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Dishoom
''Dishoom'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language buddy cop action comedy film directed by Rohit Dhawan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It stars John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshaye Khanna and Saqib Saleem and features Parineeti Chopra, Akshay Kumar and Nargis Fakhri in special appearances. The film revolves around two cops, who are appointed to rescue a kidnapped Indian cricketer from a Pakistani cricket bookie. ''Dishoom'' was released theatrically worldwide on 29 July 2016. Some scenes of the movie are inspired from the Hollywood film, ''The Last Boy Scout''. It was an moderately commercially successful at the box office, earning 119 crore worldwide. Plot During a cricket tournament in the Middle East, 48 hours prior to the final match between India and Pakistan, India's top cricketer Viraj Sharma goes missing. Indian authorities get a video tape of an unknown man claiming to have abducted Viraj till the India vs Pakistan cricket match two days later an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri (born October 20, 1979) is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama ''Rockstar'', for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently played a war correspondent in the political thriller ''Madras Cafe'' (2013), and starred in the commercially successful comedies ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), ''Spy'' (2015, her first Hollywood production) and ''Housefull 3'' (2016). Early life and modeling Fakhri was born on October 20, 1979, in Queens, New York City, to Mohammed Fakhri, and Marie Fakhri, a former police officer. Her father is Pakistani, and her mother is Czech. She has one younger sister, Aliya. Fakhri's parents divorced when she was six, and her father died a few years later. Because of her mixed Pakistani-Czech ethnicity and American nationality, Fakhri describes herself a "global citizen". Fakhri started her career as a model a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in ''My Name Is Khan'' (2010), and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama ''Student of the Year''. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), and ''Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the action comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015), ''Dishoom'' (2016), and ''Judwaa 2'' (2017); the dance film ''ABCD 2'' (2015); and the drama ''Sui Dhaaga'' (2018). Dhawan received praise and nominations for two Filmfare Awards for playing an avenger in the thriller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Fernandez
Jacqueline Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress and model. She has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. Debuting with ''Aladin'' in 2009 she has since then established a career in the Hindi film industry. Fernandez was born and raised in Bahrain to a multiracial Eurasian family of Sri Lankan, Canadian, and Malaysian descent. After graduating in mass communication from the University of Sydney and working as a television reporter in Sri Lanka, she joined the modeling industry. She was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2006, and represented her country at Miss Universe 2006. While on a modelling assignment in India in 2009, Fernandez successfully auditioned for Sujoy Ghosh's fantasy drama ''Aladin'', which marked her acting debut. Fernandez had her breakthrough role with the psychological thriller ''Murder 2'' (2011), her first commercial success. This was followed by glamorous roles in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saqib Saleem
Saqib Saleem Qureshi (; born 8 April 1988) is an Indian film actor and model who works in the Hindi film industry. He worked as a model before beginning his film career. After moving to Mumbai, Saqib appeared in several advertisements. While doing television commercials, he grew interest in films and started auditioning for film roles, eventually signing a two-film deal with the Y-Films, a subsidiary of the Yash Raj Films (YRF), as an actor. Saleem made his acting debut with a leading role in the 2011 romantic comedy ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'', a box-office success. He was appreciated for his performance in the film and earned a Filmfare Award nomination in the Best Male Debut category. The following year, he completed his two-film contract with the Y-Films by appearing in ''Mere Dad Ki Maruti'', a romantic comedy that proved to be a critical and commercial success. Subsequently, he played a closeted homosexual person in a segment directed by Karan Johar in the experimental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations. After modelling for advertisements and companies, Abraham debuted in films with '' Jism'' (2003) and had his breakthrough performance with ''Dhoom'' (2004). His other successful films include ''Garam Masala'' (2005), '' Kabul Express'' (2006), '' Dostana'' (2008), '' New York'' (2009), '' Housefull 2'' (2012), '' Race 2'' (2013), '' Welcome Back'' (2015), ''Dishoom'' (2016), '' Parmanu'' (2018), '' Satyameva Jayate'' (2018) and '' Batla House'' (2019). Critical praise came to his way through ''Water'' (2005), '' Zinda'' (2006), '' Baabul'' (2006) and ''Madras Cafe'' (2013). Abraham ventured into film production under his banner J.A. Entertainment with '' Vicky Donor'' (2012), which won him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Beyond his actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajid Nadiadwala
Sajid Nadiadwala (born 18 February 1966) is an Indian film producer, writer, and director who works in Hindi cinema. He is the owner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Grandson of filmmaker A.K. Nadiadwala, Sajid has written and produced films including ''Housefull'' (2010), ''Baaghi'' (2016) to directing ''Kick'' (2014) that brought him various debutant director awards, and wrote the Marathi film ''Lai Bhaari'' that was produced by Riteish Deshmukh. Early life Sajid Nadiadwala's grandfather Abdul Karim Nadiadwala came to Bombay from a city called Nadiad, Gujarat in 1955. His grandfather produced hundreds of films in Bombay, including ''Taj Mahal''. The family's base was in Malad, where his grandfather owned theatres, and where they had more than 5,000 acres and streets named after them. Hence, Sajid used to watch films since he was a child. Sajid's father also produced films. Sajid completed his CA and law and later joined J.P. Dutta as an assistant director on ''Ghula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parineeti Chopra
Parineeti Chopra (; born 22 October 1988) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Chopra is a recipient of several accolades, including a Filmfare and a National Film Award. She has appeared in '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2013. After obtaining a triple honours degree in business, finance and economics from Manchester Business School, Chopra returned to India during the 2009 economic recession and joined Yash Raj Films as a public relations consultant. Later, she signed a deal with the company as an actress. She made her acting debut with the 2011 romantic comedy ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'', winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She followed it by garnering acclaim for her starring roles in the box office hits— ''Ishaqzaade'' (2012), ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) and ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' (2014). The first of these won her the National Film Award – Special Mention while the former two earned her nominations for the Filmfare Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations. After modelling for advertisements and companies, Abraham debuted in films with '' Jism'' (2003) and had his breakthrough performance with ''Dhoom'' (2004). His other successful films include ''Garam Masala'' (2005), ''Kabul Express'' (2006), '' Dostana'' (2008), ''New York'' (2009), ''Housefull 2'' (2012), ''Race 2'' (2013), '' Welcome Back'' (2015), ''Dishoom'' (2016), '' Parmanu'' (2018), ''Satyameva Jayate'' (2018) and '' Batla House'' (2019). Critical praise came to his way through ''Water'' (2005), '' Zinda'' (2006), '' Baabul'' (2006) and ''Madras Cafe'' (2013). Abraham ventured into film production under his banner J.A. Entertainment with ''Vicky Donor'' (2012), which won him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Beyond his acting caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Vinod Khanna. He has won numerous awards in his career including two Filmfare Awards, three Screen Awards and two IIFA Awards in varied acting categories. After studying in Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai, he made his acting debut in 1997 with the film ''Himalay Putra''. His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama ''Border'' (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Khanna rose to prominence with starring roles in the musical romantic drama '' Taal'' (1999), the comedy drama ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) which won him a Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare, the romantic thriller ''Humraaz'' (2002), for which he was nominated in the Best Negative Role category, the romantic comedies ''Hungama'' (2003) and '' Hulchul'' (2004), the murder mystery '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Dhawan
Rohit Dhawan (born 26 December 1983) is an Indian director and screenwriter of Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Born to the List of Hindi film families#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he is the elder son of renowned director David Dhawan and elder brother of Varun Dhawan. Personal life He was born to director David Dhawan and Karuna Chopra on 26 December 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the elder brother of actor, Varun Dhawan, and nephew of Anil Dhawan and late, Ashok Dhawan. His paternal cousin, Siddharth Dhawan, is Anil Dhawan's son. His maternal cousin is director, Kunal Kohli. He has a filmmaking degree from New York University. He married entrepreneur, Jaanvi Desai, on 10 February 2012, in Goa, after dating for 7 years. Together they have two children, daughter Niyara (born on 30 May 2018) and a son Abheer (born on 4 May 2022). Filmography References External links * {{Rohit Dhawan Living people Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language film directors 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhijit Vaghani
Abhijit Vaghani is an Indian film score composer, music composer and music producer. Personal life Abhijit Vaghani is a Gujarati. He received a diploma in Sound Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering (SAE), London. Music career Vaghani has produced music for Hindi films like 'Dishoom', 'Azhar', 'Ki & Ka', 'Sarbjit', 'Airlift' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and composed the background score for 50 films, He debuted as a music composer with the single, 'Pyaar Manga Hai'. His other notable works are the remixing popular Hindi retro songs like "Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas" and "Halka Halka Suroor". As music producer As music director Singles Film For background score Music influences Vaghani is inspired by works of notable Indian musicians like RD Burman, Bappi Lahiri and AR Rahman. Accolades Vaghani was nominated for the Best Music Arranger and Programmer award by Global Indian Music Academy Awards for his Music arrangements and programming for the Bollywood film Ra.One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam Chakraborty
Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye (film), Tere Liye. As a solo composer, his composition of the title track of Dhoom helped him win the Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year. In a career spanning nearly two decades, he has composed music for more than 125 Bollywood movies and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Early life Pritam was born in a Bengali Brahmin family to Anuradha Chakraborty and Prabodh Chakraborty. He gained his early training in music from his father and learnt to play the guitar while he was still in school. He went to St. James' School and has a bachelor's degree in geology from Presidency College, Calcutta, Presidency College. Pritam was associated with the non-partisan political platform Independents' Consolidation during his days at Presidency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
