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Nikita Anand
Nikita Valentinaa is an Indian model, actress, television presenter and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss India Universe 2003. She represented India at Miss Universe 2003 where she was unplaced, ending India's eleven-year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 1992 through 2002. Early life Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S. S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools (St. Mary's Pune, Maharashtra; Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Ranchi, Jharkhand; Cathedral and John Connon, Mumbai; and NIFT, Delhi). She also has a brother. Personal life Anand is a collector of watches. "I love watches but very rarely do I find a piece that appeals to my sensibilities. I am always on the look-out for high-end watches. I would love to add more, but it just doesn’t happen very often," she said. Her favourites in her collection are her IWC and Guess watches. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Five
''Fast Five'' (also known as ''Fast & Furious 5'' or ''Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist'') is a 2011 American action film directed by Justin Lin Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His films have grossed US$2.3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on '' Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002), the '' Fast & Furious'' ... and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to ''Fast & Furious (2009 film), Fast & Furious'' (2009) and the fifth installment in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. It stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Gal Gadot, Joaquim de Almeida, and Dwayne Johnson. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Diesel) and Brian O'Conner (Walker) recruit a team to steal $100 million from a corrupt businessman while being pursued for arrest by Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Diplomatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femina Miss India
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina has also organised Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe. In addition to Miss Diva, the organisation holds a contest every two years to select the Indian representative for the Mister World and Mister Supranational pageants. The reigning Femina Miss India (Femina Miss India World) titleholder is Sini Sadanand Shetty of Karnataka who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Manasa Varanasi on 3 July 2022 at Jio World Center, Mumbai. History The first Miss India was Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), from Calcutta, who won in 1947. It was organised by the local press. In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held, Indrani Rehman and Nutan were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Khan (born 19 November 1951), better known as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and former fashion model. She first received recognition for her modelling work, and at the age of 19, went on to participate in beauty pageants, winning both the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. She began acting in 1970, and her early works included the films ''The Evil Within'' (1970) and ''Hulchul'' (1971). Aman's breakthrough came with the film ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), for which she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the BFJA Award for Best Actress. She next starred in the film ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973), for which she received further recognition. Aman established herself as a leading actress in the seventies with starring roles in ''Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' (1974), ''Ajanabee'' (1974), ''Warrant'' (1975), ''Chori Mera Kaam'' (1975), ''Dharam Veer'' (1977), ''Chhailla Babu'' (1977), ''Hum Kisise Kum Nahee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala (; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepalese actress who works in Cinema of India, Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films and has also worked in few Telugu language, Telugu, Bengali language, Bengali, Malayalam, Nepali language, Nepali and English language, English films. Known for her work in both commercial and independent cinema, she is the recipient of #Accolades, several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, the second highest honor of the country. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, former Prime Minister of Nepal. Koirala made her acting debut with the Nepali film ''Pheri Bhetaula'' (1989), and went on to feature in the Hindi drama ''Saudagar (1991 film), Saudagar'' (1991). Following a series of commercial failures, she established herself as a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopoly - The Game Of Money
A monopoly (from Greek language, Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a specific person or company, enterprise is the only supplier of a particular thing. This contrasts with a monopsony which relates to a single entity's control of a Market (economics), market to purchase a good or service, and with oligopoly and duopoly which consists of a few sellers dominating a market. Monopolies are thus characterized by a lack of economic Competition (economics), competition to produce the good (economics), good or Service (economics), service, a lack of viable substitute goods, and the possibility of a high monopoly price well above the seller's marginal cost that leads to a high monopoly profit. The verb ''monopolise'' or ''monopolize'' refers to the ''process'' by which a company gains the ability to raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Second
EK or Ek may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Ek Commando Knife Co., US knife manufacturer * Eastern Kentucky Railway (with reporting mark EK), now-defunct railway * Eastman Kodak (formerly with NYSE ticker symbol EK), US-based photography company, formerly * ''Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto'', Confederation of Finnish Industries * Emirates (airline) (IATA airline designator EK) * European Kindred, white-supremacist prison and street gang People * Anders Ek (1916–1979), Swedish film actor * Daniel Ek (born 1983), Swedish businessman, creator and CEO of Spotify * Malin Ek (born 1945), Swedish actress, daughter of Anders Ek * Mats Ek (born 1945), dancer, choreographer and stage director * Phil Ek, American record producer, engineer, and mixer * Torbjörn Ek (1949-2010), Swedish bandy & football player and manager * Eknath (ca.533-ca.1599), Ek Nāth, or Eka Nātha, Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, and poet * Ek Boonsawad (born 1988), Thai windsurfer * Ek Rangsiroj (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media. Career Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Guide'', a weekly box office magazine. In 1994, Adarsh produced and wrote the Bollywood film-based TV serial ''Hello Bollywood'', starring Shehzad Khan and Kashmera Shah. He continued his work on ''Trade Guide'' alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst on ''Bollywood Hungama Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is a Bollywood entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides ...'', a Bollywood entertainment website. References External links * * Indian film critics Living people 1965 births People from Mumbai {{Film-critic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreyas Talpade
Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh Khan's friend Pappu Master in ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), the grand reincarnation melodrama of Farah Khan. He appeared in the comedies ''Golmaal Returns'' (2008), ''Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), ''Housefull 2'' (2012) and ''Golmaal Again'' (2017). Talpade dubbed for Allu Arjun in the Hindi version of '' Pushpa: The Rise''. Early life Shreyas Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 27 January 1976. His father is the brother of actresses Meena T. and Jayshree T. (full name "Jayshri Talpade"). Shreyas attended Shree Ram Welfare Society’s High School in Andheri West followed by Mithibai College in Vile Parle. He is married to Deepti Talpade, a psychiatrist. Career Talpade began his acting career appearing in Marathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Dosti Etc
''Dil Dosti Etc.'' () is a 2007 Indian coming-of-age film starring Shreyas Talpade, Imaad Shah, Nikita Anand, Smriti Mishra, Ishita Sharma and Dinesh Kumar in lead roles. It is directed by Manish Tiwary and produced by Prakash Jha. The movie got mixed reviews on its release and was successful in multiplex theatres in Delhi and some parts of Mumbai. Synopsis Dil Dosti Etc. explores the ambiguities of the youth years. The movie is about coming of age of Apurv (Imaad Shah), a rich, aimless and cynical 18-year-old young man, who has just entered college in Delhi. Juxtaposed against the aimlessness of Apurv is also the story of Sanjay Mishra (Shreyas Talpade), an ambitious Bihari student & politician with limited means. They represent two divergent world views—the liberal versus the conservative, the no-strings attached versus the committed, the elite versus the middle-class. Directionless and laidback, Apurv searches for meaning in life through amorous escapades with different gi ... [...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] |
Ashley Rebello
Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Ashley (surname), a list of people * Ashley (singer) (born 1975), Puerto Rican singer * Ashley, South Korean singer and leader of Ladies' Code Places Australia * Ashley, New South Wales England * Ashley, Cambridgeshire * Ashley, Cheshire * Ashley, Gloucestershire * Ashley, East Hampshire * Ashley, New Forest, Hampshire * Ashley, Test Valley, Hampshire * Ashley, Kent * Ashley, Northamptonshire * Ashley, Staffordshire * Ashley, Wiltshire * Ashley (Bristol ward) New Zealand * Ashley, New Zealand ** Ashley (New Zealand electorate), a former electorate 1866–1902 United States * Ashley County, Arkansas * Ashley, Illinois * Ashley, Indiana * Ashley, Michigan * Ashley, Missouri * Ashley, North Dakota * Ashley, Ohio * Ashley, Pennsylvani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritu Kumar
Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer. Early life and education The lack of educational opportunities in Amritsar led her to move to Simla for her schooling, where she attended Loreto Convent. She later studied at Lady Irwin College, where she met and married Shashi Kumar, and then went on to accept a scholarship at Briarcliff College in New York, where she studied Art History. On returning to India, she studied museology at the Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, part of the University of Calcutta. Her son is Oscar nominated director, Ashvin Kumar. Career Kumar began her fashion business in Kolkata, using two small tables and hand-block printing techniques. Beginning with bridal wear and evening clothes in the 1960s and 70s, she eventually moved into the international market in the subsequent two decades. As well as shops in India, Kumar's company has also opened branches in Paris, London and New York. The London branch closed after three years, in 1999. Her company's annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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