Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was discovered at age 14 by Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of his teen romance Bobby (1973), to critical and commercial success. In that same year, she married the Indian actor Rajesh Khanna and retired from acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. Her comeback film Saagar (1985) was released a year later, and gained her wide public recognition. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress twice for Bobby and Saagar. She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema in the 1980s.
Rajesh Khanna ,pronunciation (help·info), born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in the Hindi cinema. He is referred to as the "First Superstar" of Indian cinema. He starred in 15 consecutive solo hit films from 1969 to 1971, a record unbroken.
Poonam Dhillon is an Indian Hindi-language film, theatre and TV actress and a politician. A former Femina Miss India (1977), she is best known for her 1979 film Noorie. Some of her well-known films include Red Rose, Dard, Romance (1983), Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) Samundar (1986), Saveray Wali Gaadi (1986), Karma (1986), Naam (1986) and Maalamaal (1988).
Simple Kapadia was a Hindi Film actress and costume designer, who was active in her professional career from 1987 until her death in 2009.
Kati Patang is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It was a box office success. The film stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations opposite her charming neighbour played by Rajesh Khanna. The film is among the 17 consecutive hits of Khanna between 1969 and 1971 and is the second of four films in which he was paired with Parekh. According to newspaper The Hindu: "on screen, Rajesh Khanna never appeared to be lip-syncing. So convincing were his expressions. His presence, backed by the music, remained the main source of strength for a movie's success". Asha Parekh's performance as Madhavi was critically acclaimed and she went on to receive her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Namak Haraam is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The music is by R.D. Burman, the screenplay by Gulzar, and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. It also stars Rekha, Asrani, Raza Murad, A.K. Hangal, Simi Garewal and Om Shivpuri. Rajesh Khanna received his third BFJA Awards for Best Actor (Hindi) in 1974 for this film and Amitabh Bachchan had won his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1974.
Suyash Pandey, better known by his stage name Chunky Pandey, is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 80 movies in a career that has spanned over three decades.
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.
Aap Ki Kasam is a 1974 Indian Hindi romance film produced by J. Om Prakash, which also marks his directorial debut. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman, Asrani and A. K. Hangal. The music is by R.D. Burman, who received the only Filmfare nomination for the film. The film was successful and was declared as SuperHit at the box office, and it was also acclaimed by the critics. The songs from the film, including "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar", "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein" and 'Karvate Badalate Rahen", became very popular.
Anuraag is a 1972 Hindi film, directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Moushumi Chatterjee and Vinod Mehra in lead roles. The Shakti Samanta fixture Rajesh Khanna, having earlier made Aradhana (1969) and Kati Patang with Samanta, makes a special appearance. The music is by S. D. Burman. Initially, Shakti Samanta was thinking whether to make this film or not as he was not sure if the distributors would buy a film with such a story line and had shared the idea with Rajesh Khanna, who encouraged Samanta and volunteered to make an extended appearance for the film, and also distributed the film under the banner "Shakti-Raj".
Khoon Ka Karz is a 1991 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Vinod Khanna, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Dimple Kapadia, Kimi Katkar, Sangeeta Bijlani and Kader Khan. The film deals with three individuals who are arrested for infringements under the Indian Penal Code: Karan, Kishan (Rajinikanth) and Arjun recount to the court how two of them were adopted and nursed by a saintly woman and how they fall in love with three women. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Arasan: The Don in 2009, eighteen years after its original release.
Anurodh is a 1977 Hindi musical drama film, based on the 1963 Bengali film Deya Neya, produced by Girija Samanta and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Mehra, Simple Kapadia, Rita Bhaduri, Ashok Kumar, Asrani, Asit Sen Utpal Dutt and Nirupa Roy. The music of the film is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The movie revolves around a rich city boy, who aspires to be a musician against his father's wishes and assumes a different identity to sing for a radio station, while his songs are written by a poor friend
Nishaan is a 1983 Indian Hindi language action film, produced by B.S. Shaad under the BRAR Productions banner and directed by Surendra Mohan. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon in the lead roles and music composed by Rajesh Roshan..
Jurm is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by his brother Mukesh. It stars Meenakshi Sheshadri, Vinod Khanna, and Sangeeta Bijlani in the leading roles. Salim Khan wrote the story and script. The film was a critical and commercial success and was declared a "Hit" at the box-office. The movie is based on the 1987 movie Someone to Watch Over Me. Meenakshi Sheshadri and Sangeeta Bijlani were both nominated at the filmfare awards, in the Best Actress and the latter in the Best Supporting category.
Aag Ka Gola is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language film directed by David Dhawan, starring Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Shakti Kapoor and Prem Chopra.
Ghar Ka Chiraag is a 1989 Indian film in Hindi directed by Sikander Bharti. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Neelam Kothari and Chunky Pandey in leading roles. The film was 4th highest grossing Hindi film at the box office in the year 1989. Actor Chunky Pandey himself distributed this film.
Red Rose is a 1980 Hindi-language psychological thriller film, starring Rajesh Khanna and Poonam Dhillon. It was a remake of the Tamil movie Sigappu Rojakkal, made by the same director Bharathi Raja and the same cinematographer P. S. Nivas.
Aakhri Adaalat is a 1988 Indian Bollywood film directed by Rajiv Mehra. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Jackie Shroff and Sonam in pivotal roles.
Shiv Ram is a 1991 Hindi-language action film, produced by Jai Sharma under the Tanushree Films banner and directed by Jagdish A. Sharma. It stars Jeetendra, Aditya Pancholi, Javed Jaffrey, Sangeeta Bijlani, Ekta Sohini in the lead roles and music composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Jai Kaali is a 1992 Hindi-language horror film, produced by Satram Rohra on Bhagyalaxmi Chitra Mandir's banner and directed by Nikhil Saini. Starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini in the lead roles and music composed by Usha Khanna.
