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Lukochuri
''Lukochuri'' (Bengali: লুকোচুরি) is a Bengali romantic comedy film directed by Kamal Majumdar and produced under the banner of Kishore Kumar Films. The film stars Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha and Anita Guha in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 June 1958. Plot Kumar leaves home for a job in Bombay and stays with his twin brother Sankar. Shankar wants to be a musician and is in love with an artist, Geeta. In the office, he meets Reeta (Geeta's younger sister) with whom his friendship soon develops into love. Cast *Kishore Kumar – Shankar / Kumar 'Buddhu' (Double Role) *Mala Sinha – Reeta *Anita Guha – Geeta * Anoop Kumar *Keshto Mukherjee *Nripati Chattopadhyay *Ajit Chatterjee * Moni Chatterjee *Bipin Gupta *Rajlaksmi Devi *Nabyendu Ghosh Soundtrack All songs are lyrics by Gauriprasanna Mazumder & music by Hemanta Mukherjee Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Guha
Anita Guha (17 January 1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mythological films; '' Sampoorna Ramayana'' (1961), ''Shree Ram Bharat Milap'' (1965) and ''Tulsi Vivah'' (1971). Besides this, she also played notable roles in films such as '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959), ''Purnima'' (1965), ''Pyar Ki Rahen ''(1959), ''Gateway of India'' (1957), ''Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957), ''Lukochuri'' (1958) and ''Sanjog'' (1961). Career She came to Mumbai in the 1950s as a beauty pageant contestant when she was 15 years old. She became an actress there and made her film debut in '' Tonga-wali'' (1955). She moved on to hit films such as '' Dekh Kabira Roya'' (1957), '' Sharada'' (1957), and '' Goonj Uthi Shehnai'', for which she earned nomination in Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress category, the only nomination of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemanta Mukherjee
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989), known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along with several other Indian languages, including Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Tamil, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Sanskrit and Urdu. He was a artist in Bengali and Hindi film music, Rabindra Sangeet, and various other genres. He was the recipient of two National Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and was popularly known as the "Voice of God". Early life and education Hemanta was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, at his maternal grandfather's residence, where his grandfather served as a physician. His paternal family originated from Jaynagar Majilpur and had migrated to Kolkata in the early 1900s. Growing up in Kolkata, he received his early education at Nasiruddin School before transferring to Mitra Institution School in Bhowanipore. During his scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta (21 November 1934 – 3 June 2019) was an Indian actress and singer primarily associated with Bengali language films. She founded Calcutta Youth Choir in 1958. Early life Ruma Guha Thakurta was born as Ruma Ghosh on 3 November 1934 to Satyen Ghosh (Monty Ghosh) and singer Sati Devi. Her family was culturally inclined to Brahmo Samaj, a societal component of Brahmoism. Her mother Sati was eldest sister of Bijoya Ray, the wife of Satyajit Ray. Guha Thakurta was a trained vocalist and a dancer. She started training in music at Swarabitan in Kolkata, which had been established by her parents. In later years, she studied under Abdul Rehman Khan of Patiala gharana, the Ustad of Nirmla Devi and Lakshmi Shankar in Bombay. She also trained in dance at "Uday Shankar India Cultural Centre" at Almora. She married Kishore Kumar in 1951 and had a son Amit Kumar by this marriage. The couple divorced in 1958 and she married Arup Guha Thakurta in 1960. The couple ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoop Kumar
Anoop Kumar (, born Kalyan Kumar Ganguly ); 9 January 1926 – 20 September 1997), was an Indian actor who appeared in over sixty-five Bollywood films. Personal life Kalyan was born into a Hindu Bengali family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar (now in Madhya Pradesh). His father, Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhya), was a lawyer, and his mother, Gouri Devi, came from a wealthy family. He was the second-youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Kishore Kumar (the youngest). Career Kumar is best remembered for his role in the movie '' Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi''. He and his brother Ashok Kumar acted in the 1990 Doordarshan detective serial Bheem Bhawani. Death Kumar died on Saturday, 20 September 1997 following a cardiac arrest. He was 71 and survived by four daughters and a son. At 4:15 AM that day, he died of his fourth heart attack in the Aryogyanidhi hospital, Juhu, North West Bombay, where he was admitted the previous Satur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshto Mukherjee
Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian. He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life. However in his own interview published in the Stardust magazine in 1981, he mentioned the following; "I drink a lot. I started boozing when I left my home town and came to Bombay to become a film hero. I lived in a dingy room in the railway quarters with nothing to eat, but lots to drink. I drank because I was frustrated. I didn’t have any work. I drank to get some sleep, to forget that there were rats running all around the place, that there was a dog sleeping next to me. I drank to relieve the tension. And I only had daaru as my true friend. And again, it was because of this daaru that I gained popularity. Today, if anyone says my name, everyone pictures a bevda. I cannot di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nripati Chattopadhyay
Nripati Nath Chttopadhyay (; born 1907 – 27 May 1975) was a Bengali actor, known for his role in '' Teen Kanya'' (1961), '' Bhanu Pelo Lottery'' (1958) and ''Dui Bari'' (1963). He died on 27 May 1975 in India. Early life Nripati Chattopadhyay was born in British India at Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by .... His father's name was Bhupati Chattopadhyay. His nickname was Prahu. Chatterjee completed his schooling from Narayanganj High School. His first film was Dipantar. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chattopadhyay, Nripati Indian male film actors Bengali male actors 1907 births 1975 deaths Male actors in Bengali cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from British India People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Majumdar
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Indian Romantic Comedy Films
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1958 Romantic Comedy Films
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Indian Black-and-white Films
Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples of the Americas * Indigenous peoples of the Americas ** First Nations in Canada ** Native Americans in the United States ** Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean ** Indigenous languages of the Americas Places * Indian, West Virginia, U.S. * The Indians, an archipelago of islets in the British Virgin Islands Arts and entertainment Film * ''Indian'' (film series), a Tamil-language film series ** ''Indian'' (1996 film) * ''Indian'' (2001 film), a Hindi-language film Music * Indians (musician), Danish singer Søren Løkke Juul * "The Indian", an unreleased song by Basshunter * "Indian" (song), by Sturm und Drang, 2007 * "Indians" (song), by Anthrax, 1987 * Indians, a song by Gojira from the 2003 album '' The Link'' Other us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali-language Indian Films
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the sixth most spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam. It is also the second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011. It is the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
