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Lapataganj
''Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata'' is an Indian television sitcom, aired on SAB TV from October 2009 to 15 August 2014. The series is based on Sharad Joshi’s novel of the same name. The show was produced by Ashwini Dheer and directed by Dharam Verma. Joshi's daughter Neha Sharad was the creative head of the show for first six months. Lapatagnj starred Rohitash Gaud, Vineet Kumar, Preeti Amin, Sucheta, Shubhangi Gokhale, and the first episode aired on 26 October 2009. Synopsis Based in an imaginary small town called Lapataganj (meaning a lost place), the story is inspired by the writings of Sharad Joshi, who was a Hindi satirist. His wide range of work has highlighted the bitter truth of Indian society with a satirical punch. These stories, while making viewers laugh, also make them empathize with the situations people face in their daily lives. Lapataganj is a town in some part of India which has been long forgotten by the system. The town struggles dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohitash Gaud
Rohitash Gour (born 24 March 1966) is an Indian actor best known for his leading character in the TV sitcoms '' Lapataganj'' and ''Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. He has also acted in films like ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', ''Kya Kehna'', ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S'' and '' PK''. Early and personal life Gour was born in Kalka and was a student of National School of Drama, New Delhi. He is married to Rekha Gour with whom he has two daughters. Giti and Sanjiti. Career Rohitashv Gaur made his Bollywood debut in the 2001 biographical film ''Veer Savarkar''. Although he has acted in 11 Bollywood films so far, most of them are very minor roles like police inspector role in college drama of Kya Kehna etc. He portrayed the role of Mukundilal Gupta, in the SAB TV sitcom '' Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata''. He is currently working in &TVs comedy show ''Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!'' as Manmohan Tiwari, an undergarments business man. He also acted in a 90's television serial named Ehsaas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor. The veteran actor from National School of Drama, is known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and Television. He is best known for his works in films such as ''Masaan'','' Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ''Yeh Dil'', '' Soch'' and ''Shool''. His Hollywood assignments include ''Return to Rajapur'' with Lynn Collins; '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Kannada, and Bhojpuri films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu''. Personal life Kumar currently lives in Mumbai and is married to Manoranjan Dhaliwal who teaches ESL at Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He loves photography and is an amateur photographer as well. He is younger brother of Bihar Cadre IPS officer Sunit Kumar. Career He has appeared in a number of Hindi films. These include ''Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Shinde
Shilpa Shinde (born 28 August 1977) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Angoori Tiwari in &TV's ''Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. In 2017, she participated in '' Bigg Boss 11'' and emerged as the winner by public votes. Early life Shinde was born on 28 August 1977 into a Maharashtrian family. Her father, Dr. Satyadeo Shinde, was the judge of a High Court while her mother Geeta Satyadeo Shinde is a homemaker. She has two elder sisters and a younger brother. Shinde was a psychology student, but failed to obtain her bachelor's degree. Her father wanted her to study law, but she was not interested in studying the subject. Personal life Shinde met actor Romit Raj on the set of TV show ''Maayka'' (2007–2009). The two started dating each other soon afterwards. They got engaged in 2009 however both called it off later. Shinde went into depression when her father died in 2013 of Alzheimer’s disease. Her father did not want her to take up acting as a profession. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhangi Gokhale
Shubhangi Gokhale (born 2 June 1968) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She is the wife of late Hindi/Marathi actor Mohan Gokhale who played the title role on the Doordarshan show '' Mr Yogi''. She has completed more than 300 shows of the popular play ''Sakhar Khallea Manus'' along with Prashant Damle, and has had roles in film and television. She is currently playing the role of Kusumavati Dhale-Patil in Colors Marathi's Raja Rani Chi Ga Jodi and Shaku Khanwilkar in Zee Marathi's Yeu Kashi Tashi Me Nandayla. Early life and career Shubhangi Gokhale was born in Khamgaon as Shubhangi Sangwai. Her father was a district judge while her mother was a housewife. Because her father's job required him to move around, the family relocated several times and lived in Jalna, Malkhapur, Buldhana and several other districts in Maharashtra. She did her schooling at various locations and was interested in reading books and participated in debates and other c ... [...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] |
Vineet Raina
Vineet Raina (born 30 August) is an Indian Bollywood film and television actor. Filmography Television Films *'' Janani'' as Rahul (Lead Role) Produced by ‘Ultra Distributors Pvt. Ltd *''The Sholay Girl ''The Sholay Girl'' is a 2019 Hindi-language biographical period drama film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Shrabani Deodhar, Sai Deodhar and Shakti Anand. Written by Faizal Akhtar and Shrabani Deodhar, the film is based on India' ...'' (2019) Released on ZEE5 Premium OTT Platform Webseries *’’ Kasak’’ (2020) Lead Role * Nominated in the ‘’Best Actor’’ award Category for ‘’Filmfare OTT Awards 2020’’ for Critically acclaimed performance in the Webseries ’’Kasak’’, based on the true story, released on ‘’ULLU’’ OTT platform References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raina, Vineet Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male soap opera actors Living people Male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anup Upadhyay
Anup Upadhyay is an Indian stage, film and television actor. He known for portraying David Mishra "Chachaji" in the Hindi comedy series ''Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!''. He has also acted in ''F.I.R.'', ''Lapataganj'' and in Life Ok serial ''May I Come In Madam?'' as Chedilal Hiteshi. Early life Upadhyay is from Ganjdundwara in Uttar Pradesh, where he completed his graduation. Theatre After graduation, he shifted to Delhi where he started acting in plays alongside Habib Tanvir Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009) was one of the most popular Indian Urdu, Hindi playwrights, a theatre director, poet and actor. He was the writer of plays such as, ''Agra Bazar'' (1954) and ''Charandas Chor'' (1975). A pio .... Upadhyay has an experience of twenty years in theatre with ''Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan'' and ''Agrabazar'' being two of his favorite plays. Television Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyay, Anup Living people Male actors from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neha Sharad
Neha Sharad is an Indian television actor and poet. She has worked in TV shows, including '' Tara'', ''Waqt ki Raftar'', ''Mamta'', Gumraah, '' Yeh Duniya Ghazab Ki'' and '' Farmaan''. Life Neha was born in Bhopal and grew up in Bombay. She is a daughter of writer Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ... Sharad Joshi and theatre artist Irfana Siddiqui. She was involved in the 2009 TV series, '' Lapataganj'', as a creative head, as the initial episodes were based on her father's works. She has organized literary festivals, such as ''Sharadotsav'', to commemorate her father's works. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharad, Neha Indian television actresses Living people Actresses from Mumbai 1970 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajal Nishad
Kajal Nishad (born 1 June 1982) is an Indian actress working in Bhojpuri cinema and Hindi Television and politician. She has acted in a number of TV series and Bhojpuri films, though is best known for her character Chameli in the SAB TV comedy soap ''Lapataganj'' (2009-2010) and Bhojpuri film ''Shaadi Biyah''. She contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh state assembly election from Gorakhpur (Rural) constituency on an Indian National Congress (INC) ticket. She was engaged in another of the channel's serial, ''Tota Weds Maina'', where she portrayed the role of Ram Katori Chachi. She also played the role of Kanak Tripathi in Colors TV's Ishq Ka Rang Safed. Personal life Born in Mumbai, her parents are from Kutch Gujarat and settled in Mumbai. She is married to Bhojpuri film producer Sanjay Nishad, who is from the Bhauapaar village in Gorakhpur district. Political career She is member of Indian National Congress Party in Gorakhpur (Rural) as an youth-wing Indian Youth Congress candidat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharad Joshi
Sharad Joshi was an Indian poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. Biography Early life and education Sharad Joshi was born on 21 May 1931 in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh to Sriniwas and Santi Joshi, a second child in the family of two sons, and four daughters. Sharadop writing in his childhood. Family In the late 1950s, when Sharad Joshi was writing for newspapers and radio in Indore, he met and married Irfana Siddiqi (later Irfana Sharad). She was a writer, radio artiste and a theater actress from Bhopal. The couple had three daughters: Bani, Richa and Neha Sharad. Neha Sharad is an actress and poet. Career Essays and plays Sharad Joshi has written many satirical essays on political, social, cultural and economical topics, such as ''Atha Shri Ganeshaya Namah'', ''Billiyon ka Artha Shastra'', ''Buddhijivi'', ''Sahitya ka Mahabali'', ''Adhyaksha Mahodaya'.'' Sharad Joshi also wrote satirical plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwni Dhir
Ashwni Dhir (born 23 September 1968) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter. He has also written and produced various TV serials for SAB TV He has directed films like ''One Two Three'' (2008), ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' (2010), ''Son Of Sardaar'' (2012) and ''Guest Iin London ''Guest iin London'' is an Indian Hindi comedy film, written and directed by Ashwni Dhir. It stars Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Kharbanda, Paresh Rawal and Tanvi Azmi. Produced by Panorama Studios and co-produced by Nishant Pitti. It was released ...'' (2017) and he has produced chidiya ghar. Filmography Films Television References Further reading * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhir, Ashwni Hindi-language film directors 1952 births Living people People from Kanpur Indian television writers Indian male screenwriters Film directors from Uttar Pradesh 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Uttar Pradesh Male television writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony SAB Original Programming
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products, the largest video game console company and the largest video game publisher. Through Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music companies (largest music publisher and second largest record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company, with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion. Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. It is the world's largest player in the premium TV market for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
