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Sadhana Shivdasani
Sadhana Shivdasani (2 September 1941 – 25 December 2015), known mononymously as Sadhana, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded among the most popular actresses of Hindi Cinema, Sadhana was noted for her exquisite beauty and trend-setting fashion statements. She was popularly known as "The Mystery Girl" for her stint as the "mystery girl" in the suspense thriller trilogy films directed by Raj Khosla during the mid 1960s. Born in Karachi, Sadhana and her family migrated to Bombay during the partition of India when she was 7 years old. After making an uncredited appearance in ''Shree 420'' (1955), Sadhana became the protègè of the director Sashadhar Mukherjee, who cast her in '' Love In Simla'' (1960), where her distinctive hairstyle became a rage and came to be known as "Sadhana Cut". Following this success, Sadhana went on to establish herself as a leading actress with films like - '' Parakh'' (1960), '' Hum Dono'' (1961), '' Asli-Naqli'' (1962), '' Ek M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum Dono (1961 Film) '', an Indian television series
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Hum Dono () may refer to these in Indian entertainment: * ''Hum Dono'' (1961 film), starring Dev Anand * ''Hum Dono'' (1985 film), starring Rajesh Khanna * ''Hum Dono'' (1995 film), starring Rishi Kapoor * ''Hum Dono'' (TV series), a Hindi song countdown show which follows the story of two people * "Hum Dono" (1969), the title of a recording by the Joe Harriott and Amancio D'Silva Quartet See also * We Two (other) * "Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag" or "Main Khiladi", a song by Anu Malik, Udit Narayan and Abhijeet Bhattacharya from the 1994 Indian film ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' * ''Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag ''Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag'' is an Indian television series that aired on STAR One from 13 July 2009 to 11 December 2009.''Hum Dono Hain Alag Alag'' is a story of two odd couples, how they come together, their conflicts and how they work around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
The IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award is an Indian cinema prize, one of International Indian Film Academy Awards. List of Honourees The recipients of this award are listed below. References {{IIFA Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards Lifetime achievement awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetaa Mera Naam
''Geeta Mera Naam'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language produced by R. K. Nayyar. His wife Sadhana starred in a dual role and also directed the film. The film also features Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan and Helen. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film performed well in the box office. Plot The film tells the story of four children who are separated at a fair and unknowingly reunite years later when Geeta ( Sadhana) meets Neeta (also Sadhana) in prison. Neeta has been wrongly accused of murder. Geeta is then caught up in a scheme to find the true killer, which leads her to her brother Johny's (Sunil Dutt) gang. Cast *Sunil Dutt as Suraj / Johnny * Feroz Khan as Raja * Sadhana as Kavita / Neeta / Geeta (Dual Role) * Helen as Savitri *Rajendra Nath *Ramesh Deo as Chandu / Inspector *Achala Sachdev *Sanjana *Purnima as Rani *Randhir *Murad *Jankidas as Johnny Gang Member *Birbal * Mahmohan as Johnny Gang Member *Agha * Keshto Mukerjee * Mehmood Jr. Soundtrack The sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intaqam
''Intaqam'' () is a 1969 Bollywood thriller film directed by R. K. Nayyar. It starred Sanjay Khan and Sadhana in the lead, supported by Ashok Kumar, Rehman, Jeevan, Rajendra Nath, Helen and Anju Mahendru. The film also features the iconic cabaret number sung by Lata Mangeshkar, " Aa Jaane Jaan", a rarity through her long career. Choreographed by P. L. Raj. , the song remains one of the most popular dance numbers of Helen's career. The music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, with lyrics by Rajinder Krishan. All the songs were huge hit. Lata was nominated in the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer category for her song "Kaise Rahun Chup", the only nomination for the film. The film was an instant success at the box office and marked a return to form for actress Sadhana after illness in the film directed by her husband, an adaptation of the 1912 play ''Within the Law'' (play). Other film adaptations include the American film '' Paid'' starring Joan Crawford. Intaqam w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Phool Do Mali
''Ek Phool Do Mali'' (transl. ''One Flower Two Gardeners'') is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Devendra Goel. The film is based on the book ''Do Kadam Aage'' by Sampat Lal Purohit. The film was a Blockbuster and second highest grossing movie of 1969 along with '' Aradhana'' & ''Do Raaste''. Balraj Sahni earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actor. The story was miscredited to Mushtaq Jalili, and is said to have been an inspired adaptation of the 1961 Hollywood classic '' Fanny'', which is debated. The film was remade in Turkish as ''Evlat'' in 1972. Plot Somna is a poor woman living with her widowed mom, Leela, in the mountainous region of India and Nepal. She makes a living working on the apple farm of the wealthy widower, Kailash Nath Kaushal. Kaushal also runs a mountaineering school where Amar Kumar is one of his students. Somna and Amar meet, fall in love and decide to get married shortly after Amar returns from a climbing expedition. A few days later, foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million as of 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the Metropolitan statistical area, eleventh-largest in the United States. Boston was founded on Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by English Puritans, Puritan settlers, who named the city after the market town of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. During the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Boston was home to several seminal events, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a endocrine disease in which the thyroid gland produces excessive amounts of thyroid hormones. Thyrotoxicosis is a condition that occurs due to elevated levels of thyroid hormones of any cause and therefore includes hyperthyroidism. Some, however, use the terms interchangeably. Signs and symptoms vary between people and may include irritability, muscle weakness, sleeping problems, a tachycardia, fast heartbeat, heat intolerance, diarrhea, goitre, enlargement of the thyroid, hand tremor, and weight loss. Symptoms are typically less severe in the elderly and during pregnancy. An uncommon but life-threatening complication is thyroid storm in which an event such as an infection results in worsening symptoms such as confusion and a hyperthermia, high temperature; this often results in death. The opposite is hypothyroidism, when the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. Graves' disease is the cause of about 50% to 80% of the cases of hyperthyroidism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mera Saaya
''Mera Saaya'' () is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Raj Khosla. The music is by Madan Mohan, and lyrics are by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film stars Sunil Dutt and Sadhana. The film is the second of the suspense-thriller trilogy of Khosla-Sadhana partnership, the other two being '' Woh Kaun Thi?'' (1964) and '' Anita'' (1967). The film became a box office success. It is a remake of the 1964 Marathi film '' Pathlaag'' (''The Chase''). Manohar Amberkar won the Filmfare Best Sound Award. Plot Thakur Rakesh Singh, an affluent descendant of the royalty, is a lawyer and happily married to Geeta for three years. He goes to London for higher studies and after one year receives the news of his wife's illness. He immediately comes back only to witness his wife's death in his hands. He builds a small memorial in her memory in his mansion. He deeply mourns her by always sitting at that memorial and listening to recorded songs sung by Geeta. While things are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqt (1965 Film)
''Waqt'' (translation: ''Time'') is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by Yash Chopra, produced by B. R. Chopra and written by Akhtar Mirza and Akhtar-Ul-Iman. Released in India on 28 July 1965, the film had an ensemble cast of Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Sadhana Shivdasani, Sharmila Tagore, Balraj Sahni, Achala Sachdev, Rehman and Madan Puri. It pioneered the concept of Hindi films with ensemble casts. The plot of the film re-introduced the "lost and found" formula to Hindi cinema, originally featured in the Ashok Kumar & Mumtaz Shanti starrer '' Kismet'' (1943). A happy family separated by ''waqt'' (time) goes through a series of trials trying to reunite. The film was later remade in Telugu as ''Bhale Abbayilu'' (1969) and in Malayalam as '' Kolilakkam'' (1981). Plot Lala Kedarnath Prasanta ( Balraj Sahni) has three sons whose birthdays are on the same day. On the occasion of their birthday celebration, they are visited by a well-known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzoo (1965 Film)
''Arzoo'' () is a 1965 Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar. It stars Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana and Feroz Khan. The film was the grossing hindi-language film of 1965. ''Arzoo'' is the story of a love that triumphed over life and fate. The theme of "hating the disabled" was also tried in Rajshri films' ''Ek Baar Kaho'', starring Navin Nischol and Shabana Azmi. Plot Gopal (Rajendra Kumar) is a skiing champion. He meets Usha ( Sadhana) on his holidays at Jammu and Kashmir with the fake name Sarju. Then they both fall in love. One day, Usha tells Gopal that she does not like the disabled. According to her instead of living a life of disabled, it is better to die. After spending his holidays in Kashmir and promising Usha that he will marry her, he heads back to Delhi, where his parents and a sister, Sarla, live. Along the way, he loses his leg in a car accident. Gopal becomes worried. Since he remembers the words of Usha, he tries to avoid her to go away from her life. He th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woh Kaun Thi?
''Woh Kaun Thi?'' () is a 1964 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Raj Khosla, starring Sadhana, Manoj Kumar and Prem Chopra. Though the screenplay was written by Dhruva Chatterjee, parts were later rewritten, wherein Manoj Kumar took an active role. Madan Mohan rendered the music for this movie. The film was a box-office hit. Its success had Khosla directing Sadhana in two more suspense thrillers: '' Mera Saaya'' (1966) and '' Anita'' (1967). Plot On a rainy night, the highly reputed Dr. Anand is driving. He sees a woman standing by the road and gives her a lift. She introduces herself as No one. As soon as she steps in the car (Austin Cambridge A55 Mark II), the wipers eerily stop working. He's even more spooked when she shows him the way when it is not visible and guides him outside a cemetery. On reaching the cemetery, the gates open automatically and he hears someone sing the words "Naina Barse Rimjhim Rimjhim". Dr. Anand is about to inherit a large fortu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
