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Pran Sikand
Pran Krishan Sikand (; 12 February 1920 – 12 July 2013), better known mononymously as Pran, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He was one of the most successful and respected actors in the history of Indian cinema; in a career spanning over six decades he was also one of the highest-paid actors of his time. Pran was in/famous for his villain roles, and a highly regarded character actor in Bollywood from the 1940s to the 1990s. He played heroes from 1940 to 1947, negative roles from 1942 to 1991, and supporting and character roles from 1967 to 2007. From the late 1940s through the 70s was the peak of Pran's career as a villain, especially in the 1950s and 60s: his interpretations were the first true personification of "evil" on the Indian screen, and the intensity of his portrayals of negative/villainous characters was such that the given name "Pran" fell into disuse. In a long and prolific career, Pran appeared in over 362 films. He played the leading man in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural center of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most Social liberalism, socially liberal, Progressivism, progressive, and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities. Origins of Lahore, Lahore's origin dates back to antiquity. The city has been inhabited for around two millennia, although it rose to prominence in the late 10th century with the establishment of the Walled City of Lahore, Walled City, its fortified interior. Lahore served as the capital of several empires during the medieval era, including the Hindu Shahis, Gha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini (film), Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and ''Mausam (1975 film), Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib (TV series), Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including National Film Award for Best Lyrics, 2 Best Lyrics, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, one Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and National Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be-Imaan
''Be-Imaan'' () is a List of Hindi films of 1972, 1972 Hindi-language film directed by Sohanlal Kanwar. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Raakhee, Premnath, Pran (actor), Pran, Prem Chopra and Tun Tun. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan. The film was remade in Tamil as ''En Magan (1974 film), En Magan'' with Sivaji Ganesan. Premise Shyam and Sapna love each other and want to get married. Her rich father, who opposes their alliance, seeks his influential police officer friend's help to persuade her to break up with Shyam. Cast * Manoj Kumar as Mohan / Shyam * Rakhee Gulzar, Raakhee as Sapna * Pran (actor), Pran as Constable Ram Singh * Prem Chopra as Deepak Das * Nazima as Meena * Premnath as D. I. G. Gopal Das * Sulochana Latkar as Mrs. Gopal Das * Raj Mehra as Seth Jamna Das * Snehlata as Kamini * Rajpal Soundtrack All lyrics were written by Verma Malik and music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. ; 20th Filmfare Awards: Won *Filmfare Best Movie Award *Filmfare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria No
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of victory Victoria may also refer to: Animals and plants * ''Victoria'' (moth), a moth genus in the family Geometridae * ''Victoria'' (plant), a waterlily genus in the family Nymphaeaceae * Victoria plum, a plum cultivar * Victoria (goose), the first goose to receive a prosthetic 3D printed beak * Victoria (grape), another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger Arts and entertainment Films * ''Victoria'', a Russian 1917 silent film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya, based on the Knut Hamsun novel * ''Victoria'' (1935 film), a German film * ''Victoria'' (1972 film), a Mexican film based on Henry James' 1880 novel ''Washington Square'' * ''Victori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johny Mera Naam
() is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars the director's brother, Dev Anand and Pran in the roles of brothers separated in childhood. Hema Malini, Jeevan, Premnath, I. S. Johar, Iftekhar, Padma Khanna also star in pivotal roles. At the 18th Filmfare Awards, Vijay Anand won the Filmfare Best Screenplay Award, while actor I.S. Johar received his first Best Performance in a Comic Role for his triple roles: a steward in an aeroplane, an associate of criminals and a police officer. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Apoorva Sangama'', in Telugu as '' Eduruleni Manishi'' and in Tamil as ''Raja''. Synopsis The story revolves around Mohan and Sohan who are the sons of a police inspector. The kids excel in boxing. Their father is killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit. Upon seeing this Mohan kills the goon, takes refuge in Ranjit's car boot, and goes missing. Years later, Sohan goes on to become a CID officer called Sohan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purab Aur Paschim
() is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film. The movie was produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, and it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The 2007 film '' Namastey London'' is inspired from this film. This was the second film by Manoj Kumar where he stars as Bharat (first being '' Upkar'') and one of his four films on patriotism (''Shaheed'' was his first, to be followed by '' Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'' and ''Kranti''.) Synopsis In the wake of the Quit India Movement in 1942, Harnam ( Pran) betrays a freedom fighter and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, Ganga ( Kamini Kaushal) and her family devastated and destitute. Years later, after India won its independence, the freedom fighter's son, Bharat (meaning "India") (Manoj Kumar), grows up and goes to London for higher studies. On his arrival in Britain, Bharat meets his father's college friend, Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool
''Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool'' () is a 1969 Hindi movie directed by Satyen Bose. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Pran, Helen, Deb Mukherjee and Alka in lead roles. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Penned by Taj Bhopali and Govind Munees. It is based on the Marathi play ''Ashroonchi Zhali Phule''. Plot Vidyanand is an honest and ideal school principal. He gives moral instructions to an orphan student Chandrashekhar. The chairman of the school management is a smuggler and rich man. For some reason he gets the principal falsely implicated in a fraud and due to this he was imprisoned for some time. After coming out he takes revenge with the help of his fast friend Shambhu who was also a fellow smuggler like chairman but not as successful because he was not that intelligent and disciplined. With Vidyanand his illegal business goes up and they together ruin chairman. Meanwhile Chandrashekhar becomes an ideal police inspector and posted at their place. He catches Shamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Aur Shyam
''Ram Aur Shyam'' ( English: ''Ram And Shyam'') is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Tapi Chanakya. The film is a remake of Chanakya's 1964 Telugu film '' Ramudu Bheemudu''. It stars Dilip Kumar in a Double Role as Twin Brothers, alongside Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Nirupa Roy, Pran. The music was composed by Naushad, with lyrics written by Shakeel Badayuni. ''Ram Aur Shyam'' was the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1967, domestically in India and overseas. It was listed at number 15 in the "Top 50 Film of Last 50 years" list compiled by Box Office India magazine in 2011 which featured all-time highest-grossing Bollywood films by using gold-price inflation. The film received 3 nominations at the 15th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress for Waheeda Rehman and Best Supporting Actress for Mumtaz and won Best Actor for Dilip Kumar. Plot Ram lives with his sister Sulakshana and niece Kuku on his family estate. His brother-in-law Gajend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upkar
''Upkar'' () is a 1967 Indian Hindi film directed by Manoj Kumar. Set in the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, ''Upkar'' celebrates village life and the contributions of farmers and soldiers to India. The film was inspired by Indian prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, who suggested that Kumar make a film based on his motto for India, " Jai Jawan Jai Kisan''"'' (). It stars Kumar, Prem Chopra, Asha Parekh, Kamini Kaushal, Pran, and Madan Puri. It was Kumar's directorial debut film. The film held the top spot at the box office in 1967 and was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. ''Upkar'' won seven Filmfare Awards including Best Film. It also won the National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Padipantalu'' in 1976. Plot A village man from Atali village ( Ballabgarh, Haryana), Bharat, sacrifices everything for his brother's education. The brother, Puran, goes to study in the city and becomes attracted to the high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaheed (1965 Film)
''Shaheed'' () is a 1965 patriotic film directed by S. Ram Sharma, produced by Kewal Kashyap and starring Manoj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal and Pran in lead roles. Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Anwar Hussain star in supporting roles. It is based on the life of Bhagat Singh. The music was composed by Prem Dhawan, with several songs being penned by freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismil. ''Shaheed'' was the first of Manoj Kumar's series of patriotic films, followed by the likes of '' Upkar'' (1967), '' Purab Aur Paschim'' (1970), and ''Kranti'' (1981). It was released on 1 January 1965 and became a box-office success. The eleventh highest-grossing film of the year, it was given a verdict of "hit" by Box office India. At the 13th National Film Awards, ''Shaheed'' won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the award for Best Screenplay for B. K. Dutt and Din Dayal Sharma. The film was scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai
''Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai'' () was an Indian film released in 1960, directed by Radhu Karmakar and produced by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Padmini, Raj Kapoor and Pran in lead roles. This was the first directorial venture of Karmakar, who had previously been cinematographer for many of Kapoor's films. It was declared a "hit" at Box Office India. The team of Shankar Jaikishan composed the songs, lyrics were written by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, including "O Basanti Pawan Pagal", "Aa Ab Laut Chalen", and "Hothon Pe Sacchai Rehti Hai". The outdoor shooting with the marble rock background is done in Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh. Plot Raju (Raj Kapoor) is a poor, friendly orphan who wins his bread by singing songs. One day, he sees an injured man and helps him. Later, he is kidnapped by a few bandits who mistake him to be an undercover policeman. It then turns out that the injured man he helped is the leader (Sardar) of this gang. The Sardar takes good care of Raju and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhumati
''Madhumati'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language paranormal romance film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, story and screenplay written by Ritwik Ghatak and dialogues written by Rajinder Singh Bedi. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Dilip Kumar in lead roles, with Pran and Johnny Walker in supporting roles. The plot focuses on Anand, a modern man who falls in love with a tribal woman named Madhumati. But they face challenges in their relationship finally leading to a paranormal consequence. The film was ranked 11th in the Outlook Magazine's 25 leading Indian directors' poll for selecting ''Bollywood's greatest films'' in 2003. ''Madhumati'' was filmed in various Indian locations, including Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Vaitarna Dam and Aarey Milk Colony. The soundtrack album was composed by Salil Chowdhury and the lyrics were written by Shailendra. The film was released on 12 September 1958. It earned ₹40 million in India and became the highest-grossing Indian film of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
