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Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat
''Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Ashok Gaikwad. The film stars Shadaab Khan and Rani Mukerji. The film marked the Hindi film debut of actress Rani Mukerji and the lead debut of Shadaab Khan. Starting in 1995, principal photography took place in Gangtok and was coordinated with the filming of ''Biyer Phool'', another home production of Ram Mukherjee, Rani's father, which Rani was simultaneously shooting in the area. The film was remade into Tamil as '' Prathi Gnayiru 9 Manimudhal 10.30 Varai'' (2006). Plot Mala, a young school teacher, has idealistic dreams for her future. She hopes for a grand love affair, with a large, extravagant wedding and a dashing bridegroom who will arrive on a horse. One day, Mala's friend confides in her about her relationship with the son of a wealthy man, with whom she has been intimate, but is now marrying someone else. Mala accompanies her friend to the man's wedding, successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Gaikwad
Ashok Gaikwad is an Indian film director who has directed several feature films. Most of his films have been produced by Salim Akhtar's production house Aftab Pictures. His first notable film was ''Qatil'' (1988) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sangeeta Bijlani. He was prominent in the 1990s with many Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff starrers. Some of his films are ''Phool Aur Angaar'', ''Izzat (1991 film), Izzat'', ''Police Officer (film), Police Officer'' and ''Krishan Avtaar''. Partial filmography References External links * 1962 births Living people 20th-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajendra Chauhan
Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–90). He has also had significant roles in a few B movies, and a larger number of cameo appearances in other films. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), which sparked controversy and opposition by FTII students, leading to his resignation in October 2017. Early life Chauhan did a diploma in radiography from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) before he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. There he studied acting in the school run by Roshan Taneja, who had previously taught at FTII. Acting career Chauhan's acting career spans over 35 years, and by his own count, he has worked in 600 television series and almost 150 movies during that period. His first break as an actor was in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sang in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1990 to 1994. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the Sinthee area of Calcutta (now Kolkata) near Biswanath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Winget
Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She started her career as a child actor with the 1995 film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' and made her TV debut with ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'' in 2002. She then portrayed Sneha Bajaj in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and Dr. Riddhima Gupta in ''Dill Mill Gayye''. Winget established herself as one of the leading actresses of Indian television with her portrayal of Kumud Sundari Desai in '' Saraswatichandra'', Maya Mehrotra in ''Beyhadh'' and Zoya Siddiqui in ''Bepannah''. She made her web debut with ALT Balaji's ''Code M''. Early life Winget was born on 30 May 1985 in Bombay, (present-day Mumbai), India. She is the daughter of a Punjabi mother and a Maharashtrian Christian father, and is often mistaken for a person of non-Indian origins due to her western first name. Career Winget started her career at the age of 15 in the 2000 film ''Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunika Sadanand
Kunika Sadanand Lal is an Indian TV actor, advocate, producer and social activist. She is known for her various characters in many Indian films as a villain and in comic roles. Also a singer, she has released three pop albums titled ''Lakhon Mein Ek'' released in 1996, and ''Kunika'' which was released in 2002. She released her third album named ''Joombish (A Mystical Journey)'' on 2 May 2006. Personal life She, along with her business partner, created restaurants called "White - the Italian café", "Zingcafe", "Majestica – The royal banquet hall" and a spa called "Exhale", in Goregaon in suburban Mumbai. The partnership however ended in 2007. Kunika has conducted, organized and participated in over 100 stage shows in India and around the world. She is also running an event company called Karma Events and Entertainment. Kunickaa Sadanand Lal has been actively involved in social activities like AIDS awareness campaigns for last 20 years. She launched Tara Charitable Trust o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanshyam Rohera
Swaminarayan (IAST: ', 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and Asceticism, ascetic, who is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God Krishna, or as the highest Theophany, manifestation of Brahman, Purushottam, and around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed. In 1800, he was initiated into the ''Uddhav'' ''sampradaya'' by his guru, Swami Ramanand, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. Despite opposition, in 1802 Ramanand handed over the leadership of the Uddhav Sampraday to him before his death. According to the Swaminarayan-tradition, Sahajanand Swami became known as Swaminarayan, and the Uddhav Sampraday as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, after a gathering in which he taught the Swaminarayan Mantra to his followers. He emphasized "moral, personal, and social betterment," and ''ahimsa'', and is also remembered within the sect for undertaking reforms for women and the poor, and performing non-violent yajna, yajñas (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Khan Amrohi
Javed Khan Amrohi is an Indian film and television actor who has acted in various films, amounting to approx. 150 Hindi films. He is best known for his role in Academy Award-nominated '' Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' (2001), ''Andaz Apna Apna'' (1994) and the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ''Chak De! India'' (2007). He has also worked in TV series like ''Mirza Ghalib'', directed by Gulzar and as Karim (the barber) in ''Nukkad'', directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza in the 1980s. He is also a member of the Acting faculty at ZIMA, Zee Institute of Media Arts in Mumbai of Zee TV. Selected filmography *''Jalte Badan (1973) as College Student * ''Ram Bharose'' (1977) * '' Alibaba Marjinaa'' (1977) * '' Doosara Aadmi'' (1977) * '' Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime'' (1978) as Shastry's Son * '' Prem Bandhan'' (1979) as Eve teaser * ''Jhoota Kahin Ka'' (1979) as Jagjit * ''Noorie'' (1979) as Faulad Khan * '' Patthar Se Takkar'' (1980) as Havaldar * ''Nakhuda'' (1981) as Nawab (Waiter) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goga Kapoor
Ravinder Kapoor (15 December 1940 – 3 March 2011), popularly known as Goga Kapoor, was an Indian actor, who appeared mostly in Bollywood films. He has acted in over 120 films, majorly known for playing supporting roles of that of villain's henchmen or that of gangster. He is also remembered for portraying the role of Kans in the popular TV serial ''Mahabharat'', Ravan in TV serial Jai Veer Hanuman, Daku Shaitan Singh in the film '' Toofan'', Dinkar Rao in the 1990 film '' Agneepath'' and as the Don in the film ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa''. His other notable works include films such as ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' and '' Run''. Acting career Kapoor has worked in many English plays while he started his career. While working in English plays he gradually became a theatre actor. Later when his acting skills got the recognition, he was offered a small but crucial role in '' Jwala'', which was released in 1971. Soon, he started receiving many regional film offers, but later he stopped wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raza Murad
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He has over 250 Bollywood film credits. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri and other regional-language films and on Hindi television. Early life He is the son of the Bollywood character actor Hamid Ali Murad. Murad is the first cousin of Zeenat Aman and nephew of Amanullah Khan, writer of ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and ''Pakeezah''. His nieces, Sonam and Sanober Kabir, are also performers. Career Murad began his career in film Ek Nazar (1972 film), and played sympathetic brothers (and brother figures) in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, he has primarily appeared in supporting roles as a father, uncle, or villain. Murad studied at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune from 1969 to 1971, and received a diploma in film acting. With a distinctive baritone voice, one of his memorable roles as a character actor was the despondent poet in 1973's ''Namak Haraam'' with Amitabh Bachchan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Hingoo
Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in Hindi films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations including that of a Parsi businessman. He was a stand-up comedian in many orchestras, famous comedian Johny Lever in an interview stated that it was Dinesh Hingoo, who gave him a break to perform on stage as a comedian. He had played supporting roles and bit parts in movies such as '' Qurbani'', ''Saajan'', ''Baazigar'', ''Humraaz'', '' Daraar'', ''No Entry'', '' Judaai'', '' Khoobsurat'', Hera Pheri (2000 film), Phir Hera Pheri and '' Anubhav''. He had acted in television serials on Indian public broadcaster, Doordarshan Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun (Firoz Khan)
Arjun Firoz Khan is an Indian actor, best known for playing the character of warrior prince Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's epic television series ''Mahabharat''. He has also acted in negative roles in several Hindi language movies and television series. Personal life Firoz Khan is married to Kashmira. The couple has three children – a son and two daughters. His son, Jibran Khan is also an actor who played the role of Dhruva in Vishnu Puran and played the role of Krishna in Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham. Due to the similarity with the name of actor Feroz Khan, he changed his name to Arjun professionally, with suggestions from B. R. Chopra and Rahi Masoom Raza Rahi Masoom Reza (September 1927 – 15 March 1992) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi poet and writer and a Bollywood lyricist. He won the Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for the hit film ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' in 1979, followed by '' Mili'' and ..., the director and the writer of ''Mahabharat'' respectively. Filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was a British-Indian actor. His career covered film, radio, stage and television roles over six decades and more than 150 British, American, and Indian movies. During the 1980s and 1990s he was considered to be Britain's highest-profile Asian actor, thanks to his leading roles in the movie ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' (1985) and television series '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984), ''Tandoori Nights'' (1985–1987) and ''Little Napoleons'' (1994). He played an instrumental part in bringing together film makers James Ivory and Ismail Merchant and acted in several of their Merchant Ivory Productions films such as ''The Guru'' (1969), ''Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures'' (1978), ''The Courtesans of Bombay'' (1983) and '' The Deceivers'' (1988). He broke into Indian films with Satyajit Ray's ''Shatranj Ke Khilari'' (1977) for which he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award in 1978. His cameo role as the ''paanwala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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