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Paigham
''Paigham'' () is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles, with Raaj Kumar, Pandari Bai, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal and Johnny Walker in other important roles. The film's music was composed by C. Ramchandra. This was the first time Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film '' Saudagar''. The film was declared a blockbuster at box office. The film was later remade in Tamil as '' Irumbu Thirai'' by Vasan, with Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprising their roles. Plot The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter. Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati, and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala Bali ( Raman; born 13 August 1933), known mononymously as Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian parliamentarian, dancer and former actress. Regarded as one of Hindi cinema's greatest actresses and dancers, she is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and two BFJA Awards. Considered the first female superstar of Indian Cinema, she made her screen debut at the age of 16 with the Tamil film '' Vaazhkai'' (1949), and followed this with a role in the Telugu film '' Jeevitham'' (1950). Her first work in Hindi cinema was the social guidance film '' Bahar'' (1951), which she headlined, and achieved her breakthrough with the romance '' Nagin'' (1954). She garnered widespread critical acclaim for her role in the period drama '' Devdas'' (1955), where she played Chandramukhi, a ''tawaif'' with a heart of gold. The film and her acting was highly praised, later considered to be her magnum opus. For ''Devdas'', she won the Filmfare Award for Best Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irumbu Thirai (1960 Film)
() is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala, K. A. Thangavelu and B. Saroja Devi, with S. V. Ranga Rao, Pandari Bai and Vasundhara Devi in supporting roles. A remake of Vasan's own Hindi film (1959), it revolves around two brothers Manikam and Kondamuthu and their mill owner. The soundtrack was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the lyrics were written by Kothamangalam Subbu, Papanasam Sivan and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. The editing was done by M. Umanath while the camera was handled by P. Elappa and N. C. Bala Krishna. The film was released on 14 January 1960 and ran more than 175 days in theatres. Plot The story revolves around two brothers Manikam and Saravanan and their mill owner. Cast Production In 1959, S. S. Vasan, the proprietor of Gemini Studios, began working on a film built around capital-labour relations. The film, which was the Tamil remake of his own Hindi film , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramanand Sagar
Ramanand Sagar (born Chandramauli Chopra; 29 December 1917 – 12 December 2005) was an Indian film-television director, producer, and writer. He is best known for his contribution to the television serials '' Ramayan'' (1987–1988) and '' Shri Krishna'' (1993–1999), which broke several viewership records globally. Early life Sagar was born at Asal Guruke near Lahore. His great-grandfather, Lala Shankar Das Chopra, migrated from Lahore to Kashmir. Career In 1932, Sagar started his film career as a clapper boy in a silent film, ''Raiders of the Rail Road''. He then shifted to Bombay in 1949 after India's partition. In 1944, He acted in Punjabi film ''Koel'', Directed by Roop K. Shorey, made in Lahore released on Friday,24 November by Film Company Shorey Pictures. In the 1940s, Sagar started out as an assistant stage manager in Prithvi Theatres of Prithviraj Kapoor. He also directed a few plays under the fatherly guidance of Kapoor. Along with other films that Sagar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Filmfare Awards
The 7th Filmfare Awards were held in 1960. '' Sujata'' led the ceremony with 8 nominations, followed by '' Anari'' with 7 nominations, '' Chhoti Bahen'' with 6 nominations and '' Dhool Ka Phool'' with 4 nominations. ''Anari'' won 5 awards, including Best Actor (for Raj Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actress (for Lalita Pawar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Main Awards Technical Awards Biggest winners See also *Filmfare Awards References External links 7th Filmfare awards {{Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards Filmfare ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of India's most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, ... 1960 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1960s, being referred to as "Abhinay Samrat" (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting"). Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian Cinema, Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He holds the most dominant Box office, box-office record for a Movie star, star (male or female) in Hindi cinema with over 80% box-office successes and several #Accolades, long-standing gross records. In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in Dilip Kumar filmography, 57 films. He debuted as an actor in the film ''Jwar Bhata (1944 film), Jwar Bhata'' (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films. In a career that spanned over four decades, he went on to star in 70 films and is regarded as one of the most successful actors of Indian cinema. He worked as a police officer before entering the film industry. Personal life Kulbhushan Pandit was born on 8 October 1926 in Loralai in the Baluchistan Province of British India (now in Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family. In the late 1940s, he moved to Bombay, where he became a sub-inspector under Bombay Police. In the 1960s, he married Jennifer Pandit, an Anglo-Indian, whom he met on a flight where she was an air hostess. She later changed her name to Gayatri Kumar as per Hindu customs. They had three children, sons Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and daughter Vastavikta Pandit, who made her screen debut in 2006 film ''Eight: The Power of Shani''. Career 1952–1964: Early career and breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motilal (actor)
Motilal Rajvansh (4 December 1910 – 17 June 1965) was an Indian actor and the winner of Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for '' Devdas'' (1955) and '' Parakh'' (1960). He is credited with being among Hindi cinema's first natural actors. He also directed the film '' Chhoti Chhoti Baten'' (1965), but died before its release. At the 13th National Film Awards, it won the award for Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film and he posthumously won the Certificate of Merit for the Best Story Writer. Early life and background Born in Shimla on 4 December 1910, Motilal came from a distinguished family. His father was a renowned educationist, who died when Motilal was one year old. He was brought up by his uncle who was a well-known civil surgeon in Uttar Pradesh. At first, Motilal was sent to an English school at Shimla and later, in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Thereafter, he shifted to Delhi where he continued with school and college. Acting career Motilal Rajvansh sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the awards started in 1954, awards for the best supporting actor category started only the following year 1955. As of 2023, Anil Kapoor leads the list, with four wins. Vivek Oberoi (Company (2002 film), ''Company'', 2003) currently also holds the record of being the youngest recipient of the award, whereas Anil Kapoor holds the record for being the eldest (''Jugjugg Jeeyo'', 2023), while Abhishek Bachchan holds the record for winning the award thrice consecutively (2005, 2006 & 2007). Superlatives Multiple Nominees * 9 Nominations : Pran (actor), Pran * 8 Nominations : Amrish Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah * 7 Nominations : Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor * 6 Nominations : Mehmood (actor), Mehmood, Jackie Shroff, Abhishek Bachchan, Pankaj Tripathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoo Mumtaz
Minoo Mumtaz (born as Malikunnisa Ali; 26 April 1942 – 23 October 2021) was an Indian actress. She was the sister of India's ace comedian Mehmood and was part of the Mehmood Ali film family. Minoo Mumtaz appeared in many Hindi films of the 1950s and 1960s, mostly as a dancer and character actress. Early life Born in a family of four brothers and four sisters to Mumtaz Ali, who was famous as a dancer and character-artist in films from the 1940s era, with his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites". Mumtaz Ali's career slumped due to his excessive drinking and his family fell on hard times, leading to his son Mehmood working as a child artist, and daughter Minoo Mumtaz to work as dancer in his stage shows and later in movies. Career She was renamed as "Minoo" by none other than Meena Kumari, who is the sister-in-law of Mehmood. She started off as a stage dancer and later as dancer in many films of the 50s and 60s with her first film ''Sakhi Hateem''. She also played the lead ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Dialogue
The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Here is a list of the award winners since 1958 and the films for which they won. Superlatives ; Achla Nagar, Juhi Chaturvedi, and Ishita Moitra are the only women to have won the award for Best Dialogue, winning for ''Nikaah'', '' Gulabo Sitabo'', and '' Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'' respectively. List See also * Filmfare Award * Bollywood * Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ... References External linksFilmfare Awards Best Dialogue Action {{Filmfare Awards Dialogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received #Accolades, several accolades including two National Film Awards, four Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar gharana, Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Aman Ali Khan, Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. As a musician, Dey is particularly acclaimed for incorporating Indian classical music elements into a pop musical framework, a contribution that played a pivotal role during the golden era of Hindi cinema. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, Dey recorded a total of 3,047 songs. While the majority of his songs were in Bengali and Hindi, he showcased his singing prowess in 14 other Indian languages, including Bhojpuri, Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
