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Dhamaka (2021 Film)
' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Ram Madhvani. An official remake of the 2013 film ''The Terror Live'', the film stars Kartik Aaryan as a journalist who receives a threat after exclusively interviewing a terrorist, who blew up a bridge. Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash co-star in prominent roles. The adaptation was first pitched by Sunir Kheterpal of Azure Entertainment along with the producers of the original film. After Kheterpal dropped the project, Screwvala acquired the rights for the adaptation with Madhvani helming the project. An official announcement was made in November 2020, with production began in December 2020 in Mumbai, and was completed within 10 days. The post-production works began simultaneously and completed within four months, with pending visual effects and graphics process, which were resumed after the COVID-19 lockdown due to the second wave of the pandemic, in September 2021. The cinematography is handled by Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Madhvani
Ram Madhvani is an Indian film director and producer known for his award-winning works in Hindi cinema, in the OTT space and in advertising. He is a-partner, director, and producer at Equinox Films, Ram Madhvani Films, and Equinox Virtual in partnership with Amita Madhvani. Ram is known for his National Award-winning Hindi feature film ‘Neerja’ starring Sonam Kapoor and Shabana Azmi. Under Ram Madhvani Films, Ram and Amita have created the International Emmy nominated series, Aarya starring Sushmita Sen. Its first season streamed on Disney+ Hotstar on 19 June 2020, Aarya Season 2 streamed on the 10th December 2021. Currently both seasons are streaming worldwide and are available via Hulu. His Hindi feature film ‘ Dhamaka’ starring Kartik Aaryan and Mrunal Thakur released on 19 November 2021 on Netflix as a global release and was listed amongst five action films to be streamed by ''The New York Times'' in Dec 2021. Ram with Equinox Films has handcrafted some of India's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd International Film Festival Of India
The 52nd International Film Festival of India opened on 20 November with ''The King of All the World'' (''El Rey de Todo El Mundo'') by Carlos Saura in Goa. Like 51st edition this edition was also held in hybrid format, that combined online and face-to-face participation. BRICS Film Festival is being held alongside main festival, in which films from BRICS nations, namely Brazil, Russia, South Africa, China and India are showcased. These five countries are 'country of focus' in the 52nd edition of the festival. In 2021 festival, on the occasion of the birth centenary of Satyajit Ray, the Directorate of Film Festivals is paying tribute to him through a 'Special Retrospective' in which his 11 specially curated films are screened. Lifetime Achievement award, in recognition of the auteur’s legacy, has been named as ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award’ from this year. In this edition for the first time, streaming video platforms Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, Voot and Sony L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aarya (TV Series)
''Aarya'' is an Indian crime- thriller drama streaming television series on Disney+ Hotstar, co-created by Ram Madhvani and Sandeep Modi, who also directed the series, with Vinod Rawat, serving as the co-director. Produced by Madhvani under the banner Ram Madhvani Films, along with Endemol Shine Group, it stars Sushmita Sen in the titular role and is based on the Dutch drama series '' Penoza''. The series is about Aarya, an independent woman who seeks to protect her family and joins a mafia gang in order to get revenge for her husband's murder. Recently, the show has been nominated for International Emmy Awards for best Drama series. Madhvani bought the remake rights to the series in early 2011, and planned to adapt it into a feature film in 2014. However the film was eventually shelved due to casting and budgetary issues. He decided later to direct it instead as a web series for Hotstar's original content label Hotstar Specials. Filming for the first season began in December 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Web Series
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single instance of a web series program can be called an episode or a "webisode", however the term is not always used. In general, web series can be watched on a range of platforms and devices, including desktop, laptop, tablets and smartphones. They are different from streaming television, which can be watched on various streaming platforms. As of 2016, there were a number of awards that have been established to celebrate excellence in web series, like the Streamys, Webbys, IAWTV, and Indie Series Awards, although the Streamys and IAWTV also cover programs on streaming platforms. There are also several web series festivals, most notably in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Most major award ceremonies have also created web series and digital media awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neerja
''Neerja'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical thriller film directed by Ram Madhvani and written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh. It was produced by Atul Kasbekar's company, Bling Unplugged, alongside Fox Star Studios. The film stars Sonam Kapoor as the eponymous lead, with Shekhar Ravjiani, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tiku, Kavi Shastri and Jim Sarbh in supporting roles. The plot is based on a real-life event: the attempted hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi, Pakistan by Libyan-backed Abu Nidal Organization on 5 September 1986. The film is shown from the point of view of head purser of the flight, Neerja Bhanot, who thwarted the hijack attempt by alerting the pilots, thus grounding the plane. Bhanot died trying to help save the passengers and crew, of whom 359 of the 379 on board survived. Development began in September 2014, when Kasbekar signed Madhvani and Kapoor for a film to be made by Bling Unplugged and Fox Star Studios. Saiwyn Quadras an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California, United States. In addition to its flagship Lionsgate Films division, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate Television and Lionsgate Interactive. It owns a variety of subsidiaries such as Summit Entertainment, Debmar-Mercury, and Starz Inc. History Early history Lionsgate was formed in 1997 by Frank Giustra with a $16 million investment including another $40 million from other investors which included Keyur Patel and Yorkton Securities' executives such as G. Scott Paterson. Giustra had recently retired as CEO from Yorkton, an investment bank, and Paterson was then president. Giustra then merged Lionsgate with Toronto Stock Exchange listed Beringer Gold Corp. (founded in 1986) to take the comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Tandon
Priya Tandon is an Indian television and film actress.She made her debut to Indian television with Life OK's show ''Baawre'' in which she played the role of Shaheen. She also featured in ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' as Swarnalekha Lakshyaraj Singh. She plays the role of Sameera in the drama series ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya''. In 2016 she appeared in the Bollywood film ''Moh Maya Money'' in the role of Jiya. She had also acted in Bollywood film ''Wedding Anniversary''. Personal life She married Rudra Anand in 2016. Filmography Films *2016: ''Moh Maya Money'' as Jiya *2017: ''Wedding Anniversary'' in a Cameo Role *2022: '' Dhamaka'' as Kripa Ved Television *2015: ''Baawre'' as Shaheen *2015–2016: ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' as Swarnalekha Lakshyaraj Singh *2017: '' Tanhaiyan'' as Avantika *2017: ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' as Sameera *2017–2018: ''Naamkarann'' as Monica *2018: ''Papa By Chance'' as Kashvi Rathi (Kachvi) *2019–2020: '' Naagin: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuj Gurwara
Anuj Gurwara (born 9 June 1981) is an Indian playback singer, MC, master of ceremonies, actor, voice acting, voice artist, radio jockey and Television presenter, television show host, who has won a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award for his singing in the film ''Magadheera'' (2009). Early life Anuj comes from a family of educators. His father, Yogendra Gurwara, and mother, Jyoti Gurwara, are educationists and run a school, Sherwood Public School, Hyderabad. Anuj did his schooling in Sherwood and later, graduated in Psychology and Advertising from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He was an active part of Arts and Music in school and college. Career Anuj started his career working as a copywriter and content developer for various design firms and advertising agencies. After a short stint with a theatre group, he decided to pursue a career in entertainment. Singer In 2009 Anuj debuted as playback singer for Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Tollywood, not knowing how to speak Telugu language, Telu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Vikas Kumar
Vikas Kumar (born 18 May 1977) is an Indian actor, producer and dialogue coach. He is known mainly for his performances as senior inspector Rajat in ''CID'', Abhay in ''Hamid'', Major Prem in '' Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran'', YRF TV's ''Khotey Sikkey'', ACP Khan in '' Aarya'' and for his work as dialogue coach in Hindi films like ''Ishqiya'', ''Shakuntala Devi'' and '' Udaan''. Personal life Kumar was born on 18 May 1977 in Bihar Sharif and his father was a doctor in Bihar. He did his schooling from Welham Boys' School, Dehradun and holds a MBA degree. He did a three-month acting workshop under the renowned theater director Barry John. He married Raavi Sehgal, and the couple is blessed with a daughter, Rabani. Career He had worked as a theatre artist in various plays, including ‘''The Legend of Ram– Prince of India''’, ‘''The Fifty Day War''’, ‘''Kamra Number 420''’ and ‘''Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai''.’ Vikas Kumar with the cast and crew of ‘''The Legend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Jockey
A radio personality (American English) or radio presenter (British English) is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host, and in India and Pakistan as a radio jockey. Radio personalities who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys or "DJs" for short. Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts. Description A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses genres of music; hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners; interviews celebrities or guests; or gives news, weather, sports, or traffic information. The radio personality may broadcast live or use voice-tracking techniques. Increasingly in the 2010s, radio personalities are expected to supplement their on-air work by posting information online, such as on a blog or on another web forum. This m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closed-circuit Television
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point-to-point (P2P), point-to-multipoint (P2MP), or mesh wired or wireless links. Even though almost all video cameras fit this definition, the term is most often applied to those used for surveillance in areas that require additional security or ongoing monitoring (Videotelephony is seldom called "CCTV"). Surveillance of the public using CCTV is common in many areas around the world. In recent years, the use of body worn video cameras has been introduced as a new form of surveillance, often used in law enforcement, with cameras located on a police officer's chest or head. Video surveillance has generated significant debate about balancing its use with individuals' right to privacy even when in public. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
