Bollywood Actor Feroz Khan 1939 - 2009

Feroz Khan (September 25, 1939 – 27 April 2009) was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. For his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger and cigar toting persona which revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional Filmi hero, he is known as the Clint Eastwood of the East and a style icon in the industry.

He appeared in over 50 films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and became one of India's best-loved heroes with his role in the 1980 hit film Qurbani, which he also directed. Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like Dayavan (1988) and Janbaaz (1986). He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

Born	25 September 1939(1939-09-25) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died	27 April 2009(2009-04-27) (aged 69) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor, Editor, Producer, Director
Years active	1960-2007
Religion	Muslim
Spouse	Sundari (1965-1985)
Children	Fardeen Khan Laila Khan

Feroz Khan was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1939. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli, a Afghan hailing from the Ghazni province of Afghanistan, and his mother was of Persian ancestry. He was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Germain's Boys High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), businessman Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan (director). He has a sister Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he arrived in Mumbai where he made his debut as second lead in Didi in 1960.

Career

For the next five years, he was forced to rap for audiences that were seven years old. Through the early 1960s and 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes to India opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar's Oonche Log, where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar; he gave a notable sensitive performance. Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical Arzoo, starring Sadhana. With this, Khan earned his entry into A-list second leads. With the film Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films Upaasna (1967), Mela (1971), and Nagin (1976).

He turned into a successful producer and director in 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his first directorial film Apradh, which was the first Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. He produced, directed, and starred in the 1975 film Dharmatma, which was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director, and star and marked appearance of actress Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.

Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing and starring in many of his films. He also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974). The 1980 film Qurbani, with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and launched the singing career of iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track "Aap Jaisa Koi." In 1986, he directed and starred in Janbaaz, a box-office hit, which some consider to be one of his best movies, featured an all-star cast and was possessed of great songs and excellent cinematography. In 1988, he directed and starred in Dayavan, which was a remake of a South Indian film titled Nayagan. After directing and starring in Yalgaar (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years.

He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film Prem Aggan, which, however, was a box-office bomb. In 2003, he made his acting comeback as well as produced and directed Janasheen, which also starred his son Fardeen. He always used performing animals in his films—a chimpanzee and lion were used in Janasheen—but People for Animals (PFA) Haryana chairman Naresh Kadyan moved a complaint in the court of law at Faridabad for animal cruelty and legal action as per law against the producer, director, and actor.

He starred alongside his son again in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) and made his last film appearance in Welcome (2007).

Feroz Khan was ahead of his time in terms of his unmatchable style, which reflected in his movies and music. His movies like Qurbani and Dharmatma are cult favourites in Hindi cinema. Though he was not considered a superstar, he would remain immortal for several years to come.

In May 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother's film, Taj Mahal. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk and insulted Pakistani singer and anchor Fakhr-e-Alam and criticizing the country saying:

"I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim and our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here."

Pakistan's high commission in India and the foreign and interior ministries were subsequently directed to deny Khan a visa in the future.

Personal life

Feroz Khan has a son named Fardeen Khan who is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz. He also has a daughter Laila Khan, who is married to Farhan Furniturewala. Laila was married to Rohit Rajpal, a national level tennis player but divorced him and married Furniturewala in 2010. Although Fardeen and Farhan had their differences and nearly came to blows at a nightclub with each other, Fardeen and Farhan sorted everything out and accepted each other later on.

Awards and nominations

• Filmfare Best Debut Award: Didi(1960)
• Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1970)
• Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for International Crook (1974)
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001^[12]
• Filmfare Nomination as Best Villain for Janasheen (2003)
• Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008
• "Pride of the industry" at the Max Stardust Awards 2009.

Filmography

• Didi (1960)
• Main Shadi Karne Chala (1962)
• Tarzan Goes to India (1962) ... Prince Raghu Kumar
• Bahurani (1963) ... Vikram
• Suhagan (1964) ... Shankar
• Char Dervesh (1964) ... Qamar Bhakt
• Teesra Kaun (1965)
• Oonche Log (1965) ... Rajnikant
• Ek Sapera Ek Lootera (1965) ... Mohan/Vijay Pratap Singh
• Arzoo (1965) ... Ramesh
• Tasveer (1966)
• Main Wohi Hoon (1966) ... Vijay
• Woh Koi Aur Hoga (1967)
• Raat Aur Din (1967) ... Dilip
• CID 909 (1967)
• Aurat (1967)
• Aag (1967) ... Shanker
• Pyaasi Sham (1969) ... Ashok
• Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) ... Jai Kishan/J.K.
• Safar (1970) ... Shekhar Kapoor
• Mela (1971)
• Ek Paheli (1971) ... Sudhir
• Upaasna (1971)
• Apradh (1972) ... Ram Khana
• Kashmakash (1973)
• Kisan Aur Bhagwan (1974)
• Khhotte Sikkay (1974) ... Horseback rider
• Geeta Mera Naam (1974)
• Bhagat Dhanna Jatt (1974) ... Ramu
• Anjaan Raahen (1974) ... Anand
• International Crook (1974) ... SP Rajesh
• Rani Aur Lalpari (1975) ... Gulliver
• Kala Sona (1975) ... Rakesh
• Aa Jaa Sanam (1975) ... Dr. Satish
• Dharmatma (1975) .... Ranbir
• Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976)
• Qabeela (1976)
• Shanker shambu (1976) ...Shambu
• Nagin (1976) ... Raj
• Jadu Tona (1977) ... Dr. Kailash
• Darinda (1977)
• Chunaoti (1980)
• Qurbani (1980) ... Rajesh Kumar/Kailash Nath
• Khoon Aur Paani (1981)
• Kachche Heere (1982) ... Nephew of Kamal Singh
• Janbaaz (1986) ... Inspector Rajesh Singh
• Dayavan (1988) ... Shankar Waghmare
• Meet Mere Man Ka (1991)
• Yalgaar (1992) ... Rajesh Ashwini Kumar
• Prem Agan (1998) ...
• Janasheen (2003) ... Saba Karim Shah
• Chitappa (2005) ... Raman
• Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) ... Jehangir Khan (Special Appearance)
• Om Shanti Om (2007) ... as himself (Special Appearance)
• Welcome (2007) ... Ranbir Dhanraj Xaka (RDX)

Death and Funeral

He succumbed to a battle with cancer on April 27, 2009. During his illness he returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.

He was laid to rest in his beloved Bangalore near to his mother's grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan with thousands in attendance included his close family, dear friends, and notable celebrities of Indian film industry. He was remembered for his larger than life presence, and excellence in cinema.

Politician Sher-e-bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq 1873 - 1962

Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (Bengali: আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক Abul Kashem Fozlul Hôk) (26 October 1873—27 April 1962), often referred to as Sher-e-Bangla (Bengali: শেরে বাংলা Shere Bangla, from Urdu: Sher-e Banglā "Tiger of Bengal") was a well-known Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century. He held different political posts including those of General Secretary of Indian National Congress (1918–1919), Education Minister (1924), the first Muslim Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Chief Minister of undivided Bengal (1937–1943) and East Pakistan (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955–56), Governor of East Pakistan (1956–58), Food and Agriculture Minister of Pakistan (1958–61)

Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq
Born	26 October 1873 Saturia, Jhalokati District, Bangladesh
Died	27 April 1962 Dhaka, (the then East Pakistan)
Other names	Sher-e-Bangla (Tiger of Bengal)
Organization	Indian National Congress Muslim League Krishak Praja Party Sramik-Krishak Dal
Political movement	Khilafat movement Non-cooperation movement Pakistan movement Bengali Language Movement
Religion	Islam
Spouse	Khadija Begum
Children	A. K. Faezul Huq

Huq was born to an agricultural peasant's family to parents Qazi Muhammad Wajed, from Chakhar, and his wife Saidunnissa Khatun, in his mother's town of Saturia in Jhalokati district (present day Bangladesh). His primary education began at a local Madrassah ( Islamic school). Later he got admitted to Barisal Zilla School and from there passed the Entrance examination in 1890 and the FA Examination in 1892 from Kolkata. He then obtained a BA degree (with triple Honours in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) from Presidency College, Kolkata and an MA on Mathematics from Calcutta University (De & Rahim 2003). His formal education was completed with a BL degree in 1897 from the University Law College. He was the second Muslim in the Indian subcontinent to obtain a law degree (Gandhi 1986, p. 189).

After obtaining the BL degree Fazlul Huq started legal practice as an apprentice under Ashutosh Mukherjee. After the death of his father Huq started legal practice in Barisal town. In 1906 Huq entered government service as a Deputy Magistrate. He took an active part in founding the All India Muslim League at Dhaka on 30 December 1906. Subsequently he resigned from public service and joined the Calcutta High Court for legal practice (De & Rahim 2003).

Political career in British India

Fazlul Huq got initiation in politics in the hands of Sir Khwaja Salimullah and Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury. With their assistance he entered the Bengal Legislative Council in 1913 as an elected member from the Dhaka (Dacca) Division. For 1913-1916 Huq served as the Secretary of the Bengal Provincial Muslim League and Joint Secretary of the All India Muslim League. Then he served as the President of the All India Muslim League from 1916 to 1921. He played an instrumental role in formulating the Lucknow Pact of 1916 between the Congress and the Muslim League. In 1917 Huq became Joint Secretary of the Indian National Congress and in 1918-1919 he served this organisation as its General Secretary.

In 1919 Fazlul Huq joined the Khilafat movement. But he had a difference of opinion about non-cooperation with mainstream Congress leaders. Though he supported the boycott of British goods and titles, he opposed the idea of boycotting of educational institutions, particularly considering the backward condition of the Muslim community. This difference of opinion eventually made him leave Congress (De & Rahim 2003).

Fazlul Huq amongst Muslim League Working Committee at the Lahore session

After alienation from the Congress party, it was up to the Muslims to nominate a mayor in Calcutta. It was in 1935 that, with the Congress' support, Fazlul Huq was chosen and elected first Muslim mayor of Calcutta. Prior to 1937 election, Fazlul Huq reorganized the defunct Proja-Shamiti and renamed it as Krishak Praja Party (KPP). Many contemporary politicians including Mohammad Akram Khan stood against it under the umbrella of "United Muslim Party". But Fazlul Huq won 39 seats and they won 38 seats. Congress claimed majority with 60 seats (Al Helal 2003, pp. 38–39). Later that year Sher-e-Bangla joined Muslim League and subsequently become the chairman of the Bengal headquarter of the party, Suhrawardy became the secretary (Al Helal 2003, p. 43). Afterwards he acted as the Chief Minister (also called Premier) of undivided Bengal between 1937 to 1943. Fazlul Huq drafted and moved the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940. According to this resolution, North-eastern and Eastern parts of India happened to be formed as sovereign states (Al Helal 2003, p. 45). It established Muslim League's demand for a homeland for Muslims, that ultimately resulted in the nation of Pakistan (Richard 2005, p. 107). However after 1942 Huq actually opposed the Two-Nation Theory and tried to mobilise non-Muslim League Muslim leaders against Partition of India (De & Rahim 2003).

Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq was the key national leader behind the emergence of Bengali (especially Muslim) middle class in British India. He appointed Comrade Muzaffar Ahmed and Kazi Nazrul Islam as the editor and assistant editors of the "Daily Nabojug" (The Daily New Age), a newspaper that he brought out in 1920. Under the editorship of this accomplished duo, the Daily Nabojug became the most progressive newspaper of Bangla voicing the issues and concerns of lower middle and working class people of Bengal.

Political career in East Pakistan

After the departure of the British colonial government in South Asia and subsequent birth of Pakistan and India in August 1947, Huq settled in Dhaka (then capital of East Pakistan) and served as the Advocate General of East Pakistan from 1947 to 1952. He soon got involved with Bengali Language Movement. Huq was injured with many people by the police lathi charged on the demonstrating students. On 27 July 1953, Shere-e-Bangla founded the 'Sramik-Krishak Dal'. Fazlul Huq along with Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Suhrawardy formed the United Front to contest the election of 1954, in which they had a landslide victory. Huq's charisma was a dominant factor for the victory of the Front (De & Rahim 2003). Rejection of West Pakistan's dominance over East Pakistan and the desire for Bengali provincial autonomy were the main ingredients of the coalition's twenty-one-point platform. After the elections A. K. Fazlul Huq became the Chief (or Prime) Minister, once again, but this time of East Bengal. However, the East Pakistani election and the coalition's victory proved pyrrhic; Bengali factionalism surfaced soon after the election and the United Front fell apart. From 1954 to Ayub's assumption of power in 1958, the Sramik-Krishak Dal led by Huq and the Awami League led by Suhrawardy were engaged in a ceaseless battle for control of East Pakistan's provincial government. In August 1955, Huq was invited to join the central cabinet as the Home Minister. In 1956, he became the Governor of East Pakistan and was removed from that post in 1958. At that time, it was rumored that Huq had some bitter rivalry against Muhammad Ali Bogra and Suhrawardy and finally he decided to retire from active politics (Umar 2004, pp. 279–280). He was food and agriculture minister of Pakistan till 1961.

Criticism

Although Huq was widely respected for his personality and leadership quality, his frequent change of policies has also sometimes been viewed as lack of consistency. De & Rahim (2003) interprets the contradictory ingredients manifested through Huq's words and actions as a result of conflicts among his Muslim identity, Bengali identity and Pakistani identity. While we has worried about the development of backward Muslim community, he was also occupied with the thought of the progress of the entire Bengali nation and at the same time carefully nurtured the dream of united independent India or Pakistan. As a result, it was not possible for him to pursue a consistent agenda throughout his long political career. However, Huq did not consider change in policy as a change of principle. According to him policies were like umbrellas, meant to be held in different directions according to necessity (Jalil 2006).

Ziring (2000, p. 157) observes Huq to be conservative in temperament in his dealings with Maulana Bhasani after the break-up of the United Front. He was sometimes criticised for nepotism, though at a very limited level (Jalil 2006).

Personal life

Fazlul Huq led a very simple personal life (De & Rahim 2003). After death of his first wife, with whom he had one child (Rice Begum), Fazlul Huq married Khadija Begum (November 1919 - 6 November 1992). Their only son, A. K. Faezul Huq, was a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, and freelance journalist. His extended family is scattered around India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Death

Tomb of A. K. Fazlul Huq at Dhaka.

Fazlul Huq died on Friday 27 April 1962 at 10:20 am at an age of 89 years and 6 months. His dead body was kept at his 27 K. M. Das Lane residence at Tikatuli till 10:30 am of 28 April on a customized ice-bed. Then his Salat al-Janazah prayer was held at the Paltan Moydan. The funeral of this popular leader drew a crowd of over half a million. All educational institutions of Pakistan were declared closed on 30 April to pay tribute to him. All important officials of Pakistan attended his Janazah.

In the words of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto - " He was a man of action, tact and kindness. A true Muslim, a proud Bengali, a patriotic Pakistani and a committed Socialist, Abu al-Kazem Haq, Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'oon "

Sher-e-Bangla was buried in Dhaka. His tomb is situated at the southern end of the Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, to the west of the Shishu Academy (De & Rahim 2003).

In his historical book "Understanding the Muslim Mind" Gandhi (2000), concluded his account of Fazlul Huq with the following comment:

He who in 1943 had wanted to see Nazimuddin and Suhrawardy bite the dust now shares the same stretch of earth with them. All three are buried, side by side, in the grounds of the Dhaka High Court. For a while, the two of them were called Prime Minister of Pakistan. Fazlul Huq was not. But only he was spoken of as the Royal Bengal Tiger.

Legacy

The greatest contribution of Sher-e-Bangla for the economic emancipation of the poor peasants of East bengal/East Pakistan now Bangladesh was the formation of the Rin Salishi (Debt Review) Board, which helped numerous peasants to get their lands back from the ravenous usurers. To free the peasants from the exploitation of the usurers, he founded nearly 11,000 such boards around the country. He also introduced new laws (Bengali Shop Worker bill) to protect the poor shop (retail) workers ensuring better employment conditions and holiday pay.

Sher-e-Bangla founded several educational and technical institutions for the Bengali Muslims, including: Adina Fazlul Huq College in Rajshahi, Eliot Hostel, Tyler Hostel, Medical College Hostel, Engineering College Hostel, Muslim Institute Building, Dhaka Eden Girls' College Building, Fazlul Huq College at Chakhar, Fazlul Huq Hall (Dhaka University), Tejgaon Agriculture College, Bulbul Music Academy and Central Women's’ College. Sher-e-Bangla also had significant contribution for founding the leading University in Bangladesh - Dhaka University. During Fazlul Huq's premiership as the Chief Minister, Bangla Academy was founded and Bengali New Year's (Pohela Baishakh) was declared a public holiday.

Throughout Bangladesh, various educational institutions (e.g. Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College), roads, neighborhoods (Sher-e-Bangla Nagor), and stadiums (Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium)Sher e Bangla Adricultural University(SAU) Dhaka, have been named after him. This depicts the respect of the people for Sher-e-Bangla.

বাঙালি অভিনেত্রী কানন দেবী ১৯১৬

কানন দেবী একজন বিখ্যাত ভারতীয় বাঙালি অভিনেত্রী যিনি কানন বালা নামেও পরিচিত । তাঁর জন্ম সম্ভবত ১৯১৫ সালে হাওড়াতে ।

প্রাথমিক জীবন

কানন দেবীর ছিলেন একজন রক্ষিতার সন্তান।তাঁর বাবা ছিলেন সওদাগর অফিসের একজন ছোট কেরানি। তার একটি ছোট দোকানও ছিল।কিন্তু কাননের বয়স যখন ৯ বছর তখন তিনি মারা যান। কাননের মা তখন তার ২ কন্যাকে নিয়ে এক দুরসম্পর্কের আত্নীয়ের বাড়িতে রাঁধুনী ও ঝিয়ের কাজ নেন। অপমান ও লাঞ্ছনা তারা বেশি দিন সহ্য করতে পারেন নি। তাই তারা অসম্ভব দারিদ্রের মাঝে একটি ছোট বাসা ভাড়া নেন।দারিদ্রের কারনে তিনি মাত্র বার-তের বছর বয়সে ম্যাডানের স্টুডিওতে হাজির হন অভিনয় করতে।তিনি সেই বয়সে নির্বাক ছায়াছবি জয়দেবে অভিনয় করেন নায়িকা হিসেবে।^[১]

অভিনয় জীবন

কানন দেবীর সত্যিকারের অভিনয় জীবন শুরু হয় ১৯৩০ সালে। এ সময় তাঁর প্রথম ছবি ১৯৩১ সালের জোর বরাত।সেটা ছিল সবাক চলচ্চিত্র। ১৯৩৫ সালে মুক্তি পাওয়া মানময়ী গার্লস স্কুল তাকে প্রতিষ্ঠা দেয় চলচ্চিত্র জগতে১৯৩৭ সালে মুক্তি পাওয়া মুক্তি নামের চলচ্চিত্র তাঁকে প্রথম জীবনে খ্যাতি এনে দেয়।৪০-এর দশকের পরিচয় এবং শেষ উত্তর ছবির জন্য তিনি পরপর দু’বার শ্রেষ্ঠ অভিনেত্রী পুরষ্কার পান।

শ্রীমতি পিকচারস

১৯৩৭ সাল থেকে ১৯৪৪ সাল পর্যন্ত কানন দেবীর জন্য সবচেয়ে বেশি খ্যাতির সময় ছিল।তিনি এ সময় সম্ভ্রান্ত কানন দেবীতে পরিণত হন কানন বালা থেকে।তিনি তখন রোমান্টিক নায়িকার বদলে স্ত্রী ও মায়ের ভূমিকাতেই বেশী অভিনয় করেন।১৯৪৮ সালে তিনি শ্রীমতি পিকচার্স গড়ে তোলেন যার বেশির ভাগ ছবিই ছিল শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের কাহিনী অবলম্বনে।এই কোম্পানীর ছবিতে তিনি কেবল অভিনয় ও প্রযোজনাই করেন নি, তিনি পরিচালনাও করেন।তার ছবির পরিচালকের একটি তিন সদস্য বিশিষ্ট দল ছিল যার নাম সব্যসাচী। তিনি তিন জনের একজন ছিলেন।

গায়িকা

কানন দেবী একজন ভাল গায়িকাও ছিলেন। তিনি ওস্তাদ আল্লারাখার কাছে উচ্চাঙ্গ সঙ্গীতের শিক্ষা নেন।এছাড়াও তিনি ভীষ্মদেব চট্টোপাধ্যায়, রাইচাঁদ বড়াল, কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম,অনাদি দস্তিদার ও পঙ্কজ কুমার মল্লিকদের কাছেও তালিম নেন।তিনি আধুনিক গান ছাড়াও রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীতও গেয়েছিলেন, যা রবীন্দ্রনাথকেও খুশি করে তুলেছিল। এ গানকে তিনি ভদ্রঘর থেকে বাংলার সাধারণ ঘরেও জনপ্রিয় করে তুলেছিলেন।

প্রভাব

কানন দেবী ভীষণ জনপ্রিয় ছিলেন।চলচ্চিত্রে ইতিহাসবিদ রবি বসু লিখেছেন যে কানন বালাকে দেখে অনেক যুবক ও প্রৌঢ়ের হৃদস্পন্দন বেড়ে যেত। রূপবাণী সিনেমা হলে এক উদ্ভ্রান্ত যুবক মোহগ্রস্ত হয়ে তার সিনেমার রোমান্টিক দৃশ্যের সময় পর্দার দিকে ছুটে গিয়েছিল তাকে ধরতে।কলকাতার রাস্তায় চট বিছিয়ে তার আলোকচিত্র বিক্রি হত।মহিলারা তাঁর ফ্যাশনে শাড়ি-ব্লাউজ পরা শুরু করেন। এমনকি কানের দুলও তৈরি করান তারা।

অসহায়ত্ব

কানন দেবী ছিলেন সমাজের নিচের তলা থেকে আসা শেষ বড় অভিনেত্রী । অভাবের কারণে কিশোর বয়স থেকেই তাকে পর্দায় নগ্নতার অভিনয় করতে হয়েছে । নায়ক ও পরিচালকের লোলুপতার শিকার হতে হয়েছে । কেউ হাত ধরে টানাটানি করেছে, কেউ কেউ পিঠে হাত বুলিয়ে আদর করেছে । কারো কারো কুপ্রস্তাবে রাজি না হওয়ায় তারা প্রতিশোধও নেয় তার ওপর । ১৯৩১ সালের ছবি জোর বরাতের একটি দৃশ্যে নায়ক তাকে জড়িয়ে ধরে ঠোটে চুমু খান যা তাকে অপমানিত ও ব্যাথিত করে । পরিচালকের নির্দেশেই নায়ক এই কাজ করেন তাকে আগে না জানিয়েই । অভিভাবকহীন নিচু ঘরের মেয়ে হওয়ায় তাকে টাকা পয়সার লোভ দেখিয়ে নগ্ন দৃশ্যে বাধ্য করা হয় । এ রকম একটি ছবি হলো বাসব দত্তা । এ ছবিতে তার অনিচ্ছায় নগ্নতার প্রদর্শন ছিল । সম্ভবত সে কারণে এই ছবি সফল হয়নি । এছাড়া তাকে পরিচালকেরা তার অসহায় অবস্থার সুযোগ নিয়ে টাকা পয়সার ব্যাপারে ঠকাতো ।

Bangali Actress Kanan Devi 1916

Kanan Devi (Bengali: কানন দেবী) (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali Cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was used instrumentally in some of the biggest hits of New Theatres, Kolkata.

Born	April 22, 1916(1916-04-22) Howrah, Bengal, British India
Died	July 17, 1992(1992-07-17) (aged 76) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Bengali Hindu
Occupation	Actress
Religion	Hinduism

Kanan Devi was born as Kanan Dassi in Howrah, West Bengal in or around 1916. In her autobiography, Kanan Devi has observed that she was born illegitimately. She belonged to a poor family and after the death of her adoptive father, she and her mother were left to earn and live on their own and had to do all sorts of work to drag on their lives.

Her name was soon changed to Kanan Bala. When she was only ten, a well wisher introduced her to Jyoti Studios where she was cast in a small role in Joydev (1926). She later worked with Radha Films, in films mainly by Jyotish Banerjee. After being noticed in Khooni Kaun and Maa (1934), she entered New Theatres, Calcutta. She came in contact of maestro Raichand Boral who coached her and familiarized her in the Hindi accent. She received her initial musical training under Ustad Alla Rakha. She was employed as a singer at the Megaphone Gramaphone Company, receiving further training under Bhishmadev Chatterjee. She later learnt Rabindra Sangeet under Anadi Dastidar. Her name was soon again changed to Kanan Devi for the purpose of films.

New Theatres's P.C. Barua wanted her to play the lead in his Devdas (1935), but, due to some reasons she could not act in the film. She later played the lead in Barua's Mukti (1937), which was perhaps her finest performance, making her the studio's top star. The films of New Theatres established her as a superhit singer. It was her association with K. C. Dey that people enjoyed the most. Kanan Devi remained the top star of New Theatres until she resigned her contract in 1941 and began to freelance in Bengali and Hindi films. M.P. Productions's Jawaab, was perhaps her biggest hit. Her song Yeh Duniya Hai Toofan Mail was well received. She repeated the same feast in Hospital (1943), Banphool (1945), and Rajlakshmi (1946).

She moved to Bombay in 1948. She was seen for the last time in Hindi cinema in Chandrashekhar (1948) with Ashok Kumar. Kanan Devi turned producer with Shrimati Pictures in 1949 and later launched the Sabyasachi Collective with the film Ananya (1949). Her own productions were mainly based on the stories of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Kanan Devi married her first husband, Shri Ashok Maitra, but their marriage was short-lived and ended in a divorce. However, she did express gratitude towards him for giving her social recognition for the first time in her life. Later, she married her second husband Haridas Bhattacharya, had her first and only child, a son, Siddharta Bhattacharya, and settled down, raising her family in Calcutta. She also worked as the president of Mahila Shilpi Mahal, an organization that helps aged and needy female artistes of the yesteryears and for the upliftment of Bengali cinema. Kanan Devi, the first lady of the Bengali screen was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her contribution to Indian cinema, in 1976. She died on 17 July 1992 in Belle View Clinic, Calcutta when she was around seventy-six years of age.

Filmography

Actor

Year	Film Name	Director	Co-star	Remarks
1926	Joydev	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor
1931	Rishir Prem	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor
1931	Jore Barat	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor	Short
1932	Bishnumaya	Jyotish Bandyopadhyay	Actor
1932	Prahlad	Priyanath Ganguly	Actor
1932	Vishnu Maya	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor
1933	Sree Gouranga	Prafulla Ghosh	Actor
1933	Char Darvesh	Prafulla Ghosh	Actor	Fantasy
1934	Maa	Prafulla Ghosh	Actor
1934	Hari Bhakti	Prafulla Ghosh	Actor
1935	Kanthahaar	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor
1935	Manmoyee Girls School	Jyotish Bannerji	Actor
1935	Basabdatta	Satish Dasgupta	Actor
1936	Bishabriksha	Phani Burma	Actor
1936	Krishna Sudama	Phani Barma	Actor
1936	Khooni Kaun	G. R. Sethi	Actor
1936	Maa	Prafulla Ghosh	Actor
1937	Vidyapati	Debaki Bose	Actor
1937	Mukti	Pramathesh Chandra Barua	Actor
1937	Mukti	Pramathesh Chandra Barua	Actor
1937	Bidyapati	Debaki Bose	Actor
1938	Saathi	Phani Majumdar	Actor
1938	Street Singer	Phani Majumdar	Actor
1939	Sapera	Debaki Bose	Actor
1939	Jawani-Ki-Raat	Hemchandra Chunder	Actor
1939	Sapurey	Debaki Bose	Actor
1940	Parajay	Hemchandra Chunder	Actor
1940	Haar Jeet	Amar Mullick	Actor
1940	Abhinetri	Amar Mullick	Actor
1941	Parichay	Nitin Bose	Actor
1941	Lagan	Nitin Bose	Actor
1942	Shesh Uttar	Pramathesh Chandra Barua	Actor
1942	Jawab	Pramathesh Chandra Barua	Actor
1943	Jogajog	Sushil Majumdar	Actor
1943	Jogajog	Sushil Majumdar	Actor
1944	Bideshini	Premendra Mitra	Actor
1945	Path Bendhe Dilo	Premendra Mitra	Actor
1945	Banphool	Niren Lahiri	Actor
1945	Raj Lakshmi	Premendra Mitra	Actor
1946	Tumi Aar Aami	Apurba Kumar Mitra	Actor
1946	Krishna Leela	Debaki Bose	Actor
1946	Arabian Nights	Niren Lahiri	Actor
1947	Chandrasekhar	Debaki Bose	Actor
1947	Chandrasekhar	Debaki Bose	Actor
1947	Faisla	Apurba Kumar Mitra	Actor
1948	Bankalekha	Chitta Bose	Actor
1948	Anirban	Soumyen Mukherjee	Actor
1949	Ananya	Sabyasachi	Actor
1949	Anuradha	Pranab Roy	Actor
1950	Mejdidi	Ajay Kar	Actor
1952	Darpachurna		Actor
1954	Nababidhan	Haridas Bhattacharya	Actor
1955	Debatra	Haridas Bhattacharya	Actor
1956	Asha	Haridas Bhattacharya	Actor
1959	Indranath Srikanta-O-Annadadidi	Haridas Bhattacharya	Actor.

Playback Singer

1. Asha (1956) (playback singer)
2. Debatra (1955) (playback singer)
3. Naba Bidhan (1954) (playback singer)
4. Darpachurna (1952) (playback singer)
5. Mejdidi (1950) (playback singer)

1. Ananya (1949) (playback singer)
2. Anirban (1948) (playback singer)
3. Bankalekha (1948) (playback singer)

... aka The Crooked Writing

1. Faisla (1947) (playback singer)
2. Chandrashekhar (1947) (playback singer)
3. Arabian Nights (1946) (playback singer)
4. Krishna Leela (1946) (playback singer)

... aka Radha Krishna Prem ... aka The Story of Lord Krishna

1. Tum Aur Main (1946) (playback singer)
2. Tumi Aar Aami (1946) (playback singer)
3. Ban Phool (1945) (playback singer)
4. Path Bendhe Dilo (1945) (playback singer)
5. Rajlaxmi (1945) (playback singer)
6. Bideshini (1944) (playback singer)
7. Jogajog (1943) (playback singer)
8. Jawab (1942) (playback singer)

... aka Shesh Uttar (India: Bengali title) ... aka The Last Reply

1. Lagan (1941) (playback singer)
2. Parichay (1941) (playback singer)

... aka Acquaintance ... aka Marriage

1. Abhinetri (1940) (playback singer)
2. Haar Jeet (1940) (playback singer)

1. Jawani Ki Reet (1939) (playback singer)
2. Parajay (1939) (playback singer)
3. Sapera (1939) (playback singer)

... aka The Snake-Charmer (India: English title)

1. Sapurey (1939) (playback singer)

... aka The Snake-Charmer (India: English title)

1. Bidyapati (1937) (playback singer)
2. Mukti (1937/I) (playback singer)

... aka Freedom ... aka The Liberation of the Soul

1. Mukti (1937/II) (playback singer)
2. Vidyapati (1937) (playback singer)
3. Bishabriksha (1936) (playback singer)

... aka The Poison Tree

1. Krishna Sudama (1936) (playback singer)

... aka Krishna and Sudama

1. Manmoyee Girls School (1935) (playback singer)
2. Maa (1934) (playback singer)
3. Char Darvesh (1933) (playback singer)

... aka Merchant of Arabia (India: English title)

1. Vishnumaya (1932) (playback singer)

... aka Doings of Lord Vishnu

1. Jore Barat (1931) (playback singer)
2. Prahlad (1931/I) (playback singer)

Producer

1. Abhaya O Srikanta (1965) (producer)

1. Indranath Srikanta O Annadadidi (1959) (producer)
2. Rajlakshmi O Srikanta (1958) (producer)
3. Andhare Alo (1957) (producer)
4. Asha (1956) (producer)
5. Debatra (1955) (producer)
6. Naba Bidhan (1954) (producer)
7. Darpachurna (1952) (producer)
8. Mejdidi (1950) (producer)

1. Ananya (1949) (producer)
2. Bamuner Meye (1949) (producer)

Indian Actress Babita 1948

Babita (or Bhambhani) (born 20 April 1948 age 63) is an Indian actress. She is now better known as the mother of actresses Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor and the wife of Randhir Kapoor. Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani into a Sindhi family. Shivdasani organized a screen test for her with veteran producer G.P. Sippy. He liked her screen test and gave her the opportunity to star in his film.

In her short career she appeared in 78 films including: Dus Lakh (1966), Raaz (1967), Farz (1967), Aulad (1968), Haseena Maan Jayegi (1969), Kab Kyon Aur Kahan (1970) and many more. She starred with her future husband Randhir Kapoor in the hit film Kal Aaj Aur Kal.

She married Randhir Kapoor, six years younger than her, on 6 November 1971. After their marriage, Babita had to leave the film industry, as part of the Kapoor tradition which forbids women from acting in films. The marriage produced 2 children: Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

After the birth of their daughters, their relationship was under strain and finally after a few years they separated. Babita walked out taking her daughters with her. She would eventually break the tradition for which she was forced to leave the industry. Her two daughters went on to become huge stars of their generation.

After 20 years of separation, Babita re-united with husband Randhir Kapoor in 2007 and moved in with him from her old household. Babita is half-Christian.

In March 2005, she became a grandmother when elder daughter, Karisma gave birth to a baby girl. She now lives in Mumbai with Kareena Kapoor.

Filmography

• Dus Lakh(1966)
• Raaz (1967) ... Asha
• Farz (1967) ... Sunita
• Kismat (1968)
• Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968) ... Archana 'Archie'
• Aulad (1968) ... Bharti
• Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai (1969) ... Asha
• Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969) ... Deepali Lakhanpal
• Doli (1969) ... Asha
• Anmol Moti (1969)
• Anjaana (1969) ... Ratna
• Kab Kyon Aur Kahan (1970)
• Pehchan (1970)
• Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) ... Monica
• Bikhare Moti (1971)
• Banphool (1971)
• Jeet (1972) ... Kohili
• Ek Hasina Do Diwane (1972)
• sone ke hath - (1973 )

Trivia

• Babita was offered the author-backed role of a widow (eventually played by Hema Malini) in Ramesh Sippy's Andaaz, but her father thought it was contrary to her glamour girl image and prevailed upon Babita to turn it down.
• She worked in at least one film with all the top stars of the day, including Shammi Kapoor in Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai, Rajendra Kumar in Anjaana, Manoj Kumar in Pehchaan and Dharmendra in Kab, Kyon Aur Kahan.
• Around the jubilee week, the censor board scissored off a portion of the song Hum to tere ashiq hain. After a lot of public hue and cry, the song was reinstated which gave the film a lease of an additional 25 weeks.
• During the shooting of Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai, a disbelieving Shammi Kapoor was appalled that an assistant dance director had to give Babita cues about the song's beat before she could move her dainty feet. Shammi accepted the onus of teaching Babita to count the beats in her head. But Babita was too caught up in holding her head straight under the weight of her huge bouffant to follow his instructions for long.
• Babita could not swim either. S D Narang's Anmol Moti was a film publicised as India's first underwater film. Since Babita could not swim, she would stand on a chair, draped in a fisherwoman's sari et al. and allow her swimming instructress to push her into a water-filled tank that lay submerged in a swimming pool. A desperate Babita would flap her hands like an octopus and zoom to the surface when she got breathless.

Says her daughter Kareena "She now does a lot of charity work with charitable institutions like the Mount Mary Old Age Home in Bandra. She is a very giving woman. I should know. She sacrificed her own career and joys to bring up my sister and me."

Not too many people know Babita is half-Christian. Reveals Kareena, "Her mother was a Christian and father a Sindhi. So we are as fond of the church as we're of the temple. Christmas is a big event for us. That's why I needed to rush home at this time from Philadelphia to be home for Christmas before taking off for my holiday."

After Babita separated from her husband Randhir Kapoor, it is said that she moved in with the then villain Ranjeet. But, it is still debated whether or not her daughters accompanied her.

Bollywood Actor Arshad Warsi 1968

Arshad Warsi debuted with the Amitabh Bachchan's first production film "Tere Mere Sapne" along with Chandracur Singh. "Tere Mere Sapne" did average business at box office and several offers followed. Arshad did a number of films after "Tere Mere Sapne" but most of them bombed at the box office. Then came "Munnabhai M. B. B. S.", which proved to be a mile stone in his career and made him famous as circuit. Since then he has worked in several successful films such as "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya", "Salaam Namaste", "Golmaal" and "Lage Raho Munnabhai"- the sequel to Munnabhai M.B.B.S... Arsad Warsi went on to win Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his performance in the film "Lage Raho Munnabhai".

Arshad Waarsi has made a mark for himself on the small screen as well. He hosted a popular award show 'Sabse Favourite Kaun' for Star Gold channel. He was also the host of 'Bigg Boss' the Indian version of the British reality TV series Big Brother on Sony Entertainment Television.

Profile
Date of Birth: 19th April, 1968.
Nickname: Circuit
Address: Kohinoor Apartments, 503 Yari Road, Versova, Andheri, Mumbai- 400 061
Debut Film: "Tere Mere Sapne"
Film Awards: Filfare Best Comedian Award for "Lage Raho Munnabhai".

Filmography
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, Dhamaal, Kabul Express , Lage Raho Munnabhai, Golmaal, Salaam Namaste, Sehar, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye, Hulchul, Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao, Betaabi and Tere Mere Sapne.

Trivia

• Arshad Warsi was so much fond of dancing that he joined a dance group in Mumbai.
• He was also associated with an English Theatre group in Mumbai.
• Arshad Warsi and his wife Maria and son Zeke had a blink and miss appearance in the film "Salaam Namaste".
• Arshad and his co-star Bipasha Basu were verbally roughed up by some white men while they were shooting for "Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal".
• Arshad Warsi was orphaned at the age of 14 and struggled for a living in Mumbai during his early days.
• Arshad is married to model Maria Goretti and they have a son named Zeke Warsi.

Indian Actress Ayesha Takia 1986

Ayesha Takia Azmi (born Ayesha Takia on 10 April 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. Ayesha was born in Chembur Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati father, Nishit and a half British - half Maharashtrian mother, Faridah. She attended St. Anthony's High School in Chembur. She has a younger sister named Natasha.

Born	Ayesha Takia 10 April 1986 (1986-04-10) (age 25) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004 – present
Spouse	Farhan Azmi (2009 – present)

On 1 March 2009, Ayesha married Farhan Azmi, a restaurateur and the son of politician Abu Azmi, a Samajwadi Party leader. The couple had originally planned to marry in December 2008, but the wedding was delayed due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Ayesha started her career with the "I am a Complan Girl!" advertising campaign and she also appeared in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunarii Udd Udd Jaye, when she was fifteen. She then appeared in the video, Shake It Daddy when she was sixteen, which brought her to the attention of the film industry, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract for Socha Na Tha. However, there were delays in making Socha Na Tha so the film Taarzan released first and was therefore her "debut" film. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car. She earned critical acclaim for her performance in Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor. She appeared in one Telugu film Super with Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna.

Ayesha's latest release was Wanted costarring Salman Khan. It emerged as the one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009.

Awards

• 2005, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for Taarzan: The Wonder Car
• 2004, IIFA Star Debut
• 2005, Star's Sabsey Favourite Nayi Heroine
• 2007, Star Screen Award Best Actress (Critics) for Dor
• 2007, Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award for Dor
• 2007, Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, Best Actress for Dor
• 2007, Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actress, tied with Gul Panag for Dor

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Priya Rakesh Kapoor	Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
	Dil Maange More	Shagun
	Socha Na Tha	Aditi
2005	Shaadi No. 1	Bhavna
	Super	Siri Valli	Telugu film , Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress
	Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak	Jenny
2006	Shaadi Se Pehle	Rani
	Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota	Khushboo
	Dor	Meera
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love	Jia Bakshi
	Kya Love Story Hai	Kajal Mehra
	Fool and Final	Tina
	Cash	Riya	Special Appearance
	Blood Brothers	Keya	Short Film
	No Smoking	Anjali / Annie	Double Role
2008	Sunday	Sehar Thapar
	De Taali	Amrita "Amu"
2009	8 X 10 Tasveer	Sheela	First Negative Role
	Wanted	Jhanvi
2010	Paathshala	Anjali
	Delhi Safari	Leopard	Announced Animated Film
	Aap Ke Liye Hum
	Bemisaal
2012	Mad Dad		Announced Opposite Naseeruddin Shah To be directed by Revathy S Varma

বাঙালি অভিনেত্রী জয়া বচ্চন ১৯৪৮

জয়া ভাদুড়ি (এপ্রিল ৯, ১৯৪৮), যিনি বর্তমানে জয়া বচ্চন নামে পরিচিত, একজন ভারতীয় বাঙালি অভিনেত্রী । তিনি অভিনেতা অমিতাভ বচ্চনের স্ত্রী ও অভিষেক বচ্চন ও শ্বেতা নন্দার মা ।

জন্ম নাম	জয়া ভাদুড়ী
জন্ম	এপ্রিল ৯, ১৯৪৮ (1948-04-09) (বয়স ৬৩) জব্বলপুর, ভারত
পেশা	অভিনেত্রী, রাজনীতিক
কার্যকাল	১৯৬৩, ১৯৭১- ১৯৮১, ১৯৯৮- বর্তমান
দাম্পত্য সঙ্গী	অমিতাভ বচ্চন (১৯৭৩-বর্তমান)
সন্তানাদি	অভিষেক বচ্চন শ্বেতা নন্দা

Bangali Hindi Actress Jaya Bachchan 1948

Jaya Bachchan (Bengali: জয়া ভাদুড়ী বচ্চন, Hindi: जया बच्चन; born Jaya Bhaduri on 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bachchan is married to Amitabh Bachchan, and her son Abhishek Bachchan is also an actor.

After appearing as a child actor in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963), she made her first screen role as an adult in Guddi (1971) directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and performed in films including Jawani Diwani (1972), Koshish, Anamika, Piya Ka Ghar and Bawarchi. She appeared alongside her husband Amitabh Bachchan in films such as Zanjeer (1973), Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke(1975), Mili (1975) and Sholay (1975). She restricted her film work in the coming years and after Silsila in 1981, took a sabbatical for films, only to return with Govind Nihlani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998).

During her career, she won three Filmfare Best Actress Awards, three Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards, which makes her the overall most-awarded performer in the female acting categories, along with Nutan. She was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

Early life

Bachchan was born in a Bengali family to Indira and Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, writer, journalist and stage artist in Jabalpur. She studied in St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal. She was awarded the Best All-India N.C.C. Cadet Award, during the Republic Day celebrations in 1966. She later studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Career

She started her career with a supporting role in Satyajit Ray's Bengali film, Mahanagar at the age of 15, with Anil Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee. Prior to this, she had appeared in two Bengali film, one a 13-minute short film, Suman, and another a Bengali comedy Dhanni Meye (1971), as Uttam Kumar's sister-in law.

Inspired by her experience with Ray, she decided to join Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune to learn acting, and passed out with the gold medal, and she was also picked out to play the eponymous role of Guddi in the 1971 Hrishikesh Mukherjee film, Guddi in which she played a schoolgirl obsessed with film star Dharmendra. Guddi was a success, and she moved to Bombay and soon picked other roles, however her role of a 14 year-old school girl, aided by her petite looks, created the girl-next-door image for her, which stayed with her through the rest of her career. Though she tried to break out of the mould with glamourous roles as in Jawani Diwani (1972) and a negative character of the heroine faking amnesia, in Anamika (1973), it was the Guddi girl, epitomizing middle-class sensibility, that she remained in most of her roles as a heroine, which she played amiably in films of "middle-cinema" directors like Gulzar, Basu Chatterjee and indeed Hrishikesh Mukherjee, including, Uphaar (1971), Piya Ka Ghar (1972), Parichay (1972), Koshish (1972) and Bawarchi (1972), with marked sensitivity. By now, she was a popular star.

She first acted with her future husband Amitabh Bachchan in the film, Bansi Birju (1972), followed by B.R. Ishara's Ek Nazar also in the same year. Amitabh had undergone a string of flops, and when most lead heroines refused to work him, in Salim-Javed scripted, Zanjeer (1973), she stepped into the film. The film turned out to be blockbuster and gave rise to Amitabh Bachchan's angry-young-man image. This was closely followed by their pairing in films like Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975) and Sholay (1975).

Her daughter Shweta was born while Jaya and Amitabh were working on Sholay. Following this she retired from films and focused on raising her children. Her last film as a lead actress was Silsila (1981), opposite her husband. During the late 1980s she wrote the story for the film Shahenshah which starred her husband in the lead.

After a gap of film appearances for 18 years, she returned to acting with Govind Nihalani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), a film about the Naxalite movement. In 2000 she starred in Fiza for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her work. She also starred in Karan Johar's family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) with her husband. She then starred in Karan Johar's next film, Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). She played the role of Preity Zinta's mother, Jennifer, for which she again received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

In 2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, she appeared with son Abhishek Bachchan.

As of January 2011, she is set to appear in a Bangladeshi film titled Meherjaan starring with Victor Banerjee and Humayun Faridi. The film is based on a Bangaladesh-Pakistan love story in the backdrop of 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. Its a story of Meherjaan (played by Jaya Bachchan), a Bangladeshi girl who falls in love with a young Pakistani army officer who refuses to join the war and saves her from being raped by other Pakistani troops who do not however spare her cousin Neela and kill her father.

Political career

Bachchan was elected as a Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament, representing Rajya Sabha, and in February 2010 she stated her intent to complete her term.

Personal life

On 3 June 1973, she married actor Amitabh Bachchan. The couple have two children: Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an actor. Shweta is married to industrialist Nikhil Nanda in Delhi, and has two children, Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda , while Abhishek Bachchan is married to Aishwarya Rai, also an actor.

Awards and recognition

Filmfare Awards

Winner

• 1974 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Abhimaan
• 1975 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Kora Kagaz
• 1980 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Nauker
• 1998 - Filmfare Special Performance Award for her contribution to the film industry.
• 2001 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Fiza
• 2002 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
• 2004 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Kal Ho Na Ho
• 2007 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominated

• 1972 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Guddi
• 1972 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Uphaar
• 1974 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Koshish
• 1976 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mili
• 1982 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for Silsila

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

• 2001 - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Fiza
• 2002 - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
• 2004 - IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Kal Ho Na Ho

Other film awards

Winner

• 1972 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards: Special Award (Hindi film) for Guddi
• 1999 - Anandalok Awards: Special Editor Award
• 2001 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards: Best Actress in Supporting Role for Fiza
• 2001 - Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female for Fiza
• 2002 - Best Actress in a supporting role for Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham at the Sansui Viewers Choice Awards

Honours and recognitions

• In 1992, she was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India.
• In 1998, she was honoured with the Omega Award for Excellence: Lifetime Achievement.
• She is a recipient of the "Yash Bharati Samman", UP state's highest award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• 2004, Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sansui Awards.
• 2010, Lifetime Achievement Award at the "Tongues on Fire" film festival in London

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1963	Mahanagar	Bani	Bengali film
1971	Guddi	Kusum/Guddi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Dhanni Meye	Monasha	Bengali film
	Uphaar		Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1972	Jawani Diwani	Neeta Thakur
	Bawarchi	Krishna Sharma
	Parichay	Rama
	Bansi Birju	Bansi
	Piya Ka Ghar	Malti
	Annadata
	Ek Nazar	Shabnam
	Samadhi
	Koshish	Aarti Mathur	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Shor	Raat Ki Rani/Rani
	Jai Jawan Jai Makan
1973	Gaai Aur Gori	Neeta Thakur
	Anamika	Anamika/Kanchan/Archana
	Phagun	Krishna Sharma
	Zanjeer	Mala
	Abhimaan	Uma Kumar	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1974	Aahat
	Dil Diwana
	Kora Kagaz	Archana Gupta	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Naya Din Nai Raat
	Doosri Sita
1975	Mili	Mili Khanna	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	Chupke Chupke	Vasudha Kumar
	Sholay	Radha
1977	Abhi To Jee Lein	Jaya
1978	Ek Baap Chhe Bete
1979	Nauker	Geeta	Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1981	Silsila	Shobha Malhotra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1998	Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa	Sujata Chatterji
2000	Fiza	Mother Nishatbi	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2001	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	Nandini Raichand	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002	Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe	Mansi Devi
2003	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Jennifer Kapur	Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2007	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag	Sabitri Sahay
2008	Lovesongs
	Drona	Queen Jayanti
2010	Aap Ke Liye Hum
2011	Meherjaan	Meher	Bengali film

Bangali Actress Indrani Dutta

Indrani Dutta (Born 06 April, Bengali: ইন্দ্রানী দত্ত) is a Bengali actress. Born in Kolkata Indrani is the youngest child of Dr. Himangshu Jyoti Dutta and Manjushree Dutta. Even as a child while studying in Kamala Girls' High School Indrani nurtured an ambition to become an actress. Her versatility was reflected in dance and sports. She acquired formal training in dance and music and was a sports topper in her school. Among Indrani's favourite hobbies were listening to music and stamp collection.

She graduated in Arts from the Shivnath Shastri College, an affiliated college of the prestigious University of Calcutta. Under the able guidance of her Guru Sumitra Mitra, Indrani was conferred Pravakar in Kattak dance by Allahabad University. Her artistic inclinations are reflected in her love for music, interior decoration and gardening. Her easy going, down to earth and loving nature makes her popular among all edge groups. She is also responsible citizen and environmentalist. She has a love for animals and is an active supporter of the cause of People for Animal.

Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Best Actress award she bagged in Prabhat Roy’s Shedin Choitromaash.

Filmography

Year	Film Name	Director	Genre	Role
1987	Pap Punya	Rajat Das		Actor
1987	Nadiya Nagar	Sushil Mukherjee		Actor (Bishnupriya)
1988	Maa Ek Mandir	Sukhen Das		Actor
1988	Apaman	Chandan Mukherjee		Actor
1989	Aghatan Ajo Ghate	Amal Mitra		Actor
1989	Aparanher Alo	Agradoot		Actor
1989	Tufan	Biresh Chatterjee		Actor (Lina)
1990	Shesh Aghat	Jayanta Purkayastha		Actor
1990	Papi	Prabhat Roy		Actor
1990	Apan Aamar Apan	Tarun Majumdar		Actor
1990	Larai	Rana Mukhopadhyay		Actor
1991	Pati Param Guru	Biresh Chattopadhyay		Actor
1991	Prashna	Saran Dey		Actor
1992	Surer Bhubane	Prabir Mitra		Actor
1992	Shesh Biday	Milan Bhowmik		Actor
1992	Shaitan	Sachin Adhikari		Actor
1992	Krodhi	Panna Hussain		Actor
1994	Tumi Je Aamar	Inder Sen		Actor
1995	Premsangee	Prabir Mitra		Actor
1995	Patibrata	Nitai Goswami		Actor
1995	Kencho Khunrte Keute	Chiranjit		Actor (Parama)
1995	Sukher Asha	Sadhan		Actor
1996	Tridhara	Prashanta Nanda		Actor
1996	Parikrama	Shantimoy Bandyopadhyay		Actor
1996	Nikhonj	Dipen Pal		Actor
1997	Mittir Barir Chhoto Bou	Sushil Mukherjee		Actor
1997	Sedin Chaitramas	Prabhat Roy		Actor (Kusum)
1997	Nishpap Asami	Swapan Saha		Actor
1999	Dadabhai	Unknown		Actor
1999	Swapno niye	Bishnu Paul Chowdhury		Actor
1999	Santan Jakhan Satru	Swapan Saha		Actor
2000	Dabi	Unknown		Actor
2000	Master Moshai	Unknown		Guest Appearance in "Bhalobaste sekho ei Jibon take"
2008	Janatar Adalat	Manoj Thakur		Actor
2009	Krishna	Shankar Roy		Actor
2010	Soldier	Dulal Bhowmick		Actor
2010	Preyashi	Purnendu Halder		Actor
2010	Hangover	Prabhat Roy		Guest Appearance in "Joy Joy Bolo"

Waiting for release: Surjosnato (Co-star= Soumitra Chatterjee)

Television Works

However, Indrani's career as an actor is not confined to the big screen. Her performances in telefilms like Thir Bijuri, Thager Ghar, Swet Mayur, Hatat Bristi and in serials like Chira Kumar Sabha, Sesh Prasno, Sima Rekha, Louha Kapat is praiseworthy.

Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan

Indrani has a great passion for dancing, which has insisted her to open a dance school in Kolkata. Before the grand opening of the dance school he made her own dance troup, named "Srishti". Indrani Dutta Kala Niketan is now a popular and remarkable dance institution of Kolkata as well as East India where from talents are arising day by day. The dance troup and the dance school has presented many shows on Kolkata and outside of Kolkata.she has also acted in one episode of bomkesh bakshi

International Fame

Indrani was invited several times to attend the American Bengali Conference and to present kattahk dance skills. As Indrani has remarkable dance skills on katthak, that is why she is now a popular Indian actress cum katthak dancer all over the world.

Mahisasurmardini

Indrani Dutta has become goddes durga twice on Television shows named "Mahisasurmardini" aired on ETV Bangla on 2005 and Star Ananda on 2010. Both the program has the same name, both were aired in different years in different styles. Indrani's dancing skills were appraised by the viewers and the critics.

Bangali Actress Suchitra Sen 1931

Suchitra Sen (born 6 April 1931) (Bangla: সুচিত্রা সেন) or Rama Dasgupta is an Indian actress who acted in several Bengali films. In particular, the movies in which she paired opposite another legend in Bengali films, Uttam Kumar, became classics in the history of Bengali cinema. She now lives a life of a recluse rarely making any public appearances. When she left movies, she was slowly but steadily losing the position of leading lady of Bengali silver screen.

She is the first Indian actress to be awarded in an international film festival (Best Actress award for the movie Saat Paake Bandha in 1963 Moscow film festival). Her films with Uttam Kumar are still shown as re-runs on Bengali TV channels such as ETV Bangla, Aakash Bangla, DD7 Bangla and so forth; many of them are available on video CD. Notably, she allegedly refused the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2005, preferring to live in seclusion out of the public eye.

Personal life and education

Sen was born in Pabna, British India (now Bangladesh). Her father Karunamoy Dasgupta was the head master of the local school and her mother Indira Devi was a homemaker. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She had her formal education in Pabna.

She married Dibanath Sen, son of a wealthy Bengali industrialist, Adinath Sen, in 1947 and had one child, Moon Moon Sen, a noted actress.

Sen made a successful entry after marriage into Bengali films circa 1952, and then a less successful transition to the Bollywood film industry. According to some unconfirmed but persistent reports in the Bengali press, her marriage was severely strained by her success in the film industry.

Career

Sen made her debut in films with Shesh Kothaay in 1952, but the film was never released. The following year saw her act opposite Uttam Kumar in Sharey Chuattor a film by Nirmal Dey. The film was a box-office hit and remembered for launching Uttam-Suchitra as a leading pair. They went on to become the icons for Bengali dramas for more than 20 years, becoming almost a genre to themselves. She received a Best Actress Award for the film Devdas (1955), which was her first Hindi movie. Her patented Bengali melodramas and romances especially with Uttam Kumar, made her the most famous Bengali actress ever. Her films ran through the 1960s and the 1970s. Her husband died, but she continued to act in films, such as the Hindi hit film Aandhi (1974), where she played a politician. Aandhi was inspired by India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Sen received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress, while Sanjeev Kumar, who essayed the role of her husband, won the Filmfare as Best Actor.

Her international success came in the year of 1963, when she won the best actress award in Moscow Film Festival for the movie Saat Paake Bandha. In fact, she is the first female to receive an international film award.

She refused Satyajit Ray's offer due to date problem, as a result Ray never made the film Devi Chawdhurani. She also refused Raj Kapoor's offer for a film under RK banner. She retired from the screen in 1978 after a career of over 25 years to a life of quiet seclusion. She has avoided the public gaze after her retirement and has devoted her time to the Ramakrishna Mission. Suchitra Sen was a contender for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005, provided she was ready to accept it in person. Her refusal to go to New Delhi and personally receive the award from the President of India deprived her of that award.

Selected Bengali filmography

Year	Movie	Director	Co-stars
1953	Saat Number Kayedi	Sukumar Dasgupta	Samar Roy
1953	Bhagaban Srikrishna Chaitanya	Debaki Bose	Basanta Choudhuri
1953	Sharey Chuattor	Nirmal Dey	Uttam Kumar
1953	Kajori	Niren Lahiri
1954	Sadanander Mela	Sukumar Dasgupta	Uttam Kumar
1954	Agnipariksha	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1954	Ora Thaake Odhare	Sukumar Dasgupta	Uttam Kumar
1954	Grihaprabesh	Ajay Kar	Uttam Kumar
1954	Atom Bomb	Taru Mukherjee	Robin Majumdar
1954	Dhuli	Pinaki Mukherjee	Prasanta Kumar
1954	Maraner Parey	Satish Dasgupta	Uttam Kumar
1954	Balaygras	Pinaki Mukherjee	Uttam Kumar
1954	Annapurnar Mandir	Naresh Mitra	Uttam Kumar
1955	Shapmochan	Sudhir Mukherjee	Uttam Kumar
1955	Sabar Uparey	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1955	Snaajhghar	Ajay Kar	Bikash Roy
1955	Devdas (Hindi)	Bimal Roy	Dilip Kumar
1955	Snaajher Pradeep	Sudhangshu Mukherjee	Uttam Kumar
1955	Mejo Bou	Debnarayan Gupta	Bikash Roy
1955	Bhalabaasa	Debaki Bose	Bikash Roy
1956	Sagarika	Agragami	Uttam Kumar
1956	Trijama	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1956	Amar Bou	Khagen Roy	Bikash Roy
1956	Shilpi	Agragami	Uttam Kumar
1956	Ekti Raat	Chitto Bose	Uttam Kumar
1956	Subharaatri	Sushil Majumdar	Basanta Choudhury
1957	Harano Sur	Ajay Kar	Uttam Kumar
1957	Pathe Holo Deri	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1957	Jeeban Trishna	Asit Sen	Uttam Kumar
1957	Chandranath	Kartick Chatterjee	Uttam Kumar
1957	Musafir (Hindi)	Hrishikesh Mukherjee	Dilip Kumar
1957	Champakali (Hindi)	Nandlal Jaswantlal	Bharat Bhushan
1958	Rajlakshmi O Srikanta	Haridas Bhattacharya	Uttam Kumar
1958	SuryaToran	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1958	Indrani	Niren Lahiri	Uttam Kumar
1959	Deep Jwele Jaai	Asit Sen	Basanta Choudhury
1959	Chaaowa Pawoa	Jatrik	Uttam Kumar
1960	Hospital	Sushil Majumdar	Ashok Kumar
1960	Smriti Tuku Thaak	Jatrik	Asitbaran
1960	Bombai Ka Baboo (Hindi)	Raj Khosla	Dev Anand
1960	Sarhad (Hindi)	Shankar Mukherjee	Dev Anand
1961	Saptapadi	Ajay Kar	Uttam Kumar
1961	Saathihara	Sukumar Dasgupta	Uttam Kumar
1962	Bipasha	Agradoot	Uttam Kumar
1963	Saat Paake Badha	Ajay Kar	Soumitra Chatterjee
1963	Uttar Phalguni	Asit Sen	Bikash Roy, Dilip Mukherjee
1964	Sandhya Deeper Sikha	Haridas Bhattacharya	Bikash Roy
1966	Mamta (Hindi)	Asit Sen	Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra
1967	Grihadaha	Subodh Mitra	Uttam Kumar
1969	Kamallata	Harisadhan Dasgupta	Uttam Kumar
1970	Megh Kalo	Sushil Mukherjee	Basanta Choudhury
1971	Fariyaad	Bijoy Bose	Utpal Dutta
1971	Nabaraag	Bijoy Bose	Uttam Kumar
1972	Alo Amaar Alo	Pinaki Mukherjee	Uttam Kumar
1972	Haar Maana Haar	Salil Sen	Uttam Kumar
1974	Devi Chaudhurani	Dinen Gupta	Ranjit Mallick
1974	Srabana Sandhya	Chitra Sarathi	Samar Roy
1975	Priyo Bandhabi	Hiren Nag	Uttam Kumar
1975	Aandhi (Hindi)	Gulzar	Sanjeev Kumar
1976	Datta	Ajay Kar	Soumitra Chatterjee
1978	Pranoy Pasha	Mangal Chakrabarty	Soumitra Chatterjee

Selected Hindi filmography

• Devdas (1955), co-starring Dilip Kumar;
• Musafir (1957), co-starring Dilip Kumar;
• Champakali (1957)
• Bombai Ka Baboo (1960),co-starring Dev Anand;
• Mamta (1966) (a remake of her Bengali film Uttor Falguni) co-starring Dharmendra and Ashok Kumar
• Aandhi (1975), co-starring Sanjeev Kumar; this film was banned for a while, because it was felt to portray Indira Gandhi

Biographies

1. Suchitra Sen : A Legend in Her Lifetime by Shoma A. Chatterji. New Delhi, Rupa & Co., 2002, 80 p., photographs, ISBN 81-7167998-6. 2. Suchitra Sen autobiography

Awards and nominations

• Nominated:Filmfare Best Actress Award-Mamta
• Nominated:Filmfare Best Actress Award-Aandhi