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N. Dutta
Datta Naik (12 December 1927 – 30 December 1987), also credited as N. Datta, was an Indian film music director in Hindi, Hindi films. Early life and career Born in the then Portuguese India, Portuguese colony of Goa, Naik, started his career as an assistant to the legendary music director S. D. Burman in films like ''Bahar (film), Bahar, Sazaa (1951 film), Sazaa, Ek Nazar'' (1951), ''Jaal (1952 film), Jaal'' (1952), ''Jeewan Jyoti (1953 film), Jeewan Jyoti'' (1953) and ''Angarey (1954 film), Angarey'' (1954). His partnership with songwriter Sahir Ludhianvi was popular and successful. He died on 30 December 1987. Datta Naik was born in 1927 in Aroba (near Colvale), a small village in Goa. At the age of 12, he ran away from his family and came to Mumbai. There he learnt classical music and later worked as an assistant to Ghulam Haider (composer), Ghulam Haider. He was a close friend of Chandrakant Bhosle who was playing rhythm with Shankar Jaikishan's orchestra. He also use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese India
The State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the Kingdom of Portugal. The capital of Portuguese India served as the governing centre of a string of military forts and maritime ports scattered along the coasts of the Indian Ocean. The first viceroy Francisco de Almeida established his base of operations at Fort Manuel in the Malabar region, after the Kingdom of Cochin negotiated to become a protectorate of Portugal in 1505. With the Portuguese conquest of Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate in 1510, Goa became the major anchorage for the Armadas arriving in India. The capital of the viceroyalty was transferred from Cochin to Goa in 1530. From 1535, Mumbai (Bombay) was a harbour of Portuguese India, known as '' Bom Bahia'', until it was handed over, through the Marriage Treaty, dowry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Nisar Akhtar
Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood. He was the son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson of Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who were both Urdu poets. His career spanned four decades during which he worked with music composers including C. Ramchandra, O.P. Nayyar, Datta Naik also credited as N. Datta and Khayyam and wrote 151 songs. Notable among them were songs from his breakthrough film, A.R. Kardar's ''Yasmin'' (1955), ''Aankhon hi Aankhon Mein'' in Guru Dutt's '' CID'' (1956), ''Yeh dil aur unki nigahon ke saaye'' in Prem Parbat (1974) and ''Aaja re'' in ''Noorie'' (1979) and his last song, ''Ae Dil-e-naadaan'', in Kamal Amrohi's ''Razia Sultan'' (1983). His poetic works include ''Nazr-e-Butaan'', ''Salaasil'', ''Javidaan'', ''Pichali Pehar'', ''Ghar Angan'' and ''Khaak-e-dil''. The latter ("The Ashes of Heart") was a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Drive (film)
''Marine Drive'' is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language film, starring Ajit, Bina Rai in lead roles. The film deals with the smuggling business and underworld crime. It was the first film that G. P. Sippy released under his production house Sippy Films. Sahir Ludhianvi composed lyrics for the film and told Sippy that because Sippy did not drink, he would never understand the lyrics "Mujhko na koi hosh na gham, main nashe main hoon" (English: "Neither me nor any conscious sorrow, I'm drunk, I am") from the film. Cast * Ajit as Ajit Prasad * Bina Rai as Beena Khanna * K. N. Singh as Mr. Khanna * Johnny Walker as Johny Soundtrack References External links ''Marine Drive''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... 1955 films 1950s Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milap (1955 Film)
''Milap'' () is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Raj Khosla. The film featured Dev Anand and Geeta Bali in the lead roles. Plot Rajendra Sayal becomes a millionaire from a poverty-stricken situation with the help of his friend Kalu. Jealous of his sudden elevation in status, a lawyer named Karamchand plots to rob Sayal of all his property. For this reason, he hires Asha to seduce Sayal and make him fall in love with her, but she ends up falling for him. He too reciprocates her feelings, and discovers Karamchand's nefarious schemes. The film ends in a courtroom, where Karamchand stands exposed for his misdeeds. Sayal and Asha happily unite. Cast * Dev Anand as Rajendra Sayal * Geeta Bali as Asha * Johnny Walker (actor), Johnny Walker as Kalu * K. N. Singh as Lawyer Karamchand * Krishan Dhawan (credited as "Krishin Dhawan") as Mohan Dayal * Kumkum (actress), Kumkum as courtesan * Rajendra as Teju * Tun Tun as Mrs. Akhrodwala * Indira (actress) as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahir Ludhiyanvi
Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricists and poets of 20th century India. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Hindi language films. Sahir won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for ''Taj Mahal'' (1963). He won a second Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for his work in ''Kabhie Kabhie'' (1976). He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1971. On 8 March 2013, the ninety-second anniversary of Sahir's birth, a commemorative stamp was issued in his honor by India Post. Early life and education Sahir was born on 8 March 1921, in a Gujjar family in Karimpura, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India. This is the reason why he added the suffix ''Ludhianvi'' after his name. His mother, Sardar Begum, left her husband, thus forfeiting any claim to financial assets from the marriage. In 1934, Sahir' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geeta Dutt
Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian Indian classical music, classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema (India), Bengali cinema and is considered as one of the best playback singers of all time in Hindi films. She also sang many modern Music of Bengal, Bengali songs in the non-film genre. Early life Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri was one of 10 children born to a wealthy zamindar family in a village named Idilpur, Madaripur District, Madaripur Subdivision under Faridpur, Bangladesh, Faridpur district in Bengal Presidency, Bengal, British India presently under Gosairhat Upazila of Shariatpur District, Bangladesh. Her family moved to Calcutta and Assam in the early 1940s, leaving behind their land and properties. In 1942, her parents moved to an apartment in Bombay. Geeta was twelve and continued her schooling at the Bengali High School. Singing career K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chehre Pe Chehra
''Chehre Pe Chehra'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film produced and directed by Raj Tilak. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha and Sulakshana Pandit. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. Plot Wilson is a scientist who feels that every human has both angelic and devilish elements in themselves. He strongly believes that these two elements can be segregated and then a medicine can be invented to eliminate the undesirable element, while leaving only the desirable element intact. Wilson eventually invents a potion to put his theory into effect. He decides to test the invention on himself. But the result does not occur as he had theorised: although his devilish persona gets segregated from his angelic persona, it is much more powerful, and Wilson is unable to eliminate it. Cast * Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. Wilson / Blackstone * Vinod Mehra as David * Shatrughan Sinha a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Gau Kashi Angai
''Bala Gau Kashi Angai'' is a Marathi-language Family Drama film was released on 4 April 1977. It is produced by M.S.Salvi and directed by Kamlakar Torne. Film Stars Asha Kale, Vikram Gokhale and Nayantara in Lead Roles. In the film, Alka loses her mind when her baby dies after Madhuri accidentally drops him. Feeling guilty, Madhuri marries Sridhar with the intention of giving her baby to Alka, which may help her recover. Plot Madhuri, a resident in Pune is the daughter of a retired Forest Officer and lives with her brother and parents. Her father's friend's son, Vasant is staying with them till he completes his higher studies. Vasant and Madhuri are childhood friends and she is in love with Vasant, but he loves Alka, a girl from his college. One day, Vasant leaves urgently to meet his ailing father in Belgaum and returns with Alka, now his wife. Alka gives birth to a son and the boy is more attached to Madhuri, who also tends to shower him with motherly affection. One day, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suman Kalyanpur
Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Angika, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Odia and Punjabi. Her voice has often been mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar due to their similar tone and texture. Suman Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s. Personal life ;Early life Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemmadi on 28 January 1937 in Dhaka, in British India. Suman Kalyanpur's father Shankar Rao Hemmadi hailed from a Saraswat Brahmin family belonging Hemmadi, a village in Kundapur Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka. He served on a top post in the Central Bank of India and was posted to Dhaka for a very long period. Apart from father and mother Seeta Hemmadi, there were 5 daughters and one son in the family with Suma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aag Aur Daag
''Aag Dur Daag'' is a 1970 Hindi-language action drama film directed by A. Salaam. The film stars Joy Mukherjee and Madan Puri. The film's music is by Datta Naik. Plot Bombay-based Young Raja witnesses his parents commit suicide after being cheated and defeated in a game of cards by an unknown male. He grows up under the mentor-ship of Madanlal, who witnessed the cheating incident, with only one motive – to avenge his parents' death, and becomes an expert at cards. En route to Mahabuleshwar, He meets with wealthy Renu, both fall in love, and gets married. Her widowed father gives him full control of his business as well as much money. Raja opens up a gambling den and hopes to attract the unknown gambler. It is this move that will result in bitterness and turn his life upside down. Cast * Joy Mukherjee as Raja * Poonam Sinha as Renu * I. S. Johar as Murli (Taxi Driver) * Madan Puri Madan Puri (30 September 1915 – 13 January 1985) was an Indian actor of Hindi and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naya Raasta
''Naya Raasta'' ( ''New Path'') is a 1970 Hindi-language drama film, produced by I.A.Nadiadwala on Pushpa Pictures banner and directed by Khalid Akhtar. The film stars Jeetendra, Asha Parekh, and music composed by N. Datta. Plot Chander is a successful criminal lawyer. After his father's death, he shifts to their village, where he practices innovative ideas and facilitates the lifestyles of the needy. He loves a girl, Shallo; the village panchayat opposes it as she is an underdog. Chander is firm, but his mother, Rukmini Devi, pleads and persuades Shallo immediately to knit with a guy, and she does so. Here, Chander is stunned and heartbroken but works without new zeal and energy on swift recovery. Besides, owing to Shallo's misfortune, her past follows, and she is subjected to severe punishments by her in-laws. Meanwhile, Chander couples his sister Radha with Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh debauchery. Being a lady of virtue, Radha sets out to reform her husband and tries to settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharamputra
''Dharmputra'' is a 1961 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra based on a novel of the same name by Acharya Chatursen. This is Yash's second directorial venture. It was the first Hindi film to depict the partition of India, and Hindu fundamentalism. Produced by his elder brother B.R. Chopra, who was himself uprooted from Lahore, during the partition of India and established B.R. Films in Mumbai in 1956. The film dealt with issues of religious bigotry, fanaticism and communalism amidst the backdrop of the partition. Two years earlier, Yash Chopra had made his debut with '' Dhool Ka Phool'' (1959), steeped in Nehruvian secularism, wherein a Muslim brings up an "illegitimate" Hindu child and featured the classic song "Tu Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega, Insaan Ki Aulaad Hai, Insaan Banega". The theme was reversed in this film as herein a Hindu family brings up an illegitimate Muslim child. This was Shashi Kapoor's first film as an adult actor playing the pivotal role of a Hindu fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
