Om Prakash Puri, was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, English, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Marathi films, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Bhavni Bhavai is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Smita Patil, Mohan Gokhale, Benjamin Gilani. It tells the story of untouchability through folklore and Bhavai.
Mirch Masala is a 1987 Hindi psychological thriller film directed by Ketan Mehta. It stars Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil in the lead roles. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Smita Patil's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".
Mrityudand is an Indian Hindi drama film released in 1997. It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha and stars Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan, Mohan Agashe and Om Puri.
Holi is a 1984 Indian coming-of-age drama film directed by Ketan Mehta, whose socially conscious work has been compared to American director Spike Lee. It is based on eponymous play by Marathi writer, Mahesh Elkunchwar. The film starred Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Om Puri, Shreeram Lagoo, Deepti Naval, Meena Phatak and Naseeruddin Shah.
Chunauti is an Indian television series that aired on DD National from 1987 to 1988.
What's Your Raashee? is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sunita A. Gowariker. Based on the Gujarati novel Kimball Ravenswood by the playwright and novelist Madhu Rye, the film stars Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra, with Darshan Jariwala and Dilip Joshi in supporting roles, and follows the story of Yogesh Patel (Baweja), a Gujarati NRI, who must marry in ten days to save his brother from harm; Yogesh agrees to meet twelve potential brides, one from each zodiac sign.
Mohan Gokhale was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as Sparsh, Bhavni Bhavai and Mirch Masala. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the weekly Swarajya and Assistant Editor of Sakal in Pune.
Zabaan Sambhalke is an Indian Hindi-language sitcom directed by Rajiv Mehra. It is the Indian version of the British sitcom Mind Your Language (1977). Show was aired first on DD Metro Channel, Home TV and later reruns also aired on Sony SAB TV.
Katha Sagar is an Indian television series that aired on DD National in 1986. The series featured a collection of stories by writers from around the world, including Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, and Anton Chekhov. Each episode was directed by one of eight well known Indian directors, including Shyam Benegal, Kundan Shah, Ved Rahi and Satyen Bose. Most of the stories in the series were one-episode long.
Thokar also called The Kick is a 1939 Indian Hindi-Urdu film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced by Chandulal Shah for his production banner Ranjit Movietone, it has music by Gyan Dutt. The story writer was M. Sadiq, with cinematography by Gordhanbhi Patel. The cast included Kumar, Ishwarlal, Madhuri, Yakub, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Ram Marathe, Waheedan Bai and Dixit. The story involves a blind villager winning a lottery but he eventually realises that money can not bring happiness.
Alpviram is a drama television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television in India in 1998. Produced by Shobhana Desai, the show was directed by veteran director Vipul Shah and starred Pallavi Joshi and Amir Bashir.
Family No. 1 is an Indian comedy television series which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1998 to 1999, starring Kanwaljeet Singh and Tanvi Azmi.
Yatra (1986) is an Indian travel-based television series. It was filmed on the Himsagar Express, the longest running train of Indian Railways. The series aired on Doordarshan, and had an ensemble cast which included Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale, Ila Arun, Neena Gupta, and Raghubir Yadav, among others. It was directed by Shyam Benegal. Music for the series was composed by Vanraj Bhatia; camera work was by Jehangir Chowdhury.
Shubhangi Gokhale is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show Mr Yogi. She has completed more than 300 shows of the popular play Sakhar Khallela Manus along with Prashant Damle, and has had roles in film and television. She is currently playing the role of Kusumavati Dhale-Patil in Colors Marathi's Raja Rani Chi Ga Jodi and Shaku Khanwilkar in Zee Marathi's Yeu Kashi Tashi Me Nandayla.
The Purushottam Karandak is an annual inter-collegiate Marathi one-act play competition where students from across Maharashtra participate while representing their respective colleges. The inter-collegiate one-act play competition is known for giving a platform to amateur actors, some of whom have become professional actors, directors and playwrights. In the 2023 edition of the event, the primary rounds will take place from 16 August to 30 August.
Bhakharwadi is an Indian comedy television series that premiered on Sony SAB on 11 February 2019. It was produced by Hats Off Productions.
Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein is an Indian television series. The show was created by Qissago Telefilms LLP and produced by Ishrat Ara and Zama Habib. It stars Mudit Nayar, Simran Pareenja and Debattama Saha. The story is set in the alleys of Chawri Bazar, Old Delhi. Indian Idol 10 finalist Ankush Bhardwaj lent his voice to the title track "Ek Chup Tum, Ek Chup Main". It was aired and is available on SonyLIV.
