124-556: Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol (born 8 December 1935), known mononymously as Dharmendra , is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. Nicknamed the "He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema and to be among the most handsome Indian actors of all time. In 2012, he has received the Padma Bhushan , India's third highest civilian honour, from
248-594: A Member of the Indian Parliament ( Lok Sabha ) from Bharatiya Janata Party representing Bikaner in Rajasthan from 2004 to 2009. During his election campaign in 2004, he made an offensive remark that he should be elected dictator perpetuo to teach "basic etiquette that democracy requires" for which he was severely criticised. He rarely attended Parliament when the house was in session, preferring to spend time shooting movies or working at his farmhouse, for which he
372-462: A Superstar . 1973 proved to be the best year of his career with many successes. His first release which was A. Bhimsingh 's action crime film Loafer emerged a superhit with its songs, including "Aaj Mausam Bada Be-Imaan", "Main Tere Ishq Mein", "Koi Shehri Babu" becoming immensely popular among the masses and making its soundtrack one of the best selling Hindi film albums of the 1970s. This
496-618: A blockbuster and despite playing the antagonist, Dharmendra got noticed by audience and received a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category. That same year, he played the lead role in Chetan Anand 's war-drama Haqeeqat . Based on the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the film proved to be a major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging a superhit with one of its song " Ab Tumhare Hawaale Watan Saathiyon ",
620-588: A blockbuster and one of the top earners of 1970. His next two films, Bhappi Sonie 's Tum Haseen Main Jawan and Asit Sen 's Sharafat , both opposite Malini proved to be superhits at the box office. This was followed by a flop in Ishq Par Zor Nahin alongside Sadhana and a hit in Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? with Babita . His final release of that year was Raj Kapoor 's magnum opus Mera Naam Joker (in which he played
744-573: A core vocabulary of native Prakrit and Sanskrit-derived words. However, Hindi is written in the Devanagari script and contains more direct tatsama Sanskrit -derived words than Urdu, whereas Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script and uses more Arabic and Persian loanwords compared to Hindi. Because of this, as well as the fact that the two registers share an identical grammar, a consensus of linguists consider them to be two standardised forms of
868-400: A dedicated freight track between Ludhiana and Kolkata. Ludhiana is connected with other cities of Punjab and also with other states by bus service. Major national highways NH 44 , NH 5 (old NH1 , NH95 respectively) and state highway SH 11 connect to the city. The transportation services are provided by the state owned Punjab Roadways and private bus operators. Ludhiana is served by
992-416: A different style of filmmaking. His longest collaboration was with director Arjun Hingorani from 1960 to 1991. Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere was the debut film of Dharmendra as an actor and Arjun's first directorial venture with Dharmendra as the lead hero. They worked together in Kab? Kyoon? Aur Kahan? , Kahani Kismat Ki , Khel Khilari Ka , Katilon Ke Kaatil and Kaun Kare Kurbanie where Arjun Hingorani
1116-512: A fort was built at modern day Ludhiana. It was captured by Raja Jasrat during his 1421–22 campaign in Punjab. Later, Ludhiana was founded in 1480 by members of the ruling Lodhi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate . The ruling sultan, Sikandar Lodhi , dispatched two ruling chiefs, Yusuf Khan and Nihad Khan, to re-assert Lodhi control. The two men camped at the site of present Ludhiana, which was then
1240-702: A growing IT sector with multiple software services and product companies having development centers in the city. In April 2021, BizMerlinHR, a HR management software firm with development center in Ludhiana was awarded Cool Vendor in HCM for 2021 by industry analyst Gartner. Ludhiana was home to the Ludhiana Stock Exchange Association . LSE was situated on NH95 (Chandigarh-Ferozepur Highway) in Feroze Gandhi market near Mini Secretariat Ludhiana. The association
1364-522: A guest appearance in the song "Deewangi Deewangi" from Farah Khan 's blockbuster reincarnation drama Om Shanti Om . In 2011, Dharmendra starred in Yamla Pagla Deewana and Tell Me O Kkhuda . While the latter was a commercial disaster, Yamla Pagla Deewana performed very well and emerged a box office hit. He then appeared in sequels to Yamla Pagla Deewana , Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013) and Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se (2018), but unlike
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#17328559197021488-579: A larger amount are still used in Urdu poetry written in the Devanagari script. Many words borrowed from Persian in turn were loanwords from Arabic (e.g. muśkil "difficult", havā "air", x(a)yāl "thought", kitāb "book"). Hindi also makes extensive use of loan translation ( calqueing ) and occasionally phono-semantic matching of English . Many Hindustani words were derived from Portuguese due to interaction with colonists and missionaries: Ludhiana Ludhiana ( Punjabi: [lʊ́d̪ɪˈäːɳäː] )
1612-529: A literary language in the 19th century. Earliest examples could be found as Prēm Sāgar by Lallu Lal , Batiyāl Pachīsī of Sadal Misra, and Rānī Kētakī Kī Kahānī of Insha Allah Khan which were published in Devanagari script during the early 19th century. John Gilchrist was principally known for his study of the Hindustani language , which was adopted as the lingua franca of northern India (including what
1736-557: A mark while Brij Sadanah 's big-budget actioner Professor Pyarelal ended up as an average grosser. This changed in 1982 as five of his films emerged commercial successes, these were - Rajput , Badle Ki Aag , Ghazab , Baghavat and Samraat . In 1983, Dharmendra delivered a hit in Rajkumar Kohli 's comedy film Naukar Biwi Ka , followed by another success, Qayamat , but his most anticipated film of that year, Kamal Amrohi 's period biographical film Razia Sultan
1860-523: A medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India and to secure its enrichment by assimilating without interfering with its genius, the forms, style and expressions used in Hindustani and in the other languages of India specified in the Eighth Schedule, and by drawing, wherever necessary or desirable, for its vocabulary, primarily on Sanskrit and secondarily on other languages. It
1984-410: A part of the process of Sanskritisation , new words are coined using Sanskrit components to be used as replacements for supposedly foreign vocabulary. Usually these neologisms are calques of English words already adopted into spoken Hindi. Some terms such as dūrbhāṣ "telephone", literally "far-speech" and dūrdarśan "television", literally "far-sight" have even gained some currency in formal Hindi in
2108-757: A righteous man in Hrishikesh Mukherjee 's social drama film Satyakam , which is widely considered to be his career-best performance by fans as well as critics and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi . The year 1970 was a notable one for Dharmendra as he delivered four major successes and formed a hit pair with Hema Malini . His first release was Satyen Bose 's crime drama Jeevan Mrityu . An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas 's novel The Count of Monte Cristo , it proved to be major critical and commercial success, eventually emerging
2232-496: A second language. A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha , was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days; students burnt his effigies, and there was a general strike in 22 districts. Nepal Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that his oath in Hindi was invalid and he was kept "inactive" as vice-president. An "angry" Jha said, "I cannot be compelled to take
2356-431: A significant comic track in the form of " slapstick " comedy which led to it being referred as a "masterpiece in comedy". In 1976, Dharmendra reunited with Ramanand Sagar for the action thriller Charas . Set against the backdrop of the expulsion of Indian community from Uganda by its dictator Idi Amin in 1972, it opened to bumper response all over the nation and emerged a superhit at the box office. His other release of
2480-593: A silver jubilee at over 100 theatres. It was shown continuously at Bombay's Minerva Theatre for over five years and also ran in Kolkata's Jyoti Cinema for 103 weeks. Sholay was the Indian film with the longest theatrical run until Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) broke its record of 286 weeks in 2001. Before the end of year, he delivered another blockbuster in Pratiggya . The film along with its strong action scenes also had
2604-521: A simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi ). Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi" but do not refer to the Standard Hindi language described here and instead descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri . Such languages include Fiji Hindi , which has an official status in Fiji , and Caribbean Hindustani , which
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#17328559197022728-508: A solo by Mohammed Rafi becoming hugely popular among the masses. In 1965, he had another superhit in Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama Kaajal . The film also had Meena Kumari , Raaj Kumar and Padmini in the lead. In 1966, Dharmendra reunited with Kumari for O. P. Ralhan 's Phool Aur Patthar . The film topped the box office chart in 1966, becoming a major blockbuster and making him a saleable star. He received his first nomination in
2852-569: A standardised form of Hindustani separate from Urdu took form. In 1881, Bihar accepted Hindi as its sole official language, replacing Urdu, and thus became the first state of India to adopt Hindi. However, in 2014, Urdu was accorded second official language status in the state. After independence, the Government of India instituted the following conventions: On 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in
2976-492: A superhit as well as one of the top 5 highest earners of that year. Its song, "Zeehale Muskin Makun ba-Ranjish", sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar was a chartbuster and dominated the musical charts. The following year, he had another commercial success with Ambrish Sangal's Begaana (1986), co-starring Kumar Gaurav and Rati Agnihotri . Dharmendra returned to the big league in 1987 by delivering eight successful films in
3100-457: A superhit at the box office. The following year, Dharmendra added one more blockbuster in his kitty with Dulal Guha 's social drama Dost co-starring Shatrughan Sinha and Hema Malini. The huge box office success of Dost was followed by moderate successes in Patthar Aur Payal and Resham Ki Dori . For his performance in the latter, Dharmendra received his 4th and final nomination in
3224-469: A supporting role). Although the film was a disaster at the time of release, it attained cult status in later years, with many critics hailing it as one of the best Indian films of all time. In 1971, Dharmendra starred in Raj Khosla 's action drama Mera Gaon Mera Desh . The film went on to become an All Time Blockbuster and established his image of an action hero. The large success of this film also made
3348-477: A village called Mir Hota. Yusuf Khan crossed the Sutlej and established Sultanpur , while Nihad Khan founded Ludhiana on the site of Mir Hota. The name was originally Lodhi-ana ", meaning "Lodhi town", which has since shifted from "Lodiana" to the present form of Ludhiana. The Lodhi Fort , or " Purana Qila ", is the only surviving structure in the city from this period; located in the neighbourhood of Fatehgarh , it
3472-751: Is Asia's largest hub for bicycle manufacturing and produces more than 50% of India's bicycle production each year. Ludhiana produces 60% of India's tractor parts and a large portion of auto and two-wheeler parts. Many parts used in German cars such as Mercedes and BMW are exclusively produced in Ludhiana to satisfy the world requirement. It is one of the largest manufacturer of domestic sewing machines. Hand tools and industrial equipment are other specialties. Ludhiana contribute most to Punjab than any other city. The apparel industry of Ludhiana, popularly known as Ludhiana hosiery industry provides employment to numerous people and produces India's largest share of winter clothing. It
3596-642: Is a standard register of the Hindustani language; additionally, Indian media are widely viewed in Pakistan. A sizeable population in Afghanistan , especially in Kabul , can also speak and understand Hindi-Urdu due to the popularity and influence of Bollywood films, songs and actors in the region. Hindi is also spoken by a large population of Madheshis (people having roots in north-India but having migrated to Nepal over hundreds of years) of Nepal . Apart from this, Hindi
3720-518: Is also an actor. After moving to Bombay and entering films, Dharmendra married Hema Malini , which caused controversy at the time since he was already married. Rumours began to circulate about Dharmendra and Hema Malini converting to Islam for this marriage. He and Malini starred together in a number of movies in the early 1970s, including Sholay . The couple has two daughters, Esha Deol (an actress, born in 1981) and Ahana Deol (an assistant director, born in 1985). His grandson, Bobby Deol's son,
3844-687: Is also named "Dharam", after him. In 2019, Dharmendra's grandson, Sunny Deol's elder son, Karan Deol, made his debut as an actor with Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas , which was directed by Sunny Deol. In 2023, Sunny Deol's younger son, Rajveer Deol, made his debut as an actor with Dono , directed by Avnish R. Barjatya, Sooraj R. Barjatya 's son. Dharmendra has a farmhouse in Lonavala , where he now generally resides. His family resides in Juhu , Mumbai. In 2023, he expressed that Bollywood neglected his family and never appreciated his family's contribution to cinema. Dharmendra
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3968-460: Is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India . Apart from the script and formal vocabulary, standard Hindi is mutually intelligible with standard Urdu , another recognised register of Hindustani, as both Hindi and Urdu share a core vocabulary base derived from Prakrit (a descendant of Sanskrit). Hindi is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in
4092-556: Is also very popular in the city. Zoomcar provides cars for self-drive car rental in the city. Ludhiana has 363 senior secondary, 367 high, 324 middle, 1129 primary, and pre-primary recognised Schools, with a total of 398,770 students. Most of these schools are either run by the ICSE Central Board of Secondary Education or by Punjab School Education Board . Prominent schools in Ludhiana includes R.S. Model Senior Secondary School and Wylie Memorial High School. Ludhiana
4216-409: Is an official language of Gujarat , along with Gujarati . It acts as an additional official language of West Bengal in blocks and sub-divisions with more than 10% of the population speaking Hindi. Similarly, Hindi is accorded the status of official language in the following Union Territories : Delhi , Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu . Although there
4340-407: Is available on ZEE5 . In 1983, Dharmendra set up a production company known as Vijayta Films . In its maiden venture Betaab , released in 1983, Vijayta Films launched Dharmendra's elder son Sunny Deol as the lead actor. The film was the second highest-grossing film of the year. In 1990 he produced the action film Ghayal , also starring Sunny. The film won seven Filmfare Awards , including
4464-542: Is based on the language that was spoken in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab ( Delhi , Meerut and Saharanpur ) called Khariboli ; the vernacular of Delhi and the surrounding region came to replace earlier prestige languages such as Awadhi and Braj . Standard Hindi was developed by supplanting foreign loanwords from the Hindustani language and replacing them with Sanskrit words, though Standard Hindi does continue to possess several Persian loanwords. Modern Hindi became
4588-623: Is borrowed from Sanskrit as tatsam borrowings, especially in technical and academic fields. The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native speakers. They may have Sanskrit consonant clusters which do not exist in Hindustani, causing difficulties in pronunciation. As
4712-455: Is commonly used to specifically refer the modern literary Hindi language, as opposed to colloquial and regional varieties that are also referred to as Hindi in a wider sense . Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit , through Shauraseni Prakrit and Śauraseni Apabhraṃśa (from Sanskrit apabhraṃśa "corrupt"), which emerged in the 7th century CE. The sound changes that characterised
4836-570: Is especially known for its woollen sweaters and cotton T-shirts with the majority of India's woollen clothing brands being based here. Ludhiana is also famous for its industry of shawls and stoles and satisfies the demand of major domestic and international brands. As a result of its dominance in the textile industry it is often dubbed as the Manchester of India. Ludhiana is now sourcing production to major corporate brands all over India. Cloths manufactured here sell in big brand showrooms. Ludhiana also has
4960-653: Is held annually in Kila Raipur, near Ludhiana. Competitions are held for rural sports, including gatka , bullock cart races, trolley races, kabaddi, loading unloading trucks and acrobatics. A skating rink is situated in Leisure Valley, Sarabha Nagar. Ludhiana is well connected by road and rail as Ludhiana railway station is on the main Delhi-Amritsar route, and is an important railway junction with lines going to Jalandhar , Ferozepur , Dhuri , and Delhi . The city
5084-878: Is home to the largest agricultural university in Asia and one of the largest in the world, Punjab Agricultural University . The College of Veterinary Sciences at PAU was recently upgraded to the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU). GADVASU was established at Ludhiana by an act of the Punjab Legislature No. 16 of 2005 notified in the Punjab Government Gazette on 9 August 2005 and it started functioning 21 April 2006 for promoting livestock production, health and prevention of disease through integrated teaching, research and extension programmes. Christian Medical College, Ludhiana ,
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5208-468: Is listed by Indiatimes as one of the " top 25 must see Bollywood films of all time " . In 2005, the judges of the 50th annual Filmfare Awards awarded Sholay the special distinction of Filmfare Best Film of 50 years . When Dilip Kumar was giving Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award to Dharmendra, he commented "whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?". One of
5332-586: Is located at 30°54′N 75°51′E / 30.9°N 75.85°E / 30.9; 75.85 . It has an average elevation of 244 metres (801 ft). Ludhiana City, to its residents, consists of the Old City and the New City. The new city primarily consists of the Civil Lines area which was historically known as the residential and official quarters of the colonial British encampment. The land dips steeply to
5456-518: Is mirror to a hand with bangles, What is Persian to a literate. The emergence of Modern Standard Hindi in the 19th century went along with the Sanskritisation of its vocabulary, leading to a marginalisation of Persian vocabulary in Hindi, which continued after Partition when the Indian government co-opted the policy of Sanskritisation. However, many Persian words (e.g. bas "enough", khud "self") have remained entrenched in Standard Hindi, and
5580-597: Is no specification of a national language in the constitution, it is a widely held belief that Hindi is the national language of India. This is often a source of friction and contentious debate. In 2010, the Gujarat High Court clarified that Hindi is not the national language of India because the constitution does not mention it as such. Outside Asia , the Awadhi language (an Eastern Hindi dialect) with influence from Bhojpuri , Bihari languages , Fijian and English
5704-782: Is now defunct. Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana hosts a number of sporting events including athletics, football, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, kabaddi , table tennis, volleyball, as well as other indoor games. Kabaddi world cup finals have been played twice in Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana. The stadium often hosts high-profile Kabaddi matches. Various competitions like finals of National Games Football Matches (2001) and I-League matches of clubs like Minerva Punjab FC (now RoundGlass Punjab Football Club) have been played in Guru Nanak Stadium. Kila Raipur Sports Festival, popularly known as Rural Olympics Games,
5828-513: Is now present-day Pakistan ) by British colonists and indigenous people. He compiled and authored An English-Hindustani Dictionary , A Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language , The Oriental Linguist , and many more. His lexicon of Hindustani was published in the Perso-Arabic script , Nāgarī script , and in Roman transliteration .In the late 19th century, a movement to further develop Hindi as
5952-554: Is of yellow sandstone and granite, forming small hillocks, plateaus and dips. The tree of largest natural extraction was the kikar, or Acacia Indica , but has been supplanted by the eucalyptus, transplanted from rural Australia in the late 1950s by the Chief Minister Partap Singh Kairon . Gulmohars and jacarandas were planted by the British along the avenues of Civil Lines, as were other flowering trees, while
6076-713: Is spoken by the large Indian diaspora which hails from, or has its origin from the "Hindi Belt" of India. A substantially large North Indian diaspora lives in countries like the United States of America , the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates , Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, South Africa, Fiji and Mauritius , where it is natively spoken at home and among their own Hindustani-speaking communities. Outside India, Hindi speakers are 8 million in Nepal ; 863,077 in
6200-459: Is spoken in Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , and Guyana . Hindi is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. If counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu, it is the third most-spoken language in the world, after Mandarin and English. According to reports of Ethnologue (2022, 25th edition) Hindi is the third most-spoken language in
6324-477: Is spoken in Fiji. It is an official language in Fiji as per the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, where it referred to it as "Hindustani"; however, in the 2013 Constitution of Fiji , it is simply called " Fiji Hindi " as the official language. It is spoken by 380,000 people in Fiji. Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census , and further by 1,225,950 people as
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#17328559197026448-471: Is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India . Hindi is considered a Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language , which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi
6572-854: Is the dominant form of Hindi online. In an analysis of YouTube comments, Palakodety et al., identified that 52% of comments were in Romanised Hindi, 46% in English, and 1% in Devanagari Hindi. Traditionally, Hindi words are divided into five principal categories according to their etymology: Hindi has naturally inherited a large portion of its vocabulary from Shauraseni Prakrit , in the form of tadbhava words. This process usually involves compensatory lengthening of vowels preceding consonant clusters in Prakrit, e.g. Sanskrit tīkṣṇa > Prakrit tikkha > Hindi tīkhā . Much of Standard Hindi's vocabulary
6696-487: Is the most populous city in the Indian state of Punjab . The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census and distributed over 310 km (120 sq mi), making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of Northern India , referred to as "India's Manchester " by the BBC. It is also known as the commercial capital of Punjab. It stands on
6820-644: Is the nearest International Airport to Ludhiana. Other nearby airports are Adampur Airport in Jalandhar and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar . Ludhiana Junction railway station is connected to other metro cities. It also has Sahnewal , Doraha , Qila Raipur railway stations which serve cargo and passenger trains. Vande Bharat Express has a stop at Ludhiana junction on its New Delhi (NDLS) - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) route. City bus service has been cancelled. Moving around inside
6944-576: Is very well connected with daily or weekly trains to most places in India including the major cities of Jammu , Amritsar , Jalandhar , Patiala , Pathankot , Kanpur , Jaipur , Ajmer , Chandigarh , Ambala , Panipat , Delhi , Pune , Mumbai , Indore , Bhopal , Lucknow , Ahmadabad , Nagpur , Ayodhya , Nanded , Patna , and Kolkata . For administrative reasons the station is under Ferozepur Railway Division . The railway line between Ludhiana and Chandigarh opened in 2013. The government has even passed
7068-566: Is written in the Devanagari script, an abugida . Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Unlike Sanskrit, Devanagari is not entirely phonetic for Hindi, especially failing to mark schwa deletion in spoken Standard Hindi. The Government of India uses Hunterian transliteration as its official system of writing Hindi in the Latin script. Various other systems also exist, such as IAST , ITRANS and ISO 15919 . Romanised Hindi , also called Hinglish ,
7192-673: The 15th Lok Sabha of India , representing the Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Dharmendra was born as Dharmendra Kewal Krishan Deol in Nasrali , a village in Ludhiana district , Punjab , British India on 8 December 1935. He was born to Kewal Krishan and Satwant Kaur into a Punjabi Jat family. His ancestral village is Dangon , near Pakhowal Tehsil Raikot , Ludhiana . He spent his early life in
7316-518: The Budha Dariya . Ludhiana has been ranked 31st best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India. As per the 2011 census , Ludhiana had a population of 1,618,879. The literacy rate was 86.50 per cent, and the population consisted of 950,123 males and 743,530 females. With around 66% adherents according to 2011 Indian Census , Hinduism is the predominant religion of Ludhiana, followed by Sikhism with 29% of
7440-663: The Filmfare Award for Best Actor category for the film. The success of Phool Aur Patthar was followed by hits in Mamta , Devar , Anupama and Aaye Din Bahar Ke , the same year. He was also given a souvenir at the 14th National Film Awards in recognition of his performance in Anupama . The next year, he worked in commercially unsuccessful, but critically acclaimed films like - Dulhan Ek Raat Ki opposite Nutan and Majhli Didi , Chandan Ka Palna , both opposite Kumari. Dharmendra hit
7564-518: The Filmfare Award for Best Actor category. The 1975 Emergency had angered the public, and this helped films featuring the lead character revolting against corruption and establishment become successes. The shift from romantic and social movies to action-oriented multi-starrers changed the box office. The year saw the rise of another superstar, Amitabh Bachchan , but Dharmendra remained rock-steady and continued to deliver huge hits. In 1975, Dharmendra appeared alongside Bachchan in two films. The first
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#17328559197027688-402: The Filmfare Award for Best Film . It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment . Dharmendra then launched the career of his younger son, Bobby , in 1995 with Barsaat , which was again a super hit at the box office. He was the presenter for his films like Satyakam (1969) and Kab Kyun Aur Kahan (1970). Dharmendra is widely regarded as one of
7812-558: The Government of India . Dharmendra has worked in more than 200 films in a career spanning over six decades. Dharmendra made his debut in 1960 with Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere . He first gained popularity in the mid-1960s for films, such as Ayee Milan Ki Bela , Kaajal and Phool Aur Patthar , and achieved greater stardom in later years, being dubbed India's "Garam Dharam" for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films. He consistently starred in several successful Hindi films from
7936-575: The Hindi Belt ), as well as an official language of the Government of India, along with English. In Northeast India a pidgin known as Haflong Hindi has developed as a lingua franca for the people living in Haflong , Assam who speak other languages natively. In Arunachal Pradesh , Hindi emerged as a lingua franca among locals who speak over 50 dialects natively. Hindi is quite easy to understand for many Pakistanis , who speak Urdu, which, like Hindi,
8060-814: The United States of America ; 450,170 in Mauritius; 380,000 in Fiji; 250,292 in South Africa; 150,000 in Suriname; 100,000 in Uganda ; 45,800 in the United Kingdom; 20,000 in New Zealand ; 20,000 in Germany ; 26,000 in Trinidad and Tobago; 3,000 in Singapore . Linguistically , Hindi and Urdu are two registers of the same language and are mutually intelligible. Both Hindi and Urdu share
8184-598: The romantic comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya . The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but still did a lifetime business of ₹ 1.3 billion (US$ 16 million) worldwide to emerge a commercial success. His most successful pairing was with Hema Malini, who went on to become his wife. The couple played together in many films including Tum Haseen Main Jawaan , Sharafat , Naya Zamana , Seeta Aur Geeta , Raja Jani , Jugnu , Dost , Patthar Aur Payal , Sholay , Charas , Maa , Chacha Bhatija and Azaad . He has worked with various directors, each with
8308-449: The 1970s. On the other hand, Vijay Anand 's romantic thriller Blackmail was an unsuccessful venture critically and commercially, but reception later improved, with many calling it one of Anand's most underrated works. The song "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" filmed on Dharmendra and Raakhee was a chartbuster and remains popular till date. His final release of the year, Arjun Hingorani's actioner Kahani Kismat Ki continued his dream run and emerged
8432-447: The 50th birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha on 14 September 1949, the efforts came to fruition following the adoption of Hindi as the official language. Now, it is celebrated as Hindi Day . Part XVII of the Indian Constitution deals with the official language of the Indian Union. Under Article 343, the official languages of the Union have been prescribed, which includes Hindi in Devanagari script and English: (1) The official language of
8556-452: The Devanagari script as the official language of the Republic of India replacing the previous usage of Hindustani in the Perso-Arabic script in the British Indian Empire . To this end, several stalwarts rallied and lobbied pan-India in favour of Hindi, most notably Beohar Rajendra Simha along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi , Kaka Kalelkar , Maithili Sharan Gupt and Seth Govind Das who even debated in Parliament on this issue. As such, on
8680-402: The Hindi heartland. Persian borrowings reached a heyday in the 17th century, pervading all aspects of life. Even grammatical constructs, namely the izafat , were assimilated into Hindi. The status of Persian language then and thus its influence, is also visible in Hindi proverbs : हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या, पढ़े लिखे को फ़ारसी क्या। Hāth kaṅgan ko ārsī kyā, Paṛhe likhe ko Fārsī kyā. What
8804-405: The Hindu/Indian people') was often used in the past, for example by Amir Khusrau in his poetry. The terms Hindi and Hindu trace back to Old Persian which derived these names from the Sanskrit name Sindhu ( सिन्धु ), referring to the Indus River . The Greek cognates of the same terms are Indus (for the river) and India (for the land of the river). The term Modern Standard Hindi
8928-530: The Official Languages Act of 1963, which provided for the continued use of English indefinitely for all official purposes, although the constitutional directive for the Union Government to encourage the spread of Hindi was retained and has strongly influenced its policies. Article 344 (2b) stipulates that the official language commission shall be constituted every ten years to recommend steps for
9052-638: The Old City contains almost no vegetation or parks, except for a few isolated pipal trees, holy to the Hindus, as it is supposed to be the abode of Lord Shiva. Ludhiana features a relatively dry monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Cwa ) under the Köppen climate classification , although bordering on a hot semi-arid climate ( BSh ), with three defined seasons; summer, monsoon and winter. Ludhiana on an average sees roughly 809.3 millimetres (31.86 in) of precipitation annually. The official weather station for
9176-590: The President may, during the said period, by order authorise the use of the Hindi language in addition to the English language and of the Devanagari form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals for any of the official purposes of the Union. Article 351 of the Indian constitution states: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language, to develop it so that it may serve as
9300-460: The Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian numerals. (2) Notwithstanding anything in clause (1), for a period of fifteen years from the commencement of this Constitution, the English language shall continue to be used for all the official purposes of the Union for which it was being used immediately before such commencement: Provided that
9424-505: The United Kingdom, Dharam Veer had 23 shows in 5 cities. Driven by the success of Rafi's songs, the film took a record initial of £50,000 in the UK, equivalent to ₹ 438,140 (US$ 50,001.71). In addition, the film sold 32 million tickets in the Soviet Union . Post-1977, the quality of Dharmendra's films dropped and so the number of huge grossers, but his initial draw remained intact, owing to which
9548-427: The award from Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu , he became emotional and remarked that he had never won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular films. Speaking on this occasion Dilip Kumar commented, "Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty, I will set before him my only complaint – why did you not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?". Since
9672-491: The big league in 1968 with Atma Ram 's mystery thriller Shikar and Ramanand Sagar 's spy thriller Ankhen . Both the films opened to positive audience response and proved to be blockbusters at the box office with the latter being the top–earning film that year. His other commercially successful releases of 1968 were – T. Prakash Rao 's drama film Izzat (in which he played a double role) and Amar Kumar's romantic drama Mere Hamdam Mere Dost . The following year, saw
9796-491: The big screen for a brief period, he returned with three films in 2007. These were - Anurag Basu 's drama film Life in a... Metro , Anil Sharma 's sports drama Apne and Sriram Raghavan 's neo-noir thriller Johnny Gaddaar . Both, Life in a... Metro and Apne proved to be critical and commercial successes. On the other hand, Johnny Gaddaar , despite failing at the box office, received praise from critics and attained cult status in later years. The same year, he made
9920-582: The biggest stars of the time, Kshatriya was rejected by the audience and proved to be a flop. During this phase, he delivered average grossers in Policewala Gunda (1995) and Mafia (1996), but his other releases, including biggies, such as Maidan-E-Jung (1995) and Return of Jewel Thief (1996) proved to be critical and commercial failures. In 1997, Dharmendra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award . While accepting
10044-458: The capacity to hold three to six passengers. It can be hired individually or on a sharing basis. The auto rickshaws are easily available at every major place, including the interstate bus terminal and the railway station at a nominal fare which varies from ₨ 10 to ₨ 30. Jugnoo, an on demand auto rickshaw application launched its operations in February 2015 to provide low cost, reliable, 24×7 service to
10168-400: The citizens of Ludhiana. Cycle rickshaws are widely used in Ludhiana. The rickshaw or tricycle is pulled by a person and is a relatively cheap way of travelling in the city, but has become pricey after the autos have been scrapped. Radio taxis are also easily available. This is the most used means of transport by the people of Ludhiana. Ola Cabs launched in the city on 7 October 2014. Uber
10292-407: The city is done mostly by auto-rickshaws, and cycle rickshaws , while latest Ludhiana BRTS was planned to be constructed but due to lack of funds allotted and weak planning and management the project too has been scrapped by the government thus worsening the traffic problems in the industrial city. The Auto rickshaw is a three-wheel drive vehicle, which is one way to travel in the city. They have
10416-580: The city is in the compound of the Civil Surgeon's Office to the west of Ludhiana. Weather records here date back to 1 August 1868. Ludhiana has one of the worst air pollution problems in India since 2011, with particulate matter being over six times the World Health Organization recommended standard, making it the 13th most polluted city in the world. Industrial water pollution is also of significant concern in portions of Ludhiana, notably along
10540-529: The city-based Sahnewal Airport (( IATA : LUH , ICAO : VILD )), also known as Ludhiana Airport. It is located near the town of Sahnewal , 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road . The airport is spread over more than 130 acres (53 ha). The current airport arrival/departure halls can accommodate 40 passengers. A new airport in Ludhiana is coming up at Halwara Air Force Station with work under progress. Chandigarh Airport
10664-644: The emergence of superstar Rajesh Khanna , who stormed the nation with back-to-back blockbusters in Aradhana and Do Raaste . With his rise, a number of stars went through career decline. During this phase, Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar were the only actors who remained unaffected by Khanna's popularity. In 1969, he had a superhit in Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke , followed by three more successful films, which were - Yakeen , Pyar Hi Pyar and Aadmi Aur Insaan . Dharmendra also received immense acclaim for his portrayal of
10788-468: The expectations and ended up as an average fare, however gained cult status in later years. His next two releases were - Alibaba Aur 40 Chor and Ram Balram . While the former was a moderate success, the latter in which he reunited with Bachchan proved to be a box office hit. In 1981, he had a superhit in Kaatilon Ke Kaatil , but other releases, such as Aas Paas and Krodhi failed to leave
10912-494: The film also featured Dilip Kumar and Keshto Mukherjee in key roles. He has periodically appeared in films in his native tongue of Punjabi , starring in Kankan De Ohle (1970), Do Sher (1974), Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974), Teri Meri Ik Jindri (1975), Putt Jattan De (1982) and Qurbani Jatt Di (1990). He returned to Punjabi cinema after a gap with the 2014 film Double Di Trouble . Dharmendra served as
11036-494: The films received critical acclaim and emerged moderately successful. Towards the end of the year, Dharmendra appeared in Yaadon Ki Baaraat , Blackmail and Kahani Kismat Ki . Yaadon Ki Baaraat , directed by Nasir Hussain and written by Salim-Javed is widely identified as the first masala film of Indian cinema and proved to be another blockbuster for the actor as well as the second best selling Hindi film album of
11160-512: The first film, both the sequels received poor audience response. In 2023, he appeared in Karan Johar 's ensemble family drama Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani . It opened to a polarising response from reviewers but grossed over ₹ 3.5 billion (US$ 42 million) worldwide and proved to be a hit as well as the tenth highest-grossing Indian film of the year. The following year, Dharmendra co-starred alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in
11284-468: The first medical school for women in Asia, was founded by Dame Edith Mary Brown in 1894. Christian Medical College is a major and reputed tertiary care hospital in India, also the location of the world's first face transplant. Dayanand Medical College and Hospital is another tertiary care teaching hospital in Ludhiana. Both these institutions are recognised by the Medical Council of India . The college
11408-543: The flow of successes continued till the early 90s. In 1978 and 1979, he had hits in Azaad co-starring Malini and Kartavya alongside Rekha , respectively. His other releases, including Phandebaaz (1978), Dillagi (1978) and Dil Kaa Heera (1979) also performed well commercially. Dharmendra began the 1980s with Ravi Chopra 's big-budget action thriller The Burning Train . The film co-starring Jeetendra , Vinod Khanna , Hema Malini and Parveen Babi didnt live upto
11532-777: The industry shift to action from romantic films. Dharmendra received his second nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category for his performance in Mera Gaon Mera Desh . His flow of successes continued in the following year with another massive blockbuster in Seeta Aur Geeta , a superhit in Raja Jani and a hit film, Samadhi to go with the major grossers. The mass hysteria created by Mera Gaon Mera Desh in 1971, followed by back-to-back hits with Seeta Aur Geeta , Raja Jani and Samadhi in 1972 took Dharmendra to number 1 position among his contemporaries, thus making him
11656-531: The last 125 years, there are no academic studies of any of them – of their use in South Africa, their evolution and current decline. Hindi is adopted as the third official court language in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi . As a result of this status, the Indian workforce in UAE can file their complaints to the labour courts in the country in their own mother-tongue. Hindi is the lingua franca of northern India (which contains
11780-463: The late 1990s, he appeared in character roles in several successful and acclaimed films, such as Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya , Life in a... Metro , Apne , Johnny Gaddaar , Yamla Pagla Deewana , Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya . In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Bollywood . He was a member of
11904-662: The late-1960s to the 1980s, such as Ankhen , Shikar , Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke , Jeevan Mrityu , Mera Gaon Mera Desh , Seeta Aur Geeta , Raja Jani , Jugnu , Yaadon Ki Baaraat , Dost , Sholay , Pratiggya , Charas , Dharam Veer , Chacha Bhatija , Ghulami , Hukumat , Aag Hi Aag , Elaan-E-Jung and Tahalka , as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include Anpadh , Bandini , Haqeeqat , Anupama , Mamta , Majhli Didi , Satyakam , Naya Zamana , Samadhi , Resham Ki Dori , Chupke Chupke , Dillagi , The Burning Train , Do Dishayen and Hathyar . Beginning in
12028-505: The late-1990s, Dharmendra has appeared in character roles. His first film in such a role was Sohail Khan 's romantic comedy Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), co-starring Salman Khan , Kajol and Arbaaz Khan . The film received positive reviews from critics and became a superhit at the box office. Dharmendra's first two major releases of the new decade were Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai (2003) and Kis Kis Ki Kismat (2004), both of which were box office failures. After an absence from
12152-514: The most influential personalities in Indian cinema. He was considered one of the most handsome men in the world during his early career and is widely known as the "He-Man" of Bollywood. In 2022, he was placed in Outlook India ' s "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list. Rediff.com placed him 10th in its "Top 10 Bollywood Actors of All Time" list. His most notable acting performances include Satyakam with Hrishikesh Mukherjee , and Sholay , which
12276-487: The most successful actors of the 1970s and 1980s, Dharmendra appeared in Box Office India ' s "Top Actors" list eighteen times from 1968 to 1984 and 1987. He topped the list four times (1972-1975). Hindi Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी , Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), commonly referred to as Hindi , is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script . It
12400-565: The north and the west where, before 1785, the river Sutlej ran. The Old Fort was at the banks of the Sutlej (and now houses the College of Textile Engineering). Legend has it that a tunnel connects it to the fort in Phillaur – although why this should be is debatable, as the Sutlej was the traditional dividing line between the principalities, often occupied by enemy forces (see History section). The ground
12524-641: The oath now in Nepali. I might rather take it in English." Hindi is a protected language in South Africa . According to the Constitution of South Africa , the Pan South African Language Board must promote and ensure respect for Hindi along with other languages. According to a doctoral dissertation by Rajend Mesthrie in 1985, although Hindi and other Indian languages have existed in South Africa for
12648-569: The official language of the imperial court during the reign of Shah Jahan . It is recorded that Emperor Aurangzeb spoke in Hindvi . The Hindustani vernacular became an expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement , and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern Indian subcontinent, which is reflected in the Hindustani vocabulary of Bollywood films and songs. Standard Hindi
12772-459: The old bank of Sutlej River , that is now 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the south of its present course. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has placed Ludhiana on the 48th position among the top 100 smart cities , and the city has been ranked as one of the easiest cities in India for business according to the World Bank . During the period of Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi Sultanate ,
12896-426: The place of the English borrowings (ṭeli)fon and ṭīvī . Hindi also features significant Persian influence, standardised from spoken Hindustani . Early borrowings, beginning in the mid-12th century, were specific to Islam (e.g. Muhammad , Islām ) and so Persian was simply an intermediary for Arabic. Later, under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire , Persian became the primary administrative language in
13020-573: The population. Islam is followed by 2.8% and Christianity by less than 1%. Prior to India's partition , Ludhiana had a population of 111,639 with Muslims being the majority with 62.9%. The Hindus were 31.1% and Sikhs 4.7%. It changed post-partition with a drastic reduction in Muslim percentage and simultaneous increase in Hindu and Sikh population, owing to migration of people between West and East Punjab. Languages spoken across Ludhiana city (2011) At
13144-522: The progressive use of Hindi language and impose restrictions on the use of the English language by the union government. In practice, the official language commissions are constantly endeavouring to promote Hindi but not imposing restrictions on English in official use by the union government. At the state level, Hindi is the official language of the following Indian states: Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Hindi
13268-495: The same language, Hindustani or Hindi-Urdu. Hindi is the most commonly used scheduled language in India and is one of the two official languages of the union , the other being English. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan and is one of 22 scheduled languages of India , also having official status in Uttar Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Delhi , Telangana , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar . Hindi
13392-400: The third week onward, viewership picked up owing to positive word of mouth . During the initial slow period, the director and writer considered re-shooting some scenes so that Amitabh Bachchan's character would not die. When business picked up, they abandoned this idea. After additionally releasing a soundtrack containing dialogue snippets, Sholay soon became an "overnight sensation". The film
13516-673: The time of the 2011 census, 67.00% of the population spoke Punjabi , 29.24% Hindi and 1.35% Bhojpuri as their first language. Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is the urban local civic body in the city. The city is part of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency . The assembly constituencies in the city are: The World Bank ranked Ludhiana as the city in India with the best business environment in 2009 and 2013. The riches are brought mostly by small-scale industrial units, which produce industrial goods, machine parts, auto parts, household appliances, hosiery, apparel, and garments. Ludhiana
13640-521: The transition from Middle Indo-Aryan to Hindi are: During the period of Delhi Sultanate in medieval India , which covered most of today's north India, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and Bangladesh and which resulted in the contact of Hindu and Muslim cultures , the Sanskrit and Prakrit base of Old Hindi became enriched with loanwords from Persian , evolving into the present form of Hindustani. Hindi achieved prominence in India after it became
13764-598: The village of Sahnewal and studied at Government Senior Secondary School at Lalton Kalan , Ludhiana , where his father was the village school headmaster. He did his matriculation in Phagwara in 1952. In those days, schools of Punjab came under Panjab University, Chandigarh . Dharmendra's first marriage was to Prakash Kaur at the age of 19 in 1954, before he had entered films. He had two sons from this marriage, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol , both successful film actors; and two daughters, Vijeeta and Ajeeta. His nephew Abhay Deol
13888-668: The world including first and second language speakers. Hindi is the fastest growing language of India , followed by Kashmiri , Meitei , Gujarati and Bengali according to the 2011 census of India . The term Hindī originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain . It was borrowed from Classical Persian هندی Hindī ( Iranian Persian pronunciation: Hendi ), meaning ' of or belonging to Hind (India) ' (hence, ' Indian ' ). Another name Hindavī ( हिन्दवी ) or Hinduī ( हिन्दुई ) (from Persian هندوی 'of or belonging to
14012-589: The year, M. A. Thirumugam 's family drama film Maa was thrashed by critics, but still went on to become a success. The year 1977 proved to be a big one for Dharmendra with a mega blockbuster in Manmohan Desai 's action drama Dharam Veer , a superhit in another of Desai's masala film Chacha Bhatija , followed by two more successful films in Arjun Hingorani's mystery thriller Khel Khilari Ka and Pramod Chakravorty's action comedy Dream Girl . In
14136-454: The year. His first two releases were - Rajkumar Kohli's and Raj N. Sippy 's actioners Insaniyat Ke Dushman and Loha , respectively, both of which proved to be box office hits. He then appeared in Dadagiri , Hukumat and Aag Hi Aag . While Dadagiri was an average fare, the latter two went on to become superhits with Hukumat emerging as the highest-grossing film of the year . This
14260-458: Was Mukherjee's light-hearted comedy Chupke Chupke . It received positive response from critics and went on to become a hit at the box office. The second was Ramesh Sippy 's actioner Sholay . It released on 15 August 1975, Indian Independence Day , in Bombay. Due to lackluster reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. However, from
14384-483: Was a box office disaster . The next year, he had seven releases, out of which Baazi , Jagir and Jeene Nahi Doonga did reasonable business, but rest were critical and commercial failures. In 1985, Dharmendra starred in J.P. Dutta 's action drama film Ghulami which also had Mithun Chakraborty , Naseeruddin Shah , Reena Roy and Smita Patil in the lead. The film opened to positive reviews from critics and emerged
14508-434: Was also widely criticised. In 2011, Dharmendra replaced Sajid Khan as the male judge of the third series of popular reality show India's Got Talent . On 29 July 2011, the show aired on Colors TV with Dharmendra as the new judge and surpassed the opening ratings of the previous two seasons. In 2023, he appeared in his first television acting role as Salim Chisti in the historical series Taj: Divided by Blood which
14632-555: Was envisioned that Hindi would become the sole working language of the Union Government by 1965 (per directives in Article 344 (2) and Article 351), with state governments being free to function in the language of their own choice. However, widespread resistance to the imposition of Hindi on non-native speakers, especially in South India (such as those in Tamil Nadu ) led to the passage of
14756-771: Was followed by T. Rama Rao 's hit venture Watan Ke Rakhwale and two more successful films, Insaaf Kaun Karega with Rajinikanth and Insaf Ki Pukar , co-starring Jeetendra. His other hit ventures of the decade, include Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988) and Elaan-E-Jung (1989). With the advent of the 1990s, Dharmendra's star power began to wane. From 1990 to 1992, his successful films, included Naakabandi (1990), Humse Na Takrana (1990) and Kohraam (1991). The following year, he appeared in J. P. Dutta's ensemble action film Kshatriya co-starring Sunil Dutt , Vinod Khanna , Rakhee Gulzar , Sanjay Dutt , Sunny Deol , Meenakshi Seshadri , Raveena Tandon and Divya Bharti . Despite enormous expectations and presence of some of
14880-587: Was followed by mystery thriller Jheel Ke Us Paar and action drama Jugnu . While Jheel Ke Us Paar was a hit, the latter proved to be a blockbuster in India as well as Soviet Union , eventually taking 2nd spot at the box office in 1973. Owing to its huge success, Jugnu was also remade in Tamil and Telugu as Guru (1980). His next two releases were - Ravikant Nagaich 's spy thriller Keemat and Adurthi Subba Rao 's light-hearted drama film Jwaar Bhata . Both
15004-557: Was the producer and the director, and Sultanat and Karishma Kudrat Kaa , produced by Arjun Hingorani . He worked with director Pramod Chakravorty in Naya Zamana , Jugnu , Dream Girl and Azaad . Anil Sharma worked with him in many films including Hukumat , Elaan-E-Jung , Farishtay , Tahalka and Apne . In the starting of his film career he worked in the Bengali film Paari directed by Jagannath Chatterjee. Released in 1966,
15128-816: Was the winner of Filmfare magazine's nationally organised new talent award and went to Mumbai from Punjab to work in the movie. However, it was never made. He later made his film debut in 1960 with Arjun Hingorani 's romantic drama Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere . The film largely went unnoticed and as a result, did not perform that well at the box office. He saw his first commercial success in 1961 with Ramesh Saigal 's Shola Aur Shabnam and followed it with hits, such as Mohan Kumar 's Anpadh (1962) and Bimal Roy 's Bandini (1963), which won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi . His breakthrough came in 1964 when he co-starred alongside Rajendra Kumar and Saira Banu in another of Mohan Kumar's directional venture Ayee Milan Ki Bela . It went on to become
15252-417: Was then released in other distribution zones such as Delhi , Uttar Pradesh , Bengal , and Hyderabad on 11 October 1975. It became the highest-grossing Hindi language film of 1975, and film ranking website Box Office India has given the film a verdict of All Time Blockbuster . Sholay went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees across India, and was the first film in India to celebrate
15376-601: Was well-maintained under Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013. The Semi Centennial Celebration of the American Presbyterian Lodiana Mission was held in Ludhiana from 3–7 December 1884. Ludhiana's Old City includes landmarks like the Lodhi Fort, Daresi Grounds, The Clock Tower, & Sood Family Haveli. Ludhiana
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