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K.D. Satyam
K.D. Satyam (born 29 December 1977) is an Indian film writer and film director. He wrote ''Gattu'', a film that became a part of the list of India's Academy Awards nominations in 2012. He has also written and directed '' Bollywood Diaries''. The film was released on 26 February 2016. Early life Satyam was born in Bhilai and graduated from Annamalai University in 2000. He then got a master's degree in Film Direction from Zee Institute of Media Arts and created short-films like ''Colours of Cinema'' and ''Hell or Heaven'' before starting his career in Bollywood. Career Satyam started his Bollywood career as a Making Director for ''Fox'', which was directed by Deepak Tijori and featured Sunny Deol and Arjun Rampal in lead roles. His directorial debut was ''Admissions Open'' casting Anupam Kher and Ashish Vidyarthi with music by Amit Trivedi. After that, he wrote ''Gattu'' that was directed by Rajan Khosa and produced by the Children's Film Society of India. His next fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gattu
''Gattu'' is a 2012 Indian film written by K.D. Satyam and directed by Rajan Khosa. The film stars Mohammad Samad, Naresh Kumar, Zoya Arshad, Harshit Kaushik, Sarvasva Singh Pundir, and Jayanta Das. It premiered on 14 November 2011 at the 17th International Children's Festival of India held in Hyderabad. Gattu had its theatrical release in India on 20 July 2012. Plot Gattu is a nine-year-old orphan who works in his uncle's recycling business and is fascinated by flying kites, especially the kite ''Kali'' which has won many kite flying competitions. Gattu's desire to defeat the black kite leads him to pretend to be a student at a prestigious school. He builds a false reputation to impress his classmates while keeping his dream of conquering the black kite alive. Cast * Mohammad Samad as ''Gattu'' * Naresh Kumar as ''Anees Bhai'' * Jayanta Das as ''School Principal'' * Zoya Arshad as ''Minky'' * Harshit Kaushik as ''Manoj'' * Sarvasva Singh Pundir as ''Honey Singh'' * Mohit Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajan Khosa
Rajan Khosa is an Indian writer-director-producer who has worked between the UK, Europe and India for much of his career. He is best known for his directorial venture ''Gattu'', which won at Berlin Film Festival. It won a Screen Award in India and 20 other international awards. Rajan came into the limelight with his debut feature film Dance of the Wind (1997), which was a co-production between six countries, the very first of its kind in India, and was sold worldwide. It premiered at Venice and won awards at Rotterdam, Chicago, London, and Nantes, to name a few. In 2015-17, Rajan was creative director on animation project ''Selfie With Bajrangi'' a 104 episode series now on Amazon. In 2014–16, he developed a large scale feature film with Disney-UTV. Rajan has been a recipient of the Huber Bals Award in Rotterdam & Montecinemaverite Award in Locarno. His half-hour Indian diploma ''Bodh-Vriksha'' (Wisdom Tree), which released in 1987, garnered him a National Award and three Ober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California. Established by Christina Marouda in 2003, as a nonprofit organization devoted to paving the way for a greater appreciation of Indian cinemaGreek-born Christina Marouda has dedicated herself to the cause of promoting Indian cinema overseas '''', 17 December 2005. and diverse by providing the public with a selection of fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the " Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukkabaaz
''Mukkabaaz'' (), released internationally as ''The Brawler'', is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. Jointly produced by Aanand L. Rai's Colour Yellow Productions and Phantom Films, the film stars Vineet Kumar Singh, debutant Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan and Jimmy Shergill in the lead roles. It follows Shravan Kumar (Singh), an aspiring boxer, who falls in love with the niece of the boxing federation head, Bhagwan Das Mishra (Shergill). Kashyap, Singh, Mukti Singh Srinet, K.D.Satyam, Ranjan Chandel and Prasoon Mishra wrote the script. ''Mukkabaaz'' was conceived by Singh, who wrote it with his sister Mukti Singh, based on his observations of several sportspersons' experiences in India. Several producers rejected it until Kashyap agreed to make the film if Singh would become a real boxer. To prepare, Singh went to the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, where he trained in boxing for a year. Aarti Bajaj and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim Diwan
Salim Diwan (born 12 May 1985) is an Indian Bollywood film actor who made his debut in ''Bollywood Diaries''. Early life Diwan was born in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India and was attached to local theatre groups during his school days. After completing his graduation, he started studying law in Mumbai. He later joined his father's pharmaceutical company before starting his acting career. Career In 2005–06, he participated in a reality show called ''Jet Set Go'' and was given an IIFA award in Dubai. After that, he joined Kishor Namit Kapoor Institute to learn professional acting. His debut film was ''Ankur Arora Murder Case'', where he briefly appears in one scene. After that, he was seen in ''Bollywood Diaries'', released on 26 February 2016. The trailer of this film was launched on 12 January 2016 in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raima Sen
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma and the granddaughter of actress Suchitra Sen who is regarded as the ''Mahanayika'' of Bengali Cinema. Her sister Riya Sen is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose son Dinanath Sen – a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Film Society, India
Children's Film Society India (CFSI) was a nodal organization of Government of India that produced children's films and various TV programs in various Indian languages. Established in 1955, CFSI functioned under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India and was headquartered in Mumbai. In March 2022, it was merged with National Film Development Corporation. History The concept of an exclusive cinema for India's children was mooted by its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Children's Film Society, India (CFSI) was founded on 11 May 1955 with Hriday Nath Kunzru as its first president. The first film produced by CFSI was ''Jaldeep'' (1956), an adventure film directed by Kidar Sharma also starring Mala Sinha.Children's Film Society of India, Film: Jaldeep The Chairperso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music director, singer and a lyricist who works primarily in Hindi films. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film '' Aamir'', he gained prominence for his work in the Hindi film '' Dev.D'' (2009). Early life Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai, India to a traditional Gujarati family. Growing up, his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk. His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Career In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At 19–20, he began composing music. In college days, he joined the band Om, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
