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Hindi Awards 23rd National Film Awards - Cast & Crew

1. Jayalakshmi Kannada Actress


30-12-2017/jayalakshmi-kannada-actress.png Jayalakshmi is an actress who made her acting presence felt with the movie ‘Tora Tora’ which has been directed by Harsh Gowda. In this movie, she gave a dose of her style of comedy to other actors and said some dialogues as a co-star which might make a lot of people sit back and take notice....

2. Vani Jairam


30-08-2019/vani-jayaram.jpg Vani Jairam is a South Indian playback singer in Indian cinema and was born in 30th November 1945 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. She was the fifth daughter of a family of eight children. Her mother is Padmavathi and a disciple of Ranga Ramunaja Iyengar. He taught her Dikshitar kritis and at age of eight, she got the opportunity of singing...
Date of Birth: 30-11-1945
Date of Death: 04-02-2023
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 30-11-1945
Date of Death: 04-02-2023
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Singer

3. Sharmila Tagore


14-05-2017/sharmila-tagore.png Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who later shifted to the Hindi film industry, who was born on 8th December, 1944. Apart from being an actress, she stood as a member of Indian Film Censor Board for seven years. She was also chosen as UNICEF Goodwill ambassador from India. On the other hand, she was one of the jury members...
Date of Birth: 08-12-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 08-12-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills: Movie Actress

4. NVK Murthy


04-01-2021/nvk.-murthy.jpg N.V.K. Murthy was born in Hyderabad, India, on August 16, 1925. He graduated from Maharaja's College in Mysore with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He joined the 'Quit India' Movement for independence from British colonial control in August 1942, while still a student at Maharaja's College, and was imprisoned. Later, he earned a master's degree in journalism from Indiana...
Date of Birth: 16-08-1925
Date of Death: 02-08-2017
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 16-08-1925
Date of Death: 02-08-2017
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Producer

5. BS Lokanath


04-01-2021/bs-lokanath.jpg BS LOKANATH was one of the greatest celebrities in the Film industry who has contributed towards filmmaking. He was an Indian cinematographer who has given works in several languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. His work is widely recognized by people all over the world. Some of his notable works are Apoorva Raagangal (1975), Aval Oru Thodar Kathai...
Date of Birth: 1937
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 1937
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Cinematographer

6. K Shivaram Karanth


04-01-2021/k-shivaram-karanth.jpg K. Shivaram Karanth is an Indian play writer who worked for the Kannada film industry. He was born on 10th October 1902 in Kota, Udupi, India. Karanth was also recognized as Rabindranath Tagore of Modern India, as he was one of the finest novelists and activists. He completed his primary education from Kundapura and Mangalore and was very influenced by Gandhi's principle....
Date of Birth: 10-10-1902
Date of Death: 09-12-1997
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 10-10-1902
Date of Death: 09-12-1997
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Playwright

7. Ramdas Phutane


04-01-2021/ramdas-phutane.jpg Ramdas Phutane is a Maharashtra-based satirist, Screenwriter, filmmaker, and director. He was born in Ahmednagar's Jamkhed District on April 14, 1943. Ramdas Phutanya's short poems have captivated Maharashtrian readers for many years. From 1961 through 1973, Ramdas Phutane taught at the art school. Saamana (film) (1975 production), Sarvasakshi (film) (1979 script, display, and director), Survanta (film) (1994 directed), and Match...
Date of Birth: 14-04-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 14-04-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Writer, Producer

8. Rajen Tarafdar


04-01-2021/rajen-tarafdar.jpg Rajen Tarafdar was a screenplay writer, director, and actor in the Indian Film Industry. He was born in 1917 in British India in the province of Bengal. He studied for a Bachelor’s degree in Popular Arts from the Government College of Art and Crafts in Kolkata. Initially, he worked in an advertising agency as a graphic designer. He entered the...
Date of Birth: 07-07-1917
Date of Death: 23-11-1987
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 07-07-1917
Date of Death: 23-11-1987
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills: Director

9. B. V. Karanth


30-07-2019/b.-v.-karanth.jpg Babukodi Venketramana was popularly known asB.V Karanth. He was born on 19th September 1929 in Manchi a village in Babukodiof Dakshin Kannada....
Date of Birth: 19-09-1929
Date of Death: 01-09-2002
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 19-09-1929
Date of Death: 01-09-2002
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

10. Bapu


24-04-2017/bapu-.jpg Bapu, a film director, screenwriter and illustrator, was born on 15 December 1933. With the birth name of Sattiraju Lakshmi Narayana, he is well-known around the industry as Bapu. He was born and raised in Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh. His father Sattiraju Venugopala Rao and mother, Suryakantham, moved from Chennai during the Japanese bombing and settled in Narsapur for three years....
Date of Birth: 15-12-1933
Date of Death: 31-08-2014
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 15-12-1933
Date of Death: 31-08-2014
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Director, Screenplay

11. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly


15-10-2018/dhirendra-nath-ganguly.jpg Dhirendra Nath Ganguly aka Dhiren Ganguly/ D G is a Bollywood actor who was born on the 26th of March 1893 at Kolkata, India. He was married to Premika Devi. He graduated from Visva Bharathi University at Shantiniketan. He received the most prestigious Padma Bhushan Award in 1974 and Dadsaheb Phalke Award in 1975....
Date of Birth: 26-03-1893
Date of Death: 18-11-1978
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 26-03-1893
Date of Death: 18-11-1978
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

12. Jabbar Patel


15-10-2020/jabbar-patel.jpg Dr. Jabbar Patel (born June 23, 1942, in Pandharpur) is an Indian theatre and cinema director who works in Marathi. His 1973 performance of Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal is regarded as a Modern Indian Theatre classic. His father was a railway employee in India. He attended Haribhai Deokaran High School in Solapur for his early education. He graduated from...
Date of Birth: 23-06-1942
Age: 82
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Marathi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 23-06-1942
Age: 82
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Marathi
Skills: Director

13. Bhupen Hazarika


b/h/u/p/e/n/bhupen-hazarika.png Bhupen Hazarika, born on September 8, 1926, was a talented Indian singer, filmmaker, lyricist, poet, and musician. He was born to Shantipirya and Nilakanta Hazarika in Sadiya, Assam. The couple had ten children including Bhupen. His father would migrate to different cities in search of better job opportunities....
Date of Birth: 08-09-1926
Date of Death: 05-11-2011
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 08-09-1926
Date of Death: 05-11-2011
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Lyricist

14. Anil Ganguly


a/n/i/l/0/g/anil-ganguly.jpg Anil Ganguly, born on 26th January 1933, was a renowned film director, who entertained the Indian audience for almost two decades. He passed away at the age of 82, on 15th January 2016. He was primarily famous for the 1974 film “Kora Kagaz”, which starred Jaya Bachchan. Along with “Kora Kagaz”, his next movie “Tapasya” (1975) won the National Award...
Date of Birth: 26-01-1933
Date of Death: 15-01-2016
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 26-01-1933
Date of Death: 15-01-2016
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

15. Girish Kasaravalli


17-06-2017/girish-kasaravalli.png Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. He is a director of the Kannada Cinema World. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Kollywood. His films like Thaayi Saheba, Tabarana Kathe, Ghatashraddha and Dweepa won the ‘National Award for Best Feature Film’ more than three times. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution...
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 74
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 74
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

16. Satyajit Ray


satyajit-ray.png Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Even today not much is known about this extraordinary filmmaker. But people still have a passion for doing research upon his classic films as he is an extraordinary filmmaker. Satyajit Ray was India’s first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award (Honorary Oscar) in 1992. He is also a recipient...
Date of Birth: 02-05-1921
Date of Death: 23-04-1992
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 02-05-1921
Date of Death: 23-04-1992
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali

17. Gulzar


gulzar.jpg Gulzar is the pen name of the author, poet and popular lyricist Sampooran Singh Karla. He was born on the 18th of August in 1934 in Dina, Jhelum district of British India to parents Makhan Singh Karla and Sujan Kaur. His career kicked off under the directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. His songwriting career began with the movie Bandini,...
Date of Birth: 18-08-1934
Age: 90
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 18-08-1934
Age: 90
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Lyricist, Poet

18. G. V. Iyer


g.-v.-iyer.png Internationally renowned film producer-director G. V. Iyer started his career as a stage artiste. He was born on September 3, 1917, in Nanjanagud (Mysore). This veteran film personality started his career as a stage artiste in 'Sadarame' drama in Mysore and later worked in the film field. In early stages of his career, he engaged himself as a poster writer and carpenter....
Date of Birth: 13-09-1917
Date of Death: 21-12-2003
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 13-09-1917
Date of Death: 21-12-2003
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

19. M. Balamuralikrishna


24-03-2017/m.-balamuralikrishna.png Bala Murali Krishna is the popular Carnatic Vocalist and the renowned Playback singer in Indian cinema. He was born in the year 1930 in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh as Murali Krishna. As his father was a popular musician, Murali Krishna learnt to play the musical instruments at his young age. At the young age of eight, child Murali...
Date of Birth: 06-07-1930
Date of Death: 22-11-2016
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-07-1930
Date of Death: 22-11-2016
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Singer

20. K G George


14-03-2017/k-g-george.png K G George is a renowned movie director in Malayalam film industry. He is very well known and much appreciated for his deep analytical skills about human psychology, which clearly reflects in his movies. He is one of the trendsetters who made an enormous effort to modernize the Malayalam films during 1970's. His characters all speak a deep evaluation that...
Date of Birth: 1946
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 1946
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

21. Mallikarjuna Rao


Mallikarjuna-Rao.jpg Battala Satti is the nick name of Mallikarjuna Rao. He got that name from the film Ladies Tailor. Mallikarjuna Rao has acted in almost all the south Indian movies. Born in 1951, this legendary actor has completed acting in 350 films and more. His film career started when he was 22 years. Hello Brother is the movie in which he...
Date of Birth: 1951
Date of Death: 24-06-2008
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 1951
Date of Death: 24-06-2008
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

22. K. Balachander


06-01-2020/k.-balachander.jpg Kailasam Balachander or most popularly known as K. Balachander is a legendary film producer, director and screenwriter who dedicate his life in the film industry for almost half of his life. He was born on July 9, 1930 in a Tamil family in the Tanjore District of Nannilam, Madras Presidency, British India. He stated that, since his eight year, he’s...
Date of Birth: 09-07-1930
Date of Death: 23-12-2014
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 09-07-1930
Date of Death: 23-12-2014
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director