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Fukrey
''Fukrey'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, and starring Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Varun Sharma, Ali Fazal, Priya Anand, Vishakha Singh, Pankaj Tripathi and Richa Chadda. The story and dialogues are written by Vipul Vig and the screenplay is written by Vig and Lamba. Produced under the Excel Entertainment banner, the film was released on 14 June 2013. Despite a poor opening, the film went on to become a sleeper hit. The film is available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar. Plot Delhi-based school backbenchers Vikas "Hunny" Gulati and Dilip "Choocha" Singh are perpetually dreaming of making it big. They want to get into the local college but don't have the required grades. The college guard Pandit tells them that he can provide them with the leaked class XII papers to them, for a significant amount. Choocha has this god-gift where he can get the winning number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulkit Samrat
Pulkit Samrat (born 29 December 1983) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films along with Hindi television. Samrat made his acting debut with '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2006) and made his film debut with ''Bittoo Boss'' (2012). He is a recipient of an Indian Telly Award. Samrat had his first commercial success with ''Fukrey'' (2013). His highest grossing release came with '' Jai Ho'' (2014). This success was followed with a string of failures including ''Dolly Ki Doli'' (2015) and ''Sanam Re'' (2016), causing a setback. He later received praises for starring in ''Fukrey Returns'' (2017), '' 3 Storeys'' (2018) and ''Taish'' (2020). In addition to his acting career, Samrat is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. Early life Samrat was born on 29 December 1983 and brought up in a Punjabi Hindu family in Delhi, where his family has its real estate business. He studied at Manav Sthali School, and completed his schooling from Montfort Seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excel Entertainment
Excel Entertainment is an Production company, Indian production company, founded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar in 1999. Based in Mumbai, they mainly produce Hindi films. In 2017, they released India's first original series for Amazon Prime Video – Inside Edge (TV series), Inside Edge, which was nominated for the International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series. Their first film Dil Chahta Hai received critical acclaim. They won national awards for ''Dil Chahta Hai'' and ''Rock On!!''. With movies such as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Don (2006 Hindi film), Don, Fukrey, Raees (2017 film), Raees and Dil Dhadakne Do, Excel is known for its contemporary and diversified characters and style of cinema. Their film Gully Boy was also India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards. Excel Entertainment also produced the Hindi dubbed versions of the 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action KGF (film), K.G.F: Chapter 1 starring Yash (actor), Yash and the 2019 Sye Raa Narasimha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film ''The Other End of the Line'' before appearing in the American television miniseries ''Bollywood Hero''. He was seen in films like ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' (2011), '' Baat Ban Gayi'' (2013) and ''Bobby Jasoos'' (2014). His first success came in ''Fukrey'' (2013) and ''Sonali Cable'' (2014). Fazal made his Bollywood debut with a cameo appearance in ''3 Idiots'' (2009) and next appeared in ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' (2011). He played the leading role in the horror film ''Khamoshiyan'' (2015) followed by his first American film ''Furious 7'' (2015), and ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' opposite Diana Penty in 2016. Fazal starred in the British-American film ''Victoria & Abdul'', which depicts the relationship of Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her confidant, Indian servant Abdul Karim (Fazal). The film premiered at the Venice Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangster saga ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', where her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama ''Masaan'' (2015). Early life and education Chadda was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother. She was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi. Her father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadda, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and also works with Gandhi Smriti. Career Chadda began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishakha Singh
Vishakha Singh is an Indian actress, producer and entrepreneur who is best known for her role as Neetu Singh, Zafar's girlfriend, in Fukrey Series. She appeared in many South Indian language films before starring in Bollywood projects with director Ashutosh Gowariker's 2010 ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'', alongside Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. Her breakthrough role was in the Tamil film ''Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya'' (2013). Education She graduated from Abu Dhabi Indian School (ADIS) and Delhi Public School. She completed a degree in business studies from Delhi University. She did her post graduation in Advertising and Public Relations from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi (1998-1999 batch). Career She started modelling in 2007 and appeared in television and print commercials. She made her feature film debut in 2007 with Telugu film ''Gnaapakam'', which did not do well. After that, she starred in one Tamil, and two Kannada films, , ''House F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Anand
Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in modelling in 2008 before making her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Vaamanan'' (2009) and then her Telugu debut in ''Leader'' a year later. She made her Hindi debut in 2012 with a supporting role in ''English Vinglish'' and subsequently appeared in the films ''Fukrey'' (2013) and ''Rangrezz'' (2013). Early life Priya Anand was born on 17 September 1986 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the only child to a Tamil mother and a half-Telugu, half-Marathi father. She was brought up in both her parents' hometowns, Chennai and Hyderabad, becoming fluent in Tamil and Telugu. Besides native languages, Priya is proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Spanish as well. Priya became fascinated with films, developing an interest in cinema, sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Tripathi
Pankaj Tripathi (Birth name, né Tiwari; born 5 September 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and has also appeared in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil language films. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors of Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, a Screen Award, and an IIFA Award. Born in Gopalganj District, India, Gopalganj, Bihar, Tripathi got more attracted to art in Patna where he was doing his higher studies. He enrolled himself in the National School of Drama in 2001, from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film ''Run (2004 film), Run'' (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as ''Raavan (2010 Hindi film), Raavan'' (2010) and ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'' (2012) and in some television series including ''Powder (TV series), Powder''. Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in Anurag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjot Singh
Manjot Singh (born 7 July 1992) is an Indian Bollywood actor, best known for his role in films like ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'', ''Student Of The Year'' and ''Fukrey''. He won Filmfare Critics Award for the Best Debut Actor category for his performance in ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!''. He completed his schooling from Hillwoods Academy. Early life and education Manjot Singh was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi Sikh family. His mother is a housewife while his father is a businessman. He completed his schooling from the Hillwoods Academy, situated in New Delhi. Career He went to audition for Dibakar Banerjee's ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'', though Singh had never acted before, even in school plays. After the audition, the casting director rejected Singh for the role of the boy who grows up to be master thief Lucky. However, Dibakar Banerjee insisted on casting him, later saying "Even though the casting director wasn't convinced, I just put my foot down." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influence of the Indian film industry. Akhtar, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999, made his directorial debut with ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying modern Indian youth in the film, which won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). Following this, he directed the cult war film '' Lakshya'' (2004) and made his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of '' Bride and Prejudice'' (2004), for which he and sister Zoya Akhtar served as lyricists. Next came the commercially successful ''Don'' (2006), his third directorial venture, post which he directed a short film titled ''Positive'' (2007) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Sampath
Ram Sampath (born 25 July 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like ''Tanha Dil'' (2000) by Shaan (singer), Shaan, before composing for films like ''Khakee'', ''Delhi Belly (film), Delhi Belly'' (2011), ''Talaash (2012 film), Talaash'' (2012), ''Raees (2017 film), Raees'' etc. He has composed music for advertising jingles for brands like Bharti Airtel, Airtel, Tata DoCoMo, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India. Early life and background Born to a Tamilian father and Kannadiga mother, Sampath grew up in Chembur, Bombay where he did his schooling from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, OLPS High School. Both his parents were musically inclined, while his grandfather TV Ramanujam, was one of the founder of Shanmukhananda Hall, a cultural centre in Sion, Mumbai, established in 1952. Thus his ancestral house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashraful Haque (actor)
Ashraful Haque (died 17 February 2015) was an Indian actor who mainly appeared in Hindi films and was popularly known for his work in '' Talaash'' (2012), '' Delhi Belly'' (2011) and ''Manjhi - The Mountain Man'' (2015). He also appeared in '' Black Friday'', '' Company'', '' Deewar'', ''Fukrey'', ''Jungle'', and '' Raavan'' . He was a graduate of the National School of Drama. Early life and career Haque hails from Goalpara in Assam. He graduated from National School of Drama in 1997 with specialisation in Acting. He started his career with critically acclaimed film, ''Behrupiya'' and had acted in over 30 films apart from his television serials and ad films. He had also performed in more than 30 plays. He has a his wife and a son. Illness and death He had a rare disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome and was undergoing treatment for sometime. He died on 17 February 2015 at the age of 46. Filmography *''Sab Golmaal Hai'' *''Dil Kya Kare'' *'' Mela'' *''Shool'' *''Jungle'' *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AA Films
AA Films is an Indian motion picture distribution company, owned by Anil Thadani. It mainly distributes Hindi films and Hindi-dubbed South Indian films in North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central .... Background AA Films was founded by Anil Thadani in 1993. It independently distributes films in India. Anil Thadani was awarded with "The distribution personality of the year" in 2017. Afterwards, it has a joint venture with Cineestan Film Company. The JV is named "Cineestan AA Distributors". Anil Thadani is the managing Director and CEO of the JV and Rohit Khattar, founder Chairman of Cinestaan, is the Chairman of the JV. Films distributed Films presented References Film distributors of India Indian companies established in 2008 External links *{{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
