Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, [1] is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema. [2]
He started in the Gujarati film industry with a role in Unchi Medina Uncha Mol (1998). His 1998 film Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya was a commercial superhit. [3] He acted in several Gujarati films in his long career. [4] The film won 11 of the Gujarat State Film Awards of the year, Film Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu Lagtu in 2001
He hosted a crime show, Crime Time... Fight Against Crime, on VTV Gujarati in 2014-2015. [5] [6]
Mahendra Kapoor was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono (Gumrah) and Neele Gagan ke tale (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic songs including Mere Desh Ki Dharti in Manoj Kumar's film Upkaar. He considered Mohammad Rafi as his Guru. In 1972, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He lent his voice to actor Manoj Kumar in most of his films and had a lengthy association with director-producer Baldev Raj Chopra.
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub of Western India, home to manufacturing facilities of numerous domestic and multinational companies like MG Motor India, Siemens Gamesa, JCB India, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma, TOTO India, CEAT Tyres, LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
Naresh Kanodia was an Indian Gujarati film Legendary actor, singer, musician and politician from Gujarat.
Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inception.
Upendra Jethalal Trivedi was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like Mehndi Rang Lagyo (1960), Jogidas Khuman (1962) were few of his earliest appearances in Gujarati films. He was also known as Abhinay Samrat. He was politically active and was elected to the state legislative assembly three times.
Ek Var Piyu Ne Malva Aavje is a 2006 Gujarati romantic action film produced by Gunvant Thakor, Ramesh Patel, directed by Harsukh Patel, starring Hiten Kumar, Vikram Thakor, Firoz Irani, Minaxi, Mamata Soni, Jayendra Maheta, Jaimini Trivedi and Mayur Vankani in the lead roles, released in 2006.
Bhagwatikumar Sharma was an Indian author and journalist who wrote in Gujarati. Born in Surat and educated in languages, he edited a daily for several years. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and criticism. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.
Jashwant Gangani is an Indian film writer director and producer.
Govindbhai Patel was Gujarati filmmaker known for his superhits Dhola Maru and Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya.
Vikram Thakor is an Indian actor. He has acted in several commercially successful films chiefly focused on rural audience.
Firoz Irani is an Indian actor, producer, director and writer, mainly working in Hindi entertainment and Gujarati cinema.
Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya is a 1998 Indian Gujarati film directed by Govindbhai Patel. It is one of the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time.
Bhakti Rathod is an Indian actress and theatre artist from Mumbai. Bhakti acted in Gujarati serial Pati Thayo Pati Gayo on Colors Gujarati. Bhakti made her debut in Dhollywood with film Haal Rupali ne peinwa opposite Hitu Kanodia in 2009. Bhakti also acted in rom-com web series. Her latest film is an international feature film, titled 'The Last Koan' in English and Hindi, which released in 2019. She won the Gujarat Government State Award 2018 for her exceptional performance in Gujarati Movies.
Diwaliben Punjabhai Bhil, also known as Diwaliben Punjabhai Ladhia, was an Indian folk singer and playback singer from Gujarat. Her talent was discovered late; she then sang on radio and in Gujarati films and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990.
Arvind Barot is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, music director, composer, and poet from Ahmedabad, India. He also specializes in Bhajan, religious and Garba songs and other folk genres. He has sung more than 8,000 Gujarati songs and is best known for his works in the Gujarati cinema for rendering his voice in Gujarati movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Roma Manek is a Gujarati actress. She has worked in many Gujarati films as lead actress and as Madri in the television serial Mahabharat.
Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu is a 2001 Indian Gujarati rom-com family drama film directed by Jashwant Gangani, starring Hiten Kumar and Aanandee Tripathi in lead role. The film won 11 of the Gujarat State Film Awards of the year.
Ratan Rangwani is an actor, and writer associated with Gujarati cinema. He also performed in Hindi, Marathi, and Sindhi films. In 2014, Rangwani completed fifty films.