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Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court (Hindi: इलाहाबाद उच्च न्यायालय) or the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad is a high court having jurisdiction over the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh since 1950. It was one of the first high courts to be established in India.
It was originally founded as the High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces at Agra on 17 March 1866 by the Indian High Courts Act of 1861 replacing the Sadr Diwani Adalat. Sir Walter Morgan, Barrister-at-Law was appointed the first Chief Justice of the High Court of North-Western Provinces.
The location was shifted to Allahabad in 1869 and the name was correspondingly changed to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad from 11 March 1919.
On 2 November 1925, the Oudh Judicial Commissioner's Court was replaced by the Oudh Chief Court at Lucknow by the Oudh Civil Courts Act of 1925 enacted by the United Provinces Legislature with the sanction of the Governor General.
On February 25, 1948, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a resolution requesting the Governor to submit to the Governor General the request of the Assembly to the effect that the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and the Oudh Chief Court be amalgamated. Consequently, the Chief Court of Oudh was amalgamated with the High Court of Allahabad.
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Bangalore
Bangalore /ˈbæŋɡəlɔər/, also rendered Bengaluru,[needs IPA] is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City for its gardens and parks and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Bangalore is well known as a hub for India's information technology sector. It is among the top 10 preferred entrepreneurial locations in the world.
A succession of South Indian dynasties ruled the region of Bangalore until in 1537 AD Kempe Gowda—a feudatory ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire—established a mud fort considered to be the foundation of modern Bangalore. Following transitory occupation by Maratha and Mughal, the city remained under the Mysore kingdom. Bangalore continued to be a cantonment of the British and a major city of the Princely State of Mysore which existed as a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj. Following the independence of India in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore state, and later Karnataka.
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Barabanki city
Barabanki is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki District. The city is about 29 km east of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, one of major states in India.
Barabanki city comprises :
According to Government of India, the district Barabanki is one of the "Minority Concentrated District in India" on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.
This city has produced some well known personalities like the legendary K D Singh "Babu", a famous hockey player. Film actor Naseeruddin Shah was born in Barabanki. The famous Shiva temple "Mahadewa" is also located in this district only. Its situated approx 30 Km from Barabanki on the Lucknow-Bahraich Road, popularly known as Buddhist Circuit (bauddh paripath). Barabanki has produced some other prominent personalities like Khumar Barabankvi, the famous poet, and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, an eminent political figure. The famous Haji Waris Ali Shah's dargah is also located at Dewa in Barabanki. It is marked by an annual fair which facilitates the cultural, social and economic efficiencies of the district.
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Barabanki district
The Barabanki district (Hindi: बाराबंकी ज़िला, Urdu: بارابنکی ضلع) is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate. It is situated between 27°19' and 26°30' north latitude, and 80°05' and 81°51’ east longitude; it runs in a south-easterly direction, confined by the nearly parallel streams of the Ghagra and Gomti. With its most northern point it impinges on the Sitapur district, while its north-eastern boundary is washed by the waters of the Ghagra, beyond which lie the districts of Bahraich district and Gonda district. Its eastern frontier marches with Faizabad district, and the Gomti forms a natural boundary to the south, dividing it from the Sultanpur district. On the west it adjoins the Lucknow district. The extreme length of the district from east to west may be taken at 57 mi (92 km), and the extreme breadth at 58 mi (93 km); the total area is about 1,504 sq mi (3,900 km2): its population amounts to 2,673,581, being at the rate of 686.50 to the square km. The Barabanki city is the district headquarters. Barabanki district has been known to be a favourite haunt of saints and ascetics, literatteurs and intellectuals, besides being a battlefield for freedom fighters.
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Faisalabad
Faisalabad, (Urdu: فیصل آباد) formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan.
Nicknamed the Manchester of Asia, Faisalabad remains an important industrial city west of Lahore. The city-district of Faisalabad is bound on the north by the districts of Hafizabad and Chiniot, on the east by Nankana Sahib, on the south by Sahiwal, and Toba Tek Singh and on the west by Jhang.
The city is at a road and railway junction, which has played an influential role in the development of Faisalabad's trade and economy. The surrounding countryside, irrigated by the Lower Chenab River, has seen expanded production of cotton, wheat, sugarcane, vegetables, and fruits, which form 55% of Pakistan's exports. The city is an industrial centre with major railway repair yards, engineering works, and mills that process sugar, flour, and oil seed. Produce includes superphosphates, cotton and silk textiles, hosiery, dyes, industrial chemicals, beverages, apparels, pulp and paper, printing, agricultural equipment, and ghee (clarified butter). Faisalabad is the site of the prestigious University of Agriculture, founded in 1909.
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Faizabad
City of Faizabad (Hindi: फ़ैज़ाबाद, Urdu: فیض آباد, Old British Colonial: Fyzabad), the old capital of Awadh, is the headquarters of Faizabad District and Faizabad division as well. Its a joint municipal board with Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated on the banks of river Ghaghra (locally known as Saryu). It was the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh and has monuments built by the Nawabs of Avadh, like the Tomb of Bahu Begum, Gulab Bari etc. The Legend of Avadh, Umrao Jaan 'Ada', was born in Faizabad (her childhood name was Ameeran). Another legend and Hindi writer Mr. Radhika Prasad Tripathi was from this city. Akhtaribai Faizabadi, also known as Begum Akhtar, was born in Faizabad. She was a classical singer who performed ghazals, dadras, thumris, etc. Among other notable people from Faizabad are Mir Babar Ali Anis, a nineteenth century writer of Marsiya (elegies in Urdu) and Brij Narayan Chakbast, another nineteenth-century Urdu poet. Chakbast is credited to have translated the Ramayana into Urdu for the first time.
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Hollywood
Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema. Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, and the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys, but significant auxiliary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production, and lighting companies remain in Hollywood, as does the backlot of Paramount Pictures.
On February 16, 2005, California Assembly Members Jackie Goldberg and Paul Koretz introduced a bill to require California to keep specific records on Hollywood as if it were independent, although it is not the typical practice of the City of Los Angeles to establish specific boundaries for districts or neighborhoods. For this to be done, the boundaries were defined. The bill was unanimously supported by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles City Council. Assembly Bill 588 was approved by the Governor of California on August 28, 2006, and now the district of Hollywood has official borders. The border can be loosely described as the area east of West Hollywood, south of Mulholland Drive, Laurel Canyon, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Barham Boulevard, and the cities of Burbank and Glendale, north of Melrose Avenue and west of the Golden State Freeway and Hyperion Avenue. This includes all of Griffith Park and Los Feliz[citation needed] – two areas that were hitherto considered separate from Hollywood by most Angelenos. The population of the district, including Los Feliz, as of the 2000 census was 123,436 and the median household income was $33,409 in 1999.
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Leicester
Coordinates: 52°38′03″N 1°08′19″W / 52.63422°N 1.13852°W / 52.63422; -1.13852
Leicester (/lɛstər/ LESS-tər
pronunciation (help·info)) is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest. In 2010, the population of the Leicester unitary authority was estimated at 306,600, the second highest in the region, whilst 441,213 people lived in the wider Leicester Urban Area in 2006, making Leicester the tenth most populous settlement in the United Kingdom and the UK's fourteenth largest urban area. It is the largest city in the East Midlands yet has the second largest urban area in the region behind Nottingham Urban Area. Eurostat's Larger Urban Zone listed the population of the area at 772,400 people as of 2004.
Ancient Roman pavements and baths remain in Leicester from its early settlement as Ratae Corieltauvorum, a Roman military outpost in a region inhabited by the Celtic Corieltauvi tribe. Following the demise of Roman society the early medieval Ratae Corieltauvorum is shrouded in obscurity, but when the settlement was captured by the Danes it became one of five fortified towns important to the Danelaw. The name "Leicester" is thought to derive from the words castra of the "Ligore", meaning camp of the dwellers on the (river) Legro. Leicester appears in the Domesday Book as "Ledecestre". Leicester continued to grow throughout the Early Modern period as a market town, although it was the Industrial Revolution that facilitated a process of rapid unplanned urbanisation in the area.
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Lucknow
Lucknow /ˈlʌknaʊ/ (Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhnaū, IPA: [ˈləkʰnəu] (
listen)) is a city in India and capital of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division. Located in what was originally known as the Awadh (Oudh) region, Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city, and flourished as a cultural and artistic capital of North India in the 18th and 19th centuries. Courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music, and fine cuisine patronised by the Shia Nawabs of Iranian origin, are well known amongst Indians and students of South Asian culture and history. Lucknow is popularly known as The City of Nawabs. It is also known as the "Golden City of the East," "Shiraz-i-Hind" and "The Constantinople of India."
The ancient history of Lucknow is mired in mystries and folk sayings. It is popularly believed that Lucknow (लखनऊ) derives its name from Lakshman (लक्ष्मण) (also known as Lakhan (लखन)), younger brother of Lord Rama, greatest hero of Suryawanshi kshatriya clan of India. Ram ordered Lakshman to establish a new town near Ayodhya, the capital of Rama. Lakshman came and built a strong fort. The present Lakshman Teela (लक्ष्मण टीला) in Lucknow is believed to be the site of ancient city of Lakhanpur built by Lakshman.
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Maharashtra
Maharashtra /mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/ (Marathi: महाराष्ट् mahārāṣṭra [məharaːʂʈrə] ( listen)) is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the richest state in India, contributing 15% of the country's industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures).
Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Karnataka to the south, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, and Goa to the southwest. The state covers an area of 307,731 km2 (118,816 sq mi) or 9.84% of the total geographical area of India. Mumbai, the capital city of the state, is India's largest city and the financial capital of the nation. Nagpur is the second capital of the state. Marathi is the official language.
Maharashtra is the world's second most populous first-level administrative country sub-division. Were it a nation in its own right, Maharashtra would be the world's tenth most populous country ahead of Mexico.
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Mumbai
Mumbai /mʊmˈbaɪ/, also known as Bombay /bɒmˈbeɪ/, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along with the neighbouring urban areas, including the cities of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world. Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2009, Mumbai was named an Alpha world city. Mumbai is also the richest city in India, and has the highest GDP of any city in South, West or Central Asia.
The seven islands that came to constitute Mumbai were home to communities of fishing colonies. For centuries, the islands were under the control of successive indigenous empires before being ceded to the Portuguese and subsequently to the British East India Company. During the mid-18th century, Mumbai was reshaped by the Hornby Vellard project, which undertook the reclamation of the area between the seven constituent islands from the sea. Completed by 1845, the project along with construction of major roads and railways transformed Bombay into a major seaport on the Arabian Sea. Economic and educational development characterised the city during the 19th century. It became a strong base for the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century. When India became independent in 1947, the city was incorporated into Bombay State. In 1960, following the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, a new state of Maharashtra was created with Bombay as capital. The city was renamed Mumbai in 1996.
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Pakistan
Pakistan (
i/ˈpækɨstæn/ or i/pɑːkiˈstɑːn/; Urdu: پاکستان) (Urdu pronunciation: [paːkɪˈst̪aːn] (
listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان), is a sovereign country in South Asia. It sits at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and it shares a marine border with Oman.
The territory of modern Pakistan was the site of several ancient cultures, including the Neolithic Mehrgarh and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, and has undergone invasions or settlements by Hindu, Persian, Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, Afghan and Sikh cultures. Thus the area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and India's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent nation for Muslims from the regions in the east and west of India where there was a Muslim majority. Initially a dominion, Pakistan adopted a new constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic. A civil war in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh.
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University of Delhi
The University of Delhi (or simply DU) is a central university in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the chancellor. It was ranked 371 in the world in 2010 by the THES - QS world universities ranking. The university has two campuses in the northern and southern part of the city. The north campus is well connected with the yellow line of the Delhi Metro. The station is called Vishwavidyalaya, which means "university" in Hindi and Sanskrit. North campus is about 2.5 km from Delhi Vidhan Sabha and 7.0 km from ISBT.
When the University took birth, only three colleges existed in Delhi then: St. Stephen’s College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899 and Ramjas College founded in 1917, which were subsequently affiliated to it. The University thus had a modest beginning with just three colleges, two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students. In October 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, where Viceroy Lord Hardinge stayed (1912-1931)
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh /ˌʌtər prəˈdɛʃ/, abbreviation U.P. ("Northern Province"; formerly: United Provinces), is a state located in the north western part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity. Were it a nation in its own right, Uttar Pradesh would be the world's fifth most populous country, ahead of Brazil (a country thirty-five times larger in territorial area than Uttar Pradesh). On 9 November 2000, the Himalayan portion of the state, comprising the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions and Haridwar district, was formed into a new state 'Uttaranchal', now called Uttarakhand, meaning the 'Northern Segment' state.
Uttar Pradesh is the second largest state-economy in India, with a GDP of $103.5 billion in 2009. The annual per capita GDP of the state was $1586 in 2009, on purchasing power parity basis. It contributed 8.34% to India's total GDP in the financial year 2010. Agriculture is a significant part of UP's economy. The state was India's sixth largest producer of fruits, and became the largest producer of vegetables in 2010. With an area of 93,933 sq mi (243,290 km2), Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal to the north. Other states along Uttar Pradesh's border include Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi to the north and northwest; Rajasthan on the west; Madhya Pradesh on the south; Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on the south east; and Bihar on the east.
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Yorkshire
Yorkshire (/ˈjɔːkʃə/) is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Due to its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform. Throughout these changes, Yorkshire has continued to be recognised as a geographical territory and cultural region. The name is familiar and well understood across the United Kingdom and is in common use in the media and the military, and also features in the titles of current areas of civil administration, such as North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. The county's name is commonly abbreviated as Yorks.
Within the borders of the historic county of Yorkshire are areas which are widely considered to be among the greenest in England, due to the vast stretches of unspoiled countryside in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors and to the open aspect of some of the major cities. Yorkshire has sometimes been nicknamed God's Own County. The emblem of Yorkshire is the white rose of the English royal House of York, and the most commonly used flag representative of Yorkshire is the White Rose on a dark blue background, which after years of use, was recognised by the Flag Institute on 29 July 2008.Yorkshire Day, held on 1 August, is a celebration of the general culture of Yorkshire, ranging from its history to its own dialect.
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Abhi Bhattacharya
Abhi Bhattacharya (1921–1993) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema, who is most remembered for his roles in films in 50s and the 60s, such as Yatrik (1952), Jagriti (1954), Anuradha (1960) and Subarnarekha (1965). In his illustrious career he worked with noted directors like Ritwik Ghatak, Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and Satyen Bose. He made his film debut in 1947, with Bombay Talkies film, Naukadubi based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, and directed by Nitin Bose. Later in life, around 1971, he turned to spirituality, especially through his association with Amiya Roy Chowdhury. He wrote a book, narrating his experiences with Amiya Roy Chowdhury, titled, Destiny with Dadaji. Late in his career he also acted in many mythological films.
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Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). And producing Hum Tum (2004), Veer-Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Fanaa (2006), Dhoom 2 (2006), and Chak De! India (2007).
Aditya Chopra, the elder son of filmmaker Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra, was born on 21 May 1971.[citation needed]
Aditya started his film making career at the age of 18 as an assistant director, working with his father for films like Chandni, Lamhe and Darr. Aditya, after gaining a respectable amount of experience, started independently at the age of 23 with the all time blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, for which he was the director and writer. The film was scripted by Chopra and produced by his father Yash Chopra, under the Yash Raj Films banner. Aditya started work on the script of the film in the year 1990, at the age of 19, and gradually spent time making about five drafts of the film's original script. Aditya Chopra even managed to convince his brother Uday Chopra and close friend Karan Johar, both aspiring film makers, to enter the film industry as assistant director's along with the film. Chopra states[citation needed] that the presence of his brothers, during the making of the film worked as a huge emotional support for him and helped him great deal with the final outcome of the movie.
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Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai, known also as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage (Tulu pronunciation [əjɕʋərjaː rəj]; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994. Rai has featured in films in various languages including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali.
Often cited by the media as the "most beautiful woman in the world", Rai made her acting debut with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997), and had her first commercial success in Jeans (1998). She found success in Bollywood with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002) and eventually won two Filmfare Awards in the Best Actress category.
After a series of unsuccessful films during 2003–2005, she appeared in the blockbuster action thriller Dhoom 2 (2006) and subsequently featured in such films as Guru (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Enthiran (2010). She gained critical acclaim for her performances in offbeat, independent films such as Chokher Bali (2003), Raincoat (2004), and Provoked (2007). Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses of Indian cinema.
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Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgan (Hindi: अजय देवगन), born Vishal Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer. He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film. He then starred in films such as Jigar (1992), Dilwale (1994), Suhaag (1994), Naajayaz (1995), Diljale (1996) and Ishq (1997). In 1999, Devgan received his first National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's drama Zakhm. Some of his later films of the decade are Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Kachche Dhaage.
In the early 2000s, he starred in Lajja (2001) and Company (2002). In 2003, he won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bhagat Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi's biopic The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Throughout his career he has given many critically and commercially successful films including Raincoat (2004), Yuva (2004), Omkara (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Golmaal Returns (2008), All the Best: Fun Begins (2009), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), Golmaal 3 (2010), Raajneeti (2010), and Singham (2011). Having done so, he has established himself as one of the leading actors of Bollywood. In 2008, he debuted as a film director with his starrer U Me Aur Hum which proved to be an moderate success at the box office. He then established the production house, Ajay Devgn Films.
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Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna (Hindi: अक्षय खन्ना) (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema.
Akshaye Khanna was born in Mumbai in 1975. He is the middle son of Bollywood actor and politician Vinod Khanna, and the younger brother of actor Rahul Khanna.
After studying in Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai, Khanna made his acting debut in Bollywood in 1997 with the movie Himalay Putra, which went without much success at box office. His performance in his next release, J. P. Dutta-directed Border (1997), earned him the Filmfare Best Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998. After that a string of unsuccessful films followed such as Mohabbat (1997), Kudrat (1998), Laawaris (1999), Love You Hamesha (1999) and Dahek: A Burning Passion (1999).
In 1999, he starred in Rishi Kapoor's Aa Ab Laut Chalen; though the film did average business, he was praised for his acting in this film. He next starred in the 1999 release of Subhash Ghai's Taal opposite Aishwarya Rai. The film became a critical and commercial success.
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Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan ([əmɪtaːbʱ bəttʃən] ( listen), born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan on 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor, and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s. He has received both the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan civilian awards from the Indian government.
Bachban was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a Hindi poet, and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh from Faisalabad (now in Pakistan). Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab, inspired from the famous phrase Inquilab Zindabad, during the Indian independence struggle. However, at the suggestion of fellow poet Sumitranandan Pant, Harivansh Rai changed the name to Amitabh which means, "the light that would never go off." Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan (meaning child-like in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all his works. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of his family. Bachchan's father died in 2003, and his mother in 2007.
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Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan (Urdu: امجد خان, Hindi: अमजद ख़ान; 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films, the most famous being the unforgettable Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).
Khan was born in Quetta to Muslim parents. He was the son of legendary actor Jayant. He was the brother of fellow actor Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who acted in one film. In 1957, he was cast in the movie Ab Dili Dur Nahin.
Khan did his schooling at St Theresa's High School, Bandra. He attended R D National College, Bandra and was the general secretary — the highest elected student body representative. He had already gained a reputation of being a heavyweight "dada" and was feared and respected.
Before Amjad came to films he was a theatre actor. His first role was at the age of 17 in the film Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957). He made appearances in minor roles with father Jayant in a few films. He assisted K. Asif in Love and God in the late 1960s and had made a brief appearance in the film. The film was left incomplete after Asif's death in 1971, and it ended up releasing in 1986. In 1973 he made his debut as an adult in Hindustan Ki Kasam.
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Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema.
He did his postgraduation in Fine Arts from the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai, commenced his artistic career as a painter which was distinguished by his seven one-man exhibitions along with his participation in many group shows. He has been a leading persona of avant garde theatre in India. He has been active in Marathi and Hindi theatre as an actor, director and producer since 1967. As a trend setting director who brought the theatre out of the proscenium arch, his productions still inspire the younger theatre practitioners. His stupendous contribution to the modern Indian theatre often gets overshadowed because of his enormous popularity as a lovable lead actor in Hindi films.
As an actor, he ruled the silver screen for over a decade from 1970. His charming image as a ‘boy next door’ carved an unparallel niche in contrast to the larger than life heroes prevalent at that time in Indian cinema. He received three Film Fare and six State awards as Best Actor. His performances in regional language films in Marathi, Bengali, Malyalam and Kannada fetched him tremendous critical acclaim as well. While choosing to concentrate on filmmaking, he decided not to act after 1986.
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Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri (Punjabi: ਅਮਰੀਸ਼ ਪੁਰੀ), (Hindi: अमरीश पुरी); 22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was a leading theater and film actor from India, who was a key player in the Indian theater movement that picked up steam in the 1960s. He worked with notable playwrights of the time, such as Satyadev Dubey and Girish Karnad. However, he is primarily remembered for essaying iconic negative roles in Hindi cinema as well as other Indian and international film industries. To Indian audiences he is most remembered for his role as Mogambo in Shekhar Kapur's Hindi film Mr. India (1987), and to Western audiences he is best known as Mola Ram in Steven Spielberg's Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
Amrish Lal Puri was born in Nawanshahr (former Tehsil of District Jalandhar), Punjab to Sardar Nihal Singh Puri and Sardarni Ved Kaur as the third of five children. His siblings include elder brothers Chaman Puri and Madan Puri (both actors) and elder sister Chandrakanta and younger Harish Puri. He later moved to Shimla and graduated from B.M. College, Himachal Pradesh.
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Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor (Hindi: अनिल कपूर; Punjabi: ਅਨਿਲ ਕਪੂਰ; born 24 December 1959) is an Indian actor, producer and director who has appeared in many Bollywood films and more recently international films.
He won his first Filmfare Award, in the Best Supporting Actor category, for his role in Yash Chopra's Mashaal (1984). Kapoor earned his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in N. Chandra's Tezaab (1988) and later again for his perfornance in Indra Kumar's Beta (1992). He also starred in many other critically and commercially successful films, including Woh Saat Din (1983), Meri Jung (1985), Janbaaz (1986), Karma (1986), Mr. India (1987), Virasat (1997) for which he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, Biwi No.1 (1999), Taal (1999) for which he won his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Pukar (2000) for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, No Entry (2005), and Welcome (2007).
Kapoor's first role in an international film was in Danny Boyle's 2008 Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, for which he shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His performance in the eighth season of the action series 24 generated rave reviews from the American press. Globally, Anil Kapoor is one of the most recognised Indian actors. He has also appeared in the 2011 film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.
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Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 450 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well. He has held the post of Chairman of the Censor Board and National School of Drama in India.
Anupam Kher was born into a Kashmiri Pandit family and lived in Shimla and was educated at D.A.V. School there. He is an alumnus and a former chairperson of the National School of Drama. Some of his early acting was in plays performed at the Himachal Pradesh University.
Kher made his acting debut in the 1982 Hindi movie Aagman. Then in 1984 came Saaransh, where 28-year old Kher played a retired man who has lost his son. He hosted TV shows such as Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle, Sawaal Dus Crore Ka and the recent Lead India. He has had many comic roles but has also played the villain such as his acclaimed role as terrorist Dr. Dang in Karma (1986). For his role in Daddy (1989) he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance. Kher has won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role five times, more than any other actor.
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Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal (Hindi: अर्जुन रामपाल), (born 26 November 1972), is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood films, as well as a former fashion model. He made his acting debut in Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001). The film was a failure but Rampal was appreciated for his performance and received several awards for his work in the movie.
Rampal has established himself as one of the top movie stars of Bollywood through his performances in huge hits including Asambhav (2004), Vaada (2005), Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006), Om Shanti Om (2007), Rock On!! (2008), Housefull (2010), Raajneeti (2010) and Ra.One (2011)
Arjun Rampal was born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India on 26 November 1972 to a Punjabi family from Delhi. His father’s name is Amarjeet Rampal and his mother’s name is Gwen Rampal. Arjun along with his sister attended the Kodaikanal International School situated at Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu. His mother was a teacher in the school at the time. Arjun went on to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hindu College in Delhi. Actress Kim Sharma is his cousin.
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Arun Mukherjee
Arun Mukherjee is a noted Bengali playwright and thespian. He is associated with the theater group Chetana both as actor-director and playwright. He is the author of many plays including the classicMārīch Sangbād, which has been translated into English (Mareech, The Legend), by Utkal Mohanty. Through an arresting character analysis of the Ramayana illusion-expert Mareech, this story spotlights the contemporary social woes of the oppressed Indian peasantry. Other well-known plays include Jagannāth and Ramjātra.
He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, 1979, for his role in the film Parashuram.
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Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani (born May 3, 1952) is an Indian actress who has acted in over 300 films mostly playing supporting roles. She dance in the songs "Chadti Jawani", "Dilbar Dilse Pyare", "Ab Jo Mile Hai" from film Caravan (1971) and "Main Shayar To Nahi" from film Bobby (1973) amongst others. Her performance in both films won her nomination at Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Role. She holds the record for winning maximum nominations (10) in this category and received the award twice for her roles in Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1985) and Beta (1993). In January 2012 she was honoured with Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Filmfare Awards function.
Aruna Irani was born in Mumbai, India.
Aruna Irani made her debut in the movie Gunga Jumna (1961) at nine years old playing Azra's character. After doing several small roles in films like Jahanara (1964), Farz (1967), Upkar (1967) and Aaya Sawan Jhoomke (1969). She later acted with comedian Mehmood Ali in films like Aulad (1968), Humjoli (1970), and Naya Zamana (1971).
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Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (born September 8, 1933) is an Indian singer. She is best-known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies. In addition, she has recorded several private albums and participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Bhosle is the sister of playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.
Renowned for her voice range and often credited for her versatility, Bhosle's work includes film music, pop, ghazals, bhajans, traditional Indian classical music, folk songs, qawwalis, and Rabindra Sangeets. Apart from Hindi, she has sung in over 20 Indian and foreign languages. In 2006, Asha Bhosle stated that she had sung over 12,000 songs, a figure repeated by several other sources. The World Records Academy, an international organization which certifies world records, recognised her as the "Most Recorded Artist" in the world, in September 2009. In 2011 she was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history. The Government of India honoured her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
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Asha Parekh
Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973.
Asha Parekh was born into a middle-class Gujarati family on 2 October 1942 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India to a Hindu father who was from Paldi near Pirana, Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Muslim mother, and her religious upbringing involved worshipping Sai Baba. Her mother enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes at an early age.
Parekh started her career as a child artist under the screen name Baby Asha Parekh in the film Aasmaan (1952). Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast her at the age of twelve in Baap Beti (1954). The film's failure disappointed her and even though she did a couple more child roles, she quit to resume her schooling. At sixteen she decided to try acting again and make her debut as a heroine, but she was rejected from Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) in favour of actress Ameeta, because the filmmaker claimed she was not star material. The very next day, film producer Subodh Mukherjee and writer-director Nasir Hussain cast her as the heroine in Dil Deke Dekho (1959) opposite Shammi Kapoor which made her a huge star.
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Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar ( Bengali অশোক কুমার গাঙ্গুলী, 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001) also fondly called Dadamoni in Bengali, was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
His father Kunjalal Ganguly was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy Bengali Kulin Brahmin family. The "Ganguly family" was based in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. His brothers Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar also acted in films. The three brothers worked together in the comedies Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi and Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi. Ashok, though the eldest of the three by quite a margin, survived them both. In fact, he stopped celebrating his birthday after the youngest brother, Kishore, died on that day in 1987. His sister, Sati Devi, was married to Sashadhar Mukherjee of the Mukherjee-Samarth family.
Ashok Kumar married Shobha. They had a troubled marriage due to his wife being an alcoholic. His daughter, Preeti Ganguly acted in numerous Hindi film, during 1970s, later she started the 'Ashok Kumar's Academy of Dramatic Arts', Mumbai in 1993. His other daughter, Rupa Ganguly and son Arun Ganguly never joined films, Rupa is married to actor Deven Verma
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B.R. Chopra
Baldev Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra) (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) was an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. Best known for making Hindi films like Naya Daur (1957), Sadhna (1958), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963) and Humrāz (1967) and the TV Series, Mahabharat in the late 1980s, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998.
His younger brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya Chopra are also directors in the Bollywood industry. His nephew, Uday Chopra, is an actor. The second brother Vinod Chopra, found his Vinod Chopra Productions along with his son Vidhu Vinod Chopra and never worked with B.R.Films. His son Vidhu Vinod Chopra is very famous Producer in bollywood with hits like Munnabhai and 3 idiots in his bag.
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Bal Thackeray
Bal Keshav Thackeray ([ʈʰakəɾe]; born 23 January 1926), popularly known as Hinduhriday Samraat Balasaheb Thackeray, is an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Born in Pune, Thackeray began his professional career as a cartoonist with the English language daily the The Free Press Journal in Mumbai, but left it in 1960 to form his own political weekly Marmik. His political philosophy was largely shaped by his father Keshav Sitaram Thackeray, a leading figure in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (United Maharashtra movement), which advocated the creation of a separate linguistic state of Maharashtra. Through Marmik, he campaigned against the growing influence of Gujaratis, Marwaris, and southern Indians in Mumbai. In 1966, Thackeray formed the Shiv Sena party to advocate more strongly the place of Maharashtrians in Mumbai's political and professional landscape. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Thackeray built the party by forming temporary alliances with nearly all of Maharashtra's political parties.
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Balachandra Menon
Balachandra Menon is an Indian film actor, director, script writer, lyricist, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. He made some popular films in the 1980s and 1990s. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Ismail in the 1998 film Samantharangal, which was also directed by him.
Along with Fazil and Padmarajan, Menon has introduced new actors into the Malayalam film industry. Actors who made their debut in his films include Shobhana in April 18, Parvathy in Vivahithare Ithile Ithile, Maniyan Pillai Raju in Maniyan Pillai Athava Maniyan Pillai, Karthika in Manicheppu Thurannappol, Annie in Ammayane Sathyam, and Kausalya aka Nandini in April 19.
Many of his films explore the theme of uncommon relationships between common people. His box office hits in the early 1980s included Chiriyo Chiri, Kaaryam Nissaram and Prasnam Gurutharam.
Menon was born in Ambalappuzha in 1954 to Shivashankara Pillai and Lalitha Devi. He is an alumnus of University College Trivandrum. Sisters: Sushma and Prema. Wife: Varada Menon. Children: Akhil Menon and Bhavana Menon.
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Bhanu Athaiya
Bhanu Athaiya née Rajopadhye (Marathi: भानु अथैय्या) (born 28 April 1926) is Indian cinema's most well-regarded costume designer, having worked in over 100 films, since 1950s, with noted filmmakers like Guru Dutt, Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Ashutosh Gowariker, and international directors like Conrad Rooks and Richard Attenborough.
She made her debut as a film costume designer with the film C.I.D. in 1956, and followed it up with other Guru Dutt classics like Pyaasa (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1964). In her career spanning 50 year she has received numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Costume Design , for her work in 1982 film, Gandhi, which made her the first Indian to win an Oscar or Academy Award, and also two National Film Awards, in 1991 and 2002.
On 23 February, 2012 it was reported that she wish to return her Oscar trophy to American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as she feels that Indian government will not be able to take care of trophy after her demise.
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Bharath Gopi
Gopinathan Velayudhan Nair, popularly known as Bharath Gopi (Malayalam: ഭരത് ഗോപി; 8 November 1937 – 29 January 2008) was an Indian film actor, producer, and director. He was one of the first actors to be associated with the New Wave cinema movement in Kerala.
He has won many awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Sankarankutty in Kodiyettam (1977), and hence he got the name Bharath. His well known roles include Aiyappan in Yavanika, Vasu Menon in Palangal, Prof. "Shakespeare" Krishna Pillai in Kattathe Kilikoodu, Dushasana Kurup in Panchavadi Palam, Nandagopal in Ormakkayi, Mammachan in Adaminte Vaariyellu, Mohandas in Chidambaram, and Krishnan Raju in Aghaat.
As a filmmaker he is known for Ulsavapittennu (1989) and Yamanam (1991). He produced the movie Padheyam (1993) directed by Bharathan. In 1991 the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards the arts. On 24 January 2008, Gopi was hospitalized with chest pains. He died five days later following a cardiac arrest.
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Boman Irani
Boman Irani (Hindustani pronunciation: [boːmaːn iːraːnːiː] Gujarati: બોમન ઇરાની; born 2 December 1959) is an Indian film and theatre actor and photographer. Irani began his acting career in theatre and moved to film in 2000 at the age of 44 with a role in Josh. Irani gained attention for his role in the 2003 comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. He later appeared in Lage Raho Munna Bhai for which he received several IIFA award nominations and in 3 Idiots opposite Aamir Khan which earned him a Filmfare Award and a Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Villainous Role. He is the host of Bollywood Ka Boss.
Irani was born into a Parsi family on December 2, 1959, in Mumbai.
He finished his schooling from St. Mary's School. He is a graduate of Mithibai College in Mumbai. After his Polytechnic Diploma Course, he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower and worked there as a waiter & room service staff. Thereafter, he joined his mother to run their ancestral bakery shop between Novelty and Apsara Cinema in South Mumbai.
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Charuhasan
Charuhasan is an Indian film actor, acting mostly in South Indian movies. He was born in 1930. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor and also the Karnataka Government's Best Actor Award for the movie Tabarana Kathe, directed by Girish Kasaravalli in 1987. Charuhasan is the father of Indian actress Suhasini Maniratnam and the brother of fellow National Award winner Kamal Haasan. He has also acted in several other Kannada and Tamil movies. His other notable movies include Dalapathi which was directed by his son-in-law Maniratnam. He also acted for a short time in Sun TV's serial Anandham. Charuhasan is an avid amateur radio operator (callsign - VU2SCU). He lives in Chennai.
Before entering the film industry, he was a lawyer. He had a different schooling to other children his age; due to an accident he was unable to attend school for the first few years of his life and had a private tutor give him a basic education. [1]
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Coolie (1983 film)
Coolie is a 1983 Indian Bollywood film directed by Manmohan Desai. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Kader Khan, Suresh Oberoi and Puneet Issar. It is about a railway coolie.
The film was an 'All Time Earner',it got the highest verdict[Equivalent to 'All Time Blockbuster' Today] present at that time by Trade Guide[Bollywood boxoffice magazine], and was among those rare movies, which crossed 1 Crore per territory. There were only 13 All Time Earner[Which crossed 1 Crore Rupees per territory] movies till 1984 and Coolie was among them.
The film became famous even before its release when Amitabh Bachchan was critically injured on 26 July 1982 in the intestines while filming a fight scene with co-star Puneet Issar which almost cost him his life. The crew was filming the shot at University Campus in Bangalore. His accident received wide world coverage and hit the headlines in the UK, something unheard of at the time, and many Indians prayed in temples or offered to sacrifice their own limbs to save him. Nevertheless he spent many months recovering and resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation.
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Danny Denzongpa
Tshering Phintso Denzongpa born 25 February 1948, widely known by his acting name "Danny" Denzongpa, is an Indian actor of Sikkimese ancestry working in Bollywood films. He has acted in numerous Hindi films such as Asoka and 16 December. He has also starred in some international projects, the most famous being Seven Years in Tibet where he acted alongside Hollywood actor Brad Pitt. In 2003, Denzongpa was awarded the Padma Shree, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Denzongpa is noted for his villainous and character roles.
He started dabbling in the brewing industry after 1982 and, in 2009, his company Yuksom Breweries, which has three breweries in Sikkim, Orissa and Assam and sells over three million cases, acquired Rhino Breweries in Assam, to thwart industry leader United Breweries' (UB) plans to take over the North East market.
Danny had his early schooling in the erstwhile kingdom of Sikkim (the 22nd state of India since 1975), thereafter completed his schooling from Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital, Uttarakhand in 1964. Denzongpa's love of horses and horse riding began at an early age, as his family was into horse breeding.
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Darsheel Safary
Darsheel Safary (born 9 March 1996) is an Indian film actor working in Hindi Bollywood films. He is best known for his acclaimed portrayal of a dyslexic child in the 2007 film Taare Zameen Par.
In 2007, Safary made his acting debut in Taare Zameen Par, playing the film's protagonist Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi. Safary was discovered by script writer and creative director, Amol Gupte during late 2006 when he was looking for a male lead for his film, Taare Zameen Par. After going through hundreds of auditions, Gupte found Safary at Shiamak Davar’s dancing school, "Summer Funk". In choosing Safary, Gupte had a number of boys audition for a scene in which they would informally describe how they would "bunk" school after being given a few scenarios. He recalls, “It was a tough call. But Darsheel has the mischief in his eyes to be Ishaan. Everyone just naturally gravitated towards him."
Safary's performance as a struggling dyslexic child in the film was unanimously praised and he won several awards for his performance. Many prominent film critics have praised Safary for his performance including, Taran Adarsh from indiaFM who wrote, "Taare Zameen Par belongs to Master Darsheel Safary. A performance that makes the best of performances pale in comparison. A performance that deserves brownie points. A performance that'll always come first on your mind the moment someone mentions Taare Zameen Par. A performance that's impeccable, flawless and astounding. A performance that moves you and makes you reflect on your growing years. A performance that merits a special award!"
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Dev Anand
Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. His career spanned more than 65 years with acting in 114 Hindi films of which 109 have him play the main solo lead hero and he did 2 English films.
Dev was born Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand on 26 September 1923 in the Shakargarh tehsil of the Gurdaspur district in Punjab (British India) (present-day Narowal district of Pakistan). His father Pishori Lal Anand was a well-to-do advocate. Dev was the third of four sons born to Pishori Lal Anand. One of Dev's younger sister is Sheela Kanta Kapur, who is mother of Shekhar Kapur. His older brothers were Manmohan Anand (Advocate, Gurdaspur Dist. Court) and Chetan Anand and younger one was Vijay Anand. Dev Anand spent his early years in Gharota village near Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur town. He did his schooling till matriculation from Sacred Heart School, Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh (then in Punjab) and went to college Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh before going to Lahore to study. Later Dev completed his graduation in English Literature from the Government College, Lahore in British India.
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Dhanush
Dhanush (born Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja on 28 July 1983), is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry. His filmography includes critically acclaimed films like Kadhal Kondein, Pudhupettai, Aadukalam and Mayakkam Enna and commercially successful films like Thulluvadho Ilamai, Thiruda Thirudi, Thiruvilayadal Arambam, Polladhavan, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Padikathavan, Kutty and Uthama Puthiran. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Aadukalam. He is the son of Kasthuri Raja and the brother of Selvaraghavan, both directors in Tamil cinema. Dhanush has been in the spotlight in the wake of the mass success of his song "Why This Kolaveri Di".
Following his upbringing as the son of a noted director, Dhanush debuted under the direction of Kasthuri Raja in the Thulluvadho Ilamai with fellow debutant, Sherin. Upon release, the film fetch up big reviews and was a blockbuster, following the story of his character, Mahesh, and how his friends help him elope with his girlfriend.
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Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol (Hindi: धर्मेंद्र सिंह देओल, Punjabi: ਧਰਮਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਉਲ, born 8 December 1935 in Nasrali, Ludhiana (India)|Punjab, better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 IIFA Awards.
He is often referred to as the "He-Man" as well as the "Action King" of Hindi cinema, having starred in numerous action films, and is considered a living legend. He is father of actors Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Esha Deol. At the peak of his film career he was considered the most handsome actor in Bollywood and a matinée idol. He was one of the lead actors of the all-time blockbuster Sholay (1975), and went on to star in numerous successful Bollywood films across five decades. Dharmendra has thus established himself as one of the most prominent figures in the history of Hindi cinema.
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Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar, born Muhammad Yusuf Khan on 11 December 1922, is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King", and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.
Starting his career with Jwar Bhata in 1944, Kumar's career has spanned five decades and over 60 films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. Kumar was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award and holds the record for the most number of Filmfare Awards won for that category with Shahrukh Khan; eight wins. He starred in films of a variety of genres such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955), the historical Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the social Ganga Jamuna (1961).
In 1976, Kumar took a five-year break from film performances. In 1981, he returned with a character role in the film Kranti and continued his career playing central character roles in films such as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991). His last film was Qila in 1998. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Dilip Kumar has acted with actress Vyjayanthimala the most, where they both had acted seven films together including the former's home production Gunga Jumna resulting great on-screen chemistry and alleged affair between them.
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Don (1978 film)
Don (Hindi: डॉन) is a 1978 Indian action film, produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing Bollywood movie of 1978, and was classified a "hit" by Box Office India. It has gained cult film status in India.
Don begins, true to its title, as the story of one of the most powerful men in the business of crime, who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Along with the police, Don makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization, especially when he kills one of his own men, Ramesh, when Ramesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Don to two new enemies, Kamini (Helen), Ramesh’s fiancee, and Roma, (Zeenat Aman) Ramesh’s sister. When Kamini seduces Don and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Don outsmarts her and the police in his escape, and in the process Kamini loses her life.
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Faisalabad
Faisalabad, (Urdu: فیصل آباد) formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan.
Nicknamed the Manchester of Asia, Faisalabad remains an important industrial city west of Lahore. The city-district of Faisalabad is bound on the north by the districts of Hafizabad and Chiniot, on the east by Nankana Sahib, on the south by Sahiwal, and Toba Tek Singh and on the west by Jhang.
The city is at a road and railway junction, which has played an influential role in the development of Faisalabad's trade and economy. The surrounding countryside, irrigated by the Lower Chenab River, has seen expanded production of cotton, wheat, sugarcane, vegetables, and fruits, which form 55% of Pakistan's exports. The city is an industrial centre with major railway repair yards, engineering works, and mills that process sugar, flour, and oil seed. Produce includes superphosphates, cotton and silk textiles, hosiery, dyes, industrial chemicals, beverages, apparels, pulp and paper, printing, agricultural equipment, and ghee (clarified butter). Faisalabad is the site of the prestigious University of Agriculture, founded in 1909.
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Feroz Khan
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.
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 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.
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François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker, one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films.
Truffaut was born in Paris on 6 February 1932. His mother was Janine de Montferrand. His mother's future husband, Roland Truffaut, accepted him as an adopted son and gave him his surname. He was passed around to live with various nannies and his grandmother for a number of years. It was his grandmother who instilled in him her love of books and music. He lived with his grandmother until her death when Truffaut was ten years old. It was only after his grandmother's death that he lived with his parents for the first time. The identity of Truffaut's biological father was unknown, though a private detective agency in 1968 revealed that their enquiry into the matter led to a Roland Levy, a Jewish dentist from Bayonne. Truffaut's mother's family disputed the findings but Truffaut himself believed and embraced them.
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H. N. Bahuguna
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna (April 25, 1919 – March 17, 1989) was a Congress Party leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh.
He was the sixth child of his parents, born on 25 April 1919 in a small village called Bhugani in the district of Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand. His father Ravati Nandan Bahuguna was a village Patwari and his mother Dipa a housewife. The Bahuguna family hails from Bughani, Pauri Garhwal but settled in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Honored with “Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "Allahabad University Alumni Association", NCR, Ghaziabad (Greater Noida) Chapter 2007-2008 registered under society act 1860 with registration no. 407/2000.
He studied in D.A.V. School and Messmore Inter College of Pauri Town. He passed 10th from Pauri and went to Allahabad for higher studies. In 1937, he moved to Allahabad for further studies and was admitted into the Government Intermediate College. There he founded the first "Students Parliament" in the college and was elected its "Prime Minister".
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Helen (actress)
Helen Jairag Richardson is an Indian film actress and dancer of Anglo-Burmese descent, working in Hindi films. She is often cited as the most popular dancer of the item number in her time. She was the inspiration for four films and a book.
Helen was born on November 21, 1939 in Burma to an Anglo-Indian father and Burmese mother. She has a brother Roger and a sister Jennifer. Her father died during the Second World War. The family migrated to Mumbai in 1943 in order to escape from the Japanese occupation of Burma. Helen had to quit her schooling to support her family because her mother's salary as a nurse was not enough to feed a family of four. In a documentary called 'Queen of the Nautch girls', Helen said she was 17 yrs old in 1957 when she got her first big break in Howrah Bridge.
Helen was introduced to Bollywood when a family friend, an actress known as Cukoo, helped her find jobs as a chorus dancer in the films Shabistan and Awaara (1951). She was soon working regularly and was featured as a solo dancer in films such as Alif Laila (1954), Hoor-e-Arab (1953), and number "Mr. John O Baba Khan" in the film Baarish.
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Hema Malini
Hema Malini (Tamil: ஹேமா மாலினி, Hēmā Māliṉi ?; 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.
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Hrithik Roshan
Hrithik Roshan ([ˈrɪt̪ʰɪk ˈroːʃən]; born 10 January 1974) is an Indian film actor. Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai in 2000. His performance in the film earned him Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut. He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir (both 2000) and a supporting part in the blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), which was India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market up to then.
Following through with several unnoticed performances from 2002 to 2003, he starred in the blockbusters Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequel Krrish (2006), both of which won him numerous Best Actor awards. Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in the action film Dhoom 2, his biggest commercial success to date, and his fourth for Jodhaa Akbar, for which he was also awarded at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival. These accomplishments have established him as one of the leading contemporary actors of Hindi cinema. He later received further acclaim for his work in Guzaarish (2010), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Agneepath (2012).
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Irrfan Khan
Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan, previously known as Irrfan Khan and now just Irrfan (Hindi: इरफ़ान ख़ान; born on 7th January 1967 ), is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre. He received recognition for his roles in The Warrior (2001), Maqbool (2003), Haasil (2004), The Namesake (2006), A Mighty Heart (2007), Life in a... Metro (2007), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Billu (2009), New York (2009), New York, I Love You (2009), Paan Singh Tomar (film) (2012), and Vodafone commercials.
He has won two Filmfare Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. He is also the recipient of 2011 Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian award in India. He has also been cast in The Amazing Spider-Man as Dr. Ratha. He has appeared in more than 30 films in the Bollywood.
Khan was born in Jaipur to a Muslim family. Khan's mother, Sayeeda Begum, was from the Tonk Hakim family, and his father, the late Jagirdar, was from the Khajuriya village near the Tonk district, and ran a tyre business. Khan was studying for his M.A. degree when he earned a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi in 1984.
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Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha (died 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films. Son of the popular comedian Agha, Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
He made his debut as a child actor playing the young version of Jehangir (who was played by Dilip Kumar as an adult) in the historical epic Mughal-E-Azam which released in 1960. He went to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit Sholay where he played the banjo player in the popular song Mehbooba O' Mehbooba.
He also made appearances in English language films such as Bombay Talkie (1970), Gandhi (1982), Kim (1984) and The Deceivers (1988).
He also wrote and directed a Bollywood film titled Goonj which released in 1989. He died of a heart attack in 1995.
Survived by his son Saleem Christopher Agha Bee and daughter Vanessa Feuerstein.
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Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Akhtar is a main stream writer and some of his most successful work was carried out in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed. Akhtar continues to be a prominent figure in Bollywood and is one of the most popular and sought-after lyricists.[citation needed]
He was born as Jadoo Akhtar in Gwalior, (Madhya Pradesh) to Jan Nisar Akhtar, a Bollywood film songwriter and Urdu poet, and singer Safia Akhtar, a teacher and writer. His original name was Jadoo, taken from a line in a poem written by his father: "Lamba, lamba kisi jadoo ka fasana hoga". He was given the official name of Javed since it was the closest to the word jadoo. Amongst his family members who are poets are the Urdu poet Majaz (maternal uncle), and his grandfather, Muztar Khairabadi, and Maulana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, a noted philosopher, poet and religious scholar of the nineteenth century. Akhtar's younger brother, Salman Akhtar, is a psychoanalyst practicing in the United States.
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Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (Bengali: জয়া ভাদুড়ী বচ্চন, Hindi: जया बच्चन; born Jaya Bhaduri on 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bachchan is the wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and the mother of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. Bachchan is recognised as one of the finest Hindi film actresses of her time, particularly known for reinforcing a naturalistic style of acting in both mainstream and "middle-of-the-road" cinema.
Making her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963), Bachchan's first screen role as an adult was in Guddi (1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with whom she would collaborate in several films. She was noted for her performances in films including Uphaar (1971), Koshish (1972), Kora Kagaz (1974), among others.She appeared alongside her husband Amitabh Bachchan in films such as Zanjeer (1973), Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975) and Sholay (1975).
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Jeetendra
Jeetendra born Ravi Kapoor is an Indian actor and television producer. He was known as jumping jack among his fans of the time because of his dancing skills. He was one of the most talkative and fastest dancing actor in the Bollywood. In 2012, he has won Zee Filmfare 2012's lifetime awards, for working over 50 years in Bollywood.
Jeetendra Kapoor on 7 April, 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab to Amarnath and Krishna Kapoor whose business dealt with imitation jewellery.[citation needed]. He attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School in Girgaum, along with his friend Rajesh Khanna. While supplying jewellery to V. Shantaram, he was cast as Sandhya's double in the 1959 movie "Navrang".[citation needed]
In the 1980s, Jitendra was frequently paired up with Sridevi or Jayapradha for remakes of South Indian films by Rama Rao Tatineni, K. Bapayya and K. Raghavendra Rao; included Justice Chaudhry (1982), Mawaali (1983), Himmatwala (1983), Jaani Dushman, and Tohfa (1984).
He appeared in the TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi in the role of an old man. He was one of the judges of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, an Indian dance competition on Sony Entertainment Television.[citation needed] He was also a judge along with Hema Malini of a dancing competition called "Dancing Queen".[citation needed]
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Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. Dissatisfied with that status, Depp turned to film for more challenging roles; he played the title character of Edward Scissorhands (1990) and later found box office success in films such as Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Rango (2011) and the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (2003–present). He has collaborated with director and friend Tim Burton in eight films, most recently with Dark Shadows (2012).
Depp has gained acclaim for his portrayals of people such as Ed Wood, in Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistone in Donnie Brasco, Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, George Jung in Blow, and the bank robber John Dillinger in Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $3.1 billion at the United States box office and over $7.6 billion worldwide. He has been nominated for top awards many times, winning the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He also has garnered a sex symbol status in American cinema, being twice named as the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine in 2003 and 2009. He has been listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor, with $75 million.
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Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, producer and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting. Kamal Haasan has won several Indian film awards, including four National Film Awards and numerous Filmfare Awards, and is known for having starred in the largest number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In addition to acting, screenwriting and directing, he has also featured in films as a songwriter, playback singer and choreographer. His film production company, Rajkamal International, has produced several of his films. In 1990, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. Kamal Haasan is also a recipient of an Honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University. In 2009, he became one of very few Indian actors to have completed 50 years in cinema.
After several projects as a child artist, Kamal Haasan's breakthrough into lead acting came with his role in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal, in which he played a rebellious youth in love with an older woman. He secured his second Indian National Film Award for his portrayal of a guileless school teacher who tends a child-like amnesiac in 1982's Moondram Pirai. He was particularly noted for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque Tamil film Nayagan (1987), which was ranked by Time magazine as one of the best films of all time. Since then he has gone on to appear in other notable films such as Anbe Sivam and his own productions, Hey Ram and Virumaandi, as well as Dasavathaaram, in which he appeared in ten distinct roles.
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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Hindi: ख़्वाजा अहमद अब्बास) (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987), popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages. He was the maker of important Hindi films such as Saat Hindustani (1969) and Do Boond Pani (1972), both of which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, Palme d'Or nominated (Cannes Film Festival) Pardesi (1957) and Shehar Aur Sapna (1963), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film.
As a screenwriter, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas is considered one of pioneers of Indian parallel or neo-realistic cinema, having penned films like the Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Neecha Nagar (1946), Jagte Raho, Dharti Ke Lal, Awara, Saat Hindustani and Naya Sansar. Apart from this, he wrote the best of Raj Kapoor films, Awaara, Shri 420, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby and Henna.
His column ‘Last Page’, holds the distinction of being one of the longest-running columns in the history of Indian journalism. The column began in 1935, at Bombay Chronicle, and when it closed, it moved to the Blitz, where it continued till his death in 1987. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1969, by Government of India.
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Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar (born September 28, 1929) is a singer from India. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over six and a half decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Hindi. She is the elder sister of singer Asha Bhosle, Hridayanath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Mangeshkar was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. The claim was that she had recorded approximately 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages between 1948 to 1974. Over the years, while several sources have supported this claim, others have raised concerns over its veracity, claiming that this number was highly exaggerated and that Mangeshkar's younger sister, Asha Bhosle, had more song recordings than she had. In 2011 Guinness officially acknowledged Bhosle as the most recorded artist in music history.
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Luc Jacquet
Luc Jacquet (5 December 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French film director from Paris. He wrote and directed the movie March of the Penguins, which won an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2005. His current film is called The Fox And the Child. It has been released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by Kate Winslet, and was released in the United States on 29 February 2008.
Before his film directing career, Jacquet was a biologist.
In 2010, he created the non-profit organisation Wild-Touch.
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M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials MGR, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu successively for three terms.
In his youth, MGR and his elder brother, M. G. Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. Influenced by Gandhian ideals, MGR joined the Indian National Congress. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi in a supporting role. In the late 1940s he graduated to leading roles and for the next three decades dominated the Tamil film industry. He became a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and rose rapidly through its ranks. He successfully used his popularity as a film hero to build a large political base. In 1972, he left the DMK to form his own party the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). In 1977 he became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu - the first film actor in India to become the chief minister of a state. He remained as chief minister till his death in 1987.
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M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Mudabidri Venkat Rao Vasudeva Rao or M.V. Vasudeva Rao is a National Award winning actor. He entered the film world as a child actor in 1928. He won the Best Actor award at the National Film Awards for his role of Choma in the movie Chomana Dudi (1975) a film based on Shivarama Karanth’s novel in the year 1976.
He played a prominent role in Shyam Benegal’s Telugu film Kondura. In Mrinal Sen’s Oka Oori Katha and Mani Rathnam’s Nayakan he played prominent roles. Maithri, Dangeyedda Makkalu, Dorai, Kalasapurada Hudugaru, Muttu ondu Muttu are some of his popular Kannada films.
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Madhu (actor)
Madhavan Nair (Malayalam: മധു, മാധവന് നായര്), commonly known by his stage name Madhu is an actor in Malayalam cinema. He was a prominent lead actor during the 60s and 70s. He has also directed and produced films, and at one time he owned Uma film studio.
He was born on 23 September 1933 at Gourishapattom, Trivandrum. His father, R. Parameswaran Pillai, was the Mayor of Trivandrum. He has four siblings.
He started his career as a Hindi lecturer in Scott Christian College, Nagercoil. During that time he chanced upon the a newspaper advertisement inviting applications for the National School of Drama Course. While studying at NSD, he became acquainted with Ramu Karyat, who offered him a role in his forthcoming film Moodupadam. After completing the course, Madhu went to Chennai to screen test for Karyat's film. While there, in 1963, he was offered a role in N N Pisharody's film, Ninamaninja Kalpadukal and this became his debut.
Madhu also acted in the Hindi film Saat Hindustani, which was the debut movie of the Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.[when?]
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Major Ravi
Major A.K. Ravindran, better known by his screen name Major Ravi is a former Indian Army Officer and a Malayali Indian filmmaker.
He is a recipient of the President's medal, joined the Indian army as a jawan in 1975 and graduated from the Army Cadet College to become a commando in the year 1988. He was part of the mission codenamed Operation One-eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the experiences of which inspired him to direct Mission 90 Days (2007). After working for around two decades for the Indian Army, he became a military consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santhoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam. He has earlier made a children's film but his first feature film is Keertichakra, a film on Kashmir militancy and is multilingual.
His second movie mission 90 days was his own experience of the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case. His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war starring Mohanlal was a sequel to Keerthichakra.
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Mammootty
Mammootty (born Muhammadkutty Ismail Panaparambil on 7 September 1951) is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles in Indian films. He also appeared in the highest number of dual roles (nine) in Malayalam films.
Mammootty was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor three times, a record shared with Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Hassan. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, and eleven Filmfare Awards. He was the first (1998) Malayali actor to be honoured with the state honour Padma Shri for contributions toward Indian cinema. He was honoured a Doctor of Letters by University of Kerala in Jan 2010 and by University of Calicut in Dec 2010.Vanitha, a leading women's magazine in Malayalam, in 2004, chose Mammootty as the actor with the highest sex appeal in Kerala, following a survey among its readers.
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Manmohan Desai
Manmohan Desai (26 February 1937–1 March 1994) was a producer and director of Indian movies.
His father, Kikubhai Desai,[1] was an Indian film producer and owner of Paramount Studios (later Filmalaya) from 1931 to 1941. His productions, mainly stunt films, included Circus Queen, Golden Gang, and Sheikh Challi. Manmohan Desai's older brother, Subhash Desai, became a producer in the 1950s[2] and gave Manmohan his first break with the Hindi film Chhalia (1960). Subhash later went on to produce Bluff Master, Dharam Veer, and Desh Premee with Manmohan as the director.
Manmohan Desai was known for his family-centered, action-song-and-dance films which catered to the tastes of the Indian masses and through which he achieved great success. His movies defined a new genre called masala films.
He had a string of hits with Amitabh Bachchan in the 70s and early 80s which helped cement Bachchan's status as a superstar of Indian cinema. He worked with Amitabh on Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish, Suhaag, Naseeb, Desh Premee, Coolie, Mard and Ganga Jamuna Saraswati; all but the last were box office successes. He was one of the directors who had a special working relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, the others being Yash Chopra, Prakash Mehra, Ramesh Sippy, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Of these, only Yash Chopra went on to make hits beyond the 1980s.
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Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpai (born 23 April 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpayee, is an Indian film actor, known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles. He first shot into fame with his breakthrough role in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 film Satya.
Manoj Bajpai was born in a small village Belwa near town Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, Bihar. He completed his basic education from K R High school, Bettiah. He went to Ramjas College, and Satyawati College (Eve) University of Delhi for pursuing Graduation, and did theatre with Barry John.
Bajpai started his career with a television serial aired on Doordarshan, Swaabhimaan. The same serial also brought Tyagi (Ashutosh Rana) and Rishab (Rohit Roy) into limelight.
Bajpai also appeared in a small role as a cop in Dastak (1996) where he shared screen space with Mukul Dev and Sushmita Sen. He appeared in several small roles in films like Droh Kaal (1994), and Bandit Queen (1994), before getting his big break in the 1998 crime film Satya directed by Ram Gopal Varma. His performance as Bhiku Mhatre won him several awards, as he portrayed the hotheaded and compassionate sides of this gangster, with equal panache. Another important film where he played a dark character was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film Aks in 2001, for which again he won many awards.
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Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat" (Bhaarat is the Hindi term for India). In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, then part of India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of Pakistan. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his Gosain Hindu family had to move to Delhi owing to partition. His family lived as refugees in Vijay Nagar, Kingsway Camp and later moved to Patel Nagar area of New Delhi.
After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry.
As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949).
After making a little-noticed début in Fashion in 1957, Manoj landed his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed, setting the stage for the Vijay Bhatt-directed Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) opposite Mala Sinha. Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi (1964), and reunited with Vijay Bhatt and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).
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Mehmood Ali
Mehmood Ali Khan (Hindi: महमूद अली Urdu: محمود علی) (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood (Hindi: महमूद Urdu: محمود ), was an Indian actor, director and producer best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films. During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films.
Mehmood was one of eight children born to actor and dancer Mumtaz Ali in Bombay. Mehmood had an elder sister and six younger siblings. His sister, Minoo Mumtaz, was also a successful dancer and character actress in Bollywood movies. He started acting reluctantly as a child in Bombay talkie films like Kismet[disambiguation needed
]. Some of his early jobs before he concentrated only on acting were driving, doing odd jobs, and selling poultry. He worked as director P. L. Santoshi's driver. Later, Santoshi's son Rajkumar Santoshi cast Mehmood in his venture Andaz Apna Apna. He was hired to teach table tennis to Meena Kumari in those days. He later married her sister Madhu. After getting married and becoming a father, he decided to act to earn a better living. He got a small break as a murder victim in the film C.I.D.. He started off by doing small unnoticed roles in films like Do Bigha Zameen and Pyaasa. He later went on to act in lead roles, but he was appreciated for his comedy, some of which was in the Hyderabad region Urdu accent.
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Mira Nair
Mira Nair (born October 15, 1957) is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.
She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She used the proceeds of the film, to establish an organization for street children, called the Salaam Baalak Trust in India. She often works with longtime creative collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, whom she met at Harvard.
She has won a number of awards, including a National Film Award and various international film festival awards, and was a nominee at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards and Filmfare Awards. She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007, which was presented by Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc, and India Abroad Person of the Year-2006. In 2012 she was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan by President of India, Pratibha Patil.
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Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty Miṭhun Chôkroborti, born as Gouranga Chakraborty on June 16, 1950) is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigayaa (1976), for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor.
He gained a fan following as a dancing star and went on to establish himself as one of the most popular actors of India, particularly recognized for his role as street dancer Jimmy in the 1982 Bollywood movie Disco Dancer. He also attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in the former Soviet Union where he became a household name for his role in Disco Dancer. He later won two more National Film Awards for his performances in Bengali film Tahader Katha (1992) and Hindi film Swami Vivekananda (1998).
Chakraborty has appeared in about 400 films including Bengali, Oriya and Bhojpuri pictures. He owns the Monarch Group, which has interests in the hospitality sector and educational sector.
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Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.
Mohanlal made his acting debut in Thiranottam (1978) but the film was never released due to censorship issues. He followed that by a role as the lead antagonist in his first release Manjil Virinja Pookkal (1980) at the age of 20. Antagonistic parts in several movies followed before Mohanlal established himself as a lead actor playing a wide variety of character types in comedy and action films amongst others. He was labelled a superstar of Malayalam cinema in 1986 after the success of Rajavinte Makan, in which he played an underworld don. Mohanlal became a film producer with the 1990 musical hit His Highness Abdullah and has also acted in a number of Tamil and Bollywood films. Of these, his notable roles were in Iruvar, directed by Mani Ratnam, and Company, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. As well as being an actor and producer, Mohanlal also owns businesses involved in film distribution, restaurants and packaged spices.
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Motilal (actor)
Motilal (1910–1965) was an Indian film actor and the winner of Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, twice, Devdas(1955) and Parakh (1960). Motilal Rajvansh is credited with being among Hindi cinema’s first natural actor actors.
Born in Simla on December 4, 1910, Motilal came from a distinguished family from Delhi. His father was a renowned educationist, who died when Motilal was one year old. He was brought up by his uncle who was a well-known civil surgeon in Uttar Pradesh. At first, Moti was sent to an English school at Simla and later, in UP. Thereafter he shifted to Delhi where he continued with school and college.
Motilal Rajvansh said on his screen career with characteristic humour.
After leaving college, Moti came to Bombay to join the Navy. But, he fell ill and was prevented from appearing for the test. But fate had other choices charted out for him. One day, he went to see a film shoot at Sagar Studios where director K. P. Ghosh was shooting. Motilal, even then, was quite the man about the town and he caught Ghosh’s eye. And, in 1934 at the age of 24, he was offered the role of the hero in Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934) at the Sagar Film Company. He was featured in many successful social dramas alongside Sabita Devi such as Dr. Madhurika (1935) and Kulvadhu (1937), and later switched to Ranjit Studios. At Ranjit, Motilal worked with Mehboob Khan's Jagirdar (1937), Hum Tum Aur Woh (1938), Taqdeer (1943) and Kidar Sharma's Armaan (1942), Kaliyan (1944)). He also acted in S. S. Vasan (Gemini)'s movie "Paigham", and Raj Kapoor's "Jagte Raho". Perhaps his most famous role was that of the gentleman crook in S S Vasan’s adaptation of R K Laxman’s book Mr Sampat (1952).
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Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen (also spelled Mrinal Shen) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on 14 May 1923, in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh in a Hindu family. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta. As a student, he got involved with the cultural wing of the Communist Party. Although he never became a member of the party, his association with the socialist Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) brought him close to a number of like-minded culturally associated people.
His interest in films started after he stumbled upon a book on film aesthetics. However his interest remained mostly intellectual, and he was forced to take up the job of a medical representative, which took him away from Calcutta. This did not last very long, and he came back to the city and eventually took a job of an audio technician in a Calcutta film studio, which eventually launched his film career.
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Mulayam Singh
Mulayam Singh Yadav (born 22 November 1939) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh three times from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995, and 2003 to 2007. He also served as Minister of Defense from June 1996 to March 1998 in the United Front government.
Mulayam Singh Yadav was born to Moorti Devi and Sughar Singh on 22 November 1939 in the village Saifai of Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh in India. His father wanted the son to be a wrestler and his political guru, Natthu Singh, spotted him in a wrestling match at Mainpuri. Impressed by his muscle power Mulayam was rewarded the political pocket of Jaswantnagar by Singh.
Yadav first became a state minister in 1977, Later in 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal (People's Party) in Uttar Pradesh which became a part of the Janata Dal (People's Party) afterward. In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council. He holds a M.A. from Agra University and B.T.[disambiguation needed] from Jain Inter College, Karhal (Mainpuri).
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Mumtaz (actress)
Mumtaz (Hindi: मुमताज़, Urdu: ممتاز) (born 31 July 1947, Bombay), fondly called Mumu, is a Bollywood actress, best remembered for her roles in Tere Mere Sapne (1971) and Khilona (1970). Her performance in Khilona got her the Filmfare Best Actress Award, while the film itself won the Filmfare Best Movie Award. She is cited as one of the top Bollywood sex symbols of her time.
Mumtaz was born to Abdul Saleem Askari and Shadi Habib Agha in Bombay, India, on 31 July 1947. She entered Hindi cinema at age 12.
She started as an extra in films in the early 1960s. She accepted small roles in big films like Mujhe Jeene Do and big roles in small budgeted stunt films like Boxer, Samson, Tarzan, and King Kong. In the 1960s, she starred in as many as 16 action films with freestyle wrestler Dara Singh and was labelled as a stunt film heroine.
She first gained attention in a supporting role as a vamp in the A grade color hit film Mere Sanam (1965). The memorable sexy song "Yeh Hai Reshmi Zulphon Ka Andhera" was picturized on her. The success of the film led to another sizzling song "Aye dushman jaan" in another big-budget film Patthar Ke Sanam. Finally, she gained major attention when she played one of Dilip Kumar's leading ladies in Ram Aur Shyam (1967). The film became one of the top hits of the year, and she received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Suddenly, Mumtaz was flooded with offers but not for major leading lady roles. She supported Sharmila Tagore in several films in the late 1960s, such as for Saawan Ki Ghata, Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, and Mere Humdum Mere Dost. She had a memorable song and dance number "Aaj Kal Tere Mere" with her co-star Shammi Kapoor in the hit film Brahmachari (1968).
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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (Hindi: मुक़द्दर का सिकंदर, Urdu: مقدر کا سکندر) is a 1978 Indian Hindi film. Produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, it stars Amitabh Bachchan in his third out of six (actually it was 5th of 9) films with Prakash Mehra to date. The films also stars Vinod Khanna, Raakhee Gulzar, Rekha and Amjad Khan.
The film was the top grossing hit of 1978, becoming a blockbuster. The film was second biggest hit of decade after Sholay.
Although, it was nominated for several major Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, it failed to win in any category. It was remade into the Telugu film Prema Tarangalu (1980).
Orphaned and abused at a very young age, a young boy faces the harsh side of life as he struggles to make a living by slaving day and night working in the house of a wealthy man named Ramnath. Ramnath does not like him: it is later revealed that another orphan had taken advantage of his kindness in the past, hence his animosity. Ramnath's daughter Kaamna, however, empathizes with the boy and they form a friendship. Eventually he is adopted by a Muslim woman who also works for Ramnath, Fatima, who decides to name him Sikandar. On the occasion of Kaamna's birthday Sikandar, who had promised to replace one of her dolls which he'd broken, steals an expensive doll from a shop to give as a gift. However, Ramnath refuses to let the boy attend the party, and when Sikandar breaks into Kaamna's room to deliver the doll he is caught and accused of trying to rob the house. He and his mother are banished from Ramnath's home. Shortly thereafter, Fatima dies, leaving young Sikandar with the responsibility of looking after her daughter, Mehroo.
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Nana Palsikar
Nana Palsikar (Hindi: नाना पालसिकर) (1907 – 1 June 1984) was an Indian film actor, who appeared in over 80 Hindi films. He made his film debut in 1935 with Dhuwandhar, and went on to play character roles in both Hindi mainstream and arthouse films. He was also cast in small parts in a few international productions such as Maya (1966), The Guru (1969), and Gandhi (1982).
Palsikar was awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award twice, in 1962 and 1965. He was recognised with an award in the same category by the Bengal Film Journalists' Association in 1965.
Plasikar made his first film appearance in 1935 along with Leela Chitnis in Sumumar Chatterjee's Dhuwandhar. He appeared in two more films in this decade, Kandan and Durga (1939), both of which were produced under the Bombay Talkies production house and were the two final films directed by German director Franz Osten.
After a long break of 14 years, between which he appeared only in one film (Bahurani, 1940), he returned to the screen in Bimal Roy's 1953 picture Do Bigha Zamin (Two Acres of Land), in which he played Dhangu Maheto, alongside actors such as Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy. The film was a major critical success and won several national and international honours. He followed it with supporting roles in other successful films of this decade, such as V. Shantaram's Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje, Bimal Roy's Devdas, Raj Kapoor's Shree 420, Sombhu Mitra's Jagte Raho and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anari.
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Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar (born 1 January 1951) is an Indian actor and filmmaker.
Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar (a painter) and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.
He acted in movies such as Gaman (1978), Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988) and was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda, for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was also awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar.
In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.
Patekar has played many types of roles. He has played the occasional villain but been a hero in most of his films. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agni Sakshi (1996), a deaf father to Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998). In the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) he plays a police officer who is a sharpshooter. Patekar has also done comic roles in Welcome (2007) in which he plays a powerful crime lord who once desired to be an actor in films.
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Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is widely considered to be one of the best actors produced by India. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India where his father was a Navy Officer. Shah's family hails from Sardhana in District Meerut (Uttar Pradesh).He is a descendant of the 19th-century Afghan warlord Jan Fishan Khan. Naseeruddin Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. He has been successful in mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. He has also appeared in international films, notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. His elder brother is Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah PVSM, SM, VSM, recently appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.
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Neetu Singh
Neetu Singh (also known as Neetu Kapoor) is an Indian Bollywood actress. She started acting from the age of 8 under the name Baby Sonia. She played Roopa in the 1966 movie Dus Lakh and a dual role in the film Do Kaliyaan. Her other notable films as a child actress were Waris and Pavitra Paapi. She made her debut as a leading actress in Rikshawala in 1972 and went onto appear in over 60 films. She left the film industry in 1982 after her marriage to frequent co-star Rishi Kapoor in 1980. She recently made a comeback after 28 years in Do Dooni Chaar in 2010.
Neetu Singh was born in New Delhi to Rajee Singh in a Sikh family.
Neetu Singh made her debut as a child actress with films like Do Kaliyaan in the late 1960s. She started playing leading roles in 1972 with Rikshawala which was a flop. She took a small role in Yaadon Ki Baarat (1973), which became a hit, and her sizzling dance number to the song Lekar Hum brought her so much attention that she was immediately offered lead roles again. In most films, Neetu was cast as the fun-loving daughter or the 'optimistic' or 'lively' girlfriend. She acted with the top stars of her day, especially Rishi Kapoor with whom she appeared in 11 films. The most successful films they acted in included Khel Khel Mein (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and Doosra Aadmi (1978). She was nominated for Best Actress for the Star Screen Awards for her performance in the movie. She also won, along with Rishi Kapoor, Best Lifetime Jodi at the 2011 Zee Cine Awards. She was also paired opposite actors like Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jeetendra and Shatrughan Sinha in hit films like Deewaar (1975), Adalat (1976), Dharam Veer (1977), Jaani Dushman (1979) and Kaala Patthar (1979).
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Nirupa Roy
Nirupa Roy (4 January 1931 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films. Roy was mostly known for portraying character roles of the Indian mother. She played leading roles in her early films and started playing mother roles during the 1970s–80s. Her acting career spanned more than 50 years, and she acted in more than 250 films. She was referred to as the "queen of misery" in Hindi film circles.
Nirupa Roy was born as Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara in Valsad, Gujarat.
She was married to Kamal Roy when she was 15 and moved to Mumbai. They have two sons, Yogesh and Kiran. She was very friendly with actress Shyama.
She died, after having a cardiac arrest, in Mumbai on 13 October 2004 at the age of 72. She was regarded as the greatest "Maa" of all times in Bollywood.She was Gujarati and taught children Gujarati before she acted in films.
In 1946, Roy and her husband responded to an advertisement in a Gujarati paper looking for actors. She was selected and started her acting career with the Gujarati film Ranakdevi. The same year she acted in her first Hindi film, Amar Raj. One of her popular films was Do Bigha Zameen (1953). She largely played mythological characters in the films of the 1940s and 50s. Her image of a goddess was very strong and people would visit her home and seek her blessings.
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Om Puri
Om Puri (Hindi: ओम पुरी born 18 October 1950) is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.
Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is also an alumnus of the 1973 class of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student.
Puri has worked in numerous Indian films and in many films produced in the United Kingdom and the United States. He made his film debut in the 1976 film Ghashiram Kotwal, based on a Marathi play of the same name. He has claimed that he was paid "peanuts" for his best work. He has collaborated with Amrish Puri as well as Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in art films such as Bhavni Bhavai (1980), Sadgati (1981), Ardh Satya (1982), Mirch Masala (1986) and Dharavi (1992).
He has been active in cinema. He was critically acclaimed for his performances in many unconventional roles such as a victimized tribal in Aakrosh (1980) (a film in which he spoke only during flash-back sequences); Jimmy's manager in Disco Dancer (1982); a police inspector in Ardh Satya (1982), where he revolts against life-long social, cultural and political persecution and for which he got the National Film Award for Best Actor; the leader of a cell of Sikh militants in Maachis (1996); as a tough cop again in the commercial film Gupt in 1997; and as the courageous father of a martyred soldier in Dhoop (2003).
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P. J. Antony
P. J. Antony (1 January 1925 – 14 March 1979) was a Malayalam film actor. He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Nirmalyam in 1974. He was also the first actor working in Malayalam cinema to receive the award. Antony is also a respectable figure in the professional play field, working with communist cultural and art bodies like the K.P.A.C.
He also established his own theatre named Prathibha Theatres in Kochi.
In his early 20's Antony served in the Royal Navy during World War II. Post war, he returned home and joined a workshop as an officer. It was in this period in which Antony got chance to work with professional play artists. Soon he would establish himself as a prominent figure in Malayalam plays with his skills in acting, writing and direction. He was directly associated with the K.P.A.C., a major professional political play theatre at that time. He later established two play theatres namely P. J. Theatres and Prathibha Theatres (which is still active).
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Pankaj Kapoor
Pankaj Kapur is an Indian theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He has appeared in several television serials and films. His most acclaimed film roles to date have been that of Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991) and Abba ji, King Duncan in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaption of Macbeth; Maqbool(2003), both of which got him National Film Awards.
In the 1980s and 1990s he became a household name through his TV series like Karamchand, a comedy television series in the detective genre and, most recently, Office Office, a comic satire on prevalent corruption in India.
Pankaj Kapur first studied engineering in New Delhi and completed the course in 1973, topping his college. Thereafter, he joined National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi and graduated in 1976; here again he received the Best Actor Award.
After graduating from National School of Drama, he did theatre for next four years, until he was offered a role in Gandhi by Richard Attenborough.
Over the years, as a director, he has done over 74 plays and serials, including Mohandas B.A.L.L.B., Wah Bhai Wah, Sahabji Biwiji Ghulamji and Drishtanth, Kanak Di Balli, Albert's Bridge and Panchvan Savaar.
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Prakash Mehra
Prakash Mehra (Hindi: प्रकाश मेहरा, 13 July 1939 – 17 May 2009) was a legendary Hindi film producer and director.
Born on 13 July 1939 at Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mehra started in the late 1950s as a production controller. In 1968, he directed Shashi Kapoor who played a double role in Haseena Maan Jayegi. This was followed by the 1971 hit Mela starring the Khan brothers (Feroz Khan and Sanjay Khan) together. In 1973, he produced and directed Zanjeer. This mega blockbuster with Amitabh Bachchan started a relationship that spanned 7 more films, 6 being huge blockbusters (Khoon Pasina, Hera Pheri, Muqaddar ka Sikander, Laawaris, Namak Halal, Sharaabi, Jaadugar). It also launched the career of Bachchan (along with Mehra), as a top director/actor duo, spanning 2 decades of collaboration.
Prakash Mehra also directed & produced Zindagi Ek Jua with actor Anil Kapoor in 1991, which was not a commercial success. In 1996, he introduced veteran actor Raaj Kumar's son Puru Raajkumar in Bal Brahmachari which was also unsuccessful. This was the last film he directed. He also produced the movie Dalaal with Mithun Chakraborthy, in the mid-90s, which was a box-office moneymaker. Mehra received a lifetime achievement award from the India Motion Picture Directors Association (IMPDA) in 2006. He also received Lifetime Achievement as Producer from IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers Association) on 19 September 2008.
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Prakash Raj
Prakash Rai (born 26 March 1965), better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning film actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films.He got introduced to films by K. Balachander in the movie Duet (1994). In remembrance, he named his production company "Duet Movies".
He has played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonist in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil and of late, as a character actor. He is considered to be one amongst the club of natural actors. He has won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1998 for Mani Ratnam's Iruvar and a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2009 for his role in Kanchivaram, a Tamil film directed by Priyadarshan.
Prakash Raj was born to a ethnic Bunt family in Puttur, Karnataka on 26 March 1965. He did his schooling from St.Joseph's Indian High School in Bangalore. He later joined St. Josephs College of commerce, Bangalore, where he participated in many plays.[citation needed]
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Pran
Pran (born Pran Krishan Sikand on 12 February 1920) is a multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning Indian actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema. He has appeared in over 350 films. Pran played the leading man in films like Pilpili Saheb, Halaku (1956), Dharma(1973), Jangal Mein Mangal (1972), Gaddar and Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973). His pivotal roles in the films such as Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Half Ticket (1962), Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim, Aurat(1967), Ansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, Johny Mera Naam(1970), Victoria No. 203, Zanjeer (1973), Chori Mera Kaam(1975) , Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Chor Ke Ghar Chor(1978), Don (1978), Maan Gaye Ustaad(1981) and Duniya(1984) are considered to be among his best performances.
In 2010, he has been named on the list of CNN's "Top 25 Asian actors of all time".
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1967, 1969, and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. In 2001, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Contrary to the villainous characters he played in his early films, he is very social, a member of various organizations, and even has his very own football team, 'Bombay Dynamos Football Club'.
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Pran (actor)
Pran (born Pran Krishan Sikand on 12 February 1920) is a multiple Filmfare and BFJA award-winning Indian actor, who is one of the most popular villains of Hindi cinema. He has appeared in over 350 films. Pran played the leading man in films like Pilpili Saheb, Halaku (1956), Dharma(1973), Jangal Mein Mangal (1972), Gaddar and Ek Kunwari Ek Kunwara (1973). His pivotal roles in the films such as Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Half Ticket (1962), Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar (1967) and Purab Aur Paschim, Aurat(1967), Ansoo Ban Gaye Phool, Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, Johny Mera Naam(1970), Victoria No. 203, Zanjeer (1973), Chori Mera Kaam(1975) , Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Chor Ke Ghar Chor(1978), Don (1978), Maan Gaye Ustaad(1981) and Duniya(1984) are considered to be among his best performances.
In 2010, he has been named on the list of CNN's "Top 25 Asian actors of all time".
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1967, 1969, and 1972 and was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. In 2001, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Contrary to the villainous characters he played in his early films, he is very social, a member of various organizations, and even has his very own football team, 'Bombay Dynamos Football Club'.
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Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra (Devanagari: प्रेम चोपड़ा) is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.
Chopra was born to a Hindu Punjabi family in Lahore on 23 September 1935 to Ranbirlal and Rooprani Chopra. He was third of six children. After the partition of India, his family moved to Shimla, where he was brought up.[citation needed] His father desired that Prem be a doctor.[citation needed]
He graduated from Punjab University.
Chopra married sister of wife of late Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor, and they have three daughters: Rakita, Punita and Prerana. Punita is married to actor, Vikas Bhalla, while Prerana Chopra is married to actor, Sharman Joshi.
Among his early films he played Sukhdev in Shaheed, one of his rare positive leading roles. After Teesri Manzil and Upkaar, he was flooded with films as a villain. After Upkaar in 1967, he left The Times of India.
He has ever since been a leading villain in Hindi films. The dialogue " Prem naam hai mera, Prem Chopra" (My name is Prem, Prem Chopra) from the film Bobby has been very popular. Another famous Prem Chopra dialogue is "Mai wo bala hoon jo sheshay se pathar ko todtee hai" which closely translates to "I am that trouble which crushes stones with glass".
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Premji
Premji (born as Mullamangalath Parameshwaran Bhattathiripad on 23 September 1908 – 10 August 1998) was an Indian stage and film actor.
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Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar, born Kulbushan Pandit (8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996), was an Hindi film actor. Raaj Kumar started out as sub-inspector of Mumbai police in the late 1940s before he turned to acting with the 1952 film Rangili. He appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1957 film Mother India and went onto star in over 70 Hindi films in a career that spanned over four decades.
Raaj Kumar was born as Kulbhushan Pandit in Loralai, Balochistan now in Pakistan, into a Kashmiri Pandit family. In the late 1940s he moved to Mumbai, India where he became Sub-inspector of the Mumbai police. He married Gayatri in the 1960s with whom he had three children, two sons named Puru Raajkumar (a Bollywood actor), Panini Raajkumar and a daughter named Vastavikta Raajkumar, who made her screen debut in 2006 film Eight Shani.
Raaj Kumar started his career as an Inspector at Mahim police station, Mumbai. It is said that he never saluted his senior officers. Later he turned to movies.
Raaj Kumar was noticed in his earlier films like Rangeeli, Aabshar, Ghamand, and Lakhon Mein Ek, but it was as Prince Naushazad in Sohrab Modi’s Naushervan-e-Adil that he became famous. In his brief role as the husband of Nargis in Mother India, he achieved prominence. He followed this with the unglamorous role of a mill worker in Paigham. He was cast with Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor and Balraj Sahni in B.R. Chopra’s Waqt. In Sridhar’s Dil Ek Mandir, Raaj Kumar essayed the role of a cancer patient.
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Raj Kapoor
Ranbirraj "Raj" Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, Punjabi: ਰਾਜ ਕਪੂਰ, Rāj Kapūr, 14 December 1924 – 2 June 1988), also known as The Show-Man, was an Indian film actor, producer and director of Hindi cinema. He was the winner of nine Filmfare Awards in India, and a two-time nominee for the Palme d'Or grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his films Awaara (1951) and Boot Polish (1954). His performance in Awaara was ranked as one of the top ten greatest performances of all time by Time magazine. His films were commercial successes that attracted worldwide audiences, particularly in Asia and Europe. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Raj Kapoor was born in Peshawar, British India (present day Pakistan), to a Khatri family of kapoor's and Ramsarni (Rama) Devi Kapoor (née Mehra). He was the eldest of six children in the family. He was the grandson of Dewan Basheshwarnath Kapoor and great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor, part of the famous Kapoor family. Two of Raj's brothers are actors Shashi Kapoor (a.k.a. Balbir Raj Kapoor) and the late Shammi Kapoor (aka Shamsher Raj Kapoor); the other two died in infancy. He also had a sister named Urmila Sial.
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Raj Khosla
Rajveer Singh Khosla (May 31, 1925 – 9 June 1991) was one of the top directors, producer and screenwriter in Hindi films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in ‘neo-noir’ and style in Indian cinema since black & white times, and also as a "women's director" because he showcased actresses at their best. He is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand. Starting his career, under Guru Dutt, he went on make hit films like, C.I.D. (1956), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964), Mera Saaya (1966), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) and Dostana (1980) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978), which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award. His early background in classical music ensured that most of his films excelled in music.
Born in Ludhiana, Punjab he was trained to be a classical singer, he came to Bomaby to look for work as a singer, meanwhile he worked in All India Radio for while as a music staff.
Soon Dev Anand felt he had other talents and hired him to be Guru Dutt's assistant on films, and eventually he became director. His most famous films are C.I.D. (1956) (which introduced Waheeda Rehman to Hindi audiences and made her a star ), Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) (which gave Sadhana her signature role of the "mystery girl"), Do Badan (1966) (which made Asha Parekh into a serious actress and won Simi Garewal the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award), Do Raaste(1969) (which made Mumtaz into a household name), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) (which won Nutan the Filmfare Best Actress Award at a mature age).
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Raj Thackeray
Raj Shrikant Thackeray (Marathi: राज श्रीकांत ठाकरे) (born 14 June 1968) is the founder and president of the right-wing[citation needed]Marathi ethnocentric regional political party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena ("Maharashtra Reformation Army") in the state of Maharashtra, India. His official name is Swararaj which means the king of musical notes. He is the nephew of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, and a cousin of the current Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray.
Raj was born on 14 June 1968 in a Marathi Kayastha (CKP) family to Shrikant Thackeray (younger brother of Bal Thackeray) and Kunda Thackeray (younger sister of Bal Thackeray's wife Meena Thackeray). Raj’s father Shrikant Thackeray was a musician, cartoonist and was also well versed in Urdu. He studied in Balmohan Vidyamandir, Mumbai and graduated from the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art, Mumbai. As a child he is said to have learnt the tabla, the guitar and the violin. He also loved drawing which later turned into a passion for drawing cartoons.
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Rajit Kapur
Rajit Kapur (Hindi: रजित कपूर, Urdu: رجِت کپُر) is an Indian actor. He is particularly known for his award-winning portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma. One of his most popular stints is his portrayal of Byomkesh Bakshi in a television series of the same name based on the character created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and directed by Basu Chatterjee. He is also known for his acting in the Malayalam film Agni Sakshi.
Rajit Kapur has been a favourite of renowned Indian film director Shyam Benegal, featuring in a number of his films till date. He has been part of the trilogy of Shyam Benegal — Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeidaa (2001). Of these the most famous has been Zubeidaa, written by Khalid Mohammed.
Kapur plays the role of the son of the title character in Zubeidaa. The film is shown mostly as a flashback with Kapur being the narrator. It went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
The other renowned films he had worked in are Ghulam, Bose: The Forgotten Hero and Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda. Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda was a 1992 film, again directed by Benegal, based on the novel of the same name by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
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Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi /ˈrɑːdʒiːv ˈɡɑːndiː/ ( pronunciation (help·info); 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) was the sixth Prime Minister of India (1984–1989). He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.
Rajiv Gandhi was the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. He went to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later at Imperial College London, but did not complete a degree at either. At Cambridge he met the Italian-born Antonia Albina Maino, then a waitress in a restaurant, whom he later married. After dropping out of university, he became a professional pilot for Indian Airlines. He remained aloof from politics, despite his family's political prominence. It was only following the death of his younger brother Sanjay Gandhi in 1980 that Rajiv entered politics. Following the assassination of his mother in 1984 after Operation Blue Star, the Indian National Congress party leaders nominated him to be Prime Minister.
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Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.
Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor earned positive notice for his performance in Wake Up Sid (2009). He later appeared in the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) and the political thriller Raajneeti (2010), with the later being his biggest commercial success to date. In 2011, Kapoor starred and earned critical acclaim for his performance in Rockstar for which he received the Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony.
Ranbir Kapoor, the son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, was born into a family of Punjabi origin; his sister is Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. He is the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor, nephew of actors Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, grand-nephew of actors Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, and first-cousin of actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Kapoor studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.
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Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema, Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu movie Rangula Ratnam, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon (1970). Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress. Since the late 1970s, after undertaking a physical transformation, she has been featured as a sex symbol in the Indian media.
Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema. She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), respectively. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan (1981) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status.
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Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor (Hindi: ऋषि कपूर) (born 4 September 1952[citation needed]) is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.
Born in south mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.
Rishi Kapoor debuted in his father's 1970 film Mera Naam Joker, playing his father's role as a child. Rishi Kapoor had his first lead role opposite Dimple Kapadia in the popular 1973 film Bobby which became an instant hit among youngsters. Since then he played leading roles as the romantic lead in over 100 films. He made a popular pairing with future wife Neetu Singh in films such as Khel Khel Mein (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and Doosra Aadmi (1978). In the 1980s he appeared in hit films like Karz (1980), Naseeb (1981), Kaatilon Ke Kaatil (1981), Prem Rog 1982), Coolie (1983), Saagar (1985), Nagina (1986) and Chandni (1989). In the 1990s he continued to appear in hits like Henna (1991) which was his father's last directorial film later completed by his brother Randhir, Bol Radha Bol (1992), Deewana (1992) and Damini - Lightning (1993). After several box office failures from the mid 1990s, he eventually moved on to supporting roles in the 2000s. In 1999 he directed the film Aa Ab Laut Chalen, starring Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna, Kader Khan, Paresh Rawal and Jaspal Bhatti
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S. Ramanathan
S. Ramanathan (1917-1988) was a Carnatic music singer and musicologist.
He learned music from Tiger Varadachariar, Sabesa Iyer, Ponniah Pillai, and Sathur Krishna Iyengar. He received a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, where he also taught.
He had disciples who have carved names for themselves such as P.UnniKrishnan, S. Sowmya, Savithri Sathyamurthy, Seetha Narayanan, Vasumathi Nagarajan, Sukanya Raghunathan (veena),Geetha Bennett(veena and a renowned short story writer in Tamil), Vidya Hariharan (veena and vocal),Thiagarajan/Raju(Vocal),Banumathy Raghuraman(veena),Latha Radhakrishnan (violin and vocal), Padma Gadiyar (veena),Vanathy Raghuraman(Vocal)
He also has composed many varnams and kritis, which have been popularized by his disciples.He also won the Sangeetha kalanidhi award(1985).The American ethnomusicologist David Nelson studied with him.
In 1981 Ramanathan released an album of Carnatic music, Navagraha Krtis (The 9 Planets), Cāturdaṡa Rāgamālika (The 14 Worlds) and Srī Gurunā: By Muttuswāmī Dīkṣitar (1775-1835), on Folkways Records.
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Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s.
He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted. In addition to negative roles, he has shone in supporting roles and, more recently, in comedic roles.
His birth name was Ganesh Kumar Narwode and he was born to an auto driver in Nasik in 1956. He adopted the name Sadashiv after going on stage in 1974. He was a trained singer but was advised that his highly nasal voice would prevent him from achieving fame — so at the age of 15 in 1971, Sadashiv migrated to theatre and the stage. In 1976, he found his first role in the Marathi film Aamras. He began to act in minor roles in Marathi cinema until in 1979 when he found his first major break in film playing Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Sadashiv continued to shine in Marathi cinema as an actor and producer under the banner of Anjana Arts (Anjana being his wife).
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Sadhu Meher
Sadhu Meher (born in Orissa) is an Indian actor, director, and producer .
He has performed in both Oriya and Hindi films. He primarily began his career in Hindi films like Bhuvan Shome, Ankur and Mrigaya. Later on shifted his interest towards Oriya films. He is one of the founders of Parallel Cinema in mid 80s. He won a National Film Award for Best Actor for Ankur (film).
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Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey OBE (Punjabi: ਸਈਦ ਜਾਫ਼ਰੀ, سعید جعفری; Hindi: सईद जाफ़री) (born 8 January 1929) is an Indian-born British actor, who has done numerous British movies. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab. His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982), A Passage to India (1965 BBC version and 1984 film) and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). He has also appeared in many Bollywood films in the 1980s and 1990s. For television he has starred in Gangsters (1975–1978), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–1987) and Little Napoleons (1994). He also appeared as Ravi Desai on Coronation Street as the father of Vikram Desai, the cousin of Dev Alahan and in Minder (TV series) as Mr Mukerjee in Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger.
Jaffrey attended Minto Circle, S.T High School, AMU, Aligarh before going on to Wynberg Allen School, St. George's College, Mussoorie,and Allahabad University. He started his career by setting up a theatre company called Unity Theatre, at New Delhi. His early theatrical work included roles in productions of Tennessee Williams, Christopher Fry, Wilde, and Shakespeare. He did his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship, where he took a second post-graduate degree in drama from The Catholic University of America. He also worked with top stars such as Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. He starred in popular cinema directed by highly talented persons like Satyajit Ray, James Ivory and Richard Attenborough. He is the first Indian to take Shakespearean plays on a tour to the United States. He is also the first Asian to receive British and Canadian Academy Awards nominations. And also the first Indian to receive the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to drama.
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Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (pronounced [ˈsɛːf əˈli ˈxaːn]; born 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the cricket player and last titular Nawab of Pataudi, late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore, a great-grandniece of poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Having made his acting debut in 1992 with Parampara, Khan had his first success with the 1994 films Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. After going through several years of decline throughout the 1990s, he rose into prominence with his performance in Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked his professional turning point. His work in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Hum Tum (2004).
Khan subsequently had further mainstream success with films like Salaam Namaste (2005) and Race (2008) and starred in critically acclaimed projects such as Parineeta (2005), Being Cyrus and Omkara (2006). In 2009, Khan branched out into film production with his company Illuminati Films' first film Love Aaj Kal, which became a box-office success. These accomplishments have established him as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema. He was awarded the Padma Shri civilian award by the Government of India in 2010.
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Salman Khan
Salman Khan (pronunciation : [səlˈmaːn ˈxaːn]; born Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan on 27 December 1965) is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.
Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya (1989), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to star in some successful Hindi films of those times, such as Saajan (1991), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Judwaa (1997), Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Biwi No.1 (1999), having appeared in the highest earning films of seven separate years during his career.
In 1999, Khan won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his extended appearance in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and since then has starred in several critical and commercial successes, including Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Tere Naam (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), No Entry (2005), Partner (2007), Wanted (2009), Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011) and Bodyguard (2011), which has become the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of all-time. Khan has thus established himself as one of the most successful actors of Hindi cinema.
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Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is a prominent Indian Hindi film star, 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.
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. He is well known for several altercations with the law, along with many other controversies throughout his life, as well as drug addiction in his early years.[citation needed] He spent 5 months in prison in late 1982 after being caught in possession of illegal substances, upon his release he spent 2 years in the United States, the majority of which was spent in a Texan rehab clinic before returning to India and resuming his career.
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Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.
Sanjeev Kumar was born as Haribhai Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually became a movie star. He remained a bachelor all his life and died of a massive heart attack in 1985. He has two younger brothers and a sister.
Sanjeev Kumar made his debut in the film Hum Hindustani in 1960. Sanjeev's first film as a hero was the 1965 Nishan. In 1968, he played opposite the famous actor Dilip Kumar in Sangharsh. In 1970, Khilona made him a star. He went on to star in the hits Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and Manchali (1973). He started working with the well-known director Gulzar in the early 1970s. He did nine films with Gulzar, including Aandhi (1975), Mausam (1975), Angoor (1981) and Namkeen (1982). Many of his fans believe that these are some of the best films that he did.
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Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray ( Shottojit Rae (help·info); 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian Bengali motion-picture director, writer, and illustrator who brought the Indian cinema to world recognition with Pather Panchali (1955; The Song of the Road) and its two sequels, known as the Apu Trilogy. As a director Ray was noted for his humanism, his versatility, and his detailed control over his films and their music. He was one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing the Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves of Vittorio De Sica during a visit to London.
Ray directed thirty-seven films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, graphic designer and film critic. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes film festival. This film, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) form The Apu Trilogy. Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
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Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (Hindi: शबाना आज़मी, Urdu: شبانہ اعظمی; born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi's performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards, which include a record of five wins of the National Film Award for Best Actress and several international honours. She has also received four Filmfare Awards.
Azmi has appeared in over 120 Hindi films in both mainstream and independent cinema, and since 1988 she has acted in several foreign projects. In addition to acting, Azmi is a social and women's rights activist, a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA), and a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament. She is married to Indian poet and screenwriter Javed Akhtar.
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Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan (pronounced [‘ʃaːɦrəx ˈxaːn]; born 2 November 1965), often credited as Shah Rukh Khan and informally referred to as SRK, is an Indian film actor. Known as "The King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards from thirty nominations for his work in Indian films and shares the record for the highest number of Best Actor awards with Dilip Kumar, eight wins. In 2005, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in economics, he started his career appearing in theatre and several television serials in the late 1980s and later made his Hindi film debut in 1992 with Deewana. Early in his career he was recognised for his unconventional choice of negative roles in films such as Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993) and Anjaam (1994). Since then he has played leading roles in a wide variety of film genres, including romantic films, comedies, thrillers, action films, sport films, and historical dramas among others.
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Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore (born 8 December 1946) is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Sharmila was born in a Hindu Bengali family in Hyderabad State to Gitindranath Tagore who was then deputy general manager of the East India Company owner of Elgin Mills. Gitindranath was the son of Kanakendranath Tagore who is the son of noted painter Gaganendranath Tagore. She attended St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School and Loreto Convent, Asansol. She is the great-grand niece of noted poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Sharmila began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's 1959 Bengali film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), as the ill-fated bride of the title character. She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee.
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Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor (Hindi: शशि कपूर), born Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema. He is the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the widower of Jennifer Kendal, and the father of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor.
He is remembered for many hit Hindi films like Jab Jab Phool Khile, Kanyadaan, Pyar Ka Mausam, Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati , Haseena Maan Jayegi, Sharmeelee, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Fakira, Phaansi, Chor Machaye Shor, Mukti, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Heeralal Pannalal, Junoon, Swayamvar and many such films, including ones he starred in with Pran like Chori Mera Kaam, Phaansi, Shankar Dada, Chakkar Pe Chakkar and with Amitabh Bachchan, such as Deewar, Namak Halaal.
He has also played leading roles in a number of English-speaking Indian films, including the very first Merchant Ivory production The Householder followed by such as Shakespeare-Wallah, Bombay Talkie, Heat and Dust, etc. In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
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Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha (Hindi: शत्रुघ्न सिन) born Shatrughan Prasad Sinha on December 9, 1945 is an Indian film actor and politician. Apart from being member of Rajya Sabha twice he was also Union Cabinet Minister of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004) and Shipping (Aug. 2004). He was elected to 15th Lok Sabha in 2009.
Sinha was born in Patna, Bihar. He was educated in Patna Science College. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India Pune. Currently there's a scholorship being awarded on his name in the institute to Diploma students. He moved to Mumbai where he started his career in the film industry.
Shatrughan Sinha's first acting opportunity was playing a Pakistani military officer in Dev Anand's Prem Pujari. Subsequently, he got a small role as a police inspector in Mohan Sehgal’s Sajan in 1969. The release of Prem Pujari was delayed, so his first released film was Sajan. He played supporting roles in many films before appearing in Gulzar’s Mere Apne in 1971.
He later appeared in Dulal Guha’s Dost in 1974 and in Kalicharan in 1976.
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Shriram Lagoo
Dr. Shreeram Lagoo (born 16 November 1927) is an Indian film and theatre actor, in Hindi and Marathi. He is known for his character roles in films. He has acted in over 100 Hindi and Marathi films, over 40 Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati plays, and has directed over 20 Marathi plays. He is considered one of the greatest actors of Marathi stage during the second half of twentieth century. He has also been very vocal and active in furthering progressive and rational social causes, for example in 1999, he and social activist G P Pradhan be undertook a fast in support of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. He won the 1978 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Hindi film Gharaonda.
Shreeram Lagoo was born in Satara district, Maharashtra, India to Dr. Balakrishna Chintaman and Satyabhama Lagoo, the eldest of four children. He attended Bhave High School, Fergusson College (University of Pune), and B.J. Medical College in Pune, India.
Shreeram Lagoo started acting in plays while attending Medical School. Once bitten by the theatre bug, he continued his dramatic activity through the group "Progressive Dramatic Association" which he started with like-minded senior friends like Bhalba Kelkar. Meanwhile he trained as an ENT surgeon in Mumbai in the early fifties and practised in Pune for 6 years before going to Canada and England for additional training.
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Shweta Nanda
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Simran (actress)
Simran (born Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in several Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997. Rediff has called her "one of Tamil cinema's top female draws."
She appeared in many commercially successful films such as Nerrukku Ner (1997), Natpukkaga (1998), Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Aval Varuvala (1998), Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), Samarasimha Reddy (1999), Anari No.1 (1999), Jodi (1999), Kalisundam Raa (2000), Priyamaanavale (2000), Parthen Rasithen (2000), Nuvvu Vastavani (2000), Narasimha Naidu (2001), Thamizh (2002), Panchathantiram (2002), Ramana (2002) and New (2004), and gained critical praise for her performances in Vaali (1999), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).
Simran was born as Rishibala Naval (Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਿਬਾਲਾ ਨਾਵਲ, Riśibālā Nāval ?) in Mumbai; her father name is Ashok Naval and mother is Saradha.Simran is said to be the best dancer by many actors who she worked with. She has two sisters, Monal and Jyothi Naval and a brother named Sumith. She did her schooling from St. Anthony's high school, Versova and finished her B.Com in Mumbai and was modelling simultaneously. Then she came to the film industry. She speaks Punjabi, Hindi, English, and Tamil.
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Sulochana Latkar
Sulochana Devi (born 30 July 1928), mostly known by her screen name Sulochana, is a well-known actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who is most known for her performances in 250 Marathi films, like Vahinichya Bangdya, Meeth Bhakar and Dhakti Jau, in Hindi cinema, she epitomized 'mother' roles, as did Nirupa Roy in 1970s and the early 1980s.
In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan award instituted by the, Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Baburao Painter, one of the founders of the modern Marathi cinema.
In 2009, she was awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan award by the government of Maharashtra.
She now stays at Prabha Devi, Mumbai.
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Sumitranandan Pant
Sumitranandan Pant (Hindi: सुमित्रा नंदन पंत) (May 20, 1900 – December 28, 1977) was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized Hindi. Pant authored twenty eight published works including poetry, verse plays and essays.
Pant was born at Kausani village of Bageshwar, in the hills of Kumaon. His mother died within a few hours of his birth. He was given the name Gosain Dutt. His initial schooling took place in Almora. After matriculation he moved to Kalakankar near Prayag. He did not like his name so he gave himself a new name "Sumitranandan Pant".
The mark of the childhood in the hills can be seen in his works and his poems resound with an echo of the beauty of nature. He was a shy and girlish child and his classmates often used to tease him calling him 'girl'. For his graduation, Pant went to Prayag University. On hearing Mahatma Gandhi's call for Satyagraha, he left college. However, he continued his education by reading English, Sanskrit and Bengali literature. After some time, he went to Sri Aurobindo's ashram at Pondicherry.
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Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Often referred to as "Action King of Bollywood". Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting. He joined theater called the Old Web Theater in Birmingham, England where he studied theatre and acting
Deol's films such as Border (1997) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) remain some of Bollywood's biggest hits., while films like Betaab (1983), Arjun (1985), Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Tridev (1989), Ghayal (1990), Damini – Lightning (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996), Ghatak: Lethal (1996), Ziddi (1997), Indian (2001), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Apne (2007), Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011) are other successful films thus making him successful leading actors of Bollywood. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is the second-highest grossing movie of Indian film history, if inflation is taken into account and also most watched of modern era in theaters.
Deol was born into a Punjabi -Sikh family in Sahnewal village of East Punjab (India) to Bollywood actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. Sunny is eldest son of Dharmendra. His stepmother is Hema Malini. He has a brother Bobby Deol and two sisters Vijayta Deol and Ajeeta Deol who are settled in California, he also has two half-sisters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol. The former being an actress, has worked in some successful Bollywood flicks.His cousin Abhay Deol is also a successful actor.
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Suresh Gopi
Suresh Gopinathan Nair (born 26 June 1959), often credited as Suresh Gopi (Malayalam: സുരേഷ് ഗോപി), is a national award winning Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles. He is also famous for his philanthropic efforts.
He was born in Kollam into a Hindu family to Gnanalekshmi and Gopinathan Pillai. Suresh Gopi did his schooling at the Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian High School at Thangasseri. He graduated with a BSc in Zoology and M.A in English literature from Fatima Mata National College in Kollam. He is married to Radhika, the granddaughter of late actress Aranmula Ponnamma, and has five children: Lekshmi (deceased in a traffic accident at the age of two in 1992), Gokul, Bhagya, Bhaavni, and Madhav. He is settled at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and is currently living in Sasthamangalam
Suresh Gopi first appeared onscreen as a child in K. S. Sethumadhavan's Odeyil Ninnu (1965). It was a popular film that had Sathyan in the lead role along with Prem Nazir.
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Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye is an Indian film actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film Jogwa.
Films by Upendra Limaye
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Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar (3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980) is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema. Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak (The great hero). He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime. A versatile actor, director, producer, singer and music director, his multifaceted talent earned him much acclaim and adulation.
Uttam Kumar was born in Kolkata in the home of his maternal uncle at Ahiritola, while his ancestral house is on Girish Mukherjee Road, Bhowanipore, Kolkata. After his schooling in South Suburban School (Main), he went for higher studies in Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. He could not, however, complete his studies and started working at the Kolkata Port as a clerk. During this period, he acted in amateur theatre groups. His prodigious joint family had its own theatre group, the Suhrid Samaj, which staged many amateur shows.
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Vikram (actor)
Vikram (born as Vikram Kennedy on 17 April 1966) is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by People's University of Milan in May 2011. Vikram is known for his intense performances, with his work often fetching critical acclaim and commercial success. He established himself as one of the leading contemporary actors in the Tamil film industry.
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Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (Hindi: विनोद खन्ना, Punjabi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੰਨਾ born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician.
Khanna was born in Peshawar to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan).[citation needed] He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family left Peshawar and reached Mumbai (then Bombay).[citation needed]
At Mumbai, he attended Queen Mary School, Bombay (Mumbai) until class II and then transferred to St. Xavier's High School, Fort. In 1957, the family again moved to Delhi where he attended Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. Although the family moved back to Mumbai in 1960, he was sent to Barnes School in Deolali, near Nashik. It was during his time at the boarding school that he watched the epic Mughal-e-Azam and fell in love with motion pictures. He graduated with a commerce degree from Sydenham College.
Vinod Khanna debuted in Sunil Dutt's 1968 film Man Ka Meet as a villain. He acted in multi-starrer films often playing supporting and negative roles in hit films such as Purab Aur Paschim (1970), Sachaa Jhutha (1970) and Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971). His big break was in the 1971 film Mere Apne directed by Gulzar. His performance as an army officer facing death row in another Gulzar scripted and directed 1973 film Achanak was critically acclaimed. The songless film echoed the true life story of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra and Khanna portrayed Kawas Nanavati, the real life Navy officer.
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Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.
Born to a Punjabi father and a Tamil mother, Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his Masters Degree in film acting. Vivek also worked as a script writer in India.
Vivek Oberoi made his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's film Company. He received Filmfare Awards for Best Debut as well as Best Supporting Actor. He then starred in the action films, Road and Dum. In Dum, he played the role of a man trying to become a part of Indian police but faces many troubles with a police inspector.
Next, he starred in Saathiya (2002) directed by Shaad Ali. The film was a big hit at the box office and earned him a Filmfare nomination in the Best Actor category. He starred in a comedy Masti (2004). In 2004, he also starred in Yuva . In 2005 he acted the title character in the film Kisna: The Warrior Poet.
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Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma is an Indian filmmaker. He got recognized for his work, when Amitabh Bachchan himself agreed to work with his directorial debut Bhoothnath.
Vivek Sharma started his career as a Post Production Manager for Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in 1998 and then for Paheli. Vivek then joined Dreams Unlimited in 2000 and worked in various capacities as associate director, creative director, writer. His first full length movie was Bhoothnath. His second feature Kal Kissne Dekha which is about a boy who is gifted with the power to see visions, glimpses of the future.
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Vyjayanthimala
Vyjayanthimala Bali (born on August 13, 1936), also known by the mononym Vyjayanthimala, is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian.
Vyjayanthimala was one the biggest Bollywood stars in a career lasting almost two decades. She was also the first South Indian actress to become a national star and "paved way" for the other South Indian actresses such as Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Jaya Prada, Meenakshi Seshadri, Aishwarya Rai, Vidya Balan and Asin to foray into Bollywood. Vyjayanthimala is also an accomplished dancer and was one of those who introduced semi-classical dance to Bollywood. Her subsequent dance numbers in her films had earned her the title of "twinkle toes". She was also referred as one of the first female Superstars of Hindi cinema and was known as "Numero Uno actress" along with Hema Malini, Rekha, Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit for her "illustrious career in 1950s and 1960s".
Born in an orthodox Tamil Brahmin family, Vyjayanthimala made her screen debut at the age of 13 through the Tamil film Vazhkai (1949) and acted in the Bollywood films Bahar and Ladki. Following the success of Nagin, Vyjayanthimala established herself as a one of the Bollywood's leading actress and a successful actress of Tamil descent.
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Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman (born14 May 1936), is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies and is known for many successful and critically acclaimed movies from 1950's, 60's and early 70's most notably C.I.D. (1956) and Guru Dutt classics such as Pyaasa (1957), 12 O'Clock (1958), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. Her other notable works include Solva Saal (1958), Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), Kohra (1964), Guide (1965), Teesri Kasam (1966), Aadmi and Khamoshi (1969).
One of the most prominent actresses of the golden era, Waheeda Rehman was born into a traditional Telugu-speaking Muslim family in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, British India. She and her sister learnt Bharatnatyam at Mumbai's Sri Rajarajeswari Bharata Natya Kala Mandir, where Guru T. K. Mahalingam Pillai, doyen among nattuvanars taught and performed on stage together. Her father, who was a District Commissioner, died while she was still in her teens.
It is a common misconception that Rehman was born in Hyderabad. “It’s a long story,” she says, “When I was in Chennai, I did three to four Tamil and Telugu movies. In the first one, Kaalam Maari Pochu along with Gemini Ganesan a bilingual film which was made in Tamil and Telugu as Rojulu Maraayi, I did only a folk dance number in both Tamil and Telugu versions. However, it went on to become a hit! I was in Hyderabad celebrating its success and Guru Dutt happened to be there. He was on a lookout for new faces and heard that I could speak in Urdu. It is because he spotted me in Hyderabad that people assume I was born there.”
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Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (Hindi: यश चोपड़ा, born 27 September 1932 in Lahore, British India) is an Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer. Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of his highly popular movies. He is the founder of Yash Raj Films.
Chopra has won the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Movie four times each. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005.
Yash initially worked as an assistant to I. S. Johar, and then for his director-producer brother, B.R. Chopra. Chopra gave him his first directorial opportunity in Dhool Ka Phool (1959). Later he set up his own movie production company, Yash Raj Films, under which Daag of 1973 was his first movie.
As of December 2011, Yash is currently directing an untitled romantic film starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.
Yash and his wife, Pamela, have two sons Aditya and Uday. Aditya is also a film director and manages most of Yash Raj Production House. Uday is an assistant director turned actor; he received his first acting break in Aditya's Mohabbatein.
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Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman (Hindi: ज़ीनत अमान, Urdu: زینت امان) (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.
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.
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Bachchan, Amitabh Filmography
- The Great Gatsby (2013)
- Zamaanat (2013)
- Satyagraha (2013)
- Kunal Avadana (2013)
- English Vinglish (2012)
- Department (2012)
- Bol Bachchan (2012)
- Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
- Aarakshan (2011)
- Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
- Power (2011)
- Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (2011)
- Teen Patti (2010)
- Kandahar (2010)
- Twinergy (2010)
- Rann (2010)
- Twinergy (2010)
- Aladin 2 (2010)
- Buddham Sharanam Gachchami (2010)
- Chenab Gandhi (2010)
- Mr Bhatti on Chutti (2010)
- Delhi-6 (2009)
- Once Upon a Night (2009)
- Shoe Bite (2009)
- Paa (2009)
- Zor Lagaa Ke... Haiya! (2009)
- Aladin (2009)
- Sarkar Raj (2008)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- IIFA 2007 Backstage (2008)
- God Tussi Great Ho (2008)
- Bhoothnath (2008)
- Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
- Yaar Meri Zindagi (2008)
- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
- 52nd Fair One Filmfare Awards (2007)
- The Last Lear (2007)
- Kabhi Kabhie (2007)
- Eklavya (2007)
- Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke (2007)
- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
- Om Shanti Om (2007)
- Happy New Year (2007)
- Swami (2007)
- Cheeni Kum (2007)
- Nishabd (2007)
- Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)
- Gangotri (2007)
- Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
- Baabul (2006)
- Struggler (2006)
- Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
- Ganga (2006)
- Khazan (2006)
- Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
- Amrithdhare (2005)
- Sarkar (2005)
- Ramji Londonwaley (2005)
- Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)
- Parineeta (2005)
- Paheli (2005)
- La marche de l'empereur (2005)
- Black (2005)
- Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
- Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
- Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005)
- Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)
- Ek Ajnabee (2005)
- Somnath Sen's Untitled Film (2005)
- Sunset Bollywood (2005)
- Insaaf: The Justice (2004)
- Aetbaar (2004)
- Khakee (2004)
- Lakshya (2004)
- Dev (2004)
- 49th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2003 (2004)
- Hum Kaun Hai? (2004)
- Veer-Zaara (2004)
- Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen (2004)
- Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (2004)
- Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home (2004)
- Hum Kaun Hai? (2004)
- Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004)
- Rudraksh (2004)
- Boom (2003)
- Bollywood Bound (2003)
- Khushi (2003)
- The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (2003)
- Baghban (2003)
- Armaan (2003)
- Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003)
- Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
- Kaante (2002)
- Agni Varsha (2002)
- Aankhen (2002)
- Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (2002)
- Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001)
- Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
- Aks (2001)
- Aks (2001)
- Kaun Banega Crorepati Junior (2001)
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)
- International Indian Film Awards (2000)
- Mohabbatein (2000)
- Kohram (1999)
- Kohram (1999)
- Lal Baadshah (1999)
- Sooryavansham (1999)
- Biwi No. 1 (1999)
- Hello Brother (1999)
- Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
- Hero Hindustani (1998)
- Hero Hindustani (1998)
- Major Saab (1998)
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
- Major Saab (1998)
- Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1997)
- Mrityudaata (1997)
- Mrityudaata (1997)
- Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
- Ghatak: Lethal (1996)
- Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
- Insaniyat (1994)
- Akka (1994)
- Khuda Gawah (1993)
- Professor Ki Padosan (1993)
- Zulm Ki Hukumat (1992)
- Ajooba (1991)
- Indrajeet (1991)
- Jhomma Chumma in London (1991)
- Hum (1991)
- Hum (1991)
- Ajooba (1991)
- Akayla (1991)
- Kroadh (1990)
- Aaj Ka Arjun (1990)
- Agneepath (1990)
- Jaadugar (1989)
- Toofan (1989)
- Main Azaad Hoon (1989)
- Batwara (1989)
- Soorma Bhopali (1988)
- Kaun Jeeta Kaun Haara (1988)
- Ek Hi Maqsad (1988)
- Shahenshah (1988)
- Shahenshah (1988)
- Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988)
- Hero Hiralal (1988)
- Jalwa (1987)
- Dosti Dushmani (1986)
- Aakhree Raasta (1986)
- Aakhree Raasta (1986)
- Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi (1985)
- Geraftaar (1985)
- Ghulami (1985)
- Ram Tere Kitne Nam (1985)
- Mard (1985)
- Kanoon Kya Karega (1984)
- Paan khaye Saiyan Hamaar (1984)
- Inquilaab (1984)
- My Dear Kuttichaathan (1984)
- Sharaabi (1984)
- Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984)
- Coolie (1983)
- Andhaa Kanoon (1983)
- Film Hi Film (1983)
- Pukar (1983)
- Nastik (1983)
- Nastik (1983)
- Film Hi Film (1983)
- Pukar (1983)
- Mahaan (1983)
- Satte Pe Satta (1982)
- Bemisal (1982)
- Bemisal (1982)
- Shakti (1982)
- Namak Halaal (1982)
- Desh Premee (1982)
- Desh Premee (1982)
- Khud-Daar (1982)
- Satte Pe Satta (1982)
- Walayati Babu (1981)
- Naseeb (1981)
- Kaalia (1981)
- Commander (1981)
- Kaalia (1981)
- Laawaris (1981)
- Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981)
- Khatta Meetha (1981)
- Chashme Buddoor (1981)
- Silsila (1981)
- Yaarana (1981)
- Ram Balram (1980)
- Do Aur Do Paanch (1980)
- Shaan (1980)
- Dostana (1980)
- Suhaag (1979)
- Cinema Cinema (1979)
- Gol Maal (1979)
- Jurmana (1979)
- Kaala Patthar (1979)
- Manzil (1979)
- Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
- Naya Bakra (1979)
- The Great Gambler (1979)
- Kasme Vaade (1978)
- Besharam (1978)
- Besharam (1978)
- Trishul (1978)
- Don (1978)
- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
- Don (1978)
- Ganga Ki Saugand (1978)
- Khoon Pasina (1977)
- Immaan Dharam (1977)
- Alaap (1977)
- Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
- Khoon Pasina (1977)
- Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
- Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977)
- Charandas (1977)
- Parvarish (1977)
- Do Anjaane (1976)
- Kabhi Kabhie - Love Is Life (1976)
- Hera Pheri (1976)
- Aadalat (1976)
- Do Anjaane (1976)
- Balika Badhu (1976)
- Aadalat (1976)
- Faraar (1975)
- Sholay (1975)
- Mili (1975)
- Deewaar (1975)
- Chupke Chupke (1975)
- Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
- Zameer (1975)
- Majboor (1974)
- Kunwara Baap (1974)
- Dost (1974)
- Kasauti (1974)
- Benaam (1974)
- Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
- Namak Haraam (1973)
- Zanjeer (1973)
- Saudagar (1973)
- Bandhe Haath (1973)
- Gehri Chaal (1973)
- Abhimaan (1973)
- Piya Ka Ghar (1972)
- Bawarchi (1972)
- Bansi Birju (1972)
- Raaste Kaa Patthar (1972)
- Bombay to Goa (1972)
- Garam Masala (1972)
- Reshma Aur Shera (1972)
- Ek Nazar (1972)
- Jaban (1972)
- Guddi (1971)
- Parwana (1971)
- Pyar Ki Kahani (1971)
- Sanjog (1971)
- Anand (1971)
- Anand (1971)
- Saat Hindustani (1969)
ALBUMS
- Kabhi Kabhie
- Eer Bir Phatte
- Sone Machari
- Mere Angane Mein
- Mehenga Rupaiya
- Khaike Paan Banaras waala
- Kabhie Kabhie - Saxophone
- Jumma Chumma
- Kagaz Kalam Dawat
- Le Le Chumma
- Ek Dusare Se
- Ek Dusare Se
- Ek Dusare Se (Sad)
- Sanam Mere Sanam
- Apni To Jaise Taise
- Rote Hue Aate Hai Sab
- O Pardesiya
- Aaj Rapat Jaye To
- De De Pyaar De
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Rendezvous with Simi Garewal Amitabh Bachchan and Family Part- 1
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- Duration: 24:42
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
THE BACHCHANS 2004 Five years had passed since my first rendezvous with Amit-ji. He had come through a lot, health, finance and career problems. But now he was back, bigger than ever before...a legend. No one can claim to 'know' Amitabh. So I had to meet him with the persons he is closest to in the world -- his family. They arrived through the studio gates in a stately convoy of luxury make-up vans and Mercedes SL 500s. The women dressed in brocades and rubies; the men in their classic designer suits and ties. It was the Bachchans, Amitabh, Jaya, Shweta and Abhishek, keeping their 'Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'! I loved the camaraderie, the in-house jokes, the teasing, which only a family can get away with! I also sensed the unstated alliances. Amit-ji and Shweta were a team! Jaya-ji and Abhishek. And yet, they were a unit of one. Without doubt, India has a continuing love-affair with Amitabh Bachchan. They've seen him in hundreds of films in hundreds of roles..but here they'll see him in his essence -- as the family man.
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In conversation with Amitabh Bachchan
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- Duration: 34:56
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Catch Anupama Chopra getting up, close and personal with megastar Amitabh Bachchan on The Front Row.
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Amitabh Bachchan's 70th Birthday Bash - Uncut
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- Duration: 20:58
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
From Bollywood and South celebrities to politicians and bureaucrats, everyone was in full attendance at a bash to ring in megastar Amitabh Bachchan 's aka Big B 70th birthday. Full Gallery of Amitabh's 70th Birthday party: www.moviezadda.com Know more about Amitabh Bachchan here: www.moviezadda.com
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Happy birthday Amitabh Bachchan: 70 years young
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- Duration: 58:29
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
The Shehenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, turns 70 on Thursday, October 11. In a special interview with IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai on the occasion, Amitabh Bachchan talks about his life, career and some special moments and people in his life.
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Amitabh Bachchan - Follow That Star
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- Duration: 51:30
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
A 51 minute long 1989 documentary on Amitabh Bachchan directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir, including extensive interviews with him, his wife Jaya Bhaduri, and many actors, producers, directors, and others that know him well. Most of it is in English, sometimes heavily accented. Some small sections are in Hindi.
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Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami (Part 1of 4)
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- Duration: 13:26
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami In a Frankly Speaking special with TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, India's biggest superstar Amitabh Bachchan opens up on secrets he hasn't shared before, reveals he almost backed out of elections in 1984. And the Big B puts the record straight on his family ties with the Gandhis, says he harbours no bitterness.
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Amitabh Bachchan to NDTV on being voted India's best actor
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- Duration: 12:51
- Updated: 19 Oct 2012
He is one man, one super hero, the single outstanding superstar of cinema in this country who has been voted miles ahead of the rest. According to our poll, Amitabh Bachchan is the greatest actor of all time. But now, someone tiny has him wrapped around his little finger - his grand-daughter Aaradhya. [Fieldwork by Ipsos] Watch full show: www.ndtv.com
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Amitabh Bachchan remembers Yash Chopra
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- Duration: 34:25
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan had a 44 year old association with Yash Chopra. Together, they gave us films like Deewaar and Kabhi Kabhie. Mr. Bachchan narrates his experience of working with the legendary filmmaker. Log on to www.thefrontrow.starworld.in for more info on the show. Like www.facebook.com/TheFrontRowWithAnupamaChopra for daily updates. Follow @thefrontrow2012 on twitter.
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Yash Chopra chautha Part - 1: Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attend!
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- Duration: 10:52
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
Yash Chopra chautha pics: Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attend! by www.bollywoodlife.com Almost the entire B-town was present at the Yash Raj Studios yesterday evening during the chautha ceremony of their beloved filmmaker. Read more http
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Kader Khan lashes out at Amitabh Bachchan
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- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 26 Nov 2012
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Amitabh Bachchan's Courteous Behaviour With Shashi - English Vinglish
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- Duration: 4:36
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan meets with Shashi in the flight and as this is her first journey through flight she gets nervous. Amitabh Bachchan makes her comfortable by guiding her through the entire journey. To watch more log on to www.erosnow.com For all the updates on our movies and more: twitter.com www.facebook.com Subscribe to erosnow.com today for a COMPLETELY FREE 14 Day Trial
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Shahrukh Khan & Amitabh Bachchan LAST VISIT to Yash Chopra
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- Duration: 15:28
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
From Shahrukh Khan to Big B, a host of Bollywood stars visited the chopra family when filmmaker Yash Chopra, passed away on Sunday evening at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.
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Amitabh Bachchan Rekha's LOVE Story Failed due to Jaya Bachchan-TV9
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
The sizzling affair between 'Superstar of the Millennium' Amitabh Bachchan and the Bollywood's eternal temptress Rekha Love Story.. Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan & Rekha 'Triangular Bond'
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The Bachchans family at the launch of a book
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- Duration: 17:27
- Updated: 25 Oct 2012
Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday was marked by the launch of a book of artwork inspired by the superstar.
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Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami (Part 2 of 4)
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- Duration: 13:41
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami In a Frankly Speaking special with TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, India's biggest superstar Amitabh Bachchan opens up on secrets he hasn't shared before, reveals he almost backed out of elections in 1984. And the Big B puts the record straight on his family ties with the Gandhis, says he harbours no bitterness.
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Amitabh Bachchan at Olympic Torch Relay 26.07.2012
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- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 12 Oct 2012
©BBC live broadcast (recorded by me Tat Saavick via Camtasia Studio 5)
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![Aaradhya Bachchan At Amitabh Bachchan's 70th Birthday Party - Bollywood News [HD]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121127211026im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/h_-KL3LxZ_U/default.jpg "Aaradhya Bachchan At Amitabh Bachchan's 70th Birthday Party - Bollywood News [HD]")
Aaradhya Bachchan At Amitabh Bachchan's 70th Birthday Party - Bollywood News [HD]
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- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
Get a glimpse of the cute Aaradhya wishing her grandfather Amitabh Bachchan, a bollywood legend, on his 70th birthday bash, from the high quality 1080p video. Subscribe now and watch for more of Bollywood Entertainment Videos at www.youtube.com Regular Facebook Updates www.facebook.com Twitter Updates twitter.com Follow us on google plus plus.google.com Get some more dose from www.rajshri.com Watch more www.youtube.com for the latest bollywood film reviews, makings & trailers.
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INSIDE Amitabh Bachchan's 70th BIRTHDAY BASH
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- Duration: 24:20
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
Take a sneak peak at what happened at Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday bash. Who came wearing what and who wished what all in this video...
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Amitabh Bachchan launches the mobile diabetes van
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- Duration: 13:38
- Updated: 18 Oct 2012
Amitabh Bachchan launches the mobile diabetes van. By: www.bollywoodlife.com Read full story here: www.bollywoodlife.com
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Amitabh Bachchan meets Pran, says he is fine
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- Duration: 10:48
- Updated: 20 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan visited Pran at the hospital, says the veteran actor is doing fine and will be home by Wednesday. For more content go to www.indiatvnews.com Follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
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Amitabh Bachchan's grand 70th Birthday bash, Anurag Kashyap's starry tantrums, & more news
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- Duration: 19:31
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Amitabh Bachchan's grand 70th Birthday bash Anurag Kashyap's starry tantrums Chitrangda is all praise for John Abraham Musicians pay tribute to Jagjit Singh Rajinikanth, Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor at Amitabh's bash Sajid's father-in-law was allegedly killed by his nephew Shruti Haasan is giving tough time to her filmmaker Sohail, Zayed, Mahima at Bhushan's son's birthday party Your one stop destination for all the latest happenings,hot rumours and exclusive B-Town news... Subscribe NOW! www.youtube.com Watch the coolest Bollywood videos on Facebook www.zoomtvapps.com Follow us on Twitter, Dailymotion & Tumblr: www.twitter.com www.dailymotion.com zoomtv.tumblr.com LIKE us on Facebook www.facebook.com Add zoOm TV to your circle on Google+ www.google.com Also check out our website: www.zoomtv.in
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Bollywood wishes Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday - NewsX
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- Duration: 2:34
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
It was Bollywood's shehenshah Amitabh Bachchan's 70th birthday party and the entire film industry gathered to wish this superstar a very happy birthday. From yesteryear actors Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman, Dilip Kumar & Saira banu to filmmaker Yash Chopra, actors Anupam & Kiron Kher, Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Sonali Bendre, Preity Zinta, Tabu, Rati Agnihotri, Ila Arun & Prachi Desai. Singers Adnan Sami, Bappi Lahiri, Nitin Mukesh and even politician Mulayam Singh Yadav you name them and they were there at the big birthday bash that was thrown by Anil Ambani for Big B on wednesday night. And need we say everyone had nothing but praises for this superstar of the millenium. For more log onto- www.newsx.com
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Koffee With Karan - Season 1 - Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan
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- Duration: 45:09
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Karan Johar hosts the legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek. The discussion starts with a talk about Abhishek's career as an actor. Karan questions about the rumours on Abhsihek's affairs. Karan asks the duo about Abhishek's broken engagement. In the rapid fire round both the legend and his son tickle the questions with witty answers. In a survey among bollywood actresses, Amitabh wins the contest 'Who is Sexier'.
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![Amitabh Bachchan Live Alongwith Shashi Kapoor & Rakhi[Rare & Exclusive]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121127211026im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/36F3nF77ZV0/default.jpg "Amitabh Bachchan Live Alongwith Shashi Kapoor & Rakhi[Rare & Exclusive]")
Amitabh Bachchan Live Alongwith Shashi Kapoor & Rakhi[Rare & Exclusive]
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- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
small clip,from a concert of Lataji & mukeshji.... this is an introduction part of the song kabhi kabhi...which i hv uploaded earlier.
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Amitabh Bachchan-The Journey of Life...
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- Duration: 6:21
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
A Tribute to Legendary Indian actor "The Superstar Of The Millenium" Amitabh Bachchan, with moments from his life from his childhood to his 67th birthday.. Background Theme-Agneepath (1990) Theme
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Amitabh Bachchan live at Unforgettable- II
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- Duration: 2:16
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan's live Performance at Unforgettable Tour 2008 Mega Concert
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shahrukh khan vs amitabh bachan vs hartik roshan vs sunjay dutt in live perfomence first time together
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- Duration: 10:44
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
bollywood kings
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SRK, Amitabh Bachan, Hartik Roshan, Sunjay Dutt in live performance first time together. HD
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- Duration: 10:44
- Updated: 26 Nov 2012
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Ye Kahan Aa Gaye Hum-Lata Mangeshkar & Amitabh Bachchan Live In shradhanjali Concert
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- Duration: 8:03
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
Historical Event when Lataji & Amitji singing live at Mumbai on May 2000 Shradhanjali Concert.Note-In Improved Audio -video Quality
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Amitabh Bachchan & Abhishek Bachchan Live in Concert HELP! 2005
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- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 29 Oct 2012
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Amitabh bachan singing live performance
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- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 31 Oct 2012
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
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Amitabh Bachchan's real life love
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 10 Jun 2012
"Muchche ho toh Natthulal jaisi warna na ho"... aur main toh kehti hoon ke family ho toh inke jaise warna na ho! Today the family we are going to talk about is undoubtedly Bolywood ki sabse influential, talented or good-looking family hai! Yes! In today's episode we are going to talk about the most Powerful Family of Bollywood, The Bachchans! Romantic Novels padhne wali har ladki ka dream hota hai Tall, Dark, Handsome aur intense aakhon wala ek dashing Man -- and one man who fits the bill perfectly is none other than Amitabh Bachchan! Women across generations' consider as their idol dream man till date. When Mr. Bachchan entered Bollywood, his lanky frame and unconventional looks were just out of the box and was not considered as the typical hindi film hero. Later, these qualities of Mr. Bachchan made him super successful not only of his time but also today in 21st century. Even today this man is considered in the list of the India's Sexiest Men alive. And this ultimate Bollywood hero liked pyari si, choti si Guddi! How this Angry young Man met the Girl next Door aur shuru hui the story of this Dynasty!
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Amitabh Bachchan speaking the great Madhushala.
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- Duration: 1:43
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan Live at Soneri Mahal, Aurangabad on 11 Jan 2008
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Amitabh Bachchan LIVE part 1.wmv
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- Duration: 12:24
- Updated: 27 Mar 2012
Buddha Hoga Tera Baap..... Ramgopal Verma's Abusive Tweet..... Grand Fatherhood and beautiful saying and poems of Babuji (Harivansh Rai Bachchan ji) by grt Amitabh Bachchan ji With Dr. Praveen Tiwari on LIVE INDIA
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aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi
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- Duration: 6:25
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi
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ujala asianet film award 2011 amitabh bachan gets life time achievement award
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- Duration: 17:04
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
life time achievement award gets amitabh bachan ujala asianet film award 2011
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MAMTA - MR AMITABH BACHCHAN - LIVE IN CONVERSATION - PART 1
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- Duration: 10:43
- Updated: 03 Jul 2011
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Amitabh Bachchan Sings 'Shri Hanuman Chalisa'
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- Duration: 6:28
- Updated: 26 Nov 2012
For more Bollywood news: Log on to www.businessofcinema.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com Presented by AB Corp & Veecon Music & Entertainment, the Shri Hanuman Chalisa has been recorded in Bachchan's voice along with 20 other playback singers and artists from the Indian film industry. The music has been composed by Aadesh Shrivastava, under the Veecon Music label. For more Bollywood: Log on to www.businessofcinema.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com
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Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 12/12
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
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AMITABH BACHCHAN'S BIOGRAPHY
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- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
AMITABH BACHCHAN'S WEDDING DATE,FAVOURITE DISH,EDUCATION, FAVOURITE FILMS AND MORE.THE BACKGROUND SONG IS ROTE HUE AATE HAI SAB.
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Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 9/12
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
http://wn.com/Super_Hit_Hindi_Movie_Anand_Rajesh_Khanna_Amitabh_Bachchan_Part_9_12
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 8/12
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
http://wn.com/Super_Hit_Hindi_Movie_Anand_Rajesh_Khanna_Amitabh_Bachchan_Part_8_12
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 7/12
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 12 Sep 2012
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
http://wn.com/Super_Hit_Hindi_Movie_Anand_Rajesh_Khanna_Amitabh_Bachchan_Part_7_12
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 10/12
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
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Amitabh Bachchan sings - Kehta Hai Baabul (2006)
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- Duration: 2:10
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Recording song in the studio
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Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami (Part 1of 4)
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- Duration: 13:26
- Updated: 21 Nov 2012
Amitabh Bachchan on Frankly Speaking with Arnab Goswami In a Frankly Speaking special with TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, India's biggest superstar Amitabh Bachchan opens up on secrets he hasn't shared before, reveals he almost backed out of elections in 1984. And the Big B puts the record straight on his family ties with the Gandhis, says he harbours no bitterness.
http://wn.com/Amitabh_Bachchan_on_Frankly_Speaking_with_Arnab_Goswami_Part_1of_4
2:36
Amitabh Bachchan Live Alongwith Shashi Kapoor & Rakhi[Rare & Exclusive]
small clip,from a concert of Lataji & mukeshji.... this is an introduction part of the son...
published: 04 Aug 2011
author: sakibali786
Amitabh Bachchan Live Alongwith Shashi Kapoor & Rakhi[Rare & Exclusive]
small clip,from a concert of Lataji & mukeshji.... this is an introduction part of the song kabhi kabhi...which i hv uploaded earlier.
- published: 04 Aug 2011
- views: 167965
- author: sakibali786
6:21
Amitabh Bachchan-The Journey of Life...
A Tribute to Legendary Indian actor "The Superstar Of The Millenium" Amitabh Bachchan, wit...
published: 14 Apr 2010
author: puttanva
Amitabh Bachchan-The Journey of Life...
A Tribute to Legendary Indian actor "The Superstar Of The Millenium" Amitabh Bachchan, with moments from his life from his childhood to his 67th birthday.. Background Theme-Agneepath (1990) Theme
- published: 14 Apr 2010
- views: 8099
- author: puttanva
2:16
Amitabh Bachchan live at Unforgettable- II
Amitabh Bachchan's live Performance at Unforgettable Tour 2008 Mega Concert...
published: 26 Feb 2009
author: MumbaiBollywood
Amitabh Bachchan live at Unforgettable- II
Amitabh Bachchan's live Performance at Unforgettable Tour 2008 Mega Concert
- published: 26 Feb 2009
- views: 31952
- author: MumbaiBollywood
10:44
shahrukh khan vs amitabh bachan vs hartik roshan vs sunjay dutt in live perfomence first time together
bollywood kings...
published: 13 Jan 2009
author: kami khan
shahrukh khan vs amitabh bachan vs hartik roshan vs sunjay dutt in live perfomence first time together
bollywood kings
- published: 13 Jan 2009
- views: 195951
- author: kami khan
10:44
SRK, Amitabh Bachan, Hartik Roshan, Sunjay Dutt in live performance first time together. HD
www.shahrukhkhandream.com...
published: 08 Jul 2012
author: VegainkoTanni1
SRK, Amitabh Bachan, Hartik Roshan, Sunjay Dutt in live performance first time together. HD
www.shahrukhkhandream.com
- published: 08 Jul 2012
- views: 7167
- author: VegainkoTanni1
8:03
Ye Kahan Aa Gaye Hum-Lata Mangeshkar & Amitabh Bachchan Live In shradhanjali Concert
Historical Event when Lataji & Amitji singing live at Mumbai on May 2000 Shradhanjali Conc...
published: 04 Apr 2011
author: sakibali786
Ye Kahan Aa Gaye Hum-Lata Mangeshkar & Amitabh Bachchan Live In shradhanjali Concert
Historical Event when Lataji & Amitji singing live at Mumbai on May 2000 Shradhanjali Concert.Note-In Improved Audio -video Quality
- published: 04 Apr 2011
- views: 99659
- author: sakibali786
4:55
Amitabh Bachchan & Abhishek Bachchan Live in Concert HELP! 2005
...
published: 28 Jul 2011
author: missRemita
Amitabh Bachchan & Abhishek Bachchan Live in Concert HELP! 2005
- published: 28 Jul 2011
- views: 2152
- author: missRemita
2:55
Amitabh Bachchan's real life love
"Muchche ho toh Natthulal jaisi warna na ho"... aur main toh kehti hoon ke family ho toh i...
published: 12 Jul 2010
author: ZoomDekho
Amitabh Bachchan's real life love
"Muchche ho toh Natthulal jaisi warna na ho"... aur main toh kehti hoon ke family ho toh inke jaise warna na ho! Today the family we are going to talk about is undoubtedly Bolywood ki sabse influential, talented or good-looking family hai! Yes! In today's episode we are going to talk about the most Powerful Family of Bollywood, The Bachchans! Romantic Novels padhne wali har ladki ka dream hota hai Tall, Dark, Handsome aur intense aakhon wala ek dashing Man -- and one man who fits the bill perfectly is none other than Amitabh Bachchan! Women across generations' consider as their idol dream man till date. When Mr. Bachchan entered Bollywood, his lanky frame and unconventional looks were just out of the box and was not considered as the typical hindi film hero. Later, these qualities of Mr. Bachchan made him super successful not only of his time but also today in 21st century. Even today this man is considered in the list of the India's Sexiest Men alive. And this ultimate Bollywood hero liked pyari si, choti si Guddi! How this Angry young Man met the Girl next Door aur shuru hui the story of this Dynasty!
- published: 12 Jul 2010
- views: 64367
- author: ZoomDekho
1:43
Amitabh Bachchan speaking the great Madhushala.
Amitabh Bachchan Live at Soneri Mahal, Aurangabad on 11 Jan 2008...
published: 20 Apr 2010
author: Manoj Tikariya
Amitabh Bachchan speaking the great Madhushala.
Amitabh Bachchan Live at Soneri Mahal, Aurangabad on 11 Jan 2008
- published: 20 Apr 2010
- views: 19931
- author: Manoj Tikariya
12:24
Amitabh Bachchan LIVE part 1.wmv
Buddha Hoga Tera Baap..... Ramgopal Verma's Abusive Tweet..... Grand Fatherhood and beauti...
published: 02 Jul 2011
author: praveentiwari9
Amitabh Bachchan LIVE part 1.wmv
Buddha Hoga Tera Baap..... Ramgopal Verma's Abusive Tweet..... Grand Fatherhood and beautiful saying and poems of Babuji (Harivansh Rai Bachchan ji) by grt Amitabh Bachchan ji With Dr. Praveen Tiwari on LIVE INDIA
- published: 02 Jul 2011
- views: 1645
- author: praveentiwari9
6:25
aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi
aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi...
published: 23 Nov 2008
author: Berfin Can
aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi
aishwarya rai, abhishek & amitabh bachchan - kajra re (iifa awards).avi
- published: 23 Nov 2008
- views: 1363012
- author: Berfin Can
17:04
ujala asianet film award 2011 amitabh bachan gets life time achievement award
life time achievement award gets amitabh bachan ujala asianet film award 2011...
published: 30 Jan 2011
author: Shameer Tanur
ujala asianet film award 2011 amitabh bachan gets life time achievement award
life time achievement award gets amitabh bachan ujala asianet film award 2011
- published: 30 Jan 2011
- views: 26410
- author: Shameer Tanur
10:43
MAMTA - MR AMITABH BACHCHAN - LIVE IN CONVERSATION - PART 1
...
published: 03 Jul 2011
author: mamtanarula
MAMTA - MR AMITABH BACHCHAN - LIVE IN CONVERSATION - PART 1
- published: 03 Jul 2011
- views: 463
- author: mamtanarula
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Amitabh Bachchan sur Tevasia
Bande annonce - Interview d'Amitabh Bachchan au salon du cinéma à Paris.
Bientôt sur Tevas...
published: 15 Jan 2009
author: Thomas Villepoux
Amitabh Bachchan sur Tevasia
Bande annonce - Interview d'Amitabh Bachchan au salon du cinéma à Paris.
Bientôt sur Tevasia.
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PARKER Pen - Amitabh Bachchan
Producer: MAD Films
Director: Nikhil
Post Production: USL
Tools: Fire/Smoke, Photoshop
Edi...
published: 28 Feb 2010
author: Sukhjinder Singh Khaira
PARKER Pen - Amitabh Bachchan
Producer: MAD Films
Director: Nikhil
Post Production: USL
Tools: Fire/Smoke, Photoshop
Editor/VFX Artist: Sukhjinder Singh Khaira
VFX Challenge: On this film i had the chance to work on SUPER STAR Mr.Bachchan Not lot of work on this one just had to clean up and change color of his hair.
4:05
Filmography of amitabh bachchan
This is a 10 weeks information design project.
This is an Interactive application which ...
published: 29 Oct 2009
author: Vaibhav Jain
Filmography of amitabh bachchan
This is a 10 weeks information design project.
This is an Interactive application which showcases the four decades of Amitabh Bachchan’s phenominal career. The Application allows query, comparison and exploration of this data set which leads to discovery of facts, trends and patterns.
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Rendezvous with Amitabh Bachchan
Done in 1 day. Software used After Effects. Logo Provided by the client....
published: 30 Nov 2011
author: Sam_in_Motion
Rendezvous with Amitabh Bachchan
Done in 1 day. Software used After Effects. Logo Provided by the client.
Youtube results:
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Amitabh Bachchan Sings 'Shri Hanuman Chalisa'
For more Bollywood news: Log on to www.businessofcinema.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twi...
published: 11 Oct 2011
author: businessofcinema
Amitabh Bachchan Sings 'Shri Hanuman Chalisa'
For more Bollywood news: Log on to www.businessofcinema.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com Presented by AB Corp & Veecon Music & Entertainment, the Shri Hanuman Chalisa has been recorded in Bachchan's voice along with 20 other playback singers and artists from the Indian film industry. The music has been composed by Aadesh Shrivastava, under the Veecon Music label. For more Bollywood: Log on to www.businessofcinema.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: www.twitter.com
- published: 11 Oct 2011
- views: 173611
- author: businessofcinema
10:06
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 12/12
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movi...
published: 19 May 2011
author: bollygoogly
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 12/12
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
- published: 19 May 2011
- views: 78828
- author: bollygoogly
9:34
AMITABH BACHCHAN'S BIOGRAPHY
AMITABH BACHCHAN'S WEDDING DATE,FAVOURITE DISH,EDUCATION, FAVOURITE FILMS AND MORE.THE BAC...
published: 26 Apr 2009
author: SSJFOREVER15
AMITABH BACHCHAN'S BIOGRAPHY
AMITABH BACHCHAN'S WEDDING DATE,FAVOURITE DISH,EDUCATION, FAVOURITE FILMS AND MORE.THE BACKGROUND SONG IS ROTE HUE AATE HAI SAB.
- published: 26 Apr 2009
- views: 105669
- author: SSJFOREVER15
10:06
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 9/12
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movi...
published: 19 May 2011
author: bollygoogly
Super Hit Hindi Movie - Anand - Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Part 9/12
Watch Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Rajesh Khanna & Amitabh Bachchan - Anand - Superhit Hindi Movie. Anand is a Hindi film written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and released in 1971. It starred Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. The dialogue of the film was written by Gulzar. The musical score for the film was composed by Salil Chaudhary. The lyrics were written by Gulzar. The film is about Anand Sehgal (Rajesh Khanna), a cancer (lymphosarcoma of the intestine) patient who, despite knowing this fact, believes in living his life to the fullest. He comes to Mumbai to live his last days there, and to meet his friend Kulkarni. Contrasting Anand is Bhaskar Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan), a sober doctor, upset with life and the dark reality of his nation. Bhaskar's tête-a-tête with Anand makes him notice the colours behind all the despair and complexity in one's life, and teaches him a lesson. After spreading happiness everywhere around himself and changing the lives of many, Anand, as destined, leaves them all, which inspires Bhaskar to write a book on his life. Famous songs of movie is "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" Music by Salil Choudhury Sung by Mukesh. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films. Achievements of the movie are :- 1972: Filmfare Best Movie, Best Editing and Best Story Award: Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1972: Filmfare Best Actor Award: Rajesh Khanna 1972: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award: Amitabh Bachchan 1972: Filmfare Best ...
- published: 19 May 2011
- views: 39782
- author: bollygoogly
photo: AP / Henry Griffin
26 Nov 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling "In our opinion and from our experience," declared John Kerry in 1971, "there is nothing in South Vietnam which could happen that realistically threatens the United States of America. And to attempt to justify the loss of one American life in Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos by linking such loss to the preservation of freedom..is to us the height of criminal hypocrisy..." ... The U.S....(size: 6.4Kb)
photo: AP / Jerome Delay
27 Nov 2012
M23 rebels controlling the eastern city of Goma in the DR Congo have said they are not about to withdraw as demanded by regional leaders. The rebels said on Tuesday there were still in charge of Goma, just hours after General Aronda Nyakairima, the head of the Ugandan military, was quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying that their leader, Sultani Makenga, had told him he would pull out of Goma and Sake....(size: 17.7Kb)
photo: AP
26 Nov 2012
This town of 19,000 nestled in an idyllic mountain pass of impossibly green pastures and golden autumn trees is on the front lines of Turkey's rapidly escalating guerrilla war. In a struggle for autonomy as well as independent language and education rights, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has waged a low-grade conflict in Turkey for decades. ... 4 just as a Turkish army tank rolled by. ... "The violence is getting worse....(size: 8.8Kb)
photo: AP / Jerome Delay
25 Nov 2012
Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has held direct talks with the leader of the M23 rebels in Uganda, hours after a regional summit called on them to end their offensive in the east of the country. Jean-Marie Runiga Lugerero, the political leader of the eastern DR Congo rebel group, said on Sunday he had an initial meeting with Kabila after the summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, ended on Saturday....(size: 20.0Kb)
photo: AP / George Osodi
25 Nov 2012
Twin suicide car bombs exploded Sunday at a church inside one of Nigeria's top military bases, killing at least 11 people and wounding another 30 in an embarrassing attack showing the continued insecurity that haunts Africa's most populous nation. ... This attack in Jaji on Sunday, however, happened inside a barracks home to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, one of the country's most important military colleges. ... Gen. ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)
Newstrack India
27 Nov 2012
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Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Raju Srivastava, who is known for his rib?tickling comic acts and mimicry, remembers the time when he started mimicking megastar Amitabh Bachchan. ... "There was such a big impression of Amitabh Bachchan on me that I started imitating his voice. ... At that time, no one used to mimic Amitabh......(size: 2.4Kb)
The Times of India
27 Nov 2012
Newstrack India
27 Nov 2012
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New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Choreographer?director Remo D'Souza will pay tribute to evergreen actors like Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the first promo of "ABCD ? AnyBody Can Dance"....(size: 2.9Kb)
DNA India
27 Nov 2012
Actor Amitabh Bachchan recalls how music has played such an important part in his films and the legendary singers who have given voice to his emotions on reel. ... Sharing his fondest memory of the legendary singer Rafi, who has given voice to a lot of his favourite numbers, Bachchan shares how his humility had touched his heart....(size: 1.8Kb)
The Siasat Daily
27 Nov 2012
November 26: Praising legendary singer Mohammad Rafi, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said it was amazing how Rafi saab sang as melodiously as he did in absence of technology. ... "When we look at the great amount of work that he has left behind, we must be astonished now because Rafi saab rendered the songs at a time when the support of the technology was not there," said Amitabh....(size: 3.0Kb)
The Times of India
27 Nov 2012
And of course, who can forget the Maruti Versa commercial with Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan? It seems after celebrity couples like Shahrukh and Gouri Khan, Ajay Devgan and Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, celebrity parent-child jodi is the next favourite of the ad makers! Perhaps this is because of the family values they stand for. ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
The Times of India
27 Nov 2012
Kritika Kamra and Sharad Kelkar will soon be seen on Kaun Banega Crorepati. They are at present on the hot seat with Amitabh Bachchan and are shooting for the special episode of the popular game show. ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)
photo: PIB of India
27 Nov 2012
Renowned documentary filmmaker Mike Pandey has roped in superstar Amitabh Bachchan and John Abraham for his upcoming feature film " Return of The Tiger". The 90-minute feature film is based on the extinction of tiger and draws a link between human and tigers. ... ....(size: 1.3Kb)
DNA India
27 Nov 2012
IBN Live
27 Nov 2012
Mumbai: Remo D'Souza is paying tribute to Bollywood megastars like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Dev Anand in the ......(size: 0.6Kb)
The Times of India
27 Nov 2012
Shah Rukh Khan tops the list of Top 10 Celebrities as per ad volume (share%), according to TAM AdEx findings. ... Number 3 on the list is actress Katrina Kaif with 5 percent. ... This index has seen SRK ahead of Amitabh Bachchan, who has got a share of 3 percent (as per ad volume). ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)
Digital Spy
27 Nov 2012
The Times of India
27 Nov 2012
The vibe on the sets of Zanjeer in Hyderabad is gregarious. And the presence of the vivacious Priyanka Chopra makes the atmosphere even more electric. ... You've been part of three films that are remakes of Amitabh Bachchan blockbusters, Zanjeer included. (Laughs) You know, I'm Mr Bachchan's brand ambassador. Since I can't play hero, I've been the leading lady in movies that are remakes of Mr Bachchan's hits. ... Yes, it does. ... That's my refuge. ....(size: 6.8Kb)
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| Born | Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan (1942-10-11) 11 October 1942 (age 69) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Residence | Prateeksha, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse | Jaya Bhaduri (1973–present) |
| Children |
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Amitabh Bachchan ([əmɪtaːbʱ bəttʃən] ( listen), born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan on 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.[1][2] Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.[3][4][5]
Bachchan has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor, and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 37 nominations overall. In addition to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. He also had a stint in politics in the 1980s. He has received both the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan civilian awards from the Indian government.
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Early life[link]
See also: Bachchan family
Bachban was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was a Hindi poet, and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh from Faisalabad (now in Pakistan).[6] Bachchan was initially named Inquilaab, inspired from the famous phrase Inquilab Zindabad, during the Indian independence struggle. However, at the suggestion of fellow poet Sumitranandan Pant, Harivansh Rai changed the name to Amitabh which means, "the light that would never go off." Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan (meaning child-like in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all his works. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of his family. Bachchan's father died in 2003, and his mother in 2007.[7]
Amitabh is the eldest of Harivansh Rai Bachchan's two sons, the second being Ajitabh. His mother had a keen interest in theatre and had been offered a role in a film, but preferred her domestic duties. She had some degree of influence in Bachchan's choice of career because she always insisted that he should take the centre stage.[8] He attended Allahabad's Jnana Prabodhini and Boys' High School (BHS), followed by Nainital's Sherwood College, where he majored in the art stream.[citation needed] He later went on to study at Kirori Mal College of the University of Delhi and completed a Bachelor of Science degree.[citation needed] In his twenties, Bachchan gave up a job as freight broker for the shipping firm, Bird and Co., based in Calcutta now known as Kolkata, to pursue a career in acting.[citation needed]
Career[link]
Early work: 1969–1972[link]
Bachchan made his film debut in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's National Award winning film Bhuvan Shome. Thereafter he got his first acting role as one of the seven protagonists in Saat Hindustani, a film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and featuring Utpal Dutt, Madhu and Jalal Agha. Though the film was not a financial success, Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Newcomer.[9]
Anand (1971) followed, where he starred alongside Rajesh Khanna. Bachchan's role as a doctor with a cynical view of life garned him his first Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. He then played his first negative role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer in Parwaana (1971). This was followed by several films including Reshma Aur Shera (1971). During this time, he made a guest appearance in the film Guddi which starred his future wife Jaya Bhaduri. He narrated part of the film Bawarchi. In 1972, he made an appearance in the road action comedy Bombay to Goa, directed by S. Ramanathan. Many of his films during this early period did not do well, but that was about to change.[10]
Rise to stardom: 1973–1983[link]
Director Prakash Mehra cast him in the leading role for the film Zanjeer (1973) as Inspector Vijay Khanna. The film was a sharp contrast to the romantically themed films that had generally preceded it and established Amitabh in a new persona—the "angry young man" of Bollywood cinema.[2] He earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor. Filmfare considers this one of the iconic performances of Bollywood history.[10] The year 1973 was also when he married Jaya, and around this time they appeared in several films together; not only in Zanjeer but in films such as Abhimaan which followed and was released only a month after their marriage. Later, Bachchan played the role of Vikram in the film Namak Haraam, a social drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and scripted by Biresh Chatterjee addressing themes of friendship. His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.[citation needed]
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Bachchan in Deewar.
In 1974, Bachchan made several guest appearances in films such as Kunwara Baap and Dost, before playing a supporting role in Roti Kapda Aur Makaan. The film, directed and written by Manoj Kumar, addressed themes of honesty in the face of oppression and financial and emotional hardship. Bachchan then played the leading role in film Majboor, released on 6 December 1974, which was a remake of the Hollywood film Zigzag. The film was only a moderate success at the box office.[11] In 1975, he starred in a variety of film genres from the comedy Chupke Chupke, the crime drama Faraar to the romantic drama Mili. 1975 was the year when he appeared in two films which are regarded as important in Hindi cinematic history. He starred in the Yash Chopra directed film Deewaar, opposite Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, and Neetu Singh, which earned him a Filmfare Nomination for Best Actor. The film became a major hit at the box office in 1975, ranking in at number 4.[12] Indiatimes Movies ranks Deewaar amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[13] Released on 15 August 1975 was Sholay (meaning flames), which became the highest grossing film of all time in India, earning INR 2,36,45,00,000 equivalent to US$ 60 million, after adjusting for inflation.[14] Bachchan played the role of Jaidev. In 1999, BBC India declared it the "Film of the Millennium" and like Deewar, has been cited by Indiatimes movies as amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.[13] In that same year, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded it with the special distinction award called Filmfare Best Film of 50 Years.
Bachchan starred in comedies such as Chupke Chupke (1975) and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) and in films such as Kabhie Kabhie (1976). In 1976, he was once again cast by director Yash Chopra in his second film, Kabhi Kabhie, a romantic tale in which Bachchan starred as a young poet named Amit Malhotra who falls deeply in love with a beautiful young girl named Pooja played by actress Rakhee Gulzar. The film saw him again nominated for the Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 1977, he won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Amar Akbar Anthony where he played the third lead opposite Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor as Anthony Gonsalves. In 1978 he starred in all four of the highest grossing films of India in that year.[15] He once again resumed double roles in films such as Kasme Vaade as Amit and Shankar and Don playing the characters of Don, a leader of an underworld gang and his look alike Vijay. His performance won him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. He also performed in Trishul and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar which both earned him further Filmfare Best Actor nominations. He was billed a "one-man industry" by the French director François Truffaut.[16]
In 1979, for the first time, Amitabh was required to use his singing voice for the film Mr. Natwarlal in which he starred alongside Rekha. His performance in the film saw him nominated for both the Filmfare Best Actor Award and the Filmfare Best Male Playback Awards. In 1979, he also received Best Actor nomination for Kaala Patthar (1979) and then went on to be nominated again in 1980 for the Raj Khosla directed film Dostana, in which he starred opposite Shatrughan Sinha and Zeenat Aman. Dostana proved to be the top grossing film of 1980.[17] In 1981, he starred in Yash Chopra's melodrama film Silsila, where he starred alongside his wife Jaya and rumoured lover Rekha. Other films of this period include Ram Balram (1980), Shaan (1980), Lawaaris (1981), and Shakti (1982) which pitted him against legendary actor Dilip Kumar.[18]
[edit] 1982 injury while filming Coolie
On 26 July 1982, while filming Coolie in the University Campus in Bangalore, Bachchan suffered a near fatal intestinal injury during the filming of a fight scene with co-actor Puneet Issar.[19] Bachchan was performing his own stunts in the film and one scene required him to fall onto a table and then on the ground. However as he jumped towards the table, the corner of the table struck his abdomen, resulting in a splenic rupture from which he lost a significant amount of blood. He required an emergency splenectomy and remained critically ill in hospital for many months, at times close to death. The public response included prayers in temples and offers to sacrifice limbs to save him, while later, there were long queues of well-wishing fans outside the hospital where he was recuperating.[20] Nevertheless, he spent many months recovering and resumed filming later that year after a long period of recuperation. The film was released in 1983, and partly due to the huge publicity of Bachchan's accident, the film was a box office success.[21]
The director, Manmohan Desai, altered the ending of Coolie after Bachchan's accident. Bachchan's character was originally intended to have been killed off but after the change of script, the character lived in the end. It would have been inappropriate, said Desai, for the man who had just fended off death in real life to be killed on screen. Also, in the released film the footage of the fight scene is frozen at the critical moment, and a caption appears onscreen marking this as the instant of the actor's injury and the ensuing publicity of the accident.[20]
Later, he was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis. His illness made him feel weak both mentally and physically and he decided to quit films and venture into politics. At this time he became pessimistic, expressing concern with how a new film would be received and stated before every release, "Yeh film to flop hogi!" ("This film will flop").[22]
Politics: 1984–87[link]
In 1984, Bachchan took a break from acting and briefly entered politics in support of long-time family friend, Rajiv Gandhi. He contested Allahabad's seat of 8th Lok Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the highest victory margins in general election history (68.2% of the vote).[23] His political career, however, was short-lived: he resigned after three years, calling politics a cesspool. The resignation followed the implication of Bachchan and his brother in the "Bofors scandal" by a newspaper, which he vowed to take to court. Bachchan was eventually found not guilty of involvement in the ordeal.[24]
His old friend, Amar Singh, helped him during a financial crisis due to the failure of his company ABCL. Therefore Bachchan started to support Amar Singh's political party, the Samajwadi party. Jaya Bachchan joined the Samajwadi Party and became a Rajya Sabha member.[25] Bachchan has continued to do favors for the Samajwadi party, including advertisements and political campaigns. These activities have recently gotten him into trouble again in the Indian courts for false claims after a previous incident of submission of legal papers by him, stating that he is a farmer.[26]
A 15 year press ban against Bachchan was imposed during his peak acting years by Stardust and some of the other film magazines. In his own defense, Bachchan claimed to have banned the press from entering his sets until late 1989.[27]
Slump and retirement: 1988–1992[link]
In 1988, Bachchan returned to films, playing the title role in Shahenshah, which was a box office success due to the hype of Bachchan's comeback.[28] After the success of his comeback film however, his star power began to wane as all of his subsequent films failed at the box office. The 1991 hit film, Hum, for which he won his third Filmfare Best Actor Award, looked like it might reverse this trend, but the momentum was short-lived as his string of box office failures continued. Notably, despite the lack of hits, it was during this period that Bachchan won his first National Film Award for Best Actor, for his performance as a Mafia don in the 1990 film Agneepath. These years would be the last he would be seen on screen for some time. After the release of Khuda Gawah in 1992, Bachchan went into semi-retirement for five years. In 1994, one of his delayed films Insaniyat was released but was also a box office failure.[29]
Producer and acting comeback 1996–99[link]
Bachchan turned producer during his temporary retirement period, setting up Amitabh Bachchan Corporation, Ltd. (A.B.C.L.) in 1996, with the vision of becoming a 10 billion rupees (approx 250 million $US) premier entertainment company by the year 2000. ABCL's strategy was to introduce products and services covering the entire section of the India's entertainment industry. Its operations were mainstream commercial film production and distribution, audio cassettes and video discs, production and marketing of television software, celebrity and event management. Soon after the company was launched in 1996, the first film was produced by the company. Tere Mere Sapne failed to do well at the box office but launched the careers of actors such as Arshad Warsi and South films star Simran. ABCL produced a few other films, none of which did well.
In 1997, Bachchan attempted to make his acting comeback with the film Mrityudata, produced by ABCL. Though Mrityudaata attempted to reprise Bachchan's earlier success as an action hero, the film was a failure both financially and critically. ABCL was the main sponsor of the 1996 Miss World beauty pageant, Bangalore but lost millions. The fiasco and the consequent legal battles surrounding ABCL and various entities after the event, coupled with the fact that ABCL was reported to have overpaid most of its top level managers, eventually led to its financial and operational collapse in 1997. The company went into administration and was later declared a failed company by Indian Industries board. The Bombay high court, in April 1999, restrained Bachchan from selling off his Bombay bungalow 'Prateeksha' and two flats till the pending loan recovery cases of Canara Bank were disposed of. Bachchan had, however, pleaded that he had mortgaged his bungalow to Sahara India Finance for raising funds for his company.[30]
Bachchan attempted to revive his acting career and had average success with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998),[29] and received positive reviews for Sooryavansham (1999)[31] but other films such as Lal Baadshah (1999) and Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999) were box office failures.
Return to prominence: 2000–present[link]
In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan appeared in Yash Chopra's box-office hit, Mohabbatein, directed by Aditya Chopra. He played a stern, older figure that rivalled the character of Shahrukh Khan. His role won him his third Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award. Other hits followed, with Bachchan appearing as an older family patriarch in Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003). As an actor, he continued to perform in a range of characters, receiving critical praise for his performances in Aks (2001), Aankhen (2002), Khakee (2004) and Dev (2004). One project that did particularly well for Bachchan was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005). The film starred Bachchan as an aging teacher of a deaf-blind girl and followed their relationship. His performance was unanimously praised by critics and audiences and won him his second National Film Award for Best Actor and fourth Filmfare Best Actor Award. Taking advantage of this resurgence, Amitabh began endorsing a variety of products and services, appearing in many television and billboard advertisements. In 2005 and 2006, he starred with his son Abhishek in the hit films Bunty Aur Babli (2005), the Godfather tribute Sarkar (2005), and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006). All of them were successful at the box office.[32][33] His later releases in 2006 and early 2007 were Baabul (2006),[34] Ekalavya and Nishabd (2007), which failed to do well at the box office but his performances in each of them were praised by critics.[35]
In May 2007, two of his films Cheeni Kum and the multi-starrer Shootout at Lokhandwala were released. Shootout at Lokhandwala did very well at the box office and was declared a hit in India, while Cheeni Kum picked up after a slow start and only had average success.[36] A remake of his biggest hit, Sholay (1975), entitled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, released in August of that same year and proved to be a major commercial failure in addition to its poor critical reception.[36] The year also marked Bachchan's first appearance in an English-language film, Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2007. He received positive reviews from critics who hailed his performance as his best ever since Black.[37] Bachchan was slated to play a supporting role in his first international film, Shantaram, directed by Mira Nair and starring Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in the lead. The film was due to begin filming in February 2008 but due to the writer's strike, was pushed to September 2008.[38] The film is currently "shelved" indefinitely.[39] Vivek Sharma's Bhoothnath, in which he plays the title role as a ghost, was released on 9 May 2008. Sarkar Raj, the sequel of the 2005 film Sarkar, released in June 2008 and received a positive response at the box-office. Paa, which released at the end of 2009 was a highly anticipated project as it saw him playing his own son Abhishek's Progeria-affected 13-year-old son, and it opened to favourable reviews, particularly towards Bachchan's performance. It won him his third National Film Award for Best Actor and fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award. In 2010, he debuted in Malayalam film through Kandahar, directed by Major Ravi and co-starring Mohanlal.[40] The film was based on the hijacking incident of the Indian Airlines Flight 814.[41] Bachchan did not receive any remuneration for this film.[42]
Television career[link]
In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled, Kaun Banega Crorepati. As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate success. He has hosted all but one of the seasons of the show. Canara Bank withdrew its law suit against Bachchan in November 2000. Bachchan hosted KBC till November 2005, when he fell ill. At that time he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital's ICU once more, to undergo surgery for diverticulitis of the small intestine.[43] During the period and that following his recovery, most of his projects were put on hold, including KBC.[44] He has hosted all but one season of the show. Its success set the stage for his return to film popularity. In 2009 Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire in the first question of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contest "Amitabh Bachchan" was the correct answer to the question "Who was the star of Zanjeer? Feroz Abbas Khan performed as Amitabh Bachchan in a scene in the movie while Anil Kapoor performed as the host of the contest. Bachchan hosted the third season of the reality show Bigg Boss in 2009.[45]
Voice[link]
Bachchan is known for his deep, baritone voice. He has been a narrator, a playback singer and presenter for numerous programmes.[citation needed] Renowned film director Satyajit Ray was so impressed with Bachchan's voice, that he decided to use his voice as commentary in Shatranj Ke Khilari since he could not find a suitable role for him.[46] In 2005, Bachchan has lent his voice to the Oscar-winning French documentary March of the Penguins, directed by Luc Jacquet.[47]
Controversies and criticism[link]
Barabanki land case[link]
In the runup to the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, 2007, Bachchan made a film extolling the virtues of the Mulayam Singh government. His Samajwadi Party was routed, and Mayawati came to power.[citation needed]
On 2 June 2007 a Faizabad court ruled that he had legally acquired agricultural land designated specifically for landless Dalit farmers.[48] It was speculated that he might be investigated on related charges of forgery, as he has allegedly claimed he was a farmer.[49] On 19 July 2007, after the scandal broke out, Bachchan surrendered the land acquired in Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh and Pune. He wrote to the chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh, to donate the lands that were allegedly acquired illegally in Pune.[50] However, the Lucknow Court has put a stay on the land donation and said that the status quo on the land be maintained.
On 12 October 2007, Bachchan abandoned his claim in respect of the land at Daulatpur village in Barabanki district.[51] On 11 December 2007, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court gave a clean chit to Bachchan in a case pertaining to alleged fraudulent allotment of government land to him in Barabanki district. A single Lucknow bench of Justice said there was no finding that the actor "himself committed any fraud or manipulated any surreptitious entry in the revenue records".[52][53]
After receiving a positive verdict in Barabanki case, Amitabh Bachchan intimated to Maharashtra government that he did not wish to surrender his land in Maval tehsil of Pune district.[54]
Raj Thackeray's criticism[link]
Main article: 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra
In January 2008 at political rallies, Raj Thackeray, the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, targeted Amitabh Bachchan, asserting that the actor was "more inclined" towards his native state than Maharashtra. He expressed his disapproval of Amitabh's inaugurating a girls' school named after his daughter-in-law, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, at Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh, rather than in Maharashtra.[55] According to media reports, Raj's censure of Amitabh, whom he admires, stemmed out of his disappointment of not being invited to Amitabh's son Abhishek's marriage to Aishwarya, despite invitations to his estranged uncle Bal and cousin Uddhav.[56][57]
Responding to Raj's accusations, the actor's wife, SP MP Jaya Bachchan, said that the Bachchans were willing to start a school in Mumbai, provided the MNS leader donated the land to build it. She told the media, "I heard that Raj Thackeray owns huge properties in Maharashtra, in Mumbai—Kohinoor Mills. If he is willing to donate land, we can start a school in the name of Aishwarya here."[58] Raj responded to it saying, "Jaya bachchan claims she does not know me then how come she knows how much property I own?". Amitabh abstained from commenting on the issue. However, he apologized to Raj for controversial remarks from Jaya in some other incidence. "[59]
Bal Thackeray refuted the allegations, stating, "Amitabh Bachchan is an open-minded person, he has great love for Maharashtra, and this is evident on many occasions. The actor has often said that Maharashtra and specially Mumbai has given him great fame and affection. He has also said that what he is today is because of the love people have given him.[citation needed] The people of Mumbai have always acknowledged him as an artiste.[citation needed] It was utter foolishness to make these parochial allegations against him. Amitabh is a global superstar. People all over the world respect him. This cannot be forgotten by anyone. Amitabh should ignore these silly accusations and concentrate on his acting."[60]
On 23 March 2008, more than a month and half after Raj's remarks, Amitabh finally spoke out in an interview to a local tabloid saying, "Random charges are random; they do not deserve the kind of attention you wish me to give."[61] Later, on 28 March at a press conference for the International Indian Film Academy, when asked what his take was on the anti-migrant issue, Amitabh said that it is one's fundamental right to live anywhere in the country and the constitution entitles so.[62] He also stated that he was not affected by Raj's comments.[63]
Awards, honours and recognitions[link]
Apart from National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards and other competitive awards which Bachchan won for his performances throughout the years, he has been awarded several honours for his achievements in the Indian film industry.[citation needed] In 1991, he became the first artist to receive the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, which was established in the name of Raj Kapoor. Bachchan was crowned as Superstar of the Millennium in 2000 at the Filmfare Awards. The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri in 1984[64] and the Padma Bhushan in 2001.[65] France's highest civilian honour, the Knight of the Legion of Honour, was conferred upon him by the French Government in 2007 for his "exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond".[66] In 2011, actor Dilip Kumar blogged that Black should have been nominated for an Oscar. Kumar added: "If any Indian actor, in my personal opinion, deserves the world's most coveted award, it is you."[67]
In 1999, Bachchan was voted the "greatest star of stage or screen" in a BBC Your Millenium online poll. The organisation noted that "Many people in the western world will not have heard of [him] ...[but it] is a reflection of the huge popularity of Indian films."[68] In 2001, he was honoured with the Actor of the Century award at the Alexandria International Film Festival in Egypt in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema.[69] Many other honours for his achievements were conferred upon him at several International Film Festivals, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Asian Film Awards.[70]
In June 2000, he became the first living Asian to have been immortalised in wax at London's Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.[71] Another statue was installed in New York [72] and Hong Kong in 2009.[73]
In 2003, he was conferred with the Honorary Citizenship of the French town of Deauville.[74] He was honoured with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Jhansi, India, in 2004,[75] the University of Delhi in 2006,[76] the De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, in 2006,[77] the University Brandan Foster by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire, UK, in 2007,[78] and the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, in 2011.[79]
Severals books have been written about Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan: the Legend was published in 1999,[80] To be or not to be: Amitabh Bachchan in 2004,[81] AB: The Legend: (A Photographer's Tribute) in 2006 [82]/, Amitabh Bachchan: Ek Jeevit Kimvadanti in 2006,[83] Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar in 2006,[84] Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me in 2007 [85] and Bachchanalia in 2009.[86] Bachchan himself also wrote a book in 2002: Soul Curry for you and me – An Empowering Philosophy That Can Enrich Your Life.[87] In the early 80s, Bachchan authorized the use of his likeness for the comic book character Supremo in a series titled The Adventures of Amitabh Bachchan.[88]
Personal life[link]
See also: Bachchan family
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Bachchan is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri. They have two children, Shweta Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek is also an actor and is married to actress Aishwarya Rai.
Filmography[link]
Latest films[link]
Main article: Amitabh Bachchan filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Family — Ties of Blood | Viren Sahi | |
| Darna Zaroori Hai | Professor | ||
| Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna | Samarjit Singh Talwar (aka. Sexy Sam) | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |
| Baabul | Balraj Kapoor | ||
| 2007 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Eklavya | |
| Nishabd | Vijay | ||
| Cheeni Kum | Buddhadev Gupta/Ghaspus | ||
| Shootout at Lokhandwala | Special appearance, Dingra | ||
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Special appearance, Sutradhar | ||
| Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag | Babban Singh | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Special appearance, Himself | ||
| 2008 | Jodhaa Akbar | Narrator | |
| Bhoothnath | Bhoothnath (Kailash Nath) | ||
| Sarkar Raj | Subhash Nagre aka Sarkar | ||
| God Tussi Great Ho | God Almighty | ||
| The Last Lear | Harish 'Harry' Mishra | ||
| 2009 | Delhi-6 | Special appearance, Dadaji | |
| Aladin | Genius the Gennie | ||
| Paa | Auro | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award Winner, National Film Award for Best Actor |
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| 2010 | Rann | Vijay Harshvardhan Malik | |
| Teen Patti | Venkat | ||
| Kandahar | Lokanathan Sharma | ||
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | ||
| Aarakshan | Prabhakar Anand | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
| Ra.One | Voice-over | ||
| 2012 | Department | ||
| Taalismaan | Filming | ||
| The Great Gatsby | Meyer Wolfsheim | Filming |
Producer[link]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Tere Mere Sapne |
| 1997 | Ullaasam |
| Mrityudata | |
| 1998 | Major Saab |
| 1998 | Saat Rang Ke Sapne |
| 2001 | Aks |
| 2005 | Viruddh... Family Comes First |
| 2006 | Family — Ties of Blood |
Playback singer[link]
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1979 | The Great Gambler |
| Mr. Natwarlal | |
| 1981 | Lawaaris |
| Naseeb | |
| Silsila | |
| 1983 | Mahaan |
| Pukar | |
| 1984 | Sharaabi |
| 1989 | Toofan |
| Jaadugar | |
| 1992 | Khuda Gawah |
| 1998 | Major Saab |
| 1999 | Sooryavansham |
| 2001 | Aks |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | |
| 2002 | Aankhen |
| 2003 | Armaan |
| Baghban | |
| 2004 | Dev |
| Aetbaar | |
| 2006 | Baabul |
| 2007 | Nishabd |
| Cheeni Kum | |
| 2008 | Bhoothnath |
| 2009 | Aladin |
| Paa | |
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap |
| 2012 | Kahaani[89] |
Further reading[link]
- Mazumdar, Ranjani. Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
References[link]
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- Amitabh Bachchan's official blog
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- Amitabh Bachchan Documentary, Classic BBC Archive video and exclusive interview conducted in Amitabh's own house for BBC Asian Network[dead link]
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts brochure
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| Name | Bachchan, Amitabh |
| Alternative names | Big B |
| Short description | Film actor |
| Date of birth | 11 October 1942 |
| Place of birth | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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