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Shilpa Rao
Shilpa Rao (born Apeksha Rao; 11 April 1984) is an Indian singer born and raised in Jamshedpur. She completed her Post Graduation in Applied Statistics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, before working as a jingle singer for three years. During her college days, Mithoon offered her to record the song "Javeda Zindagi" from '' Anwar'' (2007), making her Bollywood career debut."Javeda Zindagi" is one of the most popular songs of 2007. Shilpa Rao rose to widespread prominence with the release of Woh Ajnabi from "The Train" 2007 and "Khuda Jaane" from ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008). She was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer award for the song, in 54th Filmfare Awards. The following year, she collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for '' Paa'' (2009), where she performed the song "Udi udi Ittefaq Se" for which she received another nomination in the same category during 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony. In 2012, Rao teamed up with A.R. Rahman and came up with the song "Ishq Shava" from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (), also simply known as ''JTHJ'', is a 2012 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi-Hindi, language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written and produced by his son Aditya Chopra under their banner Yash Raj Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. The story revolves around Samar Anand (Khan) a bomb disposal expert whose diary falls into the hands of an intern Akira Rai (Sharma); the diary recounts his time as a struggling immigrant in London, and later details his whirlwind romance with Meera Thapar (Kaif). Becoming Chopra's fourth film to feature Khan in the lead role, ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' marked the second collaboration between Khan and Sharma as they previously featured in Yash Raj Films' ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008), whereas the first between Khan and Kaif. Chopra returned to direction 8 years after ''Veer-Zaara'' (2004), and ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' is his final film before his death in October 2012. Releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Bang!
''Bang Bang!'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Siddharth Anand and written by Abbas Tyrewala, Sujoy Ghosh and Suresh Nair. Produced by Fox Star Studios, it is an official remake of the 2010 American satirical action comedy film ''Knight and Day'' and stars Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, while co-starring Javed Jaffrey and Danny Denzongpa, with Jimmy Sheirgill in a special appearance. The film follows a mysterious thief on the run, whose encounter with an unassuming bank receptionist sets off a chain of events resulting in a series of escapades. Made on a budget of , ''Bang Bang!'' was released in conventional and IMAX theatres on 2 October 2014, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. Also released with dubbed versions on the same date simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, the film attracted praise towards its action sequences and grossed globally to become the one of the top grossing Bollywood film of 2014 and the 35th highest grossing Indian film of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Ghulam Mustafa Khan (3 March 1931 – 17 January 2021) was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani classical music tradition, belonging to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, followed by Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018. In 2003 he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. Early life Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. His mother was the daughter of the great Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan and music was the legacy of his family. Inayat Hussain Khan was also the court musician during the reign of king Wajid Ali Shah and also the son-in-law of the pioneer of Gwalior Gharana Haddu Khan. Since both Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's parents wanted him to be a singer, his training in music started very young at a time when he could remember the tune but could not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariharan (singer)
Hariharan (born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. He has also sung over 15,000 notable songs in 10 regional languages including Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Sinhala and Bhojpuri. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India and is a two-time National Award winner. Hariharan, associating with Lesle Lewis, formed Colonial Cousins, a two-member band. They have cut many private music albums and also scored music for few feature films in Tamil and Hindi. On 9 October 2021 at 13:47, Hariharan and late Gulshan Kumar's Hanuman Chalisa recorded under the label of T-Series crossed the 2-billion views mark on YouTube, making it the first devotional song in the world to do so. Personal life and education Hariharan was born to classical musicians H A S Mani and Alamelu Mani. HAS Mani - h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai is a collegiate university, collegiate, State university (India), state-owned, Public university, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed head of the advisory council. History In accordance with "Wood's despatch", drafted by Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax, Sir Charles Wood in 1854, the University of Bombay was established in 1857 after the presentation of a petition from the Bombay Association to the British colonial government in India. The University of Mumbai was modelled on similar universities in the United Kingdom, specifically the University of London. The first departments established were the Faculty of Arts at Elphinstone College in 1835 and the Faculty of Medicine at Grant Medical College in 1845. Both colleges existed before the university was founded and surrendered their degree-granting priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Telegraph (Calcutta)
''The Telegraph'' is an Indian English daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Kolkata since 7 July 1982. It is published by the ABP Group and the newspaper competes with ''The Times of India''. The newspaper is the eighth most-widely read English language newspaper in India as per ''Indian Readership Survey'' (IRS) 2019. ''The Telegraph'' has three editions Kolkata, South Bengal and North Bengal. History ''The Telegraph'' was founded on 7 July 1982. The design director of London's ''The Sunday Times'', Edwin Taylor, designed the newspaper and provided a standard in design and editing. In 31 years, it has become the largest-circulation English daily in the eastern region published from Kolkata. In 1982, M. J. Akbar used to edit and design the daily newspaper; thus it had a major impact on newspaper journalism in India. ''The Telegraph'' is published by media group Ananda Publishers closely associated with ABP Pvt. Ltd; the group also published ''Anandabazar Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyola School, Jamshedpur
, motto_translation = In charity and justice, for the greater glory of God , city = Jamshedpur , state = Jharkhand , postcode = 831001 , country = India , coordinates = , type = Private primary and secondary school , religion = Catholicism , denomination = Jesuits , gender = , established = , founder = , district = East Singhbhum , school_code = JH05 , rector = Father C.L. George, S.J. , principal = Father Pius Fernandes, S.J. , faculty = ~100 , grades = K-12 , houses = Cheetahs Leopards Panthers Jaguars , nickname = Loyoleans , website = , affiliation = , medium_of_language = English , students = ~3251 , school_colours = Blue and gold Loyola School, Jamshedpur is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in the Beldih Triangle of Jamshedpur, in the state of Jharkhand, India. Founded in 1947 by Jesuit missionaries from Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, the school provides students with an education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verve (Indian Magazine)
''Verve'' is one of India's premier and home-grown, English-language digital luxury and lifestyle List of women's magazines, magazines for women. The magazine has announced that they are not accepting new subscriptions for the print edition and will release a set of subscription packages for the "new normal". Magzter lists the April–May 2020 edition of the magazine as its last print edition. ''Verve'' continues to publish new articles on their website. History and profile ''Verve'' was launched in 1995. Anuradha Mahindra, wife of industrialist Anand Mahindra, is the founder, editor and publisher of ''Verve''. She also launched its sister publication later called The Indian Quarterly (IQ), which is a literary journal. The south Mumbai–based publishing organisation also produces specialised in-house magazines, coffee-table books and supplements for leading brands. ''Verve'' has not been owned or run by any foreign company. About 80 per cent of its readership is in cities. ... [...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] |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' (), also known as ''ADHM'', is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed, produced and written by Karan Johar. The music is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles. ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' released worldwide on 28 October 2016 coinciding with the festival of Diwali. Despite having clashed with Ajay Devgn's ''Shivaay'', the film went on to gross worldwide, thus becoming a blockbuster at the box office. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its direction, music, cinematography, and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Sharma, Kapoor and Rai’s performances. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' received a leading 9 nominations (tying with ''Udta Punjab''), including Best Film, Best Director (Johar), Best Actress (Sharma) and Best Actor (Kapoor) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo
"Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo" ( ) is a geet written by Pakistani poet Fayyaz Hashmi. It was composed by Sohail Rana, an eminent Pakistani composer. It was popularized by noted classical vocalist, Habib Wali Mohammad, who also sang it as a film playback singer for the hit Pakistani film ''Badal Aur Bijli'' (1973). The song was also sung by famous ghazal singer Farida Khanum in 1993 for Pakistan Television and repeatedly in her live public concerts. It is sung in Raag Yaman Kalyan. Later on, because of its extremely beautiful melody and profoundly romantic and soul piercing lyrics, the song was re-sung by many artistes. Among them was the famous Indian singer Asha Bhosle (''Asha Bhosle: Love Supreme, 2006''). The song was used as background music in a scene in the Mira Nair's Golden Lion award-winning film, ''Monsoon Wedding'' (2001). Habib Wali Mohammad's original version is still very popular. It was part of ''The Shruti Box'', an online music series by Shankar Tucker, where it was su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Coke Studio (Pakistan) Episodes
''Coke Studio'' is a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances. The program focuses on a fusion of the diverse musical influences in Pakistan, including eastern classical, folk, and contemporary popular music. Following is the list of its episodes released till date, along with the songs and singers in correspondence with the seasons and their respective episodes. Seasons overview Episodes Season 1 (2008) The first season of ''Coke Studio'' began on 7 June 2008 and ended on 4 August 2008. The show was produced by The Coca-Cola Company and Rohail Hyatt. The production team included Rohail Hyatt as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt being the producer of the show. Natasha De Souza and Naseer-ud-din Wasif served as production team members. Artists featuring in the show included, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Azmat, Ali Zafar, Ustaad H. B Gullo, Saieen Tufail Ahmed, Strings, Sajid & Zeeshan, Saba & Selina and Mauj. The show also featured a house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
