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Darbaan
''Darbaan'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bipin Nadkarni under the banner of Opticus Picture Company with Yogesh Beldar as co-producer. This marks the debut of the director in Bollywood cinema. The film stars Sharib Hashmi, Sharad Kelkar, Rasika Dugal and Flora Saini. The film was to be theatrically released on 3 April 2020, but postponed later due to COVID. It premiered on ZEE5 on 4 December 2020. Premise ''Darbaan'' is an adaption of a 1918 short story Khokababur Pratyabartan written by Nobel Prize winner Rabindra Nath Tagore. The screenplay is about the friendship between a boy and his caretaker who come from different steps on the social and economic ladder. Cast * Sharib Hashmi as Raicharan (Raichu) aka Channa * Sharad Kelkar as Anukul Tripathi (Anu) * Rasika Dugal as Bhuri, Raicharan’s wife * Flora Saini as Charul Tripathi, Anukul's wife * Harsh Chhaya as Naren Tripathi, Anukul’s father * Suneeta Sengupta as Sushma Tripathi, Anukulâ ...
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Rasika Dugal
Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007). And then she went onto star in many critically acclaimed films namely '' No Smoking'' (2007), ''Aurangzeb'' (2013), '' Qissa'' (2015), ''Train Station'' (2015), ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' (2017), ''Hamid'' (2018) etc. In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie ''Manto'' based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife, for which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Then in 2020, she appeared in movies like ''Lootcase'' and ''Darbaan'', her performances in both of which were praised. In addition to films, Dugal is also active in the television industry. She has appeared in many television serials, such as ''Powder'' (2010), '' Kismat'' (2010), ''Upanishad Ganga'' (2012), ...
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Sharib Hashmi
Sharib Hashmi (born 25 January 1976) is an Indian actor, writer, producer and director who works in the Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying J.K. Talpade in the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Family Man'' (2019-2021) and Sunny in Filmistaan. Early life and education Sharib Hashmi was born in Malad, Mumbai, into a middle-class family. His father, Z. A. Johar, was a noted film journalist. Sharib did his schooling from St. John's Model English High School and graduated from Bhavan's College in Mumbai, India. Personal life Sharib married Nasreen Hashmi on December 27, 2003. The couple have 2 children, a girl and a boy. Career Sharib worked behind the scenes in MTV Roadies Season 2. In 2008, he appeared in ''Slumdog Millionaire'', which became an Oscar-winning movie. In 2012, he obtained a major role in ''Filmistaan'', alongside Inaamulhaq and Kumud Mishra. He played a supporting role in ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'', which starred Shahrukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kai ...
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Amartya Bobo Rahut
Amartya Bobo Rahut is an Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and an independent artist from Mumbai, India. Bobo has composed and produced music for films, albums and singles such as ''Shaam Simti'', ''Kaisi Ho ?'', ''Darbaan'', '' Tu Hai Mera Sunday'', ''Drive'', '' Aurangzeb'', ''Uttarayan'', ''Tumhari Sulu'', ''Yadon Ke Idiot Box Mein'', ''Om The Fusion Band'', etc. Bobo has also done music for over 2500 TV commercials, and he has worked for some of the biggest brands and campaigns including Godrej, ITC, McDonald's, Hero Motocorp, Bharti AXA, HDFC Bank, Max New York, Haywards, Kingfisher IPL, Kurkure, Mirinda, Thums Up etc. Bobo has to his credit, the ''bronze'' at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for his Levi's Slim Fit Commercial for best soundtrack. He also won the award for best soundtrack at Promax Awards for the MTV/Nickelodeon's ‘Jingle Bell – Bhangra Version’. Bobo has composed various signature tunes such as Colors TV's Flute Tune, BSNL ...
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Varun Sharma (actor)
Varun Sharma is an Indian television actor from New Delhi. He is well known for his roles of Anshuman Prajapati in ''Bhagyalaxmi'' and Piyush Bharadwaj in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. Early life Varun Sharma was born on 3 June 1994 in a Brahmin family and is from Delhi.His father is from Delhi and mother is a Marathi. He studied mass communication from Asian Academy of Film and Television from Marwah Institute, Noida. He did modelling and theatre. Career Sharma started his acting career with shows like '' Saraswatichandra'' and '' Doli Armaanon Ki''. He played a villain as Sameer in the Channel V series ''Sadda Haq''. In 2015, he signed on the lead role of Anshumaan Prajapati in the Show ''Bhagyalaxmi''. He played the lead role of Aditya Rawat in '' Udaan'' in 2016. In the same year, he also appeared in the long running-show ''Sasural Simar Ka'' as Piyush Bharadwaj, Simar's son. The show ended in 2018. In 2020, he did a cameo in the film ''Darbaan''. In early September 2021, he was c ...
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Sharad Kelkar
Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web series, regional language films in Telugu, Tamil and often dub Hollywood films. Early and personal life Kelkar hails from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Kelkar married his co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar on 3 June 2005. They both have participated in ''Nach Baliye 2''. Career Kelkar was a Grasim Mr. India finalist. In 2004, he made his television debut with the show ''Aakrosh'' which aired on Doordarshan in which he played the role of Inspector Sachin Kulkarni. His wife Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar is a television actress who has appeared in '' Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar'' as Chandni / Devika in a negative role. Together, in 2006 the couple also appeared on the dance reality show ''Nach Baliye 2''. In 2007, Kelkar hosted '' Rock-N-Roll Family'' al ...
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Flora Saini
Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Bollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Since her debut in ''Prema Kosam'' (1999), she has acted in over 50 films and co-starred with noted actors like Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Siddhant, Sudeep, Shivarajkumar, Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Jagapati Babu and Rajasekhar. Early life Born in Chandigarh to an army officer, Flora began her schooling in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. She continued her education in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi. Her family then moved to Kolkata, where she started pursuing a modeling career. She participated in the Miss Kolkata beauty pageant. Career Flora made her acting debut in the 1999 Telugu film ''Prema Kosam''. The producer of the film rechristened her as Asha Saini; some years later she would adopt a new screen name, Mayuri, as per the advice of an astrologer, before eventually ...
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Annu Kapoor
Annu Kapoor (born Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956) is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 40 years as an actor, producer, director and singer. Besides acting, he also does a Radio show, named ''Suhaana Safar With Annu Kapoor'' which airs on 92.7 big FM. He has won numerous awards in his career, including two National Film Awards, one Filmfare Awards and two Indian Television Academy Awards in varied categories. Early life Annu Kapoor was born in Itwara, Bhopal, Bhopal State, on 20 February 1956, to Madanlal, a Punjabi father with roots in Peshawar and Kamal, a Bengali Brahmin mother. His father owned a travelling Parsi theatre company which performed in cities and towns, and his mother was a Urdu teacher and a trained classical singer. His grandfather Kripa Ram Kapoor was a doctor in the British Army and his great grandfather Lala Ganga ...
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Harsh Chhaya
Harsh Chhaya is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''Hasratein'', where he portrayed the character of a wealthy boss who exploited his married employee (Savi) into an extramarital affair with him. Chhaya somewhat developed the on-screen image of a wealthy boss and played the similar character in the 2007 Bollywood film ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'', where he takes advantage of his employee, played by Rani Mukerji. Career His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by Pallavi Joshi) in 1993 as Lt.Sharma, and then his major breakthrough was the role of Karan in ''Swabhimaan'', directed by Mahesh Bhatt in 1995. In 2002, Harsh acted in the serial '' Justajoo'', directed by Ajay Sinha. '' Justajoo'' was a serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Pallavi Joshi and Arpita Pandey. In 2006, he was seen as the CEO Naveen Shroff ...
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2020 Films
2020 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ...
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The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ...
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Films Based On Works By Rabindranath Tagore
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 sensitized ...
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Indian Drama Films
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