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raja mahendi ali khan

http://www.bollywoodblitz.com/forum/archiv...php?t-1385.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Mehdi_Ali_Khan

Raja (king) of a poet who was a misfit in films.

The poet, writer and lyricist Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was born in Karmabad in undivided India.

This township got its name from his zamindar grandfather.

Raja Mehdi's early tutoring was under his mother Hebay Saheba soon after he had lost his father.

Dr. Allana Iqbal has acknowledged Hebay Saheba as a leading Urdu poet.

In the early forties while serving at all India Radio, Delhi, Raja Mehdi Ali Khan got a call from his friend Sadat Hsan Monto the noted Urdu writer who had joined Hindi films.

Raja started as a dialogue writer and did a role in Ashok Kumar's 8 Day's but writing dialogues and acting was not for him.

S. Mukherji the partner in Filmistan Studios gave Raja Mehdi the poet a chance to write lyrics in his film 'Do Bhai' (1946).

Songs like 'Mera Sunder Sapna' and 'Yaad Karoge' from this film became instant hits.

In 1947, in spite of communal riots, Raja Mehdi and his wife Tahira took the decision of staying in India rather than migrating to the newly formed Pakistan.

In 1948 his patriotism manifested in his songs 'Watan ki raah mein' and 'Todi todi bachay' from the Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal starrer 'Shaheed'

Raja Mehdi never discriminated when it came to working with established or new music composers.

'Madhosh' (1950) was music composer, Madam Mohan's debut film with Raja Mehdi. He had been associated with music composers like Iqbal Qureshi, Babul, S. Mohinder, Chic Chocolate and Rono Mukerjhi to name some.

He has given some wonderful songs with C. Ramchandra (Mere piya gaye Rangoon) and O.P. Nayyar (Main Pyar Ka Rahi Hoon).

However, he formed an immortal team with Madan Mohan.

'Anpadh', 'Mera Saaya', 'Who Kaun Thi', Neela Akash', Dulhan Ek Raat Ki' and 'Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah' were some outstanding films where this duo worked together.

Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was the first lyricist to introduce 'Aap' in film songs. 'Aap ki nazron….' (Anpadh), 'Aap kyon roye' (Woh Kaun Thi), 'Aap ne apna banaya' (Dulhan Ek Raat Ki) are some examples.

Incidentally, his song 'Lag ja gale' from the film 'Woh Kaun Thi' was one amongst the top ten all time favorites in film history to be 'retired' from Antakshri on Zee TV.

In the mid sixties Raja Mehdi Ali Khan paired with the next generation sensation.

Laxmikant Pyarelal in films like 'Anita' and 'Jaal'.

This was as far as Raja Mehdi's career was destined. He breathed his last on July 29 1996 leaving behind a treasure of songs that are still cherished by all lovers of poetry in film songs.

His surviving peers remember him for his great poetry, his criticism and love for food.

In a TV interview, the late actor Mehmood recalled how he worked as Raja Mehdi's chauffeur during his youth.

Raja Mehdi's poems and short stories regularly appear in Urdu magazines like 'Biswin Sadi', 'Shama Bano' and 'Khilona'.

He is survived by a wealth of songs and Urdu 'Diwans' like 'Andaaz-E-Bayaan Aur' and 'Mizraab'

He lived like the Raja of good poetry till the end. He brought good poetry to Hindi songs when they were facing times when they were just considered as a pastime.

He refused to compromise when it came to poetry.

He could have been known as one of the greatest lyricist of Hindi films but preferred to live as a Raja of his own world, his own kingdom which no 'enemy' could even try to plunder or take away from him. A Raja like this Raja rules once in many decades and his rule is remembered for all time.


He died on July 29, 1996.


Wrote Lyrics for:

Aankhen

Aap Ki Parchhaiyaan

Actress

Adaa

Anita

Ankhen

Anpadh

Daaman

Do Bhai

Do Dilon Ki Daastaan

Dulhan Ek Raat Ki

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina

Inaam

Jaagir

Jaal

Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai

Jali Note

Madhosh

Manchalaa

Masoom


Filmography



Music Department:

1960s

1950s

Jaal (1967) (composer: additional music: lyrics) (as Raja Mehdi Khan) ... aka The Net (International: English title)

Raaz (1967) (lyricist)

Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1966) (composer: songs)

Mera Saaya (1966) (lyricist: songs)

Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) (lyricist) (as Raja Mehndi Ali Khan) ... aka Who Was She? (International: English title)

Kalpana (1960) (lyricist) (as Raja Mehndi Ali Khan) ... aka Inheritance (International: English title)

Papi (1953) (lyricist: songs)

Soundtrack:

1960s

1950s

1940s

Mera Saaya (1966) (lyrics: "Mera Saaya Saath Hoga", "Nainonwaali ne haye mera dil looTa")

Aap Ki Parchhaiyan (1964) (lyrics: "Main Nighahen Tere Chehre Se Hataon Kaise", "Kabhi Itlake Chalte Ho, Kabhi Valkake Chalte Ho", "Yehi Hai Tamanna, Tere Dhar Ke Samne", "Jab Takte Hai Akash Pe Chand Aur Sitare, Bhagwan Salamat Rakhe Maa Baap Hamare", "Ek Matwale Aa Chala Apni Manzil Ko")

Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) (lyrics: "Naina Barse", "Tiki Riki Tiki Riki Thakori, Kal Jo Mila Tha Khaba Mein", "Chhod Kar Tere Pyar Ka Daman", "Lag Ja Gale Ke Phir", "Jo Humne Dastaan Apni Sunayi", "Shokh Nazar Ki Bijliyan") ... aka Who Was She? (International: English title)

Anpadh (1962) (lyrics: "Sikandar Ne Porus Se", "Rang Birangi Rakhi Lekar", "Dulhan Hai Narwad Ki", "Hai Isi Mein Pyar Ki Abroo", "Aap Ki Nazaron Ne Samjha", "Woh Dekho Jala Ghar Kisika", "Jiya Le Gayo Ji Mora")

Ek Musafir Ek Hasina (1962) (lyrics: "Phir tere shehar mein")

Aankhen (1950) (lyrics: "Preet Laga Ke") ... aka The Eyes (International: English title)

Do Bhai (1947) (lyrics: "Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya") ... aka Two Brothers (International: English title)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Krishan


Rajendar Krishan

He was considered as the richest writer in Hindi cinema.

The reason was that he had won the jackpot worth Rs.46,00,000 in horse racing.

The sum was considered as a huge amount during the late seventies.

Rajendra Krishan Duggal (June 6, 1919 Lahore then moved to Shimla and finally Mumbai -1988), also credited as Rajinder Krishan/Kishan Duggal, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter.

Rajendra Krishan was born in Jalapur Jattan,district Gujarat (in present day Pakistan).

He moved to Shimla only in search of employment and because his eldest brother Madholal Duggal was already employed there.

He was attracted toward poetry during his school days. After completing his education, he worked as a clerk in the municipal office till 1942.

He used to participate in the poetry contests organized by newspapers.

In the mid-1940s, Krishan shifted to Mumbai to become a screenwriter.

His first screenplay was Janta (1947). His first film as a lyricist was Zanjeer (1947).

He was first noted for the script and lyrics of the Motilal-Suraiya starrer Aaj Ki Rat (1948)

After the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Krishan wrote a song Suno Suno Aye Duniyawalon, Bapu Ki Yeh Amar Kahani. The song was sung by Mohammed Rafi and composed by Husnlal Bhagatram, and was a great hit. He also tasted success as a lyricist with the films Badi Bahen (1949) and Lahore (1949).

RAJENDRA KRISHAN

The invisible giant

when he was writing about what was happening around him likeMahatma’s assassination or the horrors of Partition, he lay bare his feelings in no uncertain terms.

The Rafi song, Suno suno ai duniawalo Bapu ki ye amar kahani ends with the terse line, Apne hi hathonse hamne apna Bapu khoya (We killed Bapu with our own hands).

A thin young man dressed in a white suit and a black bow-tie is sitting before a harmonium.

He is about to begin a song with a small audience sitting around him.

As the notes roll out, he poses a bemused look on his face and begins thanking love “for the exquisite misery it has given him, for those tears which are no less precious than pearls, for so much sorrow that nothing more seems to be left — shukria ai pyar, tera shukria!.

And we instantly recognise the velvety voice and the well-known face — it is Talat!

And with some effort we recall the composer, the great Anil Biswas, and the film Aaram (49) as well.

But how many of us can remember the name of the poet who wrote this lovely song? Even today, when people talk about lyricists, the first name which comes up is likely to be Sahir, then perhaps Majrooh and so on.

But who remembers that unassuming man who wrote classic lyrics like Gore gore (Samadhi 50) Ai bad-e-saba aahista chal (Anarkali 53) and Chal ud ja re panchi (Bhabhi 57)? This is in fact the irony regarding Rajendra Krishan, whom one could call the ‘Invisible Giant’.

His creations spanned three decades and hundreds of classics bore his signature, but very few are able to recall his authorship today.

Rajendra Krishan was born in Shimla, on June 6, 1919. Even when he was studying in the eighth class he was attracted towards poetry.

However, fate led him to a clerk’s job in the municipal office, where he toiled upto 1942. During that period, he read eastern and western authors extensively and wrote poetry. He expresses his indebtedness to the Urdu poetry of Firaq Gorakhpuri and Ahsan Danish, as well as to the Hindi poems of Pant and Nirala.

In those days the newspapers in the Delhi-Punjab brought out special supplements and held poetry contests to mark Krishna Janmashtami, in which he participated regularly. Which may explain the large number of Krishna-Radha classics he wrote for films later on, Brindavan ka (Miss Mary 57), Kaise avun Jamuna ke teer (Devta 56), Mat maro Shyam (Durgesh Nandini 56), Radha na bole (Azad 55) to name a few.

In the mid-40s he moved to Mumbai to try his luck in films as a script-writer, as well as lyricist.

His first lyrics were for Zanjeer, his first script for Janta, both in ’47.

However, he had no luck with these.

Then his script and lyrics for the Motilal-Suraiya starrer Aaj Ki Rat in ’48 brought him recognition.

Then the miracle happened: a private song he wrote and Rafi sang, brought both into the classic class — it was Bapu ki ye amar kahani whose 78 rpm record in those days could be seen in every house which boasted of a hand-cranking gramophone.

Then in ’49 he tasted immortality, his lyrics for Shyam Sunder’s Lahore (Baharen phir bhi ayengi) and Hunslal-Bhagatram’s Badi Behan (Chup chup khadi ho) which celebrated silver jubilee, became immensely popular.

The pleased producer of the latter presented Rajendra Krishan with Rs 1000 per month and an Austin car as well!

A new phase began in his life.

His knowledge of Tamil made him the ideal choice for AVM, and others to use his services for their films like Bahar, Ladki, Bhai Bhai. He wrote in all 18 scripts for AVM itself. The music directors for whom he regularly wrote songs — C Ramchandra, Madan Mohan and Hemant Kumar were also composing for the South Indian Hindi movies.

The combination chalked up a series of hits right into the Sixties.

Rajendra Krishan also participated in the struggle to get a status for lyricists.

As a person he was amiable, easy-going and full of humour. These characteristics expressed themselves in his lyrics also.

His songs are simple, inventive and full of meaning. He could write a swinging song like Mr John, o Baba Khan and in the same film Barish (’57) a philosophical song, Dane dane pe likha hai khanewale ka nam, lenewale karod, denewale ek Ram. The songs he wrote for Anarkali (’53), Yeh zindagi usiki hai and Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag have attained legendary status.

His Nagin (’54) songs Man dole mera tan dole and Mera dil ye pukare aja are reverberating in our hearts even today.

Apart from the three music directors mentioned above, he also wrote for other great composers like Sajjid Hussain (Saiyan ’51, Sangdil ’52), SD Burman (Bahar ’51, Sazaa ’51, Ek Nazar ’51), S Mohinder (Papi ’53), Chitragupt (Bhabhi ’57, Kangan ’59), Salil Choudhry (Chaya ’61), Laxmikant-Pyarelal (Intaqam ’69).

He could pen love-ballads and comedy songs with equal ease and effect.

In the first category come the standards like Ye hawa ye raat ye Chandni (Sandgil), Koun aya mere man ke dware payal ki jhankar liye (Dekh Kabira Roya ’57), Mera Qarar leja mujhe beqarar kar ja (Ashiana ’52) and Ai dil mujhe bata de (Bhai Bhai ’56).

As the whole world knows C Ramchandra and Madan Mohan put a special ingredient into the songs they gave to Lata.

Who can remain unmoved when listening to the following songs Rajendra Krishan wrote for her: Ham pyar me jalnewalon ko chain kahan aram kahan (Jailor ’58), Sapne me sajan se do bate ik yad rahi ik bhool gayen (Gateway Of India ’57), Dil se bhulado tum hamen (Patanga ’49)), Balma bada nadan re (Albela ’50), Ai chand pyar mera (Khazana ’51) and Wo bhuli dastan lo phir yad agayi (Sanjog ’61)?

On the other hand, the comedy songs he wrote for the same composers are a totally different kettle of fish.

Here Rajendra Krishan’s comic music soared to delightful heights.

He would take a central idea and keep on adding layer after layer of fancies to create a bright new world.

In Patanga, Lata and Shamshad take turns to describe a world of love where all the known institutions operate under strange rules — Pyar ke jahan ki nirali sarkar hai the post-office is actually the human eye and telegrams are glances; there is a school but it has only one class in it, lakhs of students enrol there but very few pass; the lessons are tough but oh so enjoyable! In fact if you fall in love you’ll join the unemployed masses.

Every day will be holiday for you — har din itwar hai!

In the film Chandan (’58) we see Johnny Walker as a traffic constable singing the praises of the Super Cop in the Skies, who has a key for every lock and a lock for every key. Bada hi CID hai vo neeli chhatriwala, no one sees him receiving reports, but the moment a crime occurs he gets an “automatic telephone� and he has with him a pocket book in which has been noted sabka maal masaala, his thana stretches in all directions and it is always open.

Everyone has to go there sometime or other.

You can’t influence him, for all are equal so far as he is concerned — kya saali kya saala! (This is obviously a reference to Raj Kapoor’s story in Shree 420 (’55) of his being hauled up before the boodha daroga of a police station, and of being released the moment he was discovered to be the thanedar ka saala.

Again the same Johnny Walker in the ’65 film Bombay Racecourse (Madan Mohan) narrates the tale of a zalim snatching away his throbbing heart mistaking it for a ticking watch — Le gaya zalim ghadi samajkar and trying to pawn it. However when she learnt its market price, it being after all the heart of an ardent lover, she was struck by remorse and brought it back to him undamaged.

The imagery of Parwana (moth) and Shama (flame) for lover and beloved is a standard one in Urdu poetry.

There was even a film called Shama Parwana (’54) where the moth (Shammi Kapoor) literally got burnt in the flame in the end. Rajendra Krishan wrote a straight lyric for Raj Kapoor in Paapi (S Mohinder, ’53) Tera kam hai jalna parwane chahe shama jale ya na jale whose climatic line states — jeene me hai teri ruswayi, marte nahijalkar parwane — the parwana gets a bad name only when it lives!�

Years later, in Khazanchi (Madan Mohan, ’58) he wrote about the modern parwana who is afraid of going near the fire naye zamane ka parwana jalne se dare! So this ingenious moth tries to solve the problem by sending his petition by post to the flame. She replies, “You’re there and I’m here, so what’s this talk of love between us?� The moth replies, “Everyone knows your penchant for burning.

And this happens to be my new suit, and I bought this tie only this morning. Do you want me to risk all these? so, goodbye! Kon mufi me mare?

When the new decimal coinage was introduced, the first and most famous song about it, which was also a hit in the Binaca Parade that year, was written by him for Miss India (SD Burman, ’57) Badla zamana — where he lovingly describes how you can obtain for a mere rupee no less than 100 tiny round pretty coins, gol mol nanhe munne akhionke tare with which you can fill up your treasury.

In an interview, Hemant Kumar had this to say about Rajendra Krishan’s style of working, “Let’s suppose the recording of a song is fixed 15 days hence; he will come to the studio alright, but won’t work. He’ll say, ‘Come I know a place where this item is great! Let’s go eat.’ So we go there. Next day it’s something else. Then he’ll be away at the races. Thus we come to the 12th day. Now we put pressure on him. Then he’ll sit somewhere quietly and come back after 15-20 minutes with the complete song!� When one considers that both Ramchandra and Madan Mohan, for whom he did most of his work, believed in having the full lyric in their hands before composing, it is obvious that most of the great songs of that era owed their original inspiration to Rajendra Krishan’s lyric alone.

Rajendra Krishan could be satiric as well as playful. In Minister (Madan Mohan, ’59), he gave Asha a song where she taunts a gallivanting husband with apt imagery — Jab ghar men chulha jalta hai, phir hotel me kyun khate ho?

But when he was writing about what was happening around him like Mahatma’s assassination or the horrors of Partition, he lay bare his feelings in no uncertain terms. The Rafi song, Suno suno ai duniawalo Bapu ki ye amar kahani ends with the terse line, Apne hi hathonse hamne apna Bapu khoya (We killed Bapu with our own hands).

Again in the film about Partition, Lahore (Shyam Sunder, ’49) he gave a song to Manna Dey which begins,

Dunia to kehti hai insaan kahan hai?
Insaan ye kehta hai Bhagwan kahan hai?
Insaan ne insaan par kya zulm kiya hai
Ana hi lahu tha jise haske piya hai

He wrote a whole series of lovely songs for Hemant Kumar.

The biggest hit was Nagin (’54), then there was Miss Mary (’57), Champakali (’57), Lagan (’55), Payal (’57), Durgesh Nandini (’56) and so on.

We have heard Hemant Kumar mention Rajendra Krishan’s fondness for the races; strangely enough he actually won a jackpot for an estimated 46 lakhs! This obviously took the edge off his struggle for existence! He won the Filmfare award for 1965 for the film Khandan (Ravi).

At the time of his death in 1988, he had written songs for 300 films, of which 100 carried his screenplay as well.

HMV gave him the honour of being a major lyricist and brought out an LP containing 12 of his songs.

He deserved all the honours he received, but none of them can do justice to the legacy of sheer listening pleasure he has bequeathed us.

A BharatMillenium

Subhash K Jha

Filmography

Writer:

1980s

1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

Khel Mohabbat Ka (1986) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) (story) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Dharm Adhikari (1986) (dialogue) (as Rajendra Kishen) ... aka Authority (International: English title: informal literal title)

Ponga Pandit (1975) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Naya Din Nai Raat (1974) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka New Day, New Night

Jwar Bhata (1973) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Bombay to Goa (1972) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Maalik (1972) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka The Boss

Shehzada (1972) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Shahzada (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)

Man Mandir (1971) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) (screenplay) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Gopi (1970) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Jawab (1970) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishen)

Doli (1969) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Pyar Ka Sapna (1969) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Sachaai (1969) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Waris (1969) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Gauri (1968) (dialogue)

Padosan (1968) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) (screenplay) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1968) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka The Sage and the Devil

Nai Roshni (1967) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka New Light (India: English title)

Pyar Kiye Jaa (1966) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Carry on Loving (India: English title)

Khandan (1965) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Aristocratic Family

Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Pooja Ke Phool (1964) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Flowers for Worship

Bharosa (1963) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Bluff Master (1963) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Man-Mauji (1962) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Prem Patra (1962) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Kishan) ... aka Love Letter (International: English title)

Rakhi (1962) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Filial Bond

Shaadi (1962) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Wedding (International: English title)

Chhaya (1961) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Nazrana (1961) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka The Gift (India: English title)

Bindya (1960) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Bindiya (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)

Maa Baap (1960) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Patang (1960) (dialogue) (as Rajindra Krishan)

Barkha (1959) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Bhai-Bhai (1956) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Pehli Jhalak (1955) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Nagin (1954) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Ladki (1953) (dialogue) (as Rajindra Krishan)

Bari Behen (1949) (dialogue) (as Rajinder Krishna)

Soundtrack:

1970s

1960s

1950s

Jwar Bhata (1973) (lyrics: "Roota Hai To Mana Lenge", "Tu Ru Ru Tu Ru Ru, Tera Mera Pyar Shuru", "Dal Roti Khao, Prabhu Ke Goon Gao", "Honthon Pe Tera Naam, Aankhon Mein Tera Pyar", "Peene Ki Der Na Peelane Ki Der Hai")

Banarasi Babu (1973) (lyrics: "Mere Peeche Ek Ladki", "Bure Bhi Hum Bhale Bhi Hum", "Kamar Meri Lattu", "Koi Koi Raat Aisi Hoti Hai", "Diwane Se Pyar Karo To", "Aap Yahan Se Jane Ka Kya Loge", "Yeh Jo Peene Ki Aadat Aam Ho Gayi")

Black Mail (1973) (lyrics: "Main Doob Doob Jata Hoon", "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas", "Asha O Asha", "Mile Mile Do Badan") ... aka Kala Dhandha (India: Hindi title)

Kahani Kismat Ki (1973) (lyrics: "Kahani Kismat Ki", "Tab Tak Na Doongi Dil")

Rakhwala (1971) (lyrics: "Tere Nain Mere Nain", "Mere Dil Ne Jo Manga", "Rehne Do Rehne Do", "Tere Umar Ki Phoolwari Mein, Khila Naya Ek Phool", "Yeh Kaisi Maine")

Man Mandir (1971) (lyrics: "Jaadugar Tera Naina", "Ae Mere Aankhon Ke Pehle Sapne (duet)", "Ae Mere Aankhon Ke Pehle Sapne (sad)", "Aa Aaja Aaja", "Dulha Chota Chota Sa")

Reshma Aur Shera (1971) (lyrics: "Tauba tauba meri tauba", "Zaalim meri sharaab mein") ... aka Reshma and Shera (International: English title)

Gopi (1970) (lyrics: "Ramchandra Keh Gaye", "Akele Hi Akele Chala Hai Kahan", "Gentleman Gentleman Gentleman", "Sukh Ke Sab Saathi, Dukh Mein Na Koi", "Ek Padosan Peeche Pad Gayee")

Jawab (1970) (lyrics: "Chali Kahan Hasti Gati Chanchal Nadiayon Shor Machati", "Kis Karon Jogan Jog Liya", "Arrey Amma Wohi Mua Dekho Mujhe Chuwa", "Zindagi Woh Kya, Na Pyar Jis Mein Ho", "Tanhai Mein Dil Khabraye", "Aaja Meri Jaan Yeh Hai June Ka Mahina")

Tumse Achha Kaun Hai (1969) (lyrics: "Ganga Meri Maa Ka Naam, Baap Ka Naam Himalaya", "Kisko Pyar Karoon, Kaise Pyar Karoon", "Pyar Ka Lekar Udan Khatola Chala Yeh Prem Pujari") ... aka Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)

Brahmachari (1968/I) (lyrics: "Mohabbat Ke Khuda")

Padosan (1968) (lyrics: "Mai chali main chali dekho pyaar ki gali", "Bhai battoor bhai battoor, ab jainge kitni door", "Meri pyaari bindu", "Mere saamne waali khidki mein ek chaand ka tukda", "Ek chatur naar karke singaar", "kehna hai aaj tum se yeh pehli baar", "Savariya Savariya", "Aai aaiyo ham galti kiya", "Mere bhole balam mere pyaare", "Sharm aarti hai magar")

Nai Roshni (1967) (lyrics: "Kis Tara Jeete Hai Yeh Log Bata Do Yaaron", "Yeh Tohfa Tumhare Pyar Ka", "Garibon Ka Jeena Bhi Hai Koi Jeena", "Teri Aankh Ka Jo Ishara Na Hota", "Jitni Likhi Thi Muqaddar Mein Hum Utni Pee Chuke", "Main Gunehghar Hoon", "Sapne Hai Sapne, Kab Hue Apne") ... aka New Light (India: English title)

Khandan (1965) (lyrics: "Badi Der Bhayi Nandlaala", "Kal Chaman Tha", "Neel Gagan Par Udte Baadal", "Meri Mitti Mein Mil Gayi", "Tumhi Mere Mandir", "O Ballo Sochke", "Aa Dance Karen", "Main Sunaata Hoon") ... aka Aristocratic Family

Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964) (lyrics: "Yehi To Din Hai Baharon Ke", "Aaye The Huzoor Bade Tan Ke", "Krishna, O Kale Krishna", "Chanda Se Hoga Woh Pyara", "Ab Tak Chupa Hai Woh Aise")

Jahan Ara (1964) (lyrics: "phir vohii shaam vahii Gam vahii tanahaaii hai")

Sharabi (1964) (lyrics: "Sawan Ke Mahine Mein", "Kabhi na kabhi, kahin na kahin, koi na koi toh ayega")

Bharosa (1963) (lyrics: "Kahe Itna Gumaan", "Aaj Ki Mulaqat Bas Itni", "Yeh Jhuke Jhuke Naina", "Woh Dil Kahan Se Laoon", "Kabhi Dushmani Kabhi Dosti", "Dhadka O Dil Dhadka")

Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963) (lyrics: "Rooh Khatam Ho Gayi", "Tum Jis Pe Nazar Dalo", "Hawa Ko Dekho", "Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke, Chalna Sambhal Sambhal Ke", "Aaj Yeh Meri Zindagi, Dekho Khushi Mein Jhoomti", "Koi Mujhse Pooche, Ke Tum Mere Kya Ho", "Yeh Khamoshiyan Yeh Tanhaiyan")

Man-Mauji (1962) (lyrics: "Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai", "Main To Tum Sang", "Murgi Ne Jhoot Bola", "Chanda Ja, Chanda Jare Ja", "Ek Tha Abdul Rehman", "Aaya Hai Kahan Se Pee Ke")

Rakhi (1962) (lyrics: "Bandha Huwa Hai Ek Ek Dhaage Mein Bhai Bahen Ka Pyar, Rakhi Dhaagon Ka Tyohar", "Dekho Mehnat Se Daulat Ki Yaari", "Saiyan Chod De Baiyan Mori", "Sitaron, Aaj To Hum Bhi, Tumhare Saath Jaagenge", "Babul, Choot Chala Tera Angna", "Aye Ishq Teri Jai Ho", "Kab Tak Bol Gauri, Aise Sharmayegi", "Ya Meri Manzil Bata, Ya Zindagi Ko Cheen Le") ... aka Filial Bond

Shaadi (1962) (lyrics: "Chod De Bedardi", "Tere Poojan Ko Bhagwan Banaoon", "Yahan Bhi Tu Nahin", "Aaj Ki Raat Naya Chand Leke Aayee Hai", "Jao Aur Kahin Ro Sehnai", "Log To Baat Ka Afsana Bana Dete Hain", "Jaisa Kia Hai Tune") ... aka Wedding (International: English title)

Nazrana (1961) (lyrics: "Bhikrake Jhulfein Chaman Me Na Jaana, Kyon?", "Ek Yeh Bhi Diwali Hai, Ek Woh Bhi Diwali Thee") .. aka The Gift (India: English title)

Patang (1960) (lyrics: "Yeh Duniya Patang, Nit Badley Yeh Rang, Koi Jaane Na Udanewala Kaun Hai", "Rang Dil Ki Dhadkan Bhi Laati Toh Hogi, Yaad Meri Unko Bhi Aahti Toh Hogi", "Dilli Hai Dil Hindustan Ka, Yeh Hai Tirath Sarhey Jahan Ka", "Yeh Duniya Badi Looteri", "Dene Wale Kisi Ko Garibi Na De, Maut De De Magar Badnasibi Na De", "Teri Shokh Nazar Ka Ishara, Meri Viraan Raaton Ka Tara", "Tu Aap Hai Apna Chor")

Adalat (1958) (lyrics: "Jab din haseen dil ho jawaan") ... aka The Court of Law (International: English title: informal literal title)

Aasha (1957) (lyrics: "Ina Mina Dika")

Dekh Kabira Roya (1957) (lyrics: "Laga Tose Lagi Balma", "Kaun Aaya, Mere Man Ke Dwaare", "Hum Bolate Hi Rahe, Tum Jalate Hi Rahe", "Hum Panchhi Mastaane", "Tum Meri Raakho Laaj Hari", "Humse Aaya Na Gaya, Tumse Bulaya Na Gaya", "Sajna Sajna Sajna.. Mere Veena Tum Bin Roye")

Bhai-Bhai (1956) (lyrics: "Mera Chota Sa Dekho Yeh Sansar Hai", "Is Duniya Mein Sab Chor Chor", "Ae Dil Mujhe Bata De, Tu Kis Pe Aa Gaya Hai", "Thandi Thandi Hawa Khane, Raja Gaya Gaon Mein", "Mera Naam Abdul Rehman, Pistawala Main Hoon Pathan", "Apna Hai Phir Bhi Apna", "Dil Teri Nazar Mein Atka Re Atka Re Atka", "Kadar Jaane Na", "Bhagwan Jo Tu Hai Mera Insaaf Karega, Khud Aa Ke Meri Maang Mein Sindoor Bharega", "Sharaabi Ja Ja Ja")

Taj (1956) (lyrics: "Mori Vinti Suno Bhagwan", "Tum Sang Lage", "Bansi Ki Dhoon Sun", "Ek Baat Bata De Jogi", "Bansuria Phir Se Bajao", "Gori Bulaye Tera Sanwariya", "Reham Kar Aasmaan")

Azaad (1955) (lyrics: "Radha Na Bole Na Bole Re, Ghunghat Ke Phat Na Kholey Re", "Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam Kitna Haseen Safar Hai, Saathi Hai Khubsoorat, Yeh Mausam Ko Bhi Khabar Hai", "Ja Ri Ja Ri O Kari Badariya", "Aplam Chaplam Chap Laiteri Duniya Ko Chod, Teri Gali Aai Re Aai Re Aai Re", "Kitni Jawan Hai Raat", "O Balliye Balliye", "Dekho Ji Bahar Aayi Baghon Me Khili Kaliyan, Aana Hai To Aa Jao, Suni Hai Meri Galiyan", "Kabhi Khamosh", "Marna Bhi Mohabbat Mein" (Qawwali)) ... aka Free (International: English title)

Pehli Jhalak (1955) (lyrics: "Mohabbat Ne Mujhe Mara, Meri Tauba Meri Tauba", "Zameen Chal Rahi, Aasman Chal Raha Hai", "Dekhi Dekhi Aamiron Tumhari Yeh Shaan, Oonchi Oonchi Dukan, Phika Phika Pakwan", "Kaise Bhahe Re Sakhi Rut", "Na Maron Nazariya Ka Baan", "Charandas Ko Peene Ki Jo Aadat Na Hoti", "Chodon Ji Chodo Kalayi", "Achchi Surat Huwi Ya Musibat, Gali Mein Aana Jana Bandh", "Zamane Se Nirala Hai")

Nagin (1954) (lyrics: "Man Dole Mera Tan Dole", "Jaadugar Saiyan", "Tere Dwar Khada Ek Jogi", "Sun Rasiya Man Basiya", "Mera DIl Yeh Pukare Aaja", "O ZIndagi Ke Dene Wale", "Sun Ri Sakhi", "Are Chhod De Patang", "Mera Badli Mein Chhup Gaya Chand", "Teri Yaad Mein Jalkar Dekh Liya", "Ari chhod de sajaniya chhod de patang meri", "Oonchi Oonchi Duniya Ki Diwaren")

Anarkali (1953) (lyrics: "Yeh Zindagi Usiki Hai", "Mujhse Mat Poochh", "Jaag Dard-E-Ishq Jaag", "Zindagi Pyar Ki Do Char Ghadi")

Ladki (1953) (lyrics: "Main Hoon Bharat Ki", "Aurat", "Mann More Machave Shor", "Insaan Jo Rota Hai", "Sajna Aa Ja", "Mere Watan Se Achcha Koi Watan Nahin Hai", "Shaadi, Shaadi, Shaadi, Kismat Ki Baat Hai", "Baat Chalat Nai Chuanri", "Gopal Krishna", "Tod Ke Duniya Ki Deewaar", "Cheen Le Khushiyan Meri")

Aaram (1951) (lyrics: "Ae Jaan-E-Jigar")

Albela (1951) (lyrics: "Mehfil Mein Meri Kaun Yeh Diwana Aa Gaya", "Dheere Se Aaja Ri Ankhiyan Mein", "Mere Dil Ki Ghadi Kare Tik Tik Tik", "Haseenon Se Mohabbat Ka Bura Anjaam Hota Hai", "Kismat Ki Hawa Kabhi Naram", "Diwana Parwana", "Dil Dhadke Nazar Sharmae", "Sham Dhale Khidki Tale", "Balma Bada Nadan Re", "Bholi Soorat Dil Ke Khote", "Shola Jo Bhadke") ... aka Happy-Go-Lucky

Music Department:

1980s

1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

Allah-Rakha (1986) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Ponga Pandit (1975) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Naya Din Nai Raat (1974) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka New Day, New Night

Banarasi Babu (1973) (lyricist)

Jawan Muhabat (1971) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Pyar Hi Pyar (1969) (lyricist)

Maain Bhi Ladki Hun (1964) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Bharosa (1963) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Yeh Rastey Hain Pyar Ke (1963) (lyricist) (as Rajender Krishan)

Rakhi (1962) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan) ... aka Filial Bond

Nazrana (1961) (lyricist: songs) ... aka The Gift (India: English title)

Patang (1960) (lyricist) (as Rajindra Krishan)

Jailor (1958) (lyricist: songs)

Miss Mary (1957) (lyrics) (lyrics) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Taj (1956) (lyricist) (as Rajender Krishan)

Pehli Jhalak (1955) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishan)

Bari Behen (1949) (lyricist) (as Rajinder Krishna)

[rashmi mehta]

Tanuja Samarth (Marathi: ????? ?????), popularly known as Tanuja (September 23, 1943) is an Indian actress.

She is the mother of Kajol and Tanisha. She is a grandmother of Nysa [kajol's daughter]


To a legacy born, but the author of her own destiny; a romantic at heart, but a marriage turned sour.

The U-turns of destiny not withstanding,

this spirited non-conformist has always taken life in her stride.

For yesteryear's actress of rare ability, the limelight doesn't burn as brightly today.

But nothing can dim this grandmother's zest for life.



Tanuja was born in Bombay into a Marathi family of four children as Tanuja Samarth

to poet Kumarsen Samarth and his wife Shobhna Samarth.

Her mother was a famous 1930s and 1940s actress and her father was a poet and film director.

When she was very young her parents separated.

When 1940s star Shobhana Samarth decided to launch her daughter Nutan with Hamari Beti (1950),

she also gave her younger daughter Tanuja a break as a child actor. The film did not do much for either of Shobhana's betis.

But thus Tanuja entered films as a child actress and continued working until 1973.

She started her film career with her older sister Nutan in the film Hamari Beti (1950) as Baby Tanuja.

Soon, Tanuja was packed off abroad where she fine-tuned her etiquette and

familiarised herself with English, French and German. She returned with only a working knowledge of Hindi but

willingly shared screen space as an adult actress with her now famous sister Nutan for their home production

Chhabili (1960) which was directed by her mother.

This film too failed to provide the wind below Tanuja's wings.

Tanuja's true transformation into an adult heroine came with Hamari Yaad Aayegi (1961), helmed by director Kidar Sharma

who had discovered Raj Kapoor, Madhubala and Geeta Bali.

Ever up to monkey tricks, young Tanuja was even slapped by the veteran director for giggling during a dramatic scene.

Fortunately, the film also proved to be a slap on the face of her detractors.

Playing a street waif, she got her first recognition as a spontaneous actress.

But the film did not register on the box-office radar and is remembered only for chanteuse Mubarak Begum's curse-in-verse,

Kabhi tanhaiyon mein yun, hamari yaad aayegi ... phir na jee sakoge tum, na tujhko maut aayegi.

The early 1960s saw Tanuja's career stuck in development hell.

Her roles were a curious clutch of supporting roles in major films like

Aaj Aur Kal (her vivacious character provided a striking personality contrast to a morose Nanda),

and Benazir (with Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar); a role with comedian Mehmood (Bhoot Bangla) and

lead parts opposite medium impact newcomers like Dharmendra in Chand Aur Suraj.

When Guru Dutt died, leaving Tanuja's big hope Baharein Phir Bhi Aayegi incomplete,

Dharmendra replaced him. Mala Sinha may have had the more dramatic role,

but it was Tanuja whom Dharmendra loved and serenaded.

But the big solo hit eluded her. Tanuja's progress was as arduous as any pilgrim's.

Her late 1960s roles ranged from good (she sizzled in Jewel Thief),

to bad (a go-nowhere role in Hema Malini's debut Sapnon Ka Saudagar),

to indifferent (Nai Roshni, Wahan Ke Log, Juari).

Creatively, the bright spark was Do Dooni Char co-starring Kishore Kumar.

In this adaptation of Shakespeare's Comedy Of Errors, Tanuja displayed formidable comic timing.


It was her unusual pairing with Jeetendra in Jeene Ki Raah (1969) that catapulted Tanuja into stardom. She played a wheelchair-bound rich girl who is spurred to walk after she is smitten by Jeetendra. But, unknown to her, he is already married. Tanuja stayed true to her zingy personality and dried off any excessive melodrama.


In the same year, Tanuja won the Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Paisa Ya Pyar.

Tanuja was flooded with films, and some like Pavitra Papi (1970) showcased a more sedate side of the actress.

In Haathi Mere Saathi (1971), she shared space with elephants, big cats and Rajesh Khanna, the catnip of the 1970s.

Her romantic role had negative shades towards the second half --

she thinks her husband's favourite elephant tried to kill her child and demands the tusker be banished --

but Tanuja won the audiences by bringing depth to her character.

Rajesh Khanna and Tanuja did two more films together, Mere Jeevan Saathi and Humshakal,

but they proved to be also-rans.

Tanuja then refused the role eventually played by Zeenat Aman in the ground-breaking Hare Rama Hare Krishna

as she did not want to play Dev Anand's sister.

Tanuja was eminently interesting when she tried something different, like Basu Bhattacharya's Anubhav (1971).

She let Bhattacharya shoot the film in her apartment and was rewarded with a memorable role of

a wife caught between an unfulfilling marriage (to Sanjeev Kumar) and an ex-lover (Dinesh Thakur).

In a vastly underrated performance,

Tanuja made evident with the subtlest of gestures the many shifts in her character's psyche.

A whirlwind romance with Mukherjee scion Shomu, her Ek Baar Muskara Do (1972) director,

resulted in Tanuja getting married in 1973 and taking it easy after daughter Kajol's birth on August 5, 1974.


Tanuja was wheelchair-bound once again (a la Jeene Ki Raah) in one of her last films as a heroine, Imtihaan (1974).

She was cast more to type in Humrahi, a rollicking comedy which had Tanuja exchanging barbs and jokes with Randhir Kapoor.

Thereafter, she grittily pulled herself out of a stagnant marriage but was swamped by character roles

in films often starring former heroes.

Her Pyar Ki Kahani hero Amitabh Bachchan had to call her bhabhi in Khuddar (1982).

But the occasional powerful character like in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog (1982) kept her creative muse alive and

reminded us of her talent and the famous sparkle in her eye.



She was not classically beautiful with her Barbara Striesand nose and darker than your average Bollywood starlet complexion.

Nor was Tanuja especially talented or could she really dance very well.

But then there is something about Tanuja something fresh and infectious, endearing.

She is so darn cute, that's it.

She bounces and pouts and makes girly faces, thoroughly modern 70s girly faces.

Tanuja was that rich father's spoilt daughter who followed her headstrong heart

that you see in so many Bolywood films of the late 60s and 70s.

She had that part down pat.

And every rich spoilt daughter who follows her headstrong heart in every Bollywood film that followed Tanuja's lead

owes a bit of their characterization to her.

Besides being the real life daughter of 40s film star Shobhana Samarth and the sister of Nutan,

Tanuja is the mother of Kajol, one of the biggest superstars of today's Bollywood.


Tanuja tells Anubha Sawhney what makes her a self-sustaining soul and the woman she wants to be.

I grew up in awe of my mother: My earliest memories, after I was born on September 23, 1943,

in Bombay to Shobhana Samarth and Kumar Singh as the second of four children,

are of the fascination I had for my mother.

I still remember her red toenails, her red lipstick, her gorgeous sarees with backless cholis,

her eyelashes with imported mascara, her oval face... she was so perfect!

I was never beautiful. Mom was the pretty one.

In fact, people joked that although my parents were good-looking, I hadn't inherited their genes.

For my parents, discipline came first: My father was a director and my mother, an actress.

Both were strict disciplinarians and we were not allowed chocolates on weekdays.

People from the film industry visited us — David, Jayant, Moti kaka, KN Singh, Begum Para, Nadira.

But I was never taken to the sets till Tai (Nutan) was launched in Hamari Beti.

I was a movie star at five! My first school was Villa Theresa, a kindergarten.

I then went to Walsingham, a co-ed school from where I remember Vikas Desai, Vasant Desai's son.

I had no interest in studies and was a complete brat. In fact, I was the only kid my mother beat up!

I was five when my parents made Hamari Beti. When Mom asked whether I wanted to act in a movie,

I replied, 'Does that mean no school?' I played baby Nutan in the film and memorised everybody's dialogues,

in addition to my own! During shooting,

I lost two of my baby teeth and refused to open my mouth. And when I heard my own squeaky voice on tape,

I refused to speak! Lots of lemonade with ice finally won me over!

I was terrified of boarding school: I was all of eight when I was sent to St Joseph's, Panchgani.

Before me, Tai had been sent to boarding school, but was brought back by Dad after she howled and howled.

I was terrified when I was told that I had no choice but to attend St Joseph's,

where one was required to wear red skirts and sleep on spring beds minus mattresses if one wet the bed!

I spent a major part of my days at boarding school with a red skirt and no mattress!

But I made lots of friends at school and am still in touch with them.

My parents separated before my brother was born: When my parents went their own ways, Jaideep was yet to be born.

But although they were no longer husband and wife, they were still Mom and Dad for us.

In fact, Dad came to meet us almost everyday. Around then, Mom decided that I would study at St George's in Switzerland

because I had a flair for languages.

While in Switzerland, Dad wrote to me in German and I always replied in German.

I had a blast in Switzerland! When I flew to Switzerland, it was the first time I was aboard an aeroplane.

At St George's, I met Sabeeha (Tiger Pataudi's sister), who became my best friend,

and Pier Franco Giacardi — my first boyfriend! Pier spoke no English and I spoke no Italian; so, we communicated in French.

When he asked if it was okay to kiss me, I — half-curious — said 'yes'.

Pier slobbered all over my face and I ran back to the school.

Later, we became good friends and he wrote mushy letters to me.

Films offered a solution to financial problems: Back home, we had a cash crunch and Mom called me back to India.

I never attended college. My mother suggested that I could either sulk or do what I wanted to do with a smile.

I smiled and jumped into Hindi cinema at the age of 16. Chhabili was released in 1960, and Memdidi, the next year.

In 1962, I made a foray into Bengali films with Deya Naya opposite Uttam Kumar. It became a superhit.

Bengali films gave me more satisfaction: I have never really been away from films.

I had a brief role in Bhoot and feature in the upcoming releases Khakee and Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula.

Down the years, I have enjoyed commercial success in Hindi cinema with Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi,

Jewel Thief, Haathi Mere Saathi, Anubhav, Imtihaan, Humrahi, Bandish, Prem Rog, Kaamchor, Masoom and,

more recently, Saathiya.

But I personally feel that my Hindi film career was never too hot. My Bengali films, on the other hand, always did well.

Shomu and I were not meant to be together: I first met Shomu Mukherjee on the sets of Ek Baar Muskura Do. We fell in love and tied the knot. What happened later is not important except that we are not together anymore. We agreed to disagree. The only thing I am grateful for is my two daughters Kajol and Tanisha. As far as the girls are concerned, what happened between husband and wife is none of their business. Shomu and I never argued in front of them and, when they went to boarding school, we visited them as parents each month.

Intellectual stimulation is what I look for: Even today, my daughters say, 'We have to find you someone, Mama.'

I always ask them, 'From where will you find someone with my kind of money and my kind of intelligence?'

For me, it's the brains that matter, the body comes later. I could get many 'use and abuse' type of men,

but I don't want them. There isn't one single male who I have met so far who is intellectually stimulating enough for me

to fall for.

Kajol has always been mischievous: On one occasion, when Kajol was six, she got angry with me and said,

'I'm going to stay with Dad.' When I asked her to go, she said she would get the driver to drop her.

I refused, saying it was my car and my driver. I also forbade her from using my phone to call her father.

She rushed to the neighbour's house and called her father, who was not home.

After pondering over what to do, Kads meekly rung the doorbell, and asked to be let in. We became friends!

At home, my daughters had a little box into which I would drop money each time I swore.

Once, when Kads was banging her head against the floor, I said I would beat the s**t out of her if she misbehaved.

With a smirk on her face, she replied, '50 bucks, Mama. You said: s**t.' I was stumped!

I have become 'Mom' for Ajay too: I am glad that Kads has Ajay Devgan in her life.

He is a very warm human being. Before their wedding, Ajay called me 'Tanuji', like his father.

After they tied the knot, he never addressed me directly for a long time. One day,

I insisted that he address me as something. His reply was, 'Okay, Mom.'

As a grandmom, Nysa keeps me busy: When Kajol was carrying Nysa, it took a host of people to convince her

that she had gone into labour. She even brushed me away, saying I knew nothing!

But once she realised that it was time, Kads walked past both Ajay and me and went straight into the OT!

Within 15 minutes, Nysa was born. I had no time to be excited, it happened so fast.

These days, Nysa keeps all of us busy.

I live life on my own terms: I don't think about the future.

Death doesn't scare me. And I don't believe in the concept of God, but this doesn't bother me.

I believe in romance. Still, I am also a loner — I like the company of people, but only on my own terms.

Come to think of it, I am a paradox. But I am happy being myself.

anubha_sawhney@indiatimes.com

This post has been edited by rashmi mehta: Jul 17 2009, 02:50 AM

[rashmi mehta]

Mala Sinha (Nepali: ???? ??????) (born November 11, 1936) is an Indian actress of Nepalese ethnicity.

She became one of the most popular female stars in Bollywood films from the fifties to the early seventies,

starring in numerous blockbusters.

Sinha was born to Albert Sinha, in a Nepalese Indian Christian family. They named her Alda.

Her friends at school used to tease her calling Dalda (a branded vegetable oil of India), so she changed her name to Mala.

"CHAND SI MEHEBOOBA." she was described as by Manoj Kumar in "HIMALAY KI GOAD MEIN".

And, so was she, Mala Sinha, the Nepali Beauty who lighted up Indian film screens with her exuberant presence.

Sinha started her film career as child artist in Bengali Films Jai Vaishno Devi followed by Shri Krishan Leela,

Jog Biyog & Dhooli.

Noted Bengali film director Ardhendu Bose saw her acting in a school play and

took permission from her father to cast her as a heroine in his film Roshanara (1952), her cinematic debut.

After acting in a couple of films in Calcutta, Mala had to go to Bombay to shoot for a Bengali film.

Soon, she shifted to Mumbai. She made a not a very enviable entry with BADSHAH (1954) opposite Pradeep Kumar.

Then came 'EKADASHI', a mythological film. But both films failed.

Followed by a lead in Kishore Sahu's 'HAMLET' fetched her rave reviews inspite of the film failing at the boxoffice.

There she met Geeta Dutt, a noted Bollywood playback singer, who was charmed by her and

introduced her to film director Kidar Sharma.

It was Sharma who cast her as a heroine in his film Rangeen Ratein.



Mala was also a singer of some repute and used to sing for All India Radio,

albeit she was never allowed to sing playback (even for herself) in the movies.


If not for the Late Guru Dutt, Mala would have run the risk of being typecasted in the conventional roles.

In 1957, noted Bollywood actor and film director Guru Dutt (the husband of Geeta Dutt) cast Mala in his film Pyaasa

in a role originally intended for Madhubala. Guru Dutt put that extra glamour in her career with 'PYAASA'.

She exuded sheer sensuality in PYAASA. Mala's character had negative shades as she played an ambitious woman who betrays

her impoverished unsuccessful poet lover (played by Guru Dutt himself)

for a millionaire publisher (played by character artiste Rehman).

The film remains to this day a classic in the history of Indian cinema and a turning point for Sinha.

After Pyaasa there was no looking back for Sinha.

Mala soon rose from a promising newcomer to star with films with a biggie like Raj Kapoor: PARVARISH (1958),

PHIR SUBAH HOGI (1958) and MAIN NASHE MEIN HOON (1959),'Bahurani', 'Anpadh', 'Aasra', 'Dil Tera Deewana', 'Gumrah',

'Aankhen', 'Hariyali Aur Rasta', 'Himalaya Ki God Mein' and many more.

In 1959, Mala had, Dev Anand's musical 'LOVE MARRIAGE' and a role in B R Chopra's DHOOL KA PHOOL,

where Mala Sinha again had a dark-shaded role of a woman who abandons her illegitimate child.

What is remarkable about Mala Sinha is that she was as much responsible for her hits as much as the hero's'.

She yielded such star power. When she acted opposite big stars, she made sure her role was as good as theirs.

If that was not always possible, she didn't mind doing smaller films with lesser names or new actor stars

like Dharmendra (ANPADH), Manoj Kumar (HARIYALI AUR RAASHTA), Sanjay Khan (DILLAGI) and Amitabh Bachchan (SANJOG),

besides doing 10 films with Biswajeet. She worked with many newcomers of her era.

She is even said to have refused a bimbette role in RAM AUR SHAYAM opposite a stalwart like Dilip Kumar.

This ensured her a trio of hits in 1962 --- ANPADH, HARIYALI AUR RAASTA and

DIL TERA DEEWANA and her career best, B R Chopra's GUMRAAH (1963). Strong, women-oriented roles were known as her forte.

Yet, she was not de-glamorised.


In most of her films she got the first billing in the credits, even before the heroes.

In 1966, Sinha went to Nepal to act in a Nepali film called "Maitighar"

when the Nepali film industry was still in its infancy.

Her hero in the film was an estate owner called C.P. Lohani.

Personally, the year 1966 when she acted in a Nepali Movie called "MAITIGHAR" became a turning point of her life

as Soon after, she got married with the hero of "MAITIGHAR", C.P. Lohani with the blessings of her parents.

From the beginning theirs was a long-distance marriage with Lohani based in Kathmandu to look after his business and

she living in Bombay with their daughter Pratibha. Mala continued acting in films after her marriage.

She has been a heroine in Nepali and Bengali films. In Bengali films she has acted with Uttam Kumar as well as Kishor Kumar. Her last Bengali film was Kabita(1977) which featured Ranjit Mullick and Kamal Hassan. She is noted for her strong women oriented yet glamourous roles fuelled by her equal star power on par with the heroes giving blockbusters like Dhool Ka Phool ,Anpadh ,Phir Subah Hogi ,Hariyali Aur Rasta ,Dil Tera Deewana ,Bahurani ,Aasra ,Do Kaliyan ,Gumrah ,Aankhen ,Himalaya Ki God Mein amongst others.

Over the years, she was paired with Rajesh Khanna in MARYADA and

she also won accolades for her moving performance as Sanjeev Kumar's grey-haired wife in ZINDAGI.

She did do some character roles.

KHEL in 1992 has been the last film in which this versatile actress acted in bollywood.

Though, Mala Sinha has been an actress of great grade and refineness,

pitted against stalwarts of her time like Meena Kumari, Nutan and Waheeda Rehman, Mala didn't get her due.



Sinha currently lived in Bombay with her now-retired husband and daughter Pratibha Sinha, a Bollywood actress.


Sinha received several Filmfare nominations for Best Actress for her women oriented roles in Dhool Ka Phool (1959),

Bahu Rani (1963), Jahan Ara (1964), Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).

While she was not nominated for her other acclaimed roles like Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962), Anpadh (1962), Gumrah (1963),

and Aankhen (1967) amongst others.

She also won accolades for her role as greyhaired wife of Sanjeev Kapoor in Zindagi (1976).

In spite of getting much critical acclaim and mass recognition for her work,

Sinha has never won a Filmfare for any of her roles.

She was honoured with the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

This post has been edited by rashmi mehta: Jul 17 2009, 02:52 AM

[madsur]

Rashmiji,

I ran into your post by accident.
Absolutely fascinating stuff.
I learnt of things that I never knew nor had crossed my mind.
A very nice tribute to all those that lit a spark in our lives.
Please keep the good work going.
With best wishes & regards,
suresh

[rashmi mehta]

Thanks Sureshji

I had seen your message today.

Willl Try For Sure!!!

[rashmi mehta]

AAMIR KHAN

Date of Birth
14 March 1965, Mumbai, India

Nickname
A.K.
AK

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Son of Tahir Hussain,

Mother is Zeenat Hussain. Sometimes she is referred to as Zeena Hussain.

brother of Faisal Khan, Farhat Khan and Nikhat Khan

Nephew of Nasir Hussain

Cousin of Mansoor Khan

His ancestors hail from Afghanistan.

Spouse
Kiran Rao (28 December 2005 - present)
Reena Dutta (18 April 1986 - December 2002) (divorced) 2 children

Shares a birthday with Michael Caine, Mercedes McNab, Kylie Tyndall, Keaton Tyndall, Quincy Jones, Chris Klein, & Jamie Bell

Khan was born in Bandra's Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai, India, to a Muslim family that has been actively involved in the Indian motion picture industry for several decades. His father, Tahir Hussain, was a film producer while his uncle, Nasir Hussain, was a film producer as well as a director and an actor.

He is a descendant of the Muslim scholar and politician Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and a second cousin to former Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Dr Najma Heptullah.

He is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

It was almost a given that he would enter the film industry and sure enough, at the tender age of just eight, he made his first on screen appearance with Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), in a home production, made by Nasir Hussain, he was the youngest child in the trio; it was not a real part just a blink and miss appearance in the title song of the film... and this was followed by Madhosh (1974).

But unlike most child stars who fall victim to the curse of a jinxed career, Amir Khan left the industry to pursue his studies, distinguishing himself in tennis. He went on to become the state tennis champion for Maharashtra.

Eleven years later, he made his adult acting debut in a role that went quite unnoticed in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984) along with his friend and later his director Ashutosh Gowariker, the film also starred Naseeruddin Shah.

Khan's first notable leading role came in 1988 in the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was directed by his cousin and Nasir Hussain's son Mansoor Khan.
This film was a breakthrough commercial success, effectively launching Khan's career as a leading actor. Having the typical 'chocolate hero' looks, he was publicised as a teen idol.
The film was a run away success and he achieved instant stardom (the film is now considered a classic of Hindi Cinema)and not only that the film was successful in turning the tide away from action centric violent films to family oriented romantic musical dramas in Hindi Cinema.

He also starred in critically acclaimed film Raakh,(a small, art film) he did a complete opposite role from the lover boy of his first film, for his breakthrough performance he got his first National Award for Special Jury Award.

Afterwards he signed a few not so good films which failed at the box office.

After that, he went on to appear in several other films in the late '80s and early '90s: Dil (1990), which became the highest grossing film of the year, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) (for which he also wrote the screenplay), Was offered the role of Rahul Mehra in Darr (1993) and Rangeela (1995).
Most of these films were successful critically and commercially.

Other successes include Andaz Apna Apna, co-starring Salman Khan. At the time of its release the movie was reviewed unfavorably by critics, but over the years has gained a cult status.

Khan continued to act in just one or two films a year, an unusual trait for a mainstream Hindi cinema actor.

His only release in 1996 was the Dharmesh Darshan directed commercial blockbuster Raja Hindustani in which he was paired opposite Karisma Kapoor.
The film earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award, after seven previous nominations, and went on to become the biggest hit of the year, as well as the third highest grossing Indian film of the 1990s.

Khan's career had seemed to hit a plateau at this point of time, and most of the films to follow for the next few years were only partially successful.

In 1997, he co-starred with Ajay Devgan and was paired opposite Juhi Chawla in the film Ishq, which performed well at the box office.

In 1998, Khan appeared in the moderately successful Ghulam, for which he also did playback singing.

John Mathew Matthan's Sarfarosh (1999), Khan's first release in 1999, was also moderately successful, gaining an above average box office verdict. The film was highly appreciated amongst the critics and Khan's role as a dedicated, honest and uncorrupted cop engaged in fighting border terrorism, was well received, as was his role in Deepa Mehta's art house film Earth.
His first release for the new millennium, Mela, in which he acted alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan, was both a box-office and critical bomb.



In 2001 Khan set up a production company known as Aamir Khan Productions.
Its first film was Lagaan.
The movie was released in 2001, starring Khan as the lead actor.
The film was a major critical and commercial success, and received a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards.
It was eventually chosen and nominated in that category but lost to No Man's Land.
Additionally, the film gathered critical acclaim at several international film festivals, in addition to winning numerous Indian awards, including the National Film Awards for Most Popular Film, an award shared between Khan and the film's director, Ashutosh Gowarikar.
Khan himself won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award.
The film continues to be one of the most popular Hindi films in the west.
Khan later commented on the loss of Lagaan at the Oscars: "Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us".

The success of Lagaan was followed by Dil Chahta Hai later that year, in which Khan co-starred with Akshay Khanna and Saif Ali Khan, with Preity Zinta playing his love interest.
The film was written and directed by the then newcomer Farhan Akhtar.
According to critics, the film broke new grounds by showing Indian urban youth as they really are today.
The characters depicted were modern, suave and cosmopolitan. The film did moderately well and was a success mostly in urban cities.

Khan then took a four year break citing personal problems, and returned in 2005 with Ketan Mehta's Mangal Pandey: The Rising playing the title role of a real-life sepoy and a martyr who helped spark the Indian Rebellion of 1857 or the 'First War of Indian Independence'.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's award-winning Rang De Basanti was Khan's first release in 2006.
His role was critically acclaimed, earning him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and various nominations for Best Actor.
The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of the year, and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars.
Although the film was not shortlisted as a nominee for the Oscar, it received a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the BAFTA Awards in England.
Khan's work in his next movie, Fanaa (2006) was also appreciated, and the film went on to become one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2006.

His 2007 film, Taare Zameen Par was also produced by him and marked his directorial debut.
The film, which was the second offering from Aamir Khan Productions, starred Khan in a supporting role as a teacher who befriends and helps a dyslexic child.
It opened to excellent responses from critics and audiences alike.
Khan's performance was well-received, although he was particularly applauded for his directing.
Khan played a supporting role in the film, sharing the screen with the debut of child actor Darsheel
Safary.
The film was initially conceived of and developed by the husband and wife team, Amole Gupte and Deepa Bhatia.
It was a story of a young child who suffers in school until a teacher identifies him as dyslexic.
Khan's work won him two awards at the Filmfare, the Best Movie and the Best Director awards, which established his status as a competent filmmaker in Bollywood.

In 2008, Khan launched his nephew Imran Khan's debut in the film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na under his production house.
The film was a big hit in India, and eventually earned Khan another nomination for Best Movie at the Filmfare.

His latest home production is "Dhobi Ghat"

In 2008, Khan appeared in the movie Ghajini went on to become the highest grossing film of its time in
Indian Cinema and 4th highest inflation adjusted, grossing a total of Rs.226 on the worldwide box office
and the first film to cross 100 crores on the domestic Indian box office, making a total of Rs.115 crores. (This record didn't last long though when his next release 3 Idiots went on to shatter not only the highest grosser record but many more.)
The film was a major commercial success and became the highest grossing Bollywood movie of that year.
For his performance in the film, Khan received several Best Actor nominations at various award ceremonies as well as his fifteenth Filmfare Best Actor nomination.

In 2009, Khan appeared in the commercially and critically acclaimed film 3 Idiots as Ranchodas Chanchad which became Bollywood's highest grossing film and won multiple Filmfare awards including Best Picture.
It not only made the highest opening first day, first weekend and first week records but subsequently continued to shatters many record on the following weekends and weeks, making many circuits records on the way. It made a total of Rs.202 crore domestically and Rs.400 crores on worldwide box becoming the highest overseas grosser till date, a staggering feat given that no other film has even come close to making Rs.100 crore on the domestic box office till date, except his own Ghajini last year.



Aamir fell in love with the girl next door in the meantime.
He proposed to her the day he turned 21, and she accepted.
But apparently, there was opposition since she was from a Hindu family and he, from a devout Islamic one.
So, they eloped, got married(on April 18, 1986).
After his marriage he took another flat in the same building where he lived with his parents, and started living there. As a result of this Amir’s marriage remained a secret for a some time. The marriage story hit the headlines when it was revealed for the first time.
Aamir's wife Reena even appears in the song "Papa Kehte Hain" that made him the darling of the nation.
They have two children, a son named Junaid and a daughter, Ira.
Reena was involved briefly in Khan's career when she worked as a producer for Lagaan.

Even after their marriage Reena Dutta continued to work at a travel agency. They had a son named Junaid and a daughter named Ira . Reena Dutta was very less involved in Aamir Khan’s film business. She worked as a producer for Lagaan, after which they broke up.

Aamir Khan and his wife Reena Dutta have filed a divorce petition with mutual consent, in family court Mumbai in December 2002, they got divorce & she took the custody of children ending the 15-year marriage.

Aamir khan was allowed to meet his children Junaid and Ira thrice a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 pm to 8 pm. He will also have a right to meet his kids on alternate weekends every month from Friday 7 pm till Sunday 6 pm. Aamir and Reena decided to share summer and Christmas vacations equally with their children. If a child spends summer vacation with one parent, he would have a choice to spend Christmas with the other.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao Wedding ceremony

Aamir khan fell in love with Kiran Rao during the shooting of Lagaan and married Kiran, who was an assistant to director of “Lagaan� under the Special Marriage Act, on December 28, 2005. Their marriage was registered at Bandra Registration office.

Aamir Khan’s wedding to his girlfriend Kiran Rao was celebrated in a star hotel in Panchgani, Maharashtra. It was attended by many filmy people including Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. Sachin Tendulkar was also a special guest.

The security was very tight at the venue mediapersons and outsiders were prevented from approaching the venue. Only the special invitees were allowed inside.

Aamir was in an off-white kurta and a South Indian silk mundu and Kiran Rao was in a purple-and-red Sabyasachi lehnga-choli.

His wife Kiran Rao has a special pet name for Aamir Khan. She fondly calls her husband “Chhote�.



Kiran Rao quotes about Aamir Khan

“My working with Aamir was pretty accidental. I am not from a filmi family. A friend of mine who was working with Aamir’s Lagaan asked me if I would like to work as part of the team, and I agreed. Prior to that, I must have watched, like, ten Hindi movies in my life. I didn’t know much about Hindi films at all. And one of the films she did know about was Rangeela. QSQT was the first complete Hindi film I ever watched, as a young adult. I must have been about 14 then. I’ll never forget that because, it was the first movie I watched on our new VCR.�



Latest Rumours Amir and Kiran Split..!!

The latest news is that there are rumours about Aamir khan and Kiran Rao split. Some people say that they haven’t seen the couples together for a long time since their marriage. It was said that Kiran isn’t ready to stay home always and loves to involve in movie making, and this is said to be the reason for misunderstanding.

Aamir Khan was seen dining with his ex wife Reena Dutta and children at a five star restaurant, some media even reported this as an evidence of split between Aamir and Kiran Rao. The family was greatly enjoying the dinner after along time..!!



In 2007, Khan lost a custody battle for his younger brother Faisal to their father, Tahir Hussain.
His father passed away on 2 February 2010.




In a 2009 interview, Khan states that he tends to take an independent approach to the world of filmmaking, noting that he does not "do different things; I try to do it in a different manner.
I think every person should follow his/her dream and try and make it possible to create an ability to achieve it backed by its practicality."
He has also indicated that he is more interested in the process of filmmaking than in the end result:
"For me, the process is more important, more joyful. I would like to have my entire concentration on the process right from the first step."
When asked about his role model, he stated, "Gandhiji is one person who inspires me!"



Though nominated many times, Khan does not attend any Indian film award ceremony as he feels "Indian film awards lack credibility"



In 2007, Khan was invited to have a wax imitation of himself put on display at Madame Tussauds in London.
However, Khan declined stating that, "It's not important to me... people will see my films if they want to. Also, I cannot deal with so many things, I have bandwidth only for that much."



He has been a big fan of Alfred Hitchkock stories.

He visited Pakistan for fund raising of Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital on invitation by the cricketer Imran Khan.

He formed a popular on-screen pair with Juhi Chawla.

Best friends with Juhi Chawla & Rani Mukherjee.

Time magazine refers to him as the Indian 'Sean Penn'.

Cites Daniel Day-Lewis and Dilip Kumar as his favorite actors.

He is a Tennis-enthusiast, and particularly admires Roger Federer.



Aamir is known as perfectionist who insists on getting a finished script before committing to a film.
He is said to be the actor who first started the trend of actor's working in one film at a time, when the others worked in four or five at the same time.
He is also known to shun popular film trade magazine awards like Filmfare, Star Screen etc as he doesn't have trust in their credibility and transparency.
Recently he was awarded the third highest civilian honour Padama Bhushan by the government of India.


Aamir Khan, a method actor, his range of characterizations remains unparalleled and because of this diversity and his ability to portray different characters believably on screen, today he is regarded as not only one of the biggest Superstars but also one of the finest actors of Indian Cinema.


His salary is less for acting in certain movies because he becomes a stakeholder and shares a certain percentage of profits from the movie.

He is the highest paid actor in Bollywood.

Salary
Ghajini (2008) Rs.150,000,000
Fanaa (2006) INR 100,000,000
Rang De Basanti (2006) INR 100,000,000
The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) INR 80,000,000
Dil Chahta Hai (2001) INR 30,000,000



Personal Quotes

Every film I do means a lot to me. The failure of Mela, definitely made a difference to me. I am not comfortable with the idea of my films not releasing to their full potential.

"There's a lot of talent both in India and Pakistan. I think the talent in both these two countries should come together and entertain the world audience. If the right offer and opportunity comes my way, I'd love to do a movie in Pakistan." (12 May 2006)

Film making is like fighting a war with leadership at the front.

I found that what happened 150 years ago was happening again with Americans entering other countries and exploiting them but pretending they were doing a favor. It was this contemporary feel that attracted me.

My son is a harsh critic.

I enjoy the love I receive from my fans and my audience. But I think I know what is real for me and what is not.



Other Works:

Member of the jury of the Locarno film festival 2002



CHILDHOOD DREAM COMES TRUE

Actor Aamir Khan, who turned drummer during the music launch of his forthcoming film Peepli Live, said, his childhood dream has come true.
"It was my childhood dream to perform alongside one of those long-haired rockstars and play some instrument. I finally got an opportunity. I thank, Indian Ocean for completing my childhood fantasy," Aamir said.
It was then, when the drummer of the Indian Ocean band was performing their two songs and asked Aamir to join them and play drums.
"I am bored of playing drums and I want someone to play drums for us — I want Aamir Khan to come and play the drums," Amit, the drummer said.




AAMIR KHAN : DOWN THE MEMORY LANE WITH FAVORITE CHILDHOOD FLICKS



Bollywood star Aamir Khan who has the nation at his feet each time any of his flick is released is also quite a film buff himself. The perfectionist star is also quite mesmerized with yesteryear stars and their great movies which he grew up watching.


According to tabloids Amir Khan has some hot favorites from the past which have fond childhood memories attached with them So which are the movies that this great actor still considers to be amongst the best movies ever made?

Here’s a checkout:

According to reports Aamir Khan is quite in awe of the famous movie David Copperfield which was based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. This movie made with the finest details looked into just like it has been described by the author was a delight watch and the actor still cherishes those childhood memories.

Then there is the French movie ‘I Bought a Daddy’, which occupies a special place in Aamir’s heart. According to the star he just loved this black and white flick which was a part of the collection beamed by Doordarshan in those good old days of the 1970’s. The movie had a single mom whose child was quite fascinated with one of the mannequins kept in the shop downtown. Thus the child had started thinking that the mannequin was her dad and the pathos made Aamir quite sad.

Amongst the oldie Goldie Bollywood flicks, Aamir loved Caravan. This flick was made by his uncle Nassir Hussain. This was the first movie that the star saw as a child in the 16mm projector as it was film maker Ram Dayal who used to organize such shows in the building and Aamir too lived in the same building .Even Raj Khosla, the famous film maker lived in that very building and reports are that Aamir still lives in the very flat that belonged to Raj Khosla in those days

Yet another on the list of his favorites is Mera Gaon Mera Desh, which had the evergreen Dharampaaji in the lead. This flick with all sides of human nature being portrayed so well was simply loved by Aamir Khan.

However, comedy was also a major part of entertainment for young Aamir. He still remembers the amazing funny dialogues and monologues by late Kishore Kumar in the flick Half Ticket, which had hilarious situations cooked up in the entire plot. So, if you’re an Aamir Khan fan go pick up some DVD’S of these classics and watch them just to get a feel of the real entertainment quotient derived by the actor himself!




Aamir Khan Gets More Than 70000 Followers In Twitter Within 2 Days


Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan has joined the Twitter bandwagon on 1st July and the actor has more than 70000 followers within just two days But Aamir is following only one account that of of Amitabh Bachchan who persuaded him to join the micro blogging site

So far Aamir has posted about 12 tweets Initially the actor used his Samsung mobile to update his Twitter account Now following Big B he has opted to tweet with Androids The FIFA matches and movies are the topics of most of his tweets

In his tweets Aamir Khan wrote that his favorite team in FIFA is Argentina and he wants the team to win the World Cup this year

Big B tweeted Aamir saying #8220Good Morning#33 I told you will create madness you have over 70000 followers only in two days that#8217s huge#8221

Aamir Khan started tweeting with a test tweet posting #8220Testing Aamir#8221 Then he tweeted to Big B writing a small poem

The actor is definitely going to have lakhs of followers in the next few days keep tweeting#33



List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan

National Film Awards

Winner

* 1989 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) - Actor for Raakh
* 2001 - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for Lagaan (shared with Ashutosh Gowarikar)
* 2008 - National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for Taare Zameen Par

Filmfare Awards

Winner

* 1989 - Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

* 1997 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raja Hindustani

* 2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Lagaan

* 2002 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Lagaan

* 2007 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance for Rang De Basanti

* 2008 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Taare Zameen Par

Nominated

* 1989 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

* 1990 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Raakh

* 1991 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil

* 1992 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin

* 1993 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

* 1994 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke

* 1995 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Andaz Apna Apna

* 1996 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Akele Hum Akele Tum

* 1999 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghulam

* 1999 - Filmfare Best Male Playback Award for the song Aati Kya Khandaala in Ghulam

* 2000 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sarfarosh

* 2002 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Dil Chahta Hai

* 2006 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mangal Pandey: The Rising

* 2007 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Rang De Basanti

* 2008 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2009 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Ghajini

* 2010 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for 3 Idiots


Star Screen Awards

Winner

* 1997 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Raja Hindustani

* 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008 - Star Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par


Nominated

* 2002 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

* 2006 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Mangal Pandey: The Rising

* 2007 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Rang De Basanti

* 2007 - Star Screen Award for Best Villain for Fanaa

* 2008 - Star Screen Award for Best Film for Taare Zameen Par

* 2009 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for Ghajini

* 2010 - Star Screen Award for Best Actor for 3 Idiots

International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)

Winner

* 2002 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

* 2002 - IIFA Best Movie Award for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, shared with Ashutosh Gowariker


Nominated

* 2002 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Dil Chahta Hai

* 2007 - IIFA Best Actor Award for Rang De Basanti

* 2009 - Star of the Decade - Male

* 2010 - IIFA Best Actor Award for 3 Idiots


Gollapudi Srinivas Award

Best Debut Director for Taare Zameen Par


Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards

Winner

* 1995 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Akele Hum Akele Tum & Rangeela

* 2001 - BFJA Awards, Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

* 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Sarfarosh

* 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

* 2008 - Zee Cine Award for Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

Nominated

* 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Dil Chahta Hai

* 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Rang De Basanti

Bollywood Movie Awards

Winner

* 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

* 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award - Critics Award Male for Dil Chahta Hai

Stardust Awards

Nominated

* 2008 - Stardust Best Film Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008 - Stardust Dream Director Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for Taare Zameen Par

* 2009 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for Ghajini

* 2010 - Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for 3 Idiots

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)

Nominated

* 2007 - Best Actor for Rang De Basanti

BIG Star Entertainment Awards

Nominated

* 2010 - BIG Star - Film Actor of Decade (Male)

Other awards

Winner

* 2001: Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Actor for Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

* 2008: Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008: Planet Bollywood People's Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008: V. Shantaram Awards: Best Film Gold Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2008: V. Shantaram Awards: Best Director Silver Award for Taare Zameen Par

* 2009: Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards 2008: Best Actor Award for Ghajini.

* 2009: Apsara Awards: Best Movie for Taare Zameen Par

* 2009: Apsara Awards: Best Director for Taare Zameen Par

* 2010: Dadasaheb Phalke Awards: Phalke Memorial Performance Award for 3 Idiots.

Honours and recognitions

* In December 2001, he was named "Man of the Year" by Bombay Times.

* 2003 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.

* In April 2008, he received a "Special Award" from Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his exceptional services to Indian cinema.

* In January 2009, he received "Indian of The Year in Cinema" Award by NDTV

* In January 2009, he received the "Indian of the Year in Entertainment" Award from CNN-IBN.

* In February 2009, he was among the 10 recipients of the IIFA-FICCI Frames Awards for the "Most Powerful Entertainers of the Decade".

* In May 2009, he received "Raj Kapoor Smriti Vishesh Gaurav Puraskar" by the Government of Maharastra for outstanding contribution to the Indian cinema.

* 2010 - Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour from the Government of India.




FILMOGRAPHY



Actor (41 titles)

2012 Dhoom 3 (pre-production)

2012 Zakhmi (filming)

2010 Mumbai Diaries
Arun

2009 3 Idiots
Rancho

2008 Ghajini
Sanjay 'Sanju' Singhania/Sachin

2007 Like Stars on Earth
Ram Shankar Nikumbh

2006 Fanaa
Rehan

2006 Rang De Basanti
Daljeet 'DJ' / Chandrashekhar Azad

2005 The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey
Sepoy Mangal Pandey

2001 Dil Chahta Hai
Akash Malhotra

2001 Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Bhuvan

2000 Mela
Kishan Pyare

1999 Mann
Karan Dev Singh

1999 Sarfarosh
Ajay Singh Rathod

1998 Earth
Dil Navaz, the Ice Candy Man

1998 Ghulam
Siddharth Marathe

1997 Ishq
Raja

1996 Raja Hindustani
Raja Hindustani

1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum
Rohit Kumar

1995 Bollywood Dreams
Munna

1995 Aatank Hi Aatank
Rohan

1995 Baazi
Inspector Amar Damjee

1994 Andaz Apna Apna
Amar Manohar (as Aamir Khhhan)

1993 Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
Rahul Malhotra

1992 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Sanjaylal Sharma

1992 Parampara
Ranvir Prithvi Singh

1992 Daulat Ki Jung
Rajesh Chaudhry

1992 Isi Ka Naam Zindagi
Chhotu

1991 Afsana Pyar Ka
Raj

1991 Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
Raghu Jetley

1990 Dil
Raja

1990 Tum Mere Ho
Shiva

1990 Awwal Number
Sunny

1990 Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin
Ajay Sharma

1990 Jawani Zindabad
Shashi Sharma

1989 Love Love Love
Amit Verma

1989 Raakh
Amir Hussein

1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Raj

1985 Holi
Madan Sharma

1974 Madhosh
Child artist

1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat
Young Ratan (as Master Aamir)




Hide HideShow ShowProducer (6 titles)

2012 Zakhmi (producer) (filming)

2010 Mumbai Diaries (producer)

2010 Peepli Live (producer)

2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (producer)

2007 Like Stars on Earth (producer)

2001 Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (producer)



Hide HideShow ShowMusic Department (5 titles)

2007 Like Stars on Earth (playback singer)

2006 Rang De Basanti (playback singer)

2005 The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (playback singer)

1999 Mann (playback singer - uncredited)

1998 Ghulam (playback singer)



Hide HideShow ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)

2007 Like Stars on Earth (performer: "Bum Bum Bhole", "Bheja Kam")

2006 Fanaa (performer: "Mere Haath Mein", "Chanda Chamke")

2006 Rang De Basanti ("Lalkaar")

1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum (performer: "Aisa Zakhm Diya Hai")



Hide HideShow ShowDirector (1 title)

2007 Like Stars on Earth



Hide HideShow ShowWriter (1 title)

1993 Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (screenplay / script)


Hide HideShow ShowSecond Unit Director or Assistant Director (1 title)

1984 Manzil Manzil (assistant director)



Hide HideShow ShowThanks (1 title)

2009 Luck by Chance (very special thanks)




Hide HideShow ShowSelf (14 titles)

2011 Ru Ba Ru (documentary) (post-production)
Himself

2011 Big in Bollywood (documentary)
Himself

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2010 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
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2010 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
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2010 Daybreak (TV series)
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2009 Luck by Chance
Himself

2008 Oye! It's Friday! (TV series)
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2008 Dus Ka Dum (TV series)
Himself - Guest

2003 Chale Chalo: The Lunacy of Film Making (documentary)
Himself

2000 Kaun Banega Crorepati? (TV series)
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1993 Pehla Nasha
Himself

1993 Damini - Lightning
Himself

1991 Jhomma Chumma in London (TV movie)
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Katrina Kaif

Date of Birth
16 July 1984, Hong Kong

Nickname
Kat

Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Star Sign:
Cancer

Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. Being a British citizen, she works in India on an employment visa.

Kaif was born on 16 July 1984 in Hong Kong to a Kashmiri father, Mohammed Kaif, and an English mother, who is a Caucasian of British Nationality, Suzanne Turquotte, both of whom are British citizens.
Her parents divorced when she was very young.
Kaif stated once, "my dad, unfortunately, and not out of choice, has had no influence on our upbringing, on our religious or social or moral bearings."
Her mother is now re-settled in Chennai (formerly known as Madras), the Capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Kaif has seven siblings, all girls.
From Hong Kong, she and her family moved to China, then to Japan.
Then from Japan (by boat) to France when she was 8, and also moved to Switzerland, Kraków, Berlin, Belgium, and many other East European countries where she and her family were there for a few months each.
Then they moved to Hawaii, and eventually later moved to her mother's home country, England.
It is widely speculated that Kaif is from London, when in fact, she only lived there for three years before finally moving to Mumbai.

She spent subsequent years in Hawaii, and then in London, Britain, She started modeling accidentally when she was in Hawaii at the tender age of 14, when she was approached for a jewelry campaign.
Thereafter she continued modeling in London under a contract with the Models 1 Agency and did campaigns for houses such as La Senza and Arcadius, and even walked on the London Fashion Week.

Kaif's London modeling-work led to her discovery by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments.

She was flooded with modeling assignments the minute she set her foot on Indian soil, especially with her innocent expressive face, hour-glass figure, and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

Professionally she started off as a model with photographer Atul Kasbekar, and upon being accepted, she received offers from LG, Cola, Fevicol, Lakme, & Veet. It was the Lakme commercial that got her noticed. She retained Matrix as her Manager to accept work on her behalf and at the price she deserved.

Moving to different culture and country was not much of a culture shock for her, as she states that no matter where you come from, the bottom line is that everyone wants to be loved, respected, and cared for.

Despite of her positive attitude, she had been stereotyped as "Indian" by extreme right-wingers in Britain who made it clear that she did not quite fit-in with their "Blonde" Caucasian culture; while on the other hand in India itself she had been ranked as an 'outsider' very much like Sonia Gandhi.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

Although linguistically challenged, Katrina puts on a bold face and states that other Bollywood artistes like Sridevi, who did not know Hindi, did get offers from Bollywood film-makers, and she is no different. She has taken Hindi and dancing lessons to fit in with the Bollywood culture. She likes to display a picture of her learning Kathak dancing where she used to dance 7 hours a day non-stop.

Adorned with soft gorgeous looks, she is not easily intimidated, but admits that she is very emotional, sensitive, and concerned about her privacy, Almost an incurable romantic, she prefers to wear comfortable non-revealing clothes when at home, hates to do her hair, and above all dislikes make-up. Admitting to being lonely in the beginning, but now has several friends who she can hang out with.

Although her first movie 'Boom' was panned by the critics and shunned by the audiences, two other Telugu movies 'Malliswari' and 'Pidugu' did get her noticed. She grossed 70 Lakh Rupees for 'Malliswari' - making her top the list of the highest paid actresses during a South Indian movie debut.

Not done with South Indian movies, she has been signed in a Tamil movie 'Bheema' opposite National Award Winner Vikram.

She has received decent reviews for her part in "Maine Pyar Kyon Kiya", as well as a brief appearance in 'Sarkar'.

Katrina had made Mumbai her base, didn't mind singing and dancing around trees and as a result is now one of the biggest mega-stars, perhaps one of the highest paid female-lead actresses in Bollywood, and a crowd-puller whenever she makes an appearance for a live song and dance number.

Kaif saw moderate success with the 2005 film Sarkar, where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan's girlfriend, and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan.

In 2007, Kaif appeared in her first major hit movie, Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office letdown Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Her run of hit films continued with Apne, becoming a semi hit grosser while Partner and Welcome were huge hits, both receiving a blockbuster status.

In 2008, she played the villain role for the first time in Abbas-Mustan's hit action thriller Race. She played the role of Saif Ali Khan's secretary who is secretly in love with his hostile stepbrother (played by Akshay Khanna). Kaif's second release of the year was Anees Bazmee's production Singh Is Kinng, opposite Akshay Kumar. The film was a big success at the box office. Kaif's final release of the year, Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj, was a commercial failure, but its script has made its way into the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for artistic merits, original screenplay with a substance, and the film as a whole.

Kaif's first release for 2009, New York, with John Abraham, was a critical and commercial success.[20] Kaif's performance was highly regarded. Wrote critic Taran Adarsh, "Katrina gives you the biggest surprise. Known for her glamour roles, Katrina proves that she can deliver if the director and writer offer her a role of substance. She's outstanding. In fact, people will see a new, different Katrina this time." Kaif received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actress category for her performance.

She next played a bit role in a cameo as a biker chick in the multi-starrer action film Blue, popularly known as India's first underwater thriller, which was declared a below average by box office India.

At the year's end, she appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, with Ranbir Kapoor, and De Dana Dan with Akshay Kumar. Both films were commercial successes.

Kaif's first film of 2010 was Raajneeti, where she appeared opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The film did extremely well at the box office, receiving a blockbuster status. She is also starred in Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar. The film was released on 24 December 2010. The film received mainly negative reviews, but was declared a semi hit according to Box Office India while Kaif's item song Sheila Ki Jawani was one of the most appreciated songs of the year.

Aside from film acting, she has a number of endorsement deals.



Voice

It should be noted that due to her poor knowledge of Hindi (and other Indian languages), Katrina Kaif's voice has often been dubbed over by another actress for many of her early films. With the exception of De Dana Dan and Rajneeti, all her films since New York feature her real voice. Earlier films in which her real voice is also heard are Singh Is Kinng, Namastey London and Boom.



Trivia

Is half English and half Indian.

Indian supermodel

Has seven siblings: all sisters...

Presently, she lives in Mumbai.

Unlike other artistes from foreign lands, Katrina did not experience any difficulties in getting a visa nor of getting it extended in India.

She is very particular about her clothes which she wears a bold outfit on screen or for ads, but she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And the one thing she hates is make up.

She refuses to speak about her personal life in the media.

Besides walking the ramp for several top designers and being on magazine covers, Katrina has also been the stunning face of Estelle jewelery, Lakme, Pantene, Veet, Kodak cameras, L'Oreal, Samsung, LG etc.

She doesn't do ramp shows anymore.

She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005).

Her favorite Indian designers are Rina Dhaka, Tarun Tahiliani, Rocky S.

Her favorite international designers are Armani, Miu Miu, Prada, Versace.

Favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan. Favorite actresses are Kajol and Madhuri Dixit.

Favorite cricketer is Irfan Pathan.

Favorite Indian food is dahi and rice.

Favorite movies are Umrao Jaan (1981), Casablanca (1942), and Gone with the Wind (1939).

Favorite perfume is Gucci Rush.

Prefers acting over modeling.

She enjoys modeling, acting, dancing, playing chess, watching movies, painting, resting, cooking, going to spas, going to the gym, meeting new people, and getting together with friends.

The famous Rs. 2 lakh ($4,814) worth silver dress she flaunts in the movie Welcome (2007/I) was gifted to her by Emilio Pucci.

Voted at the No. 1 spot in FHM India's 100 Sexiest Women in the World poll.

Won Best Female Style Icon at the IIFA Awards.

Won Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award (2008).

Won the British-Indian Actor award for the Zee Cine Awards (2008).

Won the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005) (2006).

Is the most photographed woman in India.

Is the most searched Bollywood celebrity as per Google's 2008 data.

Is active in various charities and often visits orphanages and hospitals.

Her favorite color is pink.



Personal Quotes

"Katrina Kaif is my real name. Kaif is my father's surname, he is Kashmiri. When I joined films I decided to take his surname, since I felt people would be able to associate better with an Indian surname."

It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just want to do good work instead of sporting such meaningless tags. Sex sells, but to a small extent, not always. And this is what filmmakers have to accept. The exposure has to be relevant to the film and its characters and not forced for the sake of titillation. On the contrary, some of the greatest Indian films have been devoid of all these sexual trappings. I know my comfort zone in today's Indian culture and society.

Her thoughts on Bollywood accepting her, being an outsider British girl, into Indian cinema: "I have no complaints. I think I'm especially lucky. As you said, I've come from outside and I'm not even anywhere closely connected. But I have absolutely no problem here. People have been more than welcoming, even before I was ready. There was a time when I felt that I need to take time to understand more about the industry, the workings of it. I was doing my modeling, which I really wanted to do at the time. So that's why even my entry into films was later than people expected." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

"I've been very blessed, I think, or what do you call it... mmm... lucky to get at this stage what I have. It's not like I've come from acting school and done work at an academy or something. I feel I've been given a very huge chance and opportunity." (Stardust magazine, July 2006)

My Hindi was bad about three years ago. I wanted to achieve a certain status in modeling. Through that I got confidence to get into movies. Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005) came at the right time. I had done kathak training which apart from teaching you about dancing also teaches you about emotions. After that experience, I feel this year will be a much better year for me.

I think I have been very lucky so far. I have done a lot of ads and also some films down south. People have liked me. I guess I have found a balance.

Wait and watch. Jee Karda should be on air later this month. We shot at 4am every day to capture the light and it was scorching. To keep cool we would stay in shades and sip fruit juice or mint tea.

Egypt is among the most beautiful countries I have visited - the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We shot in a number of places and I've come back with fond memories of my trip.

I unwind myself by taking off the costume and make-up as soon as the shoot is over! And get a spa treatment. It is extremely relaxing. Unfortunately, the kind of lifestyle and schedule we have, we hardly get time. Not only actors, but I have seen a lot of directors and journalists with skin problems and believe me, all that can be cured by a spa treatment.

Salman Khan did not help me get movie offers. What rubbish! Will any producer take a risk of millions of rupees at the instance of any person? Everyone knows that the film industry is highly competitive, and one gets a job on one's talent only and not on any recommendation.

My relationship with Salman Khan is too personal to talk about. I take my work like any other regular job and what I do in my personal life is no one's business. I'd rather let my work do all the talking.

Every one has her own love life. Every one has a dream to get a perfect life partner. But this is not so easy in real life. In fact, one doesn't love, it happens. As far as I am concerned, I love a boy who is linked with the film industry. However, I shall not name him. You never know what may happen in future.




Awards

Winner

* 2006: Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female), Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
* 2006: Idea Zee F Awards, Fashion Diva of the Year [26]
* 2008: Zee Cine Awards, British Indian Actor Award
* 2008: IIFA Awards, Style Diva of the Year
* 2008: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine, Singh Is Kinng
* 2008: Apsara Film Producers Guild of India Awards, Style Diva of the Year
* 2009: Rajiv Gandhi Award[27]
* 2009: Golden Kela Awards, Dara Singh Award for the Worst Accent
* 2009: Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Heroine [28]
* 2009: ASSOCHAM Award, Performing Excellence [29]
* 2010: Star Screen Awards, Entertainer of the year [30]
* 2010: Stardust Awards, Best Actress - Popular Award for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani [31]
* 2011: Star Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice)
* 2011: Apsara Awards: Hindustan Times Reader's Choice Entertainer Of The Year Award (Female) [1]

Nominated

* 2005: Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Debut, Sarkar
* 2008: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Race
* 2009: Apsara Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role, Race
* 2009: IIFA Award for Best Actress, Singh Is Kinng
* 2009: Stardust Award for Star Of The Year, Singh Is Kinng
* 2009: Stardust Award for Best Actress In A Negative Role, Race
* 2010: Screen Award for Best Actor In Popular Category, New York
* 2010: Stardust Star of the Year Award – Female for New York & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani [32]
* 2010: Filmfare Best Actress Award for New York[33]
* 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor (Female) Rajneeti [2]
* 2010: Big Star Entertainment Award for New Talent of the Decade (Female) [3]



Filmography

Actress (24 titles)

2012 Dhoom 3 (pre-production)

2012 Ek Tha Tiger

2011 Dostana 2 (pre-production)

2011 Main Krishna Hoon (Cameo)*

2011 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (post-production)

2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Releasing on June 24, 2011)

2010 Tees Maar Khan
Anya Khan

2010 Raajneeti
Indu R. Sakseria/Indu P. Pratap

2009 De Dana Dan
Anjali Kakkad

2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Jenny Pinto

2009/I Blue
Nikki

2009 New York
Maya Shaikh

2008 Yuvvraaj
Anushka Banton

2008/II Hello
Story-teller

2008 Singh Is Kinng
Sonia

2008/I Race
Sophia

2007/I Welcome
Sanjana S. Shetty

2007 Partner
Priya R. Jaisingh

2007 Apne
Nandini N. Sarabhai

2007 Namastey London
Jasmeet 'Jazz' M. Malhotra

2006 Balram vs. Tharadas

2006 Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
Jia A. Yashvardhan

2005 Allari Pidugu

2005 Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya
Sonia

2005 Sarkar
Pooja

2004 Malliswari
Malliswari

2003/I Boom
Rina Kaif/Popdi Chinchpokli

Thanks (1 title)
2008/II Hello (thanks)

Hide HideShow ShowSelf (5 titles)
2011 Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (documentary) (post-production)
Herself

2010 55th Idea Filmfare Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer

2008 Channel 4 News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 April 2008 (2008) … Herself

2008 Dus Ka Dum (TV series)
Herself - Guest

2007 Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (TV series)
Herself - Guest


*Till yesterday, she was a Barbie girl, in her Barbie world. And yes, life in plastic is fantastic. But now, Katrina Kaif is all set for a rather interesting makeover. She will play a cameo as Radha in a film on the life of Lord Krishna.

Though Kat did dress up like a mythological figure in the song Main bararish kar doon paise ki in the film De Dana Dan, playing Radha will be an entirely new experience for the actress.

The film called Main Krishna Hoon will be on the life of Lord Krishna, starting from his childhood Leelas (pranks) up to adulthood. The film is being directed by Rajiv S Ruia of My Friend Ganesha fame.

Not revealing much about the plot, Katrina says, "Let it be a secret. But yes, I am doing this film on the life of Lord Krishna because my hairstylist Promila Hunter is producing the film. When she asked me if I would make an appearance I didn't even ask her what my role was. Only later did I get to know that it is a film on the life of Lord Krishna."

Though she makes a guest appearance, Katrina who is currently in Patiala shooting for a Yash Raj film, is busy preparing for it. She is using all her free time to read up on the life of Lord Krishna.

Says the actress, "It always helps to know about areas of culture that you haven't visited. A role could just be an excuse to brush up your knowledge of life outside the entertainment industry."

Wonder who's playing Krishna.




http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1229940/bio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katrina_Kaif