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Sanjiv Jaiswal
Sanjiv Jaiswal is an Indian film director and producer who mainly works in Hindi films. Biography Sanjiv Jaiswal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to become a filmmaker since childhood. After completing his graduation, he came to Mumbai and established his own film production house. He produced his first film, '' Fareb'', in 2005. His second film '' Anwar'' (2007) was written and directed by Manish Jha. His debut as a writer and director was in 2012, with '' Shudra: The Rising'', which portrays slavery, untouchability and the caste system in Indian society. Jaiswal was awarded the Best Director's Award for ''Shudra: The Rising'' in Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival in 2013. The film was also nominated for the Boston International Film Festival (2013), In 2019, Jaiswal wrote and directed the Hindi feature film ''Pranaam ''Pranaam'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and written by Sanjiv Jaiswal, and produced by Anil Singh and Nitin Mishra. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Having a population of 2.8 million as per 2011 census, it is the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. Lucknow has always been a multicultural city that flourished as a North Indian cultural and artistic hub, and the seat of power of Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries. It continues to be an important centre of governance, administration, education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music and poetry. The city stands at an elevation of approximately above sea level. Lucknow city had an area of till December 2019, when 88 villages were added to the municipal limits and the area increased to . Bounded on the east by Barabanki, on the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajeev Khandelwal
Rajeev Khandelwal (born 16 October 1975) is an Indian film and television actor, singer and host. He started his career directing the television series '' Filmy Chakkar''. His break as an actor was as the lead in the television drama, ''Kahiin To Hoga'' (2003-2005). After this he acted in many television shows which include ''Time Bomb 9/11'' (2005), ''Sun Leyna'' (2006), '' Left Right Left'' (2007), ''Reporters'' (2015) to name a few. In 2008, he made his Bollywood debut with the film '' Aamir'' which proved to be a turning point in his career, after which he became part of many films like ''Shaitan'' (2011), ''Soundtrack'' (2011), '' Table No.21'' (2013), ''Samrat & Co'' (2015) and others. Khandelwal made his digital debut in 2018 with Alt Balaji's '' Haq Se''. In 2019, he appeared in another Alt Balaji web series ''Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala'' opposite Divyanka Tripathi. Apart from acting he has hosted many reality shows which are ''Deal Ya No Deal'', ''Sacch Ka Saamna,' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi-language Film Directors
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, central, East India, eastern, and Western India, western India. Hindi has been described as a standard language, standardised and Sanskrit#Influence on other languages, Sanskritised Register (sociolinguistics), register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Old Hindi, Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with Indian English, English. It is an languages with official status in India, official language in nine states and three union territory, union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 languages with official status in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambedkar - The Legend
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism. Ambedkar graduated from Elphinstone College, University of Bombay, and studied economics at Columbia University and the London School of Economics, receiving doctorates in 1927 and 1923 respectively and was among a handful of Indian students to have done so at either institution in the 1920s. He also trained in the law at Gray's Inn, London. In his early career, he was an economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marked by his political activities; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India's independence, publishing journals, advocating political rights and social freedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he is the recipient of three National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, for his contributions in art. Born in Belwa, a small village near the city Bettiah in West Champaran district Bihar, Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood. He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen, and applied for the National School of Drama, only to be rejected four times. He continued to do theatre while studying in college. Bajpayee made his feature film debut with a one-minute role in ''Drohkaal'' (1994), and a minor role of a dacoit in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994). After a few unnoticed roles, he played the gangster Bhiku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamita Shetty
Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979) is an Indian Bollywood actress, model and interior designer. She made her Hindi film debut in the musical romance film ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), which earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. She went on to do films including '' Bewafaa'' (2005) and ''Cash'' (2007). Following this, she participated in several reality television shows like ''Bigg Boss 3'' (2009) and ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' (2015). Later, she was a finalist on the stunt-based show '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' (2019) and the game reality series ''Bigg Boss OTT'' (2021) and ''Bigg Boss 15'' (2021–2022). Early life Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking bunt family, in Mumbai. Her late father Surendra and her mother Sunanda were manufacturers of tamper-proof water caps in the pharmaceutical industry. Shilpa Shetty is her elder sister. She did her schooling from St. Anthony's Girls' High School, Mumbai. After completing her degree in commerce from Sydenham Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty; Née Shetty; 8 June 1975) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi-language films. Shetty made her screen debut in the thriller ''Baazigar'' (1993) which garnered her nominations for two Filmfare Awards, after which she played a dual role in the action comedy ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994). Shetty's career saw a resurgence as a lead actress by the turn of the millennium with the romantic drama ''Dhadkan'' (2000), marking a turning point in her career. This was followed by roles in ''Indian'' (2001) and '' Rishtey'' (2002), which earned her praise and another Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Shetty received critical acclaim for playing a career woman suffering from AIDS in the social drama '' Phir Milenge'' (2004), which garnered a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She subsequently appeared in successful films such as the action thriller ''Dus'' (2005), the ensemble drama '' Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauheed Cyrusi
Nauheed Cyrusi is a British actress, Model (person), model, and VJ (media personality), VJ. Early life Cyrusi was born into an Indian Parsis, Parsi Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian family in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She graduated from Jai Hind College. Career Nauheed first appeared in an advertisement for Dhara Refined Oil, while she was in school. Subsequently, she went on to appear in advertisements for Head & Shoulders, Britannia Industries#Biscuits, Britannia Little Hearts Biscuits, and Ayurvedic Concepts (now Himalaya).Monika Baldwa,'My idols are Kajol and Madhuri' (June 05, 2003). She also appeared in several music videos, most notably for the song "Piya Basanti". She made her debut in 2003 with Padam Kumar's Hindi film, ''Supari (film), Supari'', starring Uday Chopra. Subsequently, Vikram Bhatt chose her for ''Inteha (Hindi film), Inteha'' opposite Ashmit Patel. She then appeared in youth-oriented tele-series ''Hip Hip Hurray (TV series), Hip Hip Hurray''. In 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Jungle'' (2000), in which he played a negative role. Although he has gained widespread recognition through his comic performances over the years and has been nominated for several awards such as Filmfare and Screen Awards. Some of his most notable work includes '' Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' (2003), ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum'' (2004), ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), '' Waqt: The Race Against Time'' (2005), ''Phir Hera Pheri'' (2006), ''Partner'' (2007), ''Bhoothnath'' (2008), ''Krazzy 4'' (2008), ''Krrish 3'' (2013), ''Judwaa 2'' (2017), ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' (2022) and in several movies of Priyadarshan such as ''Hungama'' (2003), ''Garam Masala'' (2005), ''Malamaal Weekly'' (2005), ''Chup Chup Ke'' (2006), ''Bhagam Bhag'' (2006), ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala (; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepalese actress who works in Cinema of India, Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films and has also worked in few Telugu language, Telugu, Bengali language, Bengali, Malayalam, Nepali language, Nepali and English language, English films. Known for her work in both commercial and independent cinema, she is the recipient of #Accolades, several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, the second highest honor of the country. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of Prakash Koirala and granddaughter of Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, former Prime Minister of Nepal. Koirala made her acting debut with the Nepali film ''Pheri Bhetaula'' (1989), and went on to feature in the Hindi drama ''Saudagar (1991 film), Saudagar'' (1991). Following a series of commercial failures, she established herself as a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Koirala
Siddharth Koirala ( ne, सिद्धार्थ कोइराला) is a Nepalese film actor, and the younger brother of Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, best known for playing the lead in Manish Jha's Indian film '' Anwar'' (2006). IndiaFM News Bureau, , 11 November 2006. Family Siddharth Koirala was born into the Nepalese political family of Koiralas in |
Sameksha
Sameksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada. Personal life Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh. Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore. Career Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film '' 143''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'', where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya. Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama '' Fateh'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema. Sameksha's role in '' Vaapsi'' (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
