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Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala (born 15 May 1974) is an Indian film screenwriter and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award-winning films like ''Maqbool'' (2003), ''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003), he made his debut as a director in 2008 with a romantic comedy ''Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na'' which turned out to be a critical and commercial hit and also featured an acclaimed soundtrack by A. R. Rahman. Biography Born and brought up in Mumbai, Abbas joined St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, for graduation, where he started working on plays and soon started writing advertising jingles, but he left without securing a degree to join Ogilvy & Mather PR agency, where he worked for a year; he then joined television production company Cinevista as creative consultant, which he left in 2000, to become a full-time writer. He entered the film industry as a lyricist, writing for films like, ''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' (2000), and ''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Hoon Na
''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan, and follows Major Ram Sharma, who is sent on a undercover mission as a university student to protect a general's daughter from a dangerous rogue soldier. The film began development in 2001, and faced a number of delays during production. ''Main Hoon Na'' is notable for approaching the Indo-Pakistani conflict from a neutral perspective. It was filmed at St. Paul's School and the surrounding state of West Bengal. The film is also the first produced and distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment, and is produced by Gauri Khan. Initially scheduled for release in 2003, ''Main Hoon Na'' released on 30 April 2004. It proved to be a major commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹84 crore, thus becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2004, only surpassed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film ''Abhay (The Fearless)'' (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's ''Maachis'' (1996). He received the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998) and ''Godmother (film), Godmother'' (1999). For the latter, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film ''Makdee'' (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: ''Maqbool'' (2003) from ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Cine Award For Best Screenplay
The Zee Cine Award Best Screenplay is the technical award. The winners are listed below: {, class="wikitable" style="width:98%;" , - bgcolor="#d1e4fd" ! Year , , Winner (s) , , Film , - , 2020 , Gaurav Solanki, Anubhav Sinha , ''Article 15'' , - , 2018 , Nitesh Tiwari , ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' , - , 2015 , Juhi Chaturvedi , ''Piku'' , - bgcolor="#edf3fe" , 2014 , Ayan Mukerji , ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' , - , 2013 , Anurag Basu , '' Barfi!'' , - bgcolor="#edf3fe" , 2012 , rowspan="2" , Imtiaz Ali , ''Rockstar'' , - , 2008 , , ''Jab We Met'' , -bgcolor=#edf3fe , 2007 , , Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi , , ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' , - , 2005 , , Vishal Bhardwaj & Abbas Tyrewala , , '' Maqbool'' See also * Zee Cine Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production acro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GIFA Best Screenplay Award
Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) was an awards ceremony held between 2005 and 2007, conceptualized to acknowledge excellence in the Indian Film industry and honour artists in 28 categories across various genres, from acting to film making. It is held in a different country each year. 2005 in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur in 2006, and will be held in Chicago in 2013. Jury The jury members for the first awards were Aziz Mirza, Om Puri, Firoz Nadiadwala, Kabir Bedi, Bharti Pradhan, Umesh Mehra and Priti Hiranandani. The ceremony was organised at Dubai's Al-Wasi Stadium from 25 to 27 January 2005. A football match was also help between the Bollywood actors' team and UAE football team. The ceremony produced by Global Events, Dubai and is backed by Suniel Shetty, Chairman of Popcorn Entertainment. The jury members are: Jackie Shroff, Rati Agnihotri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sandeep Chowta, Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian film director, screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Cine Award For Best Dialogue
The Zee Cine Award Best Dialogue is a technical award. The winners are listed below:- See also * Zee Cine Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ... References External linksWinners of the 2007 Zee Cine Awards {{Zee Cine Awards Zee Cine Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Best Dialogue Award
The Filmfare Best Dialogue Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Here is a list of the award winners since 1958 and the films for which they won. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Gulzar – 4 *Rahi Masoom Raza – 3 *Aditya Chopra – 3 *Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi - 3 (won jointly for a film) *Kader Khan – 2 *Rajinder Singh Bedi - 2 *Wajahat Mirza - 2 *Akhtar ul Iman - 2 *Javed Akhtar - 2 Gulzar, with 4 wins, holds the record for most awards in this category, followed by Rahi Masoom Raza, Aditya Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi, who have won 3 awards each. Writers who have won the awards twice include Rajinder Singh Bedi, Wajahat Mirza, Kader Khan, Akhtar ul Iman and Javed Akhtar. Dr. Achla Nagar and Juhi Chaturvedi are the only women to have won the award for Best Dialogue, winning for ''Nikaah'' and ''Gulabo Sitabo'', respectively. List See also * Filmfare Award * Bollywood * Cinema of India References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (2019 Film)
''War'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language vigilante spy action thriller film directed by Siddharth Anand, who co-wrote the film's script with Aditya Chopra, Shridhar Raghavan and Abbas Tyrewala.The film was produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It is the third installment in the YRF Spy Universe and stars Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, and Vaani Kapoor. In the film, Khalid Rahmani (Shroff), an Indian soldier, is assigned to eliminate his former mentor Kabir Dhaliwal (Roshan), who has inexplicably gone rogue. Tentatively titled ''Fighters'', the film's name was revealed on the release of the teaser trailer. ''War'' opened worldwide on 2 October 2019 on Gandhi Jayanti 5-day extended weekend. Released simultaneously with its Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions, it received generally positive reviews, with praise for Roshan performance. The film was a commercial success grossing over , becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2019 and one of the highest-grossing Indian fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Bang!
''Bang Bang!'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Siddharth Anand and written by Abbas Tyrewala, Sujoy Ghosh and Suresh Nair. Produced by Fox Star Studios, it is an official remake of the 2010 American satirical action comedy film ''Knight and Day'' and stars Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, while co-starring Javed Jaffrey and Danny Denzongpa, with Jimmy Sheirgill in a special appearance. The film follows a mysterious thief on the run, whose encounter with an unassuming bank receptionist sets off a chain of events resulting in a series of escapades. Made on a budget of , ''Bang Bang!'' was released in conventional and IMAX theatres on 2 October 2014, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. Also released with dubbed versions on the same date simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, the film attracted praise towards its action sequences and grossed globally to become the one of the top grossing Bollywood film of 2014 and the 35th highest grossing Indian film of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikhar (film)
Shikhar () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao in lead roles, while Manoj Joshi, Javed Sheikh, and Sushant Singh play other key roles. The music was composed by Viju Shah with cinematography by A. K. Bir and editing by Ajoy Varma. The film released on 30 December 2005. The film revolves around an overambitious businessman (played by Devgn) who tricks a naive boy (played by Kapoor) in order to sell his land to him to build his tower projects. Plot The story is about Gaurav Gupta, a successful businessman who started with nothing and believes that only money can fuel his ambitions. When he interests himself on building a tower in an abandoned village, he makes his mind up and agrees to build it at any cost, with the support of crooked politician Amrit Patil. However, the owner of the land, Shrikant Vardhan, does not accept the tower to be built. Therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chupke Se
''Chupke Se'' ( en, Secretly), is a 2003 Bollywood Romantic comedy film, directed by Shona Urvashi. It stars Zulfi Syed, Masumeh Makhija, Rati Agnihotri, Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, Reema Lagoo and Dilip Prabhawalkar. The film's soundtrack was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, while the lyrics were penned by Gulzar. Plot Megha Timghure (Masumeh Makhija) is a plain-looking middle-class girl, living with her Mum, Laxmi (Reema Lagoo), and Dad (Dilip Prabhawalkar), who is employed as an Income Tax Officer. Her desire is to become a model and a beauty queen. At a party, she is wrongly introduced as Sarika Verma, and meets two eligible young men, Rizwan, and Varun Arya (Zulfi Syed). She expresses her wish to become a model and is referred to Almera Kochar (Rati Agnihotri), who has a reputation of bringing out the best in every model, and making them beauty queens. Almera meets with Sarika / Megha, and accepts her as a student, and makes her sign a contract. What Sarika does not know that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushi (2001 Film)
''Kushi'' ( Happiness) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by S. J. Suryah. A remake of his Tamil-language film of the same name. This film stars Pawan Kalyan and Bhumika Chawla. Mani Sharma provided the score and soundtrack. The film is released on 27 April 2001. It was a major commercial success, earning 27 crore at the box office. Plot The film opens when Madhu and Siddhu are born. Madhu's family is based in Kaikaluru of Andhra Pradesh and Siddhu's family is from Kolkata. As babies, Madhu and Siddhu meet in a shopping complex. Madhu and her father love each other dearly. Madhu's father wants her daughter to get married and wanted to keep his son-in-law with them and so that his daughter will not leave him. However, her groom elopes with his girlfriend, apologizing to Madhu that he did not want to ruin another girl's life. Siddhu receives a visa for higher studies in Canada, his car met with an accident on his way to airport, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
