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ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is the noted Producer and Director of Malayalam films
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AMITABH BACHHAN
Amitabh Bachhan is, undoubtedly, the king of Indian commercial Hindi cinema
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ASHA BHONSLE
The first song recorded by her was “Chunaria” in 1948.first Indian artiste whose name figures in the Planet Hollywood chain at Dubai.
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ASHOK KUMAR
First film was Himanshu Rai's Jeevan Naiya (1936) opposite Devika Rani.
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BASU BHATTACHARYA
His first film was Teesri Kasam, released in 1967, is ranked among the best of Indian cinema.
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B.R. CHOPRA
Octogenarian filmmaker, B.R. Chopra was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award
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DADA KONDKE
Dada Kondke was the Marathi comedian who became famous for his double entendres and broad comedy more
DADASAHEB PHALKE
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (1870-1944), popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke,
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DEEPA MEHTA
Deepa Mehta is an internationally acclaimed Indian film-maker, who shot to fame with her controversial film Fire, based on the subject of lesbianism. more
DEV ANAND
Dev Anand (b.1923) made his debut in Hindi films in 1946 and more
DEVIKA RANI
Devika Rani was the leading heroine of Hindi films during the thirties and forties more
DILIP KUMAR
Dilip Kumar, the thespian of Hindi filmdom, is regarded as the epitome of emoting and the ‘monarch of tragedy’. more
GULZAR
Born in Deena (Now in Pakistan) on 18th August 1936, Gulzar began his film career more
GURU DUTT
Guru Dutt is remembered in the history of Indian cinema as the brooding intense romantic who attempted more
HEMA MALINI
Regarded as Bollywood's 'Dream girl', Hema Malini was the leading female star more
JAHNU BARUA
He is the renowned Assamese film-maker who has brought films from more
KAMAL HASAN
A versatile actor of Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films, more
K.L.SIAGAL
K.L.Saigal (1904-1947) is regarded as the greatest singer of the century. more
LATA MANGESHKAR
Lata Mangeshkar (b.1929) is the indisputable and reigning queen of the Indian film music. more
MAMOOTY
Mohammed Kutty alias Mammootty, the Malayalam movie megastar was born in Kottayam Chembu.. more
MANI RATNAM
Mani Ratnam is one the most renowned and sought after directors in India. more
MADHUBALA
Madhubala (1933-1969), whose real name was Begum Mumtaz Jehan, created a sensation in more
MAJROOH SULTANPURI
Majrooh Sultanpuri was a famous poet and film lyricist who died recently at the age of 78. more
MEENA KUMARI
Meena Kumari (1932-1972) acted in her first film at the age of six. more
MEERA NAIR
Renowned film-maker of Indian origin, she gained world-wide fame for probing and presenting more
MOHAMMAD RAFI
Mohammad Rafi ruled the world of Hindi film music with his voice for well more
MRINAL SEN
Mrinal Sen was born in 1923 in Faridpur, presently in Bangladesh. more
NASEERUDDIN SHAH
Born in 1950 and educated at the National School of Drama in Delhi more
NATARAJA MUDALIAR
R.Nataraja Mudaliar (b.1885) was the pioneer of silent cinema in South India. more
NAUSHAD ALI
Naushad Ali (b.1919) was the famous Hindi-Urdu music composer who is renowned for his memorable more
NARGIS
Nargis (1929-1981), whose real name was Fatima A.Rashid, was introduced into films at the age more
PREM NAZIR
Prem Nazir (original name Abdul Khader) reigned at the centre-stage of the Malayalam screen more
RAJENDRA KUMAR
Rajendra Kumar started his career as an assistant director before he took to acting. more
RAJ KAPOOR
Rightly described as a megastar, producer, director, actor and all-round showman more
RAJ KUMAR
Raj Kumar is the noted Kannada superstar, who has contributed tremendously to more
RITWIK GHATAK
Ritwik Ghatak, who came to films from the stage, was the pioneer of the New Cinema movement more
SAYEED AKHTAR MIRZA
He is one of the most vociferous spokesmen of the new cinema movement in India. more
SATYAJIT RAY
Satyajit Ray was India’s most awarded and feted director. His first film was Pather Pancheli. more
SHABANA AZMI
Renowned Hindi film actress, Member of Parliament and Social activist more
SHIVAJI GANESAN
Veteran Tamil film actor, who has about 300 films to his credit, has been awarded more
SHYAM BENEGAL
Born in 1934 in Andhra Pradesh, Shyam Benegal originated what has come to be called "middle cinema". more
SMITA PATIL
Smita Patil was one of the most intense heroines of Hindi cinema. more
TAPAN SINHA
A veteran of 1950’s became unceasingly mature in the 1970’s and 1980’s. more
TARUN MAJUMDAR
A master story teller, he does not seem able to overcome a fixation with the more
V. SHANTARAM
V. Shantaram, the doyen of lyrical films, made several memorable films like Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani more
UTTAM KUMAR
Uttam Kumar (1926-1980), whose real name was Arun Kumar Chatterjee, was the superstar and one more
YASH CHOPRA
Yash Chopra (b.1932) is a renowned Hindi film director, who directed his more
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