A unique combination of circumstances led to him landing in Bombay soon after the Partition and being tasked with directing a film, though his cinematic experience was limited to being a film journalist. He even managed to rope in a top actor – and on the very first day, questioned his rendition of a crucial scene.
Recalling the episode decades later, veteran Hindi film director and producer B.R. Chopra revealed that Ashok Kumar, who had somehow agreed to act in the film despite his misgivings at its totally green director, was taken aback.
“He then suggested that he would do the shot again in the way I suggested, and prints of both this and the way he had done, should be made, and he would check them the next day to see which was better,” he told Bollywood personality and chronicler Shashi Ranjan in an interview.
As a nervous Chopra arrived...
Recalling the episode decades later, veteran Hindi film director and producer B.R. Chopra revealed that Ashok Kumar, who had somehow agreed to act in the film despite his misgivings at its totally green director, was taken aback.
“He then suggested that he would do the shot again in the way I suggested, and prints of both this and the way he had done, should be made, and he would check them the next day to see which was better,” he told Bollywood personality and chronicler Shashi Ranjan in an interview.
As a nervous Chopra arrived...
- 4/22/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It is one of Hindi films’ most cherished and eternal romantic songs, featuring the urbane Guru Dutt and the ethereal Waheeda Rehman, but the dream-like music for “Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho” was scored by its composer within 10 minutes and its opening lyrics took even lesser time. Music director Ravi, to whom we owe this melody, revealed the tune came to him as he was returning home from work and it took him “just 5 to 7 minutes” to refine it.
Stopping there, he called up lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and recited “Chaudvin ka chand ho…”. In a minute, Shakeel responded with “Ya aftaab ho…” and after another couple of minutes, added “Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam, laajawab ho”.
“Chaudvin ka Chand” (1960) proved to be a pace-setter for Ravi, who was born in Delhi on this day (March 3) in 1926, for it established his reputation, and he went on to score for many...
Stopping there, he called up lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and recited “Chaudvin ka chand ho…”. In a minute, Shakeel responded with “Ya aftaab ho…” and after another couple of minutes, added “Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam, laajawab ho”.
“Chaudvin ka Chand” (1960) proved to be a pace-setter for Ravi, who was born in Delhi on this day (March 3) in 1926, for it established his reputation, and he went on to score for many...
- 3/3/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Sania Mirza Sought A Khula From Ex-Husband Shoaib Malik(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Sania Mirza is finally divorced from Shoaib Malik, and her family has confirmed that the divorce happened way before Shoaib married actress Sana Javed. The world was surprised when on a lazy Saturday morning, Shoaib dropped pictures of his Nikaah with Pakistani actress Sana Javed. Everyone wanted to know what happened with Sania.
Now, in a public letter, Sania’s family and team have confirmed that the sportswoman has been divorced for a few months. Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik have a son whom they will co-parent.
However, in an exclusive conversation with Ndtv, Sania Mirza’s father has confirmed that she sought a khula rather than Talaq and that is why Shoaib moved ahead and married Sana Javed.
Trending Indian Film Industry Report Card (1989-2023): Shah Rukh Khan Rules With 10 Hgoty Films (Delivering 5 Back To Back...
Sania Mirza is finally divorced from Shoaib Malik, and her family has confirmed that the divorce happened way before Shoaib married actress Sana Javed. The world was surprised when on a lazy Saturday morning, Shoaib dropped pictures of his Nikaah with Pakistani actress Sana Javed. Everyone wanted to know what happened with Sania.
Now, in a public letter, Sania’s family and team have confirmed that the sportswoman has been divorced for a few months. Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik have a son whom they will co-parent.
However, in an exclusive conversation with Ndtv, Sania Mirza’s father has confirmed that she sought a khula rather than Talaq and that is why Shoaib moved ahead and married Sana Javed.
Trending Indian Film Industry Report Card (1989-2023): Shah Rukh Khan Rules With 10 Hgoty Films (Delivering 5 Back To Back...
- 1/21/2024
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
Sania Mirza’s Husband, Shoaib Malik, Marries For The Third Time(Photo Credit –Instagram)
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has married actress Sana Javed, and as he gets married for the third time and drops his Nikaah pictures, the internet is too confused to react. Even, we are confused about calling him Sania Mirza’s husband or ex-husband. The Nikaah pictures come a few days after Sania Mirza’s cryptic note about marriages and divorce.
The internet is amused since Sana Javed is married to Pakistani singer Umair Jaswal, and while the two have sparked divorce rumors and speculations in the past few days, none of them officially announced their divorce.
Social media was shocked and amused at such a weird kind of divorce announcement and reacted to the same, asking the four of them about their current status and divorce.
Trending Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Unheard ‘Roka’ Story With Abhishek Bachchan...
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has married actress Sana Javed, and as he gets married for the third time and drops his Nikaah pictures, the internet is too confused to react. Even, we are confused about calling him Sania Mirza’s husband or ex-husband. The Nikaah pictures come a few days after Sania Mirza’s cryptic note about marriages and divorce.
The internet is amused since Sana Javed is married to Pakistani singer Umair Jaswal, and while the two have sparked divorce rumors and speculations in the past few days, none of them officially announced their divorce.
Social media was shocked and amused at such a weird kind of divorce announcement and reacted to the same, asking the four of them about their current status and divorce.
Trending Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Unheard ‘Roka’ Story With Abhishek Bachchan...
- 1/20/2024
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
Actress and singer Zahrah Khan has reflected back on her journey this year, calling it ‘grateful and incredible’, and shared how she wants to be successful like her mother Salma Agha.
Zahrah is the daughter of Pakistani singer and actress Salma Agha, who had worked in both Pakistani and Indian film industry in the 80s and 90s.
Zahrah’s father is a squash player Rahmat Khan. Salma is known for her work in movies like ‘Nikaah’, ‘Oonche Log’, ‘Jungle Ki Beti’, ‘Paanch Fauladi’ and others. Zahrah is known for her melodious hits like ‘Kusu Kusu’, and ‘Dance Meri Rani’.
The diva has opened up on reflecting upon the new year, plans for forthcoming year and more.
Talking about how she is grateful for every bit of it and and the excitement of the future, Zahrah revealed: “I am immensely grateful for the growth I’ve experienced every year since entering...
Zahrah is the daughter of Pakistani singer and actress Salma Agha, who had worked in both Pakistani and Indian film industry in the 80s and 90s.
Zahrah’s father is a squash player Rahmat Khan. Salma is known for her work in movies like ‘Nikaah’, ‘Oonche Log’, ‘Jungle Ki Beti’, ‘Paanch Fauladi’ and others. Zahrah is known for her melodious hits like ‘Kusu Kusu’, and ‘Dance Meri Rani’.
The diva has opened up on reflecting upon the new year, plans for forthcoming year and more.
Talking about how she is grateful for every bit of it and and the excitement of the future, Zahrah revealed: “I am immensely grateful for the growth I’ve experienced every year since entering...
- 12/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actress-singer Salma Agha, who graced the stage of singing reality show ‘Indian Idol 14’, complimented contestant Adya Mishra’s performance on the song ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’, and said she is in perfect harmony with her singing.
The 1982 romantic drama ‘Nikaah’ stars Raj Babbar and Salma Agha in the lead roles. The iconic track ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuon Me Bah Gaye’ is sung by Salma, and she also won the award for ‘Best Female Playback Singer’ for the song.
‘Indian Idol 14’ celebrated Raj Babbar, and the contestants paid him a musical tribute.
Faridabad’s Adya showcased her versatility by singing ‘Mee Raat Takali’ from the 1977 classic Marathi film ‘Jait Re Jait’, and ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’.
Complimenting Adya’s performance, Raj Babbar said: “Your singing is infused with emotion. I must say, Salma Agha, who herself was a singer and actor in the song ‘Dil...
The 1982 romantic drama ‘Nikaah’ stars Raj Babbar and Salma Agha in the lead roles. The iconic track ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuon Me Bah Gaye’ is sung by Salma, and she also won the award for ‘Best Female Playback Singer’ for the song.
‘Indian Idol 14’ celebrated Raj Babbar, and the contestants paid him a musical tribute.
Faridabad’s Adya showcased her versatility by singing ‘Mee Raat Takali’ from the 1977 classic Marathi film ‘Jait Re Jait’, and ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’.
Complimenting Adya’s performance, Raj Babbar said: “Your singing is infused with emotion. I must say, Salma Agha, who herself was a singer and actor in the song ‘Dil...
- 12/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actress-singer Salma Agha, who graced the stage of singing reality show ‘Indian Idol 14’, complimented contestant Adya Mishra’s performance on the song ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’, and said she is in perfect harmony with her singing.
The 1982 romantic drama ‘Nikaah’ stars Raj Babbar and Salma Agha in the lead roles. The iconic track ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuon Me Bah Gaye’ is sung by Salma, and she also won the award for ‘Best Female Playback Singer’ for the song.
‘Indian Idol 14’ celebrated Raj Babbar, and the contestants paid him a musical tribute.
Faridabad’s Adya showcased her versatility by singing ‘Mee Raat Takali’ from the 1977 classic Marathi film ‘Jait Re Jait’, and ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’.
Complimenting Adya’s performance, Raj Babbar said: “Your singing is infused with emotion. I must say, Salma Agha, who herself was a singer and actor in the song ‘Dil...
The 1982 romantic drama ‘Nikaah’ stars Raj Babbar and Salma Agha in the lead roles. The iconic track ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuon Me Bah Gaye’ is sung by Salma, and she also won the award for ‘Best Female Playback Singer’ for the song.
‘Indian Idol 14’ celebrated Raj Babbar, and the contestants paid him a musical tribute.
Faridabad’s Adya showcased her versatility by singing ‘Mee Raat Takali’ from the 1977 classic Marathi film ‘Jait Re Jait’, and ‘Dil Ke Armaan Aansuo Mein Bah Gaye’.
Complimenting Adya’s performance, Raj Babbar said: “Your singing is infused with emotion. I must say, Salma Agha, who herself was a singer and actor in the song ‘Dil...
- 12/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Mumbai, March 24 (Ians) Veteran actor and politician Raj Babbar recalled working in the multi-starrer film ‘Hum Paanch’ in 1980 with director Bapu and producer Boney Kapoor. He shared a fun memory related to a dance sequence in the film and joked about himself and his co-actors Nasiruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, and Uday Chandra by calling everyone a “good dancer” except Mithun Chakraborty.
Though in reality it was just the opposite. He said: “Back then, during the ‘Hum Paanch’ shoot, there were about 1,000-1,500 dancers, and it was Boney Kapoor’s first film. Nasiruddin Shah, Me, Gulshan Grover, and Uday Chandra were very good dancers who struggled with every move, while Mithun Chakraborty, who was a very bad dancer, nailed every step perfectly in just one shot. We all were tense seeing this. Our dance director at the time was Kamal(Kumar) ji, who was strict but a big star director.”
Raj...
Though in reality it was just the opposite. He said: “Back then, during the ‘Hum Paanch’ shoot, there were about 1,000-1,500 dancers, and it was Boney Kapoor’s first film. Nasiruddin Shah, Me, Gulshan Grover, and Uday Chandra were very good dancers who struggled with every move, while Mithun Chakraborty, who was a very bad dancer, nailed every step perfectly in just one shot. We all were tense seeing this. Our dance director at the time was Kamal(Kumar) ji, who was strict but a big star director.”
Raj...
- 3/24/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 23 (Ians) TV and film actress Juhi Babbar is a huge fan of her father, veteran actor Raj Babbar and said that she highly appreciates the negative characters played by him. She added that among many of his films, she is most fond of the 1982 romantic drama ‘Nikaah’.
Juhi shared: “I am the biggest fan of my father, but I think I really like him in the film ‘Nikaah’. I also appreciate his portrayal of negative characters; although I haven’t had the chance to watch ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ yet, I am confident in my father’s ability to excel in such roles.”
Juhi made her film debut with ‘Kash Aap Hamare Hote’, and later became part of ‘Aiyaary’, Faraaz’, a silent film ‘Reflections’, Punjabi movie ‘Yaaran Naal Baharan’, and many more.
While recalling his movies, she talked about the 1984 movie ‘Inteha’ and shared: “One of his movies, ‘Inteha...
Juhi shared: “I am the biggest fan of my father, but I think I really like him in the film ‘Nikaah’. I also appreciate his portrayal of negative characters; although I haven’t had the chance to watch ‘Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ yet, I am confident in my father’s ability to excel in such roles.”
Juhi made her film debut with ‘Kash Aap Hamare Hote’, and later became part of ‘Aiyaary’, Faraaz’, a silent film ‘Reflections’, Punjabi movie ‘Yaaran Naal Baharan’, and many more.
While recalling his movies, she talked about the 1984 movie ‘Inteha’ and shared: “One of his movies, ‘Inteha...
- 3/23/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Ace Choreographer Pappu Khanna, who has won immense accolades for his movie choreography with blockbusters such as Daimini, Ghatak, Nikaah, Lal Baadshah, Jai Kishen, Guddu and many more, is all set to open his very first dance academy. Mr. Khanna has worked with several Bollywood actors in the past like, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Deol and Suniel Shetty and has made many more dance to his tunes.
Having worked over 500 movies & several chart-buster songs choreographed by Mr Khanna, the dance maestro has added yet another feather in his cap with his dance academy all set to open soon.
Pappu Khanna’s novel thought of opening a dance academy came into being as he thought there are many young people who want to learn dancing but need to have the right kind of training predominantly in Bollywood.
Pappu Khanna’s dance academy would specialize in Zumba and...
Having worked over 500 movies & several chart-buster songs choreographed by Mr Khanna, the dance maestro has added yet another feather in his cap with his dance academy all set to open soon.
Pappu Khanna’s novel thought of opening a dance academy came into being as he thought there are many young people who want to learn dancing but need to have the right kind of training predominantly in Bollywood.
Pappu Khanna’s dance academy would specialize in Zumba and...
- 4/26/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, May 5: Actor Arjun Kapoor, who did an intimate scene in his debut film "Ishqzaade", also shot a lovemaking scene for his forthcoming thriller "Aurangzeb" and seems to have mastered the art of doing them.
Directed by Atul Sabharwal, "Aurangzeb" is about land mafia and features Arjun along with Prithviraj and Sasha Agha.
Releasing May 17, the film is launching Sasha, daughter of "Nikaah" fame Pakistani actress Salma Agha, in Bollywood.
The director was apprehensive how comfortable she would be doing intense lovemaking scene with her co-star Arjun.
"Arjun explained to her the reason for the scenes and its nuances. Arjun also requested Atul that minimum crew members be present on the sets. After the.
Directed by Atul Sabharwal, "Aurangzeb" is about land mafia and features Arjun along with Prithviraj and Sasha Agha.
Releasing May 17, the film is launching Sasha, daughter of "Nikaah" fame Pakistani actress Salma Agha, in Bollywood.
The director was apprehensive how comfortable she would be doing intense lovemaking scene with her co-star Arjun.
"Arjun explained to her the reason for the scenes and its nuances. Arjun also requested Atul that minimum crew members be present on the sets. After the.
- 5/5/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
New Delhi, Sep 3: Pakistani actress Salma Agha's daughter Sasha is set to make inroads into the Hindi film industry with Yash Raj Films' "Aurangzeb". She will play a glamourous role.
Incidentally, Sasha's mother, singer-actress Salma, made her Bollywood debut with Yrf head honcho Yash Chopra's elder brother B.R. Chopra's movie "Nikaah" in 1982.
Now Sasha is ready to carve her niche in the industry.
In "Aurangzeb",.
Incidentally, Sasha's mother, singer-actress Salma, made her Bollywood debut with Yrf head honcho Yash Chopra's elder brother B.R. Chopra's movie "Nikaah" in 1982.
Now Sasha is ready to carve her niche in the industry.
In "Aurangzeb",.
- 9/3/2012
- by Smith Cox
- RealBollywood.com
Unlike other Pakistani singers, ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali says he has no plans to lend vocals to Bollywood songs and is happy that his genre of music is slowly getting the much-needed recognition.I am not the one who can sing for movies. Ghazal is my first love and it is really close to my heart. I cannot sing any song if someone just asks me to. The song should also appeal to me, I should like it, Ghulam Ali told Ians in an interview.Hailing from west Punjab.s heartland of Sialkot in Pakistan, the musical genius has been singing ghazals for the past 55 years.He made an entry in Indian cinema with his popular song Chupke Chupke Raat Din for B.R. Chopra.s Nikaah. His other famous ghazals include, Humko kis ke gum ne mara, Kal chaudavi ki raat thi, and .Hungama hai kyon barpa.The era of...
- 12/26/2010
- Filmicafe
Yesteryear's actress and singer Salma Agha is back in news. This time for a different reason. Salma who has been part of some big Bollywood films like Nikaah is all geared to groom her daughter into filmdom. The actress, who's based in Dubai currently, was in town to introduce her daughter to potential film producers. It's learnt that Salma Agha's daughter will make her Bollywood debut soon and the film will be co-produced by the actress. Salam is making sure that her daught...
- 7/2/2009
- GlamSham
Blessed was the day when he embraced the silver screen By portraying life which the human race always seen B.R.Chopra was the name of that gentle soul Who helped many a star score millions of goal! For all those who think that it's a typing mistake that we have addressed the legendary as 'was' instead of 'is', then, it only means that you still have not been hit by the tornado of the news which has not only shook us but every film lover. The news was that Baldev Raj Chopra aka B.R.Chopra (the elder brother of Yash Chopra and father of Ravi Chopra), one of the famous names who were instrumental in giving Bollywood its identity, is no more amongst us, after he lost his battle to the illness, which was ailing him since long. The 95 year old doyen breathed his last today morning at...
- 11/5/2008
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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