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Amrish Puri Actor, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Believe it or not, Amrish Puri wanted to become a Bollywood movie hero but failed a screen test in 1954. And what a failure it was! Mr. Puri went on to become one of the most renowned and credible villains in Bollywood's history. His most memorable and most-often quoted role as Mogambo (with the catchphrase "Mogambo Khush Huva") is still remembered from Mr India... | |
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Rajesh Khanna Actor, Anand Rajesh Khanna, the superstar of Indian Cinema, entered Hindi films in the latter half of the 1960s and did 180 films - 163 feature films and 17 short films. By 2011, he held record for maximum number of films as the solo lead hero and least number of multi star cast films in Hindi Cinema. Of the 163 films 106 were solo hero films and 22 were multi star films... | |
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Yash Chopra Producer, Veer-Zaara Labeled the eternal romantic and with one of the best musical senses in the business, Yash Chopra is arguably India's most successful director of romantic films. Although he made action-oriented films like the ever-popular Deewaar, it is in tackling love and its various aspects that he has been at his best... | |
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Sunil Dutt Actor, Munnabhai M.B.B.S. Actor, social activist and politician. Sunil Dutt wore many hats and excelled in a plethora of roles that came his way - both on and off screen. Born on June 6th, 1929, Sunil Dutt grew up as Balraj Dutt in a family that had survived the Partition of India. A student of Mumbai's Jai Hind college, he first started off as radio show host and celebrity interviewer... | |
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Kishore Kumar Soundtrack, Life of Pi Has a son named Sumeet from his marriage with Leena Chandavarkar. | |
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Shammi Kapoor Actor, RockStar Shamsher Raj "Shammi" Kapoor was the son of theater and film actor Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife Ramsarni "Rama" Mehra Kapoor. Shammi's acting career began in 1948, when he joined his father's theatrical company "Prithvi Theatres." Like his father and his brothers, Shammi eventually moved into the world of movie-making... | |
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Hrishikesh Mukherjee Director, Anand By no means is he any glamorous director, yet Hrishikesh Mukherjee is one of the most popular and beloved filmmakers in Indian cinema. His magic lay not in the glamor or largeness so often associated with cinema, but in its simplicity and warmth. He began his career in Bombay, 1951, as an editor and assistant director to Bimal Roy... | |
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Guru Dutt Actor, Pyaasa Considered to be a man ahead of his time, Guru Dutt was one of the greatest icons of commercial Indian cinema. Although he made less than 50 films during his lifetime, they are believed to be the best to come from Bollywood's Golden Age, known both for their ability to reach out to the common man and for their artistic and lyrical content... | |
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Amjad Khan Actor, Sholay | |
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Jag Mundhra Director, Bawandar | |
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Johnny Walker Actor, Madhumati One of the earliest and best-loved comedians of Indian Cinema, Johnny Walker brought smiles and amusement to all whenever he was on film. Christening himself after the famous Scotch whisky, Walker would drive audiences wild with laughter with his squeaky voice, pencil-thin moustache and his now-classic drunken antics... | |
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Dara Singh Actor, Jab We Met | |
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Laxmikant Berde Actor, Saajan | |
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A.K. Hangal Actor, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India His childhood was spent in Peshawar, where he had performed in theater for some major roles. However, his primary occupation for the early part of his life was that of a tailor. He was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle. Following his father's retirement, the family moved from Peshawar to Karachi... | |
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Joy Mukherjee Actor, Love in Tokyo | |
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Prakash Mehra Director, Sharaabi | |
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Satyendra Kapoor Actor, Sholay | |
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Navin Nischol Actor, Khosla's Nest | |
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Rajendra Nath Actor, Haré Raama Haré Krishna | |
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B.R. Chopra Producer, Mahabharat One of India's most respected film personalities, Baldev Raj Chopra (better known as B.R. Chopra) has been an architect of what is now known as the golden era of the Bollywood industry. Having converted offbeat stories into immortal classics like Waqt and Naya Daur, he commands high regard in the world film fraternity... | |
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Vijay Arora Actor, Yaadon Ki Baaraat | |
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Preeti Ganguli Actress, Anmol Tasveer Preeti was born on May 17, to actor Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly alias Ashok Kumar and RattanBai. She was their only child. Her paternal grandfather was an Advocate, Kunjilal, and her grandma, Ghouri Rani Devi (nee Bannerjee), the sister of classical singer, Dhananjay Bannerjee. Her uncles are Anoop and Kishore Kumar... | |
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Mac Mohan Actor, Sholay | |
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Nirmal Pandey Actor, Godmother | |
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Yunus Parvez Actor, Scorching Winds | |
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Leela Naidu Actress, Trikal (Past, Present, Future) Born to an Irish mother and an Indian father. Was a Femina Miss India. Quit movies to marry (and later divorce) hotelier Tilakraj Oberoi. She later married Goan poet Dom Moraes, who was her childhood sweetheart. Vogue named her as one of most beautiful women in the world, along with Maharani Gayatri Devi... | |
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Simple Kapadia Costume Designer, Darr | |
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Sujit Kumar Actor, Aradhana | |
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Shomu Mukherjee Writer, Lover Boy | |
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Pankaj Advani Writer, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | |
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Mahendra Kapoor Music Department, Amar Akbar Anthony | |
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Tahir Hussain Producer, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | |
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Shamshad Begum Music Department, Mughal-E-Azam | |
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Shakti Samanta Director, Aradhana | |
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Ramanand Sagar Producer, Arzoo Dr. Ramanand Sagar was born on December 29, 1917 at Asal Guru Ke, near the city of Lahore, Pakistan (then part of Hindustan). During the British Rule itself, Ramanand began his film career with a silent movie called "Raiders of the Railroad" (1936). Subsequently, he went on to make, what is now known as a masterpiece, "Aur Insaan Mar Gaya"... | |
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Nalini Jaywant Actress, Kalapani | |
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Virendra Razdan Actor, Gandhi | |
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Rasika Joshi Actress, Johnny Gaddaar Rasika Joshi was born on September 12, 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to Marathi Brahmin family. Rasika began her career with A Marathi play by Lata Narvekar. Her last movie Rasika died from leukemia on July 7, 2011 in a nursing home in Mumbai, aged 39, and was survived by her husband Girish Joshi and family. | |
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P. Jairaj Actor, Don | |
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Jagjit Singh Music Department, Sarfarosh | |
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Bina Rai Actress, Taj Mahal | |
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Viveka Babajee Self, Miss Universe Pageant | |
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B.R. Ishara Director, Hum Do Hamare Do B.R.Isharas's real name is Roshanlal Sharma and he is from Himachal Pradesh. He ran away from home and came to Bombay and began working as a tea boy on the sets of Hindi films. As is normal, a small boy in India is addressed as Babu. So he became Babu and very soon graduated to becoming a spot boy on the sets... | |
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Surinder Kapoor Producer, Pukar | |
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Bhupen Hazarika Music Department, Mera Dharam Meri Maa Bhupen Hazarika is one of the most well-known personalities from Assam, India. Born in 1926, in Sadiya, Assam, he holds an M. A. in Political Science in 1946. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from Beranes Hindu University, and a PhD in Mass Communication from the Columbia University, New York, where he came in contact with,and was greatly influenced by... | |
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O.P. Nayyar Composer, C.I.D. | |
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Homi Wadia Director, Zabak | |
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Jankidas Actor, Sargam | |
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Pearl Padamsee Actress, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | |
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Ashok Mehta Cinematographer, Chalte Chalte | |
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