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Lootera
''Lootera'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and partially based on author O. Henry's 1907 short story ''The Last Leaf''. It is the second film directed by Motwane after the critically acclaimed ''Udaan'' (2010). Set in the era of the 1950s, against the backdrop of thZamindari Abolition Actby the newly independent India, it tells the story of a young conman posing as an archaeologist and the daughter of a Bengali zamindar. The film stars Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh in lead roles. Produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap and Vikas Bahl, the film features music and background score by Amit Trivedi with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and cinematography by Mahendra J. Shetty. ''Lootera'' received high critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards Singh and Sinha's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for latter but was a commercial failure. At the 59th Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monali Thakur
Monali Thakur (born 3 November 1985) is an Indian singer and actress. She is the recipient of several awards including a National Film Award for the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (2015) and a Filmfare Award for the song "Sawaar Loon" from the Film "Lootera" (2013). She has been the judge of Zee TV's singing reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014''. She was also an "expert" on Colors TV's ''Rising Star'' for two consecutive seasons. Life and career Thakur was born on 3 November 1985 in a Bengali Hindu Rajput musical family in Kolkata. Her father Shakti Thakur was a professional singer and actor in Bengali film industry and her sister Mehuli Thakur is a playback singer in Bengal. She has learnt hip-hop and Bharatanatyam and is also a trained salsa dancer. An alumnus of The Future Foundation School and St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Thakur started singing in school and college competitions and performing at local functions,Shruti, I.L.Katri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including ''Rowdy Rathore'' (2012), ''Son of Sardaar'' (2012), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), and '' Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers. Sinha garnered critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama ''Lootera'' (2013), for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful film, with the exception of ''Mission Mangal'' (2019). Aside from acting, Sinha has ventured into singing, beginning with a song in her film ''Tevar'' (2015). Her debut single, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in '' Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. After graduating from Indiana University Bloomington, Singh returned to India. There, following a brief stint as a copywriter, Singh made his acting debut in Yash Raj Films' romantic comedy '' Band Baaja Baaraat'', where he played the leading role. The film was as a critical and commercial success, earning him a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He gained praise for playing a melancholic thief in the drama ''Lootera'' (2013), and established himself as a mainstream actor through his collaborations with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the first of which was ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' (2013). Singh gained critical acclaim for portraying Bajirao I and Alauddin Khilji in Bhansali's period dramas ''Bajirao Masta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaji Motion Pictures
Balaji Motion Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Shobha Kapoor and her daughter Ekta Kapoor. Based in Mumbai, it produces and distributes Hindi films. The chairman of the company is former Bollywood actor Jeetendra Kapoor. In 2017, the company launched its biography, '' Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms''. Operations Balaji Motion Pictures is based in Mumbai in the Balaji House on New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai. It operates from its head office in Andheri West and has studios in Film City and other locations in Mumbai. In terms of studio facilities, Balaji Motion Pictures is one of the largest film productions houses in Mumbai. History Balaji Motion Pictures was set up in 2001 by Hindi television producer Ekta Kapoor with the purpose of venturing into film production. She produced '' Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta'', released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music director, singer and a lyricist who works primarily in Hindi films. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film '' Aamir'', he gained prominence for his work in the Hindi film '' Dev.D'' (2009). Early life Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai, India to a traditional Gujarati family. Growing up, his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk. His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Career In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At 19–20, he began composing music. In college days, he joined the band Om, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantom Films
Phantom Films was an Indian film production and distribution company established by Anurag Kashyap, director Vikramaditya Motwane, producer Madhu Mantena and the former head of UTV Spotboy, Vikas Bahl. It was founded in 2011 by all four of them, and is cited as the "directors' company". In March 2015, Reliance Entertainment picked up 50% stake in the company. The company’s first production was the period romance ''Lootera'' (2013), directed by Motwane and starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. the film was co-produced by Balaji Motion Pictures. Next year, the company co-produced the romantic-comedies ''Hasee Toh Phasee'' and ''Queen'', starring Kangana Ranaut. Both the films were critical and commercial successes, with the latter also winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. It was followed by the thrillers '' Ugly'' and '' NH10'' (2015). The latter marked the production debut of Anushka Sharma. ''Hunterrr'' (2015), '' Bombay Velvet'' (2015) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Filmfare Awards
The 59th Filmfare Awards were held to honor the best films of 2013 from the Hindi-language film industry (commonly known as Bollywood). The nominations were announced on 13 January 2014. The ceremony that was held on 24 January 2014 (telecasted on 26 January 2014) was hosted by Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor. ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by ''Aashiqui 2'', ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'', ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' and '' Raanjhanaa'' with 8 nominations each. ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' won 6 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra) and Best Actor (for Farhan Akhtar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Deepika Padukone received triple nominations for Best Actress for her performances in '' Chennai Express'', ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' and ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'', winning for ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela''. Real-life couple Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak were both nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for films like '' Udaan'' (2010), ''Lootera'' (2013) and ''AK vs AK'' (2020). His directorial debut '' Udaan'' (2010) was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and also won seven Filmfare awards. His second film was ''Lootera'', a big-budget Bollywood period romance, released on 5 July 2013. His third film was '' Trapped'', a survival drama starring Rajkummar Rao, released theatrically on 17 March 2017. His fourth film was ''Bhavesh Joshi Superhero'', released theatrically on 1 June 2018. Motwane is the creator of Netflix's first Indian series '' Sacred Games''. In 2020, his film ''AK vs AK'' was released. Early and personal life His father is Sindhi while his mother is Bengali. He is married to photographer Ishika Mohan, who also appeared in his movie ''Udaan'' as Rohan's mother. Career Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama '' Satya'' (1998) and made his directorial debut with ''Paanch'', which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct '' Black Friday'' (2004), a film based on the namesake book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's follow-up, '' No Smoking'' (2007) met with negative reviews and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barun Chanda
Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's ''Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present day Bangladesh, but came to Kolkata at an early age to pursue higher education. Chanda acted in the 1971 Bengali movie ''Seemabaddha'', directed by Satyajit Ray. After that he did not appear in any films for over twenty years. In 1992 he again acted in director Rituparno Ghosh's debut film ''Hirer Angti''. Next he acted in ''Kalo Cheetah'' (2004). Since then he has acted in several movies like ''Tolly Lights'', ''Antaheen'', and ''Laptop''. He recently played the role of the landlord father of Sonakshi Sinha in the Hindi Film ''Lootera''. In 2014, he did commercials for CESC Limited with some social messages. In 2019, Barun Chanda starred in an independent psychological thriller, Rakkhosh, which has been touted as India's first POV film to be shot on cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to this song with Amit Trivedi. He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them. Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with Amit Trivedi since their first film '' Aamir''. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as "frillfree" and "smartly worded". A National Award-winning lyricist, he has won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film ''I Am''. He won his first Filmfare award for the song "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" in 2012. In his song-writing career he has won highest number of awards, precisel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavani Iyer
Bhavani Iyer is an Indian screenwriter and novelist from Mumbai. Career Bhavani Iyer started her career with advertising as a trainee copywriter. She then moved to journalism and had worked as the editor for the film magazine ''Stardust. ''She made her screenwriting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black. She has collaborated on the screenplays for Bhansali's Guzaarish, Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera and the Indian version of Fox's hit show 24 (Indian TV series). She has also written the critically acclaimed Raazi, a spy drama that has been lauded for its sensitive depiction of cross-border espionage set during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. Her first novel, Anon, was well received by critics and readers alike. Filmography Movies *''Black'' (2005) *''Main Aisa Hi Hoon'' (2005) *''Swami'' (2007) *'' Guzaarish'' (2010) *''Lootera'' (2013) *''One Night Stand'' (2016) *''Raazi'' (2018) *'' Sam Bahadur'' (2022) TV Shows * ''24 (Indian TV series)'' (2013–16) * ''Everest (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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