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Banaras (2021 Film)
''Banaras'' is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language romance film written and directed by Jayatheertha and produced by Tilakraj Ballal. It stars Zaid Khan and Sonal Monteiro in the lead roles. The film's music composer is B. Ajaneesh Loknath and cinematographer is Advaitha Gurumurthy. The film was set to be released early 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, It was released on November 4, 2022. Plot Banaras is a poignant love story set in the back drop of Kashi. This film also the debut of Zaid Khan. The most of the film's scenes have been shot in Banaras except a few portions canned in Bengaluru. Cast * Zaid Khan as Sidharth Simha * Sonal Monteiro as Dhani * Sujay Shastry as Shambu * Devaraj as Ajay Simha * Achyuth Kumar as Narayan Shastry * Barkath Ali as Peter Jakson * Sapna Raj as Shiva Production TBA Release ''Banaras'' was released in cinemas on 4 November 2022 in Kannada along with a Hindi dubbed version. Music The film's music is composed by B. Ajaneesh Lokna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayatheertha
Jayathirtha B. V. (born May 8th, 1977) is an Indian theater activist, social worker, production designer and filmmaker. He is known for his movies Olave Mandara, Tony (2013 film), Tony, Beautiful Manasugalu, and Bell Bottom (2019 film), Bell Bottom. He is also known for his work as a director and play writer. Early life Jayathirtha was born and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. A high school dropout due to financial constraints, he started working as a salesman at 17 and took up theater as a pastime. He trained at Abhinayataranga under the renowned theatre personality A. S. Murthy and later became a teacher in the same institution. Jayathirtha won several awards for his works in theatre including the ''B. V. Karanth Best Stage Reviewer Award'' (1997) for his critical review of the play, ''Maranayak''. Film career In 2007, he directed a short film called Hasivu (Hunger). The movie won the Best Indian Short Film award at Cinerail Film Festival, Paris. In 2011, he directed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesham Abdul Wahab
Hesham Abdul Wahab (born 14 October 1990) is an Indian music director, music producer, singer and audio engineer. Best known for his compositions for the soundtrack of the 2022 Malayalam film ''Hridayam'' and the music album ''Qadham Badha'' ( produced by British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf. Wahab is the recipient of 2021 Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack of the film ''Hridayam''. Early life Sayyed Hesham Abdul Wahab was born in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. Born in a family of musicians, he took interest in music at a very young age and got professional training in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music. He started singing at an early age of 8 and was introduced to Piano when he was 11. Hesham married Ayshath Safa on 22 January 2018. After completing schooling from International Indian School in Riyadh, he went on to complete a diploma in Audio Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Audio Production from SAE Institute with to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Productions Suspended Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Romance Films
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List Of Films Impacted By The COVID-19 Pandemic
This article lists films which have had their theatrical releases cancelled, resulting in an alternative method of release, as well as films with delayed releases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article also lists productions which have been directly affected by the pandemic, resulting in their suspension or delay. Theatrical releases Simultaneous theatrical and video on demand (VOD) releases North American theatrical releases International theatrical releases Although the national theatrical release in Spain was expected to be on August 13, but it was later delayed to November 5 due to the schedule of the theatrical releases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It had to be postponed again and was finally released on June 3, 2022. , - , ''Luca'' , , Released on Disney+ in North America and in re-opened theaters in select countries on June 18, 2021. , - , ''Magikland'' , , Released in the Philippines on December 25, 2020, until January 7, 2021, via UpStream, and on Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bela Shende
Bela Shende is an Indian playback singer. She performed several songs in Bollywood and regional films. "Mann Mohana" from the film ''Jodhaa Akbar'', "Su Che" from the film '' What's Your Raashee?'', "Wajle Ki Baara" and "Apsara Aali" from ''Natarang'' are some of her famous songs. In 2014 she was awarded the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Khurkhura" from the Marathi film ''Tuhya Dharma Koncha''. Shende started her career with the music album "Kaisa Yeh Jadoo" which was well received by the masses and was critically acclaimed. Her career in Bollywood started with the film Tera Mera Saath Rahen where she voiced for a brief part. She again got a big break in the 2005 submission for Academy Award, Paheli, where she voiced Rani Mukerji. In 2008 she crooned a bhajan in the Ashutosh Gowariker directorial Jodhaa Akbar for an A. R. Rahman composition and got an IIFA Award for Best Female Playback nomination for the song. She then crooned hits in Marat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Ali
Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings in Hindi. He has also sung in various Indian languages including Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Early life Javed Ali was born Javed Hussain in Panchkuian Road, Delhi. He studied in Ramjas School 4, Paharganj. Javed Ali started singing at a very early age with his father Ustad Hamid Hussain, a popular qawwali singer. Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali heard Ali's voice and felt that he could become a great singer in future. Ghulam Ali not only guided Javed, but also gave him chance to sing in his live concerts. As a tribute and honour to his guru Ghulam Ali, Javed changed his name from Javed Hussain to Javed Ali. Career In 2007, Javed Ali came into limelight for his song "Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein" from the film Naqaab and thereafter he sang "Jashn-e-Bahaaran" from ''Jodhaa Akbar'', "Arziyan" from ''Delhi-6'', "Kun Faya Kun" from ''Rockstar'', "Guzarish" from '' Ghajini'', "Aa Jao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakash Aziz
Nakash Aziz (born 24 February 1985), also known as Nakash, is an Indian composer and singer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as ''Highway'', ''Raanjhanaa'', ''Rockstar'', ''Delhi 6'' and '' I'' (Hindi dubbed). He is known for playback performances of songs like "Jabra Fan" from '' Fan'', "Sari Ke Fall Sa" and "Gandi Baat" from the film '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013) and "Dhating Nach" from film ''Phata Poster Nikhla Hero'' (2013) Early life Aziz is originally from Moodabidri, a small suburban town on the outskirts of Mangalore. He belongs to a family of singers. He worked as a composer for jingles and devotional albums before becoming a playback singer. He married Ruby Shaikh in August, 2020. He now lives in Mumbai with his family. Discography as vocalist Hindi Album songs Hindi songs Telugu songs Tamil songs Kannada songs Bengali songs Gujarati songs Pakistani films Marathi Album songs Discography as compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaskarabhatla
Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar is an Indian lyricist predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He worked for more than 125 films and penned lyrics for more than 390 songs. He extensively worked with director Puri Jagannadh and music director Chakri and S. S. Thaman. He is famous for songs appealing to the masses. His primary genres are mass, romantic, and melodies. He won two Santosham Film Awards in 2006 and 2008 and a SIIMA award in 2013. Personal life Bhaskarabhatla was born on 5 June 1974 in Srikakulam and brought up in Rajahmundry among five siblings. In his childhood he got interested in literature from his maternal grand father Aravelli Rajagopalacharya. While in Rajahmundry he used to frequent Gouthami Library and it influenced him to venture into poetry. Since his childhood he used to get inspired from the film posters. He completed B.A in Telugu and worked as a film journalist in Eenadu, Hyderabad for 10 years. Later he left his job to pursue a career in film industry. He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Kumar (musician)
Pradeep Rangaswamy Kumar (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian playback singer and music director who has worked in Tamil language films. After beginning his career as a Carnatic musician, in the 2010s, he has regularly collaborated with composers Santhosh Narayanan and Sean Roldan. Career Born to a police inspector father and a music teacher mother, Pradeep Kumar grew up in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. His mother, Lalitha Vijayakumar, taught Carnatic music through private lessons and at a government school in the area, meaning that Pradeep Kumar was constantly exposed to Carnatic music as a youngster and often joined his mother in singing at home. He later was introduced as a playback singer in Tamil cinema through the film ''Attakathi'' by Santhosh Narayanan He later began studying music under J. Venkataraman from the Aalathur School of music, who became his first guru. Outside music, Pradeep Kumar studied science, wrote the engineering entrance examination and joined an engineeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palani Bharathi
Palani Bharathi is an Indian writer and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. Early life Palani Bharathi was born in Karaikudi to Sami Palaniappan, a poet, and Kamala. He has a brother and four sisters. Palaniappan was an assistant of orator/writer Kundrakudi Adigal and follower of poet Bharathidasan. When Palaniappan moved to Madras (now Chennai) with his family in search of work, he got a job in the government newspaper ''Tamil Arasu''. As a result, Bharathi studied and grew in Chennai. He initially studied at a municipal school, and later at Ganapathi Higher Secondary School till the twelfth grade. Aspiring to become a film editor, he tried joining the M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, to no avail. Career Bharathi began his career by editing articles, mainly correcting factual errors, in publications including ''Neerottam'' and ''Porval''. He later got a job in the Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation, of checking and recording the account of volumes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik (singer)
Karthik (born 7 November 1980) is an Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. He has sung more than 8000 songs in 15 Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi. Early and personal life Karthikeyan hails from Tiruvarur district. He is a trained Carnatic music vocalist. He was part of a college band and regularly participated in IIT Madras Fest ''Saarang''. An ardent fan of A. R. Rahman, Karthik's dream was to meet Rahman and sing for him. Playback singer Srinivas, who collaborated often with Rahman was Karthik's close friend's cousin. Srinivas encouraged Karthik to look at singing as a career, which prompted Karthik to resume his singing lessons. One year later, Srinivas recommended Karthik's name to Rahman, who needed fresh voices for backing vocalists for a song from '' Pukar''. Karthik eventually got the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
