Fitoor
''Fitoor'' (''Madness, Obsession, Passion'') is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, and written by Kapoor and Supratik Sen based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel ''Great Expectations''.Aditya Royn Kapur, Katrina Kaif to pair up for 'Fitoor' Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 October 2013. The film features Tabu, and [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi and Tamil film industry. She made her film debut with the Malayalam film '' Prajapathi'' in 2006. She went on to have major to minor supporting roles in several Hindi films, including the musical romantic drama, ''Rockstar'' (2011), the horror-thriller ''Murder 3'' (2013), the thriller '' Wazir'' (2016), and the historical period film ''Padmaavat'' (2018). She also starred several South Indian films including Mani Ratnam's ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' (2017) and '' Sufiyum Sujatayum'' (2020). Early life and background Aditi Rao Hydari was born in Hyderabad to Ehsaan Hydari and his wife Vidya Rao, an acclaimed classical singer popular for thumri and dadra genres of music. Her father, who died in 2013, was a Sulaimani Bohra Muslim while her mother, who is a Hindu by birth, is a practicing Buddhist and a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore who is half-Telugu. Hydari is thus of mixed lineage: Bohra, Chitrapur Saraswat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aditya Roy Kapur
Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2009 with the musical drama film '' London Dreams''. Kapur had his first commercial success came with the romantic musical ''Aashiqui 2'' in 2013 for which he received critical acclaim and won several awards including BIG Star Entertainment Awards for Best Actor in a Romantic Role. In the same year, he did coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama film ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' for which he won International Indian Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Following a career downturn, in some of his failures ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' (2014), '' Fitoor'' (2016), '' Ok Jaanu'' (2017) and '' Kalank'' (2019). He gained praise for the action thriller film '' Malang'' (2020) and black comedy crime film '' Ludo'' (2020). Early life Kapur was born in Mumbai on 16 November 1985 to a Punjabi Hindu father, Kumud Roy Kapur, and a Jewish mother Salome Aaron. His grand ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tunisha Sharma
Tunisha Sharma (4 January 2002 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian television and film actress. She made her acting debut with ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' as Chand Kawar in 2015. Sharma is best known for having played Rajkumari Ahankara in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'', Zara/Babli in ''Ishq Subhan Allah'' and Aadhya Verma in ''Internet Wala Love''. Sharma made her film debut with ''Fitoor'' playing Young Firdaus and later played Young Diya in ''Baar Baar Dekho''. In both these films, she played Katrina Kaif's younger version. Early life Sharma was born on 4 January 2002 in Chandigarh to Vanita Sharma. In her initial years of work, she was diagnosed with depression and anxiety issues. Career Sharma started her career with Sony Entertainment Television's ''Maharana Pratap'' as Chand Kanwar. She went on to play Rajkumari Ahankara in Colors TV's ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.'' In 2016, she made her film debut as Young Firdaus in ''Fitoor''. In the same year, she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Turquotte; 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee Cine Awards, in addition to three Filmfare nominations. Though reception to her acting has varied, she is noted for her dancing ability in various successful item numbers. Born in Hong Kong, Kaif lived in several countries before she moved to London for three years. She received her first modelling assignment as a teenager and later pursued a career as a fashion model. At a fashion show in London, Indian filmmaker Kaizad Gustad cast her in ''Boom'' (2003), a critical and commercial failure. While Kaif established a successful modelling career in India, she initially had difficulty finding film roles due to her poor command of Hindi. After appearing in the Telugu film '' Malliswari'' (2004), Kaif earned commercial success in Bollywood with the romantic com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rahul Bhat
Rahul Bhat is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model and participated in the Graviera Mr. India contest in 1998, and subsequently worked in several advertisements and music videos. He gained fame for his leading role in the television serial '' Heena'' from 1998 to 2003. After starring in the films ''Yeh Mohabbat Hai'' (2002) and ''Nayee Padosan'' (2003), he took a sabbatical from acting and began producing television serials, including '' Meri Doli Tere Angana'' (2007–2008) and '' Tum Dena Saath Mera'' (2009). Bhat made his acting comeback with a leading role in Anurag Kashyap's thriller film '' Ugly'' (2013), for which he received critical acclaim. He has since appeared in '' Fitoor'' (2016), ''Daas Dev'' (2018), ''Section 375'' (2019), and Kashyap’s ''Dobaaraa'' (2022). Life and career Early life and work Bhat was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Bhat began his career as a fashion mode ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jason Shah
Jason Shah (born 14 December 1987) is a British-Indian actor and fitness model. He has participated in the 10th season of the reality show Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10), ''Bigg Boss'' as a wildcard entrant, and played Captain Hugh Ross in Jhansi Ki Rani (2019 TV series), ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' on Colors TV. He also played the role of Sir John Greenwood in ''Barrister Babu''. Early life and career Shah was born to a British mother and an American father. His mother remarried an Indian man of Gujarati people, Gujarati origin. He attended New York Film Academy and graduated from the University of Memphis. He was featured in the 2007 film ''Partner (2007 film), Partner'', played the groom of Katrina Kaif in the "Dupatta Tera Nau Rang Da" music video, and starred in an ad for Van Heusen (brand), Van Heusen. He made his Bollywood debut in the 2016 film ''Fitoor'', which featured Aditya Roy Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. Shah participated in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss, '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997. In her career, she has primarily worked in Hindi films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award. She established herself as one of the prominent leading ladies of the 2000s. Dutta made her acting debut with ''Andaaz'' (2003), which won her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went onto appear in commercially successful films including '' Masti'' (2004), ''No Entry'' (2005), ''Bhagam Bhag'' (2006), ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (2007), ''Partner'' (2007), '' Housefull'' (2010), ''Chalo Dilli'' (2011), ''Don 2'' (2011) and ''Singh Is Bliing'' (2015). Dutta appeared in British TV series, ''Beecham House''. She made her web debut in 2020 with ''Hundred''. In 2021, she portrayed Indira Gandhi in ''Bell Bottom.'' Early life and education Dutta was born to a Hindu father and an Anglo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music director, singer and a lyricist who works primarily in Hindi films. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film '' Aamir'', he gained prominence for his work in the Hindi film '' Dev.D'' (2009). Early life Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai, India to a traditional Gujarati family. Growing up, his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk. His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Career In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At 19–20, he began composing music. In college days, he joined the band Om, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abhishek Kapoor
Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Career He started his career as an actor in 1996 with movies ''Aashique Mastane'', opposite ''Monica Bedi'', directed by ''Ajay Kashyap'' and '' Uff! Yeh Mohabbat'', opposite Twinkle Khanna, directed by Vipin Handa. He made his directorial début with ''Aryan'' in 2006 which was a critical and commercial failure. In 2008, he wrote and directed ''Rock On!!'' an Indian Rock musical film starring Farhan Akhtar and Arjun Rampal that won the "National Award for Best Hindi Film" for outstanding artistic contribution towards cinema. The film went on to become a major success, bringing not just accolades but also a Filmfare Award in 2009. In 2013, "Kai Po Che" (2013) based on Chetan Bhagat's novel, 'The 3 Mistakes of my Life' had its world premiere at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival's World Panorama segment and won the Filmfare Award in 2014 for Best Screenplay. In 2016, he directed an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deepa Bhatia
Deepa Bhatia is a Bollywood film editor, producer and director based in Mumbai. She is known for editing commercially successful films like ''Tare Zameen Par'', ''My Name is Khan'', ''Rock On'', ''Kai Po Che'', ''Student of the Year'' and ''Raees''. She has recently edited films like ''Kedarnath'', Drive and the much talked about biopic on Sachin Tendulkar, '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams''. Deepa believes that editing is making something the best it can be. In her own words, "A movie is written thrice. Once, when it is written, the second, when it is directed, and the third, when it is edited. It is unfortunate that editors don't get their due. It frustrates me when people think cutting is editing." In 2010, UTV World Movies chose her as the personality of the month to pick four movies of her choice from the channel's collection. The movies she picked were ''Machuca'', '' Cousin Cousine'', ''Twin Sisters'' and ''8 Women''. Career Deepa started her career by assisting di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akshay Oberoi
Akshay Oberoi (born 1 January 1985) is an American actor of Indian-Americans, Indian descent, who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. After making his acting debut as a child in the 2002 comedy-drama ''American Chai'', Oberoi played his first leading role in Rajshri Productions film ''Isi Life Mein'' (2010). Oberoi has received critical acclaim for his work. Early life, family and education Akshay Oberoi was born on 1 January 1985 in Morristown, New Jersey, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. He attended Newark Academy for middle school and high school and pursued a bachelor's degree in Theater Arts and Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He also completed acting training in Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Stella Adler in New York City and then Playhouse West in Los Angeles, where he learned the Meisner technique. During his education, he studied acting under John Astin from ''The Addams Family (1964 TV series), The Addams ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suchitra Pillai-Malik
Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970) is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering, she chose a career in arts over engineering. Apart from roles in movies including ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), ''Page 3'' (2005), ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' (2007), and ''Fashion'' (2008), Suchitra is a singer in the Indi pop and rock genre with an album ''Such is Life'' released in 2011 She is also an accomplished theater artiste. Personal life In 2005, Suchitra married Lars Kjeldsen, an engineer from Denmark, whom she met at a mutual friend's house. They have one daughter Film career While in school in Mumbai, Pillai was very much interested in theatre but she graduated in electronic engineering. She left for London soon after, where she became involved in a children's theatre. She started acting in movies in 1993 when she was offered her first role in a French film ''Le prix d'une femme'' as well as a role in the English film ''Guru in Seven''. Pilla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |