Interesting Facts and Figures : Dev Anand Dev Anand: After having played the Lead Actor for more than five decades in over 110 motion pictures, Dev Anand continues to bestride Indian Cinema today. He has given a new dimension to that magical state known as Stardom. From the time he embarked on his career as a Film Actor in the mid-forties till now, his movies has been a journey filled with enriching experiences for the ‘Evergreen Living Legend’ of Indian Cinema. And he has always remained eternally youthful by his remarkable ability to live always in the present and the future–never in the past.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan: Saif Ali Khan is an award-winning Indian actor who stars in Bollywood films. He is the son of the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and the actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters; actress Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.
This day in history : 1st April, 2009.This day in history: 1st April 1930 Grace Lee Whitney born April 1, is an American actress and entertainer.She is most famous for playing the role of Janice Rand in a number of Star Trek television series and films. Interesting Facts and Figures : Dino Morea Dino Morea: Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. His family moved to Bangalore, Karnataka. He attended and graduated from St. Josephs College in Bangalore and also went to Bangalore Military School. He was first noticed when he was modeling for a fashion company, and he soon received his first film offer. His debut Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi opposite Rinke Khanna was a flop, but he got his breakthrough roles with the Rajiv Menon film Kandukondain Kandukondain and the horror film Raaz.
This day in history : 20th January, 2009.January 20 is the 20th day of the year
# Events from the past- 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian was martyred. Afterwards the Donatist controversy over readmitting lapsed Christians disaffects many in North Africa. # 1265 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now also known as the "Houses of Parliament". # 1320 - Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. # 1356 - Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scotland. # 1502 - The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored. # 1523 - Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. # 1576 - The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa. # 1649 - Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other "high crimes". # 1667 - The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and left-bank Ukraine to Imperial Russia in the treaty of Andrusovo. # 1783 - The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the Revolutionary War. # 1788 - The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides Botany Bay is unsuitable for location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. # 1801 - John Marshall is appointed the Chief Justice of the United States. # 1839 - In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance. # 1840 - Dumont D’Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica. # 1840 - Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. # 1841 - Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British. # 1885 - L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. # 1887 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. # 1892 - At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played. # 1920 - The American Civil Liberties Union is founded. # 1921 - The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty. # 1929 - In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking film filmed outdoors, is released. # 1936 - Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom. # 1937 - Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first inauguration scheduled on January 20, following adoption of the 20th Amendment. Previous inaugurations were scheduled on March 4. # 1942 - World War II: Nazis at the Wannsee conference in Berlin agree on the "final solution to the Jewish problem". # 1944 - World War II: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. # 1945 - Hungary ends its involvement in the Second World War, agreeing to an armistice with the Allies. # 1954 - The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. # 1960 - Hendrik Verwoerd announces a plebiscite on whether South Africa should become a Republic. # 1961 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy was inaugurated as the youngest man, and first ever Roman Catholic to become elected President of the United States. # 1968 - The Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win the Game of the Century. # 1981 - Iran releases 52 American hostages twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as U.S. President. # 1986 - Martin Luther King, Jr., day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. # 1987 - Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon. # 1990 - Black January - crackdown of Azerbaijani pro-independence demonstrations by Soviet army in Baku. # 1991 - Sudan’s government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country’s Muslim north and Christian south. # 1992 - Air Inter Flight 148 crashes near Strasbourg, France, killing 82 passengers and 5 crew. # 1999 - The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés. # 2001 - Philippine president Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent 4-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. # 2009 - Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the first African-American ever to hold the office Famous people born on 20th Jan-Olivia Hallinan,Joe Swash,Joy Giovanni,Gary Barlow ,Rainn Wilson,Stacey Dash, Bill MaherDavid Lynch, George D. Robinson Famous people who died on 20th Jan-Roland Frye, Craig Kelly, Carrie Hamilton,Barbara Stanwyck,Omar Bundy. Interesting Facts and Figures: Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born April 2, 1969 in New Delhi, India), popularly known as Ajay Devgan, is a National Film Award-winning actor who appears in Bollywood films.
This day in history : 15th January, 2009.January 15 is the 15th day of the year. Events from past: 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC. Interesting Facts and Figures : Amrita Singh Amrita Singh: Amrita’s parentage is Sikh-Muslim. Her dad’s name is Shivinder Singh, and her mom’s maiden name was Rukshana Sultana. She is the great-grand daughter of Sobha Singh, who knighted and had his prefixed by ‘Sir’. She is the niece of writer/author Khushwant Singh, who was also known for his column in leading Indian newspapers. She is one of the most attractive actresses of her time, and perhaps the only one who had a lead role with both Dharmendra and his son, Sunny Deol, and has proved to an actress who is not afraid of doing negative roles.
Interesting Facts and Figures: Anushka Sharma
This day in history - 11th April 200911th April 1978 - Shubhangi Aatre, Date of birth: April 11 is a popular TV actress she essayed the role of Palchin in Kasuati Zindagii Kay. Interesting Facts and Figures : Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar: The daughter of a lecturer, actress Urmila Matondkar began her celluloid career as a child artiste with the film Kalyug (1980). Although an average film at the box-office, her next film, Masoom (1983), about a family coping with an illegitimate member, showed her acting talents blossom and she received critical acclaim from both her fans and the film fraternity. She subsequently appeared in a number of films including Dacait (1987), where she plays Sunny Deol’s under-aged sister who gets brutally raped.
Interesting Facts and Figures: Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor (born on September 21, 1980) is an Indian film actress appearing in Bollywood films. Born into the Kapoor film family, she made her acting debut with Refugee (2000), for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Meena Kumari Meena Kumari: The droop of her kiss curl, the anguish-laden voice never more than a sob from abject despair, the unblemished beauty made Meena Kumari the ultimate tragedy queen in Indian Cinema. This is an image to which she remained shackled for the rest of her life - the lonely sorrowful woman whose desires remain unfulfilled in a cruel world. Meena Kumari is regarded as one of the most talented and prominent actresses to have appeared on the screens of Hindi Cinema. During a career spanning 30 years from her childhood to her death, she starred in more than ninety films, many of which have achieved classic and cult status today.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Dharmendra Dharmendra: Dharmendra remained a top Hindi film star for three decades creating an influential image as a markedly North Indian (read Punjabi) macho man devoted to his mother and committed to upholding the honour of his family or the village. When one thinks of Dharmendra Deol, one automatically sees a romantic star as well as a he-man - a trait that is not quite common in Bollywood heroes. No wonder He is known as ‘Garam’ Dharam (hot Dharam), in Bollywood. He had the looks of a real gentle man, the masculine body of a he-man and when it came to his films, he had a very humorous touch in his dialog-delivery and the timing, especially. The heroics in his films are all quite remarkable and unforgettable.
Interesting Facts and Figures: Celina Jaitley Celina Jaitley born 24 November 1981, is a Bollywood actress.
Interesting Facts and Figures: Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (born on February 25, 1981 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actor, dancer and model.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore: A Bengali actress who achieved success young, Sharmila appeared in numerous Bengali classics before making the jump to Hindi cinema, which made her a sex symbol. She is also the wife of His Highness Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, with whom she has three children, actor Saif Ali Khan, Saba and Soha Ali Khan.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Hema Malini
Interesting Facts and Figures: Om Puri Om Puri OBE (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Kunal Kapoor
Interesting Facts and Figures : Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt: Sanjay Dutt, son of Nargis and Sunil Dutt, was first featured in Rocky (1981). Although the film did well, it failed to promote him as an established actor. Sanjay’s personal life was exacerbated by drug problems, and worsened with the demise of his first wife Richa from cancer, and his arrest under TADA. He was also arrested for having illegal possession of several AK-57 weapons, and was imprisoned while the case continued. After his release, he appeared in three consecutive hits, all of which brought him moderate success.
This day in history: 3rd April 20091924 – Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. Able to sing, dance, and play comedy and dramatic roles, she became one of the biggest box-office stars.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Priyanka Chopra
This day in History: January 8th, 2008This Day in This Day in Music History. January 8, Thursday is the 8th day of 2009. Famous Music Events from past: This day in History: January 9th, 2008Famous Music Events from past: 1922 - KQV-AM in Pittsburgh PA begins radio transmissions This day in history: 4th April 20091859 - Opera "Dinorah" is produced (Paris)
1949 - Parveen Babi (April 4, 1949 - January 20, 2005) was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamourous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 80s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan Interesting Facts and Figures: Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan born 1 November 1973 is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Madhubala Madhubala: Arguably the most beautiful artiste to ever grace the Indian screen, Madhubala rose from humble beginnings to become the most captivating star India has ever produced. Madhubala was born Mumtaz Jehan Begum in a poor, conservative family of Pathan Muslims in Delhi, a part of a prolific brood of sisters, and entered the world of films at the tender age of eight. After about five years of playing child roles, Madhubala got her first break in a lead role in Neel Kamal (1947), produced and directed by her mentor, veteran filmmaker Kidar Sharma. It has been often said that her beauty overshadowed her acting talents, which to an extent is true; however this was more due to poor judgement than lack of talent. Being encumbered by a large family to support, and forever living under the domination of an imperious father who, she made several poor choices in movies which seriously undermined her credibility as a serious performer, to the extent of being labelled "box-office poison". Interesting Facts and Figures: Bobby Deol
This day in history - 9th April 20091948 – Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (April 10, 1948), is an Indian actress. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Jaya is married to Amitabh Bachchan, a legend in Hindi cinema. Her son Abhishek Bachchan is also currently a successful actor.
Interesting Facts and Figures : Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt: While it is no doubt that Sunil Dutt was an extremely popular and charismatic star, he is never really spoken of in terms of his histrionics which is extremely unfair if you look at his body of of work. Dutt could play the simple earnest hero - the idealistic young man or the anti-hero - the ‘angry young man’ with equal elan. Be it the comedies or the Muslim Social, be it weepy melodramas or personal experimental films — he did them all and successfully too.
Interesting Facts and Figures: Dilip Kumar
Interesting Facts and Figures: Feroz Khan Feroz Khan born September 25, 1939 - April 26, 2009, was an Indian Actor, Film editor, Producer and Director in the Hindi film industry.
This day in history: 10th April, 2009.1915 - Harry Morgan Born 10 April,1915 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
1931 - Kishori Amonkar (born April 10, 1931) is a noted Indian classical vocalist. She sings khyal in the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana style. Interesting Facts and Figures: Shilpa Shetty
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