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Leela Chitnis (9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an actress in the Indian film industry, active from 1930s to 1980s. In her early years she starred as a romantic lead, but she is best remembered for her later roles playing a virtuous and upright mother to main stars.
She was born in Dharwad, Karnataka to an English professor. She was one of the first educated film actresses. Her husband was part of a Marathi theatre company called Natyamanwantar.
Chitnis' early stage work included comedy Usna Navra (1934) and with her own film group Udyacha Sansar. She started acting to support her four children. She started as an extra and went on to stunt films.
She was publicised in the Times of India as the first graduate society-lady from Maharashtra. By then she had already made her first major mark as an actress on the silver screen. Chitnis worked at Prabhat Pictures, Pune and Ranjit Movietone before going on to be the leading lady in Bombay Talkies which saw her overtake and outshine Devika Rani. Her association with Bombay Talkies shot her to stardom and she made a particularly good partner with Devika Rani's leading man Ashok Kumar. Ashok Kumar was so impressed by her acting abilities that he admitted to having learnt how to speak with his eyes from her. In 1941 Chitnis, at the height of her popularity and glamour, created history of sorts by becoming the first Indian film star to endorse the popular Lux soap brand, a concession then only granted to top Hollywood heroines.
Leela Chitnis (9 September 1909 -- 14 July 2003) was an early actress in the Indian film industry.Chitnis' early stage work included comedy Usna Navra (1934) and with her own film group Udyacha Sansar. She started acting to support her four children. She started as an extra and went on to stunt films. She was publicized in the Times of India as the first graduate society-lady from Maharashtra. By then she had already made her first major mark as an actress on the silver screen. Chitnis worked at Prabhat Pictures, Pune and Ranjit Movietone before going on to be the leading lady in Bombay Talkies which saw her overtake and outshine Devika Rani. Her association with Bombay Talkies shot her to stardom and she made a particularly good partner with Devika Rani's leading man Ashok Kumar. Ashok Ku...
"Aayi Bahaar Aaj Aayi Bahaar..." by Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis. Film: Kangan-1939. Music: Saraswati Devi.
Judge Raghunath is a wealthy district judge who convicts Jagga, a man whose father was a criminal, of rape on little evidence. The judge believes that "good people are born to good people, and criminals are born to criminals." Jagga later escapes and kidnaps the judge's wife Leela for revenge. When he finds out that she has just become pregnant, he releases her after four days and plans a different kind of revenge. The judge suspects that Leela was unfaithful to him with Jagga, and throws her out of the house. She has a son, Raj, and they live in poverty as a result of being estranged from the father. As a child, Raj befriends Rita in school, but he is removed from the school rolls while trying to maintain a job, and Rita moves to another city. Even though they are separated, Rita remains...
Ms. Chitnis began her acting career onstage at a time women seldom worked as actors. Her son Manavedra Chitnis said that women who did act were regarded as prostitutes, and so Ms. Chitnis was shunned by Brahmans, the priestly caste of which she was a member. She did not care, her son said, nor was she abashed by these prejudices when she moved on, in the 1930's, to India's large and lively movie industry in Bombay, now known as Bollywood. She began playing romantic leads and became one of the best-known heroines in the country. From 1948 into the 1980's, she worked as a character actor, becoming famous in the 1950's and 60's for her portrayals of mothers. In these roles, she developed an image of sober probity, underlined by gold-rimmed glasses and white saris. 'Whenever I think of her, I ...
Famed actresses Leela Chitnis makes her feature debut in this melodrama directed by Franz Osten. Village beauty Radha (Chitnis) and Kamal (Ashok Kumar), the son of the local landlord who dreams of being a great poet, are in love. Soon after Kamal ventures to the big city to gain a name for himself as a novelist and a playwright, his father, along with his assistant, torment and abuse her. Ultimately, she stages her own suicide and then flees to the city where she can be with her true love. When she arrives at his house though, she hears him professing his love to another. Kamal is only rehearsing the lines to his latest opus Track Names: 01. Bande Nao Ka Langar Chhod 02. Hawa Tum Dheere Baho 03. Kyon Baje Hriday Veena Ke Taar 04. Maare Ram Jilaye Ram 05. Radha Radha Pyari Radha For more...
Firts Time On Youtube Movie based on Gajendra Kumar Mitra's Story " Rajnigandha " *** ASHOK KUMAR, LEELA CHITNIS, MUBARAK. AMIYA, V.H.DESAI. P.F. PITHAVALA. SAROJ BORKAR Banner : BOMBAY TALKIES Producer : Himanshu Roy Directed By : FRANZ OSTEN Music By : Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Dialogues : Pt Narottam Vyas , SI Hassan Lyrics : Pt Narottam Vyas & Kavi Pradeep
Watch Ashok Kumar's Classic Movie "Azad" a 1940 Hindi movie directed by N.R. Acharya. Ashok Kumar wants to marry his servant against the wishes of the society. Everyone turns against him including his best friend. Will he be able to fulfill his wishes? Watch the Movie "Azad" to know more. Starcasts: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar, Rama Shukul, Mumtaz Ali, Nazir Bedi, Arun, Ramachandra Pai,D.V.Sarve Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pai Production Co: Bombay Talkies Workers Industrial Co-Operative Release: Azad (1940), Genre:Social, Banner: Bombay Talkies Producer: Himansu Rai, Director: N.R. Acharya Writers: Saradindu Bandopaddhyay
Movie : Jhoola (1941) Star Cast : Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Shah Nawaz, Aruna Devi, Mumtaz Ali, Rajkumari, Minoo Cooper and V H Desai. Directer : Gyan Mukherji Music : Saraswati DevI. Plot : Those were early days of film making in India and the concept of playback singing was not completely accepted by the film fraternity and Indian audience. An actor who could also sing was a big plus those days.Two step brothers Ramesh (Ashok Kumar) and Mahesh (Shah Nawaz) have something common. While Ramesh works as a postman and Mahesh takes over his father's estate, both fall in love with the same girl Geeta (Leela Chitins). But Mahesh has promised to marry Kamala earlier and she plans to ruin his marriage with Geeta. Whom he marries forms the crux of the storyline. SUBSCRIBE to OLD IS GOLD for m...
Watch Hindi Movie Apna Hath Jagannath 1960 online Directed By Mohan Segal starring Kishore Kumar, Sayeeda Khan, Nazir Hussain, Jagdev, Nand Kishore, Shivraj, Rashid Khan, V. Gopal, Leela Chitnis
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Watch Superhit Hindi Classic Film "Ghunghat" (1960) Starring : Bina Rai, Asha Parekh, Leela Chitnis Written & Directed by: Ramanand Sagar Music by: Ravi Subscribe to Cinecurry Classics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5MnoJaasj210D8l2jkBVmQ?sub_confirmation=1
Movie : "Punarmilan" (1964) Star Cast : Balraj Sahni, Leela Chitnis, Shashikala, Mumtaz Begam, Ameeta, Jagdeep, Asit Sen Director : Ravindra Dave Music : C.Arjun Lyrics : Indeevar Singers : Mannadey , Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle. Plot : Dr. Mohan comes from a decent upper-caste Brahman family. He is of marriageable age, and is in love with Shobhna Bakshi. They plan to get married soon. The marriage takes place, and during this process, someone raises a question about Mohan's caste, and when Mohan is asked repeatedly whether this is true, he replies that he does belong to a lower caste - the untouchables. Everyone is shocked, and the marriage is cancelled, leaving Mohan's family to wonder as to why he claims to be an untouchable person.
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Watch Hindi Full Movie JHOOLA Starring Ashok Kumar & Leela Chitnis Evergreen Hindi Movie Jhoola is a 1941 Indian Bollywood social film directed by Gyan Mukherjee. It was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee under the banner of Bombay Talkies. The film starred Ashok Kumar, Leela Chitnis, Rajkumari Shukla, V. H. Desai, Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz, and Jyoti. The music was composed by Saraswati Devi with lyrics by Kavi Pradeep. A young widow called Kamala (Aruna Devi) approaches the new zamindar of her village to waive off the land tax as she is in financially straitened circumstances. She is called for a private audience with him, where she is surprised to discover that the new zamindar is none other than Mahesh (Shah Nawaz), her one time lover. Mahesh inquires about her late husband out of ...
"Post Box 999" Is a 1958 action movie. Star Cast:Sunil Dutt,Shakila,Leela Chitnis,Poornima,Amarnath, Manorma,Ramayan Tiwari,Krishnakant,Mirza Musharraf,Kundan,ramesh sinha,Gulab,Wajid, Director & Producer: Ravindra Dave Category: Action,Mystery Music:Kalyanji Veerji Shah Lyricist:P.L.Santoshi Famous Songtracks:" O Neend Na Mujhko Aaye " Singers:Hemanta Mukherjee,Lata Mangeshkar,Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey,Mohammed Rafi, Synopsis:Mohan is a young man who lives with his widowed mother, is in love with a young woman named Shyama, and both would like to get married. Unfortunately, before that could happen, Shyama is shot dead, the police get involved, an eye-witness named Bindiya names Mohan as the killer, as such Mohan is arrested, tried in Court, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The on...
Ameen Sayani is back with his most popular show "Geetmala Ki Chhaon Mein". The show mainly highlights the great songs of each year which did not reach the annual Pop-Charts. And each volume also brings to you memorable events and incidents relevant to Geetmala and Ameen Sayani’s own life, which even the original programme never talked about. New Episode every WEDNESDAY! In this Episode, listen to the most popular interviews and refresh your old memories. Track List:: Film : Ziddi Song : Yeh Kaun Aaya Singer : Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar Music Director : Khemchand Prakash Lyricst : Prem Dhawan Star Cast : Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Pran Label : Saregama India Ltd Year : 1949 Film : Deedar Song : Bachpan Ke Din Singer : Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum Music Director : Naushad Ly...
Movie:- Dil Tujhko Diya (1987) Starcast:- Kumar Gaurav, Rati Agnihotri, Amrish Puri, Mala Sinha, Aruna Irani, Suresh Oberoi, Sharat Saxena, Leela Chitnis, Asit Sen Directed & Produced by:- Rakesh Kumar Music by:- Rajesh Roshan
Watch Jeevan Mrityu - Namaste Ji - Rajendra Nath - Bollywood Comedy Scenes. Directed by Satyen Bose, Produced by Tarachand Barjatya, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal. Jeevan Mrityu (1970) is a Bollywood Classic movie featuring Dharmendra, Rakhee Gulzar, Ramesh Dev, Ajit, Leela Chitnis, Murad, Jairaj, Kanhaiyalal & Rajendranath. Synopsis - Ashok has everything going for him -- a great job, a loving fiancée until he is arrested for a theft for which he is jailed. Why would a man put his life in jeopardy? Find out with this movie. Subscribe and Stay Tuned - http://goo.gl/eXlZ3 Find us on google plus: http://plus.google.com/+rajshri Follow us on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/rajshrivideos/ Like and Share your favorite videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rajshri Follow us...
Director: N.R. Acharya Stars: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar Music: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal Production Co: Bombay Talkies Workers Industrial Co-Operative Society See more Release: Azad (1940) Genre:Social Banner: Bombay Talkies AZAD The person who entertained thousands of music lovers with such enchanting composition of film songs and private ghazals was none other than Saraswati Devi the most distinguished lady music director of Hindi cinema and the first to introduce playback system for Hindi movies at Mumbai. Khursheed Manchersher Minocher - Homji in real life was born in 1912 in a well to do Parsi family. Her father was a businessman and a prominent figure of Parsi community of Mumbai. At motion pictures' height of popularity in the mid-1940s, the studios were crank...
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