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Kanhaiyalal (actor)
Kanhaiyalal (1910 14 August 1982) was an Indian actor who acted in 122 films in his career, primarily in Hindi films produced in Bollywood, the Mumbai-based film industry. Early life Kanhaiyalal was born in 1910 in Varanasi. His father Pandit Bhairodutt Choube, popularly known as Choubeji, was the proprietor of the Sanatan Dharm Natak Samaj in Varanasi. With his father not in agreement with him taking up any form of stage work, he eventually wore out his father's opposition and did odd jobs in the troupe. At 16, he started writing and then moved on to small roles. When his father died, the brothers tried to run the drama company for some time. Proving to be unsuccessful, they downed shutters and Kanhaiyalal decided to seek a film career in Bombay. His elder brother Sankatha Prasad Chaturvedi had already set a precedent. He established himself as an actor in silent films, but Kanhaiyalal came to films without the intention of acting, wanting to write and direct instead. Eventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khilona (1942 Film)
''Khilona'' (Khilauna/The Toy) is a List of Bollywood films of 1942, 1942 social Hindi film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The film was produced at Ranjit Studios by Amar Pictures. It had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra. ''Khilona'' was one of the major films which brought the actress Snehprabha Pradhan into prominence. The cast included Snehprabha Pradhan, P. Jairaj, Prabha, Satish, Kanhaiyalal (actor), Kanhaiyalal and Pratima Devi. Cast * Snehprabha Pradhan as Asha * P. Jairaj as Amar * Prabha as Maya * Satish as Kishore * Kanhaiyalal (actor), Kanhaiyalal * Pratima Devi as Lady Mazumdar * Baburao Sansare as Doctor * Nagendra as tailor * Pesi Patel Music The film had music by Khemchand Prakash with lyrics by Pandit Indra Chandra. The singers were Snehaprabha Pradhan, Khan Mastana and Sumati Trilokekar. Khemchand Prakash was influenced by Prithviraj Kapoor to make the move from Calcutta, India, Calcutta to Bombay, where he mainly worked for Ranji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upkar
''Upkar'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, ''Upkar'' celebrates village life and the contributions of farmers and soldiers to India. The film was inspired by Indian prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, who suggested that Kumar make a film based on his motto for India, " Jai Jawan Jai Kisan''"'' (). It stars Kumar, Prem Chopra, Asha Parekh, Kamini Kaushal, Pran, and Madan Puri. It was Kumar's directorial debut film. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967 and was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. ''Upkar'' won seven Filmfare Awards including Best Film. It also won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Padipantalu'' in 1976. Plot A village man from Atali village ( Ballabgarh, Haryana), Bharat, sacrifices everything for his brother's education. The brother, Puran, goes to study in the city and becomes attracted to the high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name '' The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''The'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his Tamil Nadu press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunga Jumna
''Ganga Jamna'' (ISO 15919: ''Gaṅgā Jamunā''), also transliterated as ''Ganga Jamuna'' or ''Gunga Jumna'', is a 1961 Indian crime drama film, written and produced by Dilip Kumar, and directed by Nitin Bose, with dialogues written by Wajahat Mirza; Kumar later said that he also ghost-directed and edited the film. It stars Dilip Kumar with Vyjayanthimala and his real-life brother Nasir Khan in the leading roles. Set in the rural Awadh region of Northern India, the film tells the story of two impoverished brothers, Ganga and Jamna (Kumar and Khan), and their poignancy and sibling rivalry on opposing sides of the law, one a dacoit criminal and the other a police officer. The film was also notable for its Technicolor production, use of the Awadhi dialect, and its rustic setting, being a defining example of the dacoit film genre. It was ranked 11th in Outlook Magazine's poll considering 25 leading Indian directors' vote for '' Bollywood's greatest films'' in 2003. After s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Bahuraniyan
''Teen Bahuraniyan'' () is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by S. S. Vasan and S. S. Balan. It is a remake of 1967 Tamil film '' Bama Vijayam''. Sowcar Janaki, Kanchana and Jayanthi star as the female leads, reprising their roles from the original film. Music The film score is composed by the musical duo Kalyanji-Anandji, while the lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi. Cast * Showkar Janaki as Parvati * Kanchana as Seeta * Jayanthi as Radha *Prithviraj Kapoor as Dinanath * Agha as Shankar *Ramesh Deo as Ram * Rajendranath as Kanhaiya * Dhumal as Hari Prasad * Kanhaiyalal as Seeta's Father *Lalita Pawar as Seeta's Mother * Niranjan Sharma as Parvati's Father *Shashikala as Sheela *Jagdeep as Mahesh *Baby Farida Farida Dadi, also known as Farida Devi or Baby Farida, is an Indian actress in Hindi-language films and television serials. Career She started her career as a child actor in films in the 60s and was the most sought-after child actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heera (film)
''Heera'' is a 1973 film produced and directed by Sultan Ahmed. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles. The film ranked ninth among the top grossers of 1973Subhash K Jha. (11 April 2020)When Shatrughan Sinha Made a Snarky Remark at Asha Parekh – Blast from the PastMasala. Plot Heera lives in a small rural town in India with his father, a Magistrate, and housewife mother. He meets with the town's moneylender Dhaniram's daughter, Asha, both of them fall in love, and hope to get married soon. Before that could happen, Changu's daughter is killed and the blame put on Heera. Heera runs away to clear his name which he does in the end. Cast * Sunil Dutt as Heera * Asha Parekh as Asha * Shatrughan Sinha as Balwant * Farida Jalal as Lahariya * Nazir Hussain as Magistrate * Sulochana Latkar as Heera's Mother * Anwar Hussain as Changu * Mukri as Manglu * Randhir as Makhanlal * Kanhaiyalal as Lala Dhaniram * Faryal as Gulabi * Satyen Kappu as Heera' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein
''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Nariman Baria and A. Khalia under the Nav Sampathi Productions banner and directed by Meraj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini while Jeetendra has given a special appearance and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. It received 4 of 5 stars from critics in Bollywood Guide Collections. The film was critically acclaimed and became an unexpected flop at the box office. However over the years, the film has been appreciated by the audiences in its screening on television and has gained a cult following over the years. ''Welcome to Sajjanpur'', a film inspired by ''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'', became a hit at the box office in 2008. Plot Ravi is a well-educated, unemployed guy. His mother (Pratima Devi) wants her son to get a job. One day Ravi goes to the post office to collect his father's pension and the postmaster mistakes him for a job candidate. After a joyful conversation, the postmaster of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatyara (1977 Film)
''Hatyara'' () is a 1977 Hindi action crime film. Produced by Sunil Sharma and directed by Surendra Mohan, the film stars Pran, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vinod Khanna, Pradeep Kumar, Rakesh Roshan and Nirupa Roy. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji. Plot Daulat Singh and Bhairav Singh are bandits in India and live a violent lifestyle. Daulat is married to Shanta and has two children, Vijay and Geeta. One Diwali he accidentally kills a man, leaving behind a son and his mother almost destitute. Moved by their plight, he surrenders to the police, is arrested, tried and sentenced to life in prison. Whatever money he earns in prison, he sends it to the widow and her son. Due to his good conduct, he is discharged after several years and returns home to his now grown-up Forest Officer son, and matured daughter. The village welcomes him back and also honors him. He meets with the local Thakur and arranges Vijay's marriage with his daughter, Gauri, who love each other. Inspector Prak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grahasti (film)
''Grahasti'' () also called ''Grihasti'', is a 1963 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Kishore Sahu. Produced by S. S. Vasan for Gemini Studios, its music director was Ravi and the lyrics were written by Shakeel Badayuni. Pandit Mukhram Sharma wrote the dialogues with cinematography by P. Ellappa. The film starred Ashok Kumar, Mehmood , Manoj Kumar, Rajshree, Nirupa Roy, Indrani Mukherjee, Bipin Gupta, Lalita Pawar and Gajanan Jagirdar. ''Grahasti'' was the first film to "start the trend" of family dramas being made in South India. The story revolves around Harish Khanna (Ashok Kumar), a respected industrialist with a large brood of children, is discovered to be leading a dual life, having two sets of families in different cities at the occasion of his daughter’s engagement. The effect the scandal and the secret has on him and his family forms the basis of the story. It is inspired and an adaptation of a Hollywood film ‘’The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker’’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969 Film)
''Dharti Kahe Pukarke'' () is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Deenanath Shastri under the Vaishali Films banner and directed by Dulal Guha. Starring Jeetendra, Nanda, Sanjeev Kumar and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film was remade as Sautela Bhai. Plot Gangaram, a farmer, is an elder stepbrother of Moti and Shivram. He and his wife, Parvati raise them both as their own sons. Moti is sent to Calcutta city for studies, and there he becomes a lawyer. Back in the village, Shivram helps Gangaram in cultivating the piece of land they own. To support Moti's education, Gangaram has mortgaged this land to the village moneylender, thinking that Moti will close the debt once he starts earning. The moneylender wishes to marry his daughter, Radha, to Moti and offers to return the land papers without any payment if this is accepted by Gangaram. But, Moti secretly married Rekha in Calcutta and become a Gharjamai to a rich lawyer. Radha is in love with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharosa
''Bharosa'' () is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed by K. Shankar. The music for the film was composed by Ravi. Rajendra Krishan penned the lyrics of the songs. ''Woh Dil Kahan Se Laun'' rendered by Lata Mangeshkar is an all-time favourite song. Plot Raunaklal is the servant of a rich man Ramdas who suffers from tuberculosis and believes himself to be on the point of death; he gives Raunaklal a large sum of money to look after his little son, Bansi. Raunaklal moves to a village with his wife, son and Bansi where he brings up Bansi as a menial. Bansi is simple and good-hearted, while Raunaklal's son Deepak, though sent to the city for education, pursues a rich man's daughter. Bansi falls in love with a village belle, Gomti but Raunaklal tries to put obstacles in the way of their marriage. However, in due time all ends well. Cast * Guru Dutt as Bansi * Asha Parekh as Gomti * Mehmood as Platform MPPS * Om Prakash as Laxmi Prasad * Shivraj as Ramdas * Nana Palsikar as Shivcharand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandhan (1969 Film)
(English translation: ''"tie" or "bond"'') is a 1969 Hindi film directed by Narendra Bedi, starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz. It was Bedi's directorial debut and the second movie with Khanna and Mumtaz together in the lead roles. The film grossed 2.80 crore at the box office in 1969–70. Khanna's songs were performed by the playback singer Mahendra Kapoor. This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two-hero films ''Marayada'' and to the 15 solo hits he starred in over these three years. Plot Jeevanlal, who is a thief, lives in a small village in India. He is married to Sita and together they have a daughter Meena and a son, Dharmchand (Dharma), (Rajesh Khanna). One day, Jeevanal burgles the Tehsildar's house, and then hides the stolen property with Dharmchand at the family home. When the police arrive, Dharmchand gives up the stolen property. Jeevanlal is arrested, found guilty and sent to prison. Years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
