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N. C. Sippy
N. C. Sippy (22 August 1926 25 November 2001) was an Indian film producer and director who originally worked as a production manager, executive producer and presenter during his initial career span. He later worked as a producer and Bollywood film director in several Hindi films in the cinema of India. Sippy is known for his prominent films such as ''Gol Maal'', '' Satte Pe Satta'', ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Anand'', '' Khubsoorat'', '' Guddi'', '' Aashirwad'', ''Padosan'' and other Hindi-language movies most of which were directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji. Early life N. C. Sippy was born in Karachi, British India and later in 1946, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) where an Indian comedian-actor named Gope helped him in his career development. N.C, with the help of Gope, worked as a production manager. His first production film was ''Talaq'' (1958) which was directed by Mahesh Kaul. Career Sippy's first production ''Talaq'' (1958) was the last one as he later decided to work as a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khubsoorat
''Khubsoorat'' (transl. Beautiful) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, directed and produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, co-produced by N. C. Sippy with dialogues written by Gulzar. The movie stars Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Dina Pathak in lead roles. The movie received critical acclaim and was a box-office success. The movie was remade in Telugu as Swargam in 1981 and Tamil as Lakshmi Vandhachu and in Malayalam as Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki. The 2014 film of the same name was loosely based on it and was Disney's first live-action Bollywood movie. Hrishikesh Mukherjee won the 1981 Filmfare Award for Best Film for his direction. Rekha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role as Manju Dayal. Dina Pathak received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Nirmala Gupta. Plot In Pune, middle-aged Nirmala Gupta (Dina Pathak), wife of Dwaraka Prasad Gupta ( Ashok Kumar) and mother of Dr. Inder Gupta (Rakesh Rosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay To Goa (1972 Film)
''Bombay to Goa'' is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language road comedy film directed by S. Ramanathan, starring Mehmood, Amitabh Bachchan and Aruna Irani, with Shatrughan Sinha in a supporting role. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes. It was a "Super hit" At the box office. The film is a remake of a 1966 hit Tamil film '' Madras to Pondicherry''. It was reported that the 2004 Marathi movie '' Navra Maza Navsacha'', which was also remade in Kannada in 2007 as '' Ekadantha'' was heavily inspired by this movie. '' The Hindu'' had reported that Rajiv Gandhi was offered the lead role by Mehmood but he had turned it down. Plot The lives of Atmaram and his wife are turned upside down when they see their daughter, Mala's pictures in a magazine. They arrange for Mala's marriage with the son of Ramlal. Mala is opposed to marrying anyone who she has not met, and is at the same time thrilled that the two persons she trusted, one Verma, and the other Sharma had actually submitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Apne
''Mere Apne'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning Bengali film '' Apanjan'', which was directed by Tapan Sinha. This was the first movie of Vinod Khanna as Hero. This was also debut movie of Danny. The film stars Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles along with Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur, Mehmood and Yogeeta Bali. The music of the film is composed by Salil Choudhury. ''Mere Apne'' was declared " Hit " at the box office. Plot Anandi Devi ( Meena Kumari) is an old widow who lives in a village. One day, she is visited by a distant relative, Arun Gupta (Ramesh Deo), who persuades her to live in town with him, his wife Lata ( Sumita Sanyal), and a small child. She later realizes that they wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bawarchi
''Bawarchi'' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 Indian Hindi musical comedy-drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal, Usha Kiran and Durga Khote in supporting roles. This was a remake of Rabi Ghosh starrer Bengali film ''Galpo Holeo Satti'' (1966) by Tapan Sinha. The film was ranked the eight highest-grossing film of the year 1972. In an interview, Khanna quoted "In 'Bawarchi' I did exactly the opposite of what Hrishida had made me do in 'Anand'. He allowed me to interpret the role and perform my way. I had done enough intense roles, and 'Bawarchi' gave me the opportunity to interpret and perform the role the way I wanted. So I let myself go." Mukherjee's style here is typical, in that the film contains no violence, and focuses rather on "the milieu of the Indian middle-class who have larger-than-life foibles and whose major concern is to survive the day ..:which ''bahu'' will cook, which brother will use the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mili (1975 Film)
''Mili'' is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Ashok Kumar in lead roles. Jaya Bachchan received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film. The film was later remade in Telugu in 1976 as '' Jyothi'' starring Jayasudha in the title role. This film was the last film of legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman. Plot Mili is a story about a girl who suffers from pernicious anemia, a disease considered untreatable during the period the film was produced. Her lively, inquisitive and cheerful demeanour spreads happiness in everyone's life. She becomes an inspiration to her new neighbour Shekhar who is a depressed alcoholic. With her cheerful ways she changes Shekhar and he falls in love with her, unaware of her ailment. When he learns of it, he thinks of going away as he cannot bear to see her die. A reproach from their neighbour Aruna Irani makes him reconsider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaap
''Alaap'' ( lit. Prelude) is a 1977 Indian musical drama film produced by Hrishikesh Mukerjee and N.C Sippy and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Om Prakash and Manmohan. The music is by Jaidev. Plot Widowed Advocate Triloki Prasad (Om Prakash) lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small town in India with two sons, Advocate Ashok (Vijay Sharma) married to Geeta (Lily Chakravarty) and Alok (Amitabh Bachchan) who has yet to settle down in their law firm. Alok is fond of music and enrolls in classes run by Pandit Jamuna Prasad (A. K. Hangal). On his return, his father asks him to accompany Ashok to their law firm and start learning to practice, which he agrees to do. One day, Triloki finds out that Alok has not been going the firm but is instead spending time in the local slums with a former courtesan named Sarju Bai Banaraswali (Chhaya Devi). He cautions Alok about this, but Alok continues to visit Sarju Bai. When Mr. Gupta ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Kaul
Mahesh Kaul (10 April 1911 – 2 July 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who primarily worked in Bollywood film industry during his career span. Kaul is known for his contribution to the cinema of India. He mainly worked as a director in several films such as ''Talaq'', '' Jeewan Jyoti'', '' Diwana'', ''Sapnon Ka Saudagar'' among others. Biography Mahesh was born on 10 April 1911 in Jodhpur State, British India. He was originally worked in films as a lyricist and dialogue-writer and made his first entry in bollywood with Naya Sansar (1941) film which was filmed at Mumbai starring Ashok Kumar and Renuka Devi. Education Born in 1911 in Jodhpur, Mahesh completed his education from Moni College, Nagpur. Career Mahesh was initially working as a journalist and had served as a Branch manager in a bank. He initially established his career in Bollywood films as a lyricist and a dialogue writer and made an early entry when he first acted in Naya Sansar (1941) movie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaq (1958 Film)
''Talaq'' is a 1958 Indian Bollywood drama film starring Rajendra Kumar and produced by Anupam Chitra studios. Director Mahesh Kaul was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Director and the film was also nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Movie. The music is by C. Ramchandra. Playback singers for the film include Asha Bhosle and Manna Dey with songs such as "Mere Jeevan Me" and "Zuk Gayi Dekho Garda" . Art direction for the film was conducted by Biren Nag and it was shot in Ranjit Studios in Bombay. Plot The film begins with school teacher Indu in her school. She lives with her eccentric check-suited unemployed father, Moolchand Chabbe. She falls in love with Ravi Shankar Chaube, a poet and an engineer, after hearing him singing patriotic songs during an Independence day celebration. He moves in to live in the room beneath their apartment. They marry, and Indu quits her job to raise a son named Ashoo. The marriage becomes difficult when Moolchand borrows money fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gope (actor)
Gope (11 April 1913–1957) was an Indian actor of Hindi cinema. Starting his career with a small role in ''Insaan Ya Shaitaan'' (1933), directed by Moti Gidwani and produced by Eastern Arts Production, Gope went on to act in over one hundred forty films in a career spanning twenty-four years from 1933 to 1957. Several of his films were released following his death. Best known for his comedy roles, he is stated to be one of Hindi cinema's "most popular comedians". His acting in comic roles won him "critical and popular acclaim" and he soon became "the leading comedian of his time". His popularity assured him of being mentioned in the credit roll of films along with the main cast. He became famous for lip-syncing the popular number "Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon" (My Beloved Has Gone To Rangoon) from '' Patanga'', playbacked by C. Ramchandra for Gope and by Shamshad Begum for Nigar Sultana. He formed a popular comic pairing with Yakub, in the "Laurel-and-Hardy" style, and the producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi language, Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * and lasted from 1858 to 1947. * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, which were collectively called Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British British paramountcy, paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrishikesh Mukherji
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades, and is named the pioneer of the 'middle cinema' of India. Renowned for his social films that reflected the changing middle-class ethos, Mukherjee "carved a middle path between the extravagance of mainstream cinema and the stark realism of art cinema". He is known for a number of films, including '' Anari'', '' Satyakam'', ''Chupke Chupke'', '' Anupama'', ''Anand'', '' Abhimaan'', '' Guddi'', ''Gol Maal'', '' Majhli Didi'', '' Chaitali'', '' Aashirwad'', ''Bawarchi'', ''Khubsoorat'', '' Kissi Se Na Kehna'', and ''Namak Haraam.'' He also remained the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). The Government of India honoured him with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
