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Anwar (2007 Film)
''Anwar'' ( hi, अनवर) is a 2007 Indian romantic thriller film written and directed by Manish Jha, who is famous for his work in ''Matrubhoomi''. The film stars Siddharth Koirala, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav and Nauheed Cyrusi. The film is well known for its songs especially maula mere maula the song has cited among one of the best Bollywood songs ever produced in history and remains as a cult classic song. Other popular songs are tose Naina Plot Anwar lives a middle-class lifestyle in Lucknow, India, with his mother and sister Suraiya. Anwar is researching ancient Hindu Temples. The family rents out a room to a poor widow and her attractive daughter, Mehru, whom Anwar falls in love with. Anwar is certain of Mehru's love for him, but Mehru has her heart set on settling in America. She is tired of the dust, the summer heat, and the struggles and tragedy of her poverty-stricken country. Anwar tells Mehru it is not possible for him to take her to the U.S. Even if he works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manish Jha
Manish Jha is an Indian film writer and director. known for film like ''Matrubhoomi.'' Early life and education Born in Dhamaura, in West Champaran district of Bihar, Jha grew up in Delhi where he had moved at an early age. He did his graduation in English from Ramjas College, Delhi University, where he also joined its theatre group aiming to become an actor. Career After completing his studies, Jha moved to Mumbai and began working as an assistant director in television serials hoping to get a break. When the break never came, he made a five-minute short film on the homeless putting in Rs 30,000, ''A Very Very Silent Film'', which won the Jury Prize for the Best Short Film at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.A Very Very Silent Film: Award ''IMDb''. Thereafter he made his feature debut with ''Matrubhoomi'' (2003) about effects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until Killing of Osama bin Laden, his death in 2011. Ideologically a Pan-Islamism, pan-Islamist, his group is designated as a List of designated terrorist groups, terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and various countries. Belonging to the wealthy Bin Laden family, Osama bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia. His father was Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire from Hadhramaut, Yemen, and the founder of the construction company, Saudi Binladin Group. His mother, Hamida al-Attas, Alia Ghanem, was from a secular middle-class family in Latakia, Syria. He studied at university in the country until 1979, when he joined Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen, Mujahideen forces in Pakistan Soviet–Afghan War, fighting against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faiza Ahmad Khan
Faiza Ahmad Khan is an Indian documentary filmmaker based in Mumbai. Her most well-known work is ''Supermen of Malegaon'', a documentary film which revolves around the passion which residents of Malegaon have for filmmaking. She is also an activist. She directed the film ''The Cost of Coal'', a 360° virtual reality story about the lives of the Adivasi communities living around the Kusmunda mine in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. She has openly protested against the 'redevelopment' of Golibar Slum in Mumbai. Education and career In 2002, Faiza Ahmad Khan studied a course in social communications media and then worked as a production executive for an advertising agency. She started shooting short documentaries in 2004. In 2005, she worked as assistant director for the movie ''Anwar'', with director Manish Jha. ''Supermen of Malegaon'' was her first feature documentary, which has received at least 15 awards so far. The film has been screened at New Yorks Museum of Moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9/11
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to travel from the Northeastern United States to California. The hijackers crashed the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the third plane into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States military) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane was intended to hit a federal government building in Washington, D.C., but crashed in a field following a passenger revolt. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and instigated the war on terror. The first impact was that of American Airlines Flight 11. It was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03, the World Trade Center’s Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Mishra (actor)
Sanjay Mishra (born 6 October 1963) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. Also workingfor Telugu cinema An alumnus of National School of Drama, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film '' Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!''. Later films include '' Rajkumar'' (1996) and '' Satya'' (1998). He also appeared as Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. In 2015, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in '' Ankhon Dekhi''. Early life and background Sanjay Mishra was born into a Maithil Brahmin family living in Darbhanga, Sakri, Narayanpur, Bihar. Mishra's father Shambhu Nath Mishra was an employee at the Press Information Bureau and both his grandparents were Indian civil servant. When his father got transferred he moved to Varanasi, where he studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya BHU. Mishra joined the National School of Drama and graduated in 1989. Career Early career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasika Dugal
Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007). And then she went onto star in many critically acclaimed films namely '' No Smoking'' (2007), ''Aurangzeb'' (2013), '' Qissa'' (2015), ''Train Station'' (2015), ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' (2017), ''Hamid'' (2018) etc. In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie ''Manto'' based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife, for which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Then in 2020, she appeared in movies like ''Lootcase'' and ''Darbaan'', her performances in both of which were praised. In addition to films, Dugal is also active in the television industry. She has appeared in many television serials, such as ''Powder'' (2010), '' Kismat'' (2010), ''Upanishad Ganga'' (2012), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalit Tiwari
Lalit Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. His best-known television roles are that of Sanjaya in the series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–1990), and the one in the historical television series ''Bharat Ek Khoj - The Discovery of India'' (1988). An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his debut in films with Sudhir Mishra's ''Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin'' (1987). Next was the postmodernist film, '' Om-Dar-B-Dar'' (1988), which became a cult classic. He has acted in numerous parallel cinema films with director Shyam Benegal, such as ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'', ''Mammo'', '' Hari-Bhari'', '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'', ''Welcome to Sajjanpur'' and '' Well Done Abba!''. He has also acted in mainstream Bollywood films such as '' Chandni'', ''Lamhe'' and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (), also known by the initialism ''DDLJ'', is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Jha
Pankaj Jha is an Indian actor and painter, based out of Mumbai, India. His filmography includes Black Friday, Gulaal, Chameli, Anwar and Matrubhoomi. He has also acted in the television serial, Kashi. Filmography * Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi(2022) as Makhanlal Pathak * Panchayat (2022) as MLA Chandra Kishore Singh * Setters (2019) * Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat (2015) * Teen Patti (2010) * Gulaal (2009) - Jadhwal * Black Friday (2007) - Anwar Theba * Anwar (2007) - Pandey * Haasil (2003) - Naate * Matrubhoomi (2003) - Rakesh * Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005) * Company (2002) - Anees * A Very Very Silent Film (2001) * Choo Lenge Akash (2001) * Monsoon Wedding (2001) - Yadav * Aap Kaa Surroor (2007) - Ghulam Sayyed Auto Rickshaw Driver * Ferrous (2019) - Matin Khan * Mithila Makhaan - Brahma * Blackboard v/s Whiteboard (2019) * Gun Pe Done (2019) * Setters (2019) * Running Shaadi ''Running Shaadi'' (), previously known as: ''Runningshaadi.com'',is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhir Pandey
Sudhir Pandey is an Indian film and serial television actor. . 1 March 2010. His father was famous Akashwani news reader Devki Nandan Pandey. Selected filmography Films * '' Shaan'' (1980) as Tiwari * '''' (1981) as Bhandari * '' |
Hiten Tejwani
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor known for his work in several fictional shows. Personal life Hiten Tejwani was born into a Sindhi family. Hiten Tejwani married his ''Kutumb'' and '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' co-star Gauri Pradhan on 29 April 2004. The couple became parents to twins, son Nevaan and daughter Katya on 11 November 2009. In an interview, he revealed that he had been married once before, but went through a painful divorce in 2001. Career Tejwani played a role in Ekta Kapoor's serial '' Ghar Ek Mandir'', which was aired on Sony TV. This was followed by appearances in Kapoor's soaps ''Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii'' on Metro Gold, ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'' on Star Plus, and ''Kutumb'' on Sony TV with Gauri Pradhan. He appeared again with Pradhan in the second season of ''Kutumb'', and Kapoor took the same couple in her show '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. When ''Kutumb'' ended, he was offered the role of Karan Virani in Kapoor's series '' Kyun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashpal Sharma (actor)
Yashpal Sharma is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', apart from ''Lagaan'' (2001), ''Gangaajal'' (2003), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004), ''Apaharan'' (2005), '' Lakshyam'' (2007), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), ''Aarakshan'' (2011) and '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012). He has also played in punjabi films like Lover 25 kille Halso played the role as Don Rana in a sequence of popular TV sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008-present) on SAB TV. He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's '' Mera Naam Karegi Roshan''. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's ''Neeli Chhatri Waale''. The Haryanvi film ''Pagdi: The Honour'' was awarded at the 62nd National Film Awards. Early life and education Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class Brahmin family in Hisar in the state of Haryana. Since childhood, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian actor, film director and narrator, who predominantly appears in Hindi films. He debuted with ''Bhopal Express'' (1999) and since worked in more than 90 films. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie ''Monsoon Wedding'' in 2001. Raaz garnered recognition for his comedic role in '' Run'' (2004) and ''Dhamaal'' (2007). He is noted for playing gangster roles in '' Delhi Belly'' (2011) and ''Dedh Ishqiya'' (2014) as well as other notable films include '' Stree'' (2018), Zoya Akhtar's ''Gully Boy'' (2019), ''Lootcase'' (2020), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Gangubai Kathiawadi'' (2022). In 2014, he debuted as a director with '' Kya Dilli Kya Lahore''. His gruff baritone voice has been used in voice-over work, including films and commercials. Early life and career Raaz was born in Delhi on 5 June 1963. During his studies at P.G.D.A.V. College, University of Delhi, he was a part of the dramatic society. He decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
