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Amrit or Amrith (Arabic: عمريت), also known as Marathos or Marathus (Ancient Greek: Μάραθος), was an ancient Phoenician city located near Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millennium BC and abandoned during the second century BC, the city's Phoenician ruins have been preserved in their entirety without extensive remodeling by later generations.
The city lies on the Mediterranean coast around 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of modern-day Tartus. Two rivers cross the city: Nahr Amrit, near the main temple, and Nahr al-Kuble near the secondary temple, a fact that might be linked to the importance of water in the religious traditions in Amrit. The city was probably founded by the Arvadites, and served as their continental base. It grew to be one of the wealthiest towns in the dominion of Arwad. The city surrendered, along with Arwad, to Alexander the Great in 333 BC. During Seleucid times the town, known as Marathus, was probably larger and more prosperous than Arwad. In 219 BC Amrit gained independence from Arwad, and was later sacked by forces from the latter city in 148 BC.
Rajesh Khanna pronunciation (help·info); (born Jatin Khanna on 29 December 1942) is an Indian actor of Hindi films, and has been Hindi film producer and an Indian politician.
He appeared in 163 films of which 106 had him as the solo lead hero and 22 were two hero projects. He won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards and was nominated for the same fourteen times. He received the maximum BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) – four times and nominated 25 times. He was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Khanna is referred to as the "First Superstar" of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat and rose to prominence with his performances in films like Raaz, Baharon Ke Sapne, Ittefaq and Aradhana.
Khanna was born in Amritsar on 29 December 1942. He was adopted and raised by foster parents who were relatives of his biological parents. Khanna lived in Thakurdwar near Girgaon. Khanna attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School in Girgaum, along with his friend Ravi Kapoor, who later took the stage name Jeetendra. Their mothers were friends. Khanna gradually started taking interest in theatre and did a of stage and theater plays in his school and college days and won many prizes in the inter college drama competitions. Khanna became a rare newcomer who struggled in his own MG sports car to get work in theatre and films in the early sixties. Both friends later studied in Kishinchand Chellaram College(KC). When Jeetendra went for his first film audition, it was Khanna who tutored him. Khanna's uncle changed Khanna's first name to Rajesh when Khanna decided to join films. His friends and his wife call him Kaka.
Anupam Sharma is an Australian film director, actor, producer and author, of Indian origin. He is best known for his producing work with Bollywood Films shooting in Australia, which includes the films Dil Chahta Hai, Heyy Babyy, and MTV Roadies Australia. He also has a Bachelor Degree in Arts, Communication from University of Western Sydney, and a Masters in Film and Theatre (with a thesis on Indian Cinema) from UNSW. He specialized in acting and directing. He started working on local projects till he met Feroz Khan in 1998. Since then Anupam and his team have participated in around 85 projects for Bollywood in one way or another.
In 2011, Sharma and film colleague, Peter Castaldi, launched An Australian Film Initiative, which aims to market, promote and distribute Australian Screen Culture in emerging and non-traditional markets.
Anupam also heads Films and Casting Temple, a production, casting and consultancy company based out of Fox Studios, Sydney, which specialises in acting as Australian producer for high-profile foreign (particularly Indian) films being shot within the Australian locale.
Actors: Amrit Doley (writer), Amrit Doley (actor), Amrit Doley (composer), Amrit Doley (director), Amrit Doley (producer), Amrit Doley (writer), Rohan Kontak (editor), Ghanshyam Doley (producer), Janmejoy Doley (producer), Subrata Das (composer), Shruti Smiriti Changkakoty (actor),
Plot: Amrit , an aspiring filmmaker in Bollywood has planned out for an exciting day-his wife is about to shift to his abode in a week time; he is about to sign for a film as a First Assistant Director; moreover his roommate is going to return him the borrowed amount. But destiny has it`s own twist and turn. He finds it out in a day`s time. He starts out for his destination early in the morning and reaches to the pinnacle of his fate in the evening.
Genres: Mystery, Short,Actors: Akaash Meeda (producer), Akaash Meeda (writer), Akaash Meeda (director), Akaash Meeda (editor), Ahmed Mohammed (actor), Holly Ashman (actress), Stephen McCabe (actor),
Plot: After having recently graduated, our protagonist finds himself at a crossroads as to where he wants to go in the next stage in his life. Though rushing into finding a job, he may come to realize that what he really needs in his life is more haste and less speed.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Jaginder Singh (writer), Jaginder Singh (writer), Jaginder Singh (director), Noah Norton (producer), Brendan Kerkvliet (actor), Braye Dial (actor), Tetris Szeto (editor), Harleen Singh Deol (actor), Jarrod Platt (actor), Nadia Hunter (actress), Jenna Dimitrijevic (producer), Gurleen Singh Deol (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Rajit Kapoor (actor), Sulabha Arya (actress), Yatin Karyekar (actor), Joy Sengupta (actor), Vaseem Ahmed Dehlvi (producer), Himani Dehlvi (costume designer), Paritosh Sand (actor), Neeraj Sood (actor), Om Prakash (actor), Jyoti Dogra (actress), Gireesh Kr. Sahdev (actor), Anish Sahebsingh Ahluwalia (director), Anish Sahebsingh Ahluwalia (producer), Anish Sahebsingh Ahluwalia (writer), Jogi (actor),
Plot: A young widow and young software engineer try to navigate through their eventless 'ordinary' lives in an attempt to exorcise scars of a violent past. The film explores how internet's virtual world is positioned in the lives of Indian lower middle class. Internet chat serves in the film as a platform for the protagonists, who live through half-truths, falsifying their gender, their lives cross paths in real and move towards a dramatic climax.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Saeed Jaffrey (actor), Nitin Ganatra (actor), Simon Jones (actor), Amerjit Deu (actor), Jacqueline Pearce (actress), Harvey Virdi (actress), Ravi Kapoor (actor), Lachele Carl (actress), Sakuntala Ramanee (actress), Gurdial Sira (actor), Kriss Dosanjh (actor), Dhirendra (actor), Harmage Singh Kalirai (actor), Antony Zaki (actor), Lalita Ahmed (actress),
Plot: Struggling Indian artist Sanjay has a furious argument about marriage, children and commitment with his girlfriend, Jill, just as she is leaving to spend a week in America. Thinking his relationship with Jill is over Sanjay goes on the prowl and is easily able to score with two different women over the next two days. He mentions his conquests during a drunken evening with his friends and they persuade him to attempt to become 'The Guru' by sleeping with different women on each of the remaining five nights before Jill's return. Reluctantly, Sanjay agrees to undertake the challenge without realizing the possible consequences. The task becomes more difficult as news of the challenge spreads and also other pressures are brought to bear from unexpected quarters.
Keywords: artist, guru, independent-film, sexActors: Shubha Khote (actress), Krishan Dhawan (actor), Jagdeep (actor), Mithun Chakraborty (actor), Satyendra Kapoor (actor), Amrit Pal (actor), Anjan Srivastav (actor), Tiku Talsania (actor), Anu Malik (composer), Bindu (actress), Jayapradha (actress), Lalita Pawar (actress), Simple Kapadia (actress), Parvesh C. Mehra (producer), Rajiv Mehra (director),
Plot: In order to assist her close friend, Rajni Thakur, Geeta Choudhary, has an abortion in her name, so that Rajni can get married. When her secret gets leaked out, Geeta's husband, Ashok, blames her, accuses her of being unfaithful, and drives her out of his house. They have twins, Sunil and Anil, and each parent is allowed custody of one child. The children meet each other at Scout camp, and decide to re-unite their parents, without realizing that they are exposing not only them, but also each other, to danger and death.
Genres: ,Actors: Benjamin Gilani (actor), Akash Khurana (actor), Achyut Potdar (actor), Naseeruddin Shah (actor), Amrish Puri (actor), Shafi Inamdar (actor), Rohini Hattangadi (actress), Om Puri (actor), Soni Razdan (actress), Renu Saluja (editor), Govind Nihalani (director), K.K. Raina (actor), Ravi Jhankal (actor), Ila Arun (actress), Manohar Singh (actor),
Plot: The Government of India has chosen to present a literary award to Divakar Barve in recognition of his contribution to Indian Arts and Cinema. Divakar accepts this award, and the community decides to recognize this award-recipient at a special party just for him. Several big-wigs in Bombay city are invited, and they include Mohini, the alcoholic and aging wife of Divakar; Ravi an actor; Bharat an aspiring actor and poet; An aging Ruth who is always accompanied by a much younger boyfriend; Poet and producer, Agashe; Ila Arun the singer; and Achyut Potdar a Bollywood actor. Everyone awaits the arrival of Amrit, an activist. What the invitees do not know that the party is going to be gate-crashed by the host's, Mrs. Damyanti Rane's son and his teen-aged friend; a couple, Naren and Malvika; Then something unexpected happens: Amrit does arrive - but not in the way everybody expected him to arrive.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Birbal (actor), Chandrashekhar (actor), Iftekhar (actor), Jankidas (actor), Amjad Khan (actor), Amjad Khan (actor), Vinod Khanna (actor), Vinod Khanna (actor), Krishnakant (actor), Roopesh Kumar (actor), Murad (actor), Pran (actor), Pran (actor), Aruna Irani (actress), Purnima (actress),
Plot: After the murder of his wife, and his son's kidnapping, Dr. Vidya Bhushan decides to devote the rest of his life as a Poojary, living on the premises of a princely-donated temple, hoping and praying that one day he will be reunited with his estranged son. One day a wounded bandit named Sher Singh comes to him for protection, and he not only shields the man from the police, but also tends to his wounds, and lies to the townspeople that the man's name is Amrit, When Amrit recovers, he is grateful to Vidya for looking after him, and he falls in love with a town belle by the name of Shalu. What Vidya does not know that is that Amrit is really interested in the gold and jewelery hidden in a secret underground chamber below the temple; and what Amrit does not know is Shalu is seeking vengeance against Sher Singh for killing her father.
Genres: Action, Drama, Musical,Actors: Waman B. Bhosle (editor), Gulzar (director), C.S. Dubey (actor), A.K. Hangal (actor), Rahul Dev Burman (composer), Suchitra Sen (actress), Gulzar (writer), Sanjeev Kumar (actor), Ranvir Raj (actor), Rehman (actor), Manmohan (actor), Om Prakash (actor), Kamaldeep (actor), Om Shivpuri (actor), Gurudutt Shirali (editor),
Plot: J.K. is a hotel Manager in a scenic location in India. One day he gallantly comes to the rescue of a drunk daughter, Aarti, of a politician, and chooses to be discrete about it. When she recovers, she and he fall in love; get married in a small marriage ceremony, have a daughter, and thereafter differences arise to such an extent that they decide to separate. Years pass J.K. and Aarti meet again when she is an established politician, both are still attracted to each other, but she does not want her name to be tarnished and stigmatized as a "separated" woman. Songs including "Is mod se jaatey hai"; "Tere bina zindagi Se shikva toh nahin;" and "Tum aa gaye ho" noor aa gaya hai" sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.
Keywords: based-on-novel, election, flashback, hotel, publicityActors: Sohrab Modi (director), Sohrab Modi (actor), Moolchand (actor), Murad (actor), Om Prakash (actor), Pran (actor), Ulhas (actor), Kumkum (actress), Manorama (actress), Kumari Naaz (actress), Kumari Naaz (actress), Nimmi (actress), Nimmi (actress), Sunil Dutt (actor), Sohrab Modi (producer),
Plot: Unable to find employment, and unable to get any money by begging, young Kundan steals a loaf of bread from a bakery and runs to his house in the slums to feed his starving mother and niece, Radha. The police catch up with him, and he is arrested, tried in court, convicted, and sentenced to 2 years rigorous imprisonment. While in prison, he gets word that his mother is dead, and his niece is still starving and alone, and attempts to break out, but is caught and gets five years added to his sentence. He attempts to break out again, and this time he gets an additional 7 years in jail, bringing the total to 14 years. After 14 years, Kundan roams around a city, trying to find shelter and food, but finds that his prison career following him around in the shape and form of Inspector Sher Singh. Good fortune comes to Kundan, when he meets with Gurudev, a kind-hearted samaritan, who helps him financially. Kundan is well settled now, and the people in his town want him to be the Mayor, which he accepts. He also meets with his ill niece, but is unable to save her. She leaves behind a daughter named Uma. Sher Singh enters his life, and gets Kundan on the run. Kundan and Uma ultimately settle down again, and the years roll by. Uma grows up and meets a young man named Amrit, who is involved in the freedom struggle to get the British to quit India, and thus in trouble with the police. Sher Singh comes looking after for Amrit, but instead finds Kundan. Kundan must decide to make a run for it again, or confront Sher Singh and end this victimization once and for all.
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