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Anant Mahadevan
Anant Mahadevan (born 28 August 1950), also credited as Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and film director of Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Tamil language, Tamil films and television shows. Having been an integral part of the Indian television serials and Hindi films since the 1980s, he is also involved in the professional English and Hindi theatre. Career Ananth along with Sanjay Pawar received the National Award (2010) for the Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the successful Marathi movie ''Mee Sindhutai Sapkal''. The film also fetched him the special jury award at the National Film Awards, National Film awards 2010. Mahadevan's film ''Gour Hari Dastaan'' was part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (2014) Goa, at the International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK (2014), the International Film Festival of Bangalore, and at the International Film Festival of Chennai (2014). Ananth plays the role of Damod ...
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Screenplay
''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993. Background After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, feature length filmed dramas, including ''ScreenPlay''. Various writers and directors were utilized on the series. Writer Jimmy McGovern was hired by producer George Faber to pen a series five episode based upon the Merseyside needle exchange programme of the 1980s. The episode, directed by Gillies MacKinnon, was entitled ''Needle'' and featured Sean McKee, Emma Bird, and Pete Postlethwaite''.'' The last episode of the series was titled "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" and featured Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson, who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie. Some scenes were shot a ...
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Passion Betrayal Terror
Passion, the Passion or the Passions may refer to: Emotion * Passion (emotion), a very strong feeling about a person or thing * Passions (philosophy), emotional states as used in philosophical discussions * Stoic passions, various forms of emotional suffering in Stoicism Suffering of Jesus * Passion of Jesus, the suffering of Jesus leading up to and during the crucifixion ** Passion (music), musical setting of the texts describing these events ** Passion Play, dramatic representation of these events ** Passion Sunday, the second Sunday before Easter * Passion Conferences, Christian organization People * Pasion, ancient Greek slave and banker * Passion Richardson (born 1975), American former sprint athlete Books * "The Passion" (Milton), 17th-century poem by John Milton * ''The Passions'' an 18th-century poem by William Collins * ''Passion'', (in Italian, '' Fosca''), 1981 novel by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti * ''Passion Play'' (play) or ''Passion'', 1981 play by Peter Nichols * '' ...
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Aksar
''Aksar'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language erotic drama thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra and Shyam Bajaj under the banner of Siddhi Vinayak Creations. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami and Dino Morea in the lead roles. It features the song " Jhalak Dikhlaja" sung by Himesh Reshammiya, also done a remix video for the promotion. A sequel titled ''Aksar 2'' was released on 21 November 2017 with a new storyline and cast. Plot Ricky ( Emraan Hashmi), a flirtatious womanizer, is a leading fashion photographer, who wears his heart on his sleeve. One day, he receives a call from Sheena (Udita Goswami), who asks him to meet her. Once there, the two have an argument about Sheena's friend Nisha (Tara Sharma), who was left heartbroken and contemplating suicide after being used and dumped by Ricky. Three years later, Ricky is about to hold a photography exhibition, when an unknown investor walks in and buys all the pieces before they can ...
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Dil Maange More
''Dil Maange More!!!'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Fourth Wall Productions. it features Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Tulip Joshi, Soha Ali Khan (in her film debut), Gulshan Grover and Zarina Wahab. It was released on 31 December 2004 and it was a box office failure though it boosted the careers of both Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia. Plot ''Dil Maange More!!!'' is the story of Nikhil Mathur's (Shahid Kapoor) quest for true love. His passions are his town Samarpur, a small hill station in Uttarakhand and football. He is desperate to fall in love with one woman but ends up with three women in his arms ready to swear undying love for him. He is first shown in love with Neha (Soha Ali Khan), his girlfriend of four years. Neha, an ambitious girl, leaves their town to go to Mumbai to become a flight attendant. Nikhil follows her to bring her back. In Mumbai Railway Station, Nikhil bumps into Shagun (Ayesha Takia), ...
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Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi language romantic musical film featuring an ensemble cast led by R. Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, and Sanjay Suri. The film was inspired by the songs of music composer R. D. Burman and won positive reviews upon release in October 2002. Plot The first love story is about love getting a second chance. Devdarshan Suri alias Dev (Sanjay Suri) is a widower, his wife Payal (Dipannita Sharma) dies soon after their honeymoon. He moves to Mumbai from Pune with his sister Rachna (Bhavna Pani). Here he meets Gauri (Sonali Kulkarni), who lives with her psychosomatically ill brother Gaurav (Rakesh Bapat). Though they fall in love, the shadow of Gaurav's illness is always between them. And then Rachna falls in love with Gaurav: The second love story. The third story is one of how love can be swallowed by ego, pride and insecurity. Krish Kumar (Madhavan) and Raksha (Namrata Shirodkar) are happily married. Both are aspiring singers and want to bec ...
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Yamini Singh (Bollywood Actress)
Yamini Singh (born 20 March 1971) is an Indian film and television actress who works in Bollywood films and television. Her first film role came in K. Bikram Singh's ''Tarpan'' (1994), also starring Om Puri, Revathi, Manohar Singh and Mita Vashisht. Some of her television shows are: ''Bandhan'' (1999), '' Daaman'' (2001), '' Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...Let's Go'' (2015), ''Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari'' (2009), ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' (2007) and ''Jhoome Jiiya Re'' (2007). Career Singh debuted in the K. Bikram Singh's ''Revathi'' and the Mita Vashisht-starred film ''Tarpan'' (1994), where she played the role of Om Puri's daughter. After this, she played the character of "Lovely" in the TV series ''Colgate Top 10''. She has acted in soap operas including: ''Bandhan'', '' Daaman'', '' Ghar Ek Mandir'', ''Koshish - Ek Aashaa'', ''Shehnai'', '' Hukum Mere Aaka'', ''Jabb Love Hua'', '' Shaadi Street'', '' Hari Mirchi Laal Mirchi'', ''Hum Hai Na La-Jawab'', ''Meri Doli Tere Angana'', ...
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Mona Ambegaonkar
Mona Ambegaonkar (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns. She had a minor role in film ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' and medical drama ''Dhadkan (TV series)'' as Dr. Chitra. Mona Ambegaonkar plays the lead in the 2018 Hindi feature film Evening Shadows directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures. She plays the role of Vasudha, a South Indian woman who is confronted by the truth of her son Kartik (Devansh Doshi) being gay. Being from a traditional society and bound within a patriarchal family, she finds it very difficult to accept her son's sexuality. She also is scared that her strict husband Damodar (played by eminent actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan) will find out about the truth. She won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at Out At The Movies, Winston-Salem for her role in the film Evening Shadows. Television ...
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IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ...
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Solaris Pictures
Solaris Pictures is an Indian film production company based in Mumbai. It was created by Sridhar Rangayan, and Saagar Gupta in 2001. The two have gone on to create several award-winning films under Solaris Pictures' banner, focusing on LGBT issues and HIV/AIDS. Introduction Solaris Pictures is an Indian film production company that has makes films covering issues such as homosexuality and gay rights. Previous productions include: '' The Pink Mirror'', which has won two Best Film awards, and was screened at over 72 festivals; '' Yours Emotionally'', which was played at several international festivals; and ''68 Pages'', which won the Silver Remi award at the 2008 WorldFest Houston. These films are made in a unique style that combines Bollywood melodrama with international avant-garde film techniques. Solaris Pictures is the associate producer of Project Bolo, an Indian LGBT oral history project that interviews 20 Indian LGBT people in Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, and New Delhi. ...
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Sridhar Rangayan
Sridhar Rangayan (also spelt Sridhar Rangaihn or Sridhar Rangayyan; born 2 April 1962) is an Indian filmmaker who has made films with special focus on queer subjects. His queer films, '' The Pink Mirror'' and '' Yours Emotionally'', have been considered groundbreaking because of their realistic and sympathetic portrayal of the largely closeted Indian gay community. His film'' The Pink Mirror'' remains banned in India by the Indian Censor Board because of its homosexual content. Rangayan was born in Mandya, Karnataka. As a gay activist, he has been one of the front-rank leaders in the LGBT movement in India and has contributed immensely towards the growth of awareness about sexual minorities in India. He is a Founder Member and Trustee of The Humsafar Trust, the first gay NGO in India, along with Ashok Row Kavi. He served on its board till January 2013. He also designed and edited India's first gay magazine ''Bombay Dost'' between 1999–2003. In 2006, he was awarded the Sou ...
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Evening Shadows
''Evening Shadows'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sridhar Rangayan. The film stars Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi, Arpit Chaudhary, Yamini Singh, Abhay Kulkarni, Veena Nair, Kala Ramnathan, Disha Thakur, Sushant Divgikar and Faredoon Bhujwala. It is produced under the banner of Solaris Pictures. Screenplay is written by Sridhar Rangayan, Saagar Gupta, and Dialogues are by Saagar Gupta. It has won 25 international Awards and has become a success in international film festival circuit with selection in 75 international film festivals. The film had a limited theatrical release in India beginning 11 January 2019. It was released in PVR Cinemas in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Nagpur. The film received critical reviews with an average of 3 rating out of 5, with reviewers mentioning the film to be "a vivid portrayal of a coming out story that's as warm as it is raw and complex" and "this one deserves to be ...
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