1. Rakhee Gulzar
Raakhee attained stardom with her first film itself; it was the Bengali flick Bandhu Baran which helped her in attaining this status. Then Bollywood leading star Sunil Dutt recommended her for the Hindi flick Reshma Aur Shera. But she did Sharmeelee and Jeevan Mrutya even before Reshma Aur Shera. In Sharmeelee, Raakhee shared screen space with Sashi Kapoor and their onscreen chemistry was applauded. This popular pair did 9 flicks together. Out of the 9, 5 were declared superhits.Â
Having worked in 91 films in a film career of more than 3 decades, Raakhee has four awards to her credit. Tapasya, ...
Age:
76
Gender:
Female
Age:
76
Gender:
Female
2. Hemalatha
Hemalatha is a famous Tamil and Telugu actress who is popular for her movies and television serials. She started acting as a child artist and slowly grew to the level she is today, working on multiple serials, being recognized by the public as a good actress.
Hemalatha’s family comes from the movie background. Her uncles and other relatives acted in many movies. Some of them took her to see shootings, and she was instantly hooked. She wanted to act in those movies, not just watch them from the screen or from behind the camera. She told everyone about her wish, and they promised to support her.
Hemalatha acted in several Tamil movies as a child artist. Some of the famous movies like Batsha and Suryavamsam gave her great name and fame. She continued acting even after reaching adult age. She acted in p...
Age:
36
Gender:
Female
Age:
36
Gender:
Female
3. Mukesh Chand Mathur
Mukesh Chand Mathur (Mukesh) was a popular playback singer in Hindi cinema. He made a place for himself in his era along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey. He is also regarded as the ghost voice for Raj Kapoor. Being born on July 22, 1923, in Delhi, Mukesh is the son of Zorawar Chand Mathur and Chand Rani. The singer had no formal training in singing but was born with the ability to sing a song. The singer was noticed by his distant relative, Motilal (a legendary actor), while Mukesh was performing in a wedding ceremony. Motilal took Mukesh to Mumbai and offered him a role of actor-cum-singer in the film, ‘Nirdosh’ (1941). Later, Mukesh got a chance to sing for one of Motilal’s films, ‘Pehli Nazar’, in 1945. Mukesh’s first song was &lsq...
Date of Death:
27-08-1976
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
27-08-1976
Age:
100
Gender:
Male
4. Gulzar
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, released 1963, for the tunes composed by music director Sachin Dev Burman. From then on, he went on to write the lyrics for many memorable songs of the Bollywood industry. He worked with magnanimous music directors like R. D. Burman, S. D. Burman, A. R. Rahman, Lakshmikant-Pyarelal, Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan and Anu Malik to name a few. The work of the trio Maniratnam, A. R .Rahman and Gulzar is much remembered in the industry. He has also given dialogues and scree...
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
5. Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar was born on July 9th, 1938 in Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay), India. His original name was Harihar Jethalal Jariwala. He was an actor by profession who worked in Bollywood. He moved to Surat after birth. His family again moved to Mumbai. He has three siblings- one sister and two brothers. Sanjeev didn’t get married ever. He was in a relationship with Sulakshana Pandit, but the couple didn’t get married. He went to a film school. It was here that he learned the nuances of acting. He performed with Indian People’s Theatre Association and then became a part of the Indian National Theatre. He was spotted by director Gulzar.
In 1960, he debuted in the movie Hum Hindustani, in which he played a small role of a police inspector. His first movie as a lead actress was Nishan, which released in...
Date of Death:
06-11-1985
Age:
85
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
06-11-1985
Age:
85
Gender:
Male
6. Prem Chopra
Prem Chopra is a legend of Hindi cinema and he has acted in over 400 films. Prem Chopra has been in Bollywood since its inception. He has a long spanning film career of over 50 years. He has not only acted in Hindi films, but also in several Punjabi films. He has made a great contribution to Hindi films and has made a special place for himself in the hearts of many Indians.Â
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Born on 23rd September 1935, Prem Chopra hails from a Punjabi family. He was born in Lahore. Prem holds a degree from Punjab University. Since his childhood, Prem was interested in histrionics and involved himself vigorously in college dramatics. Prem had special liking towards his sister Anju and tr...
Age:
88
Gender:
Male
Skills:
7. Asrani
Govardhan Asrani, simply known with the pet name Asrani, is a popular Bollywood veteran actor. He was born on 1st January, 1941 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Asrani's father had a small carpet shop. He had four sisters and three brothers. Since childhood, Asrani never had interest in business and also he was very bad in mathematics. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier School and received graduation from Rajasthan College, Jaipur. To pay for his education, he worked as a voice artist in the all India Radio. Â He had a passion about acting. Asrani learnt acting in Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar for two simultaneous years from 1960 to 1962 and after his training; he shifted to Mumbai to seek opportunity in acting career. In accidental meetings with some Bollywood actors, they advised Asrani to professionally learn acting, for which he joi...
Age:
83
Gender:
Male
Age:
83
Gender:
Male
8. Basu Chatterjee
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian screenplay writer and director. He was born on 10th January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Chatterjee kicked-off his career in Mumbai, then Bombay, by joining the weekly magazine, Blitz. He worked there for 18 years as a cartoonist and an analyst. He changed his career preferences when he joined Basu Bhattacharya as an assistant director for the Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman as lead cast 'Teesri Kasam', the film won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film. He directed his first movie in the year 1969; it was named 'Sara Akash'; the movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Rajendra Yadav. 'Sara Akash' along with 'Uski Roti' of Mani Kaul and 'B...
Date of Death:
04-06-2020
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
04-06-2020
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
9. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
Mohammed Zahur "Khayyam" Hashmi is known to the film circle as Khayyam. Khayyam is a music composer in Hindi movies. He is best known for his compositions in popular movies like ‘Umrao ‘Jaan,' ‘Kabhie Kabhie,' ‘Noorie,' ‘Trishul,' ‘Razia Sultan,' etc. Even today the songs ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ and ‘Umrao Jaan’ are pretty hummable. Especially, several songs from the film ‘Umrao Jaan’, sung by sung by Asha Bhosle, are considered classics of film music: "Dil Cheez Kya Hai," "Justuju Jiski Thi," "In Ankhon Ki Masti", and "Yeh Kya Jagah Hai Doston." He also gave the famous title song in the movie ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and ...
Date of Death:
19-08-2019
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
19-08-2019
Age:
97
Gender:
Male
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