Mukesh Khanna is an Indian actor, talk show host, and producer who works in Hindi-language films and television shows. He is best known for his portrayal of Shaktimaan, the superhero character in the self-created television series Shaktimaan (1997–2005) and Bhishma in BR Chopra's Mahabharat (1988–1990), and also for his appearances in Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (2012–2013).
Guddi is a 1971 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Gulzar. It starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Utpal Dutt. It is Jaya Bachchan 's career-making film in which she plays a schoolgirl who has a crush on and is obsessed with the actor Dharmendra, who plays himself. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film. Utpal Dutt also has a starring role. Many Bollywood actors like Rajesh Khanna, Naveen Nischol, Asrani, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Om Prakash and Pran gave guest appearances as themselves. According to Boxofficeindia.com, the film became a "big city hit" and did "above average" business everywhere else. It was later remade in Tamil as Cinema Paithiyam (1975) starring Jayachitra and Kamal Haasan.
Ravi Kishan Shukla, popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predominantly in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films.
Jay Om Prakash was an Indian film producer and director. He directed films like Aap Ki Kasam (1974), Aakraman, Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka, Aakhir Kyon? (1985) with Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero and his other successful directorial ventures included Apnapan (1977), Aasha (1980), Apna Bana Lo (1982), Arpan (1983), and Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) with Jeetendra as the lead hero. He was presenter for the films Raja Rani and Aan Milo Sajna, both having Rajesh Khanna as the lead hero.
Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1969 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Feroz Khan, Mumtaz, Johnny Walker, Madan Puri, Ajit, Anwar, Iftekhar, Achla Sachdev, Kamini Kaushal and Nazima. The film's music is by Ravi with lyrics by Sahir Ludhiyanvi. "Zindagi Ittefaq Hai" song is still popular.
Maidan-E-Jung (transl. Battlefield) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by K.C. Bokadia. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Manoj Kumar, Jaya Prada, Mukesh Khanna, Akshay Kumar and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles, with Amrish Puri and Gulshan Grover featuring as the villains. Also Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor appear as comic reliefs in the film.
Aanchal is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Anil Ganguly, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee and Rekha in leading roles and supported by Prem Chopra and Amol Palekar. This story basically revolves around a divine relationship shared by Rajesh Khanna with Raakhee. The music is by R. D. Burman. The songs are sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangehkar and Asha Bhonsle. The movie is loosely based on the 1954 Bengali movie Champadangar Bou.
Policewala Gunda is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language crime film, which stars Dharmendra, Reena Roy in lead roles. The film turned out to be unsuccessful.
Tell Me O Kkhuda is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hema Malini, starring Esha Deol, Arjan Bajwa, Sudhanshu Pandey, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval and Chandan Roy Sanyal. Salman Khan makes a guest appearance. It released on 27 October 2011 coinciding with the Diwali festival to mixed reviews at the box office. The music was composed by Pritam and lyrics were by Mayur Puri.
Aatank (English:Terror) is a 1996 Indian Bollywood action thriller written by Sachin Bhowmick and directed by duo Prem Lalwani & Desh Mukherjee. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Mehra in the lead roles. The film began principal photography in the mid-1980s and was delayed for several years before being released in 1996. A sub-plot with a killer shark may have been inspired by the Hollywood film Jaws.
Jeeo Shaan Se is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Talat Jani and produced by Pranlal Mehta, starring Dharmendra, Reena Roy, Ayub Khan and Monica Bedi. Dharmendra appears in a triple role.
Raashii Khanna is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut in a supporting role with the Hindi film Madras Cafe (2013) and subsequently had starring roles in the Telugu film Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), Tamil film Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) and Malayalam film Villain (2017).
Keemat (transl. Price) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. It has music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Dharmendra, Rekha in lead roles, along with Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Agha, Satyendra Kapoor and Murad. The character of Gopal Kishan Pandey was also used for movie Farz and Raksha. The film was remade in Telugu as Andadu Aagadu (1979).
Second Hand Husband is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film produced by GB Entertainment and directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja, and Dharmendra. The film marks the Bollywood film debut of Govinda’s daughter, Tina Ahuja, and Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal. The film released on 3 July 2015.
Veer is a 1995 Indian action film directed by Kanti Shah and produced by Surekha Gawli. It stars Dharmendra, Jaya Pradha, Gautami and Armaan Kohli in lead roles.
Sab Kushal Mangal is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Karan Vishwanath Kashyap starring Akshaye Khanna, two newcomers Priyank Sharma and Riva Kishan. It was theatrically released in India on 3 January 2020.
Dhana 51 is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. This film inspired the storyline of the Kannada film Bindaas (2008).
Urf Ghanta is a 2021 Indian Hindi comedy film written and directed by Aayush Saxena, starring Mukesh S. Bhatt, Pamela Singh Bhutoria, Samridhi Chandola, Ram Naresh Diwakar, Rajendra Gupta, Mohan Kapur, Ravi Kishan, Sunita Rajwar, and Chitrashi Rawat.
