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Sulochana Latkar

2023-10-18T14:39:05Z

2409:40C2:1024:8592:8000:0:0:0: /* Personal life and death */

{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Other people|Sulochana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sulochana Latkar
| image = Sulochana Latkar (May 2011).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Latkar in 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|07|30}}
| birth_place = [[Belgaum]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|06|04|1928|07|30}}
| death_place = [[Dadar]],[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1946–1995
| spouse =
| awards = Chitra Bhushan Maharashtra Bhushan [[Padma Shri]]
}}

'''Sulochana Latkar''' (born '''Rangu Diwan'''; 30 July 1928 - 4 June 2023), known by her screen name '''Sulochana''', was a well-known actress of [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]] and has acted in 50 films in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and around 250 films in [[Hindi]]. She was most known for her performances in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi films]] such as ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Dhakti Jau'' (1958) and ''Sangtye Aika'' (1959) in the lead roles.<ref name=toi/> She and [[Nirupa Roy]] epitomized the "mother" roles right from 1959 until the early 1990s.

==Career==
Sulochana Latkar made her debut in films in 1946. She was lead actress in Marathi films from 1946 to 1961 with films like ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Sangtye Aika''(1959), ''Laxmi Ali Ghara'', Moti Manse, Jivacha Sakha, Pativrata, Sukhache Sobti, Bhaubheej, Akashganga and ''Dhakti Jau''. She was often paired opposite Nazir Hussain, Trilok Kapoor and Ashok Kumar throughout her career in Hindi films. She quoted in an interview that she loved playing mother to three actors - [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Dev Anand]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. She often played mother or as close relative in Hindi films with [[Sunil Dutt]] as the leading man such as in ''Heera'', ''Jhoola'', ''Ek Phool Char Kante'', ''Sujatha'', ''Mehrbaan'' (1967), ''Chirag'', ''Bhai Bahen'' (1969), ''Reshma Aur Shera'', ''Umar Qaid'', ''Muqabla'', ''Jaani Dushman'' and ''Badle Ki Aag''. She was a regular in films with Dev Anand in the lead roles, where either Dev Anand was her son or relative and some of their films together were ''Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'', ''Pyar Mohabbat'', ''Duniya'' (1968), ''Jhonny Mera Naam'', ''Amir Garib'', ''Warrant'' and ''Joshila''. Since 1969, she often played an on-screen close relative to the character played by [[Rajesh Khanna]] and some of their famous films included ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]],'' ''Bahraon Ke Sapne'', ''Doli'', ''Kati Patang'', ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Prem Nagar'', ''Aakraman'', ''Bhola Bhala'', ''Tyaag'', ''Aashiq Hoon Baharaon Ka'' and ''Adhikar'' (1986). Her other best known films include ''Nai Roshni'' (1967), ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'', ''Aaye Milan Ki Bela'', ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', ''Majboor'', ''Gora Aur Kala'', ''Devar'', ''Bandini'', ''Kahani Kismat Ki'', ''Talaash'' (1969) and ''Azaad'' (1978).

In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of [[Baburao Painter]], one of the founders of the modern [[Marathi cinema]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021161432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |title=Sulochana wins top cine award |date=4 June 2003 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==
Latkar was a recipient of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] (1999).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
She was awarded the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]] by the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref name=mata>{{cite news |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5284803.cms |title=हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर! |newspaper=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=18 September 2012 |author=Nitsure-Joshi, Manisha |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Latkar lived in [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]] and was married at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000811/remar.htm |title=Actress Sulochana's 72nd birthday |date=11 August 2000}}</ref>Her daughter Kanchan Ghanekar was the wife of Marathi stage superstar [[Kashinath Ghanekar|Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/may/15bollywood.asp |title=Changing face of Bollywood screen mothers}}</ref>Latkar died from respiratory failure at Shushrusha Hospital in [[Dadar]], Mumbai at the age of 94 on 4 June 2023.

==Selected filmography==
{{Main|Sulochana Latkar filmography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Movie Name !! Character !! Language Film
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' || Bela || Hindi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sangte Aika]]'' || Sakharam's wife || Marathi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'' || Jamuna || Hindi
|-
|1961|| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' ||[[Kaikeyi]] ||Hindi
|-
|1963|| ''[[Molkarin]]'' ||[[Gayabai]] ||Marathi
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''|| || Hindi
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Maratha Tituka Melvava]]'' || [[Jijabai]] || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Sadhi Manse]]'' || || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' || Mother Superior no Mary ||Hindi
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Devar]]'' || Shakuntala M. Singh || Hindi
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]]'' || Prakash's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ekatee]]'' || Madhu's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sunghursh]]'' || Shankar's wife || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' || Kumud's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' || Shekhar's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Sambandh]]'' || Sumathi || Hindi
|-
| 1970||''[[Kati Patang]]''|| Mrs. Dinanath || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' || Sohan and Mohan's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Main Sunder Hoon]]'' || Sunder's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]]'' || Guest Appearance || Hindi
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'' || Mrs Sharma || Hindi
|-
|1974 ||''[[Kora Kagaz]]''|| Sukesh's Aunt || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' || Mrs. Khanna || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Kasauti (1974 film)|Kasauti]]'' || Sapna's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' || Vishal's mother || Hindi
|-
|1978|| ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|''Azaad'' (1978 film)]]'' || Sarla || Hindi
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Aasha (1980 film)|Aasha]]'' || Jeetendra's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Ek Daav Bhutacha]]''|| Radha Mavashi || Marathi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' || Rakesh's mother|| Hindi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''|| Dadimaa || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Phulwari (1984 film)]]''|| Rajiv's Mother || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Andar Baahar]]'' || Ravi's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sasu Varchadh Jawai]]'' || Ashok Saraf's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ghulami]]''|| Ranjit's Choudhury Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' || || Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' || J.D.'s Mother || Hindi
|}

==See also==
[[Kashinath Ghanekar]] (Son-in-law Married to Sulochana's daughter Kanchan)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1191108}}
* [http://www.hamaraphotos.com/sulochana_664.html Recent images of ''Sulochana Devi'']

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latkar, Sulochana}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

Sulochana Latkar

2023-10-18T14:35:31Z

2409:40C2:1024:8592:8000:0:0:0: /* Awards */

{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Other people|Sulochana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sulochana Latkar
| image = Sulochana Latkar (May 2011).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Latkar in 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|07|30}}
| birth_place = [[Belgaum]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|06|04|1928|07|30}}
| death_place = [[Dadar]],[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1946–1995
| spouse =
| awards = Chitra Bhushan Maharashtra Bhushan [[Padma Shri]]
}}

'''Sulochana Latkar''' (born '''Rangu Diwan'''; 30 July 1928 - 4 June 2023), known by her screen name '''Sulochana''', was a well-known actress of [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]] and has acted in 50 films in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and around 250 films in [[Hindi]]. She was most known for her performances in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi films]] such as ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Dhakti Jau'' (1958) and ''Sangtye Aika'' (1959) in the lead roles.<ref name=toi/> She and [[Nirupa Roy]] epitomized the "mother" roles right from 1959 until the early 1990s.

==Career==
Sulochana Latkar made her debut in films in 1946. She was lead actress in Marathi films from 1946 to 1961 with films like ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Sangtye Aika''(1959), ''Laxmi Ali Ghara'', Moti Manse, Jivacha Sakha, Pativrata, Sukhache Sobti, Bhaubheej, Akashganga and ''Dhakti Jau''. She was often paired opposite Nazir Hussain, Trilok Kapoor and Ashok Kumar throughout her career in Hindi films. She quoted in an interview that she loved playing mother to three actors - [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Dev Anand]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. She often played mother or as close relative in Hindi films with [[Sunil Dutt]] as the leading man such as in ''Heera'', ''Jhoola'', ''Ek Phool Char Kante'', ''Sujatha'', ''Mehrbaan'' (1967), ''Chirag'', ''Bhai Bahen'' (1969), ''Reshma Aur Shera'', ''Umar Qaid'', ''Muqabla'', ''Jaani Dushman'' and ''Badle Ki Aag''. She was a regular in films with Dev Anand in the lead roles, where either Dev Anand was her son or relative and some of their films together were ''Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'', ''Pyar Mohabbat'', ''Duniya'' (1968), ''Jhonny Mera Naam'', ''Amir Garib'', ''Warrant'' and ''Joshila''. Since 1969, she often played an on-screen close relative to the character played by [[Rajesh Khanna]] and some of their famous films included ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]],'' ''Bahraon Ke Sapne'', ''Doli'', ''Kati Patang'', ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Prem Nagar'', ''Aakraman'', ''Bhola Bhala'', ''Tyaag'', ''Aashiq Hoon Baharaon Ka'' and ''Adhikar'' (1986). Her other best known films include ''Nai Roshni'' (1967), ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'', ''Aaye Milan Ki Bela'', ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', ''Majboor'', ''Gora Aur Kala'', ''Devar'', ''Bandini'', ''Kahani Kismat Ki'', ''Talaash'' (1969) and ''Azaad'' (1978).

In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of [[Baburao Painter]], one of the founders of the modern [[Marathi cinema]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021161432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |title=Sulochana wins top cine award |date=4 June 2003 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==
Latkar was a recipient of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] (1999).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
She was awarded the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]] by the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref name=mata>{{cite news |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5284803.cms |title=हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर! |newspaper=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=18 September 2012 |author=Nitsure-Joshi, Manisha |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She now stays at [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000811/remar.htm |title=Actress Sulochana's 72nd birthday |date=11 August 2000}}</ref>
She was married at 14. Her daughter's name is Kanchan Ghanekar who was the wife of Marathi stage superstar Dr. [[Kashinath Ghanekar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/may/15bollywood.asp |title=Changing face of Bollywood screen mothers}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{{Main|Sulochana Latkar filmography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Movie Name !! Character !! Language Film
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' || Bela || Hindi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sangte Aika]]'' || Sakharam's wife || Marathi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'' || Jamuna || Hindi
|-
|1961|| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' ||[[Kaikeyi]] ||Hindi
|-
|1963|| ''[[Molkarin]]'' ||[[Gayabai]] ||Marathi
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''|| || Hindi
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Maratha Tituka Melvava]]'' || [[Jijabai]] || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Sadhi Manse]]'' || || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' || Mother Superior no Mary ||Hindi
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Devar]]'' || Shakuntala M. Singh || Hindi
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]]'' || Prakash's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ekatee]]'' || Madhu's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sunghursh]]'' || Shankar's wife || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' || Kumud's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' || Shekhar's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Sambandh]]'' || Sumathi || Hindi
|-
| 1970||''[[Kati Patang]]''|| Mrs. Dinanath || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' || Sohan and Mohan's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Main Sunder Hoon]]'' || Sunder's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]]'' || Guest Appearance || Hindi
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'' || Mrs Sharma || Hindi
|-
|1974 ||''[[Kora Kagaz]]''|| Sukesh's Aunt || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' || Mrs. Khanna || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Kasauti (1974 film)|Kasauti]]'' || Sapna's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' || Vishal's mother || Hindi
|-
|1978|| ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|''Azaad'' (1978 film)]]'' || Sarla || Hindi
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Aasha (1980 film)|Aasha]]'' || Jeetendra's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Ek Daav Bhutacha]]''|| Radha Mavashi || Marathi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' || Rakesh's mother|| Hindi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''|| Dadimaa || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Phulwari (1984 film)]]''|| Rajiv's Mother || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Andar Baahar]]'' || Ravi's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sasu Varchadh Jawai]]'' || Ashok Saraf's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ghulami]]''|| Ranjit's Choudhury Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' || || Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' || J.D.'s Mother || Hindi
|}

==See also==
[[Kashinath Ghanekar]] (Son-in-law Married to Sulochana's daughter Kanchan)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1191108}}
* [http://www.hamaraphotos.com/sulochana_664.html Recent images of ''Sulochana Devi'']

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latkar, Sulochana}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

Sulochana Latkar

2023-10-18T14:35:04Z

2409:40C2:1024:8592:8000:0:0:0:

{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Other people|Sulochana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sulochana Latkar
| image = Sulochana Latkar (May 2011).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Latkar in 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|07|30}}
| birth_place = [[Belgaum]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|06|04|1928|07|30}}
| death_place = [[Dadar]],[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1946–1995
| spouse =
| awards = Chitra Bhushan Maharashtra Bhushan [[Padma Shri]]
}}

'''Sulochana Latkar''' (born '''Rangu Diwan'''; 30 July 1928 - 4 June 2023), known by her screen name '''Sulochana''', was a well-known actress of [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]] and has acted in 50 films in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and around 250 films in [[Hindi]]. She was most known for her performances in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi films]] such as ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Dhakti Jau'' (1958) and ''Sangtye Aika'' (1959) in the lead roles.<ref name=toi/> She and [[Nirupa Roy]] epitomized the "mother" roles right from 1959 until the early 1990s.

==Career==
Sulochana Latkar made her debut in films in 1946. She was lead actress in Marathi films from 1946 to 1961 with films like ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Sangtye Aika''(1959), ''Laxmi Ali Ghara'', Moti Manse, Jivacha Sakha, Pativrata, Sukhache Sobti, Bhaubheej, Akashganga and ''Dhakti Jau''. She was often paired opposite Nazir Hussain, Trilok Kapoor and Ashok Kumar throughout her career in Hindi films. She quoted in an interview that she loved playing mother to three actors - [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Dev Anand]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. She often played mother or as close relative in Hindi films with [[Sunil Dutt]] as the leading man such as in ''Heera'', ''Jhoola'', ''Ek Phool Char Kante'', ''Sujatha'', ''Mehrbaan'' (1967), ''Chirag'', ''Bhai Bahen'' (1969), ''Reshma Aur Shera'', ''Umar Qaid'', ''Muqabla'', ''Jaani Dushman'' and ''Badle Ki Aag''. She was a regular in films with Dev Anand in the lead roles, where either Dev Anand was her son or relative and some of their films together were ''Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'', ''Pyar Mohabbat'', ''Duniya'' (1968), ''Jhonny Mera Naam'', ''Amir Garib'', ''Warrant'' and ''Joshila''. Since 1969, she often played an on-screen close relative to the character played by [[Rajesh Khanna]] and some of their famous films included ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]],'' ''Bahraon Ke Sapne'', ''Doli'', ''Kati Patang'', ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Prem Nagar'', ''Aakraman'', ''Bhola Bhala'', ''Tyaag'', ''Aashiq Hoon Baharaon Ka'' and ''Adhikar'' (1986). Her other best known films include ''Nai Roshni'' (1967), ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'', ''Aaye Milan Ki Bela'', ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', ''Majboor'', ''Gora Aur Kala'', ''Devar'', ''Bandini'', ''Kahani Kismat Ki'', ''Talaash'' (1969) and ''Azaad'' (1978).

In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of [[Baburao Painter]], one of the founders of the modern [[Marathi cinema]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021161432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |title=Sulochana wins top cine award |date=4 June 2003 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==
Latkar is a recipient of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] (1999).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
She was awarded the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]] by the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref name=mata>{{cite news |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5284803.cms |title=हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर! |newspaper=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=18 September 2012 |author=Nitsure-Joshi, Manisha |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She now stays at [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000811/remar.htm |title=Actress Sulochana's 72nd birthday |date=11 August 2000}}</ref>
She was married at 14. Her daughter's name is Kanchan Ghanekar who was the wife of Marathi stage superstar Dr. [[Kashinath Ghanekar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/may/15bollywood.asp |title=Changing face of Bollywood screen mothers}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{{Main|Sulochana Latkar filmography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Movie Name !! Character !! Language Film
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' || Bela || Hindi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sangte Aika]]'' || Sakharam's wife || Marathi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'' || Jamuna || Hindi
|-
|1961|| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' ||[[Kaikeyi]] ||Hindi
|-
|1963|| ''[[Molkarin]]'' ||[[Gayabai]] ||Marathi
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''|| || Hindi
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Maratha Tituka Melvava]]'' || [[Jijabai]] || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Sadhi Manse]]'' || || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' || Mother Superior no Mary ||Hindi
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Devar]]'' || Shakuntala M. Singh || Hindi
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]]'' || Prakash's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ekatee]]'' || Madhu's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sunghursh]]'' || Shankar's wife || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' || Kumud's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' || Shekhar's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Sambandh]]'' || Sumathi || Hindi
|-
| 1970||''[[Kati Patang]]''|| Mrs. Dinanath || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' || Sohan and Mohan's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Main Sunder Hoon]]'' || Sunder's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]]'' || Guest Appearance || Hindi
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'' || Mrs Sharma || Hindi
|-
|1974 ||''[[Kora Kagaz]]''|| Sukesh's Aunt || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' || Mrs. Khanna || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Kasauti (1974 film)|Kasauti]]'' || Sapna's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' || Vishal's mother || Hindi
|-
|1978|| ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|''Azaad'' (1978 film)]]'' || Sarla || Hindi
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Aasha (1980 film)|Aasha]]'' || Jeetendra's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Ek Daav Bhutacha]]''|| Radha Mavashi || Marathi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' || Rakesh's mother|| Hindi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''|| Dadimaa || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Phulwari (1984 film)]]''|| Rajiv's Mother || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Andar Baahar]]'' || Ravi's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sasu Varchadh Jawai]]'' || Ashok Saraf's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ghulami]]''|| Ranjit's Choudhury Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' || || Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' || J.D.'s Mother || Hindi
|}

==See also==
[[Kashinath Ghanekar]] (Son-in-law Married to Sulochana's daughter Kanchan)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1191108}}
* [http://www.hamaraphotos.com/sulochana_664.html Recent images of ''Sulochana Devi'']

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
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Sulochana Latkar

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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Other people|Sulochana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2013}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sulochana Latkar
| image = Sulochana Latkar (May 2011).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Latkar in 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1928|07|30}}
| birth_place = [[Belgaum]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|06|04|1928|07|30}}
| death_place = [[Dadar]],[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 1946–1995
| spouse =
| awards = Chitra Bhushan Maharashtra Bhushan [[Padma Shri]]
}}

'''Sulochana Latkar''' (born '''Rangu Diwan'''; 30 July 1928) known by her screen name '''Sulochana''', was a well-known actress of [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]] and [[Hindi cinema]] and has acted in 50 films in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and around 250 films in [[Hindi]]. She is most known for her performances in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi films]] such as ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Sangtye Aika'' (1959) and ''Dhakti Jau'' in the lead roles,<ref name=toi/> as well as for the mother roles she played in [[Hindi cinema]] right from 1959 film ''Dil Dekhe Dekho'' to the year 1995. She and [[Nirupa Roy]] epitomized the "mother" roles right from 1959 until the early 1990s.

==Career==
Sulochana Latkar made her debut in films in 1946. She was lead actress in Marathi films from 1946 to 1961 with films like ''Sasurvas'' (1946), ''Vahinichya Bangdya'' (1953), ''Meeth Bhakar'', ''Sangtye Aika''(1959), ''Laxmi Ali Ghara'', Moti Manse, Jivacha Sakha, Pativrata, Sukhache Sobti, Bhaubheej, Akashganga and ''Dhakti Jau''. She was often paired opposite Nazir Hussain, Trilok Kapoor and Ashok Kumar throughout her career in Hindi films. She quoted in an interview that she loved playing mother to three actors - [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Dev Anand]] and [[Rajesh Khanna]]. She often played mother or as close relative in Hindi films with [[Sunil Dutt]] as the leading man such as in ''Heera'', ''Jhoola'', ''Ek Phool Char Kante'', ''Sujatha'', ''Mehrbaan'' (1967), ''Chirag'', ''Bhai Bahen'' (1969), ''Reshma Aur Shera'', ''Umar Qaid'', ''Muqabla'', ''Jaani Dushman'' and ''Badle Ki Aag''. She was a regular in films with Dev Anand in the lead roles, where either Dev Anand was her son or relative and some of their films together were ''Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'', ''Pyar Mohabbat'', ''Duniya'' (1968), ''Jhonny Mera Naam'', ''Amir Garib'', ''Warrant'' and ''Joshila''. Since 1969, she often played an on-screen close relative to the character played by [[Rajesh Khanna]] and some of their famous films included ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]],'' ''Bahraon Ke Sapne'', ''Doli'', ''Kati Patang'', ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', ''Prem Nagar'', ''Aakraman'', ''Bhola Bhala'', ''Tyaag'', ''Aashiq Hoon Baharaon Ka'' and ''Adhikar'' (1986). Her other best known films include ''Nai Roshni'' (1967), ''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'', ''Aaye Milan Ki Bela'', ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', ''Majboor'', ''Gora Aur Kala'', ''Devar'', ''Bandini'', ''Kahani Kismat Ki'', ''Talaash'' (1969) and ''Azaad'' (1978).

In 2003, she was awarded the Chitrabhushan Award instituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of [[Baburao Painter]], one of the founders of the modern [[Marathi cinema]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021161432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-04/pune/27215535_1_marathi-film-film-industry-actor-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |title=Sulochana wins top cine award |date=4 June 2003 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>

==Awards==
Latkar is a recipient of the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] (1999).<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
She was awarded the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded the [[Maharashtra Bhushan Award]] by the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref name=mata>{{cite news |url=http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5284803.cms |title=हा तर माझ्या घरचा आहेर! |newspaper=[[Maharashtra Times]] |date=30 November 2009 |access-date=18 September 2012 |author=Nitsure-Joshi, Manisha |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She now stays at [[Prabhadevi]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20000811/remar.htm |title=Actress Sulochana's 72nd birthday |date=11 August 2000}}</ref>
She was married at 14. Her daughter's name is Kanchan Ghanekar who was the wife of Marathi stage superstar Dr. [[Kashinath Ghanekar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/may/15bollywood.asp |title=Changing face of Bollywood screen mothers}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{{Main|Sulochana Latkar filmography}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Movie Name !! Character !! Language Film
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'' || Bela || Hindi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sangte Aika]]'' || Sakharam's wife || Marathi
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]'' || Jamuna || Hindi
|-
|1961|| ''[[Sampoorna Ramayana]]'' ||[[Kaikeyi]] ||Hindi
|-
|1963|| ''[[Molkarin]]'' ||[[Gayabai]] ||Marathi
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Bandini (film)|Bandini]]''|| || Hindi
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Maratha Tituka Melvava]]'' || [[Jijabai]] || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Sadhi Manse]]'' || || Marathi
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Johar-Mehmood in Goa]]'' || Mother Superior no Mary ||Hindi
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Devar]]'' || Shakuntala M. Singh || Hindi
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]]'' || Prakash's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ekatee]]'' || Madhu's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sunghursh]]'' || Shankar's wife || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Saraswatichandra (film)|Saraswatichandra]]'' || Kumud's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' || Shekhar's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Sambandh]]'' || Sumathi || Hindi
|-
| 1970||''[[Kati Patang]]''|| Mrs. Dinanath || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' || Sohan and Mohan's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Main Sunder Hoon]]'' || Sunder's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Dil Daulat Duniya]]'' || Guest Appearance || Hindi
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Kahani Kismat Ki]]'' || Mrs Sharma || Hindi
|-
|1974 ||''[[Kora Kagaz]]''|| Sukesh's Aunt || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Majboor (1974 film)|Majboor]]'' || Mrs. Khanna || Hindi
|-
|1974 || ''[[Kasauti (1974 film)|Kasauti]]'' || Sapna's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar]]'' || Vishal's mother || Hindi
|-
|1978|| ''[[Azaad (1978 film)|''Azaad'' (1978 film)]]'' || Sarla || Hindi
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Aasha (1980 film)|Aasha]]'' || Jeetendra's mother || Hindi
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Ek Daav Bhutacha]]''|| Radha Mavashi || Marathi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Zara Si Zindagi]]'' || Rakesh's mother|| Hindi
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''|| Dadimaa || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Phulwari (1984 film)]]''|| Rajiv's Mother || Hindi
|-
|1984 || ''[[Andar Baahar]]'' || Ravi's Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sasu Varchadh Jawai]]'' || Ashok Saraf's mother || Marathi
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Ghulami]]''|| Ranjit's Choudhury Mother || Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Kala Dhanda Goray Log]]'' || || Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Khoon Bhari Maang]]'' || J.D.'s Mother || Hindi
|}

==See also==
[[Kashinath Ghanekar]] (Son-in-law Married to Sulochana's daughter Kanchan)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1191108}}
* [http://www.hamaraphotos.com/sulochana_664.html Recent images of ''Sulochana Devi'']

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latkar, Sulochana}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]
[[Category:Marathi people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]]

Majboor (1974 film)

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| director = [[Ravi Tandon]]
| producer = Premji
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]] [[Pran]] [[Farida Jalal]] [[Sulochana Latkar]] [[Satyen Kappu]] [[Iftekhar]] [[Jagdish Raj]] [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography =
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| distributor = {{ubl|Suchitha Films Pvt. Ltd|[[Eros International]]}}
| released = 6 December 1974
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| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Majboor''''' (translation: ''Compelled'') is a [[List of Hindi films of 1974|1974]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Hindi]]-language [[Thriller film|suspense thriller]] film directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by Salim-Javed. Released in [[India]] on 6 December 1974, the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]], [[Pran]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Sulochana Latkar]], [[Satyen Kappu]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Jagdish Raj]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

The film is loosely inspired by two [[English]] films of 1970 - ''Zig Zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and [[Jayasudha]], in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The film was also an inspiration for the 2008 film ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.

== Plot ==
Ravi Khanna ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) is a middle-class travel agent leading a simple life with his elderly mother ([[Sulochana Latkar]]), wheelchair-bound sister, Renu ([[Farida Jalal]]), and young brother, Billu (Alankar Joshi), while his girlfriend, Neela Rajvansh ([[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]]), is the only daughter of a wealthy businessman ([[D. K. Sapru]]). One fine day, Ravi's travel agency is visited by two detectives, CID Inspector Khurana ([[Iftekhar]]) and Inspector Kulkarni ([[Jagdish Raj]]), for interrogation regarding the disappearance of a man, Surendra Sinha ([[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]), who was last seen visiting Ravi's travel agency and was later apparently kidnapped. A flashback shows that Surendra Sinha had come in late on a rainy night, just before closing, to pick up the tickets that had been reserved for him, when Ravi had noticed a large emerald ring on Surendra Sinha's finger as the latter had impatiently tapped the counter while Ravi looked for the ticket. After leaving the premises, there was not a single taxi to be seen by Ravi as it had been raining heavily and that is when Surendra Sinha had offered Ravi a lift in his car till the crossroads near Ravi's house. In the present, Ravi is horrified to learn from Khurana that Surendra Sinha's dead body has been just recovered from a gutter, and it is evident that he was murdered the same night he was kidnapped, which is why no one had come forward to claim the initial ransom demand.

Despite Khurana's reassurance that it is quite a routine matter, Ravi is nervous and taken aback for Khurana and Kulkarni taking a keen interest in him since he is the last known person to have seen Surendra Sinha. He believes himself to be having an alibi and decides to seek legal advice from his lawyer friend, Rane (Shiv Kumar), for being a simple man with a family to be taken care of and wanting to do nothing with the police and the courts. However, the stress seems to be triggering severe intense headaches and Ravi ends up at the place of Dr. Shah (Sajjan), where he explains that he has had minor headaches earlier which he had ignored, but the pain has now intensified these past few days. After being sent by Dr. Shah for a brain X-Ray, the shocking diagnosis is far more serious than tension as Ravi has a brain tumour that needs to be removed and if not, will cause his death in six months. Ravi is willing to do anything for his family, even have himself operated upon, but Dr. Shah has a few caveats that the brain surgery could cure him completely, while there is no guarantee that he will not be blind over even paraplegic as the outcome. Ravi is aghast as he is the sole provider to his family and cannot contemplate a life where he becomes a burden on them, so he leaves without making a decision when the choices are death and a life worse than death. Ravi returns home, deep in thought, and his family's affection and their implicit trust in his ability to take care of them only serve to increase his conflict.

The next morning, at work, Ravi receives the interesting news of Surendra Sinha's grieving younger brother, Narendra Sinha ([[Satyen Kappu]]), having announced a handsome reward of five [[lakh]] [[Indian rupee|rupees]] for any information about his brother's killer. In an effort to better his family's financial conditions after him, Ravi telephones Khurana at the police station without revealing his identity and poses as an informer about Surendra Sinha's murder, in a scheme to frame "himself" as the murderer and collect the reward money for his family, believing that he has nothing to lose and is going to die in six months nevertheless. Khurana speaks to Surendra Sinha's brother, Narendra Sinha, about the anonymous telephone call and tells him that the reward money has to be paid to a lawyer whom the caller suggests, while a sealed envelope will be also deposited with the same lawyer. Once the money is paid, the caller will inform the police over the telephone who the killer is and will provide the evidence as well. Narendra Sinha is willing to go through with the proposal. Now that his proposal has been accepted, Ravi meticulously sets the stage, even leaving sealed instructions and a cover letter with Rane, who is rather bewildered at all the cloak-and-dagger stuff, until Khurana telephones him to confirm that the money mentioned in the covering letter will be entrusted to him.

Acting upon the received information, Khurana and Kulkarni recover the evidence that Ravi has created against himself and it is sent to the laboratory for fingerprint testing. Soon, Ravi is arrested by Kulkarni for the murder of Surendra Sinha and is sentenced to death for the crime by the [[Supreme Court of India]], much to the consternation of his family, and that of Neela and her father. While Neela and Ravi's mother try to make some sense of Ravi's confession, also approach Narendra Sinha to beg for clemency, Ravi is in prison awaiting his execution, and his another intense headache results in him being rushed to the government hospital by Khurana and Kulkarni, where, serendipitously, it is Dr. Shah who examines him. Knowing Ravi's medical history, Dr. Shah wastes no time in getting him into the operation theatre, and the brain surgery is successful, but Dr. Shah is shattered to learn that he saved the patient on the operating table only to see him hung for murder. Well-aware of having condemned himself to be hung for a murder he did not commit, Ravi, during a permitted meeting with Neela and Rane at the hospital, asks Rane if he could appeal and tell the truth in the court, as the envelope he left anonymously in his care will confirm his story after all. However, Rane's response tells Ravi that he is his friend as well as his lawyer, so the court would not believe anything he says, and that the only way for him to escape the consequences of his ill-advised actions is to now find the real murderer of Surendra Sinha.

In an attempt to save himself from going to the gallows, Ravi succeeds in escaping from the hospital in search of the real killer and is aided by Neela in his pursuit. As part of his mission, Ravi investigates the significant ring of Surendra Sinha that could lead back to the killer and experiences the arrival of Michael D'Souza ([[Pran]]), a kind-hearted and happy-go-lucky small-time thief, from his own logical procedural thinking. On learning of Ravi's plight, Michael pledges to help Ravi nab the real culprit as he is the sole witness to Surendra Sinha's murder. On the fateful rainy night, Michael had threatened the driver of a car at gunpoint and had grabbed the same costly ring from him, unmindful of the fact that it belonged to the already dead Surendra Sinha on the backseat. Michael's endeavour to identify the murderer later takes him to Surendra Sinha's house where he runs into the murderer and sets up a meeting point to settle the issue. The climax alternates between a grievously injured Michael holding the murderer at gunpoint at the meeting point, while Ravi leaves Neela to hold the fort and drives desperately to get a doctor back in time. In the end, the real killer of Surendra Sinha is unexpectedly revealed to be his own brother, Narendra Sinha, and Ravi walks out as a free man but not without Michael paying a heavy price in managing to solve the mystery.

== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ravi Khanna
* [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]] as Neela Rajvansh
* [[Pran]] as Michael D'Souza
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Renu Khanna (Ravi's younger sister)
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Khanna (Ravi's mother)
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Narendra Sinha
* [[Iftekhar]] as CID Inspector Khurana
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Inspector Kulkarni
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Surendra Sinha
* [[Mac Mohan]] as Prakash (Michael's friend)
* [[Madan Puri]] as Mahipat Rai (Ravi's one-time accquaintance)
* Sajjan as Dr. Shah (Ravi's doctor)
* Alankar Joshi as Billu Khanna (Ravi's younger brother)
* [[D. K. Sapru]] as Mr. Rajvansh (Neela's father)
* Shiv Kumar as Advocate Rane (Ravi's lawyer friend)
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Sharma (Ravi's colleague)
* [[K. N. Singh]] as Prosecuting Attorney
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] Judge
* Ashoo as Mona Sinha (Surendra Sinha's widow)
* Lalita Kumari as Sulakshana Rai (Mahipat Rai's wife)

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Roothe Rab Ko Manana Aasan Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] Asha Bhosle
|-
| 2
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon Main Kuch Bhi Hote Hue" (Male Version)
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 3
| "Aadmi Jo Kehta Hai Aadmi Jo Sunta Hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 4
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon Main Kuch Bhi Hote Hue" (Female Version)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 5
| "Daaru Ki Botal Mein Kahe Paani Bharta Hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|}

==Success==
The film was a Hit at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021128/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA%3D%3D |date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actor Nomination--[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actress Nomination--[[Farida Jalal]]<ref>http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366907.cms{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071800|Majboor}}

{{Salim-Javed}}

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Majboor (1974 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Majboor
| image =
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| director = [[Ravi Tandon]]
| producer = Premji
| writer = [[Salim–Javed]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]] [[Pran]] [[Farida Jalal]] [[Sulochana Latkar]] [[Satyen Kappu]] [[Iftekhar]] [[Jagdish Raj]] [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]
| music = [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor = {{ubl|Suchitha Films Pvt. Ltd|[[Eros International]]}}
| released = 6 December 1974
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''Majboor''''' (translation: ''Compelled'') is a [[List of Hindi films of 1974|1974]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Hindi]]-language [[Thriller film|suspense thriller]] film directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and written by Salim-Javed. Released in [[India]] on 6 December 1974, the film stars an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]], [[Pran]], [[Farida Jalal]], [[Sulochana Latkar]], [[Satyen Kappu]], [[Iftekhar]], [[Jagdish Raj]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]. The music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

The film is loosely inspired by two [[English]] films of 1970 - ''Zig Zag'' and ''Cold Sweat''. The film was later remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] by director K. Raghavendra Rao as ''Raja'' (1976) starring Shobhan Babu and [[Jayasudha]], in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as [[Naan Vazhavaippen]] (1979) with Sivaji Ganeshan and [[K. R. Vijaya]] , in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] as ''Naseeb No Khel'' (1982) and in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Ee Kaikalil]]'' (1986).<ref>Ramachandran, Naman, ''Rajnikanth: The Definitive Biography''. India: Penguin Books (2012).</ref> The film was also an inspiration for the 2008 film ''[[Jimmy (2008 film)|Jimmy]]''.

== Plot ==
Ravi Khanna ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) is a middle-class travel agent leading a simple life with his elderly mother ([[Sulochana Latkar]]), wheelchair-bound sister, Renu ([[Farida Jalal]]), and young brother, Billu (Alankar Joshi), while his girlfriend, Neela Rajvansh ([[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]]), is the only daughter of a wealthy businessman ([[D. K. Sapru]]). One fine day, Ravi's travel agency is visited by two detectives, CID Inspector Khurana ([[Iftekhar]]) and Inspector Kulkarni ([[Jagdish Raj]]), for interrogation regarding the disappearance of a man, Surendra Sinha ([[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]]), who was last seen visiting Ravi's travel agency and was later apparently kidnapped. A flashback shows that Surendra Sinha had come in late on a rainy night, just before closing, to pick up the tickets that had been reserved for him, when Ravi had noticed a large emerald ring on Surendra Sinha's finger as the latter had impatiently tapped the counter while Ravi looked for the ticket. After leaving the premises, there was not a single taxi to be seen by Ravi as it had been raining heavily and that is when Surendra Sinha had offered Ravi a lift in his car till the crossroads near Ravi's house. In the present, Ravi is horrified to learn from Khurana that Surendra Sinha's dead body has been just recovered from a gutter, and it is evident that he was murdered the same night he was kidnapped, which is why no one had come forward to claim the initial ransom demand.

Despite Khurana's reassurance that it is quite a routine matter, Ravi is nervous and taken aback for Khurana and Kulkarni taking a keen interest in him since he is the last known person to have seen Surendra Sinha. He believes himself to be having an alibi and decides to seek legal advice from his lawyer friend, Rane (Shiv Kumar), for being a simple man with a family to be taken care of and wanting to do nothing with the police and the courts. However, the stress seems to be triggering severe intense headaches and Ravi ends up at the place of Dr. Shah (Sajjan), where he explains that he has had minor headaches earlier which he had ignored, but the pain has now intensified these past few days. After being sent by Dr. Shah for a brain X-Ray, the shocking diagnosis is far more serious than tension as Ravi has a brain tumour that needs to be removed and if not, will cause his death in six months. Ravi is willing to do anything for his family, even have himself operated upon, but Dr. Shah has a few caveats that the brain surgery could cure him completely, while there is no guarantee that he will not be blind over even paraplegic as the outcome. Ravi is aghast as he is the sole provider to his family and cannot contemplate a life where he becomes a burden on them, so he leaves without making a decision when the choices are death and a life worse than death. Ravi returns home, deep in thought, and his family's affection and their implicit trust in his ability to take care of them only serve to increase his conflict.

The next morning, at work, Ravi receives the interesting news of Surendra Sinha's grieving younger brother, Narendra Sinha ([[Satyen Kappu]]), having announced a handsome reward of five [[lakh]] [[Indian rupee|rupees]] for any information about his brother's killer. In an effort to better his family's financial conditions after him, Ravi telephones Khurana at the police station without revealing his identity and poses as an informer about Surendra Sinha's murder, in a scheme to frame "himself" as the murderer and collect the reward money for his family, believing that he has nothing to lose and is going to die in six months nevertheless. Khurana speaks to Surendra Sinha's brother, Narendra Sinha, about the anonymous telephone call and tells him that the reward money has to be paid to a lawyer whom the caller suggests, while a sealed envelope will be also deposited with the same lawyer. Once the money is paid, the caller will inform the police over the telephone who the killer is and will provide the evidence as well. Narendra Sinha is willing to go through with the proposal. Now that his proposal has been accepted, Ravi meticulously sets the stage, even leaving sealed instructions and a cover letter with Rane, who is rather bewildered at all the cloak-and-dagger stuff until Khurana telephones him to confirm that the money mentioned in the covering letter will be entrusted to him.

Acting upon the received information, Khurana and Kulkarni recover the evidence that Ravi has created against himself and it is sent to the laboratory for fingerprint testing. Soon, Ravi is arrested by Kulkarni for the murder of Surendra Sinha and is sentenced to death for the crime by the [[Supreme Court of India]], much to the consternation of his family, and that of Neela and her father. While Neela and Ravi's mother try to make some sense of Ravi's confession, also approach Narendra Sinha to beg for clemency, Ravi is in prison awaiting his execution, and his another intense headache results in him being rushed to the government hospital by Khurana and Kulkarni, where, serendipitously, it is Dr. Shah who examines him. Knowing Ravi's medical history, Dr. Shah wastes no time in getting him into the operation theatre, and the brain surgery is successful, but Dr. Shah is shattered to learn that he saved the patient on the operating table only to see him hung for murder. Well-aware of having condemned himself to be hung for a murder he did not commit, Ravi, during a permitted meeting with Neela and Rane at the hospital, asks Rane if he could appeal and tell the truth in the court as the envelope he left anonymously in his care will confirm his story after all. However, Rane's response tells Ravi that he is his friend as well as his lawyer, so the court would not believe anything he says, and that the only way for him to escape the consequences of his ill-advised actions is to now find the real murderer of Surendra Sinha.

In an attempt to save himself from going to the gallows, Ravi succeeds in escaping from the hospital in search of the real killer and is aided by Neela in his pursuit. As part of his mission, Ravi investigates the significant ring of Surendra Sinha that could lead back to the killer and experiences the arrival of Michael D'Souza ([[Pran]]), a kind-hearted and happy-go-lucky small-time thief, from his own logical procedural thinking. On learning of Ravi's plight, Michael pledges to help Ravi nab the real culprit as he is the sole witness to Surendra Sinha's murder. On the fateful rainy night, Michael had threatened the driver of a car at gunpoint and had grabbed the same costly ring from him, unmindful of the fact that it belonged to the already dead Surendra Sinha on the backseat. Michael's endeavour to identify the murderer later takes him to Surendra Sinha's house where he runs into the murderer and sets up a meeting point to settle the issue. The climax alternates between a grievously injured Michael holding the murderer at gunpoint at the meeting point, while Ravi leaves Neela to hold the fort and drives desperately to get a doctor back in time. In the end, the real killer of Surendra Sinha is surprisingly revealed to be his own brother, Narendra Sinha, and Ravi walks out as a free man but not without Michael paying a heavy price in managing to solve the mystery.

== Cast ==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Ravi Khanna
* [[Shaan (1980 film)|Parveen Babi]] as Neela Rajvansh
* [[Pran]] as Michael D'Souza
* [[Farida Jalal]] as Renu Khanna (Ravi's younger sister)
* [[Sulochana Latkar]] as Mrs. Khanna (Ravi's mother)
* [[Satyen Kappu]] as Narendra Sinha
* [[Iftekhar]] as CID Inspector Khurana
* [[Jagdish Raj]] as Inspector Kulkarni
* [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]] as Surendra Sinha
* [[Mac Mohan]] as Prakash (Michael's friend)
* [[Madan Puri]] as Mahipat Rai (Ravi's one-time accquaintance)
* Sajjan as Dr. Shah (Ravi's doctor)
* Alankar Joshi as Billu Khanna (Ravi's younger brother)
* [[D. K. Sapru]] as Mr. Rajvansh (Neela's father)
* Shiv Kumar as Advocate Rane (Ravi's lawyer friend)
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]] as Sharma (Ravi's colleague)
* [[K. N. Singh]] as Prosecuting Attorney
* [[Murad (actor)|Murad]] as [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] Judge
* Ashoo as Mona Sinha (Surendra Sinha's widow)
* Lalita Kumari as Sulakshana Rai (Mahipat Rai's wife)

==Soundtrack==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Roothe Rab Ko Manana Aasan Hai"
| [[Mohammed Rafi]] Asha Bhosle
|-
| 2
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon Main Kuch Bhi Hote Hue" (Male Version)
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 3
| "Aadmi Jo Kehta Hai Aadmi Jo Sunta Hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|-
| 4
| "Dekh Sakta Hoon Main Kuch Bhi Hote Hue" (Female Version)
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 5
| "Daaru Ki Botal Mein Kahe Paani Bharta Hai"
| Kishore Kumar
|}

==Success==
The film was a Hit at the box office.<ref>[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== Box Office India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021128/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA%3D%3D |date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actor Nomination--[[Pran (actor)|Pran]]
*[[Filmfare]] Supporting Actress Nomination--[[Farida Jalal]]<ref>http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/366907.cms{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071800|Majboor}}

{{Salim-Javed}}

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