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2015
Director: Gulzar
Angoor
Angoor
1982-141’-Hindi-Color-India
Producer: Jai Singh
Cast: Deven Verma, Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi
Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Deepti Naval, Padma Chavan
Screenplay: Gulzar
Cinematographer: M. Sampat
Editor: Waman B. Bhosle, Gurudutt Shirali
Music Composer: Rahul Dev Burman
Production Company: A.R. Movies
Festival/Awards:
Filmfare Awards: Best Comedian (1983)
The film is about two pairs of identical twins separated at birth and how their lives go
haywire when they meet in adulthood. Raj Tilak and his wife are on a trip with their twin
sons, both of whom they call Ashok. Since they look the same, they should be called the
same, is Tilak's reasoning. As fate would have it, they adopt another set of twins, both of
whom they call Bahadur. An unfortunate accident then divides the family, leaving both
parents with one child out of each pair of twins. A few years later, Ashok is married to
Sudha and Bahadur is married to Prema. They all stay together with Sudha's younger sister
Tanu. Into their lives enter the other Ashok, a detective novel aficionado, and Bahadur, a
bhaang lover. Now there are two Ashoks and two Bahadurs in the same city. This is more
than their families, the jeweller, the taxi driver and the inspector can handle.
Tribute To: Deven Verma
Deven Varma (October 23, 1937 - December 2, 2014) was an Indian
film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, under
directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has
also produced and directed some films including “Besharam”. He has
won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for “Chori Mera Kaam”, “Chor
Ke Ghar Chor” and “Angoor”, the last being directed by Gulzar and still
considered one of Bollywood's best comedies. Apart from Hindi
films, Deven Varma acted in a couple of Marathi and Bhojpuri films.
He passed away in December, 2014 in Pune.
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2015
Director: Bimal Roy
Devdas
Devdas
1955-159’-Hindi-B & W-India
Producer: Bimal Roy
Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal, Suchitra Sen,
Nasir Hussain
Screenplay: Rajinder Singh Bedi, Nabendu Ghosh
Cinematographer: Kamal Bose
Editor: Hrishikesh Mukerjee
Sound Designer: E M Suratwala
Music Composer: Sachin Dev Burman
Costume Designer: Kishan, Lakshmi Das
Production Company: Bimal Roy Productions, Mohan
Films
Devdas is a 1955 film directed by Bimal Roy, based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
novel, ‘Devdas’. The film had Dilip Kumar in the title role, Vyjayanthimala in her first
dramatic role where she played Chandramukhi, a courtesan with a heart of gold and
Suchitra Sen in her Bollywood debut as Parvati in the lead.
After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas
Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life
of vice to numb the pain.
Festival/Awards:
Filmfare Awards: Best Actor (1957)
National Film Awards: Certificate of Merit for the Third
Best Feature Film in Hindi (1957)
Tribute To: Suchitra Sen
Suchitra Sen made her debut in films with "Shesh Kothai" in 1952, but
the film was unreleased. The following year saw her act opposite
Uttam Kumar in "Sharey Chuattor". The film became a box-office hit
and it was remembered for launching Uttam-Suchitra as a leading
pair. They went on to become the icons for Bengali melodramas for
more than 20 years, becoming almost a genre to themselves. She
received the Best Actress Award for the film "Devdas" (1955), which
was her first Hindi movie. Her patented Bengali melodramas and
romances, made her one of the most famous Bengali actresses. Her
films ran through the 1960s and the 1970s. She retired from the
screen in 1978, after a career of over 25 years, to a life of quiet
seclusion.
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2015
Director: Govind Nihalani
Half Truth
Ardh Satya
1983-130’-Hindi, Marathi-Color-India
Producer: Manmohan Shetty, Pradeep Uppoor
Cast: Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish
Puri, Naseeruddin Shah
Screenplay: Vijay Tendulkar
Cinematographer: Govind Nihalani
Editor: Renu Saluja
Sound: Hitendra Ghosh
Music Composer: Ajit Verman
Costume Designer: Sadashiv Satam
Production Company: Neo Films
Ardh Satya is set in mafia and corruption infested contemporary India. Anant Velankar a
police sub-inspector is the son of a violent policeman. Desperate to arrest the gangsterpolitician Rama Shetty, Velankar is constantly frustrated by the mafia-politician nexus.
Tribute To: Sadashiv Amrapurkar (1950-2014)
Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a popular Marathi actor who has played
the villain in many Hindi films of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.
Amrapurkar usually played the evil landlord (Thakur) or the corrupt
police officer. His villanous roles include “Indrajeet” (1990), “Sadak”
(1991), “Izzat” (1990), “Farishtay” (1991), “Sabse Bada Khiladi” and
“Ishq” (1997). Amrapurkar has also played comic roles in films such as
“Gupt” (1997) and “Hum Saath-Saath Hain”(1999). Amrapurkar won
the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role as Rama Shetty
in Govind Nihalani's “Ardh Satya” in 1984, and later became the first
actor to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award for “Sadak” in 1991.
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Festival/Awards:
Filmfare Awards: Best Film (1984)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Actor
(1984)
National Film Awards, India: Best Actor (1984)
Tribute
2015
Director: Amarjeet
Hum Dono
Hum Dono
1962-164’-Hindi-B & W-India
Producer: Dev Anand
Cast: Dev Anand, Nanda, Sadhana, Lalita Pawar,
Gajanan Jagirdar, Rashid Khan
Screenplay: Vijay Anand, Nirmal Sircar
Cinematographer: V. Ratra
Editor: Dharamvir
Sound Designer: J.M. Barot (Audiographer), Manohar
(Sound Assistant)
Music Composer: Jaidev Verma
Production Company: Navketan International Films
Mahesh Anand and Major Verma have two things in common. Both are in the army and
both look alike. When Major Verma is missing in action (MIA) in the Burma Campaign
during World War II, and is believed to have died during the battle (KIA), Mahesh is asked
to convey this news to his family. Upon arrival, he is mistaken for Major Verma. He meets
with Verma's mother, Mrs. Verma, as well as his ailing wife, Ruma. Unable to break the
news of Verma's death and shatter their fragile world, Mahesh gets mistaken for Verma
and is welcomed home. This creates complications in Mahesh's life as his sweetheart,
Meeta, thinks that Mahesh no longer loves her. Then Ruma finds out that her husband is in
love with another woman. Mahesh finds himself in a deep quandary, for he is unable to
confide to anyone, and the only one who can help him find his way back to his own life and
family is Major Verma.
Tribute To: Nanda (1939–2014)
Nanda was born on January 8, 1939, to a show-business Marathi
family in Bombay, India. Her father was actor Master Vinayak, and her
mother was Sushila. Nanda was the third of seven brothers and
sisters. When she was just 5 years old, her father wanted to cast her in
his film "Mandir" (1948). She didn't want to do it, but her mother
cajoled her into it. She played a boy in the film, a role that could have
been easily played by her brothers. Nanda was nominated for the
Filmfare Awards five times for films like “Bhabhi” (1957), “Aanchal”
(1960),”Ittefaq” (1969), “Ahista Ahista” (1981) and “Prem Rog”
(1982). She won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for
“Aanchal”. She found great acceptance and popularity as a lead
heroine. Nanda passed away on 25 March 2014 in Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.
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2015
Director: Smita Talvalkar
Sawat Mazhi Ladki
Sawat Mazhi Ladki
1993-143’-Marathi-Color-India
Producer: Smita Talvalkar
Cast: Ramesh Bhatkar, Prashant Damle, Mohan Joshi,
Nina Kulkarni, Varsha Usgaonkar
Screenplay: S.N. Navare
Cinematographer: Harsh Joshi
Editor: Vishwas, Anil
Sound Designer: Suhas Rane
Costume Designer: Vrinda Navare, Namrata Rungtha
Production Designer: Namrata Rungtha
Production Company: Asmita Chitra
Dr. Madhu Hirve and Mrs. Seema Hirve are a happy couple. Seema is a responsible, clever
and mature house-wife, and Madhu is a well-known doctor.
Dr. Dinesh Kirtikar is his assistant anesthetist, who is a bachelor with a great sense of
humor. One day, Dr. Bina joins Dr. Madhu as his assistant in his hospital. During her tenure,
Dr. Madhu is attracted towards her, while Dr. Dinesh is also trying his luck with her.
Eventually Dr. Bina gives in to Dr. Madhu's advances.
After realizing her husband's progress in his love-affair, Seema cooks up a plan. She gets Dr.
Bina home as her husband's second wife. She showers love and affection on Dr. Bina, while
teaching her husband a lesson.
Tribute To: Smita Talvalkar
Smita Talvalkar was born as Smita Govilkar. She was an actress and
producer, known for “Chaukat Raja” (1991), “Sawat Majhi Ladki”
(1993) and “Saatchya Aat Gharat” (2004). She passed away on August
6, 2014 in Mumbai, India.
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Festival/Awards:
State Awards
Tribute
2015
Director: Balu Mahendra
The Crescent Seen on the Third Day following New Moon's Day
Moondram Pirai
1982-143’-Tamil-Color-India
Producer: G. Thyagarajan, G. Saravanan
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Poornam Vishwanathan,
Silk Smitha
Screenplay: Balu Mahendra
Cinematographer: Balu Mahendra
Editor: D. Vasu
Sound Designer: A.S. Laxmi Narayanan
Music Composer: Ilayaraja
Production Company: Sathya Jyothi Films
Festival/Awards:
Filmfare Awards South: Best Actor (1983)
National Film Awards, India: Best Actor, Best
Cinematography (1983)
The movie begins with a young girl Bhagyalakshmi who meets with an accident, thus
succumbing to amnesia. This condition makes her lose her memory of her entire teenage
and adulthood leaving her as a physically grown up woman but with the memory and
intelligence of a seven year old. Circumstances cheat her into prostitution, where in the
brothel, she meets Srinivas who understands that she has been tricked into the trade. He
rescues her to take her to his home in Ooty and begins to lead a life with her, taking care of
her like his own. Bhagyalakshmi, who is now called Viji, which was the name given to her at
the brothel, also reciprocates to Srinivas's care, as they spend several months together
sharing an amazing and innocent relationship that thrives on the tender line between
affection and love.
Tribute To: Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (May 20, 1939 – February 13,
2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a cinematographer,
director, screenwriter and film editor, who worked in various Indian
film industries, primarily in Tamil cinema. Born into a Sri Lankan Tamil
household, Mahendra developed a passion towards photography
and literature at a tender age. He was drawn towards filmmaking
after witnessing the shoot of David Lean's “The Bridge on the River
Kwai” (1957) in Sri Lanka. A graduate of the London University, he
started his career as a draughtsman before gaining an admission to
the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to pursue a course in
cinematography. Mahendra entered films as a cinematographer in
the early 1970s and gradually rose to becoming a filmmaker by the
end of the decade.
Director’s Filmography:
Thalaimuraigal (2013)
Athu Oru Kanaa Kaalam (2005)
Julie Ganapathy (2003)
Aur Ek Prem Kahani (1996)
Sathi Leelavathi (1995)
Marupadiyam (1993)
Chakravyuham (1992)
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Tribute
2015
Director: Girish Kasaravalli
The Ritual
Ghatashraddha
Cast: Narayan Bhatt, Ramaswamy Iyengar, Janganath,
Ajith Kumar
1977-144’-Kannada-B & W-India
Screenplay: U.R. Ananthamurthy, Girish Kasaravalli, K.V.
Subanna
Cinematographer: S. Ramachandra
Editor: Umesh Kulkarni
Music Composer: B.V. Karanth
Festival/Awards:
National Film Awards, India: Best Film (1978)
The film is set in the 1920s and depicts a rural village in Karnataka, where a young widow,
the daughter of a village scholar who runs a local school, finds herself pregnant after being
seduced by a teacher. While the girl remains unaware of the happenings within and
around her, she is excommunicated by her father, who performs her funeral rites
(Ghatashraddha), while she is still alive. A little boy through whose eyes the entire story is
perceived goes back home, after the school is closed down following the incident.
Tribute To: U.R. Ananthamurthy
Born in Melige in Thirthahalli taluk on December 21, 1932 U.R.
Ananthamurthy had his early education in the Durvasamatha
Sanskrit school. He was later educated at the University of
Birmingham in English Literature. In 1966, he went on to study for a
PhD. He was a professor of English Literature for several years at the
Mysore University, later the Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi
University in Kottayam, Chairman of the National Book Trust and
President of the Sahitya Academy, the Indian Literature Academy in
Delhi. Many guest professorships led him to Europe and the U.S.A. He
has written numerous short stories. Several of his novels and short
fiction have been made into movies.
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