Sangam with Raj Kapoorsahab Vaijayanimalaji Rajender Kumarji was biggest blockbuster of 1964.

 Sangam was the greatest hit film.  Sangam  Ayee Milan Ki Bela  Dosti  Ziddi  Raj Kumar  Kashmir Ki Kali  Haqeeqat  Zindagi  April Fool  Woh Kaun Thi Sangam was the greatest hit film. Raj Kapoor, Rajender Kumar, Vaijayantimala 1964 was a significant year in the history of bollywood films in India. There were various reasons for that. Firstly budgets of Indian films increased. Secondly from making black and white films majority of filmmakers started making coloured films. The technology of Indian films developed. More shooting of Indians took place in foreign countries. Music in those films just improved and improved. Sangam Raj Kapoor, Vaijayantimala in Sangam In 1964 the greatest blockbuster was Sangam. The film was produced and directed by Raj Kapoor. It was one of most successful films Raj Kapoor had made. The music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Brilliant performance of Vaijyantimala, Raj Kapoor and Rajender Kumar made the viewers spellbound. The story of Inder Raaj Anand was also very touching. Shooting of Raj Kapoor in Switzerland, Paris and other European countries created a treat for the eyes. Shankar Jaikishan’s excellent music with super hit songs of Rafi “ye mera prempatra par kar”, Mukesh “dost dost na raha”, Lata “O mere sanam”, to name a few. Raj Kapoor won the best director filmfare award for Sangam, while Vaijayantimala won the best actress award for best performance in Sangam. Ayee Milan Ki Bela Rajender Kumar, Saira Banu, Dharmender The second greatest hit film was Ayee Milan Ki Bela. Rajender Kumar, Saira Banu and Dharmender were the lead artists. The music of Shankar Jaikishan was excellent with Rafi’s brilliant songs “to bura maan gaye”, “hum pyar ka diwana”, “aha aye Milan ki bela”, etc., all became super hit. The performance of Saira Banu and Rajender Kumar was excellent. The direction of Mohan Kumar and production of J. Om Prakash require special mention. Dosti Sudhir Kumar, Sushil Kumar in Dosti The third greatest hit film was Dosti. Very significantly it was a black and white classic film directed by Satyen Bose and produced by Tarachand Barjatya of Rajashri Productions. The film was the remake of super hit Bengali film Lalubhulu directed Agradoot. Sudhir Kumar and Sushil Kumar were the lead artists, one playing the role of a blind child while the other being handicapped whose feet was lost in an accident. There were no superstars in the film but the brilliant story touched the souls of every Indian. Sanjay Khan made his debut in the film. In Lalubhulu excellent music of Robin Chatterjee, excellent lyrics of Sailen Roy with brilliant songs of Manobendra Mukherjee namely “dukkho amar shesh kore dao probhu”, “ei pranjharona jaglo”, was worth mentioning. In Dosti, excellent music of Laxmikant Pyarellal, brilliant lyrics of Majrooh Sultanpuri and brilliant songs of Mohammad Rafi namely “chahunga mai tujhe”, “rahi manwa dukh ki chinta” made the viewers spellbound. Ziddi Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh The fourth greatest hit film was Ziddi. Joy Mukherjee and Asha Parekh were the lead artists. The film was produced and directed by Pramod Chakraborty. There were strong performances from Mehmood, Subha Khote, Dhoomal, Nazima. SD Burman’s music was very significant with Rafi’s hit songs “teri surat se”, “janu kya mera dil”, and Manna Dey’s comedy songs “pyar ki aag me”, “mai tere pyar me” etc. Asha Parekh’s strong dance performances require special mention. Raj Kumar Sadhna, Shammi Kapoor The fifth greatest hit film was Raj Kumar. Shammi Kapoor and Sadhna were the lead artists. The film was directed by K. Shankar. The excellent music of Shankar Jaikishan and brilliant songs of Mohammad Rafi namely “tumne pukara aur hum chale aye”, “tumne kisi ki jaan ko”, were worth mentioning. The supporting performances of Pran, Manorama, Prithviraj Kapoor, Rajender Nath require special mention. Kashmir Ki Kali Shammi Kapoor Sharmila Tagore The sixth greatest hit film was Kashmir Ki Kali. Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore were the lead artists. The film was produced and directed by Shakti Shamanta. The brilliant music of OP Nayyar and excellent songs of Rafi including “ye chand sa roshan chehra”, “diwana hua badal”, etc., flabbergasted the audience. Excellent shooting in Jammu and Kashmir require special mention. Nasir Hussain, Pran and other supporting actors did well. Haqeeqat Balraj Sahani, Dharmender The seventh greatest hit film was Haqeeqat. The film was written and directed by Chetan Anand on the backdrop of Indo-China war. Strong performances from Balraj Sahani, Dharmender, Jayant, Priya Rajwangsh require special mention. Excellent music of Madanmohan Kohli, excellent lyrics of Kaif Azmi and songs of Rafi “kar chale hum fida”, Lata “zara si aahat”, etc., require special mention. Singer Bhupinder Singh acted and sang in the film the song “hoke majboor usne bulaya hoga” with Rafi, Manna Dey, Talat Mehmood. Zindagi Rajender Kumar, Vaijayantimala The eighth greatest hit film was Zindagi. It was produced by S.S. Vasan of Gemini Pictures and directed by Ramanand Sagar. Rajender Kumar, Vaijayantimala and Raj Kumar played the lead roles. Again the hit music of Shankar Jaikishan with successful songs of Rafi “pehele mile the sapno me” contributed in the success of the film. The performances of supporting actors Prithviraaj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Jayant, require special mention. April Fool Biswajeet, Saira Banu The ninth greatest hit film was April Fool. It was directed by Subodh Mukherjee. Saira Banu and Biswajeet Chatterjee played the lead roles. The excellent music of Shankar Jaikishan and Mohammad Rafi’s brilliant songs “aa gale lag ja”, “april fool banaya” once again attracted attention. The brilliant shooting in Jammu and Kashmir was worth mentioning. Woh Kaun Thi Manoj Kumar, Sadhna The tenth greatest hit film was Woh Kaun Thi. The film was a crime-thriller directed by Raj Khoshla. Manoj Kumar, Sadhna, Prem Chopra, KN Singh gave excellent performances. The horror effect created by Madanmohan’s music and Lata’s song “naina barse”, “lagja gale”, require special mention. The film can be considered to be one of the best 10 horror film ever made in India. A number of observations can be made in respect of 1964. Shankar Jaikishan still dominated the world of music. Sangam, Ayee Milan Ki Bela, Zindagi and April Fool became super hit due to their excellent music. Mohammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar were at their best and every film had their great contribution. The other composers Madanmohan Kohli, OP Nayyar, SD Burman, Laxmikant Pyarellal all were excellent in their contribution. Naushad Ali also composed excellent music in Dilip Kumar’s Leader in 1964. Among the actors after Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Rajender Kumar was a great crowd puller. Three of his films Sangam, Ayee Milan Ki Bela and Zindagi featured in the top 10 films. Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee, Manoj Kumar, Biswajeet Chatterjee, Dharmender made notable contribution. Among the actresses Vaijayantimala was at the top. Saira Banu, Sadhna, Asha Parekh were the other contributors who gave excellent competition. Big Budget films like Sangam were appreciated, at the same time medium budget films like Dosti, created havoc. Good stories were appreciated by the audience

Happy birthday to style icon Deepika Padukoneji

Happy birthday to Deepika Padukone. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Deepika Padukone on 5th January, 2024. Deepika Padukone, the daughter of renowned badminton player Prakash Padukone, started her career in the fashion world from where the producers and directors got impressed. 2021 has been good for her as film 83 where she played wife of cricketer Kapil Devji was well appreciated. 2013 had been a great year for her. Her film Chennai Express opposite Shahrukh Khan had done business of more than 230 crores. Her film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani opposite Ranbir Kapoor did business of 189 crores. Her film Race 2 opposite Saif Ali Khan did business of 95 crores. 2014 also had been great year for her. Her film Happy New Year did business of more than 202 crores. She also received best actress award for her performance in the film Ramlila in 2014. In 2015 Deepika’s films Piku and Bajirao Mastani had been super hit. In 2017 Deepika's film Padmavat did business of 300 crores. She made a dream debut in the film Om Shanti Om, opposite Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh Khan was one of the biggest icons of bollywood films till 2007. Akshay Kumar had shaken up the box-office domination of Shahrukh Khan after giving many blockbusters in the last few years. It was a dream which came true for Deepika Padukone to act opposite Shahrukh Khan in the romantic blockbuster. Farah Khan and Shahrukh Khan searched a new face for the film. Deepika Padukone answered their query. The film was related to reincarnation. Deepika Padukone and Shahrukh Khan had double roles in the film. Deepika was killed by breaking out of fire in a grand studio. The entire story of her death was recreated to bring the perpetrators of crime before the people at large. The soul of Deepika Padukone did the rest. The film had similar story line like that of Karz. But the excellent music of the film and decent performance from Deepika Padukone and Shahrukh Khan had converted a decent film into a commercially successful mission. The songs of Sonu Nigam and others like “tumko paya hai to jaise”, “om shanty om”, “ankho me teri”, etc., became landmark hits in 2007. Deepika Padukone bagged the best debutant award in the filmfare and Om Shanti Om bagged filmfare awards under different categories. As Deepika Padukone created a huge expectation from the performance in the first film the viewers started believing in her capability in the following films as well. She did well again in 2008 in the film Bacchna Aye Haseeno opposite Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba and Bipasha Basu. The film was related to the story of how Ranbir Kapoor met three girls namely Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba and how their interaction created an impact in the life of Ranbir Kapoor. Again the fabulous locations and quality music composed by Vishal Shekhar impressed the viewers. The hit songs included “bacchna aye haseeno”, “ki mujhe pyar hai”, etc. Deepika Padukone probably matched Ranbir Kapoor the best if compared with the other performers in the same film. In 2009, Deepika’s much awaited film Chandni Chowk To China was released in January. She had acted opposite superstar Akshay Kumar who had shown his action skills and comedy skills as well in the film. For the requirement of the film Deepika Padukone had learned martial art as well which was done by Priyanka Chopra in the past. But the film did mediocre business. The other film of Deepika Padukone that was released in 2009 was Love Aaj Kaal. It was the film of Saif Ali Khan and he acted opposite Deepika Padukone. The film became a big hit and the romantic combination of Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone was accepted by the audience. The music of Pritam was well appreciated by the audience including the song “chor bazari”. After that Deepika Padukone had acted in many films in 2010, including Billo Barbar, Lafange Parindey, Larenge Hum Ji Jaanse, etc., and acted opposite many actors including Farhan Akshtar, Abhishek Bacchan (where he played the role of Masterda Surjo Sen in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s flm), etc. 2011 had been a successful year for Deepika Padukone. Her performance opposite Saif Ali Khan and Big B in the film Aarakshan had been appreciated by the viewers. The film did excellent business too. In 2012 her film Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan did good business. The viewers expect Deepika Padukone to revive her position in 2016 with the success of the films Race 2, Chennai Express and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Happy New Year and continue her great work in the years to come in bollywood films and other films. Her Padmmavat in 2018 did business of 300 crores. She is expected to do well in future. Her film Pathan and Jawan opposite Shahrukh Khan did business of more than 1000 crores. Viewers are expecting big hit of Deepikaji opposite Hrihik Roshan in film Fighter.

Happy birthday to actor of Realistic films Nana Patekarji.

The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to actor Nana Patekar on 1st January, 2024. He created a different style of acting which had no similarity with the commercial actors like Shahrukh Khan or art film actors like Naseeruddin Shah. After Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, he was probably the other actor who allowed the directors to do any experiment with him. He drew the attention of viewers all across the country with his strong performance in the film Prahar in the late 80s. He not only acted in the film but also directed the film. The film was related to the story of a young boy whose mother was dragged into unlawful activities. He learned took military training and provided guidance to new students who joined the armed forces in India. The training schedule was very hectic and the strictness of Nana Patekar appealed to the masses. After the training was over, one of his students who lost his legs while facing terrorists was killed by the underworld group. Nana Patekar came to Bombay, and took revenge against all of them. He was given shelter by Dimple Kapadia, who was the sister of Madhuri Dixit, the wife of Nana’s student. The civilians in the area did not like the intervention of military personnel in the area. After Nana killed all the underworld members, he was tried in a court. The court ordered him to be sent to a mental asylum as he started taking the responsibilities of all the other civilians. The film had a strong social message and was admired by the intellectual viewers. Nana Patekar stormed bollywood films with strong performance in the film Krantiveer. The film showed the use of common people by political leaders for creating riots and clashes between different communities. Nana Patekar killed most of them and supported the effort of Dimple Kapadia who played the role of a daring journalist. If his reserve personality in the film Prahar was appreciated, his aggressive acting in the film Krantiveer amused the viewers. He also acted in comedy roles in films like Raju Ban Gaye Gentleman with Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. He was also sublime in the film Yashwant with Madhu. His uprightness caused trouble for his wife and friends. He was also sublime in a muslim role in the film Ghulam-i-mustafa. He played the role of an underworld person who worked for the cause of a political leader played by Paresh Rawal. His wife Ravina Tandon was killed in the process. He then helped a South Indian family led by Aruna Irani, and stayed in her house to prevent the rival groups from creating any trouble against the family. The film had a strong message of national integration. Nana Patekar also did a fantastic job in the film Hum Dono with Rishi Kapoor. He balanced the romantic acting of Rishi Kapoor opposite Pooja Bhatt with his witty performance and strong action. He did well opposite Big B and Tabu in the film Kohram. Whenever people saw films like Ab Taak Chappan or Vadh, they had appreciated his strong personality which has always raised voice against the evil practices in the country. In Vadh he went on killing persons one after the other till it was discovered that he was the real killer. His negative acting in films like Parinda opposite Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff was also appreciated. Nana Patekar was brilliant with Akshay Kumar and Anil Kapoor in the film Welcome. His role of mafia don amazed the viewers whose sister Katrina Kaif, who wanted to marry Akshay Kumar. But Akshay Kumar’s uncle Paresh Rawal never wanted

Shankar Jaikishanji were instrumental to give the maximum number of jubilee hits between 1940s to 1960s.

Jubilee hit films of Shankar Jaikishan. Shankar Jaikishan are the musical duo who became immortal with their music. Between 1949 to 1971 they became a phenomenon. Their music really enchanted the listeners. Here is the list of jubilee hits of SJ. 1949 - Barsaat - Raj Kapoor - Golden jubilee 1951 - Awaara - Raj Kapoor - Golden jubilee 1952 - Daag - Dilip Kumar - Silver jubilee 1955 - Shree 420 - Raj Kapoor - Golden jubilee 1956 - Chori Chori - Raj Kapoor - Silver jubilee 1956 - Basant Bahar - Bharat Bhushan - Silver jubilee 1958 - Yahudi - Dilip Kumar - Silver jubilee 1959 - Anari - Raj Kapoor - Golden Jubilee 1960 - Jis Desh me Ganga Behti Hai - Raj Kapoor - Golden Jubilee 1960 - Dil Apna Prit Parayi - Raj Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1961 - Junglee - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1961 - Sasural - Rajender Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1962 - Professor - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1962 - Hariyali Aur Raasta - Manoj Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1963 - Dil Ek Mandir - Rajender Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1964 - Sangam - Raj Kapoor, Rajender Kumar - Platinum Jubilee 1964 - Ayee Milan Ki Bela - Rajender Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1964 - Zindagi - Rajender Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1964 - April Fool - Biswajeet - Silver Jubilee 1965 - Aarzoo - Rajender Kumar - Golden Jubilee 1965 - Janwar - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1965 - Gumnaam - Manoj Kumar - Silver Jubilee 1966 - Suraj - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1966 - Love in Tokyo - Joy Mukherjee - Silver Jubilee 1967 - An Evening in Paris - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1968 - Brahmchari - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1968 - Shikar - Dharmender - Silver Jubilee 1969 - Yakeen - Dharmender - Silver Jubilee 1969 - Kanyadaan - Shashi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1969 - Prince - Shammi Kapoor - Silver Jubilee 1972 - Beimaan - Manoj Kumar - Silver Jubilee In 1949, Raj Kapoor rose to Stardom with Barsaat. Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat became the greatest blockbuster which was a golden jubilee hit running for more than 50 weeks. Mukesh’s “chor gaye balam”, Lataji’s “hawa me urta jaye” and “jiya beqarar hai” became super hit. In 1951, Raj Kapoor’s Awaara became the biggest blockbuster. It was a golden jubilee hit and ran for more than 50 weeks. It became popular in Russia and Europe as well. Raj Kapoor produced and directed the film. The music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, KN Singh played the lead roles. Mukeshji’s song “awara hoon, yah gardish me hoon aasman ka tara hun”, Lataji’s “jab se balam ghar aye”, “ghar aya mere pardesi” became super hit. In 1952, Dilip Kumar’s Daag was a silver jubilee hit film. Talatji’s song “koi nahi mera is duniya me” and “ei mere dil kahin aur chal” became super hit. In 1955, Raj Kapoor’s Shree 420 became the biggest blockbuster. It was a golden jubilee hit and ran for more than 50 weeks. Raj Kapoor produced and directed the film. The music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Rafisahab’s song “ramaiya vasta maiya”, Manna Deysahab’s song “dil ka haal sune dilwala”, “mur murke na dekh”, Lataji’s song “ichakdana” became super hit. In that year Dilip Kumar’s Azaad was the 2nd biggest hit. In 1956 Raj Kapoor’s Chori Chori was a silver jubilee hit running for more than 25 weeks. Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Pran played the lead role. The music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Manna Dey’s song “aaja sanam madhu chandni me hum”, “yeh raat bheegi bheegi”, Lataji’s “rasik balma” became super hit. In 1956, Bharat Bhushan’s Basant Bahar also became a silver jubilee hit. Manna Dey’s song “sur na saje”, Bhim Sen Joshi’s “Ketaki gulab”, Rafisahab’s “duniya na bhaye mohe” became big hit. In 1959, Raj Kapoor’s Anari was the biggest blockbuster and a golden jubilee hit. It ran for more than 50 weeks. Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed the film. Shankar Jaikishan composed music for the film. Nutan, Raj Kapoor, Lalita Power played the lead roles. Mukeshji’s song “sab kuch seekha humne”, “kisiki muskurahaton pe ho nisar”, Lataji’s song “yeh chand khilan”, became super hit. Raj Kapoor received the filmfare award for best actor for Anari in that year. In 1960, Raj Kapoor’s Jis Desh Me Ganga Behti Hai became the 4th biggest blockbuster and a golden jubilee hit running for more than 50 weeks. It was produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Radhu Karmakar. Shankar Jaikishan composed the music of the film. Padmini, Pran acted opposite Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor again received filmfare award for best actor for the film. Lataji’s song “o maine pya kiya”, “o basanti pawanapawan”, Mukeshji’s song “aa ab laut chale”, “mera naam raju”, “hoton pe sacchai rehte hai” became super hit. In that year Dilip Kumar’s Mughal I Azam was the biggest blockbuster. In 1960, Raj Kumar’s Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi became silver jubilee hit. Lataji’s songs ‘sheesha-e-dil itna na uchalo”, “dil apna aur preet parayi” became big hit. In 1961, Shammi Kapoor’s Junglee became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar”, “meri yaar shabba khair” became super hit. In 1961, Rajender Kumar’s Sasural became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s song “ek sawal tum karon”, “teri pyari pyari surat ko” became super hit. In 1963, Rajender Kumar, Raj Kumar’s film Dil Ek Mandir became silver jubilee hit. Lataji’’s song “ruk ja raat”, “hum tere pyar me sara alam” and Rafisahab’s “jahan koi nahi”, “dil ek mandir hai” and “yaad na jaye” became super hit. In 1964, Raj Kapoor’s Sangam became the biggest blockbuster and a platinum jubilee hit. It ran for more than 75 weeks. Raj Kapoor produced and directed the film. Shankar Jaikishan composed the music of the film. Rajender Kumar, Vaijayantimala, Raj Kapoor played the lead roles. All the songs became super hit including Rafisahab’s “ki tum naaraaz na hona”, Mukeshji’s “bol radha bol”, “o mehbooba”, to name a few. In 1964, Sangam was Rajender Kumar’s biggest blockbuster in entire career ending up as platinum jubilee running for more than 75 weeks. Raj Kapoor and Vaijayantimala’s performances were as brilliant as Rajender Kumar’s performance. Rafisahab’s song composed by Shankar Jaikishan “ki tum naraaz na hona” haunted the viewers. In the same year, Rajender Kumar’s Ayee Milan Ki Bela and Zindagi ended up as silver jubilee hits running for more than 25 weeks. Again Rafisahab and Shankar Jaikishan’s combination created gold for Rajender Kumar including the songs “tum khamseen ho”, “tu bura maan gaye”, “o sanam tere ho gaye hum”, “aha aye milan ki bela”, “pehele mile the sapno me”, to name a few. Vaijayantimala acted opposite Rajender Kumar in Zindagi, while Saira Banu acted opposite Rajender Kumar in Ayee Milan Ki Bela. In 1965, Rajender Kumar’s film Aarzoo became silver jubilee hit running for more than 25 weeks. Again the Rafisahab, Shankar Jaikishan produced gold, the landmark songs being “aye nargisi mastana”, “chalke teri ankhon se”, “aji humse bachkar kahan jayiega”. Sadhna’s performance opposite Rajender Kumar was brilliant and the film ended up being the 4th biggest hit of the year. In 1966, Rajender Kumar’s film Suraj became silver jubilee hit running for more than 25 weeks. Again it was magic combination of Rafisahab and Shankar Jaikishan which created gold. The landmark songs included “gustaqi maaf”, “kaise samjhayun bari nasamajh ho”, “itna hai tumse pyar mujhe mere raazdaar”, to name a few. Vaijayantimala acted opposite Rajender Kumar in the film. In 1965, Manoj Kumar’s Gumnaam became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “jaan pehchaan ho”, “jaane chaman shola badan” and Lataji’s “gumnaam hai koi” became super hit. In 1965, Shammi Kapoor’s Janwar became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “lal chari maidaan khari”, “tum se accha kaun hai”, Suman Kalyanpur’s “mere sang ga gunguna” became super hit. In 1966, Joy Mukherjee’s Love in Tokyo became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “Japan, Love in Tokyo”, “aaja re aa zara aa” became super hit. In 1967, Shammi Kapoor’s An Evening in Paris became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “akele akele kahan ja rahe ho”, “aasman se aya farishta”, raat ke humsafar” became big hits. In 1967, Dharmender’s Shikar became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s song “shikar karne ko aye” and Ashaji’s song “parde me rahene do” became a big hit. In 1968, Shammi Kapoor’s Brahmchari became silver jubilee hit. Rafisahab’s songs “mai gayun tum so jayo”, “aajkal tere mere pyar ke charche” became super hit. In 1971, Jaikishan’s death brought a big blow to marathon innings of Shankar Jaikishan in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The songs require restoration and preservation as they are still young and immortal.

Happy birth anniversary to superstar Rajesh Khannaji

Happy birth anniversary to Rajesh Khanna The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birth anniversary to Rajesh Khanna on 29th December, 2023

. He died in 2012 and the death was mourned by numerous numbers of Indians. He had remained one of the most popular actors of 70s, before Amitabh Bacchan entered the film arena and gave birth to action films. The other reason why Rajesh Khanna is remembered even today was for the melodious music that he got from Kalyanji Anandji, RD Burman, Salil Choudhury, Laxmikant Pyarellal and other composers. Although he started his career with films like Akhri Khat, Raaz, etc., in the late 60s, he got recognition with Shakti Shamanta’s super hit film Aradhana which was released in 1969. In the 70s, Rajesh Khanna had a dream run with films of different directors including Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Asit Sen, Shakti Samanta and others. Most of his films from 1971 to 1973, were super hit. And the music of these films created history. The songs of the film Anand, composed by Salil Choudhury were super hit, including “kahin door jab din dhal jaye”, “maine tere liye hi saat rang” sung by Mukesh and “zindagi kaisi hai peheli” sung by Manna Dey. The songs of the film Aan Milo Sajna composed by LP became super hit including Rafi’s song “aan milo sajna” and Kishore’s song “accha to hum chalte hai”. The songs of the film Amar Prem composed by RD Burman became super hit including KK’s song “chingari koi bharke”, “kuch to log kahenge”, etc. Amar Prem was the hindi version of Uttam Kumar’s famour Bengali film Nishipadda. Similarly the songs of the film Kati Patang composed by RD Burman became super hit including songs of KK like “ai shaam mastani”, Mukesh’s song “jis gali me”, etc. Similarly songs of the film Safar composed by Kalyanji Anandji became super hit. Kishore’s song “zindagi ka safar” can be considered as one of the best songs that he sang during his long career. The songs of the film Namak Haram composed by RD Burman, Roti composed by LP, Raaz composed by Kalyanji Anandji, Bawarchi composed by Madanmohan, were all very successful. Rajesh Khanna created a romantic image and his films opposite various actresses like Sharmila Tagore in films like Aradhana, Amar Prem, Mumtaz in Aap Ki Kasam, Asha Parekh in Kati Patang, Aan Milo Sajna, Tanuja in Mere Jeevan Saathi, Hema Malini in Mehbooba, and others created an era of romantic films. He became a role model for the younger generation. Rajesh Khanna was remembered as the next door neighbour’s character. Other than the commercial films he acted in Asit Sen’s Safar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand, Shakti Shamanta’s Amar Prem, where the central character was a human being having human feelings. But from the time Amitabh Bacchan entered the film arena he not only dethroned Rajesh Khanna but more than that changed the dimension of bollywood films. He played anti-establishment characters and persuaded other superstars like Vinod Khanna, Shatrughun Sinha, Dharmender, Firoz Khan, Sunil Dutt and others to play similar type of roles. Action films dominated bollywood industry and films like Sholay, Deewar, Kalicharan, Burning Train, Jugnu, Zakhmee, Dharmatma faded away Rajesh Khanna’s romantic films like Soutan, Prem Nagar and other films. Rajesh Khanna’s wife Dimple Kapadia established herself into one of the most powerful actresses of bollywood films with success in Saagar, Jaanbaaz, Rudaali, Lekin, Krantiveer, etc. Even then Rajesh Khanna continued acting for another 20 years and was even seen in recent films in roles of old person. Even Rishi Kapoor did cast him in his directorial venture title A ab laut chale. He had received filmfare best actor award a number of times and also received lifetime achievement award. His films should be restored.

Happy birthday to Twinkle Khannaji

Happy birthday to Twinkle Khanna. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Twinkle Khanna on 29th December, 2023. She has left films after marrying Akshay Kumar, but her performances in the recent past still haunts the viewers of bollywood films. She was very successful in the film Barsaat opposite Bobby Deol. Bobby Deol started his career with that film and it was produced by Dharmender. The music was impressive. Twinkle Khanna expressed her romantic feelings very well in the film. The viewers accepted the pair of Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna. With the success of the film in the early 90s, Twinkle Khanna became a readymade choice for any type of film. She acted with Shahrukh Khan in the film Badshah. Just like other films of Shahrukh Khan the film was based on fantasy and funny acts. Twinkle Khanna played her part very well in the film. The song “humto diwane hue yaar” became superhit. Twinkle Khanna also acted in the comedy film Joru Ka Ghulam with Govinda. As the name suggested, the film was related to the story of how a groom became obsessed with the bride and almost became her servant. Although the term was used in the literal sense, Govinda’s character proved the title of the film. Johnny Lever did well in the film. Twinkle Khanna gave able lips in the song “mai joru ka ghulam banke rahunga” with Govinda. Twinkle Khanna got a challenging role in Amir Khan’s film Mela. The story was related a girl being chased by dacoits and how she was saved. Amir Khan’s own brother acted in the film. The film had action sequences as well. Sonu Nigam’s song in the film “mela dilon ka aya hai” became super hit. The other challenge was matching Amir Khan’s acting performance in the film as in most of his films he had strived to reach perfection in the respective roles. The viewers accepted Twinkle Khanna’s performance opposite Amir Khan in the film. Probably Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai with Salman Khan was the most successful film of her career. The film was shot in UK, Switzerland and other European Countries. All the songs of the film were super hit including “o jana”, “is dil me kya hai”, “pehli pehli baar”, etc. In the film the love of Salman Khan for her reformed Salman Khan’s character, who was a playboy before that. Twinkle Khan looked gorgeous in the film. Twinkle Khan in a number of films opposite Ajay Devgan also in the late 90s. She had acting in her blood, as her mother Dimple Kapadia is considered one of the greatest actresses of bollywood films with landmark performances in films like Lekin, Prahar, Krantiveer, Sagar, Rudali, to name a few. Besides her father Rajesh Khanna was a superstar of the 70s. When Twinkle Khanna looked like dethroning Juhi Chawla, Preeti Zinta or Kajol in bollywood films, she married Akshay Kumar and ended her career. She must have been a proud wife as Akshay Kumar had proved himself to be the greatest entertainer of 2007 and 2008, with majority of his films becoming blockbusters. But a lot of acting was still left in Twinkle Khanna. The viewers of bollywood films expect Twinkle Khanna to make a comeback and contribute in character roles where there are not many matured actresses at the moment.

Ranbir Kapoorji film Animal has done 540 crores business in India in 23 days and 900 crores business worldwide.

Ranbir Kapoor film Animal had done business for 540 crores in India and 900 crores business worldwide.Ranbir Kapoor is shattering all records with film Animal.In 11 days Animal has done 450 crores business in India and 750 crores business worldwide. In 9 days Animal has done 345 crore business in India and 640 crores business worldwide. Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film[5] directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Pranay Reddy Vanga under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri. In the film, Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh learns about an assassination attempt on his father and sets out to exact revenge. The film was officially announced in January 2021, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023. The film has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar, cinematography handled by Amit Roy and editing by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. With a runtime of 201 minutes (3 hours 21 minutes), the film was one of the longest Indian films made.[6][7] Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in standard and IMAX formats and received mixed reviews from critics.[8] Earning around ₹600.58 crore (US$75 million), Animal has emerged as sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023, 15th highest-grossing Indian film and highest-grossing A (adults only) rated Indian film of all time.[9] Plot Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh is the son of Balbir Singh, a Delhi-based business magnate who heads the generational steel company "Swastik Steels corp." His family includes Balbir, his mother, grandfather Rajdheer and sisters Reet and Roop. Vijay has adored Balbir since childhood, but Balbir neglects him and behaves harshly due to his busy schedule. When Vijay brings an AK-47 to school and hurts a group of boys who bullied Reet, Balbir sends him away to a boarding school in United States. Years later, Vijay returns to Delhi after completing his education and attends the engagement of former classmate Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, whom he has always loved. He convinces her to break her engagement and choose him. During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay fights with Reet's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He promptly marries Geeta and moves to the United States, where they have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants. He returns to India and sets out to find the person responsible for the assassination attempt. Vijay goes to his native village in Punjab to meet his great-uncle Dalbir Singh, reconnecting with him after several years of no contact, and rounds up his cousins to help in the mission. He sets up a doppelgänger for Balbir who is killed by Asrar Haque's men. After discovering that Varun was involved in the attempt, Vijay kills him at a work meeting where Asrar is present. Later, at a hotel where Vijay is meeting with an arms dealer, Asrar and his assailants arrive in the hundreds to kill him. After a lengthy battle, Vijay defeats them but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking from his coma two weeks later, Vijay eventually receives a transplant for his failing heart, successfully recovers, and meets Zoya, the fiancé of his donor. The two begin an affair and Zoya falls in love with him. She reveals that she lied about her identity and was actually sent by Asrar's mute younger brother Abrar to honey trap him. Vijay had known all along about Zoya's true identity and had used her to learn the identity of the perpetrator. His grandfather reveals that Asrar and his younger brothers Abrar and Abid are actually related to their family, as they are the grandsons of Dalbir and Rajdheer's late younger brother Shamsher Singh. Rajdheer had banished Shamsher from the family decades ago due to his shady dealings and immoral practices. Shamsher's son Azim (Asrar, Abid and Abrar's father), returned years later to ask for his share of the property, but Balbir refused. Shamsher torched himself to death in retaliation, which Abrar witnessed, rendering him mute and traumatized. These incidents served as catalysts for Asrar and his brothers to seek revenge on Balbir. Abrar now lives in Scotland and has converted to Islam. Vijay and his cousins kill Abrar's men and learn that Abrar and Abid plan to escape to another country in their private jet. Vijay and his men stop the plane and a brutal fight ensues. Vijay eventually slits Abrar's throat and returns to India, his goal accomplished. During Diwali, Balbir reveals that he has terminal cancer and realizes that his upbringing is the reason behind Vijay's aggression. He apologizes and reconciles with Vijay, who is overjoyed after finally receiving the love and affection from his father he had thirsted for all his life. In the post-credits scene, Azrar, Abid and Abrar's other younger brother Aziz, a professional assassin in Istanbul, learns that Vijay is responsible for killing his two brothers. After undergoing plastic surgery to become Vijay's doppelgänger, Aziz, with his only remaining brother Abid, set out to exact vengeance on Vijay and his family. Cast Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role as Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh and Aziz Haque Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Vijay Anil Kapoor in a dual role as Balbir Rajdheer Singh and Kailash Ramteke Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque, Asrar, Abid and Aziz's brother Leon Ung as young Abrar Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, Vijay's wife Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali Iyengar Tripti Dimri as Zoya Wahab Riaz Charu Shankar as Jyoti B. Singh, Balbir's wife and Vijay's mother Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Abrar, Abid and Aziz's elder brother Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Steels Corp. Prem Chopra as Dalbir Dodamal Singh "Bade Dadaji", Rajdheer and Shamsher's elder brother Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh "Dadaji", Dalbir's younger brother and Shamsher's elder brother Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet's husband and Vijay's brother-in-law Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Asrar, Abrar and Aziz's brother Vivek Sharma as Paali, Vijay's cousin Saloni Batra as Reet Singh, Vijay's elder sister and Varun's wife Neeven Vaid as young Reet Anshul Chauhan as Roop Singh Eva Chibber as young Roop Maganti Srinath as Karthik Iyengar, Geetanjali's elder brother and Vijay's friend Gagandeep Singh as Sunny Upendra Limaye as Freddy Patil Mathew Varghese as Shreepad Balaji Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's father Indira Krishnan as Motika S. Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's mother Mrinmayee Godbole as Dr. Amrita Production Development In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn as producer for his next directional venture in Bollywood. It was further reported that he would produce the venture along with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.[10] On 10 October, the company's and Vanga's new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga's next directional; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019).[11] In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was "keen" to work on the film, however, will finalize only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing writing.[12] In June 2020, however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil.[13] In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast.[14] On 1 January 2021, the company's made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew.[15] In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing lead antagonist role, while the latter plays lead actress role.[16] In March 2022, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to dance in an item number for the film.[17] The same month, it was reported that Chopra had backed out of the film, due to schedule conflicts, and was replaced by Mandanna.[18] On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced.[19] Mandanna called it "a dream come true.

Happy birth anniversary to royal actor Pradip Kumarsahab and remembering his immortal bond with Rafisahab and Roshansahab.

Viewers of Bollywood films wish Happy birth anniversary to brilliant actor Pradeep Kumar on 4th January, 2024. Whenever any reference relating to everlasting singer Mohammad Rafi comes, the attention goes to the big budget films and songs for big banners. Rafi is known the most for singing catchy numbers for Shammi Kapoor under the composition of Shankar Jaikishan and classical songs for Dilip Kumar under the composition of Naushad Ali. Although Rafi had sung brilliant songs for all the leading actors of 40s, 50, and 60s, much had been written about the successful films where both the songs and the films did excellent business. But Rafi had sung excellent songs for Pradeep Kumar under the composition of Roshanlal Nagrath, where even if the mass was not touched, the class was addressed and the royal andaz of singing showed the range of Rafi to suit his voice for any form of playback singing. The magic of Roshanlal Nagrath, Pradeep Kumar and Mohammad Rafi started in Aarti released in 1962. Phani Majumdar directed the film. Four of the songs of Rafi stand out, “aapne yaad dilaya”, “ab kya misaal doon”, “baar baar tohe kya” and “tere bin lage na jiya”. Some of them were solo songs, while others were duet songs sung with Lata Mangeshkar. There were other duet songs of Rafi with Asha Bhosle, but the ones in pathos andaz like “aapne yaad dilaya” mesmerized the audience. The lyrics of Majrooh Sultanpuri, the composition of Roshanlal Nagrath, the voice of Mohammad Rafi and lips of Pradeep Kumar made the viewers spellbound. None of the songs had lost their charm even today. The magic continued in the film Tajmahal in 1963. M. Sadiq directed the film. Pradeep Kumar played the role of Shahjahan while Beena Roy played the role of Mumtaz Mahal. Here the combination was different with Sahir Ludhiyanvi writing the songs for Roshan which were sung by Mohammad Rafi. Four of Rafi’s songs were masterpieces including “jo wada kiya wo nibhana parega”, “paon chulene do phulonko inayat hogi”, “chandi ka badan”, and “jo baat tujhme hai”. Roshanlal Nagrath won the filmfare award for the best composer only once in his life, that was for the composition of the music of the film Tajmahal. He deserved it many more number of times. Sahir Ludhiyanvi won the best lyricist award for the lyrics of the film. Rafi was as outstanding as Pradeep Kumar in the role of Shahjahan. The magic continued in the film Chitralekha in 1964. Kidar Sharma directed the film. Pradeep Kumar, Meena Kumari and Ashok kumar played the main roles. Rafi’s song “man re tu kahe na dheer dhare” is still considered one of the 10 best bhajans Rafi had sung. Sahir Ludhiyanvi wrote the songs of the film. Rafi’s other song “cha gaye badal” was equally impressive. The Roshan, Rafi, Pradeep Kumar combination continued in the film Bheegi Raat in 1965. It was directed by Kalidas. Rafi’s songs in the film “dil jo na keh saka”, “aise to na dekho”, “jane wo kaun hai kya naam hai”, “mohabbat se dekha” all were masterpieces. Some were duets with Suman Kalyanpur, while the others were solo songs sung by Mohammad Rafi. Lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The words were excellent. Rafi was unparallel in all the songs. The combination continued in the film Bahu Begum in 1967. It was directed by M. Sadiq. Rafi’s songs “hum intezar karenge tera qawamat tak”, “dhoond ke layun kahan se”, “vakiv hoon ishqgade” were all masterpieces. While some had ghazal andaz, the others were stand out qawallies with Manna Dey. Roshan was as brilliant as Mohammad Rafi as Sahir Ludhyianvi. In the same year, the combination was sublime in the film Noorjahan. Rafi sang the songs “aap jab se kareeb aye hain” and “wo mohabbat wo wafayen” in style. For a change the lyrics were written by Shakeel Badayani. The unfortunate death of Roshanlal Nagrath in 1967, ended the journey of Rafi with Roshan and Pradeep Kumar. Otherwise masterpieces after masterpieces could be created. Rafi’s archive should preserve the songs of Pradeep Kumar and Roshan, which showed the royal andaz of music existing in the courts of Mughals

On Rafisahab birth anniversary it can be said he gave the biggest hits in the lives of biggest stars of bollywood.

On Rafisahab birth anniversary it can be said he gave the biggest hits in the lives of biggest stars of bollywood. By: Dr Souvik Chatterji Rafisahab is remembered all over the world on his birth anniversary on 24th December 2023. All the heroes of Indian film industry rose to fame due to their combination with Rafisahab. Mughal –I –Azam was the greatest blockbuster of Tragedy King Dilip Kumar Sahab in 1960. Rafisahab sang the song “zindabad zindabad aye muhabbat zindabad”. Kohinoor was the second biggest hit of Dilip Kumar sahib where Rafisahab sang “madhuban me radhika nachere” and “do sitaron ka zameen par hai Milan aaj ki raat” Baiju Bawra and Barsaat Ki Raat were the greatest blockbuster of Bharat Bhushanji in 1952 and 1960. Rafisahab sang the songs “man tarpat hari darshan ko aaj” and “zindagi bhar nahi bhulegi wo barsaat ki raat”. Sangam and Mere Mehboob were the greatest blockbusters of Rajender Kumarsahab in 1964 and 1963. Rafisahab sang the songs “ki tum naraaz nahi hona” and “mere mehboob tuhe meri muhabbat ki kasam”. Ek Musafir Ek Haseena was the biggest hit film of Joy Mukherjee sahib in 1962. Rafisahab sang the song “phir tere shahar me” and “bahut shukhriya bari meherbani”. Taj Mahal was the biggest hit film of Pradeep Kumar sahib in 1963. Rafisahab sang the song “jo wada kiya wo nibhana parega” and “jo baat tujh me hai”. Chaudavi Ka Chand was the biggest hit film of Guru Dutt sahib in 1960. Rafisahab sang the song “chaudavi ka chand ho yaa aftaab ho”. Jungli was the greatest hit film of Shammi Kapoorsahab in 1961. Rafisahab sang the song “ehsaan tera hoga mujhpar” Mere Sanam was the greatest hit film of Biswajeetji in 1965. Rafisahab sang the song “pukarta chala hoon ma” and “humdum mere maan bhi jayo”. Guide was the greatest hit film of Dev Anandsahab in 1965. Rafisahab sang the song “din dhal jaye” and “tere mere sapne”. Jab Jab Phool Khile was the greatest hit film of Shashi Kapoorji in 1965. Rafisahab sang the song “pardesiyon se na ankhiyan milana”. Farz was the greatest hit film of Jeetenderji in 1967. Rafisahab sang the song “baar baar din ye aye” and “mast baharon ka mai aashiq”. Mera Saya was the greatest hit film of Sunil Duttsahab in 1966. Rafisahab sang the song “aap ke pehlu me aakar ro liye”. Mera Gaon Mera Desh was the greatest hit film of Dharmenderji in 1971. Rafisahab sang the song “kuch kehta yeh sawan”. Neelkamal was the greatest hit film of Raj Kumarji in 1968. Rafisahab sang the song “tujhko pukare mera pyar”. Gumnaam was the greatest hit film of Manoj Kumarji in 1965. Rafisahab sang the songs “jaane chaman shola badan” and “ek larki hai jisne jeena mushkil kar diya” Rafisahab is remembered all over the world on his death anniversary on 31st July 2023. Every music director and composer between 1940s to 1970s rose to fame due to their association with Rafisahab. Naushad Ali Sahab’s greatest hit song was “o duniya ke rakhwale” in the film Baiju Bawra sung by Rafisahab in 1952. Bharat Bhushanji gave lips in the cult song. Incidentally Naushad Alisahab received filmfare award once in 1953 for the film Baiju Bawra. Naushad sahib received BFJA award for Dilip Kumar film music in Ganga Jumna. Rafisahab sang landmark songs like “nain lad jaihe o manwama”, “o chalia re chalia re man mei hamaar” to name a few. Shankar Jaikishansahab received 9 filmfare awards. Out of that they received filmfare award in film Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi with lead role of Raj Kumarsahab in 1961 due to Rafisahab song “jane kahan gaye”. In 1963 SJ received filmfare award in film Professor. There were many landmarks songs of Rafisahab for Shammi Kapoorji like “awaaz deke hume tum bulayo”, “ae gulbadan ae gulbadan”, to name a few. In 1967 SJ received filmfare award in Rajender Kumar film Suraj. Rafisahab sang many landmark songs like “baharon phool barsao”, “itna hai tumse pyar mujhe”, “kaise samjhayun”, “gustaqi maaf” to name a few. Rafisahab won best filmfare male playback singer award for Rajender Kumar film Sasural for the song “teri pyari pyari surat ko” composed by Shankar Jaikishansahab. The biggest hit song composed by Shankar Jaikishanji was “ki tum naraaz na hona” in film Sangam sung by Rafisahab for Rajender Kumarsahab. Roshanlal Nagrath sahab received filmfare award for Pradeep Kumar film Taj Mahal in 1964. Rafisahab many landmark songs like “jo wada kiya ho”, “jo baat tujh me hai” “pao chul lene do” to name a few in the film. Rafisahab received Sur Singer award in 1964 for Pradip Kumar film Chitralekha. The music director was Roshansahab and song was “man re tu kahe na dhir dhare” The biggest hit song composed by Roshanlal Nagrathji for Rafisahab was “man re tu kahe na dhir dhare” in film Chitralekha where Pradip Kumarsahab gave lips. OP Nayyarsahab received filmfare award in 1958 for Dilip Kumar film Naya Daur. Rafisahab sang many landmark songs in the film like “ure jab jab zulfen teri”, “maang ke saath tumhara”, “aana ho to aa”, “saathi haath barana” to name a few. The biggest hit song composed by OP Nayyarsahab was “pukarta chala hoon mai” sung by Rafisahab in 1965 where Biswajeetji gave lips. Salil Choudhurysahab received filmfare award in 1959 for Dilip Kumar film Madhumati. Rafisahab sang the landmark song “tute hue khwabon me” and “jangal me mor nacha” in the film. Ravi Shankar Sharma sahab received filmfare award in 1962 for Rajender Kumar film Gharana. Rafisahab sang the landmark song “husnwale tera jawab nahi”. Rafisahab also won best male playback singer award for the song “chaudavi ka chand” composed by Ravisahab in Guru Dutt film Chaudavi Ka Chand. The biggest hit song of Ravi Shankar Sharmaji for Rafisahab was “Chaudavi ka chand ho” in film Chaudavi ka chand where Guru Duttsahab gave lips. Madanmohansahab received national award for Sanjeev Kumar film Dastak in 1970. Rafisahab sang the song “tumse kahoon ek baat”. The biggest hit song composed by Madanmohansahab for Rafisahab included “kar chale hum fida jaan o tan saathiyo” in film Haqeekat in 1964. Laxmikant Pyarellalji received filmfare award in film Dosti in 1965. Rafisahab sang landmark songs like “chahunga mai tujhe”, “rahi manwa dukh ki chinta”, “koi jab raah nap aye”. Rafisahab son best male playback singer award for the song “chahunga mai tujhe”. Rafisahab received national award in Rishi Kapoor film Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi. The song was “kya hua tera wada” composed by RD Burmansahab. Khayyamsahab shot to fame with Rafisahab song “jane kya dhoonti rehti yeh ankhe mujhme” in film Shola Aur Shabnam. Jaidevsahab rose to fame with Rafisahab song “mai zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya”in film Hum Dono. Chitraguptji rose to fame with Rafisahab song “chal ur ja re panchi” in film Bhabhi. Kalyanji Anandji rose to fame with Rafisahab song “pardesiyon se na ankhiya milana” in film Jab Jab Jab Phool Khilen. Ghulam Mohammadsahab rose to fame with Rafisahab song “chalo dildar chalo” in film Pakizaa. Iqbal Qureshi sahib rose to fame with Rafisahab song “subah na ayi” in film Cha Cha Cha. GS Kohlisahab rose to fame with Rafisahab song “agar mai puchu jawab doge” in film Shikari. Sonik Omi sahib rose to fame with Rafisahab song “dil ne phir yaad kiya” in film Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya. Usha Khannaji rose to fame with Rafisahab song “dil deke dekho” in film Dil Deke Dekho. Rafi's Baharon Phool Barsao was voted the most popular Hindi song in a BBC Asia Network poll commemorating 100 years of Hindi Cinema. In a CNN-IBN survey in 2013, he was voted the greatest voice of Hindi Cinema. In 2001, Rafi was named as the "best singer of the millennium" by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. Rafisahab films and songs require restoration.

Legendary composer Naushad Alisahab and his grand combination with Rafisahab is remembered on birth anniversary

Remembering Naushad on his birth anniversary. 5th May, 2023. is the death anniversary of eminent composer Naushad Ali. The lovers of music in India remember his everlasting tunes on the death anniversary. The audience of film music in India remembered dignified composer Naushad Ali on his birth anniversary on 23rd December, 2023. He was a genius composer and shaped Indian film music with his classical gharana in the 40s from where it just grew with variety and innovation. Naushad Ali is remembered for his brilliant tunes over a period of 50 years down the memory lane. In the 40s, he composed music in many films including Anmol Ghari, but he stormed bollywood with romantic songs in Dulari, including “suhani raat dhal chuki” sung by Rafi, all the songs of Andaz, where he composed Rafi’s songs for Raj Kapoor and Mukesh’s songs for Dilip Kumar. In the 50s, Naushad’s composition in Baiju Bawra made the listeners speechless. He won filmfare award for the best composer for his brilliant classical presentation in songs like “o duniya ke rakhwale”, “man tarapata”, “tu gangi ki mauj”, etc., sung by Rafi and Lata. Rafi’s range was used to perfection and from that time the Rafi Naushad combination provided gems after gems. The different ragas and their timings were explained by Naushad in the film. Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari gave able lips in the songs composed by Naushad. Songs of Uran Khatula, like “wo dur ke musafir” sung by Rafi for Dilip Kumar also shook bollywood in the mid-50s. In the 60s Naushad was unstoppable. His composition in Kohinoor for Rafisahab titled “madhuban me radhika nachere” and “do sitaron ka zameen” picturised on Dilip Kumar displayed the brilliance of Hindustani ragas. Naushad’s composition in Rajender Kumar’s Mere Mehboob, Naushad displayed the ghazal culture of Lucknow and Aligarh. The songs “mere mehboob tujhe meri muhobbat ki kasam”, “ai husn zara jag”, etc. sung by Rafi and picturised on Rajender Kumar was per se excellent. Naushad composed light songs in Mughal-i-azam for Lata including “pyar kiya to darna kya”, “mohe panghat ke nandlal”, and again composed thumri sung by Bare Ghulam Ali Khan in the same film. Naushad also composed Bhojpuri music for Dilip Kumar in the film Ganga Jumna. The songs “nain lar jaihe” sung by Rafi was one of the examples of Naushad’s control of Bihari folk tune. Naushad was at his best in Dilip Kumar’s Leader. All the songs in the film sung by Rafi and Lata flabbergasted the listeners, including “ek shahenshah ne banwake haseen tajmahal”, “teri husn ki kya tareef karun”, “mujhe duniya walon”, etc. Naushad was excellent in Dilip Kumar’s Ram Aur Shyam. All the songs sung by Rafi and Lata in the film including “aye hai baharen dekho”, “yeh raat dulhan bangayi”, “mai hoon saki”, etc. Critics consider Dil Diya Dard Liya as one of the best creations of Naushad. All the songs in the film became superhit including Rafi’s “dilruba maine tere”, “koi sagar dil ko behlata nahi”. Naushad Rafi and Dilip Kumar continued with their level of excellence in the film Aadmi, with Rafi’s songs like “na aadmi ka koi bharosa”, “aaj purani rahon se”, etc. Besides, Naushad composed excellent music in Rajender Kumar’s Palki, Saathi, Ganwar, etc. Rafi’s hit songs in those films included “dil-e-betaab ko seene se lagana hoga” sung with Suman Kalyanpur. Naushad faded away from film music in the 70s, causing huge loss to the film industry. The classical gharana related to thumris, kajris, ghazals, etc., faded away with Naushad. Music became popular, but lost its class. Naushad received Dadasahab Phalke for his excellent contribution to bollywood music. His songs and the films should be preserved and restored.

Classic performances of Om Puriji remained masterpieces of Indian films.

It is sad that Om Puri passed away with a massive heart attack in January, 2017. He died at the age of 66 years. The viewers of bollywood films wished happy birth anniversary to actor of actors Om Puri on 18th October, 2020. Om Puri, along with Naseeruddin Shah used to be considered and is still considered the most versatile actor of all times. Born on 18th October, 1950, Om Puri learned acting from Film and Television Institute of India. He was an alumnus of 1973 batch of Delhi School of Drama along with Naseeruddin Shah. He was the automatic choice of the greatest directors of Indian films like Satyajit Ray who did cast him in Sadgati, Govind Nihalini who had cast him in Aakrosh, Ardha Satya, etc., Ketan Mehta who had cast him in Mirch Masala, Gulzar, who had cast him in Maachis, to name a few. But when question came in relation to awards, critics feel that Om Puri, did not receive the recognition he deserved. He received national awards for best actor for his performance in the films Arohan and Ardhya Satya. But there is no justification as to the fact why did not receive a national award for his lifetime performance in the film Aakrosh. He did not have a single dialogue, and in a mute role, he expressed his agony, which was at par with some of the best Hollywood actors of all times. His performance in Satyajit Ray’s film Sadgati requires special mention. He died at the end of the film while cutting wood for cremation purposes for Mohan Agase in the film. He made the classic literature of Munshi Premchand immortal with his performance. He was sublime in Mirch Masala. He was outstanding in Tamas. Although he won a number of international awards, that does not justify his immense acting skills. He won the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for his performance in the film Ardhya Satya in 1984. He won Brussels International Best Film Actor award in 1998 for his performance in the film My Son the fanatic. Even his performance in commercial films like Ghayal or Gupt or China Gate requires special mention. In the last 10 years he had featured in every alternate films including Gulzar’s Maachis, Priya Darshaan’s Malamaal Weekly, Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Pukar, Sohail Khan’s Dabaang. His performance in small roles in landmark films like Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi had amazed everyone. In the last few years his performance in Saif Ali Khan’s film Qurbaan, Ashay Kumar’s film Action Replay had been very impressive. Even in commercial films like Salman Khan’s Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Om Puri played the role of a wrestler very well. He balanced the performances of Paresh Rawal and Anupam Kher. In 2011, viewers are waiting to see his performance opposite Shahrukh Khan in the film Don 2 – the chase continues. The viewers and critics feel that Om Puri should continue his brilliant work irrespective of adequate justice being done through the awards, because his actual admirer are the immense number of viewers who had always considered him a genius of genius. In 2012, he played an important role in the film Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal with Nana Patekar and others. Om Puri will always live in the hearts of people with brilliant performances.

Happy birthday to John Abrahamji

Happy birthday to John Abraham. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to John Abraham on 17th December, 2023. Born in 1972, John Abraham attracted most of the producers and directors after building a manly body and appearing in many fashion contests. His dialogue throwing also had a Hollywood style more than Indian mannerisms. In 2023 in negative role his film Pathan opposite Shahrukh Khan became blockbuster with 1000 crores business worldwide John Abraham impressed the viewers with his powerful performance in the film Kaal, opposite Lara Dutta, Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol and others. A number of persons were killed near Corbett National Park in UP and there was a mystery relating to those deaths. People thought that man-eating tigers in the region were responsible for the deaths of those persons. But later on the truth was unfolded and it was known that Ajay Devgan was a supernatural being and he killed everyone else in the forest. John Abraham’s stylish performance and macho image worked a lot in the success of the film where the rest of the actors also did very well. In the film Salaam-e-Ishq, he did very well opposite Vidya Balan, where the romantic pairs consisting of Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, Govinda and a European actress, Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar, Akshay Khanna and Ayesha Takia, did very well in their respective roles. John Abraham’s wife Vidya Balan lost her memory after she met with a railway accident. Throughout the film John Abraham tried to recreate the memory the Vidya Balan and recollected the past experiences. The music in the film composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy became superhit. The landmark songs in the film included “tenule”, “salaam-e-ishq”, etc., to name a few. In 2008, John Abraham acted in one of the biggest blockbusers of the year titled Dostana, where he acted in a gay role opposite Abhishek Bacchan. Priyanka Chopra played the role of the friend of the two actors John Abraham and Abhishek Bacchan. Karan Johar’s films are known for their exotic locations and melodious music. Karan Johar did not disappoint his viewers in the film Dostana also. The beaches of Miami had attracted viewers of different ages. The songs “desi girl” and other songs became hits even before the release of the film. John Abraham’s body as exhibited in the film could have made any other actor of bollywood envious. John Abraham within his short career had acted with all the leading actors of bollywood which even include Nana Patekar. His pair with Bipasha Basu remained a big topic of discussion few years back. In recent years he had given big hits like Force, Housefull 2, etc. In 2015 his film Welcome back with Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar did business more than 95 crores. In 2018 both his film Parmanu and Satyamev Jayate became super hit. The viewers expect on the birthday of John Abraham that the macho man will even give better performance in the years to come and will be a serious threat for established actors like Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan.

De Dana Dan became hit due to performances of Sameera Reddy Katrina Kaif Sunil Shetty and Akshay Kumar.

Review of De Dana Dan. Director Priyadarshan had come up with another hilarious film De Dana Dan, the sequel of Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri. He had used the same team of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal, whom he had used in the films Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri. In this film Akshay Kumar had been shown as a butler, cook, personal attendant of rich industrialist in Singapore played by Archana Puran Singh. He had an affair with Katrina Kaif. Akshay Kumar’s friend Sunil Shetty came to Singapore to become rich but ended up being a courier delivery person. He had an affair with Sameera Reddy who was a rich girl but whose parents wanted her to get married to only a rich person. In the meantime Paresh Rawal, who was a businessman, wanted to get Chunkey Pandey married to Sameera Reddy so that, he can get lot of money in dowry as Sameera Reddy was very rich. Both Sunil Shetty and Akshay Kumar planned to kidnap a person to recover ransom. In that way they could get quick cash and impress their girlfriends. But things went wrong just like other Priyadarshan movies and the chaos leads to comedy instances. Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty again did a brilliant job. The music of Pritam had rocked bollywood even before the film had been released. Some of the hit songs include “paisa” sung by Selina, Manak E, etc., “gale lag ja” sung by Javed Ali and Ban Jyotsna, “hotty naughty” sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. The exotic location of Singapore created

special attention for the viewers. Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy brought out their comedy instincts in style. As a whole the film became super hit and brought huge revenue to bollywood film industry.

Happy birthday to superstar Salman Khan sahab.

Happy birthday to Salman Khan. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Salman Khan on 27th December, 2023. In 2019 his film Bharat did business of 211 crores and was a hit film. The other film Dabaang 3 crossed 100 crores and will also be a hit. In 2018 his film Race did business of 173 crores, so was above average. In 2019 Salman Khan is looking forward to film Bharat. He had been the other superstar other than Shahrukh Khan who had ruled bollywood films for the last 23 years. Although he had mixed results in respect of success of his films released in 2009 and 2008, his popularity and box-office had remained intact. In 2010, he had given the greatest hit Dabanng, which had done business of more than Rs 150 crores. From that time he had proved himself as the greatest cash generator of bollywood films. His film Ready released in summer 2011 did business worth 125 crores and his film Bodyguard had broken the record of Dabanng and did business worth 160 crores. In 2012 his film Ek Tha Tiger had been the greatest grosser with business of 200 crores. His other film Dabaang 2 had already done business of more than 158 crores. In 2013 he did not act in any film. In 2014 his film Jai Ho did medium business with 115 crores. But his other film Kick became a blockbuster with business of 235 crores. His film Bajrangi Bhaijaan in 2015 did business worth Rs 320 crores. His other film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo on the first day of release itself did business of 40 crores. He created an impression before the viewers with his romantic film Maine Pyar Kiya in 1989. After that he had acted in every type of film including comedy films, action films etc. His musical blockbusters include Khamoshi with Manisha Koirala, Andaz Apna Apna with Amir Khan, Karishma Kapoor and Ravina Tandon, Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai opposite Twinkle Khanna, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega opposite Preeti Zinta, to name a few. He build a manly body from the early part of his career and from that time became the role model of many youngstars of the country. His action films included Auzaar with Shilpa Shetty, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge with Diya Mirza, Tere Naam, Karan Arjun opposite Mamta Kulkarni, to name a few. His recent action film in 2009 titled Wanted opposite Ayesha Takia did brilliant business. Although he did not shape his career as an action hero like Sunny Deol or Sanjay Dutt, his performance in action films were very impressive. He acted in landmark comedy films during his career, which included Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya opposite Katrina Kaif and Sushmita Sen, Mujhse Shaadi Karoge opposite Priyanka Chopra, Partner opposite Lara Dutta, God Tussi Great Ho opposite Priyanka Chopra, to name a few. In 2009, he acted in romantic films Mai Aur Mrs Khanna, opposite Kareena Kapoor, and also London Dreams with Ajay Devgan and Asin. Although Mai Aur Mrs. Khanna did average business, London Dreams became hit. If his films in 2008 can be analyzed it can be said that his film Heroes with Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Preeti Zinta, had done best business so far. The films God Tussi Great Ho did average business and the film Yuvvraaj could not rise up to the hype that was created by strong promotion of Subhash Ghai. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s performance had been well appreciated by the film-lovers and the film had created aesthetic values with innovative music and good locations. In 2010 his film Veer has both romantic elements and action elements as well but the huge cost that was put up was not recovered at all. His television show Dus Ka Dum in Sony Channel got fantastic response in 2009. The leading actors of bollywood films including Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Jeetender, Tusshar Kapoor, Amir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, all appeared in that show and Salman Khan helped all of them for the promotion of their films that were released this year. In 2011 his show Big Boss got excellent viewership with Sanjay Dutt also sharing the role of anchoring. Salman Khan had been extremely popular for the viewers of TV Channels for his straight forward communications. He appeared in Saregamapa Music Competition in Zee TV with Katrina Kaif and asked Aditya Narayan, Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam, Shankar Mahadevan and others about the fate of Aneek, Raja and others who had won the competition before. He enquired whether they had got chance in bollywood films or whether they were still struggling. No other bollywood actor would have ever been concerned about the fate of upcoming talents including singers, dancers, actors, etc. In 2011 he came during Zee Saregamapa Little Champs program and encouraged child participants like Azmat Hussain, Niladri Chatterjee, Salman Ali, Nitin Kumar, and others. In 2012 and 2013 he did a great job in the TV Program Big Boss. The viewers expect him to break records after records as it is proved in the recent 3 years that he is the greatest crowdpuller in the country. Salman Khan had always been involved with controversies and his good deeds got neutralized due to the killing of deers in Jodhpur, offense relating to rash and negligent driving, etc. But those who had behaved well with Salman Khan know that he is a gem of a human being. 2010 had been a year with mixed fortunes for Salman Khan. While Veer did mediocre business, Dabanng ended up being blockbuster. He had also hosted the show Big Boss with huge success. 2011 had been excellent for Salman Khan with 2 of his films Ready and Bodyguard giving business of more than 125 crores each. The viewers expect Salman Khan to give an even better performance in the film Radhe, Kick 2 which are going to be made in future.

Ranbir Kapoor starrer film Animal did 450 crores business in India and 750 crores business worldwide in 11 days.

Ranbir Kapoor is shattering all records with film Animal.In 11 days Animal has done 450 crores business in India and 750 crores business worldwide. In 9 days Animal has done 345 crore business in India and 640 crores business worldwide. Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film[5] directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Pranay Reddy Vanga under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri. In the film, Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh learns about an assassination attempt on his father and sets out to exact revenge. The film was officially announced in January 2021, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023. The film has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar, cinematography handled by Amit Roy and editing by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. With a runtime of 201 minutes (3 hours 21 minutes), the film was one of the longest Indian films made.[6][7] Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in standard and IMAX formats and received mixed reviews from critics.[8] Earning around ₹600.58 crore (US$75 million), Animal has emerged as sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023, 15th highest-grossing Indian film and highest-grossing A (adults only) rated Indian film of all time.[9] Plot Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh is the son of Balbir Singh, a Delhi-based business magnate who heads the generational steel company "Swastik Steels corp." His family includes Balbir, his mother, grandfather Rajdheer and sisters Reet and Roop. Vijay has adored Balbir since childhood, but Balbir neglects him and behaves harshly due to his busy schedule. When Vijay brings an AK-47 to school and hurts a group of boys who bullied Reet, Balbir sends him away to a boarding school in United States. Years later, Vijay returns to Delhi after completing his education and attends the engagement of former classmate Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, whom he has always loved. He convinces her to break her engagement and choose him. During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay fights with Reet's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He promptly marries Geeta and moves to the United States, where they have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants. He returns to India and sets out to find the person responsible for the assassination attempt. Vijay goes to his native village in Punjab to meet his great-uncle Dalbir Singh, reconnecting with him after several years of no contact, and rounds up his cousins to help in the mission. He sets up a doppelgänger for Balbir who is killed by Asrar Haque's men. After discovering that Varun was involved in the attempt, Vijay kills him at a work meeting where Asrar is present. Later, at a hotel where Vijay is meeting with an arms dealer, Asrar and his assailants arrive in the hundreds to kill him. After a lengthy battle, Vijay defeats them but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking from his coma two weeks later, Vijay eventually receives a transplant for his failing heart, successfully recovers, and meets Zoya, the fiancé of his donor. The two begin an affair and Zoya falls in love with him. She reveals that she lied about her identity and was actually sent by Asrar's mute younger brother Abrar to honey trap him. Vijay had known all along about Zoya's true identity and had used her to learn the identity of the perpetrator. His grandfather reveals that Asrar and his younger brothers Abrar and Abid are actually related to their family, as they are the grandsons of Dalbir and Rajdheer's late younger brother Shamsher Singh. Rajdheer had banished Shamsher from the family decades ago due to his shady dealings and immoral practices. Shamsher's son Azim (Asrar, Abid and Abrar's father), returned years later to ask for his share of the property, but Balbir refused. Shamsher torched himself to death in retaliation, which Abrar witnessed, rendering him mute and traumatized. These incidents served as catalysts for Asrar and his brothers to seek revenge on Balbir. Abrar now lives in Scotland and has converted to Islam. Vijay and his cousins kill Abrar's men and learn that Abrar and Abid plan to escape to another country in their private jet. Vijay and his men stop the plane and a brutal fight ensues. Vijay eventually slits Abrar's throat and returns to India, his goal accomplished. During Diwali, Balbir reveals that he has terminal cancer and realizes that his upbringing is the reason behind Vijay's aggression. He apologizes and reconciles with Vijay, who is overjoyed after finally receiving the love and affection from his father he had thirsted for all his life. In the post-credits scene, Azrar, Abid and Abrar's other younger brother Aziz, a professional assassin in Istanbul, learns that Vijay is responsible for killing his two brothers. After undergoing plastic surgery to become Vijay's doppelgänger, Aziz, with his only remaining brother Abid, set out to exact vengeance on Vijay and his family. Cast Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role as Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh and Aziz Haque Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Vijay Anil Kapoor in a dual role as Balbir Rajdheer Singh and Kailash Ramteke Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque, Asrar, Abid and Aziz's brother Leon Ung as young Abrar Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, Vijay's wife Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali Iyengar Tripti Dimri as Zoya Wahab Riaz Charu Shankar as Jyoti B. Singh, Balbir's wife and Vijay's mother Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Abrar, Abid and Aziz's elder brother Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Steels Corp. Prem Chopra as Dalbir Dodamal Singh "Bade Dadaji", Rajdheer and Shamsher's elder brother Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh "Dadaji", Dalbir's younger brother and Shamsher's elder brother Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet's husband and Vijay's brother-in-law Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Asrar, Abrar and Aziz's brother Vivek Sharma as Paali, Vijay's cousin Saloni Batra as Reet Singh, Vijay's elder sister and Varun's wife Neeven Vaid as young Reet Anshul Chauhan as Roop Singh Eva Chibber as young Roop Maganti Srinath as Karthik Iyengar, Geetanjali's elder brother and Vijay's friend Gagandeep Singh as Sunny Upendra Limaye as Freddy Patil Mathew Varghese as Shreepad Balaji Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's father Indira Krishnan as Motika S. Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's mother Mrinmayee Godbole as Dr. Amrita Production Development In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn as producer for his next directional venture in Bollywood. It was further reported that he would produce the venture along with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.[10] On 10 October, the company's and Vanga's new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga's next directional; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019).[11] In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was "keen" to work on the film, however, will finalize only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing writing.[12] In June 2020, however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil.[13] In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast.[14] On 1 January 2021, the company's made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew.[15] In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing lead antagonist role, while the latter plays lead actress role.[16] In March 2022, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to dance in an item number for the film.[17] The same month, it was reported that Chopra had backed out of the film, due to schedule conflicts, and was replaced by Mandanna.[18] On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced.[19] Mandanna called it "a dream come true.

Happy birthday to entertaining star Govindaji

Happy birthday to Govinda. The viewers of bollywood films wish happy birthday to Govinda on 21st December, 2023. For the last 20 years he had entertained bollywood viewers with his remote style of comedy performance and dancing. Govinda came to limelight with his impressive performance in the film Ankhen along with Chunkey Pandey. Both Govinda and Chunkey were thrown out of their homes by their father Kader Khan, due to their mischievous acts. They witnessed the kidnapping of the CM played by Raj Babbar. In his place another person was brought who had similarity in looks. Govinda and Chunkey saved the CM and killed the imposter. Govinda had a brilliant relationship with director David Dhawan. David Dhawan had used Govinda in most of his comedy films, and the dance performance and comedy performance of Govinda charmed the audience. His film Hero No. 1 with Karishma Kapoor became super hit. All the songs of the film including “sona kitna sona hai”, “mai to raste se jaa raha tha”, became very popular. The other films of Govinda like Aunty No.1, Cooli No. 1, also showed his charishma in comedy acting. Govinda also acted in serious films like Andolan with Sanjay Dutt. He played the role of an engineer who had to compromise with the corrupt builders while building bridges. His revolt against the system was the subject matter of the film. He acted in a number of films with Sanjay Dutt and most of the films did good business. Some of those films included Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, Haseena Maan Jayegi, etc. Govinda’s film Bare Miya Chote Miya with Big B and Raveena Tandon, and Deewane Mastane with Anil Kapoor and Juhi Chawla, did fantastic business as well. In the recent past Govinda’s performance in David Dhawan’s film Partner with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif stormed bollywood. He required the guidance of a love guru played by Salman Khan to impress Katrina Kaif. The songs of the film like “do you want a partner”, “you are my love” became super hit, and Govinda’s dance performances in those songs were excellent. Salman Khan asked the director David Dhawan to increase the role of Govinda in the film, and he justified it by playing his character in style. Govinda played his role in the film Salaam-e-Ishq in style. The film had all the leading actors of bollywood industry including Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Sohail Khan, John Abraham and Akshay Khanna. In that league of actors Govinda proved his worth by romancing with a foreigner girl who was given shelter by a taxi-driver. In 2009, Govinda’s films Life Partner, and Do Not Disturb with Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta, did mediocre business. He acted well in his small role in the film Raavan in 2010, and the viewers expect another cameo in the sequel of Partner. In 2014 he acted in the films Kill Dil and Happy Ending. Viewers he can still devote time for films and continue the work of entertainment in the years to come.

Ranbir Kapoor film Animal has done 345 crore business in India and 640 crores business worldwide in 9 days

Ranbir Kapoor is shattering all records with film Animal. In 9 days Animal has done 345 crore business in India and 640 crores business worldwide. Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film[5] directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani and Pranay Reddy Vanga under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri. In the film, Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh learns about an assassination attempt on his father and sets out to exact revenge. The film was officially announced in January 2021, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023. The film has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar, cinematography handled by Amit Roy and editing by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. With a runtime of 201 minutes (3 hours 21 minutes), the film was one of the longest Indian films made.[6][7] Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in standard and IMAX formats and received mixed reviews from critics.[8] Earning around ₹600.58 crore (US$75 million), Animal has emerged as sixth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023, 15th highest-grossing Indian film and highest-grossing A (adults only) rated Indian film of all time.[9] Plot Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh is the son of Balbir Singh, a Delhi-based business magnate who heads the generational steel company "Swastik Steels corp." His family includes Balbir, his mother, grandfather Rajdheer and sisters Reet and Roop. Vijay has adored Balbir since childhood, but Balbir neglects him and behaves harshly due to his busy schedule. When Vijay brings an AK-47 to school and hurts a group of boys who bullied Reet, Balbir sends him away to a boarding school in United States. Years later, Vijay returns to Delhi after completing his education and attends the engagement of former classmate Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, whom he has always loved. He convinces her to break her engagement and choose him. During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay fights with Reet's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He promptly marries Geeta and moves to the United States, where they have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants. He returns to India and sets out to find the person responsible for the assassination attempt. Vijay goes to his native village in Punjab to meet his great-uncle Dalbir Singh, reconnecting with him after several years of no contact, and rounds up his cousins to help in the mission. He sets up a doppelgänger for Balbir who is killed by Asrar Haque's men. After discovering that Varun was involved in the attempt, Vijay kills him at a work meeting where Asrar is present. Later, at a hotel where Vijay is meeting with an arms dealer, Asrar and his assailants arrive in the hundreds to kill him. After a lengthy battle, Vijay defeats them but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking from his coma two weeks later, Vijay eventually receives a transplant for his failing heart, successfully recovers, and meets Zoya, the fiancé of his donor. The two begin an affair and Zoya falls in love with him. She reveals that she lied about her identity and was actually sent by Asrar's mute younger brother Abrar to honey trap him. Vijay had known all along about Zoya's true identity and had used her to learn the identity of the perpetrator. His grandfather reveals that Asrar and his younger brothers Abrar and Abid are actually related to their family, as they are the grandsons of Dalbir and Rajdheer's late younger brother Shamsher Singh. Rajdheer had banished Shamsher from the family decades ago due to his shady dealings and immoral practices. Shamsher's son Azim (Asrar, Abid and Abrar's father), returned years later to ask for his share of the property, but Balbir refused. Shamsher torched himself to death in retaliation, which Abrar witnessed, rendering him mute and traumatized. These incidents served as catalysts for Asrar and his brothers to seek revenge on Balbir. Abrar now lives in Scotland and has converted to Islam. Vijay and his cousins kill Abrar's men and learn that Abrar and Abid plan to escape to another country in their private jet. Vijay and his men stop the plane and a brutal fight ensues. Vijay eventually slits Abrar's throat and returns to India, his goal accomplished. During Diwali, Balbir reveals that he has terminal cancer and realizes that his upbringing is the reason behind Vijay's aggression. He apologizes and reconciles with Vijay, who is overjoyed after finally receiving the love and affection from his father he had thirsted for all his life. In the post-credits scene, Azrar, Abid and Abrar's other younger brother Aziz, a professional assassin in Istanbul, learns that Vijay is responsible for killing his two brothers. After undergoing plastic surgery to become Vijay's doppelgänger, Aziz, with his only remaining brother Abid, set out to exact vengeance on Vijay and his family. Cast Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role as Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh and Aziz Haque Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Vijay Anil Kapoor in a dual role as Balbir Rajdheer Singh and Kailash Ramteke Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque, Asrar, Abid and Aziz's brother Leon Ung as young Abrar Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali "Geeta" Iyengar, Vijay's wife Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali Iyengar Tripti Dimri as Zoya Wahab Riaz Charu Shankar as Jyoti B. Singh, Balbir's wife and Vijay's mother Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Abrar, Abid and Aziz's elder brother Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Steels Corp. Prem Chopra as Dalbir Dodamal Singh "Bade Dadaji", Rajdheer and Shamsher's elder brother Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh "Dadaji", Dalbir's younger brother and Shamsher's elder brother Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet's husband and Vijay's brother-in-law Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Asrar, Abrar and Aziz's brother Vivek Sharma as Paali, Vijay's cousin Saloni Batra as Reet Singh, Vijay's elder sister and Varun's wife Neeven Vaid as young Reet Anshul Chauhan as Roop Singh Eva Chibber as young Roop Maganti Srinath as Karthik Iyengar, Geetanjali's elder brother and Vijay's friend Gagandeep Singh as Sunny Upendra Limaye as Freddy Patil Mathew Varghese as Shreepad Balaji Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's father Indira Krishnan as Motika S. Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali's mother Mrinmayee Godbole as Dr. Amrita Production Development In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn as producer for his next directional venture in Bollywood. It was further reported that he would produce the venture along with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.[10] On 10 October, the company's and Vanga's new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga's next directional; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019).[11] In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was "keen" to work on the film, however, will finalize only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing writing.[12] In June 2020, however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil.[13] In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast.[14] On 1 January 2021, the company's made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew.[15] In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing lead antagonist role, while the latter plays lead actress role.[16] In March 2022, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to dance in an item number for the film.[17] The same month, it was reported that Chopra had backed out of the film, due to schedule conflicts, and was replaced by Mandanna.[18] On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced.[19] Mandanna called it "a dream come true.