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Padma Rani
Padmarani, also spelled as Padma Rani, (25 January 1937 25 January 2016) was an Indian actress who performed in Gujarati plays, Gujarati films, and Hindi films. Early life Padmarani was born to a Maharashtrian family in Pune, Maharashtra on 25 January 1937. She was brought up in Kanabi Vad, Unchi Pol on Rajmahal Road in Vadodara, Gujarat. Her father, Bhimrao Bhosle, was a barrister, and her mother, Kamlabai Rane, was from Goa. She was young when her family encountered a period of financial hardship, and she and her sister, later a veteran actress Sarita Joshi, began performing on stage to help. She completed her primary education from Govindrao Central School in Dandiya Bazar, Vadodara. She along with her sister caught the eye of Faredoon Irani, father of Aruna Irani, while acting in a play of Ramanlal Murtivala in Vadodara. He took them to Mumbai. At the age of eighteen, Padmarani married Namdar Irani, uncle of Aruna Irani, who was a zamindar and member of the Parsi family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division. In terms of the total amount of land under its jurisdiction, Pune is the largest city in Maharashtra, with a geographical area of 516.18 sq km, though List of cities in India by population, by population it comes in a distant second to Mumbai. According to the 2011 Census of India, Pune has 7.2 million residents in the metropolitan region, making it the List of metropolitan areas in India, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in India. The city of Pune is part of Pune Metropolitan Region. Pune is one of the largest IT hubs in India. It is also one of the most important Automotive industry in India, automobile and Manufacturing in India, manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalapi
Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (26 January 1874 – 10 June 1900), popularly known by his pen name, ''Kalapi'' was a Gujarati poet and the Thakor (prince) of Lathi state in Gujarat. He is mostly known for his poems depicting his own pathos. He lived in Lathi-Gohilwad, which is located in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Life Kalapi was born on 26 January 1874 to his father Maharaja Takhtasinhji, the ruler of Lathi, a small state situated in a far away corner of Saurashtra region, and mother Ramaba. Takhtasinhji died when Kalapi was 5, and Ramaba died when Kalapi was 14. These deaths left a permanent impact on Kalapi's mind. At the age of 8, Kalapi entered into Rajkumar College, Rajkot for school education, and spent next 9 years (1882 – 1891) there, but didn't complete his schooling and dropped out of school. During these times, he studied extensively English, Sanskrit and contemporary Gujarati literature. Kalapi's date of death is uncertain. It is formally noted down as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film Actresses
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Gujarati Actresses
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Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, songwriter, film and music producer, and actor in Hindi cinema, with over 1,300 songs to his credit as a music director. He started his career as a music director in the film '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'' in 1998 and made his acting debut with the film '' Aap Kaa Surroor'' in 2007. Early and personal life Himesh Reshammiya was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to Vipin Reshammiya, an Indian music composer, and Madhu Reshammiya, on 23 July 1973. At the age of 21, Reshammiya married Komal and they have a son. On 12 September 2016, it was reported that Reshammiya and Komal mutually agreed to separate and file for divorce. On 11 May 2018, Reshammiya married actress Sonia Kapoor. His father died on 18 September 2024 at the age of 87. Music and film career Early career (1998–2002) Reshammiya began producing TV series such as ''Andaz'', ''Ahha'', ''Aman'', ''Aashiqui'', ''Amar Prem'' and ''Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Chatterjee
Anil Chatterjee (also Chattopadhyay, ; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about 150 movies, including a few in Hindi. Career Born at Balagarh, in Hooghly, India, he hailed from Calcutta, West Bengal, India, and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. Prior to that, he completed his schooling from Delhi, having stood first in entire the North India, in the Senior Cambridge Examinations. In his college days, he became associated with Utpal Dutt and acted in a number of plays. He was also a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, having won the by-election from the erstwhile Chowringhee Assembly Constituency as a Left Front supported Independent candidate. Chatterjee played different shades, though mostly as a character actor, as well as in leading roles and at times as an antagonist, despite the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaalim
''Zaalim'' () is a 1994 Indian crime drama film directed by Sikander Bharti and produced by G.P. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Madhoo, Vishnuvardhan and Alok Nath. Plot Three sons, a daughter, and the judge's wife all live together. While his daughter Kaamna and youngest son, Ravi, are of marriageable age, two of his sons, Vikram and Mohan, are married. Somnath had envisioned his sons becoming judges, doctors, and police officers. While Vikram is a surgeon, Mohan is a Police Inspector and Ravi is now studying law and on his way to become a lawyer and then a Judge like his dad. The family have a dark secret. Ravi is prone to losing his temper, so much so that he gets out of control, and has killed someone in his childhood. When Kaamna gets raped, the family is reluctant to tell Ravi. When they do, they convince him to control himself, while Mohan gets an arrest warrant for Vinod, Kaamna's molester. Things do not go smoothly in court as the matter is put off for several months a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil (1990 Film)
''Dil'' () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, starring Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, and Saeed Jaffrey. It was directed by Indra Kumar in his directorial debut written by Naushir Khatau and Kamlesh Pandey, with music composed by Anand–Milind. ''Dil'' was released on 15 June 1990 and became the highest-grossing film of the year. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its soundtrack and performances of the cast. At the 36th Filmfare Awards, ''Dil'' received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khan) and Best Supporting Actor (Kher), with Dixit winning her first Best Actress award for her performance in the film. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Tholi Muddu'' (1993). The film was also remade in Kannada as ''Shivaranjani'' (1997). The film was the highest-grossing film of the year. Plot Miserly and greedy Hazari Prasad wants a rich woman's marriage proposal for his son Raja, a college student and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Santoshi Maa
''Jai Santoshi Maa'' is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language devotional film directed by Vijay Sharma and written R. Priyadarshi. Santoshī Mā (also called Santoshi Mata) is the goddess of satisfaction. Usha Mangeshkar, sang the devotional songs for the film along with Mahendra Kapoor and the famous poet Kavi Pradeep, who wrote the song' lyrics. Made on a low-budget, the film became one of the most successful films at the box office. Plot The film opens in the Devaloka, where we witness the "birth" of Goddess Santoshi Mata as the daughter of Ganesha, the elephant headed god of good beginnings, his two wives Riddhi and Siddhi ("prosperity" and "spiritual power"), and as the sister of Kshema and Labha ("safety" and "profit"). Although, Ganesha has another wife Buddhi ("wisdom"), she is not portrayed in the film. A key role is played by the immortal sage Narada, a devotee of Vishnu, who regularly intervenes to advance the film's two parallel plots, which concern both human beings and go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanyadaan (1968 Film)
''Kanyadaan'' () is a 1968 Hindi social romantic drama film directed by Mohan Sehgal. The film was produced by Rajendra Bhatia for Kiron Productions. The story and screenplay was written by R.A Baqueri with dialogue by Sarshar Sailani and director of photography was K. H. Kapadia. The music direction was by Shankar Jaikishan and lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri and Gopaldas Neeraj. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Om Prakash, Achala Sachdev, Dilip Raj, Sayeeda Khan and Padma Rani. The plot revolved around the social issue of child marriage. Rekha and Amar are married off as children, they grow up to fall in love with different people and are ultimately not accepting the marriage performed in childhood. Plot The film starts with a hockey match between the girls' team Bulbuls, and the boys' team Heroes. The girls win by 2 goals to one. Amar (Dileep Raj) from the boys' team and Lata ( Sayeeda Khan) from the Bulbul team are attracted to each other. Amar Kumar (Shashi Kapoor) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
