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Tusshar Kapoor
BIOGRAPHY :
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Jeetendra and brother of Ekta Kapoor. He studied at the University of Michigan.
He made his debut with "Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai" opposite Kareena Kapoor, the film was a hit and he received the Filmfare Best Debut Award.
The next two years was followed by a list of flops, apart from "Kucch To Hai" which won over many votes from young or teenage Asian viewers. He mainly starred in films produced or directed by his sister.
After two years hard work he had a critically acclaimed hit with "Khakee" starring with film legend Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai. This was followed by another critically acclaimed performance in "Gayab". In 2005, he delivered a hit with "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum", then another hit in 2006 with "Golmaal".
In 2007 he starred in "Kya Love Story Hai" and "Good Boy, Bad Boy" which did not do well at the box office. His third release was the huge multi-starrer "Shootout at Lokhandwala" which did well at the box office and won him acclaim for his performane as the real-life gangster Dilip Buwa.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa - 2002
Aksheya Khanna
BIOGRAPHY :
Date of Birth: 28th March, 1975
Address: 13/C Elplaza, Little Gibs Road, Malabar Hill, Mumbai- 4000026
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Debut Film: "Himalayaputra"
Film Award: Filmfare Best Debut Award for "Border"
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Dil Chahta Hai"
IIFA Best Villain Award for "Humraaz"
Australian Indian Film Festival, Best Performance Award for "Gandhi, My Father".
Akshay Khanna is son of the Bollywood star turned politician Vinod Khanna. He made his debut in Bollywood with the movie "Himalayputra", went without much success at box office. Akshaye Khanna gave remarkable performance in his next movie "Border", directed by J. P. Dutta and received a couple of awards for his performance. After that a string of flop films followed. Perhaps it was his imprudent choice of films such as "Mohabbat", "Kudrat", "Lawaris", "Love You Hamesha" and "Dahek" that turned the tide against Akshaya Khanna. Then, there came a ray of hope in the form of Rishi Kapoor's "Aa Ab Laut Chale". Though the film did average business but he was praised for his acting in this film. Since then he has given remarkable performance in a number of movies like "Dil Chahta Hai", "Deewar", "Gandhi, My Father", "Hulchul", "Humraaj" and Hungama. Akshay Khanna won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance in the film "Dil Chahta Hai". In his recent released film "Gandhi, My Father" he portrayed the character of Harilal Gandhi, Harilal was eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi. He was praised by critics for his performance and was mentioned as his best performance so far.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Aa Ab Laut Chalen - 1999
Govinda
BIOGRAPHY :
Govind Arun Ahuja (born December 21, 1963 in Virar, Maharashtra India), popularly known as Govinda, is an actor in Hindi films. Starting with his debut in 1986, he has acted in over 120 Hindi films. In 2004, he joined politics, winning a parliamentary seat from Mumbai (formerly "Bombay").
Govinda was born to former actor Arun Ahuja and singer Nirmala Arun Ahuja on December 21, 1963. He studied at Annasaheb Vartak College in Vasai, Maharashtra. His elder brother Kirti Kumar is an actor and director who appeared in some of Govinda's films playing supporting roles and has directed his brother in some films most notably "Hatya" (1988). Govinda's nephew Vinay Anand is also an actor.
Govinda initially wanted to marry actress Neelam with whom he had made many films but eventually gave up and married according to his mother's choice.He married Sunita Govind Ahuja on 11 March 1987 and has two children with her. Govinda has acted in over 100 films since his debut in 1986. He has been one of the most successful comedy actors in Bollywood particularly during the 1990s. After a brief stint in politics in 2003 he is attempting to make a comeback in Bollywood since 2006.
Govinda made his film debut in the 1986 film "Ilzaam" which was a success and launched his career.He acted in a string of movies after that with mixed success. Most of the films he appeared in during the 1980s were in the action, romance or family drama genres. He was often paired opposite actress Neelam and together they appeared in hit films such as "Love 86" (1986), "Khudgarz" (1987) and his brother Kirti Kumar's directed "Hatya" (1988).
He had success with family drama films such as "Dariya Dil" (1988), "Jaise Karni Waise Bharni" (1989) and "Hum" (1991) as well as action films such as "Marte Dam Tak" (1987) and " Jung Baaz"(1989).
He worked with David Dhawan for the first time in the 1989 action film "Taaqatwar".
He then acted in 17 movies directed by David Dhawan most of which were comedy films. The most successful films during their collaboration included "Shola Aur Shabnam" (1992), "Aankhen" (1993), "Raja Babu" (1994), "Coolie No. 1" (1995), "Saajan Chale Sasural" (1996), "Hero No. 1" (1997), "Deewana Mastana" (1997), "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" (1998), "Haseena Maan Jaayegi" (1999) and "Jodi No. 1" (2001). Dhawan and other directors frequently cast him opposite actresses such as Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon during the 1990s.
Govinda played the role of a villain for the first time in his career in "Shikari" (2000). Although the movie was not a commercial success, Govinda's convincing portrayal of a sociopath murderer was critically acclaimed.
His box office draw suffered a setback in the early 2000s following a series of commercially unsuccessful films. His acting career was further affected when he contested and won the seat for Member of Parliament from Mumbai North in the 2004 parliamentary elections. He did not have any new film releases in 2004 and 2005 although some of his delayed films such as "Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen" (2005) and his own home production "Ssukh" (2005) were released but were box office disasters.
n 2004, Govinda joined the Congress party, and was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of Parliament from Mumbai with a thumping majority of beating the 5 time sitting MP by over 50000 votes.
In a run up to the polls, Govinda had announced that his agenda will be awaas (housing), prawaas (transportation), swasthya (health) and gyaan (education).
During the first ten months of his tenure as an Member of Parliament (MP), Govinda did not spend any money from his MP Local Area Development Fund of Rs. 20 million. He started utilizing his fund only when newspaper reports brought this to notice. According to the Thane district collectorate sources, Govinda committed Rs 7 to construct anganwadi, samaj mandirs and resolve drinking water problem of Vasai and Virar residents. However, work on these projects did not begin (as of August 2005), because administrative approval was being awaited. Govinda also took credit for 80% of the quadrupling of Borivli-Virar section on Western Railway (India).
During his tenure as an MP, Govinda embarrassed his party, Congress, by coming out in open to support actor Shakti Kapoor, who had been caught in an sting operation, asking for sexual favours from a television reporter posing as a Bollywood aspirant. He also opposed the ban on dance bars, which embarrassed the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front Government, which had proposed the ban.
As an MP, Govinda has been criticized for being inaccessible to the people of his constituency, especially during the terrible rains (beginning July 26, 2005) that left around 450 dead in Mumbai. After the rains, while speaking to a TV channel, Govinda claimed that he had got Rs 150 million sanctioned for his flood-hit constituency after speaking to Sonia Gandhi. However, his own party colleagues contested the claim. Mohan Adhikari, the president of Palghar Congress Unit went on record saying that "not a single paisa" had been received.
Govinda made a comeback to films in late 2006 with the comedy film "Bhagam Bhag" alongside Akshay Kumar which was a success.His first 2007 release was the huge multi-starrer "Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love". Although a box office disappointment Govinda was praised for his performance.
His latest 2007 release is the David Dhawan directed romantic comedy "Partner", which co-stars Salman Khan. The film grossed Rs.300 Million in India on its opening week, the second highest domestic opening week gross for an Indian film.
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
1) Paap Ka Anth - 1989
2) Swarg - 1990
Sunny Deol
BIOGRAPHY :
Sunny Deol , born as Ajay Singh Deol on October 19, 1956 in (New Delhi, India) is a National Film Awards winning film (Bollywood) actor of Punjabi descent.
Sunny Deol was born to veteran actor Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur. He has a younger brother, Bobby Deol, who is also an actor, and two half-sisters, Esha Deol, an actress and Ahana Deol, from his father's re-marriage to famous actress Hema Malini. He is married to Pooja and has two sons Rajvir and Ranvir, which are incidentally the names he chose for himself and Bobby Deol in his directorial debut Dillagi.His cousin Abhay Deol is also currently an actor.
He always wanted to be an actor but being the son of the famous actor, Dharmendra, it was difficult being treated normal, so he went to England to study acting. He joined theater called the Old Web Theater in Birmingham, England where he studied theater and acting. By the time he came back to India, he was ready to face the camera.
Sunny made his acting debut in the blockbuster movie "Betaab" in 1983. After some flop movies he starred in an action film Arjun (1985). He played the role of a jobless youth who is forced to become a gangster by circumstances. This role established his image as the action hero of Bollywood.
After another period of mixed success, Sunny's breakthrough role came with Ghayal (1990) directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. His role of a boxer who fights for his family received cult status. The government of India awarded him a national award for his role of a lawyer in 'Damini'.
Many of his films in the action genre including Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Imtihaan (1995), Ghatak (1996), Ziddi (1997), Border (1998) and Indian (2001) were some of the biggest hits of his career.He has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles in films including Chaalbaaz (1989), Damini (1993), Darr (1993), Jeet (1996) and Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001). Gadar: Ek Prem Katha remains his most successful film to date at the box office.
Recently he starred in the multi-starrer action comedy Fool and Final (2007). His next release is Apne which will bring him together with his father and brother together for the first time.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Main Tera Dushman - 1989
Jackie Shroff
BIOGRAPHY :
He made his film debut with the 1982 film Swami Dada in which he was introduced by Dev Anand. After Swami Dada, his second movie was Hero directed by Subhash Ghai in which Jackie played the main role. This film was a huge hit and made him a star overnight. Hero was Jackie's first blockbuster hit.Then he often appeared as a secondary hero opposite Anil Kapoor in hit films such as Karma (1986) Ram Lakhan (1989) and Parinda (1990).
He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for Parinda. His next few years in the industry resulted in some hits and flops. It was usually his supporting roles that had a much more impact.
His memorable roles include the freedom fighter "Shubhankar" in 1942: A Love Story (1994), "Raj Kamal" in the musical Rangeela (1995), and "Chunnilal" in the film Devdas (2002). He was recently applauded for his performance in the Bengali film Antar Mahal (2005).
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Mein Tera Dushman - 1989
Anil Kapoor
Profile
Date of Birth: 24th December, 1959.
Address: 31 Shringar, Presidency Society, 7th Road, JVPD Scheme, Mumbai- 400 049
Debut Film: "Hamare Tumahre"
Film Awards: Filmfare Best Actor Awards for "Tezaab" and "Beta"
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Awards for "Mashaal" and "Taal"
Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) for "Virasat"
National Film Awards
Best Actor for "Pukar"
BIOGRAPHY :
Anil Kapoor is a prominent National Award winning film actor and producer of Bollywood. He was born at Chembur in Maharashtra to film producer Surinder and Suchitra Kapoor. Anil Kapur made his Bollywood debut with the movie "Hamare Tumahre". After doing few minor roles in the films like "Hum Paanch" and "Shakti", Anil Kapoor got his first breakthrough as lead actor in the film "Woh Saat Din". His next film was "Mashaal" directed by Yash Chopra, for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Anil Kapoor has delivered many commercially successful films which include "Meri Jung", "Karma" and "Mr. India". "Mr. India" was one of his biggest hit films and shot him to super star status. Anil kapoor gave critically acclaimed performance as middle aged lover in Yash Chopra's "Lamhe" but the film proved unsuccessful at the Box Office. Anil Kapur won his first National Film Award in Best Actor category for the film "Pukar". Anil has also produced films such as "Badhai Ho Badhai", "My Wife's Murder", "Gandhi My Father" and "Shortcut". Recently, Anil kapoor's eldest daughter Sonam Kapoor made her debut in Bollywood with the film "Saawriya" opposite Ranbir Kapoor.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Vijay - 1988
Nana Patekar
BIOGRAPHY :
Nana Patekar is said to have a unique acting style. It is widely rumoured that he ad libs all of his lines and is held in high regard for this ability. He is known to give generously to the poor.He is also a sketch artist,a secret not known to the outside world. His sketches have sometimes helped the Mumbai Police to track criminals!Nana Patekar studied engineering in IIT between late 60's/early 70's. It was a four year degree course then and he used to take part in many College Drama functions.While he acted in movies such as Mohre (1987) and Salaam Bombay! (1988), he was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood industry and audience for his portrayal of the villain in the 1989 film, Parinda. He was awarded the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the role. He also won the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 1992 for Angaar. He is very famous for his acting style.He is very well known for his role in the movie Ab Tak Chappan (2005) in which he plays a police officer whose main task is to rid the streets of underworld dons. In 1994 he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Krantiveer (1994). He also won the Filmfare Award and the Star Screen Awards in the best actor category.Patekar has experimented with his roles when it comes to films. He has done the occasional villain role but has also played a hero in most films. He played a truant, gambling son in Krantiveer (1994), a wife beater in Agnisakshi (1996), a deaf and dumb father in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996) and a schizophrenic in Wajood (1998).He turned director with his movie Prahaar: The Final Attack co-starring Madhuri Dixit. His other films as an actor include Hu Tu Tu and Bluff Master. He once again gave a good performance in his latest film Apaharan. He received the Filmfare Best Villain Award as well as the Star Screen Award Best Villain. He is going to be in Sangeeth Sivan next that is remake of Athadu and is going to play Shiva reddy who was played by Sayaji Shinde in AtaduPatekar has also done some playback singing in the films Yeshwant (1997), Wajood (1998) and Aanch (2003).He is the only actor ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Awaam - 1987
Rishi Kapoor
MOVIES :
1) Zamana - 1985
2) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985 (GA)
3) Vijay - 1988
4) Ghar Parivar -1991
Rajini Kanth
BIOGRAPHY :
Rajinikanth was born to a Maharashtrian family in Bangalore, Karnataka whose native place belongs to Krishnagiri of TamilNadu.He was the fourth child of his parents, Jijabai and Ramojirao Gaekwad. He was named Shivajirao Gaekwad, where Gaekwad is the family title name. He lost his mother at the age of five. He did his schooling at the Acharya Pathshala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balak Sangh, a unit of the Ramakrishna Mission. Rajnikanth struggled a lot during his early age because of poverty. Although his mother-tongue is Marathi, he has not acted in any Marathi movies yet.Acharya Patashala-The school Rajanikanth went to.Acharya Patashala-The school Rajanikanth went to.
He began his career doing various jobs in Bangalore. He also attended a theatre for stage plays. Before starting his career in the film industry, he worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in Bangalore It was during this time that he nurtured his acting interests by performing in various stage plays.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Bewafai - 1985
Raj Babbar
Name: Raj Babbar
Birthday: Monday, June 23, 1952
Star Sign : Cancer
First Film : Sau Din Saas Ke
BIOGRAPHY :
Raj Babbar (born June 23, 1952, Agra, India) is an Indian actor who has acted in several successful Hindi films since 1980. He is an alumnus of the 1975 batch of National School of Drama. He is a reknown actor and known for his special style of dialogue delivery. Most of his roles have negative shades. Many art movies and commercial movies are under his name. Despite of his best acting capability, he was not given any star image. But, everyone enjoyed best roles acted by him. He married with Nadira Babbar and later on with Smita Patil. Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar are two children from Nadira Babbar. After the birth of Smita's son Prateek Babbar, she died after few days. After her death Raj Babbar patched up with his first wife Nadira Babbar. Although Prateek Babbar lives with Raj Babbar's in-laws family.
His current project is to be released on 7 October 2005; entitled 'Yaraan Naal Baharaan'.
He joined Samajwadi Party and got himself involved in politics and became Member of Parliament of India for three times. Currently M.P. (Lok Sabha) from Agra. Due to some controversies with Amar Singh, Babbar got suspended from Samajwadi Party. There are some probabilities that he may join BJP, but, still options are open
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA:
1) Agar Tum Na Hote - 1983
2) Durga - 1985
3) Angaarey - 1986
4) Awaam - 1987
5) Vijay - 1988
6) Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa - 2002
Friday, March 21, 2008
Amol Palekar
Original Name: Amol Palekar
Date of Birth (Birthday): 20 November, 1944
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Date of Birth: 24th November, 1944.
Address: 10th N. S. ROAD, JVPD SCHEME, Bombay- 400049
Education: Post Graduate in Fine Arts.
Debut Film: "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe" (Marathi)
"Baaton Baaton Mein" (Hindi)
Film Awards: Best Movie Awards for the film "Akriet"
BIOGRAPHY :
Amol Palekar was born in a Maharashtrian Saraswat Brahmin family. He attended Sir J. J. School of art in Bombay. Amol Palekar started his acting career with the Marathi experimental stage with Satyadev Dubey. Later he established his own group "Aniket". Amol Palekar introduced street theatre in Maharashtra.
Amol made his debut in films with noted Marathi film "Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe" directed by Satyadev Dubey. He was cast by Basu Chatterjee in the movie "Rajnigandha", which led to many other such roles in middle-class comedies often directed by Chatterjee or Hrishikesh Mukherjee such as "Golmaal", "Chhoti Si Baat" and "Naram Garam". Amol Palekar turned from acting to film direction with the Marathi film "Aakriet". Since then he has directed many films which include "Ankahi", "Thodasa Rumani Ho Jaye", "Bangarwadi", "Daayraa", "Anahat", "Kairee", "Dhyaas Parva". His movie "Paheli" was India's official entry for the Oscar Awards in 2006 but did not make it to the final nominations.
Trivia
Amol Palekar claims to be an atheist though he was brought up in a Hindu family.
He says, "I am not here to impress people, I am telling a story as best as possible". If more people enjoy it, I would be very happy.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Aanchal - 1980
Mithun Chakraborty
BIOGRAPHY :
He was born in Kolkata and educated at the Scottish Church College,Calcutta, from where he earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry (B.Sc).After that he attended and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India.He started his film career at a late age of 29 in a Bengali film made by Mrinal Sen.It is a little known fact that Mithun was a staunch Naxalite before entering the film industry. But tragedy struck his family when his only brother got accidentally electrocuted and killed in a freak accident.Mithun returned to his family and left the Naxalite fold, even though doing so meant a grave risk to his own life from the Naxalites, because this was considered a one-way road (it was an unwritten law somewhat like an Omerta, that one could not abandon the Naxalite cause once it had been embraced).This proved to be a turning point in his life and became one of the prime causes that led to his iconic status.Another lesser known fact is that he had undergone expert training in martial arts.Mithun is married to Indian actress Yogita Bali and has six children, four sons and two daughters.The eldest son, Mimoh Chakraborty is an upcoming actor whose debut movie is scheduled to be launched in 2007.Numerous sources claim that Mithun Chakraborty had a relationship with actress Sridevi from 1986 to 1987, and that Sridevi ended the relationship when she found out that he had not divorced his first wife, Yogita Bali. Many versions of this story say that the couple was secretly married and the marriage was later annulled.
His first movie role was in the Bengali Mrinal Sen directed film Mrigaya in 1976 for which he won a National Film Award for Best Actor. He then had a few minor roles in Hindi films such as Do Anjaane (1976) and Phool Kile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1978).He shot into national prominence in the late 1970s and 1980s with leading roles in many Hindi films such as Suraksha (1979) , Taarana (1979), Patita (1980), Hum Paanch (1980) and his breakthrough role finally came in the musical drama Disco Dancer in 1983 which was a huge success at the box office.This film and other films such as Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) and Dance Dance (1987) showcased him as a talented dancer.During the mid 1980s he was regarded as a rival to Amitabh Bachchan as the genre of films he did then showcased him as an angry young man at odds with the ills of society and corruption.This was the characterization of an image that made Amitabh Bachchan famous in the 1970s.Mithun achieved not only commercial success but also tremendous critical acclaim.
His performances in his first film Mrigaya as well as for films such as Tahader Katha and Ramakrishna, were widely appreciated.He received the coveted National Film Award for Best Actor for the three films.He also won the Filmfare Award for Jallad & Agneepath and has won many awards in India and abroad in the last 31 years.
During the mid 1990s he shifted his focus from the mainstream Hindi cinema and went into starring in his own low-budget B-grade movies.These movies were mainly produced to cater to the audiences of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, where Mithun has a cult-following even today, thanks to his Bhojpuri movies.
He made a comeback to the Bollywood mainstream film industry in 2005 with the film Elaan which was not successful. After a few supporting roles in films such as Lucky: No Time for Love and Dil Diya Hai he gave a critically acclaimed performance in Chingari which was however, not a commercial success. He recently starred in Mani Ratnam's film Guru.
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA:
1) Amar Deep - 1979
2) Ayaash - 1982
3) Ashanti - 1982
4) Disco Dancer - 1982
5) Naseehat - 1986
6) Classic - Dance of Love - 2005
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt (June 6, 1930 - May 25, 2005), born as Balraj Dutt was an Indian Bollywood actor and politician. He was the cabinet minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004-2005). He was a recipient of the Padma Shri. He had one son Sanjay Dutt, also a successful film actor and two daughters, Priya Dutt and Namrata Dutt(Anju). His daughter Namrata married Sunil Dutt's good friend and also "Mother India" co-star Rajendra Kumar's son Kumar Gaurav.
Sunil Dutt,A Mohyal Brahmin by caste, was born in the village of Khurd in the Jhelum District of Punjab in British India (now located in Pakistan). His family moved to India during the Partition of India (1947) and they settled in a small village on the bank of river Yamuna called Mandoli which is in Yamunanagar district of Haryana.
Later he moved to Mumbai to fulfill his dreams.In Mumbai, he joined Jai Hind College as an undergraduate and took up a job. A stroke of luck fetched him an additional assignment with an advertisement company and he could supplement his income by a few hundred more rupees.
While working for it, he got introduced to the cream of film industry including Nargis, whom he married on March 11, 1958.He introduced his son Sanjay in Rocky in 1981. In that same year, his wife died of pancreatic cancer. He set up Nargis Dutt foundation in memory of his wife for the cure of cancer patients. He was also a sponsor of the India Project, a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated organization akin to Operation Smile for the treatment of Indian children with facial deformities.
Starting out in radio, Sunil Dutt was a hugely popular announcer on the Hindi Service of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. He moved to acting in Hindi films and got introduced to the film industry in the 1955 film "Railway Platform". He shot to the stardom in the 1957 film "Mother India" in which he co-starred with Nargis, whom he married on March11, 1958.
Dutt was one of the major stars of Bollywood in the late 1950s and 1960s and continued to star in many successful films which included "Sadhna" (1958), "Sujata" (1959), "Mujhe Jeene Do" (1963) and "Padosan" (1967). His collaboration with B.R. Chopra proved to be successful in many hits such as "Gumraah" (1963), "Waqt" (1965) and "Hamraaz" (1967). He created a record of sorts by starring in the unique film "Yaadein" (1964) in which he was the only actor in the cast. He later turned producer and director with the big-budget period romantic film "Reshma Aur Shera" (1971) which was a huge failure at the box office. He then went on to appear in many multi-starrer hit films which included "Nagin" (1976), "Jaani Dushman" (1979) and "Shaan" (1980).
He acted in fewer films in the 1980s and 1990s and retired from the film industry to turn to politics after his last few film releases including "Parampara" (1992) and "Kshatriya" (1993).
In 1982 he was appointed as the Sheriff of Mumbai, an apolitical titular position, a position bestowed on him by the Maharashtra government for the period of a year.
His political career was halted for some years in the early 1990s when he worked to free his son from jail after he was arrested following Hindu-Muslim clashes in Mumbai.
In 1995 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the film industry for four decades.
He returned to films shortly before his death in the 2003 Bollywood film "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S". In this film he shared the screen with son Sanjay for the first time although they had both appeared earlier in "Rocky" (1981) and "Kshatriya" (1993) but did not appear in any scenes together.
He died of a heart attack at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai in his sleep. His seat in Parliament was contested by his daughter, Priya Dutt who eventually won it and is a Member of Parliament from North West Mumbai. His death coincided with the death of film producer Ismail Merchant who was famous for his Merchant-Ivory productions.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Muqabla - 1979
Raj Kapoor
BIOGRAPHY :
Raj Kapoor (December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. He is part of the famous Kapoor family and is the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, and Rama Kapoor, grandson of Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, great-grandson of Dewan Keshavmal Kapoor.
The Kapoor family hailed from what is now Faisalabad (then called Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of present-day Pakistan.He was named Ranbirraj Kapoor at birth, and was the eldest of the four children of renowned stage and cinema actor Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife Smt. Ramsarni (Rama) Devi nee Mehra. His younger brothers were the actors Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor. He also had a sister by name Urmila Sial.Raj Kapoor failed his matriculation examination.
In 1946, at the age of twenty-two, Raj Kapoor was wed to Krishna Malhotra belonging to Jabalpur in a traditional family-arranged wedding. Her brothers Premnath as well as Rajindernath were also actors.
Raj Kapoor and Krishna's eldest son Randhir Kapoor was born the following year, followed by their elder daughter Ritu the year after, in 1948. The second son Rishi Kapoor was born in 1952, and second daughter Reema in 1956. Their youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor was born in 1962.
Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor have all been associated with the Hindi film industry as actors, directors or producers.Noted film personalities Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the granddaughters of Raj and Krishna Kapoor, being the daughters of their eldest son Randhir Kapoor by his wife Babita.
Ruddy-cheeked and light-eyed, Raj Kapoor was unmistakably Destiny's blue-eyed boy. Raj Kapoor began his career as a clapper boy assisting Kidar Sharma. At age eleven, he appeared in films for the first time, in the 1935 film "Inquilab". Raj Kapoor's big break, however, came when he played the hero's role in "Neel Kamal" (1947) by Kidar Sharma opposite Madhubala.
In 1948, at the age of twenty-four,This boy wonder started multi-tasking and established his own studio, R. K. Films, and became the youngest film director of his time. He produced, directed and acted in "Aag" (1948).He had the unique ability to marshal talents like writer K A Abbas, lyricists Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, music maestros Shanker-Jaikishan, singer Mukesh and numerous actors and make them work at their optimum.. His first movie as a producer, director and star was "Aag" which was also the first of his many films with Nargis.
As a romantic actor, his onscreen romance with Nargis, fuelled by larger-than-life stories of their off-screen relationship, was a glorious chapter in the cinematic history of Hindi cinema.Raj Kapoor is known to have had a longtime romantic relationship with Nargis Dutt during the 1950s. The couple starred in several films together, including "Awaara" and "Shri 420".Nargis and he worked together in 16 films including 6 of his own productions.
But the roles Kapoor played best were those of a messiah of social change and of the impassioned advocate of universal love.
In 1949 he once again starred with Nargis alongside Dilip Kumar in Mehboob Khan's classic blockbuster "Andaz" which was his first major success as an actor.Raj Kapoor first showed his scene-stealing abilities in "Andaz" (1949), where he played Nargis's flamboyant but suspicious husband with aplomb.
He went on to produce, direct and star in many box office hits such as "Barsaat" (1949), "Awaara" (1951), "Shree 420" (1955)," Chori Chori "(1956), "Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai" (1960) and "Sangam" (1964).
Flamboyance was his forte in other early successes like "Dastaan" and "Sargam" as well.Kapoor was only 25 when his directorial venture "Barsaat" won him recognition as one who enjoyed a direct connection with the masses. Moreover, the self-obsessive pain of "Aag" paved the way for a more universal empathy evidenced in the way he captured mountain maid Nimmi's anguish in "Barsaat".
The actor-director enjoyed rare creative control of his image and his work. His next venture "Awaara" (1951) was a fascinating and psychologically adept look at a man caught in the centre of a nature-versus-nurture debate.
His knack for romance is revealed in the famous sequence where an angry Kapoor slaps Nargis after she calls him awaara. He is angry at her for being so attractive and assured, at himself for not quite being able to come to terms with his feelings of inadequacy prompted by his dubious background, at his libido for wanting her and at his ego for living in constant dread of a probable rejection.Awaara, when released in Russia as Brodigaya, achieved unprecedented success and the song Awaara hoon became a Russian favourite.
Kapoor's RK banner flew high with "Shri 420" (1955), the story of a hobo (Kapoor) caught between material aspirations (as represented by the sharp Nadira) and the higher self (as represented by schoolteacher Nargis). The tramp of "Shri 420", who doffed his battered bowler hat to Chaplin, touched a universal nerve.The popularity of this tramp with a golden heart grew to gargantuan dimensions after Kapoor portrayed almost saintly extensions in "Anadi" (1959) and "Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai" (1960); and, later, in "Deewana" (1967), "Sapnon Ka Saudagar" (1968) and "Mera Naam Joker"(1970).
Kapoor's Sangam (1964) saw a love triangle centering around a man (Kapoor), his wife (Vyjayanthimala) and their best friend (Rajendra Kumar). His ability to see and empathise with each character's emotional viewpoint spoke volumes about his sensitivity as a director. Sangam's thunderous success triggered off a vogue for foreign locales (Love In Tokyo, An Evening In Paris) in Hindi films.
After Sangam, a now-rotund and 40-plus Kapoor looked lacklustre in films like Around The World opposite much younger heroines like Rajshri and Hema Malini. But the actor was too obsessed with his pet project, Mera Naam Joker to realise he should be eating and drinking less.
In the 1970 his ambitious project "Mera Naam Joker" was released, which took more than six years to complete and was a box office failure putting him into a financial crisis. Despite this setback, the film was much later acknowledged as a misunderstood classic and Raj himself regarded this film as his favourite.
Any other man would have lost heart after such a debacle, but not Kapoor.He later bounced back when he produced and co-starred with his eldest son Randhir Kapoor in Randhir's acting and directorial debut "Kal Aaj Aur Kal" (1971) which was an average success at the box office. "Kal Aaj Aur Kal" was also notable for the last film appearance of Raj's father Prithviraj Kapoor.
Despite creditors beating at his door due to his financial crisis post "Mera Naam Joker", he refused to keep the lid on production expenses and defiantly made "Bobby" (1973) with two newcomers, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia.
Raj Kapoor launched the career of his second son Rishi Kapoor with this movie along side Dimple Kapadiya." Bobby" was not only a huge box office success but also introduced actress Dimple Kapadia, later a very popular actress, and was the first of a new generation of teen romances. Dimple wore bikinis in the film which was quite unique for Indian films then.
Even if one is not predisposed towards young love stories, one enjoys Bobby for the sheer beauty of its visuals, the exuberance of youth and Kapoor's ability to transcend the generation gap when communicating to his audience.
In the latter half of the 1970s and early 1980s Raj acted in fewer films and focused more on producing and directing films which focused on the female protognists in "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" (1978), "Prem Rog" (1982) and "Ram Teri Ganga Maili"(1985) all of which did well at the box office.
Bobby's stellar success was not duplicated by Kapoor's next, Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978). Kapoor valiantly attempted to recycle Aag and convince us that, in love, a beautiful soul is of paramount importance. But his camera's predilection for heroine Zeenat Aman's curves told another story.
Raj Kapoor's sensitivity towards his female protagonists found more favour in "Prem Rog" (1982), a film about widow remarriage, and "Ram Teri Ganga Maili" (1985), where he employed a woman as a metaphor for a once pure, but now defiled, country.At 60, he had lost none of his ability to push the audience's emotional throttle."Ram Teri Ganga Maili" revived the career of his youngest son Rajeev Kapoor for a short phase.
He gave Bollywood several great actors like Nimmi, Dimple Kapadia, and Mandakini, as well as launching and reviving the careers of his sons Rishi and Rajiv.
Raj Kapoor is appreciated both by film critics and ordinary film fans. Film historians and movie buffs speak of him as the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema," since he often portrayed a tramp-like figure, who, despite adversity, was still cheerful and honest. His fame spread world-wide. He was adored by audiences in large parts of Africa, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, China, and Southeast Asia; his movies were global commercial successes.
Many of Raj Kapoor's movies had a patriotic theme. His films "Aag", "Shri 420" and "Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai" celebrated the newly independent India, and encouraged film-goers to be patriots.
The song " Mera Joota Hain Japani" from the movie "Shri 420" is still extremely popular and has been featured in a number of movies since Shri 420. Indian author Mahasweta Devi stopped the show with her inaugural speech at the 2006 Frankfurt Book Fair when she used these lyrics to express her own heartfelt patriotism and debt to her country.
Raj Kapoor was a canny judge of filmi music and lyrics. Many of the songs he commissioned are evergreen hits. Mukesh was Raj Kapoor's singing voice in almost all of his films.
He introduced the music directors Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyricist Hasrat Jaipuri. Shankar Jaikishan were his music director of choice. He worked with them in 20 films in all including 10 of his own films from Barsaat till Kal Aaj Aur Kal.
One of the featured players on the records was Faizullah Abdul Rahim Taghioff who played mandolin in such hit movies as Barsaat, Awara, Aan, Aag. (Jagte Raho with Salil Choudhury and Ab Dilli Dur Nahin being two exceptions in this period). Only with Bobby did he turn to Laxmikant Pyarelal.
He is also remembered for his strong sense of visual style. He used striking visual compositions, elaborate sets, and dramatic lighting to complete the mood set by the music.
Raj Kapoor's last film appearance was in "Vakil Babu" (1982). His last ever acting role was a minor role in a 1984 British made-for-television film tited "Kim".
Raj Kapoor suffered from asthma in his later years; he died of complications related to asthma in 1988 at sixty-three years of age.
At the time of his death he was working on the movie Henna (an Indo-Pakistani love story). The script of Henna was ready but Kapoor was not there to direct it. In keeping with the theme of his life (as articulated emphatically in Mera Naam Joker) -- the show must go on -- his eldest son Randhir directed Heena for the RK banner.The film was a spectacular success.The showman could not have asked for a better tribute.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Naukri - 1978
Danny Denzongpa
MOVIES :
1) Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka - 1977
2) Phir Wohi Raat - 1980
3) Bandish - 1980
4) Disco Dancer - 1982
5) Dharam Aur Kanoon - 1984
6) Oonche Log - 1985
7) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985 (GA)
8) Adhikar - 1986
1) Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka - 1977
2) Phir Wohi Raat - 1980
3) Bandish - 1980
4) Disco Dancer - 1982
5) Dharam Aur Kanoon - 1984
6) Oonche Log - 1985
7) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985 (GA)
8) Adhikar - 1986
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor,is an Indian film actor and producer and a member of the famous Kapoor family, an influential film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema.His birth name was Balbir Raj Kapoor and was born on March 18, 1938 in Calcutta.
He is the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj Kapoor, the husband of the late Jennifer Kendal, and the father of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor. Son Kunal is married to director Ramesh Sippy's daughter and Sanjana to wildlife conservationist Valmik Thapar.
Shashi Kapoor started acting in films as a child and his best known performances were in "Aag" (1948) and "Awaara" (1951) where he played the younger version of the characters played by his older brother Raj Kapoor.
He made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 Yash Chopra film "Dharmputra" and went onto appear in over 100 films.
He was a very popular actor in Bollywood during the 1960s, 1970s and the early 1980s. In Hindi cinema, his most famous movies include "Waqt" (1965), Deewaar (1975), Kabhi Kabhie (1976), Trishul (1978), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), Kaala Patthar (1979), Shaan (1980) and Namak Halaal (1982).
In most of his successful films in the 1970s and early 1980s he co-starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan.He was also known internationally for starring in many British and American films notably the Merchant Ivory productions, "Shakespeare Wallah" (1965), "Bombay Talkie" (1970) and "Heat and Dust" (1982) in which he co-starred with his wife Jennifer Kendal.
He also appeared in other English and American films such "Pretty Polly" (1967), "Siddhartha" (1972) and "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid"(1987).He set up his production house, Film Valas, which produced critically acclaimed films such as "Kalyug" (1981), "36 Chowringhee Lane" (1981) and "Utsav" (1984).
BIOGRAPHY :
In 1991 he produced and directed a fantasy film titled "Ajooba" which had his frequent co-star Amitabh Bachchan and nephew Rishi Kapoor in the lead.His last and most recent film appearances were in "Jinnah" (1998), a biopic of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in which he was the narrator and another Merchant-Ivory production titled "Side Streets" (1998).
He has now retired from the film industry and not appeared in any film since. He has been seen in the limelight at the "Shashi Kapoor Film Festival" held in Muscat, Omani (Sept 2007). He has lost a considerable amount of weight and looked in healthy shape.
In July, 1958, he married the British actress Jennifer Kendal and they acted in a number of films together, most notably in the Merchant Ivory productions. He had three children with Kendal, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor all of which for a short while became film actors. Kendal died of cancer in 1984.
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
1) Prem Kahani - 1975
2) Avtaar - 1983
3) Alag Alag - 1985
Rakesh Roshan
Nick Name: Guddu
Date of Birth (Birthday): 6 September, 1950
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Bombay, Maharashtra
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Hindi, English
Father's Name: Roshan
Brother(s): Rajesh Roshan
Sister(s): Hrithik Roshan
Spouse: Pinky Roshan
BIOGRAPHY :
Rakesh Roshan is that bald actor of yesteryears who got away with a wig for a very long duration without anyone even realising that he had a toupee on. Success came to him in the form of a shimmering baldpate, which he boldly exposed after he hit it big with his directorial venture Khudgarz or was it vice- versa? The man has produced good colourful entertainers, although most of them have been lifted from Hollywood blockbusters like "Kane and Abel" from where "Khudgarz" was made or "Return To Eden" from where "Khoon Bhari Maang" was made. Even his latest hit "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" is a direct takeoff from the 70's blockbuster "Kasme Wade" starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rakhee. He of late announced the launch of his son Hrithik who is the latest sensationon on-screen, and the father-son duo, have provided the audiences with some very entertaining movies of late
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
1) Aakraman - 1975
2) Chalta Purza - 1977
3) Dhanwan - 1981
4) Awaaz - 1984
5) Aakhir Kyon - 1985
6) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985 (Guest Appearance)
Kamal Hassan
BIOGRAPHY :
Kamal Haasan (born on November 7, 1954) is a four time National Film Award winning Indian film actor.
Kamal is the youngest of four children born in to an Iyengar family to Rajalakshmi and Srinivasan. His father, an attorney by profession, gave all his sons (Charu Haasan, Chandra Haasan, Kamal Haasan) the suffix of "Haasan" as a sign of his friendship to one Mr. Haasan. Kamal is also a playback singer and sometimes pens the lyrics for the soundtracks of some of his recent films. He is an able performer of the Bharatanatyam dance form. He had assisted in choreography early in his career. He is multilingual.
He began his career as a child artist in many films, while also attending a theatre for stage plays. Kamal Haasan gained the Indian cinema's attention in his first blockbuster, "Kalathur Kannamma" (1960) and since then he has acted in over two hundred Indian films.
He is the only actor other than Mammooty who received three National film awards for Best Actor. Moreover, Kamal Haasan also received a National award for best performance as a child artist. Kamal Haasan along with Mammootty, Anil Kapoor, Om Puri, and Naseruddin Shah are called the Famous Five of Indian Cinema.
Kamal Hassan has received India's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri for his services to Indian cinema in 1990. Kamal Haasan performs predominantly in leading roles in high-budget and major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to action thrillers. His most popular films include "Moondram Pirai" (1982), "Saagara Sangamam" (1983), "Nayagan" (1987), "Indian" (1996) and "Hey Ram" (2000). In his currently unreleased film "Dasavatharam", he has attempted to portray ten different characters.
In the 1960s, Kamal made his screen debut with "Kalathur Kannamma" produced by AVM production at the age of six and it won him the first National Award for Best Child Artist. He followed it with appearances as a child actor in movies that featured MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Nagesh and Gemini Ganesh.
As an actor in adult roles, he received a lukewarm response for his initial few films like "Avargal", "Aval Oru Thodarkathai", "Solla Thaan Ninaikkiren", "Maanavan" and "Kumara Vijayam".
His first highly popular movie was "16 Vayathinile" with Sridevi. This established him as a popular teen idol at the age of 23. Kamal Haasan and Sri Devi were a popular acting pair and have acted together in 23 films. The year following his appearance in "16 Vayathinile", Kamal Haasan acted in director K. Balachander's Telugu hit "Maro Charithra".In many of his late 1970s films, he was usually the hero, with Rajinikanth as the villain.
During the 1970s, he has played a host of characters that include-a ventriloquist in Avargal (He actually learnt ventriquilism for his role in the movie),a village innocent in "16 Vayathinile",a disco jockey in "Ilamai Oonjaladugiradhu",a psychopath serial killer of women in "Sigappu Rojakkal",a buck-toothed villager in "Kalyanaraman",Aladdin in "Alavudheenum Arpudha Vilakkum".
His first attempt at direction came through an unfortunate turn of events with the demise of director T.N. Baalu during the filming of "Sankarlal" in 1981. Kamal reached stardom in 1979 with multiple classics and mass blockbusters which coincided with the decline of MGR/ Sivaji era in movies (MGR quit movies in 1977 while Sivaji, nevertheless continued to act till the 90s). A huge factor behind Kamal's success is his versatility.
In the 80s, he has played amongst other roles, :a blind violinist in "Raja Paarvai" at the age of 27 (first screenplay by Kamal), a classical dancer in "Saagara Sangamam",a mentally challenged man who falls in love in "Swathi Muthyam",an undercover cop in "Kaaki Sattai",a benevolent underworld don in "Nayagan" (Leader) at the age of 33 (directed by Mani Ratnam), an unemployed youth who chances upon a week of opulence in the silent movie "Pushpak", an honest cop, a dwarf circus clown and a fun-loving mechanic in "Apoorva Sagodharargal"at the age of 35 (screenplay by Kamal),a corrupt mayor in Indrudu Chandrudu, a spy in "Vikram", an illiterate villager in "Sakalakala Vallavan"
Apoorva Sagodharargal, which released in 1989, was the first Kamal film to gross almost Rs.25 million at the box office.
In the 1990s Kamal's second attempt at direction came through another unfortunate turn of events when the original director Shantanu Sheroey failed to do a good job while filming "Chachi 420" in 1997. Inspired by the European style of closer-to-reality docu-dramas, Kamal moved decisively towards making films for select classes in the 90s, isolating some of his ardent fans.
In this period, he has played as a Doctor in the Tamil comedy movie "Sathy Leelavathy", as quadruplets in the comedy "Michael Madhana Kamarajan",as an old and highly-corrupt mayor in "Indiran Chandiran", a mentally-challenged man in the very dark film "Guna",a modern youth-turned-villager in "Thevar Magan" at the age of 38 (written and produced by Kamal), a hapless familyman who lost and re-discovers his family in a metropolis in "Mahanadhi", a revolutionary lecturer in "Nammavar",a special police squad officer against terrorism in "Kuruthipunal",a righteous old revolutionary as well as his corrupt son in "Indian", an old nanny in "Avvai Shanmugi" at the age of 42.
Unlike the eighties, Kamal films in the nineties lost sheen and were unsuccessful, barring "Thevar Magan", "Michael Madhana Kamarajan", "Avvai Shanmugi" and "Indian". "Indian" directed by Shankar which released in 1996 , grossed almost Rs.100 million at the box office marking a new peak in his career.
Kamal continues scripting directing and acting in his productions, and has met with considerable success at the box office.Again, he has played diverse roles in this period, which include: a Hindu fundamentalist in "Hey Ram",a mentally affected Sri Lankan Tamil in the comedy "Thenali",a pair of twins (one of which is a deranged psychopath) in "Aalavandhan",an ardent bachelor-stuntmaster-turned-lover in "Pammal K. Sambandam",a randy pilot in the comedy caper "Panchathantiram",a disabled altruist (Communist) in "Anbe Sivam",a rustic wrongly jailed for the murder of his lover in "Virumaandi" (directed by Kamal),a deaf circus stuntman in "Mumbai Express" at the age of 51,an affable mafiaman enrolled in medical school," Vasool Raja MBBS" a remake of Hindi film, Munna Bai M.B.B.S,as DCP Raghavan, a smart and suave policeman with his "Raghavan instinct" out to trace a serial psychopath killer duo in "Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu".
"Thenali" which released in 2000, was the first Kamal film to gross almost Rs.100 million at the box office. "Vasool Raja MBBS" and "Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu" mopped up over Rs.150 million and Rs.300 million each at the box office.
Kamal has an uncanny ability to remake Hollywood movies in Tamil. His remakes are not lift-offs. His remakes are usually inspired by Hollywood originals, but the story and screenplay are customized for Indian Audiences. The central plot/theme of the movie is from the Hollywood original, "Nayagan" was inspired by Godfather. "Avvai Shanmugi" and "Chachi 420" were inspired by "Mrs. Doubtfire". "Anbe Sivam" was inspired by "Planes, Trains & Automobiles". "Sathi Leelavathi" was inspired by "She-Devil" (film) and "Magalir Mattum" was inspired by "Nine to Five".
Kamal is a three-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for the films "Nayagan", "Moondram Pirai" and "Indian". He also won the national award for Best Child Actor for his performance in "Kalathur Kannamma". He has also received the best actor award at the Asian Film festivals held in 1983 and 1985 for "Saagara Sangamam" and "Swathi Muthyam" respectively.
Six of his movies have been sent as India's official entry to the Oscars- The only actor to achieve this feat in the sub-continent. Kamal has won the Filmfare awards 18 times. In fact, he wrote to the FILMFARE committee not to give him any more awards and that be used to encourage the upcoming and promising young actors.
He was awarded the fourth highest recognition given to Indian civilians - the Padmashri in 1990. He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University, Chennai in 2005. Kamal Haasan has won a total of 172 awards which is more than any other actor in the world living or dead. He was named as "kalaignani" - an idol of art, by M. Karunanidhi for his classical work towards Tamil cinema. In his upcoming film Dasavatharam, he plays 10 different roles, an act which is the second of its kind in the world, after the Tamil movie Navarathri (1936).
Kamal was also conferred with a very unique honour this year(2007) as "Living Legend" in the film business by FICCI,India.
Kamal started his foray into film production with 'Raaja Paarvai' in 1981. The film was a commercial failure, though critically well received. A more recent production was the film "Virumaandi" in 2004. His privately held production house Raj Kamal Films produced several classics like "Apoorva Sagodharargal"," Thevar Magan", "Kuruthipunal" etc. His more recent production ventures include the films "Virumaandi" and "Mumbai Xpress".
His magnum opus, "Marudha Naayagam", is a period film set in early 18th century Madurai about a warrior/freedom fighter Yusuf Khan Sahib or Muhammed Yusuf Khan. The film's launch was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II. However, the film is still under production or shelved due to many reasons.
In 2005, he launched a new business unit called Raj Kamal Audio in a drive to corporatise all his film commitments. In 2006, he purchased prime real estate for a state-of-the-art multiplex cinema.
HIS MOVIE WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
Aaina - 1974
Vinod Mehra
MOVIES :
1) Amar Prem - 1972
2) Anuraag - 1972
3) Amar Deep - 1979
4) Chakravyuh - 1979
5) Dharam Aur Kanoon - 1984
6) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985
1) Amar Prem - 1972
2) Anuraag - 1972
3) Amar Deep - 1979
4) Chakravyuh - 1979
5) Dharam Aur Kanoon - 1984
6) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985
Jeetendra
Jeetendra aka Jeetender (born April 7, 1942) is a popular Indian actor.Born Ravi Kapoor in Mumbai, India, he started in Bollywood in the late 1950s when filmmaker V. Shantaram gave him a chance as Sandhya's double in "Navrang" (1959).
The acting, fighting, singing, dancing Hindi film hero is the sum of many parts. Jeetendra may not have won the critics, but he managed to be a producers' pet for 25 years thanks to his indisputable commercial appeal.
Jeetendra has done nearly 200 films as hero, a feat matched by just a handful of his peers since the inception of Hindi cinema. He has repeatedly costarred with the biggest heroines of his time like Rekha (24 films), Hema Malini (12 films), Sridevi (14 films) and Jaya Prada (21 films).
In the late 1950s, Ravi Kapoor (Jeetendra is his screen name) was a science student who loved combing the back roads of Girgaum (in south Mumbai) with his friends.Occasionally, he would visit film studios to supply imitation jewellery his family dealt in. Filmmaker V Shantaram gave the slim youngster a chance as Sandhya's double in "Navrang" (1959) and "Sehra" (1963). He was irretrievably bitten by the glamour bug.
Jeetendra got his first major break when Shantaram cast him as hero in "Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne" (1964). But the actor 'cuckoo'ed into the spotlight with "Farz" (1967). Jeetendra held the audience's interest at gunpoint when he pranced with Aruna Irani, even dragging her between his legs in the runaway hit "Mast baharon ka main aashiq... cuckoo". Farz, a slow starter, went on to become a golden jubilee success.The actor introduced a new, brasher hero, in keeping with the times.His films consistently achieved commercial success, even though the critics panned a lot of them.
Since dress designers were a rare breed those days, Jeetendra picked up a tee shirt from a retail shop and wore white shoes from his personal collection for the Cuckoo number. It became his signature. His vigorous dancing in "Farz" and subsequent films like "Caravan" and "Humjoli" won Jeetendra the epithet, "Jumping Jack".
Jeetendra, who had started life in a chawl, moved into a palatial house in Colaba in south Mumbai. His thrilled mother, surprised by the huge hall of her new flat, had said, 'One can play football here.'Jeetendra's immense popularity can be attributed to the fact that he unabashedly catered to the masses in films like "Jigri Dost", "Humjoli" and "Caravan". He was at home in these roles.
After all, when he eve-teased the pert heroine on screen, he was only extending his off-screen persona -- while wooing Shobha (his wife), Jeetendra pelted her with peanuts. His energetic outbursts suffered a temporary setback in the early 1970s when his childhood friend Rajesh Khanna became a superstar. Like Khanna, Jeetendra too aimed at respectability and yearned to do an "Anand".
He dabbled with bespectacled histrionics in his trilogy with Gulzar "Parichay", "Khushboo" and "Kinara".He displayed a fair amount of sensitivity in these films, but increasingly veered toward commercially safer melodramas in the late 1970s and early 1980s (Apnapan, Judaai, Asha, Pyaasa Sawan, Maang Bharo Sajna, Ek Hi Bhool). Jeetendra attributed his sudden spurt in popularity to the middle class values of most of his characters, which was something he too could identify with.
Simultaneously, if the trend was action, Jeetendra adapted to it with films like "Dil Aur Deewar", "Jyoti Bane Jwala" and "Meri Awaaz Suno".At this juncture, his dream project, "Deedar-e-Yaar" (1982), a wannabe "Mere Mehboob", rudely disturbed the star's upward trajectory. This home production, costarring Tina Munim and Rishi Kapoor, was a box-office washout.
Within months, the Jumping Jack bounced back. The stupendous success of his Chennai films "Himmatwala", "Justice Chowdhary", "Mawaali" and "Tohfa" in the 1983-1984 phase made Jeetendra's success assume humungous proportions. He had found a dazzling co-star in Sridevi. Critics panned the colourful 'pots-n-pans' potboilers, but the masses thronged to see Jeetendra doing a "Bak bak mat kar" and "Ice cream khaoge" with Sridevi, who was half his age but had as much sizzle.These movies featured dance sequences with colorful clay pots, dozens of extras, electronic music by Bappi Lahiri, and lyrics by Indeewar
Touted as a competitor to Amitabh Bachchan, the level-headed Jeetendra sagaciously shrugged away the compliments with, "Amitabh is No1 to No 10.The southern invasion, led by K Raghavendra Rao and K Bapaiah, marked the high point of Jeetendra's decades-long association with south-based filmmakers. Jeetendra struck gold with the Raveekant Nagaich-directed "Farz" and continued to mint money with the legendary L V Prasad's "Jeene Ki Raah" (a drama centring around a harried-married man's involvement with a cripple, played by Tanuja) and "Bidaai"(a kerchief-soaker about a dutiful son who tames his shrewish wife, played by Leena).
T Rama Rao too gave a hat-trick of hits with Jeetendra and Rekha in 1980-1981: "Judaai", "Maang Bharo Sajna" and "Ek Hi Bhool".But, by the late 1980s, a 40-plus Jeetendra was finding it difficult to stay in the rat race despite his commendable efforts to stay fit. The star turned serious and made determined last-ditch efforts at histrionics in films like "New Delhi Times" (1985), "Santaan "(1993) and "Udhaar Ka Zindagi" (1995) but, unfortunately, they failed at the box-office.
Today, Jeetendra takes pride in his children -- Ekta Kapoor, a film producer who runs Balaji Telefilms, India's number one television production house, and, Tusshar, a budding actor.They make popular TV serials in Hindi, Tamil, and other languages. They have also produced five Bollywood films, two of which have Tusshar in the leading role. Jeetendra was last seen in a cameo in his home-production, "Kucch To Hai". Jeetendra made a brief appearance in one of his daughter's produced films Kucch To Hai (2002) where he appeared alongside his son Tusshar.He recently made an appearance in a popular TV serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as an old man.
20th Annual Celebration of Creative Eye Ltd
Legendary Bollywood megastars, Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra (l) captured in lens during the '20th Annual Celebration of Creative Eye Ltd, at The Club, Andheri, Mumbai on October 12, 2007.
JEETENDRA'S FILMOGRAPHY WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA :
1) Roti - 1974 (Guest Appearance)
2) Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein - 1977 (Guest Appearance)
3) Dharam Kanta - 1982
4) Nishan - 1983
5) Maqsad - 1984.
Shammi Kapoor
Name: Shammi Kapoor
Birthday: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Star Sign : Libra
First Film : Dil Deke Dekho
Biography
Shammi Kapoor (born October 21, 1931) is an actor in Hindi films. Most of his successful films were in the late 1950s and 1960s.
He was born Shamsher Raj Kapoor in Mumbai to film and theatre actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Shammi was the second of three sons born to Prithviraj (the other two being Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor), all of whom were, like their father, successful Bollywood actors.
He acted in many fun and boisterous films; he is often considered the Indian Elvis Presley. He particularly used Mohammed Rafi as his playback voice and Rafi was also his friend. In fact, it was Rafi who shouted the song "Yahoo" and famously picturized on Shammi in the huge hit film Junglee (1961). He won the Filmfare award as Best Actor for Brahmachari (1968). Producers loved pairing Shammi with new heroines, but only three became huge stars: Asha Parekh, Saira Banu, and Sharmila Tagore. He and Asha Parekh were paired together in four films, the most successful being the murder mystery Teesri Manzil (1966). However, tragedy struck during the filming of Teesri Manzil (1966), when Shammi's first wife, actress Geeta Bali, died of small pox, leaving him with two small children. It led to a failed romance with Mumtaz, his co-star from Brahmachari (1968). In 1969, he married his second wife Neela, and his significant weight gain ended his career as a romantic hero in the early 1970's, with Andaz (1971) being one of his last hits. He turned supporting actor, playing Saira Banu's father in Zameer (1975), when he had been her leading man a decade earlier in Junglee (1961) and Bluff Master (1964). He also directed Manoranjan (1974) and Bandalbaaz (1976), but neither were successful. He won his second Filmfare award, this time as Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata (1982). He also won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Shammi Kapoor was also one of the foremost internet users in India. He is the founder and chairman of Internet Users Community of India (IUCI) and has been instrumental in setting up internet organizations like the Ethical Hackers Association
HIS MOVIES WITH SUPER STAR RAJESH KHANNA:
1) Andaz - 1971
2) Five Rifles - 1974
3) Bundalbaaz - 1977
4) Ram Tere Kitne Naam - 1985
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