Tarun Banerjee had sung everlasting songs during golden age.

Tarun Banerjee had sung everlasting songs during golden age.

Singer Tarun Banerjee had sung everlasting songs during the golden age of Bengali music; that is the 50s and 60s. He had a deep voice with good pitch. His song “mor malanche bosonto nai” was very popular during the 60s. He was sublime in the song “champakoli go koto name dekechi tomae” composed by classical singer Manobendra Mukherjee. The song “konokchapa dhan” composed by Prabir Mojumdar and sung by Tarun Banerjee was equally popular.

He was excellent in the songs he had sung for poet and composer Salil Choudhury. One of his legendary songs included “eso kache eso, kono kotha bolo” which became immensely popular during the 60s. His song “ankhi cholocholiya keno gele choliya” composed by Nikhil Chatterji also became very popular during that period. His other hit songs during that period included “tolpar tolpar moner kotha”, “magnelia aar kamelia phool”, etc.

He also sang songs which were compositions made out of rhymes. One of the examples included “ek ekdin megh kore mon bole hariye jai”. He also sang the song “champa amar ogo jago” which was written by Salil Choudhury and composed by Sudhin Dasgupta. Very rarely the two highly talented lyricist and composer Salil Chodhury and Sudhin Dasgupta came together to compose the legendary songs. “champa amar ogo” was one of them.

He had sung songs which were in the form of ballads. Some of them included “modhumati jay boye jay”, “cholo Rina”, “kajol nodir jole”, “aar deri nei”, to mention a few. He equally sublime in other modern songs like “alta payer”, “elona se elona”, etc.

He also made valuable contribution in Bengali film music. His song “haridasher bulbulbhaja tatka taja khete moja” in the film Shriman Prithviraj was very popular. The song was composed by Hemant Kumar and the film was directed by eminent director Tarun Majumdar. It is not possible to highlight the contribution of Tarun Banerjee in Bengali modern songs in a small article, who had contributed during the 50s, 60s and 70s. His songs and films should be preserved and restored.

Happy birthday to Shahid Kapoor.

Happy birthday to Shahid Kapoor.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to superstar Shahid Kapoor on 25th February, 2011. After having an average year 2010, with films like Paathshala, Milenge Milenge and Badmash Company doing mediocre business, he is looking forward to the film Mausam in 2011.

Shahid Kapoor last year gave an interview before Film Street Journal on 17th August, 2010. There he said that he listens to loud music, drinks black coffee, roam in the roads in the early morning at times when he feels stress of life. All are the ways in which he de-stresses himself.

He disclosed before media that due to the fact of his father Pankaj Kapoor being a Hindu and mother Neelima Azim being a muslim, he learned the religion of tolerance and he respects every human being. He also said that he is least bothered when his films flop or become hit. He had realized that hits and flops are part of every star’s career. He neither got too overwhelmed with success of Jab We Met and Kaminey; or got frustrated with Chance Pe Dance.

He had shifted his focus to the working in Pankaj Kapoor’s film Mausam opposite Sonam Kapoor. This had been Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut. He had made a love story which is going to be released soon.

Shahid Kapoor disclosed before the media that he had assisted his father during the making of the TV serial Mohandas BALLB. The TV serial became very popular in the late 90s. Every week, Pankaj Kapoor came up with a crime-thriller and the way in which he solved the mystery, it required a lot of innovative talent. Besides the serial was shot at exotic locations near Shimla, Manali and other hill stations.

Shahid Kapoor is also slated to go for foreign tour with Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and others. The young generation is big admirers of Shahid Kapoor. They wish their best for his upcoming film Mausam opposite Sonam Kapoor. Shahid Kapoor requires a very big hit to prove the fact that among the young heroes he is the most promising of the lot.

Happy birthday to Anupam Kher.

Happy birthday to Anupam Kher.
The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Anupam Kher on 7th March, 2011. He had been indispensable during the 80s and 90s and contributed both in commercial films and parallel cinema. In 2010, he acted in his brilliant style in Salman Khan’s super hit film Dabaang. He initially attracted the attention of critics by performing well in the film Surhansh. He played the role of an old person who had served the nation but was neglected after retirement.
At that time he got the offer of playing the role old persons one after the other at a young age. His performance in the films Daddy, Janam, etc. , were well appreciated by the thoughtful viewers. But the film that had made him a star was Karma.Anupam Kher acted opposite Dilip Kumar in Subhash Ghai’s multi-starrer venture Karma. He played the role of a terrorist leader named Dr. Dang. He was arrested by Dilip Kumar, but his men blew up the prison and released him. He then took revenge by killing the family members of Dilip Kumar. Dilip Kumar created an army full of prisoners who were suffering life sentences including Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah and Jackie Shroff. He fought against the men of Anupam Kher and addressed terrorism with style.
From that time onwards, commercial directors started casting Anupam Kher either in villainous roles or comedy roles. He successfully acted in comedy roles in the film Ram Lakhan, as the father of Madhuri Dixit, Jamai Raja as the brother of Hema Malini, Khel, as the partner of Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. He received the maximum number of filmfare awards for comedy performance in the history of bollywood cinema. He showed his comedy instincts also in the film Apna Sapna Money Money opposite Ritesh Deshmukh.Apart from relief characters, Anupam Kher acted in serious films and his performance was very natural over there. His performance in the film Kahona Pyar Hai, in the role of the father of Amisha Patel was very impressive. He sent killers to murder Hrithik Roshan, yet he concealed his own involvement in the plan to his daughter in style. He did very well in the film A Wednesday opposite Naseeruddin Shah. His performance also in the film 1942 A Love Story, in the role of the father of Manisha Koirala also require special mention.
His performance in the film China Gate, Khosla Ka Ghoshla, Akhree Rasta, requires special mention. He had acted in more than 300 films in a span of 25 years. In that respect no other actor other than Amrish Puri, Kader Khan and Paresh Rawal, had such a huge contribution in bollywood films like Anupam Kher. He was very impressive in 2009 in the films God Tussi Great Ho, where he played the role of the father of Salman Khan, A Wednesday, etc. Still critics feel that had he not got typecast in comedy roles, he was more versatile and could have contributed more in serious roles.
The viewers expect him to continue the good work in 2011 and in the years to come.

Saat Khoon Maaf got an average opening.

Saat Khoon Maaf got an average opening.

Inspite of very unique subject matter of Saat Khoon Maaf the film had an average opening. It collected around 13 crore rupees in the first week. May be the commencement of World Cup cricket had diverted attention of the viewers. Vishal Bharadwaj’s film Saat Khoon Maaf has a very innovative story. The film is based on the story Susaane’s Seven Husbands written by Ruskin Bond. Priyanka Chopra played the lead role in the film. She had shown courage to act in a negative character, a wife who had been alleged to commit the murder of seven husbands.

She married 7 husbands and due to death of each of them she became the prime suspect. The first husband was Neil Nitin Mukesh who played the role of a Major. The story was named “adamkhor major”. After the death of Neil Nitin Mukesh, Priyanka married John Abraham. The second story was named “ek duje ke liye”. She loved his looks and musical talent. But he also died.

Then Priyanka married Irfan Khan who played the role of a poet. She was irritated with the behavior of Irfan Khan at night which was different from how he behaved during the day. The name of the story was “musafir hoon yaaron”. He too died. Priyanka then married a Russian called Aleksander Dyachenko. The name of the story was “amar prem”. He died too.

Police Officer Keematlal played by Annu Kapoor was investigating the case relating to death of so many husbands of Priyanka Chopra fell in love with her and she married him. The name of the story was “pyaar ki keemat”. She then married Naseeruddin Shah who a doctor. She only gave her mushroom to eat. The name of the story was “mushroom da”. He also died.

Vivaan Shah played the role of the seventh husband in the film. The music had been composed by Vishaal Bhardwaj and songs were very impressive. Usha Utthup and Rekha Bhadwaj’s song “darling, ankhon se” became super hit. Suresh Watkar’s song “tere liye” and Master Saleem’s song “awaara” were equally impressive. Ronnie Screwvala and Vishal Bhardwaj produced the film.

All the performers did a great job including Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapoor, Irfan Khan and others. Although the opening had not been upto expectation the film should do great business in the long run.

Happy birthday to Bobby Deol

Happy birthday to Bobby Deol.


The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Bobby Deol, on 27th February, 2011. He had acted in many successful films in his long career, and the new generation expects even better performance from the stylish actor.

Being the son of Dharmender and brother of Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol required some special skills to create his identity and look different to the viewers. He showed his stylish accent in the film Gupt which was a murder mystery. Bobby Deol was alleged to have killed his father Raj Babbar and was sent to jail. He escaped from the jail with the help of Manisha Koirala and proved himself innocent.

He matched the villainish performance of Kajol in the film and balanced the performances of a series of villains in the film including Prem Chopra, Raza Murad, etc. Om Puri was sublime in the role of a police inspector and Bobby Deol showed his personality when both of them met each other. He even gave good lips in the songs composed by Viju Shah like “bechaniya”, “gupt, gupt”, etc.

Producers started casting Bobby Deol in stylish roles especially in action pact films like Soldier. He did very well opposite Preeti Zinta. Most of the film was shot in Australia and Bobby Deol proved himself both as a romantic actor and also action. All the songs of the film were hit including “soldier, soldier”, “mehfil me ekbaar”, etc. His action stunts opposite Suresh Oberoi was ably appreciated by the viewers.

After few years Bobby Deol changed his hair style but continued to act in action films like Badal and Bicchu. In both these films his heroine was Rani Mukherjee who added attraction in the films. Bobby Deol brought out the vengeance in the character of terrorists especially in the film Badal. But someway or the other due to strong domination of Shahrukh Khan mainly in romantic films, Bobby Deol’s films did mediocre business and he did not get the recognition he deserved.

Even in suspense thrillers like Ajnabee, Bobby Deol balanced the villanish performance of Akshay Kumar and individual performances of Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu. The film had many twists and turns and Bobby Deol ultimately took revenge against Akshay Kumar for planting a false case against him.

Bobby Deol even did well in the film Aur Pyar Ho Gaya opposite Aishwarya Rai. His films Jhoom Barabar Jhoom did not do that well in 2007, but his film Heroes in 2008 did good business.

In 2009, his film Ek, The Power of One did moderate business. He had shown excellence in action films, but for the last few years action films did not do great business. With strong competition from Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Amir Khan and the new heroes Bobby Deol has to do something exceptional to maintain his stardom.

In 2011, all the three Deols namely, Bobby Deol, Sunny Deol and Dharmender appeared in the film Yaamla Paagla Deewana. The film had been released in January, 2011 and did great business Bobby Deol played the role of a thief who was reformed by his brother Sunny Deol. He showed his comedy instincts in the film. The film was named with Mohammad Rafi’s super hit song “jat yaamla pagla deewana” picturised on actor Dharmender in the mid 70s in the film Pratigya.

The viewers expect him to do even better in bollywood films in the years to come.

Annual Stardust Awards 2011 was telecast on Sony Max on 20th February.

Annual Stardust Awards 2011 was telecast on Sony Max on 20th February.

The Annual Stardust Awards 2011 was telecast on Sony Max Channel on 20th February, 2011. Sajid Khan and Shreyas Talpade had hosted the show. Shreyas Talpade imitated a number of stars namely Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshya Kumar, etc. Salman Khan won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in the film Dabaang. It was titled Star of the Year award.

The big celebrities attended the show and gave memorable performances as well. Katrina Kaif performed in the ceremony, for the “Sheila”. Salman Khan performed for the songs of the film Dabaang and Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya. Rekha performed for her “Moulin rouge” song from Parineeta. Neha Dhupia performed in the program. Sonakshi Sinha danced in the program on the song of Dabaang.

Amitabh Bacchan was given special award for his 42 years contribution in bollywood films. The award was given to him by Madhuri Dixit. The Search light winner of best actor award was Rishi Kapoor for Do Dooni Char. Neetu Singh also won the award for Do Dooni Char. Sunil Shetty also won the award under the same category. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai won the awards for the film Guzaarish.

Ranvir Singh won the Superstar of Tomorrow award in the male category for his performance in the film Band Baaja Baarat. Arbaaz Khan received the best director award for the film Dabaang on behalf of Abhinav Kashyap, who came later. Arbaaz Khan later handed on the award to him.

Dabanng had more or less swept across all the awards including Starscreen awards, Star Dust Awards, Filmfare Awards, etc. Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan should continue their good work in the years to come.

Happy birthday to Tina Munim.

Happy birthday to Tina Munim.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Tina Munim on 11th February, 2011. She is better known as Tina Ambani after marrying Anil Ambani who is one of Indian’s leading business magnets.

She was discovered by Dev Anand and cast in the film Desh Pardesh in 1978. She also acted in the films Lootmaar and Manpasand.

She was most successful opposite Rishi Kapoor, who was the greatest romantic actor in the late 70s and early 80s. Subhash Ghai’s Karz stormed bollywood in the late 70s, where Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim combination was well accepted by the audience. All the songs composed by LP and picturised on Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim became super hit including “mai sola baraski”, “ek haseena thi”, “darde dil”, “om shanty om”, etc. She also acted in the super hit film Aap Ke Diwane and Yeh Wada Raha opposite Rishi Kapoor. Rakesh Roshan did cast her in the film Akhir Kyon opposite Rishi Kapoor.

She was sublime in Basu Chatterjee’s film Baaton Baaton Me opposite Amol Palekar, and Man Pasand. She acted in a number of films opposite Rajesh Khanna including Souten, Bewafai, Insaaf Mai Karunga, most of which did excellent business.

Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay Dutt in the film Rocky opposite Tina Munim. The film did good business in the early 80s. In 1987 she left bollywood films. Later she settled down after marrying Anil Ambani. She had been involved in many charitable works.

The viewers wish Tina Munim to appear in bollywood films in future, as she still has a lot of acting left in her.

Happy birthday to Talat Mehmood.

Happy birthday to Talat Mehmood.

The listeners of bollywood music wish happy birthday to legendary singer Talat Mehmood on 24th February, 2011. He was a leading performer in bollywood films during the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Along with Rafi, Mukesh and other leading singers of bollywood Talat Mehmood sang notable songs in the films of leading stars of bollywood. He rendered his voice for most of the actors of the bollywood during the 40s and 50s including Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Bharat Bhushan, and others. His landmark songs included “dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai” composed by Ghulam Mohammad and picturised on Bharat Bhushan, in the film Mirza Ghalib, “koi nahi mera” composed by Shankar Jaikishan and picturised on Dilip Kumar in the film Daag. He sang landmark songs for Dilip Kumar also in the films Footpath, Devdas, etc. All the leading composers of bollywood films of that age namely Naushad, Shankar Jaikishan, Roshan Lal Nagrath, Madanmohan, OP Nayyar, Salil Choudhury and others used him in different films.

His other landmark songs included “phir wohi sham” composed by Madanmohan and picturised on Bharat Bhushan in the film Jahan-ara. Talat Mehmood acted in a number of films and also showed his acting talent in those films. He had been mainly associated with ghazals and soft romantic songs. His vibrating technique in rendition had charmed many listeners of the golden age.

Talat Mehmood had a number of basic discs in Bengali as well. His landmark songs included “chander eto alo” and “alote chayate” composed by Robin Chatterjee, “duti paakhi duti teere” composed by Kamal Dasgupta, etc. The sweetness of his voice was well appreciated by the Bengali listeners as well. His songs and films should be preserved and restored.

Prospect of amazing Nayantara in 2011.

Prospect of amazing Nayantara in 2011.

Nayantara had remained an amazing actress in South Indian films for the last 5 years. Diana Marium Kurian, better known as Nayantara was born on 18th November, 1984, in Bangalore, Karnataka.

She was spotted by director Santhian Anthikkad who gave her break in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare in 2003. She acted opposite Jayaram in the film. She acted opposite international acclaimed actor Mohanlal in films like Natthurajavu and Vismayathumbathu.

She acted opposite Tamil Superstar Ranjikant in the superhit film Chandramukhi which ran for record period in the different South Indian halls. She acted in AR Murugudoss’s epic film Ghajini which became superhit. Ghajini was so successful in South India that AR Murugadoss made a hindi version with Amir Khan and Asin in the lead roles. It also did a business above 100 crores in India.

She also acted in Telegu films like Lakshmi and Boss and displayed her acting skills opposite veteran actors like Nagarjuna and Venkatesh. Her performance in the super hit film Yaarademohini was well appreciated by the critics. She was nominated as best actress in Filmfare awards South.

In 2010 she has big releases like Simha in Telegu, Boss Engira Bhaskaran in Tamil and Electra in Malayalam. Viewers realize that she is young, charming and amazing. With both the beauty and skills she is destined to rule Malayalam and Tamil films for few more years. 2011 also has a lot in destiny favouring Nayantara. She has the releases Super in Kannada and Sri Rama Rajyam in Telegu. The bollywood viewers are also waiting for Nayantara’s contribution in bollywood films. The viewers expect her to continue the dream run in the years to come.

Saat Khoon Maaf has innovative story.

Saat Khoon Maaf has innovative story.

Vishal Bharadwaj’s film Saat Khoon Maaf has a very innovative story. The film is based on the story Susaane’s Seven Husbands written by Ruskin Bond. Priyanka Chopra played the lead role in the film. She had shown courage to act in a negative character, a wife who had been alleged to commit the murder of seven husbands.

She married 7 husbands and due to death of each of them she became the prime suspect. The first husband was Neil Nitin Mukesh who played the role of a Major. The story was named “adamkhor major”. After the death of Neil Nitin Mukesh, Priyanka married John Abraham. The second story was named “ek duje ke liye”. She loved his looks and musical talent. But he also died.

Then Priyanka married Irfan Khan who played the role of a poet. She was irritated with the behavior of Irfan Khan at night which was different from how he behaved during the day. The name of the story was “musafir hoon yaaron”. He too died. Priyanka then married a Russian called Aleksander Dyachenko. The name of the story was “amar prem”. He died too.

Police Officer Keematlal played by Annu Kapoor was investigating the case relating to death of so many husbands of Priyanka Chopra fell in love with her and she married him. The name of the story was “pyaar ki keemat”. She then married Naseeruddin Shah who a doctor. She only gave her mushroom to eat. The name of the story was “mushroom da”. He also died.

Vivaan Shah played the role of the seventh husband in the film. The music had been composed by Vishaal Bhardwaj and songs were very impressive. Usha Utthup and Rekha Bhadwaj’s song “darling, ankhon se” became super hit. Suresh Watkar’s song “tere liye” and Master Saleem’s song “awaara” were equally impressive. Ronnie Screwvala and Vishal Bhardwaj produced the film.

All the performers did a great job including Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapoor, Irfan Khan and others. The film should do great business.

Dabaang won majority of Uninor Mirchi Music awards.

Dabaang won majority of Radio Mirchi awards.

The Uninor Radio Mirchi Music Awards 2010 which were held sometime back had been telecast on Sony TV channel on Sunday, 13th February. Popular singers Sonu Nigam and Shaan hosted the event in their own style.

The majority of the awards were won by the successful film Dabaang, which had won the major number of awards in 2011, including Filmfare awards, Zee Cine awards, Star Screen awards. Mirchi award for the best male playback singer went to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the song “tere mast mast do nain” in the film Dabaang. The best female playback singer award went to Mamta Sharma for the song “munni badnaam hui”. The same song got the award for the best newcomer singer female.

Sajid Wajid won the best composer award for their performance in the film Dabaang. Sandeep Shirodkar won the award for the best background score for the film Dabaang. The only peculiarity about the popular choice award lies in the selection of the item number song for the award. In fact the melodious song “tu ne to pal bhar me chori kiya re jiya” sung by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal was more romantic than the item number of song. Both Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal sang the song with romantic appeal.

Gulzar won the award for the best lyricist for the song “dil to baccha hai ji” from the film Ishqiya. Legendary composer Ravi Shankar Sharma won the lifetime achievement award for his immense contribution to bollywood cinema. Instrumentalist Charanjeet Singh won the Jury award for his immense contribution to bollywood music. Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat won the best music album from the golden age. His son Rishi Kapoor accepted the award on behalf of Late Raj Kapoor. He gave an excellent speech about the manner in which lyricist Shailendra started writing songs for Raj Kapoor from the film Barsaat.

Awards were given on specialized categories like Best Raga Inspired song, Best Indipop song, Best song in Sufi Tradition, etc.

There were good performances from Shreya Ghoshal, Bappi Lahiri, Usha Utthup, Priyanka Chopra and others. Sonu Nigam and Shaan conducted the program in excellent manner with humour, charm and elegance.

Happy bithday to Beauty - Queen Madhubala.

Happy birthday to Beauty – Queen Madhubala.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to legendary actress and Beauty Queen Madhubala on 14th February, 2011. She had glorified bollywood films of the 40s, 50s and 60s.

She stormed bollywood with her spooky character in the film Mahal in 1947. The song “ayega anewala” sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by Khemchand Prakash was a milestone in Indian cinema. Lata rose to fame with that song. The film became extremely successful.

In the 40s, she acted in a number of films opposite Raj Kapoor including Neel Kamal, Chitor Bijay, etc. Her films opposite Dilip Kumar like Amar and Sangdil became big hits. She came to number one position with the film Mr. and Mrs 55 opposite Gurudutt. All the songs in the film composed by OP Nayyar became super hit including “thandi hawa”, “jane kaha mera”, etc.

Her films opposite Bharat Bhushan became super hit one after the other including Phagun, Barsaat Ki Raat. She gave excellent lips in the songs of the films. Her beauty in Raj Kapoor’s film Do Ustad amazed the viewers. The songs in the film composed by OP Nayyar also became super hit including “nazron ke teer mare kas kas kas”, “tu ladki mai ladka”, etc, picturised on Madhubala and Raj Kapoor.

Mughal-i-Azam was probably the best film of her career in the role of Anarkali. The film had been remade in colour. K Asif spend huge money for making the historical film and all the performers in the film including Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor, Durga Khote gave their best. Naushad’s everlasting music still haunts the audience even today. The relationship of Salim and Anarkali was almost a poetry picturized in celluloid.

Madhubala probably acted opposite all the giants of bollywood industry including Pradeep Kumar in the film Rajhath, Shammi Kapoor in the film Boy Friend, Sunil Dutt in the film Jwala, Dev Anand in Kala Pani, Kishore Kumar in the film Chalti Ka Naam Gari, Ashok Kumar in Howrah Bridge. She gave lips in the songs of all the leading singers of the country, including Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, Samshad Begum and others.

It is difficult to highlight the contribution of beauty queen Madhubala in a small article who is considered the greatest legend ever along with Meena Kumari and Nargis. The viewers pay their tribute to the romantic actress who died more than 40 years ago and left her immortal presence felt through her performances in bollywood films.

Happy birthday to Randhir Kapoor.

Happy birthday to Randhir Kapoor.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Randhir Kapoor on 15th February, 2011. He being the eldest son of Showman Raj Kapoor and grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor had great legacy to carry forward. He acted in landmark films in the 70s and later on settled down as a director and producer.

He acted in the film Kal Aaj Aur Kal, in early 70s along with Raj Kapoor and Prithviraj Kapoor. The three generations of the Kapoor generation was shown together in the film and the generation gap between Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor was also shown. Babita was the heroine in the film who was later married by Randhir Kapoor. Shankar Jaikishan composed the music of the film and it became big hit.

Randhir Kapoor’s film Jawani Diwani, opposite Jaya Bacchan became very successful. Randhir Kapoor played the role of reckless young generation of the early 70s. The music of RD Burman brought a new trend of songs which added attraction in the film. The other successful films of Randhir Kapoor included Rampur Ka Laxman with Rekha, Kasme Wade with Big B and Rakhee.

In the mid-70s he again acted in a film under RK Production titled Dharam Karam. He was the son of Raj Kapoor who was interchanged during his birth. Prem Nath’s son lived with Raj Kapoor while Raj Kapoor’s son lived with Prem Nath. Raj Kapoor was a noted singer in the film. Whenever he tried to teach music to his son, he never learned anything. While Randhir Kapoor picked up his tune “ek din bik jayega mati ke mor” sung by Mukesh and composed by RD Burman.

At the end of the film the identity of the two sons were unfolded and it was proved that the genetic origin determined the characteristics of human beings more than the surrounding where they were brought up. In the 80s, Randhir Kapoor added weight and after partial success in films like Chacha Bhatija, Biwi O Biwi, which switched on to direction and production of films.

Randhir Kapoor completed the incomplete project of Raj Kapoor under RK Production titled Henna. It was a cross-border love story, where the affair between Zeba Bakhtiar and Rishi Kapoor were portrayed. The manner in which Henna helped Rishi Kapoor to get back to India against all the odds made the film very interesting. The music of Ravindra Jain in the film was excellent including Lata’s songs “bedardi tere balma”.

Randhir Kapoor directed the film Prem Granth under RK Production with Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the early 90s. The film was related to their affair and the manner in which Madhuri Dixit was sexually assaulted by a person and the consequences of such crime. Shammi Kapoor, Om Puri and Anupam Kher acted well in their respective roles in the film. Randhir Kapoor acted in contemporary films like Armaan.

Randhir Kapoor’s daughters Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor are busy acting in mainstream cinema in bollywood. The viewers expect Randhir Kapoor to continue making meaningful films under RK Production, the Banner which had nurtured the film culture in India over 60 years

Prospect of Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas in 2011.

Prospect of Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas in 2011

Sizzling actress Mamta Mohandas is the new face of Malayalam cinema of the present period. She was born in Bahrain. She studied in Indian School Bahrain till 2002.

She started her career in 2005 Malayalam film Mayookhan which was directed by Hariharan. She rose to stardom by acting opposite Manmootty in the film Bus Conductor, Suresh Gopi in the film Abhutham and Lanka. By 2006, she became the leading actress of Malayalam cinema.

Consequently she acted opposite Jayaram in the film Madhuchandralekha. Her film Baba Kalyani opposite Malayalam superstar Mohanlal became super hit. In 2007, she acted opposite Manmootty in the super hit film Big B.

In 2008, she stole attention in super hit Kannada film Gooli. She also acted opposite Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in the film Kuselan. In 2009, she acted successful films Guru En Aalu and Passenger. Both the films did good business.

In 2010, she is busy with the films Sathyan Anthikad’s Katha Thudarunnu, Musafir and Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram. She is acting opposite stars like Jayaram, Prithviraj and Rahman. She also showed her talent in singing carnatic and Hindustani classical songs in different films. She had lend her voice in the Telegu film Rakhee. Bollywood industry is yet to see her talent in hindi films.

She had been suffering from Cancer for some period of time. She even had to cut off part of her hair. Yet she had maintained her hairstyle. Through her own activities she had proved that she had been a great fighter.

In 2011, Mamta Mohandas has a lot to cheer about. She had acted in the film Karailekku Oru Kadal Dorram in the role of the character Gaadha. She is presently acting in the role of Anu in the film Musafir. There is lot of expectation from this Malayalam film. The other film where she is playing the lead role includes Race where she is playing the role of Niya. The viewers expect her to continue her dream run in both singing and acting in South Indian cinema and also hindi cinema.

Prospect of dazzling Namitha in 2011.

Prospect of dazzling Namitha in 2011.

There are few actresses in Indian screen who had joined the film industry and stormed silver screen within short span of time. Namitha is one of those actresses.

Namita Kapoor better known as Namita was born on 10th May, 1980 in a Kapoor family in Surat, Gujarat. She was crowned Miss Surat in 1998. From that time onwards she came to the notice of filmmakers and producers. By 2010, she had become a craze in South Indian cinema.

She caught public attention with her commercial advertisements. Her performance ranged for different variety of products. It included Hand Soap, Himani Cream, Ice-cream, Manikchand Gutkha, Nile Herbal Shampoo, to name a few.

Her acting career started with her Telegu film Sontham. In 2002 she made her debut. In the same year she acted in three other Telegu films including Gemini, Oka Raju Oka Rani, Oka Radha Idharu Krishnula Pelli. In 2003 she acted in the Tamil film Engal Anna.

In 2004, she acted in the Telegu films Ei The Enti and Nayakudu. She stormed Tamil Silver Screen with her dazzling performance in the film Aai. She performed brilliantly in the song “Arjuna Arjuna”

In 2005 she acted in 4 Tamil films Chanakya, Bambara Kannaley, Aanai, Kovai Brothers. She also acted in the hindi film Love Ke Chakkar Me. She was nominated for best supporting actress award for her performance in the Telegu film Billa.

She also acted in Malayalam film Black Stallion, Kannada film Indra. In 2010, she is busy with the films Simha, Hoo, Desadrohi and Illaignan. On December 26th, 2010, there was an attempt being made by a person to kidnap actress Namitha from the city of Tiruchirrapalli in Tamil Nadu.

If 2010 had kept Namitha busy in Telegu films like Simha and Desodrohi, 2011 had made her even busy with films like Illaignan and Ponnar Shankar in Tamil and Namitha I Love You, in Kannada.

The viewers expect her to glorify South Indian films and hindi cinema with her dazzling performances.

Happy birthday to Pran.

Happy birthday to Pran.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Pran Sikand, the legendary actor on 12th February, 2011. He was one of indispensable personality in bollywood films without whom most of the films of the 50s and 60s could not be thought about. He also was a big star who was as popular as an antihero as the leading stars of 50s and 60s including Showman Raj Kapoor and Tragedy King Dilip Kumar.

Pran had acted in more than 300 films in his career which spanned over 60s years. He was a notorious dacoit in Raj Kapoor’s Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai, who was reformed and persuaded to surrender before the police at the end of the film. He hammered Dilip Kumar all along the film Dil Diya Dard Liya, not knowing his identity. It was later known that Dilip Kumar was the king of the princely estate after the locket in his body was discovered. Dilip Kumar forgave him even after knowing that his affair with Wahida Rehman never blossomed into marriage due to Pran only. Among romantic songs of Rafi and Lata like “sawan aye ya na aye”, “dilruba main ne tere”, “koi sagar dil ko behlata nahi”, Pran kept a balance with his villanish pursuits.

In Ram Aur Shyam, Pran tortured one of the Dilip Kumars who played the role of his brother-in-law. When Dilip Kumar’s twin brother came to his wife he took revenge against the evil deeds of Pran. Both the sequences when Pran whipped Dilip Kumar and when Dilip Kumar whipped Pran remained sensational. The film was serio-comic in nature with Dilip Kumar playing a double role for the first time in Ram Aur Shyam.

In the mid-60s, Pran changed his image by playing positive roles like the one he played in the film Upkar. In that film he played the role of a handicapped person but he was an observer who witnessed the good deeds of Manoj Kumar who was a farmer and the bad deeds of his own brother played by Prem Chopra. Pran’s lips in Manna Dey’s songs “kasme wade” is still remembered by cinematic audience today.

Pran was sublime in most of the hit films of the 60s like Shammi Kapoor’s Raj Kumar, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, etc., Joy Mukherjee’s Love in Tokyo, Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon, Biswajeet’s Mere Sanam, Rajender Kumar’s Ganwar, Raj Kumar’s Maryada, Manoj Kumar’s Gumnaam, to name a few. In the 70s he even matched himself with the action heroes of the other generation like Dharmender and Big B.

His performance in Big B’s film Zanjeer in the role of a Pathan requires special mention. He gave excellent lips in Manna Dey’s song “yari hai imaan mera yaar mera zindagi” in the same film. In Amar Akbar Anthony, he was the father of Big B, Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor and he faced the evil operations of Jeevan and his men all along the film. He kept his fit to such an extent that in action sequences, he never looked out of place in a film where Big B, Vinod Khanna who were much younger than him showed their own skills.

Pran continued his villainish performances in films of 80s including Dilip Kumar’s Duniya and Big B and Rajnikant’s Andha Kanoon. With notable actors coming in bollywood industry in the 80s like Amrish Puri, Danny, Paresh Rawal, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, etc., Pran slowly faded away from the industry. By that time he had performed in more than 300 films.

Viewers remember him for his unique style of dialogue delivery, unique mannerisms and fantastic body. His viewers pay respect to the old actor on his birthday who had already received lifetime achievement award from Filmfare for his unique contribution to bollywood cinema.

Happy birthday to Abhishek Bacchan.

Happy birthday to Abhishek Bacchan.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Abhishek Bacchan on 5th February, 2011. He had entertained the viewers over the last 10 years and is expected to do even better in the years to come.

Being the son of superstars Amitabh Bacchan and Jaya Bacchan, he had a great challenge in terms of proving himself in the early part of his career. He got chance in good films like JP Dutta’s Refugee, Dhai Aksar Prem Ki, Bombai Se Aya Mera Dost, but due to comparison of him with his father, his performance was not appreciated inspite of the success of the film.

Then he formed a fantastic pair with actress Rani Mukherjee and his career took a turn. His film Yuva was very successful. He played a negative character in the film opposite Rani Mukherjee. The film was related to the violent scenario in Kolkata caused by politics in academic institutions and the loss to the students due to such unrest. Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi did extremely well in the film along with Abhishek Bacchan.

Abhishek Bacchan and Rani Mukherjee complimented each other in the film Bunty Aur Babli. Both of them took the recourse of falsehood and duped different people all across the country. Before their plan was unearthed they left the place and got involved in other crimes. The music in the film composed by Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy became super hit with popular songs like “dharak dharak”, “chup chupke chup chupke”, “bunty aur babli”, “kajra re kajra re”, etc. Aishwarya Rai amused the viewers with her item number in the film titled “kajra re”. Big B also did well in the film in the role of police inspector.

Abhishek Bacchan did well in the film Dhoom-2 opposite Hrithik Roshan. He investigated the significant operations carried out by Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai who were international thieves and stole expensive items from museums and art galleries. Abhishek Bacchan arrested Hrithik Roshan at the end of the film but did not confine him after he disclosed the places where he stored the stolen items.

His other hit films included Guru, opposite Aishwarya Rai and Dostana opposite John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. In 2009 his film Dilli 6 had been released where he did extremely well opposite Sonam Kapoor and veteran actors in the film.

At the end of the year he acted in a critically acclaimed film Paa. The film was directed by Balki. Big played the role of the son of Abhishek Bacchan and Vidya Balan played the role of the his wife. Big B died at the end of the film. Big B and Vidya Balan received the best actor and best actress award in 2010 star screen awards for their performance in the film Paa. Abhishek Bacchan played his role of a politician in style.

His tall height and deep voice impressed the viewers over the last few years and the viewers are looked forward to his depiction of the character Ram that he played in director Mani Ratnam’s film Ravan. Unfortunately the film Raavan did not do great business.

The same was the fate of his film Khelenge Hum Je Jaan Se directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. But Abhishek Bacchan played the role of freedom fighter Masterda Surjo Sen who was involved in Chattagram Astragarh Lunthon during the colonial period. He will test his luck in 2011 with the films Game and Dum Maro Dum which are going to be released very soon. The viewers wish that these films do well and bring back the stardom of Abhishek Bacchan.

Cute Actress Teresa Palmer.

Cute Actress Teresa Palmer.

Teresa Palmer had remained one of the cute actresses of Hollywood films in the recent times. She had been born on 26th February, 1986, in Adelaide, Australia. In the Australian film 2:37 she amazed the viewers with her first appearance.

She also acted in the psychological thriller Restraint. English actor Stephen Moyer acted opposite her in the film. She started her career in Hollywood films with brilliant performance in the film The Grudge 2. She played the role of a bitchy school girl in the film. She continued her powerful performance in the film Take Me Home Tonight. Anna Faris, Dan Fogler and Topher Grace played important characters in the film.

In 2009, Palmer formed the film Production Company Avakea Productions, with Australian actresses Tahyna Tozi and Nathalie Kelley. She had acted in successful films in the following years like Bedtime Stories.

2011 has a lot in store for Teresa Palmer. She had acted in the film Take Me Home Tonight. She is also acting in the film I am Number Four. Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron are going to act opposite her in the film. She was nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards 2006. The nomination was for her effortless performance in the film 2: 37.

Prominent directors in Hollywood films should cast Teresa Palmer in experimental roles. She has a lot of acting left in her. The viewers expect her to do even better in the days to come.

Gopen Mullick and Bengali films.

Gopen Mullick and Bengali films.

Composer Gopen Mullick emerged as one of the powerful music directors of the 50s, 60s and 70s. He made immense contribution in Bengali films of the 60s and 70s.

In the 50s, his effort in Bengali films was overshadowed by musical giants like Robin Chatterjee, Anupam Ghatak, Anil Bagchi, Kalipada Sen, Pabitra Chatterjee and others. But he gave excellent music in Suchitra Sen’s film Subhoratri in 1956. The other notable films where he composed music included Aparadhi, Paap O Paapi, Bishkanya, Agnibanya, etc. In the film Bishkanya, Hemanta Mukherjee’s song “megher swapan dekhi”, and Manobendra Mukherjee’s song “khabo khabo korche” were very impressive.

In Uttam Kumar’s film Jibon Mrityu, Gopen Mullick’s music amazed the listeners. The film was released in 1967 and it was directed by eminent director Hiren Nag. Although the film was in the nature of crime-thriller, the music of the film had a big role to play in the success of the film. The best song in the film included “kono katha na bole” sung by Manna Dey and Sandhya Mukherjee. The duet song had great classical andaz and Uttam Kumar gave excellent lips in the brilliant song.

In Bhanu Banerjee’s comedy film Ashite Ashiona, Gopen Mullick’s music was extremely successful. Ruma Guha Thakurta was the heroine in the film. Manna Dey’s song “dub dub dub diye jai” had comedy andaz, while the duet song “Jodi akash hoto” had romantic song. Manna Dey and Ruma Guha Thakurta both sang the duet song.

Gopen Mullick composed brilliant music in Uttam Kumar’s film Sabarmati. The film was directed by Hiren Nag. Manna Dey’s song “dekhoni ki pathore phote phool” became a big hit. Gopen Mullick gave a comedy song “tak dhin dhin ta” to Kishore Kumar and Ila Bose in the film. The other film where Gopen Mullick composed impressive music included Uttam Kumar’s Teen Adhyay. Most of the songs were sung by Manna Dey, and some were picturised on actor Anup Kumar. Even in the film Tapashi, Gopen Mullick’s composition for Sandhya Mukherjee, titled “alor bhuban hariye geche” became a big hit.
In the 70s, Gopen Mullick composed music in the films Agnijuger Kahini, Aleyar Alo, Bondi Bidhata, Tushartirtha Amarnath, Ghatkali. He even composed music in the film Baikunther Will. After the demise of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar in 1980, melodious songs in Bengali films lost their significance. Gopen Mullick’s works should be restored and preserved for the new generation as he creations were unique, classically oriented and melodious in nature.

Subir Sen had remained an unsung singer.

Subir Sen had remained an unsung singer.

Bengali Singer who had played a great innings in both Mumbai and Bengal had always remained an unsung singer. He had super hit songs in Bengali from the 50s to 70s.

Some of his hit songs included “akash jekhane golpo bole”, “chand tumi eto alo kotha hote pele”, “chondon ankha chotto kopa”, “dur diganto dheke aache meghe”, etc. His song “eto sur aar eto gaan” and “saradin tomay bhebe” mesmerized the Bengali audience in the late 50s. Composer Sudhin Dasgupta and Abhijit Banerjee composed some memorable songs for Subir Sen.

His other song “ogo shakuntala” composed by Bhupen Hazarika was very well appreciated by the Bengali audience. Some of his other songs included “nogor jibon chobir moton”, “ei ujjal din”, “swarnojhara surjorange”, tomra amar gaan shune”, “tomar hashi lukiye”, “tumi bolechile”, etc. He also sang songs under the composition of Salil Choudhury including “dharaniro pothe pothe”. He also acted in Uttam Kumar’s film Momer Alo, where composer Robin Chatterji had composed songs for him.

He was extremely successful in his bollywood venture. He sang the songs in the film Katputli with elegance. The songs were composed by legendary composer Shankar Jaikishan. His song “dil mera ek aas ka panchi” became super hit in the film Aas Ka Panchi. Jubilee Kumar Rajender Kumar gave lips in the song and Shankar Jaikishan composed the song for Subir Sen.

He was even impressive in the songs sung in Shammi Kapoor’s film Boy Friend which were also composed by Shankar Jaikishan. His success somewhat got overshadowed due to the similarity of his vice with Bengali singer Hemant Kumar or Hemanta Mukherjee. His songs and the films should be preserved and restored.

Happy birthday to Urmila Matondkar.

Happy birthday to Urmila Matondkar.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy to Urmila Matondkar, one of the style icons of bollywood industry on 4th February, 2011. She had entertained the viewers over the last 15 years with her variety of performances.

She has been one of the main contributors of Ram Gopal Verma’s films. Most of his films had been related to supernatural power and horror subject matters. Urmila Matondkar had given spirited performances in those films and amused the viewers. Her performance in the film Bhoot meaning ghost requires special mention. She was tortured and ill-treated by a person and after the death of the soul, the unsatisfied spirits entered Urmila’s body and disclosed the truth relating to the sad event to the people at large. The horror, fear, anxiety, etc., were expressed by Urmila in style. The role was difficult to perform and Urmila did it in style.

Her comedy performance in films like Daud opposite Sanjay Dutt was also appreciated. The film was related to stealing of property and the chase relating to them by Paresh Rawal and his men. Apparently there was hardly any action but serious comedy all along the film where Urmila Matondkar and Sanjay Dutt complimented each other.

Urmila Matondkar acted in different types films. Films like Pinjar were made for the interest of serious viewers. While films like Rangeela addressed the common crowd. Urmila Matondkar exhibited her stylish andaz in the film opposite stalwarts like Amir Khan and Jackie Shroff. It was a superhit film and made Urmila Matondkar a leading star of bollywood.

Even in films where Urmila Matondkar had acted with ordinary make up, the story and her performance impressed the viewers. Films like Jungle being made with the background of Verappan’s jungle expeditions were admired by different sections of the viewers. Even her performance in the film Tehzeeb along with Shabana Azmi attracted the attention of intellectual audience. She had an abnormal sister and both Shabana Azmi and she herself treated her with care.

She received filmfare critics award for best actress in 2004 for her superlative performance in the film Bhoot. She also received starscreen award and Zee-cine awards for her powerful performance in Bhoot in 2004.

She was also sublime in commercial films like Jaanam Samjha Karo opposite Salman Khan. She gave impressive lips in the songs “janam samjha karo”, “o chandni”, etc. which became super hit in the late 90s.

She also had done impressive item numbers in films like China Gate, Lajja, Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag, etc. In 2008 she played the challenging role in the film Karz, opposite Himesh Reshammiya, the same role which was played by Simi Garewal in Rishi Kapoor’s Karz. Although the film could not rise up to the expectation if compared with Subhash Ghai’s Karz, even then Urmila’s performance was appreciated.

The viewers expect her to continue the good work that she started from her childhood in films like Masoom, and contribute in bollywood films in future.