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8th Mirchi Music Awards
The 8th Mirchi Music Awards, presented by the Radio Mirchi, honoured the best of Hindi music from the year 2015. The ceremony was held on 29 February 2016 at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai and was hosted by Sonu Nigam. There were many performances, including those by Mika Singh, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amaal Mallik, Palak Muchhal and Badshah. ''Bajirao Mastani'' won a leading seven awards including Album of the Year. Song of the Year went to "Gerua" from '' Dilwale''. The show was broadcast on 13 March 2016 on Zee TV. Winners and nominees The winners were selected by the members of jury, chaired by Javed Akhtar. The following are the names of nominees and winners. (''Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.'') Film awards Technical awards Non-film awards Special awards Listeners' Choice awards Jury awards Films with multiple wins and nominations Won a ''Listeners' Choice award'' Jury The jury was chaired by Javed Akhtar. Other member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi (also known as 98.3 Mirchi) is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the ENIL, EntertainmentNetwork India Ltd (ENIL), which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group. ''Mirchi'' is Hindi for red chillis. The tagline of Radio Mirchi is "Mirchi Sunnewaale Always Khush!" ("Mirchi Listeners are Always Happy!"). It is the first privately owned radio station in India. Radio Mirchi maintains weekly music charts (or record charts) for India. The most followed charts are Mirchi Top 20 (Bollywood Songs, now celebrities select their favourites) and Indie Pop 10 (Independent Music). Both of these charts are a ranking of recorded music according to popularity. These charts are published on a weekly basis in the Indian English-language daily newspaper, The Times of India, and on Radio Mirchi's official website. Mirchi has its stations in India and also in GCC countries: United Arab Emirates, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. As per the latest IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaal Mallik
Amaal Mallik (born 16 June 1990) is an Indian music director, composer, singer, music producer, arranger, background scorer, performer and lyricist. He is the elder son of Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik, and grandson of Sardar Malik. He debuted as a composer in 2014 by composing three songs for Salman Khan's '' Jai Ho'', following it up with the song "Naina" from '' Khoobsurat''. He got widely recognition by composing songs for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story. He is signed on by Sony Music India Early life Amaal Mallik is the elder of two children born to music director Daboo Malik and Jyothi Malik. He was born on June 16, 1990, in Mumbai. He studied in Jamnabai Narsee School and completed his graduation in Bachelor of Commerce from N. M. College in Mumbai. He is brother of singer Armaan Malik. He started learning music at the age of 8 and took a liking towards the piano. He studied piano and completed his course at Trinity College of Music (Western Classical, Jazz & Rock) under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayur Puri
Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He has written songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including'' Om Shanti Om'' (2007) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah Khan, where Mayur also did a cameo appearance (as the wannabe Gujju Director of 'Apahij Pyar'). He wrote dialogue for the Farah Khan film ''Happy New Year (2014 film), Happy New Year'' (2014). On 17 November 2014, The Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences selected the screenplay of ''Happy New Year'' for its permanent Core Collection. Mayur wrote the dialogue for India's first 3D Dance film ''ABCD: Any Body Can Dance''. He also wrote the songs for 'ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'. After the success of 'ABCD: Any Body Can Dance', Mayur wrote dialogue and songs for the second installment of the franchise ''ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2''. Mayur recently directed Firdaws (2017), his first short film. Mayur has aided in the adaptati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachin–Jigar
Sachin–Jigar is an Indian music composer duo consisting of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya. They compose for Hindi and Gujarati language films. They have scored a number of successful soundtracks in recent times. Before working independently as music directors, they were orchestrators of Pritam. Early life Both Sachin and Jigar are Gujaratis based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Career Sachin–Jigar have created music at various platforms from theatre to television soaps to jingles. They must have done not less than 500 plays and not less than 5000 television episodes for various genres and channels. Jigar was assisting music director Rajesh Roshan where he met Amit Trivedi, who in turn introduced him to Sachin. Later that year they joined their hands and started assisting Pritam in setting up musical arrangements. They then programmed and arranged for almost all music directors in Bollywood from A.R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Anu Malik and Nadeem-Shravan to Sandesh Shandilya, Pritam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (; born 24 February 1963) is an Indian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and music composer who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfare Awards and a BAFTA nomination. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award. Bhansali's directorial debut was the musical romance '' Khamoshi'' (1996), that earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). He then attained prominence in Hindi cinema with highly successful love triangle ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999). He then directed the period romance ''Devdas'' (2002) which was nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at BAFTA. and the drama ''Black'' (2005) became one of the most critically acclaimed Hindi films, winning him multiple Best Director Awards and Best Film Awards along with additional Best Film (Critics) at Filmfare Awards. He also won multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamasha (2015 Film)
''Tamasha'' () is a 2015 Indian romantic drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala from his studio, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. The film score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, while lyrics for the songs were written by Irshad Kamil. ''Tamasha'' was filmed in the Indian cities of Shimla, Delhi, Gurgaon, and Kolkata, with additional filming in Tokyo and Corsica. The film tells the story of character Ved Vardhan Sahni (played by Kapoor) in three stages–as a 9-year-old child, a 19-year-old adolescent and a 30-year-old adult in a nonlinear narrative. ''Tamasha'' was released on 27 November 2015 to polarized reviews from film critics, who praised the performances of Kapoor and Padukone, but criticized the complexity of the plot. The film grossed 136.63 crore worldwide against its budget of ₹87 crore At the 61st Filmfare Awards, ''Tamasha'' received 4 nominations, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy (2015 Film)
''Roy'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Vikramjit Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar and Ajay Kapoor under Freeway Pictures. The movie features Arjun Rampal and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead roles and Shernaz Patel, Rajit Kapur and Shibani Dandekar in supporting roles.Ranbir Kapoor does an extended cameo appearance. Anupam Kher appears in a cameo. The film is based on a filmmaker writing and directing movies about thefts and robberies. The movie had its premiere in Dubai on 12 February 2015 and was released worldwide on 13 February 2015 to negative reviews. Plot Kabir Garewal (Arjun Rampal), a casanova film maker and screenwriter, is making multiple films (GUNS Trilogy) based on a thief's life and robberies. The first two films have been highly successful. In order to shoot the third part of the trilogy, he goes to Malaysia, where he meets a London-based film maker Ayesha (Jacqueline Fernandez). Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooraj Dooba Hain
"Sooraj Dooba Hain" () is a Hindi song from the 2015 Bollywood film, ''Roy''. Composed by Amaal Mallik, the song is sung by Arijit Singh and Aditi Singh Sharma, with lyrics penned by Kumaar. The music video features actors Jacqueline Fernandez, Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. The producer of the film, Bhushan Kumar, had heard the rough version of the song composed – and written – by Mallik and wanted to hear the final version of the song, for which Kumar wrote the lyrics. For the male vocals of the song, Mallik wanted a voice that did not sing many ‘peppy numbers’. The music video shows Fernandez romancing both Kapoor and Rampal. The music video of the song was officially released on 19 December 2014 and was exclusively released on Hungama.com. The single of the song was digitally released on 22 December 2014. Commercially, the song fared well, topping the iTunes charts in India and Cambodia, along with 91.9 Friends FM weekly chart. Background The song is compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deewani Mastani
"Deewani Mastani"/Thindaadi Pogiraen (Tamil)/ Mastani Swarasalo(Telugu) is a song from the 2015 Blockbuster Bollywood film, ''Bajirao Mastani''. The song is composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and sung by Shreya Ghoshal, while backing vocals were given by Ganesh Chandanshive, Mujtaba Aziz Naza, Altamash Faridi, Farhan Sabri. The lyrics were majorly penned by Siddharth-Garima. Ganesh Chandanshive penned the Marathi lyrics while the Qawwali lyrics were written by Nasir Faraaz. The song features Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in the video. The movie was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and hence the song was also released as "Thindaadi Poagiraen" in Tamil and "Mastani" in Telugu on 25 November 2015. Shreya Ghoshal rendered her voice to all the three versions of the song. The song was reprised in MTV Unplugged Season 6 and was also rendered by Ghoshal. Development ''Deewani Mastani'' is recorded, mixed and mastered by Tanay Gajjar at Wow & Flutter Studio in Mumbai. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABCD 2
''Disney's ABCD 2'', also known as ''Any Body Can Dance 2'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language dance film directed and choreographed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur under Walt Disney Pictures. A stand-alone sequel to the 2013 film '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'', the film stars Prabhu Deva, Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles alongside Sushant Pujari, and is partially inspired by the life account of Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monteiro, played respectively by Dhawan and Pujari, founders of the "fictitious dance crew" ''The Kings'', who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego. ''ABCD 2'' was released by UTV Motion Pictures on 19 June 2015 in 3D, and was one of Disney's only two original musical films in the Indian market, with Sachin–Jigar composing the soundtrack and background score, while Mayur Puri wrote the dialogues and lyrics. The decommissioned warship was featured as a backdrop behind the dancers' practice area d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honours. Akhtar came to recognition in the duo Salim–Javed, and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's ''Zanjeer''. He went on to write the films ''Deewar'' and ''Sholay'', both released in 1975; they earned a cult following, and had a significant impact in popular culture. He later earned praise for his work as a lyricist, winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times. Akhtar notably campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election, and was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha. For his work, he received the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020. Early life Javed Akh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartiality, impartial verdict (a Question of fact, finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence (law), penalty or Judgment (law), judgment. Juries developed in England during the Middle Ages and are a hallmark of the English common law system. As such, they are used by the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and other countries whose legal systems were derived from the British Empire. But most other countries use variations of the European Civil law (legal system), civil law or Islamic sharia, sharia law systems, in which juries are not generally used. Most trial juries are "petit juries", and usually consist of twelve people. Historically, a larger jury known as a grand jury was used to investigate potential crimes and render indictments against suspects. All common law countries except the United States and Liberia hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
