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Dhrubajyoti Phukan
Dhrubajyoti Phukan ( as, ধ্ৰুৱজ্যোতি ফুকন) is a National Film Award winning musician who has worked as a Music Producer, Music Arranger and Music Programmer in Hindi Films. Widely known as DJ Phukan, he has also worked as a music director for several films. Composing career In 2012, Phukan won the 59th National Film Awards as the best Music Director for his music in the Hindi short film ''Panchakki''. It capped an intermittent but creatively fecund career as a music director which began with the Raveena Tandon production ''Stumped'' in 2003. Recently, he also composed for renowned director Jahnu Barua's films '' Baandhon'' and '' Ajeyo'', both of which bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of India
The vice president of India (IAST: ) is the deputy to the head of state of the Republic of India, i.e. the president of India. The office of vice president is the second-highest constitutional office after the president and ranks second in the order of precedence and first in the line of succession to the presidency. The vice president is also a member of the Parliament of India as the ''ex officio'' chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Article 66 of the Constitution of India states the manner of election of the vice president. The vice president is elected indirectly by members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament and not the members of state legislative assembly by the system of proportional representation using single transferable votes and the voting is conducted by Election Commission of India via secret ballot. The vice president also acts as the chancellor of the central universities of India. Jagdeep Dhankhar of the Bharatiya Janata P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film In Assamese
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The National Film Awards, established in 1954, are the most prominent film awards in India that merit the best of the Indian cinema. The ceremony also presents awards for films in various regional languages. Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented in 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film" were instituted. The later two certificate awards were discontinued from 15th National Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Boyz
''Desi Boyz'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Rohit Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh in lead roles while Sanjay Dutt features in an extended cameo. The film was released on 25 November 2011, and received a mixed response from critics and was declared an average at the box office. Plot The story follows two friends and roommates, the Gujarati rebel Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel and clean simpleton Nikhil 'Nick' Mathur, who live in London. Jerry does odd jobs for a living as he is an undergraduate but Nick has a white-collar job. However, both find themselves jobless due to the economic downturn. Jerry has a school-age nephew named Veer whom he looks after, as the child has lost his parents. Nick intends to marry his girlfriend, Radhika Awasthi, who dreams of a lovely wedding, a great honeymoon and a wonderful house to live in after marriage. Out of a job, Jerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaar Ki Pungi
Pyaar ki Pungi is an item number sung by Mika Singh from the 2012 Bollywood movie '' Agent Vinod''. It features Saif Ali Khan and Mallika Haydon. The song is composed by music director Pritam, while the lyrics are penned by lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. The moves are choreographed by Saif Ali Khan himself. ''Wall Street Journal'' reported that the song had been topping the music charts in India in March 2012.India Today reported the song as viral hit while NDTV reported it as a superhit. On 14 March 2012, Hindustan Times reported that the song was "trending like hot cakes online" and was en route to the top of all the charts. The success of the song was credited by HT to its "comic cheeky and catchy tone". Production Lead actor Saif Ali Khan describes the song as an extension to a scene where his character is being watched by CCTV cameras. Director Sriram Raghavan tells that he does not want to shift the viewers' attention from the main theme of the film, and hence the song w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent Vinod (2012 Film)
''Agent Vinod'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action spy film written and directed by Sriram Raghavan produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan. The film borrows its name from the 1977 film of the same name, and stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, while Ram Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Shahbaz Khan and Adil Hussain appeared in prominent roles. Ravi Kishan made a special appearance in the film. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visuals, acting performances, action sequences, songs, cinematography and production values, but criticized the screenplay and writing. Plot In the Dasht-E-maadar desert in kotha Afghanistan, inside a Taliban camp, ISI official Col. Huzefa is interrogating a captured man presumed to be a RAW agent. The man gives details of RAW's operations in Afghanistan in exchange for money and safe passage across the border. He betrays his colleague, Major Rajan, who has also infiltrated the camp. This is only a ruse, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Money (2012 Film)
''Blood Money'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Vishal Mahadkar and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Kunal Khemu, Amrita Puri and Manish Chaudhari in lead roles with Teeshay Shah and Puja Gupta in other important roles. Plot The story is about Kunal Kadam, who believes he can do anything by trying his hardest. He receives a job offer through his best friend Sean Mathews and his wife Nandini in Cape Town and moves there with his wife Aarzoo Kadam. They live a happy life together until Kunal becomes extremely workaholic. Kunal's nature irritates Aarzoo, which leads to frequent outbursts and quarrels. Kunal becomes the most trusted employee of his boss Dharmesh Zaveri (actually Rajan Zakaria). This thing angers Dinesh Zaveri, Dharmesh's younger brother. Kunal advances in his job. Soon Dharmesh is revealed to be an underworld gangster. The company Kunal works in deals with exporting diamonds; Kunal has no idea that it happens illegally. Dh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocktail (2012 Film)
''Cocktail'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Homi Adajania and written by Imtiaz Ali. It was produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan on a budget of ₹35 crore. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani and Randeep Hooda. The film score and soundtrack was composed by Pritam, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Salim–Sulaiman. ''Cocktail'' was released theatrically worldwide on 13 July 2012 and became a commercial success, grossing ₹126 crore worldwide, and was one of the highest grossing Hindi films of 2012. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, soundtrack, humor and the performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Padukone and Penty's performances, proving to be a breakthrough for them. The film marked a significant turning point in Padukone's career, and elevated her position to the leading lady of Bollywood. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barfi!
''Barfi!'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as the eponymous lead, alongside Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz in lead roles, with Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Haradhan Bandopadhyay and Jisshu Sengupta in supporting roles. Set in 1970s Darjeeling and Kolkata, the film is about Murphy "Barfi" Johnson, a deaf-mute young boy who develops a special bond with two young girls Shruti Ghosh and Jhilmil Chatterjee, while often being chased by a local police officer Inspector Sudhanshu Dutta for his nuisances. Made on a budget of approximately , ''Barfi!'' opened worldwide on 14 September 2012. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with critics praising the cast performances, direction, screenplay, cinematography, music and the positive portrayal of physically disabled people. The film was a major box-office su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race 2
''Race 2 '' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language crime-thriller action film directed by Abbas–Mustan and written by Kiran Kotrial and Shiraz Ahmed. The film was produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the Tips Industries banner, with UTV Motion Pictures serving as distributor and presenter. A sequel to the 2008 film, ''Race'' and the second installment of the '' Race film series'', the film stars Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bipasha Basu and Ameesha Patel. The music of the film is composed by Pritam, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Salim–Sulaiman. The film was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. Made on a budget of , Race ''2'' was released on 25 January 2013 (India) and 26 January 2013 (Worldwide). The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audience. It grossed ₹161 crore worldwide and was deemed as a "Super Hit" . Plot The story continues from the previous film Race. The movie opens with a contract killer blasting a yel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (), also abbreviated as ''YJHD'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in their second film together after ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008), with Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur in pivotal supporting roles. The story revolves around Naina Talwar and Kabir Thapar who meet during a trekking trip where she falls in love with him but refrains from expressing it. They soon drift apart but end up meeting at a friend's wedding. Initially set for a March 2013 release, ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' released on 31 May 2013. Upon release, it was a major box office success, becoming a highly popular film amongst the youth. It is currently the 39th highest grossing Indian film of all time. It was the third film to cross 300 crore worldwide after ''3 Idiots'' (2009) and ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhoom 3
''Dhoom 3'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...-language action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story. It stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff and Tabrett Bethell. It is the final installment of the Dhoom (film series), ''Dhoom'' series and the sequel to ''Dhoom'' (2004) and ''Dhoom 2'' (2006). The film sees Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra reprise their roles as protagonists Jai and Ali. Aamir Khan plays the antagonist. Tabrett Bethell and Andrew Bicknell are also featured in supporting roles. ''Dhoom 3'' was released on 20 December 2013, as the first Indian film to be released in the IMAX motion picture film format with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunn Raha Hai
Sunn Raha Hai () is an Indian Hindi-language song from the 2013 Bollywood film, ''Aashiqui 2''. Composed by Ankit Tiwari, the song is sung by Ankit Tiwari, with lyrics penned by Sandeep Nath. This song along with "Tum Hi Ho" became very popular and was a chartbuster all over India. The song is picturised on Rahul Jaykar ( Aditya Roy Kapoor) performing at a music concert, while the female version of the song is picturised on Arohi Keshav Shirke (Shraddha Kapoor) performing at a local bar. Development The song was recorded by Ankit Tiwari at the Phat Box Studios, Andheri (West), Mumbai. Pankaj Borah is the recording engineer of this track. There is also a female version of this track sung by Shreya Ghoshal which was also well received. Though the female version of the song uses the same lyrics and music as that of the male version, the difference lies in the instruments used. While the female version is supported by instruments like ghatam, flute, santoor and acoustic guitar, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
