Nalini Jaywant was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films in the 1940s and 1950s. Filmfare in their poll in the 1950s declared her the most beautiful woman in the movies. Actor Dilip Kumar described her "the greatest actress he ever worked with".
Doubles is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Pandiarajan, who also played a guest appearance in the film. Produced by K. Rajan, the film stars Prabhu Deva, Meena, and Sangeetha, while Vivek, Manivannan, and Kovai Sarala play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by debutant Srikanth Deva. The film was released on 11 August 2000.
Usha Kiran was an Indian actress. In a career spanning over four decades, she acted in over 50 Hindi and Marathi films, notably Daag (1952), Patita (1953), Baadbaan (1954), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975) and Bawarchi (1972). She was also the Sheriff of Mumbai during 1996 and 1997.
Anuradha is a 1940 Bollywood film directed by Mohan Sinha. It stars Trilok Kapoor, Jeevan, Maya Bannerji, Vatsala Kumtekar, Anant Marathe and Agha. The film was produced by Circo Productions and had Badri Prasad as its music director.
Geeta is a Bollywood film directed by Parshwanath Yeshwant Altekar and starring Chandra Mohan, Durga Khote and Anant Marathe. It was released in 1940. The film produced under the Circo Productions banner was a bilingual made in Hindi and Marathi. The story was written by Minoo Katrak who in later films was to become a renowned sound recordist. The cinematographer was Gordhanbhai Patel and the film's music was composed by Datta Koregaonkar. It's dialogues and song lyrics were by S. K. Kallah with screenplay by Altekar. The rest of the cast included Trilok Kapoor, Ashalata, Vatsala Kumtekar and Baby Suman.
Kuhelika is a 1952 Bengali film. The film was directed by Ramesh Bose and was made under the banner of Sunshine Productions. Dakshinamohan Thakur scored music of the film.
Hamari Betiyan also called Our Darling Daughters is a 1936 social Hindi film directed by R. S. Chowdhary. It was produced by Ardeshir Irani under his Imperial Film Company banner. The film starred Rose, Kumar, Pramila, Mubarak, Jilloobai, Baba Vyas and Baby Shri. Rose co-starred with her cousin Pramila who had started acting in films from 1935 with Ardeshir Irani's Imperial Film Company's Return Of Toofan Mail (1935). The story of Hamari Betiyan is about the travails of Radha and her subsequent revenge against the people who caused her grief and anguish.
Zinda Lash is a 1932 Indian costume drama directed by Premankur Atorthy. The film was produced by New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta. The cast of the film included K. L. Saigal, Rattan Bai, Pahari Sanyal, Mahajabin, Nawab, Kumar and Radharani. The music direction was by R. C. Boral. B. N. Sircar started New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta in 1930 and produced his first film in Bengali, Dena Paona in 1931. In 1932 he produced films in Hindi where he introduced K. L. Saigal to Indian Cinema. The first was Mohabbat Ke Ansu and the second was Zinda Lash both directed by Premankur Atorthy. K. L. Saigal changed his name for his first three films and was billed as Saigal Kashmiri to prevent his family from finding out his profession. This film like his earlier Mohabbat Ke Ansu was not successful at the box office.
Bharat Ki Beti is a 1935 Hindi social film directed by Premankur Atorthy. The cast included Rattan Bai, Gul Hamid, Yasmin, Amirbai Karnataki, Gope, Dadabhai Sarkari and Hari Shivdasani. The music direction was credited to Jhande Khan and Anil Biswas. This was actor Hari Shivdasani's second film, having begun his career with Dharma Ki Devi (1935) the same year. Produced by Eastern Arts, Bharat Ki Beti focused on the nationalistic viewpoint while India was still under British rule.
Bhikharan (Beggar-Maid) also called Song of Life, is a 1935 Hindi melodrama film directed by Premankur Atorthy. The film was produced by Kolhapur Cinetone and starred Rattan Bai, Master Vinayak, Hafisji, Pramila, and Gundopant Walawalkar. The camera work was by V. B. Joshi. The music for the film was composed by H. C. Bali.
Hind Mahila also called Woman's Challenge is a 1936 Hindi social film directed by Premankur Atorthy. It was produced by Kolhapur Cinetone. Premankur Atorthy Moved from New Theatres and worked for Kohlapur Cinetone making Bhikharan and Hind Mahila for them before going to Imperial Film Company. The music direction was by H. C. Bali. The cast included Rattan Bai, Shahu Modak, Master Vithal, and Hafisji.
Dhanwan (Wealthy) also called Mazdoor Ki Beti is a 1937 Hindi social film. It was directed by Premankur Atorthy for Imperial Film Company. The film starred Rattan Bai, Hafisji, W. M. Khan, and Jamshedji. The music was composed by H. C. Bali. The film was loosely based on the story idea from Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Dulhan is a 1938 social Hindi film directed by Premankur Atorthy. It was produced by the Imperial Film Company. The music direction was by Ram Gopal Pande. The film starred Rattan Bai, W. M. Khan, Ghulam Mohammed and Jilloobai.
Kalyani is a 1940 Hindi social film directed by Premankur Atorthy. It was produced by Mansukh Pictures. The music direction was by H. C. Bali. The cast of the film included Rattan Bai, W. M. Khan, Ghulam Mohammed, Jamshedji and Mukhtar.
Abatar also known as Avatar is a 1941 Indian Bengali mythological social drama film directed by Premankur Atorthy. The film was produced by Sree Bharat Lakshmi Pictures. The music of the film was composed by Himangshu Dutta, who is referred to as Surasagar Himangshu Dutta. He made use of Rabindra Sangeet in his compositions and helped familiarize S. D. Burman to its use in composing semi-classical songs. The cast included Durgadas Bannerjee, Ahindra Choudhury, Jyotsna Gupta, Tulsi Lahiri, Utpal Sen and Panna Devi. The film is a mythological rendering along with satire of modern society and rapid extension of generation through industrialization, economy and modern politics during second world war. The story of the film tells about King Indranath's misfortunes and the descent to earth of gods incarnated as humans.
Nilachaley Mahaprabhu was a 1957 Indian Bengali biographical film directed by Kartik Chattopadhyay, based on the life of 15th-century mystic Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who started his spiritual journey and Hindu reform movement, part of the Bhakti movement during his years at Nilachal, the shrine of Jagannath at Puri. It stars Asim Kumar in the title role with Dipti Roy, Sumitra Devi, Ahindra Choudhury, Bhanu Bandyopadhyay, Nripati Chattopadhyay and Chhabi Biswas in supporting roles.
Mohabbat Ki Kasauti also called Rooplekha in Bengali was a 1934 Indian "semi-historical" bilingual film in Hindi and Bengali, directed by P. C. Barua for New Theatres. Though Barua is consistently mentioned as director, according to author J. K. Bajaj, Debaki Bose directed Rooplekha in 1934. It had music by R. C. Boral and the cast included Rattanbai, K. L. Saigal, Pahari Sanyal, Noor Mohammed Charlie and Vishwanath. Jamuna started her career with a small role in the Hindi version.
Manoos, also called Life's for Living, is a 1939 Indian Marathi social melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The movie was simultaneously made in Hindi as Aadmi. The film was based on a short story called "The Police Constable". The story was by A. Bhaskarrao, with screenplay and dialogue by Anant Kanekar. The cinematographer was V. Avadhoot and the music was composed by Master Krishna Rao, with lyrics by Kanekar. The cast included Shahu Modak, Shanta Hublikar, Sundara Bai, Ram Marathe, Narmada, Ganpatrao and Raja Paranjpe.
Thokar also called The Kick is 1939 Hindi/Urdu film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced by Chandulal Shah for his production banner Ranjit Movietone, it had 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.
Maraner Pare was a Bengali crime drama film directed by Satish Dasgupta. This movie was released on 1 Jan 1954 under the banner of Himalayan Art Producers. The music direction was done by Sargam Unit. This movie stars Uttam Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Sambhu Mitra, Ajit Bandyopadhyay and Dhiraj Bhattacharya in the lead roles. The film become superhit at the box office ran for 91 days in the theaters. This was the second big hit of Uttam-Suchitra pair after Sharey Chuattor in 1953.
