- published: 13 Jan 2016
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Vasanta (Sanskrit: वसन्तः, Hindi: बसंत, Punjabi: ਬਸਨ ﺑﺴﻨﺖ) or Basant is one of the six ritus (seasons) corresponding to spring.
It is also short for Vasanta Panchami (Sanskrit: वसन्त पञ्चमी), an Indian festival celebrated every year on the fifth day (Panchami) of the Hindu month Magh (January–February), the first day of spring.
In Ferozepur(Punjab, India), Vasant is celebrated as most auspicious festival than any other.People from all over India gathered here to feel the purity of this spring season.Vasant Panchami has its own joy and pleasure. Every year Kite Festival is celebrated in many states of India. But the border city(Ferozepur) marks the occasion on huge level of its seasonal significance.
Some of the Indian festivals have cultural significance, in addition to a religious significance (which can vary depend on the specific tradition), and are thus often celebrated by non-Hindus also in some form. These include Holi, Diwali and Raksha Bandhan in addition to Basant. Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE) has composed songs using the word Basant (festival), and Nizamuddin Auliya used to join him in celebrating Basants of Sufis.
Mumtaz Shanti was a famous movie star of the Bollywood yesteryears, she was very popular in the 40's and early 50's with hit movies like Basant (1942), Kismet (1943), Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) with young Dilip Kumar
The Movie Kismet in 1943 was the most significant year of her illustrious career. The film starring Ashok Kumar as the hero, broke all previous box office records and, besides celebrating many jubilees all over India, ran for 3 years in a single theatre in Calcutta — a record that has been broken only by Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay in the seventies and later by Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. Almost all the songs: (Dheerey Dheerey Aa Re Baadal / Ashok Kumar and Ameer Bai, Papiha Re / Parul Ghosh, Aaj Himalay Ki Choti Se / Amir Bai and Chorus, Ab Tere Siwa Kaun Mera / Ameer Bai, Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali Hai / Ameer Bai) became a rage throughout the country.
Mumtaz Shanti died unknown and unsung in Pakistan in about 1993 / 1994. The woman celebrated for her sensational dancing and considerable acting talent who once guaranteed the success of any movie that she was associated with, died without any notice having been taken of her death by those among whom she lived, in what can only be called dignified poverty.
Actors: Deepak Dobriyal (actor), Sunil Doshi (producer), Vivek Philip (composer), Manav Kaul (actor), Bela Negi (writer), Bela Negi (producer), Bela Negi (director), Bela Negi (editor), Amit Aryan (actor), Nikunj Vyas (costume designer), Badrul Islam (actor), Dhanuli Devi (actor), Nimish Gaur (actor), Dhanuli Devi (actor), Dinesh (actor),
Plot: After returning from Mumbai to Kanta in Uttarakhand, Ramesh Majita, who lives a poor lifestyle with his mother; wife Hema; son Baju; and sister-in-law Deepa, takes on the job of a school-teacher in a building which is over-run by mice. He decides to canvas the village folk into building a Kala Kendra while his friend, Basant, enters his name in a draw to win a car. To their surprise, he is indeed awarded the car - making him the only one to own one in the entire village - much to the chagrin of local contractor Jwar Singh. Ramesh quickly learns how to drive - but will soon find out that he has to maintain his car - especially when it gets damaged, and a mechanic has to be called from out of town. He finds out that Basant has borrowed money to repair the car; while Jwar will ask him to drive the car at a competition to pay off the debt - to which he agrees - but changes his mind at the last moment. His car will then taken over by Jwar's goons for losses incurred, but Sundar and Basant will assist him in locating it's whereabouts. Soon an enraged Jwar will accuse him of stealing the car and ask him to re-pay the debt - leaving him to ponder who would have stolen the car from Jwar's property.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family,Actors: Indira Bansal (actress), Sachin (actor), Shammi Kapoor (actor), Krishan Dhawan (actor), Brahm Bhardwaj (actor), Jagdeep (actor), Asit Sen (actor), Mohan Choti (actor), Manmohan (actor), Mehmood Jr. (actor), Pran (actor), Dhumal (actor), Keshav Rana (actor), Ravikant (actor), Madhavi (actress),
Plot: Of unknown parentage, as he was abandoned as a child, calling himself Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor) lives in a heavily mortgaged house, with twelve other young orphans, and a servant/former thief (Mohan Choti). He struggles everyday to make ends meet. He cons the neighbouring landlord (Asit Sen)into forcibly giving him money so that they do not make any noise when he is showing the house to prospective tenants. One day he rescues Sheetal Choudhary (Rajshree) from killing herself. She was killing herself as her childhood betrothed, Ravi Khanna (Pran), is refusing to marry now that she is poor and the Khannas are wealthy. Brahmachari commits himself to helping groom and educate Sheetal so that she can meet with the high standards of Ravi and thus win his heart. In turn she must pay him enough money to clear the mortgage loan from his house. In this process he falls in love with her, but is committed to the children more than ever before, and Sheetal is determined to win back Ravi at any cost.
Keywords: adoption, children, cobra, orphan, orphanage, photographer, pygmalion, rapist, snake-bite, trainActors: Noor Jehan (actress), M. Kumar (actor), Shanta Apte (actress), V.M. Vyas (director), Ansari (actor), Butt Kashar (actor),
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