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Darwaza Bandh Rakho
''Darwaza Bandh Rakho'' ( ''Keep the Door Shut'') is an Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by J. D. Chakravarthy, cinematography by Chota K. Naidu and released in 2006. The film was remade in Telugu in 2011 as '' Money Money, More Money,'' with J.D. Chakravarthy playing the lead role and in Kannada as '' 5 Idiots''. Synopsis Four small-time crooks, played by Aftab Shivdasani, Chunky Pandey, Zakir Hussain (actor), Zakir Hussain and Snehal Dabi, turn towards kidnapping for some quick money. They kidnap a millionaire's daughter, played by Isha Sharvani, and they demand money (1 crore). They are forced to barge into the home of a vegetarian Gujarati people, Gujarati family of 35. The head of the household is played by Ishrat Ali. Their stay in the house gets extended when they learn that the hostage's father has gone abroad and they have to wait until he returns. The kidnappers are forced to take more hostages to keep their identity secret and prevent the kidnapping ventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language films, and television.** * * Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism (arts), realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World News, BBC World series ''Bollywood Bosses'' in 2004.* In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.* * Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime thriller, ''Siva (1989 Telugu film), Siva'' (1989) featured at the 13th International Film Festival of India, 13th IFFI' 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati People
The Gujarati people or Gujaratis, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who reside in or can trace their ancestry or heritage to the present-day western Indian state of Gujarat. They primarily speak Gujarati, an Indo-Aryan language. While Gujaratis mainly inhabit Gujarat, they have a diaspora worldwide. Gujaratis in India and the diaspora are prominent entrepreneurs and industrialists and maintain high levels of social capital. Many notable independence activists were Gujarati, including Gandhi, Patel, and Jinnah, as well as the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Geographical locations Despite significant migration primarily for economic reasons, most Gujaratis in India live in the state of Gujarat in Western India. Gujaratis also form a significant part of the populations in the neighboring metropolis of Mumbai and union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, which was a former Portuguese colony. There are very large Gujarati immigrant commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Black Comedy Films
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Hindi-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Randhawa
Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa (born 30 August 1991) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He is known for songs like "Lahore", " Ishare Tere", " Slowly Slowly", and " Tere Te". Guru Randhawa's debut single was "Same Girl" in collaboration with Arjun. Biography Randhawa was born as Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa on 30 August 1991, in Noorpur, Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district. He started by doing small shows in Gurdaspur and then began performing in Delhi, at small parties and functions. While staying in Delhi, Randhawa completed his MBA. He was named "Guru" by the rapper Bohemia who would shorten his full name while on stage. Career 2012–2014: Beginnings Randhawa started his music journey in December 2012 with a song named "Same Girl" with Arjun who was the first person to take Randhawa in his own video. However, the song was not so successful for both the artists. In the beginning of 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Rani
Padmarani, also spelled as Padma Rani, was an Indian actress who performed in Gujarati plays, Gujarati films, and Hindi films. Early life Padmarani was born to a Maharashtrian family in Pune, Maharashtra on 25 January 1937. She was brought up in Kanabi Vad, Unchi Pol on Rajmahal Road in Vadodara, Gujarat. Her father, Bhimrao Bhosle, was a barrister, and her mother, Kamlabai Rane, was from Goa. She was young when her family encountered a period of financial hardship, and she and her sister, later a veteran actress Sarita Joshi, began performing on stage to help. She completed her primary education from Govindrao Central School in Dandiya Bazar, Vadodara. She along with her sister caught the eye of Faredoon Irani, father of Aruna Irani, while acting in a play of Ramanlal Murtivala in Vadodara. He took them to Mumbai. At the age of eighteen, Padmarani married Namdar Irani, uncle of Aruna Irani, who was a zamindar and member of the Parsi family and a theatre director. Career Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Mavani
Raju Mavani (1957 – 31 October 2019) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and screenplay writer. He had worked on many films and was known for his acting skills while playing a negative character. Biography Mavani was born in 1957. He was the producer of ''Balwaan'' which was released in 1992. This film was the debut film of Sunil Shetty. He also produced ''Imtihaan''. He directed many films too. Apart from producing and directing he also acted in films like '' Sarkar'', '' Wanted'', ''Shootout at Wadala'' and ''Policegiri ''Policegiri'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by K.S. Ravikumar and produced by T. P. Aggarwal and Rahul Aggarwal. The film features Sanjay Dutt, Prakash Raj and Prachi Desai in the lead roles. The film was released on 5 ...''. Death Raju Mavani died of cancer on 31 October 2019 in Mumbai at the age of 62. Filmography Producer, director and writer Actor References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mavani, Raju H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pramod Moutho
Pramod Moutho (born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films, like ''Khalnayak'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996), ''Mehndi'' (1998), Gadar'' (2001) and ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008) and over 120 other Hindi movies. Biography Born in Amritsar in 1955 as Pramod Sharma, Pramod Moutho started acting in stage plays while studying in NJSA Government College, Kapurthala. He, along with Lalit Behl, Satish Sharma, Ravi Deep and Harjeet Walia staged plays. As a college student, Pramod used to play Mouth Organ. That is how his friends gave him the name Moutho. He got his diploma from Department of Indian Theatre. Career He started his career freelancing as a stage actor in Punjab and Delhi, where he worked for a few years. He acted in a number of TV plays, telefilms and TV Serials including ''Supne Te Parchhaven'', ''Buniyad'' and ''Bebasi''. After working with National School of Drama Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupam Shyam
Anupam Shyam Ojha (20 September 1957 – 8 August 2021) was an Indian film and television actor, who usually played villainous roles. He appeared as ''Thakur Sajjan Singh'' in the STAR Plus TV series ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya'' (2009 and 2021). Apart from that, he worked in films like ''Lajja'', ''Nayak'', ''Dubai Return'', ''Parzania'', ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2005), ''Shakti: The Power'', '' Bandit Queen'', in the internationally acclaimed movie ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008) and acted in numerous international films set in India. He last appeared in Star Bharat' s popular series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2. Personal life Anupam Shyam Ojha was a native of Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, and an alumnus of Bhartendu Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lucknow, where he studied from 1983 to 1985. He also supported Anna Hazare's movement held on 27 December 2011. Death He died aged 63 on 8 August 2021, at Life Line Hospital due to kidney failure, approximately 45 days before his 64th bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goga Kapoor
Ravinder Kapoor (15 December 1940 – 3 March 2011), popularly known as Goga Kapoor, was an Indian actor, who appeared mostly in Bollywood films. He has acted in over 120 films, majorly known for playing supporting roles of that of villain's henchmen or that of gangster. He is also remembered for portraying the role of Kans in the popular TV serial ''Mahabharat'', Ravan in TV serial Jai Veer Hanuman, Daku Shaitan Singh in the film '' Toofan'', Dinkar Rao in the 1990 film '' Agneepath'' and as the Don in the film ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''. His other notable works include films such as ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' and '' Run''. Acting career Kapoor has worked in many English plays while he started his career. While working in English plays he gradually became a theatre actor. Later when his acting skills got the recognition, he was offered a small but crucial role in '' Jwala'', which was released in 1971. Soon, he started receiving many regional film offers, but later he stopped wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Kale
Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his works in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi films. Filmography ;Marathi *''Bangarwadi'' (1995) *'' Sumbaran'' (2009) *'' Pipani'' (2012) *'' Vanilla,Strawberry & Chocolate'' (2018) ;Hindi *'' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004) *''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004) *''James'' (2005) *'' Sarkar'' (2005) *'' Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera'' (2006) *'' Black Friday'' (2007) *'' Aag'' (2007) *'' Go'' (2007) *''Sarkar Raj'' (2008) *''Agyaat'' (2009) *''The Attacks of 26/11'' (2013) *''Baadshaho'' (2017) *'' Haathi Mere Saathi'' (2021) ;Kannada *''Cyanide'' (2006) *'' Vamshi'' (2008) *''Mylari'' (2010) *'' Jackie'' (2010) *''Deadly-2'' (2010) *''Dashamukha'' (2012) *''Khatarnak'' (2013) *''Attahasa'' (2013) *''Lakshmi'' (2013) *'' Dandupalya'' (2013) *''Ambareesha'' (2014) *''Vajrakaya'' (2015) *'' Mythri'' (2015) *'' Ram-Leela'' (2015) *''Ricky'' (2016) *''Home Stay'' (2016) *'' Happy Birthday'' (2016) *''Jaguar'' (2016) *''March 22'' (2016) *''Pushpaka V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
