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14/07/2024

Lata Mangeshkar was an iconic Indian playback singer whose career spanned over seven decades. Born on September 28, 1929, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, she is often referred to as the "Nightingale of India." Her melodious voice and exceptional singing ability made her one of the most respected and celebrated singers in the history of Indian music.

Career and Contribution
Lata Mangeshkar began her singing career in 1942 at the age of 13. She recorded songs in over 36 Indian languages, though she was primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema. Some of her most famous songs include "Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh," "Lag Ja Gale," "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya," and "Tere Liye." Her collaborations with renowned music directors like S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and Madan Mohan produced numerous evergreen hits.

Records
Guinness World Records: In 1974, she was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in history, with more than 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs recorded in 20 Indian languages between 1948 and 1974.
Longest Career: Lata Mangeshkar's career in playback singing spanned over 70 years, making her one of the longest-serving artists in the industry.

Awards and Honors
Bharat Ratna: India’s highest civilian award, conferred in 2001.
Padma Bhushan: Awarded in 1969.
Padma Vibhushan: Awarded in 1999.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award: The highest award in Indian cinema, received in 1989.
National Film Awards: She won three National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer.
Filmfare Awards: She received numerous Filmfare Awards, including Lifetime Achievement Awards, and in 1994, the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer award was named in her honor.
Maharashtra Bhushan Award: The highest civilian award of the state of Maharashtra, awarded in 1997.

Legacy
Lata Mangeshkar's voice became synonymous with Indian cinema's golden era, and her contributions to music are unparalleled. Her songs continue to resonate with audiences of all ages, and she remains an enduring symbol of grace, talent, and dedication in the world of music. Lata Mangeshkar passed away on February 6, 2022, but her legacy lives on through her timeless music.

14/07/2024

Revisiting the thriller revenge drama Zakhmi Aurat that released in 1988 reminds us that Bollywood and the censor board were once harbingers of progressive thought, far more advanced than their current iterations.

The film revolves around a woman police officer who suffers the harrowing trauma of gang r**e, only to see her assailants walk free due to the inadequacies of the justice system. Driven by an unyielding thirst for vengeance, she assembles a coalition of r**e survivors. Together, they deliver their own brand of justice, meting out punishment in a manner as severe as it is symbolic—they castrate the rapists, one by one. Yes, you read that correctly: the movie graphically depicts the castration of rapists as a form of retribution!

In an era when films often depicted r**e victims being forced to marry their rapists, Zakhmi Aurat shattered stereotypes and boldly showcased what many believe should be the true punishment for such heinous crimes.

Dimple Kapadia, in the titular role, exudes an almost incendiary allure and delivers a performance steeped in intensity and conviction. The film is punctuated with unforgettable moments, further elevated by a stellar supporting cast including Raj Babbar, Anupam Kher, Puneet Issar, Tej Sapru, Shiva Randhani, Rama Vij, Beena Banerjee, Aruna Irani, Shehnaaz Kudia, Kalpana Iyer, Chand Usmani, Roopesh Kumar, and others in pivotal roles.

Zakhmi Aurat stands as a testament to a time when Bollywood dared to confront societal taboos head-on, making a powerful statement about justice and the resilience of the human spirit.

13/05/2023

Zalzala released on this day. May 13, 1988 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Harish Shah. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Rajiv Kapoor, Anita Raj, Kimi Katkar, Vijayta Pandit, Danny Denzongpa and Rati Agnihotri. It is a loose rehash of 1969 Western, Mackenna's Gold.

The two brothers, Vinod Shah and Harish Shah always Produced Films with Other Directors, like Dulal Guha, Mohan Seghal, Ravikant Nagaich, Ramsay Bros and Others. One day writer Sachin Bhowmic narrated a story to the Shah Brothers and they were both were impressrd and they decided to Produce The film and find suitable Director. They had told Filmaker Mohan Saigal about it, Mohan Saigal advised Harish Shah to direct the fim himself as he was good at it.

Sanjeev Kumar was signed for the villains role but passed away. Danny was signed to replace him.

Vijayta Pandit got married during the making of the film. The producers made her sign a contract with a clause that she would not get pregnant. If she did and missed work, she would pay for all money lost due to the delay.

There was a shelved movie, Usha Productions "Zalzala"(1974). Starring Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh,Vinod Khanna, Neetu Singh, Music by Sonik - Omi, Produced by K.G. Bhatt, Directed by Shantilal Soni.

When Harish Shah first heard the script in 1978, he had planned to sign Feroz Khan and Sanjeev Kumar.

Shatrughan Sinha's 2 films Zalzala and Sherni released on the same day and both were box office duds.

The shooting for the original "Zalzala" started in 1980. It starred Dharmendra, Feroz Khan, Reena Roy, Danny Denzongpa.Music by Rahul Dev Burman, Produced by Harish Shah, Directed by Narendra Bedi. When it was restarted, Shatrughan replaced Feroz and Harish Shah took over as director .

10/04/2023

K. G. F Chafter 1

The movie dates back to 1951. Here, two incidents take place; The birth of the hero and other in the Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F) they get gold. The hero is brought up in poverty. When he is very young itself he goes to Mumbai to become a mafia don. His mother's wish was to see her son rich and powerful. After being in Mumbai for some time he returns back. Will he be able to become a Don? Will he set his people free from the age old slavery?

26/01/2023

26/01/2023

Hindustan Zindabaad Hai….Zindabaad Tha.. .aur Zindabaad Rahega!
This Independence Day, we bring to you the biggest sequel in Indian cinema after two decades.
releasing on 11th August 2023🔥

10/01/2023

Yodha is a 1991 Indian Bollywood action drama film directed by Rahul Rawail. The film stars Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Sangeeta Bijlani in lead roles, along with Shilpa Shirodkar in special appearance.

10/01/2023

Joshilaay released on this day. Jan 10, 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sibte Hassan Rizvi. The film stars Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Rajesh Vivek. The music was composed by R. D. Burman.

Dharmendra got angry at a trade paper for writing Anil Kapoor's name before Sunny Deol's in the Joshilaay poster. This piece of news made it to all the media. It was Boney Kapoor who would go on to verify the story.

Final film released at Mumbai's iconic Apsara cinema.

Shekhar Kapur abandoned the film halfway due to the script changes which occurred during production.

Apart from the climax, the whole film was shot by Shekhar Kapur (the climax only was shot by the producer).

Shekar Kapur left the film mid way which delayed the film for sometime.

The film had huge expectations but due to its delay it lost its charmed a flopped at the box office.

Rajesh Vivek played the main antagonist which was inspired from iconic character of Gabbar from Sholay 1975.

The music of the film was well received the title song was a hit.

Rajesh Vivek's was quite appreciated but as the film did not do well he did not get more work until Lagaan 2001.

Shekhar Kapur shot this film in Ladakh and also his uncle Dev Anand had shot Ishk Ishk Ishk in Ladakh and Shekhar Kapur was introduced in this film along with Rakesh Pandey, Zarina Wahab and Padmini Kholapure as child artist.

The songs were released in 1985 and the film was released 4 years later in 1989.

Kishore Kumar sang the energetic title song Joshilaay Woh Shehzade Hain Zameen Ke. This is the last song of Kishore Kumar, which was music by R. D. Burman.

Only climax was remaining to be shot Sibte Hassan Rizvi and Shekhar Kapur had misnderstading then Shekhar Kapur backed out of the film after working for the film for 5 years.

The producer had completed the film at studio after he took over the film. During about six years of making of Joshilaay, this film was always in the main news and conterversis in all those years.

Pravin Bhatt was the cinematographer of this film but because of the climate of Ladhakh he had to leave the film and Dilip Mukherjee did the photoraphy, when the producer took over the film the photography was done by Chang. So the film had three cinematographer.

Joshilaay was overshot and went over budget, the materials used for the shooting of this film was enough for making two films. The origional editor of this film Renu Saluja found difficult to edit the film. Then I.M.Kunnu edited the film when the producer took over to complete the film.

When Shekhar Kapur was directing this film, Pravin Bhatt and Dilip Mukherjee were the cinematographers and Renu Saluja was editor and when Sibte Hassan Rizvi took over the the cinematographer was Chang and the editor was I.M.Kunnu.

Before Joshilaay Sibte Hassan Rizvi had produced Ahista Ahista and after Joshilaay he made Awaaz De Kahan Hai which had music by Naushad who had also written the story of the film.

When Shekhar Kapur left Joshilaay, he was also making. films like Dushmani & Time Machine.

Shekhar Kapoor's uncle Vijay Anand gave the mahurat clap during the launching of this film Joshilaay in the year 1983.

Kamal Haasan was signed for the film but was dropped due to getting injured. Anil Kapoor replaced him.

Jaya Pradha was offered the film in 1983. The role was opposite Anil Kapoor . She declined as she thought he was too small a star .

During the film's mahurat, the lead actors were to say their assigned dialogues, and then say "Joshilaay!" at the end. After Sunny Deol said his lines, Anil Kapoor decided he wanted to gain a advantage over Sunny. Anil said his dialogues, then went on to add and improvise extra lines for himself ! This did not go down well with Dharmendra and Sunny Deol. They realized what Anil had done and why. This would mark the beginning of the Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor war for years.

Sunny Deol was extremely upset the film was delayed. It was suppose to release in 84/85.

Dev Anand daughter Devina traveled with cousin Shekhar Kapoor to Ladakh during the filming of the film. She went as photographer.

The producer was very mad at Javed Akhtar. He was suppose to start writing the script in 1982 and finish in 1983. But the script and dialogues were still incomplete in 1985!. Javed promised he would go on location and write for the film. Shekhar Kapur did not like this. He would have loved the script and dialogues ready.

Vijayta Pandit was signed for the film in 1983 but later dropped for Meenakshi Sheshadri.

The film was titled "Joshilaay Joshilaay" at one point .

The producer claimed that director Shekhar Kapur wasted too much raw stock and that was one of the loss the producer faced.

The second film Shekhar Kapur started after Masoom. Joshilaay was action film completely different from Masoom. Nobody from the star cast of Masoom was repeated in Joshilaay.

Sixty Seconds to What? (For A Few Dollars More, 1965) was sampled for the song "Joshilaay Woh Shehzaade" by Kishore Kumar.

Only film time Sridevi and Meenakshi acted in a film.Mahaguru 1985 Meenakshi played the lead while Sridevi appeared in a song.

Rajesh Vivek was to be introduced as villain in the film similar to what Amjad Khan was in Sholay 1975.Film credits also show his name as introducing Rajesh Vivek,as he film was delayed by four years he worked in films like Jaanbaaz 1986 and Veerana 1988 where he gained popularity as Baba in Veerana for his negative character.

Padmini Kolhapure was initial choice opposite Anil Kapoor.

There were reports that the producer was going to sign Rekha for the role opposite Anil Kapoor. Dharmemdra opposed this and wanted a less popular heroine for Anil as he wanted Sunny to have a edge over Anil. Finally Meenakshi was agreed upon.

Producer Gulshan Rai objected to the title Joshilaay as he felt the title sounded too close to his production Joshila. He made a official complaint to the filmboard and lost.

Its said the story of the Sunny Deol and Anil Kapoor movie Joshilaay, was inspired by Do Waqt Ki Roti, as the writer and makers thought that Do Waqt Ki Roti was already shelved. After about 10 years Do Waqt Ki Roti was revived, completed and released 1 year before Joshilaay.

Before approaching the writer Gulzar for Masoom, on the advise of Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Kapur approached Javed Akhtar to write script and dialogue. But Javed Akhtar quoted very big amount. Shekhar Kapur thought the amount was big and not working out. Then Shekhar Kapur approached to Gulzar for Masoom. But Javed Akhtar and Shekhar Kapur came together later with Joshilaay & Mr.India. Shabana Azmi thought that Javed Akhtar and Shekhar Kapur together they will form very good team that's why she thought Javed Akhtar should work in Masoom. But Gulza did very good in Masoom.

09/01/2023

AVATAR The way of water

20/12/2022

Check out the New Posters of Bholaa.

Releasing in Cinemas on 30th March 2023.

Bholaa in 3D Cast :- Ajay Devgn & Tabu
Ajay Devgan’s much-anticipated film Bholaa’s first official poster has been released.

Ajay, taking it to his Instagram, revealed the exciting poster that immediately caught attention of the viewers and his beloved fans.

17/12/2022

RUSH HOUR Series 1, 2 & 3

08/12/2022

Happy 87th birthday to Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra. He is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 films in a career spanning over six decades, He is one of the most successful actors in the history of Hindi Cinema. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2012, he was awarded India's third-highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan by the Government of India

Dharmendra was born Dharam Singh Deol in Nasrali, a village in Ludhiana district, Punjab on 8 December 1935 to Kewal Kishan Singh Deol and Satwant Kaur into a Jat Sikh family. His ancestral village is Dangon, near Pakhowal Tehsil Raikot, Ludhiana.

He spent his early life in the village of Sahnewal and studied at Government Senior Secondary School at Lalton Kalan, Ludhiana, where his father was the village school's headmaster. He did his matriculation in Phagwara in 1952. That time schools of Punjab came under Panjab University, Chandigarh

Dharmendra was the winner of Filmfare magazine's nationally organised new talent award and went to Mumbai from Punjab, to work in the movie promised, being the award winner, but the movie was never made. He later made his debut with Arjun Hingorani's Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960. He had a supporting role in the film Boy Friend in 1961, and was cast as the romantic interest in several films between 1960 and 1967.

He worked with Nutan in Soorat Aur Seerat (1962), Bandini (1963), Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (1966), and Dulhan Ek Raat Ki (1967); with Mala Sinha in Anpadh (1962), Pooja Ke Phool (1964), Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966), and Ankhen (1968); with Nanda in Akashdeep (1965); and with Saira Banu in Shaadi (1962), Ayee Milan Ki Bela (1964), in which he was the second lead, but with negative portents, and Resham Ki Dori (1974). Dharmendra formed a successful pairing with Meena Kumari and shared the screen in 7 films namely Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964), Kaajal (1965), Purnima (1965), Phool Aur Patthar (1966), Majhli Didi (1967), Chandan Ka Palna (1967) and Baharon Ki Manzil (1968). He had a solo hero role in Phool Aur Patthar (1966), which was his first action film. It has been speculated for a long time that Meena Kumari and Dharmendra had an intimate relationship in the 1960s. Meena Kumari helped him to establish himself among the A-listers of that time. Phool Aur Paththar became the highest-grossing film of 1966 and Dharmendra was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the first time. His performance in Anupama was critically acclaimed. He was given a souvenir at the 14th National Film Awards in recognition of his performance in the film. He did romantic roles in films like Aaye Milan Ki Bela, Aaya Sawan Jhoomke, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Ishq Par Zor Nahin, Pyar Hi Pyar and Jeevan Mrityu. He did suspense thrillers like Shikar, Blackmail, Kab Kyun Aur Kahan and Keemat. He received a Filmfare Best Actor nomination for an action hero role in the 1971 hit film Mera Gaon Mera Desh. Having played romantic as well as action hero parts, he began to be called a versatile actor by 1975.

His most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, who went on to become his wife. The couple played together in many films including Raja Jani, Seeta Aur Geeta, Sharafat, Naya Zamana, Patthar Aur Payal, Tum Haseen Main Jawaan, Jugnu, Dost, Charas, Maa, Chacha Bhatija, Azaad and Sholay. His most notable acting performances include Satyakam with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and Sholay, which is listed by Indiatimes as one of the "Top 25 must see Bollywood films of all time". In 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded Sholay the special distinction of Filmfare Best Film of 50 years.

Dharmendra went on to star in a number of action films between 1976 and 1984, including Dharam Veer, Charas, Azaad, Katilon Ke Kaatil, Ghazab, Rajput, Baghawat, Jaani Dost, Dharm Aur Qanoon, Main Intequam Loonga, Jeene Nahi Doonga, Hukumat and Raaj Tilak. Along with Rajesh Khanna he acted in Tinku, Rajput and Dharm Aur Qanoon, all of which became hits, however their last film in cameo appearance together; Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986) was a flop. He worked with Jeetendra in Dharmveer, Samraat, Burning Train, Jaan Hatheli Pe, Kinara, Dharam Karma and Nafrat Ki Aandhi. He also played con man or gangster in Shalimar, Qayamat, Jaan Hatheli Pe, Jhuta Sach, Sitamgar, Professor Pyarelal and Phandebaaz. He also was in the 1987 movie, Superman, where he played the villain.

He has worked with various directors, each with a different style of film-making. His longest collaboration was with director Arjun Hingorani from 1960 to 1991. Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere was the debut film of Dharmendra as an actor and Arjun's first directorial venture with Dharmendra as the lead hero. They worked together in Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan?, Kahani Kismat Ki, Khel Khilari Ka, Katilon Ke Kaatil and Kaun Kare Kurbanie where Arjun Hingorani was the producer and the director, and Sultanat and Karishma Kudrat Kaa, produced by Arjun Hingorani. He worked with director Pramod Chakravorty in Naya Zamana, Dream Girl, Azaad and Jugnu. Dharmendra has played dual roles in many films such as Yakeen (1969) as both the hero and the villain, Samadhi (1972) as father and son, Ghazab (1982) as twin brothers, unrelated identical person in Jhuta Sach and Jeeo Shaan Se (1997) in triple roles.

Dharmendra has worked with all members of the Kapoor family except for Prithviraj Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. He has periodically made films in his native tongue of Punjabi, starring in Kankan De Ohle (Special Appearance) (1970), Do Sher (1974), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974), Teri Meri Ik Jindri (1975), Putt Jattan De (1982) and Qurbani Jatt Di (1990). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he continued to appear in many Hindi films in both leading and supporting roles.[citation needed] In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. While accepting the award from Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu, Dharmendra became emotional and remarked that he had never won any Filmfare award in the Best Actor category despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular movies. Speaking on this occasion Dilip Kumar commented, "Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before Him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?"

He experimented with film production; he launched both of his sons in films: Sunny Deol in Betaab (1983) and Bobby Deol in Barsaat (1995) as well as his nephew Abhay Deol in Socha Na Tha (2005). He was the presenter for his films like Satyakam (1969) and Kab Kyun Aur Kahan (1970). In one of her interviews, actress Preity Zinta has been quoted as saying that Dharmendra is her favourite actor. She recommended him to play her father's role in Har Pal (2008).

After a four-year hiatus from acting since 2003, he reappeared in films as a character actor in 2007 in Life in a... Metro and Apne; both films were both critically and commercially successful. In the latter, he appears with both his sons, Sunny and Bobby for the first time. His other release was Johnny Gaddaar. In 2011, he starred alongside his sons again in Yamla Pagla Deewana, which was released on 14 January 2011.

A sequel, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, was released in 2013. He appeared with his daughter Esha Deol in his wife (Hema Malini)'s directorial venture, Tell Me O Khuda in 2011. In 2014, he played a double role in the Punjabi film, Double Di Trouble.

Dharmendra's first marriage was to Parkash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954. He had two sons from this marriage, Sunny and Bobby, both successful film actors, and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta. His nephew Abhay Deol is also an actor.

After moving to Bombay and getting into the film business, Dharmendra married Hema Malini. He and Malini starred together in a number of movies in the early 1970s, including Sholay. The couple has two daughters, Esha Deol (an actress, born in 1981) and Ahana Deol (an assistant director, born in 1985).

Dharmendra's grandson and son of Bobby Deol, is also named "Dharam Singh Deol" after Dharmendra.

In 2019, Dharmendra's grandson and Sunny Deol's son Karan Deol made a debut with Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas.