Personal Profile:
Guru Dutt was born on July 9, 1925, in Bangalore. He had died on 10/10/1964. He was an actor, film director and producer. He was famous for making artistic and lyrical films. His original name was Shivsankar Rao Padukone His parents were Saraswat Brahmins. His father was a headmaster. He had studied at Uday Shankar's dancing school at Almora. He was married and knew Hindi and English.
Family Background:
Mother's Name: Vasanthi
Brother: Atmaram
Sister: Lalita
Ex-Spouse: Geeta Dutt
Son: Arun and Tarun
Daughter: Nina
Filmography:
Debut Film: Baazi
Hit Movies: Sanjh Aur Savera, Picnic, Suhagan, East Is East, Bahurani, Bharosa, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Shahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa, Mr. & Mrs., Suhagan, 12 O'Clock, Aar Paar.
Likes & Dislikes:
Likes: Hunting
Guru Dutt was born on July 9, 1925, in Bangalore. He had died on 10/10/1964. He was an actor, film director and producer. He was famous for making artistic and lyrical films. His original name was Shivsankar Rao Padukone His parents were Saraswat Brahmins. His father was a headmaster. He had studied at Uday Shankar's dancing school at Almora. He was married and knew Hindi and English.
Family Background:
Mother's Name: Vasanthi
Brother: Atmaram
Sister: Lalita
Ex-Spouse: Geeta Dutt
Son: Arun and Tarun
Daughter: Nina
Filmography:
Debut Film: Baazi
Hit Movies: Sanjh Aur Savera, Picnic, Suhagan, East Is East, Bahurani, Bharosa, Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Shahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Kaagaz Ke Phool, Pyaasa, Mr. & Mrs., Suhagan, 12 O'Clock, Aar Paar.
Likes & Dislikes:
Likes: Hunting
Smita was an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In the year 1977, she received the National Award for best actress for her remarkable performance in the film Bhumika. In most of her films, she was portrayed as a very strong woman, who is able to endure the pressures created by the male dominated society.
Film Career
Career
She earned lot of name and fame for her later movies, in which she played the adult roles. She worked in many Hindi-Urdu movies of the 1950s, out of which "Andaaz" and "Awaara" were the biggest hits. She was often starred opposite to the renowned Bollywood star Raj Kapoor. It is also said that, Raj Kapoor had a love interest in her. But, there was nothing serious between them, as Raj Kapoor did not make any attempt to divorce his wife.
Madhubala is an epitome of beauty, who had an unbeatable charm. She is admired for her looks and work even by the present day generations. Madhubala's father named Ataullah Khan, on hearing the words of the Muslim holy man, planned to migrate to Bombay (now Mumbai) for leading a better life. Things were not smooth and the family had to struggle a lot for a year. Madhubala entered into the Indian film industry as a child artist. At that time, she was known as Baby Mumtaz.
Film Career
Her album 'Ali More Angana' was a big hit, especially amongst the youngsters. Infact, it became the favorite number to be played in the discotheques. Not only is she a famous concert artist, but also a great music composer. Her compositions are also widely appreciated. She has taken up different kinds of works. She has composed several songs for the Hollywood movies, documentaries, telefilms and many more.
Lata sang her maiden cinematic song for the Marathi film Kiti Hasaal (1942). Her father did not like the idea of her daughter singing for the films. So, her song was deleted from the movie. In the year 1942, she lost her father. Due to sudden demise of her father and unsound financial condition of the house, she decided to play small roles in various Hindi and Marathi films. She had to take up the acting assignments, despite the fact that, she was not at all fond of acting. To know the complete life history of Lata Mangeshkar, read on.
Asha was born on September 8, 1933 in a small village of Goar in Sangli, Maharashtra to the Marathi family. She is the daughter of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar, who was a theater artist as well as a classical singer. She lost her father, when she only nine years old. The family kept moving from one place to another. They went from Pune to Kolhapur and then to Bombay (now Mumbai). To support the family, she and her elder sister Lata started singing in the films. To know the complete life history of Asha Bhonsle, read on.
For establishing her foothold in the field of music, she went to Mumbai. She got her first break, when she was given the assignment for singing a song for the film Payal Ki Jhankaar in 1979. Then, she sang the song "Mere Angene Mein" for the film Laawaris (1981). Her biggest hit was the song Ek Do Teen from the film Tezaab that was released in 1988. The song broke all the records and made her star overnight.
During 1990s, she went a step ahead and worked with other music directors like Anu Malik and Nadeem-Shravan. Apart from playback singing, she also came out with her own private albums like 'Made in India' and 'Lover girl', which gained a lot of popularity and became the talk of town. Her pop albums brought her stardom overnight. Her initial albums were very popular, but the latter ones could not gain a positive response from the audience. So, she decided to return back to the filmi music. One of her biggest filmi hits is the song Kajra Re, which made the entire country go crazy. She even received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for this song.
Shovana Narayan has given an entirely new dimension to dancing. She is an accomplished dancer, whose facial expressions complements her dance and makes her performance simply outstanding. Her choreographic works have not only been well acclaimed in India, but are also highly praised overseas. Read on to know the complete life history of Shovana Narayan.
She began her career, when she was only fifteen years old. She took up the acting assignment to play the role of Draupadi in Peter Brook's film "The Mahabharata". Apart from being a professional dancer, she is also a social activist. During the 2002 riots of Gujarat, she raised her voice and spoke against the role played by the Narendra Modi government. She is an epitome of boldness and courage.
