name	Feroz Khan
birth date	September 25, 1939
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birth place	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
death place	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
years active	1960–2007
spouse	Sundari (1965–1985)
children	Fardeen Khan Laila Khan
occupation	Actor, Editor, Producer, Director
filmfareawards	Best Debut: ''Didi'' (1960)
death date	April 27, 2009
religion	Muslim }}

Feroz Khan (Hindi: फ़िरोज़ ख़ान, Urdu: فیروزخان September 25, 1939 – 27 April 2009) was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. For his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger and cigar toting persona which revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional Filmi hero, he is known as the Clint Eastwood of the East and a style icon in the industry.

He appeared in over 50 films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and became one of India's best-loved heroes with his role in the 1980 hit film ''Qurbani'', which he also directed. Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like ''Dayavan'' (1988) and ''Janbaaz'' (1986). He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

Early life

Khan was born in the Indian city of Bangalore on September 25, 1939, but his roots are traced to Afghanistan. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli, an Afghan (ethnic Hindkowan) hailing from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, and his mother was Iranian. He was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Germain's Boys High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan (director). He has a sister Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he arrived in Mumbai where he made his debut as second lead in ''Didi'' in 1960.

Career

Through the early 1960s and 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled ''Tarzan Goes to India'' opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar's ''Oonche Log'' (1965), where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar; he gave a notable sensitive performance. Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical ''Arzoo'', starring Sadhana. With this, Khan earned his entry into A-list second leads. With the film ''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films ''Upaasna'' (1967), ''Mela'' (1971), and ''Nagin'' (1976).

He turned into a successful producer and director in 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his first directorial film ''Apradh'', which was the first Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. He produced, directed, and starred in the 1975 film ''Dharmatma'', which was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director, and star and marked appearance of actress Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film ''The Godfather''.

Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing and starring in many of his films. He also starred in the Punjabi film ''Bhagat Dhanna Jat'' (1974). The 1980 film ''Qurbani'', with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and launched the singing career of iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track "Aap Jaisa Koi." In 1986, he directed and starred in ''Janbaaz'', a box-office hit, which some consider to be one of his best movies, featured an all-star cast and was possessed of great songs and excellent cinematography. In 1988, he directed and starred in ''Dayavan'', which was a remake of a South Indian film titled ''Nayagan''. After directing and starring in ''Yalgaar'' (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years.

He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film ''Prem Aggan'', which, however, was a box-office bomb. In 2003, he made his acting comeback as well as produced and directed ''Janasheen'', which also starred his son Fardeen. He always used performing animals in his films—a chimpanzee and lion were used in ''Janasheen''—but People for Animals (PFA) Haryana chairman Naresh Kadyan moved a complaint in the court of law at Faridabad for animal cruelty and legal action as per law against the producer, director, and actor.

He starred alongside his son again in ''Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'' (2005) and made his last film appearance in ''Welcome'' (2007).

Feroz Khan was ahead of his time in terms of his unmatchable style, which reflected in his movies and music. His movies like ''Qurbani'' and ''Dharmatma'' are cult favourites in Hindi cinema. Though he was not considered a superstar, he would remain immortal for several years to come.

In May 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother's film, ''Taj Mahal''. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk and insulted Pakistani singer and anchor Fakhr-e-Alam and criticizing the country saying:

"I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim and our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here."

Pakistan's high commission in India and the foreign and interior ministries were subsequently directed to deny Khan a visa in the future.

Personal life

Feroz Khan has a son named Fardeen Khan who is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz. He also has a daughter Laila Khan, who is married to Farhan Furniturewala. Laila was married to Rohit Rajpal, a national level tennis player but divorced him and married Furniturewala in 2010. Although Fardeen and Farhan had their differences and nearly came to blows at a nightclub with each other, Fardeen and Farhan sorted everything out and accepted each other later on.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Best Debut Award: Didi(1960)

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1970)

Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for International Crook (1974)

Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 Filmfare Nomination as Best Villain for Janasheen (2003)

Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008

"Pride of the industry" at the Max Stardust Awards 2009.

Filmography

''Didi'' (1960)

''Main Shadi Karne Chala'' (1962)

''Reporter Raju'' (1962)

''Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962) ... Prince Raghu Kumar

''Bahurani'' (1963) ... Vikram

''Suhagan'' (1964) ... Shankar

''Char Dervesh'' (1964) ... Qamar Bhakt

''Teesra Kaun'' (1965)

''Oonche Log'' (1965) ... Rajnikant

''Raat Andheri Thi'' (1965)

''Ek Sapera Ek Lootera'' (1965) ... Mohan/Vijay Pratap Singh

''Arzoo'' (1965) ... Ramesh

''Tasveer'' (1966)

''Main Wohi Hoon'' (1966) ... Vijay

''Woh Koi Aur Hoga'' (1967)

''Raat Aur Din'' (1967) ... Dilip

''CID 909'' (1967)

''Aurat'' (1967)

''Aag'' (1967) ... Shanker

''Nadir Shah'' (1968)

''Pyaasi Sham'' (1969) ... Ashok

''Aadmi Aur Insaan'' (1969) ... Jai Kishan/J.K.

''Safar'' (1970) ... Shekhar Kapoor

''Mela'' (1971)

''Ek Paheli'' (1971) ... Sudhir

''Upaasna'' (1971)

''Apradh'' (1972) ... Ram Khana

''Kashmakash'' (1973)

''Kisan Aur Bhagwan'' (1974)

''Khhotte Sikkay'' (1974) ... Horseback rider

''Geeta Mera Naam'' (1974)

''Bhagat Dhanna Jatt'' (1974) ... Ramu

''Anjaan Raahen'' (1974) ... Anand

''International Crook'' (1974) ... SP Rajesh

''Rani Aur Lalpari'' (1975) ... Gulliver

''Kala Sona'' (1975) ... Rakesh

''Aa Jaa Sanam'' (1975) ... Dr. Satish

''Dharmatma'' (2012' march, releasing with don 2) .... Ranbir

''Sharafat Chod Di Maine'' (1976)

''Qabeela'' (1976)

''Shanker shambu'' (1976) ...Shambu

''Nagin'' (1976) ... Raj

''Jadu Tona'' (1977) ... Dr. Kailash

''Darinda'' (1977)

''Chunaoti'' (1980)

''Qurbani'' (1980) ... Rajesh Kumar/Kailash Nath

''Khoon Aur Paani'' (1981)

''Kachche Heere'' (1982) ... Nephew of Kamal Singh

''Janbaaz'' (1986) ... Inspector Rajesh Singh

''Dayavan'' (1988) ... Shankar Waghmare

''Meet Mere Man Ka'' (1991)

''Yalgaar'' (1992) ... Rajesh Ashwini Kumar

''Prem Agan'' (1998) ...

''Janasheen'' (2003) ... Saba Karim Shah

''Chitappa'' (2005) ... Raman

''Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'' (2005) ... Jehangir Khan (Special Appearance)

''Om Shanti Om'' (2007) ... as himself (Special Appearance)

''Welcome'' (2007) ... Ranbir Dhanraj Xaka (RDX)

Death and Funeral

He succumbed to a battle with cancer on April 27, 2009. During his illness he returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.

He was laid to rest in his beloved Bangalore near to his mother's grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan with thousands in attendance included his close family, dear friends, and notable celebrities of Indian film industry. He was remembered for his larger than life presence, and excellence in cinema.

References

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name	Sanjay Dutt
parents	Sunil Dutt Nargis Dutt
birth date	July 29, 1959
height
birth place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
birth name	Sanjay Balraj Dutt
occupation	Film actor, film producer, comedian, politician, television presenter
yearsactive	1972, 1981–present
spouse	Richa Sharma (1987–1996) (deceased) Rhea Pillai (1995–2005) (divorced) Manyata Dutt (2008–present)
children	Trishala, Shahraan, Iqra }}

Sanjay Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is a prominent Indian Hindi film actor, producer and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981. He has since featured in films that are amongst some of the most popular Hindi language films of the past three decades.

Personal life

Dutt was born on 29 July 1959 to Bollywood megastars Sunil Dutt and Nargis and was educated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar. Dutt married the actress Richa Sharma in 1987. Sharma died of brain tumour. The couple have a daughter, Trishala, born in 1987, who lives in the United States with her grandparents, following a custody battle with Dutt after the death of his wife. Dutt's second marriage was to model Rhea Pillai in 1998. They divorced in 2005. Dutt married Manyata (also known as Dilnawaz Sheikh) in 2008 at a private ceremony in Goa, after two years of dating. On 21 October 2010, he became a father to twins, a boy named Shahraan and a girl named Iqra.

Film career

As a child actor, Dutt appeared in the 1972 film ''Reshma Aur Shera'', which starred his father; he appears briefly as a qawali singer. Dutt made his Bollywood movie debut with ''Rocky'' in 1981. His mother passed away three days before the film's premiere. He went on to star in ''Vidhaata'', the highest grossing Hindi film of 1982. In 1985 he shot for his first film in three years with ''Jaan ki baazi''; over the rest of the 1980s, Dutt appeared in successful films such as ''Jeeva'', ''Mera Haque'', ''Immandaar'', ''Inaam dus Hazaar'', ''Jeete Hain shaan se'', ''Ilaaka'', ''Hum bhi insaan hain'', ''Mardon wali baat'', ''Kanoon Apna Apna'', and ''Taaqatwar''.

''Naam'' (1986) was Dutt's first critical success, earning praise for his sensitive portrayal of lead character Vicky Kapoor. He also received critical acclaim for his performances in Mahesh Bhatt's ''Kabzaa'' and JP Dutta's 1989 ''Hathyar''. His successes continued in the early 1990s, with films like ''Tejaa'' and ''Thanedaar'', followed byhits such as ''Khoon Ka Karz'', ''Sadak'' and ''Saajan'' (for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award). He earned his second Filmfare Best Actor Award nomination for ''Khal Nayak'', one of 1993's top-grossing films in its market. Three weeks before its release, however, in April 1993, he was arrested, charged with involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings.

Dutt was imprisoned for most of the nest four years, while films he had worked in continued to appear. Finally released on bail in late 1997, he returned to the screen in director Ram Gopal Verma's ''Daud'', then played a supporting role in the 1998 ''Dushman''. His 1999 films included ''Kartoos'', ''Khoobsurat'', ''Daag the fire'' and, most importantly, ''Vaastav: The Reality'', for which he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. His supporting role in 2000's ''Mission Kashmir'' won him critical acclaim and a number of awards and nominations, as did his subsequent performance in ''Kurukshetra''. As the decade went on, he continued to play important roles in popular and critical successes like ''Jodi No.1'', ''Pitaah'', ''Kaante'', ''LOC Kargil'', and the National Award-winning ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', which also garnered him multiple nominations and several awards. Later successes, and often other acting honors, came in ''Musafir'' ''Plan'', ''Parineeta'', ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', ''Dhamaal (2007)'', ''All The Best: Fun Begins (2009)'', ''Double Dhamaal (2011)'' and ''Agneepath''.

In 2007 he received an award from the prime minister Manmohan Singh for his work in the ''Munna bhai'' series.. In 2006 news channel NDTV named him Indian of the Year. In January 2008, film institute Filmfare listed 14 movies featuring Dutt in its top 100 grossing movies of all time list.

Illegal possession of arms

Due to terrorist interactions, and supposed weapons possession, on 19 April 1993, Sanjay was arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). He spent 16 months in jail until he was granted bail in October 1995 by the Supreme Court of India. He was later re-arrested in December 1995 and re-released in April 1997 once again on police bail terms. In 2006 the case opened for sentencing for all accused (see below). The period between 2006-2007 saw Dutt spend 7 months in Arthur Road Prison and Pune prison on three occasions for arms offences, although in 2006 Dutt was finally acquitted of any TADA-related offenses but was charged under the illegal possession of arms act.

In November 1993, a 90,000-page long primary chargesheet was filed against the 189 accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case including Sanjay.

In March 2006, when framing muthar charges against extradited Abu Salem and co-accused Riyaz Siddiqui in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, the prosecution said that Salem delivered 9 AK-56 rifles and some hand grenades to Dutt at his Bandra house in the second week of January 1993.

On 13 February 2007, the special branch of Mumbai police arrested Abdul Qayyum Abdul Karim Shaikh, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim and wanted by Mumbai Police Special Task Force for his role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts from Mumbai. Qayuum had been named by Sanjay Dutt in his confessional statement. Sanjay had said that he met Qayuum in Dubai in September 1992 and bought a pistol from him. According to CBI, the pistol was sold to Sanjay at the instance of Dawood's brother Anees Ibrahim.

On 31 July 2007, Dutt was sentenced to six years rigorous imprisonment for illegally possessing weapons. At the same time, Dutt was also "cleared of terrorism conspiracy charges in the blasts" related to the 1993 bombings. According to ''The Guardian'', "The actor claimed he feared for his life after the notorious "Black Friday" bombings, which were allegedly staged by Mumbai's Muslim-dominated mafia in retaliation for deadly Hindu-Muslim clashes a few months earlier. But the judge, Pramod Kode, rejected this defence and also refused bail." Dutt was immediately taken into custody and sent to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. As the sentence was pronounced, Dutt was "visibly shocked and was seen shivering and holding back tears".

On 2 August 2007, Sanjay Dutt was moved from Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to the Yerwada Central Jail in Pune. On 7 August 2007, Dutt appealed the sentence. On 20 August 2007, the Supreme Court of India granted Dutt interim bail. He was released after Yerwada Central Jail authorities received a copy of the court's bail order. The bail was valid until the time the special TADA court, which sentenced Dutt on 31 July, provides a copy of its judgment to him. Dutt was released from jail on 23 August. On 22 October 2007 Dutt was back in jail but again applied for bail. On 27 November 2007, Dutt was granted bail by the Supreme Court. He currently has an appeal for an acquittal pending. In January 2009, Dutt announced that he would contest the 2009 Lok Sabha elections on the Samajwadi Party ticket. However, he withdrew his candidacy in March 2009 after the Supreme Court refused to suspend his conviction.

International humanitarian initiatives

On 16 December 2008, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for IIMSAM — the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition. He will be promoting the use of Spirulina to help the organization's advocacy and endeavor against malnutrition and hunger. His role will also support IIMSAM's efforts to secure the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by mainstreaming the use of Spirulina to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and bridge the health divide with a special priority for the developing and the least developed countries.

Bigg Boss

The veteran actor hosted the fifth season of reality TV show, ''Bigg Boss'' on Colors.

Super Fight League

Dutt and celebrity entrepreneur IPL cricket team owner Raj Kundra together launched India's first professionally organized mixed martial arts league — the Super Fight League — on 16 January 2012.

Awards and honors

Filmography

Actor

''Rocky (1981 film) ''Vidhaata'' ''Johny I Love You'' ''Main Awara Hoon'' ''Bekaraar'' ''Mera Faisla'' ''Zameen Aasmaan'' ''Jaan Ki Baazi'' ''Do Dilon Ki Dastaan'' ''Mera Haque'' ''Jeeva (1986 film) ''Jalwa'' ''Naam (1986 film) ''Naam O Nishan'' ''Inaam Dus Hazaar'' ''Imaandaar'' ''Jeete Hain Shaan Se'' ''Mohabbat Ke Dushman'' ''Khatron Ke Khiladi (film) ''Kabzaa'' ''Mardon Wali Baat'' ''Taaqatwar'' ''Kanoon Apna Apna'' ''Hum Bhi Insaan Hain (1989 film) ''Hathyar (1989 film) ''Do Qaidi'' ''Ilaaka'' ''Kanoon Apna Apna'' ''Zahreelay'' ''Tejaa'' ''Khatarnaak'' ''Jeene Do'' ''Kroadh'' ''Thanedaar'' ''Sadak'' ''Qurbani Rang Layegi'' ''Khoon Ka Karz'' ''Fateh (1991 film) ''Do Matwale'' ''Saajan'' ''Jeena Marna Tere Sang'' ''Adharm (1992 film) ''Sahebzaade'' ''Sarphira'' ''Yalgaar'' ''Sahibaan'' ''Khal Nayak'' ''Kshatriya (film) ''Gumrah (1993 film) ''Meri Aan'' ''Zamane Se Kya Darna'' ''Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se'' ''Aatish: Feel the Fire ''Amaanat'' ''Pyar Ka Rog'' ''Jai Vikraanta'' ''Andolan (film) ''Namak (1996 film) ''Vijeta'' ''Sanam (film) ''Mahaanta'' ''Dus (1997 film) ''Daud (film) ''Dushman (1998 film) ''Chandralekha (1998 film) ''Achanak (1998 film) ''Daag: The Fire'' ''Kartoos'' ''Safari'' ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' ''Vaastav: The Reality'' ''Khoobsurat (1999 film) ''Khauff'' ''Baaghi (2000 film) ''Chal Mere Bhai'' ''Jung'' ''Mission Kashmir'' ''Kurukshetra (2000 film) ''Raju Chacha'' ''Nidaan'' ''Jodi No.1'' ''Pitaah'' ''Hum Kisise Kum Nahi (2002 film) ''Yeh Hai Jalwa'' ''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'' ''Hathyar (2002 film) ''Annarth'' ''Kaante'' ''Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' ''LOC Kargil'' ''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.'' ''Plan (film) ''Rudraksh (film) ''Rakht'' ''Deewaar (2004 film) ''Musafir (2004 film) ''Tango Charlie'' ''Parineeta (2005 film) ''Dus'' ''Viruddh... Family Comes First'' ''Shaadi No. 1'' ''Ek Ajnabee'' ''Vaah ''Shabd (film) ''Zinda (film) ''Taxi No. 9211'' ''Tathastu'' ''Anthony Kaun Hai'' ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' ''Eklavya: The Royal Guard'' ''Nehlle Pe Dehlla'' ''Sarhad Paar'' ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' ''Dhamaal'' ''Om Shanti Om'' ''Dus Kahaniyan'' ''Woodstock Villa'' ''Superstar (2008 film) ''Mehbooba (2008 film) ''Kidnap (2008 film) ''EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega'' ''Shortkut ''Luck (film) ''Aladin(2009 film) ''Blue (2009 film) ''All The Best: Fun Begins'' ''Kal Kissne Dekha'' ''Lamhaa'' ''Knock Out (2010 film) ''No Problem (film) ''Toonpur Ka Superrhero'' ''Tees Maar Khan'' ''Ready (2011 film) ''Double Dhamaal'' ''Chatur Singh Two Star'' ''Rascals (2011 film) ''Ra.One'' ''Desi Boyz'' ''Agneepath (2012 film) ''Race 2'' ''S.O.S.-Son Of Sardar'' ''Zilla Ghaziabad'' ''Department (film) ''Hum Hain Rahi Car Ke'' ''Jab Jab Fools Mile'' ''Power (2012 film) ''Satte Pe Satta Remake'' ''Munnabhai Ki Aatma Katha'' ''Sanjay Dutt & Soham Shah's Next''

Year !! Film !! Role !! class="unsortable"	Notes
1972	''Reshma Aur Shera''	Child Artist
1981	Rocky'' ||	Rakesh/Rocky D'Souza	Debut
1982	|	Kunal Singh
1982	|	Raju S. Singh/Johny
1983	|	Sanjeev 'Sanju' Kumar
1983	|	Shyam
1984	|	Raj Saxena
1984	|	Sanjay
1985	|
1985	|	Vijay Kumar Saxena
1986	|	Prince Amar Singh
1986	Jeeva'' ||	Jeeva/Jeevan Thakur
1986	|	Himalya Chand
1986	Naam'' ||	Vicky Kapoor
1987	|	Inspector Suraj S. Singh
1987	|	Kamal Malhotra
1987	|	Rajesh 'Raju'
1988	|	Govinda
1988	|	Hashim
1988	Khatron Ke Khiladi'' ||	Rajesh
1988	|	Ravi Varma
1988	|	Tinku
1989	|	Police Inspector Amar Sharma
1989	|	Ravi
1989	Hum Bhi Insaan Hain'' ||	Bhola
1989	Hathyar'' ||	Avinash
1989	|	Manu
1989	|	Inspector Suraj Verma
1989	|	Ravi Kumar J. Singh
1990	|	Rakesh 'Raaka' Rai
1990	|	Tejaa/Sanjay
1990	|	Suraj'Sunny'
1990	|	Karamveer
1990	|	Vijay 'Munna' 'Vijju' V. Shukla
1990	|	Brijesh Chandar (Birju)
1991	|	Ravi
1991	|	Raj Kishen
1991	|	Arjun
1991	Fateh'' ||	Karan
1991	|	Ajay 'James Bond 009'
1991	|	Aman Verma/Sagar	Nominated: Filmfare Best Actor Award
1992	|
1992	Adharm'' ||	Vicky Verma
1992	|	Raja
1992	|	Suresh Sinha
1992	|	Vishal Singhal
1993	|	Kunwar Vijay Pal Singh/Old Narrator
1993	|	Balaram Prasad "Ballu"	Nominated: Filmfare Best Actor Award
1993	Kshatriya'' ||	Vikram Singh (Mirtagarh)
1993	Gumrah'' ||	Jagan Nath (Jaggu)
1993	|	Himself
1994	|	Vikram 'Vicky' V. Singh
1994	|	Raju
1994	Aatish'' ||	Baba
1994	|	Vijay
1994	|	Himself
1995	|	Vikraanta A. Singh
1995	Andolan'' ||	Adarsh Pradhan
1996	Namak'' ||	Gopal
1996	|	Advocate Ashok
1997	Sanam'' ||	Narendra Anand
1997	|	Sanjay 'Sanju' Malhotra
1997	Dus'' ||	Captain Raja Sethi	Incomplete film
1997	Daud'' ||	Nandu
1998	Dushman'' ||	Major Suraj Singh Rathod
1998	Chandralekha'' ||	Cameo	Telugu film
1998	Achanak'' ||	Himself	Special appearance
1999	|	Captain Karan Singh
1999	|	Raja/Jeet Balraj
1999	|	Kishan 'Captain' Jatin Khanna
1999	|	Sonu
1999	|	Raghu	Winner: Filmfare Best Actor Award
1999	Khoobsurat'' ||	Sanju (Sanjay Shastri)
2000	|	Anthony/Vicky/Babu
2000	Baaghi'' ||	Raja
2000	|	Vicky Oberoi
2000	|	Balli
2000	|	SSP Inayat Khan	Nominated: Filmfare Best Actor Award
2000	Kurukshetra'' ||	A.C.P Prithviraj Singh
2000	|	Gafoor	Special appearance
2000	|	Himself
2001	|	Jai
2002	|	Rudra
2002	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin''||	Munna Bhai
2002	|	Shera	Special appearance
2002	|	Bhai-Jaan
2002	Hathyar''||	Rohit Raghunath Shivalkar/Raghunath Namdev Shivalkar
2002	|	Iqbal Danger
2002	|	Jay 'Ajju' Rehan	Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2003	|	Sitara
2003	|	Lt. Col. Y.K. Joshi, 13 JAK Rifles
2003	|	Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna Bhai)	Winner: Filmfare Best Comedian Award
2004	Plan'' ||	Mussabhai
2004	Rudraksh''||	Varun
2004	|	Rahul
2004	Deewaar''||	Khan
2004	Musafir''||	Billa
2005	|	Squadron Leader Vikram Rathore
2005	Parineeta''||	Girish Sharma	Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
2005	|	Siddanth Dheer
2005	|	Ali Asghar
2005	|	Lakhwinder 'Lucky' Singh Lakha
2005	|		Special Appearance (Hip-hop MC)
2005	Life Ho Toh Aisi!''	Yamaraj M.A.
2005	Shabd''||	Shaukat Vashisht
2006	Zinda'' ||	Balajit 'Bala' Roy
2006	|	Narrator
2006	|	Ravi Rajput
2006	|	Master Madan
2006	|	Murli Prasad Sharma (Munna Bhai)	Nominated: Filmfare Best Actor Award
2007	|	DSP Pannalal Chohar
2007	|	Johnny
2007	|	Ranjeet Singh
2007	|	ACP Shamsher Khan
2007	|	Inspector Kabir Nayak
2007	|	Himself	Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi"
2007	|	Baba Hyderabadi
2008	|	Gaurav
2008	Superstar''||	Himself	Special appearance
2008	Mehbooba''||	Shravan 'S.D.' Dhariwal
2008	Kidnap''||	Vikrant Raina
2008	|	Sattar Bhai
2009	Shortkut - The Con Is On'' ||	Item Song
2009	Luck''||	Karim Moussa
2009	Aladin'' ||	The Ring Master
2009	Blue'' ||	Sagar 'Sethji' Singh
2009	|	Dharam Kapoor
2009	|	DJ - Playback Singer
2010	|	Vikram Sabharwal/Gul Jahangir
2010	Knock Out'' ||	Veer Vijay Singh
2010	No Problem'' ||	Yash Ambani
2010	|	Narrator
2010	|	Narrator
2011	Ready'' ||	Marriage magistrate / Divorce lawyer	Cameo Appearance
2011	|	Kabir Nayak
2011	|	Chatur Singh
2011	Rascals'' ||	Chetan Chauhan
2011	|	"The Villianous Villain - Khalnayak"	Special Appearance
2011	|	"Desi Boys - Owner"	Cameo
2012	Agneepath'' ||	Kancha
2012	|		Filming (Releasing on November 30, 2012)
2012	|		Filming (Releasing on November 30, 2012)
2012	|	SP Pritam Singh	Filming
2012	Department'' ||	Mahadev Bhonsle	Filming
2012	|		Filming - Friendly Appearance
2012	|		Filming
2012	Power'' ||		Delayed/Halted
2012	|		Pre-production
2013	|		Pre-production
2013	|	Sharman Munjha Jadeja	Announced

Producer

''Zinda'' (2006)

''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' (2007)

''Dus Kahaniyaan'' (2007)

''Rascals'' (2011)

Satte Pe Satta Remake Double role (2012)

Television

Bigg Boss 5

References

External links

Sanjay Dutt to host Bigg Boss 5!

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Birth name	Hema Malini R. Chakravarthy
Name	Hema Malini
Birth date	October 16, 1948
Birth place	Ammankudi, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse	Dharmendra (1980–present)
Children	Esha DeolAhana Deol
Years active	1965–present
Occupation	actress, director, producer, politician }}

Hema Malini (; born 16 October 1948) is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in ''Sapno Ka Saudagar'' (1968), she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as "Dream Girl", and in 1977 starred in a film of the same name. During this period, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses, noted for both her comic and dramatic roles, her beauty, and her accomplished classical dancing.

Malini is one of the most successful female film stars in the history of Indian cinema. Appearing in over 150 films in a career span of 40 years, she has starred in a large number of successful films, and her performances in both commercial and arthouse cinema, were often recognised. During her career, she has been nominated 11 times for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, of which she won once in 1972. In 2000, she was presented with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In the same year, she was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. She also served as the Chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation. She was awarded the prestegious "SaMaPa Vitasta Award 2006" in Delhi by SaMaPa - "Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts" by Music Legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori for her lifetime contribution and service to Indian culture and Dance.

Of late Malini spends most of her time on charitable and social ventures, while making occasional appearances in films. She is a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party and was nominated member by the party in Rajya Sabha, the upper House of parliament during 2003–2009.

Early life and family

Hema Malini Chakravarty was born into a Tamil Iyengar family in Ammankudi, Tiruchirappalli to V.S. Ramanujam Chakravarthy and Jaya Chakravarthy on 16 October 1948. Her mother was a film producer. Malini was the youngest of the three children and has two brothers. She was not interested in academic studies but enjoyed history, her favourite subject in school. She was educated at Andhra Mahila Sabha in Chennai.

Some of Bollywood's most popular Bollywood actors like Sanjeev Kumar and Jeetendra have proposed to Hema Malini. In her authorized biography, Hema Malini mentions she almost accepted Jeetendra's proposal, but later backed out. Unable to tolerate the rejection, Sanjeev Kumar was reportedly driven to alcoholism and remained unmarried till his death in 1985.

Hema fell in love with her co-star Dharmendra during the filming of ''Sholay''. She eventually married him in 1980. Before they married, they both converted to Islam, since Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur who refused to divorce him. Apart from ''Sholay'', the Dharmendra-Hema pair appeared together in films like ''Seeta Aur Geeta'', ''Dreamgirl'', ''Charas'' and ''The Burning Train''. After her marriage she became the step-mother of Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, both popular actors in Bollywood. She has two daughters with Dharmendra, Esha Deol (born 1982) and Ahana Deol (born 1984). Her elder daughter Esha is a well-known actress in Bollywood while her younger daughter Ahana is an aspiring director who worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his film ''Guzarish'' (2010) which starred Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.

Hema Malini's niece is actress Madhoo who had starred in films ''Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991), ''Roja'' (1992) and ''Annayya'' (1993)

Film career

Debut: 1960s

Hema was considered for a Tamil film when she was 15 but rejected by director C. V. Sridhar saying that she was too thin. In 1965, she got an opportunity to act in a short episode as dancer in ''Pandava Vanavasam'', a Telugu film. Later Ananthaswamy, a film poducer offered her a role opposite Raj Kapoor in his film ''Sapno Ka Saudagar'' (1968). She was promoted as the dream girl of Bollywood right from that film itself.

Breakthrough: 1970s

In ''Johnny Mera Naam'' (1970), she was cast in a more pivotal role and the film became a blockbuster. She took challenging roles which most of the heroines of the 1960s refused to do. She played the role of a young widow in ''Andaaz'' (1971) and in ''Lal Patthar'' (1971) she played a character with negative shades. The following year, Hema double-roled with Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in ''Seeta Aur Geeta''. Even after many years the film remains one of the best in her career. The film was a blockbuster and earned her her first Filmfare Best Actress Award. Within four years of making her debut, she established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.

During the mid 70s, her fans started calling her "Dream Girl", an allusion to the movie of the same name where she starred opposite Dharmendra.

A majority of her films released during this period were highly successful; ''Sanyasi'', ''Dharmatma'' and ''Pratigya''. ''Sholay'', released in 1975, became a box-office phenomenon, where she played the role of Basanti, an unforgettable role of a talkative girl.

Malini starred in many movies throughout the 1970s and is perhaps best remembered for her glamour, style, and accomplished classical dancing. The Dharmendra-Hema pair had back to back hits from the early 70's like ''Sharafat'', ''Tum Haseen Main Jawan'', ''Naya Zamana'', ''Raja Jani'', ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' starring together in 28 movies in all, eventually marrying him in 1980. The pair continued with box office hit movies like ''Patthar Aur Payal'', ''Dost'', ''Charas'', ''Jugnu'', ''Azaad'', ''Dillagi'' and ''Dil Kaa Heera''. She also achieved some strong dramatic or comic moments in films like ''Trishul'', ''Joshila'' and ''Khushboo''. In the late 1970s she acted in female-centric movies like ''Kinara'' (1977) and ''Meera'' (1979), directed by Gulzar.

Post marriage: 1980–1999

After her marriage she continued to work in films like ''Kranti'', ''Naseeb'', ''Satte Pe Satta'' and Vijay Anand's ''Rajput''. The couple Dharmendra Hema Malini were paired together even after marriage, in the eighties in ''Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'', ''Baghavat'', ''Samraat'' and ''Razia Sultan''.In 1983 she starred in ''Andha Kanoon'' which marked the debut of Tamil actor Rajinikanth in Bollywood. In the film she played the sister of Rajinikanth, seeking revenge for the death of her parents. The following year she acted in K. Balachander's ''Ek Nai Paheli'', a remake of his Tamil film ''Apoorva Raagangal''. She portrayed the role of a classical singer in the film.

She was a part of the hit multi-starrers ''Baghavat'' and ''Raaj Tilak'' both opposite Dharmendra, and continued to gain success in films focusing on her character like ''Aandhi Toofan'', ''Durgaa'' and ''Ramkali'' in 1985, Sitapur Ki Geeta in 1987 saw her doing action oriented roles while ''Ek Chaddar Maili Si'' (1986), ''Rihaee'' and ''Jamai Raja'' (1990), saw her playing more matured roles.

Hema also directed a film, ''Dil Aashna Hai'' which was a commercial failure and her career tapered off as she chose to concentrate more on her dance ballets and Television serials.

Comeback: 2000s

After taking a break from films for a number of years in the 1990s and early 2000s, Hema made a comeback with ''Baghban'' (2003). The film had Amitabh Bachchan playing her husband and also earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. She also played a cameo in the 2004 film ''Veer-Zaara''. In both films, she played a self-possessed, elderly married woman. In 2011, She directed her second feature film that featured her daughter Esha Deol in the lead role alongside her husband Dharmendra in ''Tell Me O Khuda'' which released on Diwali of 2011.

Political career

Hema Malini and her husband have been involved in politics, as members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, with the support of the Bhratiya Janata Party. She campaigned for the BJP candidate, Vinod Khanna, former Bollywood actor in the 1999 Lok Sabha Elections in Gurdaspur in Punjab. In 2004, Hema Malini joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In February 2004, she joined the party (BJP) officially. With her film career less hectic, she has been an active member of the party, attending party meetings and rallies and campaigning for the party through various elections. In March 2010, she was made general secretary of the BJP. In February 2011, it was reported that Hema Malini has been recommended by H.N.Ananth Kumar, party general secretary.

Other work

Hema Malini is a trained Bharatanatyam artist, a classical dance of India. Her daughters are well trained in the same dance form; the three have performed together at charity dance concerts. Malini is also trained in Odissi by Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. Her refulgent smile eased her portrayal of a wide range of characters ranging from the fiery Narasimha to a graceful Rama on Tulasidas's ''Ramcharitmanas''. In 2007, she performed in Mysore on the eve of Dussera, where she played the roles of Sati, Parvati and Durga. She had performed at the Khajuraho Dance Festival with her daughters.

In 2003, she played the role very well of Goddess Durga in television serial ''Jai Mata Ki'', directed by Puneet Issar and aired on Star Plus. She directed and starred in the television serial ''Noopur'', in which she played the role of a Bharatanatyam dancer. She owned the editorship of ''New Woman'', a Hindi woman's magazine. In 2000 she was appointed as the first-ever woman chairperson of the National Film Development Corporation for three years. She owns a dance school, Natya Vihar Kalakendra.

In 2007, she was signed by Kent, a mineral water purifier system, as its brand ambassador. She is one of the three brand ambassadors of Pothys, a textile showroom in Chennai (the others being Sudha Ragunathan and Trisha Krishnan).

The first biography of Malini, ''Diva Unveiled-Hema Malini'', was written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and first published in 2005.

Latest filmography

''Censor (film) ''Aman Ke Farishtey'' ''Baghban (film) ''Veer-Zaara'' ''Bhagmati'' ''Ganga (film) ''Baabul (2006 film) ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' ''Gangotri (2007 film) ''Sadiyaan'' ''Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap'' ''Aarakshan'' ''Tell Me O Kkhuda'' ''Barbareek- Sheesh Danee Mahayoddha''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
2000	''Hey Ram''	Ambujam Iyengar
2001	Censor'' ||	Radha
2003	|
2003	Baghban'' ||	Pooja Malhotra
2004	|	Saraswati
2005	|		Special Appearance
2006	Ganga'' ||	Thakurain Savitri V. Singh
2006	Baabul'' ||	Shobhana Kapoor
2007	|	Dulariya	Special appearance
2007	Gangotri'' ||	Thakurain Savitri V. Singh
2010	|	Benezer Pervez Shahbudin
2011	|	Sita
2011	|	Shakuntala	Special appearance
2011	|	Susan D'Mello
2012	|	Hidimba

See also

List of awards and nominations received by Hema Malini

List of Indian film actresses

References

Further reading

External links

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name	Zeenat Aman
birth date	November 19, 1951
birth place	Bombay
years active	1971–1989, 1999, 2003, 2006–present
occupation	Actress
spouse	Mazhar Khan (1985–1998, his death) }}

Zeenat Aman (, ) (born 19 November 1951) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970. Upon making her debut in Bollywood, Aman was credited with making a lasting impact on the image of its leading actresses by bringing the western heroine look to Hindi cinema, and throughout her career has been considered a sex symbol.

Early life

Zeenat Aman was born in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) to a Muslim father, Amanullah Khan and a Hindu mother, Scinda. Her father was a script writer who was one of the writers for such movies as ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and ''Pakeezah''. He died when Zeenat was 13. Her mother got re-married to a German, Mr. Heinz (was constantly referred to as Mrs. Heinz in all subsequent articles film magazines would carry on Zeenat). Zeenat's mother obtained German citizenship, and took her to Germany, where Zeenat was very unhappy, returning to India as soon as she turned 18.

Aman graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and went to University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California for further studies on student aid. Upon returning to India, she first took a job as a journalist for ''Femina'' and then later on moved on to modeling. One of the first few brands that she modeled for was Taj Mahal Tea and Television X Debut in 1966 exclusively. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970.

Film career

The beginning

After having studied in Los Angeles, winning the Miss Asia Pageant and a successful modeling career, Aman's film career began with a small role in O. P. Ralhan's ''Hulchul'' in 1971. A second role in ''Hungama'' (1971), starring singer Kishore Kumar, was also not successful.

Dev Anand offered Zaheeda (his second heroine in ''Prem Pujari'') the role of sister in ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1972). Not realizing the importance of this secondary role, Zaheeda wanted the lead female part (eventually played by Mumtaz), and she opted out. Aman was chosen as a last-minute replacement.

In ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'', Aman, aided by R. D. Burman's song "Dum Maro Dum" (Take Another Toke), won over the heart's of audience as Janice. She earned a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and BFJA Award for Best Actress. Throughout the 1970s, the Dev-Zeenat pairing was seen in half a dozen films: ''Heera Panna'' (1973), ''Ishq Ishq Ishq'' (1974), ''Prem Shastra'' (1974), ''Warrant'' (1975), ''Darling Darling'' (1977) and ''Kalabaaz'' (1977). Of these, ''Warrant'', was the biggest box-office success.

Her hip looks in ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973) as the girl carrying a guitar, singing "churaliya hai tumne jo dil ko" (in Asha Bhonsle's voice) has won her more popularity and the hearts of millions of fans.

She appeared on every Hindi film magazine's cover during 1970s. In December 1974, Cine Blitz magazine was launched with Zeenat Aman on its cover, a testimony to her popularity at the time. However, she went on as the favourite cover girl of the popular magazine 'Stardust'.

The late 1970s

Zeenat Aman, in her career, found success with other banners such as Dev Anand, B.R. Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Manmohan Desai, Feroz Khan, Nasir Hussain, Manoj Kumar, Prakash Mehra, Raj Khosla and Shakti Samanta.

In 1978, she starred in Raj Kapoor's massively publicised ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' (1978), however, the film was heavely criticized. The subject ironically dealt with the notion of the soul being more attractive than the body, but Kapoor chose to showcase Aman's sex-appeal. The actress was highly criticized for her exposure but somehow, later on the film had a great deal to do with Zeenat's fame and the movie itself was distinguished as a work of art. She also earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for this film.

Zeenat Aman's entry into Hollywood also backfired when Krishna Shah's ''Shalimar'' (1978), co-starring Dharmendra and international names like Rex Harrison and Sylvia Miles, proved to be a failure in the USA and in India. Zeenat possessed a convent schoolgirl accent and a penchant for revealing dresses. She matched Sophia Loren & Gina Lollobrigida in the battle of oomph at Shalimar's launch. 1978 could have been a disaster year for her, because of the diminishing box office returns of ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' and ''Shalimar,'' but it was ''Don'' that came to the rescue and set her career soaring again. Ironically, her reasons for accepting the role in ''Don'' were altruistic, and she didn't even take any remuneration for it, because she wanted to help the producer, Nariman Irani, who died midway filming. Her role of a Westernized revenge-seeking action heroine contributed to the film's huge success, and her fans reconnected with her again. Westernised heroines like Parveen Babi and Tina Munim now followed in her footsteps, by the late 1970s. Aman continued to act in hits like ''Dharam Veer'', ''Chhaila Babu'' and ''The Great Gambler''.

The 1980s

By the beginning of the 1980s multi-starrers films became a trend, and Zeenat Aman was increasingly asked to just provide sex appeal in hero-oriented, despite success in so many films. In contrast to this trend was her performance as a rape victim seeking justice in B. R. Chopra's ''Insaaf Ka Tarazu'' (1980) for which she received a Filmfare Best Actress nomination. This film was followed by success in the love triangle ''Qurbani'', ''Ali Baba aur 40 Chor'', ''Dostana'' (1980) and ''Lawaaris'' (1981).

Zeenat's popularity in Russia was so great after ''Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'' that she felt pressured into doing a supporting role in ''Sohni Mahiwal''. The film was moderately successful but no credit went to Zeenat.

Her last role as the female lead was in the movie ''Gawahi'', a court room drama, in 1989.

The 1990s & 2000s

Zeenat came back to the silver screen after a decade doing a cameo role in the film ''Bhopal Express'', and she went on to do small roles in ''Boom'' (2003), ''Jaana... Let's Fall in Love'' (2006), ''Chaurahen'' (2007), ''Ugly Aur Pagli'' (2008), ''Geeta in Paradise'' (2009) and ''Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon'' (2010).

In 2004, she appeared as Mrs. Robinson in the play ''The Graduate'' staged at St Andrew's auditorium in Mumbai.

Aman had a TV show called ''In Conversation with Zeenat'' made by B4U TV, and also made an appearance along with Hema Malini in the popular show ''Koffee with Karan'' hosted by Karan Johar.

Aman received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Zee Cine Awards function in 2008, as a recognition of her contribution to Hindi Cinema.

She also received An Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema award at IIFA awards 2010 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. She dedicated this award to her mother.

Image

Aman's sultry persona was a contrast to many of the more conservative stars of the era. At a time when heroines were obedient wives and lovers on screen, Aman was drawn to more unconventional roles—she was cast as the opportunist who deserts her jobless lover for a millionaire (''Roti Kapda Aur Makaan''), the ambitious girl who considers having an abortion in order to pursue a career (''Ajnabee''), the happy hooker (''Manoranjan''), the disenchanted hippie (''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''), the girl who falls in love with her mother's one-time lover ''(Prem Shastra''), and a woman married to a caustic cripple but involved in an extramarital relationship (''Dhund''). She managed to balance these roles with acting in more conventional films such as ''Chori Mera Kaam'', ''Chhaila Babu'', ''Dostana'' and ''Lawaaris'', which is considered by many to be a landmark in Indian Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica's "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema" wrote, "Zeenat Aman had a definite impact on the characterization of the heroine in Hindi films. With films such as ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' and ''Yaadon Ki Baraat'', she fashioned the image of the youthful and westernized woman in Hindi cinema."

Aman's persona was such that newcomers were, and still are compared to her. Parveen Babi was called "The poor man's Zeenat Aman", Sarika was christened "Zeenat Aman 2" and Padmini Kolhapure was named "Baby Zeenat".

Personal life

In 1985, she got married to Mazhar Khan and had two sons Azaan and Zahaan. Mazhar Khan died in September 1998 (renal failure).

Today, Aman lives with her two sons and makes many social appearances and film awards functions, she is rarely seen on screen.

Awards and recognitions

1972 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''

1972 - BFJA Awards, Best Actress for ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''

1978 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for ''Satyam Shivam Sundaram''

1980 - Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for ''Insaaf Ka Tarazu''

2003 - Bollywood Awards 'Award for Lifetime Achievement'- Lifetime of Glamour. 2006 - "Outstanding Contribution to the Motion Picture Industry of India Awards" at the eighth annual Bollywood Movie Awards.

2008 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

2010 - "Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema" at the 11th IIFA awards

Filmography

Further reading

Dinesh Raheja. The A to Z of Zeenat Aman. Rediff.com, 26 September 2004. Retrieved on 14 November 2005.

Vidya Sampat & Lavanya Varadrajan. Zeenat Aman: The Sensual. Despardes.com, 4 March 2005. Retrieved on 10 August 2005.

Prateek Modi. Zeenat Aman: A Touch Of Class With Unlimited Oomph. Bollykings.com, 4 November 2011.

References

External links

Celebrity Profile: Zeenat Aman. Buzz18.com Zeenat Aman. Yahoo! Movies

Zeenat Aman article at Sunday Observer

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name	Kabir Bedi
birth date	January 16, 1946
birth place	Punjab, India
years active	1971–present
spouse	Protima Bedi (divorced)Susan Humphreys (divorced)Nikki Bedi (divorced)
occupation	Actor, Television presenter }}

Kabir Bedi () is an Indian television and film actor. His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in ''Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story''. He is best known in Europe for playing the pirate ''Sandokan'' in the highly popular TV mini series and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 James Bond film ''Octopussy''. He is very popular in Italy in particular, and is fluent in Italian.

Kabir Bedi is based in India and lives in Mumbai.

Biography

Early life

Bedi was one of three children born into a family that had devoted itself to India's fight for independence from British colonial rule. His British mother, Freda Bedi, later converted to Tibetan Buddhism. His father, Baba Pyare Lal Bedi, a Punjabi Sikh, was an author and philosopher.Kabir Bedi did his schooling at Sherwood College, Nainital, and graduation from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Personal life

Bedi married three times and has three children, Pooja, Siddharth and Adam. He was married to Protima Bedi, an Odissi dancer. Their daughter Pooja Bedi grew up to be an actress in Hindi films. She is now a magazine/newspaper columnist. Their son, Siddharth, who went to university in the USA, had a long history of schizophrenia and committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.

As his marriage with Protima began to break down he famously started a relationship with Parveen Babi. They never married. He later married British-born fashion designer Susan Humphreys. Their son Adam Bedi is an international model who recently made his Bollywood debut with the thriller, ''Hello? Kaun Hai!''. This marriage ended in divorce.

In the late 1990s, Bedi married TV and radio presenter Nikki Bedi. They had no children and divorced in 2005. Since 2006, Bedi has been in a relationship with social researcher, Parveen Dusanj.

Kabir Bedi is a firm supporter of the freedom struggle in Burma, and has become an official ambassador of the Burma Campaign UK.

Career

Kabir Bedi began his career in Indian theatre and then moved on to Hindi films. Bedi is the only international actor from India to have originated from Bollywood, worked in Hollywood, and become a big star in Europe.

Stage acting

As a stage actor, Kabir has performed Shakespeare’s ''Othello'' as well as portrayed a mad historical Indian king, ''Tughlaq''; and a self-destructive alcoholic in ''The Vultures''. In London he also starred in ''The Far Pavilions'', the West End musical adaptation of M. M. Kaye’s novel, at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

Film career

In the James Bond film ''Octopussy'', he played the villain's aide Gobinda who battled Roger Moore from start to finish.

Kabir has acted in over 60 Indian Bollywood films. In the historical epic ''Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story'', Kabir starred as the Emperor Shah Jahan. Other starring Bollywood roles include Raj Khosla’s ''Kacche Dhaage'', Rakesh Roshan's ''Khoon Bhari Maang'' and Farah Khan's ''Main Hoon Na''.

Currently, Kabir is shooting with Hrithik Roshan (''Kites''), Govinda (''Showman''), and Akshay Kumar (''Blue''). He is also starring in Deepa Mehta's next film, ''Kamagata Maru'' with Amitabh Bachchan and John Abraham. He is presently doing a pivotal role in a Tamil film titled 'Aravaan', directed by Vasanthabalan, who is critically acclaimed for his earlier films ''Angaadi Theru'' and ''Veyil''.

Kabir played pivotal roles in Columbia Pictures' ''The Beast of War'', a film on the Russian war in Afghanistan, directed by Kevin Reynolds, as well as the acclaimed Italian film ''Andata Ritorno'', by Marco Ponti, winner of the prestigious David di Donatello Award.

Television career

Kabir’s has had extensive roles on American television - primetime and daytime, series and miniseries - including Hallmark’s African epic ''Forbidden Territory'', and Ken Follett’s ''On Wings of Eagles'' and also ''Red Eagle''. He played Friar Sands in ''The Lost Empire'', for NBC. Kabir also played roles on ''Dynasty'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''Hunter'', ''Knight Rider'' and ''Highlander: The Series'' amongst others.

In Europe, his greatest success was ''Sandokan'', the saga of a romantic Asian pirate during British colonial times; an Italian-German-French TV series which broke viewership records across Europe.. Kabir also recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, ''Un Medico In Famiglia'', on RAI TV, the country's biggest broadcaster.

In an impressive performance that brought out a very different and hitherto unrevealed aspect of his acting he starred as the ancient Patriarch Abraham, both in his young as well as old age, for a special one-episode only, in the 1995 TV series Bible Ki Kahaniyan, an epic series in Doordarshan India. The series was later discontinued as a result of troubles between the producers and the sponsors.

For over a year, Kabir starred in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', the second most-watched television show in the world, seen by over a billion people in 149 countries.

He recently had his own cinematic talk show on Indian TV, Director's Cut, a 13-part special series interviewing the country's leading directors.

Awards and achievements

Since 1982 Kabir has been a voting member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who are responsible for presenting the Oscar awards. He is also a voting member of the Screen Actors Guild.

He has also won numerous film, advertising and popularity awards across Europe and India.

By decree of the President of the Italian Republic of 2 June 2010, Kabir Bedi was officially knighted. He received the highest ranking civilian honour of the Italian Republic and was bestowed the title of "Cavaliere" (Knight) of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Filmography

Films

''Hulchal'' (1971) (Released) ... Mahesh Jetley

''Seema'' (1971) (Released)

''Rakhi Aur Hathkadi'' (1972) (Released) ... Suraj

''Sazaa'' (1972) (Released)

''Anokha Daan'' (1972) (Released)

''Kachche Dhaage'' (1973) (Released) ... Roopa

''Yauwan'' (1973) (Released)

''Manzilen Aur Bhi Hain'' (1974) (Released)

''Maa Bahen Aur Biwi'' (1974) (Released)

''Ishq Ishq Ishq'' (1974) (Released) ... Diwana/Ravikant Vyas

''Anari'' (1975) (Released)

''Nagin'' (22 January 1976) (Released) ... Uday

''Daaku'' (1976) (Released)

''Harfan Maula'' (1976) (Released)

''Vishwasghaat'' (1976) (Released) ... Uday

''Daku Aur Mahatma'' (1977) (Released)

''Bullet'' (1977) (Released) ... Durga Prasad/D.P.

''The Black Corsair'' (1976 - Italy) (Released)

''La tigre è ancora viva: Sandokan alla riscossa!'' (1977)

''The Thief of Baghdad'' (1978) (Released)

''Ashanti'' (1979) ... Malik

''Aakhri Kasam'' (1979) (Released) ... Kishan/Badal

''Yuvraj'' (5 October 1979) (Released)

''40 Days of Musa Dagh'' (1982) (Released) ... Gabriel Bagradian

''Octopussy'' (1983) (Released) ... Gobinda

''Khoon Bhari Maang'' (12 August 1988) (Released) ... Sanjay Verma

''Mera Shikar'' (1988) (Released)

''Police Public'' (11 May 1990) (Released) ... Senior Inspector Shah Nawaz Khan

''Haar Jeet'' (1990) (Released)

''Shera Shamshera'' (1990) (Released)

''Kurbaan'' (31 May 1991) (Released) ... Inspector Suraj Singh

''Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi'' (19 April 1991) (Released)

''Vishkanya'' (1991) (Released) ... Forest Officer Vikram Singh

''Dil Aashna Hai'' (25 December 1992) (Released) ... Digvijay Singh

''Yalgaar'' (23 October 1992) (Released) ... Raj Pratap Singhal

''Beyond Justice'' (1992), (Released) ... Moulet

''Lambu Dada'' (1992) (Released)

''Kshatriya'' (29 March 1993) (Released) ... Thakur Ganga Singh (Police Officer)

''Yugandhar'' (1993) (Released)

''Salaami'' (18 March 1994) (Released) ... Captain

''Lie Down with Lions'' (12 June 1994) (Released) ... Kabir

''The Maharaja's Daughter'' (1994) (Released) ... Chandragupta

''OP Centre'' (26 February 1995) (Released) ... Abdul

''Kismat'' (16 June 1995) (Released) ... Rajan

''Aatank Hi Aatank'' (4 August 1995) (Released) ... Police Inspector

''Mashamal - Ritorno al Deserto'' (19 June 1998) (Released)

''Figlio di Sandokan, II'' (Stuck/On hold) (1998) ... Sandokan

''Kohram'' (13 August 1999) (Released) ... Brig. Bedi

''The Lost Empire'' (11 March 2001) (Released) ... Friar Sand

''Kranti'' (15 March 2002) (Released) ... Mahendra Pratap Rana

''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya'' (23 August 2002) (Released) ... Mr. Varma (Ayesha's Father)

''Talaash'' (3 January 2003) (Released) ... Chhote Pathan

''The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (11 April 2003) (Released) ... Mr. Zakaria

''Rudraksh'' (13 February 2004) (Released) ... Ved Pujan

''Asambhav'' (23 July 2004) (Released)

''Kismat'' (20 February 2004) (Released) ... Raj Mallya

''A/R Andata & Ritorno'' (2 April 2004) (Released) ...Tolstoj

''Main Hoon Na'' (30 April 2004) (Released) ... Gen. Amarjeet Bakshi

''Bewafaa'' (25 February 2005) (Released) ... Anjali's Father

''Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story'' (18 November 2005) (Released)

''Do Raha'' (2006) (Under Production)

''Jaanleva'' (2006) (Post-Production) ... Rakesh Khullar

''A All About Her'' (2006) (Stuck/On Hold)

''Take 3 Girls'' (2006) (Stuck/On Hold) ... Mo

''Ch@t'' (2007–08) (Radio Due - Italian Fiction)

''Showman'' (2008) (Under Production)

''Blue'' (2009) (Released)

''Kites'' (2010) (Released)

''Aravaan'' (2011) (Released)

''Chakravyuh''(2012)

''Yaara O Dildara'' (2013) (Post-Production)

Television

''Sandokan'' (1976) (European TV mini series) ... Sandokan

''La Tigre e Ancora Viva: Sandokan alla Ricosa'' (1977) (European TV mini series) ... Sandokan

''Dynasty'' (1982) (TV series) ... Farouk Ahmed

''General Hospital'' (1983) (TV series) ... Rama

''Knight Rider'' (November 1985) (TV series) ... Vascone

''Dynasty'' (1986) (TV series) ... Farouk Ahmed

''On Wings of Eagles'' (1986) (TV mini series) ... Mohammed

''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' (May 1987) (TV series) ... Bill

''Misteri della Giungla Nera, I'' - aka ''The Mysteries of the Dark Jungle'' (1991) (TV mini series) ... Kammamuri

''Il Principe del Deserto'' - aka ''Desert Law'' (1991) ... Moulet Beni-Zair

''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (September 1994) (TV series) ... Prince Omar

''Maharaja's Daughter'' (1994) (TV mini series) ... Chandragupta

''Highlander: The Series'' (20 November 1995) (TV series) ... Kamir

''Bible Ki Kahaniyaan'' (Doordarshan India,1995) (TV series).... Abraham, the Patriarch

''Ritorno di Sandokan, II'' (6 October 1996) (TV mini series) ... Sandokan

''Noi siamo angeli'' - aka ''We are Angels'' (16 February 1997) (TV mini series) ... Gen. Napoleon Durate

''Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone'' (7 December 1997) (TV series) ... Khamis Bin Abdullah

''Team Knight Rider'' (9 February 1998) (TV series) ... Aristotle Drago

''Murder She Wrote'' (February 1998) (TV series) ... Vikram Singh

''Magnum, P.I.'' (10 February 1998) (TV series) ... Malcolm

''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (4 May 2005) (TV series) ... Prince Omar

''Vivere'' (May 2006) (Italian TV Series) ... Emir Ibrahim

''Director's Cut'' (2007) (TV special series) ... himself

''Un Medico in Famiglia'' (2007) (Italian TV Series)

''Ganga Kii Dheej'' (2010-) (Hindi TV Series)

Voting memberships

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (commonly known as the Oscar Academy)

The Screen Actors Guild

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

The British Actors' Equity Association

References

External links

Official website

Fan site

Special Feature - "Global Appeal - Kabir Bedi" in The Stage

Images from the 1976 Sandokan miniseries

Candid in-depth interview with Kabir Bedi in 2007

Extensive interview with Filmfare in October 2001

Interviewed by Indian Express in 1999

Category:1946 births Category:English Sikhs Category:Indian film actors Category:Living people Category:Indian Sikhs Category:Punjabi people Category:University of Delhi alumni

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