Ashok Kumar, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He was considered the first big star of Hindi cinema as well as the first lead actor to play an anti-hero. He also became the first star to reinvent himself, enjoying a long and hugely successful career as a character actor. He was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He was honoured in 1988 with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest national award for cinema artists, by the Government of India. He also received the Padma Bhushan in 1999 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Saathiya (transl. Companion) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Mani Ratnam and Yash Chopra under the banners, Yash Raj Films and Madras Talkies. It is a remake of the Tamil film Alaipayuthey (2000), whose climax was inspired by the English film Sliding Doors (1998). The film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi in leads roles with Sandhya Mridul, Tanuja, Swaroop Sampat, Satish Shah, Sharat Saxena and Kunal Kumar.
Aradhana is a 1969 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Film at the 17th Filmfare Awards. Tagore won her only Filmfare Best Actress Award. Originally released in Hindi and dubbed in Bengali, Aradhana's huge success led to two remakes: the Tamil film Sivagamiyin Selvan (1974) and the Telugu film Kannavari Kalalu (1974). This film is counted among the 17 consecutive hit films of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, by adding the two hero films Marayada and Andaz to the 15 consecutive solo hits he gave from 1969 to 1971. Aradhana was a blockbuster in India and the Soviet Union. The theme of the movie was based on the 1946 film To Each His Own. Its run time is 169 minutes.
Amar Prem is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film Nishi Padma (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali short story Hinger Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. The film portrays the decline of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a boy's innocent love for a neighbourhood tawaif (courtesan). The movie is about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with a courtesan neighbour. The film stars Sharmila Tagore playing a hooker with a heart of gold, with Rajesh Khanna in the role of a lonely businessman and Vinod Mehra as adult Nandu, the young child, who they both come to care for.
Mere Jeevan Saathi is a 1972 Indian film produced by Harish and Vinod Shah. It is directed by Ravikant Nagaich, and it stars Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja, Sujit Kumar, Bindu, Helen, Utpal Dutt, Nazir Hussain and Rajindranath. The movie was made at the height of Rajesh Khanna's popularity and craze. It was the second movie of Rajesh Khanna with Tanuja after the blockbuster Haathi Mere Saathi (1971). Although the movie was an average grosser upon its release and received ambivalent reviews from viewers and critics but the soundtrack and songs became very popular and are evergreen. "O Mere Dil Ke Chain" and "Chala Jata Hoon" are still very famous Kishore Kumar melodies from this film.
Anuraag is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Moushumi Chatterjee, in her debut as a heroine, and Vinod Mehra in lead roles. The Shakti Samanta fixture Rajesh Khanna, having earlier made Aradhana (1969) and Kati Patang (1971) with Samanta, makes a special appearance. The music is by S. D. Burman. Initially, Samanta was unsure if the distributors would buy a film with such a storyline 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".
Chase is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Jag Mundhra. The film stars Anuj Saxena, Udita Goswami, Sameer Kochhar and Tareena Patel in the lead roles, with Gulshan Grover making a special appearance. It was released on April 30, 2010. The musical score was composed by Udbhav Ojha and Vijay Verma, with lyrics by Jalees Sherwani, Manthan and Prashant Vasl. The title song is sung by Sajid Khan, while other songs were performed by Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Vasundhara Das. The background musical score is by Amar Mohile.
Satyajeet Dubey is an Indian voice and film actor, working in the Hindi film industry. He started his career with Roshan Abbas' Always Kabhi Kabhi.
Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who acts in Hindi and Bengali films.
Aradhana Jagota is a Screenplay Writer and actress who made her television debut with Anil Kapoor’s 24 (2013). She made her independent film debut with the film Kerry on Kutton (2016). Her short film Khajaou (2016) was one of the few Indian films to get selected at Cannes Film Festival.
Karle Pyaar Karle is a Hindi romantic action film directed by Rajesh Pandey and produced by Suneel Darshan. The film features debutants Shiv Darshan and Hasleen Kaur in the lead roles. The film, as scheduled, was released on 17 January 2014. It was inspired by a 2003 French film Love Me If You Dare. Karle Pyaar Karle was released on 1000 screens across India.
Dolly Ki Doli is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, directed by debutant Abhishek Dogra and produced by actor Arbaaz Khan under his production house Arbaaz Khan Productions. The film stars Sonam Kapoor in the title role and also features Pulkit Samrat, Rajkummar Rao and Varun Sharma. The film was released on 23 January 2015. The trailer for the film was released in December 2014, on the anniversary of Malaika and Arbaaz. It is a remake of the 2013 Punjabi film R.S.V.P. - Ronde Saare Vyah Picho.
Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat is a 2015 Bollywood comedy film directed by Aijaz Khan, starring Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Sanjay Mishra, Tia Bajpai, Rakesh Bedi, Satyajeet Dubey and the director himself among others. Hazel Keech has a special appearance. It was produced by Anita Mani and released on 28 August 2015.
Dil Toh Deewana Hai is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Raja Bundela and produced by Deepak Sharma and Aradhana Sharma. The film features Hyder Khan, Raj Babbar, Zeenat Aman, Sadha and Sushmita Mukherjee. The film music and score was composed by the Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg.
Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se 2 is a 2018 Indian Bhojpuri-language action romance drama film written, directed and produced by Rajkumar R. Pandey with co-produced by Krishna R. Pandey, Antra Pandey and Aarna R. Pandey under banner of "Saideep Films". The film features Pradeep Pandey and Surabhi Shukla in lead roles and Bollywood actor Rahul Dev make his Bhojpuri debut with negative role. While Shubhi Sharma, Arun Bakshi, Sanjay Pandey, KK Goswami, Gargi Pandit, Shakeela Majeed, Amit Shukla, Shubham Tiwari and Aditya Ozha in supporting roles. Monalisa make a special appearance in song "Susuk Susuk Ke Royi Thi". It is sequel of 2016 Bhojpuri film Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se.
Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has had supporting roles in the sports film Dangal (2016) and the action film Jawan (2023), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. Her other commercially successful films were the comedy Badhaai Ho (2018) and the biopic Sam Bahadur (2023).
Laxmii is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, marking his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his own Tamil film Kanchana (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani, while Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar and Sharad Kelkar play pivotal roles. The film revolves around a man who gets possessed by the ghost of a transgender person. Kumar, also produced the film under his Cape of Good Films and Fox Star Studios, along with Tusshar Kapoor's newly launched production company, Tusshar Entertainment House and Shabinaa Entertainment. Lawrence co-wrote the script along with Farhad Samji, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra, with Samji adapting the screenplay and dialogues to the Hindi version. The film was announced in January 2019, whilst the principal photography began in April 2019 and ended in March 2020.
Maharaj Ki Jai Ho! is an Indian television science fiction sitcom series that ran from 23 March 2020 to 20 May 2020 on StarPlus, later shifted to Star Utsav and streams on digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. It starred Satyajeet Dubey in the main lead role of Sanjay. The telecast of the show was hampered due to its low ratings during COVID-19 pandemic and the show had to decline without completing its story in May 2020.
Riya Sharma is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2018 with Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie portraying Chinki Tandon. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Mayura Dubey Shukla in Pinjara Khubsurti Ka, Kashibai in Kashibai Bajirao Ballal and Rajkumari Tarapriya in Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare.
Aye Zindagi (Life finds a way) is a 2022 Indian drama film, based on a true story, written and directed by debutant Anirban Bose. Produced by Shiladitya Bora, the film stars the 3-time National Award-Winning Actor Revathy, Satyajeet Dubey (of ‘Mumbai Diaries 26/11’ fame), Mrinmayee Godbole (of 'Chi Va Chi Sau Ka' and 'CRD' fame), Sawan Tank, Hemant Kher and Shrikant Verma in major roles. ‘Aye Zindagi’ is set to release in theatres in India and North America on 14 October 2022.
