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Apharan
''Apaharan'' (English: ''Abduction'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of Bihar, India. ''Apaharan'' was declared semi Hit at the Indian box-office. Plot Ajay Shastri (Ajay Devgn) is an unemployed, honest graduate who dreams of joining the police force. His father, Raghuvansh Shastri (Mohan Agashe) is a highly principled and moralistic man. An ex-schoolteacher and Gandhi follower, now a social activist, Prof. Shastri expects his son to follow in his steps and believe in his ideals and values. When his father's ideals start clashing with Ajay's ideologies, a rift between father and son emerges. Ajay borrows a lot of money, with the help of his friend (Ayub Khan) and bribes higher officials to get his name on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayub Khan (actor)
Ayub Khan (born 23 February 1969) is an Indian film and television actor. He is the nephew of actor Dilip Kumar. Personal life Khan was born into the Hindko speaking Awan (tribe), Awan tribe to former 1950s actress Begum Para and actor Nasir Khan (actor), Nasir Khan. Khan was married to Niharika Khan, Niharika Bhasin, in 2000 known for films like ''Rock On!!'' (2008) and ''The Dirty Picture'' (2011). They met while in college. When Niharika left for the US for her studies, they married other people. After 11 years they divorced and married each other. Filmography * Dosti zindabad (2017) * ''Santa Banta Pvt Ltd ''(2016) ... Indian High Commissioner * ''Yeh Dooriyan'' (2011) ... Abhay (special appearance) * ''Toh Baat Pakki!'' (2010) ... Surinder Saxena * ''Zamaanat'' (2009) ... Sunil * ''Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera'' (2006) ... Inspector Vikram * ''Apaharan'' (2005) ... Kashinath *Revati (film) (2005) * ''Tauba Tauba'' (2004) ... Mohan Shanbagh * ''Kuch To Gadbad Hai'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), ''Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaajal'' (2003), ''Apaharan'' (2005), including multi-starrer movies like ''Raajneeti'' (2010), ''Aarakshan'' (2011) '' Chakravyuh'' (2012), and Satyagraha (2013), Dirty Politics (2015 ). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like, ''Faces After The Storm'' (1984) and ''Sonal'' (2002). He runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions. He also owns the P&M Mall in Patna and the P&M Hi-Tech Mall in Jamshedpur. Biography Early life and education Prakash Jha was raised at his family's farm in Barharwa, Bettiah, West Champaran, Bihar, India. His father's name is Shri Tej Nath Jha. He did his schooling from Sainik School Tilaya, Koderma district and Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand. Later, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chetan Pandit
Chetan Pandit is an Indian Bollywood film and television actor. He played the role of Jayaprakash Narayan in the Prakash Jha-directed film '' Loknayak'' in 2004. Filmography Film Television * ''Punar Vivah'' as Suraj Pratap Sindhia * ''Kahiin to Hoga'' * '' Ardhangini'' * '' Saraswatichandra'' * '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'' * '' Kalash'' * ''Badii Devrani'' * ''Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh'' as Jai Singh Kanheya *Barrister babu as barrister subodh chatterzee * ''Porus'' as Vishnugupta Chanakya * Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai ''Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai'' was an Indian talk show hosted initially by Bollywood actor Farooq Shaikh and later by Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi. It premiered on 22 March 2002, and due to the success of its first season, the show reappeared on Zee ... Web series * '' Rangbaaz'' (2019) as Home Minister Ahlawat References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Chetan Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asmita Joshi
Asmita may refer to: * ABP Asmita, an Indian television news channel * Asmita English Secondary School, a school in Lalitpur, Nepal * Asmita Gardens, a residential complex in Bucharest * Asmita Law College, a law school in Vikhroli, Mumbai, India * Asmita Marwa (active since 1990s), Indian fashion designer * Asmita Sood (born 1989), Indian model * Yoga_(philosophy)#Epistemology, Yoga (philosophy) Epistemology referring to Egoism {{Disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeti Kakade
Preeti, also: Preety, Preity, Priti, or Prethy, is a female given name in India. Etymology The name Preeti is derived from the Sanskrit word ":en:wikt:प्रीति, प्रीति" (prīti), meaning "pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from :en:wikt:प्री, प्री (prī). Priti (goddess), Priti is the name of the second consort of the Hinduism, Hindu god of love, Kamadeva. Preeti in Indian languages * Assamese language, Assamese: প্রীতি * Bengali language, Bengali: প্রীতি * Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri: प्रीति * Bishnupriya Manipuri language, Bishnupriya Manipuri: প্রীতি * Gujarati language, Gujarati: પ્રીતિ * Hindi: प्रीति * Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ * Maithili language, Maithili: प्रीति * Malayalam: പ്രീതി * Marathi language, Marathi: प्रीती * Nepali language, Nepali: प्रीति * Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayashankar Tripathi
Jayashankar is an Indian given name and surname. It is formed from the Sanskrit words () 'victorious' and () 'beneficent'. The latter word is a reference to Shiva (see Shankar (name), Shankar). By the process of Schwa deletion in Indian languages, schwa syncope, becomes in many modern Indian languages, resulting in the name also being spelled Jaishankar. People with these names include: *Jaishankar Bhojak (1889–1975), Indian actor and director of Gujarati theatre *Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), Indian writer prominent in modern Hindi literature *Kothapalli Jayashankar (1934–2011), Telangana movement activist *Jaishankar (1938–2000), Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema *Thiruvizha Jayashankar (born 1940), Indian classical musician *S. Jaishankar (born 1955), Indian diplomat *Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian-born American computer scientist *A. Jayashankar (born 1962), Indian lawyer based in Kerala *M. Jaishankar (1977–2018), Indian serial killer *Shvetha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrinalini Sharma
Mrinalini Sharma (born 27 September) is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Early life and education Sharma hails from New Delhi. Mrinalini did her schooling in Carmel Convent School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Thereafter she did her graduation from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi (University of Delhi). Career Sharma started her career as a model in Delhi and soon shifted to Mumbai. She has been cast in many commercial advertisements and began her career in Bollywood with an item number in Prakash Jha’s movie ''Apaharan''. Her acting career took off with three films with Mahesh Bhatt. The first one was ''Awarapan'' in which she got to share the screen space with Emraan Hashmi. The movie also starred actress Shriya Saran Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 .... The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padam Singh
Padam may refer to: *''Padam... Padam...'', a song by Édith Piaf *Padam, Ladakh, India *Padam people, of India *Padam (musical composition), in Carnatic music *Southern Command (Israel) (''Pikud Darom'') {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukul Nag
Mukul Nag is an Indian actor. He is best known for playing the revered saint, Sai Baba of Shirdi, in the Hindi language historical drama series ''Sai Baba (TV series)''. The series was produced by Sagar Films and broadcast by Star Plus in 2008. Early life In an interview with Sai Leela Times, Mukul Nag said: "Papaji (Ramanand Sagar) asked me just one question before he cast me as Sai Baba in the serial. He asked me how you're planning to do this role? I replied I do my job with full Devotion (shraddha), and he said you're doing this role – I just want to know this." Mukul Nag is one of the best actors of National School of Drama, India. He was born on 25 October in a small city of India. His first play, ''Taimoor or Balak'', was directed and acted by himself at the time when he was just 12 years old. After finishing his studies, he started his course with National School of Drama. He then acted with Sagar Films in Shri Krishna as Sudama and Ashvatthama. Mukul Nag has his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brij Gopal
Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhoomi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal and Ballabhgarh in Haryana state, Bharatpur district in Rajasthan state and Morena District in Madhya Pradesh.Janet Cochrane, 2008Asian Tourism: Growth and Change page 249. Within Uttar Pradesh it is very well demarcated culturally, the area stretches from the Mathura, Aligarh, Agra, Hathras and districts up to the Farrukhabad, Mainpuri and Etah districts. Braj region is associated with Radha and Krishna who according to scriptures were born in Barsana and Mathura respectively. It is the main centre of Krishna circuit of Hindu pilgrimage. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 50 km northwest of Agra. Etymology The term Braj is derived from the Sanskrit word ''vraja (व्रज)''. Vraja was first mentioned in Rigveda, and in Sanskrit it means a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Tripathi
Pankaj Tripathi (Birth name, né Tiwari; born 5 September 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and has also appeared in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil language films. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors of Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, a Screen Award, and an IIFA Award. Born in Gopalganj District, India, Gopalganj, Bihar, Tripathi got more attracted to art in Patna where he was doing his higher studies. He enrolled himself in the National School of Drama in 2001, from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film ''Run (2004 film), Run'' (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as ''Raavan (2010 Hindi film), Raavan'' (2010) and ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'' (2012) and in some television series including ''Powder (TV series), Powder''. Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in Anurag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Tak
''Aaj Tak'' () is an Indian Hindi-language news channel owned by TV Today Network, part of the New Delhi-based media conglomerate Living Media group (India Today Group) Aaj Tak HD On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD. Aaj Tak HD broadcasts News & 2 extra Shows like ''Duniya Aaj Tak'' aired from 2019 () covering world news, ''Business Aaj Tak'' aired from 2019 () covering the financial news of India & Worldwide. Aaj Tak HD also broadcast ''Movie Masala'' aired between 2019 & 2020 () covering the news of Bollywood. History Aaj Tak was first broadcast on DD Metro of Doordarshan (DD) in the year 1995. This was then broadcast as a news program of 10 to 20 minutes. Aaj Tak came into existence in December 2000 as an independent news channel and then it became the first complete Hindi news channel in the country to be broadcast twenty four hours. One of the anchors at the time was Surendra Pratap Singh. The tagline for Aaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
