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Rascals (2011 Film)
''Rascals'' is a Bollywood action black comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut and Lisa Haydon in lead roles.It was presented by Bharat Shah. The film released on 6 October 2011, and received mixed to negative response from critics. The movie opened strongly at the box office. Plot Chetan Chauhan (Sanjay Dutt) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgn) are two con artists, who have recently robbed Anthony Gonsalves (Arjun Rampal). Bhagat first meets Anthony and steals his suitcase, covering it up with a fake suitcase of his own, and tries to leave with it, but the real suitcase accidentally comes out of the fake one, causing Anthony to chase Bhagat, who escapes. When Anthony goes to his car, he finds out that someone stole it. Chetan takes the car to a dealer, who changes the color of the car to fool Anthony in case he comes. The two cons meet each other on a flight to Bangkok. Bhagat brags to Chetan that he is going to meet a girl named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dhawan
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller '' Aankhen'' and 1999 comedy '' Biwi No.1'' earned him two Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations. His notable works include ''Swarg'' (1990), '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992), ''Bol Radha Bol'' (1992), '' Raja Babu'' (1994), '' Coolie No.1'' (1995), ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' (1996), ''Judwaa'' (1997), '' Hero No. 1'' (1997), ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998), ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' (1999), ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' (2000), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001), ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), ''Partner'' (2007), '' Chashme Baddoor'' (2013), ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014) and ''Judwaa 2'' (2017). Personal life David Dhawan was born on 16 August 1951 as Rajinder Dhawan in Agartala, Tripura in a Punjabi family. His father, a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) and ''Welcome'' (2007). Mushtaq was born in Baihar town of Balaghat district Madhya Pradesh to a Muslim family. He is widely known for his role of a disabled hockey player in the movie ''Welcome'' (2007). Filmography Films *''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai'' (1980) - The Lecherous Shopper trying to flirt with 'Joan Pinto' (Smita Patil) *'' Thodisi Bewafaii'' (1980) - Worker with sick wife - Mushtaq *''laraz'' (1981) - as a butcher *''Sazaye Maut'' (1981) - Actor *''Kaalia'' (1981) - Ram deen *''Vivek'' (1985) *''Congregation'' (1986) - Banke Nawab aka "Anjuman" *'' Angaarey'' (1986) - Mustaq Khan *'' Kabzaa'' (1988) - Tiwari *''Main Azaad Hoon'' (1989) - Pandey *''Aakhri Ghulam'' (1989) - Actor *''Aashiqui'' (1990) - Rafoo Master - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra'' (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled ''Meri Awaz Suno'' and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from '' Mast'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" from ''Fiza'', for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Chauhan received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" from ''Dhoom'' (2004) followed by two more nominations during the next year for "Kaisi Paheli" and "Deedar De" from '' Parineeta'' and ''Dus'' (2005). In 2006, she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeraj Shridhar
Neeraj Shridhar is an Indian film composer and singer-songwriter who was the lead vocalist of Indian pop and rock group Bombay Vikings. Bombay Vikings became popular with remix hits like "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chod Do Anchal." Career Bombay Vikings Bombay Vikings is a pop and rock group that combines Indian and classical music. It was formed in 1994.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/music/copyright-laws-in-music-are-both-good-and-bad-neeraj-shridhar-101642766677125.html Career Neeraj started working as a Bollywood playback singer in 2006 with the song "Tumko Dekha" for the film ''God Tussi Great Ho'' although this film got released later. He also sang "Halke Halke" in ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' and "Bhagam Bhaag" from '' Bhagam Bhaag'' in the same year. After this, Neeraj sang songs like "Ticket To Hollywood" (''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''), "Heyy Babyy" (''Heyy Babyy''), "Ishq Subhanallah" (''Mere Baap Pehle Aap''), "Ishq Ka Kalma" (''Dhan Dhana Dhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irshad Kamil
Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', ''Rockstar'', ''Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and ''Jab Harry Met Sejal''. Personal life Kamil was born as the seventh child to his parents in Malerkotla, and belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family. He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de .... Filmography Awards and nominations References * http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/09/meet-lyricist-irshad-kamil.htm External links Irshad Kamil's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamil, Irshad Living people Filmfare Awards winners Hindi-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017. The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi and Chandigarh. The print location of Nagpur was discontinued from September 1997, and that of Jaipur from June 2006. ''HT'' launched a youth daily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and journalist. He has worked for Noida based English language news channel CNN-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN). He usually reviews Bollywood films and major Hollywood films released in India in his weekend show ''Now Showing''. He studied at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and graduated from Mumbai University, Masand started reporting at the age of 16 at ''The Times of India'' newspaper. He later became assistant editor at ''The Indian Express''. In January 2003, he joined STAR News as a special correspondent and as the host of ''Masand Ki Pasand''. In 2005, Masand moved to CNN-IBN where he is currently the film critic and runs an ongoing video reviews series on the CNN-IBN website, ''Masand's Verdict''. He also became the host of CNN-IBN's entertainment series, ''To Catch a Star''. He also has a popular YouTube channel, where he posts weekly his film reviews (filmed as CNN-News18's 'Now Showing' segments, which are also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navratri
Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Hindu Indian cultural sphere. Theoretically, there are four seasonal ''Navaratri''. However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri. The festival is celebrated in the bright half of the Hindu calendar month Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. Etymology and nomenclature The word ''Navaratri'' means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, ''nava'' meaning nine and ''ratri'' meaning nights. Dates and celebrations In the eastern and northeastern states of India, the Durga Puja is synonymous with ''Navaratri'', wherein goddess Durga battles and emerges victorious over the buffalo demon Mahishasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Darr'' (1993), and ''Anjaam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diwali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is one of the most important festivals within Hinduism where it generally lasts five days (or six in some regions of India), and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika (between mid-October and mid- November).''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1998) – p. 540 "Diwali /dɪwɑːli/ (also Diwali) noun a Hindu festival with lights...". It is a post-harvest festival celebrating the bounty following the arrival of the monsoon in the subcontinent. Diwali symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance".Jean Mead, ''How and why Do Hindus Celebrate Divali?'', The festival is widely associated with Lakshmi,Suzanne Barche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (), also abbreviated as ''ZNMD'', is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language buddy road comedy drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. It was filmed in Spain, India, Egypt, and the United Kingdom on a budget of . The music and background score are composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The film's story follows three childhood friends, Arjun, Kabir, and Imran, who reunite for a three-week road trip. They set off to Spain and meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and helps him overcome his compulsion to work. Kabir and his fiancée Natasha experience significant misunderstandings, while Imran wishes to meet his biological father, an artist. During their trip, each friend chooses a dangerous sport for the group to partake in. ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
