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Ram Ram Gangaram
''Ram Ram Gangaram'' is a 1977 Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Dada Kondke. The film stars Dada Kondke, Usha Chavan, Ashok Saraf and Anjana Mumtaz in lead characters. Cast *Dada Kondke as Gangaram * Usha Chavan *Ashok Saraf as Mhamdu Khatik *Ratnamala * Anjana Mumtaz Release The film was released on 5 March 1977. Soundtrack Raam Laxman composed the songs. *"Bakricha Samdhyashni Laglay Lala" - Usha Mangeshkar *"Mhora Ho Gangubai" - Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gaga ... *"Ala Maharaja" - Mahendra Kapoor *"Gala Varchi Khali Tujhya" - Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor *"Naki Doli Chhaan" - Usha Mangeshkar *"Gangoo Tarunya Tujh Befam" - Usha Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor References External links * 1970s Marathi-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dada Kondke
Krishna "Dada" Kondke (Marathi pronunciation: ̪aːd̪a koːɳɖke 8 August 1932 – 14 March 1998) was an Indian actor and film producer. He was one of the most renowned personalities in Marathi film industry, famous for his double entendre dialogues in movies. Kondke was born into a family owning a grocery shop and owners of chawls in Morbaug area of Mumbai which were let out. His family members were also foreman handling millworkers of Bombay Dyeing. Dada Kondke was entered in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved silver jubilee (running for 25 consecutive weeks). Kondke was called "Dada", an honorific Marathi term meaning "elder brother", which led to his popular name Dada Kondke. He was credited with introducing the genre of sex comedy to Marathi cinema and Indian cinema. Early life Kondke was a born to and raised in a Koli family of cotton-mill workers in a chawl in Naigaon, near Lalbaug, Mumbai. His family original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Saraf
Ashok Saraf (Hindii pronunciation: �ʃoːk səɾaːf born 4 June 1947) is an Indian film and stage actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Marathi language films and stage plays in lead roles and in Hindi language films and TV serials in supporting roles. He received five Filmfare Awards, Maharashtra government award for the film ''Pandu Havaldar'', Screen Award for ''Sawai Havaldar'', Bhojpuri Film Award for ''Maika Bitua'', ten state government awards for Marathi films and Best Comedian in '' Maharashtracha Favorite Kon''. From the early 1980s, Saraf started getting cast as the leading hero in Marathi films. The combination of Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Mahesh Kothare created the "comedy films wave" in Marathi cinema from 1985 that lasted for more than a decade. His successful Marathi films as the lead hero include '' Ek Daav Bhutacha'', '' Dhoom Dhadaka'', '' Gammat Jammat'', '' Ashi hi Banawa Banavi'' and ''Vazir''. Saraf has also starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Chavan
Usha Chavan is an Indian actress working mainly in Marathi cinema, Marathi movies. She has also had roles in Telugu cinema, Telugu movies such as ''Durdabitta'', and in the Bollywood, Hindi film ''Shirdi Ke Sai Baba''. She has appeared in many films with actor Dada Kondke.https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/BOL-MB-IFTM-dada-kondke-wanted-to-marry-marathi-actress-usha-chavan-5829577-PHO.html Filmography References External links * People from Maharashtra Marathi people Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raamlaxman
Vijay Patil (16 September 1942 – 22 May 2021) better known as Raamlaxman, was an Indian composer, piano, pianist, musician and accordionist. Raamlaxman is most famous for his work with Rajshri Productions of Hindi films. He composed music for their hit films like ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Hum Saath Saath Hain'' (1999), ''Muskurahat (1992 film), Muskurahat'' (1992), ''Police Public'' (1990), ''100 Days (1991 film), 100 Days'' (1991). His first film was ''Agent Vinod (1977 film), Agent Vinod'' (1977) Raamlaxman has worked in almost 75 films in Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi and Bhojpuri. Raamlaxman is the "Laxman" of duo composers "Raam-Laxman". In 1976, "Raam" (his partner ''Surendra'') died immediately after signing the film ''Agent Vinod (1977 film), Agent Vinod'' (1977). Laxman continued to retain Raam's name in Marathi cinema, Marathi as well as Hindi films. He died of heart attack on 22 May 2021, at the age of 78. Early life Raamla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 11th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. In its phonology, it contrasts apico-alveolar with alveopalatal affricates and alveolar with retroflex laterals ( and (Marathi letters and respectively). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjana Mumtaz
Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Filmography *2011 The Life Zindagi as Doctor *2008 Tulsi as Mom *2006 Sarhad Paar *2006 Janani as Tarun's mom *2006 Unns: Love... Forever as Ria's mom *2005 Kasak as Mrs. Sharma (Amar's mom) *2003 Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji *2003 Koi... Mil Gaya as Mrs. Harbans Saxena *2003 Stumped as Anjana *2002 Akhiyon Se Goli Maare as Sulekha Bhangare *2002 Yeh Mohabbat Hai as Chand's mother *2002 Tum Jiyo Hazaron Saal as Dr. Anju *2001 Kasam as Mrs. Jaswant Singh *2001 Ittefaq as Vikram's Mother *2001 Inteqam as Mrs. Kapoor *2000 Krodh as Mrs. Verma *2000 Dhadkan as Anjali's mother *1999 Chehraa *1999 Dahek as Mrs. Roshan *1999 Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya as Arjun's mom *1999 Jai Hind as Urmila *1999 Jaalsaaz *1998 Barsaat Ki Raat *1998 Hatya Kaand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raam Laxman
Vijay Patil (16 September 1942 – 22 May 2021) better known as Raamlaxman, was an Indian composer, pianist, musician and accordionist. Raamlaxman is most famous for his work with Rajshri Productions of Hindi films. He composed music for their hit films like ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), '' Hum Saath Saath Hain'' (1999), '' Muskurahat'' (1992), ''Police Public'' (1990), '' 100 Days'' (1991). His first film was '' Agent Vinod'' (1977) Raamlaxman has worked in almost 75 films in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri. Raamlaxman is the "Laxman" of duo composers "Raam-Laxman". In 1976, "Raam" (his partner ''Surendra'') died immediately after signing the film '' Agent Vinod'' (1977). Laxman continued to retain Raam's name in Marathi as well as Hindi films. He died of heart attack on 22 May 2021, at the age of 78. Early life Raamlaxman started his own orchestra named as Amar - Vijay (Amar was his son's name). The famous comedian, Dada Kondke was impressed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Mangeshkar
Usha Mangeshkar (born 15 December 1935) is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati and Assamese songs. Personal life Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer. She is the fourth child of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti (Shudhamati). She is the youngest sister among Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Meena Khadikar and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. Usha has a strong interest in painting. Career She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie '' Jai Santoshi Maa'' (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster. She was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award for her song "Main to Aarti" in that film. She sang the same songs for that movie's remake in 2006. She is known for her famous song "Mungda" and songs for the Marathi movie ''Pinjara''. She had also produced musical drama '' Phoolwanti' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Kapoor
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 – 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as ''Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono'' ( Gumrah) and ''Neele Gagan ke tale'' ( Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He always considered Mohammad Rafi as his guru and cited many times that he was the best singer to be ever born. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra. Biography Mahendra Kapoor was born in Amritsar, but soon moved to Bombay. At an early age, he was inspired by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi and considered him his mentor. He started learning classical music under classical singers like Pt. Hussanlal, Pt. Jagannath Bua, Ustad Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Marathi-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Films
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1977 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 23 – During a press conference at Sardi's in Manhattan, it is officially announced that Christopher Reeve will be playing the role of Superman. * March 28 – At the 49th Academy Awards, ''Rocky'' picks up the Academy Award for Best Picture. Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and Beatrice Straight all win Oscars for their performances in ''Network'' for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, while Jason Robards wins for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''All the President's Men.'' He will win again the following year, becoming the only person to win two consecutive Best Supporting Actor awards. * May 25 – ''Star Wars'' opens in theatres and becomes the highest-grossing film of the year. The film revolutionises the use of special effects in film and television produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
