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Geeta Basra
Geeta Basra Singh (born 13 March 1984) is a British actress who has appeared in Bollywood films. She is married to Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Cricketer Harbhajan Singh and model/actor Geeta Basra got married at a ceremony in a gurudwara near Jalandhar. Bollywood actress, Geeta Basra revealed how she was written off as a married woman, even when she and Harbhajan Singh were just friends. Early life Basra was born to Indian Punjabi Hindu parents in Portsmouth, Hampshire on the south coast of England, but now resides in Mumbai, India. She has one younger brother, Rahul and sister Ruby. She studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute. Career She was first seen in the Emraan Hashmi-starrer ''Dil Diya Hai'' in 2006 in which she played a girl who is sold into prostitution by her lover. Her second release, '' The Train'' (2007), was also opposite Hashmi. She played Roma, a working woman who gets caught up in an extramarital affair. Basra was also seen in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom, with a population last recorded at 208,100. Portsmouth is located south-west of London and south-east of Southampton. Portsmouth is mostly located on Portsea Island; the only English city not on the mainland of Great Britain. Portsea Island has the third highest population in the British Isles after the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. Portsmouth also forms part of the regional South Hampshire conurbation, which includes the city of Southampton and the boroughs of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Waterlooville. Portsmouth is one of the world's best known ports, its history can be traced to Roman times and has been a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsmouth w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state capital Chandigarh, south-east of Amritsar and north of Ludhiana. Jalandhar is about 381 km (230 miles) from national capital Delhi. The famous road NH1 crosses from Jalandhar. History The history of Jalandhar District comprises three periods — ancient, medieval and modern. The city may be named after Jalandhara, a Nath Guru, who was from here. . The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in Vedas. Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term ''Jalandhar'', meaning area inside the water, i.e., tract lying between the two rivers Satluj and Beas. The whole of Punjab and the area of present Jalandhar District was part of the Indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lock (film)
''Lock'' is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Smeep Kang, written by Pali Bhupinder Singh and starring Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Geeta Basra, Karamjit Anmol and Smeep Kang as the main protagonist of the film and was released worldwide on 14 October 2016. The film is a remake of Malayalam film '' Shutter''. Plot Bhola (Gippy Grewal) is a rickshaw driver that wants to start a life in Dubai. He befriends Gill (Smeep Kang) who is a NRI regularly living in Dubai recently returned to India. Bhola believes that Gill will help him leave Punjab and settle in Dubai. Gill is married and has a teenaged son and a daughter attending college. However, Gill is a strict father and asks his daughter to quit college and get married after learning she goes to mall with a male friend. Harpal (Gurpreet Ghuggi) is a film script writer. One day when rides Bhola's rickshaw to his hotel, he leaves his bag containing his script on the rickshaw. After he realizes it, he begins to searc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smeep Kang
Smeep Kang is an Indian actor, film producer and director who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. He graduated from Punjab University, Chandigarh with a degree in chemical engineering. He is well known for directing the Punjabi comedy films ''Chak De Phatte'' (2008), ''Carry On Jatta'' (2012), ''Lucky Di Unlucky Story'' (2013). Directing career Despite directing films such as ''Meri Vahuti Da Viyah'' (2007) and ''Chak De Phatte'' (2008), Smeep Kang rose to popularity as a director in 2012 with the comedy film ''Carry On Jatta'', which became a Blockbuster, and also one of the highest-grossing Punjabi feature films of that year. He again teamed up with most of the cast of ''Carry On Jatta'' in 2013, with comedy film ''Lucky Di Unlucky Story''. This film also became a box office success. Following this, he directed ''Bhaji in Problem ''Bhaji in Problem'' is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang, who had earlier directed films like ''Carry on Jatta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Hand Husband
''Second Hand Husband'' is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film produced by GB Entertainment and directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja, and Dharmendra. The film marks the Bollywood film debut of Govinda’s daughter, Tina Ahuja, and Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal. The film released on 3 July 2015. Plot Rajbir (Gippy Grewal) and Gurpreet (Tina Ahuja) are in love and want to marry each other. The only thing stopping them is the alimony that Rajbir has to pay every month to his ex-wife, Neha ( Geeta Basra). Gurpreet, being a lawyer, is aware that the alimony needs to be paid only until Neha remarries. Thus, begins the two lover's journey to find a suitable groom for Rajbir's ex-wife. Their comic journey goes through various twists and turns and finally culminates at a point where Rajbir's boss, Ajit Singh (Dharmendra), gets into trouble with his wife because of his flirtatious ways. Cast * Gippy Grewal as Rajbir Singh Grewal aka Rajbir * Tina Ahuja as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Joe B
''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier forms of ''master'', as the equivalent female titles ''Mrs'', '' Miss'', and '' Ms'' all derived from earlier forms of ''mistress''. ''Master'' is sometimes still used as an honorific for boys and young men. The modern plural form is ''Misters'', although its usual formal abbreviation ''Messrs''(.) derives from use of the French title ' in the 18th century. ' is the plural of ' (originally ', "my lord"), formed by declining both of its constituent parts separately. Historical etiquette Historically, ''mister'' was applied only to those above one's own status if they had no higher title such as ''Sir'' or ''my lord'' in the English class system. That understanding is now obsolete, as it was gradually expanded as a mark of respect to tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Kumar (director)
Anand Kumar (born 10 December 1970) is an Indian film director, writer and the founder Anand Kumar Productions pvt ltd. He was born and brought up in Delhi. He started his career in film making with Delhii Heights in 2007 featuring Jimmy Shergill and Neha Dhupia which was produced by Sivaji Productions as their first venture into Mumbai Film Industry. Delhii Heights was directed and written by him. His other movies are Jugaad (2009) featuring Manoj Bajpai and Zila Ghaziabad (2013) featuring Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vivek Oberoi and Minisha Lamba. Early life Anand Kumar was born in a Malayali family in Delhi. His parents did not belong to any creative field whatsoever. His father is a Lawyer in Delhi High Court and mother is a housewife. He received his education from DTEA Sr Secondary School, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi. He was a college dropout from MDU Law College, Rohtak. He spent a few years in Hyderabad where he pursued his mass Communication course and thereafter got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zila Ghaziabad
''Zila Ghaziabad'' () is 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Anand Kumar. It is produced by Vinod Bachan, and presented by Mohammed Fasih & Bharat Shah. The film features Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Arshad Warsi, Charmy Kaur, Minissha Lamba, Ravi Kishan, Paresh Rawal and Sunil Grover in lead roles amongst others. The film also featured Shriya Saran and Geeta Basra for a special appearance . It was based on true story of gang wars of Ghaziabad. It was released on 22 February 2013. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews. A full-blown gang war comes to life in the district of Ghaziabad with the rise of the rivalry between gangsters Fauji and Satbir. A corrupt policeman, Pritam Singh, is sent down to set things right. The film is based on the true story of the gang war that lasted between two groups in the 80s and 90s in Ghaziabad, India. Synopsis In the town of Ghaziabad, Brahmapal Choudhary (Paresh Rawal) is a corrupt chairman, and has co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Datt
Aditya Datt is an Indian filmmaker known for directing Bollywood films such as ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' and '' Table No.21''. He is the grandson of film lyricist Anand Bakshi. Filmography Films Web series * ''Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone'' (2018) Personal life Datt is the grandson of lyricist Anand Bakshi. . 4 November 2005 References External links * *Aditya Datt ' at |
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