Music composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, of Laxmikant-Pyarelal fame, has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan, not only as a celebration of his musical prowess, but also in acknowledgment of his role in defining the golden era of Hindi film music.
The octogenarian learnt the basics of music from his father, the renowned trumpeteer of his time, Ramprasad ‘Babaji’ Sharma. He then aced the violin under the guidance of the Goan musician Anthony Gonsalves, whom he went on to immortalise in the song ‘My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves’, which was picturised on Amitabh Bachchan (who also contributed to the vocals) in the 1977 film ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’.
Pyarelal teamed up with Laxmikant Kudalkar and they worked in more than 750 Hindi films between 1963 to 1998. They collaborated with the biggest names of the industry, including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shakti Samanta, Manmohan Desai and Yash Chopra.
The duo, whose partnership spanned over three decades,...
The octogenarian learnt the basics of music from his father, the renowned trumpeteer of his time, Ramprasad ‘Babaji’ Sharma. He then aced the violin under the guidance of the Goan musician Anthony Gonsalves, whom he went on to immortalise in the song ‘My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves’, which was picturised on Amitabh Bachchan (who also contributed to the vocals) in the 1977 film ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’.
Pyarelal teamed up with Laxmikant Kudalkar and they worked in more than 750 Hindi films between 1963 to 1998. They collaborated with the biggest names of the industry, including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Shakti Samanta, Manmohan Desai and Yash Chopra.
The duo, whose partnership spanned over three decades,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Sep 26 (Ians) One of Hindi films’ most talented and versatile actresses – and still going strong, the exquisite and enchanting Waheeda Rehman, who caps a remarkable stint with the prestigious Dadasahab Phalke Award, carved out a niche with confident renditions of unconventional roles, including some very bold for the era – and could have spelled doom to her career.
Starting with Telugu and Tamil films in 1955 before switching over to Hindi cinema the following year, she did the usual roles expected of Hindi film actresses but also went on to play a prostitute, a gangster’s moll, a nautanki actress, a woman who walks out of a marriage without regrets, et al – but with such innate grace that she has always been a byword for refined sensibility.
Born in fairly comfortable circumstances – her father was a Deputy Commissioner – on February 3, 1939 in what was Chingalpet town of the Madras Presidency, Waheeda...
Starting with Telugu and Tamil films in 1955 before switching over to Hindi cinema the following year, she did the usual roles expected of Hindi film actresses but also went on to play a prostitute, a gangster’s moll, a nautanki actress, a woman who walks out of a marriage without regrets, et al – but with such innate grace that she has always been a byword for refined sensibility.
Born in fairly comfortable circumstances – her father was a Deputy Commissioner – on February 3, 1939 in what was Chingalpet town of the Madras Presidency, Waheeda...
- 9/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
In his youth, he had gone from his home in Gurdaspur to Amritsar to get medicines for his ailing mother. To quench his thirst, he ordered a glass of sugarcane juice from a stall near the Golden Temple. When the vendor took a closer look at him, he exclaimed that Dev Anand had the sun on his forehead, foretelling greatness.
The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.
With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.
Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...
The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.
With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.
Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
In his youth, he had gone from his home in Gurdaspur to Amritsar to get medicines for his ailing mother. To quench his thirst, he ordered a glass of sugarcane juice from a stall near the Golden Temple. When the vendor took a closer look at him, he exclaimed that Dev Anand had the sun on his forehead, foretelling greatness.
The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.
With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.
Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...
The prediction did come true Dev Anand did become a star that burnt bright across an over six-decade-long career.
With his undeniable charm, fast diction, the slight lopsided gait, trademark nodding to add emphasis, the winning winsome smile, and the flamboyant sartorial style, Dev Anand sparkled in a career that began before Independence and lasted into the second decade of the 21st century.
Included in the pantheon of the top three heroes of Hindi cinema in the 1950s, he not only outpaced his peers Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, who did around 70-odd films each,...
- 9/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
If India ever had a star, it was Dev Anand. He was the mould in which subsequent generations of stars were cast. Dev Anand was born Dharamdev on September 26, 1923, in the Shakargarh tehsil of Gurdaspur district of Punjab. His father Pishori Lal Anand was a successful advocate and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Dev, the third of four brothers, graduated with English Honours from Government College, Lahore. He moved over to Bombay to join his older brother Chetan, who was trying to get a break in films.
Both brothers got involved in the progressive Indian People’s Theatre Association (Ipta). Chetan made ‘Neecha Nagar’ in 1946 and went on to win the Grand Prix at the inaugural Cannes film festival.
Dev told me that when he heard that Babu Rao Pai of Prabhat Film Studios was casting for a new film, he literally gatecrashed into his office and got the lead...
Both brothers got involved in the progressive Indian People’s Theatre Association (Ipta). Chetan made ‘Neecha Nagar’ in 1946 and went on to win the Grand Prix at the inaugural Cannes film festival.
Dev told me that when he heard that Babu Rao Pai of Prabhat Film Studios was casting for a new film, he literally gatecrashed into his office and got the lead...
- 9/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
If India ever had a star, it was Dev Anand. He was the mould in which subsequent generations of stars were cast. Dev Anand was born Dharamdev on September 26, 1923, in the Shakargarh tehsil of Gurdaspur district of Punjab. His father Pishori Lal Anand was a successful advocate and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Dev, the third of four brothers, graduated with English Honours from Government College, Lahore. He moved over to Bombay to join his older brother Chetan, who was trying to get a break in films.
Both brothers got involved in the progressive Indian People’s Theatre Association (Ipta). Chetan made ‘Neecha Nagar’ in 1946 and went on to win the Grand Prix at the inaugural Cannes film festival.
Dev told me that when he heard that Babu Rao Pai of Prabhat Film Studios was casting for a new film, he literally gatecrashed into his office and got the lead...
Both brothers got involved in the progressive Indian People’s Theatre Association (Ipta). Chetan made ‘Neecha Nagar’ in 1946 and went on to win the Grand Prix at the inaugural Cannes film festival.
Dev told me that when he heard that Babu Rao Pai of Prabhat Film Studios was casting for a new film, he literally gatecrashed into his office and got the lead...
- 9/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
The birth centenary of Indian cinema icon Dev Anand will be celebrated with restored versions of some of his classics receiving a theatrical release across the country.
Known as one of the triumvirate of superstars who ruled Hindi-language cinema in the 1950s and ’60s (along with the late Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar) Anand made such hits as “Guide,” “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” and “Prem Pujari.”
The birth centenary of Anand, who died in 2011, is on Sept. 26. On Sept. 24 and 25, the “Dev Anand@100 – Forever Young” festival will screen four of his classic films at 55 PVR Inox cinemas across 30 Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Chennai, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Nagpur, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Gwalior, Rourkela, Raipur, Noida, Kochi, Aurangabad, Vadodara, Surat and Mohali.
The films are Raj Khosla’s “C. I. D.” (1956) and Vijay Anand’s “Guide” (1965), “Jewel Thief” (1967) and “Johny Mera Naam” (1970). They have...
Known as one of the triumvirate of superstars who ruled Hindi-language cinema in the 1950s and ’60s (along with the late Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar) Anand made such hits as “Guide,” “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” and “Prem Pujari.”
The birth centenary of Anand, who died in 2011, is on Sept. 26. On Sept. 24 and 25, the “Dev Anand@100 – Forever Young” festival will screen four of his classic films at 55 PVR Inox cinemas across 30 Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Chennai, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Nagpur, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Gwalior, Rourkela, Raipur, Noida, Kochi, Aurangabad, Vadodara, Surat and Mohali.
The films are Raj Khosla’s “C. I. D.” (1956) and Vijay Anand’s “Guide” (1965), “Jewel Thief” (1967) and “Johny Mera Naam” (1970). They have...
- 9/11/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
By numbers, her work in the Hindi film industry seems quite scanty — at 33 films in around a decade and a half. But the statistics fail to reveal that, save around five, all were box-office hits, and some of them broke new ground, making her one of the most popular and successful actresses of all times — and a fashion icon too.
Though she struck gold right from her debut as female lead, and went on to become an “in demand” actress for everything, from frothy romances to tear-jerkers, Sadhana is most remembered for her trademark hairstyle — the famous “Sadhana cut” of fringes or short bangs (itself inspired by the elfin and charming Audrey Hepburn) — and pioneering form-fitting kurtas and churidar pyjamas.
But in her comparatively limited outings, Sadhana, who was born on this day in 1941, showcased her acting prowess. She could essay roles of a rich heiress to a village belle...
Though she struck gold right from her debut as female lead, and went on to become an “in demand” actress for everything, from frothy romances to tear-jerkers, Sadhana is most remembered for her trademark hairstyle — the famous “Sadhana cut” of fringes or short bangs (itself inspired by the elfin and charming Audrey Hepburn) — and pioneering form-fitting kurtas and churidar pyjamas.
But in her comparatively limited outings, Sadhana, who was born on this day in 1941, showcased her acting prowess. She could essay roles of a rich heiress to a village belle...
- 9/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The Notebook Primer introduces readers to some of the most important figures, films, genres, and movements in film history.Garam Hava.“The land is divided, lives are shattered. Storms rage in every heart; it’s the same here or there. Funeral pyres in every home, the flames mount higher. Every city is deserted; it’s the same here or there.”Thus begins M.S. Sathyu’s seminal historical drama Garam Hava (Scorching Winds, 1974), one of the most insightful films about the 1947 Partition of India. The Partition was a cataclysmic migration event in the histories of both India and Pakistan—the “here or there” referenced in these lines by screenwriter and poet Kaifi Azmi, though it’s purposefully not made explicit which refers to which. In Garam Hava, a shoe manufacturer named Salim Mirza (an eloquent final performance in the legendary career of actor Balraj Sahni) watches his family migrate to...
- 8/19/2022
- MUBI
Shamshera
Starring Ranbir & Ranbir Kapoor, Vani Kapoor, Ronit Roy Bose, Irawati Harshe, Sanjay Dutt
Directed by Karan Malhotra
The horses from Raj Khosla’s 1971 hit Mera Gaon Mera Desh are back in business again after many years, admittedly a little tired. But the gallop is still strong. Sadly there is not much here in Shamshera for the horses to trot about. This is a lamentably lame action film with characters who seem to belong to a time when Laxmi Chhaya would tie the hero to the nearest lamppost and sing Maar diya jay ke chhod diya jaye.
Shamshera has its own Laxmi Chhaya. Vaani Kapoor’s gym-trained body(not sure they had gyms in the 18th century) sways sensuously at various villainous celebrations where Ranbir Kapoor robs the rich of their gold to feed the underdogs.
It’s all done in a tone of self-mockery that never quite makes it into the hall of flames.
Starring Ranbir & Ranbir Kapoor, Vani Kapoor, Ronit Roy Bose, Irawati Harshe, Sanjay Dutt
Directed by Karan Malhotra
The horses from Raj Khosla’s 1971 hit Mera Gaon Mera Desh are back in business again after many years, admittedly a little tired. But the gallop is still strong. Sadly there is not much here in Shamshera for the horses to trot about. This is a lamentably lame action film with characters who seem to belong to a time when Laxmi Chhaya would tie the hero to the nearest lamppost and sing Maar diya jay ke chhod diya jaye.
Shamshera has its own Laxmi Chhaya. Vaani Kapoor’s gym-trained body(not sure they had gyms in the 18th century) sways sensuously at various villainous celebrations where Ranbir Kapoor robs the rich of their gold to feed the underdogs.
It’s all done in a tone of self-mockery that never quite makes it into the hall of flames.
- 7/23/2022
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” (1982), died at her home in Mumbai Thursday after a prolonged illness. She was 91.
Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency Pti.
Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. She began her career as a fashion illustrator for magazines before she moved to designing costumes for films. She made her debut with Raj Khosla’s “C.I.D.” (1956) and went on to design for some of the landmark films of Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959) and Abrar Alvi’s “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).
She designed for more than 100 Indian films over a career spanning nearly 60 years. Her output in the 1960s included “Gunga Jumna,” “Waqt,” “Amrapali,” “Teesri Manzil” and “Milan.” In the 1970s she worked on “Johny Mera Naam,...
Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency Pti.
Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. She began her career as a fashion illustrator for magazines before she moved to designing costumes for films. She made her debut with Raj Khosla’s “C.I.D.” (1956) and went on to design for some of the landmark films of Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959) and Abrar Alvi’s “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).
She designed for more than 100 Indian films over a career spanning nearly 60 years. Her output in the 1960s included “Gunga Jumna,” “Waqt,” “Amrapali,” “Teesri Manzil” and “Milan.” In the 1970s she worked on “Johny Mera Naam,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed Nightingale of India, turns 90 on Sept. 28 and in honor of the woman who made the Guinness Book of World Records for 25,000 songs recorded we at Variety chose 25 of our favorite tunes from Bollywood. There were many more we could choose, including duets with Hemant Kumar or Mohammed Rafi but we didn’t want the list to become too unwieldy. Mangeshkar started singing professionally at age 14 and Bollywood actresses from the 1940s to 2000s have lip synced to her on screen. Acting legend Dilip Kumar once said of her: “The way the fragrance of a flower has no color, a flowing spring or cool breezes belong to no country, the smile of an innocent child has no religion, similarly Lata Mangekshar’s voice is a miracle of nature’s creativity.”
Laru Lappa Lara Lappa
“Ek Thi Ladki (1949)
The Punjabi duet is the most famous part of “Ek...
Laru Lappa Lara Lappa
“Ek Thi Ladki (1949)
The Punjabi duet is the most famous part of “Ek...
- 9/25/2020
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
Iconic Bollywood actress Waheeda Rehman turned 82 on Monday, and fans and industry colleagues wished her on social media all through the day.
Veteran singer Anup Jalota greeted the legendary actress on her birthday and wrote: "Many Happy Returns of the day to the Most Graceful and Elegant of the entire Hindi Film Industry #WaheedaRehman. May God maintains your Beautiful Smile and bless you with Great Health."
Also Read:?Akshay Kumar gives karate tips to daughter Nitara
Actor Randeep Hooda wrote: " A rocking birthday to #WaheedaRehman ji .. by far my favourite got know of her love for the wild .. here's wishing for a wildlife photography safari with her is someone listening."
A fan posted: "#WaheedaRehman My favorite actress, Waheeda ji is grace of God to Film World. She worked for Indian Culture and Customs. Guide is my favorite movie. Her dance on" Mose Chal kiye jaye Sanya Beiman " was amazing. Happy Birthday dear Waheeda ji.
Veteran singer Anup Jalota greeted the legendary actress on her birthday and wrote: "Many Happy Returns of the day to the Most Graceful and Elegant of the entire Hindi Film Industry #WaheedaRehman. May God maintains your Beautiful Smile and bless you with Great Health."
Also Read:?Akshay Kumar gives karate tips to daughter Nitara
Actor Randeep Hooda wrote: " A rocking birthday to #WaheedaRehman ji .. by far my favourite got know of her love for the wild .. here's wishing for a wildlife photography safari with her is someone listening."
A fan posted: "#WaheedaRehman My favorite actress, Waheeda ji is grace of God to Film World. She worked for Indian Culture and Customs. Guide is my favorite movie. Her dance on" Mose Chal kiye jaye Sanya Beiman " was amazing. Happy Birthday dear Waheeda ji.
- 2/4/2020
- GlamSham
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is set to conquer again with his upcoming Eid bonanza Bharat, which is making all the right noise. Before watching the movie on 5th June 2019, let?s remember our first ?Bharat?.
Born in Abbottabad, a town in the North-West Frontier Province, now in Pakistan, Harikishan Giri Goswami aka Manoj Kumar urf Bharat stayed as a refugee in Delhi when he was around 10 after the Partition. A fascination towards one of India?s most influential freedom fighter Bhagat Singh took seed when a friend Surinder Chawla, narrated the story of the legend to the young Harikishan Giri Goswami (Manoj Kumar). The enthusiasm of the kid resulted in a stage play on Shaheed Bhagat Singh in which the young Manoj Kumar managed that trademark Bhagat Singh hat but stage fear ruined the child?s dream but the passion to act one day and respect for Bhagat Singh and motherland ? India remained intact.
Born in Abbottabad, a town in the North-West Frontier Province, now in Pakistan, Harikishan Giri Goswami aka Manoj Kumar urf Bharat stayed as a refugee in Delhi when he was around 10 after the Partition. A fascination towards one of India?s most influential freedom fighter Bhagat Singh took seed when a friend Surinder Chawla, narrated the story of the legend to the young Harikishan Giri Goswami (Manoj Kumar). The enthusiasm of the kid resulted in a stage play on Shaheed Bhagat Singh in which the young Manoj Kumar managed that trademark Bhagat Singh hat but stage fear ruined the child?s dream but the passion to act one day and respect for Bhagat Singh and motherland ? India remained intact.
- 5/21/2019
- GlamSham
Stree
Starring Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana
Directed by Amar Kaushik
A new language in the horror genre burgeons as we watch this quirky cocktail—or shall we call it a quirk-tale?—of strange eerie mysterious goings-on in a minuscule town somewhere in Madhya Pradesh.
First off, the narrative acquires its judiciously-harnessed strength from the lazy serpentine locations. The congested claustrophobic gullies and lanes of Chanderi lend themselves effectively to the plot that quite literally loses it.
This is a film where supernatural beliefs are dragged to the extremes of self-parody and then dragged back up panting puffing and gasping for breath. It’s a delicious voluptuous mishmash of terror and titillation all titivated in loads of guffaws.
To sustain the mood of mirth during times of terror is not easy. Stree manages it. It also squeezes in a piercing message on gender dignity and women’s empowerment,...
Starring Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana
Directed by Amar Kaushik
A new language in the horror genre burgeons as we watch this quirky cocktail—or shall we call it a quirk-tale?—of strange eerie mysterious goings-on in a minuscule town somewhere in Madhya Pradesh.
First off, the narrative acquires its judiciously-harnessed strength from the lazy serpentine locations. The congested claustrophobic gullies and lanes of Chanderi lend themselves effectively to the plot that quite literally loses it.
This is a film where supernatural beliefs are dragged to the extremes of self-parody and then dragged back up panting puffing and gasping for breath. It’s a delicious voluptuous mishmash of terror and titillation all titivated in loads of guffaws.
To sustain the mood of mirth during times of terror is not easy. Stree manages it. It also squeezes in a piercing message on gender dignity and women’s empowerment,...
- 8/31/2018
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Now that the producers KriArj Entertainment have decided to remake Raj Khosla’s 1964 supernatural classic Woh Kaun Thi, the casting process has begun in right earnest. One hears that Shahid Kapoor who is already playing the lead in the same producer’s under-production film Batti Gul Meter Chalu has been pencilled in to play the roleRead More
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- 3/16/2018
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The production house KriArj Entertainment has now for the first time acquired the official rights to the 1964 timeless classic Woh Kaun Thi from Nn Sippy. The psychological thriller directed by Raj Khosla starring Sadhana and Manoj Kumar is celebrated to this day for its remarkable songs composed by Madan Mohan. The film is all set to be remade by producers Prernaa Arora and Arjun N Kapoor of KriArj Entertainment and will pay tribute to Manoj Kumar. It will also feature two iconic songs from the original film ‘Naina Barse Rimjhim’ and 'Lag Ja Gale Se', both immortalized by Lata Mangeshkar.
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- 3/13/2018
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 1964 film had music by Madan Mohan and lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan, who together created some timeless melodies like Lag Jaa Gale and Naina Barse Rimjhim. Directed by Raj Khosla, Woh Kaun Thi starred Manoj Kumar and Sadhana...
- 10/16/2017
- Film Companion
The 1956 film had music by Op Nayyar and some iconic songs like Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan, Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein and Jata Kahan Hai Deewane. Directed by Raj Khosla, Cid starred Dev Anand and Shakila...
- 9/29/2017
- Film Companion
Sadhana Shivdasani, or Sadhana, as she was famously known in Hindi cinema, passed away quietly on Friday Christmas day December 25 at the Hinduja hospital in Mumbai. She lived and died a recluse. Luckily, she had a nephew with her when she passed away. I remember the one time that I managed to interview her. She was reluctant to talk and after a few questions quickly excused herself saying she had to rush to the bank. Sadhana was the ultimate enigma. No wonder, director Raj Khosla repeatedly cast her as the mystery woman in Woh Kaun Thi, Mera Saaya and Anita. In the late 1950s and throughout 1960s, Sadhana excelled in roles that required a naturalistic approach. This, at a time when Indian mainstream cinema required exaggerated drama. Says Sanjay Leela Bhansali, "Sadhanji preferred mellow drama to melodrama. Her performance in films like Bimal Roy's Parakh, Dev Anand's...
- 12/26/2015
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Eminent poet and film lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri needs no introduction. He belonged to the legacy of learned lyricist like Sahir Ludhianvi, Kaifi Azmi, Shakeel Badayuni etc. who blossomed as literary poets but took to penning songs to make a decent earning.
List of songs penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri are long. They range from K. L. Saigal's Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya.. (Shahjahan) to Aamir Khan's Pehla Nasha.. (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar). Other hits songs include Jaane Walo Zara Mudh Ke Dekho Mujhe... (Dosti), Jalte Hain Jiske Liye... (Sujata), Kya Hua Tera Vada... (Hum Kisise Kum Naheen), Ek Din Bik Jayega Maati Ke Mol... (Dharam Karam) etc.
Once for the movie Chirag (1969), staring Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh, film director Raj Khosla asked Majrooh Sahab to pen a song which could emphasize the beauty of eye because the film's plot centered on the heroine's attractive eyes and how her world goes...
List of songs penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri are long. They range from K. L. Saigal's Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya.. (Shahjahan) to Aamir Khan's Pehla Nasha.. (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar). Other hits songs include Jaane Walo Zara Mudh Ke Dekho Mujhe... (Dosti), Jalte Hain Jiske Liye... (Sujata), Kya Hua Tera Vada... (Hum Kisise Kum Naheen), Ek Din Bik Jayega Maati Ke Mol... (Dharam Karam) etc.
Once for the movie Chirag (1969), staring Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh, film director Raj Khosla asked Majrooh Sahab to pen a song which could emphasize the beauty of eye because the film's plot centered on the heroine's attractive eyes and how her world goes...
- 6/16/2015
- GlamSham
Suchitra Sen
What:
Suchitra Sen Film Festival- a tribute.
Screening of acclaimed films of Suchitra Sen like Harano Sur, Bombai Ka Babu, Aatmiyo Swajan, Aandhi, Guerrilla and Lal Tip.
The festival is being organised by the Entertainment Society of Goa.
When:
11-16 April.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Auditorium 1
Maquinez Palace
Panaji, Goa.
About the event:
List of films
Harano Sur (11 April)
Director: Ajay Kar
(1957, 162min, B/W)
Cast: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Utpal Dutta.
Aloke Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar), mentally imbalanced, following a train accident, is rescued on escaping from the asylum by Doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen). There, while treating him at her home they fall in love, and marry. But a second accident makes Aloke recall his past life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget Roma. Could Aloke ultimately remember the days he spent with wife Roma?
Bombai Ka Babu (12 April)
Director: Raj Khosla
Cast: Suchitra Sen,...
What:
Suchitra Sen Film Festival- a tribute.
Screening of acclaimed films of Suchitra Sen like Harano Sur, Bombai Ka Babu, Aatmiyo Swajan, Aandhi, Guerrilla and Lal Tip.
The festival is being organised by the Entertainment Society of Goa.
When:
11-16 April.
Entry:
Free and open to all.
Venue:
Auditorium 1
Maquinez Palace
Panaji, Goa.
About the event:
List of films
Harano Sur (11 April)
Director: Ajay Kar
(1957, 162min, B/W)
Cast: Suchitra Sen, Uttam Kumar, Pahari Sanyal, Utpal Dutta.
Aloke Mukherjee (Uttam Kumar), mentally imbalanced, following a train accident, is rescued on escaping from the asylum by Doctor Roma Banerjee (Suchitra Sen). There, while treating him at her home they fall in love, and marry. But a second accident makes Aloke recall his past life as a rich businessman in Calcutta and forget Roma. Could Aloke ultimately remember the days he spent with wife Roma?
Bombai Ka Babu (12 April)
Director: Raj Khosla
Cast: Suchitra Sen,...
- 4/4/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, Oct 2: Veteran actress Asha Parekh, who turns 71 Wednesday, is popularly known as the glamorous 'Miss Neeta'. But she also gave some truly sensitive performances when the need arose.
Here's looking at her 10 best films:
"Bharosa" (1963): A simple rustic tale with Guru Dutt and Asha cast as lovers oblivious to the maladies around them. The love story had good performances and melodious songs like "Woh Dil Kahan Se".
"Do Badan" (1966): The first of Raj Khosla's trilogy of films that offered scope for Asha to perform in a serious dramatic role. In the film, her co-star Manoj Kumar loses his eyesight and the class divide seperates the two lovers. The lovers meet with a tragic end in the movie.
"Teesri.
Here's looking at her 10 best films:
"Bharosa" (1963): A simple rustic tale with Guru Dutt and Asha cast as lovers oblivious to the maladies around them. The love story had good performances and melodious songs like "Woh Dil Kahan Se".
"Do Badan" (1966): The first of Raj Khosla's trilogy of films that offered scope for Asha to perform in a serious dramatic role. In the film, her co-star Manoj Kumar loses his eyesight and the class divide seperates the two lovers. The lovers meet with a tragic end in the movie.
"Teesri.
- 10/2/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Reema Kagti has dismissed descriptions of Talaash as a supernatural film. The mystery thriller co-stars Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherji and Kareena Kapoor. She told Bollywood Hungama: "People are comparing my film to The Sixth Sense. But come on, Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi did it so many decades ago. "To tell you the truth, I don't even believe in ghosts. For me the ghost in Talaash is a metaphor for the unknown. When the story came to Zoya Akhtar and me the treatment was like a full-fledged horror movie. "Eventually we made Talaash as a tale of a haunted hero. But he doesn't even realize he is haunted." Kagti added that casting Khan was pivotal for the film, which was (more)...
- 12/4/2012
- by By Zakia Uddin
- Digital Spy
Aamir Khan, who is currently promoting his suspense drama Talaash, confessed that he experienced a feeling of deja vu and was even spooked a wee bit, when he discovered that yesteryear master of suspense films, Raj Khosla, had actually stayed in one of the rooms (that now serves as a guest room) in the flat that is Aamir’s current home.
Raj Khosla explored a variety of styles be it crime thrillers, suspense thrillers, musical, melodramas and dacoit dramas he is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand. He’s the man who gave Bollywood memorable films like Cid (1956), Woh Kaun Thi (1964) and Mera Saaya (1966) besides a host of other movies.
Aamir is a huge Raj Khosla fan and sources close to Ak say that Talaash is his tribute to a man who made the best crime and suspense films.
Director Milan Luthria (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,...
Raj Khosla explored a variety of styles be it crime thrillers, suspense thrillers, musical, melodramas and dacoit dramas he is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand. He’s the man who gave Bollywood memorable films like Cid (1956), Woh Kaun Thi (1964) and Mera Saaya (1966) besides a host of other movies.
Aamir is a huge Raj Khosla fan and sources close to Ak say that Talaash is his tribute to a man who made the best crime and suspense films.
Director Milan Luthria (Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai,...
- 11/27/2012
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
Aamir Khan, who is currently promoting his suspense drama Talaash, confessed that he experienced a feeling of deja vu and was even spooked a wee bit, when he discovered that yesteryear master of suspense films, Raj Khosla, had actually stayed in one of the rooms (that now serves as a guest room) in the flat that is Aamir’s current home. Read More...
- 11/26/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Aamir Khan, who has started the countdown for Talaash, confessed that he experienced a feeling of deja vu and was even spooked when he discovered that yesteryear master of suspense films, Raj Khosla, had actually stayed in one of the rooms (that now serves as a guest room) in the flat that is his current home. For the uninitiated, Raj Khosla happens to be the father of director Milan Luthria. If that wasn't enough, he is also the very man whose name has always been associated with crime thrillers, suspense thrillers, musical, melodramas and dacoit dramas. He is often referred to as the man who gave Bollywood memorable films like Cid, Woh Kaun Thi and Mera Saaya etc.
- 11/26/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Aamir Khan, who is currently promoting his suspense drama Talaash, confessed that he experienced a feeling of deja vu and was even spooked a wee bit, when he discovered that yesteryear master of suspense films, Raj Khosla, had actually stayed in one of the rooms (that now serves as a guest room) in the flat that is Aamir's current home.Raj Khosla explored a variety of styles be it crime thrillers, suspense thrillers, musical, melodramas and dacoit dramas he is often credited f...
- 11/26/2012
- GlamSham
The ethereal Waheeda Rehman missed the opportunity to meet her co-star Dev Anand one last time, but fondly remembers him as a good producer. She, however, feels in recent times he got too involved with himself..Without meaning any disrespect to him, I.d like to say that as the years went by Dev.s script sense went more and more haywire. I think he got too involved with himself. Dev was a very good producer. But he needed to look out for better scripts,. said Waheeda.When told her that she was Dev Anand.s favourite actress, she laughed and said: .That was nice of him. We did share a very easy and warm working relationship. When he turned director with .Prem Pujari., I was in the film, of course..She almost didn.t do her most iconic film .Guide., but thanks to Dev Anand.s persuasiveness, she became...
- 12/6/2011
- Filmicafe
Since .Murder 2. promos have hit the television there has been a huge buzz over its raunchy quotient. The trailers are scorching enough to build the anticipation for what does the film have in store to offer.The audience expect some adult erotica from the Bhatt camp eachtime given the movies they have made in the past like .Jisn. and .murder..Vishesh Films` Murder 2. starring Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez is talked to set a new record for the Bhatt.s going to another limit this time.Mahesh Bhatt has admitted that, actress Jacqueline is bolder than Jism`s Bipasha Basu and Murder`s Mallika Sherawat. He said to a daily, "We at Vishesh Films decided to make films with a high quotient of erotica to cater to the new consumer who is living a life radically different from the life I lived in my youth.Bollywood cinema was slow...
- 6/12/2011
- Filmicafe
The genre of thriller movies have always kept the Hindi cine goers enthralled. Over the years Bollywood has produced some such memorable films that have achieved iconic cult following. 1. Woh Kaun Thi In the good old days when a film was yet to see the colours the film Woh Kaun Thi (1964) was directed by Raj Khosla. The success of this thriller made the director create two more thrillers like Mera Saaya and Anita. Doctor Anand encounters a beautiful lady (Sadhna) who behaves mysteriously, a little later an old man takes Anand(Manoj Kumar) to his house to treat his already dead daughter who apparently is the...
- 3/2/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
He admits women-centric films are his forte but Madhur Bhandarkar doesn't want to stick to one genre. After a comedy, the filmmaker now wants to direct an intense love story. 'I am a great admirer of Raj Khosla and Vijay Anand. Can you believe the same director who made 'Guide' also made 'Jewel Thief'. I'd like to be known for all genres,' said Bhandarkar. 'I want to make an intense love story like 'Ek Duuje Ke Liye'. I also want to make a thriller like 'Teesri Manzil'. But, yes, hard-hitting women-centric cinema is my forte,' added Bhandarkar, who has ventured into comedy with 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'. His impressive oeuvre of women-centric films include critically acclaimed movies like 'Chandni Bar', 'Page 3' and 'Satta'. Excerpts from an interview: Q: You've hopped genres with 'Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji'?...
- 2/18/2011
- Filmicafe
Filmmaker Raj Khosla’s daughter Sunita Khosla Bhalla aided by Shashi Ranjan of The Indian Television Academy is going to hold an evening of commemoration in the memory of her father on January 8 at Hare Rama Hare Krishna Mandir, Juhu. Khosla was one of the nation’s best loved filmmakers, responsible for films like Cid, Kala Paani, Do Raaste, Do Badan and many more. “He carried the legacy of his mentor, Guru Dutt forward. He gave a sterling account of himself in whichever genre he chose, from crime to romance and even drama,” says Bhalla. Ranjan adds, “The Raj Khosla Foundation has been ...
- 1/6/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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