Badal (other)
''Badal'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. The movie is inspired by ''The Devil's Own'' (1997), starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt. It was a commercial success. Plot Badal is a young man with a tragic childhood. As a child, he had witnessed his entire family, his loving father, mother, and baby sister, murdered in a village massacre by ruthless and corrupt police officer Jaisingh Rana, who kills people for fun. He is then brought up by his late father's friend Jeetram, who himself is on the run from Rana. Years later, Badal has become a dreaded terrorist work for Jeetram under the name Rajveer whose main target in life is exacting revenge on Jaisingh Rana for his family's horrible death. In this endeavor, Badal travels to a small town, where he meets a good-natured police officer, ACP Ranjeet Singh, who takes Badal under his wing, and Rani, a bubbly free sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raj Kanwar
Raj Kanwar (28 June 1961 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian film director, writer and film producer of Hindi films based in Mumbai, India. Family and personal life He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun. He has two sons (with his wife Anita Kanwar), Karan Raj Kanwar and Abhay Kanwar, both of whom have worked as film directors and producers. Filmmaker K. Pappu is his elder brother. On 3 February 2012, he died due to a kidney ailment in Singapore. Career Kanwar began his career directing plays in Delhi. He then moved to Mumbai where he worked as an assistant to directors like Shekhar Kapur and Raj Kumar Santoshi. His directorial debut was ''Deewana (1992 film), Deewana''. Released in 1992, the film was a box office Blockbuster and marked the screen debut of Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan. He directed several other box office hits like ''Laadla (1994 film), Laadla'' (1994), ''Jaan (film), Jaan'' (1996), ''Jeet (1996 film), Jeet'' (1996), ''Judaai (1997 film), J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neena Kulkarni
Neena Kulkarni (''neena'' Joshi) is an Indian actress. She began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modelling simultaneously. She met Pt Satyadev Dubey, her first guru, and went on to be a part of several Hindi productions under his direction. Mohan Rakesh's ''Adhe Adhure'', Shankar Shesh's ''Mayavi Sarovar'' and Willie Russell's ''Educating Rita'' are a few of her prominent plays. Dr. Vijaya Mehta chose her to play Shabbo in Anil Barve's ''Hamidabai Chi Kothi'' in 1978, and thus began her long journey with Bai into the remarkable world of Marathi theatre with ''Mahasagar'' and ''Savitri''. She continues to assist Bai in her workshops. ''Mahasagar'', ''Akasmat'', ''Dhyani Mani'', ''Vatvat Savitri'', ''Dehabhaan'', ''Prem Patra'' and ''Chaapa Kaata'' are some more of her successful award-winning (Natya Darpan, State Awards, Natya Parishad recognition) Marathi plays. She directed the play '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Bengali cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence for a song performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined The main aim of an item number is to entertain movie-goers and to lend support to the marketability of the film by being featured in . They are favoured by filmmakers as they afford t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suman Ranganathan
Suman Ranganath is an Indian model and actress. She has starred in Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. Personal life Suman Ranganath was born in Tumakuru, Karnataka. She was married to Bunty Walia, an Indian film producer. The couple split in 2007. She married Sajan Chinnappa, a businessman from Kodugu district, Karnataka on 3 June 2019 Career She made her acting debut with the Kannada movie ''C.B.I. Shankar'' (1989) along with Shankar Nag. After the success of that movie, she starred in various movies like ''Bala Hombale'' (1989), '' Doctor Krishna'' (1989) ''Santha Shishunala Sharifa'' (1990) and '' Nammoora Hammera'' (1990). In the year 1990, she made her Tamil debut with '' Pudhu Paattu''. Then, she has acted in many Tamil movies like ''Perum Pulli'' (1991), '' Maanagara Kaaval'' (1991), ''Kurumbukkaran'' (1991), ''Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren'' (1992), ''Mettupatti Mirasu'' (1994) and ''Mudhal Udhayam'' (1995). She appeared in '' Fareb'' (1996), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salim Ghouse
Salim Ahmad Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022) was an Indian film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist. He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films. Early life Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai. He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai. He was also a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career Salim Ghouse is known for his role in the TV series '' Subah'' and for playing Rama, Krishna and Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series ''Bharat Ek Khoj''. He has also worked in TV serial ''Wagle Ki Duniya''. In 1989, he portrayed the villain in the Tamil film ''Vettri Vizhaa'', directed by Pratap Pothen as the rival to Kamal Haasan. He starred alongside Mohanlal in the classic Malayalam movie ''Thazhvaram'', directed by Bharathan. In 1993 he did a villain role in Mani Ratnam's film ''Thiruda Thiruda'', and also acted alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi and Gujarati films as well as theatre, Dina Pathak acted in over 120 films in a career spanning over six decades. Her production ''Mena Gurjari'' in Bhavai folk theatre style, ran successfully for many years, and is now a part of its repertoire. Brandon, p. 83 She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films ''Gol Maal'' and ''Khubsoorat''. She was a favourite of the Art Cinema in India where she played powerful roles in films like ''Koshish'', '' Umrao Jaan'', ''Mirch Masala'' and ''Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!''. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeetu Verma
Jeetu Verma is a Bollywood actor who worked in films like ''Humraaz'', ''Soldier'', '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' and ''Bol Bachchan''. In 2020, he appeared in Amazon Prime video original show Mirzapur.http://www.india.com/showbiz/shocking-actor-jeetu-verma-attacked-badly-could-be-blinded-permanently-1982277/ Career Jeetu Verma is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. He has worked in popular movies like Son Of Sardar, Bol Bachchan. He recently starred in Amazon Prime original show Mirzapur. Filmography * ''Sapoot'' (1996) as Manik *'' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998) as Henchman of Zoravar * ''Soldier (1998 Indian film)'' as Jojo * ''Rajakumarudu'' (Telugu movie) (1999) *''Badal'' (2000) as Rafiq Terrorist *''Arjun Pandit (1999 film)'' *''Kunwara'' (2000) as Henchman of Prithvi Thakur *'' Deewaanapan'' (2001) *''Kranti'' (2002) * ''Humraaz'' (2002) as Jojo Fernandes * '' Talaash: The Hunt Begins...''(2003) as Junior * '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' (2004) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shahbaz Khan (actor)
Shahbaz Khan (real name Haider Khan) is an Indian actor from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He is famous for playing lead roles in television serials such as '' Chandrakanta'', ''The Great Maratha'', ''The Sword of Tipu Sultan'', '' Betaal Pachisi'', '' Yug'', ''Maharaja Ranjit Singh'', ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'', ''Tenali Rama'' . He also appears in the 2018 Chinese film ''Dying to Survive''. Early life Khan is originally from Indore, and is a son of Padma Bhushan winner Amir Khan, a doyen of Indian classical music. Khan studied in St Joseph Convent, Kamptee and Hislop College Nagpur, then had worked at Centre Point Hotel Nagpur for few years before moving to Mumbai. Filmography Films * ''Naachnewale Gaanewale'' as main lead (1991) * ''Meri Aan'' (1993), as Sher Khan * ''Dhartiputra'' (1993) as Anwar Khan * '' Kaise Kaise Rishte'' as main lead (1993) opposite Ayesha Jhulka * ''Jai Vikraanta'' (1995), as DIG Sher Ali Khan (Second lead) * '' Share Bazaar'' (1997), ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vishwajeet Pradhan
Vishwajeet Pradhan (born 11 September 1965) is an Indian and television actor who has worked in Hindi films and television. Incidents on sets A major fire broke out on the sets of ''No Problem'' while the unit was shooting in the middle of the sea for a vital action sequence. Pradhan was in a scene where he is supposed to raise panic over the fire and try to save himself. While he caught fire, hurting his leg, everyone thought it was a part of his act and complimented his acting skills! But as soon as everyone realized what was happening, Pradhan was saved from any further injury by prompt action. Sunil Shetty also suffered burns on his hands. The fire extinguishers on the sets proved to be very handy. Suniel Shetty and Vishwajeet Pradhan almost became victims of severe burns. A hurt Pradhan said, "These things happen and despite all the precautions, the fire was just uncontrollable because of the sea breeze. My trousers were very thin. I guess it’s part of the game, but I am ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) and ''Welcome'' (2007). Mushtaq was born in Baihar town of Balaghat district Madhya Pradesh to a Muslim family. He is widely known for his role of a disabled hockey player in the movie ''Welcome'' (2007). Filmography Films *''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai'' (1980) - The Lecherous Shopper trying to flirt with 'Joan Pinto' (Smita Patil) *'' Thodisi Bewafaii'' (1980) - Worker with sick wife - Mushtaq *''laraz'' (1981) - as a butcher *''Sazaye Maut'' (1981) - Actor *''Kaalia'' (1981) - Ram deen *''Vivek'' (1985) *''Congregation'' (1986) - Banke Nawab aka "Anjuman" *'' Angaarey'' (1986) - Mustaq Khan *'' Kabzaa'' (1988) - Tiwari *''Main Azaad Hoon'' (1989) - Pandey *''Aakhri Ghulam'' (1989) - Actor *''Aashiqui'' (1990) - Rafoo Master - ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harish Patel
Harish Patel (born 5 July 1953) is an Indian character actor. He has appeared in a variety of Hindi films, but in recent years has begun to appear in American projects like reimagination of ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' on Hulu. His latest project is the MCU film '' Eternals''. Although mainly associated with the stage, he has appeared in Indian and British films and television shows. Early life and background Patel was born in Mumbai, Bombay State (now Maharashtra), India. He began performing at the age of seven, when he played male and female roles in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. Acting career He made his film debut in ''Mandi'' directed by Shyam Benegal in 1983. From 1994 to 2008, Patel worked with the Indian theatre director Satyadev Dubey. In 1995, he joined the Indian National Theatre and appeared in the play ''Neela Kamra''. His repertoire has included classical and modern Indian plays as well as plays by Western writers, e.g., Pinter's ''The Caretaker'', Sartre's ''No ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akash Khurana
Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's '' Kalyug''. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including ''Ardh Satya'', ''Saaransh'', ''Naam'', ''Beta'', ''Saudagar'', ''Sarfarosh'', ''Company'' and '' Barfii''. He has written over 20 screen plays, including ''Aashiqui'' and ''Baazigar''. He won Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992). Early life and background Khurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur. He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela ( Rourkela, Odisha, India) as a mechanical engineer. He then obtained an MBA degree from XLRI – Xavier School of Management ( Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India). Later he obtained an M.Phil. degree and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai, India), where he has been a visiting faculty member since 1995. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |