Name	Badal
Caption	Film poster
Writer	Raj KanwarRobin Bhatt
Starring	Bobby DeolRani Mukerji
Director	Raj Kanwar
Producer	Salim Akhtar Samad Akhtar
Released	11 February 2000
Runtime	166 min.
Language	Hindi/Urdu
Music	Anu Malik

Badal (, }}) is a 2000 Bollywood movie directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles. The movie is set in 1984 when riots were engulfing parts of Punjab and Delhi. The movie is inspired by The Devil's Own, starring Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford.

Synopsis

The police are swarming the city looking for terrorists. One such terrorist is Mantavir (Aashish Vidyarthi), who takes shelter in Badal's house, with his family. In return he is treated like a brother by Badal's father (Alok Nath). However, the police eventually arrive in the village in search of Mantavir and Badal's father tells him to run away, giving him some food as well. Mantavir manages to escape. However, Badal (Bobby Deol) sees his own family and the villagers being wiped out in a shooting encounter with Police Inspector Jai Singh Rana (Ashutosh Rana). Badal is saved by Mantavir who also witnesses the massacre. Years later, Badal becomes a dreaded terrorist and loots a bank. He is instructed to take the booty to Sundar Nagar where he comes into contact with a good-natured police officer, Ranjeet Singh (Amrish Puri). He takes refuge in Ranjeet Singh's house, but his aim remains to kill the treacherous police officer who had killed his parents and his loving sister. At first, Ranjeet Singh's family don't like Badal and are afraid of him because he is a total stranger to them, but eventually, the family members grow fond of him. Especially Soni (Mayuri Kango), who makes Badal her brother, after he beats some guys up who used to tease her daily at college. The family give him a new lease of life and make him understand the value of sentiments and human relations.

His love interest in the movie is Rani (Rani Mukerji). Badal doesn't want anything to do with Rani, as he doesn't know what fate has lined up for him and he has his vendetta to settle. Rani's persistence, however, causes Badal to eventually give in to her love. After several twists and turns he meets the treacherous Jai Singh Rana who has now become a DIG.

Cast

Bobby Deol ... Raja/Badal

Rani Mukerji ... Rani

Mayuri Kango ... Soni

Amrish Puri ... ACP Ranjeet Singh

Johnny Lever ... Gulel Rangoli

Upasna Singh ... Billo as Gulel Rangoli's wife

Nina Kulkarni ... Simran, Soni's mother

Ashutosh Rana ... DIG Jai Singh Rana

Suman Ranganathan ... (Special Appearance) (song)

Mink ... (Special Appearance) (song)

Sana Saeed ... Soni's Younger Sister

Harish Patel ... Garage Owner

Ashish Vidyarthi ... Commander of Terrorist

Soundtrack

Name	Badal (2000)
Type	Soundtrack
Music	Anu Malik
Cover	Badal_(2000)_CD.jpg‎|
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	48:08
Lyrics	Sameer
Label	T-Series
Producer	Salim

The Music for the film Badal was composed and produced by Anu Malik. The film has 5 original songs, a medley and 1 Instrumental song. The soundtrack for the film has received a rating of 5/10 from Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood, with the author saying, "the tunes of Badal might not be that bad but one expects far better from the man who gave us timeless tunes in Border, Kareeb, Baazigar and Main Khiladi Tu Anari."<

Tracklist

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length |- | "Jugni Jugni" || Sukhwindher Singh, Jaspinder Nar, Anuradha Paudwal || Sameer || 7:40 |- | "Na Milo Kahin Pyar" || Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurthy || Sameer || 6:47 |- | "Yaar Mere Yaar Mere" || Udit Narayan, Anuradha Paudwal || Sameer || 5:40 |- | "Medley Song" || - || - || 5:21 |- | "Allah Allah" || Anu Malik, Dominique, Kavita Krishnamurthy || Sameer || 5:30 |- | "Lal Garara" || Anu Malik, Jaspinder Narula, Sapna Awasthi || Sameer || 6:50 |- | "Tujhe Dekh Ke Dil" || Udit Narayan, Jaspinder Narula || Sameer || 5:33 |- | "Na Milo Kahin Pyar (Instrumental)" || Instrumental || - || 6:47 |}

References

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Name	Junaid Jamshed جنید جمشید
Background	solo_singer
Alias	JJ (pronounced as Jay Jay)
Born	September 03, 1964
Origin	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Pop music (1987-2001) Hamds/Naats (2002-present)
Occupation	Former vocalistCurrent Islamic educator, designer
Years active	1987 - present
Associated acts	Vital Signs (1987-1994)
Url	Official Website

Junaid Jamshed (}}; born September 3, 1964) is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, Dil Dil Pakistan, and remained in demand throughout the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album, Junaid of Vital Signs, which also quickly became a national hit, followed by Us Rah Par in 1999 and Dil Ki Baat in 2002.

Since then, he has focused on Islam and concentrated on reciting nasheeds. His debut religious album, Jalwa-e-Janan was released in 2005 and was followed by Mehboob-e-Yazdaan in 2006, Badr-ud-Duja in 2008, and Badee-uz-Zaman in 2009. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan.

Early life and education

Junaid Jamshed is the son of Group Captain (retd) Jamshed Akber Khan and Nafeesa Akber Khan. His father was a Pakistan Air Force officer. He belongs to a Pashtun and Urdu-speaking family. Jamshed studied pre-engineering courses in PAF College in Karachi before joining University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore from where he completed his graduation in 1990. Though, he applied to join Pakistan Air Force but later moved on to a career in Aeronautical Engineering due to his weak eyesight.

However, Rohail and Shahzad soon managed to convince him otherwise. and devoted a significant amount of his time to preaching Islam. Jamshed now sings Urdu and English nasheeds.

Charity work

Junaid Jamshed is also actively involved in charity work and has been associated with the Muslim Charity since 2003. Under the leadership of Junaid Jamshed Muslim Charity has achieved a great deal in the last few years and expanded its operations to 16 countries.

Discography

Solo albums

1994 - Junaid of Vital Signs (also known as Tumhara Aur Mera Naam)

1999 - Us Rah Par

2000 - The Best of Junaid Jamshed

2001 - Dil Ki Baat

Haamd-o-Naat Albums

2005 - Jalwa-e-Janan () 2006 - Mehboob-e-Yazdaan () 2007 - Badr-ud-Duja () 2008 - Yaad-e-Haram () 2009 - Badee-uz-Zaman () 2010 - Rahmatul-lil-Alameen ()

2010 - ''Haadi-ul-Anaam

Awards and honours

2007: Tamgha-e-Imtiaz

Hit singles

Dil Dil Pakistan

Multazim Par

Tum Milgaey

Goray Rang Ka Zamana

Sanwali Saloni

Aitebaar

Tumhara Aur Mera Naam

Pehli Dharkan

Jo Kehna Hai

Mehndi Ki Raat

Aankhon Ko Aankhon Ne

Us Rah Par

Na Tu Aaegi

Dil Ki Baat

Yaarian

Tum Kehti Ho

Yeh Shaam

See also

Vital Signs

References

Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Pakistani designers Category:Pakistani musicians Category:Pakistani Muslims Category:Pakistani pop singers Category:Pakistani singers Category:Pakistani Sunni Muslims Category:Pashtun people Category:People from Karachi Category:University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni

Name	Shammi Kapoor
Name	Shammi Kapoor
Birth date	October 21, 1931
Birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Years active	1952- present
Height	1968 Brahmachari Best Supporting Actor1982 VidhaataFilmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1995)
Spouse	Geeta Bali (1955-1965) (due to her death) Neela (1969 - Present)
Website	junglee.org.in

Shammi Kapoor (, ), born 21 October 1931 in a Punjabi Khatri family, is an Indian film actor and director. He was a prominent lead actor in Hindi cinema during the late 1950s and 1960s.

He was given the name Shamsher Raj Kapoor at his birth in Mumbai to film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Shammi was the second of the three sons born to Prithviraj (the other two being Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor), both of whom were, like their father, successful Bollywood actors. Though he was born in Mumbai, he spent a major portion of his childhood in Kolkata, where his father was involved with New Theatres Studios, acting in films. It was in Kolkata only that he did his Montessory and Kindergarten. After coming back to Mumbai, he first went to St. Joseph's Convent (Wadala) and then, to Don Bosco School. Shammi Kapoor finished his schooling from New Era School, at Hughes Road.

Shammi Kapoor is hailed to be the one of the finest actors that Hindi cinema has ever produced. He was the leading star of Hindi cinema during the late 1950s as well as the 1960s. One of the successful sons of film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi was extremely versatile as an actor. He debuted in Bollywood in 1953, with the film Jeevan Jyoti and went on to deliver hits like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Dil Deke Dekho, Junglee, Dil Tera Diwana, Professor, China Town, Rajkumar, Kashmir Ki Kali, Janwar, Teesri Manzil, An Evening in Paris, Bramhachari, and Andaz and Vidhaata. He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.

Early Life and Entry into Films

Shammi Kapoor had a short stint at the Ruia College, after which he joined his father’s theatrical company "Prithvi Theatres". He entered the world of cinema in 1948, as a junior artiste, at a salary of Rs. 50 per month. Kapoor stayed with Prithvi Theatres for the next four years and collected his last paycheck, Rs. 300, in 1952. He made his debut in Bollywood in the year 1953, when the film Jeevan Jyoti was released. It was directed by Mr. Mahesh Kaul and Chand Usmani was Kapoor’s first heroine.

Film career

Kapoor started out with serious roles but with Filmistan's Nasir Hussain directed Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957) opposite Ameeta and Dil Deke Dekho (1959) with Asha Parekh, he attained the image of a light hearted stylish playboy. With Junglee (1961) his new image was cemented and subsequent films were all in this genre. He particularly chose Mohammed Rafi as his playback voice. Though in his early career he had often played second fiddle to established heroines like Madhubala in films such as Rail Ka Dibba (1953), producers now loved pairing Shammi with new heroines, but only four became huge stars: Asha Parekh, Sadhna, Saira Banu, and Sharmila Tagore.

External links

Shammi Kapoor Unplugged - Shammi Kapoor's Official Video Blog

Official Shammi Kapoor Fanclub

Shammi Kapoor's site

Podcast: Shammi Kapoor Podcast : Happy Birthday शम्मी याहू साहब on Tarakash.com

Category:1931 births Category:Indian Hindus Category:Living people Category:Indian film actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:People from Mumbai Category:Punjabi people

Name	Tiff Lacey
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Tiffany Lacey
Origin	Crayford, Kent, England
Genre	Trance, house
Occupation	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	ATB, Paul Oakenfold, Headstrong, Cosmic Gate, Matt Darey, M-Box, Ex-plosion
Myspace	www.myspace/com/tifflacey
Url	www.TiffLacey.co.uk

Tiff Lacey (aka Tiffany Lacey) is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Notable collaborators include Paul Oakenfold, ATB, George Acosta, First State, Filo & Peri, Cosmic Gate, Bobina, Andrew Bennett, Aly & Fila, Headstrong, Moonbeam, Carl B and many more. She's known for the fact that she writes the lyrics to all the songs she sings.

History

Lacey's breakthrough in the club scene was her collaboration with Paul Oakenfold called "Hypnotized", which became a smash worldwide hit in 2002. It was then followed by "In Your Hands" with Redd Square that resulted another smash hit. Her fame was established in 2004 when she was included in three tracks from ATB's album No Silence, all three of which became great hits, especially "Ecstasy" that is still ATB's biggest hit to date. She would later work with him again for the albums (2005) and Future Memories (2009). Ever since 2004, she became the busiest trance vocalist providing at least 10 hits per year (particularly in 2008 she was featured in 23 collaborations).

Her collaboration track with Tenishia called "Burning From The Inside" won the award Best Dance Tune 2008 at the Malta Music Awards.

Lacey's first solo single called "Someone Like You" was released in the summer of 2009, including remixes by Timothy Allan, Matt Lange, and James Nelson. A second one called "Show Me The Way" was released on 14 December 2009, with remix package provided by Ivan Spell and Gabriel Lukosz.

In January 2010, a collaboration with American DJ George Acosta titled "I Know" became one of the biggest hits of her career. The release included remixes by Beat Service, Dennis Christopher, Gerry C, Aerofoil, and Amurai. Especially the Beat Service Proglifting Remix of the song was played on all important trance radio shows such as A State Of Trance and it became an instant hit.

In April 2010, she signed Loverush Digital.

In September 2010, her collaboration with Andrew Bennett called "Say Your Prayers" was released. Lacey's third collaboration single with Matt Darey called "Into The Blue" premiered on his radio show "Nocturnal" in September and received rave reviews from listeners and fans. A second collaboration with After Meridian called "New Horizon" was included in "Balearic Chillout Essentials Volume 1" compilation in October.

The busy schedule of the singer includes upcoming follow ups to her smash hits with Marco Torrance, Nick Murray, Luke Terry, Italian Mafia DJ, Michael Badal, and Tyler Michaud, amongst others.

Tiff Lacey announced early in 2010 that she's working on a new alias project with Robert De Fresnes called "Seven Sisters". At the end of December Cubit Recordings posted a snippet of Seven Sisters' upcoming track "Healing" on Facebook. The Vinny Callario remix of the tune was included on the release "Club:Luvin' Volume 1" and the label also confirmed a whole single release soon.

Discography

Albums and EP

Wonderland (with Rubikon) (2007)

''Ankh (EP with Avatar One) (TBA 2011)

TBA (first solo album) (2011)

Solo Singles

"Someone Like You" (2009)

"Show Me The Way" (2009)

Collaborations

Adam Nickey — "Letting Go" (2007)

Adyjay — "Part Of U" (2008)

After Meridian — "New Horizon" (2010)

After Meridian — "New York Airport" (2008)

Aly & Fila — "Paradise" (2010)

Andrew Bennett — "Say Your Prayers" (2010)

ATB — "Missing" (2009)

ATB — "My Everything" (2009)

ATB — "Still Here" (2009)

ATB — "Ecstasy" (2004)

ATB — "Here With Me" (2004)

ATB — "Humanity" (2005)

ATB — "Marrakech" (2004)

Aurosonic & Morphing Shadows — "Always Together" (2010)

Aurosonic — "I Wish" (2009)

Bobina — "Where did You Go?" (2008)

Buro — "Close Enough" (2008)

Carl B — "Deliverance" (2008)

Carlo Calabro — "Heart Of Stone" (2008)

Casanova Traxx — "Casanova" (2005)

Chris Dececio — "I'll Give Myself To You" (2005)

Chus Liberata — "Beds" (2010)

Conjure One — "Face The Music" (2005)

Cosmic Gate — "Open Your Heart" (2009)

Cosmic Gate — "Should've Known" (2006)

Crave — "Come With Me" (2003)

Crave — "Marrakech Adventure" (2003)

Cybersutra — "Summer Sutra" (2008)

Danyella — "Summer Breeze" (2011)

Dark Suite — "Dark Sweet Piano" (2002)

Datt & Bissen — "Take Your Time" (2008)

Vendetta — "Labyrinth" (2008)

Der Mystik — "Watching The World" (2010)

DJ Feel & Alexander Popov — "Time After Time" (2009)

DJ Feel — "Loved U 2 Much" (2009)

DJ Zya — "Dreaming" (2009)

Double Agents — "Whispers" (2008)

Eden Project — "Open Your Mind" (2005)

Emanuele Braveri — "Travel" (2009)

E-Mortal — "Beneath A Gentle Sky" (2007)

Ex-plosion — "Intimacy" (2009)

Filo & Peri — "Dance with A Devil" (2005)

First State— "Where Do We Go" (2007)

Flash Brothers — "Stay" (2005)

Flash Brothers — "Faith In Love" (2005)

George Acosta — "I Know" (2010)

Greg Folter — "Tease" (2004)

Haunted — "Sun & Air" (2003)

Headstrong — "Close Your Eyes" (2005)

Headstrong — "Show Me The Love" (2006)

Headstrong — "Silver Shadow" (2006)

Headstrong — "Symphony of Soul" (2007)

Headstrong — "The Truth" (2006)

Headstrong — "Crimson Sky" (2010)

Headstrong — "Love Of Fools" (2010)

Hydra — "Affinity" (2003)

Innerlight — "Miracle" (2009)

Inner State — "Changes" (2004)

Italian Mafia DJ — "I Loved You Good (2009)

Ivan Mateluna — "Be My Inspiration" (2008)

Marc Mysterio — "Where Is The Love" (2010)

Javah — "One By One" (2007)

Joe Mitri — "Surrender To You" (2008)

Keenan & Anderson — "Runaway" (2007)

Kopi Luwak — "Far and Away" (2008)

Lee Haslam — "Calling To Old Souls" (2008)

LiquidStar — "Footprints" (2006)

Lost Witness — "Coming Down" (2007)

Lost Witness — "Home" (2005)

Lost Witness — "Love Again" (2005)

Luke Terry & Kopi Luwak — "Fall into the Moon" (2008)

Luke Terry — "The Last Farewell" (2009)

Maciej Panczyk — "Handle Me With Care" (2009)

Manvel-Ter Pogosyan — "Sweet Memories" (2009)

Marco Torrance — "Dancing Brave" (2010)

Marco Torrance — "Free Of Fear" (2007)

Maroon Bordeaux — "Heaven" (2009)

Matt Darey — "Always" (2006)

Matt Darey — "Into The Blue" (2010)

Matt Darey — "Sum Of All Fears" (2007)

Maxi — "Moon Love" (2006)

M-Box — "Kissin' Shadows" (2003)

Michael Badal — "Don't Be Afraid" (2008)

Mike Shiver & Ashkan Fardost presents A.M. — "Arise" (2005)

Moonbeam & Tyler Michaud — "Openhearted" (2010)

Motionchild & Will Holland — "Arctic Kiss" (2010)

Mr.Sam — "Carved" (2010)

Neo & Farina — "The Eternal" (2004)

Nephilim & Farina — "Guardian Angel" (2004)

Nick Murray — "The Sweetest Sound" (2008)

Paul Oakenfold — "Hypnotised" (2002)

Perpetual — "Restless" (2009)

Phynn — "Try Again" (2008)

Physical Law — "Starlight" (2009)

Purepath — "Summerplace" (2009)

Purepath — "Surrender" (2009)

Purepath vs Natlife vs Amex — "Clockworks" (2008)

Raver — "Conscience" (2009)

Redd Square — "In Your Hands" (2002)

Robimon — "Goodbye" (2008)

Romi — "Soothsayer" (2009)

Ron van den Beuken — "Find The Way" (2006)

Rozza — "No More Rain" (2008)

Seven Sisters — "Healing" (2011)

Shifted Reality — "On This Day" (2007)

Steve Allen & Ben Alonzi — "Wildfires" (2008)

Summer Sessions— "By My Side" (2007)

Tash — "Sweet 17" (2009)

Tenishia — "Burning from the Inside" (2008)

Teya — "Only You" (2008)

The Gogmagogs – "Take Me Home" (2004)

Tiddey — "Forgive And Forget" (2009)

Tigerforest — "Transparent Days" (2007)

Tom Cloud — "A New Day" (2010)

Tom Cloud — "Secretly" (2006)

Vierro — "Storm" (2009)

Wellenrausch & Velvet Skies — "Watching Jupiter And Mars" (2009)

Wippenberg — "Promised Land" (2007)

References

External links

Official website

TranceSound Interview with Tiff Lacey

Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:English singer-songwriters Category:English trance musicians Category:English dance musicians Category:English female singers Category:Trance singers

See Tagore for disambiguation

Name	Sharmila Tagore
Birthdate	December 08, 1946 | birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress
Yearsactive	1959–present
Othername	Ayesha Sultana Ayesha Sultana Khan Sharmila Tagore Khan Sharmila Khan Ayesha Khan(when converted into Muslim)
Birthname	Sharmila Tagore
Caption	Sharmila Tagore in 2009
Imagesize	200px
Spouse	Mansoor Ali Khan (1969 – present)
Children	Saif Ali Khan Saba Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan
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Begum Ayesha Sultana ( Romanization of Bengali; born Sharmila Tagore 8 December 1946) is an Indian film actress. She has won several National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.

She has led the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.) and Dimple Kapadia (in Bobby, 1973), but established Tagore's role as somewhat of a sex symbol in Bollywood. Wearing a bikini put her name in the Indian press as one of Bollywood's ten hottest actresses of all time, and was a transgression of female identity through a reversal of the state of modesty, which functions as a signifier of femininity in Bombay films. But, when Tagore was the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, she expressed concerns about the rise of the bikini in Indian films.

Samanta later teamed up Tagore with Rajesh Khanna for movies such as Aradhana (1969) and Amar Prem (1972), where played the role of Pushpa, the courtesan in city of Kolkata, again opposite Rajesh Khanna, who himself gave his often quoted dialogue in the film, "Pushpa I hate tears..". Other directors paired them together in Daag (1973), Maalik (1972) and Safar (1970). She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam, and she played a supporting role as heroine Sarita Choudhury's mother in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.

Her latest release is a Marathi film Samaantar by Amol Palekar. Her earlier releases were Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film, , brings together real life mother and son, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. They share screen space for the first time since Aashiq Awara (1993).

Personal life

Tagore converted to Islam and married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi in a Nikah ceremony held on 27 December 1969. She took on the name Ayesha Sultan after her marriage. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

Awards

1969 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Aradhana

1970 - nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award-Safar

1976 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Mausam

1997 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

2002 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award

2004 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Abar Aranye

2004 - Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France

2006 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Viruddh... Family Comes First

2007 - Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) - By Journalist Association of India

Select filmography

See also

List of Indian film actresses

References

External links

Biography from satyajitray.org

Being Sharmila

Category:Bengali actors Category:Bengali film actors Category:Bengali people Category:Indian actors Category:Indian film actors Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Converts to Islam Category:Indian Muslims Category:Hindi film actors Category:People from Hyderabad, India Category:People from Mumbai Category:UNICEF people

Name	Rathod Pradeep
Caption	Kavi Pradeep
Birth place	BALLABGARH, HARYANA, India

Kavi Pradeep is known for his patriotic song, Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo, written as tribute to the soldiers who had died defending the country, during the Sino-Indian War. The song was famously performed live, by Lata Mangeshkar, in the presence of Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru at the Ramlila grounds, New Delhi, on Republic Day, 26 January 1963 , and moved him to tears .

In a career span, of nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep, wrote about 1,700 songs , nationalistic poems including the lyrics for some 72 films, including hits like, Chal Chal Re Naujawan, film Bandhan (1940), Aao Bachchon Tumhe Dikhayen, film Jagriti (1954), De Di Hame Azaadi Bina Khadag Bina Dhaal, and Yahaan vahaan jahaan tahaan mat poochho kahaan kahaan, film Jai Santoshi Ma, (1975) for which he also did a playback version in the film

In 1997, he was honoured by India's highest award in Cinema, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for Life time Achievement . After graduating from Lucknow University in 1939, he decided to join a teacher's course and teaching.

Early career

Pradeep was invited to a Kavi Sammelan in Bombay (now Mumbai) where he was offered his first film Kangan (1939), by the Himanshu Rai of Bombay Talkies. The film starred Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar. Pradeep shifted to Bombay and wrote four songs for the film, all of which became very popular and sung three of the songs himself.

He next film was "Bandhan" (1940), produced by S. Mukherjee and directed by Gyan Mukherjee, and music by Saraswati Devi. This time he wrote all the songs which became huge hits. The Most notable is "Chal chal re naujawan", which made waves since the Indian freedom movement was at a crucial juncture

External links

Kavi Pradeep website

Pradeep at Kavita Kosh - A large collection of Hindi poems

Category:1915 births Category:1998 deaths Category:People from Madhya Pradesh Category:University of Lucknow alumni Category:Hindi poets Category:Indian singers Category:Bollywood playback singers Category:Indian songwriters Category:Indian lyricists Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Category:Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients

Name	Dilip Kumar
Caption	Dilip Kumar at mouthshut.com office (2006).
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Director, Politician
Birth date	December 11, 1922
Birth place	Peshawar, British India, now Pakistan
Other names	Dilip Sahaab
Spouse	Asmaa (1982 - ?) (divorced), Saira Banu (1966 - present)
Years active	1944 - 1998 (retired)
Birth name	Yusuf Khan

Yusuf Khan () (born 11 December 1922), popularly known as Dilip Kumar () is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament. He lives in Pali Hill in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra.

Starting his career in 1944, Kumar has starred in films of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. He was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award and holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won for that category. He starred in a wide variety of roles such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955), the historical romance Mughal E Azam (1960) and the social Ganga Jamuna (1961). In 1976 Kumar had a five-year break from film performances. In 1981 he returned with a character role in the film Kranti and continued his career playing central character roles in films such as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991) his last film was Qila in 1998. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.

Early life

, Pakistan]] Dilip Kumar was born Muhammad Yusuf Khan at Mohallah Khudadad, in Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan. He was born to a Pathan family with twelve children. His father, Lala Ghulam Sarwar, was a fruit merchant who owned large orchards in Peshawar and Deolali in Maharashtra near Nashik. The family relocated to Mumbai in the 1930s and in the early 1940s Yusuf Khan moved to Pune and started a canteen business and supplying dried fruits.

In 1943, actress Devika Rani, who was also the wife of the founder of the Bombay Talkies film studio, Himanshu Rai, helped Khan's entry into the Bollywood film industry. Hindi Author Bhagwati Charan Varma gave him the screen name Dilip Kumar and gave him the leading role in his film Jwar Bhata (1944). Devika Rani and her husband Svetoslav Roerich spotted Khan in one of Pune's Aundh military canteens.

Career

His first film with Nisar Bhai and Hamed Bhai Jwar Bhata was released in 1944. In 1947 he appeared in the film Jugnu. In 1949, he co-starred with Raj Kapoor in the romantic melodrama Andaz, and in 1955 he co-starred with Dev Anand in Insaniyat. He appeared in Deedar (1951), Amar (1954), Devdas (1955) and Madhumati (1958).

He also played lighthearted roles such as a swashbuckling peasant in Aan (1952) and a comic role in Azaad (1955). In 1960 he starred in the historical film Mughal-e-Azam which as of 2008 was the second highest grossing film in Hindi film history. He played the role of the Mughal crown-prince Salim.

In 1961 he produced and starred in Ganga Jamuna in which he and his real-life brother Nasir Khan played the title roles. In 1962 British director David Lean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in his 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, but Kumar declined the part. The role eventually went to Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor. In the mid 1960s, he played a dual role of twins separated at birth in the film Ram Aur Shyam (1967).

In the 1976 film Bairaag he played triple roles.

In 1981 he returned to film with Kranti. He went onto play character roles in films including Shakti (1982), Vidhaata (1982), Mashaal (1984) and Karma (1986). In 1993 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. He was awarded the best actor in Shakti in 1982.

In 1996 he was attached to make his directorial debut with a film titled Kalinga but the film was shelved. In 1998 he made his last film appearance in Qila. His films Mughal-E-Azam and Naya Daur were fully colorized and re-released.

Public life

Kumar has been active in efforts to bring the people of India and Pakistan closer together. He has been a member of the upper house of Parliament since 2000.

He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award conferred by the government of Pakistan. He is the second Indian to receive the award. At the time of the Kargil War, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded Kumar return his Nishan-e-Pakistan, arguing that "He must return Nishan-e-Imtiaz following that country's blatant aggression on Indian soil.". Kumar refused, saying:

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"This award was given to me for the humane activities to which I have dedicated myself. I have worked for the poor, I have worked for many years to bridge the cultural and communal gaps between India and Pakistan. Politics and religion have created these boundaries. I have striven to bring the two people together in whatever way I could. Tell me, what does any of this have to do with the Kargil conflict?"

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Personal life

Kumar married actress and beauty queen Saira Banu in year 1966 when he was aged 44 and she was 22. His brothers are Nasir Khan, Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan. Kumar's younger brother Nasir Khan was also an actor and appeared opposite him in Ganga Jamuna (1961) and Bairaag (1976). In the early 1980s the news of Dilip's second marriage to a woman named Asma was broken to much hue and cry. It was revealed that Dilip and Asma had been married for three years and that Asma had been kept with Dilip's sister during the whole time. The scandal caused much damage to Dilip's image of a gentleman. For reasons concerned with his image and also Asma's continued links with her first husband Dilip divorced her sometime in the mid 80s.

Awards

Kumar has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Award for Best Actor awards and 19 nominations. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 - the highest award for cinematic excellence in India. In 1980, he was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary position. In 1991, he was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India. In 1997, Kumar was awarded, Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan's highest civilian award.

He received in 1997 the NTR National Award. He was also awarded CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Filmography

References

External links

Excerpts from Dilip Kumar’s biography

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Name	Ali Haider
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Ali Haider
Born	October 22, 1970,Karachi, Sindh,
Origin	Karachi
Instrument	Guitar
Genre	Pop
Occupation	Singer-songwriterMusicianActor
Years active	1988–2009
Label	Sound Master
Associated acts	Airaf, Aakash
Url	www.alihaider.net

Ali Haider (Urdu: علی حیدر) is a former Pakistani singer and actor. He has had numerous hits in the early 90s such as Poorani Jeans. He also had a big hit later in the 1990s with Chand Sa Mukhra. Besides singing, he has acted in numerous TV serials on PTV. Among the successful dramas was Chand Sa Mukhra, which used his hit song as the theme music. He also sang the theme music for the serial Chandni Raatein. He has a large fan following in Pakistan and India and with South Asian expatriates around the world. After resignation from music in 2009, Haider has become a sana khawan, and has released 3 religious albums, Mola Dil Badal Day, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka and Tuluh E Fikr.

Career

Ali Haider grew up in the neighbourhood of Firdous Colony in Karachi, and was pursuing a Civil Engineering degree at NED University when his showbiz career began.

Since the 1990s, Ali Haider has produced over sixteen music albums of which dozens of songs were top hits and became very popular. These earned him a place among the top singers of Pakistan.

His first album was Jane Jan Sun which included the title songs of jawaniyan, and Dhoop Kinare sung along with Nayyara Noor. This album was released by EMI and is obsolete in market, however, it may be found in some collections. The 2nd album he released was entitled "Chahat". The music was given by Bunny and a song with Sadaf Munir (now Sadaf Iqbal). That album was purchased by HMV India. Two of the most popular songs from the album were "Chahat" and "Ajnabi".

With the moderate success of the his second album, he released his third album, titled Qarar, which was much better than his previous two albums. It consisted of songs such as Qarar (the title song), Shehnahee and Jadu Kiya, which went on to become top hits. The music was composed by Amir khan, Bunny and Ali Haider himself. As Haider improved so did his music, his fourth album, Sandesa produced the hit songs Purani Jeans and Sandesa. These went to the top of the charts and remained at the top for a number of weeks.

His next album, Pakola Album did moderately well with songs such as Zaalim Nazron Say and Laila making it into the charts. His sixth album, Dastaan is known to be the best album, Haider has produced since his career started. It shot straight to number one and brought him great popularity at the time. In this album he produced a variety of music genres that suited pretty much anyone. The songs responsible for his popularity were Walawai, Papa Mummi and Ranjha Heer.

After some time, Haider released the album "The Best of Ali Haider", which pretty much summoned up that he is ending his music career. The album included all his major hits and favourite songs he has produced in the past. Some of the songs included in this collection were Purani Jeans, Walawai, Qarar and Sandesa. Later he went on to released another compilation to the previous album that was entitles Sayoni.

After sometime Haider released another two albums, Saaiyan and Jadu in which he has produced quite a number of popular tracks that did prove to be successful. Haider released his 15th Album in 2007 titled "Janey Do". This album also featured three previous songs with significant modifications. The all time favourite "Purani Jeans" made a return with a hard rock format. Qarar and "Agar Pyar" from the 1993 album Sandesa were also featured.

Haider has also acted in the Lollywood film titled Chalo Ishq Larain which was released in 2002. He was also seen playing the small role of Himself in the Bollywood film Main Osama which was directed by the controversial film Maker Faisal Saif. This feature film hit the cinema halls worldwide in 2008.

His reputation of recent years has taken a hit after an alleged drunken romp with an upcoming model Neha Ahmed that led to police action after complaints from residents where this is alleged to have taken place. More recently he has quit singing.

Resignation from Music

On 23 June 2009, Geo News reported that Ali Haider decided to resign from the world of music, which was also confirmed by the former singer and a Pakistani music website PakiUM.com.

His last music album was released on the internet named Stop and Think..? in 2009 shortly after his decision to quit music. Ali Haider donated all the proceeds from this Album to Charity.

He has since then released a religious songs album in the praise of Allah (God). His latest religious Album is Moula Dil Badal Dey, which consist of Hamds, Naats and different poetry on current situation of Muslim Ummah. He is also a Noha Khawan and has released his first Noha album in 2010, Shor Hai Mehshar Ka. He also released a Manqabat album in 2010 called Tuluh E Fiqr. He has also opened his own production with Gohar Jarchwi.

Discography

Albums

Jane Jan Sun - 1988

Chahat - 1989

Tarang - 1990

Qarar - 1991

Sandesa - 1993

Sanwala Saloona - 1994

Dastaan - 1995

Jania - 1996

Mahi - 1998

Saiyyaan - 1999

Jadoo - 2000

Chandni Raatein - 2002

Tera Naam Liya To - 2003

Purani Jeans (Remixes) - 2006

Jaanay Do - 2007

Stop and Think ...? - 2009

Moula Dil Badal Dey - 2009

Shor Hai Mehshar Ka - 2010

Tuluh E Fikr - 2010

References

Ali Haider Quit Singing

PTV Pakistan: Ali Haider

History on Ali Haider's albums and career

Information about Ali Haider and his albums

India Today: Interview with Ali Haider

Video Interview with Ali Haider

Ali Haider decides to marry - DAWN.com

External links

Ali Haider's Official Website

Ali Haider Fansite

Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:People from Karachi Category:Pakistani Shi'a Muslims Category:Pakistani film actors Category:Pakistani television actors Category:Pakistani pop singers Category:Pakistani film singers Category:NED University of Engineering and Technology alumni