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Mujhe Jeene Do
''Mujhe Jeene Do'' () is a 1963 Indian Hindi film, directed by Moni Bhattacharjee and written by Aghajani Kashmeri. This Dacoit film, dacoit drama stars Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Nirupa Roy, Rajendranath and Mumtaz (Indian actress), Mumtaz. Shot in the Chambal River, Chambal Valley ravines of Bhind-Morena, Madhya Pradesh, Morena under police protection in Madhya Pradesh state, the film highlights the acting talents of its star cast: Waheeda Rehman and Sunil Dutt. The music is by the composer Jaidev. It was the fourth Bollywood films of 1963#Highest grossing, highest grossing Bollywood film of the year, and the official selection at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also the second success in a row of actor Sunil Dutt's production banner, Ajanta Arts, after ''Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke'', which had been released earlier that year. ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' was India's third "dacoit" film, a genre loosely inspired by Hollywood westerns, but more so by the menace of dacoity in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moni Bhattacharjee
Moni Bhattacharjee was an Indian film director and screenwriter of the 1960s who directed Hindi language films. Career Bhattacharjee started as an assistant to Bimal Roy on many classic films of the 1950s. After the success of the film ''Madhumati'' (1958), Bimal Roy asked him to direct ''Usne Kaha Tha'', which Roy produced under Bimal Roy Productions label, thus starting Bhattacharjee's career as a fully fledged director. However, ''Usne Kaha Tha'' itself was a "none too smooth takeoff". Bhattacharjee went on to direct numerous films, and is best known for the dacoit film, ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' (1963), which starred Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman and was among the "Official Selection" at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.Official Selection 1964 Cannes Film Festival ''The Hindu'' praised ''Mujhe Jeene Do'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival took place from 29 April to 14 May 1964. Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang served as jury president for the main competition. On this edition, the ''Palme d’Or'' was renamed "''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film''", a name that remained in use until 1974, after which it was renamed ''Palme d'Or'' again. The Grand Prix went to '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' by Jacques Demy. The festival opened with '' Greed in the Sun'' by Henri Verneuil. Juries Main Competition *Fritz Lang, Austrian filmmaker - Jury President *Charles Boyer, French-American actor - Vice President *Joaquín Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish *René Clément, French filmmaker * Jean-Jacques Gautier, French writer and journalist *Alexandre Karaganov, Soviet film critic * Lorens Marmstedt, Swedish producer * Geneviève Page, French actress * Raoul Ploquin, French producer and writer * Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American writer *Véra Volmane, French journalist Short Films Competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cukoo
Cuckoo Moray, also credited as Cuckoo or Cukoo (1928 – 30 September 1981), was an Anglo-Indian dancer and actress in Indian cinema. Cuckoo was the queen of film dancing in Hindi cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. Though unfamiliar in name, she was known as the "rubber girl" of Hindi cinema and her talent made cabaret dancing a must in the Bollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s. It has been recently confirmed that Cuckoo's real name was Cuckoo Moray. Early career Born during the late British Raj, Cuckoo made her screen debut in the film ''Arab Ka Sitara'' in 1946. Soon after in ''Stum Chandi'', directors and greater audiences noticed her dancing abilities for the first time. Then, the turning point in Cuckoo's career was in Mehboob Khan's films. Her dance number in his film '' Anokhi Ada'' (1948) established her as the lead dancer of the era and in '' Andaz'' (1949), a romantic drama starring Nargis, Dilip Kumar, and Raj Kapoor, gave the dancing star an opportunity to display ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or special song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films ( Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined These sequences predominantly feature glamorous female performers, commonly referred to as item girls, whose appearance, movements, and attire are designed to attract visual attention and heighten the sensual appeal of the film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Choti
Mohan Choti (1935 – 1 February 1992) was an Indian actor who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. The name Mohan Choti came from a fictional character of the same name from the 1957 film '' Musafir'', in which he plays a tea shop delivery boy who sports a "choti" or traditional lock of hair on the top of his head. Biography Mohan Choti was born as Mohan Rakshakar to Constable Atmaram Rakshakar in 1935 at Amravati, Amravati District Maharashtra. He produced and directed two films — " Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty" and "Hunterwali 77". He also opened a restaurant which was called "Sawal roti ka; Dhaba choti ka". He also started Atta distribution unit called "Choti Walla Atta". He died on 1 February 1992 at the age of 57. Filmography Mohan Choti acted in nearly 280 films from 1954 to 1994. * 1994 Do Fantoosh * 1994 Mere Data Garib Nawaz * 1993 Badi Bahen * 1993 Kala Coat * 1993 Shuruaat * 1992 Sarphira * 1992 Naseebwaala * 1991 '' Khatra'' as Havaldar Mastram * 1991 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumari Naaz
Salma Baig (20 August 1944 - 19 October 1995) popularly known as Kumari Naaz or Baby Naaz was an Indian actress in Hindi language films. Career She started her career as a child actor in films. Her best remembered role as a child artiste was in R. K. Films’ Boot Polish (1954) and Bimal Roy's Devdas. She earned rave reviews for her earnest natural performance from The New York Times and a special distinction (along with co-actor Rattan Kumar) from Cannes Film Festival in 1955, where the film was shown in competition. In 1958, a Hindi film adaptation called Do Phool (Two Flowers) was released based on the Swiss literary novel/ icon Heidi. The role of Heidi – called Poornima in the film – was played by Baby Naaz who was one of the most famous child stars at the time along with Master Romi. She matured into a character actress and bagged good roles in films like Bahu Begum, Kati Patang and Sachaa Jhutha (where she played Rajesh Khanna's physically challenged sister). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun Bose
Tarun Bose (14 September 1928 – 8 March 1972) was an Indian actor, active in Bollywood during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and education Bose was born in Kolkata, though he grew up in Nagpur, where he studied at St. Francis High School. Early in his teen he started performing local plays and at the age of 15 he auditioned for the newly opened All India Radio, Nagpur, where he went on to work in radio plays. Career After completing his education, he started working with the Post and Telegraph Department, so that he could pursue acting on the side, without any family pressure. Bose made his film debut in 1957 in the Asit Sen film, '' Apradhi Kaun?'' (1957), which also starred Mala Sinha and Abhi Bhattacharya. His acting in Bimal Roy's '' Sujata'' (1959) was appreciated, where he was cast with Nutan, Sunil Dutt and Sulochana. Bose was noted for his intense performances in movies such as ''Gumnaam'', '' Bandini'' (1963), '' Anupama'' (1966), ''Devar'', ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Hussain (actor)
Anwar Hussain (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an Indian actor and producer. He was a popular character actor from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200 Bollywood films. Some of his best known roles are from '' Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', '' Gunga Jumna'' (1961), ''Shaheed'', '' Baharon Ke Sapne'', '' Victoria No. 203'' (1972), '' Chori Mera Kaam'', '' Loafer'', '' Gaddar'', '' Rafoo Chakkar'' and '' Jail Yatra''. He was the son of singer-turned director Jaddanbai and thus, maternal half-brother to noted actress Nargis Dutt and Akhtar Hussain. Hussain is also known for his role in ''Rocky'' (1981) with his nephew Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddhu
Sidhu is a Punjabi Jat clan found in Punjab. The Sidhus have had a significant impact on Sikh history. Etymology and origin During British Raj, historians like HA.Rose and Alexander Cunningham note an account of local bards (bhatts) history state, the clan descends from a Bhatti clan progenitor named Sidhu Rao, whom had maternal alliance with Gill Jats. Their descendants are thus the Sidhu Jats. History Sikh period The Sidhu clan held sway in the Ferozepur area in the late medieval period. Chaudhary Phul of the Sidhu-Brar clan established the Phulkian Misl, one of the misls (confederacies) of the Sikh Confederacy. His descendants, the Phulkian Maharajas, became the kings of the princely states of Faridkot, Jind, Nabha, Malaudh and Patiala. People * Amandeep Sidhu * Barkat Sidhu * Deep Sidhu * Harinder Sidhu * Harry Sidhu *Jagdeep Sidhu *Navjot Singh Sidhu *Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 199329 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manorama (Hindi Actress)
Manorama (16 August 1926 – 15 February 2008) was an Indian character actress in Bollywood known best for her role as the comical tyrant aunt in '' Seeta Aur Geeta'' (1972) and in films such as '' Ek Phool Do Maali'' (1969) and '' Do Kaliyaan'' (1968). She started her career as a child artiste in 1936 in Lahore, under the name Baby Iris. Thereafter, she made her debut as an adult actress in 1941, and performed to her final role in ''Water'' in 2005, her career extending over 60 years. Through her career she acted in over 160 films. After playing heroine roles in the early 1940s, she settled into playing villainous or comic roles. She played comic roles in superhit films such as ''Half Ticket'' appearing alongside Kishore Kumar and the legendary Madhubala. She gave memorable performances in ''Dus Lakh'', ''Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje'', ''Mujhe Jeene Do'', ''Mehboob ki Menhdi'', ''Caravan'', ''Bombay to Goa'' and '' Lawaris''. Biography She acted in films since 1941 under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Nath
Rajendra Nath Malhotra (8 June 1931 − 13 February 2008) was an Indian actor and comedian in Hindi and Punjabi films. Early life and family Rajendra Nath was born on 8 June 1931 in Tikamgarh, which is now in Madhya Pradesh. His family was from the Karimpura locality of Peshawar but settled in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. He studied at Darbar College, Rewa, where Arjun Singh (a Congress politician) and R.P. Agarwal were his classmates. Rajendra's elder brother Prem Nath went to Mumbai and became an actor, so Rajendra joined him in 1949. They were good friends of Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. Rajendra and Prem's sister Krishna married actor-director Raj Kapoor. ''passionforcinema'', 13 February 2008. He had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Khote
Durga Khote (née Vita Lad; 14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her time. She remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around 200 films and numerous theatre productions. In 2000, in a millennium issue, ''India Today'' named her among "100 People Who Shaped India", noting: "Durga Khote marks the pioneering phase for women in Indian Cinema", she was one of the first women from respectable families to enter the film industry, thus breaking a social taboo. She also ranks among the top ten actresses in mother roles in Hindi cinema, most notable among them were as Jodhabai in K. Asif's ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress; as Kaikeyi in Vijay Bhatt's classic ''Bharat Milap'' (1942); her other memorable roles as mother were in ''Charnon Ki Dasi'' (1941); ''Mirza Ghalib'' (1954); '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
