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Hindi Awards 25th National Film Awards - Cast & Crew

1. S. Janaki


s.-janaki.png As popularly known, The Nightingale of South, S. Janaki was born as Sishtla Sreeramamurthy on 23rd April 1938 in Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Her childhood love for music turned out to be her talent, and she started performing at a tender age of three. Her voice is compared to Lata Mangeshkar, and Janaki has a large fan following because of...
Date of Birth: 23-04-1938
Age: 86
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 23-04-1938
Age: 86
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills: Singer

2. Smita Patil


smita-patil.png This versatile actress was born on the 17th of October in the year 1955, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was a very prominent actress and a news reader. She got lots of fan followers and made a huge impact as far as her acting was concerned. She was known for her splendid acting and sensible portrayal of the character that she...
Date of Birth: 17-10-1955
Date of Death: 13-12-1986
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 17-10-1955
Date of Death: 13-12-1986
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

3. Tapan Sinha


15-10-2020/tapan-sinha.jpg   Tapan Sinha, one of the foremost Indian directors of his time was born on 2nd October 1924 and died on 15th January. 2009.He formed the legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen. Being primarily a Bengali filmmaker, he worked in both Hindi Cinema and Bengali Cinema, making films including Kabuli Wala, Louha Kapat, Sagina Mahato, Apanjan,Kshudhita Pashan,...
Date of Birth: 02-10-1924
Date of Death: 15-01-2009
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 02-10-1924
Date of Death: 15-01-2009
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

4. Sadanand Suvarna


15-10-2020/sadanand-suvarna.jpg Sadanand Suvarna is a Producer, Actor, and Director in the Kannada film industry. He is known for the movies Tabarana Kathe (1988), Ghatashraddha (1977), and Kraurya (1996). He won the National Award in the year 1977. We hope you like this article and would love to read your opinion and feedback....
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:

5. Gurudutt Shirali


19-09-2023/gurudutt-shirali.png Gurudutt Shirali was a distinguished and skilled editor in India who primarily worked for the Hindi industry. Initially, he worked as Assistant Editor, Sound Editing, and Associate director. Gurudutt surprised everyone with his excellent editing skills. He has done great editing in famous films like Sanam, Sangliana Part III (a cast member), Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaaye, Saudagar, Kaash, Jewel Thief,...
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor

6. Soumendu Roy


15-10-2020/soumendu-roy.jpg Soumendu Roy is one of the most prominent and profitable cinematographers in India. Soumendu was born on 7 February 1933. He began his career in cinematography in 1960. Soumendu amazed everyone with his excellent cinematography skills. A few of his works are Rabindranath Tagore, Teen Kanya, Palatka, Abhijaan, Mahapurush, Kapurush, Balika Badhu, Badhubaran, Kuheli, Pratidwandi, Aranyer Din Ratri, Sikkim, The...
Date of Birth: 07-02-1933
Date of Death: 27-09-2023
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 07-02-1933
Date of Death: 27-09-2023
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Cinematographer

7. G Aravindan


12-08-2020/g-aravindan.jpg G. Aravindan, full name Govindan Aravindan was an exceptional personality with many talents. Aravindan was a screenplay writer, painter, director, and cartoonist of Indian origin. He was born in Kottayam in present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 1935. He was born to a family of artists, his father being M.N. Govindan Nair – a comedy writer. Aravindan went to University College in...
Date of Birth: 23-01-1935
Age: 89
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 23-01-1935
Age: 89
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

8. Waman Bhonsle


29-08-2019/waman-bhonsle.jpg He is a film editor who has worked in the industry for more than four decades. He was born on February 19, 1932, in a small village of Goa called Pomburpa. He first stepped in Mumbai in 1952 to complete primary education. He believed that Mumbai was the land of his destiny. He started tutorship under the guidance of Editor D....
Date of Birth: 19-02-1932
Age: 92
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 19-02-1932
Age: 92
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor

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. Nitin Bose


13-03-2017/nitin-bose.jpg Nitin Bose is a Director and producer. He is associated with the Hindi Cinema. He was born in Kolkata (The then Calcutta), and India. He was born on April 26 and in the year is 1897. He is also a cinematographer and storywriter by profession. His spouse name is Santi Bose. He did his education from Hindu School, Kolkata, and...
Date of Birth: 26-04-1897
Date of Death: 14-04-1986
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 26-04-1897
Date of Death: 14-04-1986
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

11. 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: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

12. Balu Mahendra


11-04-2017/balu-mahendra.png Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was born in a Sri Lankan Tamil family on the 20th of May 1939 and passed away on the 13th of February 2014. He was a cinematographer, film editor, director and a screenwriter. He has worked in some Indian film industries but mostly worked in the Tamil film industry. BaluManhendra had developed an interest in photography in...
Date of Birth: 20-05-1939
Date of Death: 13-02-2014
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 20-05-1939
Date of Death: 13-02-2014
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director

13. Mohammed Rafi


06-02-2017/mohammed-rafi.jpg Mohammed Rafi is a renowned Indian playback singer who dominated Bollywood for over three decades where no singer could equal his mighty classical voice or even come closer to him in his voice quality; that was appreciated across the globe. He was at the height of his career when actors like Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, and Raj Kapoor ruled the...
Date of Birth: 24-12-1924
Date of Death: 31-07-1980
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 24-12-1924
Date of Death: 31-07-1980
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

14. Satyadev Dubey


satyadev-dubey.png A versatile personality, also, called often as ‘Theatre Guru’. His works cover mainly Acting, Directing & screenplay writing. He was born in Bilaspur, and then Madhya Pradesh in the year 1936 on 13th of July. With his brilliance in the theatre, he did not just shaped Hindi theatre but also Marathi, Bengali & Kannada theatre. He bagged various prestigious awards...
Date of Birth: 13-07-1936
Date of Death: 25-12-2011
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 13-07-1936
Date of Death: 25-12-2011
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

15. Girish Karnad


10-06-2019/girish-karnad.jpg Born on 19th May 1938, Girish Raghunath Karnad is a multi-faceted artiste; he is not only an actor, but also a writer, director and playwright. He has mainly worked in South Indian films. He was awarded the Jnanpith Award during 1998; this award is the highest literary recognition in India. Girish Karnad has been working on plays for around 40...
Date of Birth: 19-05-1938
Date of Death: 10-06-2019
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 19-05-1938
Date of Death: 10-06-2019
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada

16. Shyam Benegal


Shyam-Benegal.jpg Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and screenwriter. He created, what is today referred to as ‘middle cinema’. His work has widely received critical acclaim in India as well as in the International Film Circuit. He was born on 14 December 1934 in Secunderabad. He is a cousin of Guru Dutt. His paternal grandmother and Guru Dutt’s maternal grandmother...
Date of Birth: 14-12-1934
Age: 89
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 14-12-1934
Age: 89
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director, Screenplay

17. Basu Chatterjee


Basu-Chatterjee.jpg 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...
Date of Birth: 10-01-1927
Date of Death: 04-06-2020
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 10-01-1927
Date of Death: 04-06-2020
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

18. Bharath Gopi


Bharath-Gopi.jpg Bharath Gopi was the evergreen pride of Malayalam media with his superlative performances which were well rewarded with four national awards, five state awards, six international awards and much more. He was neither handsome nor a grand master of dance and stunt moves or style. But he still carved out his niche in the industry with his unique acting skills...
Date of Birth: 08-11-1937
Date of Death: 29-01-2008
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 08-11-1937
Date of Death: 29-01-2008
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

19. S. P. Ramanathan


15-10-2020/s.-p.-ramanathan.jpg Bio coming soon......
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: