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Mahakavi Series
''Mahakavi'' is an Indian television documentary series, hosted by poet Kumar Vishwas on Hindi news channel ABP News. It premiered on 5 November 2016. Prior to the begin of the series, a curtain raiser of the series was aired on 28 October 2016. It aims to bring to the audience life-story, poems and never-seen-before facts about legendary Indian poets. The weekly programme chronicles the life sketch of ten Hindi poets of twentieth century. The TV series is hosted by the renowned poet Kumar Vishwas. The series is directed by Puneet Sharma and scripted by Prabudha Saurabh. The poems of the legendary poets have been treated with the music. While the composition of music has been done by Dr. Kumar Vishwas himself, the music has been arranged by his team Band Poetica. It is a unique attempt to present the lives of legendary poets with reconstruction and music. ''Mahakavi'' is aired every Saturday 10 pm and Sunday at 10 am and 10 pm. The series would include 10 legendary poets, Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinod Kapri
Vinod Kapri, (born 15 August 1972) is a filmmaker and author. He won National Award for his film Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2014. He made his feature debut with ''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' (Presented by Fox Star Studios )- a socio-legal satire that received extensive critical acclaim. His second feature film PIHU (currently streaming on Netflix) has been widely appreciated in International film festivals such as Vancouver International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival (California), Fajr International Film Festival (Tehran) and Indian Film festival (Stuttgart). Pihu was the Opening Film of 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI),2017. It soon became the talk of town that how a 100-minute film cast only one character that too a two-year-old girl. His recent film 1232 KMS (currently streaming on Disney Hotstar) is one of the most talked about films in 2021 which depicted the journey of seven migrant labourers during COVID-19 Lockdown. The mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghu Ram
Raghu Ram Ambadapudi (born 15 April 1975) is an Indian television producer and actor. He was a senior supervising producer at MTV India and the creator of reality television shows ''MTV Roadies'', '' MTV Dropout Pvt Ltd'' and ''MTV Splitsvilla''. He was married to actress Sugandha Garg. He has a twin brother, Rajiv Lakshman who worked with him on MTV Roadies. The brothers launched their own content studio called Monozygotic Solutions Pvt. Ltd in 2014. Early life Raghu Ram was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, along with his twin brother. His father is a chartered accountant and his mother is a journalist. Ram has a younger sister Supriya Nistala. In the first year, he was a student of Deshbandhu College, but in the second year, he joined Sri Venkateswara College. In the final year, he joined Osmania University in Hyderabad where he completed his graduation. Career Early career Raghu Ram started his career at MTV India supervising shows including ''MTV Love Line'' wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadies (TV Series)
''Roadies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Cameron Crowe. The series premiered on Showtime on June 26, 2016. On September 16, 2016, Showtime announced that the series had been canceled after one season. Cast Main *Luke Wilson as Bill Hanson, the tour manager of The Staton-House Band, a fictional arena-level group from Denver *Carla Gugino as Shelli Anderson, the tour's production manager *Imogen Poots as Kelly Ann Mason, a recently hired lighting rigger with the Staton-House road crew. She is torn between attending film school and staying on with the band * Rafe Spall as Reg Whitehead, financial advisor from England *Keisha Castle-Hughes as Donna Mancini, soundboard operator *Peter Cambor as Milo, bass guitar tech *Colson Baker as Wesley "Wes" Mason, a recently fired Pearl Jam roadie and twin brother of Kelly Ann *Ron White as Phil Recurring *Catero Alain Colbert as Tom Staton, lead singer of The Staton-House Band *Tanc Sade as Christopher House, gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Muntashir
Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Shukla ‛Muntashir’, is an Indian lyricist, poet and screenwriter. He wrote several successful Hindi songs for films. These have included "Teri Mitti", "Galliyan", "Tere Sang Yaara", " Kaun Tujhe", ''Dil Meri Na Sune'', "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga", ''Baahubali: The Beginning'', and ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''. Early life Muntashir was born on 27 February 1976 as Manoj Shukla into a farming family in Gauriganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he attended a HAL School Korwa. After graduating from Allahabad University in 1999 he moved to Mumbai to seek work, and subsequently entered the TV and film scene following an opportunity to write for ''Kaun Banega Crorepati.'' He is married to Neelam Shukla and they have a son. Career Muntashir has written the lyrics of several Hindi film songs including "Galliyan" from ''Ek Villain'', "Tere Sang Yaara" from '' Rustom'', "Kaun Tujhe" from ''M.S Dhoni: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), ''Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaajal'' (2003), ''Apaharan'' (2005), including multi-starrer movies like ''Raajneeti'' (2010), ''Aarakshan'' (2011) '' Chakravyuh'' (2012), and Satyagraha (2013), Dirty Politics (2015 ). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like, ''Faces After The Storm'' (1984) and ''Sonal'' (2002). He runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions. He also owns the P&M Mall in Patna and the P&M Hi-Tech Mall in Jamshedpur. Biography Early life and education Prakash Jha was raised at his family's farm in Barharwa, Bettiah, West Champaran, Bihar, India. His father's name is Shri Tej Nath Jha. He did his schooling from Sainik School Tilaya, Koderma district and Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand. Later, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tips Industries Limited
Tips Industries Limited is an Indian music record label and film production, film promotion, and film distribution company in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani in 1975. Its distributors serve more than 1,000 wholesalers and 400,000 retailers across India. History In 1975, the Taurani brothers used to trade in LP’s (Long Playing Phonograph Records) for three of the biggest companies in India – HMV, Music India & CBS. By 1977, they had become the biggest dealers for these companies in Western India. Today, Tips also handles film production. List of films Films produced This is a list of films produced by Tips owners Kumar Taurani and Ramesh Taurani: Other films distributed Audio soundtracks Hindi films *'' Coolie No. 1'' (1995) *'' Coolie No. 1'' (2020) *''Yuvvraaj'' (2008) *'' Pardes'' (1997) *''Raja Hindustani'' (1996) *''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'' (2013) *''Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya'' (2012) *''Race'' (2008) *''Prince'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahat Indori
Rahat Indori, born as Rahat Qureshi, (1 January 1950 – 11 August 2020) was an Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet. He was also a former professor of Urdu language and a painter. Prior to this he was a pedagogist of Urdu literature at DAVV. Biography Indori was born on 1 January 1950, in Indore to Rafatullah Qureshi (a cloth mill worker), and his wife Maqbool Un Nisa Begum. He was their fourth child. Rahat Indori did his schooling from Nutan School Indore from where he completed his Higher Secondary. He completed his graduation from Islamia Karimia College, Indore in 1973 and has passed his MA in Urdu literature from Barkatullah University with a gold medal. (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) in 1975. Rahat was awarded a PhD in Urdu literature from the Bhoj University of Madhya Pradesh in 1985 for his thesis titled ''Urdu Main Mushaira''. Indori performed in Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan for 40 – 45 years. He traveled widely internationally to recite poetry. He attended poetic sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurabh Raj Jain
Sourabh Raaj Jain (born 1 December 1985) is an Indian actor in Hindi television. He gained a household name with his portrayal of Lord Krishna in ''Mahabharat'' (2013–2014), that met with nationwide acclaim and proved to be a "game-changer" for him. His portrayal of Lord Vishnu in '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' and Lord Shiva in ''Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai'' also received critical appraisal. Other notable television shows to his credit include ''Kasamh Se'', ''Uttaran'', ''Chandragupta Maurya'' and '' Patiala Babes''. Jain has participated in the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 9'' (2019) and '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'' (2021). Personal life Sourabh married Riddhima Jain in 2010, after three years of dating. They have participated together in the show ''Nach Baliye 9''. The couple became parents to twins Hrishika and Hrishiv on 21 August 2017. Filmography Films Radio Television Web series Music videos Awards and achievements References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Bhui
Ricky Bhui (born 29 September 1996) is an Indian professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional leg spinner. Bhui scored an unbeaten hundred on his List A debut and also scored an unbeaten hundred on his Twenty20 debut. He is also a member of the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise in the IPL. In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and is the youngest player to feature in the tournament so far. Bhui has also captained the India u17 side for a Triangular series. In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. He studied at Visakha Valley School in Visakhapatnam after graduation in 2020. The only player from the Andhra Pradesh Ranji team to make the cut for IPL 2018. He was the leading run-scorer for Andhra in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 775 runs in eight matches. In August 2019, he was named in the India Blue team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy The 2019–20 Dule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddhartha Basu
Siddhartha Basu is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host, widely regarded as the "Father of Indian television quizzing". He is best known for hosting shows such as ''Quiz Time'', ''Mastermind India'' and ''University Challenge'', and as producer-director of shows such as ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'', ''Dus Ka Dum'', ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' and ''India's Got Talent''. Founder-Director of the television production house BIG Synergy, & later a creative mentor and consultant with the company, he stepped back from all roles in the company in December 2018. Along with Anita Kaul Basu, he is a Founder-director of Tree of Knowledge Digital, a greenfield venture in the area of interactive edutainment events, e-learning, gaming, publishing, and select television production. Early life and education Born in Calcutta in a Bengali Hindu family, Basu grew up in Bombay, Delhi, and Madras. He did his early schooling from Besant Montessori School and Cathedral and John Conno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
