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Amrish Puri

Amrish Lal Puri was an iconic Indian actor who appeared primarily in negative roles in Hindi movies. His most remembered roles are Mogambo in Mr India (1987) and Mola Ram in the Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). He played character roles and was well-known as a villain. His striking bass voice, the ability to extend his eyes widely out of their eyelids during climactic scenes and outsize acting style made him a convincing villain in even the most melodramatic movies.

 
 
Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan was an acclaimed Indian actor and director He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed iconic popularity for his villain roles in Hindi language films — he is most famous for playing the role of the dacoit Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975).

 
 
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K. P. A. C. Lalitha

K.P.A.C. Lalitha is a national award winning Malayalam film and stage actress and the wife of famous Malayalam filmmaker Bharathan. She is a versatile actor known for her naturality in handling a wide range of characters and her comical timing.

 
 
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Anita Desai

Anita Mazumdar Desai (born June 24, 1937) is an Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times. Her daughter, the author Kiran Desai, won the 2006 Booker prize.

 
 
Ranjit Mullick

Ranjit Mullick

Ranjit Mullickis a prominent Bengali film actor. He studied at the Scottish Church College and later at the law college of the University of Calcutta. He started his career with acclaimed Bengali director Mrinal Sen's film Interview (1971). He received the International Best Actor Award from Karlovy Vary for his act in his debut film. He become a popular romantic hero in the 1970s and featured in memorbale films like Mouchak, Devi Chaudharani, Raag Anuraag, Sayang Siddha.

 
 
Yandamuri Veerendranath

Yandamuri Veerendranath

Yandamuri Veerendranath, is a renowned Telugu novelist. He has influenced younger generation with his interesting writings,which are socially relevant. He addresses most of the relevant social problems in India like poverty, prejudices, superstitions in his writings,and encouraged people to be socially responsible. He bridged two styles of literature Idealistic and popular and was very successful in his attempt.