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Shaukat Baig
Shaukat Baig is an Indian actor, writer and assistant director who works mainly for Bollywood and Indian TV serials. He written more than 50 TV serials and over 20 Bollywood films. A former actor, he performed supporting roles in Bollywood films, including the television show '' Zaban Sambhal Ke''. Early life Shaukat begun his career in theater as a writer and dramatic actor. He debuted in film industry in year 1992 as a writer. Writer of films Baig writes films, television, and poetry. His first Bollywood movie was ''Chamatkar ''Chamatkar'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by Rajiv Mehra. It featured Shah Rukh Khan (in his second film after '' Deewana'' and first in lead role), Naseeruddin Shah and Urmila Matondkar in pivotal roles. Raj ...'', released in 1992. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Serials
In television and radio programming, a serial is a show that has a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the complete run of the series, and sometimes spinoffs, which distinguishes them from episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming. In the UK the serial began as a direct adaptations of well known literary works, usually consisting of a small number of episodes. Serials rely on keeping the full nature of the story hidden and revealing elements episode by episode, to encourage spectators to tune in to every episode to follow the plot. Often these shows employ recapping segments at the beginning and cliffhangers at the end of each episode. The invention of recording devices such as VCRs and DVRs along with the growing popularity of streaming services has made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaban Sambhal Ke
''Zaban Sambhal Ke'' is a 2018 Hindi web series sitcom created by Rajiv Mehra for Ekta Kapoor's video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The series stars Sumeet Raghvan as the protagonist who is the head master of Hindi speaking institute. The idea for the plot has been taken from ''Mind Your Language'', the British sitcom from the late '70s. The series revolves around the hilarious miscommunication between the students due to language barriers. The series is available for streaming on the ALT Balaji App and its associated websites since its release date. Plot The comedy series centres on a Hindi-learning class which has students from different nationalities and ethnicities. Cast * Sumeet Raghavan as Mohan Bharti, Professor of Hindi at NIL i.e National Institute of Languages * Shoma Anand as Ms. Diwan, Principal of NIL * Tanu Khan as Tara Parker, a former porn star from Los Angeles, USA * Bakhtiyaar Irani as Perzin, a Parsi middle-aged bachelor * Ashwin Mushran as Sheikh Al Fukar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamatkar
''Chamatkar'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy film directed by Rajiv Mehra. It featured Shah Rukh Khan (in his second film after '' Deewana'' and first in lead role), Naseeruddin Shah and Urmila Matondkar in pivotal roles. Rajiv Mehra chose to work again with Khan in ''Ram Jaane'' (1995). The film was a box office success and was quite popular among children. As of 2016, the rights of this film are owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. The core storyline is loosely based on the Hollywood film ''Blackbeard's Ghost'' (1968). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Sahasa Puthrudu''. Plot Sunder Srivastava (Shah Rukh Khan) is a young graduate. His main ambition in life is to fulfill his father's dream of starting a school on his half-acre property in his village, though he has no funds to execute his plans. Sunder's childhood friend Prem, a seasoned conman in Mumbai, convinces the gullible Sunder to a mortgage. When Sunder comes to Mumbai, he is first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Calling
''Mumbai Calling'' is a British-Indian comedy series, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, set in the fictional Teknobable call centre in Mumbai. The series was shot on location in India. The pilot first aired on ITV on 30 May 2007. The first series aired on ABC1 (Australia) starting on 12 May 2009, and on ITV starting on 30 May 2009. Plot Kenny Gupta (Bhaskar), a British Indian accountant, is sent to a call centre in Mumbai by his boss, Philip Glass. His job is to turn it around and make it profitable. Kenny is joined by Glass' daughter, Tiffany (Sophie Hunter Sophie Irene Hunter (born 16 March 1978) is an English theatre director, playwright and former actress and singer. She made her directorial debut in 2007 co-directing the experimental play ''The Terrific Electric'' at the Barbican Pit after her ...), and local call centre manager Dev Raja (Ganatra). After the pilot episode, Series 1 featured some major changes including replacing the character Tiffany Glass to Terri Johnson ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Illusion
An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian anime convention * Ansett Australia, a major Australian airline group that is now defunct (IATA designator AN) * Apalachicola Northern Railroad (reporting mark AN) 1903–2002 ** AN Railway, a successor company, 2002– * Aryan Nations, a white supremacist religious organization * Australian National Railways Commission, an Australian rail operator from 1975 until 1987 * Antonov, a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) aircraft manufacturing and services company, as a model prefix Entertainment and media * Antv, an Indonesian television network * ''Astronomische Nachrichten'', or ''Astronomical Notes'', an international astronomy journal * ''Avisa Nordland'', a Norwegian newspaper * '' Sweet Bean'' (あん), a 2015 Japanese film also known as ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' () is a List of Bollywood films of 1992, 1992 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi-Hindi, language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza starring Nana Patekar, Amrita Singh, Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. Khan plays Raju, a young Diploma Holder in Civil Engineering from Darjeeling who comes to Mumbai, Bombay hoping to become a successful engineer. The film emerged as a commercial success. The movie plot is loosely inspired by the 1987 movie ''The Secret of My Success (1987 film), The Secret of My Success'' and the Raj Kapoor classic ''Shree 420'' (1955). The rights to this film are owned by Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment. ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' was released in Japan on 17 May 1997. While Indian parallel cinema, including Satyajit Ray's Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali films such as ''The Apu Trilogy'', was known in Japan, ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' introduced the commercial masala film style, which was well received by Japanese audien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such A Long Journey (film)
''Such a Long Journey'' is a 1998 Indo-Canadian English language film based on the novel of the same name written by Rohinton Mistry. The film is directed by Sturla Gunnarsson with a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala. The film received twelve Genie Awards nominations including the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Gustad Noble (Roshan Seth) is a Parsi bank clerk who lives with his family in Bombay (Mumbai), just before the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. At first, he seems to be a self-centered, self-involved, neurotic man, who is so tied up in his own pain for perceived slights both past and present that he cannot seem to connect with either friends or family. He is haunted by memories of his privileged youth and his father's fortune, which has been lost to the machinations of an unscrupulous uncle. He is baffled by the changes wrought in his eldest son, Sohrab (Vrajesh Hirjee), who refuses to attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior (2001 British Film)
''The Warrior'' is a 2001 film by British filmmaker Asif Kapadia. It stars Irrfan Khan as Lafcadia, a warrior in feudal Rajasthan who attempts to give up the sword. The film is in Hindi and was filmed in Rajasthan, India. The film is credited with convincing Irrfan Khan to not give up on his acting career. The Warrior is the story of spiritual transformation of a cruel warrior Lafcadia. The movie unfolds taking you from Rajasthan to the Himalayas. Kapadia started work on the 2001 film within a year of graduating from the Royal College of Art. Even though this was his first feature film, ''The Warrior'' was produced by companies from the UK, Germany and France. At the BAFTA Awards it won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film. It was also one of the films, short-listed for UK's official entry for the Academy Awards but was ultimately dropped on grounds that the language was not indigenous to Britain. Britain's official Oscar selection and eventual nominee was the Welsh-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sssshhh
''Sssshhh...'' is a 2003 Indian slasher film written and directed by Pavan S. Kaul. It features Karan Nath, Dino Morea and Tanisha in the lead roles. It was produced by Sunil Mehta and Prem Kishen. The music was directed by Anu Malik. The movie was inspired by the 1996 Hollywood thriller ''Scream''. Plot Late one night, Malini Gujral and her boyfriend Sunny are brutally murdered by a killer in a clown mask on their college campus. Six months later, in Shimla, Malini's younger sister Mahek runs into police inspector Kamat Uncle. He tells her there is no progress in searching for her sister's killer, as no evidence was left behind. Mahek gets a call from the killer, which frightens her. The next day at college, she hangs out with her friends Rocky, Gehna, Rajat, Rhea, and Nikhil when she meets Suraj Rai, the man who returned her purse at the mall the other day. He is new to the campus from Delhi. It is obvious that Rocky is jealous and in love with Mahek. Over the course of the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Cottage
''Krishna Cottage'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi horror film directed by Santram Varma. It was produced by the mother-daughter team of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, better known for producing Indian television soap operas. It starred Sohail Khan, Isha Koppikar and Anita Hassanandani in the leading roles. Upon release, it received mixed reviews and was a box office failure. However, it has become a cult classic over the years for its story and screenplay. Plot The film opens at a function celebrating the launch of a book by Professor Siddharth Das (Rajendranath Zutshi). The professor donates a copy of the book to JC College. The college principal removes the book from the library and places it in an abandoned storeroom. A group of close college friends all attend JC College: Manav (Sohail Khan), Shanti (Anita Hassanandani), Kabir ( Ali Hassan), Akshay (Hiten Tejwani), Nupur (Divya Palat) and Talli (Vrajesh Hirjee). Manav is engaged to the Shanti, who is a sweet but somewhat possessiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoya Khoya Chand
''Khoya Khoya Chand'', (translation: Lost Moon) is an Indian Hindi film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop. It was produced by Prakash Jha and Alankrita Shrivastava was involved in the production. Cast * Shiney Ahuja as Zafar * Soha Ali Khan as Nikhat * Rajat Kapoor as Prem Kumar * Sonya Jehan as Ratanbala * Sushmita Mukherjee as Sharda * Vinay Pathak as Shaymol * Mahie Gill as Starlet at Prem's house * Pappu Polyester * Anangsha Biswas Music The soundtrack of the film was released on 8 November 2007; composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire (Marathi: स्वानंद किरकिरे) (born 29 April 1972) is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
