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Kantaar
''Kantaar'' () is a 2019 Indian Konkani-language film written and directed by Nilesh Malkar and produced by Janet Noronha. It stars Jackie Shroff, Noel Sean and Ester Noronha. The film is about life in Goa, and finding purpose in life. After the award-winning ''Soul Curry'', it is Malkar and Jackie's second Konkani film. The musical film features Lorna singing some jazz songs. It premiered at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, on 28 January 2019. Plot Angie (Ester Noronha) is burdened with a sister, Sandy, who is a victim of kidney failure. Soon after, her father (Alfred Fernandes) dies unexpectedly, leaving Angie to take care of her mother (Liby Mendonca). Angie, burdened with sadness and helplessness, decides to commit suicide. However, she is stopped by Jordan Marcus (Jackie Shroff), a musician and part-time insurance agent. With Jordan's help, Angie begins to turn her life around. She falls in love with Anthony (Noel Sean). Liby accompanies Sandy to the hospital, while Angie begins ...
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Jackie Shroff
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Odia, Gujarati and English. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He became an overnight star with Subhash Ghai's ''Hero'' (1983) film, and eventually established himself as one of the leading men of Indian cinema from 1980s to 1990s. Early and personal life Shroff was born as Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff in Bombay (present Mumbai), India. His father, Kakubhai Haribhai Shroff, was Gujarati, while his mother was a Turkmen who fled from Kazakhstan (then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic under the Russian Soviet Union) during a coup. His maternal grandmother escaped to Ladakh along with her seven daughters when there was a coup in K ...
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Noel Sean
Noel Sean (born 28 November 1982), is an Indian rapper and actor working in the Telugu cinema and Telugu music. Well known as the first rapper of in Telugu Music Industry and Tollywood as well as a versatile actor, music producer, television host, Radio Jockey, lyricist and composer. In 2020, He participated in a Telugu reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 4'' as contestant. Early and personal life Sean was born on 28 November 1982 in Hyderabad to Samuel and Sarah.He has 3 siblings. Sean went on to pursue the Bachelor of Fine arts in SVCFA and became a web designer successfully. He worked for Cognizant as a trainee until he joined the film industry. Career While he was still studying, Sean had met a famous archery coach Pallela Ravishankar who encouraged and guided him into the film industry where he introduced Sean to Ramanand who worked as the casting director for Teja (film director). It is then that he made his first appearance on screen in the Telugu Film, 'Sambhavami Yuge Yu ...
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Soul Curry
''Soul Curry'' is a 2017 Indian film in Konkani, written and directed by Nieelesh Malkar. It features Jackie Shroff, Seema Biswas and Sonam Morajkar in the lead roles. The film won many awards in the state of Goa, and Shroff even won an award individually. It premiered in theatres on 20 January, 2017. Plot Philip (Jackie Shroff) is an arrogant saxophone player. Due to the increasing use of technology in music and his poor attitude, Philip finds it difficult to get work. Philip is married to Mary (Seema Biswas), who was also an aspiring singer but gave up her career for love. Together, they have four daughters. However, Philip is plagued by the lack of a son, and one day, kicks out his whole family. After suffering from loneliness and losing all his work, Philip's childhood friend Michael comes to his rescue and offers him a bookkeeping job. Philip keeps Henry, an aspiring guitarist, as a paying guest at his house. Circumstances make Philip take a girl, Angelica (Sonam Morajka ...
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Lorna Cordeiro
Lorna Cordeiro, (born 9 August 1944) also known as Lorna, is a Konkani singer from the coastal state of Goa, India, and is popularly known as the "Nightingale of Goa". Early and personal life Lorna was born in Bombay on 9 August 1944 to Cecelia and Theophilus Cordeiro who hailed from Saligao, Goa, she is the third of their six children. Her family belonged to the Goan Catholic community. Lorna's father encouraged his children in music and to speak Konkani at home; their immediate neighbour in Goa, recalls being very impressed by the family's singing of Konkani hymns. Lorna recalled how as a young girl another Parsi neighbour in Mumbai would clap and gift her four Indian annas whenever he heard her sing along with the radio. Lorna admittingly was in an affair with an older married Goan musician, Chris Perry, while they were both working together. However, following their breakup on her 27th birthday in 1973, she was unable to perform for nearly 23 years. This was becaus ...
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Ester Noronha
Ester Valerie Noronha (born 12 September 1992), is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in Telugu, Kannada and Konkani-language films. ''1000 Abaddalu'' (2013), ''Bhimavaram Bullodu'' (2014) and ''Lanke'' (2021) are some of her notable films. Career Noronha, who was a popular name in the Konkani music circuits from the early age of 8, debuted in the Hindi film ''Baromas'' under her Guru Saroj Khan's choreography. She was then noticed and cast by film director Teja in his Telugu film ''1000 Abaddalu'' in 2013, and was immediately signed by the prestigious Suresh Productions for their film ''Bhimavaram Bullodu'' alongside Sunil. Noronha debuted in Kannada cinema with the film ''Usirigintha Neene Hattira'' in 2014. While still pursuing her B.A in Political Science and Psychology at the University of Mumbai, she appeared in the title song of the Telugu film '' Garam'', alongside hero Aadi, and in the Tamil film ''Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum''. She also debuted in ...
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South Goa District
South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. History The Portuguese established a colony in Goa in 1510 and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organised into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa. Administration Ruchika Katyal, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is the collector and district magistrate of South Goa. There are deputy collectors and ''mamlatdars'' for each sub Divis ...
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Films Set In Goa
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ...
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Rajendra Talak
Rajendra Talak is an Indian film director, from Goa. He is best known for his award-winning Konkani films, ''Aleesha'' and '' O Maria''. Early life Talak was born in Comba, Margao, Goa. He attended the Mahila Nutan and Popular High Schools in Margao and later joined Parvatibai Chowgule College, from which he graduated with a bachelor's of science. He was a state-ranked table tennis player, and represented his college in table tennis and badminton competitions. In the 1970s, Talak was a part of tabla player Sushant Keshav Naik's ''Mahesh Kumar & Party'' music group. The group merged into the ''Gomant Vidya Niketan Kala Vibha'', and staged award-winning dramas in Marathi. Talak's experience in drama and theatre, led him to a love for cinema. While composing the music for their play, ''Shitu'', Talak decided that the story was worth making into a movie, beginning his journey into filmmaking. Career Talak began his career with the tele-film ''Shitu'' in 1994, which was based ...
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Tiatrist
is a type of musical theatre popular in the state of Goa on the west coast of India as well as in Mumbai and with expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom and other cities where Konkani speakers have a considerable presence. The dramas are performed mainly in the Roman Konkani dialects and include music, dancing and singing. performers are called ''tiatrists''. Etymology The word comes from the Portuguese word for theatre, . Earlier variations of the word were and . Description today revolves around social, religious and political themes. It is considered to be a mirror of Goan culture. The drama consists of six or seven acts called . The acts are interspersed by songs which need not be directly linked to the content or the issues of the main drama. There are two or three songs between each of the acts. ''Tiatrists'' have always demonstrated a very high degree of social awareness. Most of the themes of are concerned with social problems confronting the pe ...
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Nachom-ia Kumpasar
''Nachom-ia Kumpasar'' (English: ''Let's dance to the rhythm''), is a Konkani musical drama film. It is based on the lives of two jazz musicians, Chris Perry and Lorna. The film, which takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists, was directed by Bardroy Barretto. It starred Vijay Maurya and Palomi Ghosh in the lead roles. The story is told through over 20 popular Konkani songs from the 1960s and 1970s that have been re-recorded for this film. The film is set in the 1960s and is a tribute to the 'unsung' Konkani musicians of that era. The Goa premiere was held at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The film was funded with contributions from friends. Cast *Vijay Maurya *Palomi Ghosh *Meenacshi Martins *Prince Jacob *John D'Silva *Blasco Andrade *Joseph (Laughing Joe) Fernandes *Roque Lazarus *John De Britto Dsouza *Natolina Vales *Kenny *Shirely Coutinho *Varsha Manikchand Shrivastav *Vithal Patil *Micheal Falcao *Donald Colaco Plot In 1964 Lawry, a young Goan trumpet-pla ...
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Despacito
"Despacito" (; "Slowly") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee as the lead single from Fonsi's 2019 studio album ''Vida''. Released on January 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee, and produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres. A remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017, which helped to improve the chart performance of the song in numerous countries, including various number-one positions. "Despacito" has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market again. It is a reggaeton and Latin pop song composed in common time with lyrics about desiring a sexual relationship, performed in a smooth and romantic way. "Despacito" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the fusion between Latin and urban rhythms, its catchiness, and its ...
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Rachol
Rachol is a village within an Ilha de Rachol, island of the same name in Salcete, Goa, in south-western India. It is located on the left bank of the Zuari River and is home to the famous Rachol Seminary. The famous Portuguese colonial Rachol Fort, fort of Rachol has been completely erased, leaving behind the traces of the moat and the main gate. The village has many heritage structures and is an important site to study the history of Salcete. The Church of Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves, Our Lady of Snows (Igreja da Nossa Senhora de Neves) at Rachol is said to be the first church of Salcete and is called the Matriz of South Goa. Ilha de Rachol (Island of Rachol) is a part of the village. Etymology and history By the late 1400s, Rachol was part of a Muslim area, ruled primarily by a Muslim kingdom known as Bahmani Sultanate and the Sultan of Bijapur district, Karnataka, Bijapur under Ismail Adil Shah. The rulers of Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagar and Bijapur fought long battl ...
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