Guddi is a 1971 Hindi drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Gulzar. It starred Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Utpal Dutt. It is Jaya Bachchan 's career-making film in which she plays a schoolgirl who has a crush on and is obsessed with the actor Dharmendra, who plays himself. She earned a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, the only nomination for the film. Utpal Dutt also has a starring role. Many Bollywood actors like Rajesh Khanna, Naveen Nischol, Asrani, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Prakash and Pran gave guest appearances as themselves. According to Boxofficeindia.com, the film became a "big city hit" and did "above average" business everywhere else. It was later remade in Tamil as Cinema Paithiyam (1975) starring Jayachitra and Kamal Haasan.
South Asian cinema refers to the cinema of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The broader terms Asian cinema, Eastern cinema and Oriental cinema in common usage often encompass South Asia as well as East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Kunwara Baap is a 1974 Hindi film produced by Amarlal Chabria and directed by and starring Mehmood. The film also stars Bharathi, and Vinod Mehra. Based on Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921), it is a film with a serious message about polio vaccination. However, Mehmood did some comedy scenes in the film to earn a Filmfare nomination as Best Comic, the only nomination for the film. Rajesh Roshan makes his debut as a film composer. The hijra song "Saj Rahi Gali" sung by Mohammed Rafi topped the annual Binaca Geet Mala, which was the only countdown show at the time. This film was Tamil actress Manorama's only film in Hindi, however, her lines consisted of some Tamil.
Toote Khilone is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Prem Sawhney and Mahendra Shah. The film is directed by Ketan Anand. The film stars Ketan's cousin Shekhar Kapur, Shabana Azmi and Utpal Dutt. The film's music is by Bappi Lahiri. The song "Maana Ho Tum" written by Kaifi Azmi and sung by Yesudas is the highlight of this film.
Dillagi is a 1978 romantic comedy directed by Basu Chatterjee, based on the Bengali novella "Kalidas O Chemistry" by Bimal Kar.
Babu is a 1985 film starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead role, supported by Hema Malini, Mala Sinha, Rati Agnihotri and Deepak Parashar. Music is by Rajesh Roshan. It is a remake of a Tamil film of the same name from 1971 directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and starring Sivaji Ganesan, which itself was a remake of the 1965 Malayalam film, Odayil Ninnu, a film adaptation of Malayalam writer P. Kesavadev's acclaimed novel of the same title. The movie was a silver jubilee on its release.
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.
The 31st Filmfare Awards were held in 1984, with the Indian New Wave Cinema at its peak.
The 29th Filmfare Awards were held in 1982.
The 27th Filmfare Awards were held in 1980.
The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978.
The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976.
The 22nd Filmfare Awards were held in 1975.
Pramod Chakravorty was an Indian Hindi film producer and director.
Aatank (English:Terror) is a 1996 Indian Bollywood action thriller written by Sachin Bhowmick and directed by duo Prem Lalwani & Desh Mukherjee. The film stars Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Mehra in the lead roles. The film began principal photography in the mid-1980s and was delayed for several years before being released in 1996. A sub-plot with a killer shark may have been inspired by the Hollywood film Jaws.
Apne Paraye is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by Mushir Alam. It stars Amol Palekar and Shabana Azmi in pivotal roles. It is based on the 1917 Bengali novel, Nishkriti by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Ek Hi Raasta is a 1977 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by Mohan Segal under the Uma Cine Films Pvt Ltd banner. It stars Jeetendra, and Shabana Azmi, and the music is composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Suraag is a 1982 Bollywood crime film, directed and produced by Jag Mundhra, starring Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Parikshat Sahni and Gita Siddharth.
