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Omkar Das Manikpuri
Omkar Das Manikpuri (born 5 August 1970) is an Indian stage and film actor. He is a native of Brindanagarm (Chhattisgarh) and has been a member of folk-theatre doyen Habib Tanvir's, Naya Theatre company for several years. Manikpuri made his Hindi film debut as a lead in Aamir Khan productions' ''Peepli Live'' in 2010. Early life Manikpuri was born and brought up in a village near Bhilai in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh where he attended school until fifth grade when the death of his father forced him to join a village folk-theatre troupe, mandali. He shifted to Brindanagar (Ward No. 20) in Bhilai in 1981. Career Manikpuri started his career at the age of 17, as a performer in the local form of folk theatre called ''Nacha'' and joined an itinerant village theatre group. Performing often in makeshift and open air stages, he performed as a singer, dancer, mimic and a stand-up comic. Later he joined Naya Theatre which was founded by Habib Tanvir in Bhopal. With the Naya Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhilai
Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. With population exceeding 1 million, it is the second-largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. Bhilai is a major industrial city as well as an education hub of central India. The Bhilai metropolis contains three municipal corporations: Bhilai Municipal Corporation, Bhilai-Charoda Municipal Corporation and Risali Municipal Corporation. The city is home to several industries like Bhilai Steel Plant, Jaypee Group, Jaypee Cement, CK Birla Group, Orient Cement, NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant, Steel Authority of India, FSNL and ACC (company), ACC Cement. The city is home to IIT Bhilai, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. Jama Mosque, Bhilai, Jama Masjid in Bhilai is one of the largest mosques in India. The state's oldest zoo is Maitri Bagh in Bhilai. Etymology It is believed that the name "Bhilai" is derived from the Bhil people, Bhil tribe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santoshi Maa (TV Series)
''Santoshi Maa'', '','' is an Indian television mythological series, which premiered on &TV from 30 November 2015 until 20 October 2017. The series is produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. Gracy Singh plays the titular role in the series, described as "an emblem of love, contentment, forgiveness, happiness and hope". Plot The show is a blend of mythology and drama. The story runs on three parallel tracks. The first story is about Santoshi, a devout follower of Santoshi Maa who believes that the goddess is the ultimate cure for all miseries. The second story depicts the story of ''Devloka'' where all the gods and goddesses of the Universe reside. Goddess Santoshi along with her alliance 'Gau Mata' try their best to help their devotees. Their attempts are often interrupted by Goddess Poulomi who is known to be the goddess of jealousy, greed, and deception. The third track involves Santoshi's relatives who are extremely greedy by nature. They dream of becoming rich and can go t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsoon Shootout
''Monsoon Shootout'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Amit Kumar and produced by Guneet Monga, Trevor Ingma, Martijn de Grunt, and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, and Vivek Rangachari, starring Vijay Varma, Geetanjali Thapa, Sreejita De, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee in the lead roles. The film received positive reviews at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Official ''Midnight Screenings'' section. Belonging to the school of Parallel cinema, Monsoon Shootout was released worldwide four years later on 15 December 2017 to positive reviews. Plot As the raging monsoon lashes Mumbai, the commercial and mafia capital of India, the police struggle to keep up with the gangsters who are ever more emboldened. Aditya “Adi”, a principled rookie cop as his first assignment on the force, joins an elite, anti-extortion unit of the Mumbai police led by Khan, a cop in the ‘Dirty Harry’ mold. On his first evening on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munna Mange Memsaab
''Munna Mange Memsaab'' (Hindi: मुन्ना मांगे मेमसाब) is a 2014 Hindi movie. The film stars Omkar Das Manikpuri of Peepli Live fame amongst others. Cast * Omkar Das Manikpuri as Munna * Razak Khan * Jordiya Anna * Himani Shivpuri Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ... * Mushtak Khan * Chandu Nangaliya Production ''Munna Mange Memsaab'' has been in the making for some time now. This film is directed by Shareeph Mansuri Saranawala while Ajay Gupta and Jayshree Bothra are the producers. The film will be distributed by Jai Viratra Entertainment Limited. References External links * 2014 films 2010s Hindi-language films {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza (2014 Film)
''Pizza'' is an Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Akshay Akkineni. The film stars Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Dipannita Sharma in the lead roles, while Arunoday Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sonali Sachdev play supporting roles. The film is a remake of 2012 Tamil film, ''Pizza'', directed by Karthik Subbaraj and was released on 18 July 2014. The film was declared to be a "Super Hit" at the box office. Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Bejoy Nambiar, the film is the last production from UTV Spotboy. Plot Kunal Malkholkar is a pizza delivery boy who lives with his wife Nikita. She is an aspiring novelist and is researching for writing a horror story, whereas Kunal does not believe in supernatural powers, and is sceptical of anything supernatural. Nikki, keeps telling him that he would soon realize the presence of supernatural beings. At first, Kunal is confused and scared, and his fears are confirmed when he learns that his boss, i.e., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumper Draw
''Bumper Draw'' ( Hindi: बंपर ड्रा ) is a Bollywood Hindi comedy film starring Rajpal Yadav, Omkar Das Manikpuri (Natha), Zakir Hussain and Rushad Rana. Directed & produced by Irshad Khan Co. and produced by Dinesh Kumar, the film was released to cinemas on 16 October 2015. Synopsis ''Bumper Draw'' is a hilarious film about two characters – Sunderlal & Farooq who befriend each other in a strange situation. After which, they both encounter Pestonji, an old Parsi man who adds to their existing list of problems. However at the end, Pestonji is the one who turns out to be a reward for both of them. Marketing and promotion Director-producer Irshad Khan threw a party to celebrate the completion of his upcoming Hindi comedy movie ''Bumper Draw''. The entire team was present to be a part of this celebration. Leading actors Rajpal Yadav, Rajesh Desai, Narendra Bedi, Singer Mudasir Ali and Co-producer Reshma Khan were seen at this do. Irshad Khan's close friends actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India's Daughter
''India's Daughter'' is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin and is part of the BBC's ongoing Storyville series. The film is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of 23-year-old "Nirbhaya", who was a physiotherapy student. The documentary explores the events of the night of 16 December 2012, the protests which were sparked both nationally and internationally as a result of the attack, and the lives of the men before they committed the attack. The film is told through the use of reconstructed footage and interviews with those involved in the case, including the defence lawyers, psychiatrists, and one of the rapists. The film was scheduled to be aired on TV channels round the world on 8 March 2015, to coincide with International Women's Day. However, when excerpts of the film, which included an interview with Mukesh Singh, one of the four men convicted of the rape and murder, were broadcast, a court stay order prohibiting the broadcast was obtained by the Indian poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taawdo The Sunlight
''Taawdo the Sunlight'' is a Rajasthani film released to theaters on 31 March 2017. The film features Preeti Jhangiani, Pradeep Kabra, Omkar Das Manikpuri and Sachin Choudhary and was written and directed by Vijay Suthar. The film was screened at Rajasthan International Film Festival in January 2017 and received three awards including Best Actress for Preeti Jhangiani and Best Music for Lalit Pandit. It was also screened at Masala Chawk in association with JDA and RIFF Club on 15 July 2018. Plot After two children (Sachin Choudhary and Taifur Gujrati) belonging to an Indian upper caste are lost in the desert, a lower cast woman Preeti Jhangiani spots them. However, she is torn between a mother's heart that aches to save the children and norms of the society that forbid her to form any relationship with the upper caste. Starcast * Preeti Jhangiani * Pradeep Kabra * Satyendra Singh Naruka * Omkar Das Manikpuri Omkar Das Manikpuri (born 5 August 1970) is an Indian stage and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon (film)
'' Gaon The Village No More '' is an Indian film directed by the filmmaker Gautam Singh. The film stars Shadab Kamal, Omkar Das Manikpuri, Shishir Sharma and Neha Mahajan. The film is scheduled to release on October 26, 2018. Plot This film is inspired by director Gautam Singh Sigdar’s own village in Jharkhand, India. The film talks about the way the element of money impacts the society. It attempts to showcase the journey that India has gone through in the last 200 years in a nutshell. Bharat, the village, is self-reliant with everyone contributing towards the well being of the rest of the villagers. Things dramatically transforms when an outsider, called Bharat, enters the village. The village Bharat and the man Bharat represent diametrically opposite interpretations of ideas. Cast *Shadab Kamal – Bharat *Neha Mahajan – Sango *Gopal K Singh – Vaid Ji * Dibyendu Bhattacharya – Belu *Rohit Pathak – Mangla *Omkar Das Manikpuri – Shambhu *Shishir Sharma – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?
''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written, co-produced and directed by Soumitra Ranade. Inspired by the 1980 film of the same name by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, the film starts Manav Kaul as Albert Pinto and Nandita Das, Saurabh Shukla, Kishor Kadam and Omkar Das Manikpuri in the lead and supporting roles. It was premiered at the Singapore South Asian Film Festival and was released theatrically in India on 12 April 2019. Cast *Manav Kaul as Albert Pinto *Nandita Das as Stella *Saurabh Shukla as Nayyar *Yusuf Hussain as Jeffery Pinto *Kishor Kadam as Pramod Naik *Omkar Das Manikpuri Reception ''The Economic Times'' wrote: "Ranade never goes overboard with the subject, but he has an idea of its seriousness and effectively portrays the growing anger inside an ordinary middle-class man." Namrata Joshi felt that the film "was persuasive on paper, perhaps, but certainly not on screen." Raja Sen called it a "pointless, witless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and English-language productions. In a career spanning five decades, he has acted in over 400 films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Mammootty, several accolades, including three National Film Awards, seven Kerala State Film Awards, and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. For his contribution to film, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 1998. In 2022, he was honoured with Kerala Awards, Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. Mammootty made his debut in acting through Malayalam film ''Anubhavangal Paalichakal'' in 1971. His first leading role was in I. V. Sasi's unreleased film ''Devalokam (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unda (film)
''Unda'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film directed by Khalid Rahman and scripted by Harshad from Rahman's story. Krishnan Sethukumar produced the film under the banners of Moviee Mill and Gemini Studios. The film stars Mammootty, Shine Tom Chacko, Jacob Gregory and Arjun Ashokan. The story is based on a real incident that occurred at the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha election, when a police unit from Kerala was sent to a Maoist affected area of Chhattisgarh as part of election duty. Sajith Purushan was the film's cinematographer, and its soundtrack and score were composed by Prashant Pillai. The film tells the story of a nine-man police unit from Kerala led by Sub-inspector Manikandan C. P. (Mammootty), who travel for another state election duty in a Maoist prone area in Chhattisgarh. Deceived by the calm and quiet on their first day, they were just starting to let their hair down when the shootout the next day made them aware of the dangers they were abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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