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Kausar Munir
Kausar Munir is an Indian lyricist and screen writer in Bollywood. Biography Munir was born and brought up in Bandra, Mumbai. She graduated in English Literature from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Munir married actor Nirmal Pandey in 1997 but they separated and divorced a few years later in 2000. She has been married to Naveen Pandita since 2001. They have a daughter Sophie Pandita. Munir started working in media and started doing some research work. Munir is a lyricist who started her career in television with writing for the television serial ''Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin''. She went on to write Falak Tak for the film '' Tashan'', followed by songs for ''Ishaqzaade'', ''Ek Tha Tiger'', ''Dhoom 3'', ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'', ''Dear Zindagi''. She has also worked as a language consultant for the film ''English Vinglish''. She has penned down several lyrics for Bollywood movies and is also working as script writer. The official anthem for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, "Live the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Song
A sporting song is a folk song which celebrates fox hunting, horse racing, gambling and other recreations. Although songs about boxers and successful racehorses were common in the nineteenth century, few are performed by current singers. In particular fox-hunting is considered politically incorrect. The most famous song about a foxhunter, " D'ye ken John Peel" was included in ''The National Song Book'' in 1906 and is now often heard as a marching tune. A. L. Lloyd recorded two EPs of sporting ballads; "Bold Sportsmen All" (1958) and "Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs of the Ring and the Racecourse)" (1962). The High Level Ranters and Martin Wyndham-Read recorded an album called "English Sporting Ballads" in 1977. Logan English recorded an album ''American Gambling Songs'' in the 1950s. John Jacob Niles recorded ''American Folk and Gambling Songs''. '' The Prospect Before Us'' (1976) by The Albion Dance Band contains two rarely heard hunting songs. In the UK, The Watersons ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimla Mirchi
''Shimla Mirchi'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Ramesh Sippy, starring Hema Malini, Rajkummar Rao and Rakul Preet Singh. It is jointly produced by Ramesh Sippy, Rohan Sippy and Kiran Juneja. The film had a 5 years delay due to no buyer to buy the film. It was theatrically released in India on 3 January 2020. Plot Avinash, former translator at Japanese Embassy in India, visits a temple with his family, where he meets beautiful Naina and falls for her. His family also encounters Naina in another scene and likes her very much and wants Avi to marry her. To court Naina, Avi stays around the temple and works at her coffee shop that is about to open. Naina's parents have separated for long. Her father Tilak even has a new girlfriend around her age. However, her mother Rukmini is always unwilling to sign the divorce paper because she still loves Tilak, and she is having depression due to the situation. Avi successfully befriends Naina, and send ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Ballet
''Yeh Ballet'' () is a Netflix Original Film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film features two newcomers—Achintya Bose as Amiruddin Shah, and Manish Chauhan portraying Nishu (character based on his own life), as the leads. The film also stars Julian Sands, Jim Sarbh, Danish Husain, Vijay Maurya, Heeba Shah, and Kalyanee Mulay. The film is streaming now on Netflix. The film is a fictionalized version of a short documentary by Taraporevala by the same name. Plot Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams. Cast *Julian Sands as Saul Aron *Achintya Bose as Asif *Manish Chauhan as Nishu *Jim Sarbh as Academy Head *Danish Husain as Asif's father *Vijay Maurya as Nishu's father *Heeba Shah as Asif's mother *Kalyanee Mulay Nishu's mother *Sasha Shetty as Nina *Purva Barve as Nishu's sister *Mekhola Bose as Asha *Mikhail Yawalkar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty (2020 Film)
''Guilty'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Ruchi Narain and written by Ruchi Narain, Kanika Dhillon and Atika Chohan. Starring Kiara Advani and several others, the film follows the story of a songwriter whose boyfriend is accused of rape during the era of #MeToo. The film is the first production venture of Dharmatic, the digital arm of Karan Johar's Dharma Productions. It was released on 6 March 2020 on Netflix. Plot Nanki Duttaa a badass , songwriter having a group of friends finds herself in a dilemma when Tanu Kumar, a new student in her university who has a crush on VJ , joins in the ''#MeToo'' movement accusing Vijay "VJ" Pratap Singh, Nanki's boyfriend and son of a politician, of having raped her on the night of Valentine's 2018 on Twitter . Nanki attempts to help Vijay by consulting Danish Ali Baig, the lawyer investigating VJ's side of the story. Throughout the movie, we experience Nanki's frequent panic attacks and hallucinations based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kargil Girl
''Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. The film stars Janhvi Kapoor as Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, Indian female air-force pilot in combat (arrived with second set of crew after Sreevidya Rajan), alongside Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi in supporting roles. Principal photography commenced in February 2019 and was wrapped up in October; it was extensively filmed across Lucknow. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was unable to release theatrically and was picked up for distribution by Netflix. It was released globally on 12 August 2020. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, ''Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Sharma), Best Actress (Kapoor) and Best Supporting Actor (Tripathi). Plot Beginning in Lucknow, 1984, the story begins with young Gunjan Saxena in a flight along with her older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiddat
''Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love'', or simply ''Shiddat'' (), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock Films. The film stars Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina and Diana Penty. The film premiered on 1 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar. Plot The film starts with the marriage of Gautam, an Indian Foreign Services officer, and Ira, a spirited social worker. Jaggi, a rank guest at the wedding, creates a scene and gets caught with his friends for gatecrashing the party. 3 years later, Jaggi crosses the border illegally, intending to reach London, but gets caught and taken back to the embassy where Gautam works. Jaggi explains to him that he has to reach London before Monday to his love, being inspired by Gautam's speech. The film flashes back to three months ago. Jaggi, a hockey player, meets Kartika, a swimmer, and though the two get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashmi Rocket
''Rashmi Rocket'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi language sports drama film directed by Akarsh Khurana and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars Taapsee Pannu as the titular character alongside Abhishek Banerjee and Priyanshu Painyuli. The film premiered on 15 October 2021 on ZEE5. Cast * Taapsee Pannu as Rashmi Chibber aka Rashmi Rocket, an Indian track and field athlete from Bhuj in Kutch, Gujarat. Competitor at the Indian National Open Athletics Championships, 2014 Asian Games and the 2016 South Asian Games qualifiers. The character is based on several Indian sportswomen who were subject to gender testing due to being diagnosed with hyperandrogenism; such as Dutee Chand and Pinki Pramanik. * Priyanshu Painyuli as Captain Gagan Thakur, Indian Army captain (later Major) and Rashmi's husband * Abhishek Banerjee as Eeshit Mehta, Rashmi's lawyer * Shweta Tripathi as Maya Bhasin * Supriya Pathak as Bhanuben Chibber, Rashmi's mother * Manoj Joshi as Ramnik Chibber, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
83 (film)
''83'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi language biographical film, biopic sports drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan (director), Kabir Khan and produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Reliance Entertainment. Based on the India national cricket team led by Kapil Dev, which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the film's story and dialogues were co-written by Khan, along with Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, Vasan Bala and Sumit Arora. The film's sports action was directed by Rob Miller. This movie features an ensemble cast of Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Jiiva, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa and R. Badree. Phantom Films which owned the rights for the film, with its co-producers Madhu Mantena and Vishnu Vardhan Induri formally met the Indian squad of 1983 during mid-July 2016, and its frontman Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehraiyaan (film)
''Gehraiyaan'' () is a 2022 Indian romantic drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Dharma Productions in association with Viacom18 Studios and Jouska Films. The film stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa with Rajat Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah in supporting roles. ''Gehraiyaan'' premiered on 11 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for its soundtrack, cinematography and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Padukone and Shah's performances; however its story, screenplay and climax received criticism. Plot Alisha "Al" Khanna, a 30-year-old yoga instructor is working on an app but struggling to find investors while providing for her boyfriend Karan Arora, an unemployed writer. She also suffers from anxiety, dealing with her mother Sonali's suicide as a child, and is estranged from her father Vinod. Alisha's cousin Tia "Ti" is e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket Boys (web Series)
''Rocket Boys'' is an Indian Hindi-language biographical streaming television series on SonyLIV. The Series is based on the lives of Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. It is directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur with Monisha Advani, and Madhu Bhojwani under the banners Roy Kapur Films and Emmay Entertainment, respectively. The series stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh along with Regina Cassandra. The web series was released on 4 February 2022 exclusively on SonyLIV. The show was renewed for a second season. The teaser for the second season was released on 15 August 2022 on 75th Indian Independence Day. Synopsis Rocket Boys is a story of two extraordinary men Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. The story is set around the three crucial decades (1940-60s) in the history of India and how the nation is moving towards being a strong, brave, and independent nation. It is the story of Independent India's formative years in the field of science. With d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qala (film)
''Qala'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological drama film, written and directed by Anvita Dutt. The film is produced by Karnesh Ssharma under Clean Slate Filmz and stars Tripti Dimri, Swastika Mukherjee, and Babil Khan in his film debut. It was released on Netflix on 1 December 2022. The film received positive reviews from critics and audience, who praised the performances, direction, writing, visual style, cinematography and soundtrack. It is loosely based on K. Viswanath's ''Swathi Kiranam'', and ''Miloš Forman's ''Amadeus. Plot Set in 1940s Calcutta, ''Qala'' is about the tumultuous relationship between an aspiring singer and her domineering mother. The movie begins with Qala Manjushree who has just won the "Golden Vinyl". She is being interviewed by several journalists who mention her brother. Distraught, Qala replies that she has no brother. In a flashback, her mother(Urmila) who was pregnant with twins gives birth to Qala, but her brother does not survive. Urm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
