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Usha Mehta (25 March 1920 – 11 August 2000 [3]) was a Gandhian and independence activist of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio , also called the Secret Congress Radio , an underground radio station , which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
Ae Watan Mere Watan (transl. Oh Country My Country) is a 2024 Hindi-language historical biographical film about India's struggle for freedom in 1942, based on the life of Usha Mehta, a brave young girl who starts an underground radio station to spread the message of unity, setting off a thrilling chase with the British authorities during the Quit India movement.
Congress Radio started with a broadcast on 27 August 1942 at 7:30 p.m. from the top floor of the Sea View building in Chowpatty Bombay with Usha Mehta, the founder of the station, announcing, "This is the Congress Radio calling on (a wavelength of) 42.34 metres from somewhere in India."
Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta (1900–1974) Social Work Maharashtra 1959 Radhabinod Pal (1886–1967) Public Affairs West Bengal 1960 Narayana Raghvan Pillai (1898–1992) Public Affairs Tamil Nadu 1961 No awards; 1962 H. V. R. Iyengar (1902–1978) Civil Service Tamil Nadu 1962 Padmaja Naidu (1900–1975) Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh 1962 ...
Mirch Masala was one of Mehta's notable efforts, and won him the Best Film Award at Hawaii. [7] It was released to 52 cinemas in the United States. Mehta has also had the honour of serving as a member of the jury in various national and international film festivals. Mehta directed a biopic Sardar, on the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, in 1993
Usha Mangeshkar (born 1935), Indian singer; Usha Mehta (1920–2000), Indian Gandhian and freedom fighter; Usha Menon, Indian-British gynaecologist; Usha Sanyal, historian specializing in Asia; Usha Uthup (born 1947), Indian singer; K. K. Usha (1939–2020), Chief Justice of the high court of Kerala, India from 2000 to 2001; P. T. Usha (born ...
The following year, Dutta had nine releases, making appearances in Chaloo Movie and Masti Express, as well as the Punjabi film The Lion of Punjab. Her film Haat: The Weekly Bazaar had its teasers and promo screened at the Cannes Film Festival. She played the lead role of Sanja, a woman who decides to leave her husband but maintains her dignity ...
Shaayad is a 1979 Bollywood film starring Neeta Mehta as Sudha, Vijayendra Ghatge as Dr Rakesh, Om Puri as Nandlal and Naseeruddin Shah as Saroj Kumar 'Saroj' in the main roles. The supporting cast includes Bharat Kapoor (as Aatish Indori), Purnima Jairam (as Dr Rita), Nitin Sethi (as Dr Nitin Mathur), Farida Jalal (as Sister Mazy, Nurse), Atam ...