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Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar (16 January 1946 – 29 January 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the films like '' Seeta Aur Geeta'' and '' The Great Gambler''. He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz. Personal life Kumar was born in Mumbai as Abbas Farashahi. He was the oldest child of Ali Asgar Farashahi (Asgar Seth of Pune City, Mandai) and Mariam. He was a student of Dastur School in Pune. From his early childhood he was interested in acting. His family were in the restaurant and bakery business in Pune but he chose to be an actor. Kumar was fondly known as Dadash (meaning brother in Persian). He was very close to his cousins actress Mumtaz and Malika. His oldest daughter is married to Dilip Kumar's nephew Zahid Khan and they have two children. On 29 January 1995, Kumar suffered a heart attack while attending an awards ceremony and was ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the '' de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bade Dilwala
''Bade Dilwala'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Shakeel Noorani. The film is a remake of the 1994 Hollywood movie '' It Could Happen to You''. It stars Sunil Shetty and Priya Gill in pivotal roles. It is unrelated to the 1983-released Bollywood film of the same name. Plot Police inspector Ram (Sunil Shetty) is a man of his word. His wife Manthara (Archana Puran Singh) is obsessed with money and neglects her family in pursuit of getting rich quick. She forces Ram to buy a lottery ticket and he obliges. When he goes into a restaurant for a snack, he finds that he has no money to tip the waitress Piya (Priya Gill). He promises her half the money if he ever wins the lottery. And to his surprise, he does! But Manthara is not about to give up half of this windfall so easily and as Ram and Piya come closer to each other, they discover a growing attraction. Cast * Sunil Shetty as Police Inspector Ram Prasad * Priya Gill as Piya Verma * Paresh R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raampur Ka Lakshman
''Raampur Ka Lakshman'' is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romance drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. The film was remade in 1978 in Tamil, titled as '' Mangudi Minor''. Synopsis Kedarnath Bhargav, his wife, Laxmi, and two sons, Ram and Lakshman, are homeless. While traveling, their train derails, and the family is separated into three groups. Laxmi works as a maidservant in the house of Bombay's mayor and his daughter, Rekha. Ram is abducted by a career criminal. Kedarnath and Lakshman are together. Ratanlal Verma, a kind-hearted man with a son named Prakash, comes to Lakshman's rescue, is run over by a truck and crippled. Kedarnath and Lakshman relocate to Ratanlal's village, Raampur, and they live together as one family. Years later, Prakash grows up and moves to Bombay, where he finds employment with a jeweller. When Ratanlal does not hear from him for two months, he asks Lakshman to go to Bombay and ensure that Prakash is all right. Upon arrival in Bombay, Lakshman find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kal Aaj Aur Kal
''Kal Aaj Aur Kal'' () is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by his son Randhir Kapoor. The film's USP is the appearance of three generations of the famous Kapoor family. The film stars Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor (in his acting debut) and his real-life wife-to-be Babita. It was also the last Shankar Jaikishan score in a Raj Kapoor film. This film came after the heavy debacle of '' Mera Naam Joker'', which was Raj Kapoor's dream project. It more than made up for his loss although it was still only a moderate success at the box office. The film marked one of Prithviraj Kapoor's final films as he died the following year of the film's release. Plot The title is an allegory to the ideological clash between three generations: Kal (Grandparent – representing the past), Aaj (Parent – representing the present), and Kal(Youth – representing the future). Diwan Bahadur Kapoor ( Prithviraj Kapoor) is the father of Ram B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeevan Mrityu
''Jeevan Mrityu'' () is a 1970 Hindi-language crime thriller film produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film starred Dharmendra, Raakhee, Ajit, Rajindernath and Leela Chitnis. The film was a remake of a 1967 Bengali film ''Jiban Mrityu'' starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal while Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics. The film was Raakhee's debut in Hindi movies. The movie's plot has resemblance with novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Plot Ashok Tandon and Deepa are childhood friends who study in the same college and love each other. After college Ashok starts working in a bank and soon becomes bank manager, and both are to be married soon. However, Ashok is arrested for theft from the bank. He asks Deepa to look after his mother, which she agrees to do. He is sentenced to prison for several years. After his release, he finds out that his mother has died; Deepa is married and has re-located; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharafat
''Sharafat'' is a 1970 Hindi romantic drama film, directed by Asit Sen, starring Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Hema Malini in lead roles. Hema Malini plays the role of a feisty courtesan Chanda in search of her father, in this satire about society's hypocritical moral standards.''Thought'', 5 September 1970, ''p. 20''. The screenplay was written by Nabendu Ghosh, while the dialogues were by Hindi satirist Krishan Chander (author of such dark classics of Black Humor & Satire as ''Ek Gadhe Ki Aatmkatha'' (An Autobiography Of A Donkey). The film with music by Laxmikant–Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, was also noted for its mujra dance song, ''Sharafat Chhor Di'' sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which reached 9th position on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1970. Cast * Ashok Kumar as Jagatram * Dharmendra as Rajesh * Hema Malini as Chandni * Sonia Sahni as Rekha * Jagdeep as Bhola * Shabnam as Rani * Abhi Bhattacharya as Gopinath * Kanhaiyalal as Pratapchand * D.K. Sapru as Jamnapr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeene Ki Raah
''Jeene Ki Raah'' () is a 1969 Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film stars Jeetendra, Tanuja and Sanjeev Kumar and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Bratuku Teruvu'' (1953). Plot The film begins with Mohan returning to his village after completing his studies when he finds that they encompass the debts. So, he decides to support his joint family containing his wife Shobha, a 5-year-old daughter, a mother Janki 3 sisters & 2 brothers. Hence, he moves to the city in search of a job but fails. Disparate Mohan fortunately, meets his childhood friend Dr. Manohar who makes his acquaintance with a millionaire Kamalrai Mansukhlal and leaves abroad. Rai offers him a job provided he is single. Owing to exigency, Mohan affiliates by claiming as solitary. Meanwhile, Rai's only daughter Radha, a heart patient & paralyzed too comes back from foreign. Radha feels relief i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadmi Aur Insaan
Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1969 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, Madan Puri, Ajit, Anwar, Iftekhar, Achla Sachdev, Kamini Kaushal and Nazima. The film's music is by Ravi with lyrics by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. "Zindagi Ittefaq Hai " song is still popular . This is the only movie in which Yash Chopra and Dharmendra have worked together. Plot A wealthy and independent industrialist, Jai Kishan befriends a young man from a middle-class background by the name of Munish Mehra (Dharmendra), assists him financially to go abroad and get necessary qualifications as an engineer, and then hires him on one of his construction projects. Meena Khanna ( Saira Banu) is the daughter of a government official. Munish and Meena meet and fall in love with each other. Jai also gets attracted towards Meena. Shortly after this, Jai finds out that Munish is in love with Meena, and gets enraged. He subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapno Ka Saudagar
''Sapno Ka Saudagar'' () is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Mahesh Kaul and produced by B. Ananthaswami. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini, Tanuja and Nadira. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Plot This is the story of Thakur Raibahadur Harnaam Singh ( Jayant). The movie begins with a flashback from 18 years before, on a Diwali Night. Raibahadur has a year-old baby, who had been changed by a ''banjaran''. She was threatening him to treat her well and marry her, because Raibahadur had sexual relationship with a ''banjaran''. A man appears dressed in khakhi and a red tie and socks. He gives dreams to people suffering. He meets a ''banjaran'' girl, Mahi (Hema Malini) who falls in love with this guy, called Raj Kumar / Raju (Raj Kapoor). In the meantime Raibahadur mistreats Ranjana (Tanuja), daughter of a ''banjaran'' and promises to her, that if nobody else does, he will marry her. Mahi feels insecure and tells villagers that she is pregna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Wohi Hoon
Main may refer to: Geography *Main River (other) **Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany * Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province *"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries *''The Main'', the diverse core running through Montreal, Quebec, Canada, also separating the Two Solitudes *Main (lunar crater), located near the north pole of the Moon *Main (Martian crater) People and organisations * Main (surname), a list of people with this family name *Ma'in, alternate spelling for the Minaeans, an ancient people of modern-day Yemen *Main (band), a British ambient band formed in 1991 * Chas. T. Main, an American engineering and hydroelectric company founded in 1893 *MAIN (Mountain Area Information Network), former operator of WPVM-LP (MAIN-FM) in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. Ships * ''Main'' (ship), an iron sailing ship launched in 1884 * SS ''Main'', list of steamships with this name * ''Main'' (A515), a modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustom E Hind
Rustom may refer to: * ''Rustom'' (film) (2016), a Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Ileana D'Cruz *'' Rustom (1982 film)'', a Bollywood film starring Tanuja, Dara Singh and Rajendra Kumar * DRDO Rustom, an unmanned combat air vehicle * Elie Rustom (born 1987), Lebanese basketball player * Emile Rustom, Lebanese football manager * Paul Rustom (born 1983), Lebanese footballer *Rustom Jal Vakil (born 1911), Indian cardiologist *Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia (15 September 1912 – 1 February 2008) was an Indian journalist and editor. He typically signed his reports as "R. K. Karanjia". He founded the '' Blitz'', a weekly tabloid with focus on investigative journalism in 19 ... (1912 –2008), Indian journalist and editor See also * Rustum (other) {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paappi Devataa
''Paappi Devataa'' ( ''Sinners – Goddess''; Hindi: ''पापी देवता'') is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by M. M. Malhotra and Baldev Pushkarna and directed by Harmesh Malhotra. It stars Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Jayapradha, Madhuri Dixit and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Plot Ram an unemployed guy arrives in Bombay and loses his luggage. During that plight, a benevolent taxi driver Rahim comforts him in his driver's colony and they befriend him. Rahim earns much respect in that area and he loves his neighbor, Rosy. After a while as a bowl over, Ram is a CBI officer who is appointed to solve a murder case of MLA Niranjan Das made by a truck driver. Owing to concerns, Rahim places his mother & sister Reshma separately, and as an unbeknownst Ram fall for Reshma. Stunningly, Ram discovers Rahim as the convict and also learns that he works for don Ratan Seth. However, Ram stands firm and Rahim surrenders when he seeks underlying cause, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
