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Satyen
N. Satyen (1932–2002) was a cinematographer in Bollywood who had a career spanning over 50 years. He was born and raised in Mysore, Karnataka, and moved to Mumbai in the 1960s. Filmography Zulmi (1999) Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988) Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987) Bal Bramhachari (1996) Dalaal (1993) Zindagi Ek Juaa (1992) Sharaabi (1984) Laawaris (1981) Jwalamukhi (1980) (director of photography) Hera Pheri (1976) (as N. Satyan) Himalay Se Ooncha (1975) (director of photography) Zanjeer (1973) Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968) Bluff Master (1963) Special Effects Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual w ... cameraman: Anari No. 1 (1999) (special effects camera) (as N. Satyan) Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968) (special effects) References External links *http://in.movies.yahoo.com/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanjeer (1973 Film)
''Zanjeer'' () is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed and produced by Prakash Mehra, written by Salim–Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Ajit Khan and Bindu.At a time when India was suffering from corruption and low economic growth, and the common man was left with frustration and anger over the system, ''Zanjeer'' began shifting Hindi cinema in a violent and aggressive direction. This film also ended the struggling period for Bachchan, and turned him into a rising star. The film was a blockbuster success, domestically in India and overseas in the Soviet Union. It was the first of many collaborations between the screenwriter duo Salim–Javed and Bachchan. Ever since ''Zanjeer'', Salim–Javed wrote many of their subsequent scripts with Bachchan in mind for the lead role, and insisted on him being cast for their later films, including blockbusters such as ''Deewaar'' (1975) and ''Sholay'' (1975), establishing Bachchan as a superstar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharaabi
''Sharaabi'' ( en, Drunkard, italic=yes) is a 1984 Indian Hindi comedy drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Mehra's sixth film with Amitabh Bachchan. Sharaabi stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada in lead roles along with Pran, Om Prakash and Ranjeet. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. It became a Super hit at the box office. The film, which was loosely inspired by the 1981 movie ''Arthur,'' was remade in Kannada in 1985 as '' Nee Thanda Kanike'' with Vishnuvardhan and Jayasudha. Plot Vicky Kapoor is the only son of billionaire industrialist Ammarnath Kapoor who is growing his business and has no time for his son. Munshi Phoolchand friend of Amarnath is a care taker and in lieu of affection for Vicky. Being ignored by his dad regularly, Vicky is inclined towards becoming alcoholic since his childhood days. Amarnath blames Munshi for Vicky becoming an alcoholic, but Munshi confronts Amarnath by saying that Vicky's mom died bestowing Vicky to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalaal
''Dalaal'' is a 1993 Indian action drama film produced by Prakash Mehra and directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka in lead roles; Raj Babbar as the main antagonist. The film fetched good initial box-office collection primarily due to the songs composed by Bappi Lahiri. It was the eighth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1993. Synopsis ''Dalaal'' is the story of the illiterate Bhola, who escorts young women to meet with their brothers. Bhola is enthusiastic and works diligently to earn the respect of everyone around him; but one day, during the course of his duties, he meets a beautiful woman named Roopali, who makes him understand the true nature of his job: that of a pimp. Whether Bhola will realize his mistake and redeem himself forms the climax. Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Bhola *Ayesha Jhulka as Roopali *Raj Babbar as Jagannath Tripathi * Tinu Anand as Chaku Singh *Shakti Kapoor as Jhunjhunwala *Rita Bhaduri as Mrs. Jhunjhunwala * Ravi B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muqaddar Ka Faisla
''Muqaddar Ka Faisla'' () is a 1987 Hindi action film directed by Prakash Mehra and produced by Yash Johar. It stars Raaj Kumar, Raakhee, Raj Babbar, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Tina Munim in pivotal roles. Bappi Lahiri has composed the music for the film. Cast * Raaj Kumar as Pandit Krishnakant * Raakhee as Rukmini * Raj Babbar as Raj * Meenakshi Seshadri as Meena * Akbar Khan as Dr. Harish Kumar * Tina Munim as Nisha * Kaajal Kiran as Saroj * Bindu as Mona * Ranjeet as Chhadha * Pran as Dhanraj * Om Prakash as Dayaram * Vijayendra Ghatge as Inspector Shekhar * Dinesh Hingoo as Swarnmukhi * Satyendra Kapoor 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'' ... as Chhaganlal Plot An honest Hindu pandit (priest) is framed for embezzlement and rape, and not only dismissed from employment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hera Pheri (1976 Film)
''Hera Pheri'' () is a 1976 Hindi crime film directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu, Vinod Khanna, Sulakshana Pandit, Shreeram Lagoo and Asrani. The film's music is by Kalyanji Anandji and the lyrics were by Anjaan, Indeevar. Vinod Khanna received a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actor. This is one of six films that Vinod Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan starred together in. At the time, the pairing of the two actors often made the film quite successful, especially since both actors were rising stars gunning for the top spot in Hindi Cinema. The movie was an inspiration for the 1978 Telugu movie '' Rama Krishnulu''. Plot Vijay and Ajay are two small-time crooks, who loot other rich 'respected' but criminal-minded people for a living. One night, while gambling, Vijay recognizes Sheru, a person who has assisted PK in murdering his father. Vijay's tragic past is something that Ajay is unaware of. PK, meanwhile, roams around scot-free in the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseena Maan Jayegi
''Hasina Maan Jayegi'' () is a 1968 Hindi film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Babita, Ameeta, Yunus Parvez and Johnny Walker. The film's music, composed by Kalyanji Anandji, has songs which are quite memorable, with the melodious Rafi-Lata duet "Bekhudi Mein Sanam" being the most popular of them all. The film stood 9th in Box office collection for the year 1968. Shooting of the film started with the song "O Dilbar Janiye" at the now defunct Roop Tara studio. Plot Archana (Babita) moves to a new city along with her widowed father. In college, she meets Rakesh (Shashi Kapoor), son of her father's friend, who always teases her. She wants to complain about him to the principal, but by mistake she complains about Kamal (Shashi Kapoor) who looks exactly like Rakesh. Kamal was an orphan and is a very decent fellow. Later, she realizes her mistake and Kamal and Archana grow close. But Rakesh wants to marry Archana and always tries to come between them. At l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulmi
''Zulmi'' is an Indian Hindi action drama crime film directed by Kuku Kohli, released on 16 April 1999. It stars Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna. Plot Balraj Dutt is a bodyguard of Baba Thakur, who, while dying, makes Balraj promise to take care and protect his grandson Nihal. Years later, Raj Malhotra and his sister are dining in a restaurant, after which they are attacked by the unknown man. The man tries to rape Raj's sister before she commits suicide. Heartbroken by this incident, Raj sees a similar incident and saves a girl from molesters. This is observed by Balraj, who is impressed by Raj, who hires Raj as a bodyguard for his daughter Komal. She initially dislikes Raj and tries repeatedly to get him fired, but slowly she starts liking him after he saves her life from an attack. Things get complicated when he recognizes Nihal as the person who molested his sister. Now, Raj tries to kill Nihal. Cast * Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra * Twinkle Khanna as Komal Dutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohabbat Ke Dushman
''Mohabbat Ke Dushman'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. It stars Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Sanjay Dutt and Farah in lead roles. Cast * Raaj Kumar as Rehmat Khan * Hema Malini as Shamajaan * Sanjay Dutt as Hashim * Farah as Reshma * Amrish Puri as Shahbaaz Khan * Pran as Rustam * Om Prakash as Pandit * Suresh Oberoi as Abu Bhai * Dina Pathak as Ammijaan * Manjeet Kular Manjeet Kullar (also known as Manjeet Kular) is an Indian film and television actress. She is famous for her role of Devi Sati in Om Namah Shivay 1997 & for the role of nikki In Dhadkan movie 2000. Career Manjeet Kular acted very well in Om N ... as Raabiya Plot Circa 18th century India, the beauty of Shamajaan is widely known all over the region. This gets the interest of notorious Shahbaaz Khan, who decides to make her one more wife in his harem. He goes to her residence to woo her, but she indicates her unwillingness. Shahbaaz abducts her, killing he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laawaris (1981 Film)
''Laawaris'' () is a 1981 Indian masala film directed by Prakash Mehra. The film became known for its song "Mere Angene Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai" (roughly translated as: "In my courtyard, what is your purpose?") rendered twice: the first time by a young Alka Yagnik, who earned her first Filmfare nomination as best female playback singer, and the second time by Amitabh Bachchan. The second version became very popular due to Bachchan's comedic performance in drag. The lyrics pay tribute to every type of wife, be they fat, tall, short, dark, or fair skinned. Even today, the song is popular among audiences. ''Laawaris'' starred Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan in lead roles. In Hindi, "Laawaris" loosely means bastard or orphan. Although the word still has negative connotations, they are not as extreme as in English. The story revolves around an orphan who stumbles over reality in search for his parents. The film was declared "super-hit" at box-office according to Box Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinematographers From Karnataka
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera and light crews working on such projects and would normally be responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image and for selecting the camera, film stock, lenses, filters, etc. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. The cinematographer is a subordinate of the director, tasked with capturing a scene in accordance with director’s vision. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary. In some instances, the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence, while in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is less common when the dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Film Cinematographers
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the ''lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
