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Shararat (TV Series)
''Shararat – Thoda Jaadu, Thodi Nazaakat'' ( Mischief – A little magic, a little fun) is an Indian fantasy sitcom which aired on Star Plus channel from 2003 to 2006. The show is loosely based on the American teen sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. Synopsis ''Shararat'' revolves around Jiya, who is the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Rani Devi. The show opens on the occasion of Jiya's 18th birthday. Hailing from a family of fairies, Jiya unknowingly becomes the wielder of magical powers. As a result of good deeds by ancestors, her family's first girl child of each generation is blessed with magical powers on turning 18 and so is Jiya. Jiya lives with her family: her father Dr. Suraj Malhotra, her mother Radha, her brother Jai and her maternal grandmother Sushma. Apart from this, there are Jiya's college friends and acquaintances such as the stud basketball player Dhruv on whom Jiya secretly has a crush. Dhruv returns her ardor, while Parminder (or Pam, as she yel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menaka Lalwani
Menaka Lalwani is an Indian actress. She is known for her appearances in Indian soap operas. Lalwani is a professional model, beauty pageant contestant and trained classical dancer. She made her Hindi film debut with the 2013 film ''Miss Lovely''. Early life Lalwani was born in Baroda. After graduating, she studied advertising and public relations. Television * ''Aahat'' * Na Aana Is Des Lado as Rangeeli Avtar Sangwan * ''CID'' as Various Characters Filmography *''Chameli (film)'' (Hindi) - 2003 *'' Pyar Kare Dis: Feel the Power of Love'' (Sindhi) - 2007 - Puja *''Miss Lovely'' (Hindi) - 2012 *''Chudail Story The Churel, also spelled as Charail, Churreyl, Chudail, Chudel, Chuṛail, Cuḍail or Cuḍel ( hi, चुड़ैल, ur, چڑیل) is a mythical or legendary creature resembling a woman, which may be a demoniacal revenant said to occur in Sou ...'' (Hindi) - 2016 - as Ria References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalwani, Menaka Living people Indian soap opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Screwvala
Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala (born 8 September 1956) is an Indian entrepreneur. He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century and ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in the world on the Time 100 (compiled by Time Magazine, 2009). He was also listed amongst 25 Asia's Most Powerful people by Fortune Magazine. Based in Mumbai, India, Ronnie pioneered cable television, built a Media and Entertainment conglomerate (UTV Software Communications) that partnered with News Corp, 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company and Bloomberg and later in 2012, he divested the company to Disney for an enterprise value of US$1.4 billion. From 2013 onwards, he and his wife scaled their Non-Profit ''The Swades Foundation'' whose goal is to work with a million people in rural India, empower them and move them out of poverty every 6–7 years and then move to another geography. He has co-founded ''UpGrad'' which is into Online Education i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficultie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushtiie Shakti
Pushtiie is an Indian actress best known as playing the lead role of Mahi Talwar in the comedy series ''Mahi Way'' on Sony TV. Personal life She is the sister of actor Vrajesh Hirjee Career Pushtiie appeared in the second season of a famous comedy soap that ran on Zee TV known as '' Hum Paanch'', in the late 1990s. She played the youngest daughter of Anand Mathur (played by Ashok Saraf), "Chotti" among the five daughters. This serial was produced by Ekta Kapoor. Actor Vidya Balan happened to play the second eldest of the sisters in this soap in one season. Pushtiie played a role in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, which was inspired by the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. She played the character of Sanya's best friend in the soap ''Sanya'' that was aired on Hungama TV. Her brother Vrajesh Hirjee, happens to be a famous comedian and actor in Bollywood films and shows. Filmography Films * ''Ishq Vishk'' (2003) * '' Sau Jhooth Ek Sach'' (2005) * ''Koi Aap Sa'' (2005) * '' Barsaat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Varma (actor)
Amit Varma is an Indian television actor, best known for his role as Vishwamitra (aka Vish) Kelkar on the television show ''Hotel Kingston'' on Star One (Life Ok). He has played the role of a protagonist on four television shows and a film (''Detective Nani''). He has also acted as an antagonist in the film ''Kismat Konnection'', opposite Vidya Balan. Early life Varma was born and brought up in Mumbai. He attended Don Bosco School in Matunga and HMPS later in his school-life when he moved to Andheri. He has earned a B.A. degree from Mithibai College in Mumbai. Career Varma started his career as a stage actor. He participated in famous shows like ''Tash ke Patte'', directed by Kader Khan. Later he decided to move on to modeling and Birla gave him his first break. After doing few more ads like Lifebuoy, VIP, Airtel and Close up, he got his first break on television in the comic show ''Khichdi'' on Star One for the character of Raju. However, it wasn't until a few more year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepshikha Nagpal
Deepshikha Nagpal simply known as Deepshikha, is an Indian actress and film director. She received acclaim in the Hindi film industry only after the release of ''Koyla''. She was also seen in the Bollywood movie ''Dhoom Dhadaka'' with Satish Kaushik. She has also acted in Tamil films and a number of TV soaps. Her debut film as a director, ''Yeh Dooriyan'', was released in August 2011. She was a contestant on ''Bigg Boss 8'' in 2014. Personal life Deepshika married Jeet Upendra and has two children, but after ten years they divorced. She has a older sister who is a TV Actress Aarti Nagpal. In January 2012, she married Indore-based Keshav Arora, who had been her co-actor in her directorial debut ''Yeh Dooriyan''. She appeared on Season 8 of the Colors reality show ''Big Boss'', and was evicted on the 21st day. Filmography * 1994: ''Gangster'' * 1994: ''Betaaj Badshah'' as Girl saved by Arjun * 1995: ''Rani Hindustani'' as Ganga / Mohini * 1995: ‘’Karan Arjun * 1995: ''Dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karishma Tanna
Karishma Tanna Bangera (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' in 2001. She is well known for her roles in ''Naagin 3'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raat''. She was a contestant on the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' in 2014, where she emerged as the 1st runner-up. In 2020, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 10'' and emerged as the winner. She also appeared in other reality shows like '' Zara Nachke Dikha 1'' (2008), ''Nach Baliye 7'' (2015) and ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9'' (2016). Tanna made her film debut as Nandini Thapar with Suneel Darshan's '' Dosti: Friends Forever'' (2006). In 2013, she was seen in Indra Kumar's successful comedy ''Grand Masti''. In 2018, she featured in Rajkumar Hirani's biopic of Sanjay Dutt titled ''Sanju''. The same year, she entered the digital world with ALT Balaji's web series '' Karrle Tu Bhi M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parikshit Sahni
Parikshit Sahni (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian actor who is known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, ''Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' (Doordarshan) and ''Gaatha'' (Star Plus). He has also appeared in three of Rajkumar Hirani's blockbuster films ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', ''3 Idiots'', and '' PK''. He is the son of actor Balraj Sahni and nephew of writer Bhisham Sahni. Early life He was born in Muree in the Rawalpindi District of the Punjab Province of British India (present day in the Murree District of Punjab, Pakistan), into a Punjabi Hindu family, while his father was teaching English at Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan of Rabindranath Tagore, and his mother was doing her Bachelors. Most of his schooling was done at the Lawrence school Sanawar. He then went to study at Delhi's St. Stephen's College. Later, Sahni began his career as a child artist. Personal life Sahni's parents were both theatre and film actors, although his mother acted in only a coup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooraj Thapar
''Chandragupta Maurya'' is an Indian Historical drama series being broadcast on Dangal TV, based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya, an Indian emperor of ancient India and the founder of the Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta Maurya was first aired in March 2011 on Imagine TV. Ashish Sharma played the role of adult Chandragupta Maurya. Summary The story is about Chandragupta Maurya, who ruled over the Indian subcontinent in 300 BC. He would go on to become one of the greatest emperors in ancient India with his empire extending from Assam in the east to Afghanistan and Balochistan in the west. The story begins with Chanakya, who goes to Dhana Nanda with the offer of Akhand Bharat (literally meaning Undivided India), but Dhana Nanda and his prime minister Amatya Rakshasa end up humiliating him. Chanakya then pledges to not tie a knot in his hair until he succeeded in overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. Whilst travelling to Takshashila, he meets Chandragupta and finding him suitable to ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delnaaz Irani
Delnaaz Irani is an Indian actress. She is known for her role of Kavita Vinod Verma in '' Yes Boss'' and Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''. Irani also participated in '' Nach Baliye 1'' and '' Bigg Boss 6''. Career Delnaaz debuted in Baba Sehgal's music video "Ga Ga Ga Gori Gori" in the early 1990s. In 1999 she played the role of Kavita Vinod Verma in sitcom Yes Boss opposite Aasif Sheikh. She later acted in several comic roles in Bollywood movies, including ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003). Irani participated in ''Nach Baliye'', a reality dance show with then husband, Rajeev Paul. She was a contestant in '' Bigg Boss 6'' and got evicted on the 93rd day. She came in 6th in the race for the title, being evicted in a dramatic midnight eviction. She participated in ''Power Couple'' with Percy Karkaria as her partner. However, they were eliminated and failed to reach the final. Filmography Films Television Personal life Delnaaz met TV actor Rajeev Paul on the sets o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhu Parjaat
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent. It is bounded by the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the northeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east (both parts of China), by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south, by Pakistan to the west, and by Afghanistan to the northwest. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, ... The southern and southeastern portions constitute the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions are divided by a "line of control" agreed to in 1972, although neither country recognizes it as an international boundary. In addition, China becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinku Worah
Rinku may refer to: In characters: * Rinku (''The Legend of Zelda'') or Link, the main character in ''The Legend of Zelda'' media * Rinku (''YuYu Hakusho''), a character in ''YuYu Hakusho'' media In sports: * Rinku (athlete), Indian para javelin thrower *Rinku Moni, see India women's national football team *Rinku Singh (wrestler), Indian professional wrestler In geography: *Rinku Gate Tower Building, a 57-storey building Rinku Town completed in August 1996 *Rinku Town is a commercial development in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport. It was constructed in the early 1990s on reclaimed land, and opened in September 1995. Rinku Town is accessible from Osaka by the Nankai Main Line an ..., a commercial development in Osaka, Japan, adjacent to Kansai International Airport See also * Riku (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
