|
Abhijit Vaghani
Abhijit Vaghani is an Indian film score composer, music composer and music producer. Personal life Abhijit Vaghani is a Gujarati. He received a diploma in Sound Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering (SAE), London. Music career Vaghani has produced music for Hindi films like 'Dishoom', 'Azhar', 'Ki & Ka', 'Sarbjit', 'Airlift' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and composed the background score for 50 films, He debuted as a music composer with the single, 'Pyaar Manga Hai'. His other notable works are the remixing popular Hindi retro songs like "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" and "Halka Halka Suroor". As music producer As music director Singles Film For background score Music influences Vaghani is inspired by works of notable Indian musicians like RD Burman, Bappi Lahiri and AR Rahman. Accolades Vaghani was nominated for the Best Music Arranger and Programmer award by Global Indian Music Academy Awards for his Music arrangements and programming for the Bollywood film Ra.One ... [...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] |
Mid-Day
''Mid-Day'' (stylised as mid-day) is a morning daily Indian compact newspaper owned by Jagran Prakashan Limited. Editions in various languages were published in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. In 2011, the Delhi and Bangalore editions were closed down. In 2014, Jagran Prakashan shut down the mid-day Pune edition as well. Establishment It was established in Mumbai in 1979 as a family-owned newspaper by Khalid Ansari. Later, his son, Tariq Ansari led the paper, before it was sold to Jagran Prakashan in 2010. A Sunday edition, ''Sunday Mid-Day'', began in 1981. The Newspaper underwent an overhaul, both of its print editions and the website, in early 2014, creating several new sections in the daily newspaper, the Sunday edition and the website. It founded Radio One (India), a radio station initially operating as Radio Midday in Mumbai, which was eventually acquired by HT Media in 2019. Relaunch of the newspaper and website in 2014 Originally, the newspaper published two edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum Maaro Dum (film)
''Dum Maaro Dum'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rohan Sippy and starring Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles, with Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Aditya Pancholi in supporting roles. It was shot in Goa. Deepika Padukone makes a special appearance in the remix version of the hit song of the same title. The music has been composed by Pritam. It became the first Indian film to have its soundtrack mixed in Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound. Plot The film starts with a footballer, Lawrence "Lorry" Gomes, who gets admission into an American college. Due to insufficient funds, he is unable to fulfill his dream. On the other hand, his girlfriend Tani got a scholarship to the US. Though he is happy with his girlfriend's achievement, he becomes depressed for not fulfilling his own dream. His friend Ricky tells him that he can get him into the college, but Lorry will have to smuggle drugs along with him. Lorry agrees and, at the airport, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band Baaja Baraat
''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (; also known as ''Wedding Planners'') is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh in his debut lead acting role. In the film, Shruti Kakkar (Sharma) and Bittoo Sharma (Singh) team up to create a wedding planning enterprise ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' released worldwide on 10 December 2010, and proved to be a commercial success, despite initial competition from '' No Problem'' and ''Tees Maar Khan''. Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its novel setting, screenplay, soundtrack and the leads' performances. At the 56th Filmfare Awards, ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' received 6 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Maneesh Sharma) and Best Actress (Anushka Sharma), and won 2 awards – Best Male Debut (Singh) and Best Debut Director (M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golmaal 3
''Golmaal 3'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and the third film in the '' Golmaal series''. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Mithun Chakraborty, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Ratna Pathak Shah and Johnny Lever. The storyline is partially inspired from Basu Chatterjee's 1978 film ''Khatta Meetha'' which itself was based on the 1968 film '' Yours, Mine and Ours''. ''Golmaal 3'' was released on 5 November 2010, coinciding with Diwali. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its humour and performances, but criticism for its repetitive jokes and narrative. Nevertheless the film was a blockbuster and became the fourth film to enter the 100 Crore Club in India, eventually nearing a final worldwide total of . The film was ranked as the second highest-grossing film of 2010 in India after ''Dabangg'' and third in worldwide behind ''Dabangg'' and ''My Name Is Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock Out (2010 Film)
''Knock Out'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Mani Shankar. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Khan and Kangana Ranaut, and is an unauthorized remake of ''Phone Booth''. In October 2010, the Bombay High Court ordered the film's producers to pay a portion of their revenues to 20th Century Fox, who own the rights to ''Phone Booth''. Released on 15 October 2010, the film was a commercial failure. Plot Bachubhai (Irrfan Khan) has come to a phone booth to make a call. He is interrupted by a man who interrupts him again. Bachubhai tells him to stop interrupting. While moving out of the phone booth after the call, the phone rings. Bachubhai picks up the call only to get surprised by an unknown caller who ensures that Bachubhai does not leave the phone booth until his motive of calling is achieved. Another man interrupts who is shot dead by that unknown person from a far away building. As seeing the incident, police, public, and news reporter Nid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badmaash Company
''Badmaash Company'' () is a 2010 Hindi-language crime comedy film written and directed by actor Parmeet Sethi and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vir Das and Meiyang Chang. The film was released on 7 May 2010 under the banner of Yash Raj Films, and was a commercial success at the box office. Plot In 1994 middle-class Bombay, three ordinary youngsters, Karan, Zing and Chandu graduate from college and go for a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, where they meet Bulbul and they start a business together. Karan eventually falls in love with her. Karan tells her that he always wanted to start his own business but his father Sajjan Kapoor wants him to study MBA. On the other hand, Bulbul confesses that she wants to be a supermodel and advises Karan that he does not need a large amount of money to start a business, but a big "idea". Back in India, Sajjan has a heart attack. Karan's mother Maya pawns her jewelry in order to arrange some amount of mone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaar Impossible
''Pyaar Impossible!'' () is a 2010 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Jugal Hansraj that was released under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It features Priyanka Chopra and Uday Chopra playing the leads with Advika Yadav, Anupam Kher, and Dino Morea in supporting roles. The movie marks Priyanka Chopra's first collaboration with Yash Raj Films, Advika Yadav's debut as a child artist, and the penultimate big screen appearance of Uday Chopra. Plot In Ankert University, California, Alisha (Priyanka Chopra) is the most beautiful girl on campus with plenty of admirers. Awkward, nerdy Abhay (Uday Chopra) is in love with her, although she is unaware of his existence. One night Alisha is partying with her friends and accidentally falls into a river. Abhay jumps in and rescues her from drowning, but her friends take her away before she regains consciousness. Abhay is further prevented from seeing Alisha the next day when her outraged father comes and removes her from college. Abhay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaminey
''Kaminey'' ( en, Scoundrels, italic=yes) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Motion Pictures, featuring Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Amole Gupte in the lead roles. Set against the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld, ''Kaminey'' follows a rivalry between a pair of twins, one with a lisp and the other with a stutter, over the course of a single day. Bhardwaj co-wrote the script with Sabrina Dhawan, Abhishek Chaubey, and Supratik Sen. He bought the original script for from Kenyan writer Cajetan Boywhom he had mentored at a scriptwriting workshop in Uganda. ''Kaminey'' was released on 14 August 2009 and became a box-office success worldwide, grossing over against a production and marketing budget of . The film's soundtrack album, composed by Bhardwaj, also became a commercial success, with the song "Dhan Te Nan" topping the charts on various platforms. ''Kaminey'' received widespr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billu
''Billu'', previously known as ''Billu Barber'', is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film by Priyadarshan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, with an adapted screenplay by Manisha Korde and Mushtaq Sheikh based on the script by Sreenivasan. It stars Irrfan Khan as the title character and Lara Dutta in lead roles with Om Puri, Asrani and Rajpal Yadav in supporting roles. Shah Rukh Khan makes an extended guest appearance. Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone, make special appearances in songs. The film was released on 13 February 2009 worldwide. It is an official adaptation of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007). It is also a retelling of the story of Sudama and Krishna. The film was screened at the 2009 Hawaii International Film Festival. Plot Billu (Irrfan Khan) is a poor barber who lives with his wife Bindiya (Lara Dutta) and their two children, Gunja (Mitali Mayekar) and Rona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! '' is a 2008 Indian comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film. The film is inspired by the real life shenanigans of Devinder Singh alias Bunty, a real-life "super-chor", originally from Vikaspuri, Delhi. Plot A boy from a poor, dysfunctional family from suburban West Delhi grows up to become a charismatic and fearless man who robs the elite of several major cities in India in a unique fashion, often not out of necessity, but just for fun. After being arrested by Special Crime Branch Inspector Devender Singh, Lovinder ‘Lucky’ Singh reflects upon his life: his childhood, his father's second marriage, his siblings; his entry into crime and association with Gogi Arora; his romance with and subsequent marriage with the lovely Sonal; and his subsequent betrayal by his hanger-on and a business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
