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Sucheta Dalal
Sucheta Dalal (born 1962) is an Indian business journalist and author. She has been a journalist for over two decades and was awarded a Padma Shri for journalism in 2006. She was the Financial Editor for the ''Times of India'' until 1998 when she joined the Indian Express group as a Consulting Editor, leaving in 2008. She is known for exposing the 1992 stock market scam propagated by Harshad Mehta. In 2006, she began to write for ''Moneylife'', a fortnightly magazine on investment started by her husband Debashis Basu. She is now the Managing Editor of ''Moneylife''. In 2010, responding to poor financial literacy in India, she and her husband founded ''Moneylife Foundation'', a not-for-profit organisation based in Mumbai. She is a member of the Investor Education & Protection Fund of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. In 1992, she was honoured with the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons. Education and career Born in a Jat family, Sucheta did her school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the Government of India every year on Republic Day (India), India's Republic Day. History Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, Private industry, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and Public affairs (broadcasting), public affairs. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay University
The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, 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 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 privileges to the university. The first degrees awarded in 1862 were Bachelor of Arts and Licentiate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Bull
''The Big Bull'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language financial thriller film directed and written by Kookie Gulati, based on stockbroker Harshad Mehta who was involved in financial crimes over a period of 10 years during 1980–1990. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Ileana D'Cruz and Nikita Dutta. It entered production in September 2019, and was digitally released on 8 April 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar. The film was a flop with IMDb rating 5.7, it was criticized for being a remaking of Pratik Gandhi's Scam 1992. Plot 'The Big Bull’ follows the life and times of Hemant Shah, a smalltime stockbroker, who manipulates the loopholes in the country's archaic banking system to create a massive bull run on the stock exchange. But at a time when the Indian economy was taking its big leap towards liberalisation,a girl named meera rao stopped his leap and got him arrested even though he used the ace of hearts, the prime minister of India. He was still found guilty. Cast * Abhishek Bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1987) is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2006 with Telugu-language film '' Devadasu'', which was a commercial success. She has received several awards including a Filmfare Award South and a Filmfare Award. D'Cruz established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with successful films including ''Pokiri'' (2006), '' Rakhi'' (2006), '' Munna'' (2007), ''Jalsa'' (2008), ''Kick'' (2009) and ''Julayi'' (2012). She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Kedi'' (2006) and starred in Shankar's ''Nanban'' (2012), a commercial success. D'Cruz expanded to Hindi cinema in 2012 with Anurag Basu's comedy-drama ''Barfi!'', for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She has since played the leading lady in ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Rustom'' (2016), and ''Raid'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony LIV
SonyLIV is an Indian over-the-top freemium streaming platform owned by Culver Max Entertainment. SonyLIV was introduced in 2013 as the first OTT service in India. As a streaming service, it is carrying content from its local networks, including films, television series, live sports matches and original programming, and also featuring content licensed from third-parties in India such as Lionsgate and ITV among others. Since 2020, SonyLIV has taken more of an active role as producer and distributor for both films and television series, and to that end, offers a variety of original programming content through its online library. History SonyLIV was launched on 23 January 2013, by Culver Max Entertainment. SonyLIV has access to 18 years of content from channels that are part of Culver Max Entertainment and more than 700 movies, which means a total of 40,000+ hours of television show coverage in Hindi and English. Since its launch, SonyLIV has streamed live sports events. Anime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Dhanwanthary
Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress. She got her big break in 2019 as she played Zoya in the Amazon Prime Video web series ''The Family Man (Indian TV series), The Family Man'' and later gained widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series ''Scam 1992'' (2020). Early life Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu language, Telugu-speaking mother. She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old. Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, Dhanwanthary graduated from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Career Dhanwanthary participated in Femina (India), Femina Miss India South, Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student. She placed 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Femina Miss India, Miss India 2008 as a finalist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scam (book)
A scam or confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. Scam or Scams may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Scam'' (film), a 1993 American TV movie * ''The Scam'' (film), a 2009 South Korean film * ''The Scam Artist'', a 2004 American film Music * ''Scam'' (album), a 2000 album by the Screaming Jets * "Scam" (song), a 1994 song by Jamiroquai Television * "The Scam", a 1986 episode of the TV sitcom ''Gimme a Break!'' * "Scam 1992", a 2020 Indian series * ''Scams'' (TV series), a 2019 Japanese series Science and technology * SCAM – Parallel SCSI Configured Automatically * Superconducting camera * Scientific Certainty Argumentation Method Other uses * SCAM Spa, an Italian truck manufacturer * Soluble cell adhesion molecules (sCAM) * ''SCAM'' (zine), a punk rock culture publication See also * * Fraud * Hoax A hoax is a widely publicized falsehood so fashioned as to invite reflexive, unthinking ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansal Mehta
Hansal Mehta (born 29 April 1968) is an Indian filmmaker. He started his career with television show ''Khana Khazana'' (1993–2000) and later moved on to directing films like ''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' (2000), ''Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'' (2002) and ''Woodstock Villa'' (2008). He received critical acclaim with ''Shahid'' (2013), for which he also won the National Film Award for Best Direction. He then went on to direct ''City Lights'' (2014), ''Aligarh'' (2016), ''Simran'' (2017), '' Omerta'' (2018) and ''Scam 1992'' (2020). Early life Mehta was born on 29 April 1968 in a middle-class Gujarati family from Mumbai. He grew up learning classical music and studied computer engineering. He worked in Fiji before returning to India to start his career in films. Career Mehta started his career in 1993, by directing with TV cookery show ''Khana Khazana'', thus launching the television career of celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor on Zee TV. Alongside, Mehta also directed several television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scam 1992
''Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story'' is an Indian Hindi-language biographical financial thriller streaming television series on SonyLIV directed by Hansal Mehta, with Jai Mehta serving as the co-director. Based on the 1992 Indian stock market scam committed by many stockbrokers including Harshad Mehta, the series is adapted from journalist Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu's 1992 book ''The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away''. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Sumit Purohit, Saurabh Dey, Vaibhav Vishal and Karan Vyas. It stars Pratik Gandhi as the protagonist Harshad Mehta, with Shreya Dhanwanthary appearing in a parallel lead role, as Sucheta Dalal. The series also features Satish Kaushik, Anant Mahadevan, Rajat Kapoor, K K Raina, Lalit Parimoo, Hemant Kher and Nikhil Dwivedi in pivotal roles. The series focuses on Harshad Mehta's life story, his meteoric rise and the subsequent downfall. Originally produced by Sameer Nair of Applause Entertainment, Hansal M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femina (India)
''Femina'' is an Indian magazine owned by Worldwide Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Times Group. ''Femina'', the oldest women's English magazine in the country, has been published for almost six decades. It has evolved to cover a broad spectrum of topics, including relationships, career, fashion, beauty, and women achievers who have left a mark in their chosen field. The bimonthly magazine branched out into regionals with Femina Hindi, Femina Bangla and Femina Tamil. Apart from this, it publishes ''Femina Salon & Spa'', which is distributed directly to Indian beauty businesses monthly, and verticals such as ''Femina Brides'', ''Femina Parenting'', and ''Femina Cookbook'' at varying periodicity. Some of its Marque properties are Femina Beauty Awards, Femina Women Awards, Femina Stylista, Femina Showcase. History and profile ''Femina'' was founded in 1959. The magazine was first published in July 1959. It has organized and sponsored the Femina Miss India beauty pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prayas (Energy Group)
Prayas (Energy Group) is an Indian research and analysis organisation working in the area of energy policy. It is part of a non-governmental charitable trust called Prayas (long name is ''Initiatives in Health, Energy and Parenthood'') located in Pune, India. The aim of Prayas is to make energy a tool for sustainable and equitable development for all citizens, by analysis, discourse building, policy and regulatory engagements and collaboration with other civil society organisations. History Prayas was founded in 1994 by three professionals - two doctors and an engineer – with the aim of using professional skills to promote public interest, including that of disadvantaged sections of the society and of the environment. Prayas has four groups working on different sectors - health, energy, resources & livelihoods, and learning & parenthood. Girish Sant, an energy systems engineer, was the founder coordinator of Prayas. After he died in 2012, Shantanu Dixit became the group coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girish Sant
Girish Sant was a noted energy analyst held in high esteem as an energy policy commentator from India. He co-founded the non-governmental organisation Prayas in Pune, India. His analytical inputs helped shape India's energy policy over the decades of the 1990s and 2000s. He was considered an effective team builder and mentored several energy researchers and activists. Formative years Girish spent his childhood in Thane, and joined IIT Mumbai in 1982 for BTech in Chemical engineering. After completing BTech in 1986, he also completed Masters in Energy Systems in 1988 from IIT. Girish's years in IIT Mumbai brought out his leadership, team building and mountaineering skills. He was an accomplished mountaineer and rock climber, and made important rock climbing ascents with fellow mountaineers including the first ever climb of the Konkan Kada. He was an active member of the IIT Mountaineering Club and also the Institute Mountaineering Secretary during 1985–86. During his stay at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
