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Manmohan lost his wife in April 1979. They have a son and two daughters. Their son, Ketan Desai, is a screenwriter, film director, and producer just like his father. Ketan has directed films like Allah-Rakha (1986), Toofan (1989), and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977). Ketan is married to Kanchan, the daughter of actor Shammi Kapoor and actress Geeta Bali.
Jul 22, 2023 · With Coolie, director Manmohan Desai was making what was then called a ‘Muslim social’ (where the primary characters of the film were Muslims) and by casting Bachchan in the lead role while he was at his peak, he dreamed of making the biggest film of the genre. Coolie, like many other Desai films, works only if you stop asking logical ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Suhaag is a 1979 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. A box office success, the film became the highest earning film of 1979. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi in lead roles. Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, and Jeevan play supporting roles.
Mar 17, 2019 · March 1 was director Manmohan Desai's 25th death anniversary. A director who was never in the arty creative club but who knew his audiences, and defined Indian secularism.
Mar 4, 1994 · MANMOHAN DESAI, one of India's most successful film directors and producers, was known as the 'Miracle man of Bollywood', or Bombay, capital of the Indian film industry. Desai was the uncrowned ...
Feb 26, 2016 · The biggest showman in Bollywood, if there ever was one, was Manmohan Desai and Amitabh Bachchan would agree. Desai was the man who gave Bachchan some of his biggest blockbusters - Amar Akbar ...
Feb 26, 2020 · And one of the people we have to thank for making mainstream Indian cinema what it is today is Manmohan Desai, the blockbuster director and producer. Desai was born in Mumbai on 26 February 1937 into a filmy family. His father Kikubhai Desai was a producer and director known for making stunt films. After dropping out of college, Desai got his ...
