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Faruk Kabir
Faruk Kabir (born as Faruk Kabir on 18 March 1983) is an Indian film director, writer and producer who is mainly known for his work in Hindi films. Kabir started his career as an assistant director in films like ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' and ''Asoka''. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' The Awakening'', a short film, starring Ajay Devgn. He then rose to fame with ''Allah Ke Banday'', which he directed and acted in as well. Career Having started his career at a young age of 18 as an assistant director to veterans like Aziz Mirza and Santosh Sivan, Kabir worked on films like ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' and ''Asoka''. He then joined the New York Film Academy (NYFA) in screenwriting and filmmaking. He was also an assistant director on the film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat''. Kabir later became an independent director with the acclaimed documentary ''Unheard Voices Of The People Of India'', for which he travelled 27000 kilometres by road. The documentary was produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. Early life Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh, into a Nawab family. Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. His elder brother, Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah (Retd.) PVSM, SM, VSM, was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. Career Shah has acted in movies such as '' Nishant'', '' Aakrosh'', '' Sparsh'', ''Mirch Masala'', ''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prateik Babbar
Prateik Babbar (born 28 November 1986) is an Indian actor and martial artist who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The son of actress Smita Patil and actor Raj Babbar, he began his career as a production assistant before pursuing an acting career. Prior to his screen debut, Babbar appeared in television advertisements for a variety of products, including Nestle KitKat, on the recommendation of the filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar. Since his debut in Bollywood, Babbar has received accolades such as a Filmfare Award and a Stardust Award. Babbar made his screen debut with the 2008 coming of age drama '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. He made his debut in Tamil language through Darbar. He garnered nominations at various award ceremonies including the Filmfares, Screen Awards, and the Stardust Awards for best debut, winning the last of the three. Babbar played a variety of roles in 2011, appearing in commercially viable projects such as the crime thriller '' Dum Maaro Dum'' and the politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaideep Ahlawat
Jaideep Ahlawat is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 2008. After completing his education, he headed Mumbai, to pursue his dreams to become an actor. He started his career in Bollywood with a small roles in films like ''Aakrosh'' (2010) and the same year, he also starred in a satire comedy film called ''Khatta Meetha'', wherein his negative role of a politician got appreciated in the film circles. Though he appeared in smaller roles in ''Chittagong'' (2011) and ''Rockstar'' (2011), but went unnoticed till he got ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' (2012), wherein he plays the character called Shahid Khan. He played the villain in the Hindi movie '' Commando: A One Man Army'' that released in 2013. Since then, Ahlawat has acted in films such as ''Aatma'' (2013), '' Gabbar is Back'' (2015) and ''Meeruthiya Gangsters'' (2015) ''Vishwaroopam 2''. His character of RAW agent Mir in the Alia Bhatt-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Mahajan
Neha Mahajan (born 18 August 1990) is an Indian actress and model known for her works predominantly in Marathi and Hindi films, in addition to Marathi theatre. Mahajan made her debut in an English film in 2012, the Canadian-British production ''Midnight's Children'' directed by Deepa Mehta. In 2013, Mahajan played Ophelia in Madhav Vaze's stage production of ''Hamlet'' in Marathi. She then appeared in ''Ajoba'' (2013), and ''Feast of Varanasi'' (2014). In 2015, she made her Mollywood debut as Vishaya in the indie drama ''The Painted House''. Most recently Neha appeared in the 2019 Netflix series '' Leila'', a dystopian drama. She was also seen in Rohit Shetty's action film ''Simmba''. In 2020, she made her Hollywood debut in the action-thriller '' Extraction''. Early life Mahajan is the daughter of Sitar artist Pandit Vidur Mahajan, and has been accompanying him on his sitar performances while also performing solo. She was born in Talegaon Dabhade, Pune in the state of Mahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Barmecha
Rajat Barmecha (born 24 April 1989) is an Indian actor who is best known for his lead role in the 2010 Bollywood film '' Udaan''. Childhood Barmecha was born in Ladnun, Rajasthan, and grew up in Delhi. He attended Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar. He has had a passion for acting since childhood. Though his father, Narendra Barmecha, is a Businessman, he supported Rajat to take up his dream. His mother Shanti Barmecha is a homemaker. His sister Ritu Barmecha is also an actor and brother Vicky Barmecha is a Film Director who assisted Anurag Kashyap on Bombay Velvet. Career At 18 years of age, Rajat moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in jewellery designing but dropped the idea within a few days. He started his acting career by featuring in several commercials fr brands like Frooti, Sonata and Max New York life insurance. At the age of 21, he made his debut in the film '' Udaan''. His character a 17-year-old Rohan (played by Barmecha) who has been expelled from boarding schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyra Dastur
Amyra Dastur (born 7 May 1992) is an Indian actress who has starred in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu Films. Early life and career Dastur is Parsi and she speaks English and Gujarati at home. She holds a bachelor's degree in commerce from Mumbai's HR College. Dastur started her career as a model in commercials. Dastur made her Hindi cinema-acting debut in Manish Tiwary's romantic drama ''Issaq'', alongside Prateik Babbar. Amyra in her first international project, ''Kung Fu Yoga'' acted alongside Jackie Chan which released in India on 3 February 2017. Amyra Dastur was also seen in director Akshat Verma's next, titled ''Kaalakaandi'', starring Saif Ali Khan. Amyra shot for a song in the film which is an upbeat dance number and has some fun lyrics. The track has been choreographed by Adil Malik of Kar Gayi Chul fame. She debuted in Telugu cinema with Mahesh Babu's sister's first directorial venture, ''Manasuku Nachindi''. Again in 2018, Amyra had her second Telugu release with '' Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Sadh
Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1983) is an Indian actor. He is known for his roles in films like ''Kai Po Che'' (2013), ''Guddu Rangeela'' (2015), and ''Sarkar 3'' (2017). He began his acting career with the teen drama ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'' and later appeared in the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'', '' Bigg Boss 1'' and ''Fear Factor India''. He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera ''Durgesh Nandinii'' that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Sadh was recently seen in the web series ''Breathe'' (2018) and its second season '' Breathe: Into the Shadows'' (2020) playing Inspector Kabir Sawant. Early life Sadh was born on 5 June 1983 in Delhi. He completed his graduation from La Martiniere College, Lucknow. Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old. His family home is in Punjab. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to Mumbai to become an actor. Career Television career (2002–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. She made her acting debut with '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' (2001). She subsequently featured in films including ''Dus'' (2005), ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) and ''Sanju'' (2018). She co-owned a production house, Born Free Entertainment, with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. Their first film, '' Love Breakups Zindagi'', was released on 7 October 2011. After their divorce she launched her own production house, "One India Stories" in December 2019. She also appeared in the web series ''Kaafir'' in 2019. Early life Mirza was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father, Frank Handrich, is a German graphics and industrial fair designer, architect, artist and interior designer based in Munich, while her mother, Deepa, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin (; born 10 January 1984) is a French actress and writer who works in Hindi films. Known for her unconventional body of work, she is the recipient of such accolades as a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, and two Screen Awards. Although a French citizen, she has been brought up and lived most of her life in India. Born in Puducherry, India, Koechlin was drawn to theatre from a young age. She studied drama at Goldsmiths, University of London, and worked simultaneously with a local theatre company. After returning to India, she made her screen debut as Chanda in the drama ''Dev.D'' in 2009, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Subsequently, she starred in two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of their respective release yearsthe romantic comedy dramas ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011) and ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (2013), both of which garnered her Best Supporting Actress nominations at Filmfare. Koechlin expanded her career into scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar (also known as Hotstar) is an Indian brand of subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Novi Digital Entertainment of Disney Star and operated by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, both divisions of The Walt Disney Company. The brand was first introduced as Hotstar for a streaming service carrying content from Disney Star's local networks, including films, television series, live sports, and original programming, as well as featuring content licensed from third-parties such as HBO and Showtime among others. Amid the significant growth of mobile broadband in India, Hotstar quickly became the dominant streaming service in the country. Following the acquisition of Star India's parent company 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019, Hotstar was integrated with the company's new global streaming brand Disney+ as 'Disney+ Hotstar' in April 2020. The co-branded service added Disney+ original programming, and films and television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Fight League
Super Fight League is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in India. The organisation was formed in 2012 by actor Sanjay Dutt and British-Indian businessman Raj Kundra, and is currently co-owned by British-Indian businessman Bill Dosanjh and British boxing champion Amir Khan (boxer), Amir Khan. Super Fight League has had 67 live televised events, with over 100million views. It has produced at least 50 live televised events broadcast on Colors (TV channel), Colors, Neo Prime, ESPN Star Sports, MTV India and YouTube. History The Super Fight League was formed in 2012 by actor Sanjay Dutt and British Indian businessman Raj Kundra, with the intent of giving Indian mixed martial artists a platform to compete and grow in its home country whilst bringing in talented fighters from different parts of the world. They launched their first event on 11 March 2012, which was headlined by Bob Sapp, Bob 'The Beast' Sapp and James Thompson (fighter), James 'The Colossus' Thompson. On 27 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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