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Honey Irani
Honey Irani is an Indian actress and screenwriter, who works in Hindi cinema. She started her career as a child actor with roles in films such as Mahesh Kaul’s Pyar ki Pyas. She was probably four to five years old when the shooting of the movies ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' and ''Bombay Ka Chor'' started. Background and personal life Irani is the youngest of five siblings, the others being Menaka, Bunny, Sarosh, and Daisy Irani. Irani's oldest sister, Menaka, is married to the stunt film-maker Kamran Khan. Her other sister Daisy, who was also a famous child-star like herself, was married (till his death) to screenwriter K.K. Shukla, and is the mother of three children. Irani met the script-writer and poet Javed Akhtar on the sets of Seeta Aur Geeta. They were married on 21 March 1972. She is the mother of film-makers Zoya Akther and Farhan Akther. Her career as a child star had already ended and his career as a script-writer had not yet properly begun. They had no pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamhe
''Lamhe'' (lit. ''Moments'') is a 1991 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Honey Irani and Rahi Masoom Raza. The film stars Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in lead roles, along with Waheeda Rehman and Anupam Kher in pivotal supporting roles. In the film, Viren (Kapoor) falls for Pallavi (Sridevi), but she marries someone else. However, Pallavi and her husband die in a car accident, leaving behind their daughter (also Sridevi) in care of Viren, who grows up to look just like her mother and falls in love with Viren. The film marks the second and final collaboration between Sridevi and Chopra, after ''Chandni'' (1989). Produced by Chopra under his production banner Yash Raj Films, ''Lamhe'' was shot in two schedules in Rajasthan, India and London, United Kingdom. Over the years, it has been hailed as an all-time classic and Chopra's finest film. Although the film did moderate business domestically, it became a massive success overseas, bringing in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laawaris (1999 Film)
''Laawaris'' is a 1999 Indian romance film directed by Shrikant Sharma. It stars Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, Akshaye Khanna and Manisha Koirala. Plot Vijay is a local hooligan working for Mr. Karla and is in charge of taking "protection money" from people of that locality. A lawyer called Anand moves into that place and refuses to give Vijay money when that reaches Mr. Karla's ears he gets pissed and asks Vijay to settle this case quickly. Vijay burns Anand's motorcycle to try to force him to give him money. Anand refuses again and Anand tries to convince Vijay to quit that job and Vijay challenges Anand to fight with him. Anand does not touch the drunk Vijay but Vijay gets beaten down by his own carelessness. Later, Vijay goes to steal a motorcycle for Anand as Anand's son made a complaint to him that he has to carry his 15 kilos bag to school now as Vijay burned down Anand's motorcycle. Anand refuses to take the bike and police come to arrest the gang. The gang gets bailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albela (2001 Film)
''Albela'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film released on 20 April 2001. It was directed by Deepak Sareen and stars Govinda, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff and Namrata Shirodkar as the lead protagonists. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics and was declared a flop at the box office, despite being profitable. Plot Tony (Govinda) is an easy-going and popular tour guide. One day a fortune teller tells him that a blue-eyed princess from overseas will enter his life and change it forever. She is the dream girl that he has been searching for. On the way from Austria to an intended holiday in Singapore, Sonia (Aishwarya Rai) and her nanny (Maya Alagh) stop off in Mumbai. When their connecting flight is delayed, Sonia decides instead to travel to Malaga (which is implied to be near Goa), the birthplace of her mother, who died when Sonia was very young. Sonia has been brought up by her father (the Austrian Ambassador) (Saeed Jaffrey) since her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armaan (2003 Film)
''Armaan'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language medical drama film that was co-written and directed by Honey Irani. Starring the ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, and Randhir Kapoor, the film is set in a hospital and follows the travails of its principal, Dr.Akash (Anil Kapoor), to sustain the institution financially. Meanwhile, a woman with schizophrenia named Sonia (Zinta) comes into his life and offers to help by donating to the hospital on the condition that Akash marries her. Irani wrote the story of ''Armaan'' and also wrote the screenplay with Javed Akhtar. Principal photography (handled by Ravi Varman) took place in India and Africa, and Shirish Kunder edited the film. It was released on 16 May 2003 and declared a commercial failure, only earning against a budget. Although the film garnered mixed reviews, critics praised Irani's direction and the actors' performances, particularly those of Bachchan and Zinta. Zinta recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krrish
''Krrish'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra while Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Manini Mishra, Archana Puran Singh and Sharat Saxena feature in supporting roles. It is the second installment in the ''Krrish'' franchise, being the sequel to '' Koi... Mil Gaya'', and relates the story of Krishna, the son of the previous film's protagonists, who inherits his father's superhuman abilities. After falling in love with Priya, he follows her to Singapore, where he takes on the persona of "Krrish" to keep his identity secret while saving children from a burning circus. From that moment on, he is regarded as a superhero, and must later thwart the plans of the evil Dr. Arya, who has a connection to Krishna's father, Rohit, the protagonist of the previous film. ''Krrish'' was conceived to be a film of global significance and a trendsetter in Indian cinema, with visual effects on par with tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Har Pal
''Har Pal'' ( en, Every Moment) is an unreleased Indian film directed by art cinema director Jahnu Barua, who previously directed the critically acclaimed ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' (2005). The film stars Preity Zinta, Shiney Ahuja and Isha Koppikar in leading roles. Dharmendra appears in a supporting role as Zinta's father. The film relates the love story between two neighbours, played by Zinta and Ahuja, who are paired together on-screen for the first time. Production Preity Zinta and Shiney Ahuja were Jahnu Barua's first choices for the leading roles. Initially, Dipannita Sharma was supposed to play the supporting role of Zinta's roommate, but was later replaced by Isha Koppikar. Amitabh Bachchan was also supposed to make a role in the film as Zinta's father, but he later opted out due to date problems. Bachchan was subsequently replaced by Dharmendra, after Zinta, who was looking for an opportunity to work with him, had suggested his name. Dino Morea makes a special ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krrish 3
''Krrish 3'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language superhero film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan, who wrote the screenplay with Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt. It is the third film in the ''Krrish'' series, following '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003) and ''Krrish'' (2006). The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut. The story follows Krishna Mehra, a.k.a. Krrish and his scientist father, who face an elaborate conspiracy orchestrated by the evil genius Kaal and his gang of mutants, led by the ruthless Kaya. ''Krrish 3'' was initially scheduled to release as a 3D film. However, due to lack of release time to convert the film to 3D, director Rakesh Roshan mentioned that the film will be released only in the 2D format. ''Krrish 3'' released worldwide on 1 November 2013. Produced on a budget of , the film grossed worldwide, becoming the 25th highest grossing Indian film of all time. It has received generally positive reviews from critics. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaho Naa , the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands
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Kaho may refer to: Places *Kaho, Burkina Faso, a village in southern Burkina Faso *Kaho District, Fukuoka (嘉穂郡), a district in Fukuoka, Japan *Kaho, Fukuoka (嘉穂町), a town located in Kaho District *4284 Kaho, a main-belt asteroid *Kaho, India, a village in India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh Other uses *Kaho (given name) * Kaho (born 1991), Japanese actress * Kahō, a Japanese era (1094–1096) * Kaho Manufacturing, Japanese company *Simone Kaho (born 1978), New Zealand poet See also *'' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', a 2000 Bollywood blockbuster movie *Kahoʻolawe Kahoolawe (Hawaiian: ), anglicized as Kahoolawe (), is the smallest of the eight main volcano, volcanic islands in the Hawaiian Islands. Kahoolawe is located about southwest of Maui and also southeast of Lanai, Lānaʻi, and it is long by wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Screenplay
The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Salim–Javed – 3 *Basu Chatterjee – 3 *Rajkumar Hirani – 3 *Mani Ratnam – 2 *Vijay Tendulkar – 2 *Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 2 *Abhijat Joshi – 2 Note: Both Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani won the award twice jointly. List of winners 1960s * 1969 Nabendu Ghosh – ''Majhli Didi'' 1970s * 1970 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – ''Anokhi Raat'' * 1971 Vijay Anand – ''Johny Mera Naam'' * 1972 Basu Chatterjee – ''Sara Akash'' * 1973 Arvind Mukherjee – ''Amar Prem'' * 1974 Salim–Javed – '' Zanjeer'' * 1975 Shama Zaidi, Kaifi Azmi – ''Garm Hava'' * 1976 Salim–Javed – ''Deewaar'' * 1977 Basu Chatterjee – ''Chhoti Si Baat'' * 1978 Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Kaur, Madhusudan Kalekar – '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' * 1979 Kamleshwar – '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' 1980s * 1980 Girish Karnad, B.V. Karanth&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kya Kehna
''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy and society views on the same, and stars Preity Zinta in the central role as a single teenage mother, with Saif Ali Khan, Chandrachur Singh, Farida Jalal and Anupam Kher in supporting roles. This is the first of several films where Zinta and Khan acted together. ''Kya Kehna'' was filmed back in 1997 and was supposed to release in 1998. In fact, this film was supposed to be Zinta's debut film and she even began shooting for it, but due to some unknown reasons and delays, it was postponed to 2000. Therefore, several of Zinta's films were released before this film, including two of her Telugu films, and especially '' Dil Se..'' (1998), which ended up becoming her debut film. Upon its theatrical release, it was positively reviewed by critics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (), also known by the initialism ''DDLJ'', is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film written and directed by Aditya Chopra in his directorial debut and produced by his father Yash Chopra. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The plot revolves around Raj and Simran, two young non-resident Indians, who fall in love during a vacation through Europe with their friends. Raj tries to win over Simran's family so the couple can marry, but Simran's father has long since promised her hand to his friend's son. The film was shot in India, London, and Switzerland, from September 1994 to August 1995. With an estimated total gross of () worldwide, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1995 and one of the most successful Indian films in history. It won 10 Filmfare Awards—the most for a single film at that time—and the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
