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Housefull (film Series)
''Housefull'' is an Indian comedy film series. The series stars Akshay Kumar and Ritesh Deshmukh in all the films. The first two films '' Housefull'' and ''Housefull 2'' were directed by Sajid Khan. The third film, ''Housefull 3'', was directed by Sajid-Farhad and fourth film ''Housefull 4'' was directed by Farhad Samji. The series is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Each film starts with a fresh story unrelated with the preceding film's story. However, the theme and the pace remains the same. Despite a mixed critical reception from the critics, the series has been commercially successful, grossing all over ₹ 800 crore worldwide. It is currently the highest grossing comedy film franchise in Indian cinema as well as 7th highest-grossing Indian film series of all time in general. Films and overview ''Housefull'' (2010) Aarush, is a jinxed loser who stays with his friend, Bob and his wife, Hetal, both working at a casino own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajid Nadiadwala
Sajid Nadiadwala (born 18 February 1966) is an Indian film producer, writer, and director who works in Hindi cinema. He is the owner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Grandson of filmmaker A.K. Nadiadwala, Sajid has written and produced films including ''Housefull'' (2010), ''Baaghi'' (2016) to directing ''Kick'' (2014) that brought him various debutant director awards, and wrote the Marathi film ''Lai Bhaari'' that was produced by Riteish Deshmukh. Early life Sajid Nadiadwala's grandfather Abdul Karim Nadiadwala came to Bombay from a city called Nadiad, Gujarat in 1955. His grandfather produced hundreds of films in Bombay, including ''Taj Mahal''. The family's base was in Malad, where his grandfather owned theatres, and where they had more than 5,000 acres and streets named after them. Hence, Sajid used to watch films since he was a child. Sajid's father also produced films. Sajid completed his CA and law and later joined J.P. Dutta as an assistant director on ''Ghula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tushar Hiranandani
Tushar Hiranandani (born 13 July) is an Indian film writer. He grew up around the world of films as his grandfather Hiranand Hiranandani and father Ashok Hiranandani were Hindi film distributors and had a company called Black and White film distribution. He tasted early success with his debut film Masti directed by Indra Kumar in 2004. He is the head of content development at ''Balaji Motion Pictures''. Career Born in Mumbai, Tushar started out as a clapper boy on the sets of Mann (1999) directed by Indra Kumar. Along with Milap Zaveri, he went on to write films like Kyon Ho Gaya na, Pyaare Mohan and more recently ABCD, Main Tera Hero and Ek Villain. In 2019, Tushar made his directorial debut with the biographical drama Saand Ki Aankh ''Saand Ki Aankh'' () is a 2019 Indian biographical drama film directed by Tushar Hiranandani Tushar Hiranandani (born 13 July) is an Indian film writer. He grew up around the world of films as his grandfather Hiranand Hiranandani and fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunkey Pandey
Suyash Panday (born 26 September 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 100 films in a career that has spanned over three decades. His most successful films in Hindi were in the period 1987-1994. After the failure of his Hindi films as lead hero since 1994, his career in Hindi films faded away. He then worked in Bangladeshi cinema from 1995 and most of his films in Bangladesh were successful. He has been acting as a character actor since 2003 in Hindi films. He is the father of actress Ananya Panday. Early life Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in Bombay. Career Panday worked as an instructor in acting school in 1986. He used to be senior to many junior budding artists such as Akshay Kumar. 1987–1993: Debut and early success Panday debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film ''Aag Hi Aag'' opposite Neelam Kothari. Film producer Pahlaj Nihalani gave P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career. Early life Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to an Irani Zoroastrian family. His father died 6 months before Irani was born (May 1959). Irani was dyslexic, as well as having ADHD and a lisp, which he eventually overcame. His mother (b. 18 November 1926, d. 9 June 2021) often encouraged him to repeatedly watch movies at the Alexander Cinema—where he would go daily after school—to observe their cinematography and art. He finished his secondary schooling at St. Mary's School, after which he undertook a 2-year waiter course at Mithibai College in Mumbai. Following his polytechnic diploma course, he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower where he worked as a waiter and in room service for two years. With a promotion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiah Khan
Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was an English-American actress and singer who worked in Indian films. She appeared in three Hindi films from 2007 to 2010. Born in New York City to Indian parents, she was raised and educated in London. Khan aspired to pursue a career in acting and moved to Mumbai for a film career. She made her film debut in the 2007 Ram Gopal Verma film ''Nishabd'' for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She was later noted for portraying supporting role of a modern, independent woman in '' Ghajini'', which was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2008. After a two years absence from films, she received praise for her comic role in the romantic comedy '' Housefull'', which was the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2010. On 3 June 2013, she was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her bedroom of her family's residence in Juhu, Mumbai. Deemed a suicide in 2013, and re-confi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta (born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Intercontinental 1997. In her career, she has primarily worked in Hindi films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award. She established herself as one of the prominent leading ladies of the 2000s. Dutta made her acting debut with ''Andaaz'' (2003), which won her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went onto appear in commercially successful films including '' Masti'' (2004), ''No Entry'' (2005), ''Bhagam Bhag'' (2006), ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (2007), ''Partner'' (2007), '' Housefull'' (2010), ''Chalo Dilli'' (2011), ''Don 2'' (2011) and ''Singh Is Bliing'' (2015). Dutta appeared in British TV series, ''Beecham House''. She made her web debut in 2020 with ''Hundred''. In 2021, she portrayed Indira Gandhi in ''Bell Bottom.'' Early life and education Dutta was born to a Hindu father and an Anglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor, model, film producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to act in more than 40 films. He has received several awards including the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Rock On!!''. He has enacted lead roles in romance films including '' Deewaanapan'' (2001), ''Dil Hai Tumhaara'' (2002), ''Dil Ka Rishta'' (2003), '' Vaada'' (2005) and '' I See You'' (2006), action films ''Asambhav'' (2004) and ''D-Day'' (2013), thrillers '' Yakeen'' (2005) and ''Roy'' (2015), socio-political '' Chakravyuh'' (2012), crime drama '' Inkaar'' (2013) and biopic ''Daddy'' (2017). The year 2002 marked a turning point for Rampal when he was cast in '' Aankhen'', proving to be his first commercial success. His other commercially successful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone ( or ; born 5 January 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in India, and her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. She features in listings of the nation's most popular personalities; ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and awarded her the TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. Padukone, the daughter of the badminton player Prakash Padukone, was born in Copenhagen and raised in Bangalore. As a teenager, she played badminton in national level championships but left her career in the sport to become a fashion model. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in 2006 as the title character of the Kannada film ''Aishwarya''. Padukone then played a dual role opposite Shah Rukh Khan in her first Bollywood release, the romance ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Padukone received praise for her starring r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riteish Deshmukh
Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in over 60 films, in Hindi and Marathi cinema."SRemembering Vilasrao Deshmukh" ''Hindustan Times''. He was ranked third in '''' |
Qawwali
Qawwali ( Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is popular mostly in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan; in Hyderabad, Delhi and other parts of India, especially North India; as well as the Dhaka and Chittagong Divisions of Bangladesh. Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it gained mainstream popularity and an international audience in late 20th century. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Aziz Mian and Sabri Brothers largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Badar Miandad, Rizwan & Moazzam Duo, Qutbi Brothers, the late Amjad Sabri, Wad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandapa
A mandapa or mantapa () is a pillared hall or pavilion for public rituals in Indian architecture, especially featured in Hindu temple architecture. Mandapas are described as "open" or "closed" depending on whether they have walls. In temples, one or more mandapas very often lie between the sanctuary and the temple entrance, on the same axis. In a large temple other mandapas may be placed to the sides, or detached within the temple compound. Temple architecture In the Hindu temple the ''mandapa'' is a porch-like structure through the (''gopuram'') (ornate gateway) and leading to the temple. It is used for religious dancing and music and is part of the basic temple compound. The prayer hall was generally built in front of the temple's ''sanctum sanctorum'' (''garbhagriha''). A large temple would have many ''mandapa''. If a temple has more than one ''mandapa'', each one is allocated for a different function and given a name to reflect its use. For example, a ''mandapa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavgarh
Madhavgarh is a small village in area of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, India, which is 7 km from Satna Satna is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of Satna district. It is 7th largest city and 8th most populous city of the state. The city is 500 km east of the state capital Bhopal. The city is .... It once was a large kingdom but lost all its glory after the fall of the dynasty that ruled the kingdom and slowly became a village. Madhavgarh's name was inspired by Madhav Singh, who was a real king of nearby Madhavgarh fort. Some sources suggest that Madhav was the younger brother of Bala Dev Singh, who tried to kill his father to become the king and was then banished from the kingdom. Although the name of the kingdom was the same from a long time, it was still not an official name due to clashes with different opinions of different knowledgeable people in the kingdom. When Madhav became the king due to Bala being ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
