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Sarika Sartsilpsupa
Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film '' Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work in '' Hey Ram'' (2001). Early life Sarika was born in New Delhi into a family of Marathi and Rajput descent. Her father abandoned the family when she was very young. From then on, she became the breadwinner of the family. As she had to work for a living, she did not attend school. Career Sarika started her film career as a child actor at the age of 5, playing the role of a boy, Master Sooraj, during the 1960s in Hindi language films. Her most notable and popular appearance as a child artist was in the year 1967 in the musical superhit ''Hamraaz'', where she was seen as the daughter of Vimi named ''baby Saarika''. She appeared in many children's movies. Later, she moved on to films with Rajshri Productions ''Geet Gaata Chal'' with Sachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The foundation stone of New Delhi was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipsita Ray Chakraverti
Ipsita Roy Chakraverti (born Ipsita Chakraverti; 3 November 1950) is a Wiccan priestess based in India. Born into an elite family in India with a diplomat for a father and royalty for mother, Chakraverti spent her early years in Canada and the US where her father was stationed. There, she was allowed to join a select group of women studying ancient cultures of the world and the old ways. Chakraverti studied with them for three years and finally chose Wicca as her religion. After coming back to India and getting married, Chakraverti declared herself as a witch in 1986. Amidst the backlash that followed her declaration, Chakraverti explained to the media the Neo Pagan ways of Wicca and its healing power. Chakraverti started administering Wiccan ways of healing to the people of India, including traveling to remote villages and teaching the Wiccan way to the female population, several of whom were often accused of black magic and "witchcraft" by male folk, and murdered. In 1998, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaj Kamal Films International
Raaj Kamal Films International is an Indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by Kamal Haasan. ''Raja Paarvai'' (1981) was the first film to be produced by them under the banner "Haasan Brothers" before renaming it to Raaj Kamal Films International. Filmography Films produced Films distributed In addition to the films produced by Raaj Kamal films since 1981, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company: Cancelled projects * '' Ladies Only'' (1997) * ''Marudhanayagam ''Marudhanayagam'' is an unfinished Indian historical drama film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan under his Raaj Kamal Films International banner. The script was co-written by Haasan, along with novelist Sujatha, and the pair started wo ...'' (1999) * '' Sabaash Naidu'' (2019) Awards References External links * * {{RaajKamalFilmsInternational Film distributors of India Film production companies based in Chennai Kamal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuruthipunal (film)
''Kuruthipunal'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and filmed by P. C. Sreeram, and co-produced and written by Kamal Haasan. The film, which stars Haasan, Arjun, Nassar, Gautami and Geetha, is a remake of the Hindi film ''Drohkaal'' (1994), and revolves around two police officers seeking to curb a terrorist group. Alongside the Tamil version, a Telugu-language version titled ''Drohi'' () was filmed at the same time. ''Kuruthipunal'' was co-produced by Haasan's brother Chandrahasan. Mahesh composed the score and the film was edited by N. P. Sathish. ''Kuruthipunal'' was the first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo surround SR technology. ''Kuruthipunal'' was released on 23 October 1995, Diwali day, and ''Drohi'' on 7 July 1996. The former was a critical and commercial success, and won the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil while Kamal Haasan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was India's official entry for the 68th Acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yudh (TV Series)
''Yudh'' (English: ''War'') is an Indian television psychological thriller miniseries directed by Ribhu Dasgupta and Dipti Kalwani, starring Amitabh Bachchan. The show was created by Anurag Kashyap. It also stars Sarika, Zakir Hussain, Mona Wasu, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kay Kay Menon. This show is Bachchan's debut fiction television show . Produced by Endemol India and Saraswati Creations, ''Yudh'' premiered on Sony Entertainment Television India on 14 July 2014. Plot Yudhisthir Sikarwar ( Amitabh Bachchan) is an elite businessman who owns a conglomerate company known as the Shanti Group which consists of Shanti Constructions and Shanti Mining in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He wishes to venture into the mining industry but he is diagnosed with Huntington's disease, an incurable neuropsychological disorder, which leaves him with a few years to live. Cast * Amitabh Bachchan as Yudhisthir Sikarwar * Sarika as Gauri Shekhar * Ayesha Raza Mishra as Nayantara Sikarwar * Pav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony TV
Sony Television, Sony TV, or Sony HD may refer to any of the following television-related products from Japanese conglomerate Sony: * Television sets designed and manufactured by Sony Corporation in Japan ** Trinitron, television hardware brand (1968-2008) ** Bravia (brand), television hardware brand (2005-present) * Television offerings from Sony Pictures in the United States ** Sony Pictures Television, American television studio *** Sony Pictures Television Networks, operator of Sony-branded television channels **** Sony Channel, a brand of general entertainment television channels **** Canal Sony, Latin American television channel **** Sony Pictures Networks India, Indian television broadcaster ***** Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's You ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film ''Bhuvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoebite
''Shoebite'' is an unreleased film and is the story of a man in his early 60s played by Amitabh Bachchan. The film is based on a story ''Labour Of Love'' by M. Night Shyamalan. It is directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The lyrics are penned by Gulzar. During production, the movie was titled ''Johnny Mastana'' and later ''Johnny Walker''. Plot ''Shoebite'' is the story of a man in his early 60s named John Pereira who sets out on a journey of self-discovery. Cast * Amitabh Bachchan as John Pereira * Sarika as Aditi * Shrysh Zutshi as Young John Pereira * Sanjeeda Shaikh as Young Aditi * Dia Mirza * Jimmy Sheirgill * Nawazuddin Siddiqui * Apurva Mathur * Preeti Nigam Filming During the Manali schedule of the film, the shooting unit converted the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment(SASE) into a hospital. Production Percept Picture Company announced a film called ''Johnny Walker'' starring Bachchan and directed by Sircar, but the film was never m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manorama Six Feet Under
''Manorama Six Feet Under'' is a 2007 Indian thriller film directed and co-written by Navdeep Singh. The film features Abhay Deol, Raima Sen and Gul Panag in the lead roles. The film released on 21 September 2007. It follows an amateur detective in a small sleepy town from Rajasthan who finds himself caught in a web of lies, deceit and murder. The movie is based on American neo-noir film, ''Chinatown'' (1974). The makers of ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' acknowledged the inspiration from the original by playing the sequence where Jack Nicholson's character gets his nose slashed on the main character's (Satyaveer) television. Plot The film opens with a narrative about a nondescript town called Lakhot in Rajasthan, India. The narrator is Satyaveer Singh Randhawa, a down-on-his-luck public works engineer. He compares Lakhot – dry, desolate and despondent – to the general downturn in his own life. As he returns to his irritable and nagging wife Nimmi and their young son, we l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later moving to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Career Kapoor started out in Parallel Cinema making his debut in the 1989 Kumar Shahani film ''Khayal Gatha''. When he had trouble finding acting jobs in the 1990s, Kapoor began writing and directing shorts. He made his full-length directorial debut with ''Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One'' (1997), which had Irrfan Khan and Naseeruddin Shah in minor roles. In 2001, Kapoor got his big mainstream break-in ''Dil Chahta Hai'', which starred Aamir Khan, as Preity Zinta's character's uncle. He received international attention in Mira Nair's ''Monsoon Wedding'' in which he played an abusive uncle. Since then, he has written, directed, and appeared in many films inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bheja Fry (film)
''Bheja Fry'' () is an Indian Hindi language comedy film directed by Sagar Ballary and produced by Sunil Doshi. The film stars Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Sarika, Milind Soman and Ranvir Shorey in lead roles. It released on 13 April 2007, and received favourable reviews from critics. Though made on a small budget, the film managed to do very well at the box office. This film was based on the French movie 1998 ''Le Dîner de Cons'' which was later adapted into a 2010 Hollywood film ''Dinner for Schmucks''. It is the first installment of the '' Bheja Fry trilogy''. Plot Ranjeet Thadani (Rajat Kapoor) is a music producer married to Sheetal (Sarika) a singer. Ranjeet and his friends get together every Friday for a party. This is a different kind of party where they invite idiots to ridicule them behind the scenes and calling them "talent". They enjoy doing it so much that they don't even mind missing out on family appointments. One of Ranjeet's friends meets Bharat Bhushan (Vinay P ... [...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] |
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