How does Hindu Gods family tree look like?

 Lord Vishnu sleeps in the cosmic ocean. Vishnu’s sister is Adi Shakti whose husband is Lord Shiva. From his navel appears a lotus and on top of it, sits Brahma. Brahma is the creator of the universe and the grandfather of all gods. His mindborn sons are the Saptarishis, Sanaka Kumara, Daksha, Narada and Rudra. Atri married Anusuya and had Durvasa, Chandra, Dattatreya as sons. Bhrigu married Khyati and had Shukracharya as a son. Vashistha married Arundhati and was a Brahmarishi. Vishwamitra was a Brahmarishi too and gave the Gayatri Mantra. Gautama married Ahalya who was redeemed by Rama. Jamdagni married Renuka and Parshuram was their child.

Prajapati Daksha’s thirteen daughters were married to Kashyap. One was Aditi and another was Diti. Aditi had 12 sons named Adityas or Devas and was the mother of Upendra, Indra, Surya, Agni, Varuna, Tvashta and all the other Devas. These Devas had sons in Mahabharata. One of the Adityas, Manu had a whole lineage of Suryavansh in Ramayana and grandfather of Dhruva. Diti had sons named Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap. Hiranyaksha had an adopted son named Andhaka who was originally the son of Mahadev. Hiranyaksha was killed by Varaha Avatar and his brother by Narsimha. Hiranyakashyap’s son was Prahlada who was the Daityaraja. Prahlada’s son was Virochana. Virochana’s son was Bali. For Bali, arrived Upendra Avatar of Vishnu. Bali’s son was Banasura whose daughter was married to Krishna’s grandson. Kashyapa had wives Kadru and Vinata who were the mothers of Snakes and Garuda respectively. Any personality or figure in Hinduism is definetely related somehow to Brahma’s family.

What are some suspense or mystery genre Hindi songs?

 Few mentions are :

Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil - Bees Saal Baad: Highly melodious, highly mysterious song.

The song has the feeling of love, separation and mystery. It's a very important part of the film. It acts as a siren song of the film.

The opening, “oh oh oh oh oh oh”, are enough to give you goosebumps.

Jhoom Jhoom Dhalti Raat - Kohraa: Unique mystery song which appears in the beginning of the film. Kohra means fog.

Waheeda Rehman and the ghostly character are shown in white with long shots in a mansion which adds up to the impact of the song.

The actress in the song is unknown to the audiences as her face is never shown in the movie. Later the hero of the movie Biswajit revealed that she was a lesser known Anglo Indian actor - Thelma.

Naina Barse Rimjhim - Woh Kaun Thi?:

A short version of the song just comes before the titles are displayed and it grips the viewers.

The song is known for its haunting melody, melancholic beauty and emotive rendition by Lata Mangeshkar.

Longing, sadness, pain of unspoken love, sense of sadness, the song perfectly complements the film's storyline with elements of romance and the supernatural.

Aayega Aane Wala - Mahal : This song is considered as one of the most effective picturised song of yesteryears.

The song is used as a recurring theme in the film and acts as a signature tune for the ghostly women picturised along with looming shadows, swinging chandeliers and a mysterious lady.

There are a few lines in the beginning of the song before the song actually begins. The picturisation and camera angles of those lines are sheer brilliance.

Gumnaam Hai Koi - Gumnaam : Overall this has to be numero uno in the list of mystery songs.

The song is picturised on all the main characters of the film.

The mysterious lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri, the visuals, the melody of Shankar Jaikishan and the mesmerizing voice of Lata Mangeshkar create an enchanting aura throughout the song.

Personal opinion, might differ.

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What is the most iconic Hindi movie dialogue you have ever heard?

 

1. “Maine kaha tha na, team banane ke liye taakat nahi ... niyat chahiye”

English: As I told you, to make a team we don't need strength but the intention.

Chak De India is not only an inspirational sports film but has won number of awards ,including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It contains many inspirational dialogues which had made the film heavier in sentiments.

Dialogues written by Mr. Jaideep Shanni had made it a revolution.

2. “Jo nahin ho sakta ... wahi tho karna hai”

English: What is not possible ... is what I want to do

3. “Injury hai, jaate jaate jayegi”

English: It is an injury, it will go away slowly

4. “Pehli baar kisi gore ko India ka tiranga leharate hue dekh raha hoon”

English: For the first time I am seeing a white guy raising the Indian flag

5. “Apne hi desh mein mehmaan bankar koi khush kaise ho sakta hai”

English: How can one be happy by becoming a guest in their own country.

6. “Marr ke aayenge ... lekin haar ke nahi aayenge”

English: We will die and come ... but we will not loose and come.

What message is being conveyed in the Hindi movie Guide?

 Will not discuss the story but Guide has several messages like faith, salvation, aspiration etc but above all it conveys the message of transformation that one goes throughout his life.

Dev Anand (Raju) as a Guide, involves in forging, goes to jail, supports a woman, falls in love, inspires her, becomes a sage etc. All this shows that there is a good and evil within us and it depends on us as to which side we want to grow.

The movie inspires us that our quest to be a better person should go on. Raju becomes a sage when he realises that he has cheated Rosy. The villagers start blindly believing in him and have many expectations from him.

Instead of getting corrupt he feels a sense of responsibility within him and the faith of the villagers awakens him as a great person. He is worshipped as God by the villagers.

Unable to break their faith he sacrifices his life. Finally it rains in the drought hit village. The villagers rejoice in the rain which is also a reflection of Raju's tears that their faith has won.

Somewhere it also tries to say that the problems of others can also help you to lift yourself as a person and their cause can provide you the ultimate awakening.

Personal opinion, might differ.

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Which is the first CinemaScope movie of Hindi and also Indian cinema?

 It’s none other than Guru Dutt’s melancolic masterpiece Kaagaz Ke Phool which released in 1959.

The film which is considered a cult classic marked a technical revolution in Indian cinematography. Along with cameraman V.K. Moorthy, Guru Dutt was able to showcase stunning visuals. through the cinemascope format.

The artistic use of light and shadow generated a great film through the cinemascope format which produces a widescreen picture using an anamorphic lens.

Guru Dutt had promised full creative liberty to VK Murthy regardless of the time it consumed. Anamorphic lenses were brought from abroad for this ambitious project.

The film was a commercial failure but gained popularity with time. As Raj Kapoor had rightly commented to Guru Dutt, “You have produced the picture 15 years too early.”

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How did Divya Bharti manage to star in over a dozen hit films in just one year, setting an unbroken record in Hindi cinema?

 Not true actually. Divya Bharti acted in a dozen Hindi films in just the year 1992–93 including 10 hindi films in 1992 (In Bollywood the record is hold by Reena Roy who had 13 releases in 1982).

Out of those 10 hindi films in 1992

Deewana Superhit

Shola aur Shabnam Superhit

Vishwatma Above Average

Balwan Above Average

Dil hi Dil me Disaster

Dil ka Kya kasoor Disaster

Dil Aashna hai Flop

Dushman Zamana Disaster

Geet Flop

Jaan se Pyara Average

So she had 4 hits out of 10 in 1992. She also had 2 releases in South making her total films in 1992 to 12.

In 1993 she had 3 more releases before her unfortunate d**th. She could have done many more films but couldn't and those roles were passed on to others like Mohra, Laadla, Vijay path etc. Her 1993 releases include

Kshatriya Below Average

Shatranj Flop

Rang Superhit

In total she delievered 5 successful films in Hindi cinema out of 13 total films. This is not really a record as Reena Roy had 8 successes inn1982 and Hema Malini had an unbroken streak of 9 hits. But Divya Bharti was an exceptional talent which was cut short.

Which was Bobby Deol first Hindi Bollywood film?

 Bobby Deol’s first Bollywood film as a child artist is Dharam Veer in 1977 and as a leading hero his first Bollywood film is Barsaat in 1995.

Bobby Deol made his debut as a leading hero in 1995 opposite Twinkle Khanna in the romantic action film Barsaat.

Barsaat is also the debut film of Twinkle Khanna. Rajkumar Santhoshi had co-writen and directed the film. Bobby Deol’s father Dharmendra produced the film.

It was a super hit film with the collection of 34 crore against the budget of 8.25 crore. Bobby Deol and Twinkle Khanna did the roles of Badal and Tina and both received Filmfare for Best Male Debut and Best Female Debut respectively.

Before Barsaat, Bobby Deol had acted as a child artist in an action movie Dharam-Veer in 1977. In this film Dharmendra and Jeetendra acted in the leading roles as twin brothers Dharam and Veer. Bobby Deol performed a brief role in the childhood version of his father Dharmendra‘s character. It was a big hit film.

What made "Jhansi ki Rani" such a big flop despite being the first technicolor film in Hindi cinema?

 Jhansi Ki Rani ( Queen of Jhansi) was a very expensive film at that time and was made with the budget of 6 million or 60 lakh at that time. The film was released in 1953. Shorab Modi had directed and produced the film. It was the first technicolor film made in India. But the film emerged as a big disaster film due to some reasons.

The first and the main reason for the biggest failure for the film was that Shorab Modi had casted his wife Mehtab for the titular role of Lakshmibai. She had looked too old at the age of 35 years to portray the young queen Lakshmibai who was half of her age.

Though the film got highly praised for its direction, expensive sets and war scenes, first technicolor film and to spend liberally for technicians but they blamed Sohrab for casting his wife for Lakshmibai's role. Sohrab Modi himself appeared in the prominent role of Rajguru besides Mehtab.

The second reason for the failure was its high budget. Its very high budget couldn't make it a hit film.

Shorab Modi had brought Hollywood technicians for technical aspects, he did the film accurately with the historical details. The main cinemotographer who assisted the film was the Oscar winner Ernest Haller. Russell Lloyd from England was the editor.

Jhansi Ki Rani was also released in the US with the title The Tiger and The Flame in 1956. The English version had no songs.

The 3rd reason was that it was not like a typical Hindi cinema of that time. The audience got disappointed due to its lack of melodramatic moments that is lack in emotional and sentimental moments that the Indian audience typically expect.

The 4th reason was, there were no impressive songs which play a very prominent role in the success of any film and the songs didn't get popularity among the audience.

The 5th reason was that the historical context of the film was not fully appreciated by the westren audience in the English dubbed version.

The big failure of the film made Shorab Modi to face big financial crisis.

Tere Mast Mast Do Nain - Dabaang lyrics

 

Movie Name : Dabaang

Song Name : Tere Mast Mast Do Nain

Takte rehte tujhko saanjh savere

Nainon mein haye
Nainon mein haye
Taakte rehte tujhko saanjh savere
Nainon mein bansiya jaise nain yeh tere

Nainon mein bansiya jaise nain yeh tere
Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain
(Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain)

Pehle pehal tujhe dekha toh dil mera dhadka haye dhadka dhadka haye
Pehle pehal tujhe dekha toh dil mera dhadka haye dhadka dhadka haye

Jal jal utha hoon main shola jo pyaar ka, bhadka haye bhadka bhadka haye
Neendhon mein gul gaye hain sapne jo tere
Badle se lag rahe hain andaaz mere
Badle se lag rahe hain andaaz mere
Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain
(Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain)

Maahi be-aap sa, dil yeh betaab sa, tadpa jaaye tadpa tadpa jaaye
Maahi be-aap sa, dil yeh betaab sa, tadpa jaaye tadpa tadpa jaaye

Nainon ke jheel mein, utra tha yunhi dil, dooba jaaye dooba dooba jaaye
Hosho hawa salab toh khone lagey hain
Hum bhi deewane tere hone lagey hain
Hum bhi deewane tere hone lagey hain
Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain


Taakte rehte tujhko saanjh savere
Nainon mein bansiya jaise nain yeh tere
Nainon mein bansiya jaise nain yeh tere
Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain

(Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain
Tere mast mast do nain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Mere dil ka le gaye chain
Tere mast mast do nain)