Ariadna Shengelaya
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Ariadna Shengelaya is a Soviet actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1957
and 1997
. She was married to the Georgian film director Eldar Shengelaya
from 1957 to 1980.
Ariadna Shengelaya played the role of the Queen Mother in the 1991 released Indian movie Ajooba
starring Amitabh Bachchan
as the Prince of the Kingdom of Baharistan. This movie was an Indo-Soviet venture dubbed & released in Russian language as Vozvrashcheniye Bagdadskogo Vora - produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor
and also co-directed by the Soviet
filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev.
1957 in film
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
and 1997
1997 in film
-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...
. She was married to the Georgian film director Eldar Shengelaya
Eldar Shengelaya
Eldar Shengelaya is a Georgian and Soviet film director and screenwriter who directed ten films between 1957 and 1996. From 1990 to 2004, he was member of the Parliament of Georgia. He has been awarded the titles of the People's Artist of Georgia and of the Soviet Union...
from 1957 to 1980.
Ariadna Shengelaya played the role of the Queen Mother in the 1991 released Indian movie Ajooba
Ajooba
Ajooba is a 1991 Hindi language Bollywood feature film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and also co-directed by the Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. It is a fantasy film loosely based on Arabian mythology...
starring Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
as the Prince of the Kingdom of Baharistan. This movie was an Indo-Soviet venture dubbed & released in Russian language as Vozvrashcheniye Bagdadskogo Vora - produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor , born Balbir-Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938 in Calcutta , is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema...
and also co-directed by the Soviet
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev.
Filmography
- Eugene OneginEugene Onegin (film)Eugene Onegin is 1958 Soviet opera film, produced by Lenfilm Studio, directed by Roman Tikhomirov, starring Vadim Medvedev, Igor Ozerov and Ariadna Shengelaya....
(1958) - Tetri karavaniThe White CaravanThe White Caravan is a 1963 Soviet black-and-white drama directed by Tamaz Meliava and Eldar Shengelaya. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Imedo Kakhiani - Gela* Ariadna Shengelaya - Maria* Giorgi Kikadze - Vajia...
(1963) - Franz Liszt. Dreams of loveFranz Liszt. Dreams of loveSzerelmi álmok – Liszt is a Hungarian-Soviet epic musical/drama produced and directed by Márton Keleti, based on the biography of Austrian-Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt.While the movie was criticized for some of its historical inaccuracies,...
(1970) - AjoobaAjoobaAjooba is a 1991 Hindi language Bollywood feature film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and also co-directed by the Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. It is a fantasy film loosely based on Arabian mythology...
(1991)