Dharam Singh Deol, commonly and widely known as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films and has also worked in few Punjabi films. Known as the first "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 300 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.
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as the member of Lok Sabha representing Mathura constituency since 2014 and the member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 2011 to 2012 and by nominated from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has starred in both comic and dramatic roles, and is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema.
A boyfriend is a regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship.
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, better known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, choreographer, and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema.
Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet, who worked in Hindi films. Popularly known as The Tragedy Queen, she was active between 1939 and 1972. Kumari is widely considered one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 33 years, from child actress to adult, she starred in over 90 films. She died at the age of 38 years, from cirrhosis of the liver, which has been associated with her alcoholism.
Chandramauli Chopra known professionally as Ramanand Sagar, was an Indian filmmaker, editor, playwright, poet and an author. He is best known for making the popular television show Ramayan (1987-1988). During its run, the show became most watched television series in the world, it had a viewership of 82 percent. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2000 for his contribution to Indian cinema and art.
Phool Aur Patthar is a 1966 Indian romantic drama film, directed and produced by O. P. Ralhan and written by Ralhan with Akhtar ul Iman and Ahsan Rizvi. It starred Meena Kumari and Dharmendra as contrasting characters who come together; he played a tough criminal whose inner good being is drawn out by Kumari's character of a pure woman. The film made Dharmendra a star in Hindi cinema. The movie also starred Shashikala, Lalita Pawar, Madan Puri and Iftekhar.
Guddi is a 1971 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, 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.
Baazi is a 1 July 1951 Indian Hindi noir film directed by Guru Dutt. This was the second film of Dev Anand's production house Navketan Films, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was given to Dutt for direction. Baazi was the first crime noir made in the country. It initiated a new genre called "Bombay Noir", the success of which encouraged and defined the later noir films of 1950s and '60s in Hindi cinema. It was the first film in which Dev Anand came up with his unique style of rapid-fire. The film's story was partly inspired by the 1946 movie Gilda.
Ankhen is a 1968 Hindi spy thriller produced and directed by Ramanand Sagar. After the surprise big hit of Farz as a spy thriller, Sagar came out with a bigger budget film in the same genre, shot in many international locations. This was the first Hindi film shot in Beirut.
Baazi is a 1995 Indian action thriller film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar and starring Aamir Khan and Mamta Kulkarni.
Pyar Ka Karz is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty.
Aakhri Baazi is a 1989 Indian drama crime film directed by Ashim S. Samanta and starring Govinda, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Mandakini and Sonam.
Baazi is a 1968 Bollywood thriller film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee. It stars Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Helen. The music of the film was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji.
Baazi is a 1984 Bollywood film directed by Raj N. Sippy. The film stars Dharmendra, Rekha, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Shakti Kapoor, Madan Puri and Mac Mohan.
Raj N. Sippy also known as Raj Sippy, is an Indian film director and producer working on Bollywood films. He was very prominent in the 1980s, with successful films, like Inkaar, Satyamev Jayate and Mahaadev with Vinod Khanna, Satte Pe Satta with Amitabh Bachchan, then Boxer and Baazi with Mithun Chakraborty He directed Satyamev Jayate, the come back film of Vinod Khanna after his Osho stint.
Ashok Pati is an Indian Odia and Bengali and Bangladesh screenplay, story writer, actor and director.
Ajay Kashyap is an Indian Bollywood film director. His directorial debut was Jaan Ki Baazi (1985). He followed it by directing Mera Haque (1986), Naam O Nishan (1987), Do Qaidi (1989) among others. Six of his films had Sanjay Dutt in starring roles. His last direction venture was The Coal Mafia (2012).
Baazi (transl. Challenge) is a 2021 Indian Bengali-language action thriller film directed by Anshuman Pratyush and produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner of Jeetz Filmworks Pvt. Ltd. It stars Jeet and Mimi Chakraborty and is an official remake of the Telugu film Nannaku Prematho (2016). The film was shot in London and the shoot was wrapped up in October 2020. It revolves around a man (Jeet), who vows to take revenge in order to give his father a new life. The film was to release on 14 May 2021, but got postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic aftermath. It was released on 10 October 2021 coinciding with Puja holidays.
