Bollywood Actor

Boman Irani

2013-12-23T01:04:00.000-08:00

Boman Irani famous actor bollywood industry, he is basically known for his comedy. He was born on 1October, 1962 in Mumbai. He graduate from Mithibai College, Mumbai after completing his graduation Boman start pursuing with Life Insurance Corporation of India from 1982to 1985. Boman loves photography then he started photography in 1987 and he became professional photographer.

Boman loves acting from early childhood when he was in school and college he had participated in drama after to make his career in acting he started taking tuitions from Hansraj Siddhia from 1981 to 1983. Then he started working in theater to make himself more proficient and perfect in acting. He has done more than 40 plays and among them 15 he acted as a lead actor, which gives him motivation.

Then got entered in film and advertisement industry he started out in a number of advertisements like Fanta, Krackjack, Ceat and his first debut movie was Josh 1999, in which he played a role of father D'Mello, and after that he has done number of movie which are box office hit movies. Boman got fan from the movie Muna Bhai MBBS, his role in that movie was most memorable.

Boman has worked with many prominent producer and director in there movie like Main Hoo Naa, My Wife's Muder, No Entry, Bluffmaster , his forthcoming movies are Teen Patti, Kaun Bola?, Mirch which we are expecting same comedy like others.

Bhagwan Dada

2010-07-27T05:58:00.000-07:00

Bhagwan Dada (1913- 4th February 2002), was an actor, producer and film director. He was well known for his social movie Albela. His real name was Bhagwan Abhaji Palav. His father was a textile mill worker. Though,he worked as a labourer but his ultimate destination was Hindi Film Industry. He always dreamt of films. Bhagwan Dada got his first break with small roles in silent films.

From 1938 to 1949,he directed many low budget movies, their genere was action. Bhagwan Dada used to play a naive simpleton. In the year 1962, he became a producer and owned Jagriti Studios, Chembur. He made a social movie named Albela on the advice of Raj Kapoor. The movie was a huge hit, it's song Shola Jo Bhadke is still remembered.

Bhagwan Dada's later life was not so good, he gave up direction, sold his cars and bungalow and shifted to a chawl. Most of his near and dear ones left him in the time of his need but his friends Om Prakash, lyricist Rajinder Krishnan and C.Ramachandran used to come to meet him even in his chawl. He died at age 89.

Balraj Sahni

2010-07-24T06:27:00.000-07:00

Balraj Sahni (1 May 1913–13 April 1973, (Taurus),was a noted Hindi film actor. He belonged to a Punjabi Khatri family from Bhera, his real name was Yudhishthir Sahni. Balraj Sahni was the brother of Bhisham Sahni who was famous actor, writer and playwright. He has done M.A in English from Lahore after that he went to Rawalpindi to join his family business.

Balraj Sahni has also done Bachelors in Hindi, followed by Masters in English from Punjab university. After completing his studies, he married Damayanti Sahni who was a heroine. Balraj Sahni has also worked with Mahatama Gandhi for a year. In the year 1939, he went to England to join B.B.C London's Hindi service as an announcer on Radio. He came back to India in 1943. He began his acting career with the plays of the IIPTA-Indian People's Theatre Association, his first movie was Insaaf(1946).

Balraj Sahni's most memorable movie was Kabuliwala, penned by Rabinmdra Nath Tagore. Some of his movies are Seema (1955), Sone Ki Chidiya (1958), Satta Bazar (1959) and Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan(1961). Balraj Sahni was a great writer,his early writings were in English, then he switched to Punjabi and became a renowned writer in Punjabi Literature.He wrote many short stories and poem.He has written his autobiography called 'Meri Filmi Aatmakatha'. In the year 1969, he was entitled with Padma Shri award.

Madan Puri

2010-07-20T07:30:00.000-07:00

Madan Puri was an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He was born in 1915, Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. His father's name was Lala Nihal Chand and mother's was Ved Kaur.Madan Puri had three brothers and one sister, his elder brother Chaman Puri,younger brother Amrish Puri(an Indian actor),younger brother Harish Puri and a younger sister Chandrakanta Meh.

Madan Puri has spent over 40 years in Indian cinema,he has done more than 300 films.He made a debut with movie Ahinsa in 1946. He has performed different kinds of roles in the movies, playing not only negative characters,but also the hero's or heroine's father, uncle, brother, grandfather,politician and police officer .Madan Puri has appeared in many Punjabi movies like Jatt Punjabi and Jatti.

Madan Puri left the world in 1985 at the age of 69. He died of a heart attack. Many films he had completed were released after his death right until 1989, his last film was Santosh. Some of his movies are-Anmol Ratan (1950), Deewana (1952), Howrah Bridge(1958), Taqdeer(1958), Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) and so on.

Asrani -" Hum Angrezon Ke Zamane Ke Jailor Hain"

2010-07-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

Asrani was born on 1 January 1941(Capricorn), Jaipur, India. His real name is Govardhan Asrani, popularly known simply as Asrani.He has spanned over 35 years in Bollywood.He belongs to a middle class Sindhi Family,his father came to Jaipur and opened a shop selling carpets. Though, Asrani had no interest in business, he wanted to become an actor.

Asrani has done his matriculation from Xaviers School and graduation from Rajasthan College, Jaipur. During his graduation, he worked as a voice over artist on All India Radio, Jaipur.From 1960 to 1962, Asrani began to learn acting from Acting Guru- Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar. He came to Bombay in 1962 and began his hunt.In 1963, Hrishikesh Mukherjee advised him to learn acting professionally. He joined Film Institute in Poona from 1964-1966.

Asrani got his first break in a Gujrati movie. His first Hindi movie was Umang followed by Baawarchee. This movie opened the way for comic roles like Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke , Chala Murari Hero Banne, Chhoti si Baat and his most remarkable role as the Jailor in the movie Sholay.

Asrani was also appeared in the films- Chup Chup Ke, Hera Pheri, Deewane Hue Paagal and Hulchul. He has acted in over 300 films.

Awards:

* Filmfare Award for best Comedian for Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973)
* Filmfare Award for best Comedian for Balika Vadhu(1976)
* Best Actor, Best Director Award from Gujarat State Government for "Saat Qaidi"(Gujarati)

Mehmood-'Man who made the Nation Laugh'

2010-07-14T00:21:00.000-07:00

Mehmood Ali (September 29, 1932 – July 23, 2004) was a well known comic actor, he has acted in more than 300 movies. Mehmood Ali, popularly known as Mehmood was an actor, producer and director. Before stepping into the spot light, Mehmood use to drive cars and run errands for a few rupees. He worked as a driver for the Director P.L. Santoshi.

He is a son of actor-dancer Mumtaj Ali, he had an elder sister and six siblings were younger than him. Mehmood's first movie was Kismet. Director P.L.Santoshi's son Rajkumar Santoshi gave him a chance in his venture Andaz Apna Apna, he was hired to teach table tennis to Meena Kumari. Later he married Madhu ( Meena Kumari's sister).

Mehmood got a small break in the movie C.I.D followed by Do Beegha Zameen and Pyasa. He was well known for his comedy. Mehmood's first break as an actor and a director was the movie Bhoot Bangla, he followed the footsteps of Jhony Walker. His remarkable movies as a comedian are- Love In Tokyo, Padosan, Pyaar Kiye Ja. As Director, his well known movie is Kunwara Baap.

Awards:

* Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice for - Vardaan and Pyar Kiye Jaa
* Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Dil Tera Diwana.

Vikram Gokhale 'the star of Marthi Theatre'

2010-07-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

Vikram Gokhale is known for his outstanding work in Marathi Theatre, Television and Hindi Films. Vikram Gokhale has been contributing his skills since 52 years and his contribution towards Indian Cinema is unforgettable.He is called as 'the star of Marathi Theatre'. Vikram Gokhale has a long way to move ahead, after on screen he will show his skills off camera.

Lets have a glimpse of his personal life .Vikram Gokhale is a proud son of well known film actor and veteran of Marathi theatre ChandraKant Gokhale who has performed in 16 Hindi films along with 68 Marathi films. He has been in the profession of acting since 52 years but he got proper recognition as an actor 30 years ago. Though he never agrees that he is an Icon.. Durgabai Kamat who was the first female artist of Indian Screen is his grandmother and his mother is Kamlabai Gokhale very first female child artist of Indian cinema, he is married to Hemavati Gokhale .

Vikram's most memorable movies are 'Tum Bin', 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', `Hey Ram', Bhul Bhulaiya, Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein. A good news for his fans,presently he is directing his debut directorial film Aghat, it is written by Dr Nitin Lavangare with a star cast of Dr Amol Kolhe and Mukta Barve. He has made a great mark in Hindi film industry.

Himesh Reshamiya

2010-07-02T03:13:00.000-07:00

Very versatile he is an Indian Music Director , Actor and Singer well you have guessed right he is Himesh Reshamiya born on 23 July 1973, Leo. Himesh has made his own place with a lot of hard work and struggle. As bollywood more or less is fascination then how Himesh can prevent himself from controversies, from time to time he has been on highlights whether is it a Reality T.V show or his most talked about movies.

Himesh is a son of Vipin Reshamiya and Madhu Reshamiya, Himesh has struggled a lot he got proper recognition as Music Director with the movie Tere Naam that opened the doors of success for him in bollyood but actual success came in front of him with his movie Aashiq Banaya Aapne that really made him the rage of the Nation. Himesh is regarded as most popular singer of India. His unforgettable numbers are Zara Jhoom Jhoom,Tanhaiyan and Tera Suroor.

Himesh has been followed by billions of people his music albums and cds were best selling and his songs were top chart busters. Himesh tried his hands in the field of Acting although people have not yet accepted him as an actor. Himesh is looking forward for the movie Kajraare that is going to release on 6th of August.
Himesh won :

* Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for "Aashiq Banaya Aapne"

Irrfan Khan

2010-06-26T04:44:00.000-07:00

His real name is Sahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan popularly known as Irrfan Khan born on 30th November 1962 a Sagittarius . Irrfan is an actor who has performed in Television, Theatre and Films. He has given outstanding performances in the movies like The Warrior in 2001,Maqbool in 2003, Haasil in 2004, in 2006 The Namesake and the year 2008 brought him out with Slumdog Millionare.

Do you still remember the Vodafone Commercials ? These ads have given him a unique identity as he has got a very appealing and different style of acting .He has won two Filmfare Awards, along with Screen Actors Guild Award, with a nomination of Independent Spirit Award. Irrfan belongs to Jaipur's Muslim Nawab family and his mother's name is Sayeeda Begum father was Jagirdar of Khajuriya village .

Irrfan earned a scholarship to pursue his study at National School of Drama when he was studying for M.A degree,his acting has got a lo of intensity tht directly touches the hearts. Irrfan has tied a knot with writer Sutapa Sikdar who was an NSD graduate having two children Ayan and Babil . Irrfan is also called as the gem of Jaipur, Irrfan's chain of awards is:

* 2003 Filmfare Best Villain Award for Haasil
* 2007 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Life in a Metro
* 2007 Independent Spirit Award: Best Supporting Male for The Namesake
Nominated
* 2008 IIFA Award:IIFA Best Supporting Actor for Life in a Metro
* 2008 Stardust Best Supporting Actor Award for The Namesake
* 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Slumdog Millionaire

Karan spoils his actors-Imraan Khan

2010-06-24T05:18:00.000-07:00

Well the most talked about movie I Hate Love Storys has really got a youthful feel whether it is off screen or on screen, the movies promotion campaign is on its peak and every one is so excited about the movie including the starcast and specially Imraan Khan and above all producer Karan Johar is very happy as he has left the whole venture in the energetic hands of Youngistaan brigade.

As the movie is going to knock the theatres on July 2nd and the team is regarding it as a welcome change and there is a blend of new things that has been offered to the viewers, among all Imraan Khan, is in a chirpy mood and he is looking forward something really exciting with his bright workmates, he says "Karan spoils his actors. And though this is my first film with him, I never really felt that way".

Imraan is very excited in doing more films with Karan, he i really inspired by the Director Punit Malhotra as he is terrific, young and has got wonderful sense of humour he felt a very good level of comfort while working with him ,it was like a dream team, even the director Punit praises and adds Karan is a wonderful producer and every director in town should work with him.

Zayed Khan

2010-06-22T21:47:00.000-07:00

His full name is Zayed Abbas Khan, born on 5th July 1980, sun sign is Cancer ,son of bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan, yes he is Zayed Khan, among four siblings he is the youngest, he is a cousin of bollywood actor Fardeen Khan, his elder sisters are Simone Khan, Farah Khan Ali and Sussane Roshan, Zayed Khan has a long way to go ahead as Bollyood has got lots of opportunities for him.

Zayed Khan went to Welham Boys School, Dehradun, after that he attended Kodaikanal International school at Kodaikanal, he was studying there with childhood friend Esha Deol as well as Mallaika Parekh she later became his wife, as they tied knot on on 20 November 2005 in an Islamic Nikah Ceremony, he has a son Ziddan born on 18 January 2008.

Zayed knocked the doors of bollywood with the movie Chura liya hai tumne, and he was nominated for Zee Cine Award as Best male debut, but the milestone of his career was Main Hoon Na a real big success of his career, he played the role of younger brother of Shahrukh Khan, the movie was embedded with all the big stars, then Zayed came up with the movie Dus.

Then Mission Istanbul, a special appearance in Om Shanti Om, with Yuvvraaj and Blue, his solo movies were Rocky: The Rebal and Chura liya hai tumne, now he is looking forward for "Anjaana Anjaani" and "Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene"

Legendary Kishore Kumar

2010-06-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

Synonym of acting, an acting institution in itself owner of versatility yes he is one and only Kishore Kumar 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987, was an actor as well as playback singer, even today he is remembered for his heart touching acting and singing, as Kishore Kumar was one of the leading singers of bollywood, he has ruled over film industry, he is known as Master of acting and singing.

He was a prolific vocalist and has given his touching and melodious voice in so many languages like Hindi, Marathi, Asamese, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Oriya , Bhojpuri and Malayalam, he was an outstanding personality as he got achieved notable success as a director,lyricist, composer,screenwriter , producer and scriptwriter.He was born in to a Brahmin family, his birth name was Abhas Kumar Ganguly.

Kishore Kumar's father was a lawyer, his mother belonged to wealthy family, he was second youngest among four siblings, Ashok Kumar eldest, Sati Devi and Anoop Kumar. He regarded Kundan Lal Saigal as his Guru and followed his singing style, he achieved success from the movie New Delhi in 1957 along with his home production Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, he sang for all leading actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Sanjiv Kumar ,Dharmendra, Jackie Shroff and Mithun.

Feroz Khan the "style icon"

2010-06-17T04:09:00.000-07:00

Feroz Khan a versatile personality he was an actor, director, film editor and producer 25 September 1939 – 27 April 2009, ha had his own different and unique style he discovered a new definition of style in Indian cinema with cowboyish swagger and the grand persona of cigar toting that really revolutionised Indian film industry, Feroz Khan was known as the style icon of bollywood as was called as Clint Eastwood of the east.

Feroz Khan has performed in around 50 films, he was really a best loved actor and became heart favourite of every one in the movie Qurbaani, he was a wonderful director as well as his creation is Dayavan in the year 1988 along with the movie Janbaaz in the year 1986, in the year 1970 he won Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award for the movie Aadmi aur Insaan, in 2000 he was entitled with Film fare Lifetime Achievement Award.

He was born in Bangalore, father Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli, an Afghan mother an Iranian, he got education from Bishop Cotton Boys' School Bangalore and St. Germain's Boys High School, Bangalore itself, bothers are Sanjay Khan , Akbar Khan(director), Shahrukh Khan (business man) and Sameer Khan having a sister Dilshad Bibi, he made his debut as second lead in 1960 the movie was Didi. He has a son named Fardeen Khan who is an actor.

Vinod Khanna

2010-06-15T06:02:00.000-07:00

Very handsome and talented actor of his time, he was a heart beat of so many girls well if you are guessing about Vinod Khanna then you are absolutely right, his father was KC Khanna and mother was Kamla, his father was a businessman who used to deal in textiles,chemicals and dyes, he has three sisters and a brother as he was born and brought in a joint family. He has done his schooling from St Xavier’s High School and Queen Mary’s School and did graduation from Sydenham
College.

Vinod Khanna tied a knot with Geetanjali,two sons Akshaye and Rahul Khanna he became a follower of Osho (Acharya Rajneesh), in 1980 he moved to Rajneeshpuram, he cleaned dishes and did gardening there this caused so much of stress in his married life finally resulted in divorce, in 1990 he married with Kavita his second wife.He made a debut with Man Ka Meet as a villain, he did negative roles in the movies like Purab aur Paschim, Mera Gaon Mera Desh.

In the year 1974 he got Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Haath Ki Safai, in 1999 Vinod Khanna was entitled with Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Stardust Awards - Role Model for the Year in 2006 and in 2007 Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement. His hit list is in the year 1977 with Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish and Khoon Pasina, year 1980 also brought him out with The Burning Train,Qurbani and in 1978 with Muqaddar Ka Sikander .

He left the film industry for eight years in 1979, in the year 1990 he introduced his son Akshaye with Himalay Putra, his recent outcomes are Deewaanapan (2002) and Risk (2007), presently he is doing T.V serial Mere Apne produced by Smriti Irani, aires on new channel 9x. In the year 1997 he joined BJP, he was elected from Gurdaspur constituency from Punjab.

Dara Singh "Jatt Sikh Punjabi wrestler and film actor"

2010-06-10T00:02:00.000-07:00

His name is well known since decades, yes he is Jatt Sikh Punjabi wrestler and film actor you guessed right he is one and only Dara Singh was born on 19 November 1928, he belongs to Village Dharmchuk, Distt Amritsar, Punjab,India. Presently he has gained the poisition of president of All India Jat Mahasabha. Dara Singh is a well known wrestler, he had a long journey from an Indian Wrestling Champion to
the World Championship.

This great wrestler as well as an actor has competed against big names like Lou Thesz. he defeated Stanislaus Zbyszko, due to his strong physique Dra Singh deviated towards Pehlwani, it is an Indian style of wrestling, these fights are usually done at akhara, he has shown his wrestling talent in haats and melas , he has wrestled in foreign countries , aftre his came back to India he got immense popularity.

Then he stepped to silver screen and got so much of fame by doing acting in Hindi movies. Upon his return to India he gained unprecedented popularity by having wrestling bouts across the country in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, including a very popular series of matches with Lou Thesz in the late '60s.[4] He then translated this to celluloid fame by making a large number of Bollywood films which had him in the lead. One of his notable finds was the actress Mumtaz with whom he had performed in 16 Hindi films.

He then went on to 1980s and 90s television fame, when he played the role of Hanuman in the television adaptation of the epic Ramayan. The series is amongst the most widely viewed in history. He has acted in over 100 films. His latest Hindi movie is Jab We Met and his latest Punjabi movie is Dil Apna Punjabi.He also acted in National Award winner film MAIN MAA PUNJAB DEE(Director Balwant Dullat). He also worked in some television serial shows, most notable is 'Had Kar Di' which was aired on Zee TV. He has two sons named Vindu Dara Singh and Amrik Singh and also 3 daughters. Vindu stays in Mumbai while Amrik stays in Chandigarh. Singh retired from active wrestling in 1983. [4] In 1996 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Aaftab Shivdasani

2010-06-08T02:23:00.000-07:00

He is known as the shy guy of bollywood,born on June 25 th 1978, his nick name is Faffy, and he knocked the doors of bollywood with the movie Mast, he is Aftab Shivdasani,he has done his education from HR College, Mumbai.he has done Bachelor of Commerce,he won Filmfare Best Debut Award for "Mast" for his wonderful performance.

Along with that he won Zee Cine Best Villain Award for "Kasoor" and Nation Honor Awards for "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai", well Aftab has been doing work since his child hood, in late 80's and early 90's he performed in the films like "Shahenshah", "Mr. India" "Insaniyat". and "Chaalbaaz", as his lead role he came out Mast that was not successful but he gained appreciation he was opposite Urmila .

Aaftab Shivdasani did "Kasoor" he was casted opposite Lisa Ray,it was a thriller and he cme out with negative performance, he has worked in almost more than dozen movies and he got mixed responses for all that,his hit list is "Hungama, "Masti" and -"Awara Paagal Deewana",he is still active and getting favourable reviews for his acting even from the critics.

His parents are from different religious backgrounds,father is Hindu and mother is a Parsi,he has done his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai and he shares his birthday with his father.

Jackie Shroff 'Jaggu Dada'

2010-06-04T22:51:00.000-07:00

He is 'Jaggu Dada' of bollywood and performed very well, hr has got his special place in the hearts of people and of course he is very talented yes he is none other than Jackie Shroff,was born on 1st February, 1957 his nick name is Jagga, he made his wonderful presence in the bollywood with his first movie 'Swami Dada', and for his outstanding roles he got Filmfare Best Actor Award for "Parinda"that
was the first award .

Jackie got two more awards as Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Rangeela" and for "1942 A Love Story", he was introduced by Dev Anand, and he got one night fame as he got a lead role in Subhash Ghai's film "Hero, that movie made him star, he formed a wonderful pair with another actor Anil Kapoor ,togethr they bring out so many memorable movies.

Their combined hits were "Ram Lakhan","Parinda" and "Karma", in the movie Angaar he left his great impression by playing the role of frustrated youth who is fed up of corruption and crime, the movie Gardish gave him new dimensions, his other outstanding outcomes were "1942 a Love Story, "Tridev" ,"Khalnayak","Devdas and "Rangeela" .

Presently he was appeared in the role of supporting actor in the movie "Bhagam Bhag" and "Apna Sapna Money Money, he has set up his production company named 'Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited'. His real name is Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff , he tied a knot with Ayesha and has two children, Jackie Shroff is a fan of former actress Asha Parekh.

Dharmendra

2010-06-03T22:48:00.000-07:00

"Main Jat yamla pagla Diwana" well you guessed right this punjabi jat of bollywod has made his special place of its own in the hearts of the people, very talented actor Dharmendra was born on 8th December, 1935. He i the He- man of bollywood, Dharmendra was entitled with Filmfare Life Time Achievement Award, he knocked the doors of bollywood with his very first movie named "Dil Bhi Tera, Hum Bhi
Tere".

Dharmendra was born at Phagwara in Punjab, he initially casted as romantic hero, he was signed by Arjun Hingorani but his major hit was "Phool Aur Patthar". He has also proved his talent in the movie "Chupke Chupke, that was a pure comedy flick and really an unforgettable masterpiece of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. In the year 1970 he emerged out as an action hero .

As there was an era of action movies, he changed his image from a romantic hero to an action star,the quality of Dharmendra is that he is versatile he can do romance, comedy and action all the flavours at the same time, his most memorable outcome well it would be better to call it as a milestone of Hindi movies yes the movies Sholay where he was casted with Amitabh Bachchan, he is the only actor that has got the opportunity to work with all the Kapoors except Prithviraj Kapoor
and Kareena.

Dharmendra got married to Hema Malini after opting Islam religion, he has two daughters Esha and Ahana, and two sons Sunny and Bobby deol from his first wife Praksh Kaur,his latest film are "Metro" and "Apne" they were hits, in th movie "Johnny Gaddar" he came ou as performing villainous role. His important movies are Sholay, Ayee Milan Ki Bela, Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Trinetra,Soorma Bhopali, The Burning Train and Dream Girl.

Legendary Guru Dutt

2010-06-01T04:51:00.000-07:00

Born on 9th July 1925, this legendary actor has given a new definition of acting to Indian Cinema, he knocked the doors of bollywood with the movie : "Chand", and his most memorable movie is "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" that fetch him Filmfare Best Film Award , yes he is Guru Dutt, he was an actor with deep sense of intensity, as it was clearly reflected in his acting.

Guru Dutt was born on at Bangalore in Karnataka his father was Shivsankar Rao Padukone and mother was Vasanthi Padukone,he has done his schooling from Kolkata, then he joined Uday Shankar India Culture Centre at Almora, Uttaranchal where he got a scholar ship for five years of Rs. 75 annually. Then he moved to Mumbai,he got a job with Prabhat Film Company in Pune, under three year contract, it was arranged by his uncle.

Where he met Dev Anand and Rehman, and they became good friends, besides acting he assisted director Vishram Bedekar the movie was "Lakhrani".As the Prabhat Film Company collapsed he moved to Mumbai, where Guru Dutt worked with Gyan Mukherjee and Amiya Chakravarthy,he also directed movies his movie was Baazi as a director, the movie got big success.

As an actor and director he gave so many movies like "Pyasa", "Aar Paar","Sailab", "C I D" Chaudhvin Ka Chand' , "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam", Kaagaz Ke Phool were some of his remarkable movies, he was married to Geeta Dutt, famous play back singer , his family life was not happy he smoked heavily, drank heavily, Guru Dutt left this world on 10th October, 1964.

Rishi Kapoor

2010-05-29T00:19:00.000-07:00

His nick name is Chintu, was born on 4 September 1952 , son of
legendary Raj Kapoor yes he is Rishi kapoor very talented bollywood
actor, director and producer. He was born in Mumbai, his brothers are
Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor. He belongs to punjabi hindu khatri
origin. He is an uncle of Karisma and Kareena, and a proud father of
Ranbir and Riddhima kapoor.

He knocked the doors of bollywood with the movie Mera Naam Joker in
1970, where he played his father role as a child, in the year 1973 his
popular film Bobby became an instant hit among youngsters, he was
casted with Dimple Kapadia, he has done wonderful roles in hundreds of
movies, his filmy journey is so long as till the year 2000 he appeared
as a leading romantic hero.

After that he switched to supporting roles in the movies like Hum Tum
(2004) and year 2006 came with Fanaa, he is director of the movie Aa
Ab Laut Chalen that came in the year 1998, his movie Saagar was sent
to Oscars in which he acted with the veteran actor Kamal Haasan , very
recently he performed in the movie Namaste London along with that he
did an English-language film named Don't Stop Dreaming.

Rishi tied the knot with bollywood actress Neetu Singh, in the year
1974 he won Filmfare Best Actor Award for Bobby and in the year
2008 he came out with Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

Amjad Khan "Gabbar Singh"

2010-05-25T07:59:00.000-07:00

He is the Gabbar Singh of bollywood, and has done unforgettable roles
in Hindi movies, he is an acclaimed actor of Indian film industry yes
he is Amjad Khan, born on 12 November 1940 and left the world on 27
July 1992, he has worked in around 130 films in twenty years, he
gained so much of popularity in the role of villain in Hindi movies,
and his most memorable role in the movie sholay as "Gabbar Singh".

Amjad Khan was born in Hyderabad, his parents were Muslim, his father
was legendary actor Jayant, as a child artist he apeared in the movie
Ab Dili Dur Nahin, he is from Peshawar, Pakistan. He has done his
schooling at St Theresa's High School, Bandra, then he attended R D
National College, Bandra, well he was very famous as "dada" being
heavyweight.

He tied knot with Sheila Khan, he has two sons and one daughter, his
son Shadaab Khan,acted in few films, Amjad Khan also assisted K. Asif
in the movie Love and God, finally in the year 1973 he made his
debut with the movie Hindustan Ki Kasam. His dialogue in the movie
Sholay is still very popular today screen as his evil character is
totallu unforgettable, "Arre O' Sambha, Kitne Aadmi The".

Amjad Khan had an accident on the Bombay-Goa road, in the year 1976,
the drugs he take to recover made him over weight for the rest of his
life, resultantly the death in the year 1992 suffering from a heart
failure at the age of 51.

Sanjeev Kumar

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Most prominent actor of bollywood yes he is one and only Sanjeev Kumar, who has made his special place inn the hearts of people, he was on born on 9 July 1938 and left this world on 6 November 1985, his real name is Harihar Jariwala basically he is from Gujarati family that is based in Mumbai, it was just a co-incidence that a stint in the film school opened the ways for him for the bollywood where he has done incredible performances.

Sanjeev Kumar remained a bachelor all his life, in the year 1985 he passed away of the heart disease, he is a National Award Winner in the year 1971 he won National Film Awards for Best Actor for Dastak and the year 1973 bring him out with National Film Awards for Best Actor for Koshish, he knocked the doors of Bollywood from the movie Hum Hindustani in 1960, as a hero he came out with the movie Nishan in
1965.

Aftre that the movies were Khilona in the year 1970, well the movie made him a star the success followed up with hits like Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and Manchali (1973), his unforgettable performance was in the movie of Gulzar named Aandhi (1975), really this film is treated as his one of his best movies. Sanjeev Kumar's blockbusters are Sholay (1975) and Trishul (1978).

Legendry Dilip Kumar

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He himself is an acting school, and he is called as milestone of Indian Cinema yes he is one and only Dilip Kumar, his real name is Yusuf Khan, he changed his name to Dilip Kumar, he is regarded as greatest and one of the finest actors on Indian Cinema, Dilip Kumar was also a member of Parliament , he resides at Pali Hill in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra.He has done incredible work, he is an ideal for today's generation of actors.

Dilip KumarHe entered in Hind films in the year 1944,he has ruled over the cinema like a King he worked for four decades 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. His work is regarded as epitome of emoting in Indian Cinema, Dilip Kumar is a very first actor to get a Filmfare Best Actor Award,he has the record for getting most number of Filmfare Awards, he is very versatile personality and has added to colours of acting to Indian
cinema.

He has performed outstanding roles in the movies like Andaz (1949),with swashbuckling Aan (1952),in 1955 his unforgettable dramatic Devdas , and his everlasting historical romance Mughal E Azam (1960) , an 1961 he came out with Ganga Jamuna .

After doing wonderful roles he took a break of five years, in the year 1981 he came out with blockbuster film Kranti followed by Shakti (1982),in 1986 Karma and Saudagar (1991), his last performance was Qila in 1998. Dilip Kumar tied a knot with beauty queen and actress Saira Banu in 1966,at that time he was 44 and she was 22,and their marriage has become one of the longest lasting marriages in
Bollywood.

Raj Babbar

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Raj Babbar a very talented actor was born on 23 June 1952 , he has acted in both Hindi an Punjabi movies is a Hindi and Punjabi film actor, he is active since 1977. Presently he is Member of Parliament from Firozabad he defeated Dimple Yadav, she is a daughter in law of Mulayam Singh Yadav .Presently he is availing fourth term as MP, previously he was the part of samajwadi party.

Raj Babbar has performed very well in so many movies , he has got his special place in Hindi film industry.He was born in Tundla, India,in 1975 he got alumni from National School of Drama renowned school of acting and drama in India, he has done his graduation from Agra College,as Raj babbar has got training from NSD basically he was associated with street theatre.

He went to Mumbai after getting training in Delhi, his made his debut by starring opposite very well known actress of bollywood Reena Roy, he got proper recognition with B.R. Chopra's Insaaf Ka Tarazu , then he did so many films with B.R. Chopra Banner, his most memorable movie was Nikaah, Aaj Ki Aawaz where he was casted with Smita Patil he later had an affair with her and got married inspite having two children.

Raj Babbar has performed well in Punjabi cinema hi remarkable movies are Chan Pardesi (1980), in 1986 it was Long Da Lishkara, he mostly worked on serious themes , his another Punjabi outcomes are Marhi Da Diva (1989) and Shaheed Uddham Singh (2000), it has been said that he does Punjabi films for free to how his love and generosity to Punjabi cinema.

Ashok Kumar an acting legend

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He is a legend of acting, has left an incredible impression in the hearts of people yes he is Ashok Kumar, who ruled over Indian cinema.You would be wondered to know that Ashok Kumar started his career in films accidentally, his first movie was Bombay Talkies film "Jeevan Naiya", the story behind his coming in the film is that the hero of that movie ran away.

Now the company faced the need a new hero and search began, Ashok Kumar was working as laboratory assistant in that production company, director of the movie Himanshu Rai, called Ashok Kumar to act in the movie well this was the glorious beginning of a six-decade-long acting career. He formed on screen pair with Devika Rani they did so many films together.

The movies are Savitri, Nirmala, Izzat, somehow his performance was overshadowed by devika then he came out with the movies like Bandhan, Jhoola and "Kangan. He has sung his own songs, he was called Dadamuni and produced so many films for Bombay Talkies his unforgettable movie was "Mahal" opposite Madhubala, in the late 1960's he came out by playing roles of grandparent, dirty old man and parent.

Ashok kumar performed wonderfully with tragedy queen, one of the finest actresses of bollywood Meena Kumari, he also appeared on television and did very popular soap opera called Hum log and also played title character in the unforgettable 'Bahadur Shah Zafar. Ashok kumar's last film was "Aankhon Mein Tum Ho came in the year 1997. His awards are BFJA Best Actor for "Gumrah", Filmfare Best Actor
Award for "Aashirwaad , Filmfare Best Actor Award for "Rakhi", Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Afsana " for Aashirwaad he got National Film Awards as well as BFJA Best Actor, he was also entitled with Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and Dadasaheb Phalke Award.