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Jugni (2016 Film)
''Jugni'' () is an Indian romantic musical film written and directed by debutant filmmaker Shefali Bhushan. The movie deals with a music composer who travels to a village in India in search of a golden voice. The term jugni has a double meaning; the term is usually used to connote a female firefly, while in Punjabi folk music, it refers to a narrative device in which an outside observer comments with humorous or sad remarks on occurring events. The film is a traditional musical composed by Clinton Cerejo and consists of singing contributions from several Indian film composers including Vishal Bharadwaj and A.R. Rahman. The film was distributed by PVR Pictures and released nationwide in India on January 22, 2016. It has been selected to be shown at several film festivals including the London Indian Film Festival, the Indian Film Festival, the Hague, Avvantura film festival, Zadar, River to River Indian Film Festival, FOG festival, USA and others. Plot Jugni (Firefly) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugandha Garg
Sugandha Garg is an Indian actress, singer and television host. She was last seen in Indian web series ''Guilty Minds''. Career Garg appeared as Shaleen in the film '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008). She played the role of the best friend to Gayatri Patel in the movie ''Let's Dance'', released on 19 June 2009, and appeared as a student reporter in ''My Name Is Khan''. She has played a major role of Zoya the makeup artist in ''Tere Bin Laden'', released on 16 July 2010. She also worked as a call center employee in the British comedy ''Mumbai Calling'' (7 epi) in 2009. In 2012 the actress was seen in film ''Patang''. Her upcoming films include Santosh Sivan's ''Ceylon'', Shefali Bushan's ''Jugni'', the sequel of ''Tere Bin Laden'' and Manu Warrier's ''Coffee Bloom''. In ''Ceylon'' (''Inam'' in Tamil), she has played the role of a Sri Lankan refugee. About her performance in the film, Sivan stated that "nobody could have done what she has done here". Garg has worked in televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bollywood Films Of 2016 ...
This is a list of Bollywood films that were released in 2016. ''Dangal'' emerged as the highest grossing Hindi film ever. Box office collection The highest-grossing Bollywood films released in 2016, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows: '' Dangal'' grossed over worldwide, and is currently the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. '' Sultan'' has grossed over worldwide, and is the 7th highest-grossing Indian film of all time. January–March Worked By Harsh Kumar April–June July–September October–December See also * List of Bollywood films of 2017 * List of Bollywood films of 2015 Notes References {{2016 films 2016 Bollywood Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waris Shah
Waris Shah ( pa, ; ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of ''Heer Ranjha'' . Background Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Punjab, present-day Pakistan into a reputed Sayyid family and was a descendant of Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki through his son Sayyid Badruddin. His father's name was Gulsher Shah and mother's name was Kamal Banu. Waris's parents are said to have died when he was young. Waris spent years in search of the perfect spiritual guide. Waris Shah acknowledged himself to be a disciple of an ustad from Kasur, namely Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza from whom he received his education. After completing his education, Waris moved to Malka Hans, a village twelve kilometres north of Pakpattan. Here he resided in a small room, adjacent to a historic mosque now called Masjid Waris Shah, until his death. Other poets later added their own verses in Qissa Waris Shah thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rekha Bhardwaj
Rekha Bhardwaj (born 24 January 1964) is an Indian singer and live performer. She has received two Filmfare and one National Awards. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam languages. Personal life Bhardwaj was born in Delhi and is one of six siblings (5 sisters and a brother). She married the noted film director, composer and playback singer Vishal Bhardwaj in 1991. She first met him in 1984 when preparing for the annual function of Hindu College in New Delhi. Professional career Bhardwaj was initially trained in music by her older sister at their home. She went on to receive formal training under Pandit Amarnath. Bhardwaj's first album titled 'Ishqa Ishqa' was released in 2002, ten years after its conception. Its success got her recognition and helped bag her career-defining songs like "''Namak Ishq Ka''" in the 2006 film Omkara (composed by her Husband Vishal Bharadwaj) followed by "''Sasural Genda Phool''" (a Chhattisgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Kakkar
Neha Kakkar Singh (; née Kakkar; born 6 June 1988), is an Indian playback singer. She is the younger sister of playback singer Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at a very early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second season of the singing reality show, ''Indian Idol''. She made her Bollywood debut as a chorus singer in the film ''Meerabai Not Out''. She rose to prominence with the release of the dance track "Second Hand Jawaani" from ''Cocktail'' (2012), which was followed by several popular party songs, including "Sunny Sunny" from '' Yaariyan'' and "London Thumakda" from the 2014 soundtrack album ''Queen''. Apart from playback singing, Kakkar has appeared in several music videos and as a judge on several television reality shows including "''Indian Idol''". In 2019, Kakkar was listed among the most-viewed female artists on YouTube with 4.2 billion views. In January 2021, she became the first Indian singer to win a YouTube Diamond Award. She appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Bulleh Shah
Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri ( pa, ; ; 1680–1757), known popularly as Bulleh Shah ( pa, ; ) and Bulleya, was a Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet during 17th-century Punjab. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan) some three hundred years earlier. His first spiritual teacher was Shah Inayat Qadiri, a Sufi murshid of Lahore. He was a mystic poet and is universally regarded as "The Father of Punjabi Enlightenment". He lived and was buried in Kasur. Biography He was born in 1680 in Uch, Multan province, Mughal Empire (present day Punjab, Pakistan). Bulleh Shah was an eminent scholar of Arabic and Persian. After his early education, he went to Lahore where he met Inayat Qadri, and became his disciple. Bulleh Shah's father, Shah Muhammad Darwaish, was well-versed in Arabic, Persian, and the Quran. Due to uncertain reasons, he had to move to Malakwal, a village of Sahiwal. Later, when Bulleh Shah was six years old, his family moved to Pandoke, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Gomes Shellee
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Czech) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) People Medieval period :''In chronological order'' *Bianca Lancia (c. 1200–c. 1233), Italian noble *Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage *Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan *Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I *Bianca Cappello (1548–1587), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Modern era A–K *Bianca Andreescu (born 2000), Canadian tennis player *Bianca Atzei (born 1987), Italian singer *Bianca Balti (born 1984), Italian model *Bianca Beauchamp (born 1977), Canadian model *Bianca Belair (born 1989), American professional wrestler * Bianca Bianchi (1855–1947), stage n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakash Aziz
Nakash Aziz (born 24 February 1985), also known as Nakash, is an Indian composer and singer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as ''Highway'', ''Raanjhanaa'', ''Rockstar'', ''Delhi 6'' and '' I'' (Hindi dubbed). He is known for playback performances of songs like "Jabra Fan" from '' Fan'', "Sari Ke Fall Sa" and "Gandi Baat" from the film '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013) and "Dhating Nach" from film ''Phata Poster Nikhla Hero'' (2013) Early life Aziz is originally from Moodabidri, a small suburban town on the outskirts of Mangalore. He belongs to a family of singers. He worked as a composer for jingles and devotional albums before becoming a playback singer. He married Ruby Shaikh in August, 2020. He now lives in Mumbai with his family. Discography as vocalist Hindi Album songs Hindi songs Telugu songs Tamil songs Kannada songs Bengali songs Gujarati songs Pakistani films Marathi Album songs Discography as compose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazim Sharma
Jaspreet 'Jazim' Sharma ( born on 14 September 1990 in Bathinda, Punjab, India) is an Indian ghazal singer. He is national level gold-medalist in Thumri and Ghazal. He has been inspired by the ghazal singer Ghulam Ali Khan. He started singing at the age of 5 and learnt singing from Guru Vijay Sachdeva. After graduating in Music, he moved to Mumbai to do his M.A. in Music from Mumbai University. Career He started his Bollywood career in 2014 by singing the song "Kya Hoga", along with Master Saleem, Shahid Mallya, and Jamal Akbar, in the Hindi film Dedh Ishqiya ''Dedh Ishqiya'' () is a 2014 Indian black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharad .... In 2020, he composed the song "Guzar Jayega" which was a collaboration between 50 singers during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Singles References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. He is also popular as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and the Pakistan film industry. Early life Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals and classical singers in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grandson of Fateh Ali Khan and the nephew of legendary Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Rahat displayed an adoration for music from a very young age and was often found to be singing with his uncle and father, as young as three. From an age of seven, he was already being trained by his uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the art of singing Qawwali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film ''Abhay (The Fearless)'' (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's ''Maachis'' (1996). He received the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998) and ''Godmother (film), Godmother'' (1999). For the latter, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film ''Makdee'' (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: ''Maqbool'' (2003) from ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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