Ladla Ladla (1966)

Director

Krishnan Panju

Producer

AV Meiyappan

Music

Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Cinematography

D Rajagopal

Editing

Panjabi
Vittal

Story

Nihar Ranjan Gupta

Dialogues

Rajinder Krishan

Choreography

AK Chopra

Art Director

AK Sekar

Costumes

KA Rahiman

Banner

AVM Productions

Release Date

1966

Language

Hindi

Source:
http://www.bharatmovies.com/hindi/info/laadla-1966.htm

Kalpana (1948)

Kalpana (English title: Imagination) is a 1948 dance-drama Hindi film written and directed by noted dancer, Uday Shankar, his only film, and story revolves around young dancer’s dream of setting up an academy, a reflection his own, which he eventually did at Almora. ^[2]. It starred Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar as lead, and a 17-year old actress Padmini making her screen debut ^[3][4].
Kalpana was the first film to present lead actor as a dancer, that too Indian classical dance, and was entirely shot as a dance ballet and a fantasy ^[5][6].
The film was show at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI-Goa) (2008), as a part of the section ‘Treasures from NFAI’, that is National Film Archive of India, along with other "rare gems" from the archives ^[7].

Cast

• Lakshmi Kanta - Kamini
• Usha Kiran
• Amala Shankar - Uma
• Uday Shankar - Udayan
• Padmini

 Crew

• Production Design: A.K. Sekhar

Production

It was shot at Gemini Studios over a period of five years, and also inspired 1948 Tamil film, Chandralekha by S. S. Vasan, which was also shot at the same studio and also featured the song with dancers over large drum sequence, and was a major success unlike Kalpana which didn't do well at Box Office ^[8][9]

Restoration

In 2009, the film process of its digital restoration was taken up by NFAI in collaboration with France-based Thomson Foundation ^[10]. Then in 2010, it is being restored by the World Cinema Foundation of which director, Martin Scorsese is a founding member ^[11][12].

References

1. ^ Kalpana at the British Film Institute
2. ^ Synopsis British Film Institute.
3. ^ "Beauty, charm, charisma". The Hindu. Sep 29, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/29/stories/2006092900720100.htm.
4. ^ Subhash K Jha (24 September , 2004). "What happened to the classical heritage in our films?". Sify.com Movies. http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13574584.
5. ^ "Films featuring dance". Screen (magazine). April 08, 2005. http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=10158.
6. ^ "East/west musicals: Play That Back". Outlook (magazine). Jun 26, 2006. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?231671.
7. ^ "NFAI brings its treasures to IFFI-Goa". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting PIB. November 25, 2008. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=45038.
8. ^ In Search of Uday Shankar’s Kalpana (1948)
9. ^ Armes, Roy (1987). Third World film making and the West. University of California Press. p. 115. ISBN 0520056906. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFDnqIwdr8EC&pg=PA114&dq=Kalpana+1948&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Kalpana%201948&f=false.
10. ^ "French embassy donates 230 films to NFAI". The Times of India. May 3, 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4477066,prtpage-1.cms.
11. ^ "Uday Shankar dance ballet, Kalpana to be on celluloid". Indiatimes Movies. 03 Feb, 2010. http://movies.indiatimes.com/News-Gossip/News/Uday-Shankar-dance-ballet-Kalpana-to-be-on-celluloid/articleshow/5531590.cms.
12. ^ Subhash K Jha (Feb 4, 2010). "Martin Scorsese to reviving Kalpana". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Martin-Scorsese-to-reviving-Kalpana/articleshow/5534189.cms.

Directed by	Uday Shankar
Produced by	Uday Shankar
Written by	Uday Shankar
Starring	Uday Shankar Amla Shankar
Music by	Vishnudas Shirali
Cinematography	K. Ramnoth
Editing by	N. K. Gopal [1]
Studio	Uday Shankar Production
Running time	160 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Directed by	Uday Shankar
Produced by	Uday Shankar
Written by	Uday Shankar
Starring	Uday Shankar Amla Shankar
Music by	Vishnudas Shirali
Cinematography	K. Ramnoth
Editing by	N. K. Gopal [1]
Studio	Uday Shankar Production
Running time	160 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Directed by	Uday Shankar
Produced by	Uday Shankar
Written by	Uday Shankar
Starring	Uday Shankar Amla Shankar
Music by	Vishnudas Shirali
Cinematography	K. Ramnoth
Editing by	N. K. Gopal [1]
Studio	Uday Shankar Production
Running time	160 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi

External links

• Kalpana (1948 film) at the Internet Movie Database

Chandra (1948) Chandralekha (original title)

Chandralekha (Original Title) remade in Hindi as Chandra in 1948

Directed by
S.S. Vasan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pandit Indra		dialogue
Agha Jani Kashmiri		dialogue
T.F.R. Ma Ali Saheb		assistant dialogue

Cast (in credits order)

	Rajkumari	...	Chandralekha (as T.R. Rajkumari)
	M.K. Radha	...	Veer Singh
	Ranjan	...	Shashank
	Sundarabai		(as Sundaribai)
	L. Narayan Rao
	P. Subbaiah Pillai
	V. Janaki
	Yashodra Katju		(as Yashodhara Katju)
	H.K. Chopra

Create a character page for: ChandralekhaVeer SinghShashank

Produced by
S.S. Vasan	....	producer

Original Music by
Balkrishna Kalla		(as Bal Krishna Kalla)
M.D. Parthasarathy		(background music)
Saluri Rajeshwara Rao		(as S. Rajeswara Rao)
Vaidyanathan		(as Pt. Vaidyanathan)

Cinematography by
Kamal Ghosh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chandra		(as Chandru)

Art Direction by
A.K. Sekhar		(as A.K. Sekar)

Makeup Department
P.C. Chellappa Pillai	....	assistant makeup artist
B. Ramakrishna Rao	....	assistant makeup artist
K. Narasimha Rao	....	assistant makeup artist
K. Srinivasan	....	assistant makeup artist
Sahadev Rao S. Tapkire	....	makeup artist (as S. Sahadeva Rao)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S. Kittappa	....	assistant director (as Kittappa)
K.J. Mahadevan	....	associate director
K.S. Sengar	....	assistant director

Art Department
Syed Ahmed	....	assistant art director
J. Gnanyutham	....	scenic effects (as Gnanayutham)
M.S. Janikiram	....	settings (as M.S. Janakiram)
K.R. Sharma	....	settings (as K.R. Sarma)

Sound Department
C.E. Biggs	....	director of audiography
S.G. Gandhi	....	assistant audiographer (as S.C. Gandhi)
K.C. Sekhar	....	assistant audiographer
G. Sundararaman	....	assistant audiographer

Stunts
Stunt Somu	....	fencing master

Camera and Electrical Department
P. Ellappa	....	camera operator
M.K. Kannan	....	lighting technician
C.A.S. Mony	....	assistant camera
R. Somasundaram	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Syed Ahmed	....	costumes
N. Sreeramulu	....	costume assistant (as Sriramulu)

Editorial Department
V. Radhakrishnan	....	assistant processing
V. Ramaswamy	....	film processing
R. Rangaswamy	....	assistant processing
M. Umanatha Rao	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Pandit Indra	....	lyricist
Bharat Vyas	....	lyricist

Other crew
Anil Kumar Chopra	....	choreographer
Niranjala Devi	....	choreographer
Natanam Nataraj	....	choreographer
M. Ramamurthy	....	assistant choreographer (as M. Ramamurthi)
Mrs. Rhynbird	....	choreographer
Jaya Shankar	....	choreographer

Pooja Ke Phool (1964)

 

Pooja Ke Phool

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Pooja Ke Phool
Directed by	A. Bhimsingh
Produced by	A. V. Meiyappan
Written by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan (story), Rajendra Krishan (dialogue)
Starring	Ashok Kumar Mala Sinha Dharmendra
Music by Art	Madan Mohan A. K. Sekhar
Cinematography	G. Vittal Rao
Editing by	A. Paul Dorai Singham
Release date(s)	1964
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Pooja Ke Phool is a 1964 Hindi movie. Produced by A.V.Meiyappan and directed by Bhimsingh the film stars Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Pran, Nimmi and Leela Chitnis. The films music is given by Madan Mohan.

Plot

Balraj (Dharmendra), affectionately called Raj, by his elder brother (Nana Palsikar) and sister Vija (Madhumati), is a student in college in the arts semester. As the family is not very rich, Raj decides to move from the hostel to the residence of a family. He finds one such family in Gandhinagar, which consists of Choudhury Hukumat Rai (Ashok Kumar), a lawyer by profession, his wife (Nimmi), and only daughter Shanti (Mala Sinha). Hukumat takes an instant liking to Raj, and tells him that his wife will only allow him to take up residence if he tells her that he is already married. Raj reluctantly does so, and thus acquires residence with the Rai family. Eventually Mrs. Rai takes a liking to Raj, so does Shanti. Shanti finds out Raj and her dad had lied to the family about Raj's marital status, she confronts Raj, and he readily admits that he lied. Both fall in love. Mr. and Mrs. Rai are thrilled, when they come to know that Raj and Shanti are in love, and excitedly plan their marriage. As Raj's brother is critically ill, Raj has to return to his village. After several days when Raj returns to the Rai family, he refuses to marry Shanti on the ground that he is going to marry Gauri (Sandhya Roy). The Rai family is devastated. And then they find out that then Raj has been arrested for killing someone.

Cast

• Ashok Kumar ... Choudhury Hukumat Rai
• Mala Sinha ... Shanti Rai
• Dharmendra ... Balraj 'Raj'
• Sandhya Roy
• Nimmi ... Gauri
• Pran ... Balam Singh
• Nana Palsikar ... Hansraj (Balraj's Brother)
• Mohan Choti ... Katpatiya
• Shivraj ... Mr. Singh (Balam's Father)
• Umesh Sharma ... Dr. Balkrishnan
• Mukri ... Kisaan
• Wahab Kashmiri
• Sulochana Chatterjee ... Mrs. Laxmi Hukumat Rai
• Kammo
• Leela Chitnis ... Mrs. Singh (Balam's Mother)
• Madhumati ... Vija (Balraj's niece)

External links

• Pooja Ke Phool at the Internet Movie Database

Main Bhi Ladki Hoon (1964)

Main Bhi Ladki Hoon is a 1964 Hindi movie. Directed by A.C. Trilogchandra the film stars Dharmendra and Meena Kumari.

Directed by
A.C. Trilogchander		(as A.C. Trilok Chandar)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sailesh Dey		story
Rajendra Krishan		dialogue (as Rajinder Krishan)
Umakant Sharma		dialogue instructor
A.C. Trilogchander		screenplay (as A.C. Trilok Chandar)

Cast (in credits order)

	Meena Kumari	...	Rajni
	Dharmendra	...	Ram
	S.V. Ranga Rao
	Balraj Sahni	...	Ganga
	Rajan
	Pushpalata		(as Pushpalatha)
	Om Prakash	...	Din Dayal 'Raja'
	Master Bhagwan	...	T. Bhagwan 'TB' (as Bhagwan)
	Manorama	...	Mrs. Din Dayal
	Mohan Choti	...	Lallu
	Kammo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Umesh Sharma

Create a character page for: RajniRamGangaDin Dayal 'Raja'T. Bhagwan 'TB'Mrs. Din DayalLallu

Produced by
Murugan Kumaran	....	producer (as M. Kumaran)
Saravanan M.	....	producer (as M. Saravanan)
M. Murugan	....	producer

Original Music by
Chitra Gupta		(as Chitragupta)

Cinematography by
T. Muthuswamy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
R.G. Gope

Art Direction by
A.K. Sekhar

Set Decoration by
S. Arumuga Asari		(settings)
V. Nagan Asari		(settings) (as Nagan Asari)

Makeup Department
K.N. Kini	....	makeup artist
Krishnaraj	....	makeup artist
L. Muthappa	....	makeup artist
Peetambaram	....	makeup artist (as Peethambaram)
T.M. Ramachandran	....	makeup artist
T.N. Ramachandran	....	makeup artist

Production Management
N.S. Mani	....	production manager
Puran Sharma	....	production manager (as Puran Sarma)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S.P. Muthuraman	....	assistant director
S.L. Narayanan	....	assistant director
Nanjil Rajendran	....	assistant director
M.M. Vasan	....	assistant director

Art Department
N. Kuppuswamy	....	paintings artist
N. Mohanraj	....	paintings artist
S. Sankaralingam	....	paintings artist
P.L. Shanmugam	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
S.D. Pushparaj	....	assistant sound recordist
S.P. Ramanathan	....	dialogue recordist
S.P. Ramanathan	....	sound re-recordist
M.N. Rajeswara Rao	....	assistant sound recordist
M. Shantaram	....	assistant sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
R. Mohandas	....	assistant camera (as R. Mohandoss)
T. Muthu	....	assistant camera
E.V.K. Nair	....	still photographer
D. Rajagopal	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
K.A. Rahman	....	costumes

Editorial Department
N. Damodaran	....	assistant editor
C. Kannappan	....	assistant processing
S.P. Muthuraman	....	assistant editor
Manohar Singh Rawat	....	assistant processing (as Manohar Singh Rewat)
Sardul Singh Sethi	....	film processing
K.N. Subbiah	....	assistant editor (as K.M. Subbiah)

Music Department
Asha Bhosle	....	playback singer
Mukul Bose	....	audiographer: songs
Mangesh Desai	....	audiographer: songs
Dilip Dholakia	....	music assistant (as D. Dileep)
Johnny Gomes	....	music assistant (as Johnny Gomez)
Rajendra Krishan	....	lyricist (as Rajinder Krishan)
Lata Mangeshkar	....	playback singer
Srinivas P.B.	....	playback singer (as P.S. Srinivos)
Mohammad Rafi	....	playback singer (as Mohamad Rafi)

Other crew
A.K. Chopra	....	choreographer
Ratan Kumar	....	assistant choreographer
T. Ramaswamy	....	associate film processing
R. Rangaswamy	....	production executive

External links

• Main Bhi Ladki Hoon at the Internet Movie Database

Do Kaliyaan (1968)

Do Kaliyaan (1968)

Directed by
R. Krishnan		(as Krishnan-Panju)
S. Panju		(as Krishnan-Panju)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mukhram Sharma		dialogue (as Pandit Mukhram Sharma)
Jawar N. Sitaraman		screenplay (as Javar N. Sitaraman)
Jawar N. Sitaraman		story (as Javar N. Sitaraman)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

	Mala Sinha	...	Kiran
	Biswajeet	...	Shekhar (as Biswajit)
	Mehmood	...	Mahesh
	Om Prakash	...	Kiran's Father
	Nigar Sultana	...	Kiran's mom
	Gitanjali		(as Githanjali)
	Manorama	...	Madhumati
	Hiralal
	Umesh Sharma
	Shabnam
	Bharathi
	Sujatha
	Neetu Singh	...	Ganga / Jamuna (as Baby Sonia)

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Bottom of Form

Produced by
Murugan Kumaran	....	producer (as M. Kumaran)
Saravanan M.	....	producer (as M. Saravanan)
M. Murugan	....	producer

Original Music by
Ravi

Cinematography by
S. Maruthi Rao		(as Maruthi Rao. S)

Film Editing by
S. Panjabi		(as Panjabi)
R. Vittal

Art Direction by
A.K. Sekhar		(as A.K. Sekar)

Set Decoration by
S. Arumuga Asari		(settings)
V. Nagan Asari		(settings)

Makeup Department
P.G. Joshi	....	makeup artist (as Joshi)
Sarosh B. Modi	....	makeup artist (as Sarosh Modi)
L. Muthappa	....	assistant makeup artist (as Muthappa)
Padmanabhan	....	assistant makeup artist
Ramchandra	....	makeup artist (as Ramchandran)
Jayanti Ramprasad	....	makeup artist (as Jayanthi)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S.L. Narayan	....	assistant director
R. Pattaabhiraaman	....	assistant director (as R. Pattabiraman)
V.S. Shanmugam	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kuppuswamy	....	assistant art director
N. Mohanraj	....	assistant art director (as Mohan Raj)

Sound Department
D.O. Bhansali	....	associate sound (as Bansali)
S.D. Pushparaj	....	assistant sound recordist
M.N. Rajeswara Rao	....	assistant sound recordist
C.D. Viswanathan	....	dialogue recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
S.P. Govindarajan	....	assistant camera
T. Muthusami	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kadar	....	costumes (as Khader)

Editorial Department
O. Narasimhan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Asha Bhosle	....	playback singer
Mangesh Desai	....	song recordist
Minoo Katrak	....	song recordist
Lata Mangeshkar	....	playback singer
Mohammad Rafi	....	playback singer
Gyan Verma	....	music assistant

Other crew
A.K. Chopra	....	choreographer
Ratan Kumar	....	assistant choreographer
Mohan	....	assistant production executive
R. Rangaswamy	....	production executive
Puran Sharma	....	assistant production executive
Umakant Sharma	....	dialogue instructor
K. Thangappan	....	choreographer