Beta (film)
Beta( Translation:" Son") is a 1992 Indian Hindi drama film, directed by Indra Kumar and written by Naushir Khatau and Kamlesh Pandey.
It featured Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Aruna Irani in pivotal roles.
The movie is an official remake of 1987 Tamil movie" Enga Chinna Rasa", whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel" Mallammana Pavada", by B. Puttaswamayya, which incidentally had been adapted into a 1969 Kannada movie" Mallammana Pavaada", with screenplay by Telugu director P. Pullaiah, based on his 1955 Telugu movie with similar story titled" Ardhangi", which was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of Bengali novel" Swayamsidda", written by Manilal Banerjee.
" Swayamsiddha" went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of the same name.
" Ardhangi" was remade in Tamil as" Pennin Perumai" and in Hindi twice as" Bahurani" in 1963 and as" Jyoti" in 1981.
" Enga Chinna Rasa" also went on to be remade in Kannada as" Annayya", in Telugu as" Abbaigaru" and in Oriya as" Santan"( 1998).
" Beta" was the highest- grossing Bollywood film of 1992.
It won five Filmfare Awards.
Kapoor and Dixit won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively.
Anuradha Paudwal won the Best Female Playback Singer Award for the item number" Dhak Dhak Karne Laga," while Saroj Khan won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography and Irani won the Best Supporting Actress award.
The film became popular due to several reasons.
Initially, actress Sridevi was offered the role of Saraswati.
She refused because she had collaborated with Kapoor numerous times before.
The item number" Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" remains one of the most popular Hindi songs of the 20th- century, despite the music having been copied from Ilaiyaraaja's hit Telugu composition" Abbanee Teeyani" of the film" Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari"( 1990) starring Sridevi and Chiranjeevi.
K. Bhagyaraj
Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj( born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and Politician active mainly in Tamil films.
He has also written and directed Telugu and Hindi films and TV serials.
As a actor, He has worked in more than 60 films and has directed more than 25 films.
He won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for" Mundhanai Mudichu"( 1983).
He is the editor of weekly magazine" Bhagya" and has also written several novels.
Abbaigaru
Abbaigaru is a 1993
Telugu comedy drama film, produced by M. Narasimha Rao under Raasi Movies and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana.
It stars Venkatesh, Meena in the lead roles and music composed by M. M. Keeravani.
The film recorded as a" Super Hit" at the box office.
The movie is a remake of the 1987 Tamil movie" Enga Chinna Rasa", whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel" Mallammana Pavada" by B. Puttaswamayya, which incidentally went on to be adapted into a 1969 Kannada movie" Mallammana Pavaada".
The screenplay of the Kannada movie was written by Telugu director P. Pullaiah based on his 1955 Telugu movie with similar story titled" Ardhangi", which itself was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel" Swayamsidda", written by Manilal Banerjee.
" Swayamsiddha" went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of same name.
" Ardhangi" was remade in Tamil as" Pennin Perumai" and in Hindi twice as" Bahurani" in 1963 and as" Jyoti" in 1981.
" Enga Chinna Rasa" also went on to be remade in Hindi as" Beta", in Kannada as" Annayya" and in Oriya as" Santan"( 1998).
Charles Walters
Charles Walters( November 17, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies from the 1940s to the 1960s.
Annayya (1993 film)
Annayya( Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ) is a Kannada film released in 1993, directed by D. Rajendra Babu.
This film stars Ravichandran, Madhoo, Aruna Irani, Srinath, Dheerendra Gopal, Kashi and Ashalatha, amongst others.
The music was composed by Naada Brahma Hamsalekha.
The film was produced by M. Chandrashekar.
The movie is a remake of the 1987 Tamil movie" Enga Chinna Rasa", whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel" Mallammana Pavada", by B. Puttaswamayya, which incidentally went on to be adapted into a 1969 Kannada movie" Mallammana Pavaada".
The screenplay of the Kannada movie was written by Telugu director P. Pullaiah, based on his 1955 Telugu movie with a similar story, titled" Ardhangi", which itself was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel" Swayamsidda", written by Manilal Banerjee.
" Swayamsiddha" went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of the same name.
" Ardhangi" was remade in Tamil as" Pennin Perumai", in Hindi twice as" Bahurani" in 1963 and as" Jyoti" in 1981.
" Enga Chinna Rasa" also went on to be remade in Hindi as" Beta", in Telugu as" Abbaigaru" and in Oriya as" Santan"( 1998).
Enga Chinna Rasa
Enga Chinna Rasa was a 1987 Tamil drama film written, directed and starred as the lead by K. Bhagyaraj.
The story is inspired by the Kannada novel" Mallammana Pavada" by B. Puttaswamayya, which incidentally was already adapted into the 1969 Kannada movie" Mallammana Pavaada", whose screenplay was by Telugu director P. Pullaiah, based on his 1955 Telugu movie with similar story, titled" Ardhangi", which itself was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel" Swayamsidda", written by Manilal Banerjee.
" Swayamsiddha" went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of same name.
" Ardhangi" was remade in Tamil as" Pennin Perumai" and in Hindi twice as" Bahurani" in 1963 and as" Jyoti" in 1981.
This movie went on to be remade in Telugu as" Abbaigaru", in Hindi as" Beta", in Kannada as" Annayya" and in Oriya as" Santan"( 1998).
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 Technicolor musical film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart.
Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren( music) and Ira Gershwin( lyrics) with the addition of" They Ca n't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan.
Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins.
Rogers came in as a last minute replacement for Judy Garland, whose frequent absences due to a dependency on prescription medication cost her the role.
This turned out to be the last film that Astaire and Rogers made together, and their only film together in color.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
Carol Brewster
Carol Brewster( born Miriam Elizabeth Hechler; February 25, 1927 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American actress.
After she had a role as a model in a" Zigfeld Follies" film, Brewster's first acting role came in" The Barkleys of Broadway"( 1949).
In 1955, Brewster came down with polio, causing her to spend 29 days in an iron lung and nine months in a wheel chair.
In 1957, she acted on stage in Los Angeles, with a starring role in" The Darling Darlinis" at the Ivar Theater.
During a hiatus in her acting career, Brewster began designing purses, an endeavor that grew into a business that had 10 employees.
Jacques François
Henri Jacques Daniel Paul François( 16 May 1920 – 25 November 2003), known as Jacques François was a French actor.
During a sixty- year career( 1942– 2002) he appeared in more than 120 films and over 30 stage productions.
In 1948 he went to Hollywood with a view to playing the lead in" Letter from an Unknown Woman"( Max Ophüls, 1948) but the part went to Louis Jourdan.
After appearing alongside Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout in" The Barkleys of Broadway"( Charles Walters, 1949) he returned to France.
François regularly dubbed Gregory Peck into French.
During World War II, he served as a captain in the French First Army under General de Lattre.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Barkleys Of Broadway or Enga Chinna Rasa?
Answer: The Barkleys Of Broadway