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Prateeksha Lonkar
Prateeksha Lonkar is an Indian actress who mostly appeared in Hindi and Marathi films and television series. She is best known for playing the lead title role in the Marathi TV serial ''Damini'', that aired on DD Sahyadri. Early life Lonkar's father was a doctor and her mother a teacher. After finishing her schooling till 10th, she opted for Arts and followed her interest in theatre. Initially she was successful in Aurangabad, then she travelled to Mumbai. Career Lonkar moved to Mumbai for boosting her acting career. She worked in various TV serials both in Marathi and Hindi languages. After playing the lead role of Damini on the TV show of same name on DD Sahyadri, she came to be known for it. Her Hindi TV serial ''Kahaani Nahi.... Jeevan Hai'' was remade as ''Vasudha'' in Marathi. She played the lead role in both serials. She was the first woman to kiss over doordarshan. She did a kiss while playing a vamp in an episode of Byomkesh Bakshi. Along with TV serials, she has also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bindhaast
''Bindhast'' (English:''Carefree'') is a 1999 Marathi-language thriller film directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni and produced by Matchindra Chate. The film is known for its all-women cast. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Snegithiye'' and in Malayalam as '' Raakilipattu''. The climax plot twist was also used in ''Bhagam Bhag'' and all the adaptations are directed by Priyadarshan. Plot Mayuri (Gautami Kapoor) and Vaijayanta aka Vaiju (Sharvari Jamenis) are two fast friends studying in the same girls college. When a girl stab by her boyfriend after being harassed and blackmailed by a boy named Rahul. ACP Nisha Velankar (Mona Ambegaonkar) arrests him and throws him in jail, where he later commits suicide. Nisha is an ex-alumni of the college and later gets invited as chief guest of the college's silver jubilee function. Mayuri and Vaiju decide to carve their own destinies after hearing a soul stirring speech from Nisha, some days before the function. Here, Mayuri's Aunt Attu (Reema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxygen (2018 Film)
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds. Oxygen is Earth's most abundant element, and after hydrogen and helium, it is the third-most abundant element in the universe. At standard temperature and pressure, two atoms of the element bind to form dioxygen, a colorless and odorless diatomic gas with the formula . Diatomic oxygen gas currently constitutes 20.95% of the Earth's atmosphere, though this has changed considerably over long periods of time. Oxygen makes up almost half of the Earth's crust in the form of oxides.Atkins, P.; Jones, L.; Laverman, L. (2016).''Chemical Principles'', 7th edition. Freeman. All plants, animals, and fungus need oxygen for cellular respiration, which extracts energy by the reaction of oxygen with molecules derived from food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Katta
''Family Katta'' is an Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni and produced by Vandana Gupte. Released in India on 7 October 2016, the film has a star cast of more than 10 actors which includes Dilip Prabhavalkar, Vandana Gupte, Alok Rajwade, Gauri Nalawade, Kiran Karmarkar, Prateeksha Lonkar, Sachin Deshpande, Sulekha Talwalkar, Sanjay Khapre, Sai Tamhankar and Aadesh Shrivastava. The plot revolves around an elderly couple Madhukar Sabnis (Dilip Prabhavalkar) and Malati Sabnis (Vandana Gupte) based in Pune who plan a reunion on their 50th wedding anniversary to resolve the differences between their children and grandchildren. Plot An elderly couple Madhukar Sabnis aka Bhai (Dilip Prabhavalkar) and Malati Sabnis (Vandana Gupte) based in Pune is planning to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at their house by throwing a small party over there to organise a reunion which is compulsory for all of their family members. This is their yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusari Goshta
''Dusari Goshta'' (Marathi: दुसरी गोष्ट) is a 2014 Marathi-language Indian fictional biopic film by director Chandrakant Kulkarni, based upon former Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde's life, and tracking his journey from child to adult. Initial plans were for the film to release on 1 May 2014, to coincide with the Maharashtra Day holiday, and the film was released 2 May, in 200 theaters across Maharashtra. On 9 May, the film had a special screening in New Delhi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential residence for President of India Pranab Mukherjee, and then Home minister Shinde. Background As early as 2011, it was announced that filmmaker Ravi Sinha had decided to make a film ''Me Sushil Kumar Shinde'' based on the life of the minister Sushilkumar Shinde. On 16 April 2014, it was announced that Kulkarni had actually done so and that the project had completed filming and was nearing release. The film's trailer was then released on 22 April. Plot A young boy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navshakti
''Navshakti'' ( Marathi (मराठी) – नवशक्ति ) is a Marathi newspaper based in Mumbai, India. The newspaper has a circulation of 83,910 across the state of Maharashtra. This paper was started by S. Sadanand. P. R. Behere was its first editor. ''Indian Literature'' mentions Prabhakar Padhye, editor of Navshakti as a "formidable editor" whose "political and social writing" stood out in the context of the Marathi language. Bhatkyachi Bhramanti Bhatkyachi Bhramanti (Journey of a tramp) was a weekly column by Pramod Navalkar. It ran for a record 52 years. It has found mention in Guinness World Records. Kiran Tare writing in the Daily News and Analysis informs that Navalkar was writing this column when he died. In this column Navalkar wrote about heads of criminal gangs, exposed gold smuggling, prostitution dens and bars. He used disguises to gain entry into exclusive brothels such as posing as an Arab to gain entry to a nude cabaret Cabaret is a form of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tukaram (film)
''Tukaram'' is a 2012 Marathi biopic on the life of Saint Tukaram, who was a 17th-century Varkari saint, spiritual poet and devotee of Vitthala. The film was directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni. The 1936 Marathi film ''Sant Tukaram'' by directors Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelal under the banner of Prabhat Film Company became the first Indian film to receive an award at the 5th Venice International Film Festival. The film still remains popular and is the subject of frequent studies. This was also the first film to capture the life of Tukaram. The 2012 film that was released after 76 years is the second film in Marathi based on the same subject. The subject was also inspiration for Kannada film ''Santa Thukarama'' (1963) and Telugu film ''Bhakta Tukaram'' (1973). Cast * Jitendra Joshi as Tukaram * Padmanabh Gaikwad as young Tukaram * Veena Jaamkar as Rakhumābāi (Tukaram's first wife) * Radhika Apte as Aawalibāi (Tukaram's second wife) * Sharad Ponkshe as Bolhobā Amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Cutting
''Mumbai Cutting'' is a 2008 Indian anthology film comprising eleven short films, telling eleven different stories based on life in Mumbai, which are directed by a host of eleven directors: Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Rahul Dholakia, Kundan Shah, Revathy, Jahnu Barua, Rituparno Ghosh, Shashanka Ghosh, Ruchi Narain, Ayush Raina and Manish Jha. Music for one of the stories was composed by Ilaiyaraja. The film is produced by Sahara One and is a Whitecloud production. Films * "Anjane Dost", directed by Jahnu Barua * "Bombay Mumbai Same Shit", directed by Rahul Dholakia * "Urge", directed by Rituparno Ghosh * "10 minutes", directed by Shashanka Ghosh * "And It Rained", directed by Manish Jha * "Pramod Bhai 23", directed by Anurag Kashyap * "The Ball", directed by Sudhir Mishra * "Jo Palti Nahin Woh Rickshaw Kya", directed by Ruchi Narain * "Bombay High", directed by Ayush Raina * "Parcel", directed by Revathi * "Hero", directed by Kundan Shah Release ''Mumbai Cutting'' had its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaada Raha
''Vaada Raha'' ( en, I Promise) is a Hindi film, released on 11 September 2009. It stars Bobby Deol in the lead role and Kangana Ranaut and Atul Agnihotri in special appearances. It is directed by Samir Karnik. Some part of the film was shot in Ephesus, Turkey. Plot After receiving a generous grant from the American Medical Association, Dr. Dyanesh Kripal "Duke" Chawla (Bobby Deol) who always gives hope to his patients, proposes to his sweetheart, Pooja (Kangana Ranaut), and they arrange to get married soon. While returning home that night, he meets with an accident and wakes up in the East West Hospital place of recovery. Shattered and devastated, he is in for more trauma and shock when he finds out that Pooja will have nothing to do with him anymore. Upset, bitter and in despair, he loses his will to live, refuses to take medicine nor any treatment and awaits death. One day, Roshan (Dwij Yadav) a young boy enters Duke's life to rekindle the hope again. He starts telling him stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted (2009 Film)
''Wanted'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva. A remake of 2006 Telugu film ''Pokiri'' starring Mahesh Babu, the film stars Salman Khan, Prakash Raj, Ayesha Takia, while Vinod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar and Inder Kumar appeared in supporting roles. Prabhu Deva, Govinda and Anil Kapoor made special appearances in the film. Nirav Shah and Sethu Sriram handled the cinematography while Dilip Deo edited the film. The soundtracks were composed by Sajid–Wajid, while Salim–Sulaiman handled the background music score. The film was shot in Mumbai for the whole part, while Australia and other foreign countries are shot for songs. Set in Mumbai, The plot revolves around a local goon whose killer instincts earn him not only his girlfriend's disapproval and a corrupt cop's enmity but also the attention of a wanted don The film was released theatrically on 18 September 2009 to generally mixed-to-positive reviews with critics and audience praising th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes (2008 Film)
''Heroes'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi film directed by Samir Karnik and starring Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Sheth, and Dino Morea. The film is written by Aseem Arora. Although initially set to be released on 6 June 2008, it was pushed to 24 October 2008, the opening weekend of the holiday Diwali. On 22 November 2008 the script of ''Heroes'' was asked to be part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Plot Two film academy students, Ali (Vatsal Sheth) and Sameer (Sohail Khan), must make a movie in order to graduate. They choose to create a documentary illustrating reasons not to join the Indian Armed Forces, and go on a motorcycle road trip bearing three letters they have been given to deliver — each from a slain soldier to his family. On their first stop, in Atari, Amritsar, they meet the widow, Kuljeet Kaur (Preity Zinta), and the son, Jasswinder Singh assi(Dwij Yadav), of a Sikh soldier, Havaldar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerabai Not Out
''Meerabai Not Out'', based on cricket, is a 2008 Hindi Bollywood film that stars Mahesh Manjrekar, Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan and Anupam Kher. It is a Pritish Nandy Communications presented movie, directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni. Mandira Bedi plays a deglam role of a cricket-crazy fan. Anil Kumble is also seen for a small role in the film. The film was released in India on 5 December 2008. Cast * Anupam Kher ... Dr. Awasthi * Mahesh Manjrekar ... Manoj Anant Achrekar * Mandira Bedi ... Meera A. Achrekar * Eijaz Khan ... Dr. Arjun Awasthi * Vandana Gupte ... Mrs. Achrekar / Aai * Prateeksha Lonkar ... Neelima M. Achrekar * Anil Kumble ... Himself Plot Meera Achrekar lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a Shivaji Park Chawl, along with her widowed mother; brother Manoj, his wife, Neelima, and their son, Mayank. After the passing of their father, Anant, Manoj, who was just 18 at that time, took over the financial reins of this family, while she, hers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
