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Mehmood – the versatile comedian of bollywood. 2008-03-10 07:16:00 Mehmood – the versatile comedian of bollywood
.By: Rumi Chatterji.Mehmood had been an indispensable comedian of the 60s and 70s and most of the bollywood films made during that era became successful due to his brilliant performance. He started his career by performing in small roles and even negative roles like the one he played in Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa in 1957, where he played the role of the brother of Guru Dutt, who was only interested in money.But with the early 60s, he got roles in probably every alternative film. He performed well in the film Ziddi, with Subha Khote, where the main role was played by Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh. Manna Dey’s song “mai tere pyar me” composed by SD Burman became a big hit. Even in Love In Tokyo, Mehmood and Subha Khote supported Joy Mukherjee an
Rafi and Jeetender. 2008-03-10 06:01:00 Rafi and Jeetender.By: Supriya Chatterji.Rafi had an everlasting combination with Jeetender and contributed a lot for the success of Jeetender in bollywood films. In Farz, LP’s composition for Rafi including “mast baharon ka mai aashiq”, “baar baar din yeh aye”, became superduper hits. Similarly Shankar Jaikishan’s composition for Jeetender which was sung by Rafi titled “rukh se zarah naqab” from the film Mere Huzoor became very successful.Jeetender was a very powerful dancer and RD Burman’s composition for him in the film Carwa, complimented his dancing style. The songs sung by Rafi including “are ho goriyan kahan tera desh re”, “kitna pyara wada hai” became big hits and the film also did well with powerful performance of Asha Parekh.All the songs composed in the
Neetu Singh – the spontaneous actress of bollywood. 2008-03-10 03:22:00 Neetu Singh
– the spontaneous actress
of bollywood
.Neetu Singh is one of the spontaneous actresses who had provided significant performances in the bollywood films of 70s and 80s. She had started her career as a child artist by performing in the film Do Kaliyan where the main roles were performed by Biswajeet and Mala Sinha.Neet Singh stormed bollywood films by forming a legendary pair with Rishi Kapoor. Her performance in Khel Khel Me was well appreciated by film lovers. He story depicted the youth and immaturity of college students who got into trouble by playing informal games. Rakesh Roshan also did well in the film.In Kabhi Kabhi, she did well opposite Rishi Kapoor, who played the role of the son of Shashi Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor was married to Rakhee, who had an affair with Big B, wh
Lata and Jaidev. 2008-03-08 23:58:00 Lata and JaidevJaidev is one of the off-beat music composers who had composed music for selected films but most of those films had received critics acclamation. Lata had a fantastic combination with Jaidev and contributed a lot for his success in bollywood films. Jaidev’s bhajan “allah tero naam, ishwar tero naaam” in the film Hum Dono sung by Lata and picturised on Nanda in 1961 had become almost a national song for the country. It was composed in raag gour sarang and the movement of the song was really unconventional.Jaidev’s composition for Lata in the film Mujhe Jeene Do, including the song “raat bhi kuch bheegi bheegi”, became very successful. The film was based on the life of dacoits and Sunil Dutt and Wahida Rehman received credit for their realistic performances in the
Sameera Reddy – the consistent performer of bollywood. 2008-03-08 01:25:00 Sameera Reddy
– the consistent performer of bollywood
.Sameera Reddy
is one of the telegu actresses who had done very well in bollywood films. She also acted in the Bengali film Kalpurush directed by the famous director Buddhadeb Dasgupta.Ram Gopal Verma gave her a huge break in the film Darna Mana Hai. She was one of the friends who were discussing about their horror experiences. Very innovative stories were depicted and at the end of the stories the supernatural power killed the respective story-tellers. Although all the stories were related to ghosts and spirits they were very entertaining.Sameera Reddy also did well in the film Musafir, with Anil Kapoor, which was otherwise an action film. She also did well in the film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya opposite Sohail Khan, the brother of Salman
Lata and Kalyanji Anandji. 2008-03-07 04:27:00 Lata and Kalyanji Anandji.Kalyanji Anandji had contributed to Indian films for more than 40 years. As Lata had dominated bollywood industry for more than 30 years, she had sung a number of songs composed by Kalyanji Anandji.Her song ‘bekhudi me sanam” which was picturised on Babita and was alson sung by Rafi, created an everlasting impact on the mind of the viewers. Lata also contributed in the film Jab Jab Phool Khile, where Kalyanji Anandji’s music provided hit songs for Shashi Kapoor and Nanda.Kalyanji Anandji gave excellent music in the film Kora Kagaz. Although Kishore Kumar stole the hearts of people with his tragic song “mera jeevan kora kagaz’, but Lata was sublime with the song “mera parne me”. All the duet songs sung by Kishore and Lata in Johny Mera Naam, picturis
Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam. 2008-03-06 02:33:00 Anu Malik
and Sonu Nigam
.Anu Malik had created his own identity in the field of music composition in bollywood films. He had given hit songs one after the other in the last 10 years. He is a big admirer of Sonu Nigam and while participating in the Indian Idol program as a judge he admitted that Sonu Nigam is the best singer of the country.He had given a number of memorable tunes to Sonu Nigam in his illustrious career. In Border, his song “sandese ate hai” and “hume jab se muhobbat ho gayi hai” picturised on Akshay Khanna and sung by Sonu Nigam, received critics acclamation. In Refugee, he gave he very melodious songs like “mere humsafar mere humsafar”, “panchi nadiya pawan ke jhoke”, etc. which were picturised on Abhishek Bacchan and sung by Sonu Nigam. Sonu Nigam’s memo
Satyajit Ray and Soumitra Chatterji 2008-03-05 02:35:00 Satyajit Ray and Soumitra ChatterjiSatyajit Ray had brought a new dimension in realistic films in India. Satyajit Ray had used different types of character actors in his films including Soumitra Chatterji. Soumitra had started his career in Ray's film Apur Sangsar, which was the last part of the Apu Trilogy. The film was based on the story of Bibhutibhushan Banerjee which showed Apu's journey from village to Kolkata and the related experiences. Mainly the incidents were tragic, as he lost his wife Sharmila in the film and for that reason left his son and went to work in a coal mine in Bihar. Later his love for the son had brought him back to the village in Khulna. Soumitra did justice to the character of Apu.In Abhijan, Ray gave Soumitra, the role of a Punjabi driver who had tried to creat
Shilpa Shetty - the entertaining actress of bollywood. 2008-03-04 02:28:00 Shilpa Shetty
- the entertaining actress
of bollywood
.Shilpa Shetty
had entertained the viewers with her cheerful performances right from her first film Baazigar. She had done well in that film , where Kajol played the lead role along with Shahrukh Khan. the she got roles one after the other in bollywod films.She acted in the hit film Mai Khiladi Tu Anari opposite Akshay Kumar. Saif Ali Khan also did well in the film. The song "hum dono hai alag alag" became big hit. She also acted in the film Auzaar oppoiste Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor. The film was an action pact story and the music composed by Anu Malik was very successful with songs like "are baba", "I love you", etc.Shilpa Shetty also acted in serious films like Tarqieb, where she played the role of the friend of Tabu who was killed Read more:Shilpa
Balraj Sahani – the elegant character actor of bollywood. 2008-03-03 02:27:00 Balraj Sahani – the elegant character actor of bollywood
.Balraj Sahani is one of the most gifted character actors of bollywood films of 50s, 60s and 70s. He performance used to be absolutely natural, without mannerisms. He was sublime in his performance in Do Bigha Zameen, where he portrayed the character of a villager who had come from his village and settled in Kolkata and earned his livelihood by rickshaw-pulling. It was a classic film of Bimal Roy and Balraj Sahani expressed the different emotions of the peasant in style.In Seema, he played the role of superintendent of a home which cured women suffering fro mental disease. Nutan, who was depressed due to family disturbances was admitted there, and Balraj Sahani taught her to be positive in life and make life meaningful. He gave ve
Urmila Matondkar – the major contributor in Ram Gopal Verma’s films. 2008-03-01 00:58:00 Urmila Matondkar
– the major contributor in Ram GopalVerma
’s films.Urmila Matondkar had acted in experimental roles for the last 15 years. But the viewers remember her more in scary characters created by Ram Gopal
Verma. She acted as a child artist in Masoom, in 1983. She showed her innocence in the character as she was the daughter of Shabana Azmi who liked to play with her step-brother played by Jugal Hansraj. She gave good lips in the song “lakri ke kathi” composed by RD Burman.She stormed bollywood films with her performance in Ram Gopal Verma’s Daud, opposite Sanjay Dutt. It was serio-comic film which was based on a stolen property. Both Sanjay and Urmila travelled in different places and were chased by thiefs for the stolen property. The story was straight forward, but the Read more:Urmila
Salil Chowdhury and Lata. 2008-02-29 21:54:00 Salil Chowdhury
and Lata.Salil Chowdhury
had made his major experiments in bollywood films with the help of Lata. He gave the solo song “jago mohan pyare” in Jagte Raho, in 1956, where there was chorus effect with the solo song. As it was film related to social justice produced by Raj Kapoor, there were hardly major sequences for songs, otherwise he would have given more songs to Lata.In Madhumati, in 1958, Bimal Roy gave scope to Salil Chowdhury to compose a number of songs as it involved the romantic story between Dilip Kumar and Vaijayantimala. All the songs composed by Salil Chowdhury and sung by Lata including “aaja re pardesi”, “dil tarap tarap ke keh raha hai aa bhi ja”, “daiyare daiyare jangal papi bichua”, were big hits. Salil Chowdhury also won the filmfare award Read more:Salil
Akshay Khanna – the decent actor of bollywood. 2008-02-29 03:33:00 Akshay Khanna
– the decent actor of bollywood
.Akshay Khanna has been an exception in the list of bollywood actors who had joined bollywood films in the 90s. He has banked his resources on his decency which most of the actors hardly care about. He exhibited his softness of character in the film Taal opposite Aiswariya Rai. He did not try to be forceful in his presentation of affection in the film.In Border, he played the role of an Indian soldier who died at the border after he had been successful in destroying the Pakistani forces in the war that took place in the 70s. He loved his wife and mother which was shown in the flashback. He gave good lips in Sonu Nigam’s song “hume jab se mohabbat ho gayi hai”, composed by Anu Malik.He was also sublime in the film Hulchul opposite Kareena Read more:Akshay
Mumtaz – the dancer of the swinging 60s. 2008-02-29 01:16:00 Mumtaz – the dancer of the swinging 60s.Mumtaz stormed the silver screen with her dancing capabilities in the bollywood films of 60s. She impressed the viewers with her item number in the film Brahmchari, opposite Shammi Kapoor, titled “aaj kal tere mere pyar ke charche”, where SJs rock and roll composition was given adequate expression by Mumtaz. She acted very well opposite Dilip Kumar in Ram Aur Shyam. She acted as a village girl who did not recognise the difference when Ram came to the village, who had identical get up as Shyam the person she loved.Mumtaz matched Jeetender in the film Jeegri Dost. She was very polite and submissive in the film and gave good lips in the songs “raat suhani jag rahi hai” sung by Lata and Rafi and composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. She had been very
Kishore and RD Burman. 2008-02-29 00:15:00 Kishore and RD Burman.Kishore Kumar had entertained the viewers with his multi-talented singing style for more than 30 years. Within that span he was specially indebted to RD Burman who had given him immortal tunes.Kishore’s song “aao jhume gaere” in Paraya Dhan, composed by RD Burman created a special platform for the rest of the film. In Aandhi, Kishore’s songs for Sanjeev Kumar, titled “tere bina zindagi me shikwa”, “is mor se jate hai”, ‘tum aa gaye ho” had immortal appeal for the thoughtful audience as Gulzar’s lyrics were very meaningful. RD’s composition for Kishore in Jeetender’s Parichay, in 1972, with the song “musafir hun yaaro”, and in Khusbu, in 1975, with the song “o majhi re” had philosophical thoughts embedded in them.Kishore was sublime in Read more:Kishore
Arshad Warsi – the serio-comic hero of bollywood. 2008-02-28 22:26:00 Arshad Warsi – the serio-comic hero of bollywood
.Arshad Warsi had established himself as the most elegant serio-comic heroes of recent times. As he had the potential to play the lead role he is not a comedian in the strict sense like Johnny Lever, and had been sublime mainly in roles where he supported the main hero of the film.The viewers know him best as Circuit, he character he played in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai. In both the films he was the assistant of Sanjay Dutt who was an underworld don, but had been involved in good activities. In Lage Raho Munnabhai, he even talked to an invisible character when Sanjay had asked him to address Gandhiji, who was there in his subconscious mind. He even brought the academicians to answer the questions relating to Gandhiji. He gave go
Has eastern classical music become extinct in bollywood films? 2008-02-28 04:46:00 Has eastern classical
music become extinct in bollywood
films?With strong domination of western music for the last 20 years the audience wonder about the fact whether eastern classical music had become extinct in bollywood films. If the films are analysed which had popular music in the last year, we will refer Om Shanti Om, Sawaria, Chak De, etc., which had western music. If the trend of music for the last 20 years is studied it will be found that bollywood films hardly require eastern classical songs.Now the influence of western music had started from the 40s itself. OP Nayyar’s orchestration in Howrah Bridge, had western effect, C. Ramchandran’s composition in Asha, had western influence, Salil Chowdhury had used western chorus in many films including Do Bigha Zameen and Anand. But t
Johnny Walker – the evergreen comedian of bollywood. 2008-02-28 02:59:00 Johnny Walker
– the evergreen
comedian of bollywood
.Johnny Walker had contributed a lot in bollywood films with his comedy performance over 30 years. He was a friend of Guru Dutt, and always got good roles in his films. In Mr.&Mrs 55 he accompanied Guru Dutt who married Madhubala under a typical condition set by Lalita Power. Johny Walker’s lips in the song “jane kaha mera” sung by Rafi is worth mentioning.In Pyasa, in 1957, he played the role of a poor man who earned his livelihood by doing oil message. In the film he was shown as a honest human being who had some humanity as opposed to brothers of Guru Dutt including Mehmood who were only interested about money. The song in the film “sar jot era chakrae” sung by Rafi became very very successful due to effortless lips of J Read more:Johnny
Should composers be given awards named after singers? 2008-02-28 01:11:00 Should composers be given awards named
after singers?There is a big debate across the country whether composers should be given awards which are presented in the name of legendary singers? The trend was led by some State Governments who had started giving awards to notable composers in the name of legendary singers.For example Lata Mangeshkar award has been given to Naushad and Khaiyyam in the respective years. It adds to the controversy whether these awards add any respect to the composers or create disrespect. For example Naushad and Khaiyyam are some of the legendary composers who had nurtured the talents of Lata, Rafi and other notable singers. Their relationship with these singers are almost like that of a teacher and a student.Naushad’s immortal tunes which had been sung by Lata in
Parveen Babi – the stylish actress of bollywood. 2008-02-28 00:04:00 Parveen Babi – the stylish actress
of bollywood
.Parveen Babi had kept her mark in stylish roles during 70s and 80s. She was impressive in Majboor, opposite Big B, in 1974, where Big B had thought he had brain tumour, and when he came to know that there was no serious concern about it he investigated a criminal case and became successful in his attempt. Parveen Babi acted in a quite role in Deewar, where Big B was the elder brother and a smuggler and was killed by his younger brother, a police officer, played by Shashi Kapoor at the end of the film.From that time, viewers accepted Parveen Babi, opposite Big B, and she complimented his aggressive style with her soft style of acting. In Shaan, in 1980, she was sublime in the comedy sequences opposite Big B, and also performed well in the so
Jaya Prada – the gifted dancer of bollywood. 2008-02-27 22:40:00 Jaya Prada
– the gifted dancer of bollywood
.Jaya Prada is one of the most accomplished dancers of bollywood films. She was unique in her classical dance performances in the film Shankaravaranam, and carried on the brilliant work in the film Sargam, opposite Rishi Kapoor. She played the role of a dumb character who could not speak, and was ill-treated by her relatives. Rishi Kapoor encouraged her to continue with her dances, and he complimented her with a dafli. The songs in the film stormed bollywood. Laxmikant Pyarellal were at their best and Rafi and Lata gave adequate expression to all the songs of the film including “koel bole”, “dafliwale dafli baja”, “ramjiki nikli sawari” etc.She never had to look back after that. She was praised for her performance in the film Kamchor
Suresh Watkar – the classical singer of bollywood. 2008-02-27 05:49:00 Suresh Watkar – the classicalsinger
of bollywood
.Suresh Wadkar is one of the leading classical singers of the present times who had made significant contribution in bollywood films. When he was young he learnt music from Pandit Jialal Vasant. He caught the attention of noted composer Jaidev who gave him a break in the film Gaman, in 1978, with the song “seene me jalan”. His classical andaz was recognised and within short period of time who got breaks one after the other.In Masoom, in 1983, RD Burman gave him break with the ghazal “huzur is kadar bhi na itrake chaliye”, which he had sung with noted ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh, and it was picturised on Naseeruddin Shah and Saeed Jaffery. He got the scope of singing all the songs in Raj Kapoor’s Premrog, composed by Laxmikant P
Amisha Patel – the submissive actress of bollywood. 2008-02-27 03:14:00 Amisha Patel
– the submissive actress
of bollywood
.Amisha Patel
had shown her politeness and submissiveness in her first film opposite Hrithik Roshan, Kahona Pyar Hai. She was the daughter of a big industrialist, Anupam Kher, and had an affair with a singer Hrithik. As Hrithik saw the killing of the Commissioner by Anupam Kher’s men, he was shot and fell in a river. When Amisha went to New Zealand she met another Hrithik Roshan, named Raaj who came to India to unearth the mysterious killing and proved that Anupam Kher was also involved in the crime. The songs in the film composed by Rajesh Roshan, the son of the legendary composer Roshan, were all superduper hits, including “pyar ki kashti me”, “kahona pyar hai”, “aksar is duniya me”, etc. There was controversy regarding th
Rafi and Shankar Jaikishan. 2008-02-27 01:10:00 Mohammed Rafi and Shankar
Jaikishan.As shankar jaikishan had given tunes to all the leading singers of bollywood films, including Mukesh, Manna Dey, Kishore, Talat, Hemant Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor, etc., shankar jaikishan’s special relationship with Rafi went unnoticed. Rafi was a sensation in the history of playback singing and SJ acknowledged his talent over the years.Rafi’s westernised andaz was used by shankar jaikishan in the songs “raat ke humsafar” picturised on Shammi Kapoor, in An Evening in Paris, “aja je a zara aa”, picturised on Joy Mukherjee, in Love In Tokyo, “O Priya”, picturised on Rajender Kumar in Jhuk Gaya Asman, “ai chand zara chup jaa” picturised on Shammi Kapoor in Laat Sahab, to name a few. shankar jaikishan had given landmark ghazals to Rafi, incl
Nana Patekar – the trend-breaking actor of bollywood. 2008-02-27 00:26:00 Nana Patekar – the trend-breaking actor of bollywood
.Nana Patekar had created the image of a trend-breaker in the films he had performed till now. He created an own way of mannerism which in most cases represented the anti-establishment trend. In Prahaar, he played the role of a military officer who had trained a number of young trainees in his camp. He very extensively showed the training program, which was probably shown in details for the first time in the history of bollywood.When his trainee, returned back to his house after being handicapped, he came to know that a number of anti-socials were disturbing him and after his death came to stay in Dimple Kapadia’s house as a paying guest and faced the law breakers.He found that the members of the society feared the anti-socials and to Read more:Nana Patekar
Karishma Kapoor – the enthusiastic actress of bollywood. 2008-03-13 05:09:00 Karishma Kapoor
– the enthusiastic actress
of bollywood
.By: Rumi Chatteri.Karishma Kapoor
made a significant contribution in the bollywood films of 90s. She was very enthusiastic and the energy was reflected in the roles she had played. She did well opposite Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the film Dil to Pagal Hai. It was a romantic film with songs of Lata and Udit Narayan becoming big hits like “dil to pagal hai”, “kab tak chup baithe”, etc.She did well opposite Sunil Shetty in Gopi Kishen and Krishna. In Gopi Kishen, Sunil Shetty played a double role and Karishma had an affair with the smarter character depicted in the film. Karishma also showed her dancing skills in the song “hae huku”.She played the role of a docile wife in the film Bibi No.1, opposite Salman Khan an Read more:Karishma
Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty. 2008-03-13 01:37:00 Akshay Kumar
and Sunil Shetty
.By: CR Chatterji.During the last 15 years, the combination of Akshay Kumar
and Sunil Shetty had given a number of hit films. Their combination had been as successful as the combination of Amitabh and Vinod Khanna in the mid -70s.In Mohra, Akshay Kumar played the role of the police-officer, while Sunil Shetty worked with Naseer, thinking that he was killing the anti-socials for the welfare of the society. At the end of the film, Sunil Shetty realised that Naseer himself is one of the underworld dons. Very significantly Akshay maintained the romantic sequences in the film opposite Ravina Tandon.In Dhadkan, both Akshay and Sunil Shetty, faced each other in a romantic subject matter. Both of them loved the same girl played by Shilpa Shetty. For Fulfilling his desi Read more:Akshay
Rajender Kumar and Rafi. 2008-03-12 23:48:00 Rajender Kumar
and Rafi.By: Supriya Chatterji.Jubilee Kumar Rajender Kumar was probably one of the most romantic actors of bollywood films whose films have become immortal due to their extraordinary music. Due to strong dominance of Dilip Kumar during the 50s and 60s, Rajender Kumar’s tragic-oriented performances got overshadowed but the playback provided by Rafi in nearly all his films had created history. From 1963 to 1966, all the films of Rajender Kumar celebrated silver-jubilee and he became Jubilee Kumar.Rafi’s epic songs picturised on Rajender Kumar range from “jeevan me priya tera saath rahe”, in Goonjh Uthi Sehnai, composed by Vasant Desai to “palko ke peeche se” from Talash, composed by SD Burman. Shankar Jaikishan’s marathon compositions for Rafi and Rajender Kumar
Rakhee – the reserve actress of bollywood. 2008-03-12 04:54:00 Rakhee – the reserve actress
of bollywood
.By: Rumi Chatterji.Rakhee created a unique acting culture, which was different from other actresses of bollywood. Her soft, sensitive, reserve nature had motivated producers to give her unique roles which had contributed to the success of the films of 70s and 80s.Rakhee got a big break opposite Shashi Kapoor in the film Sharmilee. She played a double role with one sister, being shy, while the other one very outspoken. The film had very good music composed by SD Burman, and songs like “khilte hai gul yaha”, “megha chaye”, sung by Kishore and Lata, became superhits.Rakhee’s performance in Barsaat ki ek raat, opposite Big B, received critical acclamation, as she played the role of a blind girl, in the film. She also acted in the Bengali ve
Pran – the indispensable actor of bollywood. 2008-03-12 01:35:00 Pran – the indispensable actor of bollywood
.By: Supriya Chatterji.Bollywood films during the 50s, 60s and 70s, would have remained incomplete without the brilliant performance of Pran. He was there in almost every alternative film. Viewers remember his performance in the role of the famous dacoit in Raj Kapoor’s Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai. He also replicated the style of living of dacoits that operated within the chambal region during that period in the early 60s.Pran had a great combination with Dilip Kumar. He insulted him in every possible manner in Dil Diya Dard Liya and ultimately came to know that Dilip Kumar was the prince whom he treated as a servant. He became mad at the end of the film. In Ram Aur Shyam, he went on hammering Ram played by Dilip Kumar and got the treatment ba
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