A. Jagannathan
A. Jagannathan( 26 November 19357 October 2012) was an Indian film director who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada an Hindi film industry.
He directed nearly 50 films in Tamil.
Silsila (1981 film)
Silsila(" Series of Events") is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra.
It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Shashi Kapoor and Sanjeev Kumar.
On his last birthday, Yash Chopra revealed that he had originally signed Smita Patil and Parveen Babi opposite Bachchan, but after consulting with him, he cast Jaya Bachchan and Rekha in their respective roles.
Padmini Kolhapure revealed in an interview that she had also been considered for the role of Chandni, but Amitabh had considered her too young to star opposite him, she was only fifteen then.
This was the last film to feature Rekha with Amitabh Bachchan.
This was also the last film to feature Amitabh Bachchan with Jaya Bachchan until they appeared together on screen 20 years later in Karan Johar's" Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ..."( 2001).
After this film, Jaya Bachchan did not feature in any new releases until" Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa"( 1998), 18 years later.
The film was a commercial failure at the box office.
However, over the years, the film has acquired a cult following, and is widely acclaimed to be a classic film.
To this day, the film is considered to be one of Chopra's best works.
He also said that this film and" Lamhe" were his favourites.
The movie's soundtrack became a" super-hit" upon the release of the film and continues to be popular.
Govind Nihalani
Govind Nihalani( born 19 December 1940) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema.
He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards.
In 1996, his script for" Drohkaal" was adapted by Kamal Hassan for its Tamil remake," Kuruthipunal", which subsequently became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category.
His first directorial venture was" Aakrosh", starring Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri.
The film was scripted by noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar.
The film shared the Golden Peacock for best film at the International Film Festival of India held in New Delhi in 1981.
Joy Sengupta
Joy Sengupta( born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.
He is best known for his debut feature," Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa"( 1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal.
He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University, During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.
Thereafter received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi.
After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.
Mona Ambegaonkar
Mona Ambegaonkar( born 5 March 1970) is an Indian film and television actress.
She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns.
She had a minor role in film" Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa" and medical drama" Dhadkan( TV series)" as Dr. Chitra.
Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures .< br>
She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik( Devansh Doshi) being gay.
Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality.
She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar( played by eminent actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) will find out about the truth .< br>
She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston- Salem for her role in the film Evening Shadows.
Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan(" née" Bhaduri; born on 9 April 1948) is an Indian film actress and politician.
She is currently the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, notably serving four terms since 2004.
She is recognised as one of the finest Hindi film actresses of her time, particularly known for reinforcing a naturalistic style of acting in both mainstream and" middle- of- the- road" cinema.
During her career, she won nine Filmfare Awards: including three for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress, which makes her the overall most -awarded performer in the female acting categories, along with Nutan.
She was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
In 1992, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Making her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's" Mahanagar"( 1963), Bachchan's first screen role as an adult was in" Guddi"( 1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with whom she would collaborate in several films.
She was noted for her performances in films including" Uphaar"( 1971)," Koshish"( 1972) and" Kora Kagaz"( 1974), among others.
She appeared alongside her husband Amitabh Bachchan in films such as" Zanjeer"( 1973)," Abhimaan"( 1973)," Chupke Chupke"( 1975)," Mili"( 1975) and" Sholay"( 1975).
Following her marriage to actor Amitabh Bachchan and the birth of their children, Bachchan restricted her work in films.
After her appearance in the" Silsila"( 1981), she took an indefinite sabbatical from films.
She returned to acting with Govind Nihalani's" Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa" in 1998.
Since then, she has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films such as" Fiza"( 2000)," Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ..."( 2001) and" Kal Ho Naa Ho"( 2003), all which garnered her critical acclaim, as well as several awards and nominations.
Joy Sengupta
Joy Sengupta( born 14 December 1968) is an Indian film and stage actor works Bollywood cinema and Bengali cinema as well as theatre.
He is best known for his debut feature," Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa"( 1998) directed by Govind Nihalani.
Sengupta was born in Kolkata, and grew up in Delhi and Nepal.
He did his graduation in English literature from Delhi University, During this period he joined Jana Natya Manch, a theatre group based in Delhi.
Thereafter received a Diploma in Drama from the Living Theatre Academy, New Delhi, where he studied under Ebrahim Alkazi.
After working in theatre, telefilms and television series in Delhi, Sengupta shifted to Mumbai in 1997.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa( 1998)( Hindi: हज़ार चौरासी की माँ) is an Indian feature film that deals with the life of a woman who loses her son, a Naxalite, to the violence that is a result of his adopted ideology.
The film is directed by Govind Nihalani and is based on Magsaysay and Jnanpith award recipient Mahasweta Devi's Bengali 1974 novel" Hajar Churashir Maa".
The screenplay is written by Nihalani and the dialogues by Tripurari Sharma.
The film stars Jaya Bachchan as Sujata Chatterjee, Anupam Kher as Dibyanath Chatterjee, Milind Gunaji as Inspector Saroj Pal, Seema Biswas as Somu's mother, Joy Sengupta as Brati Chatterjee and Nandita Das as Nandini Mitra.
It marks Jaya Bachchan's return to acting after a gap of 18 years.
In 1998," Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa" won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.
Naalai Unathu Naal
Naalai Unathu Naal is a 1984 Indian Tamil crime thriller film, directed by A. Jagannathan and produced by Kalavathi C.
The film stars Vijayakanth, Nalini and Jaishankar in lead roles.
The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja ..
The movie is heavily inspired by Agatha Christie's" And Then There Were None"( 1939), and Hindi remake" Gumnaam"( 1965).

Question: Do both directors of films Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and Naalai Unathu Naal share the same nationality?
Answer: yes