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Tahqiqaat
''Tahqiqaat'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced by K. C. Bokadia under the BMB Productions banner and directed by A. Jagannathan. It stars Jeetendra in a double role, with Aditya Pancholi, Sangeeta Bijlani, Ronit Roy, Farheen. The music was composed by Anu Malik. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Post Mortem'' (1982). It was the only Hindi film directed by A. Jagannathan. Plot The film begins in a town where Father Prem Fernandes, a Catholic priest, is loved by the people. Peter is a justice-seeking ruffian who defies violations against the poor and Father strives to mitigate his situation. Peter has a dispute with Bhanu Pratap, a millionaire and head of the town. Peter's sister Mary is in love with Ramesh, the son of Bhanu Pratap. Ramesh goes abroad. Mary discovers she is pregnant and confesses to Father who promises to find a solution. Overhearing the conversation, Peter's girlfriend Roopa misinterprets their relationship and informs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronit Roy
Ronit Bose Roy (born 11 October 1965) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi television and films and Bengali films. One of the highest paid television actor in India, he has earned numerous accolades including a Filmfare Award, five ITA Awards, and six Indian Telly Awards. Early life and background Roy was born on 11 October 1965 in Nagpur, Maharashtra in a Bengali family. He is the eldest son of a businessman, Brotin Bose Roy and Dolly Roy. His younger brother, Rohit Roy is also a TV and a film actor. Ronit Roy spent his childhood in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He received primary education from Ankur School, Ahmedabad. After his schooling, Roy pursued hotel management. After completing his studies, he moved to Mumbai and stayed at the residence of filmmaker Subhash Ghai. While Roy was keen to work in the film industry, Subhash Ghai persuaded him, not to pursue it due to the difficulties associated with it. Ronit worked as a management trainee at Mumbai's Sea Rock Hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who primarily worked in Hindi and Telugu films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films. He was a black belt in Karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ... and was a model and a trained dancer before he started acting. His debut movie was '' Karishmaa'' 1984 while his last on-screen appearance was in the 2019 comedy-drama '' Rangeela Raja''. Before acting in ''Karishmaa'' he performed for the opening sequence of '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' 1982 with his dance in silhouette. Filmography Hindi Telugu Malayalam Kannada Death On 9 February 2019, his maid failed to get any response from him after ringing the bell of his residence many time ... [...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] |
Sangeeta Bijlani
Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who is known for winning the title of Femina Miss India 1980. She represented India at Miss Universe 1980.Sangeeta Bijlani movies.yahoo.com She started her acting career starring in films, playing a lead role in the film '' Qatil'' (1988) and was one of the three female leads in the film '''' (1989). Early life Bijlani was born on 9 July 19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farheen
Farheen Prabhakar () is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi, Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ... and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She had a brief career as a leading actress, that began with ''Jaan Tere Naam'' in 1992, and gained recognition for her resemblance to actress Madhuri Dixit. Farheen also appeared in some South Indian cinema, South Indian films, in which she was credited as "Bindiya". She is married to former cricketer Manoj Prabhakar since 1994. Early and personal life Farheen was born as Farheen Khan in an Indian Muslim family. She met cricketer Manoj Prabhakar in 1993 and soon entered into a relationship with him; Prabhakar was going through a troubled marriage at the time. They had a ''nikah'' wedding in 1994. The couple have two sons: Raa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Mortem (1982 Film)
''Post Mortem'' is a 1982 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar based on a screenplay by Dr. Pavithran. The film was produced by Pushparajan under the banner of Rajapushpa Productions. The film stars Prem Nazir in the lead role along with Mammootty, Sukumaran and Balan K. Nair in other supporting roles. The film's score was composed by KJ Joy. The film was a commercial success and was remade in four languages – in Tamil in 1983 as '' Vellai Roja'' , in Telugu in 1984 as '' S. P. Bhayankar'', in Kannada in 1988 as ''Dharmathma'' and in Hindi in 1993 as '' Tahqiqaat''. Cast *Prem Nazir as Fa.James /Dysp *Mammootty as Johnny *Sukumaran as Peter Esthappan * Swapna as Aleese Esthappan *T. G. Ravi as Chakkochen *Balan K. Nair as Mammukka *Prathapachandran as Esthappan *Meena as Reethamma *Jalaja as Aswathy Teacher *Janardanan as Unni *Kuthiravattam Pappu as const. Kurup *Sathyakala Soundtrack The music was composed by K. J. Joy with lyrics by Poovacha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Christo
Robert John Christo, was an Australian–Indian civil engineer and actor in Hindi films. Starting with Sanjay Khan's '' Abdullah'' (1980), he went on to act in over 200 Hindi films in the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Qurbani'' (1980), '' Kaalia'' (1981), '' Nastik'' (1983), '' Mard'' (1985), '' Mr India'' (1987), '' Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' (1993) and '' Gumraah'' (1993), mostly playing roles as a non-Indian henchman or Army General. Career Born in Sydney, Christo was a qualified civil engineer of maternal Greek and paternal German descent. He had two brothers, Helmut and Mike. Despite his Australian nationality, Christo spent much of his youth in West Germany qualifying as an engineer following his return to Australia. Known for his brawny physique and bald-headed look, Bob arrived in Bombay, India in 1978 while awaiting a work permit to Muscat, Oman following several job stints to support his three children including in Vietnam following the death of his first wife in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxmikant Berde
Laxmikant Berde (26 October 1954 – 16 December 2004) was an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He began his career as an employee at the production company Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh and later appeared in supporting roles in several Marathi stage plays. In 1983–84, he gained recognition for his role in the Marathi play ''Tur Tur''. In addition to his film career, Berde was also involved in successful comedy stage plays, including ''Shantecha Karta Chalu Aahe'' and ''Bighadale Swargache Dwaar''. During his career, he appeared in around 185 films in both Bollywood and Marathi cinema. Berde received two consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Actor – Marathi for his performances in ''Lek Chalali Sasarla'' (1984) and ''Dhum Dhadaka'' (1985). He also received four nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for his roles in the films ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989), ''100 Days'' (1991), ''Beta'' (1992), and ''Hum Aapke H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Rathod
Vinod Rathod (born 12 September 1962) is an Indian playback singer and dubbing voice actor who primarily sings in Hindi language films. Rathod is the son of late classical musician, Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod. Music career His career started when Usha Khanna after listening to his voice in a cassette called him in April 1986, to sing a qawwali, "Mere Dil Main Hai Andhera, Koi Shamma To Jala De" in Do Yaar. Mohammed Aziz was his co-singer. Vinod recorded no less than 40 songs for the composer, and also sang for composers like Ajay Swami and Surinder Kohli in his struggle phase. His TV serial title song, "Yeh Jeevan Hai Akash Ganga" for the serial Akash Ganga proved very successful amongst viewers. He entered the big films league when composers Shiv-Hari called him to record "Baadal Pe Chalke Aa" with Lata Mangeshkar and Suresh Wadekar which proved popular and "Zindagi Har Janam Pyar Ki Dastan" with Lata Mangeshkar in Yash Chopra's Vijay in 1988 proved to be a greater success. Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehmood (actor)
Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer, best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.Indian comedy actor Mehmood dies on BBC news website Published 23 July 2004, Retrieved 5 November 2019 During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. He is known as India's national comedian and Bollywood's Original BhaijaanIndian film comedian Mehmood dies at 72 Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 July 2004, Retrieved 7 November 2019 Mehmood received 25 nominations for film awards, 19 for 'Best Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameer Khakhar
Sameer Khakhar (9 August 1952 – 15 March 2023) was an Indian film and television actor in Bollywood. Some of Sameer Khakhar's notable work was in TV shows "Nukkad", "Circus" and "Shrimaan Shrimati", and films such as " Pushpak", "Parinda" and " Jai Ho". Life and career Khakhar's notable TV serial roles include that of the drunken character Khopdi from yesteryears milestone TV serial ''Nukkad'' in 1986, directed by Kundan Shah and Saeed Akhtar Mirza. His most memorable film role was in the dialogue-free ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (1987) of the alcoholic businessman who gets kidnapped by the hero – Kamal Haasan. Khakhar died from multiple organ failure on 15 March 2023, at the age of 71. Filmography Films * 1985 ''Chhun Chhun Karti Aayee Chidiya'' (Video) * 1987 ''Jawab Hum Denge'' – Kulkarni * 1987 '' Pushpak'' (Silent film) – Rich man (as Samir Khakhar) * 1988 '' Mere Baad'' * 1988 '' Mera Shikar'' * 1988 '' Shahenshah'' * 1989 ''Guru'' - Sameer * 1989 '' Nafrat Ki Aandhi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), professionally known as Abhijeet, is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in the Hindi film industry. As well as Hindi, he has sung in his native language Bengali and in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, and Odia, in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. He has sung 6034 songs in more than 1000 films. Some of his iconic tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Personal life Abhijeet was born in Uttar Pradesh to a Kanpur-based Bengali Brahmin family the youngest of four to news editor Dheerendranath Bhattacharya and his wife Kamla Bhattacharya in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He graduated in commerce (B.Com.) from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1977. He started singing on stage from 1970. He left home in 1981 to pursue a career in singing in Bollywood. Film career He was launched by R. D. Burman in a Bengali film with a duet song with Asha Bhosle.He did stage sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
