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Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa (born 4 January 1991) is an Indian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India United Continents 2015 and represented India at the Miss United Continents pageant in 2015 held in Ecuador where she became 3rd runner up. She has won several sub-contest awards, including I AM Popular, Miss Vivacious, Miss Rampwalk, and Best National Costume designed by Melvyn Noronha. Early life Mishraa was born on 4 January 1991 in Odisha to Colonel Kishor Kumar Mishra and now-senior police official Sabita Rani Panda. Her family is Odia She grew up in Sambalpur and attended St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School, then graduated with honors from Shyama Prasad Mukherji College at Delhi University with a bachelor's degree in applied psychology. She originally wanted to be a criminal psychologist. She later attended Barry John Acting School. Career Pageantry In 2010, she won the Asian Supermodel India pageant and was named Miss F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, " Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia, which is one of the Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (which was again won back from them by King Kharavela) in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government when Orissa Province wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Diva 2013
Miss Diva was introduced by '' Femina'' to select a candidate to represent the country at Miss Universe (in contrast to Femina Miss India, also owned by '' Femina'', which selects a candidate as a delegate for Miss World). The first edition of Miss Diva was held at Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai on September 5, 2013. 14 contestants vied for the crown. Manasi Moghe was crowned the winner, Gurleen Grewal 1st Runner Up and Srishti Rana 2nd Runner Up. As the winner of Miss Diva 2013, Manasi Moghe represented India at Miss Universe 2013 held in Russia where she made it to the Top 10. Gurleen Grewal represented India at Miss International 2013 held in Japan where she did not place. Srishti Rana represented India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 held in South Korea where she was crowned the winner. Final results Color keys *Won Top 7 semifinalist spot by winning Miss Digital Title. Special Awards Judges *Zeenat Aman - Miss Asia Pacific 1970 and Bollywood actress *Jacqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanuj Virwani
Tanuj Virwani is an Indian actor and model active in the Bollywood industry. He is best known for his role of Vayu Raghavan in the 2017 Amazon Original television series ''Inside Edge''. He has also played integral roles in Alt Balaji's ''Code M'' opposite Jennifer Winget and ZEE5's most successful show ''Poison''. He has earlier started opposite Sunny Leone in the racy thriller ''One Night Stand''. Along with being an actor he has shown a keen interest towards direction and writing and has made several socially relevant short films. He was recently seen in second season of popular web series Illegal of Voot Select. Career He is the son of actress Rati Agnihotri. He started his Bollywood career with ''Luv U Soniyo'', a Hindi movie in 2013, directed by Joe Rajan. He next appeared in 2014 film ''Purani Jeans'' directed by Tanushri Chatterji Bassu opposite Izabelle Leite and Aditya Seal. He next appeared in Jasmine Moses D'souza's ''One Night Stand'' opposite Sunny Leone, rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan (born 6 August 1987) is an Indian people, Indian singer, host and actor. He is the son of singer Udit Narayan. He is known for hosting Indian Idol and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9. Personal life Narayan was born to singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan. In November 2020, he announced his marriage with Shweta Agarwal to be held in December the same year. They married on 1 December 2020, in a close-knit ceremony in Mumbai attended by a small number of people. They had a child, a girl, in March 2022. Career Narayan's first playback song was for the Nepalese film ''Mohini'' in 1992 and then a Hindi film ''Rangeela (1995 film), Rangeela'' with Asha Bhosle. Later in 1995 he performed a song for ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' along with his father, Udit Narayan. His acting career as a child began when Narayan was spotted by producer and director Subhash Ghai at the 1995 Filmfare Award function, as the final performer for the "Little Wonders" troupe. Gh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meezaan Jafri
Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and the grandson of yesteryear actor Jagdeep, He is best known for role in Bollywood film ''Malaal'', which earned him critical praise for his performance. Early life Jafri was born on 9 March 1995 to actor Jaaved Jaaferi and his wife Habiba Jaafery. He is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep. He studied business at the Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Career As assistant director Meezaan assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in ''Padmavat''. He was also an assistant director on ''Bajirao Mastani'' and ''Gangubai Kathiawadi''. As actor In 2019, Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Malaal'', for which he won the Best Debutant Performer recognition at the Times Men of the Year awards 2020. He was next seen p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaal (film)
''Malaal'' () is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mangesh Hadawale in his Hindi directorial debut and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Krishan Kumar. A remake of the 2004 Tamil-Telugu bilingual film ''7G Rainbow Colony'' by writer-director Selvaraghavan, it follows a contemporary love story between Astha Tripathi and Shiva More, played by debutants Sharmin Segal and Meezaan Jafri, who are from contrasting backgrounds and live in a Mumbai chawl. The film was theatrically released in India on 5 July 2019. Plot Shiva More is an unemployed Marathi youth who is unable to get a job and is a final year B.A. student living in a chawl in Mumbai. During a local cricket match, Sawant, the Marathi fanatic politician in town, notices Shiva and recruits him into his party, so he and his friends are given the task of prohibiting migration from North India in order to protect Maharashtrian interests. Some days later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhay Deol
Abhay Singh Deol (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who is known for his work in Hindi films alongside one Kannada and one Tamil film. Born in the Deol family, he made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha''. After the modest success of his debut, Deol was praised for his performances in films such as ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' (2007) and ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with the starring role as Dev in Anurag Kashyap's black comedy '' Dev.D'', a modern-day adaptation of ''Devdas''. Following the success of the film, Deol gained wider recognition. After mainly appearing in independent films early in his career, he starred in Zoya Akhtar's ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'', a road trip film that went to become one of the highest-grossing films in Bollywood. His performance was well-received and earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Deol has since ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (2018 Film)
''Zero'' is a 2018 Indian romantic comedy drama film written by Himanshu Sharma, directed by Aanand L. Rai and produced by Colour Yellow Productions in collaboration with Red Chillies Entertainment. Starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Abhay Deol, R. Madhavan and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. This was the fourth collaboration between Khan and Sharma after Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), and Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017). The film revolves around Bauua Singh, a short man from Meerut who after having difficulty finding a marriage partner, finds a companion in Aafia Bhinder, a NSAR (a fictional space research facility) scientist with cerebral palsy. However, film superstar Babita also gets close with him, testing his first relationship, before this love triangle takes them to far-off cities, thrusting Bauua into an adventure to discover both his true love and completeness in a life lived to the fullest. The project was conceived by Rai in 2012, before ... [...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] |
Prateik Babbar
Prateik Babbar (born 28 November 1986) is an Indian actor and martial artist who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The son of actress Smita Patil and actor Raj Babbar, he began his career as a production assistant before pursuing an acting career. Prior to his screen debut, Babbar appeared in television advertisements for a variety of products, including Nestle KitKat, on the recommendation of the filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar. Since his debut in Bollywood, Babbar has received accolades such as a Filmfare Award and a Stardust Award. Babbar made his screen debut with the 2008 coming of age drama '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. He made his debut in Tamil language through Darbar. He garnered nominations at various award ceremonies including the Filmfares, Screen Awards, and the Stardust Awards for best debut, winning the last of the three. Babbar played a variety of roles in 2011, appearing in commercially viable projects such as the crime thriller '' Dum Maaro Dum'' and the politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanishq
Tanishq is an Indian jewellery brand and a division of Titan Company. Founded in 1994, Tanishq is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. History By the end of the 1980s, the Titan company launched Tanishq. In the early 1990s, India's exchange issue was fixed, and the Titan Company chose to focus the brand on the Indian market. The first production plant launched in August 1992, and Tanishq's first store opened in 1996. Tanishq was the first jewellery retail brand in India. The first years of Tanishq recorded consistent losses. In 2000, Managing Director Xerxes Desai chose Bhaskar Bhat to succeed him. Starting in 2000, its net worth started to grow, and by 2003, Tanishq was among the top 5 retailers in India, and made up 40% of the Titan Company's revenue. In the early 2000s, Tanishq opened stores internationally, in the Middle East and in the United States (Chicago and New Jersey), but closed them before the end of the decade. Tanishq made the beauty pageant cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAC Cosmetics
MAC Cosmetics, stylized as M·A·C, is a Canadian cosmetics manufacturer founded in Toronto, Canada in 1984 by Frank Toskan and Frank Angelo. The company is headquartered in New York City after becoming a subsidiary of Estée Lauder Companies in 1998. MAC is an acronym for ''Make-Up Art Cosmetics''. History The company's products were intended for makeup professionals, but are sold directly to consumers worldwide. Frank Toskan stated that he "first manufactured makeup for models, but then the models wanted this makeup for their sisters, friends, and so on... ". In the 1990s, the brand had more than one hundred stores worldwide, earning 200 million francs. The development of the brand internationally, the opening of new points of sale, and the adaptation of product lines tailored to each continent, left little time for the founders to create new products. In 1994, the Estée Lauder Companies took control of 51% of shares of MAC Cosmetics and began managing the business end whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
