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Masaan
''Masaan'' (; also known as ''Fly Away Solo'' in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film and starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of Neeraj Ghaywan. It is an Indo-French co-production produced by Drishyam Films, Macassar Productions, Phantom Films, Sikhya Entertainment, Arte France Cinema and Pathé Productions. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning two awards. it was screened at the inaugural New York Dalit Film and Cultural Festival in 2019 along with ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Kaala'' (2018) and ''Fandry'' (2013). Since its release in 2015, the film has gone on to achieve cult status. Plot ''Masaan'' tracks the lives of two young people in Varanasi, India. Devi Pathak, a trainer at a coaching computer center and her student, Piyush Aggarwal, are caught having sex in a hotel room by policemen who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeraj Ghaywan
Neeraj Ghaywan is an Indian film director and writer who works in Hindi films. He is the winner of several accolades including a National film Award and two Filmfare Awards. Ghaywan assisted filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' (2012) and '' Ugly'' (2013) before he made his directorial debut in 2015 with ''Masaan'' which received wide acclaim and won two prizes at the Cannes Film festival including the FIPRESCI prize. His acclaimed 2017 short film ''Juice'' won him the Filmfare Award for Best Short Film-Fiction. Ghaywan then co-directed the second season of Netflix's series '' Sacred Games'' with Kashyap in 2019 and ''Geeli Pucchi'' from the anthology film '' Ajeeb Daastaans'' in 2021. Career Early life and work Neeraj Ghaywan was born in 1980 and brought up in Hyderabad, to Maharashtrian parents. His father was a research scientist, and mother ran a garment store. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Shivrampally (National Police Academy). After c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal (; born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Kaushal is the recipient of numerous accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards, and has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list of 2019. After graduating with an engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, He began his film career by assisting Anurag Kashyap in the 2012 crime drama ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' and went on to play minor roles in two of Kashyap's productions. His first leading role was in the 2015 drama ''Masaan'', following which he starred in the psychological thriller '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016). Kaushal gained wider recognition in 2018 with supporting roles in ''Raazi'' and ''Sanju'', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. A starring role as a military officer in the 2019 war film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' established Kaushal as a leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Grover (writer)
Varun Grover (born 26 January 1980) is an Indian writer, stand-up comedian and poet. He won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. He is also the co-creator of Aisi Taisi Democracy. Early life and education Grover was born in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, to a school-teacher mother and army engineer father. His family is Punjabi. He spent his initial years in Sundernagar and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, before moving to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for his adolescent years. He studied civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, graduating in 2003. Collaboration in the Independent music space In 2017 Varun Grover released Beete Dino Ke Geet – a song in collaboration with US-based producer Krishna Chetan. Filmography Films Television Books *''Paper Chor'' (2018), Jugnoo Prakashan *''Biksu'' (2019), Ektara India *''Karejwa'' (2020), Bakarmaxindia Awards and nominations * Won Best Lyrics award for ''"Moh Moh Ke Dhaag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Tripathi
Shweta Tripathi Sharma (born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actress popularly known for the character of Golu Gupta in Mirzapur. She began her film career as a production assistant and associate director and gained wider recognition and accolades for her acting performances in the Hindi film industry and web series. Notable films include ''Masaan'' (2015) and ''Haraamkhor'' (2017). Early life Tripathi was born on 6 July 1985 in New Delhi. Her father works for the Indian Administrative Service and her mother is a retired teacher. The family moved a lot due to her father's job. Tripathi spent her childhood in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Mumbai, Maharashtra. She describes her time in Andaman as her happiest: "That’s when I discovered how much I like travelling and being outdoors. Every weekend used to be a picnic on a new island, and it was an enriching experience". Tripathi moved back to New Delhi to pursue secondary education and attended the Delhi Public School, RK Puram. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor. The veteran actor from National School of Drama, is known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and Television. He is best known for his works in films such as ''Masaan'','' Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ''Yeh Dil'', '' Soch'' and ''Shool''. His Hollywood assignments include ''Return to Rajapur'' with Lynn Collins; '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Kannada, and Bhojpuri films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu''. Personal life Kumar currently lives in Mumbai and is married to Manoranjan Dhaliwal who teaches ESL at Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He loves photography and is an amateur photographer as well. He is younger brother of Bihar Cadre IPS officer Sunit Kumar. Career He has appeared in a number of Hindi films. These include ''Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richa Chadda
Richa Chadda (born 18 December 1986) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting in a small role in the comedy film ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), Chadda's breakthrough came in 2012 with a supporting role in the noir gangster saga ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', where her role as the bellicose and foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. In 2015, Chadda made her debut in a leading role with the drama ''Masaan'' (2015). Early life and education Chadda was born on 18 December 1986 in Amritsar, Punjab, India into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father and a Bihari mother. She was educated at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and then at the St. Stephen's College in New Delhi. Her father owns a management firm and her mother, Kusum Lata Chadda, is a professor of political science at PGDAV College of Delhi University, who has authored two books and also works with Gandhi Smriti. Career Chadda began her career as a model and then she moved to theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Mishra (actor)
Sanjay Mishra (born 6 October 1963) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. Also workingfor Telugu cinema An alumnus of National School of Drama, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film '' Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!''. Later films include '' Rajkumar'' (1996) and '' Satya'' (1998). He also appeared as Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. In 2015, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) for his performance in '' Ankhon Dekhi''. Early life and background Sanjay Mishra was born into a Maithil Brahmin family living in Darbhanga, Sakri, Narayanpur, Bihar. Mishra's father Shambhu Nath Mishra was an employee at the Press Information Bureau and both his grandparents were Indian civil servant. When his father got transferred he moved to Varanasi, where he studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya BHU. Mishra joined the National School of Drama and graduated in 1989. Career Early career ... [...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] |
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel. French actor Lambert Wilson was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the French film ''Dheepan'' directed by Jacques Audiard. On winning the award Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched". The festival poster featured Hollywood star and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, photographed by David Seymour. The poster was chosen to pay tribute to Bergman for her contributions to films and who also served as the Jury President at 1973 Cannes Film Festival. As part of the tribute to Bergman, the Swedish documentary '' Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pariyerum Perumal
''Pariyerum Perumal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Mari Selvaraj in his directorial debut and produced by Pa. Ranjith under his production banner Neelam Productions. The film stars Kathir and Anandhi in the leading roles, while Yogi Babu and G. Marimuthu appear in supporting roles. The film features music composed by Santhosh Narayanan. with cinematography handled by Sridhar and editing done by Selva R. K. It follows Pariyan (Kathir), a youngster who belongs to an oppressed caste and enters into law college with a lot of hope, and strikes up a friendship with Jothi Mahalakshmi (Anandhi), who belongs to an upper caste, which irks Jothi's family members. He wakes up to the realities of caste oppression and discrimination, after being harassed by them. Director Selvaraj, who wrote short stories for Ananda Vikatan in the past, was approached by Ranjith after reading some of his works. Ranjith who is impressed with the script, decided to produce the film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhya Entertainment
Sikhya Entertainment is a film production and distribution company that was established by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain. They have released the films ''Dasvidaniya'' (2008), ''That Girl in Yellow Boots'' (2011), ''The Lunchbox'' (2013) and ''Masaan ''Masaan'' (; also known as ''Fly Away Solo'' in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film and starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of ...''. They have collaborated with some of the filmmakers from different parts of the world including Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic (Tigers), French director Nicolas Saada (Taj Mahal) and British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (Trishna), to name a few. In 2016, Sikhya Entertainment ventured into its first English Language film, The Ashram, starring Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo and Kal Penn, Norwegian-German film, What Will People Say, directed by Iram Haq whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Ocean (band)
Indian Ocean is an Indian rock band formed in New Delhi in 1990, who are widely recognized as the pioneers of the fusion rock genre in India. Susmit Sen, Asheem Chakravarty, Rahul Ram and Amit Kilam were band members until Chakravarty died on 25 December 2009, after which Tuheen Chakravorty and Himanshu Joshi were officially inducted into the band as replacements. After the departure of Susmit Sen in 2013, Rahul Ram is the only founding member who appeared on the band's debut album ''Indian Ocean''. Sanjeev Sharma has collaborated with them as lyricist on many albums. The musical style of the band can be at best classified as folk and fusion music. It is an experimental genre, fusing raga (traditional Indian tunes) with rock music, guitars and drums, sometimes using Indian folk songs. It has also been described by some music critics as "Indo-rock fusion with jazz-spiced rhythms that integrates shlokas, sufism, environmentalism, mythology and revolution". Since 2010, the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
