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Swabhimaan
''Swaabhimaan'' is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath. Plot Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her vivacious spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position - that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron Keshav Malhotra (Naasir Abdulah) dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy: inheritance Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, Title (property), titles, debts, entitlements, Privilege (law), privileges, rights, and Law of obligations, obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ ... wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional turmoil that threatens to destroy her. This serial was aired from 1995 to 1997. This was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swabhimaan
''Swaabhimaan'' is an Indian soap opera directed by Mahesh Bhatt and Debaloy Dey and was scripted by Shobha De and Vinod Ranganath. Plot Swaabhimaan divulges the story of an attractive woman - Svetlana - who finds herself in a battle where there are no real winners. Insecurity, suspicion and fear threaten to erode her vivacious spirit as she struggles to come to terms with her position - that of a pampered mistress whose tycoon patron Keshav Malhotra (Naasir Abdulah) dies leaving her to cope with the ugly aftermath of the tragedy: inheritance Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, Title (property), titles, debts, entitlements, Privilege (law), privileges, rights, and Law of obligations, obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ ... wars, succession rights, property entanglements, petty quarrels and above all, emotional turmoil that threatens to destroy her. This serial was aired from 1995 to 1997. This was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitu Gidwani
Kaushalya "Kitu" Gidwani is an Indian actress and model. She has starred in several movies and serials on Indian television. Kitu played the role of Svetlana in ''Swabhimaan'' which brought recognition for her. Then she signed ''Shaktimaan'' and played the role of "Geeta Vishwas", a news channel reporter who stand for the truth. She left the show after a few episodes and later became popular after a TV series, ''Air Hostess'' aired on Doordarshan in 1986, and received critical acclaim for her roles in '' Dance of the Wind'' (1997), Deepa Mehta's ''Earth'' (1998), Govind Nihalani's '' Rukhmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991), Kamal Haasan's '' Abhay'' and ''Deham'' (2001). Early and personal life Gidwani was born in Mumbai. Her Sindhi parents migrated from Pakistan after the partition. They lived in a refugee camp in Worli. She has a brother. She studied in Fort Convent School, Mumbai. Her post graduation days saw her interest in French and she started acting in French plays. Soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabha Sinha
Prabha Sinha is an Indian film and television actress. She entered the television scene around the time there was a boom of soap operas. She gained popularity with her performance in Mahesh Bhatt's ''Swabhimaan'' (1995), written by Shobha De. Biography Granddaughter of Rai Bahadur Mukteshwar Prasad, she excelled in academics with first class first honors in Sociology. Coming from a family of mostly doctors and lawyers, she entered the television scene accidentally after she had 2 daughters (both Software Engineers in US now). She also likes doing social work. TV career Best known for her portrayal of the character ''Sheela'' in the television serial ''Swabhimaan'', opposite Deepak Parashar, which was DD's second daily soap just after '' Shanti''. It was later telecasted on Star plus. She starred in ''Itihaas'', which was Balaji's first daily soap on DD. ''Itihaas'' was centered on the story of three sisters, one of which was played by her. This was followed by ''Parampara'' on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunika
Kunika Sadanand Lal is an Indian TV actor, advocate, producer and social activist. She is known for her various characters in many Indian films as a villain and in comic roles. Also a singer, she has released three pop albums titled ''Lakhon Mein Ek'' released in 1996, and ''Kunika'' which was released in 2002. She released her third album named ''Joombish (A Mystical Journey)'' on 2 May 2006. Personal life She, along with her business partner, created restaurants called "White - the Italian café", "Zingcafe", "Majestica – The royal banquet hall" and a spa called "Exhale", in Goregaon in suburban Mumbai. The partnership however ended in 2007. Kunika has conducted, organized and participated in over 100 stage shows in India and around the world. She is also running an event company called Karma Events and Entertainment. Kunickaa Sadanand Lal has been actively involved in social activities like AIDS awareness campaigns for last 20 years. She launched Tara Charitable Trust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shital Thakkar
Shital Thakkar is an Indian television and theatre artist. She has worked in some Hindi serials & few Gujarati plays. She has also done a bit of modelling. She has learned belly dancing. Career She made her acting debut in an afternoon soap opera ''Swabhimaan''. After that, she acted in many Hindi serials & portrayed mostly positive & supporting characters. She has also acted in Neeraj Vora's Gujarati play, ''Aflatoon''. She played role of Sonia in famous serial ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai''. Television References External links Shital Thakkaron IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Thakkar, Shital Living people Indian television actresses Indian stage actresses Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashutosh Rana
Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked in Indian television shows. He has also won two Filmfare Awards for '' Dushman'' and '' Sangharsh''. He won these awards in the category Filmfare Awards in a negative role. He is known for his portrayal of negative roles. Besides being an actor, he is also an author. Some of the books written by him are 'Maun Muskaan Ki Maar' and 'Ramrajya'. Early and personal life Rana was born on 10 November 1967. He is from Gadarwara, Saugor Madhya Pradesh. He also spent some time Kasindra city of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat state. He spent his childhood in Gadarwara, Narshingpur district of Madhya Pradesh where he finished his primary school.He had done his graduation form Dr, Hari Singh Gaur university Sagar Madhya Pradesh. He used to play the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Oberoi
Karan B Oberoi is an Indian singer, anchor and television actor. He is known for being a part of an Indipop boy band, A Band Of Boys, formed in 2001 and for playing the role of Raghav in ''Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin'' (2003–06). The band was formed along with Sudhanshu Pandey, Sherrin Varghese, Siddharth Haldipur and Chaitnya Bhosale. The band released a film, ''Kiss Kisko'' in 2004. Career Oberoi first started acting through the TV serial, ''Swabhimaan'' an afternoon soap opera aired in 1995, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, followed by '' Saaya'' in 1998. He also played the role of Rajive in '' Dishayen''. He is a member of A Band of Boys, which was formed in 2001, after auditions which had 1200 entries, judged by Hariharan, Lesle Lewis, Vinod Nair and Manu Kumaaran. The band made their debut with album ''Kabhi yeh kabhi woh'' featuring the number ''Meri neend''. The band did a movie titled ''Kiss Kisko'' in 2004. Oberoi appeared in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He was also in seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achint Kaur
Achint Kaur is an Indian television and Cinema actresses and is best known for playing the antagonists ''Mandira'' and ''Pallavi'' in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap operas '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', respectively, on Star Plus. She is also the voice behind ''Shenzi'' character played in the movie The Lion King (Hindi version). She was also seen playing a mother and a mother-in-law in the serial ''Jamai Raja''. Early life Achint Kaur was born and raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi Sikh family where she studied at Sophia Girls' School. Career She started her career with Zee TV's popular show ''Banegi Apni Baat'' in 1994, and worked in ''Swabhimaan'' in 1995 in which she played the role of 'Soha'. Besides working in some of the popular drama series, she has also played many roles in Bollywood movies, such as ''Om Jai Jagadish'', ''Corporate'', & ''Julie''. She has also won numerous awards for her strong character driven roles. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Roy
Rohit Bose Roy (born 5 April 1969) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his role in Hindi television serials such as ''Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' and ''Swabhimaan''. Besides working in television series, Roy has also acted in notable Bollywood movies such as ''Kaabil'', '' Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena'', ''Apartment'' and ''Plan'' among others. He starred in the movie ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'', in which he portrayed the character Fattu, one of the gang members. Roy has also directed a short film named ''Rice Plate'' – as a part of the anthology film ''Dus Kahaniyaan''. Roy launched his own fashion brand in the year 2020, ''Rohit Roy for Styched'', in association with ''Styched Life''. Early life and background Roy is a Bengali and he had spent his formative years in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He did his schooling from St. Xavier's School, Ahmedabad. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad. He is the younger son of businessman Brothindranath and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is ''Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 film '' Naam'' was his first piece of commercial cinema. In 1987, he turned producer with the film '' Kabzaa'' under the banner, "Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt. Bhatt went on to become one of the most recognized directors of the Indian film industry in the next decade, giving both art-house works such as ''Daddy'' (1989) and ''Swayam'' (1991), as well as commercial romantic hits like ''Awaargi'' (1990), ''Aashiqui'' (1990) and ''Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan. He next directed ''Sadak'' (1991) which was a hit and it remains his highest grossing either directe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandhya Mridul
Sandhya Mridul (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films and television. She is most known for her roles in films like '' Saathiya'' (2002) and ''Page 3'' (2005) and was first runner up on the reality dance show '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 2)'' (2007). Early life Sandhya, also called 'Sandy', was born in Mumbai to P. R. Mridul and his wife. Later, the family moved to New Delhi. At age ten, she left home to attend school at Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' Public School in Jaipur. She later attended Mater Dei Convent School in New Delhi. At age 14, her father, a lawyer and later a judge of the high court, died and she was brought up by her elder brother Siddharth Mridul who is a sitting judge of Delhi High Court. She has another elder brother named Pankaj. She attended Lady Sriram College, Delhi. She graduated in Mathematics, did her post graduation in marketing and went on to do a corporate job with KLM in Mumbai. Career Mridul first arrived back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Bali
Arun Bali (23 December 1942 – 7 October 2022) was an Indian actor who has worked in numerous films and television series. He played the part of King Porus in the 1991 period drama ''Chanakya (TV series), Chanakya'', Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera ''Swabhimaan'' and the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, in the controversial and critically acclaimed 2000 film ''Hey Ram''. In the 2000s, he became known for his "grandfatherly" roles like that of Harshvardhan Wadhwa in ''Kumkum (TV series), Kumkum'' and has even garnered popular awards for the same. In 2001, the prominent writer, actor and director Lekh Tandon counted Bali amongst his favorite actors. He died at his home in suburban Mumbai on 7 October 2022, at the age of 79 and was treated for Myasthenia gravis prior to his death. Filmography Films * ''Saugandh (1991 film), Saugandh'' (1991) * ''Yalgaar'' (1992) as Home Minister Uday Narayan. * ''Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' (1992) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
