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Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards
Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards, previously known as Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards, was constituted in June 2022 as the first on-ground independent event of entertainment and lifestyle brand Pinkvilla. It rates and honors Indian achievers across the fields of film & television, business, sports, fashion, and politics among other sectors. The first edition of the awards was held in Mumbai to commemorate 15 years of Pinkvilla's inception. The event was attended by actors, sportspersons, political leaders, fashion models, fashion designers and entrepreneurs. Editions Background The maiden edition of the Pinkvilla Style Icons was held on 16 June 2022 at JW Marriott – in Juhu, Mumbai. Actors including Ranveer Singh, Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Ayushmann Khurrana, Arjun Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor; cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, fashion designer Masaba Gupta, film director Karan Johar we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkvilla
Pinkvilla is an Indian entertainment and lifestyle platform. As of June 2022, Pinkvilla has over 5,00,00,000 visitors on its website and app. Overview Pinkvilla covers entertainment and lifestyle stories. Its coverage extends to Bollywood, Hollywood, South Cinema, and Korean entertainment as well as fashion, food, travel, health, and many others. Comscore revealed that Pinkvilla was the top entertainment portal in India for March 2019. History Launched in May 2007, Pinkvilla was founded by Nandini Shenoy, who formally worked at Microsoft as a software engineer. The site initially operated solely from the US with no connections to Indian media. Nandini formed a network of photographers to work with Pinkvilla, allowing the platform to gain readers in 2009 when some photos of Sonam Kapoor went viral. In 2013, Pinkvilla formed its first editorial team in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Ali Khan
Sara Ali Khan Pataudi (; born 12 August 1995) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born into the Pataudi family, she is the daughter of actors Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan. After graduating with a degree in history and political science from Columbia University, Khan made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama ''Kedarnath'' and the action comedy ''Simmba''. Both films were commercially successful, and the former earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Khan appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list of 2019. Following two poorly received films, she starred in the drama ''Atrangi Re'' (2021). Early life and background Sara Ali Khan was born on 12 August 1995 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India to Saif Ali Khan, son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore, and Amrita Singh, daughter of Sardar Shivinder Singh Virk and socialite Rukhsana Sultana; both actors of the Hindi film industry. She is also the great-granddaughter of Iftikhar Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Phadnis
Vikram Phadnis is an Indian fashion designer and film director. He started his career in Bollywood as a choreographer and established himself as a fashion designer with his main highlights being Indian traditional wear. He has designed clothes for various celebrities like Naomi Campbell, Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Sushmita Sen, Malaika Arora and more. He has directed two Marathi films '' Hrudayantar'' (2017) and '' Smile Please'' (2019). Career Fashion Phadnis comes from a family of doctors and his parents wanted him to be a doctor as well. However, he had inclination towards the entertainment industry and started dance choreography in his college days. He worked in one of the fashion shows as designer and was encouraged by other designers to take this professionally. In 1991, Phadnis showcased his first collection. In 2005, he showcased his collection with international cricketers like Jonty Rhodes, Glenn McGrath and Wasim Akram. In 2009, he designed for Naomi Campbell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Abbas Zafar
Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), '' Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat'' (2019). Personal life Zafar is a graduate of Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. He married Alicia Zafar, an Iranian based in France, on 4 January 2021. Career Zafar entered the film industry as an assistant director, with multiple projects for the production company Yash Raj Films (YRF). He then made his own directorial and screen-writing debut with the romantic comedy ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011). The film revolved around a young man (Imran Khan) who finds a bride (Katrina Kaif) for his elder brother (Ali Zafar), but then finds that he himself has fallen in love with her. His next film was the action drama ''Gunday'' (2014), set in Calcutta in the 1970s and 1980s. The film starred Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor as powerful bandits, Priyanka Chopra as a cabaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milind Soman
Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''. Early and personal life Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, Scotland in a Marathi family. His family moved to Scotland/UK where he lived until the age of seven, then his family moved back to Mumbai, India in 1973. He attended Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Jr. College of Commerce, Bombay. Later, he completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Milind Soman met Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress, on the sets of their 2006 film, '' Valley of Flowers''. The couple married in July 2006 at a resort in Goa. Soman and Jampanoi separated in 2008 and divorced in 2009. Soman married Ankita Konwar on 22 April 2018 in Alibaug. Career In 1995, Soman got featured in Alisha Chinai's music video, '' Made in India''. The same year, he made his debut as a television actor in '' A Mouthful of Sky''. La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaika Arora
Malaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ and a television personality who appears in Hindi-language films. She made her debut as a film producer in 2008, with her former husband Arbaaz Khan, founding the company Arbaaz Khan Productions, which created the ''Dabangg'' film series. As an actress, she has starred as a lead in films like ''Kaante'' (2002) and ''EMI'' (2008). She also performed in the songs ''Chaiyya Chaiyya'' (1998), ''Gur Naalo Ishq Mitha'' (1998), ''Maahi Ve'' (2002), ''Kaal Dhamaal'' (2005) and ''Munni Badnaam Hui'' (2010). Early life and background Malaika Arora was named after the Swahili word ''malaika'' (derived from the Arabic plural form ''malāʾika'') meaning "angel". She was born in Thane, Maharashtra. Her parents divorced when she was 11 years old and she moved to Chembur with her mother, and sister Amrita. Her mother, Joyce Polycarp, is a Malayali and her father, Anil Arora, was a Punjabi native to Indian bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work primarily in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil films, she has received numerous accolades, including the Filmfare Award and the Nandi Award. Having established a distinctive on-screen persona, she is known for her style statements and dancing skills. After making her debut as a child in the 1977 film ''Karm'', Matondkar gained wide recognition with '' Masoom'' (1983), following which she appeared in few other films. Her first lead role came with the Malayalam film ''Chanakyan'' (1989), and her subsequent lead role in Hindi cinema with ''Narsimha'' (1991), both of which were commercial successes. After a brief setback, Matondkar established herself as a leading actress with the romance '' Rangeela'' (1995), the drama '' Judaai'' (1997), the crime film '' Satya'' (1998), the romantic comedy '' Khoobsurat'' (1999), and the thriller ''Jungle'' (2000). She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karisma Kapoor
Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films. A member of the Kapoor family, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Kapoor made her acting debut with the film ''Prem Qaidi'' in 1991 and subsequently played the leading lady in a number of box office hits, including ''Jigar'' (1992), ''Anari'' (1993), '' Raja Babu'' (1994), '' Coolie No. 1'' (1995), ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' (1996), and '' Jeet'' (1996). Starring roles in the top-grossing romances ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996) and ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997), established her as a star. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the former, and the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Kapoor cemented her status by starring in five of David Dhawan's comedies—''Judwaa'' (1997), '' Hero No.1'' (1997), '' Biwi No.1'' (1999), ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' (1999) and ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayeng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anusha Dandekar
Anusha Dandekar (born 9 January 1982) is an Indian-Australian MTV VJ, actress and singer, who is best known as a VJ and a host who has hosted several shows. Early life Dandekar was born in Sudan on 9 January 1982 into a Marathi family of Shashidhar and Sulabha Dandekar, originally from Pune, India. She and her sisters, actress and model Shibani Dandekar and Apeksha Dandekar grew up in Kingsgrove, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Career In 2002, at the age of 19, Dandekar moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She was cast as an anchor in MTV's ''House of Style''. She later hosted ''MTV Dance Crew'', ''MTV Teen Diva'', '' MTV News'' and ''MTV Love School'' for the network. In 2008, she won ''Best VJ'' at the Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards. As of 2014, Dandekar is a judge on ''India's Next Top Model'' alongside model-actress Lisa Haydon. In 2003, Dandekar made her acting debut in Bollywood with ''Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Sangma
Conrad Kongkal Sangma (born 27 January 1978) is an Indian politician who is the 12th and current Chief Minister of Meghalaya. He assumed presidency of the National People's Party in 2016 after the death of his father who was former Chief Minister, former Speaker of the Lok Sabha P. A. Sangma. He was also the Member of Parliament from Tura (2016–2018). Conrad is a former leader of the opposition in the eighth Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, representing the NPP from Selsella constituency in the West Garo Hills. Previously in 2008, Sangma became the youngest Finance Minister of Meghalaya. He served the post as National President of Nationalist Youth Congress, after Jitendra Awhad who is current Housing Minister of Maharashtra State, Nationalist Congress Party is frontal organization of Nationalist Congress Party. Career Upon completing his studies, Sangma started his political career in the late 1990s, as the campaign manager for his father, P. A. Sangma for the Nationalist C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Chief Ministers Of Meghalaya
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya is the chief executive of the Indian state of Meghalaya. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Durga Das Basu. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. . Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Meghalaya as well. Since 1970, twelve people have served as Chief Minister of Meghal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Johar
Karan Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo in the Hindi Film Industry, is an Indian filmmaker and television personality, who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors under his own Dharma Productions. The recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, he has been honored with Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2020. Son of producer Yash Johar, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy-drama '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. His next films, the ensemble family drama '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001) and the ensemble musical romantic drama ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), were both major critical and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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