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Naseer Abdullah
Naseer Abdullah (6 May 1956) is an Indian model and actor best known for his role as Prithvi in the English-language film ''Mitr, My Friend'' (2002). Career Naseer Abdullah worked as a location manager for ''Gandhi'' (1982). He made his debut in the stage play ''Mischief Mania'' (1992) by Pearl Padamsee. He made his film debut with ''Dil Aashna Hai'' (1993) and after the film's failure he shifted to advertisements for Digjam and Indian Airlines. He played the antagonist in the television serial ''Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat''. He played Shobana's workaholic husband in the film ''Mitr, My Friend'' (2002), which follows an Indian-American family and their life and struggles in San Francisco. A critic wrote that "Nasir Abdullah makes his presence felt" while another critic wrote that he "now and then does not seem very convinced with what he is doing". He went on to play supporting roles in many films including ''Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''Page 3'' (2005), ''Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye'' (2005), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitr, My Friend
''Mitr, My Friend'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film directed by Revathi in her directorial debut, and written by V. Priya and Sudha Kongara Prasad. Set partly in India and the US, the film was also noted for having an all-woman crew. The movie won the Best English Film of the year award at the 49th National Film Awards. The movie also won Best Actress and Best Editor awards for Shobhana and Beena Paul respectively at the same function. Revathi received the "Special Jury Award: Silver Peacock" at the 33rd International Film Festival of India. Plot "Mitr, My Friend" is a film about the plight of women who sacrifice their life for the betterment of their family. It also describes the cultural differences experienced by a small town girl on moving to a transposed environment living. The film opens with a typical South Indian wedding being performed between Lakshmi (Shobhana) and Prithvi (Nasir Abdullah). The marriage has been arranged by their parents in the usual In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigyaasa
''Jigyaasa'', released on 10 March 2006, is an Indian Hindi-language movie starring Hrishitaa Bhatt. The movie is directed by Faisal Saif. It was called the year's most controversial feature film, and was rumored to be based on the life of Indian actress, item girl and sex symbol Mallika Sherawat. Bhatt's performance in the film was praised by critics. Small time Marathi language, Marathi actress Teja Deokar played Hrishitaa Bhatt's part in the recent unofficial remake in Marathi language, Marathi titled ''Nati (film), Nati'', which means 'Actress'. Plot Based on actual events, the film tells the story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (Hrishitaa Bhatt) who comes from a middle-class family, the daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur (Varsha Usgaonkar). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to become a film actress and her mother has no objections about it. But Jigyaasa has some other plans. Jigyaasa will go to any limits to reach her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
''Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish'' is an Indian film written, and directed by Deepti Naval, starring Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur and Sanaj Naval. Cast *Manisha Koirala as Juhi *Rajit Kapur as Debu *Sanaj Naval as Kaku *Milind Soman *Alyy Khan as Ali (guest appearance) Plot In this art film, Juhi is an aging prostitute whose son Kaku requires a wheelchair. She finds it challenging to take care of him with the limited number of customers that now find her attractive. Debu, a not-so-successful lyricist, is dumped by his boyfriend, and is out on streets. These characters, in need of money and love, bump into each other, after which their lives take a similar direction. Their relationships, born out of mutual needs, change their perceptions about each other, which in turn brings a change in them—finally, a sunny day after days of merciless downpour. Production There are many sequences in this movie which are shot in the rain, during the Bombay monsoons, with Kiran Deoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jail (2009 Film)
''Jail'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language prison drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Aarya Babbar, Mugdha Godse and Manoj Bajpayee. Plot ''Jail'' tells the story of Parag Dixit (Neil Nitin Mukesh), who begins the story living a peaceful life with his girlfriend Mansi (Mugdha Godse). However, his life takes a turn when he ends up in jail due to a drug case in which he was falsely implicated; his good friend Keshav (Jignesh Joshi) is responsible for his misfortune. Shortly after getting promoted as Regional Manager of Max Finance, Parag Dixit is arrested in Bandra for firing at police and for possession of narcotics. His associate Keshav is grievously injured and is hospitalized in critical condition. Parag's widowed mother, Alka, and Air Hostess girlfriend, Manasi Pandit, retain Advocate Harish Bhatiya (Sandeep Mehta) to represent him at a preliminary bail hearing, but the Judge denies bail. Housed in an overcrowded barrack, having barely any r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox (film)
''Fox'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Deepak Tijori, starring Sunny Deol, Arjun Rampal, Udita Goswami and Sagarika Ghatge. It is an action thriller movie and is about a cat and mouse chase between a young successful criminal lawyer and a mysterious stranger (Fox) who is controlling and threatening his life. Sunny Deol plays the *Fox* in the movie. The film was released on 6 September 2009 and is said to be inspired from Hollywood film '' A Murder of Crows'' (1999). The film was a disaster at the box office.https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/fox/hindi/fox-movie-reviews-3161-2.html Plot Arjun Kapoor (Arjun Rampal) is a successful criminal defense lawyer. The film opens with him defending his friend Raj Thakur (Vipul Gupta), who has been accused of rape and murder. Arjun's defense strategy involves suggesting the victim had dubious morals. The victim's parents confront Arjun outside the courthouse, cursing him for his lack of a conscience. Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (2009 Hindi Film)
''Daddy Cool'' (also known as ''Daddy Cool: Join The Fun'') is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao and cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Aarti Chabria amongst many others. The story is based on the crazy things that happen all in one day at one funeral. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 2007 British comedy '' Death at a Funeral''. Plot The film is set on Goa and follows what happens in one crazy day. The story focuses on Steven (Sunil Shetty) and his wife Nancy (Aarti Chabria) who currently live with Steven's mother and plan to purchase their own flat soon. The film begins with the death of Steven's father. Steven organises the whole funeral by himself and the guests begin to arrive. Steven's brother Brian (Ashish Chaudhary), a renowned novelist living in Mumbai, also arrives. Everyone is expecting Brian to give the farewell speech since he is a novelist, however he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottery (2009 Film)
Lottery is a 2009 Bollywood romance thriller movie starring Abhijeet Sawant, Manisha Kelkar, and Rucha Gujarati in lead roles. The movie is produced by Govind Satnam, directed by Hemant Prabhu and story is written by Aadesh K. Arjun. Plot The movie revolves around a love triangle. The male is attracted to two females and wins a lottery. To win again, he must consider killing one of the two females. Cast * Abhijeet Sawant as Rohit Awasthi * Gufi Paintal as Rustamji Batliwala * Jaywant Wadkar * Manisha Kelkar as Simran Kapoor * Manasi Deshmukh as Nurse Monica * Mukesh Tiwari as Raja Thakur * Nassar Abdulla as Rohit's Boss * Nitin Kadam * Rana Jung Bahadur as Sharma * Rucha Gujarati as Soha * Sanjay Narvekar * Sharmila Goenka as an item number Soundtrack See also * Abhijeet Sawant Abhijeet Sawant is an Indian singer, television actor, anchor and the winner of first season of ''Indian Idol''. He was the first runner up of '' Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star'' and finished th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisaan
''Kisaan'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Puneet Sira, starring Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Jackie Shroff, Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi. Released on 28 August 2009 to praise for Sohail Khan's performance but criticism for the story and music, the film was a major commercial failure. Plot Widower farmer, Dayal Singh, based in Palheri in the District of Chandigarh, witnesses the exploitation of farmers at the hands of Zamindars. He decides to send his elder son, Aman, to the city to study and become a lawyer, while his second son, Jiggar, would live with him and assist him in farming. Years later, the district gets a visit from Sohan Seth, who wants to buy the farm and turn the area into a commercial zone. Aman returns home and is able to join hands with his father and brother in advising the locales against Sohan. Things get out of hand when Jiggar is arrested for Assault, and even though Aman defends him, is sentenced to five years in prison. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulla
''Hulla'' ( hi, हल्ला, English: Noise) is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by Jaideep Varma, and starring Sushant Singh, Rajat Kapoor, Kartika Rane, Vrajesh Hirjee, Darshan Jariwala and Ravi Jhankal. The film was produced by Suniel Doshi, under Reliance Big Pictures and HandMade Films. Upon release, the film performed much better than expected at the box office. Expectations for the film were low, and it opened to a below-average opening. However, due to positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth, the film picked up in many places and sustained well. The film was declared a poor performer at the box office. Plot Raj (Sushant Singh), an aggressive stock-broker in a prosperous broking firm and Abha (Kartika Rane), a marketing professional are a couple in their early-thirties. They move into a new 2-bedroom flat in a Mumbai suburb expecting peace and quiet. Life is sweet as their promising careers now seem to be nicely complemented by domestic stability. Cracks start appeari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khushboo (2008 Film)
''Kushboo'' ( en, Aroma) is a 2008 Hindi romantic movie directed by Rajesh Ram Singh. The lead actors, Rishi Rehan and Avantikka, both made their Bollywood debuts with this film. The film was released in theaters on 20 June 2008. It is similar in theme as ''Fools Rush In'', a 1997 romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant and starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek. Plot A young, ambitious and successful professional like Raghu needs to go to Chandigarh before his posting to New York as his last assignment. For Raghu career takes top priority in his life. In Chandigarh, he seems to be destined to cross path with a girl to whom he is inadvertently drawn. But each time Pinky flits away even before he can approach her. When they do meet and get to know each other they realize that they share a very strong bonding. And as usual Pinky once again vanishes from Raghu’s life. When they accidentally bump into each other months later, Pinky has one request...that he meet her family jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haal-e-Dil
''Haal – E – dil'', shortened as HED, (translation: ''The State of Heart''), directed by Anil Devgan, is a 2008 romance film starring Adhyayan Suman and Amita Patak. Story wise, it was the debut of actor, Adhyayan Suman, who is the son of retro-actor Shekhar Suman. The film deals with issues of the "love within" the human psyche and how it manifests itself. It is based on the love stories of three people. The movie, also stars Nakuul Mehta, who plays a painter, named Shekhar, who woos Sanjana (Amita Phatak), but only to find she has a long-lost boyfriend, Rohit (Adhyayan Suman), who she believes, is no more. The film opened to theatres on 20 June 2008. Although it received generally mixed reviews, the movie was declared as the first big flop of 2008. Plot While traveling by train Shekhar Oberoi attempts to woo Sanjana Sharma, but finds out she had given her heart to a former boyfriend, Rohit, who is no more. Both share some misadventures en route to Simla, and upon arrival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apna Asmaan
''Apna Asmaan'' (transl. ''Our sky'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kaushik Roy, and stars Irrfan Khan, Shobana and Dhruv Piyush Panjuani in pivotal roles, with Rajat Kapoor and Anupam Kher in important supporting roles. Khan plays the protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with a failing marriage and an autistic son Buddhi played by Dhruv Panjuani. He is constantly blamed by his wife Padmini, played by Shobana, for their son's condition. After meeting a scientist Dr. Sathya, played by Anupam Kher, Ravi obtains a drug which cures mental disorders from him and injects Buddhi, leading him to become intelligent. However, in the process, Buddhi starts to forget his parents and friends, leading to uncontrollable tragic events. The film was originally planned in 1999 by director Kaushik Roy, who conceptualised the idea from his own child Orko. According to the former, the film deals with autism, an issue which is foreseen as a taboo in Indian society. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |