Hmmm! I recall seeing it advertized on TV, where Dara Singh and Jeet Singh, both were featured.

July 7 was a Sunday in 1974, 1985, 1991 and 1996. It can't be 1991 or 1996 as ticket could not be just $ 4. Perhaps, not even 1985 as ticket sure must have been $ 30-100 range in mid 1980s. So, it must be 1974. Slight chance (< 1 %), it could be 1985.

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Filmmaker BR Ishara dies of tuberculosis
Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 18:13 [IST]
Posted by: Shekhar

Filmmaker BR Ishara, who had introduced actress Parveen Babi to Bollywood, died this morning. The Chetna and Ek Nazar fame director was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis and was undergoing treatment at Criticare Hospital in Juhu. He was believed to be in his seventies.

BR Ishara was very crazy about filmmaking and he had fled his home to work in the Bombay film industry in his early life. He is best known for writing and directing films in the 1970s including Hum Do Hamare Do, Zaroorat and Milap. He started a trend of bold themes in Hindi cinema and is also known to be the first director to have started the tradition of shooting in Bungalows.

The director had worked with big stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Kiran and Raza Murad. Remembering him, Amitabh tweeted, "The well known writer-director BR Ishara passed away early this morning. Brought in fresh style subject for films. Did Ek Nazar."

Big B added, "BR Ishara - BabuDa, took a departure from conventional style of film making in early 70's - novel and appreciated by all... He directed and made 'Ek Nazar' with Jaya and me before our marriage... some of the most melodious music of LP."

Actor Manoj Bajpayee tweeted, "Unfortunate Mr BR Ishara passed away!may god bless his soul with peace!"

Cinematographer Ashok Mehta dead

Source : IANS
Last Updated: Wed, Aug 15, 2012 16:20 hrs


Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) Ashok Mehta, one of India's best known cinematographers, is no more. He was suffering from advanced lung cancer and breathed his last at a hospital here Wednesday afternoon.

Mehta was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital. He passed away at around 1 p.m., hospital sources confirmed to IANS. He was 65.

He was known for shooting some evocative films, including Shekhar Kapur's "Bandit Queen", Shyam Benegal's "Mandi" and "Trikaal", Aparna Sen's "36 Chowringhee Lane" and "Paroma", Shashi Kapoor's "Utsav", Subhash Ghai's "Ram Lakhan", "Khalnayak" and "Kisna", and M.F. Hausain's "Gaja Gamini".

The news of his ill health first surfaced during the recording of Raveena Tandon's chat show "Issi Ka Naam Zindagi Hai". He featured in a segment featuring Arjun Rampal, whom he had launched in Bollywood with his only directorial project "Moksha".

He introduced Parveen Babi in a 1973 film Charitra and

Rehana Sultan in 1970 in film Chetna,

Reena Roy in 1972 in film Zaroorat

Any newson naushad?

did he not pass away in 2006?

(About Naushad:I saw him last time during remastering of Mughal e azam and composition of Sanjay Khan , Taj Mahal. I still wonder why the hell this film and Kamal Hasan 8 role film never made to DVD?

I think you meant Akbar Khan's Tajmahal starring Sonya Jahan ?? This film seems to be under strict control of the producers. As the film released theatrically and did not do well, Akbar Khan felt that the distributors did not give this, very expensive, film a proper release and he recalled all the prints, for the film to be re-released properly at a later date.

About Kamal Hasan film, I think you are talking of Dashavtar ?? Not sure if this DVD released officially, but I sure have seen it on DVD, legit or pirate ??