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Khauff (TV Series)
''Khauff'' (translation: Fear) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, starring Sanjay Dutt and Manisha Koirala. It was a remake of the Hollywood film ''The Juror.'' Plot Neha witnesses the Mafia slaying of a police officer and is forced to give a confession to the police, putting her life in danger. Meanwhile, Neha falls in love with Vicky, aka Babu. However, she realizes Vicky is not really who he is and is just a killer hired to prevent her from testifying against the culprits. Than begins her uncertain life. In the end, Babu kills all the culprits, Neha kills Samrat, and himself is killed by Neha as he killed all her dear ones so that she can be alive. Before dying, Babu realises his mistake and says that he has done a good job, thus ending the fearful life which made her life a hell. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Gupta (director)
Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter working primarily in Bollywood industry. Gupta is mostly known for his films such as Aatish, ''Kaante'', ''Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa'' and '' Zinda''. He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his movies. Film career Gupta started his career with '' Aatish: Feel the Fire'' (1994) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt. Later he went to write and direct films including ''Ram Shastra'', ''Khauff'' and ''Jung''. The filming of ''Jung'' (2000), lasted over two years. While filming ''Kaante'' in the Los Angeles in 2001, the events of the 9/11 attack forced the film to relocate planned scenes from several areas that were then considered sensitive. Commentators noted a similarity in ''Kaante'' to Quentin Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Gupta said that he was inspired by a number of other films as well, including ''The Asphalt Jungle'', '' The Killing'', and the film th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daler Mehndi
Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is best known for his dance songs, voice, turban, and long, flowing robes. Early life Daler Mehndi was born in Patna, Bihar, India into a Sikh family. In 1991, he formed his own group, comprising his brothers, cousins and friends. In 1994, he was awarded the Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in 1994 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Music career Magnasound signed Mehndi for a three-album contract for three years. ''Bolo Ta Ra Ra'', Mehndi's debut album, sold over 20 million copies. The album established Daler as a pop star, which also won him the Channel V's Best Indian Male Pop Artist Award. A year later, his second album under Magnasound, ''Dardi Rab Rab'', was launched. This album surpassed the sales of ''Bolo Ta Ra Ra''. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil speaking family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music. Musical career Mahadevan got early fame as a indipop star with his fusion of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapna Awasthi
Sapna Awasthi Singh is a Bollywood playback singer best remembered for her "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from '' Dil Se..'' and "UP Bihar Lootne" from ''Shool'' (1999). Early life and career Sapna Awasthi started training in classical music at a young age and completed ''Sangeet Vishaarad'' in Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow. She began singing for the radio when she was fifteen, before performing on stage. She received her first break in Bollywood from composer Sameer Sen. Awasthi is from Kumaon region of Uttarakhand and relocated to Mumbai after singing songs in Krantiveer (1994). She has sung for prominent musicians like Nadeem–Shravan, Anand–Milind, Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman, Sandeep Chowta and others. Her biggest hit to date, as is usually believed, is not her duet 'Chaiyya Chaiyya' (co-singer Sukhvinder Singh) for A. R. Rahman's ''Dil Se'' (1998), but 'Pardesi Pardesi' (co-singers Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik) for Nadeem-Shravan's ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996). Popular songs *"Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehboob (lyricist)
Mehboob Alam Kotwal (credited as Mehboob Kotwal or simply Mehboob) is a Bollywood film lyricist. He was born in the year 1961 in Bandra West, Mumbai and brought up in Mumbai city of Maharashtra, where he also received his primary education, first in English and later in Urdubr> Career In 1986, Mehboob met music composer Ismail Darbar who played violin in film orchestras those days. It was Darbar who taught him the difference between poetry and film lyrics. Darbar introduced Mehboob to filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma and he began his song writing career with Varma's 1992 film Drohi whose music was composed by R.D. Burman. He then worked with A.R. Rahman on Varma's Rangeela. Rahman liked his work and introduced him to Mani Ratnam and Mehboob penned the lyrics for the Hindi (dubbed) version of Bombay. Mehboob went on to work with A.R. Rahman on films such as Thakshak, Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Dubbed version of Dil Hi Dil Mein. He has also written lyrics for A.R. Rahman's non-film albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DAVV. Biography Indori was born on 1 January 1950, in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi (a cloth mill worker), and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum. He was their fourth child. Rahat Indori did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary. He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College, Indore in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University with a gold medal. (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) in 1975. Rahat was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled ''Urdu Main Mushaira''. Indori performed in Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan for 40 – 45 years. He traveled widely internationally to recite poetry. He attended poetic sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sang in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1990 to 1994. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the Sinthee area of Calcutta (now Kolkata) near Biswanath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alka Yagnik
Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People * Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer * Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress * Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat * Alka Kaushal (born 1969), Indian film actress in Marathi cinema * Alka Kriplani (active from before 1995), Indian gynecologist, medical writer and academic * Alka Kubal (active from born 1965), Indian film actress in Marathi cinema * Alka Lamba (born 1975), Indian politician * Alka Matewa (born 1987), Belgian mixed martial artist from Democratic Republic of the Congo * Alka Nath (born 1950), Indian social worker and politician * Alka Nupur (active from 1981), Indian film actress in Hindi cinema * Alka Pande (born 1956), Indian art curator * Alka Rai, Indian politician * Alka Sadat (born 1981), Afghan documentary and feature film producer, director and cameraman * Alka Saraogi (born 1960), Indian novelist and short st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Kohli
Dev Kohli (2 November 1942) is an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and churned out numerous hit songs such as ''Maaye Ni Maaye'', ''Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen'', ''Geet Gaata Hoon'',''O Saki Saki'' etc. Early life Kohli was born in a Sikh family in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. After partition, his family moved to Dehradun, India. He studied in Shri Giri Nanak Dev Guru Maharaj College. His father died in 1958. Career Kohli moved to Mumbai in 1964. He started searching for work in films. He started his career in 1969 with the film ''Gunda''. His first breakthrough came with "Geet Gaata Hoon Main" in the film ''Laal Patthar'' (1971). The song became a huge success. But it didn’t help his career much. He wrote lyrics for several films in the 1970s and 1980s, but went unnoticed. He again draw attention with ''Maine Pyaar Kiya'' (1989) when songs like ''Aate Jaate Hanste Gaate'', ''Kabootar Ja Ja Ja'', ''Aaja Shaam Hone Aayee'', ''Maine Pya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the most influential and successful singers in Hindi Cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received several accolades including two National Film Awards, four BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of the country. Additionally she holds the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid was an Indian Bollywood Hindi film music director duo consisting of brothers Sajid Khan and Wajid Khan, the sons of Sharafat Ali Khan, a tabla player. Wajid Khan, the younger of the two brothers, died on June 1, 2020. Since then, Sajid Khan has continued as a solo music director. Members Sajid Khan Sajid Ali Khan (date of birth unknown), also known by the mononym Sajid, is the elder son oftabla player Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan and his wife, Razina Khan. He is married to Lubna Khan and the couple has two daughters, Muskaan and Mehek. Sajid studied at the Academy of Asiatic Cinema and Television. He trained under various artists, including his father as well as Allahrakha Khan and Das Babu. His paternal grandfather was Ustad Abdel Latif, an influential Indian artist. His maternal grandfather was Ustad Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan, a Padma Shri awardee. Prior to making a career in music, he worked in import-export business. After encouragement from his parents and friends, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Bedi
Rajat Narendra Bedi is an Indo-Canadians, Indo-Canadian actor, who primarily appears in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying Raj Saxena in the film ''Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003). Career Bedi has worked over 40 films, including ''Rakht'' (2004), ''Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat'' (2005) and ''Rocky (2006 Hindi film), Rocky - The Rebel'' (2006). Personal life He is married to Monalisa Bedi (sister of actress Tulip Joshi) and has 2 children. Filmography * 2016 ''White'' *2016 ''Jaggu Dada''Don Subhash Bhai *2012 Jaanleva Black Blood *2012 Monopoly the Game of Money * 2008 ''Lakh Pardesi Hoiye''Harry * 2007 ''Partner (2007 film), Partner''Neil Bakshi * 2007 ''The Train (2007 film), The Train''Special Investigating Officer Asif Ahmed Khan * 2007 ''Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee''Rohit Kumar *2006 Jaan-E-Mann: Let's Fall in Love... Again - Vishal Goel *2006 Hello? Kaun Hai!-Sanjeev * 2006 ''Rocky (2006 Hindi film), Rocky - The Rebel''Anthony D'Silva * 2006 ''Aksar''Chief I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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