. S. Sarpotdar The music was by B. S. Hoogan with lyrics by Irshad Ahmed. The cast included Naseem Banu, Sohrab Modi, Jagirdar, Sadiq Ali, Eruch Tarapore, Sadat Ali, Sheela and Fakir Mohammed. Meetha Zahar was a social film dealing with the "evils of alcoholism". Modi was lauded for taking up the cause of prohibition in the nation's interest. The film was a part of the social trilogy Modi made around that time starting with '' Jailor'' (1938), which dealt with an illicit relationship concerning a married woman, ''Meetha Zahar'' (1938) dealing with prohibition, and ''Bharosa'' a social melodrama verging on the incestuous. Cast * Naseem Banu * Sohrab Modi * Gajanan Jagirdar * Fakir Mohammed * Sadiq Ali * E. Tarapore * Shanta Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaq (1938 Film)
''Talaq'' () is a 1938 Indian social melodrama film directed by Sohrab Modi for Minerva Movietone. The story was written by Anand Kumar and Gajanan Jagirdar with dialogue and lyrics by Anand Kumar. Music was composed by Mir Saheb. The film had Naseem Banu in the lead role with Prem Adib, Gajanan Jagirdar, Navin Yagnik, Sheela, and Abu Baker as co-stars. It is about Roopa (Naseem Banu), a married woman, who fights for better divorce laws, which she then employs to be free of her husband. However, things ultimately go against her when her second husband uses the same laws to divorce her. Following the debacle of his earlier films based on Shakesperian tragedies like '' Khoon Ka Khoon'' (1935) and '' Said-e-Havas'', Modi shifted to making social contemporary dramas like ''Talaq'', '' Jailor'' and '' Meetha Zahar'' (1938). Plot Outline Roopa (Naseem Banu) is married to a politician Niranjan (Navin Yagnik) whom she wants to divorce. Niranjan is not in favour of divorce. Helped by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jail Yatra (1947 Film)
''Jail Yatra'' is an Indian Hindi-language drama film released in 1947. It was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar. Cast *Raj Kapoor *Kamini Kaushal *Ramlal *Badri Prasad *Bikram Kapoor Music #"Duniya Sari Jail Re" – Ninu Majumdar #"Piya Milne Naveli" – Raj Kapoor #"O Gori Kahan 7hali" – Meena Kapoor Meena Kapoor (1930 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) – 23 November 2017) was an Indian playback singer. She was the daughter of actor Bikram Kapoor who worked with the New Theatres studio. Her family was also related to famed filmmaker PC Barua. Mee ..., Ninu Majumdar References External links * 1947 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian prison films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Gajanan Jagirdar Indian drama films {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behram Khan
''Behram Khan'' (also spelt ''Bairam Khan'' or ''Bayram Khan'') is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1946. Details The story of the movie, about the Mughal army commander Bairam Khan, was written by famed poet and writer Hakim Ahmad Shuja, assisted by Kamal Amrohi, and was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar, who also starred in it. The music was composed by Ghulam Haider. Other main cast members included Mehtab, Lalita Pawar Lalita Pawar (née Amba Laxmanrao Shagun; 18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as a character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Bollywood, Hindi, Marathi cinema, Marathi and Gujarati c ..., Yusuf Effendi, Sunalini Devi and Suresh. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasantsena (1942 Film)
''Vasantsena'' is a Hindi film produced by Atre Pictures, a new production company in Mumbai at the time. The total production cost of the movie was 800,000 rupees in 1942, making it a blockbuster. It was released on Friday 30 October 1942 and was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar. In spite of resistance from other producers towards Atre Pictures, the film was successful. It is based on age old Sanskrit classic Mṛcchakatika written by King Shudraka Shudraka (IAST: ) was an Indian playwright, to whom three Sanskrit plays are attributed: '' Mrichchhakatika'' (''The Little Clay Cart''), ''Vinavasavadatta'', and a '' bhana'' (short one-act monologue), ''Padmaprabhritaka''. According to the prol ... in 3Rd century. The story revolves around Chatudatta, who has lost his wealth and his consort Vasantsena. References External links * 1942 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Gajanan Jagirdar Indian films based on p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charnon Ki Dasi
''Charnon Ki Dasi'' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1941. It was directed by Gajanan Jagirdar Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film direc .... References External links * 1941 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Gajanan Jagirdar {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
