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Sulbha Deshpande
Sulabha Deshpande (; 1937 – 4 June 2016) was an Indian actress and theatre director. Apart from Marathi theatre and Hindi theatre in Mumbai, she acted in over 73 mainstream Bollywood films. She also performed in art house cinema such as '' Bhumika'' (1977), ''Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' (1978), and ''Gaman'' (1978) as a character actor, along with numerous TV series and plays. A leading figure in the experimental theatre movement of the 1960s, she was associated with ''Rangayan'', and personalities like Vijay Tendulkar, Vijaya Mehta, and Satyadev Dubey. In 1971, she co-founded the theatre group ''Awishkar'' with her husband Arvind Deshpande, and also started its children's wing, ''Chandrashala'', which continues to perform professional children's theatre. In later years, she acted in serials such as ''Jee Ley Zara'', ''Ek Packet Umeed'', '' Asmita'' and in films such as '' English Vinglish'' (2012). She awarded Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress for film Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-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 Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijaya Mehta
Vijaya Mehta (born 4 November 1934), is a noted Indian Marathi film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, and actors Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo. She is most known for her acclaimed role in film ''Party'' (1984) and for her directorial ventures, '' Rao Saheb'' (1986) and '' Pestonjee'' (1988). As the founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'', she became a leading figure in the experimental Marathi theatre of the 1960s. Early life and education Vijaya Mehta was born as Vijaya Jaywant in Baroda, Gujarat in 1934. She graduated from Mumbai University. She studied theatre with Ebrahim Alkazi in Delhi and with Adi Marzban. Career She became a major figure in 60s Marathi experimental theatre. She is a founder member of theatre group, ''Rangayan'' with playwright Vijay Tendulkar, Arvind Deshpande and Shriram Lagoo. Her stage pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal (14 December 1934 – 23 December 2024) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1976, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in 1991, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour for his contributions in the field of arts. He died on 23 December 2024, aged 90, at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, where he was receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease. Benegal was born in Hyderabad to Sridhar B. Benegal who was prominent in the field of photography. Starting his career as a copywriter, he made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Cinema
Marathi cinema is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Marathi language, which is widely spoken in the state of Maharashtra. It is based out of Mumbai. It is the oldest film industry in India and one of the leaders in filmmaking in the Indian film industry. ''Raja Harishchandra'', directed by Dadasaheb Phalke and released in 1913, was the first Marathi-language film ever made, and was also India's first full-length feature film. The claim is disputed and some claim that Dadasaheb Torne's ''Shree Pundalik'' (1912) was the first film made in Maharashtra. The first Marathi talkie film was ''Ayodhyecha Raja'', released in 1932, one year after ''Alam Ara'', the first Hindi talkie film. All Marathi films until then were silent films with intertitles. Pinjara (film), ''Pinjara'' (1972), directed by V Shantaram, V. Shantaram, was first colour film in Marathi cinema. Kolhapur was a centre for film production during the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantata! Court Chalu Ahe
''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' (''Silence! The Court Is in Session'') is a Marathi play written by Indian playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1963 and first performed in 1967, directed by Arvind Deshpande, with Sulbha Deshpande as the main lead. Film received National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film At 19th National Film Awards. Sulabha Deshpande Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress. The play was written in 1963, for Rangayan, a Mumbai-based theatre group, though it was performed much later. It was inspired after the playwright overheard the conversation amongst the members of amateur theatre group traveling on Mumbai local train to perform a mock-trial at Vile Parle suburb. The play was based on a 1956 novel, '' Die Panne'' (Traps) by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Translations The play has since been translated into 16 languages in India and abroad. The BBC showed its English version, filmed by Satyadev Dubey. Actor-director, Om Shivpuri, directed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriram Lagoo
Dr. Shriram Lagoo (16 November 1927 – 17 December 2019) was an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi, in addition to being an ENT Surgeon. He was known for his character roles in films. He acted in over 250 films including Hindi language, Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi films as well as Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati language, Gujarati plays, and directed over 20 Marathi plays. He was also very vocal and active in furthering progressive and rational social causes, for example in 1999, he and social activist G. P. Pradhan undertook a fast in support of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. He won the 1978 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Hindi film ''Gharaonda''. His autobiography is titled ''Lamaan'' (), which means "the carrier of goods". He won Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Marathi twice for film ''Sugandhi Katta'' and Samna (film), Samna. Early life Shreeram Lagoo was born in Satara district, Maharashtra, India to Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dadar
Dadar (Help:IPA/Marathi, [d̪aːd̪əɾ]) is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity. It is Mumbai's first planned area and is a hub for the city's Marathi language, Marathi culture. History Origins In the 16th century, the area was known as lower Mahim as it was located on the island of Mahim, one of the Seven islands of Mumbai which, after the Bombay Island, was the most important during the whole of the Portuguese period. The Portuguese Franciscans built a church here in 1596 called ''Nossa Senhora de Salvação'', which is popularly known today as Portuguese Church (Mumbai), Portuguese Church and is a familiar Dadar landmark. 19th and 20th century The Dadar-Matunga-Wadala-Sion, India, Sion scheme of 1899-1900 was the first planned scheme in Mumbai. The Bombay Improvement Trust devised the plan to relieve congestion in the centre of the town following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort (Mumbai Precinct)
Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle. The area extends from the docks in the east, to Azad Maidan in the west; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in the north to Kala Ghoda in the south. This area is the heart of the financial markets of the city & multiple British era structures are located in this neighbourhood. History The Fort area was declared protected under regulations of the Maharashtra Government Urban Development Department. An advisory committee now oversees the development, repairs and renovations of structures in the precinct. In 1882, Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower was erected using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee, a Parsi philanthropist who made contributions towards improving education in Bombay. The Fort neighbourhood of Mumbai was the first part to be de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth College Of Arts, Science And Commerce
Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce is a college in Mumbai offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Science, and Commerce fields. The college is affiliated with the University of Mumbai. History It was founded on 20 June 1946 by the ''People's Education Society'' which was formed by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. It was the first educational institution by the nascent society which was founded nearly a year ago on 8 July 1945 with an aim of affording legal education to all sections of society. The commerce courses became available in 1980. It is housed in ''Buddha Bhavan'', situated in the Fort area of Mumbai. Its office is located in ''Anand Bhavan'', which has been declared as a heritage structure by the Heritage society of the MMRDA. The building is susceptible to flooding in heavy Mumbai monsoon. Over the years, Bharipa's Prakash Ambedkar (Babasaheb's grandson) and Republican Party's Ramdas Athawale – both Ambedkarite factions, but with differing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
''Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe'' (''Silence! The Court Is in Session'') is a Marathi play written by Indian playwright Vijay Tendulkar in 1963 and first performed in 1967, directed by Arvind Deshpande, with Sulbha Deshpande as the main lead. Film received National Film Award for Best Marathi Feature Film At 19th National Film Awards. Sulabha Deshpande Won Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress. The play was written in 1963, for Rangayan, a Mumbai-based theatre group, though it was performed much later. It was inspired after the playwright overheard the conversation amongst the members of amateur theatre group traveling on Mumbai local train to perform a mock-trial at Vile Parle suburb. The play was based on a 1956 novel, '' Die Panne'' (Traps) by Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Translations The play has since been translated into 16 languages in India and abroad. The BBC showed its English version, filmed by Satyadev Dubey. Actor-director, Om Shivpuri, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra State Film Award For Best Actress
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Chief Minister. The inaugural award was named as "Smita Patil Award for Best Actress" and was awarded to Sulochana Latkar, Sulochana for the film ''Prapanch'', directed by Madhukar Pathak. Winners Multiple wins Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards: Superlatives * The first recipient was Sulochana Latkar, who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for her performance in ''Prapanch''. * The actress who won the most awards in this category is Jayshree Gadkar with five wins, followed by Sonali Kulkarni with four wins and Mukta Barve with three wins. * As of 2024, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
