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- Producer
- Director
Actor, social activist and politician. Sunil Dutt wore many hats and excelled in a plethora of roles that came his way - both on and off screen.
Born on June 6th, 1926, Sunil Dutt grew up as Balraj Dutt in a family that had survived the Partition of India. A student of Mumbai's Jai Hind college, he first started off as radio show host and celebrity interviewer, which led to his first encounter with the glamour world.
Interestingly, wife-to-be Nargis was one of the celebrities he met in the course of his work. Soon, Dutt got a chance to enter the film-world, when director Ramesh Saigal offered him the hero's role in his Nalini Jaywant starrer 'Railway Platform' (1955).
'Ek Hi Raasta' (1956), marked the start of a seven-film long association with B R Chopra. Dutt's true breakthrough came with Mehboob Khan's magnum opus 'Mother India' (1957).
His portrayal of Birju, Nargi's rebellious younger son, portrayed a raw, urgent energy. Dutt's association with Nargis in the movie resulted in a more serious one, when he married her after the release of the film.
Dutt's role in women-oriented films like 'Sadhna' (1958), 'Sujata' (1959) and 'Main Chup Rahungi' (1962) were well-appreciated. Noted filmmakers like Bimal Roy, Hrishikesh Mukherji and B R Chopra dared to defy Sunil Dutt's established rebellious Birju image and cast him as a sensitive lover.
Dutt turned producer in the early sixties with a couple of offbeat movies - 'Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke' (1963), where heroine Leela Naidu has an adulterous relationship and 'Mujhe Jeene Do' (1963) where he played a dacoit.
In his cinematic association with B R Chopra, Dutt gave three big hits in the sixties - 'Gumraah' (1963), 'Waqt' (1965) and 'Humraaz' (1967). He also worked with South Indian filmmakers, which resulted in emotion-heavy, rural-based hits with Nutan like 'Khandaan' and 'Milan'.
In 1967, he had a hat-trick of hits with 'Milan', 'Meherban' and 'Humraaz'. His role of a buffoon in Mehmood's 'Padosan' (1968) was much appreciated.
In 1981, Dutt's world was rocked when his wife Nargis died after a protracted battle with her cancer. He later joined politics and social work.
But the actor in Dutt continued to surface during the last decade with movies with select filmmakers like J P Dutta 'Kshatriya' and Yash Chopra 'Parampara'. His last screen cameo was in Rajkumar Hirani's immensely popular laugh riot 'Munnabhai MBBS', where he played on-screen father to his son Sanjay.- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Ismail Merchant was born on 25 December 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]. He was a producer and director, known for Howards End (1992), A Room with a View (1985) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He died on 25 May 2005 in London, England, UK.- Harper Roisman was born on 25 October 1909. He was an actor, known for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Mousehunt (1997) and The Cable Guy (1996). He died on 25 May 2005 in Orange, California, USA.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Born in Melbourne in 1934 Graham Kennedy remains an icon in Australian TV, an accolade earned from his hosting of the long-running In Melbourne Tonight (1957) or IMT on Channel Nine. With his sidekick Bert Newton and aided and abetted by a range of brillant comedians including Joff Allen and a young Patti McGrath, now Bert Newton's wife, Kennedy pioneered live sketch comedy in Australia and kept IMT alive into the 1970s with his irreverent and often close to the mark humour and his famous anti-ads, genuine "live-read" commercials that Kennedy would turn into attacks on the sponsors or the product or both.
After IMT was cancelled he started making movies and then returned to TV with Blankety Blanks (1977), a truly funny game show where the cast was the star and the contestants mere bystanders.
As Kennedy aged he appeared less and less on the screen and his last major appearance was as a late night newsreader on the Nine Network.
In recent years his health had been uncertain following a stroke, and he passed away on 25 May 2005, resulting in complications from pneumonia. He was 71.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Domenic Troiano was born on 17 January 1946 in Mondugno, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Foolproof (2003), Diamonds (1987) and Death by Dawn (1998). He was married to Shawne Jackson. He died on 25 May 2005 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Ben Peters was born on 20 June 1933 in Hollandale, Mississippi, USA. Ben was a composer, known for The Cannonball Run (1981), Breakdown (1997) and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005). Ben died on 25 May 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Jurij Moskovitin was born on 6 January 1938. He was a composer, known for The Earth Is Flat (1977), At skrive eller dø - Henrik Stangerup (2006) and Simons film (1999). He died on 25 May 2005 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.
- André Soussan was born on 15 May 1946 in Casablanca, Morocco. He was an actor, known for Par où t'es rentré? On t'a pas vu sortir (1984). He died on 25 May 2005 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
- Ginette d'Yd was born on 19 August 1913 in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France. She was an actress, known for Le picador (1932), À moi le jour, à toi la nuit (1932) and Partir (1931). She was married to Jean Bouquet-Nadaud, and René Marcel Hieronimus. She died on 25 May 2005 in Vernon, Eure, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Ruth Laredo was born on 20 November 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Small Time Crooks (2000). She was married to Jaime Laredo. She died on 25 May 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.- Vera Komarkova was born on 25 December 1942 in Písek, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. She was married to Vladimir Farkas, Esquinoza Aquillar and Jiri Komarek. She died on 25 May 2005 in Leysin, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Art Department
Galina Gettinger is known for Go There, Don't Know Where (1966), 38 Parrots (1976) and Grandmother's Umbrella (1969). Galina died on 25 May 2005.- Luiz Delfino was born on 31 May 1921 in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was an actor, known for Tudo Azul (1952), Com o Diabo no Corpo (1952) and Teus Olhos Castanhos (1961). He was married to Marlene. He died on 25 May 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.