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Asit Kumarr Modi
Asit Kumar Modi (born 24 December 1966) is an Indian TV actor, producer, director and founder of Neela Tele Films Private Limited. He is known for producing the serials ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'', ''SAB Khelo SAB Jeeto!'', ''Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!'', ''Krishnaben Khakhrawala'', ''Pyaar Mein Twist (TV series), Pyaar Mein Twist'', ''Meri Biwi Wonderful'', Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen and ''Hum Sab Ek Hai''. Modi and his team of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah were among the first nine citizens of India to be nominated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote his Swachh Bharat Mission, Clean India Campaign. Education Asit Kumar Modi was born in Vadnagar. Modi completed his schooling from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel School, Mumbai in 1982. He studied for a bachelor's degree in Commerce from Shri Chinai College of Commerce & Economics Mumbai from 1983 to 1989. Career Modi began his career in theatre as an actor, technician and assistant director. He was a lightin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vadnagar
Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It just about 35 km from Mehsana city. Its ancient name was Anartapura, and was also known as Anandapura. It was a Buddhist location visited by Xuanzang in 640 C.E. Historian and archaeologist Alexander Cunningham has identified Anandapura with the town of Vadnagar. Vadnagar is also the birthplace of the current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. History Several ancient inscriptions and literary sources mention a town called Anartapura or Anandapura, identified as the area in and around the present-day Vadnagar. The epic tale Mahabharata mentions the Anarta Kingdom in the northern part of present-day Gujarat. The oldest Puranic legend about Gujarat is about a king named Anartha. The town is mentioned in the Tirtha Mahatmya section of Nagara Khanda of Skanda Purana by the name of Chamatkarapura. The Junagadh rock inscription (dating from 150 C.E.) of Western Kshatrapa King Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended. * January 15 – 1966 Nigeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Telly Awards
The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they are in their 12th edition currently. Wanvari is also on the board of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (which runs the International Emmy Awards), and has been a semi-final judging host for the awards since 2006. The awards for Indian television are given in several categories such as best programme or series in a specific genre, most popular actors and awards for technical roles such as writers and directors. The awards are currently managed by a division within indiantelevision.com called ITV2.0 Productions. History For the first three years, The Indian Telly Awards were aired on Indian Hindi general entertainment channel Star Plus (2001–2003). From 2004 to 2009, Sony Entertainment Television was the home of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Television Academy Awards
The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA Award for Best Actor Popular * ITA Award for Best Actress Popular * ITA Award for Best Show Popular Jury Awards: General Drama * ITA Award for Best Actor Drama * ITA Award for Best Actress Drama * ITA Award for Best Director - Drama * ITA award for Best Serial – Drama * ITA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role * ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role * ITA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role * ITA Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role * ITA Award for Best Child Artist Comedy * ITA Award for Best Actor - Comedy * ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy * ITA Award for Best Director Comedy * ITA Award for Best Serial Comedy Best Reality Show Best Anchor - Music/Film Based Show Best Music/Film Based Show Best Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah
''Taarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmah'' () is an Indian animated television series based on ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. It had aired on Sony Yay on 19 April 2021. It is also available on Netflix. Plot It is based on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, a Hindi sitcom based on the weekly column "Duniya Ne Undha Chasma" by Taarak Mehta in Chitralekha magazine. It is produced by Asit Kumarr Modi. The series revolves around the adventures of Tapu and The Gokuldham Society, and if something wrong happens, Tapu and his friends solve the problems. Voice cast *Rajesh Kava as Jethalal "Jethiya" Champaklal Gada *Bhoomika Jain as Daya Jethalal Gada (Jethalal's wife, Tapu's mother & Champaklal's daughter-in-law) *Aditya Pednekar as Tipendra "Tapu" Jethalal Gada (Jethalal & Daya's son & Champaklal's grandson) *Amit Bhatt as Champaklal Jayantilal Gada (Jethalal's father, Daya's father-in-law & Tapu's grandfather) *Shatrughan Sharma as Taarak Mehta *Neha Nigam as Anjali Taarak Mehta (Taa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke
''Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke'' (translation: "The Moments of Separation") is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic mystery film directed by Birendra Nath Tiwari. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Raveena Tandon, Navneet Nishan, Divya Desai, Mohnish Behl and Kiran Kumar. Written by Anirudh Tiwari, this film actually had done most of the filming in 1994, but was not released until 9 April 2004. It was an incomplete film that stopped shooting in 1994 but was revived with different body doubles standing in during scenes that were shot in 2004 to finish the movie, instead of the lead actors Khan and Tandon who refused to even dub for their parts. The trade experts said the film was just being released for the sake of making a quick buck. Upon release, the film received scathing reviews from critics and was a disaster at the box office. Plot Dushant, Jaya, Sujit and Nisha are childhood friends. Dushant aspires to become a successful singer but has little money. Jaya helps him to realize hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitralekha (weekly)
''Chitralekha'' is a weekly news magazine published in Gujarati and Marathi. History and profile ''Chitralekhas first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak. The magazine is part of the Chitralekha Group from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is jointly published by Chitralekha and #BANNER1 & # Group. It has given rise to many prominent Gujarati columnists including Kanti Bhatt, Chandrakant Bakshi, Taarak Mehta, and others. After the death of founding editor Vaju Kotak in 1959, Madhuri Kotak took charge of the magazine along with Harkisan Mehta, who edited it till 1998. The Chitralekha Group publishes several other magazines, including ''Watch World'' (a niche magazine focused on Watches) and ''BTW'' (By The Way - a lifestyle magazine circulated with Chitralekha Gujarati). A US edition of ''Chitralekha'' was launched in 2006 and was based in Maryland. On 20 April 2011, the Indian Postal Service issued a Rs. 5 commemorative postage stamp A posta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taarak Mehta
Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'',and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre. His humorous weekly column first appeared in '' Chitralekha'' in March 1971 and looked at contemporary issues from a different perspective. He published 80 books in his whole career. In 2008, SAB TV – a popular entertainment channel in India, started the sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' based on his column, and soon it became the flagship show of the channel. Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Mehta in the show till September 2022 and then Sachin Shroff start playing. Personal life Mr.Taarak Mehta belonged to the Gujarati Nagar Bramin community. He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where he moved in 2000, with his second wife, Indu, of over 30 years. His first wife, Ila who later married Manohar Doshi (died 2006), also lived in the same apartment building. He had a daughter from his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAB TV
Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. History Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on 23 April 1999. At first, it was launched as a Hindi-language comedy channel. Sony Pictures Networks took over SAB TV in March 2005 and rebranded it as Sony SAB, with a new focus on general entertainment and eventually turning itself into a youth channel. In 2008, Sony SAB changed its appeal to being a Hindi-language generalist network. The high-definition feed of the channel was launched on 5 September 2016. ''Yes Boss'' is one of the longest-running show on the channel. After ''Yes Boss'', ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' became the longest-running show. Programming Sony SAB's current programming includes ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'', ''Maddam Sir'', ''Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey'', ''Pushpa Impossible'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jivram Joshi
Jivram Bhavanishankar Joshi (6 July 1905 – 2004) was Gujarati language writer of children's literature. Biography He was born on 6 July 1905 at Garani village near Jasdan in Amreli district then under Baroda State of Gujarat to Santokben and Bhavanishankar. He and his brother Durlabhji were introduced at the school in Panosara village. His father died when he was studying in the third standard. He went to Ahmedabad from Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra at early age. He was educated in Balwantray Thakore's Proprietary School near Teen Darwaza, Ahmedabad. He worked as cook at home of Ramnarayan V. Pathak. Inspired by the life of Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi, he went to Varanasi, Kashi in North India. He studied Sanskrit and English languages in 1927 at Kashi. He was introduced to Kashi Vidyapith also. He was involved in Indian independence movement. He evaded his arrest by moving to Bihar and later to Gujarat. He later started writing children's literature. He edited ''Zagmag'', a G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Language
Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asterisks mark th2010 estimatesfor the top dozen languages. Outside of Gujarat, Gujarati is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
