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Agneepath (2012 Film)
''Agneepath'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar under Dharma Productions and directed by Karan Malhotra in his directorial debut. A remake of the eponymous 1990 film of the same title directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, it centers on a screenplay written by Malhotra and Ila Dutta Bedi, with dialogues written by Piyush Mishra. The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kanika Tiwari, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab. The renewed plot follows Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, a common man from the island village of Mandwa who arrives in Mumbai and becomes the city's biggest gangster in order to seek vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Kancha Cheena. Karan Johar had harboured intentions of remaking the original ''Agneepath'' ever since its release, which was produced by his father Yash Johar. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film was a commercial failure and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Malhotra
Karan Malhotra is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his debut film '' Agneepath'' (2012) which emerged as one of the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year. Before marking his directorial debut with Dharma Productions, he has worked for ten years as an assistant director in the Hindi film industry. Career Malhotra worked as an assistant director in the films such as ''Jodhaa Akbar'', ''My Name Is Khan'' and ''Jaan-E-Mann'' before co-writing and directing '' Agneepath'', a remake of the 1990 cult classic of the same name. Karan Malhotra has also directed the film ''Brothers'' in 2015, an official remake of the 2011 American film ''Warrior'' starring Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff. Malhotra and his wife Ekta Pathak Malhotra began collaborating on the screenplay for ''Shuddhi'' which was slated for a Diwali 2016 release for Dharma Productions. Whilst working on the script both made several research-bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanika Tiwari
Kanika Tiwari (born 9 March 1996) is an Indian actress from Madhya Pradesh. She debuted into Bollywood with Agneepath (2012). She has acted as female lead in Telugu film '' Boy Meets Girl (2014)'', Kannada film ''Rangan Style (2014)'', and Tamil film ''Aavi Kumar (2015)''. She is cousin of TV actress Divyanka Tripathi. Filmography See also * Zoya Afroz Zoya Afroz, (born 10 January 1994) is an Indian actress, model and a beauty pageant titleholder. Afroz won the title of Miss India International 2021 competing at the Glamanand Supermodel India contest and will represent India at the Miss In ... References External links * * Living people Actresses from Bhopal 1996 births Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Female models from Madhya Pradesh {{india-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first given in 1954. The most recent winner of the award is Ranveer Singh. As of 2020, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with 8 wins each. Superlatives *Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958. Six other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1971–72), Sanjeev Kumar (1976–77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978–79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981–82), Shah Rukh Khan (1998–99), and Ranbir Kapoor (2012–13). *Actors who have won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards include Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Filmfare Awards
The 58th Filmfare Awards were held honoring the best films of 2012 from the Hindi-language film industry (commonly known as Bollywood). The nominations were announced on 13 January 2013. The ceremony was held on 20 January 2013 at Yash Raj Studio, Mumbai. The event was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan for the sixth time. All the Filmfare Black Lady statuettes had gold-plated bottoms to celebrate 100 years of Indian Cinema. The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded posthumously to Yash Chopra (collected by his wife, Pamela Chopra) by Karan Johar. ''Barfi!'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''Vicky Donor'' with 8 nominations and ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' with 7 nominations. ''Barfi!'' won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (for Ranbir Kapoor), Best Female Debut (for Ileana D'Cruz) and Best Music Director (for Pritam), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Cousins Parineeti Chopra and Priyanka Chopra were nominated for Best Actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 2012
This is a list of Hindi films released in 2012. Box office collection The ten highest worldwide grossing Bollywood films of 2012 are as follows: January – March April – June July – September October – December See also * List of Bollywood films of 2013 * List of Bollywood films of 2011 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bollywood Films Of 2012 Lists of 2012 films by country or language 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2012 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Day (India)
Republic Day is a public holiday in India where the country marks and celebrates the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. This replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India, thus turning the nation into a republic separate from British Raj. The constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950. 26 January was chosen as the date for Republic Day as it was on that day in 1930 when the Declaration of Indian Independence was proclaimed by the Indian National Congress. History of Republic Day India achieved independence from the British Raj on 15 August 1947 following the Indian independence movement. The independence came through the Indian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c 30), an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent Dominions of the British Commonwealth (later Commonw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work ''Madhushala''. Obituary, Frontline, (''The Hindu''), 1–14 February 2003. He was also the husband of social activist, Teji Bachchan, father of Amitabh Bachchan and Ajitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Abhishek Bachchan. In 1976, he received the Padma Bhushan for his service to Hindi literature. Early life Bachchan was born at Babupatti, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in British India on 27 November 1907 into an Awadhi Hindu Kayastha family. His family name was Srivastav. He began using the pen name "Bachchan" (meaning child) instead of Srivastava when he wrote Hindi poetry. From 1941 to 1957, he taught in the English Department at the Allahabad University and after that, he spent the next two years at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to this song with Amit Trivedi. He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them. Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with Amit Trivedi since their first film '' Aamir''. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as "frillfree" and "smartly worded". A National Award-winning lyricist, he has won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film ''I Am''. He won his first Filmfare award for the song "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" in 2012. In his song-writing career he has won highest number of awards, precisel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diu, India
Diu (), also known as ''Dio'' in Indo-Portuguese, is a town in Diu district in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Diu District is the tenth least populated district of India. The town of Diu lies at the eastern end of Diu Island and is known for its fortress and old Portuguese cathedral. It is a fishing town. The city is one of the hundred Indian cities competing in a national level competition to get funds under Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission. Diu will be competing for one of the last 10 spots against 20 cities from across India. In April 2018, it was reported that the Diu Smart City has already become India's first city to run on 100 percent renewable energy during the daytime. History The town and district were historically part of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat and an important port on trade routes of Arabian sea of Indian Ocean. Due to its strategic importance, there was a Battle of Diu in 1509 between Portugal an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actors, director, cinematographer or sound engineer and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. In addition, there are numerous roles that serve the organization and the orderly sequence of the production, such as grips or gaffers. Other roles are related with the preparation of a daily production report, which shows the progress of the production compared to the schedule and contains further reports. This includes the storyboard with instructions for the copier and the editing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Khan
''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment, respectively, in association with Fox Star Studios and Fox Searchlight Pictures, both of which made their Indian film production debuts with the former acting as distributor. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Rizwan Khan, an autistic Muslim, and Kajol as Mandira, his Hindu wife with a son from her previous marriage. Set in the United States, the plot revolves around Rizwan, who faces Islamophobic discrimination after the September 11 attacks. This discrimination leads to the murder of his stepson, killed in a racist fight against fellow collegians. His wife, Mandira, Sameer's mother, blames Rizwan, and he consequently sets out on a journey to meet president of the country and absolve himself. ''My Name Is Khan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yash Johar
Yash Johar (6 September 1929 – 26 June 2004) was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films featured lavish sets, were often set in "exotic" locations, and incorporated Indian traditions and family values. He is the father of Karan Johar, now a noted filmmaker himself. Personal life Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, in a Punjabis, Punjabi family. He was married to Hiroo, sister of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He died on 26 June 2004 in Mumbai, aged 74, of a chest infection, though he had also been fighting cancer. After his death, his son took over Dharma Productions. Career Johar began his career as a publicist and still photographer in the early 1950s, working on the film ''Badal (1951 film), Badal'' (1951). He worked for Sashadhar Mukherjee's production company Filmistan as a production executive on the film ''Love in Simla'' (1960). In 1962, he joined Sunil Dutt's production house Aja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
