LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Shakti Samanta
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After making one attempt at stardom in his superstar-jeejajee Rajesh Khanna's company in Shakti Samanta's Anurodh, Simple Kapadia was happy designing clothes for sister Dimple's friends. Aamir Khan's brother Faizal was given a hand-up by his star-bro in Dharmesh Darshan's Mela.
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Samanta Directed first feature film in 1954 and started his own production company, Shakti Films, in 1957. In all, Samanta has directed 43 feature films: including 37 Hindi, and 6 Bengali films. His best known films are: Howrah Bridge, China Town, Kashmir Ki Kali, An Evening in Paris, Aradhana, Kati Patang, Amar Prem, Anuraag, Amanush, Barsaat Ki Ek Raat and Mehbooba. Samanta is credited for starting the trend of making double version films in Hindi and Bengali with Amanush in 1974. Samanta ... made the first co-produced film between India and Bangladesh in 1984. Shakti managed to ride 2 "star phases" and attempted a 3rd.
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Rajesh Khanna formed a brilliant combination with director Shakti Samanta, Music Director R.D. Burman and 'his voice', singer Kishore Kumar resulting in such films like Kati Patang (1970) and Amar Prem (1971). With Hrishikesh Mukherjee, he gave fine performances in Bawarchi (1972) and Namak Haram (1973) ably carrying both films on his shoulders. The same year (1973) ... saw him score with a strong performance in Aavishkaar, Basu Bhattacharya's realistic study of a marriage gone sour.
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Shooting of Samanta Movies latest venture Don Muthuswami is complete. This start to finish schedule was completed within 45 days. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Hrishita Bhatt, Rohit Roy, Mohit Raina, debutant Anusmriti, Vishal Kotian and Shakti Kapoor, this film is produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Ashim Samanta.
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His colleagues – Shakti Samanta, Prakash Mehra, J om Prakash – have retired. However, he's done the impossible by peaking in the autumn of his career. Although recently a couple of his banner's films were clinkers, Yash Raj is back on the top with Chak De! India. Khalid Mohamed, who has seen the auteur of romance go through sunny and cloudy times, excerpts his conversations with Yash Chopra
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Samanta received Filmfare awards for "Best film" for Aradhana, Anuraag and Amanush. He has ... received several Lifetime Achievement awards and several other awards from Zee and other Indian organizations. Some of his films have been shown at international festivals in Berlin, Tashkent, Moscow, Cairo and Beirut.
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