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Khilona (1970 film)
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Khilona is a 1970 Indian drama film, produced by L. V. Banner and directed by Chander Vohra, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz, Jeetendra in lead roles. Other actors in supporting roles are Shatrughan Sinha, Durga Khote, Ramesh Deo, Jagdeep, the film recorded as Super Hit at the box office. The film was a remake of Telugu film Punarjanma, the film was not remade in Tamil instead both Hindi and Tamil version were simultaneously made. Tamil version had Engirundho Vandhaal with Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, the film was also remade in Malayalam as Amrithavaahini. The film received six nominations at the 18th Filmfare Awards in 1971 of which it won the Filmfare Best Movie Award, Other nominations were for Best Actor, Best Comic, Best Story, and Best Male Playback Singer. Vijaykamal is a son of a rich Thakur Suraj Singh but has lost his mind and he sees his lover Sapna marry his neighbour Bihari and then commit suicide on the night of the Diwali party hosted by Bihari. This incident puts Vijay in shock, Thakur believes that if Vijay gets married, his mental health would improve. He hence approaches a tawaif Chand to pretend to be Vijays wife, but Chand receives cold treatment by Vijays mother and his elder brother Kishore. Once, in a fit of madness, Vijay sexually assaults Chand, but later Chand becomes very friendly with Vijay and that starts improving his condition. Bihari who wishes to have Chand for himself also tries to persuade Vijays young sister Radha and he promises Radha to make her an actress in Bollywood and asks her to elope with him with the familys money and gold. But Chand does not let Biharis plan work, Vijays younger brother Mohan also falls in love with noble Chand and is heartbroken when he finds out that she is pregnant and is carrying Vijays child. Dejected, he leaves home without notice, in a fight between Vijay and Bihari, Bihari falls off the terrace and this shocks Vijay curing him of his mental ailment. But then Vijay is unable to recall Chand and she is then humiliated by the family and is thrown out of the house. Mohan steps in and accuses everyone for treating her like a toy and he reveals how she saved Radha from Biharis evil pursuits. It is also revealed that Chand was actually born in a family and was only raised as a tawaif as she was found alone after a train accident. The family thus accepts Chand and all ends well, Sanjeev Kumar as Vijaykamal Mumtaz as Chand Jeetendra as Mohan Shatrughan Sinha as Bihari Bipin Gupta as Thakur Suraj Singh Durga Khote as Thakurain Jayshree T. The film won two Filmfare Awards out of the six nominations it received, Best Movie Best Actress - Mumtaz Other four nominations that it received were, Best Actor - Sanjeev Kumar Best Comedian - Jagdeep Best Story - Gulshan Nanda Best Male Playback Singer - Mohd
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Pehchan (1970 film)
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Pehchan is a 1970 Filmfare Award winning Bollywood romance film produced & directed by Sohanlal Kanwar, & the story is by Sachin Bhowmick. The film stars Manoj Kumar, Babita, and Balraj Sahni, rakeshs employee Lyricist Prof. Gopaldas Neeraj. Paise Ki Pehchan Yahan Picturised On Neeraj. Music for the film is composed by Shankar Jaikishan
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Do Raaste
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Do Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the son and Mumtaz as his love interest. Balraj Sahni and Kamini Kaushal play the eldest son and his wife, prem Chopra plays the wayward son with Bindu as his wife who creates disputes. The story was based on the trials and tribulations of a lower-middle-class family and it placed emphasis on respect for elders, the paramount status of the mother, the sanctity of the joint family and the supremacy of relations that are stronger than ties of blood. Mrs. Gupta Asit Sen. Alopee Prasad Mehmood Jr. Raju Gupta Bindu, khan The music for all the songs were composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Three more revival tracks were added to the 1969 soundtrack album reviving old songs with newer music
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Rajesh Khanna
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Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was referred to as the first superstar and the superstar of Indian cinema. He starred in 18 consecutive solo hit films in the period 1969 to 1972 and he made his debut in 1966 with Aakhri Khat. Through his career he appeared in more than 160 feature films and 17 short films and he received the Filmfare Best Actor Award three times and the BFJA Awards for Best Actor four times. In 1991, he was awarded the Filmfare Special Award and in 2005 and he was the highest paid Indian actor from 1970 to 1987 where Amitabh Bachchan shared the same tag with Khanna from 1980 to 1987. He was also a Lok Sabha member of the Indian National Congress from New Delhi constituency from 1992 to 1996 and he married Dimple Kapadia in March 1973, eight months before her debut film Bobby was released and had two daughters from the marriage. Their elder daughter Twinkle Khanna is married to actor Akshay Kumar, after being critically ill, Khanna died on 18 July 2012. Khanna has been posthumously awarded Indias third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan and his father had migrated from pre-partitioned Pakistan to Gali Tiwarian in Amritsar. His biological parents were Lala Hiranand and Chandrani Khanna, Lala worked as headmaster of the MC High School in Burewala, Vehari District, Punjab, Pakistan. His adoptive parents belonged to a family of railway contractors who had moved from Lahore to Bombay in 1935, Khanna lived in Saraswati Niwas in Thakurdwar near Girgaon, Mumbai. He attended St. Sebastian’s Goan High School with his friend Ravi Kapoor, Khanna gradually started taking interest in theatre, did a lot of stage and theatre plays in his school and college day, and won many prizes in inter-college drama competitions. In 1962 Khanna played a wounded soldier in the play Andha Yug and impressed with his performance. Khanna became a rare newcomer who struggled in his own MG sports car to get work in theatre, Khanna did his first two years of Bachelor of Arts in Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune from 1959 to 1961. Khanna later studied in K. C, College, Mumbai and Jeetendra studied from Siddharth Jain College. Khanna tutored Jeetendra for his first film audition, Khannas uncle KK Talwar changed Khannas first name to Rajesh when he decided to join films. His friends and his wife called him Kaka, Rajesh Khanna was one of eight finalists in the 1965 All India Talent Contest organised by United Producers and Filmfare from more than 10,000 contestants. Sippy and Nasir Hussain were the first to sign Rajesh Khanna after he won the contest, Aakhri Khat was India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Oscar Academy Awards in 1967. Khanna in an interview to Hindu newspaper said, Though Aakhri Khat is my first film, I received my first break as an actor in Ravindra Daves
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Sachaa Jhutha
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Sachaa Jhutha is a 1970 Indian Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai. The movie was a box-office blockbuster, the movie stars Rajesh Khanna as a simple villager, who has a look alike who is a crook. It also stars Mumtaz and Vinod Khanna, the music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film was the second highest grossing of the year and declared a Super Hit, the performance of Rajesh Khanna was critically acclaimed and he even won the Filmfare Best Actor Award. The film was written by Desais wife Jeevanprabha. The editing was by Kamlakar Kamkhanis. This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. Bhola is an innocent band musician who lives with his physically challenged sister Belu in a village and he needs more money for his sisters marriage and he sets off to Bombay to earn. To make his sister not to feel for his departure he sings a song on the way towards railway station, on the other hand Bombay city Police department is shocked by series of diamond thefts which lead no clue. But Inspector Pradhan suspects the thief to be Ranjith who is actually a wealthy businessman on the accounts that whenever a theft occurs he is present there. But he has no evidence and searches for that and he creates a plan with Rita to attract Ranjith to know his secret plans. Bhola arrives the city and he is called as Ranjith in a party, Ranjith who arrives the party surprised to see Bhola as he looks identical as him. He immediately plots for a plan and he takes Bhola to his place and reveals himself. He convinces Bhola to act like Ranjith in front of the society as he is suffering from cancer, until his return from treatment Bhola has to make believe everybody that he is Ranjith. Actually he makes him as Ranjith so that he can continue with his diamond smuggling meanwhile there will not be any evidence as Bhola is going to be Ranjith everywhere, but he did not reveal the reason to him. He also promises that he would give money for his sisters marriage, innocent Bhola believes him and agrees to the plan. Ranjiths girlfriend Ruby trains Bhola to be like Ranjith and he acts like him, Bhola finally learns every mannerisms of Ranjith and at an instance he behaves like Ranjith to Ranjith. He acts as Ranjith in the city and real Ranjith continues his underground work, and Inspector Pradhan cannot come to conclusion. Rita moves intimately with Bhola thinking him as Ranjith but Bhola falls in love with her, in the village due to heavy floods Belu loses everything and comes in search of her brother to Bombay with her dog Mothy
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Dilip Kumar
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He debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata in 1944 produced by Bombay Talkies. His career has spanned six decades and with over 60 films. Kumar is known for his roles in such as the romantic Andaz, the swashbuckling Aan, the dramatic Devdas, the comical Azaad, the historical Mughal-e-Azam. He is the winner of nine Filmfare Awards and is the first recipient of Filmfare Best Actor Award and he still holds the record for the most number of Filmfare awards won for that category with eight wins. Critics acclaimed him among one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema, the Government of Pakistan honoured him with its highest civilian honour, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, in 1997. His father, Lala Ghulam Sarwar, was a landlord and fruit merchant who owned orchards in Peshawar, Dilip Kumar was schooled at Barnes School, Deolali. In the late 1930s, his family relocated to Bombay, around 1940, while still in his teens and after an altercation with his father, Dilip Kumar left home for Pune. With the help of an Iranian cafe owner, and an elderly Anglo-Indian couple, without letting on his family antecedents, he got the job on the merit of his knowledge of good written and spoken English. He managed to set up a stall at the army club. In 1942, anxious to start some venture to help out his father with finances, he met Dr. Masani at Churchgate Station. Here he met actress Devika Rani, owner of Bombay Talkies, here he met actor Ashok Kumar who was to influence his acting style telling him to act natural. He also met Sashadhar Mukherjee, and both these people very close to Kumar over the years. Initially, Kumar helped out in the story-writing and scripting department because of his proficiency in Urdu language. Devika Rani requested to change his name from Yousuf to Dilip Kumar, and later cast him in a role for the film Jwar Bhata. Dilip Kumars first film was Jwar Bhata in 1944 which went unnoticed, after a few more unsuccessful films, it was Jugnu in which he starred alongside Noor Jehan that became his first major hit at the box office. His next major hits were the 1948 films Shaheed and Mela and he got his breakthrough role in 1949 with Mehboob Khans Andaz in which he starred alongside Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Shabnam also released that year was another box office hit, Kumar went on to have success in the 1950s with playing leading roles in romantic films like Jogan, Babul, Tarana Hulchul Deedar, Daag, Uran Khatola, Devdas, Yahudi and Madhumati. These films established his image as the Tragedy King
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Gopi
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Gopi is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows. Of this group, one known as Radha holds a place of particularly high reverence and importance in a number of religious traditions. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, there are 108 gopikas of Vrindavan, the gopis of Vrindavan total 108 in number, Krishna charit describes the number as 16,000. They are generally divided into three groups, Gopi friends of the age as Krishna, maidservants, and gopi messengers. The first group are the most exalted, Krishnas contemporary gopi friends, the group are the maidservants and are the next most exalted. The varistha gopis are more famous than all the others and they are eternally the intimate friends of Radha and Krishna. No one can equal or exceed the love they bear for the divine couple, the primary eight gopis are considered the foremost of Krishnas devotees after Srimati Radharani. Their spontaneous and unwavering devotion is described in depth in the chapters of the Bhagavata Purana, within Krishnas Vrindavan pastimes
