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Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and more mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement.
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Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films "Ankur" (1973), "Nishant" (1975), "Manthan" (1976) and "" (1977) he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India. He has expressed dislike of the term, preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema. Benegal was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. On 8 August 2007, Benegal was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005. He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times.
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Shyam Swarup Agarwal Shyam Swarup Agarwal (July 5, 1941 – December 2, 2013) was an Indian geneticist, immunologist and the director of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI-MS), Lucknow. A former director of the Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) at the Tata Memorial Centre, he was the pioneer of medical genetics and clinical immunology education in India. He was known for his researches in the fields of genetics and molecular biology and was an Emeritus Professor of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, as well as an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. the Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, and the Indian National Science Academy. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1986.
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Mohanlal filmography []Mohanlal] is an Indian actor, producer, and singer who has starred in both blockbuster and art house films for independent filmmakers. During his career, he has appeared in more than 340 feature films, primarily in Malayalam cinema but also in other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. In 1978, when he was 18, he started acting with a minor comedic role in the unreleased film "Thiranottam", before making screen debut in 1980 as antagonist in the romance film "Manjil Virinja Pookkal". His portrayal of Narendran, a sadistic husband, received recognition and the film developed a cult status in Malayalam cinema. Subsequently, Mohanlal was cast as the antagonist in many films. His first positive role was in "Padayottam" (1982), the first 70 mm film in Malayalam. In 1984 he starred in "Poochakkoru Mookkuthi", a comedy film whose success triggered a trend and popularised the genre in the 1980s. In an early critically acclaimed performance, Mohanlal played an antihero in the I. V. Sasi-directed thriller "Uyarangalil" (1984). In the same year, he co-founded Casino Films, a motion picture production company which later produced his popular comedies "Gandhinagar 2nd Street" (1986) and "Nadodikkattu" (1987).
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Santram Varma Santram Verma (born 1970) is a male director of Hindi films and television shows from Mumbai.
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Sant Gyaneshwar Sant Gyaneshwar is a 1964 Bollywood film direct by Manibhai Vyas, starring Sudhir Kumar, Surekha, Babloo and Shahu Modak.
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B. C. Sanyal Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal commonly known as B. C. Sanyal (22 April 1901 – 9 August 2003), the doyen of modernism in Indian art, was an Indian painter and sculptor and an Art teacher to three generations of artists. During his lifetime he not just saw the partition of the Indian subcontinent three times, 1905, 1947 and 1971, but also witnessed 20th century Indian art in all its phases. His notable paintings include "The flying scarecrow", "Cow herd", "Despair" and "Way to peace", which depicts Mahatma Gandhi with a Hindu and a Muslim child.
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Ray Santilli Ray Santilli (born 30 September 1958) is a British musician, record, and film producer, best known for his exploitation in 1995 of the controversial "alien autopsy" footage, subject of the Warners film "Alien Autopsy" featuring Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Pullman, and Ant & Dec.
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Gus Deloof Auguste "Gus" Deloof (September 26, 1909, Brussels - May 8, 1974, Brussels) was a Belgian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger..
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Arohan (film) Arohan ("The Ascent") is 1982 Hindi film by Shyam Benegal, starring Victor Banerjee and Om Puri in the lead roles.
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Gyan Dutt Gyan Dutt was one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood in the 1940s. He was music director for films such as "Thokar" (1939), "Achhut" (1940), "Bhakta Surdas" (1942), "Sunehre Din" (1949) and "Ghayal" (1951). Many of his songs were sung by K. L. Saigal. In 1948 he composed seven songs for a young Geeta Dutt in the films "Chanda Ki Chandani" and "Hua Savera", although their most notable collaboration was "Dilruba" (1950) in which Dutt wrote eight songs, six of which were solos for Geeta Dutt.
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Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was a noted Indian film actor. He won several major awards including two National Film Awards for Best Actor for his performances in the movies "Dastak" (1971) and "Koshish" (1973). He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrillers. Kumar did not mind playing roles that were non-glamorous, such as characters well beyond his age. Movies like "Arjun Pandit", "Sholay" and "Trishul", along with the remakes of Tamil films into Hindi like "Yehi Hai Zindagi", "Naya Din Nayi Raat", "Devta", and "Ram Tere Kitne" exemplify his talents. He also did suspense-thriller films like "Qatl", "Shikar", "Uljhan" and "Trishna". Kumar also proved his ability to do comedy in films like "Manchali", "Itni Si Baat", "Pati Patni aur Woh", "Angoor", "Biwi O Biwi" and "Hero". He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters.
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Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard (] ; born 3 December 1930) is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement "La Nouvelle Vague", or French New Wave.
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Kondura Kondura / Anugraham is a 1978 Indian bilingual film simultaneously directed by Shyam Benegal in Hindi and Telugu. The film is based on the novel by Marathi writer, Chintamani T. Khanolkar [चिं. त्र्यं. खानोलकर] by the same name, the screen adaptation was made by Shyam Benegal and Girish Karnad. The majority of the cast was common to both films and included Ananth Nag, Vanisri, Amrish Puri, Shekhar Chatterjee (Hindi version only), Rao Gopal Rao (Telugu version only) and Satyadev Dubey. The film was one of the Indian entries at the 4th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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Sunil Shanbag Sunil Shanbag (born 1956) is an Indian theatre director, screenwriter and documentary film-maker. He has graduated from Mumbai University, and although he didn't have any formal training in theatre, he has worked extensively with Satyadev Dubey, who considers him one of his foremost protégés.
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Ela Bhatt Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born 7 September 1933) is an Indian cooperative organiser, activist and Gandhian, who founded the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) in 1972, and served as its general secretary from 1972 to 1996. A lawyer by training, Bhatt is a part of the international labour, cooperative, women, and micro-finance movements and has won several national and international awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1977), Right Livelihood Award (1984) and the Padma Bhushan (1986).
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Vasant Dev Vasant Deo(1929-25 Jan.1996) is an Indian writer, lyricist and screenwriter and a Hindi academic at Parle College in Mumbai. He worked in Hindi parallel cinema through the 1980s, working with directors like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani and Mahesh Bhatt. He is best known for "Saanjh Dhale Gagan Tale" sung by Suresh Wadkar, and "Mann Kyun Behka", a Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle duet in "Utsav" (1984) directed by Girish Karnad. He wrote plays and poetry in Marathi, and Marathi to Hindi translator.
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Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (Marathi: सचिन खेडेकर ; born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director from Maharashtra, best known for his roles in the film "Aap Kaa Surroor", "Astitva", TV series "Imtihaan", and as Subhas Chandra Bose in Shyam Benegal's "".
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Anurag Kashyap Films Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. (AKFPL) is a film production company based in Mumbai, it was founded by director Anurag Kashyap in 2009, and is run by Guneet Monga. It is known for making art house or new wave cinema in Bollywood, like "Dev D" (2009), "Udaan" (2010), "Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1" (2012) and "The Lunchbox" (2013). Anurag Kashyap also runs a film distribution company, Phantom Films.
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P. Venu P. Venu (Malayalam: പി. വേണു , 8 November 1940 – 25 May 2011) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter with over 20 films to his credit. His directorial venture "Udhyogastha" in 1967 was the first ever multi-starrer film of South India. His work in Malayalam cinema was significant and most influential, covering all themes and genres over a career spanning 40 years. One of his most recognized film "C.I.D. Nazir" in 1971, revolutionized movie-making in the investigative genre in Malayalam cinema. Following the commercial and critical success of this film, he came up with two more in the series - "Taxi Car" in 1972 and Prethangalude Thazhvara in 1973, which were recognized as the first investigative sequels in the history of Malayalam cinema. From the late 60s to the 90s he continued to make films and then decided to take a break to devote more time to his family. His last film "Parinamam (The Change)" in 2003 won an honour for Malayalam cinema, winning the Best Screenplay Award at Ashdod International Film Festival held in Israel. In 2005 he was bestowed with the "Kala Prathiba" (Icon of Creative Arts) Award by the Kerala Film Critics Association for his immense contributions to Malayalam cinema. He was also an active member of "MACTA" (Malayalam Cine Technicians Association). He published his book titled "Udyogastha Muthal" (meaning ‘From Udyogastha Onwards’) in 2010 reminiscing his life as a filmmaker and his experiences in the film industry.
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Yash Chopra Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer, predominantly working in Hindi cinema. Yash Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I. S. Johar and elder brother, B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with "Dhool Ka Phool" in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy, and followed it with the social drama "Dharmputra" (1961).
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Santha Kumari Vellaala Subbamma (better known as Santhakumari) (17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and film actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullaiah.