Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films.
Nargis Dutt, also known by her stage name Nargis, was an Indian film actress, who starred in classic films of Bollywood. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, she made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of 5 with Talash-E-Haq (1935), but her acting career actually began with the film Tamanna (1942).
Mehboob Khan was a pioneer producer-director of Indian cinema, best known for directing the social epic Mother India (1957), which won the Filmfare Awards for Best Film and Best Director, two National Film Awards, and was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He set up his production company – Mehboob Productions, and later a film studio – Mehboob Studios in Bandra, Mumbai in 1954. He also created the dacoit film genre with Aurat (1940) and Mother India, and is also known for other blockbusters including the romantic drama Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling musical Aan (1951), and the melodrama Amar (1954).
Andaz Apna Apna is a 1994 Indian slapstick comedy film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Aamir Khan, Salman khan, Karishma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles. Mehmood, Govinda and Juhi Chawla make guest appearances. The film was released on 4 November 1994. The story of this movie is inspired from telugu movie 'Allullu Vasthunnaru'(1984). Again, the plot elements of this movie were later used in other language movies such as Ullathai Allitha (1996), Veedevadandi Babu (1997) and Galate Aliyandru (2000), though none being a frame to frame remake. The film was a failure at the box office but has since emerged as a cult film over the years. The lexicon of the movie has become part of every day language.
Mukesh Chand Mathur, better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. Mukesh is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Amongst the numerous nominations and awards he won, his song "Kai Baar Yuhi Dekha Hai" from the film Rajnigandha (1973) won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Ramesh Sippy is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay. He is a winner of the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2013.
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Jafri, better known as Jagdeep, is an Indian film actor and comedian who has appeared in more than 400 films. He is especially known for his comic roles. He played Soorma Bhopali in Sholay (1975), Machchar in Purana Mandir (1984), Salman Khan's dad in Andaz Apna Apna (1994) and directed the movie Soorma Bhopali, with his character as the protagonist.
Do Raaste is a 1969 Indian Hindi film directed by Raj Khosla. It stars Rajesh Khanna as the dutiful 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.
Murad (1910–1997) was an Indian character actor who appeared in more than 100 Bollywood films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s playing character roles of a father, police officer, judge and an emperor. His son Raza Murad is also an actor in the Bollywood industry who is known for playing mostly villain roles. His great-nieces are actresses Sonam, Zeenat Aman and Sanober Kabir.
Andaz is a 1994 Indian Hindi movie directed by David Dhawan, starring Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan. Other cast members include Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Ishrat Ali, Mahesh Anand, Vikas Anand and Tej Sapru. It is a remake of the 1992 Telugu film Sundarakanda, starring Venkatesh, which itself was a remake of the 1992 Tamil film Sundara Kandam, starring K. Bhagyaraj and Bhanupriya. The film is infamous for its double meaning song Khada Hai.
Javed Khan Amrohi,
is an Indian film and television actor who has acted in various films, amounting to approx. 150 Hindi films.
Poornima Shrestha, also known as Sushma Shrestha, is a noted Bollywood playback singer who has sung many superhit songs in Indian music industries. Sushma started her career as a child singer in Ramesh Sippy's 1971 film Andaz. In that film, she sang under the music direction of Shankar Jaikishan the song "Hai Na Bolo Bolo" along with Mohammed Rafi, Suman Kalyanpur and Pratibha. The song went on to become a hit.
The 19th Filmfare Awards were held in 1972, honoring the best in Hindi films in the year 1971. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anand was named the Best Film of the Year, while Raj Kapoor's Mera Naam Joker won as Best Director.
Andaaz Naya Naya is a shelved Bollywood 3-D animation film directed by Anish Patel, and a remake of Andaz Apna Apna. The voices feature Salman Khan as Prem, and Aamir Khan as Amar; both actors reprising their roles from the original movie. Produced by SidharthM Jain and Prasad Ajgaonkar, the film was originally scheduled for release in 2013.
Faredoon A. Irani was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Hindi films. He shot Mehboob Khan's films Andaz (1949), Aan (1952) and Mother India (1958).
Roopesh Kumar was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the films like Seeta Aur Geeta and The Great Gambler. He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz.
