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Indian Film Database – 1957
Previous 1940s – 1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959 – Next 1960s Note: This database includes Hindi/Urdu Films only. Movie Name Producer Director Cast Music Director Aadhi Roti Gandhi Chandra Kant Bhagwan, Sulochana, Roop Kumar, Master Dabboo, Ullhas, Prem Abid, Manorama, Al Nasir ...
Indian Film Database – 1956
Previous 1940s – 1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959 – Next 1960s Note: This database includes Hindi/Urdu Films only. Movie Name Producer Director Cast Music Director Aabroo Uma Chitra Chaturbhuj Doshi Kamini Kaushal, Kishore Kumar, Madan Puri, Achla Sachdev, Smriti Biswas Bulo C. ...
Anil Biswas
On May 31, octogenarian composer Anil Biswas, fondly known as Anil Dha, passed away in New Delhi. His contributions to the evolution and enrichment of film music are well known. He died at the ripe age of 89 after scoring music for about 90 films. Born on July 7, 1914, in a small village of ...
Roshan Ara Begum
Twenty years ago on December 6, 1982, Pakistani classical music in particular and that of the subcontinent in general, was impoverished by the death of vocalist Roshan Ara Begum, who was known as Malika-i-Mauseeqi — the queen of music. Although she hailed from Calcutta, she contributed tremendously to the melodic culture of Pakistan both before ...
Begum Para – Memories
Begum Para passed away in her sleep on December 11 2008 at the age of 81. The lead actor- cum-vamp of the ’40s and ’50s was last seen in Saawariya (2007). Rajiv Vijayakar rewinds to the meetings with the actress who was bold, cheerful and ethereally beautiful. She was known for her sass at her ...
Indian Film Database – 1955
Previous 1940s – 1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959 – Next 1960s Note: This database includes Hindi/Urdu Films only. Movie Name Producer Director Cast Music Director Aaj Ki Baat Leela Chitnis Leela Chitnis Ajit, Sunder, Chitra, Manmohan Krishnan, Bipin Gupta, Uday, Leela Chitnis ...
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is the eldest child of Sharmila Tagore, a glamorous actress of the 1960s and now head of the Film Censor Board, and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Pataudi. Saif studied in England, first at Lockers Park School and then Winchester College where he majored in English literature and art history. He ...
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor, granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, voiced her intent to be an actress long before her older sister Karisma faced the camera for the first time. She grew up loving the old-style movies of Nargis, Madhubala, and Meena Kumari and the charm of classic 1950s cinema. She was confident one day she would be able ...
Amrita Arora
Amrita Arora has a vitality that is very appealing. Fondly called “Amu,” Malaika Arora’s younger sister is confident, clear-headed, and charming. Like most young girls growing up watching Bollywood films, she was addicted to the films of Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. “They inspired me to be an actress, as much as my sister did.” Amrita ...
Tabu and her father Jamil
Kis naam sai pukaroun from Gharnata (1971) was composed by A. Hameed and sung beautifully by Noor Jehan. Directed by Riaz Shahid, the film tried to show the Muslim rule of Spain, but because of the lack of authenticity the film flopped. In this song you can see Rozina romantically paired with Jamil. Jamil is ...
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Indian Film Database - 1957
Joan Crawford (1904 - 1977)
Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
Pakistani Film Database - 1962
Bollywood - Year by Year - 1951