|
Preeti Desai
Preeti Desai is a British actress, supermodel, and former Miss Great Britain. She made history by becoming the first woman of Indian descent to win the title in 2006. Desai made her acting debut with acclaimed film ''Shor in the City'' (2011) and was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the South Asian Rising Star Film Awards in New York City in October 2012. Desai is listed as the ''Times of India'''s 50 Most Desirable Women and ''People'' Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2011. Early life Desai was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England to Hemlata (née Niak) and Jitendra, who have a pyrotechnics company. Both of her parents are of Gujarati descent; her father is from Kenya and her mother is from Uganda. Her younger sibling Anjlee Desai, is a singer and songwriter. Desai attended St Augustine's RC Primary School in Coulby Newham, then to Nunthorpe Secondary school in Nunthorpe, and Middlesbrough College. Career Miss Great Britain (2006–2007) Desai was crowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the area was rural farming land. By 1830, a new industrial town and port started to be developed, driven by the coal and later ironworks. Steel production and ship building began in the late 1800s, remaining associated with the town until post-industrial decline occurred in the late twentieth century. Trade (notably through ports) and digital enterprise sectors contemporarily contribute to the local economy, Teesside University and Middlesbrough College to local education. In 1853, it became a town. The motto ("We shall be" in Latin) was adopted, it reflects ("We have been") of the Bruce clan which were Cleveland's mediaeval lords. The town's coat of arms is three ships representing shipbuilding and maritime trade and an azure (blue) lion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Nidimoru
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, is an Indian filmmaking duo known for their works in Hindi and Telugu films. They write, direct, and produce feature films and original series, under their banner D2R Films. They are best known for creating and directing ''The Family Man'', '' Stree'', ''Go Goa Gone'', ''Shor In The City'', and '' 99''. The duo has also started an initiative, D2R Indie, to encourage new formats and new filmmakers. Their first film with D2R is ''Cinema Bandi'', which released on Netflix. Early life Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in Tirupati and Chittoor, respectively. Their mother tongue is Telugu. They both graduated from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, where they also met. After graduation, they emigrated to the U.S. to pursue a career in software engineering. Career Raj & DK's first Hindi feature film, '' 99'', was an original crime-comic-thriller-historical-fiction set in Mumbai and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Fox Television
20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Company. The original incarnation of 20th Television was the syndication and distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television until it was folded into Disney–ABC Domestic Television in 2020. 20th Television was part of The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019. The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped "Fox" from the names of acquired 21st Century Fox assets. Divisions 20th Television has divisions from pre-Disney and post-Disney. *20th Century Fox Television Distribution (2011-2020) - a television distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television for all Fox-produced and/or acquired programming. The company operates from 2011 to 2020. * FNM/FWP (1990-1994) - the TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones (born September 1, 1982) is an American actress, and filmmaker who co-starred as Jen Collins Short in the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'' from 2015 to 2019. She is also known for her roles in the television shows ''Delocated'' (2009–2010), ''Whitney (TV series), Whitney'' (2011–2013), and ''New Girl'' (2015). Lister-Jones made her directorial debut with the 2017 comedy-drama film ''Band Aid (film), Band Aid''. In 2020, she wrote and directed the horror film ''The Craft: Legacy''. She also co-wrote and co-directed the comedy-drama film ''How It Ends (2021 film), How It Ends'' (2021) with Daryl Wein. Early life and education Lister-Jones was born in Brooklyn, New York City. Her mother is the Canadian-born and New York-based video artist Ardele Lister, and her father is the American photographer and media artist Bill Jones (artist), Bill Jones. Her mother was born to a American Jews, Jewish family, whereas her father Conversion to Judaism, converted to Judaism. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haylie Duff
Haylie Katherine Duff (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress, singer and songwriter, and the older sister of American singer and actress Hilary Duff. She is best known for her roles as List of 7th Heaven characters#Sandy Jameson, Sandy Jameson in the television series ''7th Heaven (TV series), 7th Heaven'', Amy Sanders in ''Lizzie McGuire'', Summer Wheatley in ''Napoleon Dynamite'', and Annie Nelson in the made-for-television films ''Love Takes Wing'' along with its sequel ''Love Finds a Home''. Early life The older sister of Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff was born in Houston, Texas. Duff's mother, Susan Colleen Duff (née Cobb) is a film producer who was a co-executive producer of ''A Cinderella Story'' (2004), a producer of ''The Perfect Man (2005 film), The Perfect Man'' (2005) and ''Material Girls'' (2006), and the Talent manager, manager of Hilary; she was previously a homemaker. Her father, Robert Erhard "Bob" Duff, a partner and owner in a chain of convenience stores wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Welch (actor)
Michael Alan Welch (born July 25, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Luke Girardi on the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'' and for the role of Mike Newton in the films ''Twilight'', ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'' and ''Breaking Dawn''. Life and career Welch was born in Los Angeles, California. His father is Protestant and his mother Jewish, and he identifies as Jewish. Welch is known for his role as the popular Mike Newton in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series. Although he auditioned for the part of Edward Cullen, he was cast in the role of Mike Newton. He's also well known for his role as Luke Girardi in the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'', which ran for two seasons (2003–05). Welch was cast in the series ''Z Nation ''Z Nation'' is an American horror television series that aired on Syfy, created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler, and was produced by The Asylum. The first season of 13 episodes premiered on September 12, 2014. ''Z Nation'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devika Bhagat
Devika Bhagat (born 25 October 1979) is an Indian screenwriter in the Hindi film industry, who has written films like ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' (2007, ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008) and ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' (2011) Early life and education She was born in New Delhi, India. She is an alumna of Convent of Jesus and Mary school in Delhi and United World College of the Atlantic in Wales UK. She has a BFA degree in Film and Television Production from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University class of 2002. Career In the film industry, her first job was that of a post-production intern for ''Monsoon Wedding ''Monsoon Wedding'' is a 2001 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah and Vasundhara Das. The story depicts romantic entanglements during a tradi ...'' (2001) Filmography Television References External links * 1979 births Living people Indian wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One By Two (2014 Film)
''One By Two'' is a 2014 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Devika Bhagat. It released on 31 January 2014 at multiplexes, showing on approximately 500 screens in India. This is the story of Amit and Samara who meet each other while living in Mumbai The music of the film has been composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. The film was panned by critics. Plot Amit Sharma ( Abhay Deol) is living a dull personal and professional life. His girlfriend Radhika recently dumped him and he's still not over her. His colleagues constantly mock him for it. On his parents recommendation he meets a girl named Shishika(Yashika Dhillon) but doesn't gets over Radhika. Samara Patel (Preeti Desai) wants to become a great dancer. She lives with her alcoholic mother (Lillete Dubey) . Samara and Jonathan (Yudishtir Urs) are together, Jonathan constantly wants to make out while doesn't want any "Love" in between. During a rehearsal Samara gets close to a guy while Jonathan finds it unable to handle and reje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhay Deol
Abhay Singh Deol (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who is known for his work in Hindi films alongside one Kannada and one Tamil film. Born in the Deol family, he made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha''. After the modest success of his debut, Deol was praised for his performances in films such as ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' (2007) and ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with the starring role as Dev in Anurag Kashyap's black comedy '' Dev.D'', a modern-day adaptation of ''Devdas''. Following the success of the film, Deol gained wider recognition. After mainly appearing in independent films early in his career, he starred in Zoya Akhtar's ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'', a road trip film that went to become one of the highest-grossing films in Bollywood. His performance was well-received and earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Deol has since ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, ar, مهرجان دبي السينمائي الدولي) is the leading film festival in the Arab region. The 12th edition of DIFF took place from December 9 – 16, 2015. In 2018, the DIFF announced it will take place every two years, with the 15th edition confirmed for 2019. Overview The DIFF is held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. It is a not-for-profit cultural event, presented and organised by Dubai Entertainment & Media Organization. Film programme In 2014 DIFF screened a line-up of 118 feature films, shorts and documentaries from around the world including 55 world premieres and international premieres. Opening the 2014 Festival was the Oscar nominated 'The Theory of Everything’, by Academy Award-winning director James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Dubai Film Market As part of its ongoing commitment to stimulate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pusan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
