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Laxmii
''Laxmii'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, marking his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his own Tamil film '' Kanchana'' (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani, while Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar and Sharad Kelkar play pivotal roles. The film revolves around a man who gets possessed by the ghost of a transgender person. Kumar, also produced the film under his Cape of Good Films and Fox Star Studios, along with Tusshar Kapoor's newly launched production company, Tusshar Entertainment House and Shabinaa Entertainment. Lawrence co-wrote the script along with Farhad Samji, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra, with Samji adapting the screenplay and dialogues to the Hindi version. The film was announced in January 2019, whilst the principal photography began in April 2019 and ended in March 2020. ''Laxmii'' was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on 22 May 2020, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiara Advani
Alia Advani (born 31 July 1991), known professionally as Kiara Advani (), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu language films. After making her acting debut in the comedy film '' Fugly'' (2014), she played MS Dhoni's wife in the sports biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' (2016). She gained praise for playing a sexually unsatisfied wife in the Netflix anthology film ''Lust Stories'' (2018) and played the leading lady in the political thriller '' Bharat Ane Nenu'' (2018). Advani received wider attention for starring in the romantic drama ''Kabir Singh'' and the comedy drama ''Good Newwz'', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019. She won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. This success continued with her roles in the 2021 film '' Shershaah'', for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and the 2022 films ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'', ''Jugjugg Jeeyo'', and ''Govinda Naam Mera''. Early life Advani was born to J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharad Kelkar
Sharad Kelkar (born 7 October 1976) is an Indian film actor and voice artist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He works primarly in Hindi films, Marathi films. Kelkar has appeared as lead in television serials for brief period of time, now he do web series, regional language films in Telugu, Tamil and often dub Hollywood films. Early and personal life Kelkar hails from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Kelkar married his co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar on 3 June 2005. They both have participated in ''Nach Baliye 2''. Career Kelkar was a Grasim Mr. India finalist. In 2004, he made his television debut with the show ''Aakrosh'' which aired on Doordarshan in which he played the role of Inspector Sachin Kulkarni. His wife Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar is a television actress who has appeared in '' Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar'' as Chandni / Devika in a negative role. Together, in 2006 the couple also appeared on the dance reality show ''Nach Baliye 2''. In 2007, Kelkar hosted '' Rock-N-Roll Family'' al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchana (2011 Film)
''Kanchana'' (also known as ''Muni 2: Kanchana'') is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written, produced and directed by Raghava Lawrence. It is a sequel to his previous venture, ''Muni'' (2007) and the second installment in the ''Muni (film series)''. The film stars Lawrence alongside Sarathkumar, Kovai Sarala and Lakshmi Rai while Devadarshini and Sriman play supporting roles. The film revolves around Raghava, who is scared to venture outside gets possessed by a ghost and starts behaving weirdly. The film's cinematography and editing was handled by Vetri and Kishore Te, respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by Sai Thaman. The film's distribution rights were bought by Sri Thenandal Films.The Central Board Of Film Certification ( CBFC) gave the film an "A" Certificate for "Violence" and "Horror". ''Kanchana'''s Tamil version was released on 22 July 2011 while a same-titled Telugu dubbed version was released a week earlier on 15 July 2011. Despite receivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhad Samji
Farhad Samji (born 5 May 1974) is an Indian music composer, writer, and film director who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films like ''Housefull 4'' and ''Bachchhan Paandey'' independently. He has also made special appearances in films like ''Baaghi 3'' and '' Coolie No. 1''. He is famous for his works with his brother, Sajid Samji. The duo together is known as Sajid - Farhad and are known for directing films like '' Entertainment'' and ''Housefull 3''. Career Farhad started his career with his brother in 2002 as lyricists. After that they started writing dialogues since Shiva in 2006. Their last movie was Simmba in 2018.In 2019, apart from writing dialogues for Punjabi film ''Singham'', he directed web series '' Booo Sabki Phategi'' and the action comedy movie ''Housefull 4'' (starring Akshay Kumar and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, which was the fourth part of '' Housefull'' franchise and became a blockbuster despite of critically negative reviews). Samji w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghava Lawrence
Lawrence Raghavendra is an Indian dance choreographer, actor, director, composer, dancer and playback singer. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in 1998, in a Telugu film. He adopted the name "Raghava" in 2001, and worked for many prominent actors and directors in Tamil cinema throughout his career. He got his breakthrough with Telugu film ''Style'' and then '' Muni''. Lawrence is also known for his intricate hip-hop and westernised dance moves and has won four Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards for best choreography. In 2015, after the death of former Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Lawrence set up a charity trust in his name and donated . Early life and background Lawrence had a brain tumor when he was a child. He attributes the curing of his tumor to the deity, Raghavendra Swamy, and in an act of devotion, he took the name Raghava. He built the Raghavendra Swamy Brind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tusshar Kapoor
Tushar Ravi Kapoor (born 20 November 1976), popular as Tusshar Kapoor, is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of Indian actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His sister Ekta Kapoor is a television and film producer. He attended the Bombay Scottish School where he was in the same class as Abhishek Bachchan. He then studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his BBA degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Like his father, Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism. Kapoor opted for IVF and became single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016. Career Prior to making his debut as an actor, Kapoor worked with film director David Dhawan as an assistant. Following this, he trained as an actor with Roshan Taneja and Mahendra Verma, in their acting school, and in dance with Nimesh Bhatt. He made his debut in 2001 under guidance of his Gujarat-based friend Dharmanshu Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backers, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was later given a special grant of Canadian citizenship." actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. In over 30 years of acting, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists. Kumar began his career in 1991 with '' Saugandh'' and had his first commercial success a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Star Studios
Star Studios (formerly known as Fox Star Studios) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney Star, part of the Disney International Operations segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio produces Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and other South Asian language films through acquisitions, co-productions and in-house productions for worldwide distribution. Starting with the international release of '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' (2022), all of Star Studios' films are now handled internationally by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. History The studio was founded in March 2008 as a joint venture between 20th Century Fox and co-owned Star India. Soon after launch the studio had explored the option to co-produce and distribute Karan Johar's Dharma Productions films. In 2009, the studio acquired the rights for ''My Name is Khan'', the studio’s debut film as distributor and co-producer. In 2011, Fox Star St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Of Good Films
Cape of Good Films, earlier known as Hari Om Entertainment Co. is an Indian film production company established by actor Akshay Kumar in 2008. History 'Hari Om' happens to be the name of Kumar's father. The company in association with Telefilm Canada produced a hockey based Indo-Canadian film ''Speedy Singhs'' (2011). It has produced National Award-winning films '' Rustom'' (2016), '' Pad Man'' (2018), and some of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films such as '' Singh is Kinng'' (2008), '' ''Holiday'''' (2014), ''Baby'' (2015), ''Airlift'' (2016), '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' (2017), ''Chumbak'' (2018), ''Mission Mangal'' (2019), '' Kesari'' (2019), Good Newwz (2019) and ''Sooryavanshi ''Sooryavanshi'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action film written and directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Picturez, Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films. The fourth installment of Shetty's '' ...'' (2021). Most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney+ Hotstar
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetri (cinematographer)
Vetri Palanisamy is an Indian cinematographer who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries. He is an alumnus of Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. He is known for his work in films such as ''Souryam'', '' Muni 2: Kanchana'', '' Veeram,'' ''Vedalam, Viswasam and Annaatthe.'' Early life and career After completing the Diploma in film Technology in Cinematography Vetri started assisting with Cinematographer S. Saravanan in the films like '' Aahaa..!'', Auto Driver, Sangamam, Oruvan, Vallarasu, Maayi. Vetri made his debut as a cinematographer in the film Agaram and then he got a break with the action drama film ''Thenavattu'' (2008), before working on the comedy ''Maasilamani'' (2009) and the successful horror film, '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) with Raghava Lawrence. Vetri has often collaborated with director Siva and has been a part of his Telugu films, souryam(2008) ''Sankham'' (2009) and ''Daruvu'' (2012), as well as his Tamil films with Ajith Ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manu Rishi
Manu Rishi Chadha (born 3 January 1971) is an Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films. Rishi is trained under theatre director Arvind Gaur for six years. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award, 2009 for ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' He also won the IIFA Best Dialogue award for ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!''. Career Manu Rishi Chadha started his acting career in Delhi with the Asmita theatre group. He has acted in more than 40 plays with director Arvind Gaur. His major plays are Girish Karnad's ''Rakt Kalyan'', Mahesh Dattani's ''Final Solutions'', Swadesh Deepak's ''Court Martial'', William Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'', Dharamvir Bharati's ''Andha Yug'', Dario Fo's ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' and Eugene O'Neill's ''Desire Under the Elms''. In 2001, he moved to Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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