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Rocky (1981 Film)
Rocky is a 1981 Indian romantic action film directed by Sunil Dutt. This film marks the debut of Sanjay Dutt and also stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles. Sunil Dutt also appears in a cameo. Aruna Irani received a Filmfare Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, the only nomination for the film. In his autobiography Anupam Kher writes that it was initially directed by Rahul Rawail but he left the project mid-way due to creative differences Sunil Dutt then finishing it. Shammi Kapoor plays himself, where he gets to judge dancers to the famous song "Aa Dekhe Zara", where Sanjay Dutt and Reena Roy as a pair compete against Shakti Kapoor and Tina Munim. The film was released only a few days after the death of Sunil's wife and Sanjay's mother, Nargis. It was ranked as the 10th highest-grossing film of 1981. Plot Shankar is an educated young man who is employed in the construction business by Ratanlal. Shanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Raghunath Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was the recipient of three Filmfare Awards, including two for Best Actor. Regarded as one of the most successful and finest actors in the history of Cinema of India, Indian Cinema, Dutt was known for his unique style and delivering impactful messages through his films. In 1968, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award for his contribution to Indian cinema. Dutt made his film debut in 1955 with the Hindi cinema, Hindi film ''Railway Platform (film), Railway Platform''. He rose to prominence with the highly successful films: ''Ek Hi Raasta (1956 film), Ek Hi Raasta'' (1956) and ''Mother India'' (1957), and consistently starred in several top–grossing Indian films from the late-1950s to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name '' The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''The'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his Tamil Nadu press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career He made his debut as a child actor played the role of young Jehangir in all-time-hit 1960 film ''Mughal-E-Azam'' (role was played by Dilip Kumar as an adult). He made his debut of an adult role in K.A. Abbas's '' Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein'' (1967), and went on to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s, mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit ''Sholay'', where he played the '' Rubab'' player in the popular song ''Mehbooba O' Mehbooba''. His other roles to mention are '' Julie'' (Julie's silent lover), the played the role of singer in ''Sama Hai Suhana Suhana'' from the film '' Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani'', Shabana Azmi's brother in '' Thodi Si Bewafai'', Amol Palekar's friend an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshto Mukherjee
Keshto Mukherjee (7 August 1925 – 3 March 1982) was an Indian actor and comedian. He was born in Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India. He specialised in comic drunkard roles in Hindi films. Though he was famous for his drunkard typecast role in Hindi films, he was a teetotaller throughout his life. However in his own interview published in the Stardust magazine in 1981, he mentioned the following; "I drink a lot. I started boozing when I left my home town and came to Bombay to become a film hero. I lived in a dingy room in the railway quarters with nothing to eat, but lots to drink. I drank because I was frustrated. I didn’t have any work. I drank to get some sleep, to forget that there were rats running all around the place, that there was a dog sleeping next to me. I drank to relieve the tension. And I only had daaru as my true friend. And again, it was because of this daaru that I gained popularity. Today, if anyone says my name, everyone pictures a bevda. I cannot di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopi Krishna (dancer)
Gopi Krishna (22 August 1935 – 18 February 1994) was an Indian Kathak dancer, actor and choreographer. He also studied Bharatnatyam. In 1952, at the age of seventeen, Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history when he was hired to choreograph dances. Life and career Gopi Krishna was born into a family of kathak dancers. His maternal grandfather Pandit Sukhdev Maharaj was a teacher of Kathak and his aunt Sitara Devi was a Kathak dancer who has performed around the world. When he was 11 years old, Gopi Krishna began training under his grandfather. He also learned from Shambhu Maharaj. In addition to Kathak, Gopi Krishna learned Bharatanatyam from Mahalingam Pillai and Govind Raj Pillai. Despite suffering from chronic asthma he continued to expand his dance repertoire, receiving the title of "Nataraj" (King of Dancers) at the All Bengal Music Conference at the age of 15. In 1952, 17-year-old Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest chore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrashekar Dubey
Chandrashekhar Dubey (4 September 1924 – 28 September 1993) commonly referred to as C. S. Dubey was an Indian actor and radio personality. He was born in Kannod and appeared in over 150 Hindi films as a character actor starting in 1950s, with '' Patita'' (1953) and '' Mr. & Mrs. '55'' (1955). He became famous for his one-liner "Dhakkan khol ke" in the film, '' Zinda Dil'' (1975), which he later used in his radio programs, as a suffix with almost every sentence. Life Dubey was active in the Quit India movement for which he was imprisoned. He then moved to Bombay to work as an actor. He was also known as a social worker who helped poor students pay for their education. Career He first worked for producer and director Amiya Chakravarty as an office boy, production manager and assistant director before appearing in his two films '' Patita'' and '' Seema'' (1955). He went on to appear in almost 200 films, for example ''Teesri Kasam'', '' Roti Kapda Aur Makaan'', '' Mausam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agha (actor)
Agha (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian actor of Bollywood films. He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting. He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986. His son, Jalal Agha, also became an actor, mostly known for the song ''Mehbooba Mehbooba'' in ''Sholay'' (1975). Early life Aghajan Baig was born on 21 March 1914 at Fatima Nagar, Pune, British India. His father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune but had to leave Pune for Bombay in search of employment. Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it". He spent time "mooching" around the Pune Race Course, Poona Race Course as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses. Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group. His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone. Career His first film was Kanwal Movietone' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Hussain (actor)
Anwar Hussain (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an Indian actor and producer. He was a popular character actor from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200 Bollywood films. Some of his best known roles are from '' Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', '' Gunga Jumna'' (1961), ''Shaheed'', '' Baharon Ke Sapne'', '' Victoria No. 203'' (1972), '' Chori Mera Kaam'', '' Loafer'', '' Gaddar'', '' Rafoo Chakkar'' and '' Jail Yatra''. He was the son of singer-turned director Jaddanbai and thus, maternal half-brother to noted actress Nargis Dutt and Akhtar Hussain. Hussain is also known for his role in ''Rocky'' (1981) with his nephew Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyen Kappu
Satyendra Kappu (born Satyendra Sharma; also credited as Satyen Kappu; 7 February 1931 – 27 October 2007), was an Indian character actor in Bollywood films. He has acted in 390 films. His most remembered role is Ramlal in the movie ''Sholay'' (1975) and as Amitabh Bachchan's father in Yash Chopra's '' Deewaar''. His other notable films are ''Kati Patang'', '' Anuraag'', '' Amar Prem'', '' Yaadon Ki Baraat'', '' Khote Sikkay'', '' Don'', '' Chhoti Bahu'', '' Benaam'', '' Zanjeer'', '' Avishkaar'', '' Majboor'', '' Namak Halaal'', '' Kaala Patthar'', '' Angaaray'', '' Mr. Natwarlal'', '' Red Rose'', '' Naya Kadam'' and '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar''. Career Satyen Kappu started his career as a stage actor in 1952 with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Bombay (present-day Mumbai). His career spanned from the early 1960s to the early 2000s with over 390 films to his credit. He mostly played supporting roles of a father, relative, uncle, police officer, doctor and vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iftekhar
Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1920 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar or Iftikhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his film roles as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in Jalandhar and was the eldest among four brothers and a sister. After completing his matriculation, Iftekhar did a diploma course in painting from Lucknow College Of Arts. Iftekhar had a passion for singing and was impressed with the famous singer Kundanlal Sehgal. In his 20s, Iftekhar travelled to Calcutta for an audition conducted by the music composer Kamal Dasgupta, who was then serving for His Master's Voice. Dasgupta was so impressed by Iftekhar's personality that he recommended his name to M. P. Productions as an actor. Iftekhar made his debut in the 1944 film ''Taqraar'', which was made under the banner of Art Films-Kolkata. Many of Iftekhar's close relatives, including his parents and siblings, migrated to Pakistan dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashikala
Shashikala Saigal (née Jawalkar; 4 August 1932 – 4 April 2021), better known by her first name, was an Indian film and television actress, who played supporting roles in hundreds of Bollywood films beginning in the 1940s. Early years Shashikala Jawalkar was one of six children born in Solapur, Maharashtra to a Hindu Bhavsar Shimpi caste Marathi speaking family. By age 5, she had already been dancing, singing and acting on stage in many towns in Solapur district. When Shashikala was in her pre-teens, through ill luck, her father became bankrupt, and he brought his family to Bombay (now Mumbai), where they thought that Shashikala, the best-looking and most-talented among his children, could find work in movies. For some time, the family lived with friends and barely survived, while Shashikala wandered from one studio to another looking for work. She earned in bits and pieces till she met Noor Jehan, the reigning screen queen. Noor Jehan's husband Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nargis
Nargis Dutt (born Fatima Rashid, also known as Nirmala Dutt; 1 June 1929 – 3 May 1981) known mononyomusly as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. She was among the highest paid actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. In a career spanning three decades, Nargis made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of six with '' Talash-E-Haq'' (1935), but her acting career actually began with the film '' Tamanna'' (1942). Nargis had her first leading role with '' Taqdeer'' (1943). Nargis had her breakthrough with the romance film (1949) and the musical '' Barsaat'' (1949). Following this she starred in Raj Kapoor's crime drama '' Awaara'' (1951), which was a major critical and financial success. After a brief setback in the early 1950s, she reemerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
