Hulchul (2004 Film)
''Hulchul'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. The film is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film '' Godfather''. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Arshad Warsi, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Farha Naaz, and Laxmi. Plot Angar Chand has a rich lifestyle in a small Indian town with his wife and four sons. The eldest son Balram falls for Dhamini, who reciprocates his feelings. Though her mother Laxmi opposes this, Angar wants their wedding. Dhamini's dad Sanjeev in anger accidentally kills Angar's wife Parvati. Dhamini is forcefully married off to Kashinath Pathak. Enraged, Angar kills Sanjeev and is jailed for 14 years. 14 years later Bailed, Angar returns home to declare women won't be allowed in his property, posting a sign on the front gate and forbidding his sons to ever marry. 9 years later Dhamini's daughter Anjali is in college with Jai, Anga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Manoj Joshi (actor)
Manoj N. Joshi (born 3 September 1965) is an Indian film and television actor of Gujarati origin. After graduating from Sir J. J. School of Arts, he began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre. He has also acted in over 70 films since 1998, many of his roles being comedy. He acted in TV series including ''Chanakya'', ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'', ''Rau'' (Marathi), ''Sangdil'', ''Kabhi Souten Kabhi Saheli'', ''Mura Raska Mai La'' (Marathi). He debuted in ''Sarfarosh'' (SI Bajju) alongside his brother who played Bala Thakur in the film. His other works include the film ''Hungama'' followed by '' Hulchul'', ''Dhoom'', ''Bhagam Bhag'', ''Phir Hera Pheri'', ''Chup Chup Ke'', ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' and ''Billo Barber''. He played the role of Chanakya in '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. In 2018, Joshi was awarded with the Padma Shri. He is the vice-president of the Bombay Art Society. Filmography Television serials Personal life H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Farah Naaz
Farah Naaz Hashmi, commonly credited as Farah, is a leading Bollywood actress of the mid 1980s and early 1990s. She is the elder sister of Tabu. Farah made her debut in ''Faasle'' in 1985 under the Yash Chopra films banner. She was one of the prominent actresses in Bollywood in the late eighties and early nineties. She was paired with Prosenjit Chatterjee in 1989 Bengali movie ''Aamar Tumi''. Farha's landmark films were '' Naseeb Apna Apna'' (1986), ''Imaandaar'' (1987), '' Woh Phir Aayegi'', ''Naqab'' (1989), ''Yateem'' (1988), ''Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri'' (1990), '' Begunaah'' (1991), ''Bhai Ho To Aisa'' (1995) and ''Sautela Bhai'' (1996). She is today remembered for her three films with Rajesh Khanna. She retired from acting in 1996 after her first marriage, though she later did a few television serials. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan, Mithun Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suniel Shetty
Suniel Shetty (born Sunil V. Shetty; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and entrepreneur who is predominantly active in Hindi films he has also worked in tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and kannada films. In a career spanning almost 30 years, he has acted in over 100 films. ''. He is the owner of the production house Popcorn Entertainment Private Limited. He has produced a number of films including ''Khel – No Ordinary Game'', ''Rakht'' and ''Bhagam Bhag'', under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures. Early life Suniel Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking Bunt family on 11 August 1961 in Mulki, Mangalore. Career He made his debut in Hindi films in 1992 at the age of 31 with ''Balwaan'', opposite Divya Bharti. The film helped him to retain his position in Bollywood as an action hero. He went on to play the protagonist in various successful movies such as ''Balwaan''(1992), = Arjun Singh ''Waqt Hamara Hai''(1993), = Sunil Chaudhary , , '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lakshmi (actress)
Mahalakshmi (born 13 December 1952), known professionally as Lakshmi, is an Indian actress known for her works primarily in the southern film industry (distributing her acting career in almost each Dravidian language equally), along with some Hindi films. She made her film debut through a Tamil film '' Sri Valli'' in 1961. Her debut as an actress happened with the Tamil film '' Jeevanaamsam'' in 1968. In the same year, she also debuted in Kannada and Telugu films with ''Goa Dalli CID 999'' and '' Bandhavyalu'', respectively. In 1974, her debut Malayalam film, '' Chattakari'' went on to become a blockbuster throughout India. Her performance in '' Mithunam'' (2012) is regarded as one of the ''100 Greatest Performances of the Decade'' by ''Film Companion.'' Lakshmi then went on to appear in a number of commercially successful films in various languages without a hesitation or diction. She dubs her voice for all of her movies, irrespective of the language and remains one of the very ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Farha Naaz
Farah Naaz Hashmi, commonly credited as Farah, is a leading Bollywood actress of the mid 1980s and early 1990s. She is the elder sister of Tabu. Farah made her debut in ''Faasle'' in 1985 under the Yash Chopra films banner. She was one of the prominent actresses in Bollywood in the late eighties and early nineties. She was paired with Prosenjit Chatterjee in 1989 Bengali movie ''Aamar Tumi''. Farha's landmark films were '' Naseeb Apna Apna'' (1986), ''Imaandaar'' (1987), '' Woh Phir Aayegi'', ''Naqab'' (1989), ''Yateem'' (1988), ''Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri'' (1990), '' Begunaah'' (1991), ''Bhai Ho To Aisa'' (1995) and ''Sautela Bhai'' (1996). She is today remembered for her three films with Rajesh Khanna. She retired from acting in 1996 after her first marriage, though she later did a few television serials. She worked with almost all of the top actors of her time, including Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Aamir Khan, Mithun Ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Early life Kapoor was born in Delhi to a Punjabi family. His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making ''Rocky'' to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name "Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born. Personal life Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kolhapure (elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure) and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably in Hindi films, and Telugu, and a few Gujarati and a few Tamil films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various accolades. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films '' Woh Chokri'' and ''Sir''. For the latter, he received his first Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was followed by Ketan Mehta's ''Sardar'', which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him national and international acclaim. He was honoured with Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2014. He has received recognition for his villainous roles in Telugu box office hits such as ''Kshana Kshanam'' (1991), ''Money'' (1993), '' Money Money'' (1995), '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994), ''Rikshavodu'' (1995), ''Bavagaru Bagunnara'' (1998).. His other not ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and Theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himself as one of the most popular actors in Indian Cinema. Puri is remembered for playing various roles in variety of film genres, specially iconic villainous roles in Hindi Cinema, as well as International Cinema. He reigned supreme in villainous roles in the 1980s and 1990s, his dominating screen presence and distinctive deep voice made him stand out amongst the other villains of the day. Puri was active in both, art cinema such as in some of Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani's films and mainly in mainstream cinema. Puri won three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor in eight nominations. He also holds most Filmfare Award for Best Villain nominations. While he predominantly worked in Hindi-language films, he had also appeared in Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arshad Warsi
Arshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres. Before making his acting debut, also served as an assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt in ''Kaash'' (1987) and also choreographed a song in ''Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'' (1993). Warsi made his acting debut in 1996 with '' Tere Mere Sapne'', which was a box office success. His portrayal of Circuit in the comedy film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003), and its sequel ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role marked a turning point in his career. He featured in several commercially successful comedy films including ''Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet'' (1999), '' Hulchul'' (2004), ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?'' (2005), ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005), '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006), ''Dhamaal'' (2007), ''Krazzy 4'' (2008), ''Golmaal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |