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Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Male
The Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in December. Winners See also * Screen Awards * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Screen Award For Best Male Debut Screen Awards Film awards for male debut actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Awards
The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by the Screen (magazine), Screen film magazine of Indian Express Limited, The Indian Express Group in 1995. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently closed down. Though Star India continues to sponsor the awards under the Star Screen Awards title. The name of the annual ceremonies are prefixed by the presenting network; the first "Star Screen Awards" were telecasted on Star Plus from 2000 till 2011, after which the "Colors Screen Awards" were previewed on Colors TV, Colors and the "Life OK Screen Awards" on Life OK, each for a period of two years. As of 2019, Star continues to hold the television distribution rights. History The Screen Awards, initiated by the chairman of Indian Express Limited, The Express Group, Mr. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (English: ''Love, Amour and Romance'') is a 2001 Indian Hindi romance film written and directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under the Trimurti Films banner. The film was released on 3 August 2001, introducing Arjun Rampal and starring Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Keerti Reddy. The film is notable for introducing Arjun Rampal and launching him as a popular actor in Bollywood. The film's script is loosely based and modeled along the Hollywood movie ''There's Something about Mary''. Synopsis Yash Sabharwal ( Sunil Shetty) is an enterprising billionaire who excels in business strategy. He is smitten by the brilliant and lovely Isha Nair (Keerti Reddy). She is a smart medical student and her idealism leads her to Scotland for advance research. Yash sends her away by giving her a scholarship. Before she leaves, Yash hires Gaurav Saxena (Arjun Rampal) to go to Scotland with her and, using his magic, make Isha fall in love with Yash. In Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influence of the Indian film industry. Akhtar, after establishing a production company named Excel Entertainment along with Ritesh Sidhwani in 1999, made his directorial debut with ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and received widespread critical acclaim for portraying modern Indian youth in the film, which won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Film (Critics). Following this, he directed the cult war film '' Lakshya'' (2004) and made his Hollywood debut through the soundtrack of '' Bride and Prejudice'' (2004), for which he and sister Zoya Akhtar served as lyricists. Next came the commercially successful ''Don'' (2006), his third directorial venture, post which he directed a short film titled ''Positive'' (2007) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saawariya
''Saawariya'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romance film produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story ''White Nights''. The film marked the debut of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor. Rani Mukherji and Salman Khan also starred in supporting roles. It was the last film appearance of both Zohra Sehgal and Begum Para before their deaths. Co-produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, it is the first Bollywood film to receive a North American release by a Hollywood studioChhabra, Aseem, "From Bollywood to Chinatown: Warner Bros. teams with India for 'Chandni Chowk' martial-arts musical" '' |
Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards. The son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, and the grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor, Kapoor pursued filmmaking and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively. He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film ''Black'' (2005) and made his acting debut with Bhansali's tragic romance ''Saawariya'' (2007), a critical and commercial failure. Kapoor rose to prominence with the coming-of-age film ''Wake Up Sid'', the romantic comedy ''Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'' (both 2009), and the political drama ''Raajneeti'' (2010). Kapoor's performances as a troubled musician in ''Rockstar'' (2011) and a cheerful deaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rang De Basanti
''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, R. Madhavan, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor and British actress Alice Patten. It follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them to fight against the corruption of their own government. Shot primarily in New Delhi, The film was released globally on 20 January 2006. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India, becoming the country's highest-grossing film in its opening weekend and holding the highest opening-day collections for a Hindi film. It received critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film, and being nominated for Best For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Narayan
Siddharth Suryanarayan (born 17 April 1979), known mononymously as Siddharth, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films. Apart from acting, he has also been involved in films as a screenwriter, producer and playback singer. He has also been featured in many advertisements. After completing his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and assisted Mani Ratnam, before going on to make an acting debut in S. Shankar's coming-of-age Tamil film ''Boys'' (2003). The success of the film provided an opportunity to feature in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), before he branched off to receive critical and commercial acclaim in Telugu and Hindi cinema through ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005), ''Rang De Basanti'' and ''Bommarillu'' (2006). In the late 2000s, he established himself as a bankable lead actor in Telugu films and subsequently chose to become more selective with his projects, whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (A Thousand Wishes Like This) is an Indian political drama film made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003 but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three young people in the 1970s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes. The title is taken from a poem by Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib. It went to 12 film festivals in 6 months including Turkey, Estonia, River to River (Florence), Berlin, Edinburgh, Washington, Goa, Bite The Mango (Bradford), Commonwealth (Manchester), India (Los Angeles), Dallas, and Pacific Rim (California). Plot The film opens at Hindu College, Delhi with the story of three students, Siddharth Tyabji (Kay Kay Menon), Geeta Rao (Chitrangada Singh) and Vikram Malhotra (Shiney Ahuja). Siddharth is a driven revolutionary who dreams of bringing a revolution in the state of Bihar that will end the caste-based discrimination there, bring social justice, and improve so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiney Ahuja
Shiney Ahuja (born 15 May 1973) is an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' in 2006 and then followed with several hit films like ''Gangster'', ''Woh Lamhe'', ''Life in a Metro'', ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'', and ''Welcome Back''. Early life Ahuja was born on 15 May 1973 into a Punjabi family in New Delhi. Ahuja's father was in the Indian Army. He studied at St. Xavier's School, Ranchi, and Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, and attended Hansraj College, Delhi University. Later, he joined the theatre group "TAG" where he met Barry John. Shortly thereafter, he joined John's acting school in Delhi. Career After completing college, Shiney secured his first commercial ad for Pepsi. This instantly brought him into consideration by the top ad agencies. Flooded with offers, Ahuja worked in over 40 ad films in that year, including Cadburys and Citibank. He also featured in the music video 'Pyar ho Gaya' for the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishq Vishk
''Ishq Vishk'' ( ''Love Shmove'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film starring Shahid Kapoor in his debut film performance, Amrita Rao, Shenaz Treasurywala, Yash Tonk, Satish Shah and Vishal Malhotra. It is about Rajiv (Kapoor) and Payal (Rao) who are friends since childhood. While Payal is in love with Rajiv, it takes him a bit longer to return her feelings. The film became a success and launched both Kapoor's career and Rao's career. Internationally the film was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. Plot Rajiv wants to be one of the popular kids of his college. However, due to the lack of a girlfriend, Danny and Javed mock him and his best friend Mambo. Javed and Danny plan a trip to Alibagh and invite Rajiv and Mambo to come along with girls. Rajiv decides to ask Payal, his reserved childhood friend, to become his girlfriend and tells her that he's in love with her. He does that only for the trip as he doesn't believe in love and serious relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards. The son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem, Kapoor trained as a dancer at Shiamak Davar's academy. He appeared as a background dancer in a few films of the 1990s, and was later featured in music videos and television commercials. He made his film debut in 2003 with a leading role in the romantic comedy ''Ishq Vishk'', a sleeper hit for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He followed it with roles in several commercial failures before starring in Sooraj Barjatya's top-grossing family drama ''Vivah'' (2006). Kapoor earned nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying a troubled businessman in Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'' (2007) and twin brothers in Visha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company (2002 Film)
''Company'' is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language gangster film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Mohanlal ,Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, Manisha Koirala, Antara Mali and Seema Biswas. It is the second film in the Indian Gangster trilogy, and a sequel to '' Satya'' (1998). ''Company'' follows Chandu, a henchman of a gangster named Malik, with whom he forms a rapport that eventually falls apart after tension arises between them. Varma conceived the idea of the film after meeting a man named Haneef, who had been in prison for five years after the 1993 Bombay bombings and was a close aid of the mobster and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in his D-Company. Haneef told Varma about the fallout between Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan. Varma also had much information which he used in the film, especially about police procedures he could not use in ''Satya'' since it was too much for one film. The film was made in several locations of Mumbai, Mombasa, Nairobi, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
