Coordinates	50°5′″N18°33′″N
Name	Valmiki
Philosophy	Religious movement called Valmikism is based on Valmiki's teachings.
Honors	Revered as the ''Adi Kavi,'' which means ''First Poet,'' for he discovered the first ''śloka.''
Footnotes	Composed Ramayana and Yoga Vasistha }}

Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, ''vālmīki'') (during Lord Rama's time)) is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic ''Ramayana'', based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the ''Adi Kavi,'' which means ''First Poet,'' for he discovered the first ''śloka'' i.e. first ''verse'', which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry. The ''Yoga Vasistha'' is attributed to him. A religious movement called Valmikism is based on Valmiki's teachings as presented in the Ramayana and the Yoga Vasistha.

At least by the 1st century AD, Valmiki's reputation as the father of Sanskrit classical poetry seems to have been legendary. Ashvagosha writes in the Buddhacarita: :''"The voice of Valmiki uttered poetry which the great seer Chyavana could not compose."'' This particular verse has been speculated to indicate a familial relationship between Valmiki and Chyavana, as implied by the previous and subsequent verses.

Early life

The ''Uttara Khanda'' says that Valmiki was a highway robber named Valya Koli who used to rob people after killing them. Once, the robber tried to rob the divine sage Narada for the benefit of his family. Narada asked him if his family would share the sin he was incurring due to the robbery. The robber replied positively, but Narada told him to confirm this with his family. The robber asked his family, but none agreed to bear the burden of sin. Dejected, the robber finally understood the truth of life and asked for Narada's forgiveness. Narada taught the robber to worship God. The robber meditated for many years, so much so that Ant-hills grew around his body. Finally, a divine voice declared his penance successful, bestowing him with the name "Valmiki": "one born out of ant-hills" (Valmikam in Sanskrit means Ant-hill).

Writer of the Ramayana

The '''', originally written by Valmiki, consists of 24,000 verses in seven cantos (some say six i.e. excluding the Uttara Ramayana) (''''). The Ramayana tells the story of a prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon (''Rākshasa'') king of Lanka, Rāvana. The Valmiki Ramayana is dated variously from 500 BC to 100 BC, or about co-eval with early versions of the ''Mahabhārata''. As with many traditional epics, it has gone through a long process of interpolations and redactions, making it impossible to date accurately.

Notwithstanding the aforesaid, it is pertinent to note that Valmiki is also quoted to be the contemporary of Rama. Rama met Valmiki during his period of exile and had interacted with each other. Valmiki had Sita in his hermitage where Kusa and Lava were born to Sita. Valmiki taught Ramayana to Kusa and Lava, who later sang the divine story in Ayodhya during the Aswamedha yaga congregation, to the pleasure of the audience, whereupon, King Rama summoned them to his royal palace. Kusa and Lava sang the story of Rama there, and Rama confirmed that whatever had been sung by these two children was entirely true.

With this backdrop, it needs review to establish the period of Valmiki, likely to date back to thousands of years, as Krishna incarnation followed Rama's incarnation.

The first śloka

Valmiki was going to the river Ganga for his daily ablutions. A disciple by the name Bharadwaja was carrying his clothes. On the way, they came across the Tamasa Stream. Looking at the stream, Valmiki said to his disciple, "Look, how clear is this water, like the mind of a good man! I will bathe here today." When he was looking for a suitable place to step into the stream, he heard the sweet chirping of birds. Looking up, he saw two birds flying together. Valmiki felt very pleased on seeing the happy bird couple. Suddenly, one of the birds fell down, hit by an arrow; it was the male bird. Seeing the wounded one, its mate screamed in agony. Valmiki's heart melted at this pitiful sight. He looked around to find out who had shot the bird. He saw a hunter with a bow and arrows, nearby. Valmiki became very angry. His lips opened and he uttered the following words:

/*ॐ मा निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शास्वती समः यत् क्रौञ्चमिथुनादेकमवधीः काममोहितम्*/ :''mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ'' :''yat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam''

:''You will find no rest for the long years of Eternity'' :''For you killed a bird in love and unsuspecting''

Emerging spontaneously from his rage and grief, this was the first śloka in Sanskrit literature. Later Valmiki composed the entire Ramayana with the blessings of Lord Brahma in the same meter that issued forth from him as the śloka. Thus this śloka is revered as the "first śloka" in Hindu literature. Valmiki is revered as the first poet, or ''Adi Kavi'', and the Ramayana, the first kavya.

His first disciples to whom he taught the Ramayana were ''Kusha'' and ''Lava'', the sons of Rama.

See also

Tulsidas

Ramayana

Yoga Vasistha

Sanskrit literature

References

External links

Valmiki biography webpage

Satya Sarada Kandula, "Valmiki - Adikavi", ''The Ancient Indians''

Shastra Nethralaya, Rishikesh

Ramayana by Valmiki illustrated with Indian miniatures from the 16th to the 19th century

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Coordinates	50°5′″N18°33′″N
name	Hrishitaa Bhatt
birth date	May 10, 1981
birth place	Mumbai, India
occupation	Actress, model }}

Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 May 1981), also spelled as Hrishita Bhat, is a Bollywood actress and model. She debuted in the film ''Asoka'' (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan, but it was ''Haasil'' (2003), that brought major turn into her career. Bhatt got acclaim by this role and appeared in films like ''Ab Tak Chappan'' and ''Jigyaasa''. In 2008, she appeared in IshQ Bector's music video ''Daaku Daddy'' with Shakti Kapoor.

Early and personal life

Bhatt was born into a Bengali-speaking family in Mumbai. She used to take dance lessons as a child, was athletic and believed in keeping fit from her school days. She wanted to be a pilot, but after completing her education at Trinity College, London; took Kathak lessons from choreographer Shiamak Davar; and some modeling assignments, she successfully auditioned for the Liril advertising campaign. She was selected and became the Liril girl with the cute smile. She has also appeared in a music video album, ''"Aankhon Me Tera Hi Chehra"'' by Aryans, with Shahid Kapoor. She is now the life member of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.

Filmography

''Asoka'' ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' Neha Sengupta ''Out of Control (2003 film) Niharika Singh ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' Naina ''Kisna: The Warrior Poet'' ''Raam (2006 film) Sheena Saxena Jigyaasa Mathur Radha U. Jumani Item Number ''Godfather (2007 film) Mani Special appearance Surya Prakash - Singh's Sister ''Deshdrohi'' Vikram's girlfriend Sanjana M. Swami Item Number Priya Dhara ''Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge'' Priya Shumona Summi Anu ''Idiots Box'' ''Mani Mangalsutre'' ''Shagird (2011)

Year		Notes
rowspan="1">2001	|	Devi	Hindi
rowspan="2"	2002	|	Jojo	Hindi
''Shararat''	|	Hindi
rowspan="2"	2003	Out of Control'' ||	Richa	Hindi
''Haasil''	|	Hindi
rowspan="2"	2004	|	Vaishali / Mrs. Jatin Shukla	Hindi
''Charas: A Joint Operation''	|	Hindi
rowspan="1"	2005	|	Rukmani	Hindi	Special appearance
rowspan="5"	2006	Raam'' ||	Jyothika	Telugu language>Telugu
''Ankahee''	|	Hindi	credited as Hrishita Bhatt
''Jigyaasa''	|	Hindi
''Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride''	|	Hindi
''Page 3 (film)	Page 3''	|	Hindi
rowspan="5"	2007	Godfather: The legend Continues'' ||		Urdu	Pakistan>Pakistani film
''Dharm (film)	Dharm''	|	Hindi
''Bidhaatar Lekha''	|	Bengali language>Bengali
''Heyy Babyy''	|	Hindi
''Dharm''	|	Hindi
rowspan="6"	2008	|	Neha R. Raghav	Hindi
''Heroes (2008 film)	Heroes''	|	Hindi
''Don Muthuswamy''	|	Hindi
''My Name is Anthony Gonsalves''	|	Hindi
''Khaffa''	|	Hindi
''Dhara (2008 film)	Dhara''	|	Hindi
rowspan="6"	2009	|	Riya	Hindi
''Marega Salaa''	|	Hindi
''Awasthi''	|	Hindi
''Aasma: The Sky Is the Limit''	|	Hindi
''Bad Luck Govind''	|	Hindi
''Jugaad''	|	Hindi
rowspan="1"	2010	|		Hindi
	|	Savitri	Marathi
rowspan="1"	2011	Shagird'' ||	Special Appearance	Hindi

References

External links

Category:1981 births Category:Indian film actors Category:Living people Category:Indian actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:People from Mumbai Category:Mithibai College alumni

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Coordinates	50°5′″N18°33′″N
name	Hemanta Mukherjee
background	solo_singer
birth name	Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay
birth date	16 June 1920
birth place	Varanasi, Benares State, British Raj (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
death date	26 September 1989
Death place	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
spouse	Bela Mukhopadhyay
genre	Bengali and Hindi/Marathi Playback
occupation	Singer/Composer
years active	1937 – 1989 }}

Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay (; ''Hemonto Kumar Mukhopaddhae'') also known as Hemanta Mukherjee (16 June 1920 – 26 September 1989) was an Bengali singer, composer and producer. He sang in Hindi films under the name Hemant Kumar.

Early life

Hemanta was born in the city of Varanasi, India although his family hailed from a village named Baharu in West Bengal. They migrated to Kolkata in the early 20th century. Hemanta grew up there and attended Mitra Institution school of Bhawanipore area. There he met his longtime friend, Subhas Mukhopadhyay who later became a Bengali poet. After passing the intermediate examinations (12th grade), Hemanta joined Jadavpur University to pursue Engineering. However, he quit academics to pursue a career in music, despite parental objection. He briefly tried his hand at literature and also published a short story in a prestigious Bengali magazine called ''Desh'', but by the late-1930s he was committed entirely to music.

Early music career

Under the influence of his friend Subhas Mukhopadhyay, Hemanta recorded his first song for All India Radio in 1933. The first line of the song was ''Amar Ganete Ele Nabarupi Chirantanii''. Hemanta's music career was primarily mentored by the Bengali musician, Sailesh Duttagupta. In an interview on television in the early 1980s, Hemanta had mentioned that he had also received classical music training from Ustad Faiyaz Khan, but his tutelage was cut short by Ustad's untimely death.

In 1937, Hemanta cut his first gramophone disc under the Columbia label. The songs (non-film) on this disc were ''Janite Jadi Go Tumi'' and ''Balo Go Balo More'' whose lyrics were by Naresh Bhattacharya and music was composed by Sailesh Duttagupta. Thereafter, every year Hemanta continued to record non-film discs for the Gramophone Company of India (GCI) till 1984. His first Hindi songs were ''Kitana Dukh Bhulaya Tumne'' and ''O Preet Nibhanewali'', released in 1940 under GCI's Columbia label. Music for these songs were composed by Kamal Dasgupta, lyrics were by Faiyaz Hashmi.

Hemanta's first film song was in the Bengali film Nimai Sanyas released in 1941. Music for this film was scored by Hariprasanna Das. Hemanta's first compositions for himself were the Bengali non-film songs ''Katha Kayonako Shudhu Shono'' and ''Amar Biraha Akashe Priya'' in 1944. Lyrics of these two songs were by Amiya Bagchi.

His first Hindi film songs were in Irada in 1944 under Pt. Amarnath's music direction. Lyrics were by Aziz Kashmiri.

Hemanta is considered a foremost exponent of Rabindrasangeet. His first recorded Rabindrasangeet was in the Bengali film Priya Bandhabi (1944). The song was ''Pather Sesh Kothaye''. He recorded his first non-film Rabindrasangeet disc in 1944 under the Columbia label. The songs were ''Aamar Aar Habe Na Deri'' and ''Keno Pantha E Chanchalata''.

His first movie as a music director was the Bengali film Abhiyatri in 1947. Although many of the songs Hemanta recorded during this time received critical acclaim, major commercial success eluded him until 1947. Some contemporary male singers of Hemanta in Bengali around that period were Jaganmay Mitra, Robin Majumdar, Satya Chowdhury, Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Sudhirlal Chakraborty, Bechu Dutta and Talat Mahmood.

Family

Hemanta had three brothers and a sister, Nilima. His elder brother, Tarajyoti, was a short-story writer in Bengali. The youngest brother, Amal Mukhopadhyay, composed music for some Bengali movies, most notably Hospital and Abak Prithibi. He also recorded a few Bengali songs in the 1960s.

In 1945, Hemanta married Bela Mukherjee (died 25 June 2009), a singer from Bengal. Although Bela (maiden name also Bela Mukhopadhyay) had sung some popular songs in a Bengali movie, ''Kashinath'' (1943), with music by Pankaj Mullick – she did not actively pursue her musical career after marriage.

They had two children: a son, Jayant, and a daughter, Ranu. Ranu as Ranu Mukhopadhyay pursued a music career in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with somewhat limited success. Jayant is married to Moushmi Chatterjee, an Indian film actress who was popular in the 1970s.

Success and migration to Mumbai

In the mid 1940s, Hemanta became an active member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and started an association with another active IPTA member – songwriter and composer – Salil Chowdhury. One of the main driving forces behind the establishment of IPTA was the Bengal famine of 1943 and the inaction of the British administration and wealthy Indians to prevent it from happening. In 1948, Hemanta recorded a non-film song called ''ganyer badhu'' (literally translates to 'The rural bride') that had music and lyrics by Salil Chowdhury. The six minute song recorded on two sides of a 78 rpm disc was sung at a varying pace and lacked the conventional structure and romantic theme of a Bengali song. It depicted an idyllic, prosperous and caring rural woman's life and family, and how it gets ravaged by the demons of famine and ensuing poverty. This song generated an unforeseen popularity for Hemanta and Salil in eastern India, and, in a way, established Hemanta ahead of his male contemporaries. Hemanta and Salil paired again in several songs over the next four years and almost all these songs proved to be very popular.

Around the same period, Hemanta started receiving more assignments for music composition for Bengali films. Some of these films were for a director named Hemen Gupta. When Hemen moved to Mumbai a few years later, he called upon Hemanta to compose music for his first directorial venture in Hindi titled ''Anandmath'' under the Filmistan banner. Responding to this call, Hemanta migrated to Mumbai in 1951 and joined the Filmistan Studios. The music of ''Anand Math'' (1952) was a moderate success. Perhaps, the most notable songs from this movie is ''vande mataram'' sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which Hemanta set to a marching tune. Following Anandmath, Hemanta scored music for a few Filmistan movies like ''Shart'' in subsequent years, the songs of which received moderate popularity. Simultaneously, Hemanta also gained popularity in Mumbai as a playback singer. His songs playbacked for actor Dev Anand under music director Sachin Dev Burman in movies like ''Jaal'', ''House No. 44'', and ''Solva Saal'' became quite popular.

Career rise

By the mid-1950s, Hemanta had consolidated his position as a prominent singer and composer. In Bengal, he was one of the foremost exponents of Rabindrasangeet and perhaps the most sought after male singer. In Mumbai, along with playback singing, He also carved a niche as a composer. He composed music for a Hindi film called ''Nagin'' (1954) which became a major success owing largely to its music. Songs of Nagin remained chart-toppers continuously for two years and culminated in Hemant receiving the prestigious Filmfare Best Music Director Award in 1955. The very same year, he scored music for a Bengali movie called ''Shapmochan'' in which he also played back four songs for the Bengali actor Uttam Kumar. This started a long partnership between Hemant and Uttam as a playback singer-actor pair. They were the most popular singer-actor duo in Bengali Cinema over the next decade.

In the latter part of the 1950s, Hemanta composed music and sang for several Bengali and Hindi films, recorded several Rabindrasangeets and Bengali non-film songs. Almost all of these, especially his Bengali songs became very popular. This period can be termed as the zenith of his career and lasted for almost a decade. He sang songs composed by the major music directors in Bengal such as Nachiketa Ghosh, Robin Chatterjee and Salil Chowdhury. Some of the notable films Hemanta himself composed music for during this period include ''Harano Sur'', ''Marutirtha Hinglaj'', ''Neel Akasher Neechey'', ''Lukochuri'', ''Swaralipi'', ''Deep Jwele Jaai'', ''Shesh Parjanta'', ''Kuhak'', ''Dui Bhai'', and ''Saptapadi'' in Bengali, and, ''Jagriti'' and ''Ek Hi Raasta'' in Hindi.

Movie production

In the late 1950s, Hemanta ventured into movie production under his own banner Hemanta-Bela productions. The first movie under this banner was a Bengali film directed by Mrinal Sen, titled ''Neel Akasher Neechey'' (1959). The story of this film was based on the travails of a Chinese street hawker in Calcutta in the backdrop of India's freedom struggle. The movie went onto win the President's Gold Medal – the highest honour for a movie from Government of India. In the next decade, Hemanta's production company was renamed Geetanjali productions and it produced several Hindi movies such as ''Bees Saal Baad'', ''Kohraa'', ''Biwi Aur Makaan'', ''Faraar'', ''Rahgir'' and ''Khamoshi'' – all of which had music by Hemanta. Almost all of these, except ''Bees Saal Baad'' and ''Khamoshi'', weren't major commercial successes. Back in Bengal, Hemanta scored music for a movie titled ''Palatak'' in 1963 where he experimented with merging Bengal Folk Music and light music. This proved to be a major success and Hemanta's composition style changed noticeably for many of his future films in Bengal such as ''Baghini'', and ''Balika Badhu''. In Bengali films ''Manihar'' and ''Adwitiya'', both of which were major musical as well as commercial successes, his compositions had a light classical tinge. In 1961, for commemorating Rabindranath Tagore's birth centenary, Gramophone company of India featured Rabindrasangeet by Hemanta in a large portion of its commemorative output. This too proved to be a major commercial success. Hemanta also went on several overseas concert tours in this period including his trip to the West Indies. Overall, in the 1960s decade he retained his position as the major male singer in Bengal, and, as a composer and singer to be reckoned with in Hindi films.

Latter part of career

In the 1970s, Hemanta's contribution in Hindi films was nominal. He scored music for a handful of his home productions, but none of these movies were successful nor the music of them. In Bengal, however, he remained the foremost exponent of Rabindrasangeet. His non-film output was popular in the early part of the decade. In 1971, Hemanta debuted as a film director in for his self-produced Bengali movie titled ''Anindita''. The movie didn't fare exceedingly well at the box office. In the early to mid 1970s, two major music composers in Bengal, Nachiketa Ghosh and Robin Chatterjee, who had worked closely with Hemanta since the early 1950s, died. Simultaneously, music composed by Hemanta for Bengali films like ''Fuleswari'', ''Raag Anurag'' and ''Dadar Kirti'' established Hemanta as the major film music composer in the Bengal movie scene. In 1979, Hemanta re-recorded some of his earlier works with composer Salil Chowdhury from the 1940s and 1950s. This album, titled 'Legend of Glory, vol. 2' was a major commercial success, despite Hemanta's aged and slightly tired voice.

In 1980, Hemanta suffered a major heart attack (myocardial infarction) that severely affected his vocal capabilities, especially his breath control. He continued to record songs in the early eighties, but his voice was a shade of its rich baritone past. In 1984, Hemanta was felicitated by different organizations, most notably by the Gramophone Company of India, for completing 50 years in music. Ironically, that very year Hemanta released his last album with Gramophone Company of India – a 45 rpm extended play disc with four non-film songs. Over the next few years, Hemanta released non-film songs under various small-time labels that had cropped up in the nascent cassette-based music industry. Only a few of these were commercially successful. He composed music for a handful of Bengali movies and one Bengali and one Hindi tele-series. However, by this time he had become an institution, a beloved personality, and a courteous and friendly gentleman. He continued to feature regularly on All India Radio, Doordarshan (TV) and live programmes/concerts during this period.

In September 1989, he travelled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to receive the Michael Madhusudan Award. He performed a concert in Dhaka as well. Immediately after returning from this trip, he suffered a major heart attack (myocardial infarction) on September 26 and breathed his last at 11:15 pm in a nursing home in South Calcutta. Interestingly, even 15 years after his death, Gramophone Company of India releases at least one album by him every year, repackaging his older songs, because of the commercial viability of his songs. His legacy still lives on through the numerous songs he has recorded, music he has composed and through many male singers in Bengal and the rest of India who continue to imitate his singing style.

English filmography as a composer

1972: Siddhartha

Bengali filmography as a composer

Total number of films: 138

1947: Abhiyatri, Purbaraag

1948: Bhuli Naai, Padma Pramatta Nadi, Priyatama

1949: Diner Par Din, '42, Sandipan Pathshala, Swami

1951: Jighansa, Paritran

1952: Swapno O Samadhi-(Jointly with Khagen Dasgupta)

1955: Shapmochan

1956: Suryamukhi

1957: Shesh Parichay, Taser Ghar, Harano Sur

1958: Lukochuri, Shikar, Surjatoran, Joutuk, Neel Akasher Neechey

1959: Deep Jwele Jaai, Khelaghar, Marutirtha Hinglaj, Sonar Harin, Kshaniker Atithi

1960: Baishey Shravan, Gariber Meye, Kuhak, Khoka Babur Prayabartan, Shesh Paryanta

1961: Dui Bhai, Agni Sanskar, Madhya Rater Tara, Punashcha, Saptapadi, Sathi Hara, Swaralipi

1962: Atal Jaler Ahwan, Agun, Dada Thakur, Hansuli Banker Upakatha, Nabadiganta

1963: Badshah, Barnachora, Ek Tukro Agun, High Heel, Palatak, Saat Pake Bandha, Shesh Prahar, Tridhara

1964: Arohi, Bibhas, Natun Tirtha, Pratinidhi, Prabhater Rang, Swarga Hotey Biday, Sindure Megh

1965: Alor Pipasa, Ek Tuku Basa, Ek Tuku Chhonya Lage, Suryatapa

1966: Kanch Kata Hirey, Manihar

1967: Balika Badhu, Dushtu Prajapati, Nayika Sangbad, Ajana Shapath

1968: Adwitya, Baghini, Hansamithun, Jiban Sangeet, Panchasar, Parisodh

1969: Chena Achena, Man Niye, Parineeta, Shuk Sari

1970: Deshbandhu Chittaranjan, Duti Mon

1971: Kuheli, Malayadan, Nabarag, Nimantran, Sansar, Mahabiplabi Arabindo

1972: Anindita, Shriman Prithviraj

1974: Bikele Bhorer Phool, Thagini, Phuleshwari

1975: Agniswar, Mohan Baganer Meye, Nishi Mrigaya, Raag Anuraag, Sansar Simantey

1976: Banhi Sikha, Datta, Sankhabish, Pratisruti

1977: Din Amader, Hatey Roilo Tin, Mantramugdha, Pratima, Proxy, Rajani, Sanai, Shesh Raksha, Swati

1978: Ganadevta, Nadi Theke Sagare, Pranay Pasha

1979: Shahar Theke Dooray, Nauka Dubi

1980: Bandhan, Dadar Kirti, Paka Dekha, Pankhiraj, Shesh Bichar

1981: Kapal Kundala, Khelar Putul, Meghmukti, Subarna Golak

1982: Chhoto Maa, Chhut, Uttar Meleni, Pratiksha

1983: Amar Geeti, Rajeshwari

1984: Agni Shuddhi, Ajantay, Bishabriksha, Didi, Madhuban, Suryatrishna

1985: Bhalobasa Bhalobasa, Tagari

1986: Pathbhola, Ashirwad

1987: Pratibha, Tunibou, Agaman, Boba sanai, Parasmani, Surer Sathi

Hindi filmography as a composer

A: Anand Math, Anjaan, Anupama, Arab Ka Saudagar

B: Bahu, Bandhan, Bandi, Bandish, Bees Saal Baad, Bees Saal Pehle, Bhagwat Mahima, Bin Badal Barsaat, Biwi Aur Makaan

C: Chand, Champakali

D: Daku Ki Ladki, Do Dil, Do Dooni Char, Do Ladke Dono Kadke, Do Mastane, Durgesh Nandini, Duniya Jhukti Hai,Devi Choudhurani

E: Ek hi Raasta, Ek Jhalak

F: Ferry, Faraar, Fashion

G: Girl Friend

H: Hamara Watan, Hill Station, Hum Bhi Insaan Hai

I: Inspector

J: Jagriti

K: Khamoshi, Kohraa, Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan

L: Lagan, Laalten, Love in Canada

M: Maa Beta, Majhli Didi, Miss Mary

N: Nagin

P: Payal, Police

R: Rahgeer

S: Sahara, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Samrat, Sannata, Shart

T: Taj

U: Us Raat Ke Baad

Y: Yahudi Ki Ladki

Other languages filmography as a composer

''Ayel Basant Bahar'' (1961)

''Balma Bada Nadaan'' (1964)

Hemant Kumar also sang several Marathi songs, notably "Mee Dolkara, Dolkara, Dolakra dariyacha raaja...." (मी डोलकर, डोलकर दर्याचा राजा) with Lata Mangeshkar. This song became immensely popular. Another popular Marathi song by Hemant Kumar, "Gomu sangatina mazya tu yeshil kay" (गोमू संगतीनं माझ्या तू येशील काय), is filmed on the famous actor Kashinath Ghanekar in the film Ha Khel Saavalyancha, हा खेळ सावल्यांचा.

References

Sources

# Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, "Ananda dhara", Deb Sahitya Kutir Press, Calcutta, 1970. # A. Rajadhakshya and P. Wilhelm, "An Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema," 2nd ed., British Film Institute, 1999. # S. Bhattacharya, "Amar gaaner swaralipi," A. Mukherjee Press, Calcutta, 1988.

External links

Songs of Hemanta Mukherjee

Hemant Kumar home page

Mostly complete discography

Articles on Hemanta Mukherjee

Hemanta's Hindi Filmography

Hemanta's Bengali Songs

Hemanta's Bangla Gaan

Hemanta Mukherjee's Bengali Songs

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Coordinates	50°5′″N18°33′″N
Name	Lehmber Hussainpuri
Background	solo_singer
Birth date	July 17, 1966
Origin	Punjab, India
Genre	Bhangra, Punjabi Hip hop
Years active	2001–present
Label	MovieBox Records }}

Lehmber Hussainpuri (, '''' pronounced ; born 17 July 1977 in Punjab, India) in a Sikh family. He is a popular bhangra singer in India, UK, USA, and Canada.

Career

Hussainpuri first appeared onto the mainstream bhangra scene through Mukthar Sahota on a track titled 'Sohni Lagdi' who then moved onto a collaboration with Dr. Zeus on the album ''Unda The Influence''. This album was a success with both traditional and modern bhangra fans with such hits as ''Ah Ni Kuriye'', ''Mele Vich Jatt'' and ''Tin Cheeja''. He then did other notable tracks including ''Das Ja'', ''Gabru Shakeen'', ''Sadi Gali'', ''Ne Baliyeh'',''Seetiyan'' and notable appearance on the worldwide smash-hit ''DesiRock'' by Swami. Even after working with so many notable artists on many record labels, Lehmber was still unsigned and had not released his debut album.

Soon after, in late 2004, Lehmber signed a one album deal with Envy Records in UK. He then began work on his debut album, which was supposed to be released on Envy Records. However, in 2005 he released his solo debut album called Folk Attack in India under BaseLine Records even though he was signed to Envy Records in UK. This led to huge controversy and eventually Lehmber being fired from Envy Records without ever releasing a solo album with Envy. But that was not going to stop Lehmber. He quickly signed a deal in late 2005 with Serious Records, headed by his good friend Jeeti, based in UK.

Later, A compilation ''The Best of Lehmber Hussainpuri'' was also released in late 2005 by Jatt Records. An album containing Lehmber's previous material, from before he made it into mainstream, was released by VPearl Records entitled The Great Bhangra King. None of these were official albums, rather just unofficial albums/ compilations by various companies in India to which Lehmber branched off.

Hussainpuri, from 2005 to 2006, became one of the greatest Punjabi singers of recent times. In 2006 he worked with Aman Hayer, Simon Nandhra, RDB, DJ S-Bolina, DJ Sanj, Lil Sach and many others.

His first album on Serious Records, Chalakiyan, was released in October 2006 and contained tracks produced by Jeeti, Kam Frantic and Aman Hayer. The album was a massive success not only in UK but also in India and North America. Chalakiyan won ALBUM OF THE YEAR for 2006 at the UK Asian Music Awards. The title song Chalakiyan and the song Hauli Nach were both nominated for Song of the Year but did not win.

In March 2007 Envy Records, the former label which Hussainpuri was signed to, released a new album entitled ''21 Century King of Bhangra'' featuring 3 new tracks and all of Hussainpuri's hit tracks from his Envy days. In response to this Hussainpuri released a video asking people not to buy the album and to only buy his albums which have been released by Serious Records. It has been stated that this is an attempt by Envy Records to get money back from Hussainpuri after he released ''Folk Attack'' early in India while being signed to Envy Records. Envy Records also released a album in June 2007 titled ''Party with Lehmber Hussainpuri'' in UK without Lehmber's permission.

On September 19, 2007 Hussainpuri's compilation "Phuchal" was released in India. It contained previously released songs produced by Simon Nadhara, DJ VIX, Popsy, and Metz n Trix. This album was just a compilation of songs that previously appeared on other producers' albums. Thus is album was not an official release, rather a compilation released in India. The North American version was released as "Bhuchal" by Planet Recordz.

In 2008 he made appearances on 2 CDs, XS-BASS' July 2008 release, "Amplified", and DJ H & DJ Rags' August 2008 release, "Reloaded", on the songs "Mitran Da Dhol" and "Gulaab". In a 2008 interview, Lehmber stated that his next album would be releasing soon from Serious Records.

In February 2009, Lehmber appeared on 2 songs on Jeeti's ''Serious Duets''. One was titled Mera Mahi Tu Pateya, which is actually just the re-worked Boliyan (this one featuring Miss Pooja) from Lehmber's album Chalakiyan. The other song, also from Chalakiyan, titled Dil De Hoor, contained somewhat similar lyrics from the smash hit ''Ah Ni Kuriye''

In January 2010, Lehmber appeared on many song such as ''Kudi'' from Hardcore Desi 2; ''Giddhe Wich'' from Sher Punjabi; ''Ik Peg'' from Mohabttan 2010; & ''Akh Teri'' from Velley Boyz. In March 2010, Lehmber Hussainpuri appeared on the songs ''Dil Lagee (Desi Version)'' and ''Dil Lagee (Hip Hop Version)'' on the album ''Absolut Bhangra 4: The Double Shot'' by North American group Dhol Beat International. The Desi Version of Dil Lagee became an instant hit and definitely a dance floor shaker.

On April 28, 2010, it was announced that MovieBox Records, based out of UK, had acquired Serious Records. As part of the deal, Moviebox received Serious Records' music catalogue as well as their current lineup of artists. Thus Lehmber Hussainpuri is now officially signed to MovieBox Records. In the press release, MovieBox also announced that Lehmber's album will be released in July 2010 with production coming from Jeeti, Kam Frantic, and Panjabi By Nature. Lehmber's signing with MovieBox is a huge benefit for Lehmber, because now he can work with MovieBox's ever-expanding lineup of top class producers.

In a July 2010 interview, Lehmber gave insight into his upcoming projects. Hussainpuri said, "Besides my solo album, I have a devotional album also coming out this year." Lehmber also stated that for his next solo project he was trying his hand singing qawwalis and songs which address a social cause, quite a different approach then his usual fast-beat party tunes. Lastly, he mentioned that he was heading towards Bollywood. Lehmber said, "Akshay Kumar has expressed his desire to work with me and we shall come out together with a project soon."He is a popular singer.

In November 2010, Lehmber Hussainpuri appeared on Panjabi MC's album, ''The Raj'' on the song ''Akh Da Eshara''. Also, the video for his song on Manni Sandhu's future album entitled ''My Time'' was also released, entitled ''Bottle''. In January and February 2011, Lehmber Hussainpuri appeared on the songs ''Mittro Ki Kariye'' by Tejwant Kittu, ''Hawavan'' by Jassi Bros, and ''Nakharah'' by MidLand DJs

In Feb 2011, his single "Sadi Gali (RDB)" reached number one on various Bollywood charts. The single was initially released on RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass)'s album 'Three' in 2005, but then due to its huge success in the underground scene, it was re-released on the soundtrack of the movie 'Tanu Weds Manu' (2011).

Feud

Lehmber and Dr. Zeus made one of the best collaborations bhangra had seen since the likes of Jazzy B & S.Shinda. Together these two had various hits. But an incident around an album caused their breakup leaving yet another potentially greatest bhangra producer & singer duo lost. The last big breakup in the bhangra industry was of the band B21.

After working on ''Unda da Influence'' with Dr. Zeus, Lehmber wanted his own solo debut album. Zeus agreed to produce an album for Lehmber for free because he felt Lehmber should get credit and not producers. Zeus agreed only as long as Envy Records got to release the album in the UK. Zeus also agreed that Lehmber could release the Indian version of the album himself. Therefore Lehmber signed a one album contract with Envy Records in late 2004. Zeus agreed to finish production on the album,in the 5 months before going on tour, but Zeus was not able to. Thus, Lehmber took the uncompleted tracks to India behind Zeus' back. He released the songs on an album "Folk Attack" under BaseLine Records even though he was signed to Envy Records in UK. Zeus was unhappy about how the tracks were released without his permission and therefore fired Lehmber from Envy Records. Zeus put the finishing touches on the songs (adding raps, backup singers, and skits) and released it as "The Original Edit" under his own name in UK. Both versions of the albums were well received by listeners

Discography

Official Albums

Chalakiyan Folk Attack 2

Year !! Name !! Record Label !! Singles Released
2005	Folk Attack	Baseline Records
2006	|	Serious Records	Chalakiyan & Manke
2011	|	MovieBox Records	TDB

Compilations/Unofficial Albums/Foreign Releases

Year !! Name !! Record Label
2005	Strictly Vocals	Speed Records
2005	The Best of Lehmber Hussainpuri
2006	The Great Bhangra King
2006	Folk Magic
2006	Daaru Pee Ke
2006	DJ Attack Vol. 1
2006	Lehmber the Remix Album
2007	21st Century King of Bhangra
2007	DJ Attack Vol. 2
2007	The Don
2007	Party with Lehmber Hussainpuri
2007	Phuchal
2007	Bhuchal
2009	DJ Attack 3:Pehchan Punjabi De
2010	First Impression (3CD)
2011	Best of Lehmber Hussainpuri

Bollywood Soundtracks

Year !! Movie !! Song
2011	Tanu Weds Manu	Sadi Gali
2011	F.A.L.T.U.
2011	Mausam (2011 film)

References

Category:1977 births Category:Bhangra Category:Living people

Coordinates	50°5′″N18°33′″N
name	Akkineni Nageswara Rao Garu
birth date	September 20, 1924
birth place	Venkataraghavapuram, Kistna District, Madras Presidency
occupation	Actor, producer, studio owner
spouse	Annapurna
children	Akkineni NagarjunaNaga SusheelaAkkineni VenkatSathyavathi
birth name	Akkineni Nageswara Rao
other names	ANR, Natasamrat
signature	A_NageswaraRao_Autograph.jpg

Akkineni Nageswara Rao (, born 20 September 1924 at Ramapuram, Gudivada Taluk, Krishna District), also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 69-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films. Nageswara Rao has been active in the Telugu film industry since 1941 (ten years after the birth of Telugu cinema) and he is considered as the one of the veteran actors in Telugu cinema.

Early life and background

Akkineni Nageswara Rao was born in a poor farmer's family on 20 September 1924 at Ramapuram, Krishna District. He has stated on record in several interviews that his education was limited to primary schooling due to his parents' poor economic conditions. Nageswara Rao took to acting at a very early age. He started acting in street plays at the age of nine.

Indian plays in those days used to have all male casts and male leads often played female roles (as evidenced in the first Indian feature film, ''Raja Harishchandra''). In his early days as an actor, Nageswara Rao used to enact such female roles on stage. He acted more than 260 movies in his career.

Film career

Nageswara Rao's first Telugu film was ''Dharmapatni'', a 1941 Telugu film, wherein he played the role of one of the hero's childhood friends. He later continued his career as a part time stage actor and acted in several Telugu plays such as ''Ashoka Jyothy'', ''Sathyanveshana'' and ''Telugu Talli''. On one such occasion, when he was travelling back from a play in Tenali, he was spotted on the Vijayawada railway station by Ghantasala Balaramaiah, a Telugu filmmaker of those days, and was immediately offered a role in his upcoming movie ''Seeta Rama Jananam''. He was later cast in this movie in the role of Lord Rama.

In his career spanning 69 years in the Telugu film industry, he has played the lead role in over 256 Telugu films and 26 Tamil films. Several of these films turned out to be financial and critical successes.

Among other things, Nageswara Rao is credited for influencing Telugu film producers and creating a base for Telugu films in Hyderabad.

The Telugu film industry in its early days worked out of Madras (now Chennai) in Tamil Nadu. The new state of Andhra Pradesh was carved out from the Madras Presidency on 1 November 1956 and several leaders opined that in order to create a separate identity for the Telugu film industry, it had to be based out of Hyderabad, the then capital of Andhra Pradesh. ANR was one of the actors of that period who insisted on creating a base for Telugu films in Hyderabad and established his own production studio, Annapurna Studios, to facilitate this.

Prominent films

ANR has acted in several landmark Telugu films. Some of his prominent films that have been financial and critical successes are ''Tenali Rama Krishna'', ''Kalidasu'', ''Devadasu'', ''Mayabazar'', ''Missamma'', ''Dr. Chakravarthi'', ''Ardhangi'', ''Muga Manasulu'', ''Dasara Bullodu'', ''Prem Nagar'' and ''Premabhishekam''. The film ''Premabhishekam'' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao is one of the biggest hits in Tollywood. It had an amazing 533 days run in Hyderabad City, which is still the highest run in a city for any Telugu movie. ''Premabhishekam'' is the only Telugu film to have run for 365+ days continuously. He is good actor in every aspects having multi talenet as actor, comedian , villain , adviser etc.

Awards and honors

He has received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Kalimamani, Raghupati Venkayya Award. He has won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actor award, for ''Marapurani Manishi''(1973). He has received five Nandi Awards, for ''Doctor Chakravarthy'' (1964), ''Antastulu'' (1965), ''Sudigundaalu'' (1967), ''Meghasandesam'' (1982) and ''Bangaru Kutumbam'' (1994). He has also received the Kalidasu award granted by the MP Government at a national level. At one point he was also appointed as an adviser to the State Film Development Corporation.

Prominent films

S No !! Movie name !! Year of release
1	''Seeta Rama Jananam''	1944
2	''Ratnamala''
3	''Mugguru Maratilu''
4	''Palnati Yudham''
5	''Mayalokam''
6	''Balaraju''
7	''Keelu Gurram''
8	''Rakha Rekha''
9	Laila Majnu (1949 film)>Laila Majnu''
10	''Palletoori Pilla''
11	''Swapna Sundari''
12	Samsaram (1950 film)>Samsaram''
13	''Mayalamarari''
15	Prema (film)>Prema''
16	''Paradesi''
17	''Bratuku Theruvu''
18	''Devadasu''
19	''Chakrapani''
20	''Vipranarayana''
21	''Missamma''
22	''Ardhangi''
23	''Rojulu Marayee''
24	''Ardhangi''
25	''Anarkhali''
26	''Santhaanam''
27	''Vadina''
28	''Donga Ramudu''
29	''Bhale Ramudu''
30	''Ilavelpu''
31	''Thodi Kodallu''
32	''Sati Savithri''
33	''Mayabazar''
34	''Allavuddin Adbhutadeepam''
35	''Suvarna Sundari''
36	''Dongallo Dora''
37	''Chenchu Lakshmi''
38	''Pellinati Pramanalu''
39	''Mangalyabalam''
40	''Pellisandadi''
41	''Jayabheri''
42	''Illarikam''
43	''Namminabantu''
44	''Santinivasam''
45	''Mahakavi Kalidasu''
46	''Pellikanuka''
47	''Mahakavi Kalidasu''
48	''Runanubandham''
49	''Abhimanam''
50	''Velugu Needalu''
51	''Bharya Bharthalu''
52	''Sabhash Raja''
53	''Iddaru Mithrulu''
54	Aradhana (1962 film)>Aradhana''
55	''Manchi Manasulu''
56	''Gundamma Katha''
57	''Kulagothralu''
58	''Siri Sampadalu''
59	''Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham''
60	''Chaduvukunna Ammayilu''
61	''Poojafalam''
62	''Atmabalam''
63	''Mooga Manasulu''
64	''Muralikrishna''
65	''Amarasilpi Jakkanna''
66	''Doctor Chakravarti''
67	''Antastulu''
68	''Manushulu Mamatalu''
69	''Sumangali''
70	''Preminchi Choodu''
71	''Aatma Gowravam''
72	Navarathri (film)>Navarathri''
73	''Aastiparulu''
74	''Poola Rangadu''
75	''Manchi Kutumbam''
76	Brahmachari (Telugu film)>Brahmachari''
77	''Govula Gopanna''
78	''Bangaru Gajulu''
79	''Adrushtavanthulu''
80	''Mooga Nomu''
81	''Bandhipotu Dongalu''
82	''Athmeeyulu''
83	''Buddhimanthudu''
84	''Sipayi Chinnayya''
85	''Akkachellelu''
86	''Iddaru Ammayilu''
87	''Dasara Bullodu''
88	''Pavithrabandham''
89	''Prem Nagar''
90	''Suputhrudu''
91	''Amaayakuraalu''
92	''Rithukutumbam''
93	''Vichitrabandham''
94	''Koduku Kodalu''
95	''Manchi Rojulu Vachchaayi''
96	''Datta Putrudu''
97	''Bangaru Babu''
98	''Bhakta Tukaram''
99	''Palletoori Bava''
100	Andala Ramudu (1973 film)>Andala Ramudu''
101	''Manchivadu''
102	''Bangarukalalu''
103	''Dorababu''
104	''Secretary''
105	''Chakradhari''
106	''Alumagalu''
107	''Bangaru Bommalu''
108	''Chanakya Chandragupta''
109	''Chilipi Krishnudu''
110	''Ramakrishnulu''
111	''Devadaasu Mallee Puttaadu''
112	''Muddula Koduku''
113	''Yedanthastulameda''
114	''Pilla Zameendaaru''
115	''Buchhibabu''
116	''Srivari Muchhatlu''
117	''Premabhishekam''
118	''Gurusishyulu''
119	''Ramudu Kadhu Krushnudu''
120	''Koteeswarudu''
121	''Bahoodhurapu Baatasari''
122	''Sriranganeetulu''
123	''Anubandham''
124	''Dampatyam''
125	''Illale Devatha''
126	''Guru Brahma''
127	''Brahma Rudrulu''
128	''Aadi Dampathulu''
129	''Athma Bandhuvulu''
130	''Collectorgari Abbai ''
131	''Agni Puthrudu''
132	''Ravugarillu ''
133	''Bharyabhartala Bandam''
134	''Bharya Barthalu''
135	''Raajakeeya Chadarangam''
136	''Bhale Dampathulu''
137	''Adarshavanthudu''
138	''Sutradharulu ''
139	''Iddaru Iddare ''
140	''Sitaramayyagari Manavaralu ''
141	''Pranadhaatha''
142	''Raguluthunna Bhaaratham''
143	''College Bullodu ''
144	''Raajeswari Kalyanam''
145	''Ratha Saarathi''
146	''Mechanic Alludu ''
147	''Gaandeevam''
148	''Bangaru Kutumbam ''
149	''Theerpu''
150	''Maaya Bazaar''
151	''Daddy Daddy ''
152	''Pandaga''
153	''Sri Seetarama Kalyanam Chutamurarandi ''
154	''Raogarintlo Rowdi''
155	''God Father''
156	''Madhavaiah Gari Manavadu''
157	''Chukkallo Chandrudu ''
158	''Sri Ramadasu''
159	''Sri Rama Rajyam (post production)''

References

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