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- The story of an evil politician.
- The film is set in the beautiful Kashmir. Deepak(I S Johar) has a Photo Studio on a Houseboat in Jhelum river, along with his friend Raja(Rajendranath). Deepak loves Seema (Sayeeda Khan) a daughter of Janakidas (Badri Prasad) and Jankibai (Durga Khote). When Deepak goes to Janakidas with the marriage proposal, he is flatly refused- the reason being that Seema-the youngest of the five sisters-can not get married unless her four elder sisters get married. So, Seema and Deepak decide to first fix their marriages. All these sisters are of different tastes. Vidya (Praveen Chaudhary) is a writer and Language specialist, the next Menaka (Tabassum) is a Dancer, the next is Ragini (Malika) who is a Singer and the last Lily (Mumtaz) is a Sports person. All of them want husbands of their tastes only. After many comedy episodes, Deepak and Seema find grooms- Prakash (Prem Chopra), Ashok (Vivek), Kewal (Firoz Khan) and Raja (Rajendra Kumar). The girls also agree to marry them. However Kewal announces that he has a widowed sister Shyama (Manju) and that she has to get married first before Kewal. All the pairs now start looking for a groom for Shyama. Meanwhile, there is some misunderstanding between Seema and Deepak and Seema goes away from the house into a hailstorm and snow. Deepak finds her out and save her from a landslide. Meanwhile Shyama also gets a groom. All the six marriages take place in one Pandal and at one time only. Prem chopra looks very cute in this film, much before he established himself as a Villain and saying..." Mera naam hai Prem...Prem Chopda". Feroz Khan, Mumtaz and her sister Malika (who later married the wrestler and film Hero Randhawa-brother of Dara Singh ) look very young and charming in this film.
- The Bratz are in their first year of high school! They're going to be the most fabulous friends ever to grace Carry Nation High School! But the school class president has different plans and breaks up the Bratz girls into designated cliques. The girls want to find a way to bring all the cliques in the school together;and what better way than through a fabulous talent show! Relive your favorite moments of the movie and help Sasha, Cloe, Jade, and Yasmin bring the school together and show off their Bratitude!
- Former judge Mehta (Sohrab Modi) lives with his son Suresh (Feroz Khan) and daughter-in-law Ranjana (Nirupa Roy). When Suresh dies in an accident, a michievious neighbour (Madan Puri) spreads rumours about the judge living in sin with Ranjana. Ranjana decides that Mehta should re-marry in order to silence the slanders and her younger sister Shobha (Kumkum) comes to the rescue.
- Sameera's husband Prashant, is a civil engineer dedicated to his job. He goes to work on the site of a dam and is often away from home. While he is away Sameera falls ill and is looked after by Nakul, and a relationship develops between them.
- The plot revolves around a Mumbai airhostess (Sarika), who comes on a hunting holiday with friend (Naseeruddin) to the Lohardaga house of Nandlal Sahu where Tinnu Anand is also present. Sarika is excited about hunting, but her heart changes after she sees a tear dropping from the eyes of a just-killed deer. She falls in love with the village and decides to make it her home. The low-budget film depicts Jharkhand at its scenic best and could have paved the way for more movies in the state
- While working at an excavation site, a young engineer (Feroz Khan) notices an abandoned mansion where he hears a female voice singing a tragic song. When he investigates, he finds a beautiful apparition; what's more, there seems to be something quite familiar about her. Could this be the ghost of someone from his past life?
- The year was 1985. The series - Satyajit Presents I - was introduced on the small screen based on famous literary works of the master filmmaker. It was an instant hit and a unanimous decision was taken to come up with Part II the following year. Back then, Ray used to select the stories, write the script and even score the music. He said Feluda could be made for national television and finally zeroed in on Kissa Kathmandu Ka based on his Jato Kando Kathmandute . Since it was for Doordarshan, considering his height and facial features, Amitabh Bachchan was the first choice for Feluda. The shooting schedule was long and spanned across Kolkata and Kathmandu. The thriller about busting of an international drug racket had to climax in Kathmandu and before that, there were shoots in many places in Kolkata. Initially thought to be an eight-part series, it needed a little less than a month from the megastar. Bachchan was caught up with films and it didn't work out with him. So, the team shot a letter to Shashi Kapoor, who gave his nod. Shashi, who was born in Kolkata, had a strong connect with the city and for him it was a homecoming of sorts. Sandip Ray, who directed the actor in the series, recalled, "He wanted to know the concept and it was communicated to him through a chain of letters. He got hooked to it on hearing that it was about the busting of a drug racket. He felt it was an important issue and wanted to be a part of it." The shoot's biggest challenge was to make Shashi Kapoor look like Feluda, Bengal's iconic sleuth with an athletic figure and enormous physical strength. The actor was in his late 40s and had to shed a few kilos for the part. "He couldn't do that. But he made up for it with his powerful acting. He was with us throughout. Baba had sent him a write-up on how he conceived Feluda and that helped Shashiji. The other challenge was that he refused to smoke the Charminar that was more of a character trait for the detective. He had quit smoking before that and said he'd rather stay away. He was propagating anti-smoking in his own way and we didn't mind. It was for national television and some relaxations could be made," said Sandip Ray. The series was made keeping the national audience in mind and didn't echo any Bengali sentiment. So, Jatayu's quirks couldn't be translated verbatim. "Baba wrote the script in English and later it was turned into Hindi," remembered Sandip Ray. A huge unit went to Kathmandu to shoot. Alankar Joshi played Topshe and Mohan Agashe got into the shoes of Jatayu; Maganlal Meghraj was none other than Utpal Dutt. "The Kapoors had been close to the Rays for decades and I knew him when he did movies for Merchant Ivory like The Householder , Shakespeare Wallah and others. Whenever we would go to Bombay, he used to come down to meet us with Jennifer (Kendal). We were always in touch. Every time he would come to Kolkata, he used to put up at the Fairlawn Hotel. Before the shoot he asked us to make arrangements for him at the hotel. We did that," he said. But directing the star was a difficult proposition. "I was naturally scared as Shashiji was a big star. But he came to the sets sans any starry baggage and handling him was the easiest thing to do. He was a thorough professional, who was also very warm and affectionate. He used to come bang on time and was the same with the directorial team as he was with the spot boy. He treated everyone equally, reason, he was loved by all and sundry." hashi Kapoor was close to Satyajit Ray and came to see him after he underwent a bypass surgery and even later when he was bedridden. But there were no plans to develop the series further. "In 1987, Baba made the documentary on Sukumar Ray and got busy with films thereafter," he said. Though the series was received well nationally, the response in Kolkata was lukewarm. "Even while working on the series I could understand that there will be issues in Kolkata. The story was exciting and the performances splendid, but it was different from the way we had seen Feluda so far. Sonar Kella and Joi Baba Felunath had happened before the miniseries and the perception of Feluda was already created. So, I was iffy about Kolkata. But Shashiji was very happy, we were in touch while editing and dubbing that took place in Mumbai. It was shot on 35mm, which means the treatment was that of a film," he added. The last time Sandip Ray met the actor was in the early 2000s, when he visited their Bishop Lefroy Road residence one more time. "Baba had left us and Shashiji came to gift a book on Prithvi Theatre to my mother. That's the last time we spoke though I would get updates on his health frequently," said the director. Though Shashi Kapoor was unlike any other screen Feluda, he owned the role when he played it. "Maybe it was tough to accept a Feluda who was not a Bengali, but he internalised the sleuth and did it his way. He would do his homework and come to the sets fully prepared .He was also very down to earth. A technically sound actor, the team didn't need to take down notes on continuity with him around. Despite being a star he worked for a much lesser remuneration. But he was as committed to it as he would be for the silver screen," said Sandip Ray. Room No. 17 at Fairlawn Hotel on Sudder Street is rather basic with one bed, a small seating arrangement, an AC and a mini-fridge. But its walls have been silent spectators of an era in Indian cinema. This is where Shashi Kapoor would put up every time he came to the city. Remembered Rabindranath Paul, who worked as a manager at the hotel from 1983-2005, "The last time he came here was in 2005. The day before leaving, he forced me to come with him for a Shakespearean play. On one of his stays, he gifted a Ganesh idol made of silver to my wife, which we worship every day. He was an amiable man, who treated everyone equally. When asked what made him choose Fairlawn, he reasoned since the hotel was a hotspot for foreigners, not many would identify him. But then, because of his English films, many did." Shashi and his bride too put up at the hotel for a month after their wedding. "There were rumours of stiff resistance from his father (Prithviraj Kapoor), who was not ready to accept a British bahu, but no one prodded deeper," recalled the retired manager. Vishal Gharai, a chef at the hotel, who had served the star from breakfast to dinner, said, "He was well acquainted with my father, who would share his recipes with the actor. Once he gifted my father a towel set. I have not seen a friendlier man." The staff members added that every time Shashi Kapoor would come to stay at the hotel, journalists would queue up outside. "They would get a whiff of his visit," said Rabindranath. The room where he stayed is now named after him. It's called The Shashi Kapoor Room.