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Mukhbiir
''Mukhbiir'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film directed by the Mani Shankar. The film revolves around the life and events surrounding an Indian spy. The film stars actor Sameer Dattani as the spy, and Om Puri, Sunil Shetty, Sushant Singh, Rahul Dev, Jackie Shroff and Raima Sen play the supporting roles. Cast * Sunil Shetty as Rehman * Raima Sen as Roshni * Sameer Dattani as Kailash / Vinayak D. Marathe / Shahzad Khan * Om Puri as S.P. Rathod * Rahul Dev as Saaya * Sushant Singh as Pasha * Jackie Shroff as Home Minister * Alok Nath as Mammu * Vinay Varma as Ismil * Kelly Dorji as Captain Dorji * Rajendranath Zutshi as Biju * Supriya Karnik as Bharati Rathod * Beneka as Didi * Ali Reza as Saaya's henchmen Production Director Mani Shankar had a story in mind in 1996 itself when he was shooting an anti-militancy music video for the Intelligence Bureau. It was during this time that he met a young Intelligence Bureau recruit who was badly tortured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Reza (actor)
Ali Reza Kheradmand (born 24 May 1985) know professionally as Ali Reza, is an Indian model and actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as lead role in '' Gayakudu'' (2015), followed by ''Cine Mahal'' (2017) and ''Naa Rautee Separate'' (2017). In 2019 he participated in the reality television show ''Bigg Boss 3''. Early life Reza completed his education from St John's Church High School and St John's College and is the only son to their parents and worked in Dubai for couple of years before coming into entertainment industry. Reza also owns the restaurant Ramser at Marredpally, Hyderabad which was started by their ancestors from Iran. Career Reza made his film debut in the 2008 Hindi film ''Mukhbiir'' and entered the Telugu industry in 2010 through the TV serial ''Passupu KumKuma''. associated with Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 12 September 2004 as ''Alpha Telugu'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mani Shankar
Mani Shankar is a Bollywood film director, holographic technology expert, writer and speaker. He is best known for introducing computer-generated imagery to India, and for designing the world's first holographic political campaign, which he designed for Narendra Modi during the 2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He made five films as a Bollywood director, including ''16 December'', one of the highest-grossing films of 2002, and ''Tango Charlie'', which was screened in several International Film Festivals and was named a permanent part of the UN's "anti-war" movies. Over his long career, Mani Shankar has worked on many films, advertisements and political campaigns. Early life Mani Shankar graduated as a Chemical Engineer from BITS Pilani in 1978. He worked for a few years as a research engineer in process engineering and drug delivery. During his time at BITS Pilani, he won a record 4 consecutive Holofest 'Best Hologram Of The Year', earning the nickname "Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja is an India composer based in Chennai, India. He made his debut as film composer in the Tamil film ''Pandiyan'' (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed feature films. Personal life Karthik Raja is the eldest son of music composer Ilaiyaraaja. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Tamil film music directors and playback singers, have worked with him on notable projects. He did his schooling at St. Bede's School and Boston Matriculation higher secondary school in Chennai. On 8 June 2000, Karthik Raja married Raja Rajeswari at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Career Born to a family of musicians, he had exposure to various kinds of music at a very early age. He had his formal training in Western classical music from the Trinity School of Music, mainly in piano (affiliated with Jacob John). He also had training in Carnatic music from T. V. Gopalakrishnan and Malayalam composer V. Dakshinamoort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendranath Zutshi
Rajendranath Zutshi, more commonly known as Raj Zutshi (born 4 February 1961), is an Indian film and television actor. Personal life Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zutshi is a grandson of Dina Nath Zutshi, who was a radio and theatre artiste, perhaps best known to the public for his role as Halim Mirza, brother of Salim Mirza (Balraj Sahni), in the film ''Garam Hawa'' (1973). Raj Zutshi was formerly married to Nuzhat Hussain, daughter of film-maker Nasir Hussain. He was her second husband and the step-father of actor Imran Khan, who was Nuzhat's son by her first husband, Anil Pal. Nuzhat is the sister of film-maker Mansoor Khan and the first cousin of actor Aamir Khan. Career Raj Zutshi also began his career as a theatre artist. He made the transition from theatre to cinema in 1984 with the film ''Holi''. He was also seen in the TV series ''Yugantar'' in 1990, which was based on the novel of Sunil Gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Dorji
Kalden "Kelly" Sonam Dorji (born 4 January 1971) is a Bhutanese actor, model, and artist who works primarily in Indian movies. Early life Dorji's father is Lynpo Paljor Dorji, widely known as Dasho Benji, the permanent advisor to Bhutan's National Environment Commission. His mother is Louise Dorji, an author of children's books and a founding member of Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS). Dorji attended St. Paul's School in Darjeeling and Sherubtse College in eastern Bhutan. He earned an honors degree in history at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. Dorji's grandfather was Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Palden Dorji. Dorji is a member of the Dorji Family of Bhutan and descendant of the Sikkim Royal Family. Career Modeling Kelly Dorji rose to prominence as a fashion model in the late-1990s and early 2000s in India. He worked as a runway model in India for designers such as Shahab Durazi, JJ Valaya, Arun Khanna, Rohit Bal, and Tarun Tahiliani and as a print model in London for Model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinay Varma
Vinay Varma is an Indian actor, script writer, and casting director who primarily works in Telugu and Hindi films. Career Vinay Varma, founder of Sutradhar started out as an amateur theatre practitioner. He has been involved with theatre for more than thirty years. He's also been a part of more than 15 feature films in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and a Hollywood film. He started his theater career with the play ''Coffee House Mein Intezar'' written by Dr. Laxminarayan Lal, on 14 September 1980. was directed by Dr. D.K. Goel. Varma left his lucrative Bank Officer job to pursue his passion. He believes,''"one life one passion"''. He has directed over 30 plays and acted in more than 50 plays with over 200 shows across India and abroad. Some of his performances are in ''Natasamrat'', ''Raktbeej'', ''Main Rahi Masoom'', ''Siyaah Haashiye'', ''Stronger Than Superman'', ''Main Nathuram Godse'', ''Death Watch'', ''Kanjoos Makkhi Choose'', David Mamet's ''Oleanna''. His play ''Main Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intelligence Bureau (India)
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) (Hindi: आसूचना ब्यूरो; IAST: āsūcanā byūro) is India's domestic internal security and counter-intelligence agency under Ministry of Home Affairs. It was founded in 1887 as ''Central Special Branch'', and is reputed to be the oldest such organization in the world. Until 1968, it handled both domestic and foreign intelligence after which Research and Analysis Wing was formed specifically for foreign intelligence following that IB was primarily assigned the role of domestic intelligence and internal security. Tapan Deka, the current director of the IB, took over from Arvind Kumar on 24 June 2022. History In 1885, Major General Charles MacGregor was appointed Quartermaster General for the British Indian Army at Simla and thereby became responsible for its intelligence activities. The main concern of the time was to monitor Russian troop deployments in Afghanistan so as to avoid an invasion of British India from the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameer Dattani
Sameer Dattani, also known as Dhyan (in the Kannada film industry), is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi and Kannada films. Career Born into a Gujarati family in Bombay, Dattani has worked in Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil cinema, He is fluent in several languages. Dattani started his Hindi film career with Rajshri Productions. His first Hindi film '' Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai'' was followed by roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Corporate'' and Vikram Bhatt's ''Life Mein Kabhie Kabhie'' as well as films such as ''Pyar Mein Twist''. In the Hindi film '' Mukhbir'', directed by Mani Shankar, Dattani played the lead role of an undercover police informer. Dattani appeared in the Kannada-language film ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' which earned him the best debutant award in the South. Besides ''Monalisa'', other Kannada film appearances include ''Amrithadhare''. Dattani's first Tamil film, produced by Gemini Films, was '' Kutty'' with Dhanush and Shriya Saran. Shyam Benegal cast him i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurva Asrani
Apurva Asrani (born 21 March 1978) is a National Award, Filmfare Award & Screen Award winning filmmaker based in Goa, India. He has written the human rights drama ''Aligarh'' (2016), the courtroom drama Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020), has co-written & edited the film ''Shahid'' (2013), has edited the popular gangster film ''Satya'' (1998) & also the webseries ''Made in Heaven'' (2019). He also the director of the '' Tera Mera Pyar'' (2005) music videos for Sony Music India. Apurva made his webseries writing debut with the 2021 Disney Hotstar show Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors. The show starring Pankaj Tripathi, Kirti Kulhari, Anupriya Goenka & Dipti Naval received glowing reviews and garnered record viewership for Disney Hotstar. In August 2021, Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors became the first Indian series to win 'Best Drama Series' in South Asia at the Content Asia Awards in Singapore. Apurva was subsequently nominated for a Filmfare Award for ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi Preetam
Shashi Preetam is an Indian film composer, music director, singer-songwriter, musician, filmmaker and philanthropist. He rose to fame as a composer with the film Gulabi, which became one of the greatest musical hits of the Telugu film industry. He has composed and given background scores for numerous Telugu and Hindi films. In June 2020, he suffered a heart attack and recovered after surgery. Filmography References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Preetam, Shashi Living people Telugu film score composers Musicians from Hyderabad, India 1970 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Chowta
Sandeep Chowta is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs. In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titled ''Dead End'', which entered into numerous film festivals. This was produced by seventeen-year-old college student and drug activist, Tanya Khubchandani. In 2004 Chowta invited Jay Oliver and Richard Gannaway of the world/new age musical group, AO Music (also known as AO), to his Mumbai studio, and has since become one of the group's core members. AO Music also features Miriam Stockley, the voice of Karl Jenkins' Adiemus project, and children's choral ensembles from around the globe. AO Music album releases crediting Chowta have charted in the top five internationally since 2009. He has composed music for 12 Tollywood films. Early life Chowta was born in Ghana, grew up in Nigeria and later moved to Bangalore, India. He is the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raima Sen
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma and the granddaughter of actress Suchitra Sen who is regarded as the ''Mahanayika'' of Bengali Cinema. Her sister Riya Sen is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose son Dinanath Sen – a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
