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Ashmit Patel
Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and was seen on ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, and the younger brother of actress and model Ameesha Patel, and the grandson of the lawyer-politician Rajni Patel, who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Mumbai. His birth name is a blend of the first three letters of his mother's name Asha and the last three letters of his father's name Amit. Patel studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and later attended the University of Texas at Austin in United States, from which he received a bachelor's degree in Business in 2000. Career Patel started his career as an assistant director and worked with Vikram Bhatt in the making of his films, ''Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage'' (2002), ''Awara Paagal Deewana'' (2002), '' Raaz'' (2002) and '' Footpath'' (2003). He made his acting debut with the film '' Inteha'' directed by Vikram Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The foundation stone of New Delhi was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfaithful (2002 Film)
''Unfaithful'' is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed and produced by Adrian Lyne and starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, and Dominic Chianese. It was adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the 1969 French film ''The Unfaithful Wife'' by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of a couple living in suburban New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an affair with a stranger she encounters by chance. ''Unfaithful'' grossed $52 million in North America and $119.1 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews overall, Lane received much praise for her performance. She won awards for Best Actress from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Plot Edward and Connie Sumner live in Westchester County, New York with their eight-year-old son, Charlie. Their marriage is loving but a little monotonous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss (Hindi Season 4)
''Bigg Boss 4'' is the fourth season of Indian reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'', which aired on Colors TV from 3 October 2010. This season was longer than its predecessor, ''Bigg Boss 3'' and lasted for 14 weeks (97 days) ending on 8 January 2011. Salman Khan joined the show for the first time as host and has subsequently hosted all the following season. This season became the highest rated season with the finale trp reaching 6.2 and the average trp being 4.8. During the launch on 3 October, fourteen hand-picked housemates entered the house located in Lonavla, a hill station, about 100 kilometres east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Two additional wild card entries were made during the second and third weeks, taking the number of contestants to sixteen. The housemates, considered strangers to each other, spent 96 days (14 weeks) locked up together under the supervision of 32 cameras fitted around the house. Four of the housemates, Ashmit Patel, Dolly Bindra, The Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toss (2009 Film)
''Toss'' is a 2009 Bollywood Hindi movie directed by Ramesh Khatkar. Toss is Rannvijay Singh's debut film. Cast * Ashmit Patel as Josh *Prashant Raj as Samay *Rannvijay Singh as Ryan *Aarti Chhabria as Sasha * Nyra Banerjee as Sherry *Shruti Gera as Fiona * Zakir Hussain as Inspector Denzel d'Cunha * Sushant Singh as Two *Mahesh Manjrekar as Dada *Rajpal Yadav as Duffy *Hardik Sangani as Sadaa Soundtrack The soundtrack of ''Toss'' consists of 4 songs and two remixes. #"Ruppaia" #"Meri Khamoshi" #"Aish Aish" #"Abe Saale" #"Chalte Chalo" #"Abe Saale" (Remix) #"Aish Aish" (Remix) Reception Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com in a negative review called the film "a laughable attempt" and felt that the film "is a text-book demonstration of appalling, over-the-top and awful performances. Not one actor in a cast of mostly lesser known faces project anything remotely to an expression." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, stating "Debutante director Ramesh Khatka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. The daughter of actors Pushpavalli and Gemini Ganesan, Rekha started her career as a child actress in Telugu films '' Inti Guttu'' (1958) and '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966). Her first film as a lead happened with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahima Chaudhary
Mahima Chaudhry is an Indian actress and model who worked in Hindi films. During the 1990s, Chaudhry did a few modelling assignments and appeared in several television commercials before venturing into films. She made her acting debut in the 1997 film '' Pardes'', for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She established a career with several roles in films including '' Daag'' (1999), ''Dhadkan'' (2000), ''Kurukshetra'' (2000), ''Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (2002), and received critical recognition for her performances in ''Dil Kya Kare'' (1999) and ''Lajja'' (2001). Early and personal life Mahima Chaudhry was born in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. She attended Dow Hill in Kurseong until class 10 and later moved to Loreto College, Darjeeling. She married architect Bobby Mukherji in 2006. The couple separated in 2013. Chaudhry was diagnosed and treated in 2022 for breast cancer. Acting career Chaudhry has played a variety of roles, starting with a village girl in '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana
''Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana'' (Translation: It's a Woman's World) is a Bollywood comedy film directed by Amur Batula. Released on 5 January 2006 it stars Mahima Chaudhry, Rekha and Ashmit Patel. Its central set up is of four female friends and their problems with boyfriends and husbands, and it has been compared to ''Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...''. Plot Mayuri, Kanika, Natasha, and Anjali have been friends for many years. All of them come from very wealthy families. While Mayuri has been married four times, she still has feelings for her first husband, Girish, and keeps aloof from her current spouse, Akash; Natasha is married to Punit, and is expecting a child; Kanika is preparing to marry Rahul; while Anjali, who is 24 years of age, is unmarried. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fight Club – Members Only
''Fight Club: Members Only'' is a 2006 Indian action film directed by Vikram Chopra and produced by Ravi Walia and Sohail Khan. The film features an ensemble cast of Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan, Sohail Khan, Dino Morea, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aashish Chaudhary, Rahul Dev, Dia Mirza and Amrita Arora while Ashmit Patel, Yash Tonk, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Neha Dhupia are featured in crucial roles. While the film notably copies the title and logo of the 1999 American film ''Fight Club'', the plot has few parallels or allusions to the American film or the Fight Club (novel), novel on which it is based. Plot The story follows four friends, Vicky, Karan, Somil and Diku. The four often attend Nightclub, clubs and drink alcohol together. One night, they witness a physical brawl, and Vicky comes up with the idea of making a "Fight Club," in which the participants will be allowed to fight physically but with valid reason. The night when the Fight Club is opened, Somil learns that his uncle, who b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banaras (2006 Film)
''Banaras: A Mystic Love Story'' is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi (the city, once known as Banaras, serves as a destination for the pilgrimage of millions of Hindu worshippers annually) and is centered on the relationship of a young woman with her parents and her lover. It is the journey of a woman seeking answers to the mysteries of the human psyche, love, fear, life and death. The storyline also has a strong religious and spiritual dimension. Most of the film was shot in Varanasi, with some scenes shot in Mauritius. Plot A young woman, Shwetambari is the daughter to wealthy parents, Mahendranath and Gayatri Devi respectively and studies at university in the city. She falls in love with a low-caste mystic named Soham (played by Ashmit Patel). Soham, after one meditative session, is illumined by Babaji, his mentor (played by Naseeruddin Shah) and decides there is no har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Diya Hai
''Dil Diya Hai'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama thriller film directed by Aditya Datt. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Ashmit Patel, Geeta Basra and Mithun Chakraborty. The music is given by Himesh Reshammiya. Plot The story is about a girl who is sold into prostitution by the protagonist whom she loves, or so thinks she does, but after she is rescued by the same man who sold her into prostitution, she forgives him and falls in love with him again with no consequences to the protagonist. The justification for joining the prostitution ring is to make money for his moms lung transplant. Cast * Emraan Hashmi as Sahil Khanna * Geeta Basra as Neha Mehra *Mithun Chakraborty as Rony *Kitu Gidwani as Michelle *Ranjeet as Mallik *Ashmit Patel as Kunal Malik *Markus Schief as Police Officer * Michael Sani as Head of Security *Paresh Ganatra as Patel *Udita Goswami Special appearance in song 'Jabse Aankh Ladi' * Sandeep Mehta as Neha's Father *Ananya Sharma as Neha's Mother *Rashmi P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silsiilay
''Silsiilay'' ( en, Chains) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romance film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Tabu, Bhumika Chawla, Riya Sen, Celina Jaitly, Anita Hassanandani, Divya Dutta, Rahul Bose, Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashmit Patel and Kay Kay Menon, while an extended appearance is played by Shah Rukh Khan. It was released on 17 June 2005. Plot The film revolves around the story of three women. Zia, who is a fast-rising Bollywood actress, whose live-in relationship is about to break up with the man who has groomed her for a film career, Neel. She wants a child with him but he does not want any responsibilities. Soon he moves on and finds another girlfriend. Anushka is a telephone receptionist who longs to discover tenderness in her relationship with a wealthy suitor Nikhil. Meanwhile, her office colleague, Tarun, loves her silently. The working girl must decide between the two in a romantic finale that has a twist in the tale. Natassha features in a rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Mohammed
Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist, editor, film critic, screenwriter and film director. He formerly worked for the ''Hindustan Times'' and was the lead editor for '' Filmfare'' magazine. He is the son of Hindi film actress Zubeida Begum, on whose life he wrote the screenplay of Shyam Benegal's 2001 film, ''Zubeidaa''. An alumnus of Cathedral and John Connon School Fort (Mumbai precinct), Fort, Mumbai, Mohamed has directed four Hindi films. He was hired by the ''Hindustan Times'' where he served as the national cultural editor as well as the editor of the supplement HT Cafe. He left the ''Times'' in January 2009. Mohamed has only given a few films a 5-star rating. These include '' Satya'' (1998) and ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). Mohamed has written several articles for The Wire, Firstpost, and DNA India. He's also written scripts for three of Shyam Benegal's films -- Mammo, Sardari Begum and Zubeida. Mohamed later went on to make a documentary on Shyam Benegal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
