Poonam Dhillon is an Indian actress and 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 (1980), Dard (1981), Romance (1983), Sohni Mahiwal (1984), Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) Samundar (1986), Saveraywali Gaadi (1986), Karma (1986), Naam (1986) and Maalamaal (1988).
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 courtesan. The movie is about a school boy, who is ill-treated by his step mother, and becomes friends with a prostitute neighbour. The film stars Sharmila Tagore playing a prostitute 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.
Kati Patang is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language musical drama 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. Parekh's performance as Madhavi was critically acclaimed and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Gumnaam is a 1965 Indian Bollywood thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film is a loosely-inspired adaptation of the 1939 mystery novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
Yeh Hai Jalwa is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars an ensemble cast, including Salman Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Amisha Patel, Sanjay Dutt and Shammi Kapoor, with Kader Khan, Rati Agnihotri, Anupam Kher, Kiran Kumar, Rinke Khanna and Sharad Kapoor in supporting roles. It is inspired by Hollywood flick Carbon Copy.
Geraftaar (transl. Arrest) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Prayag Raaj. The movie produced by S. Ramanathan. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Madhavi, Poonam Dhillon in lead roles. Rajinikanth played a cameo role as friend of Amitabh Bachchan. The film is the third highest-grossing movie of the year 1985 and was considered as blockbuster According to its overseas performance.
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 Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon in lead roles and has music composed by Rajesh Roshan. The movie was a hit upon its release.
Bandish is a 1980 Hindi-language film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Danny Denzongpa. The movie is a commercial attempt by D. Rama Naidu, who had earlier produced Prem Nagar with the same lead pair on 1974. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was the 8th highest grosser of the year. The film was appreciated for its colorful locations and sets, and for its melodious songs and unique story. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Chilipi Krishnudu.
Uttar Dakshin is a 1987 Hindi-language action drama film produced by Ashok Khanna and Subhash Ghai, directed by Prabhat Khanna and featuring Rajinikanth, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit and Bharathi in the lead roles. Laxmikant Pyarelal have composed the music, while Anand Bakshi has written the lyrics for the film. It was dubbed in Tamil as Chella Pillai.
Dard (Pain) is a 1981 Bollywood crime film directed by Ambrish Sangal. Rajesh Khanna, who has a double role in the film was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1982 for his performance in this film. The film was successful at box office. It ran to silver jubilee at Mumbai and at other centers. Khayyam composed very good music.
Awam is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed and produced by B. R. Chopra. It starred Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Poonam Dhillon, Nana Patekar and Shafi Inamdar in pivotal roles.
Maqsad (transl. Aim) is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by D. Rama Naidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi, Jaya Prada with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. Shatrughan Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo are featured in supporting roles.
Teri Meherbaniyan is a 1985 Indian Hindi film directed by Vijay Reddy and produced by K.C. Bokadia. Dog Brownie played a pivotal role while Jackie Shroff and Poonam Dhillon played the lead roles. The movie is a remake of director's own 1984 Kannada film Thaliya Bhagya starring Shankar Nag which had also been remade in Odia as Babu I Love You, in Malayalam as Ithente Neethi and in Tamil as Nandri.
Baadal (transl. Cloud) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anand Sagar, edited by Subhash Sehgal, and stars Shammi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Arun Govil, Bob Christo and Shakti Kapoor.
Mard Ki Zabaan is a 1987 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff, Poonam Dhillon and Kimi Katkar. The film was a remake of the Telugu film Yuga Purushudu.
Avinash is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian action thriller film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar. Mithun Chakraborty dancing to the title card was a huge rage those days. In fact, no other movie ever attempted to show their hero dancing in front of the "Title Card". It was super hit at the Box Office.
Majaal is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Srikanth Nahata under the Vijayalakshmi Pictures banner and directed by K. Bapaiah. The film stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and has music composed by Bappi Lahiri. It is a remake of the Telugu film Sravana Sandhya (1986).
Zamana (transl. Times) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Ramesh Talwar, it stars Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta, along with Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri, Girish Karnad, Avtar Gill, Mac Mohan, Satyendra Kapoor form the supporting cast.
Amiri Garibi is a 1990 Hindi-language drama film, produced by Pradeep Sharma under the TUTU Films banner and directed by Harmesh Malhotra. It stars Jeetendra, Rekha, Rishi Kapoor, Neelam, Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film is a remake of the Telugu movie Makutamleni Maharaju (1987), starring Krishna, Sridevi, and Rajendra Prasad in the pivotal roles.
Ekk Nayi Pehchaan is an Indian television drama series which premiered on Sony TV on 23 December 2013. The series cast veteran Bollywood actresses Poonam Dhillon and Padmini Kolhapure along with Krystle D'Souza and Karan Sharma. The story, based on a Gujarati play titled Sharda takes on the issue of women's empowerment through education. The show went off air on 25 September 2014.
