Godmother (film)
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Godmother is a Hindi movie directed by Vinay Shukla
released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja
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for lyrics grabbed the National Awards for this movie. The songs in the movie were as below.
Vinay Shukla
Vinay Shukla is an Indian film writer and director, who is maker of Hindi film Godmother, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 1999.-Profile:...
released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja
Santokben Jadeja
Santokben Jadeja, popularly was known as "Godmother", & probably the only famous case of a lady heading an underworld enterprise in India. Her area of operations have been in and around Porbandar...
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Cast
- Shabana AzmiShabana AzmiShabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...
- Rambhi - Milind GunajiMilind GunajiMilind Gunaji is an actor in Marathi and Hindi theater, TV and film and also writer. Most known for his roles in films like Devdas , Godmother , Virasat , Fareb , Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and Dev , both by Govind Nihalani.He has been the host of travel show, Bhatkanti on Zee Marathi channel about...
- Veeram - Nirmal PandeyNirmal PandeyNirmal Pandey was an Indian Bollywood actor, who was known for his role Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen , for portrayal of a transvestite in Daayraa for which he won a Best Actor Valenti award in France, Train To Pakistan and Godmother .He was supposed to watch his latest film...
- Jakhra - Govind Namdeo - Kesubhai
- Vinit Kumar - Lakhubhai
- Loveleen Mishra - Ramde's Wife
- Raima SenRaima Sen-Early life:She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch...
- Sejal - Sharman JoshiSharman JoshiSharman Joshi is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.-Personal life :...
- Karsan
Music
Vishal Bharadwaj for the music & Javed AkhtarJaved Akhtar
Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
for lyrics grabbed the National Awards for this movie. The songs in the movie were as below.
- "Gunje Gagan Gunje Lalkaren Ham" (Singer:Roop Kumar Rathod)
- "Matee Re Matee Re" (Singer: Lata Mangeshkar)
- "Raja Kee Kahanee Puranee Ho Gayee" (Singer: Usha Uthup, Rekha, Kavita Krishnamurthy )
- "Suno Re Suno Re Bhayina Ke" (Singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar )
- "Tum Agar Yeh Mujhse Puchho" (Singer: Abhijeet )
National Film Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in HindiNational Film Award for Best Feature Film in HindiThe National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi awards the best regional film in Hindi language. Initially the award was known as the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The winners in this category are:...
- National Film Award for Best Music DirectionNational Film Award for Best Music DirectionThe National Film Award for Best Music Direction are given annually. In years 1994, 1995 and 2010, an award for Best Background Score was instituted by the Jury, which was won by Johnson and by Ilaiyaraaja . Ilaiyaraaja and A. R...
: Vishal Bharadwaj - National Film Award for Best EditingNational Film Award for Best EditingThe National Film Award for Best Editing winners:-References:...
: Renu SalujaRenu SalujaRenu Saluja was an Indian film editor. Renu was one of the most prolific film editors in the `80s and `90s, in Hindi cinema, she worked with directors from both art house and mainstream cinema, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt,... - National Film Award for Best ActressNational Film Award for Best ActressThe National Film Award for Best Actress is an honor presented annually at the National Film Awards of India to an actress who has delivered the best performance in a leading role within the Indian film industry...
: Shabana AzmiShabana AzmiShabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and... - National Film Award for Best Male Playback SingerNational Film Award for Best Male Playback SingerThe following is a list of winners of the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The singer with the most awards in this category is K. J. Yesudas with seven wins, whereas S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won six times for 4 different languages; Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.-Superlatives:...
: Sanjeev AbhyankarSanjeev AbhyankarPandit Sanjeev Abhyankar is a Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana.He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1999, for his song, Suno Re Bhaila" in Hindi film Godmother -Early life:... - National Film Award for Best LyricsNational Film Award for Best LyricsThe National Film Award for Best Lyrics winners:Vairamuthu won the award for maximum number of times . Javed Akhtar is the only lyricist to win the award for three consecutive years .-References:...
: Javed AkhtarJaved AkhtarJaved Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...
External links
- Godmother at Yashraj Films