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Wednesday 9 August 2017

Famous Trio of Brothers or sisters in Bollywood

Sibling’s actors in Bollywood is not uncommon but when it comes to three brothers and all of them actors, is rare. There have been instances where three brothers from the same parents have worked in different departments of film making.The first of such Brother,s Trio comes in our mind is Raj Kapoor,Shammi and Shashi Kapoor.The other famous Brother Trio was Dev Anand,Vijay Anand and Chetan Anand.At present Salman,Arbaaj and Suhail Khan are doing great in Bollywood.In this blog I have selected 10 of such Trio of Bollywood.

Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar & Kishore Kumar

The Ganguly brothers are remembered most for featuring together as brothers in the black and white madcap classic comedy 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi', which released in 1958. But before that the three brothers appeared in 1957 film Bandi.
Anoop Kumar and Ashok Kumar have worked jointly in 8 movies.The most popular movies of Anoop Kumar and Ashok Kumar are Clerk, Chalti Ka Naam Gadi ...Anup Kumar and Kishore Kumar have worked jointly in 4 movies.The most popular movies of Anup Kumar and Kishore Kumar are Shreeman Funtoosh (1965),Amar Prem ...., Kishore Kumar and Ashok Kumar have worked jointly in 69 movies( includes all types of association of Kishore Kumar with Ashok Kumar in movies.).The most popular movies of Kishore Kumar and Ashok Kumar are Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein, Mr. India, Qatl, Oonche Log, Duniya, Mahaan ...

Song from Chalti Ka Naam Gadi 1958

Scene from Chalti Ka Naam Gadi 1958

Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor & Shashi Kapoor

The trio who ruled the box-office in different eras. Raj tasted immense success as an actor, producer and director. Whereas Shammi became the dancing stars of the 60’s and youngest Shashi was one of the biggest stars of the 70’s.Surprisingly all the three brothers jointly never worked together in any film but the combination of 2 brothers worked in many films. Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor have worked jointly in 3 films. The first film they did was Char Dil Char Rahen (1959) after that they appeared in Naseeb (1981) and in Prem Rog Shammi Kapoor acted while Raj Kapoor Directed the Film.Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor have worked jointly in 2 movies.In Vakil Babu 1982 both acted while in Satyam Shivam Sundaram Shashi acted and directed by Raj Kapoor.Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor have worked jointly in 5 movies.

Song from Char Dil Char Rahen 1959

Chetan Anand, Dev Anand & Vijay Anand

After ‘Kapoor’s it was the ‘Anand’ brothers who gained prominence in Bollywood. Chetan, the eldest of the three made his directorial debut with 'Neecha Nagar' which became India’s first film to win an award at Cannes. He was more into direction than acting. Dev became the evergreen hero of Indian cinema who dominated the silver screen from the 50’s to the 80’s and delivered some of the biggest hits. Vijay, gained fame more as a director than an actor with classics like 'Teesri Manzil', 'Guide', ‘Jewel Thief’, Tere Mere Sapne and ‘Johnny Mera Naam’. The Anand brothers shared screen space only once in ‘Kala Bazaar’.Chetan Anand and Dev Anand have worked jointly in 8 movies.They acted together in 2 films,Kinare Kinare and Kala Bazar.Vijay Anand and Dev Anand have worked jointly in 6 movies.Both of them acted in Kala Bazar and Tere Mere Sapne He was also appeared in small scene in a song of Tere Ghar Ke Samne.

Scene from Kala Bazaar 1960

Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan & Akbar Khan

The stylish actor-director Feroz Khan was the most loved and popular among his brothers. He directed films like ‘Apradh’, ‘Dharmatma’, ‘Qurbani’ and ‘Janbaaz’ and acted in numerous cowboy flicks. Sanjay was also famous to a large extent by doing some memorable films like ‘Dosti’, ‘Dus Lakh’, ‘Ek Phool Do Maali’, ‘Dhund’ and ‘Abdullah’. The youngest, Akbar couldn’t really make it big, he ended up acting in a handful of films and directing ‘Haadsa’ and 'Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story', which didn't do well at the box office.All the three never worked together. Feroz Khan and Sanjay Khan have worked jointly in 3 movies.Upaasna (1971),Mela 1971 and Nagin (1976) were the films in which both acted together. Feroz Khan and Akbar Khan have worked jointly in 1 movies.The most popular movies of Feroz Khan and Akbar Khan are Anjaan Raahein

Scene from Upaasna 1971

Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan & Sohail Khan

Salman leads the pack who continues to break box-office records till date. Sohail and Arbaaz haven’t made it that big compared to Salman but both have been successful filmmakers.The trio of Khan Brothers first came in 1998 film Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya .Sohail directed Salman and Arbaaz in this film.In 2013 the trio acted together in a film Amar Akbar anthony Remake Directed by David Dhawan

Scene from Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)

Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhonsle Usha Mangeshkar

The Mangeshkar family is a prominent Indian family, headed by Deenanath Mangeshkar. Many members of the family have been successful singers/music composers in the Hindi film industry.Lata Mangeshkar is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India.Asha Bhosle is equally famous and a versatile singer.Usha Mangeshkar is the youngest sister among Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and Meena Khadikar, and elder to her music-director brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar. She came into the spotlight as a playback singer after singing some devotional songs for the low-budget movie Jai Santoshi Maa (1975), which became an all-time blockbuster.The three sisters sang few songs together,

"Khile Hai Sakhi Aaj Phoolwa" from Grasthi 1963 was the first hit song together."Humre Aangan Bagiya" from Teen Bahuraniyan was also very hit.

Song from Grasthi 1963

Song from Teen Bahuraniyan 1968

Sunny Deol Bobby Deol and Abhay Deol

It’s always family first for the Deols and actor Abhay Deol is no exception to this norm.Sunny and bobby are sons of Dharmendra and Abhay is Dharmendra's nephew.The trio never appeared in a movie together Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol have worked jointly in 12 movies.The most popular movies of Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol are Yamla Pagla Deewana, Heroes, Apne, 23rd March 1931 Shaheed, Dillagi, Aur Pyar Ho Gaya ....,

Song from Yamla Pagla Deewana

Chaman Puri, Madan Puri & Amrish Puri

Madan Puri - a known villain in the 60’s and 70’s but gradually moved to character roles.The Eldest brother Chaman was mostly seen playing father to many actors and actresses in the 50’s and 60’s. But it was Amrish who became the most popular and is remembered as one of the greatest villains of Indian cinema.Chaman Lal Puri was the eldest of the three brothers,he came first in films,he being the first cousin of the singer K. L. Saigal, with whose help he started to make a mark in Bollywood. Chaman Puri appeared in the films `Afsana` (1951), `Patang` (1960), `Phool Bane Angarey` (1963), `Bahu Beti` (1965), `Mamta` (1966), `Bombay 405 Miles` (1980) and `Aulad` (1987).Amrish Puri and Madan Puri have worked jointly in 10 movies.The most popular movies of Amrish Puri and Madan Puri are Mashaal, Hero, Andhaa Kaanoon ...

Abbas Mustan and Hussain

Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla are from Surat in Gujrat state.The duo directed landmark Bollywood films like Khiladi, Baazigar, Soldier, Ajnabee, Baadshah, Aitraaz, Humraaz, 36 China Town, Race, Race 2 and comedian Kapil Sharma's debut movie Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.Abbas Mustan the two brothers are Joint Directors while the third brother is the producer.

Boney Kapoor Anil Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor

Boney is the eldest of the three brothers.He is a producer and Director,All the three never worked together in a film but Anil Kapoor has worked together with his sibling, maker Boney Kapoor, in a few effective movies like Mr. India, Judaai, No Entry and Pukar,Sanjay Kapoor was introduced by Boney Kapoor from the film Prem in 1995 which was produced by Boney.In 1999 again in Sirf Tum.

Randheer Kapoor Rishi Kapoor Chimpu Kapoor

Sons of Raj Kapoor,three never worked together in any film,Randheer and Rishi worked together in Hina,Chimpu Kapoor directed Rishi in Prem Granth

Thursday 6 July 2017

CHETAN ANAND-A Progressive Thinker

Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar was the first Indian film that was selected in any International film festival.Neecha Nagar had to compete with many amazing films that year(1946) like Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City (Italy), David Lean’s Brief Encounter (UK), and Billy Wilder’s The Lost Weekend (USA). It won the hearts of critics and viewers alike and emerged as a winner for the category. Despite of Producing and Directing many great films like Taxi Driver,Haqeekat,Heer Ranjha,Akhri Khat,Hanste Zakhm he remained the most underrated Director
Chetan Anand was Born on 3 Jan, 1921 in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Chetan’s formative years were nourished by the teachings of the Vedanta in a Gurukul before he went to Government College, Lahore, and then onwards to Cambridge.In 1944, he shrugged off a motionless stability and plunged into the chaotic ecstasy of motion pictures.
In 1946, Chetan Anand became a big name with Neecha Nagar
He was a progressive thinker,he kept company with literary and political radicals such as Khwaja Ahmed Abbas, Sahir, Kaifi Azmi Bhishm Sahni and Sardar Jaffri.He along with his younger brother Dev Anand started Navketan in 1949.
After the success of Taxi Driver (1955) , Chetan moved away from Navketan to establish his own banner Himalay Films and make his own kind of films.In 1957 he directed two movies Arpan and Anjali, in which he played lead roles too. He went on to act in Kala Bazar, Kinare-Kinare, Aman, Kanch Aur Heera and Hindustan Ki Kasam, which he directed too.
In 1964 he emerged as a great Director, it was to a standing ovation for, depicting the Chinese invasion of 1962, in one of the best war films ever made – Haqeeqat (1964).
In 1966 he came out with another memorable film Aakhri Khat,This film was about a 15-month-old child without any star cast,though Rajesh Khanna was in it but that time he was a strugler.The film was very well apreciated by the critics,His another masterpiece was Heer Ranjha in 1970.first and onlly movie in verses with no dilogues,it was the poetic imagination of Kaifi Azmi and Chetan Anand’s skill as a director
After separating from his wife, Uma Anand, whom he married in 1943,he had a long-term relationship with the actress Priya Rajvansh.who was his heroine in almost all the films he directed after starting his own film company..He had a relationship with her till his death On 6th July 1997.
Today on his 20th death anniversary I present few of his films immortal songs.

Pt Ravi Shankar was introduced in films as Music Composer in Neecha Nagar,this song was picturised on Kamini Kaushal