Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol, known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra is widely regarded to be amongst the most handsome Indian actors of his time. In 2012, he received the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, from the Government of India. Dharmendra has worked in more than 200 films in a career spanning over six decades. He is considered one of the most successful actors in the history of Hindi cinema.
Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2014. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 2011 to 2012, subsequent to her nomination to that chamber from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the BJP. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has starred in both comic and dramatic roles, and is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema.
Sholay is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai, hired by a retired police officer to capture the ruthless dacoit Gabbar Singh. Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri also star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively. The music was composed by R D Burman.
Ramesh Sippy is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for being director in Sholay (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential films ever made in India. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2013.
Aditya Lakhia is an Indian character actor. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and graduation from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad. He began his acting career in 1988 playing small roles and worked as an assistant director in Akele Hum Akele Tum. The character of Kachra in the movie Lagaan remains one of his most memorable performances. He is working in various supporting roles.
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao is a 2001 Indian film directed by Harry Baweja. It stars Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah.
Sai Deodhar is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi television. She is known for her roles in Star Plus's drama series Saara Akaash and Sony TV's drama series Ek Ladki Anjaani Si. She is married to actor Shakti Anand with whom she participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye Season 1.
Chandan Roy Sanyal is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film Rang de Basanti, in a minor role. He then received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the 2009 action film Kaminey and in his Bengali debut, the 2010 film Mahanagar@Kolkata. Sanyal then went on to receive recognition for his performances in the 2012 Bengali drama film Aparajita Tumi and as an insomniac artist in the 2013 romantic drama Prague.
Teen Do Paanch is an Indian feature film, produced by Smiley Films. It features Shreyas Talpade as Vishal and Bidita Bag as Priyanka as an urban couple lives in Delhi NCR. They want to have a kid but could not conceive after 7 years of married life so they opt for adoption but their lives turn upside down when they end up adopting three kids.Now a couple who wanted one child in their life has three. And after couple of months, excitement or the shock becomes double when the come to know Priyanka is also pregnant. She delivers twins. Now this couple has five kids.
Tell Me O Kkhuda is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hema Malini, starring Esha Deol, Arjan Bajwa, Sudhanshu Pandey, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval and Chandan Roy Sanyal. Salman Khan makes a guest appearance. It released on 27 October 2011 coinciding with the Diwali festival to mixed reviews at the box office. The music was composed by Pritam and the lyrics were by Mayur Puri.
Pathans, or Pashtuns/Pakhtuns/Pukhtoons/Afghans are an Eastern Iranian ethnic group.
Ram Kamal Mukherjee is an Indian film journalist, the former editor in chief of Stardust film magazine, biographer of Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty and Sanjay Dutt. He made his debut as filmmaker with Cakewalk starring Esha Deol. He has been regarded as one of the best Indian short filmmaker by The Times of India. In 2023 he won 69th National Film Award for his short film Ek Dua.
Gabbar Singh is a fictional character and the antagonist of the 1975 Bollywood film Sholay. It was written by the duo Salim–Javed, consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. Played by Amjad Khan, he is depicted in Sholay as a dacoit with an evil laugh much like "El Indio", the robber, from the Western film For a Few Dollars More, who leads a group in looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. He has a sadistic personality and insists on killing whenever required to continue his status and to take revenge on his enemies. The character is considered to be one of the most iconic villains in Indian cinema. He was featured in the 1991 spoof Ramgarh Ke Sholay, with Khan portraying a parody version of the character. His famous dialogues include -" Yahan se pachas pachas kos door gaon mein ' jab bachcha raat ko rota hai, toh maa kehti hai bete soo ja ' soo ja nahi toh Gabbar Singh aa jayega", "Kitne aadmi the?", "Arre O Samba", "Tera kya hoga Kalia?", "Kab holi, holi kab hai", and "Ye haath humko dede Thakur".
Mohabbat Ke Dushman is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. It stars Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Sanjay Dutt and Farah in lead roles.
Rihaee is a 1988 Hindi film directed by Aruna Raje, starring Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Naseeruddin Shah and Mohan Agashe in lead roles. The film dealt with the promiscuity of male migrant workers to urban India, and also the sexuality of women, left behind in the rural regions. Hema Malini received a nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role in the film.
Bidita Bag is an Indian actress and model. She is mostly known for her inclination towards socio-political films.
Shrabani Deodhar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who won the National Film Award for her very first project, the 1993 Marathi language feature film Lapandav.
Dream Girl is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa in his directorial debut and produced by Ekta Kapoor. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana as a cross-gender actor whose female voice impersonation begets attention from others, talking about depression and loneliness.
Reshma Pathan is an Indian actress and the first stuntwoman of the Indian film industry. She is also known as the Sholay Girl, as she played Hema Malini’s stunt double in Sholay. The film, The Sholay Girl, is a biopic about her life. She is also the first female to become a member of the Movie Stunt Artists Association. She has performed thousands of dangerous stunts in almost 400 films.
