B.R. Ishara
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B.R.Ishara is an India
n film director
and screenwriter
best known for his films of the 1970s. He filmed 34 Bollywood
films between 1969 and 1996.
Ishara was born in Bharwain (Chintpurni
), in Una, Himachal Pradesh
, India. In his early life, he had fled his home to work in the Bomabay film industry. Over the time, he became a film director and has a good number of movies to his credit. He married actress Rihana Sultan. He is also known as the bold face of Hindi cinema.
He discovered Bollywood actress, Parveen Babi
at Ahmedabad University. His first mainstream film, Insaaf Ka Mandir, starred actor Tarun Bose
and Aruna Irani
.
He brought cricketer of 70s, Salim Durrani in to the films and made Charitra where he introduced Parveen Bobby also. He gave chances to many so new comers including Danny, Parveen Bobby, Rakesh Pandey, Rehana Sultana, Vijay Arora, Jaya Bhaduri, Amitabh Bachchan, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Kiran and Raza Murad.
He always tackled burning issues in his films. He wrote himself for his films and his thought provoking stories always shook the audience. Sharp dialogues in his films still can penetrate mind and understanding of the audience. Music has been an important element in his thought provoking off beat films and Sapan Jagmohan provided music for most of his films and Mukesh sang some of his beautiful songs in his films. Two of the songs, Mein to Har Mod par, and ek Hasrat thee kee anchal ko pyar mile can give clue about the music in his films. He signed Bappi Lahiri, then a new composer, also in few of his films. Some of his films, for the bold themes he chose, have become important parts of history of Hindi cinema.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
best known for his films of the 1970s. He filmed 34 Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films between 1969 and 1996.
Ishara was born in Bharwain (Chintpurni
Chintpurni
Chintpurni is a place of pilgrimage in India. Chintpurni is located in Una district Himachal Pradesh state, surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik range bordering the state of Punjab....
), in Una, Himachal Pradesh
Una, Himachal Pradesh
Una is a city and a municipal council in Una district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.-Geography:Una is located at . It has an average elevation of 369 metres .-Demographics:...
, India. In his early life, he had fled his home to work in the Bomabay film industry. Over the time, he became a film director and has a good number of movies to his credit. He married actress Rihana Sultan. He is also known as the bold face of Hindi cinema.
He discovered Bollywood actress, Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan...
at Ahmedabad University. His first mainstream film, Insaaf Ka Mandir, starred actor Tarun Bose
Tarun Bose
Tarun Bose was an Indian film actor, active in Bollywood during the 1960s and 1970s.He starred in at least 41 films between 1957 and 1974 and gained a reputation for playing middle class professional figures, particularly doctors and occasionally judges or lawyers...
and Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
.
He brought cricketer of 70s, Salim Durrani in to the films and made Charitra where he introduced Parveen Bobby also. He gave chances to many so new comers including Danny, Parveen Bobby, Rakesh Pandey, Rehana Sultana, Vijay Arora, Jaya Bhaduri, Amitabh Bachchan, Reena Roy, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Kiran and Raza Murad.
He always tackled burning issues in his films. He wrote himself for his films and his thought provoking stories always shook the audience. Sharp dialogues in his films still can penetrate mind and understanding of the audience. Music has been an important element in his thought provoking off beat films and Sapan Jagmohan provided music for most of his films and Mukesh sang some of his beautiful songs in his films. Two of the songs, Mein to Har Mod par, and ek Hasrat thee kee anchal ko pyar mile can give clue about the music in his films. He signed Bappi Lahiri, then a new composer, also in few of his films. Some of his films, for the bold themes he chose, have become important parts of history of Hindi cinema.
Director
| # | Year | Film | Notes |
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| 1 | 1969 | Insaaf Ka Mandir | Story writer |
| 2 | 1970 | Gunah Aur Kanoon Gunah Aur Kanoon Gunah Aur Kanoon is a 1970 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor.-Cast:*Tarun Bose*Mohan Choti*P. Jairaj*Prithviraj Kapoor*Sailesh Kumar*Sanjeev Kumar*Kumkum... |
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| 3 | 1970 | Chetna Chetna Chetna is a 1970 Bollywood action film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha and Anil Dhawan. The film was on the subject of rehabilitation of prostitutes, but is more famous for bold scene of Rehana Sultan, the film virtually ended the film career, as she got type casted... |
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| 4 | 1971 | Man Tera Tan Mera Man Tera Tan Mera Man Tera Tan Mera is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Rehana Sultan.... |
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| 5 | 1972 | Man Jaiye Man Jaiye Man Jaiye is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Rakesh Pandhya.-Cast:*Rakesh Pandey ... Ajay Sharma*Rehana Sultan ... Suman Acharya / Suman A. Sharma*Asit Sen ... Jathashankar Bholenath*Leela Mishra... |
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| 6 | 1972 | Ek Nazar Ek Nazar Ek Nazar is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Nadira. The story was very good and nicely presented. Especially the second half of the film has many ups and downs, murder mistery, court room scenes, good acting and family drama... |
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| 7 | 1972 | Zaroorat Zaroorat Zaroorat is a 1972 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara.-Cast:* Reena Roy as Anju* Vijay Arora as Rakesh* Danny Denzongpa as Mohinder* Asit Sen as Badal* Johnny Whisky as Ricky-Story:... |
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| 8 | 1972 | Milap Milap Milap is a 1972 Bollywood action film directed by B.R. Ishara . The film stars Shatrughan Sinha and Danny Denzongpa .-Cast:*Shatrughan Sinha ... Ravi / Raju*Reena Roy ... Rani 'Chalava' / Rukmani*Danny Denzongpa ... Raju*Manmohan Krishna ... Judge... |
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| 9 | 1973 | Nai Duniya Naye Log Nai Duniya Naye Log Nai Duniya Naye Log is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R.Ishara. The film stars Danny Denzongpa.-Cast:*Reena Roy ... Sandhya*Satyen*Danny Denzongpa*Manmohan Krishna*Nadira... |
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| 10 | 1973 | Haathi Ke Daant Haathi Ke Daant Haathi Ke Daant is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R.Ishara. The film stars Rakesh Pandey.... |
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| 11 | 1973 | Ek Nao Do Kinare | |
| 12 | 1973 | Dil Ki Rahen Dil Ki Rahen Dil Ki Rahen is a 1973 Bollywood drama film directed by B.R. Ishara. The film stars Rakesh Pandey and Rehana Sultan .-Cast:*Rakesh Pandey*Rehana Sultan*Sulochana*Dilip Dutt*Johnny Whisky*Amrit Lakhanpal... |
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| 13 | 1973 | Charitra | |
| 14 | 1974 | Prem Shastra | |
| 15 | 1974 | Dawat Dawat Dawat is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by B. R. Ishara.-Cast:*Dilip Dutt*Jayshree Gadkar*Satish Kaul*Manmohan Krishna*Sanjeev Kumar*Raza Murad*Sarita*Johnny Walker... |
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| 16 | 1974 | Bazaar Band Karo | |
| 17 | 1975 | Kaagaz Ki Nao Kaagaz Ki Nao Kaagaz Ki Nao is a 1975 Bollywood film directed by B. R. Ishara.... |
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| 18 | 1978 | Rahu Ketu Rahu Ketu Rahu Ketu is a 1978 Bollywood action film directed by B.R. Ishara.-Cast:*Shashi Kapoor ... Ravi Kapoor, C.B.I. officer*Rekha ... Tulsi*Prem Nath ... Collector Rahu Nath*Bindu ... Sheela*Aruna Irani ... Rani*Pran ... Karim / Ketu Verma... |
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| 19 | 1978 | Pal Do Pal Ka Saath | |
| 20 | 1979 | Ghar Ki Laaj Ghar Ki Laaj Ghar Ki Laaj is a 1979 Bollywood film directed by B. R. Ishara. The film stars Moushumi Chatterjee.-Cast:*Moushumi Chatterjee*K.C. Dey*C.S. Dubey*Balwant Dullat*Aruna Irani*Sanjeev Kumar*Sohrab Modi*Deven Verma... |
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| 21 | 1981 | Khara Khota | |
| 22 | 1981 | Kaaran | |
| 23 | 1982 | Log Kya Kahenge | |
| 24 | 1983 | Jai Baba Amarnath | |
| 25 | 1984 | Aurat Ka Inteqam | |
| 26 | 1984 | Hum Do Hamare Do | as B. Aar. Ishara |
| 27 | 1985 | Sautela Pati | |
| 28 | 1986 | Aurat Aurat Aurat meaning "woman" in Urdu and Hindi.* Awrah : genitalia and other parts of the body to be clothed as required by Islam.- Fiction :* Aurat , by Mehboob Khan* Aurat , starring Premnath... |
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| 29 | 1987 | Besahara | |
| 30 | 1988 | Woh Phir Aayegi | |
| 31 | 1988 | Sila Sila Śīla or sīla in Buddhism and its non-sectarian offshoots, is a code of conduct that embraces self-restraint with a value on non-harming. It has been variously described as virtue, good conduct, morality, moral discipline and precept. It is an action that is an intentional effort... |
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| 32 | 1994 | Janam Se Pehle | |
| 33 | 1996 | Sautela Bhai | |
| 34 | 1996 | Hukumnama |