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Straight (2009 Film)
''Straight'' is a 2009 Indian film starring Vinay Pathak and Gul Panag in the lead roles. It is directed by Parvati Balagopalan, and produced by Idream Productions. The film is also shot in a restaurant in Leicester square, London and some parts are shot in Wembley. This movie marks the debut of a new actor named Anuj who plays a part in the love triangle. It also features Snigdha Pandey, Siddharth Makkar, Rasik Dave, Ketki Dave and Damandeep Singh in supporting roles. Plot In the midst of central London, a successful Indian restaurant called 'Gaylord' is run by a Londoner of Indian origin called Pinu Patel (Vinay Pathak) . A simple soul at heart, Pinu has many complexes - a special one being that even at the age of 40, he is a virgin and has never experienced intimacy with any woman. He agrees to come to India to have an arranged marriage with Payal ( Snigdha Pandey), but is crest fallen when his fiancée elopes on the wedding day, leaving a note behind ridiculing Pinu an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinay Pathak
Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including ''Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and ''My Name is Khan.'' Early life Pathak was born in Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.Mr. Pathak spends childhood early day in Dhanbad as his father was posted in police department. He attended the boarding school Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi until 1982. After graduating from Allahabad University he moved to United States for higher studies. Perhaps chief among his mentors in his BFA program Stony Brook University was Farley Richmond, who also urged him to return to India and Hindi theater and film in 1995. Career While studying at State University of New York at Stony Brook Pathak had many acting roles, notably in the comedies ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' and '' Bheja Fry''. In 1999, he played the role of Vinny in the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwani Chopra
Ashwani is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ashwani Kumar (born 1952), Indian politician * Ashwani Kumar (police officer) (born 1950), Indian politician *Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Indian politician *Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&K politician), Indian politician *Ashwani Lohani, Indian businessman *Ashwani Mahajan Dr Ashwani Mahajan is the National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an Indian political and cultural organisation. SJM is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. Biography Mahajan worked as an author and columnist. He is ..., Indian economist * Ashwani Sekhri, Indian politician {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subrata Sinha
Subrata (Hindi/ Sanskrit: सुव्रत, Odia: ସୁବ୍ରତ Bengali: সুব্রত), also Subroto (Read and written as by Bengalis and Javanese) or Subrata/Subrat/Shubrat/Subroto/Suvrat (Read and Written as by Odias), is a common name in India, especially among Oriya and Bengali people and in Indonesia especially among Javanese and Sundanese people. The name is also somewhat common in Indonesia because many people there have Sanskrit derived names there as well (in Java, ''Subroto'' is more common due to Javanese spelling structure of changing 'a' into an 'o'. It means "devoted to what is right"). Subroto (Suvrat) is the name of the 20th Jain teerthankara Munisuvrata Nath who was born in Nalanda district. Subrata is also one among the thousands names of the god Vishnu listed in the Vishnu Sahasranama. People bearing the name include : *Subrata of Magadha, King c. 1210 – 1150 BC *Subrata Roy, Chairman and Managing Worker, Sahara India Group, India *Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Robison
Lachlan may refer to: People * Lachlan (name), masculine name. Places * Several places in New South Wales, Australia, named for Lachlan Macquarie. For a more complete list, see Places named after Macquarie ** Electoral district of Lachlan, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan River, a river in central New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Shire, a local government area in the central west of New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Valley Railway, a rail preservation society based at Cowra, New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Valley Way, a state highway in New South Wales, Australia ** Upper Lachlan Shire, a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia * Lachlan, Tasmania, a locality * Lachlan Fold Belt * Lachlan Island Other * Clan Maclachlan, a Scottish clan which is som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Clifton-Smith
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", " Rich", "Rick", " Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Hinds
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) *Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American inven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achala Sachdev
Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry. She was from Peshawar and started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in '' Waqt'' (1965) and Kajol's grandmother in ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Early life Achala Sachdev was born on 3 May 1920 in Peshawar. Career Achala worked for All India Radio, Lahore before the partition of India, and then at Delhi All India Radio. Achala made her film debut with ''Fashionable Wife'' (1938), and acted in over 130 Hindi films. She has acted in many Yash Raj Films, starting with Yash Chopra's first production '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973) and films such as '' Chandni'' (1989) and ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Her other noted films were ''Prem Pujari'', ''Mera Naam Joker'', ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' and ''Andaz'', apart fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aroosa Hassan
Aroosa ( ur, , lit=Bride) is a 1994 Pakistani television series that aired on PTV written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Aroosa'' which was written by Zubaida Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali. It was the debut serial of Adnan Siddiqui and Mishi Khan. Synopsis The ( Shakeel) father is a barrister and shares a close bond with his younger (Neelofar) and ( Ishrat) older sisters but neglects his wife. His second marriage with a refined, educated woman creates complications as his sisters find her hard to tolerate. The father divorces (Ghazala) Anjum when Uroosa is just a baby. Cast * Ghazala Kaifee as Anjum (Uroosa's mother) * Shakeel as Tofique (Uroosa's father) * Mishi Khan as Uroosa (Anjum and Tofique's daughter) * Adnan Siddiqui as Shehryar (Uroosa's husband) * Neelofar Abbasi as Choti Aapa (Tofique's younger sister) * Ishrat Hashmi as Naeema (Tofique's older sister) * Rizwan Wasti as Rafi * Sultana Zafar as Atiya (Uroosa's aunt) * Mazhar Ali as Aftab * Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tushar Desai
Tushar may refer to: Given name *Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary (born 1965), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * Tushar Gandhi (born 1960), great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi * Tushar Imran (born 1983), cricketer from Bangladesh * Tushar Kanti Ghosh, porn author and journalist * Tushar Khandker, hockey player from Jhansi, India * Tushar Makwana (1967–2004), British radio personality *Tushar Ranganath Tushar Ranganath (31 March 1974 – 20 December 2011), also known as Ranganth or Ranganna, was a Sandalwood movie director. Born and raised in Bangalore, India, Ranganath made his directorial debut with ''Gulama''. He died due to cardiac arres ... (1974–2011), movie director * Tushar Gaikwad (born 1996), Design Engineer Surname * Steve Tushar, American Latin Grammy nominated record producer/remixer and musician Other uses * Tushar Mountains, the third highest mountain range in Utah {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Garcha , a sub-district in Bangladesh
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May refer to * * * See also * Sandeepa Dhar, Indian actress * Sandwip, an island in Sandwip Upazila * Sandwip Upazila Sandwip ( bn, সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip and Urir Char. History Sandwip Thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakesh Mehra
Rakesh (Devnagari: राकेश) is a masculine given name of Indian origin. It is derived from the Sanskrit language. Notable people with the given name *Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi, Indian politician *Mohan Rakesh, literary movement activist *Rakesh Asthana, Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation, Police Commissioner of Delhi *Rakesh Bapat, Indian actor *Rakesh Bedi, Indian actor *Rakesh Gangwal, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group *Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian investor and trader *Rakesh Khurana, professor at Harvard Business School *Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi), Indian professional kabaddi player *Rakesh Madhavan, Malaysian cricketer *Rakesh Maria, Indian Police Service officer *Rakesh Masih, Indian international football player *Rakesh Patel, Indian cricketer * Rakesh Pandey, Indian writer and author *Rakesh Roshan, Indian producer, director and actor *Rakesh Satyal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuri Mehta
Madhuri Mehta (born 1 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer. She made her Women's One Day International and Women's Twenty20 International against West Indies women's cricket team in 2012. She was the first cricketer from Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ... to play for the women's national team. References External links * 1991 births Living people People from Balangir Cricketers from Odisha Sportswomen from Odisha Odisha women cricketers Indian women cricketers India women One Day International cricketers India women Twenty20 International cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1991-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
