name	Mere Apne
director	Gulzar
producer	N C Sippy Raj N. Sippy Romu N. Sippy
writer	Indra Mitra Gulzar
starring	Meena KumariVinod KhannaShatrughan Sinha
music	Salil Choudhury
cinematography	K Vaikunth
editing	Waman BhosleGurudutt Shirali
released	1971
country
language	Hindi
gross	1,70,00,000 }}

''Mere Apne'' () is a 1971 Hindi film produced by Romu, Raj, and N. C. Sippy and written and directed by Gulzar. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and a remake of the Bengali film ''Apanjan'' which was directed by Tapan Sinha. The film stars Meena Kumari, Vinod Khanna and Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles along with Deven Verma, Paintal, Asit Sen, Asrani, Danny Denzongpa, Keshto Mukherjee, A. K. Hangal, Dinesh Thakur, Mehmood, and Yogeeta Bali. The music is composed by Salil Choudhury.

''Mere Apne'' was declared as "Above Average" on the box office.

Plot [link]

Anandi Devi (Meena Kumari) is an old widow who lives in a village. One day she is visited by a distant relative, Arun Gupta (Ramesh Deo), who persuades her to live in town with him, his wife Lata (Sumita Sanyal), and a small child. She later realizes that they were looking for a maid which results in her expulsion from the house and befriending a child beggar who takes her to his dilapidated home. Being good-natured and caring, she slowly earns the title of 'Nani Ma' (maternal grandmother) among groups of youths led by Shyam (Vinod Khanna) and Chaino (Shatrughan Sinha) who were in constant fight with each other. The movie ends with her death from an accidental gun fire in one such clash.

Cast [link]

Meena Kumari as Anandi Devi

Deven Verma as Niranjan

Vinod Khanna as Shyam

Shatrughan Sinha as Chaino

Asrani as Raghunath

Danny Denzongpa as Sanju

Paintal as Bansi

Dinesh Thakur as Billoo

Sudhir Thakkar as Ranbir

Ramesh Deo as Arun Gupta

Sumita Sanyal as Lata

Mehmood as Sri Anokhelal

Asit Sen as Biloki Prasad

Abhi Bhattacharya as Freedom Fighter

Leela Mishra as Gupta's maidservant

Shashi Kiran as Neelu

Keshto Mukherjee as Jattu

Dev Kishan as Shyam's father

A. K. Hangal as College Principal

Yogeeta Bali as Urmila

Kamaldeep as Urmila's father (as Kamal Deep)

Fatima as Julie

Amina Karim as Young Anandi

Music [link]

The film's music was composed by Salil Choudhary as penned by Gulzar.

Tracklist [link]

Title !! Singer(s) !! Length
"Koi Hota Jisko Apna"	Kishore Kumar	3:27
"Haal Chal Theek Thak Hai"	Mukesh (singer)>Mukesh
"Roz Akeli Aayi"	Lata Mangeshkar

References [link]

External links [link]

Category:1971 films Category:Indian films Category:Hindi-language films

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name	Kishore Kumar
background	solo_singer
spouse	Rama Devi, Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali, Leena Chandawarkar
Relatives	Anoop Kumar, Ashok Kumar(Brothers), Sati Devi (Sister)
birth name	Abhas Kumar Kanjilal Ganguly
birth date	August 04, 1929
Birth place	Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar
death date	October 13, 1987
Death place	Bombay, Maharashtra
genre	Playback, Rabindra Sangeet, Bengali songs, rock and roll
occupation	Singer, actor, director, musician, producer
years active	1946–1987 }}

Kishore Kumar (4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987), born Abhas Kumar Kanjilal Ganguly was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won in that category. He was awarded the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" by the Madhya Pradesh government and from that year onwards, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated a new award called the "Kishore Kumar Award" for contributions to Hindi cinema.

Early life[link]

Kishore Kumar was born into the Ganguly family in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar (now in Madhya Pradesh) as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His father Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhya) was a lawyer. His mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy Bengali family. Kishore was the youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Anoop Kumar. The composer Bappi Lahiri is also related to Kishore Kumar on his mother's side.

While Kishore was still a child, Ashok Kumar became a Bollywood actor. (Later, Anoop Kumar also ventured into cinema with the help of Ashok Kumar). Spending time with his brothers, Kishore also started to take a keen interest in movies and music. He became a fan of singer-actor Kundan Lal Saigal, whom he considered his guru, and tried to follow Saigal's singing style.

Career[link]

After Ashok Kumar became a Bollywood star, the Ganguly family used to visit Bombay regularly. Abhas Kumar changed his name to Kishore Kumar and started his cinema career as a chorus singer at Bombay Talkies, where his brother worked. Kishore Kumar's first film as an actor was ''Shikari'' (1946), in which Ashok Kumar played the lead role. Music director Khemchand Prakash gave Kishore Kumar a chance to sing "Marne ki duayen kyon mangu" for the film ''Ziddi'' (1948). After this, Kishore Kumar got many other assignments, but he was not very serious about a film career. In 1949, he decided to settle in Mumbai.

Kishore Kumar played hero in the Bombay Talkies film ''Andolan'' (1951), directed by Phani Majumdar. Although Kishore Kumar got some assignments as an actor with help of his brother, he was more interested in becoming a singer. He was not interested in acting, but his elder brother Ashok Kumar wanted him to be an actor like himself.

He starred in Bimal Roy's ''Naukri'' (1954) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's directorial debut ''Musafir'' (1957). Salil Chowdhury, the music director for ''Naukri'' was initially dismissive of him as a singer, when he came to know that Kishore Kumar didn't have any formal training in music. However, after hearing his voice, he gave him the song ''Chhota sa ghar hoga'', which was supposed to be sung by Hemant Kumar.

Kishore Kumar starred in films ''New Delhi'' (1957), ''Aasha'' (1957), ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (1958), ''Half Ticket'' (1962), and ''Padosan'' (1968). ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'', his home production, starred the three Ganguly brothers and Madhubala. The film is about romance between a city girl (Madhubala) and a car mechanic (Kishore Kumar), with a subplot involving the brothers.

Music director S. D. Burman is credited with spotting Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer, and advancing his singing career. During the making of ''Mashaal'' (1950), Burman visited Ashok Kumar's house, where he heard Kishore imitating K. L. Saigal. He complimented Kishore and told him that he should develop a style of his own, instead of copying Saigal. Kishore Kumar did not have a formal training in music. He kept Burman's advice in mind and eventually developed his own style of singing, which featured the yodeling that he had heard on the gramophone records of Tex Morton and Jimmie Rodgers bought by his brother Anoop Kumar.

S. D. Burman recorded with Kishore for Dev Anand's ''Munimji'' (1954), ''Taxi Driver'' (1954), ''House No. 44'' (1955), ''Funtoosh'' (1956), ''Nau Do Gyarah'' (1957), ''Paying Guest'' (1957), ''Guide'' (1965), ''Jewel Thief'' (1967), ''Prem Pujari'' (1970), and ''Tere Mere Sapne'' (1971). He also composed music for Kishore Kumar's home production ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (1958). Some of their initial films included the songs "Maana Janaab Ne Pukara Nahin" from ''Paying Guest'', "Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke" from ''Nau Do Gyarah'' (1957), "Ai Meri Topi Palat Ke Aa" from ''Funtoosh'', and "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si" and "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" from ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (1958). Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar performed duets composed by S. D. Burman including "Chhod Do Aanchal" from ''Paying Guest'' (1957), "Ankhon Mein Kya Ji" from ''Nau Do Gyarah'' (1957), "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" and "Paanch Rupaiya Baara Aana" from ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (1958), "Chhedo Na Meri Zulfein" from ''Ganga Ki Lahren'' (1964), and "Arre Yaar Meri Tum Bhi Ho Gajab" from ''[Teen Devian|Teen Deviyan]'' (1965).

C. Ramchandra was another music director who recognized Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer. Their collaborations include "Eena Meena Deeka" from ''Aasha'' (1957). Kishore Kumar's work includes "Nakhrewaali" from ''New Delhi'' (1956) by Shankar Jaikishan, and "C.A.T. Cat Maane Billi" and "Hum To Mohabbat Karega" from ''Dilli Ka Thug'' (1958) by Ravi.

Kishore Kumar produced, directed, and acted in ''Jhumroo'' (1961). He wrote the lyrics for the title song, "Main Hoon Jhumroo," and composed music for all the songs in the film. Later, he produced and directed ''Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein'' (1964). He wrote the script and composed music for the film. Its based on the relationship between a father (Kishore Kumar) and his deaf and mute son (played by his real-life son, Amit Kumar). He made another two films called ''Door Ka Rahi'' (1971) and ''Door Waadiyon Mein Kahin'' (1980).

In the 1960s, as an actor, Kishore Kumar built up a notoriety for coming late for the shootings, or bunking them altogether. His films flopped frequently, and he landed in income tax trouble. As a singer, his work in this period includes "Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai" from ''Manmauji'' (1961), "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from ''Guide'' (1965), and "Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara" from ''Jewel Thief'' (1967).

In the late 1960s, Rahul Dev Burman worked together on the soundtrack of the film ''Padosan'' (1968), in which Kishore Kumar sang the songs "Mere Saamne Wali Khidki Mein" and "Kehna Hai." ''Padosan'' was a comedy film starring Kishore Kumar as a dramatist-musician, Mehmood as a Carnatic music and dance teacher, and Sunil Dutt as a simpleton named Bhola. Kishore Kumar's character in was inspired by the personality of his uncle, Dhananjay Bannerjee (a classical singer). The highlight of the film was a musical, comical duel between Kishore Kumar-Sunil Dutt and Mehmood: "Ek Chatur Nar Karke Singaar."

In 1969, Shakti Samanta produced and directed the film ''Aradhana'', for which the music was composed by S. D. Burman. Burman fell ill after recording some duet songs with Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. Afterwards, his son and assistant Rahul Dev Burman took over the recording. R. D. Burman got Kishore Kumar to solo sing the songs "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" and "Roop Tera Mastana". Kishore Kumar won his first Filmfare award for the song "Roop Tera Mastana." It is widely believed that this film established Kishore Kumar as a leading playback singer in Bollywood.

1970s and 1980s[link]

In 1970s and 1980s Kishore Kumar sang for Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Dev Anand, Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff.

S. D. Burman and Kishore Kumar continued to work together, including "Phoolon Ke Rang Se" and "Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaaye" from ''Prem Pujari'' (1969), "Aaj Madhosh Hua Jaaye Re," "Khilte Hain Gul Yahan" and "O Meri Sharmilee" from ''Sharmilee'' (1971), "Meet na mila" from ''Abhimaan'' (1973), "Pyaar Ke Is Khel Mein" from ''Jugnu'', "Phoolon Ke Dere Hain" from ''Zameer'' (1974}. In 1975, S. D. Burman composed his last song for Kishore Kumar. S. D. Burman went into a coma for the second time, soon after Kishore recorded the song "Badi Sooni Sooni Hai Zindagi" for the film ''Mili''.

R. D. Burman frequently used Kishore Kumar as the male singer and recorded several songs with him in the 1970s. Some Kishore Kumar-R. D. Burman songs include "O Maajhi Re" from ''Khushboo'', "Yeh Shaam Mastaani" and "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" from ''Kati Patang'' (1971), "Chingari Koi Bhadke" and "Kuchh To Log Kahenge" from ''Amar Prem'' (1972), "Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayi" from ''Buddha Mil Gaya ''(1971), "Musafir Hoon Yaaron" from ''Parichay'' (1972), "Diye Jalte Hain" from ''Namak Haraam'' (1973), "Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si" from ''Anamika'' (1973), "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein" from ''Aap Ki Kasam'' (1974), "Agar Tum Na Hote" and "Humein Tum Se Pyaar Kitna" from ''Kudrat'', "Mere Naina Saawan Bhadon" from ''Mehbooba'', and "Chingari Koi Bhadke (Amar Prem)" and "Jab Bhi Koi Kangana" from ''Shaukeen'' (1986).

R. D. Burman recorded several duets pairing Kishore Kumar with Asha Bhosle and with Lata Mangeshkar. Some of these duets include "Panna Ki Tamanna" from ''Heera Panna'' (1973), "Neend Chura Ke Raaton Mein" from the film ''Shareef Budmaash'', "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai" from Sanjay Dutt's debut film ''Rocky'' (1981), "Sagar Kinare" from ''Sagar'' in [1985], "Aap Ki Aankhon Mein Kuchh" from ''Ghar'', "Jaane Ja Dhoondta" and "Nahi Nahi" from ''Jawani Diwani'', "Kharoshoo" from ''Harjai'' (1982).

Apart from the Burmans, Kishore Kumar worked with other music directors as well. The composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal (L-P) composed many songs sung by him. Some of their songs include "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" from ''Mr. X In Bombay'', "Mere Naseeb Mein Aye Dost" from ''Do Raaste'', "Yeh Jeevan Hai" from ''Piya Ka Ghar'', "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" from ''Daag: A Poem of Love'', "Nahi Mai Nahi Dekh Sakta" from ''Majboor'', "Mere diwanepan ki bhi" from ''Mehboob Ki Mehndi'', "Naach Meri Bulbul" from ''Roti'', "Chal Chal Mere Haathi" from ''Haathi Mere Saathi'', "Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai" from ''Dost'', "Ruk Jaana Nahi" from ''Imtihaan'', "Ek Ritu Aaye" from ''Gautam Govinda'', "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" from ''Amar Akbar Anthony'', "Bahut Khoobsurat Jawan Ek Ladki" from ''Dostana'' and "Om Shanti Om" as well as "Paisa Yeh Paisa" from ''Karz''. Laxmikant-Pyarelal composed several Kishore-Lata duets, including "Achchha To Hum Chalte Hain" from ''Aan Milo Sajna'', "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna" from ''Roti'', "Main Solah Baras Ki" from ''Karz'', and "Din Mahine Saal" from ''Avtaar'', "Tu Kitne Baras Ki" from ''Karz''. L-P also got Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi to sing duets for the films ''Dostana'', ''Ram Balram'' and ''Deedaar-E-Yaar''. L-P composed a duet with Kishore Kumar and Alisha Chinoy, "I love you (Kaate Nahin Katate Yeh Din Yeh Raat)" from ''Mr. India'' in (1987). Salil Chowdhury recorded songs like "Koi Hota Jisko Apna" from ''Mere Apne'' and "Gujar Gaye Din Din" from ''Annadata''. Ravindra Jain recorded "Ghungroo Ki Tarah" and the duet "Le Jaayenge Le Jaayenge" from ''Chor Machaye Shor'' and the duet "Tota Maina Ki Kahani" from ''Fakira''. Khaiyyaam recorded beautiful duets with Lata Mangeshkar such as "Hazar Rahein" from ''Thodisi Bewafai'', ''Aankhon Mein Humne Aapke Sapne Sajaye Hain'', ''Chandani Raat Mein Ek Bar''. Hridaynath Mangeshkar recorded ''Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main'' from ''Mashaal''. Kalyanji-Anandji recorded several songs with Kishore Kumar including ''Zindagi Ka Safar'' and ''Jeevan Se Bhari Teri Aankhein'', from ''Safar'', ''Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas'' from ''Black Mail'', ''Apne Jeevan Ki Uljhan'' from ''Uljhan'', ''Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz'' from ''Kora Kagaz'', ''O Saathi Re'' from ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'', ''Khaike Paan Banaraswala'' from ''Don'', ''Neele Neele Ambar Par'' from ''Kalakar'' and ''Pal Bhar Ke Liye'' from ''Johny Mera Naam''.

Other composers including Rajesh Roshan, Sapan Chakravarty, Jaidev, Chitragupta (composer), Usha Khanna, Sohnik Omi, Prem Dhawan, Vanraj Bhatia and Bappi Lahiri also worked with Kishore Kumar. Rajesh Roshan's film ''Julie'' featured songs sung by Kishore Kumar, ''Bhool Gaya Saab Kuchh'' (duet with Lata Mangeshkar) and ''Dil Kya Kare Jab Kisise''. Their other songs include ''Yaadon Mein Woh'' from ''Swami'', ''Chhookar mere man ko'' from ''Yaarana'', ''Tune Abhi Dekha Nahin'' from ''Do Aur Do Paanch'' and ''Kahan Tak Ye Man Ko Andhere Chhalenge'' as well as ''Kahiye, Suniye'' (duet with Asha Bhosle) from ''Baaton Baaton Mein''. Bappi Lahiri also recorded many songs with Kishore Kumar, including ''Pag Ghunghroo Bandh'' from ''Namak Halal'' (1982), ''Manzilen Apni Jagah Hai'' from ''Sharaabi'' (1984) and ''Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet'' from ''Chalte Chalte'' (1976), ''Saason Se Nahi Kadmose Nahi'' from ''Mohabbat'' in (1987) and duets with (Lata Mangeshkar)) like ''Taa thaiya'' from ''Himmatwala'' in (1984), ''Albela Mausam'' from ''Tohfa'' in (1985) and another duet ''Pyar Ka Tohfa'' from the same film.

During the Indian Emergency (1975–1977), Sanjay Gandhi asked Kishore Kumar to sing for an Indian National Congress rally in Mumbai, but he refused. As a result, Information and broadcasting minister Vidya Charan Shukla (1975-1977) put an unofficial ban on playing Kishore Kumar songs on the All India Radio and Doordarshan from 4th May, 1976 till the end of the Emergency.

Later years[link]

Kishore Kumar produced and directed some movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as ''Badhti Ka Naam Daadhi'' (1978), ''Zindagi'' (1981) and ''Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin'' (1980): His last appearance as an actor.

With patronage from R. D. Burman and Rajesh Roshan, Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar became a Bollywood singer in the 1980s. Kishore Kumar also continued singing for several actors. He also did some stage shows, apparently to earn money to pay his income tax arrears. Kishore Kumar stopped singing for Amitabh Bachchan in the mid-1980s, after Bachchan did not do a guest appearance in a film produced by him but called a truce with him by singing for him in ''Toofan''. He also temporarily stopped singing for Mithun Chakraborty, after Yogeeta Bali divorced him and married Chakraborty. However, later Kumar sang for him in many films like ''Disco Dancer'', ''Muddat'', and ''Pyar Ka Mandir''.

In the mid-1980s, Kishore Kumar sang for Anil Kapoor in Kapoor's debut film as a leading man, ''Woh Saat Din'' and also recorded ''Mr. India''. He sang a duet with Alka Yagnik, "Tumse Badhkar Duniya Mein Na Dekha" for ''Kaamchor'' in (1986). He also recorded some songs for the film ''Saagar'' with R. D. Burman. By this time, he had decided to retire and was planning to go back to his birthplace, Khandwa.

On 13 October 1987, his brother Ashok's 76th birthday, he died of a heart attack in Mumbai at 4:45 pm. His body was taken to Khandwa for cremation. He had recorded his last song a day before he died. The song was ''Guru Guru'', a duet with Asha Bhosle, for the film ''Waqt Ki Aawaz'' (1988) composed by Bappi Lahiri for Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi.

Kishore Kumar's song ''Pal Bhar Ke Liye'' from the film ''Johny Mera Naam'' (1970) was used in an episode of ''The Simpsons'' titled "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore." His songs have been featured in several films, including ''Such a Long Journey'' (1998) and ''Side Streets'' (1998). Sony TV organised the television singing contest ''K for Kishore'' to search for a singer like Kishore Kumar.

Personal life[link]

Kishore Kumar married four times. His first wife was Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta aka Ruma Ghosh. Their marriage lasted from 1950 to 1958.

Kishore's second wife was actress Madhubala, who had worked with him on many films including his home production ''Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi'' (1958) and Jhumroo (1961). When Kishore Kumar proposed to her, Madhubala was sick and was planning to go to London for treatment. At this time, she didn't know that she had a ventricular septal defect, and her father wanted her to wait and consult the London doctors first. Furthermore, at the time he was married to Ruma. After his divorce, because Kishore Kumar was Bengali Hindu and Madhubala Muslim, they had a civil wedding ceremony in 1960. His parents refused to attend. The couple also had a Hindu ceremony to please Kumar's parents, but Madhubala was never truly accepted as his wife. Within a month of her wedding she moved back to her bungalow in Bandra because of tension in the Kishore Kumar household. They remained married but under great strain for the remainder of Madhubala's life. The doctors in London told Madhubala that she would not live for long. The marriage lasted for nine years, and ended with Madhubala's death on 23 February 1969.

Kishore Kumar's third marriage was to Yogeeta Bali, and lasted from 1976 to 4 August 1978. Kishore was married to Leena Chandavarkar from 1980 until his death. Kishore Kumar sired two sons, Amit Kumar (playback singer) with Ruma, and Sumit Kumar with Leena Chandavarkar.

Kumar is said to have been paranoid about not being paid. During recordings, he would sing only after his secretary confirmed that the producer had made the payment. Once, when he discovered that his dues hadn't been fully paid, he landed up for shooting with make-up on only one side of his face. When the director questioned him, he replied "Aadha paisa to aadha make-up." (Half make-up for half payment). On the sets of ''Bhai Bhai'', Kishore Kumar refused to act because the director M V Raman owed him five thousand rupees. Ashok Kumar persuaded him to do the scene. But, when the shooting started, he walked across the floor and, each time he walked a few places, he said, ''Paanch Hazzar Rupaiya'' (five thousand rupees) and did a somersault. After he reached the end of the floor, he went out of the studio, jumped into his car, and ordered his driver Abdul to drive away. On another occasion, when producer R. C. Talwar did not pay his dues in spite of repeated reminders, Kishore turned up at Talwar's residence one morning and started shouting "''Hey Talwar, de de mere aath hazaar''" ("Hey Talwar, give me my eight thousand"). He did this every morning until Talwar paid him.

The film ''Anand'' (1971) was originally supposed to star Kishore Kumar and Mehmood Ali in the lead. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the director of the film, was asked to meet Kishore Kumar to discuss the project. However, when he went to Kishore Kumar's house, he was driven away by the gatekeeper due to a misunderstanding. Kishore Kumar (himself a Bengali) hadn't been paid for a stage show organized by another Bengali man, and had instructed his gatekeeper to drive away this "Bengali", if he ever visited the house. When Hrishikesh Mukherjee (also a Bengali) went to Kishore Kumar's house, the gatekeeper drove him away, mistaking him for the "Bengali" that Kishore Kumar had asked him to drive away. Consequently, Mehmood had to leave the film as well, and new actors (Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan) were signed up for the film.

In spite of his "no money, no work" principle, sometimes Kishore Kumar recorded for free even when the producers were willing to pay. Such films include those produced by Rajesh Khanna and Danny Denzongpa. On one occasion, Kishore Kumar helped actor-turned-producer Bipin Gupta, by giving him Rs. 20,000 for the film ''Dal Mein Kala'' (1964). When actor Arun Kumar Mukherjee died, Kishore Kumar regularly sent money to his family in Bhagalpur. Mukherjee was one of the first persons to appreciate Kishore's singing talent.

Many journalists and writers have written about Kishore Kumar's seemingly eccentric behavior. Kishore Kumar had put a "''Beware of Kishore''" sign at the door of his Warden Road flat, where he stayed for some time while his bungalow was being done up. Once, producer-director H. S. Rawail, who owed him some money, visited his flat to pay the dues. Kishore Kumar took the money, and when Rawail offered to shake hands with him, he reportedly put Rawail's hand in his mouth, bit it, and asked "Didn’t you see the sign?". Rawail laughed off the incident and left quickly. Kishore Kumar was a loner, and in an interview with Pritish Nandy (1985), he said that he had no friends – he preferred talking to his trees instead. Once, when a reporter made a comment about how lonely he must be, Kishore Kumar took her to his garden. He then named some of the trees in his garden, and introduced them to the reporter as his closest friends.

According to another reported incident, once Kishore Kumar was to record a song for producer-director G. P. Sippy. As Sippy approached his bungalow, he saw Kishore going out in his car. Sippy pleaded him to stop his car, but Kishore only increased the speed of his car. Sippy chased him to Madh Island, where Kishore Kumar finally stopped his car near the ruined Madh Fort. When Sippy questioned his strange behavior, Kishore Kumar refused to recognize or talk to him and threatened to call police. Sippy had to return. Next morning, Kishore Kumar reported for the recording. An angry Sippy questioned him about his behavior on the previous day. However, Kishore Kumar insisted that Sippy must have seen a dream, and claimed that he was in Khandwa on the previous day.

Once, a producer went to court to get a decree that Kishore Kumar must follow the director's orders. As a consequence, Kishore Kumar obeyed the director to the letter. He refused to alight from his car until the director ordered him to do so. Once, after a car scene in Mumbai, he drove on till Khandala because the director forgot to say "Cut". In the 1960s, a financier named Kalidas Batvabbal, patently disgusted with Kishore Kumar's alleged lack of cooperation during the shooting of ''Half Ticket'', gave him away to the income tax authorities. Kishore had to face a raid at his house. Later, Kishore invited Batvabbal home, tricked him by asking him to enter a cupboard for a "chat" and locked him inside. He unlocked Batvabbal after two hours and told him "Don’t ever come to my house again."

Filmography[link]

List of songs[link]

Awards[link]

; Filmfare Awards

Winner:

! Year	! Song	! Film	! Music director	! Lyricist
1969	"Roop Tera Mastaana"		Sachin Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1975	"Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera"	''Amanush''	Shyamal Mitra	Indeevar
1978	"Khaike Pan Banaras Wala"		Kalyanji-Anandji	Anjaan
1980	"Hazaar Raahen Mudke Dekheen"	''Thodisi Bewafaii''	Khayyam	Gulzar
1982	"Pag Ghungroo Baandh Ke Meera Nachi"	''Namak Halaal''	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1983	"Hamen Aur Jeene Ki"	''Agar Tum Na Hote''	Rahul Dev Burman	Gulshan Bawra
1984	"Manzilen apni jagah"	''Sharaabi''	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1985	"Saagar Kinaare"	''Saagar''	Rahul Dev Burman	Javed Akhtar

Nominated:

! Year	! Song	! Film	! Music Director	! Lyricist
1971	"Zindagi Ek Safar"		Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri
1971	"Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai"	Kati Patang	Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1972	"Chingari Koi Bhadke"	Amar Prem	Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1973	"Mere Dil Mein Aaj"	''Daag: A Poem of Love''	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Sahir Ludhianvi
1974	"Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai"		Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi
1974	"Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz"	''Kora Kagaz''	Kalyanji Anandji	M.G.Hashmat
1975	"Main Pyaasa Tum"	''Faraar''	Kalyanji Anandji	Rajendra Krishan
1975	"O Manjhi Re"		Rahul Dev Burman
1977	"Aap Ke Anurodh"	''Anurodh''	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi
1978	"O Saathi Re"	Muqaddar Ka Sikander	Kalyanji-Anandji	Anjaan
1978	"Hum Bewafa Harghiz"		Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1979	"Ek Rasta Hai Zindagi"	''Kaala Patthar''	Rajesh Roshan	Sahir Ludhianvi
1980	"Om Shanthi Om"		Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi
1981	"Hameh Tumse Pyar"	''Kudrat''	Rahul Dev Burman	Majrooh Sultanpuri
1981	"Chhookar Mere Mann Ko"		Rajesh Roshan	Anjaan
1983	"Shayad Meri Shaadi"	''Souten''	Usha Khanna	Sawan Kumar
1984	"De De Pyar De"	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1984	"Inteha Ho Gayi"	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1984	"Log Kehete Hai Main"	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan

; Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

Winner: 1971 - Best Male Playback Singer for ''Aradhana'' 1972 - Best Male Playback Singer for ''Andaz'' 1973 - Best Male Playback Singer for ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' 1975 - Best Male Playback Singer for ''Kora Kagaz''

See also [link]

Kishore Kumar filmography

List of songs by Kishore Kumar

List of Indian playback singers

Hindi songs

References [link]

Further reading [link]

External links [link]

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name	Vinod Khanna
birth date	October 06, 1946.
birth place	Peshawar, Pakistan
occupation	Actor, Politician
spouse	Geetanjali (1971–1985 divorced) Kavita (1990–present)
children	3 sons and 1 daughter }}

Vinod Khanna (, Punjabi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੰਨਾ born 6 October 1946) is an Indian actor, film producer and politician.

Early life[link]

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). He has three sisters and one brother. Shortly after his birth, India was partitioned and the family left Peshawar and reached Mumbai (then Bombay).

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.

Career[link]

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.

He went on to star in many hits throughout the mid 1970s and early 1980s, including "Inkaar", "Aap Ki Khatir", "Aarop", ''Parvarish'' (1977), ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' (1977), ''Khoon Pasina'' (1977), " Herapheri", ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander'' (1978), "((Zameer")), ''The Burning Train'' (1980) and ''Qurbani'' (1980). Having peaked in Bollywood, he became a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh) and left the film industry in 1979 for eight years. At this time, he was one of the most successful actors in the Bollywood, competing with Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna (Kudrat), (Aan Milo Sajna) & Jeetendra. He rejoined the industry, eight years later in mid 1980s. He continued to appear in many notable films from the mid 1980s to the 1990s such as ''Dayavan'' (1988), ''Chandni'' (1989), ''Kshatriya'' (1993), ''Eena Meena Deeka'' (1994) and ''Ekka Raja Rani'' (1994).

His pairing with Amitabh Bachchan was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

In 1997 he donned the role of producer to launch his middle son Akshaye Khanna in the film ''Himalay Putra''; he also starred in the film. In 1999 he received a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for over three decades. He has since acted in fewer films playing character roles. His most recent films were ''Deewaanapan'' (2002), ''Risk'' (2007)'', Wanted'' (2009) and ''Dabangg'' (2010).

He also ventured into television playing the male lead role of "Kashi Nath" in the Smriti Irani-produced Hindi serial ''Mere Apne'', which aired on the channel 9X.

Politics[link]

name	Vinod Khanna
birth date	October 06, 1946
birth place	Peshawar, British India
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
office	Member of Parliament
constituency	Gurdaspur
salary	1 million per year
party	BJP
date	September 22 |
year	2006 |
source	}}

In 1997, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab in the next year's Lok Sabha poll. In 1999, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency. Later, he became union minister for culture and tourism in July 2002. Six months later, he was moved to the more important ministry of external affairs (MEA) as minister of state. In 2004 he won re-election from Gurdaspur. However, he lost out in the 2009 Lok Sabha poll.

Personal life[link]

Khanna married Geetanjali in 1971, and has two sons with her, Rahul Khanna and Akshaye Khanna; both are Hindi film actors. In 1975, Khanna became a disciple of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). In the early 1980s, he moved to Rajneeshpuram, Osho's commune in the United States, for four years, cleaning dishes and working as Osho's gardener. His absence from his family, who remained behind in India, caused friction between the couple, and the marriage ended in divorce.

In 1990, he married his second wife, Kavita. They have a son, Sakshi, and a daughter Shraddha.

Awards and nominations[link]

1975 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for ''Haath Ki Safai''

1977 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Hera Pheri''

1978 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Shaque''

1979 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for ''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''

1981 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor for ''Qurbani''

1999 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

2001 - Kalakar Awards Lifetime Achievement 2005 – Stardust Awards - Role Model for the Year

2007 – Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement

Filmography[link]

''Dabangg'' ''99 film ''Ek Rani Aisi Bhi Thi'' ''Bhola in Bollywood'' ''Godfather (2007 film) ''Pehchaan: The Face of Truth'' ''Kranti (2002 film) ''Deewaanapan'' ''Dus (1997 film) ''Muqadama'' ''Janam Kundli'' ''Eena Meena Deeka'' ''Kshatriya (film) ''Parampara (film) ''Khoon Ka Karz'' ''Muqaddar Ka Badshaah'' ''Chandni'' ''Dayavan'' ''Insaaf (1987 film) ''Daulat Ke Dushman'' ''Rajput'' ''Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (1981 film) ''The Burning Train'' ''Lahu ke Do Rang'' ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' ''Parvarish (1977 film) ''Hera Pheri (1976 film) ''Zameer (1974 film) ''Haath Ki Safai'' ''Kuchhe Dhaage'' ''Parichay'' ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' ''Sachaa Jhutha'' ''Nateeja'' ''Man Ka Meet''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
rowspan="2"	2012	''Dabangg 2''
''Players (film)''	Victor Braganza
rowspan="2"	2010	|	Prajapati Pandey
''Red Alert: The War Within''	Krishnaraj
rowspan="3"	2009	99'' ||	JC
''Wanted (2009 film)	Wanted''	Shrikant Shekhawat
''Fast Forward (2009 film)	Fast Forward''
rowspan="2"	2008	|	Jivajirao Scindia
''Halla Bol''	Himself
rowspan="1"	2004	|	Himself	Special Appearance
rowspan="3"	2007	Godfather'' ||
''Risk (film)	Risk''	Khalid Bin Jamal
''Chooriyan''
rowspan="1"	2005	|	Advocate Deepak Khanna
rowspan="2"	2002	Kranti'' ||	Awadesh Pratap Singh
''Leela''	Nashaad
rowspan="1"	2001	|	Ranvir Choudhary
rowspan="3"	1997	Dus'' ||	General	Incomplete
''Himalay Putra''	ACP Suraj Khanna
''Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law''	Inspector Varun Saxena
rowspan="1"	1996	|	Captain Ajit Singh
rowspan="1"	1995	|	Randhir 'Junior' Mehra
rowspan="3"	1994	|	Deeka
''Ekka Raja Rani''	Ashwini Bhave
''Pyar Ka Rog''	Army Officer
rowspan="2"	1993	Kshatriya'' ||	Raja Jaswant Singh (Mirtagarh)
''Insaniyat Ke Devta''	Balbir
rowspan="6"	1992	Parampara'' ||	Thakur Prithvi Singh
''Humshakal''	Insp. Vinod/Sunil Kumar/Dadu Kaliya
''Nishchaiy''	Ravi Yadav
''Maarg''
''Police Aur Mujrim''	DSP Vishal Khanna
''Waqt Ka Badshah''
rowspan="4"	1991	|	Karan
''Farishtay''	Dheeru
''Dharam Sankat''	Birju
''Garajna''
rowspan="8"	1990	|	Naresh
''Jurm (1990 film)	Jurm''	Inspector Shekhar Varma
''C.I.D. (1990 film)	C.I.D.''	Police Inspector Veer Sehgal
''Lekin...''	Samir Yogi
''Maha-Sangram''	Vishal
''Kaaranama''
''Masangram''
''Pathar Ke Insan''	Arjun
rowspan="5"	1989	|	Lalit Khanna
''Batwara''	Vikram Singh
''Suryaa: An Awakening''	Suraj Singh
''Mahaadev''	Arjun Singh
''Conman''
rowspan="4"	1988	|	Shakti Vellu/ Dayavan
''Rihaee (1988 film)	Rihaee''	Amarji
''Aakhri Adaalat''	Inspector Amar Kaushal
''Faisla''	Birju
rowspan="4"	1987	Insaaf'' ||	Avinash Kapoor
''Satyamev Jayate''	Police Inspector Arjun Singh
''Zameen (1987 film)	Zameen''
''Raj Kapoor (1987 film)	Raj Kapoor''	Himself
rowspan="1"	1983	|	Vinod
rowspan="5"	1982	|	Bhanu
''Raj Mahal (1982 film)	Raj Mahal''
''Insaan (1982 film)	Insaan''
''Daulat (1982 film)	Daulat''	Ravi/ Kunwar Dilip Singh
''Taaqat (1982 film)	Taaqat''
rowspan="4"	1981	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' ||
''Khuda Kasam (1981 film)	Khuda Kasam''	Sumer Singh
''Jail Yatra (1981 film)	Jail Yatra''	Raju Verma
''Kudrat''	Dr. Naresh Gupta
rowspan="5"	1980	|	Vinod Verma
''Qurbani (1980 film)	Qurbani''	Amar
''Garam Khoon''
''Zalim (1980 film)	Zalim''
''Bombay 405 Miles''	Kanhaiya
rowspan="5"	1979	|	Inspector Raj Singh / Gopi Lathuria
''Do Shikaari''	Satish
''Yuvraaj''	Gajendra/ Vikramdev
''Meera (1979 film)	Meera''	Rana Bhojraj Sesodia
''Sarkari Mehmaan''	Anand
rowspan="7"	1978	|	Ajay Chouhan
''Daku Aur Jawan
''Muqaddar Ka Sikander''	Vishal Anand
''Aakhri Daku''
''Khoon Ka Badla Khoon''
''Khoon Ki Pukaar''	Sher Singh/Amrit
''Inkaar''	CID Officer Amarnath "Amar" Gill
rowspan="9"	1977	Parvarish'' ||	Kishan
''Adha Din Adhi Raat''
''Amar Akbar Anthony''	Amar
''Khoon Pasina''	Aslam Sher Khan / Shera
''Hatyara''	Vijay D. Singh/Inspector Ajay Singh
''Aap Ki Khatir (1977 film)	Aap Ki Khatir''	Sagar
''Jallian Wala Bagh (1977 film)	Jallian Wala Bagh''
''Maha Badmaash''
''Chor Sipahee''	Raja Dada / Raja Khanna
rowspan="5"	1976	Hera Pheri'' ||	Ajay	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Lagaaam''
''Nehle Pe Dehla''
''Shankar Shambhu''	Pappu R. Singh/Shambhu L. 'Chhotey Thakur' Singh
''Shaque''	Vinod Joshi
rowspan="4"	1975	Zameer'' ||	Daku Suraj Singh / Chimpoo
''Qaid (film)	Qaid''	Advocate Jai Saxena
''Prem Kahani''	Sher Khan
''Sewak''
rowspan="6"	1974	|	Shankar Kumar	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
''Imtihan''	Pramod Sharma
''Kunwara Baap''	Police Inspector Ramesh
''Patthar Aur Payal''	Surajbhan Singh 'Sarju'
''Chowkidar''	Gopal
''Farebi''
rowspan="8"	1973	|	Thakur Lakhan Singh
''Aarop''	Subhash
''Achanak (1973 film)	Achanak''	Major Ranjeet Khanna
''Anokhi Ada''	Gopal
''Dhamkee''
''Gaddar (1973 film)	Gaddar''	Inspector Raj Kumar 'Raja'
''Paanch Dushman''
''Pyaar Ka Rishta''
rowspan="6"	1972	|	Amit
''Do Yaar''
''Ek Bechara''
''Ek Hasina Do Diwane''	Prakash
''Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey''
''Parchhaiyan''
rowspan="12"	1971	|	Jabbar Singh
''Reshma Aur Shera''	Vijay Singh
''Mere Apne''	Shyam
''Elaan (1971 film)	Elaan''	Ram Singh
''Hungama (1971 film)	Hungama''	Preetam
''Rakhwala''	Shyam
''Preetam''	Anil Thakur
''Jaane-Anjaane''	Police Inspector Hemant
''Dost Aur Dushman''
''Hum Tum Aur Woh''	Vijay
''Memsaab (film)	Memsaab''	Arjun
''Guddi (1971 film)	Guddi''	Himself
rowspan="4"	1970	|	Inspector Pradha
''Aan Milo Sajna''	Anil Choudhury
''Mastana''	Police Inspector Prasad
''Purab Aur Paschim''	Gopi's groom
rowspan="1"	1969	|
rowspan="1"	1968	|

References[link]

External links[link]

Parliamentary Biography

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name	Meena Kumari
birth name	Mahjabeen Bano
birth date	August 01, 1932 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
death date	March 31, 1972
death place	Bombay, Maharashtra, India
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	1939–1972 }}

Meena Kumari (1 August 1932 – 31 March 1972), born Mahjabeen Bano, was an Indian movie actress and poetess. She is regarded as one of the most prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today.

Kumari gained a reputation for playing grief-stricken and tragic roles, and her performances have been praised and reminisced throughout the years. Like one of her best-known roles, Chhoti Bahu, in ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962), Kumari became addicted to alcohol. Her life and prosperous career were marred by heavy drinking, troubled relationships, an ensuing deteriorating health, and her death from liver cirrhosis in 1972.

Kumari is often cited by media and literary sources as "The Tragedy Queen", both for her frequent portrayal of sorrowful and dramatic roles in her films and her real-life story.

Early life[link]

Meena Kumari was the third daughter of Ali Baksh and Iqbal Begum; Khursheed and Madhu were her two elder sisters. At the time of her birth, her parents were unable to pay the fees of Dr. Gadre, who had delivered her, so her father left her at a Muslim orphanage, however, he picked her up after a few hours.

Her father, a Shia Muslim, was a veteran of Parsi theater, played harmonium, taught music, and wrote Urdu poetry. He played small roles in films like ''Id Ka Chand'' and composed music for films like ''Shahi Lutere''.

Her mother was the second wife of Ali Baksh. Before meeting and then marrying Ali Baksh, she was a stage actress and dancer, under the stage name, Kamini.

Career[link]

Early work[link]

When Mahjabeen was born, Ali Bakhsh aspired to get roles as an actor in Rooptara Studios. At the urging of his wife, he got Mahjabeen too into movies despite her protestations of wanting to go to school. Young Mahjabeen is said to have said, "I do not want to work in movies; I want to go to school, and learn like other children."

As Mahjabeen embarked on her acting career at the age of 7, she was renamed Baby Meena. ''Farzand-e-Watan'' or ''Leatherface'' (1939) was her first movie, which was directed for Prakash Studios by Vijay Bhatt. She became practically the sole breadwinner of her family during the 1940s. Her early adult acting, under the name Meena Kumari, was mainly in mythological movies like ''Veer Ghatotkach'' (1949), ''Shri Ganesh Mahima'' (1950), and fantasy movies like ''Alladin and The Wonderful Lamp'' (1952).

Breakthrough[link]

Meena Kumari gained fame with her role as a heroine in Vijay Bhatt's ''Baiju Bawra'' (1952). This heroine always negated herself for the material and spiritual advancement of the man she loved and was even willing to annihilate herself to provide him the experience of pain so that his music would be enriched. She became the first actress to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1953 for this performance.

Meena Kumari highly successfully played the roles of a suffering woman in ''Parineeta'' (1953), ''Daera'' (1953), ''Ek Hi Raasta'' (1956), ''Sharda'' (1957), and ''Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi'' (1960). Though she cultivated the image of a tragedienne, she also performed commendably in a few light-hearted movies like ''Azaad'' (1955), ''Miss Mary'' (1957), ''Shararat'' (1959), and ''Kohinoor'' (1960).

One of her best-known roles was in ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962), which was produced by Guru Dutt. Kumari played Chhoti Bahu, an alcoholic wife. The film was a major critical and commercial success, which was attributed by critics to Kumari's performance, which is regarded as one of the best performances of Hindi Cinema. The role was famous for its uncanny similarity to Meena Kumari's own life. At that time, she herself was on a road to gradual ruin in her own personal life. Like her character, she began to drink heavily, though she carried on. In 1962, she made history by getting all the three nominations for Filmfare Best Actress Award, for her roles in ''Aarti'', ''Main Chup Rahungi'', and ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam''. She won the award for ''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam''. Upperstall.com wrote about her performance,

Later work[link]

For four more years, Kumari performed successfully in ''Dil Ek Mandir'' (1963), ''Kaajal'' (1965), and ''Phool Aur Patthar'' (1966), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations, with ''Kaajal'' garnering her a fourth and last win of the Best Actress award. However, after divorcing her husband in 1964, her addiction to alcohol became stronger, and she often dulled her senses with liquor. She also relied more and more on intimate relationships with younger men like Dharmendra. Her subsequent releases, including ''Chandan Ka Palna'' and ''Majhli Didi'' did not do well.

Kumari's heavy drinking had badly damaged her liver, and in 1968 she fell seriously ill. She was taken to London and Switzerland for treatment. Back home, she started settling her debts and made peace with her estranged sister, Madhu, whom she had not spoken to for two years. Because of her heavy drinking, she increasingly lost her good looks, and when she returned, she began playing character roles in movies like ''Jawab'' (1970) and ''Dushmun'' (1972).

She developed an attachment to writer-lyricist Gulzar and acted in his directorial debut ''Mere Apne'' (1971). Kumari presented an acclaimed portrayal of an elderly woman who got caught between two street gangs of frustrated, unemployed youth and got killed, her death making the youth realise the futility of violence.

''Pakeezah'', starring Kumari and directed by her ex-husband Kamal Amrohi, took 14 years to reach the silver screen. First planned by Amrohi in 1958, the film went on the studio floors in 1964, but the shooting came to a standstill after their separation in March 1964, when it was more than halfway complete. In 1969, Sunil Dutt and Nargis previewed some reels of the shelved film and convinced the estranged Amrohi and Kumari to complete it. ''Hindustan Times'' described the meeting which Dutt had organised between the two: Gravelly ill, Kumari was determined to complete the film and, well aware of the limited time left for her to live, went out of her way to complete it at the earliest. Despite her rapidly deteriorating health, she gave the finishing touches to her performance. Initially, after its release in February 1972, ''Pakeezah'' opened to a lukewarm response from the public; however, after Meena Kumari's death less than two months later, people flocked to see it, making it a major box-office success. The film has since gained a cult and classic status, and Kumari's performance as a golden-hearted Lucknow prostitute drew major praise. She posthumously received her twelfth and last Filmfare nomination.

Throughout her life, Kumari had a love-hate relationship with movies, and besides being a top-notch actress, she was a talented poetess, and recorded a disc of her Urdu poems, ''I write, I recite'' with music by Khayyam.

Death[link]

Three weeks after the release of ''Pakeezah'', Meena Kumari became seriously ill, and died on 31 March 1972 of liver cirrhosis. At her death, she was in more or less the same financial circumstance as her parents at the time of her birth: It is said that when she died in a nursing home, there was no money to pay her hospital bills. She was buried at Rahematabad Qabristan located at Narialwadi, Mazgaon, Mumbai.

Relationship with Kamal Amrohi[link]

In 1952, on the sets of one of her films, Meena Kumari fell in love with and married film director, Kamal Amrohi, who was fifteen years elder than her and was already married. She wrote about Amrohi:

''"Dil saa jab saathi paya'' ''Bechaini bhi woh saath le aaya"'' (When I found someone like my heart He also brought sorrow with him)

Soon after marriage, Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari produced a film called ''Daera'' (1953), which was based on their love story. They also planned another film, ''Pakeezah''. However, it took sixteen years (1956 to 1972) before ''Pakeezah'' reached the silver screen. (The scenes in Pakeezah's popular song, Inhi logon ne, were originally filmed in black and white, and were later reshot in color.)

It is said that Amrohi did not want children with Meena Kumari because she was not a Syed. They raised Kamal Amrohi's son, Tajdaar, who was greatly attached to his ''chhoti ammi'' (younger mother).

Due to their strong personalities, however, Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi started to develop conflicts, both professionally and in their married life. Their conflicts led to separation in 1960, and ultimately divorce in 1964. Highly affected Meena Kumari, who, once a happy woman, became depressed and found solace in heavy drinking. They remarried, but Meena Kumari had become an alcoholic by then.

She expressed her sorrows prominently in her poetry. About Kamal Amrohi she wrote:

''"Tum kya karo ge sun kar mujh se meri kahani'' ''Bay lutf zindagi ke qissay hain pheekay pheekay"'' (Why do you want to listen to my story: Colourless tales of a joyless life)

At the time of the divorce, she wrote:

''"Talaaq to day rahay ho'' ''Nazar-e-qehar ke saath'' ''Jawani bhi meri lauta do'' ''Mehar ke saath"'' (You are divorcing me with rage in your eyes Return to me, also, my youth along with the alimony!)

Filmography [link]

''Gomti Ke Kinare'' (1972) .... Ganga

''Pakeezah'' (1972) .... Nargis/Sahibjaan

''Dushmun'' (1971) .... Malti R. Din

''Mere Apne'' (1971) .... Anandi Devi/Auaji (Aunt)

''Jawab'' (1970) .... Vidya

''Saat Phere'' (1970)

''Abhilasha'' (1968) .... Mrs. Meena Singh

''Baharon Ki Manzil'' (1968) .... Nanda S. Roy/Radha Shukla

''Bahu Begum'' (1967) .... Zeenat Jahan Begum

''Chandan Ka Palna'' (1967) .... Shobha Rai

''Majhli Didi'' (1967) .... Hemangini 'Hema'

''Noorjehan'' (1967)

''Phool Aur Patthar'' (1966) .... Shanti Devi

''Pinjre Ke Panchhi'' (1966) .... Heena Sharma

''Bheegi Raat'' (1965)

''Jadui Angoothi'' (1965)

''Kaajal'' (1965) .... Madhavi

''Purnima'' (1965) .... Purnima V. Lal

''Maain Bhi Ladki Hun'' (1964) .... Rajni

''Benazir'' (1964) .... Benazir

''Chitralekha'' (1964) .... Chitralekha

''Gazal'' (1964) .... Naaz Ara Begum

''Sanjh Aur Savera'' (1964) .... Gauri

''Akeli Mat Jaiyo'' (1963) Seema

''Dil Ek Mandir'' (1963) .... Sita

''Kinare Kinare'' (1963)

''Aarti (film)'' (1962) .... Aarti Gupta

''Main Chup Rahungi'' (1962) .... Gayetri

''Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam'' (1962) .... Chhoti Bahu

''Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan'' (1961) .... Geeta, Shyam's wife

''Pyaar Ka Saagar'' (1961) .... Radha/Rani B. Gupta

''Zindagi Aur Khwab'' (1961) .... Shanti

''Bahaana'' (1960)

''Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai'' (1960) .... Karuna

''Kohinoor'' (1960)

''Ardhangini'' (1959) .... Chhaya

''Chand'' (1959)

''Char Dil Char Raahein'' (1959) .... Chavli

''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1959) .... Ratna

''Jagir'' (1959)

''Madhu'' (1959)

''Satta Bazaar'' (1959) .... Jamuna

''Shararat'' (1959)

''Farishta'' (1958)

''Sahara'' (1958) .... Leela

''Savera'' (1958)

''Yahudi'' (1958) .... Hannah

''Miss Mary'' (1957) .... Miss Mary/Laxmi

''Sharada'' (1957) .... Sharada Ram Sharan

''Bandhan'' (1956)

''Ek-Hi-Rasta'' (1956) .... Malti

''Halaku'' (1956) .... Niloufer Nadir

''Mem Sahib'' (1956) .... Meena

''Naya Andaz'' (1956)

''Shatranj'' (1956)

''Adl-E-Jahangir'' (1955)

''Azaad'' (1955) .... Shobha

''Bandish'' (1955) .... Usha Sen

''Rukhsana'' (1955)

''Baadbaan'' (1954)

''Chandni Chowk'' (1954) .... Zarina

''Ilzam'' (1954)

''Daera'' (1953) .... Sheetal

''Dana Paani'' (1953)

''Do Bigha Zamin'' (1953) .... Thakurain

''Foot Path'' (1953) .... Mala

''Naulakha Haar'' (1953) .... Bijma

''Parineeta'' (1953) .... Lalita

''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (1952)

''Baiju Bawra'' (1952) .... Gauri

''Tamasha'' (1952) .... Kiran

''Hanumaan Pataal Vijay'' (1951)

''Lakshmi Narayan'' (1951)

''Madhosh'' (1951) .... Soni

''Sanam'' (1951)

''Anmol Ratan'' (1950)

''Hamara Ghar'' (1950)

''Magroor'' (1950)

''Shri Ganesh Mahima'' (1950)

''Veer Ghatotkach'' (1949) .... Surekha

''Bichchade Balam'' (1948)

''Piya Ghar Aaja'' (1947)

''Bachchon Ka Khel'' (1946)

''Duniya Ek Sarai'' (1946)

''Lal Haveli'' (1944)

''Pratiggya'' (1943)

''Garib'' (1942)

''Bahen'' (1941) (as Baby Meena) .... Bina

''Kasauti'' (1941)

''Nai Roshni'' (1941)

''Ek Hi Bhool'' (1940)

''Pooja'' (1940)

''Leatherface'' (1939)

Filmfare Awards[link]

Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards[link]

Meena Kumari has won several awards at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (BFJA)

1963 Best Actress (Hindi): ''Aarti''

1965 Best Actress (Hindi): ''Dil Ek Mandir''

Special Award: ''Pakeezah''

Biography[link]

One of the first biographies of Meena Kumari was written just after her death by Vinod Mehta in the year 1972. It was simply titled ''Meena Kumari''.

References[link]

External links[link]

Meena Kumari at Manas: Culture of India

Collection of verses by Meena Kumari

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name	Shatrughan Sinha
occupation	Actor, Politician
yearsactive	1969 - 2000 (Semi Retired)
birth date	December 09, 1945
birth place	Patna, Bihar, India
political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
spouse	Poonam Sinha
children	Sonakshi Sinha Luv Sinha Kush Sinha
othername	Shotgun Shatru Chenuu }}

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.

Early life[link]

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.

Acting career[link]

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.

Sinha was selected by Rediff as one of the most unconventional actors in Hindi cinema (the others being Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Irfan Khan, Rajnikant, Shahrukh Khan, and Sunil Shetty).

In 2008, he joined as a judge on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge show, season 4 on STAR One TV. On 3 October 2009, Sinha appeared on Sony Entertainment Television Asia's show ''Dus Ka Dum'' season 2 as host for a special episode. He is currently hosting Bhojpuri version of the popular game show ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' on Mahuaa channel.

He portrayed Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Rakta Charitra''.

Political career[link]

Sinha won the Indian general election from Patna Sahib in Bihar. He defeated another cinema celebrity Shekhar Suman. Out of a total of 552,293 votes polled, Sinha received 316,472 votes.

He become a cabinet minister with the Government of India in the 13th Lok Sabha, holding two portfolios, the department of Health and Family Welfare (Jan 2003-May 2004), and the department of shipping (August 2004). He is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As of May 2006, he was appointed as the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department.

Awards[link]

Winner

1973 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards - Best Supporting Actor for 'Tanhai'.

2003 - "Pride of the Film Industry" at the Stardust Awards 2003. 2003 - Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement. 2007 - National Kishore Kumar Samman. 2011 - Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement. 2011 - "The ITA Scroll Of Honour" KBC regional at the Indian Television Academy Awards.

He has also received a Special Award for "contribution in Indian Cinema" at the Kalakar Awards.

Nominated

Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor--Paras (1971)

Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor--Dost (1974)

Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor--Kaala Pathar (1979)

Filmfare Nomination as Best Actor--Dostana (1980)

Filmography[link]

Actor:

''Rakta Charitra'' (2010)(Hindi, Telugu, Tamil)

Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai (2010) (to be released soon)

''Yaar Meri Zindagi'' (2008) .... Thakur Vikram Singh

''Aan: Men at Work'' (2004) ..... Sr. Inspector Vikram Singh

''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'' (2002) .... Home Minister Mahendra Suryavanshi

''Papa the Great'' (2000) .... Biharilal

''Shaheed Uddham Singh: Alais Ram Mohammad Singh Azad'' (2000) .... Mohammed Khan

''Zulm-O-Sitam'' (1998) .... Advocate Vishwanath

''Deewana Hoon Pagal Nahi'' (1998)

''Hukumnama'' (1996)

''Dil Tera Diwana'' (1996) .... Mr. Kumar

''Taaqat'' (1995) .... Anand 'Lalbagh Ka Bhau'

''Zamaana Deewana'' (1995) .... Suraj Pratap Singh

''Patang'' (1994) .... Rabbani

''Prem Yog'' (1994) .... Narrator

''Chaand Kaa Tukdaa'' (1994) .... Zevago

''Betaaj Badshah'' (1994) .... Parshuram/Prashanth

''Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se'' (1994) .... Devilal 'Deva'

''Aulad Ke Dushman'' (1993) .... Rajan K. Chaudhary

''Adharm'' (1992) .... Avinash Verma

''Ranbhoomi'' (1991) .... Roopa Singh

''Iraada'' (1991)

''Kasba'' (1991) .... Dhani

''Hum Se Na Takrana'' (1990)

''Karishma Kali Kaa'' (1990) .... CID Inspector Shiv 'Shiva' Kumar

''Zakhm'' (1989)

''Shehzaade'' (1989) .... Suraj Singh

''Gola Barood'' (1989) .... Shambhu

''Na-Insaafi'' (1989) .... Vijay SinhaBilloo Badshah (1989)

''Aakhri Baazi'' (1989) .... Prashant Kumar/P.K.

''Santosh'' (1989) .... Avinash

''Aandhiyan'' (1989) .... Dushyant

''Jurrat'' (1989) .... Inspector Ram Singh

''Kaanoon Ki Awaaz'' (1989) .... Raghunath Prasad Rai

''Saaya'' (1989)

''Ganga Tere Desh Mein'' (1988) .... Police Inspector Ajay Nath

''Mahaveera'' (1988) .... Vijay Verma

''Sherni'' (1988) .... Inspector Rajan

''Dharam Shatru'' (1988)

''Dharamyudh'' (1988) .... Pratap Singh

''Gunahon Ka Faisla'' (1988) .... Birju

''Khoon Bhari Maang'' (1988) .... J.D.

''Mulzim'' (1988) .... Inspector Neeraj Kumar

''Sagar Sangam'' (1988) .... Insp. Arjun Sharma

''Shiv Shakti'' (1988)

''Zalzala'' (1988) .... 'Benaam' Shankar (Radha's brother)

''Hawalaat'' (1987) .... Gullu Badshah/Sikander Ali Khan

''Rahi'' (1987)

''Aag Hi Aag'' (1987) .... A.C.P Suraj Singh

''Loha'' (1987)

''Insaniyat Ke Dushman'' (1987) .... Advocate Kailash Nath

''Antarjali Jatra'' (1987) .... Baiju

''Hirasat'' (1987)

''Jawab Hum Denge'' (1987) .... Vijay Saxena

''Khudgarz'' (1987) .... Bihari Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha

''Maha Yatra'' (1987) .... Chaandhal

''Asli Naqli'' (1986) .... Vijay

''Ilzaam'' (1986) .... Suraj Prasad

''Qatl'' (1986) .... Inspector Shatru

''Jwala'' (1986) .... Jwala Dutt

''Samay Ki Dharaa'' (1986)

''Telephone'' (1985/I)

''Yudh'' (1985) .... Moinuddin Khan

''Ramkali'' (1985) .... Inspector Sultan Singh

''Aandhi-Toofan'' (1985) .... Raghunath 'Raghu' Shastri

''Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi'' (1985) .... Advocate Ashok Saxena

''Bhawani Junction'' (1985) .... Ram

''Hoshiyar'' (1985) .... Rajesh

''Kala Suraj'' (1985)

''Kali Basti'' (1985) .... Karan Singh

''Phaansi Ke Baad'' (1985) .... Public Prosecutor Vijay Kumar Nath

''Maati Maangey Khoon'' (1984) .... Harinarain "Hariya" Singh

''Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar'' (1984) .... Kranti Kumar

''Bad Aur Badnaam'' (1984)

''Dhokebaaz'' (1984)

''The Gold Medal'' (1984)

''Jeene Nahi Doonga'' (1984) .... Shaka

''Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman'' (1984) .... Shakti Singh

''Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal Hai'' (1984)

''Qaidi'' (1984) .... ASP Dinesh Jugran

''Sharara'' (1984)

''Qayamat'' (1983)

''Ganga Meri Maa'' (1983)

''Chor Police'' (1983) .... Inspector Sunil Rana

''Daulat Ke Dushman'' (1983)

''Kalka'' (1983)

''Taqdeer'' (1983) .... Shiva

''Teesri Aankh'' (1982) .... Sagar

''Haathkadi'' (1982) .... Inspector Sunil/Bholanath Banarsi

''Dil-E-Nadaan'' (1982) .... Vikram

''Do Ustad'' (1982)

''Log Kya Kahenge'' (1982)

''Mangal Pandey'' (1982)

''Naseeb'' (1981) .... Vicky (Vikram)

''Chehre Pe Chehra'' (1981) .... Dr. Sinha

''Naram Garam'' (1981) .... 'Babua' Kalishankar Bajpai

''Kranti'' (1981) .... Kareem Khan

''Putt Jattan De'' (1981) .... Jagat Singh

''Waqt Ki Deewar'' (1981)

''Jwalamukhi'' (1980) .... Rajesh

''Shaan'' (1980) .... Rakesh

''Dostana'' (1980) .... Ravi Kapoor

''Chambal Ki Kasam'' (1980)

''Choron Ki Baaraat'' (1980) .... Shekhar

''Be-Reham'' (1980)

''Bombay 405 Miles'' (1980) .... Kishan

''Do Shatru'' (1980)

''Nauker'' (1979)

''Kaala Patthar'' (1979) .... Mangal Singh

''Gautam Govinda'' (1979) .... Govinda

''Atmaram'' (1979)

''Bagula Bhagat'' (1979)

''Heera-Moti'' (1979) .... Vijay/Heeralal P. Srivastav/Heera

''Jaani Dushman'' (1979) .... Shera

''Magroor'' (1979) .... Ranjit Sinha/Raju

''Muqabla'' (1979) .... Sheru

''Vishwanath'' (1978) .... Vishwanath

''Amar Shakti'' (1978) .... Bada Kumar/Shakti Singh

''Atithee'' (1978) .... Navendhu M. Kumar

''Bhookh'' (1978)

''Chor Ho To Aisa'' (1978) .... Sanju P. Nath/Shankar

''Dillagi'' (1978) .... Advocate Shekhar

''Parmatma'' (1978) .... Anand

''Kotwal Saab'' (1977) .... Bharat Pratap Sinha

''Aadmi Sadak Ka'' (1977) .... Abdul

''Ab Kya Hoga'' (1977) .... Ram Sinha

''Naami Chor'' (1977)

''Safed Haathi'' (1977) .... Emperor

''Sat Sri Akal'' (1977)

''Shirdi Ke Sai Baba'' (1977) .... Heera

''Yaaron Ka Yaar'' (1977) .... Pratap/Shera

''Khaan Dost'' (1976) .... Rehmat Khaan

''Kalicharan'' (1976) .... Prabhakar/Kalicharan

''Sangram'' (1976)

''Santo Banto'' (1976)

''Anokha'' (1975) -- Ram/Anokha/Shambu Khanna

''Do Thug'' (1975)

''Jaggu'' (1975) .... Jagtap aka 'Jaggu'

''Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja'' (1975)

''Dost'' (1974) .... Gopichand 'Gopi' Sharma

''Badla'' (1974) .... Kumar/Raju

''Shaitaan'' (1974)

''Aa Gale Lag Jaa'' (1973) .... Dr. Amar

''Jheel Ke Us Paar'' (1973) .... Dr. J.P. Tandon

''Blackmail'' (1973) .... Jeevan

''Chhalia'' (1973)

''Ek Nari Do Roop'' (1973)

''Gaai Aur Gori'' (1973)

''Ghulam Begam Badshah'' (1973) .... Thakur Pratap

''Heera'' (1973) .... Balwant

''Kashmakash'' (1973)

''Pyaar Ka Rishta'' (1973)

''Sabak'' (1973) .... Actor

''Samjhauta'' (1973)

''Shareef Budmaash'' (1973) .... Kanhaiyalal/Rocky (Guest appearance)

''Milap'' (1972) .... 5 different Characters

''Raampur Ka Lakshman'' (1972) .... Ram K. Bhargav/Kumar

''Bombay to Goa'' (1972) .... Sharma

''Babul Ki Galiyaan'' (1972)

''Bhai Ho To Aisa'' (1972) .... Ram

''Buniyaad'' (1972)

''Do Yaar'' (1972)

''Jaban'' (1972) .... (Guest Appearance)

''Raaste Kaa Patthar'' (1972) .... Arun Thakur

''Rivaaj'' (1972)

''Shaadi Ke Baad'' (1972) .... Choudhury Bishan Swaroop Singh

''Shararat'' (1972) .... Jagdish/Vinod Kumar

''Banphool'' (1971) .... Ajay

''Do Raha'' (1971)

''Dost Aur Dushman'' (1971)

''Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari'' (1971) .... Rajkumar S. Chaudhary

''Gambler'' (1971) .... Banke Bihari

''Khoj'' (1971)

''Mere Apne'' (1971) .... Chaino

''Paras'' (1971) .... Thakur Arjun Singh

''Parwana'' (1971) .... Public Prosecuter (Guest Appearance)

''Prem Pujari'' (1970) .... Pakistani Army Officer

''Chetna'' (1970) .... Ramesh

''Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi'' (1970)

''Holi Ayee Re'' (1970)

''Khilona'' (1970) .... Bihari

''Raaton Ka Raja'' (1970)

''Nayeem Builder'' (1970)

''Jalaal mahmood sayeed'' (1970)

''Sajan'' (1969) .... Havaldar

Playback singer:

''Naram Garam'' (1981) (playback singer)

''Jwalamukhi'' (1980) (playback singer)

''Dost'' (1974) (playback singer) (uncredited)

References[link]

External links[link]

How Shatru became Shotgun

Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bihar Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians Category:Members of the Rajya Sabha Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni Category:Indian actors Category:Indian film actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian Hindus Category:Indian actor–politicians Category:15th Lok Sabha members Category:People from Mumbai Category:Bihari politicians

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