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Khanna (clan)
Khanna is a clan and surname of the Khatri community. They belong to Dhai Ghar family of the Khatri Hindus. The Khanna clan originates from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Origin Khanna Khatris are believed to be descendents of an ancestor named Chand Khan. Notables Activists * Prem Krishna Khanna, Indian freedom fighter who was arrested in the Kakori conspiracy case against the British Empire, and was prosecuted Actors * Akshaye Khanna, Indian actor * Chahat Khanna, Indian actress * Gaurav Khanna, Indian actor *Mukesh Khanna, Indian actor who played the role of Shaktimaan *Padma Khanna (born 1949), Indian actress * Paul Khanna, British actor *Raashi Khanna, Indian actress *Ragini Khanna, Indian actress *Rahul Khanna, Indian actor *Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor *Ravi Khanna, Indian actor, journalist and writer *Rinke Khanna, Indian actress *Shalini Khanna, Indian actress *Sucheta Khanna, Indian actress *Tarun Khanna, Indian actor *Twinkle Khanna, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khatri
Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the dominant commerical & financial administration class of Late-Medieval India some in Punjab often belonged to hereditary agriculturalist land-holding lineages, others were engaged in artisanal occupations such as silk production and weaving while some were scribes learned in Sanskrit and Persian too During the British colonial era, they also served as lawyers and engaged in administrative jobs in the colonial bureaucracy. Some of them served in the British Indian army after being raised as Sikhs. The Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak, a Bedi Khatri. Subequently, all the Sikh religious leaders or Gurus were Khatris. During the Sikh Empire, many Khatris formed the military vanguard of the Khalsa Army and it's administrative class as Dew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaktimaan
Shaktimaan is an Indian Hindi-language superhero television show, created by Mukesh Khanna that aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Producer Mukesh Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri", a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz. Shaktimaan was depicted as a human who has attained superhuman powers through meditation and five elements of nature: Space, Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Kitu Gidwani (later replaced by Vaishnavi Mahant) played the role of Geeta Vishwas, a reporter who loves Shaktimaan. Surendra Pal played the role of Tamraj Kilvish. The show was followed by '' Shaktimaan: The Animated Series'' in 2011, and a television film titled ''Hamara Hero Shaktimaan'' in 2013. Plot Since the dawn of mankind, humanity was at peace until the arrival of the Kali Yuga. Since then, greed and hatred have taken over humanity and have been deteriorating it for the past 6000 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awards. Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. He gave competition to Amitabh Bachchan's box office run in late 1970s to early 1980s before taking break from films. After joining politics, he became the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for External Affairs. Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie ''Mere Apne'', as the main villain in the highly successful crime drama ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh,'' and as the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress. In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, "Mrs Funnybones" which was declared a bestseller, making Khanna India’s highest-selling woman writer that year. Her second book “The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad” a collection of short stories, one of which was based on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham was later made into National Award winning feature film, Pad Man with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016. Her most recent book and first novel, Pyjamas Are Forgiving (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India in the year 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India. In 2019, Twinkle Khanna also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarun Khanna (actor)
Tarun Khanna is an Indian television and film actor whic works in Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ... and Punjabi films. Personal life Khanna is married to fellow television actress Smriti Khanna. They have a son who was born in 2014. Media Moving almost entirely to taking up roles in mythological and fantasy shows, in an interview in 2013 Khanna admitted to finding daily soaps "stupid and badly written". In a 2015 interview, he repeated that there was a need for better writing in Indian television. Filmography Films Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khanna, Tarun Living people Indian male models Male actors from Delhi Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi television 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucheta Khanna
Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in detective serial 'Karamchand'(2007) and then ''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'', a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She played the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series '' Lapataganj'' as Indumati, wife of Mukundilal Gupta. She played the role of Pinky on the same channel SAB TV in the show ''Peterson Hill'' wife of Kishorilal Chadda, a stationmaster. She also played the role of Bijli Devi in Jijaji Chhat Parr Koii Hai She played the role of Elina in Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil'' along with Mohanlal and Mukesh . She played the role of Poli in the 2011 comic caper ''Yamla Pagla Deewana''. She also had a guest appearance, as Sapna in '' Anjaana Anjaani'' and in ''Sandwich (2006 film)''. She returned in ''Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'' in 2013 playing Babli. She played the main role of Kokila Kulkarni in the show Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se ''Shrimaan Shrimati Phir Se'' is an Indian Sitcom which premiered on 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalini Khanna
Shalini Khanna (Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਲਿਨੀ ਖੰਨਾ) is an Indian actress working in TV and Bollywood industry. She debuted with the Hindi soap drama Kutumb, and is mostly known for work of Pallavi in Comedy series Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo. She hails from a Punjabi background. Biography As a part of her summer training, she worked as a copywriter on contract with an advertising firm in Mumbai. She then worked for Times Of India (Bombay Times) in the marketing department, and also worked with Zee TV as a copywriter. While still a student, she performed theatre work in Bhopal while also working in Mumbai. During this time she realized acting gave her much more creative satisfaction and an ability to live different lives and characters. She is married to actor Bhanu Uday. Filmography Films * 71/2 Phere (as Shauni Khanna) - Show writer Kavita TV * Kutumb - * '' Kumkum Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' as Malini (Malli) *Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na * Yeh Chanda Kanoon Hai * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinke Khanna
Rinke Khanna (born Rinkle Jatin Khanna; 27 July 1977) is an Indian former actress. She is the youngest daughter of actress Dimple Kapadia and actor Rajesh Khanna, sister of Twinkle Khanna. She made her film debut with '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' (1999), changing her original screen name from Rinkle to Rinke. In ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'', she played a supporting role. She made her Tamil debut in the 2001 film ''Majunu''. Notably, this was the only Tamil film she ever acted in. She starred in the 2003 film '' Chameli''. Personal life Khanna was born on 27 July 1977 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. She is the youngest daughter of her parents. Her elder sister, Twinkle Khanna, is an actor. She married Samir Saran on 8 February 2003 and lives in London with her daughter and husband. Filmography Accolades *2000: Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut - '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' (Won) *2000: Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut The Filmfare Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Khanna
Ravi Khanna (born 15 March 1957) is an Indian actor, journalist and writer. Ravi Khanna is a Mumbai-based international character actor who spent more than 24 years as a radio and TV journalist in the Voice of America Newsroom in USA, after doing 10 years of theater in New Delhi during the 1970s. He starred in Arrange to Settle. After his return from USA to Mumbai in 2015, he picked up his acting career with a crucial role in that year's blockbuster ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' with Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ... in the lead. He also acted in an English play by Tom Stoppard called ''Indian Ink'' staged by the Studio Theater and won an award for his acting. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khanna, Ravi 1957 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna () (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. He is called as the "First Superstar of Hindi cinema", he consecutively starred in a record 15 solo hero successful films between 1969 and 1971. He was the highest-paid actor in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. His accolades include four BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and in 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour. Khanna made his debut in 1966 with ''Aakhri Khat'' which was India's first official Oscar Entry in 1967. In 2005, he was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award on the 50th anniversary of the Filmfare Awards. He was a Member of Parliament in the 10th Lok Sabha from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency between 1992 and 1996, elected in the 1992 New Delhi by-election as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was married to Dimple Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the older son of actor turned politician Vinod Khanna and the older brother of Akshaye Khanna. Early life and background Khanna was born and raised in Mumbai. His father was a Bollywood star & a politician, Vinod Khanna, his mother was ex-model Gitanjali Taleyar Khanna, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor, Akshaye Khanna. Khanna studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Film He made his feature film debut in Deepa Mehta's '' 1947 Earth'' (1999), alongside Aamir Khan. His performance earned him several awards including the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. He has since appeared in Mehta's ''Bollywood/Hollywood'' (2003) and ''Wake up Sid'' starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma. Rahul's mainstream Bollywood films include '' Elaan'' and '' Raqeeb'' and his international credits include ''The Emperor's Club'' with K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragini Khanna
Ragini Khanna (born 9 December 1987) is an Indian film and television actress,model,comedian,singer and television host. She has hosted various reality shows, such as ''India's Best Dramebaaz'' (2013) and '' Gangs of Haseepur'' (2014). She is best known for her role as Bharti in ''Bhaskar Bharti'' and Suhana Kashyap in ''Sasural Genda Phool''. She was a contestant on ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4'' in 2010. She also appeared in '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' portraying many characters. Early life Khanna's parents are Praveen Khanna and Kamini Khanna. She is the 2nd child of her parents. Her elder brother, Amit Khanna is also an actor and has worked in serials like ''Yeh Dil Chahe More''. Her mother, Kaamini Khanna is a writer, music director, singer, anchor and founder of 'Beauty with Astrology'. She is the granddaughter of classical singer Nirmala Devi and popular 1940s actor Arun Ahuja. She is also the niece of Indian actor Govinda and the cousin of Krushna Abhishek (actor, stand-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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