Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि, vālmīki) (during Lord Rama's time) is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e. first verse, which set the base and defined the form to Sanskrit poetry.
At least by the 1st century AD, Valmiki's reputation as the father of Sanskrit classical poetry seems to have been legendary. Ashvagosha writes in the Buddhacarita:
This particular verse has been speculated to indicate a familial relationship between Valmiki and Chyavana, as implied by the previous and subsequent verses.
Valmiki was the son of Sumali. Maharishi Valmiki was born in a shudra family. His birth name was Ratnakara. But the trust factor of the sources is questionable.When everyone left to travel south Sumali took his son and wife and moved near the bank of Vipasa River (Northern India). The Uttara Khanda tells the story of Valmiki's early life, as an unnamed highway robber who used to rob people before killing them. Other versions name him Valya Meet. Robbing people who passed by was the only source of money for him.
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.
Sukhwinder Singh is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se.., was composed by A. R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung in duet with Sapna Awasthi. It was also featured in the musical Bombay Dreams and, in remixed arrangements, in the titles and credits segments of Spike Lee's 2006 film, Inside Man. Singh later gained more international fame for singing "Jai Ho" from the film Slumdog Millionaire, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
Singh originally comes from Amritsar, Punjab. He first performed on stage at the age of 8, singing the Lata number "Sa re ga ma pa, pa, pa, ga ma re, ga re mere sang mere saajna", from the 1970 movie Abhinetri. He also released a Punjabi album called Munda Southhall Da with T. Singh joined Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s troupe and quickly became a music arranger, before heading to the south of India to look for work. At this time he did a film called Rakshakudu.
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Surayavanshi Ram of Ayodhya, the greatest warrior king that ever lived, was forced to send his beloved wife Sita into exile, thus leading him and his kingdom to despair and towards an empty future. Unknown to Ram, far away in sage Valmiki's hermitage, Sita lives as Vandevi, raising their twin sons, Luv & Kush. Though not aware of their lineage, the twins imbibe wisdom, compassion & combat skills that would put any royal prince to shame. Sita teaches Luv -Kush to always work as a team, secretly hoping that her estranged family would find a way to come together one day. The twins must conquer their inner demons before they can achieve their destinies. Accompanied by a steadfast gang of lovable friends, Luv-Kush's journey takes them from enchanted forests with mythical creatures to the revered land of Ayodhya, the home of their fabled heroes.
Keywords: amar-chitra-katha, based-on-comic, brotherhood, children, family-relationships, indian-mythology, ramayana, teenage-protagonist
The story of Luv & Kush like never before
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Lord Rama's life is one of perfect adherence to dharma (righteousness) despite harsh tests of life and time. Sri Rama Rajyam movie explains how poet Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana narrates the script in general. The movie further showcases the incidents in Lord Rama's life and how his journey goes on after he saves Sita from Raavana and also highlights the main principle's of Ramayama and Lord Rama i.e. How An Ideal Son, An Ideal Brother, An Ideal Husband and An Ideal Emperor should be. The film starts with the arrival of Rama and Sita to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravan in Lanka. Rama is now the king of Ayodhya. Under his rule the people are happy and prosperous. Just when everything seems to be going fine, a comment by a washer man makes Rama to send Sita away into the forest. From here the real story of Sri Rama Rajyam begins. Sita is given shelter by Sage Valmiki. He keeps her identity a secret and looks after her as his own daughter. Sita gives birth to Lava and Kusha. Valmiki imparts knowledge to them and also teaches them how to use weapons (Artha Vidya). They also study Ramayana and Valmiki asks them to preach the story across the length and breadth of Ayodhya. At this juncture, Rama plans to conduct Ashwamedha Yagnam for the welfare of the people.
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The movie is about Sita, the Hindu Goddess from the epic "The Ramayana", who accompanies Lord Rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita is abducted by Ravana, the ruler of Lanka. This movie tells the story of Rama and Sita, along-with a biographical account of the director's relationship with her husband.
Keywords: 1920s-tale, 2d-animation, arrow, based-on-folk-tale, battle, betrayal, breakup-through-email, castle-on-fire, character-name-in-title, collage
The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.
Rama: Assemble the monkey warriors!
Surphanaka: Dear brother, Ravana, have you seen Rama's wife Sita...? She is the most beautiful woman in the world. Her skin is fair like the lotus blossom. Her eyes are like lotus pools. Her hands are like... from... lotuses. Her breasts like... BIG... ROUND... FIRM... JUICY... LOTUSES.
Narrator - Shadow Puppet 3: [as Sita] Rama will come here, and you still have one last chance, because once he comes here... You know... Your ass is grass.
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Since 1965 bitter hatred and animosity has reigned between two families, namely that of Indrasen's and the Reddys, which results in the death of Indrasen's dad, and his two uncles, one of whom was killed by none other than his very own newly wedded wife from the Reddy family. Veer Shiva is arrested, found guilty and imprisoned. When he is discharged, he challenges Indrasen and gets killed. His five sons swear on his funeral pyre to avenge his death. Then their sister, Snehlata, returns from the U.S., is attracted to Indrasen and wants to marry him, much to the displeasure of her brothers, especially Veer Shankar, who would rather kill his son than be obliged to Indrasen for saving his life. While negotiating with the Reddys for some land to build a water reservoir, Indrasen ends up forfeiting his property, estate, and also making a commitment to marry Snehlata. On the day of the wedding Snehlata goes to the temple for prayers, and it is there that she it told that Indrasen has gone on a rampage, killing three of her brothers. Watch what happens when Snehlata joins forces with Shiva to avenge the death of her brothers.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, flashback, ganges, hinduism, reservoir, scarf, shiva, sunglasses, sword, taxi-driver
Born For The People
Indrakumar Sen: Do you see a sword in his hand? I can only see remorse in his eyes.
Ich seh` draußen auf der Straße wieder mal braune Fahnen wehen
Opis mit ihren hirnlosen Enkeln am Zaun im Garten stehen
und sie erwarten den Zeitpunkt um wieder aufzumarschieren
um mit der Faust zu regieren, uns alle auszuradieren.
Ich weiß, dunkle Wolken seh`n am Horizont immer bitter aus
und in den meisten Fällen bestätigt wird da ein Gewitter draus.
In Zeiten, wo der Kampfhund Mode ist, Politik 'ne Droge ist,
du `n blinder Pilot nur bist, wie`n Vollidiot im Showbizz.
Euch wird's immer geben, weil Unzufriedenheit Neid erzeugt,
und über Generationen hinweg macht ihr euch weiter breit,
wie die Pest über's Land oder wie AIDS in Afrika,
ihr seid wie Scheiße am Schuh oder die Zyklonen für die Galaktika,
ihr Spastiker, wie soll unsere Zukunft ausseh'n,
wenn wir nachts aus dem Haus geh'n, nur noch bewaffnet draußen steh'n?
Ich fang an zu beten und verbarrikadier' mich vor der Außenwelt,
wenn die mit braunem Dreck verseuchte Maschine unseres Landes ausfällt.
Warum Unkraut nie vergeht ist die Fangfrage,
warum sind Faschos auf den Straßen so 'ne Landplage?
Weil der Staat die braunen Massen wohl zu übersehen scheint,
also ballt eure Faust, wenn ihr mit mir dagegen seid.
Wenn ich heut auf die Straße geh' werde ich meist von rechts ein Stück gehetzt,
dann fühle ich mich von Angstschweiß durchnäßt Jahre zurückversetzt.
Wir haben doch alle demonstriert mit Kerzen auf'm Schützenfest,
doch Lichterketten nützen nix, wenn du mit dem Gesicht in der Pfütze liegst
und um dich herum die deutsche Jugend - hart, dumm und antriebslos,
kahlrasiert, uninformiert und die Zukunftsangst ist groß
und genau deshalb sind sie so, weil sie hier nun mal zuhause sind,
doch das heißt nicht, daß ich für diesen Dreck jemals Verständnis aufbring'
auch nicht für den Opi von nebenan, denn der kauft für seine Enkel
jedes Jahr 'n Paar schwarze Stiefel und dazu weiße Schnürsenkel
und er erzählt den Jungs Geschichten über wie es so damals war
und er dichtet was dazu, das macht die Story spannender.
Die Kinder lauschen gespannt, mit ihrem flauen Verstand,
komm' auf kranke Ideen, wie "Ausländer klauen uns das Land"
und daraus werden Massen von Faschos, die sich auf die Straße trauen
und wollen dann friedlichen Menschen, wie mir, auf die Nase hauen.
Damit kämen wir wieder zurück in die erste Szene,
ich das Gesicht in der Pfütze und einen Stiefel auf meiner Vene.
Er gab keine Diskussion, nein, man trat sofort rein
mir fiel nur noch ein Wort ein (FUCK) und danach biß ich in den Bordstein.
REFRAIN
Das ist hier leider nicht nur bei uns so, sondern auch in anderen Ländern,
nur bei uns ist es am schlimmsten, deshalb müssen wir was ändern.
Der Kampf wird geführt von Kennern, von mir und meinen Männern,
wir nageln Faschos auf Ständer und die Pisser verbrennen dann.
Was wird aus dir, wenn du auf einmal die Wut kriegst oder hilflos zusiehst,
wenn dein eigenes Blut fließt?
Wirst du dann mitkämpfen, weil dir jetzt auch soviel passiert ist
oder steckst du ein, gehst allein heim und ignorierst es?