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Ashish R. Shukla
Ashish R. Shukla is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his films and like Prague and Bahut Hua Sammaan. Early life Shukla was born in Mumbai and raised in the neighbourhood of Vakola, Santacruz. Ashish worked for various ad agencies for 6 years as creative director. Career Shukla started his journey as an assistant director to Prahlad Kakkar. He worked as creative director with Anurag Kashyap in the film ''Dev D''. He directed short films like ''The Lock'' and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer ''The Journey''. Shukla made his directing and writing debut with ''Prague''. In 2020, he directed the film ''Bahut Hua Sammaan'' starring Raghav Juyal, Sanjay Mishra, Ram Kapoor and Nidhi Singh. In the same year, he directed web series ''Undekhi'' produced by Applause Entertainment & Edgestorm Ventures. In 2021, he directed web series ''Candy.'' Filmography * Bahut Hua Sammaan *Prague Web series *Candy *Undekhi ''Undekhi'' (English: Unseen) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague (2013 Film)
''Prague'' is a 2013 Hindi psychological thriller and romance film directed by Ashish R. Shukla and conceived & produced by Rohit Khaitan. The film released on Sept 27, 2013. The film features Chandan Roy Sanyal, Elena Kazan, Arfi Lamba and Kumar Mayank as main characters. The song "Aye Zindagi Gale Laga Le.." from the film Sadma composed by maestro Ilaiyaraja was used in the film. The film opened at Osian's 'Cinefan' for its world Premiere in New Delhi in Competition section and thereafter went to 'Tashkino' (Tashkent International Film Festival) where it premiered in official International competition section, Prague Indian Film Festival, Berlin Indian Film Festival and Dainik Jagran Film Festival before its commercial theatrical release. Plot Prague deals with the inner conflicts of Chandan, a passionate architect who comes to Prague for a project along with his friend Gulshan whom he idolizes and wants to emulate but is also strangely scared of. In Prague Chandan meets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Mishra (actor)
Sanjay Mishra (born 6 October 1963) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. Also workingfor Telugu cinema An alumnus of National School of Drama, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film '' Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!''. Later films include '' Rajkumar'' (1996) and '' Satya'' (1998). He also appeared as Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. In 2015, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in '' Ankhon Dekhi''. Early life and background Sanjay Mishra was born into a Maithil Brahmin family living in Darbhanga, Sakri, Narayanpur, Bihar. Mishra's father Shambhu Nath Mishra was an employee at the Press Information Bureau and both his grandparents were Indian civil servant. When his father got transferred he moved to Varanasi, where he studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya BHU. Mishra joined the National School of Drama and graduated in 1989. Career Early career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Writers
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Indian Film Directors
India has many regional film centres, such as Bollywood (Hindi) in Mumbai, Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in Hyderabad, Marathi cinema in Pune, Tamil cinema in Chennai, Malayalam cinema in Kochi, Kannada cinema in Bangalore, Odia Cinema in Bhubaneswar, Assamese cinema in Guwahati, Punjabi cinema in Mohali and Bengali cinema in Kolkata . Most Indian film directors are known for their work with one regional industry, while many others are active directors of films from multiple industries. Directors of parallel or independent cinema Parallel Cinema is otherwise known as "Art films" cinema, and is known for its serious and realistic films with real-life situations. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Indian government financed a number of such films, on Indian themes. Many of the directors were graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Ritwik Ghatak was a professor at the institute and a well-known director in his own right. The best-known Indian "neo-realist" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Applause Entertainment
Applause Entertainment, a venture of the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, headed by Sameer Nair Sameer Nair (born 1965) is an Indian media executive and business professional currently serving as CEO of Applause Entertainment Limited. He helped revamp the Star India, Star One, Star Utsav, Star Gold, Star Vijay and Channel V television ne ... is a media, content and IP creation studio. Television shows Films References {{reflist External links Official Website Streaming television Television production companies of India Indian companies established in 2017 Entertainment companies established in 2017 Aditya Birla Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undekhi
''Undekhi'' (English: Unseen) is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller web television series which premiered on SonyLIV on 10 July 2020. It is produced by Applause Entertainment and Edgestorm Ventures. The series depicts the two aspects of the society - the power-drunk influential people who think they can get away with anything and the oppressed, subjected to years of torture, who finally decide to bring themselves to justice. Undekhi season 2 was released on March 4, 2022. Premise Season 1 Undekhi begins in Sunderbans but soon shifts to Manali. In less than 30 minutes, viewers witness two murders. DSP Barun Ghosh (Dibyendu Bhattacharya) is investigating the Sunderban murder of a policeman, whose mutilated body is found in the forest. Two tribal girls are on the run and Ghosh, who suspects them to be the killers is on their trail. Season 2 With the cliff-hanging end of season one of Undekhi, a new face called Abhaya finds Koyal and rescues her. On the other hand, Teji is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidhi Singh
Nidhi Singh is an Indian television and film actress. She is known for her character as Tanya Nagpal in ''Permanent Roommates'', an Indian web series created by The Viral Fever and Biswapati Sarkar in (2014–16). In 2018 she appeared as Ayesha Kumar in the film ''Dil Juunglee'' alongside Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem. She made her debut through a multilingual short film ''Khuli Khidki'' in 2013. Nidhi was nominated for the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actress in ITA Awards. Life Nidhi Singh was born in 1986 in Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... She studied from St. Mary's Convent Inter College in Allahabad. Her father Birendra Singh is an Indian Railway personnel. Nidhi has an elder brother Rishabh Singh and a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Kapoor
Ram Kapoor (; born 1 September 1973) is an Indian actor who works in films and television serials. He gained popularity portraying Jai Walia in the television series ''Kasamh Se'' and the character of Ram Kapoor in '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. He played triple role Mamaji Kunwar Amar Nath Singh (KANS), Johnny and Balbir in the Bollywood film ''Humshakals'' and hosted the reality show '' Rakhi Ka Swayamwar'', based loosely on ''The Bachelorette''. He won 3 ITA Awards and 3 Indian Telly Awards for best actor. Early life and education He spent his formative years at the Sherwood College, in Nainital, Uttarakhand. At Sherwood College, Kapoor was introduced to acting, when as a challenge and an order from his head captain he auditioned for the annual school theatrical production of ''Charley's Aunt'' and performed the lead role. Under the direction and tutelage of Amir Raza Hussein, Kapoor found his career path and realised his love for acting. After completing his tenth board exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghav Juyal
Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk"'' in India. He rose to fame after being a contestant and finalist in Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 3'' and a skipper for the team "Raghav Ke Rockstars" in '' Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2'' and ''Dance Ke Superkids'' where his team was declared the winner under his captainship.' He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7'' (2016). Career Dance India Dance (Season 3) Juyal became known when his audition video went viral on YouTube. He was a contestant on '' Dance India Dance 3 (2012)'', which aired on Zee TV. He was not professionally trained by anyone prior to coming on the show. Juyal showcased a new dance style but wasn't selected in the Top 18 by the Grand Master in Mega Audition. Later, on pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahut Hua Samman
''Bahut Hua Samman'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film directed by Ashish R. Shukla. It was produced and bankrolled by Yoodlee films, the film division of Saregama. The film stars Raghav Juyal, Abhishek Chauhan, Sanjay Mishra, Ram Kapoor, Nidhi Singh, Namit Das and Flora Saini. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 October 2020 and received positive reviews. Plot The film starts with two men fighting over a car dent. In anger, one of them breaks the window of the other's car, and they fight in a humorously eccentric manner. The owner of the damaged car takes out a bag, and both of them leave the scene. Later, we learn that the two are Fundoo (Abhishek Chauhan) and Bony (Raghav Juyal), and that they staged this act together to steal the bag from the car without attracting suspicion. They sell the bag to Chandu, the college's con man. Fundoo and Bonny failed their final year of mechanical engineering training and are unable to graduate. The college's grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui (; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in ''Patang'' (2012). He gained international recognition for his work in '' Black Friday'' (2007), ''Kahaani'' (2011), the 2012 ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' duology, and '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016). The actor has won several awards, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfare Awards, as well as a nomination for an International Emmy. Siddiqui is best known for his roles in ''The Lunchbox'' (2013), ''Manto'' (2018), and ''Raman Raghav 2.0''. He is the only actor in the world to have eight films officially selected and screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The actor continues to take time out from his filming schedule to farm in his native Uttar Pradesh. He has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, '' Sacred Games'' (2019) and the British ''McMafia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama '' Satya'' (1998) and made his directorial debut with ''Paanch'', which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct '' Black Friday'' (2004), a film based on the namesake book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's follow-up, '' No Smoking'' (2007) met with negative reviews and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
