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Man, Woman And Child (radio Show)
''Man, Woman and Child'' is a novel by Erich Segal. It details the lives of Robert and Sheila Beckwith and their daughters Jessica and Paula. Synopsis Robert is contacted one day by a friend in France, who tells him that Nicole, a woman with whom Robert had had an affair years ago, has died - and Jean-Claude, the son Robert never knew he had, is now an orphan. That evening, Robert explains the situation to his wife, Sheila, and they agree to take in Jean-Claude for the summer holidays; however, they also agree to keep Jean-Claude's true identity a secret. Later that summer, Sheila, chief editor of the Harvard University Press, is, encouraged by her best friend Margo, tempted by the possibility of an affair with a British professor whose book she has been editing. At the same time, Robert's daughters, Jessica and Paula, discover Jean-Claude's true identity, through Davey Ackerman, Robert's friend's son. They refuse to speak to their father. As Robert Beckwith is bringing Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Segal
Erich Wolf Segal (June 16, 1937January 17, 2010) was an American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist who wrote the bestselling novel '' Love Story'' (1970) and its film adaptation. Early life and education Born and raised in a Jewish household in Brooklyn, New York, Segal was the first of three brothers. His father was a rabbi and his mother was a homemaker; his grandfather was from Vilnius. His interest in writing and narrating stories developed as a child. He went to Midwood High School, during which he suffered a serious accident while canoeing. His coach advised him to jog as a part of his rehabilitation, which ended up becoming his passion and caused him to participate in the Boston Marathon more than 12 times. He attended Harvard College, graduating as both the class poet and Latin salutatorian in 1958, and then obtained his master's degree (in 1959) and a doctorate (in 1965) in comparative literature from Harvard University, after which he started teaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 1982, he married his second wife, actress Ratna Pathak, daughter of actress Dina Pathak, with whom he has two sons. His sister-in-law is actress Supriya Pathak, who is married to actor Pankaj Kapur. Early life Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh, into a Nawab family. His great-great-grandfather was the Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan, who would go on to become the Nawab of Sardhana. His relatives include Ikbal Ali Shah, Amina Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Idries Shah. Shah attended St. Ansel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 American Novels
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 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 *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regen ... [...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] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). attested since 300 BC, 300 BCE.: "...the most acceptable periodisation which has so far been suggested for the development of Tamil writing seems to me to be that of A Chidambaranatha Chettiar (1907–1967): 1. Sangam Literature – 200BC to AD 200; 2. Post Sangam literature – AD 200 – AD 600; 3. Early Medieval literature – AD 600 to AD 1200; 4. Later Medieval literature – AD 1200 to AD 1800; 5. Pre-Modern literature – AD 1800 to 1900" at p. 610 Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with Tamil inscriptions found outside of the Indian subcontinent, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Egypt. The language has a well-documented history wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poo Poova Poothirukku
''Poo Poova Poothirukku'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Azhagappan and produced by Kaveri Manoharan. The film stars Prabhu, Saritha and Amala. It was released on 18 September 1987. Plot Ramu and Janaki are a happily married couple and have two children. Ramu, however, is unfaithful to his wife; he is in a secret relationship with Mary in Andaman and she gives birth to his son, Kannan. Years later, Mary dies in a car accident, and Ramu reveals the truth to his wife. The rest of the film deals with the aftermath. Cast *Prabhu as Ramu *Saritha as Janaki * Amala as Mary * Manorama *Vinu Chakravarthy Production ''Poo Poova Poothirukku'' was directed by V. Azhagappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Kaveri Manoharan under My Productions. Cinematography was handled by K. B. Dayalan, and the editing by V. Rajagopal. Some of the scenes were shot at Andaman. Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Tumbuan
Frans Karel Leopold Tumbuan (3 August 1939 – 23 March 2015) was an Indonesian actor. He spent part of his childhood in the Netherlands, where he began acting. He appeared in many Indonesian movies including US-Indonesian productions such as Sam Firstenberg's ''Blood Warriors'' and Guy Norris's ''Rage and Honor II'' (both 1993). Selected filmography *2007 – '' Dead Time: Kala'' *2006 – '' Reality, Love and Rock 'n Roll'' *2006 – '' Ekspedisi Madewa'' *2002 – '' What's Up with Love?'' *1997 – '' Gordel van smaragd'' *1995 – ''Without Mercy'' *1993 – ''Blood Warriors'' *1993 – ''Rage and Honor II'' *1988 – ''Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...'' *1988 – ''Java Burn'' *1980 – ''Perempuan dalam pasungan'' References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophan Sophiaan
Sophan Sophiaan (26 April 1944 – 17 May 2008) was an Indonesian film actor and politician. He was a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP). Early life Sophiaan was born in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi, on 26 April 1944. His father was Indonesian politician and diplomat Manai Sophiaan and his grandfather was a former political prisoner called Paiso. His last appearance was in the 2008 film, ''Love (2008 Indonesian film), Love'', opposite his real life wife, Indonesian actress, Widyawati. Death Sophiaan was killed in a motorcycle accident in :id:Widodaren, Ngawi, Widodaren, Ngawi Regency, Ngawi, on 17 May 2008, at the age of 64. He was participating in a motorcycle parade called "The Route of the National Awakening" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of National Awakening Day when the accident occurred. The parade, which began in Jakarta on 12 April 2008, was to make stops across Java in the cities of Rengas Dengklok, Cirebon, Pekalongan, Semarang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973) is an Indian author and former actress. A daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, she made her acting debut with a leading role in the film '' Barsaat'' (1995). After playing the leading lady in such films as '' Jaan'' (1996), '' Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1998), '' Baadshah'' (1999), and '' Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' (2001), she quit acting. Khanna married actor Akshay Kumar in 2001. She worked as an interior designer for a few years, and began writing opinion columns. As an author, she has written the non-fiction book '' Mrs Funnybones'' (2015), the short story collection '' The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'' (2016), and the novels '' Pyjamas Are Forgiving'' (2018) and ''Welcome to Paradise'' (2023). Early life and family Twinkle Khanna was born on 29 December 1973 in Mumbai, the first of two daughters of veteran Hindi film actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, with whom she shared her birthday. Her maternal grandfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, his awards include two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He has been cited in the media as one of the most popular and commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included him in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. He has starred in the annual highest-grossing Hindi films of 10 individual years, the highest for any actor. Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in '' Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sooraj Barjatya's romantic drama ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), for which he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. And this was the movie who made him a SuperS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
''Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romance film released in 1998. Directed by Deepak Sareen and written by Honey Irani, the film stars Salman Khan as a womaniser and Twinkle Khanna as his first true love. Aditya Narayan plays Khan's character's previously unknown son. Plot The film follows the journey of Suraj Dhanrajgir (Salman Khan), a carefree and flirtatious young man who enjoys a life of luxury and casual relationships. His grandfather, Shiv Dhanrajgir (Anupam Kher), disapproves of his grandson’s irresponsible behavior hopes that he will one day reform his ways in life. In an apparent failed hope to this, Shiv has employed Mahesh Pithani (Johnny Lever), Suraj’s wingman and close friend, to keep an eye on him. However, Suraj’s life takes a turn when he returns to the country upon his grandfather’s call and falls deeply in love with Komal (Twinkle Khanna), a principled and traditional woman. Just as Suraj begins to win Komal’s love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves,'' '' Money Hai Toh Honey Hai,'' '' Namastey London'', etc. Early life Jawed Sheikh was born on 8 October 1954 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Career Pakistan He made his acting debut in the Lollywood film ''Dhamaka'', written by Pakistani writer Ibn-e-Safi released on 14 December 1974. He acted in over 100 films in Urdu, Sinhala and Punjabi. In 2007, he appeared in '' Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga.'' He has also appeared in many television serials which have aired on PTV, Hum TV, Geo Entertainment and A-Plus. Other notable Pakistani productions he appeared in are '' Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014), '' Bin Roye'' (2015), '' Wrong No.'' (2015), ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015), '' Mehrunisa V Lub U'' (2017), '' Na Maloom Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
