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Anand (surname)
Anand () is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (''ānanda''), which means happiness or joy. People with the surname Anand Engineers and scientists *B. K. Anand (1917–2007), Indian physiologist and pharmacologist *Nitya Anand (born 1925), Indian scientist Sports * Amrik Anand (born 1947), Indian cricketer * Chetan Anand (badminton) (born 1980), Indian badminton player * Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer * Jagrit Anand (born 1989), Indian cricketer Entertainment * A. V. Anand (born 1936), Indian musician * Akshay Anand, Indian actor * Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian television anchor and editor * Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer * Anita Anand (born 1972), British radio and television presenter and journalist * Chetan Anand (director) (1921–1997), Indian producer, screenwriter, and director; member of the Anand family * Dev Anand (1923–2011), Indian actor, writer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indo-Aryan Languages
The Indo-Aryan languages (or sometimes Indic languages) are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. As of the early 21st century, they have more than 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. Moreover, apart from the Indian subcontinent, large immigrant and expatriate Indo-Aryan–speaking communities live in Northwestern Europe, Western Asia, North America, the Caribbean, Southeast Africa, Polynesia and Australia, along with several million speakers of Romani languages primarily concentrated in Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. There are over 200 known Indo-Aryan languages. Modern Indo-Aryan languages descend from Old Indo-Aryan languages such as early Vedic Sanskrit, through Middle Indo-Aryan languages (or Prakrits). The largest such languages in terms of First language, first-speakers are Hindustani language, Hindi–Urdu (),Standard Hindi firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Anand
Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was one of the most successful actors of Indian cinema and a part of "Trinity- The Golden Trio" along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor twice and Filmfare's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. A fast dialogue delivery style and nodding while doing do soon became the trademarks of Anand's acting in movies. His style was copied by other actors. Most of Dev Anand's movies explored his viewpoint of the world and often highlighted many socially relevant topics. In 1946, he debuted with lead role in Prabhat Films' Hum Ek Hain, a film about Hindu-Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinnu Anand
Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand, 12 October 1945) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films. Early life He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand. He did his schooling from Mayo College in India. He is Married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor Agha (actor). Career His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the film industry, but he did not want Tinnu, or his younger brother Bittu, to enter this industry. Inder Raj Anand would say that it was not the place for them. In the words of Tinnu Anand: "..when I told him I wanted to direct films, he was very upset. Ultimately, though, he saw that I didn't want to do anything else. So he sent me to the best school - the Satyajit Ray School. Mr. Ray and my father were friends, so my father asked him to take me under his wing." Tinnu had been given a role in K. Abbas' film ''Saat Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suparna Anand
Suparna Anand is an Indian actress from New Delhi. She has appeared in Malayalam and Hindi films. She is known for her portrayal of the titular Vaisali in the movie ''Vaisali'', directed by Bharathan and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, as well as for her performance as Bhama in ''Njan Gandharvan'', written and directed by P. Padmarajan. Personal life She was married to Sanjay Mitra, her co-star in '' Vaishali'' in 1997 and they have two sons, Manav Mitra (1999) and Bhavya Mitra (2001). However, they got divorced in 2008 and she remarried in 2010 to Rajesh, a Delhi-based businessman. Career Suparna Anand acted between 1979 and 1997. She acted in many Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films in lead roles. She acted in the role of Jyoti Deshmukh in the Anil Kapoor-Madhuri Dixit starrer ''Tezaab ''Tezaab'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action romance film starring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film gave Dixit her first big break, making h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suneil Anand
Suneil Anand (born 30 June 1956) is a Swiss actor and director. He is the son of actors Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik. He runs Navketan Films. Early life He was born in 1956 in Zurich, Switzerland, while his parents were on their way to attend the ''Karlovy Vary ''Film Festival, where he was the youngest delegate. He has a degree in Business Administration from American University, Washington, D.C. His uncles are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. His cousins are Indian Film director Ketan Anand, Vivek Anand, Indian actor and film-maker Shekhar Kapoor, Neelu, and Aruna. Neelu was married to actor Navin Nischol, while Aruna is married to Parikshit Sahni, son of Balraj Sahni. He has trained in Wing Tsun in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta .... Career He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand (born 31 July 1978) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing action thriller films like ''Bang Bang!'' (2014), ''War'' (2019) and '' Pathaan'' (2023). Apart from action thriller films, he has directed and scripted few romantic comedy films namely ''Hum Tum'' (2004), '' Salaam Namaste'' (2005), ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008) and ''Anjaana Anjaani'' (2010) among others. Filmography Film As assistant director * ''Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi'' (2001) * ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' (2002) * ''Hum Tum Hum Tum may refer to the following: * Hum Tum (film), 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film * Hum Tum (album), 1995 album by Pakistani band Vital Signs * Hum Tum (2010 TV series), 2010 Pakistani television serial * Hum Tum (2022 TV seri ...'' (2004) Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Siddharth 21st-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoma Anand
Shoma Anand (born 16 February 1958) is an Indian film and television actress. She started her career opposite Rishi Kapoor in Pramod Chakraborty's romantic-crime movie ''Barood'', then played a role in ''Patita'', produced and directed by the same person. She had a few other films in which she was the lead, such as ''Jagir'' and ''Coolie'' in the 1980s. From the late 1990s to present, she has played supporting roles in films like ''Jaise Karani Waisi Bharani'', ''Coolie'', ''Hungama'', ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum'' and ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''. She also acted in television series like ''Bhabhi'', sitcom '' Hum Paanch'' and '' Shararat''. She has also worked in Punjabi movies over the years. She was married to actor Tariq Shah and they have a daughter, Sarah. Television * '' Hum Paanch'' ... as Bina Mathur * '' Maal Hai To Taal Hai'' * '' Kitne Kool Hai Hum'' * ''Bhabhi'' ... as Reshma * '' Shararat'' ... as Shanti Saberwal * ''Maayka'' ... as Durga Khurana (Jeet & Veer's mother, Soni's moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Anand
Shilpa ( Deva, शिल्पा) is an Indian feminine given name which means "sculpture", "statue" and "work of art". Notable people with the given name Shilpa Jain * Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian actress and model * Shilpa Raju (born 1992), Indian singer * Shilpa Rao (born 1984), Indian singer * Shilpa Ray, American singer-songwriter * Shilpa Saklani (born 1962), Indian actress * Shilpa Shetty (born 1975), Indian actress and model * Shilpa Shinde (born 1967), Indian actress * Shilpa Shirodkar (born 1973), Indian actress * Shilpa Shukla (born 1982), Indian actress * Shilpa Singh (born 1990), Indian beauty pageant winner * Shilpa Tulaskar (born 1957), Indian actress Notable people with the given name Silpa * Silpa Bhirasri (1892–1962), Italian-Thai sculptor Notable people with the surname Silpa * Mitch Silpa Mitch Silpa (born January 9, 1973) is an American writer, actor and director, who starred in NBC's ''The Rerun Show'', and has appearances in shows su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Anand
Shakti Anand (born 23 September 1975) is an Indian television actor. He appeared in various television shows like Tenali Rama (TV series), '' Saara Akaash'', '' Sambhav Asambhav'' and ''Ek Ladki Anjaani Si''. The actor also hosted the first season of the crime reality show '' Crime Patrol'' in 2004. Life and career Anand was born on 23 September 1975 in Delhi in a Punjabi family. He studied at the Tamil Education Association university in Delhi and majored in the Science stream. After that, he received his master's degree in pharmaceutical engineering. Shakti received the offer to act in the television show ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' while he was working as a medical examiner with GE Capital in Delhi. He played a blind boy in telefilm ''Nayan Jyoti'', produced by Deepak Sharma and edited by Sanjeev Khanna for Doordarshan. Shakti and his wife Sai Deodhar participated in the first season of the celebrity dance show ''Nach Baliye''. In the serial ''Godh Bharaai'', he per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Anand
Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in modelling in 2008 before making her acting debut in the Tamil film '' Vaamanan'' (2009) and then her Telugu debut in ''Leader'' a year later. She made her Hindi debut in 2012 with a supporting role in ''English Vinglish'' and subsequently appeared in the films ''Fukrey'' (2013) and ''Rangrezz'' (2013). Early life Priya Anand was born on 17 September 1986 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the only child to a Tamil mother and a half-Telugu, half- Marathi father. She was brought up in both her parents' hometowns, Chennai and Hyderabad, becoming fluent in Tamil and Telugu. Besides native languages, Priya is proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Spanish as well. Priya became fascinated with films, developing an interest in cinema, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Anand
Nikita Valentinaa is an Indian model, actress, television presenter and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss India Universe 2003. She represented India at Miss Universe 2003 where she was unplaced, ending India's eleven-year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 1992 through 2002. Early life Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S. S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai; and NIFT, Delhi). She also has a brother. Personal life Anand is a collector of watches. "I love watches but very rarely do I find a piece that appeals to my sensibilities. I am always on the look-out for high-end watches. I would love to add more, but it just doesn’t happen very often," she said. Her favourites in her collection are her IWC and Guess watches. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
