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Atul Mongia
Atul Mongia is a creator, writer, director, producer and acting mentor based in Mumbai. He was the showrunner, creator, head writer and co-director of the show MAI which was ranked #1 on Netflix for weeks in the Top Ten Show of India. He's associated with Hindi cinema for a period spanning two decades with films like Queen, Lootera, Titli (2014 film), Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Queen (2013 film), Shor in the City, Ragini MMS, Shanghai (2012 film), Qarib Qarib Singlle, Gully Boy and Gehraiyaan to his credit. His strength lies in training actors and helping the actors deliver more truthful performances. He has also established himself as one of the industry's most acclaimed erstwhile casting directors who introduced actors like Rajkummar Rao, Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte, Nushrratt Bharuccha to Indian Cinema. He has helped actors to get into their characters for various projects, the list includes contemporary Indian actors like Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Raj Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation is divided into 5 zones - City Zone, Kavi Nagar Zone, Vijay Nagar Zone, Mohan Nagar Zone and Vasundhara Zone. The Municipal Corporation comprises 100 wards. Well connected by roads and railways, it is a major rail junction for North India. It is sometimes referred to as the "Saya of Uttar Pradesh" because it is close to New Delhi, on the main route into Uttar Pradesh. Recent construction works have led to the city being described by a City Mayors Foundation survey as the second fastest-growing in the world. Situated in the Upper Gangetic Plains, the city has two major divisions separated by the Hindon River, namely Trans-Hindon on the west and Cis-Hindon on the east. History The city of Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 A.D. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. She has received several accolades including four Filmfare Awards. One of India's highest-paid actresses, she has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was awarded the TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. After making her acting debut as a child in the 1999 thriller '' Sangharsh'', she played her first leading role in Karan Johar's teen film ''Student of the Year'' (2012). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ''Highway'' (2014), and went on to establish herself with starring roles in several films produced by Johar's studio Dharma Productions, including the romances '' 2 States'' (2014) and ''Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017), and the coming-of-age drama '' Dear Zindagi'' (2016). Bhatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which was commercially successful and earned him several awards including Zee Cine Awards and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male. He then rose to more box office pull in 2014 with the successful films ''Gunday'' and '' 2 States''. Since then, all of his subsequent films flopped at the box office except the romantic film with Kareena Kapoor ''Ki & Ka'' (2016), leading to a long setback in his career. Early life and family Arjun Kapoor was born in a Punjabi family. on 26 June 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to film producer Boney Kapoor and the entrepreneur Mona Shourie Kapoor. He is the grandson of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. He is the nephew of actors Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah, and the first-cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' in 2009 before assisting director Karan Johar on the 2010 film ''My Name Is Khan''. He had his first lead role in Johar's teen film ''Student of the Year'' (2012). Malhotra went on to star in such commercially successful films as ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' (2014), ''Ek Villain'' (2014), and ''Kapoor & Sons'' (2016). Following a career downturn, he gained praise for starring as Vikram Batra in the war film '' Shershaah'' (2021), earning a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Early life Malhotra was born and raised in Delhi, India into a Punjabi Hindu family, to Sunil, a former captain in the Merchant Navy, and Rimma Malhotra, a homemaker. He was schooled at Delhi's Don Bosco School and Naval P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in addition to three Filmfare nominations. Though reception to her acting has varied, she is noted for her dancing ability in various successful item numbers. Born in Hong Kong, Kaif lived in several countries before she moved to London for three years. She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model. At a fashion show in London, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad cast her in ''Boom'' (2003), a critical and commercial failure. While Kaif established a successful modelling career in India, she initially had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor command of Hindi. After appearing in the Telugu film '' Malliswari'' (2004), Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi cinema. Hashmi debuted in 2003 with the crime thriller film ''Footpath'' and subsequently appeared in films include ''Murder'' (2004), '' Kalyug'' (2005), ''Gangster'' (2006) and gained acclaimed as starring in the action film ''Awarapan'' (2007). Hashmi has received several Filmfare Awards nominations. Before venturing into acting, Hashmi worked as an assistant director for the horror film '' Raaz'' (2002). During the same decade, he became a huge sensational and established leading actor with many successful romantic thrillers like ''Zeher'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), ''Aksar'' (2006) and ''Gangster'' (2006). His other critically and commercially successful films include ''Jannat'' (2008), '' Raaz: The Mystery Continues'' (2009), ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' (2010), ''The Dirty Picture'' (2011), '' Murder 2'' (2011), ''Shanghai'' (2012), ''Jannat 2'' (2012), ''Raaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raima Sen
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma and the granddaughter of actress Suchitra Sen who is regarded as the ''Mahanayika'' of Bengali Cinema. Her sister Riya Sen is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose son Dinanath Sen – a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohum Shah
Sohum Shah is an India actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works in Hindi films. He made his firstand screen appearance in 2009 with the film '' Baabarr'', where he played the antagonist and in 2012 with the National Award-winning film ''Ship of Theseus'' which was produced under his banner, Recyclewala Films. Following his debut, Shah featured in ''Talvar'' (2015) and ''Simran'' (2017). His film ''Tumbbad'' received heavy critical acclaim. Life and career Sohum Shah was born in Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan). After establishing his real estate business he shifted to Mumbai to make films. He started his own production house, Recyclewala Films, to create content-driven film. His first film was the critically acclaimed ''Ship of Theseus'', where he played the role of a socially incognizant stockbroker. He won a National Award for Best Producer for Ship of Theseus. Next, he was offered the role of a cop in Meghna Gulzar's ''Talvar'', based on the 2008 Noida double murder case. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. She made her acting debut with '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' (2001). She subsequently featured in films including ''Dus'' (2005), ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) and ''Sanju'' (2018). She co-owned a production house, Born Free Entertainment, with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. Their first film, '' Love Breakups Zindagi'', was released on 7 October 2011. After their divorce she launched her own production house, "One India Stories" in December 2019. She also appeared in the web series ''Kaafir'' in 2019. Early life Mirza was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, is a German graphics and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer based in Munich, while her mother, Deepa, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakshi Tanwar
Sakshi Tanwar is an Indian actress and television presenter. Early life Tanwar was born in 1972 or 1973 to Rajendra Singh Tanwar, a retired CBI officer, in a middle-class Rajput family from Alwar, Rajasthan, India. She was educated in many Kendriya Vidyalayas before graduating from Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. Prior to this, in 1990, after completing her pre-university course, she worked as a sales trainee at a five-star hotel. In college, she was the secretary and president of the dramatic society. After graduation, while preparing for the entrance tests to the administrative services and mass communications, she gave an audition for the national broadcaster Doordarshan's film songs based program ''Albela Sur Mela'' in 1998; she was selected as the presenter. Career After her television debut in 1998 with ''Albela Sur Mela'', Tanwar gained fame for her role of Parvati Agarwal in the soap opera, ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii''. Between 2011 and 2014, she played Priya Kapoor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananya Panday
Ananya Panday (born 30 October 1998) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. The daughter of actor Chunky Panday, she began her acting career in 2019 with roles in the teen film ''Student of the Year 2'' and the comedy '' Pati Patni Aur Woh''. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. This was followed by poorly received films, though her performance in the drama '' Gehraiyaan'' (2022) was better received. Early life Panday was born on 30 October 1998 to actor Chunky Panday and costume designer Bhavna Panday. She studied at Dhirubhai Ambani International School until 2017. She participated in '' Vanity Fair''s Le Bal des débutantes event in Paris in 2017. Career Panday made her acting debut in 2019 with the teen film ''Student of the Year 2'', co-starring Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria, which was produced by Dharma Productions. Writing for ''Scroll.in'', Nandini Ramnath felt that Panday showed potential in an unremarkable film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu-language films. After pursuing a degree in engineering from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, she briefly worked as a fashion model. Sanon began her acting career by playing the leading lady in the 2014 action films '' 1: Nenokkadine'' and ''Heropanti''. The latter earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Sanon's career progressed with starring roles in the commercially successful romantic comedies ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' (2017) and ''Luka Chuppi'' (2019), and her highest-grossing releases came with the ensemble comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015) and ''Housefull 4'' (2019). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for playing the titular role of a surrogate mother in '' Mimi'' (2021). Sanon appeared in '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list of 2019. She has launched her own line of clothing and a fitness company, and has also served as the ambassador of several brands and prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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