Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
Only includes names with the selected topics
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
1-22 of 22
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Rajendra was born in the Punjabi-speaking Tuli family on 20 July 1927, in Sialkot, British India (now located in Pakistan).
After the turbulent years of partition, at the age of 23, Rajendra got his first break in 'Jogan' during 1950. He attained fame in 'Mother India' during 1957, playing the son of Nargis Dutt.
He went on to star in many movies, most of them successful, and earned the nickname of 'Jubilee Kumar'.
He got married to Shukla, and they subsequently became parents of three children, a boy, Manoj, who would subsequently be an actor in his own rights and be re-named Kumar Gaurav, and two daughters.
After offers stopped on lead roles, he turned to character roles, as well as became a producer. He was successful in launching his son's career in 'Love Story'.
His son's marriage was initially arranged with Reema, the daughter of Raj Kapoor, but things did not work out, and his son went on to get married to Sunil and Nargis Dutt's daughter, Namrata, and shortly thereafter he became grandfather of Saachi and Siya.
He also produced another successful movie 'Naam', the star-cast included his son, and Sanjay Dutt.
He attained a PHD and had a title of 'Doctor' prefixed to his name. Known to refuse taking any medication, he succumbed to cancer on July 12, 1999, just a day after his son's 43rd birthday, and just 8 days before his 71st birthday.
His brother was producer Virendra Kumar who produced Mama Bhanja, Raaz etc.
He will always be remembered for his memorable performances in 'Dhool Ka Phool', 'Mere Mehboob', 'Sangam', 'Suraj', 'Arzoo', 'Aman' 'Ganwaar', 'Dil Ek Mandir', as well as 'Saajan Bina Suhagan'- Actor
- Writer
- Director
O.P. Ralhan was born on 21 August 1928 in Sialkot, Punjab, British India. He was an actor and writer, known for Hulchul (1971), Paapi (1977) and Phool Aur Patthar (1966). He died on 20 April 1999 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- His childhood was spent in Peshawar, where he had performed in theater for some major roles. However, his primary occupation for the early part of his life was that of a tailor. He was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle. Following his father's retirement, the family moved from Peshawar to Karachi. He moved to Bombay after the Partition of India in 1949 after 3 years in prison in Pakistan. He was involved with the theater group IPTA along with Balraj Sahni and Kaifi Azmi, both of whom had Marxist leanings.
He started his Hindi film career at the very late age of 30 with Basu Bhattacharya's Teesri Kasam in 1946, and went on to play the quintessential meek and oppressed old man in innumerable Hindi movies. His own favorites are the roles he played in Sholay and Shaukeen. In movies he has played a very large number of character roles, mostly positive. He has acted in more than 125 films so far. - Music Department
- Actor
Kartar Ramla was born in April 1947 in Hundal, Sialkot, Punjab, British India. He was an actor, known for Saidan Jogan (1979), Jako Raakhe Saaiyan (1986) and Truck Driver (1997). He died on 18 March 2020 in Faridkot, Punjab, India.- Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
J. Om Prakash was born on 24 January 1927 in Sialkot, Punjab, British India. He was a director and producer, known for Agnee (1988), Aandhi (1975) and Gateway of India (1957). He died on 7 August 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
RSBedi was born in sialkot district. He was mainly known as a prolific writer of stories in Urdu, his most well known work being Ek Chadar maili Si. He entered films as a scenarist and dialogue writer. Briefly became director of jammu and Kashmir Broadcasting Service, directorial debut in 1970 with Dastak- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Mohan Kumar was born on 1 June 1934 in Sialkot, British India. He was a writer and producer, known for Amir Garib (1974), Aas Ka Panchhi (1961) and Aap Aye Bahaar Ayee (1971). He died on 10 November 2017 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Saima Khan was born on 19 June 1962 in Sialkot, Pakistan. She is an actress, known for Bhola Sunyara (2005), Sher-E-Punjab (2004) and Shareef Gujjar (2006).
- Shoaib Malik was born on 1 February 1982 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Chakkar (2022), 2007 ICC World Twenty20 (2007) and Indian Premier League (2008).
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Set Decorator
Bansi Chandragupta was born in 1924 in Sialkot, Punjab, British India. Bansi was an art director and production designer, known for Pather Panchali (1955), Chakra (1981) and Chakravyuha (1978). Bansi died on 27 June 1981 in Brookhaven, New York, USA.- Zaheer Abbas was born on 24 July 1947 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He has been married to Samina Abbas since 1988.
- Mohammad Abdullah aka "MA" is a Software Engineer, Serial Entrepreneur, and E-commerce Expert with over 5 years of experience. He is the founder of Leather Garments Manufacturing Company MA Leathers (Private) Limited that is producing Fine Quality Leather Products and running a successful Software Company named Dsignix (SMC-Private) Limited that offers a wide range of services including Software Development and Web Development And All Other Services related to social media.
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Shyam was born on 20 February 1920 in Sialkot, British Punjab. He was an actor, known for Albela (1951), Aaj Aur Kal (1947) and Man Ki Jeet (1944). He was married to Tazi. He died on 26 April 1951 in India.- Manzar Sehbai is a Pakistani actor who appears in Lollywood films and serials. Sehbai was born in Sialkot, Pakistan but later moved to Lahore with his family. He is the brother of director Sarmad Sehbai. He studied from Government College University, Lahore and has been living in Germany for the last 35 years. He has worked in different drama serials and made his film debut in 2011 with Shoaib Mansoor's Bol for which he won Lux Style Awards and SAARC Film Awards. [2] In 2013, he appeared in Zinda Bhaag, Pakistan's entry for Best Foreign Language Film in 2013's Academy Awards.
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Shyraa Roy is an international Singer, Actor, Model, and producer. She is known for her appearances in films and music singles. She was offered a role by Asif Pervez, the simple Sania in the movie Aks, released on 16 February 2018, a movie based on an abandoned village and basically haunted from inside, which has been a major success and thus marked her debut in the Pakistani film industry. Her latest Music single called Raat which was sung and performed by her solely which has received nominations and recognition in Dubai, India, and Pakistan. Since 2019 she has exclusively been active in the Bollywood entertainment industry. In 2020, She turned producer as well as a screenwriter with Hello Shabnam for Amazon Prime. She made her biggest music single Kamli in 2020 with a Popular Singer from Pakistan Mohsin Abbas Haider as a duet.- Tahira Naqvi was born on 20 August 1956 in Daska, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. She was an actress, known for Waris (1979) and Mian Biwi Razi (1982). She died on 2 June 1982 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Richard Saire was born in 1939 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He is an actor, known for Crime of Passion (1970), Thursday Theatre (1964) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). He has been married to Pamela Saire since 1962. They have two children.
- Born in Pakistan, Sikandar Raza did not make his way to the top level of cricket in a typical fashion. Originally, the talented batsman held hopes of becoming a fighter pilot, and had applied to join the air force before a failed eye test ended his dream.
Raza then attended Glasgow Caledonian College, where he began playing semi-professional cricket, before moving to Zimbabwe to join his family who had emigrated there several years earlier.
He made his first-class debut in 2007 and once qualified to play for his adopted country, Raza played his first one-day international for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in May 2013. - Actor
- Director
- Writer
Toni Usman was born in Pakistan but has lived in Norway most of his life. He trained as an actor with Bollywood star-maker Asha Chandra in Mumbai, India. In Norway he has worked as a freelance actor since 1987 with engagements at NRK 1 (the country's largest TV channel), Radioteatret, Riksteatret, Teater Ibsen, etc. In 1992 Usman was one of the people behind a Norwegian-Pakistani version of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" that premiered at the Ibsen Festival. On Norway's second largest television station TV2 Usman has co-starred in the sitcom "Bot og bedring" and was memorable as the gangster Iqbal Hussain in several episodes of the critically acclaimed police-series "Fox Grønland".- Music Department
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born on 13 February 1911 in Sialkot, Punjab, British India. He was a writer, known for Haider (2014), Jago Hua Savera (1959) and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He died on 20 November 1984 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.- Shoaib Mallik was born on 1 February 1982 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Rajendra Tuli was born on 20 July 1924 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.