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Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (Maiden and married names, née Dixit, ; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress and television personality. She has appeared in Madhuri Dixit filmography, over 70 Hindi films. Praised by critics for her performances and dance ability, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries by leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. Her List of awards and nominations received by Madhuri Dixit, accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama ''Abodh''. After a few successive commercially failed films, she rose to prominence with the action drama ''Tezaab'' (1988), and established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing romantic dramas ''Dil (1990 film), Dil'' (1990), ''Beta (film), Beta'' (1992), ''Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (''HAHK'', ) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan and celebrates Indian wedding traditions by means of a story of a married couple and the relationship between their families; a story about sacrificing one's love for one's family. The basic plot is based on the studio's earlier film '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), which was based on Keshav Prasad Mishra's Hindi novel ''Kohbar Ki Shart''. The film features music by Raamlaxman who also composed a 14-song soundtrack, an unusually large number of songs for that period. ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' was released on 5 August 1994, and became the highest-grossing film of the year, having grossed between 111.63 and 128 crore worldwide. It also became the highest-grossing Indian film at the time of its release. It contributed to a change in the Indian film industry, with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrityudand
''Mrityudand'' ( ''Death Sentence'') is an Indian Hindi drama film released in 1997. It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha and stars Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan, Mohan Agashe and Om Puri. The film is a commentary on social and gender injustice. As with his other movies, Jha focuses on the social problems of his native state of Bihar, and ''Mrityudand'' straddles the boundary between artistic and commercial films. It includes semi-classical music, tuned by Anand–Milind and Raghunath Seth and worded by Javed Akhtar. The film was critically acclaimed and is considered to be one of Dixit's best performances. Synopsis The movie is set in the village of Bilaspur, Bihar in 1996. A mob kills two defenseless women, orchestrated by vested interests, and this incident sets the tone for much of the rest of the movie, which shows how powerful individuals evade inquiries into the crime. The central characters are a young couple, Vinay ( Ayub Khan) and Ketki (Madhuri Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjaam
''Anjaam'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast including Sudha Chandran, Tinnu Anand, Beena Banerjee, Kiran Kumar, Kalpana Iyer and Himani Shivpuri, with Deepak Tijori in a guest appearance. This was the first time that Dixit and Khan were paired together. The film's music was composed by Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film is about a woman facing the brunt of her obsessive lover. It also focuses on the atrocities committed against women. Dixit plays the protagonist and Khan plays the antagonist. At the 40th Filmfare Awards, ''Anjaam'' won Khan the Best Villain award for his performance, after having failed to win the award the previous year for his performance in Yash Chopra's '' Darr''. Moreover, the film also earned Dixit her 7th nomination for Best Actress, but she instead won the award for '' Hum A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parinda
() is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed, produced and distributed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit. The story and scenario were written by Chopra, while Shiv Kumar Subramaniam and Imtiyaz Husain wrote the screenplay and dialogues, respectively. R. D. Burman composed the music and Khurshid Hallauri wrote the lyrics. Binod Pradhan served as the film's cinematographer and Renu Saluja was its editor. follows Kishan (Shroff), who works for the underworld chieftain Anna (Patekar). Kishan's brother Karan (Kapoor) returns home after completing his studies in the United States. The two brothers are caught on different sides of a gang war after Karan decides to avenge his friend's death by Anna. Chopra conceived the film after his low-budget suspense thriller (1985) failed to find a distributor for a theatrical release. This motivated him to make a more mainstream film with well-known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Pratigyaa
''Prem Pratigyaa'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Mithun Chakraborty and Madhuri Dixit. The film is directed by Bapu and written by Jainendra Jain. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Vandichakkaram'' and was a commercial success. At the 35th Filmfare Awards, Dixit received a nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Plot Raja and his friend Charan come to a city to make a living. After failing to secure a job, one day they are teased and ragged by Kallu Dada. The quarrel gets physical and Raja wins. As a result, Raja becomes the local underworld don and starts collecting protection money from shopkeepers. He also becomes an alcoholic. Raja meets with Laxmi and is attracted to her, he comes to her assistance when her father, Mohan, passes away, by helping to cremate him; he comes to her aid again when Kallu and his goons attempt to molest her; and when the municipality tears down her hut, he decides to let her live w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja (1995 Film)
''Raja'' ( King) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Indra Kumar and starring Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Mukesh Khanna, Dalip Tahil, Rita Bhaduri and Himani Shivpuri appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 2 June 1995 and was a commercial blockbuster. The huge success of the film was attributed to Dixit for her performance, earning her the Screen Award for Best Actress. At the 41st Filmfare Awards, the film received 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Kumar), Best Actress (Dixit), Best Supporting Actor (Rawal) and Best Supporting Actress (Bhaduri). The film was remade into Bengali in Bangladesh in 2003 as ''Chorom Opoman'' starring Manna and Eka. Plot The Garewal brothers’ Rana Mahendra and Vishwa are good friends with the rich Birju Patangwala, and fix their 9-year-old sister Madhu's marriage with Birju's 10-year-old brother Raja; both become friends. As Birju loses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalnayak
''Khal Nayak'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written, directed, and produced by Subhash Ghai under his production company Mukta Arts Ltd. The film stars Sanjay Dutt in the titular role, accompanied by the supporting cast of Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Rakhee Gulzar and Jackie Shroff. The film's plot follows the story of two police officers, Ram and Ganga, as they attempt to apprehend the escaped criminal Ballu. ''Khal Nayak'' released on 6 August 1993 and became a major commercial success. At the 39th Filmfare Awards (1994), the film received 11 nominations, winning Best Female Playback Singer and Best Choreography. Plot Balram "Ballu" Prasad, a wanted criminal, is apprehended by Inspector Ram, who is investigating the criminal activities of Roshan Da, Ballu’s mentor. During interrogation, Ballu refuses to disclose information about Roshan Da. While in custody, he escapes with assistance from his associates, which leads to public criticism and Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saajan
''Saajan'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. Loosely based on the classic French play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1897), it stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles. Nadeem–Shravan composed the film's music whereas Sameer wrote the lyrics of the songs. ''Saajan'' was released on 30 August 1991, and grossed worldwide, thus becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 1991. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its soundtrack and performances of the cast. It was unofficially remade in Telugu as ''Allari Priyudu''. At the 37th Filmfare Awards, ''Saajan'' received a leading 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (D'Souza), Best Actor (Dutt) and Best Actress (Dixit), and won 2 awards – Best Music Director (Nadeem–Shravan) and Best Male Playback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishen Kanhaiya
''Kishen Kanhaiya'' is an Indian Hindi action comedy film directed by Rakesh Roshan, released in 1990. The film stars Anil Kapoor (in dual roles), Shilpa Shirodkar and Madhuri Dixit. Plot Leela and Bholaram are a childless couple. Leela is a midwife, and one day she assists Sunderdas' wife to give birth to twin boys. She decides to keep one baby for herself and tells Sunderdas that his wife has given birth to one child. There are complications for the mother, and she passes away without seeing her children. Leela and Bholaram bring up Kanhaiya, while Sunderdas attempts to bring up Kishen but cannot do a good job. So he marries Kamini, who comes along with her brother, Gendamal, to live at the estate. She has an illegitimate child named Mahesh from another man. When Sunderdas learns this, he is threatened and attacked. As a result, he is paralysed. Kishen is brought up by Kamini and Gendamal with a lot of abuse and intimidation. He is kept illiterate so that he can blindl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanedaar
Thanedaar () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Sanjay Roy and Sudhir Roy under the Shiva Arts International banner and directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sanjay Dutt, and Madhuri Dixit with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is perhaps most remembered for the song '' Tamma Tamma Loge''. The film is a remake of the Tamil film '' Anbukku Naan Adimai'' (1980). Plot The film begins in Jaalkot village, where Thakur Ajgar Singh is the tyrant of the region. Inspector Jagdish Chandar strongly opposes his cruelty. Jagdish lives with his motherless children Avinash and Brijesh (aka Birju). Ajgar conspires to have him killed by two professional assassins: Lawrence and Peter. One night, the killers slay Jagdish and abduct Briju, whereas Avinash is adopted by a police commissioner. Years roll by, and Avinash becomes a stout-hearted police official and leads a delightful life with his wife Sudha and daughter Bubbly. Birju, on the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tridev (film)
''Tridev'' () is a 1989 Indian action thriller film directed and co-written by Rajiv Rai. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri. The film was critically and commercially blockbuster at the box office and was third highest-grossing Hindi film of 1989 behind ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' and ''Ram Lakhan'' and won three Filmfare Awards at the 35th Filmfare Awards in 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Nakshatra Poratam'', with Suman Talwar, Bhanuchander Prasad and Arun Pandian. Plot For the benefit of his armaments supplier, powerful criminal lord Bhujang(alias Bhairav Singh) has an upright politician slain. The case is given to Inspector Karan, the son of a well-respected judge. Karan and Divya are engaged and much in love with one another. She is the daughter of Commissioner Arvind, and has a brother named Ravi who is the family's impulsive troublemaker. Ramesh and Karan's father are killed by B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
