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Mukri Tribe
Mohammed Umar Mukri (5 January 1922 – 4 September 2000), popularly known as Mukri, was an Indian actor, who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. Born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in Uran. He started his film career with the film ''Pratima'' along with noted film actor Dilip Kumar in 1945. They were schoolmates together in the past. Subsequently, in career spanning 50 years, he acted in over 600 films. Mukri, with his toothless smile, diminutive stature and perfect comic timing amused the audiences in more than 600 films, in over six decades in Indian cinema. His notable films are ''Mother India'' (1957), ''Sharabi'' (1984), ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' (1977), '' Laawaris'' (1981), '' Bombay to Goa'' (1972), ''Gopi'' (1970), '' Kohinoor'' (1960) and many more. Career His career in films ran parallel to that of Dilip Kumar, who was his schoolmate. They made their debut with the Bombay Talkies film ''Pratima'', also the directorial debut of actor P. Jairaj. Before joining the film indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uran
Uran is a coastal town in Raigad District's Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies to the east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village, which has developed into the special economic zone of Uran. The primary languages spoken are Agri and Koli which is a dialect of Marathi-Konkani. History The city name is derived from the Hindu goddess Uranavati. It was called Uruvan during the rule of Madhavrao I, the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. Later, the area was named Uran by the Portuguese and Ooran by the British. Many Indian dynasties have ruled the area. In early history, these included the Maurya Empire, Sātavāhana Empire, Western Kshatrapas, Vākāṭaka Empire, Chalukyas, and Yadavas. The area around Mumbai, including Uran, was under Portuguese and British rule in the 16th to 19th centuries. Uran was subject to the Maratha princely states in the Maharashtra. Uran was once the base of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saira Banu
Saira Banu (born 23 August 1944) is an Indian actress who mainly worked in Hindi films. Regarded amongst the finest actors of Hindi cinema, she was among the most popular actresses of the 1960s and early 1970s. Banu received four Filmfare Awards nominations throughout her career. Banu made her acting debut with '' Junglee'' (1961), for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination. She received three more Best Actress nominations for '' Shagird'' (1967), '' Diwana'' (1967) and '' Sagina'' (1974). Banu went onto be part of many successful films including - '' Bluff Master'' (1963), '' Ayee Milan Ki Bela'' (1964), '' Jhuk Gaya Aasman'' (1968), '' Padosan'' (1968), '' Victoria No. 203'' (1972), '' Hera Pheri'' (1976) and '' Bairaag'' (1976). Her final film before retirement was '' Faisla'' (1988). Banu married actor Dilip Kumar in 1966. The couple did not have any children. Banu also worked as a producer for the Bhojpuri film ''Ab To Banja Sajanwa Hamaar'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohabat Ka Paigham
''Mohabat Ka Paigham'' is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Padmini Kapila. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Aditya Pancholi, Meenakshi Sheshadri in pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri. Cast * Shammi Kapoor as Chaudhary Abdul Rehman * Meenakshi Sheshadri as Zeenat Banu * Raj Babbar as Nadeem Rehman * Aditya Pancholi as Naeem Rehman * Ranjeet as Raja * Satyendra Kapoor as Dinu * Shammi as Chand Bibi * Yunus Parvez as Manzoor * Pinchoo Kapoor Pinchoo Kapoor (1927 – 28 April 1989) was an Indian actor born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India in 1927. He acted in many Hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. He is best remembered for his role ... as Usman Soundtrack Lyrics: Anjaan External links * 1980s Hindi-language films 1989 films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gair Kaanooni
''Gair Kaanooni'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and written by Prayag Raj. The film stars Govinda and Sridevi. Kimi Katkar, Shashi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Kader Khan are featured in supporting role. Rajinikanth features in a special appearance. The film was a hit at the box office It was later dubbed in Tamil as ''Rakkamma Kaiyathattu''. Plot Officer Kapil Khanna was a strict enforcer of the law. In order to gain evidence against the local mafia don D'Costa he sought a favour from his underworld friend Azam Khan, a man with a golden heart. Azam Khan was successful in securing evidence against D'Costa but the mafia got wise to it and before Azam Khan could reach the law, D'Costa with the help of his friend Dalpat Dalal liquidated him. The blame of Azam Khan's death was owned by a petty driver Nathulal for a price paid by Dalpat Dalal. Azam Khan's little son Akbar swore vengeance against Police Officer Kapil Khanna as he felt him responsible. Kapil Khanna's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daata
''Daata'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed and produced by Sultan Ahmed. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Suresh Oberoi, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Amrish Puri in pivotal roles. The film was a big hit. Plot Dinanath is a school-teacher in a small town in India, and lives with his wife, Kamla; daughter, Shanti; and son Kundan. He has published a book called "Daata", in which he has made reference to all major religions of the world, and is honored for this contribution by none other than the President of India through the Education Minister, Raja Suraj Singh. He arranges the marriage of Shanti to the son of Gopaldas; when Gopaldas demands dowry, he is unable to afford this, and states that he has given sufficient gold and jewellery to Shanti. The gold turns out to be fake; as a result, the marriage is cancelled, Shanti kills herself, Dinanath dies of a heart attack. His name is tarnished, no one comes forward to help Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaadugar (1989 Film)
''Jaadugar'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Aditya Pancholi, Amrita Singh, Amrish Puri and Pran in the lead roles. Mehra and Bachchan collaborated for the eighth and final time on this movie. The movie was poorly received by critics and audiences and was a box office flop. Amrish Puri's charisma as the godman made him a popular choice for negative roles with other directors. Plot Returned American NRI Shankar Narayan is baffled to witness his former businessman and jailbird dad posing as a soothsayer by the name of Mahaprabhu Janak Sagar Jagat Narayan, in a small town called Dharampur. He learns that his father has learned a few magician's tricks from a fellow inmate, and is able to fool the entire township with his "divine" powers. Shankar enlists the assistance of noted magician Goga, and brings him to Dharampur. Goga challenges the Mahaprabhu; he is able to dethrone him, ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izzatdaar
''Izzatdaar'' () (transl. honoured) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film starring Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdar and South Indian actor Raghuvaran in his Bollywood film debut. Synopsis Dilip Kumar plays the role of a man set up and framed for a murder for which he is jailed because of his scheming son-in-law, Raghuvaran. His daughter Swapna is also killed at the hands of Raghuvaran when Raghuvaran slaps and tries to molest Mohini when she confronts him about his evil deeds. Brahm avenges the death of his daughter and the years spent in prison. Against this backdrop, Vijay is a man who works for the underworld after he is shot as a child by Tej Sapru. After finding love with Madhuri Dixit, Govinda changes his ways and joins up with Dilip Kumar to take revenge, as he too has been wronged by the same group of villains. Music Cast * Dilip Kumar as Brahm Dutt * Govinda as Vijay * Madhuri Dixit as Mohini * Bharathi as Sujata * Shakti Kapoor as Jetha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinetra
''Trinetra'' is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Harry Baweja. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi in lead roles, with Dharmendra in a special appearance. Plot Trinetra is the story of the revenge of a son, who lost his honest father, to a group of evil minds. It is the story of a son's infinite love for his mother, who lost her husband. It is the story of a son's revenge on his father's killers. Raja is an aspiring singer and gets a chance to sing in Dubai through Mr. Singhania. He informs his pregnant wife, Seema, and they look forward to a more prosperous life. Before that could happen, Raja finds out that Singhania is going to use him to carry drugs in his suitcase, he objects to this and is brutally killed in the presence of his wife. His wife flees the assailants and gives birth to a baby boy near the temple of Bhagwan Shri Shankar and names the boy Shiva. Unmarried and childless, Maria Fernandes sees the child and an app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi
''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi'' () is a 1991 Indian film directed by Sunil Dutt. It stars Sunil Dutt, Rekha in lead roles along with debutante Sheeba. It was the last movie produced by Ajanta Arts. The lyrics and music for the film were by Ravindra Jain Plot Professor Krishnanand is giving a social message against dowry. He heads the department of sociology in his college. He lives with his mother and his only daughter Pooja. Radha, a professor of law admires Krishnanand in his crusade against dowry. Radha was engaged to Ranveer; but on the day of their marriage, when Ranveer's father had demanded dowry Radha had canceled the marriage. Radha's father had committed suicide thereafter. Radha then establishes a support society for female dowry victims with moral support from Krishnanand. Pooja's marriage is arranged with Mohan but Mohan's mother is unhappy as there is no dowry. Mohan and his evil brother-in-law make various plans and force Pooja to ask for money from her father. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dushman Zamana
''Dushman Zamana'' () is a 1992 Indian action film directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It stars Armaan Kohli and Divya Bharti in the leading roles. Plot Seema is a dreamy young college student born into a wealthy family. Her father D. K. Narang is a successful businessman and, unlike Seema, very money-minded. Seema's schoolmate Vijay is a poor orphan who does very well in his studies with the aim to some day be able to afford a better life. Unaware of the consequences, Seema soon falls in love with Vijay and they both become a couple, while keeping it a secret. In class, Seema dreamily writes Vijay's name on a sheet of paper which later gets discovered by her father. He finds out about Vijay's poor background and opposes the relationship between his daughter and Vijay. When asked about her preference to whether stay with her father and keep living a wealthy lifestyle or stay with Vijay and live the life of a poor woman, Seema chooses Vijay out of love. Her father sees himself forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betaaj Badshah
''Betaaj Badshah'' is a 1994 Indian romantic action film directed by Iqbal Durrani. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Mamta Kulkarni, Jay Mehta and Prem Chopra. Plot Raja Prithviraj and his daughter, Tejeshwani live a lavish rich life. Raja is also a well respected, royalty and dangerous person when it comes to bad guys. She falls in love with Arjun Balwant Rai, son of Balwant Rai, who had kidnapped Tejeswhani as a child from his enemy Parshuram for vengeance who in turn was rescued by Raja. Parshuram too is a royal and a don similar to Raja and considers him his peer and rival. Daaga, assistant of Parshuram, however is the true villain and his son is also in love with Tejeshwani. Raja opposes the marriage of Tejeshwani with either Dagga's son citing his criminal background when proposed by Parshuram as peace treaty or with Arjun on account of his poverty. In the end, he kills himself seeing that his ego is the obstacle in his adopted daughter's life after Parshuram re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
''Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, directed by Dharmesh Darshan. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. The music of the film was composed by the duo Nadeem-Shravan. Plot Shiv and Pooja are both looking for a job. They happen to be interviewed the same day in the same company, and both are equally qualified for the job. At the interview venue, when Pooja sees that it will be difficult for her to get the job, she fools Shiv and gets the job. Later on, when Shiv gets a job at that company, he learns that Pooja fooled him. After a lot of pranks and fun, they fall in love and happily marry, but sometimes they get into petty arguments coming from the way they approach life. Shiv takes each day as it comes, while Pooja's imagination sometimes gets the best of her. Pooja gives up her career for him and settles down as a housewife. They go on their honeymoon to Switzerland, and there they meet Meghna, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
