Bollywood Actors

Friday, 1 July 2011

Iftekhar Khan

Iftekhar Khan Biography
Iftekhar (इफ्तिखार) or Iftekhar Khan (died 4 March 1995) [1] was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.
Early life

He was born in Kanpur in 1922.
Career

He made his acting debut in 1937, with film "Qazzak Ki ladki" [2] and acted in over 200 films in a career that spanned from the 1950s through to the early 1990s.
Like many of the older character actors who populated the Bollywood universe of the 1960s and 70s, Iftekar had been a lead actor in his youth during the 'golden age' of Bollywood in the 1940s and 50s. His roles ranged from father, uncle, great-uncle, grandfather, police officer, police commissioner, courtroom judge and doctor.
In the 1960s and 70s Iftekar graduated to playing uncle, father, and what came to be his specialty the police inspector roles. Generally he played 'sympathetic' characters, but on occasion he played the heavy. One of his most memorable roles as a heavy was as Amitabh Bachchan's corrupt industrialist mentor in Yash Chopra's classic "Deewaar" [1975]. Another of Iftekar's classic roles was as the police inspector in Parkash Mehra's "Zanjeer". It was a small part, but the scene where Iftekar reprimands the near hysteric Amitabh Bachchan for taking the law into his own hands is incredibly powerful.
Besides Deewaar and Zanjeer Iftekar also had character roles in many of the classics of 1960s and 70s Bollywood cinema, Bimal Roy's Bandini, Raj Kapoor's Sangam, Manoj Kumar's Shaheed, Teesri Manzil, Teesri Kasam)), Johnny Mera Naam, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Don, "The Gambler", and Sholay to name but a few.
Apart from Hindi films he appeared in two episodes of the American TV series Maya in 1967 as well the English language films Bombay Talkie (1970) and City of Joy (1992). His Sister Veena was also an actress & acted in the movie like 'Do Raste' and others.

Iftekhar

I. S. Johar

I. S. Johar Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I. S. Johar

Born    Inder Sen Johar
February 16, 1920
Talagang, Punjab, British India
Died    March 10, 1984 (aged 64)
Mumbai, India
Occupation    actor, director, producer, writer
Years active    1931-1984
Spouse    Ramma Bans (divorced)
Sonia Sahni
Inder Sen Johar, (16 February 1920 - 10 March 1984),[1] better known as I. S. Johar was an Indian actor, writer, producer and director.
Early life
He was born in Talagang (now in Pakistan) during the British Raj. He did his Bachelor of Arts at F.C. College, Lahore where he became interested in film. "Bollywood" at the time was located in major film studios in Lahore, making both Hindi and Punjabi films, and Johar had the usual "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" apprenticeship, as production assistant, screenwriter and finally director's assistant and an actor in front of the camera.
Career

Thd Partition of India prompted the migration of many established luminaries of the Indian cinema, such as Prithviraj Kapoor, who migrated to Bombay (now known as Mumbai). In 1947, during the Partition crisis, Johar was visiting Patiala with his family for a wedding, when riots broke out back home in Lahore. He could never go back, and thereafter he worked in Jalandhar for a while, and his family remained in Delhi,[2] before he eventually he moved to Bombay, where he made his acting debut with Roop K Shorey’s, Ek Thi Ladki (1949).[3]
He acted in numerous Hindi films from the 1950s through to the early 1980s and played cameos in international films such as Harry Black (1958), North West Frontier (1959), Lawrence of Arabia (1962)[4] and Death on the Nile (1978), besides acting in Maya (1967), a US TV series. He also appeared in Punjabi films, including Chaddian Di Doli (1966), Nanak Naam Jahaaz Hai (1969) with Prithviraj Kapoor, and Yamla Jatt with Helen.[5]
I. S. Johar also wrote and directed films, some of which included Johar Mehmood in Goa and Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong in which he co-starred with comedian Mehmood. These were inspired by comedy films of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby style Road to... series.[6] That being said, Johar was a unique and idiosyncratic individual, a lifelong liberal (if not a libertine: he had five marriages, an extraordinary number by Indian standards, both then and now) who poked fun at all forms of institutionalized self-satisfied smugness - an attitude which did not endear him to the essentially hierarchical and conservative Indian establishment, and might have contributed to being relegated to making B-grade movies all his life, due to a lack of finding financing for his highly individual and quirky screenplays. In many of his films, both those he directed and those he acted in, his third wife Sonia Sahni was the leading lady, most notably in Johar Mahmood in Goa, 1964.
He also starred in films with his own surname in the title such as Mera Naam Johar,[7] Johar in Kashmir and Johar in Bombay, which is a testament both to his immense egotism, as well as his popularity with the common masses - for whom a movie with the Johar name was a guarantee of easy laughs, as well as subtle ironic or frankly sarcastic jibes at Indian customs, mores, superstitions and institutions. His film Nasbandi (trans. Vasectomy) was a spoof on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's failed policy of population control by coerced vasectomies during the period of Emergency and was "banned" when it was first released. Yash Chopra started his film career as an assistant director with I. S. Johar.
He died in Maharashtra, India in 1984 at the age of 64

I. S. Johar

Sar Leke Hatheli - Sonia Sahani & I.S. Johar - Johar in Bombay

I.S Johar's cameo from Death On The Nile (1978)

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan In Rajasthan Royals Press Conference
Born    Hrithik Roshan
10 January 1974 (age 37)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation    Actor
Years active    1980–1986 (child artist)
2000–present
Spouse    Suzanne Khan (2000 – present)
Children    Hrehaan Roshan, Hridhaan Roshan
Hrithik Roshan (Hindi: ऋतिक रोशन [ˈrɪt̪ɪk ˈroːʃən]; born 10 January 1974)[1] is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.
After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut. In 2001, he went on to appear in the melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., which became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market and his biggest commercial success to date.
Following through with several unnoticed performances from 2002–03, he starred in the commercially successful Koi... Mil Gaya and its sequel Krrish, both of which won him numerous Best Actor awards.[2] Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in the action film Dhoom 2. He later received critical acclaim for his performance in Jodhaa Akbar,[3] for which he received his first international award at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival. These accomplishments have established him as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema.
Biography
Early career, until 1999
Roshan's first movie role was as a child artist when he was six years old in the 1980s movie Aasha, where he appeared in a dance sequence as an extra. Roshan went on to play minor roles in Aap Ke Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986) both of which starred his father Rakesh Roshan in the leading role. He then became an assistant director assisting in the production of his father's films Karan Arjun (1995) and Koyla (1997).
Breakthrough, 2000–2002
In 2000, Roshan made his film debut as the leading man in the film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai opposite another debutante actress Amisha Patel. The film, which was directed by his father and saw him playing a double role, proved to be very successful at the box office, becoming the highest grossing film of 2000[5] and winner of the Filmfare Best Movie Award. Roshan's performance was well-received, and the film made him an overnight star.[6][7][8] He eventually received both the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the role. The film entered the Limca Book of Records in 2003 for the most number of awards won by a Bollywood film – 102 awards.[9]
Later that year, Roshan starred in Khalid Mohammed's Fiza. Although the film did poorly at the box office, his performance was praised, earning him another nomination for Best Actor at the Filmfare ceremony. Taran Adarsh from indiaFM noted, "The mainstay of the film is undoubtedly Hrithik Roshan. His body language, his diction, his expressions, his overall persona deserves great praise. With this film, Hrithik proves that there is more to him than just being a fashionable rage, a Mills & Boon lover-boy and a sex symbol. His talent comes to the fore in several scenes, especially those with Karisma. All said and done, the show belongs to Hrithik, who saves Fiza to a major extent. A brilliant performance undoubtedly!"[10]
Roshan's last release of the year, Mission Kashmir, became the third highest grossing film of the year.[5] His performance was once again acclaimed with one critic praising him, "Hrithik once again cuts a splendid performance as a youngster sucked in the vortex of terrorism. He is portrayed as anti-government in the early part of the film-- a bold role to play for even a seasoned actor, leave alone a budding superstar." All these achievements promoted him as one of the biggest stars in the industry.[11]
Subhash Ghai's Yaadein was his first release in 2001. This was followed by Karan Johar's melodramatic Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which did extremely well at the box office, becoming the second-highest grossing film of 2001 and the biggest hit overseas.[12][13] Roshan's performance was well received and his performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at various award ceremonies.
Roshan had an unsuccessful year in 2002 when all three of his releases – Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum and Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage – failed to make an impact the box office and were declared flops

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan in Break Free song from Krazzy 4

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) Theatrical Trailer - Ft. Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif

Hiten Paintal

Hiten Paintal Biography
Hiten Paintal (born 19 December 1978), is an Indian film and Television actor. He is the son of veteran actor Paintal and made his debut in the musical, ‘Tere Liye.

Hiten Paintal

Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja Biography
Harman Baweja (born 13 November 1980) is an Indian actor. He debuted in Bollywood with Love Story 2050. His next films were Victory and What's Your Raashee? in which he performed opposite his Love Story 2050 co-star Priyanka Chopra.
Early life
Harman Baweja was born to art director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja. His family are Arora Sikhs from the Baweja clan of Punjab. He received his education in Mumbai, starting at Jamnabai Narsee School. He later attended Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute and then the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2009, Baweja changed his name to Harman S Baweja following numerology. The "S" in his name is a tribute to his grandfather.
Career
His debut film in Bollywood was the sci-fi romance Love Story 2050. In 2009, he appeared in Victory and What's Your Raashee? His current projects include Anees Bazmee's It's My Life

Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja's failed attempts

Priyanka Chopra Harman Baweja

Harish Kumar Actor

Harish Kumar Actor Biography
Harish Kumar is an Indian film actor who appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as Master Hari and Hari. He acted in minor roles in most of his Hindi films. He played the lead in the 1988 Malayalam film Daisy, which was his only Malayalam movie.

Harish Kumar Actor

(Karishma, Harish Kumar) Jawab (1995)-Kal Hum Jahan Mile The

(Karishma, Harish Kumar) Jawab (1995)-Tumpe Dil Aa Gaya