Yue Hong
Yue Hong( born 13 August 1962) is a Chinese actress.
She is noted for her roles as Gui Lan and Da Lian in the films" Wild Mountains" and" A Tale of Two Donkeys" respectively.
A Tale of Love and Darkness (film)
A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2015 Israeli drama film written and directed by Natalie Portman.
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Israeli author Amos Oz, it takes place in Jerusalem in the last years of Mandatory Palestine and the first years of independent Israel, and stars Amir Tessler as Oz, and Gilad Kahana and Portman as his parents.
It is Portman's directorial feature debut.
It was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Ramesh Sippy
Ramesh Sippy( born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film" Sholay".
He is a winner of the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2013.
Sippy's father was producer G. P. Sippy.
His son Rohan Sippy is a film director.
His daughter Sheena was once married to Shashi Kapoor's son, Kunal Kapoor until they divorced in 2004.
Ramesh Sippy has been married twice; his current wife is actress Kiran Juneja.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman( born Neta- Lee Hershlag; June 9, 1981) is an actress and filmmaker with dual Israeli and American citizenship.
Prolific in film since a teenager, she has starred in blockbusters and also played psychologically troubled women in independent films, for which she has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Portman began her acting career at age 12 by starring as the young protégée of a hitman in the action drama film( 1994).
While in high school, she made her Broadway theatre debut in a 1998 production of" The Diary of a Young Girl" and gained international recognition for starring as Padmé Amidala in( 1999).
From 1999 to 2003, Portman attended Harvard University for a bachelor's degree in psychology, while continuing to act in the" Star Wars" prequel trilogy( 2002, 2005) and in The Public Theater's 2001 revival of Anton Chekhov's play" The Seagull".
In 2004, Portman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a Golden Globe Award for playing a mysterious stripper in the romantic drama" Closer".
Portman's career progressed with her starring roles as Evey Hammond in" V for Vendetta"( 2006), Anne Boleyn in" The Other Boleyn Girl"( 2008), and a troubled ballerina in the psychological horror film" Black Swan"( 2010), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She went on to star in the romantic comedy" No Strings Attached"( 2011) and featured as Jane Foster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films" Thor"( 2011), and( 2013), which established her among the best- paid actresses in the world.
She has since portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in the biopic" Jackie"( 2016), gaining her third Academy Award nomination, and a biologist in the science fiction film" Annihilation"( 2018).
Portman's directorial ventures include the short film" Eve"( 2008) and the biographical drama" A Tale of Love and Darkness"( 2015).
She is vocal about the politics of America and Israel, and is an advocate for animal rights and environmental causes.
She is married to dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, with whom she has two children.
Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar( January 16, 1946 – 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995.
He is widely remembered for his comic negative roles in the films like" Seeta Aur Geeta" and" The Great Gambler".
He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz.
Ganga Manga
Ganga Manga is a 1973 Telugu- language comedy- drama film in which Vanisri played a dual role as Ganga and Manga.
Krishna and Sobhan Babu played main roles.
The film was a remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur Geeta".
The film was also made in Tamil as" Vani Rani", with Vanisri reprising her roles.
Childish Things (film)
Childish Things is a 1969 film directed by John Derek and David Nelson starring Derek's then-wife Linda Evans.
It was also known as "Confessions of Tom Harris" and "Tale of the Cock".
Manual of Love 2
Manual of Love 2 is a 2007 Italian romantic comedy film in four quartets directed by Giovanni Veronesi.
It is the sequel of" Manual of Love" and was followed by" Manual of Love 3".
Seeta Aur Geeta
Seeta aur Geeta( Seeta and Geeta) is a 1972 Indian Bollywood comedy- drama film, written by Salim- Javed( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and directed by Ramesh Sippy.
It stars Hema Malini, Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar in leading roles, and features music composed by R.D. Burman.
The story is about identical twins( played by Hema Malini) who are separated at birth and grow up with different temperaments.
The twins then swap places( like" The Prince and the Pauper").
The two sisters' partners in the movie are played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar.
Manorama plays the evil aunt who changes her tune after her arm is twisted( literally).
Furthermore, Hema Malini was noted for the novelty of her role as Geeta where she is rambunctious and sometimes violent.
The main theme of this movie was copied from the superhit Tamil movie Enga Veettu Pillai starring Superstar M. G. Ramachandran.
As hinted in the Wikipedia page, it is said that the producer of this movie B. Nagi Reddy was furious with Salim- Javed for copying his story and hence he went on to quickly move on to making remakes in other languages include the Telugu film" Ganga Manga"( 1973) and the Tamil film" Vani Rani"( 1974), both starring Vanisri in the dual roles.
This Tamil film was remade as" Ram Aur Shyam" starring Dilip Kumar in the leading dual role, which inspired Salim- Javed to write" Seeta Aur Geeta", but they subverted the formula by having the heroine eventually become the" hero" while the male lead is in a mostly supporting role.
Another earlier film with a similar theme was" Muqabala"( 1942) starring Fearless Nadia.
Subsequent Hindi remakes of the story have been made, including" Jaise Ko Taisa" starring Jeetendra," ChaalBaaz" starring Sridevi," Kishen Kanhaiya" starring Anil Kapoor," Judwaa" starring Salman Khan" Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi" starring Kajol, in the dual roles.
Hema Malini won her only competitive Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
P. Vaikunth won the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award.
In 1976, the film was shown in the Soviet Union where it was a success.
Vani Rani (film)
Vani Rani is a 1974 Indian Tamil- language film, initially directed by Tapi Chanakya and finished by C. V. Rajendran, and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani.
The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisri, R. Muthuraman and K. A. Thangavelu in lead roles.
The film had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.
It is a remake of the Hindi film" Seeta Aur Geeta".
The film was also made in Telugu as" Ganga Manga" with Vanisri reprising her roles.

Question: Are both directors of films Seeta Aur Geeta and A Tale Of Love And Darkness (Film) from the same country?
Answer: no