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Malamaal Weekly
''Malamaal Weekly'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was successful at the box office, grossing ₹42.7 crore against a budget of ₹7 crore. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' and in Kannada as '' Dakota Picture''. Priyadarshan himself remade the film in Malayalam as ''Aamayum Muyalum''. Plot The film takes place in the impoverished village of Laholi where, following droughts, most of the villagers' possessions are mortgaged to the local Thakurani Karamkali (Sudha Chandran). One of the few entertainments the villagers can afford is the lottery, Malaamal Weekly (''malamal'' is Hindi for 'rich'). Lilaram (Paresh Rawal) is the only educated man in the village. He has the job of intermediary between the lottery organization and the village, for which he receives a commission when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is an Indian Bharatanatyam dancer and actress who appears in Indian television and films. In 1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming back from Madras with her parents. Her leg became gangrenous and her parents opted to have it amputated. However, she subsequently became an established Bharatnatyam dancer. Chandran is known for her roles of Ramola Sikand in ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'', Yamini Singh and Seema Gujral in '' Naagin 1, 2, 3 and 6'', Chitradevi in ''Deivam Thandha Veedu'', the Tamil remake of ''Saath Nibhana Saathiya''. She was awarded National Film Award – Special Jury Award for the Telugu film ''Mayuri'' which is based on her life at '' 33rd National Film Awards'' in 1985. She was a contestant on the reality dance series ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. Early and personal life Sudha Chandran was born in Mumbai. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the Bollywood industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre. Career Television Tiku has acted in a number of television serials starting with ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' in 1984, followed by hit TV serials in 1990s like '' Ye Duniya Ghazab Ki'', Zamana Badal Gaya and Ek Se Badh Kar Ek. He acted in many successful serials until the very recent ''Uttaran''. He was last seen on the SAB TV's Sitcom ''Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo''. Films Tiku started his Bollywood career with Rajeev Mehra's '' Pyaar Ke Do Pal'' in 1986. He continued to play his role as comedian in movies such as ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'', '' Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka'', ''Bol Radha Bol'', ''Andaz Apna Apna'' and ''Mr. Bechara'' from 1991 to 1996. Breaking from his comedian roles, he donned the cap of a serious character in the movie ''Waqt Hamara Hai'' in 1993. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Bengali cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence for a song performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined The main aim of an item number is to entertain movie-goers and to lend support to the marketability of the film by being featured in . They are favoured by filmmakers as they afford t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakhi Sawant
Rakhi Sawant (born Neeru Bheda; 25 November 1978) is an Indian dancer, model, actress and television talk show host, who has appeared in many Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu and Tamil films and was a contestant on the first season of the Indian reality television series '' Bigg Boss 1'' (2006) and as a challenger and finalist in '' Bigg Boss 14'' (2020). Sawant has established herself as a sex symbol in Bollywood. Sawant launched her own political party, headed by Jai Shah, called the Rashtriya Aam Party, to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. However, after the election, she joined Republican Party of India (A). Early life Rakhi was born as Neeru Bheda to Maya Bheda. Maya married Anand Sawant, a police constable at Worli Police Station, and gave the children surname of their step father. Career Career beginnings (1997–2005) She made her film debut in the 1997 film '' Agnichakra'' under the name Ruhi Sawant. She went on to other small roles and dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Vijayan
Geetha Vijayan (born 22 June 1972) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam movies, a few Tamil and Hindi movies. She debuted in the 1990 Malayalam comedy- thriller film ''In Harihar Nagar''. She has since acted in more than 150 Malayalam movies and in some Tamil and Hindi films. She has also acted in about 10 Malayalam television serials and two Tamil serials. Personal life Geetha Vijayan is the eldest daughter of Dr. Vijayan and Sharadambal Raman. She has a younger sister, Divya. Actress Revathi is her cousin. Geetha Vijayan completed her primary and high school education from Sacred Heart Convent GHSS Thrissur and then joined Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, where she did her graduation and postgraduation in dancing. Filmography Malayalam films Hindi films Tamil films Television TV series Reality shows as a judge * ''Comedy Festival'' (Mazhavil Manorama) * ''Comedy Express'' (Asianet) * ''Idea Star Singer'' (Asianet) * ''Super Dancer Junior'' (Amrita TV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sona Nair
Sona Nair (born 4 March 1975) is an Indian actress working mainly in Malayalam cinema who is also best known for roles in Soap opera, television soaps. Personal life Sona Nair attended Al-Uthuman Higher Secondary School, Kazhakoottam, Trivandrum, where her mother was a teacher. She received a degree from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She married Malayalam cinema cameraman Udayan Ambadi in 1996. Career Sona Nair got her first credited role in the 1996 film ''Thooval Kottaram''. She then appeared in ''Katha Nayagan (1997 film), Katha Nayagan'', ''Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal'', ''Manassinakkare'', ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger'' and more. Awards and nominations In 2004, Sona received the Best Actress Award in the "Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards" for her role in the telefilm ''Rachiyamma'', telecast on Doordarshan. She was named the Best Female Actor at the television category of Sathyaneshan Nadar#Awards established in his name, Sathyan Memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasika Joshi
Rasika Joshi (12 September 1972 – 7 July 2011) was a Marathi and Hindi film actress. A Marathi theatre and Indian television actress, she was known for '' Maharashtrian'' roleplays in Bollywood films. Personal life Rasika was born in a Marathi Hindu Brahmin family and was married to Girish Joshi, director and actor. Career She began her career with a Marathi play by Lata Narvekar called ''Uncha Mazha Zoka'', starring Avinash Masurekar and Smita Talvalkar. Her last movie was Ram Gopal Verma's movie ''Not a Love Story''. She worked as writer, director and actor in the play ''White Lily And Night Rider''. Filmography Hindi She was first noticed and applauded in ''Ek Hasina Thi''. She became quite a favourite of RGV and Priyadarshan. Some of her Hindi movies include: *''Gayab'' (2004) *'' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004) *''Vaastu Shastra'' (2004) *''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (2006) *''Malamaal Weekly'' (2006) *'' Darling'' (2007) *''Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007) *''Dhol'' (2007) *''Bhool Bhulaiya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Early life Kapoor was born in Delhi to a Punjabi family. His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making ''Rocky'' to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name "Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born. Personal life Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kolhapure (elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure) and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbaaz Khan
Arbaaz Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 4 August 1967) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Bollywood, Hindi cinema, in addition to Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam, Malayalam cinema. Since making his debut in 1996, he has acted in many leading and supporting roles. He ventured into film production in Bollywood film industry, with Arbaaz Khan Productions, launched with ''Dabangg'' (2010), in which he starred as the younger brother of his real-life brother Salman Khan. The film went on to become one of the List of highest-grossing Bollywood films, highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. He also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the same. He also hosted the reality show ''Power Couple (Indian TV series), Power Couple'', which aired on Sony TV. In 2019, Khan made his digital debut with crime-thriller web series ''Poison (web series), Poison''. Early life and family Khan was born as the second s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reema Sen
Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981) is an Indian actress and model who primarily appeared in Bengali theatre films, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. Early life and education Sen was born in Kolkata on 29 October 1981. She completed high school from St. Thomas Girls School in Kidderpore, Kolkata, after which her family moved to Mumbai. Personal life Reema Sen married businessman Shiv Karan Singh in 2012. She gave birth to their son, Rudraveer, on 22 February 2013. Career Film and modelling career In Mumbai, she began her modelling career, appearing in a number of advertising campaigns. She then moved to films and made her acting debut with Telugu film ''Chitram'', in which she acted opposite Uday Kiran, whom she later paired with in ''Manasantha Nuvve''. She also appeared in the Tamil film ''Minnale'' alongside Madhavan, which was very successful. Her first Hindi film ''Hum Ho Gaye Aapke'' flopped, and she decided to continue working in Tamil cinema. Her appearance in the Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Deshmukh
Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in over 60 films, in Hindi and Marathi cinema."SRemembering Vilasrao Deshmukh" ''Hindustan Times''. He was ranked third in '''' |
