Victoria No. 203 (2007 film)
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Victoria No. 203: Diamonds Are Forever is a 2007 Bollywood
film which is a remake
of the 1972 hit film Victoria No. 203
. It is directed by Anant Mahadevan
and produced by Kamal Sadanah
whose father Brij Sadanah was the producer and director of the original. Kamal Sadanah also has a supporting role as a villain in the film which also stars Om Puri
, Anupam Kher
, Jimmy Shergill
, Preeti Jhangiani
, Javed Jaffrey, Johnny Lever
and marks the debut of newcomer actress Soniya Mehra
, the daughter of the late actor Vinod Mehra
. The film was released on 31 August 2007.
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...
film which is a remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of the 1972 hit film Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203
Victoria No. 203 is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Brij. The film stars Navin Nischol, Saira Banu , Ranjeet, Anwar Hussain, Helen and in an inspired bit of casting -Ashok Kumar and Pran- who play key supporting roles in the film and who earned the only Filmfare nominations for the...
. It is directed by Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan , also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, is an actor and director of Marathi and Hindi films and television serials in India, who hails from Kerala ; a state down the south of INDIA. He has acted in Bollywood films since the 1980s playing character/minor roles...
and produced by Kamal Sadanah
Kamal Sadanah
Kamal Sadanah is an Indian actor, producer and director. He is the son of producer and director Brij Sadanah.-Career:Kamal made his acting debut opposite Kajol in the 1992 film Bekhudi which did not do well at the box office...
whose father Brij Sadanah was the producer and director of the original. Kamal Sadanah also has a supporting role as a villain in the film which also stars Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
, Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
, Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Shergill
Jasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
, Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani
Preeti Jhangiani is an Indian actress and model. She is fluent in Kannada, Sindhi, Hindi, English. She studied in Jai Hind College, Mumbai where her older sister Deepa studied as well...
, Javed Jaffrey, Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever
John Prakasa Rao Janumala famously known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and comedian. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai. He started his career in 1984 and has acted in over 350 Bollywood films...
and marks the debut of newcomer actress Soniya Mehra
Soniya Mehra
-Personal life:She is the daughter of the late actor Vinod Mehra from his third and last wife Kiran. She was less than two years old when her father died in October 1990. Since then she was brought up in Kenya with her brother Rohan by her maternal grandparents Soniya went to school at The Mombasa...
, the daughter of the late actor Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra was an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He started out as a child actor in a few films in the late 1950s and early 1960s before starting his adult film career in 1971 acting in over 100 films throughout the 1970s through to the 1990s...
. The film was released on 31 August 2007.
Music
- Victoria 203: DominiqueDominique"Dominique" is a popular song in French by Sœur Sourire , of Belgium, also known as The Singing Nun. It is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest and founder of the Dominican Order, of which she was a member . The English version of the song was written by Noël Regney...
- Do bechare: Amit KumarAmit KumarAmit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja functions...
& Udit NarayanUdit Narayan-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... - Deedani: ShaanShaan (singer)Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
& Shreya Ghoshal - Thoda sa tehro: Shreya Ghoshal
- Zindagi aa gayi: Zubin Garg
- Victoria 203: AnnikaAnnikaAnnika is a feminine name that means favor or grace. It is the Dutch, Swedish, and Finnish pet form of Anna, and is also spelled Anneke in Norwegian...