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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:24 am 
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Well, Now it is famous Sydney Pollock, whose last film, I loved was THE INTERPRETOR!


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:07 pm 
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F C Mehra Passes Away (July 29, 2008).
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Producer Mehra died of cardiac failure

Courtesy: Bollywood Hungama
Thursday, July 31 2008

Bollywood lost one of its veteran producers, F.C. Mehra, who passed away on Tuesday. Mehra, who has given us some popular films (under his company Eagle Films) like Professor, Mujrim, Sohni Mahiwal, Qila, Chamatkar, Ram Jaane and Aashiq Aawara died of a cardiac failure at a Mumbai hospital. He was 80 years old.

F.C. Mehra was also the proud owner of one of Mumbai's oldest cinema halls- Minerva and also the Plaza cinema hall in Delhi. In his illustrious career, he has also produced television serials like Zabaan Sambhal Ke, Mamaji, Office Office and Khatta Meetha. He is survived by his four sons (which include filmmakers Umesh Mehra, Parvesh Mehra and Rajiv Mehra) and a daughter.
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# Aakhri Adaalat (1988) (producer)
... aka The Last Judgement (International: English title: informal title)
# Jaal (1986) (producer)
... aka The Net (International: English title)
# Sohni Mahiwal (1984/I) (producer)
... aka Legenda o lyubvi (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Pechal lyubvi (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka The Legend of Love (International: English title: informal literal title)
# Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983) (producer)
# Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980) (producer)
... aka Приключения Али-Бабы и сорока разбойников (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves
... aka Alibaba Aur Chalis Chor (India: Hindi title)

# Hamare Tumhare (1979) (producer)
... aka Hamaare Tumhare (USA: DVD box title)
# Bandie (1978) (producer)
# Manoranjan (1974) (producer)
# Lal Patthar (1971) (producer)
# Elaan (1971) (producer)

# Prince (1969) (producer)
# Amrapali (1966) (producer)
# Shikari (1963) (producer)
# Professor (1962) (producer)
# Singapore (1960) (producer)

# Ujala (1959) (producer)
# Mujrim (1958) (producer)
... aka Criminal (International: English title)


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:05 pm 
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Two more people, one is Indian idol, and one more, will add! :(


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:14 pm 
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Two more people, one is Indian idol, and one more, will add! :(

yes, ishtmeet... the young boy :-(


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:13 pm 
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For some reason when I hear about the story of Ishtmeet

Something doesnt sound right :?


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:56 pm 
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Playback singer Mahendra Kapoor passed away

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Mahendra Kapoor, popular Hindi film playback singer of yesteryears, died here on late Saturday following a cardiac failure. He was 74.
He was not keeping a good health of late as he had been suffering from heart ailment for long, his son Rohan Kapoor told IANS.
Born in Amrisar in Punjab, Kapoor first came into prominence after he won a singing contest at the All India Youth Festival in the late 1950s.
A fan of singer Mohammad Rafi, he had dreams of making a career as a playback singer in Bollywood movies.
Thanks to filmmaker B.R. Chopra, he got a foothold in the film industry ad came into prominence singing the Tere pyar ka asra number in Dhool Ka Phool.
Penned by Sahir Ludhianvi, the song was composed by Dutta Narwekar, known as N. Dutta.
He also sang some popular numbers in Chopra's Gumrah, Humraaz and Waqt, which were composed by music director Ravi and picturised on Sunil Dutt during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Kapoor also rendered the most popular number, Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle in Manoj Kumar's Upkar as also Bharat Ka rahnewala hoon in Purab Aur Paschim and Ab Ke baras in Kranti.
He also sang the title song of Chopra's popular TV serial, Mahabharat, in the late 1980s.
He received the the Filmfare Award for his song Chalo ek baar phir se in Chopra's Gumrah in 1963 and also for Neele gagan ke tale from Humraz.
In 1967 and again in 1974 for rendering the song Nahin nahin bus aur nahin in Manoj Kumar's Roti Kapda Aur Makaan.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:15 pm 
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Thanks for posting VijayDinanathChavan. Sad but important news.
We sure will miss Mahendra Kapoor although he has been immortalized through his Mahabharat rendering Shlokas, Geeta stanzas etc.

It's real shame that 2 days have gone by and it has not been reported by Samachar.com, Indiafm etc, that report even when a squirrel dies or when any tom dick and harry sneezes.


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mahendra kapoor, sir, my salute!

paul newman, R.I.P.


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:40 pm 
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Paul Newman was great. He gave some great performances in the Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy, etc.

Was unsure of who Mahendra Kapoor was until now. Did he also the the narration for Mahabharata TV-series?


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:51 pm 
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Mr_Khiladi wrote:
Did he also the the narration for Mahabharata TV-series?

Narration (Main Samay Hoon) in Mahabharat TV serial was done by Harish Bhimani.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:58 am 
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Filmmaker B. R. Chopra passes away
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/20 ... index.html
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By Bollywood Hungama News Network, November 5, 2008 - 12:16 IST

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 9.15am IST at his residence in Juhu. His funeral will be held today at 4.30 pm IST at the Juhu Crematorium.

With films like Naya Daur, Gumrah, Humraaz, Dhundh, Insaaf Ka Tarazoo, Nikaah, etc..., it was only apt that he was chosen as the most deserving winner of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He is survived by his son Ravi Chopra and two daughters Shashi and Neena.

Note: imdb lists April 22, 1914 as his D O B. This makes him 84 Yrs old and not 95 as reported in above quote,


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:57 pm 
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BR Chopra - master of socially relevant filmmaking
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Mumbai, November 05, 2008

He's the man who gave us "Naya Daur" in the 1950s that dealt with the conflict between man and machine as well as the kitschy "Mahabharat" in the 1980s that brought the epic alive on the small screen. Baldev Raj Chopra, the iconoclast filmmaker, managed to successfully strike a balance between socially relevant and commercial cinema.

Chopra, who crossed over from Lahore to New Delhi during partition, viewed filmmaking as a mission to highlight social issues and not as a money-making enterprise. The 18 movies that he directed and 28 that he produced from 1951 to 1992 bear testimony to that.

Born in Punjab's Ludhiana town in 1914, Chopra initially worked as a film journalist.

After obtaining his Masters degree in English Literature from the Lahore University, he began working as a film reviewer with a monthly called Cine Herald, published from Lahore. He soon earned the status of a fearless writer and his reviews were found to be strident, but Chopra never changed his style.

Chopra's journalism career, however, was short-lived. The pre-partition communal violence, which saw his house in Lahore being burnt down, forced the family to join the exodus of millions of Hindus towards the Indian side after division. They settled in New Delhi.

While still in Lahore, Chopra had tried his hand at filmmaking and started making a movie called "Chandni Chowk", which was financed by his father's friend. However, he could not complete it due to the partition.

He took to movie making again in 1948 and produced "Karwat". It turned out to be a resounding flop.

Film financier Goverdhandas Agarwal suggested that instead of only producing movies, Chopra should take up direction as well. Inspired by Agarwal, Chopra directed the Ashok Kumar-starrer "Afsana" in 1951. The film was a runaway hit and even celebrated its silver jubilee. After that there was no looking back for Chopra.

In 1955, Chopra floated his production house BR Films. With "Ek Hi Raasta" (1956), a tale about widow remarriage, Chopra kick-started a line-up of thought provoking films and success followed thereafter.

"Naya Daur" (1957), "Sadhana" (1958), "Dhool ka Phool" (1959), "Kanoon" (1960), "Gumrah" (1963), "Waqt" (1965) and Humraaz (1967) were some of the other films that the legendary filmmaker made.

While "Naya Daur" tackled the competition between man and machine, "Sadhana" was a story about a prostitute's love affair with a professor.

After watching "Naya Daur", former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to Chopra that he was compelled to watch the entire film and thoroughly enjoyed it.

To Chopra also goes the credit for giving Indian television its most viewed epic series - "Mahabharat". More than 20 years later, the characters and dialogues of the serial are still etched in the minds of the viewers.

"Dhool Ka Phool", with which Chopra's young brother Yash Chopra debuted as director, tackled the stigma attached to illegitimacy, and "Kanoon", considered the best courtroom drama ever made in Hindi, was about a defence lawyer who suspects the judge in a murder case.

Yash Chopra directed one of BR Films' biggest hits "Waqt" in 1965 but left the production house in the early 1970s and founded his own banner Yash Raj Films. However, another brother, Dharam Chopra, a cinematographer, is still with BR Films.

The last film that Chopra directed was "Kal Ki Awaaz" in 1992, after which he passed on the baton to his son Ravi Chopra, who has since made hit films like "Baghban" and "Baabul".

Despite being confined to a wheelchair in his old age, Chopra used to occasionally visit the BR Films' office at Santacruz, about five kilometres from his Juhu home, and have lunch with the staff.

What made Chopra a successful filmmaker was that he could blend social themes with the commercial format of Bollywood without resorting to gimmicks or compromising on his conscience.

"Only money speaks today," he used to lament in his later years while referring to the trend of filmmaking in Bollywood.

A filmmaker par excellence, Chopra was conferred the Indian government's highest honour to a film personality - the Dadasaheb Phalke Award - in 1998. Chopra was also presented the National Citizen Award for the TV serial "Mahabharat" and received the National Awards for "Dharmputra" "Gumrah" and "Humraaz".

In 1961, he won the Filmfare award for "Kanoon", which was adjudged the best film. This apart, Chopra won multifarious awards throughout his career.


imdb listing of films of B R Chopra (important ones that are not in above quote are in bold) :
Baabul (2006)
Baghban (2003)
Ramayan" (2002) TV mini-series
Kal Ki Awaz (1992)
Pratigyabadh (1991)
"Mahabharat" (1988) TV series
Dahleez (1986)
Kirayadar (1986)
Aaj Ki Awaz (1984)
Dharti Aakash (1983) (TV)
Mazdoor (1983)
Nikaah (1982)
Teri Meri Kahani (1982) (TV)
Agni Pareeksha (1981)
Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980)
The Burning Train (1980)
Karm (1977)
Zameer (1975)
Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
Dhund (1973)
Dastaan (1972)
Ittefaq (1969)
Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969)
Hamraaz (1967)
Waqt (1965)
Gumrah (1963)
Dharmputra (1961)
Kanoon (1960)
Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
Sadhna (1958)
Naya Daur (1957)
Ek-Hi-Rasta (1956)
Afsana (1951)


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:37 pm 
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dear BR Chopra Sir, I salute!


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The last film that Chopra directed was "Kal Ki Awaaz" in 1992,

'Kal Ki Awaaz' was not directed by B.R. Chopra, it was directed by son Ravi Chopra.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:31 pm 
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Sanjay wrote:
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The last film that Chopra directed was "Kal Ki Awaaz" in 1992,

'Kal Ki Awaaz' was not directed by B.R. Chopra, it was directed by son Ravi Chopra.

Very likely. But, imdb too credits B R Chopra as director Aaj Ki Awaaz.
I wonder who is credited, as director, in the film start credits ??


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