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Mohre
''Mohre'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi movie directed by Raghuveer Kul. It starred Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The pair later worked together in Vinod Chopra's '' Parinda'', his own directorial debut, '' Prahaar'', and the N. Chandra-directed '' Wajood''. This film also starred Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Anupam Kher among others. Plot Abdul is a truck driver plagued with severe alcoholism and depression that causes him to want to end his life. One day another truck driver shows him a newspaper advertisement that offers help for suicide-ridden youth. Abdul decides to try them out and travels all the way to the countryside. Once there he is joined by four other youths, including a printing press proof-reader, Prakash Raikar; a young woman, Maya, who had been molested and hates men, as well as two other males, which include Sunil, who is gay. They meet with the person who placed the advertisement, a wheelchair-using former Indian Army Major Vishwas Sawant and his assistant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Dattaray Amrapurkar (11 May 1950 – 3 November 2014) was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 2013. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages. Amrapurkar played a negative role against Dharmendra in Anil Sharma's first successful movie '' Hukumat'' in 1987. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for '' Sadak'' — the first time the award was instituted. In 1993, he won the Filmfare Award for best actor in a villainous role, when the award was instituted. In 1993, Amrapurkar also played a comic hero, Inspector Pyare Mohan, in '' Aankhen''. In addition to negative roles, he played supporting roles and later, comic roles. Early life Amarapurkar was born on 11 May 1950, in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra in a well to do family. His father was a businessman and social worker in Ahmednagar. His younger brother Nilkanth Amarapurkar is a busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, film maker, mainly working in Hindi language, Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi cinema. Widely regarded as one of the finest and most influential actors in Indian Cinema, Patekar is recipient of three National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, two Maharashtra State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards Marathi respectively for his acting performances. He was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2013 for his contribution in cinema and arts. After making his acting debut in Bollywood with the 1978 drama ''Gaman'', Patekar acted in a few Marathi language, Marathi films and some Bollywood films. After starring in the Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated ''Salaam Bombay'' in 1988, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the crime drama ''Parinda'' (1989). He then starred his directorial debut, ''Prahaar: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alok Nath
Alok Nath (born 10 July 1956), also known as Sanskaari Babuji, is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television. He made his film debut with the 1982 English (and Hindi) film ''Gandhi'', directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, which won an Oscar Academy Award for Best Picture that year. He appeared in the soap opera, Buniyaad, which took the country by storm in 1986. He was also in '' Rishtey'', which aired from 1999 to 2001. He appeared in Star Plus serials like Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai, '' Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' and ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. Nath was born in Khagaria (Bihar) on 10 July 1956. Nath has a sister, Vineeta Malik, she is known for the portrayal of the character Bhairavi in the television series ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. In December 2013, jokes and memes based on characters played by Alok Nath started trending on social media and spread quickly. ''The Curious Case of Alok Nath - Why did Alok Nath Trend on Twitter'', a case-stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanraj Bhatia
Vanraj Bhatia (Hindi: वनराज भाटिया ; 31 May 1927 – 7 May 2021) was an Indian composer best known for his work in Indian New Wave cinema. He was also one of the leading composers of Western classical music in India. Bhatia was a recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the television film '' Tamas'' (1988), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Creative and Experimental Music (1989) and India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri (2012). He died in Mumbai in May 2021. Biography Early life and education Born into a family of Kutchi businessmen, Bhatia attended the New Era School in Bombay and learnt Hindustani classical music as a student at Deodhar School of Music. On hearing Tchaikovsky's '' Piano Concerto No. 1'' as a teenager, he became interested in Western classical music and studied the piano with Dr. Manek Bhagat for four years. After earning his M.A. (English Honours) from Elphinstone College, University of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishan Arya
Ishan Arya (born Irshad Ahsan) was an Indian cinematographer, and producer, best known as producer and cinematographer of Art cinema classic '' Garm Hava'' (1973). After working in theatre and advertising, he made his debut with ''Garm Hava'' directed by M. S. Sathyu. After that he worked largely in South Indian cinema, especially Telugu, though he worked on two noted Hindi art films, ''Bazaar'' (1982) directed by Sagar Sarhadi and '' Anjuman'' (1986) directed by Muzaffar Ali. At the 23rd National Film Awards, he won the Best Cinematography Award for Telugu film, ''Mutyala Muggu'' (1975). Personal life He was born as Irshad Ahsan in 1942 and is a nephew of Shaukat Kaifi and first cousin of Shabana Azmi. He changed his name to Ishan Arya after marrying actress Sulbha Arya according to Arya Samaj rites. Their son Sameer Arya (married to Srishti Behl, the daughter of Ramesh Behl) is also a cinematographer, known for films like ''Koyla'' (1997), '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Nilu Phule
Nilu Phule (Marathi pronunciation: iɭuː pʰuleː 4 April 1930 – 13 July 2009) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Marathi movies and Marathi theatre. Nilu Phule acted in around 250 Marathi and Hindi movies during his film career. He was most prominently seen playing the roles of notorious villains in the movies. He is recipient of numerous accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Marathi, Maharashtra State Film Awards, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Zee Chitra Gaurav Lifetime Achievement Award. Phule was also a social worker, and was associated with Rashtra Seva Dal. Early life Phule was born in 1930 in Pune as Nilkanth Krushnaji Phule in a Hindu family. He is great grand son of Indian social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. He was involved in the independence movement. According to his interview in a serial 'Vastraharan' on a Marathi channel, he was a freedom fighter from Pune. Phule's first job was that of a gardener at the Armed Forces Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. In 2013, Kumar was voted "The Most Popular Male Playback Singer" in a poll conducted by the Filmfare, Filmfare magazine. Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali language, Bengali, Marathi language, Marathi, Assamese language, Assamese, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia language, Odia and Urdu. He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received #Accolades, several accolades including two National Film Awards, four Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeti Sagar
Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from '' Manthan'' in 1978 and for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from '' Julie'' (1975). Career Preeti is an accomplished singer with basic classical knowledge in music and singing. She started her singing career when she was asked to sing jingles for commercials by Shyam Benegal. She shot to instant fame with her English song ''My Heart is Beating'' in Julie. She won a special Filmfare award for the same. She is also well known for her contribution in the children's entertainment and education industry. She worked with Saregama to create audio versions of several children's nursery rhyme collections in Hindi and English. She also created a Fairy Tales series. She now runs her own production company called Angela Films which does advertising, short films and feature-film dubbing. In the 1990s, Angela Films produced the hit ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shailendra Singh (singer)
Shailendra Singh is an Indian playback singing, playback singer and actor. He sang several Hindi and a few Marathi language, Marathi songs during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Early life Shailendra Singh was born on 4 October 1952 in Mumbai, India to a Punjabi family. He studied at Hill Grange High School at Peddar Road, and did his graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He then joined the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune to train as an actor. He also learnt Hindustani classical music, classical Hindustani music from a Guru. His first break as a playback singer is Bobby (1973 film), Bobby, during his second year at the FTII. Career Shailendra Singh had many hit songs to his credit. Raj Kapoor gave Singh a break when he signed him for ''Bobby (1973 film), Bobby''. The song "Main Shayar To Nahin" became a big hit. His song "Humne Tumko Dekha" from the film ''Khel Khel Mein (1975 film), Khel Khel Mein'' rocked the entire nation. His rendition of "Jaane Do Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ke tale'' ( Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He considered Mohammad Rafi as his Guru. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actors Manoj Kumar and Sunil Dutt in most of their films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra. Biography Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Bombay. At an early age, he was inspired by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi and considered him his mentor. He started learning classical music under classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan, Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan and Pt.Tulsidaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
