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Veeru Devgan
Veeru Devgan (born Virender Harjidas Devgan; 25 June 1934 – 27 May 2019) was an Indian action choreographer, film director, and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Over the course of his career, he contributed to more than 200 films, with notable titles including '' Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' (1974), '' Mr. Natwarlal'' (1979), ''Kranti'' (1981), ''Prem Rog'' (1982), ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' (1985), ''Aaj Ka Arjun'' (1990), '' Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991) and '' Jigar'' (1992). Personal life Born into the Devgan family in Amritsar, he was married to Veena, and had three children with her, including actor Ajay Devgn. Devgan, who rarely made public appearances, was last seen at the special screening of his son's film ''Total Dhamaal'' in February 2019. He choreographed fight and action scenes for over 80 different Hindi films including '' Mr. Natwarlal'', '' Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey'', '' Phool Aur Kaante'', '' Jigar'', '' Dil Kya Kare'' etc. He also acted in the 1981 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee) (; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, such as six Filmfare Awards, which include a record-tying five Best Actress wins. In 2011, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. The daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, Kajol made her acting debut with '' Bekhudi'' (1992) while still in school. She subsequently quit her studies, and had commercial successes in ''Baazigar'' (1993), and '' Yeh Dillagi'' (1994). Starring roles in the top-grossing romances '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) and ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998) established her as a leading star in the 1990s and earned her two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She also gained critical appreciation for playing a psychopathic killer in '' Gupt: The Hidden Truth'' (1997) and an avenger in '' Dushman'' (1998) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranti (1981 Film)
''Kranti'' () is a 1981 Indian historical drama film, produced, edited, dialogue and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim–Javed. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Dilip Kumar in the title role along with Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi in pivotal roles. The film also marked the return of Dilip Kumar after a four-year hiatus. It ranks among the top 10 highest grossing Indian films of all time, when adjusted for ticket-price inflation. It was one of the most expensive Indian films of the time and it went on to become the highest grossing Indian film of the 1980s decade by a distance, when adjusted for inflation. At the time of release it was the fastest earner of all time setting first run records in practically all circuits barring Mumbai and South. It celebrated a silver jubilee in 26 centres and even in places like Mirzapur ( UP) and Junagadh (Gujarat) where jubilees were very rare. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen (; born 19 November 1975) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe 1994, becoming the first Indian people, Indian woman to win the title. Sen has since predominantly worked in Hindi films, and is a recipient of a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award and a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award. Sen made her acting debut playing a fictionalised version of herself in the thriller ''Dastak (1996 film), Dastak'' (1996). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the girlfriend of a married man in the comedy film ''Biwi No.1'' (1999), and was also nominated in the category for her roles in the dramas ''Sirf Tum'' (1999) and ''Filhaal...'' (2002). Her other commercially successful films were ''Aankhen (2002 film), Aankhen'' (2002), ''Main Hoon Na'' (2004), and ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?'' (2005). After a career downturn and hiatus, Sen starred in the drama series ''Aarya (TV series), Aarya'' (2020–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala (; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepali people, Nepalese actress who works in Cinema of India, Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and the granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala. One of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time, she is the recipient of several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards, one Filmfare Awards South and one Filmfare OTT Awards . In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu. Koirala made her acting debut with the Nepali film ''Pheri Bhetaula'' (1989), and later debuted in Indian cinema with the Hindi drama ''Saudagar (1991 film), Saudagar'' (1991). Following a brief setback, she established herself with commercial successes in both Bollywood and Kollywood films, including ''Bombay (1995 film), Bombay'' (1995), ''Agni Sakshi (1996 film), Agni Sakshi'' (1996), ''Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * With a cinematic career spanning over five decades, he has played in over 200 films. Bachchan is often hailed as the '' Shahenshah'' of Bollywood, Sadi Ke Mahanayak (translated as "Greatest actor of the century" in Hindi), Star of the Millennium, or simply Big B.* * * His dominance in the Indian film industry during the 1970s–80s led the French director François Truffaut to describe it as a "one-man industry". He is a recipient of several accolades including six National Film Awards and sixteen Filmfare Awards. Amitabh Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Kya Kare
''Dil Kya Kare'' (English: ''What Should The Heart Do?'') is a 1999 Indian drama film, directed by Prakash Jha and produced by Veeru Devgan and Veena Devgan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Mahima Chaudhry and Chandrachur Singh. Plot Anand lives happily with his wife Kavita and daughter Neha, whom the couple adopted after Kavita suffered a miscarriage and ensuing infertility. Kavita is good friends with Som Datt, whose love for her has remained unrequited since their college days. Kavita becomes worried when she learns of a strange woman who has been visiting Neha regularly at school. Kavita soon confronts the woman, who introduces herself as "Nandita" and requests to spend more time with Neha. Kavita invites her into her home as a guest, but deeply buried secrets surface when Nandita and Anand come face-to-face. It is revealed that they are the Neha's biological parents. Years before, Anand and Nandita were strangers traveling on a train when thugs hijacked the train and atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey
''Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey'' (Hindi: एक खिलाड़ी बावन पत्ते) (transl. One Player Fifty-Two Cards) is a 1972 Bollywood film starring Dev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Tarun Bose and Laxmi Chhaya. Cast *Dev Kumar as Shekhar *Vinod Khanna as Inspector Vinod (Pushpa's Husband) (Special Appearance) *Padmarani as Pushpa (Shekhar's Sister) *Naqi Jehan as Rekha *Laxmi Chhaya as Bijli *Tarun Bose as Dinanath (Shekhar's Father) *Mohan Choti as Jackpot (Shekhar's Friend) *Veeru Devgan as Jaggu (Vikram's sidekick) *C.S. Dubey as Bansidhar *Dulari as Shekhar's Mother *Satyendra Kapoor as Inspector * Ravi Khanna as Vikram *Mehmood Junior as Shekhar's Friend * Sajjan as Diwaan Saheb (Rekha's Father) *Padmini Kolhapure Padmini Kolhapure (born 1 November 1965) is an Indian actress and singer, who primarily works in Hindi and Marathi language, Marathi films. Kolhapure is considered as one of the leading actress of the 80s. In a career spanning over four decades ... a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Dhamaal
''Total Dhamaal'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language adventure comedy film directed and written by Indra Kumar. The film is the third installment of Dhamaal (film series), ''Dhamaal'' series and a standalone sequel to ''Dhamaal'' (2007) and ''Double Dhamaal'' (2011). It stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi. The storyline of the film is loosely based on 2015 film ''Vacation (2015 film), Vacation'' and some scenes borrowed from the 2014 film ''Blended (film), Blended''. ''Total Dhamaal'' was released on 22 February 2019 to polarizing reviews. Made on a budget of 90–100 crore, ''Total Dhamaal'' grossed 228.27 crore worldwide and became commercially successful. This is the last film released by Fox Star Studios before the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, which was completed in March 2019. Plot Guddu and his partner Johnny steal 50 crore of black money from Police Commissioner Shamsher Singh. When they try to es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Economic Times
''The Economic Times'' is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper. Owned by The Times Group, ''The Economic Times'' began publication in 1961 and it is sold in all major cities in India. As of 2012, it is the world's second-most widely read English-language business newspaper, after ''The Wall Street Journal'', with a daily readership of over 800,000. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India), Audit Bureau of Circulations, the newspaper's Print circulation, circulation averaged 269,882 copies during the latter half of 2022. It is published simultaneously from 14 cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, Pune, Indore, and Bhopal. Its main content is based on the Economy of India, Indian economy, international finance, share prices, prices of commodities as well as other matters related to finance. This newspaper is Publishing, published by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd, Bennett, Cole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigar
''Jigar'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language martial arts film directed by Farogh Siddique.It is the 2nd movie of Ajay Devgn. It was released during the Diwali weekend and proved to be a successful hit. The plot is inspired by the 1989 American film ''Kickboxer''. Plot Raju and Duryodhan are very good friends. Suman, who is like a sister to Duryodhan, is Raju's love interest. Duryodhan is a wrestler who works at a martial arts training school owned by Lal Bihari. Following a misunderstanding involving Raju, Duryodhan and Raju's sister, Duryodhan rapes her. Raju is furious, but he is unable to avenge his sister because Duryodhan is a wrestler. Raju starts training as a fighter under Baba Thakur. After completing his training, he avenges all his enemies. Duryodhan is killed in the ring, and Lal Bihari is killed by Suman. Cast *Ajay Devgan as Raj Verma "Raju" *Karishma Kapoor as Suman *Paresh Rawal as Lal Bihari *Ajit Khan as Baba Thakur * Arjun as Duryodhan * Sukanya Kulkarni a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phool Aur Kaante
''Phool Aur Kaante'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action-romance film directed by Kuku Kohli. It stars Ajay Devgan, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Jagdeep and Amrish Puri among others. The film marked the debut of Devgan, son of late stunt and action choreographer Veeru Devgan, and Madhoo, niece of actress Hema Malini. The film was a superhit and won Devgan the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for 1991. This film was remade in Telugu as '' Varasudu'' and in Odia as ''Dhire Dhire Prema Hela''. The film is loosely based on the Malayalam film ''Parampara'' directed by Sibi Malayil where Mammootty plays dual roles as Johnny, the protagonist and Lawrence, his father. ''Phool Aur Kaante'' was noted for its soundtrack and action sequences. Devgn's entry in the film became very popular where he appeared standing, balancing on two moving motorcycles. Similar stunts have been repeated in a number of films since, sometimes by Devgn himself. Some scenes of the film were shot at Vangang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
