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Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Amir made his dubut as a child artiste in ‘Yaadon Ki Baraat‘ in 1973 directed by Nasir Hussain. he began his career with ‘Holi’ directed by Ketan Mehta in 1984. but his first wel known apperance was ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak‘ directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. After his sercret marriage with his neighbourhood friend Reena in 1984, his career began to slow down. after several unsuccessfull movies, he made his come back with Indra Kumar’s ‘Dil’ in 1990. Aamir,…

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Dharmendra

Dharmendra

Dharmendra remained a top Hindi film star for three decades creating an influential image as a markedly North Indian (Punjabi) macho man devoted to his mother and committed to upholding the honour of his family or the village. He was born Dharam Singh Deol in Phagwara, Punjab and was fascinated with films right from childhood, often travelling miles to frequent the touring cinema. (He remembers going to see Dillagi (1949) starring Suraiya at least 40 times!). He was married at…

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Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor could always be counted on to wear the most outrageous outfits. Whether it was the head to toe white sequence leisure suit in “Hum Kisise Kum Naheen” to the incredibly large sunglasses in “Bobby” Rishi was the male kitsch fashion plate of 70s Bollywood. His use of over the top clothes were a way for him to really get into his characters. He was nicknamed “Lover Boy” and Rishi was the major teen heartthrob of 70s Bollywood entertainers….

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Om Puri

Om Puri

Om Puri born on October 18, 1950 is a highly regarded and renowned Indian actor. In the course of time, he is fast emerging as India’s first truly International star and the world seems to have woken up to Puri’s versatility. He was born at Ambala, Haryana. For Om Puri (or Guddu, his childhood name) career in theatre began early in school at Sinnaur, near Patiala. His maiden venture was Zaildar by Kapoor Singh Ghuman. In college he did several…

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Dev Anand

Dev Anand

Dev was born Devdutt Pishorimal Anand in Gurdaspur in undivided Punjab to a well-to-do advocate, Pishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore (now in Pakistan). His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs. 160. He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to star…

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Randeep Hooda

Randeep Hooda

Randeep Singh Hooda is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. Hooda was born in a small village called Jaseya in Rohtak district of Haryana to a Hindu Jat family. His mother, Asha Hooda, is a social worker and his father, Dr. Ranbir Hooda, is a surgeon by profession. When he was eight years old, he went to a boarding school MNSS in Rai, Sonepat, Haryana. He then went to Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New Delhi. He…

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Kunal Kapoor

Kunal Kapoor

Kunal started his career in bollywood as an assistant director to Rakesh Mehra in “Aks“. However the call to be in front of a camera hac more of an effect on Kunal and he made his debut with Meenaxi: The tale of three cities” , which not only won him critical acclaim but also helped him establish his own footing and pace in the industry. Making a most unconventional debut with Meenaxi: A tale of 3 cities, the critically acclaimed…

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Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Born into an affluent Brahmin business family. His father was a wellknown personality in Ahmednagar. Sadashiv, fondly known as Tatya in his family and friend circle, grew up in Ahmednagar in a loving family with his parents and a younger brother. He was an active child with lot of friends from all walks of life. He looked out for those less fortunate even at that young age. He attended Navin marathi shala,Society high school and Ahmednagar college. He was acting…

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Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty Born in Calcutta and educated at the Scottish Church College, Calcutta, where he studied chemistry, Mithun Chakraborty is a leading actor in the Bollywood and the south Indian film industry. He started his film career in a Bengali film made by Mrinal Sen. He shot into national prominence with his films Disco Dancer, Agneepath and was at one time , regarded as a rival to Amitabh Bachchan. He has done and continues to do social service all over…

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