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Sri (Devanagari: श्री, IAST; Śrī), also transliterated as Shri or Shree or shre is a word of Sanskrit origin, used in the Indian subcontinent as polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, or as a title of veneration for deities (usually translated as "Holy").
Sri has the root meaning of radiance, or diffusing light, much like the English word "illuminate". In Sanskrit grammar, Sri has the feminine gender. It is gender-specific in Sanskrit, but the assumption that it is masculine has resulted in the titles of Shrimati (abbreviated Smt) for married women and Sushri for women (independent of marital status).
Sri (also Sree, Shri, Shree, shre, श्री) polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." The title is derived from Sanskrit श्रीमान् (śrīmān). This use may stem from the Puranic conception of prosperity.
Śrī is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as Holy.
Sri Devi (or in short Sri, another name of Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu) is the devi (goddess) of wealth according to Hindu beliefs. Among today's orthodox Vaishnavas, the English word "Shree" is a revered syllable and is used to refer to Lakshmi as the supreme goddess, while "Sri" or "Shri" is used to address humans.
Shree 420 (translation: Mr. 420, also transliterated as Shri 420) is a 1955 Bollywood film directed, produced by and starring Raj Kapoor.
The film centers on Raj, a poor, but educated orphan who comes to Bombay with dreams of success. Kapoor's character is heavily influenced by Charlie Chaplin's "little tramp", much like Kapoor's character in his 1951 Awaara.
The film is a collaboration between director/producer Kapoor and writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, with music composed by the team of Shankar Jaikishan, and lyrics by Shailendra. The song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" ('My shoes are Japanese'), became hugely popular and a patriotic symbol of the newly independent India.
Shree 420 is the tale of a country boy, Raj (Raj Kapoor), from Allahabad, who travels to the big city, Bombay, by walking, to earn a living. He falls in love with the poor but virtuous Vidya (Nargis), but is soon seduced by the riches of a freewheeling and unethical lifestyle presented to him by an unscrupulous and dishonest businessman, Seth Sonachand Dharmaanand (Nemo) and the sultry temptress Maya (Nadira). He eventually becomes a confidence trickster, or "420," who even cheats in card gambling. Vidya tried hard to make Raj a good man but fails.
Actors: Andra Hayes (miscellaneous crew), Tim Russ (director), Justin R. Durban (composer), Gene Roddenberry (writer), Sean Young (actress), Walter Koenig (producer), Walter Koenig (actor), Robert Picardo (actor), Tim Russ (actor), Richard Herd (actor), Corin Nemec (actor), Vic Mignogna (actor), Gary Graham (actor), Adrienne Wilkinson (actress), Bruce A. Young (actor),
Plot: It is nearly ten years after Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant, and the Federation is in a crisis. The Federation's main suppliers of dilithium crystals are disappearing. Space and time have folded around several planets, effectively isolating them from any contact with outside worlds. And this phenomenon is not natural - someone or something is causing this to happen. This necessitates drastic measures; some of which are outside the Federation's normal jurisdiction. For this, Admiral Pavel Chekov, head of Starfleet Intelligence, turns to Commander Tuvok, Voyager's former security officer and current head of the newly reorganized Section 31. Tuvok must put together a new covert, renegade crew - mostly outcasts and rogues - even criminals. This new crew is tasked with finding out what is causing the folding of time and space, and stopping it - at all costs. But will they be able to put aside their differences and stop trying to kill one another in time to accomplish their mission?
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,Actors: Raima Sen (actress), Swastika Mukherjee (actress), Mainak Bhaumik (director), Mainak Bhaumik (writer), Barun Chanda (actor), Neel Dutt (composer), Biswanath Basu (actor), Anubrata Basu (actor), Sujan Mukherjee (actor), Parno Mitra (actress), Ajapa Mukherjee Roy (costume designer), Roshni Sen (producer), Debiprasad Kar (miscellaneous crew), Bikram Chatterjee (actor), Sandhita Chatterjee (actress),
Plot: Three girlfriends, Preenita, Rhea and Shreemoyee share everything with each other from the angst of the "will-he-or-won't-he-call" debates, to the addictive gossip sessions, the analysis of dumping and getting dumped, the complaining about husbands, boyfriends, or the lack of boyfriends; over cups and cups of coffee, as they let their hair down on their 'girls-gone-wild' nights on the town.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Rajesh Vivek (actor), Jayesh Pradhan (miscellaneous crew), Pritam Chakraborty (composer), Rakhi Sawant (actress), Rakhi Sawant (actress), Gulshan Grover (actor), Mumait Khan (actress), Feroz Khan (actor), Kay Kay Menon (actor), Makrand Deshpande (actor), Kurush Deboo (actor), Mumait Khan (actress), Murli Sharma (actor), Remo (miscellaneous crew), Deepak Qazir (actor),
Plot: Arjun (Fardeen Khan) and his best friend Rohit (Rohit Roy) con people for a living. During their latest of escapades, both the duo manages to con the rich accountant of a don by the name of Sikander (Gulshan Grover), resulting in them stealing millions of rupees. Soon after, Rohit (Rohit Roy) is killed by Sikander's men and Arjun escapes to another city to save himself from the murderers.But Sikander manages to track him down and orders him to pay up the stolen sum of money plus interest or face Sikander's retirement plan. Soon to get his hands on some millions, Arjun than sets up a special team who will help him execute the plan. Also involved in the team is Natasha (Koena Mitra), a female psychiatrist who ends up being conned by the group but eventually succeeds in seeking revenge.Thrown into this mix is another character by the name of Jehangir Khan (Feroz Khan) who slows down Arjun's plans to get his hands on some big money. Will Arjun get the money for the pay back? Or will he have to answer to accept Sikander's retirement plan?
Keywords: banker, con-artist, con-man, crime-boss, death-of-friend, friend, grifter, mob-hit, murder, premarital-sexActors: Nathan Lanier (composer), M.J. Karmi (actress), Lia Johnson (actress), Jennifer Davis (actress), Reed Frerichs (actor), Anjuli Cain (actress), Johannes Brinkmann (director), Johannes Brinkmann (writer), Everett Mendes III (actor), Cassandra Eastwold (actress), Ryan McNamara (producer), Mike Beamer (editor), Subhadra Evans (actress), Michael Beamer (editor), Danny Lingan (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Rajpal Yadav (actor), Ravi Padda (miscellaneous crew), Shehzad Khan (actor), Piyush Mishra (miscellaneous crew), Nikhil (composer), Pony Verma (miscellaneous crew), Jayant Gadekar (actor), Vinay (composer), Rakesh Kumar (actor), Krishna Bhatt (actor), Sharad Sharma (actor), Vikas Kalantri (actor), Ghanshyam Garg (actor), Jeetu (miscellaneous crew), Aslam Khan (actor),
Plot: Loosely based on the 1957 classic "Dekh Kabira Roya", this is a story of three male friends, Deepak, Vinod and Sanjay. While Sanjay runs a business; Vinod is an ardent cricket fan and player; and Deepak a singer. The three pals meet three young ladies named Neela, Shree, and Sherry, who would like to marry a businessman, a cricketer, and a singer. The dreams of these ladies do come true, and they wind up on a marriage pandal with the love of their lives. But wait, Neela who wanted to marry a cricket player is about to tie the knot with businessman Sanjay; Shree wanted to marry a businessman but ends up with Deepak the singer; and Sherry who wanted to marry a singer ends up with cricketer Vinod. To add to the confusion are gangster Tundabhai, and a Pakistan-based terrorist, Chaman Chindi, who are out to kill Sanjay, Deepak and Vinod, so that Tundabhai can add Neela, Shree and Sherry to his harem - & the result is utter and hilarious chaos.
Genres: ,Actors: Jayaraaj (director), Jayaraaj (writer), Pravin Mani (composer), Jassie Gift (actor), Jassie Gift (composer), Sharath Haridasan (writer), Sharath Haridasan (actor), Aashish Khan (actor), Renji V. Nair (actor), Ajay Thomas (actor), Divya Lakshmi (actress), Manohar (editor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller,Actors: Phani Majumdar (director), Kanhaiyalal (actor), Feroz Khan (actor), Feroz Khan (actor), Ashok Kumar (actor), Raaj Kumar (actor), Raaj Kumar (actor), Moolchand (actor), Deven Verma (actor), K.R. Vijaya (actress), K. Balachander (writer), Phani Majumdar (writer), Chitra Gupta (composer), Tarun Bose (actor), Kumud Tripathi (actor),
Plot: After the passing of his wife, Lakshmi, retired Indian Army Major Chandrakant, though blind, lives a wealthy lifestyle with his two sons, Rajnikant, a member of the National Cadet Corps, and Inspector Shreekant. He would like to get Rajnikant married to Pallavi, the only daughter of hen-pecked school-master Gunichand, as well as get Shreekant also married to another girl, both on the same day. Gunichand accordingly makes arrangements for a joint wedding to take place on 11th May. Before that could happen, Rajnikant, who has to return for training, must undertake a journey to visit a woman, Vimla Prabhu, whose husband is ill, and Chandrakant gives him some money from his wallet. Quite mysteriously, Chandrakant's finds all his money missing, and after inquiring, will get Shreekant to admit that he had taken the money without permission. Chandrakant does not know that Shreekant is not being forthright and is concealing a terrible life-changing secret.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,