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The Killer (2006 Film)
''The Killer'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language black comedy action thriller film directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry, and starring Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan Khan and Nisha Kothari in the lead roles. The story revolves around an Indian taxi driver in Dubai, who seats a hitman in his taxi unknowingly. He must face the consequences by doing everything The Killer tells him to do, may it be a ride or a murder. The film was released on 21 July 2006, and was a flop at the Box Office. It is adapted from Michael Mann's 2004 action thriller ''Collateral''. Plot The story follows one serial killer who uses the help of innocent taxi drivers to murder his targets. When The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India, has been made aware of a killer cab-driver in Malaysia who killed several people in a matter of hours and then crashed his taxi and killed himself. The same thing happened again, this time in Hong Kong, and several people were killed by another cab-driver, who also e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 1986. He is the uncle of Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi and Alia Bhatt. Personal life Bhatt is the son of Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999), a Hindi film director and producer. His father was a Gujarati Brahmin and mother a Gujarati Muslim. Nanabhai's brother, Balwant Bhatt (1909–1965) was also a Hindi film director. He is married to Nilima Bhatt. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh Bhatt, Vishesh; Vishesh Films was named after him. For 30 years Mukesh along with his brother Mahesh produced movies under the banner of Vishesh films. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh Bhatt took over Vishesh films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakir Hussain (actor)
Zakir Hussain is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is known for his negative and comic roles. His best-known performances include those of Rashid in Ramgopal Varma's 2005 film '' Sarkar'', Shardul in Sriram Raghavan's 2007 film ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and Prakash Rao in Rohit Shetty's ''Singham Returns'' . Early life and background Zakir Hussain was born and brought up in Jani Khurd, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It was during his studies in Delhi that he first got attracted to the world of theatre and cinema. He started out with "small time" theatre, and then joined the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts. He then joined the prestigious National School of Drama and graduated in 1993. Career Hussain did theatre for a few years and then came to Mumbai to work in television and films. He started out with serials like ''Firdaus'', ''Kitty Party'' and ''Gaatha'', and this earned him recognition. Sriram Raghavan's 2004 film '' Ek Hasina Thi'' was his first film as actor. Hussain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello, formerly known as ''Suzie Q'', is an Indian playback singer of Bollywood films and other regional films. She also has voiced jingles for television advertisements. Career Over the years, Suzanne has worked with several music directors including A.R. Rahman, Pritam, Sajid Wajid, Ilaiyaraaja, Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Salim–Sulaiman, Anu Malik, Bappi Lahiri and Vishal–Shekhar. She has sung up to 50 songs as a playback singer in Bollywood. In 2005, Suzanne sang her first playback song for music director Pritam – "Khalish" from the film ' Chocolate'. The song that first got her recognised was "Mahiya" from the film ' Awaarapan', for which she received her First nomination at the Stardust Awards in 2008. This was followed by a string of superhits like " Jee Karda" from ' Singh Is Kinng', "Pyaar Karke" from 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', "Signaal" from 'Bhagam Bhag', "Meow" from 'Golmaal Returns'. Her super hit "Aye Bachchu" from the Blockbuster ' Ghajini' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Series (company)
Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, doing business as T-Series, is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983. It is primarily known for Bollywood music soundtracks and Indi-pop music. As of 2014, T-Series is India's largest music record label, with up to a 35% share of the Indian music market, followed by Sony Music India and Zee Music. T-Series also owns and operates the most-viewed and the most-subscribed YouTube channel, with over 225 million subscribers and 201billion total views While best known as a music label, T-Series has also had some moderate success as a film production company. Kumar, initially a fruit juice seller in Delhi, founded T-Series to sell pirated Bollywood songs before the company eventually began producing new music. Their breakthrough came with the soundtrack for the 1988 Bollywood blockbuster ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'', composed by Anand–Milind, written by Majrooh Sultanpuri, and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalees Sherwani
Jalees Sherwani was an Indian screenwriter and lyricist. His first appearance was in the film "Kanwarlal" with Jeetendra. He died in 2018. Filmography *''Pratighat'' (1987) (dialogue) *''Kanwarlal'' (1988) (dialogue) *''Hatyare'' (1989) (dialogue) *''Sangram (1993 film), Sangram'' (1993) (dialogue) *''Game (1993 film), Game'' (1993) (dialogue) *''Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna'' (1994) (dialogue) *''Anokha Andaaz'' (1995) (dialogue / story and screenplay) *''Ek Tha Raja'' (1996) (dialogue) *''Mafia (1996 film), Mafia'' (1996) (dialogue) *''Loafer (1996 film), Loafer'' (1996) (dialogue) *''Bhoot Bhungla'' (1997) *''Mrityudaata'' (1997) (dialogue) *''Hafta Vasuli'' (1998) (dialogue) *''Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger'' (1998) (dialogues) *''Baaghi (2000 film), Baaghi'' (2000) (dialogue) *''The Truth... Yathharth'' *''Tez-New Movie'' (2002) (dialogue / story and screenplay) *''Inteqam: The Perfect Game'' (2004) (dialogue + lyrics) *''Chand Sa Roshan Chehra'' (2005) *''Partner (2007 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and has established herself as one of the leading playback singers of Indian cinema. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four. At the age of six, she started her formal training in classical music. When she reached sixteen, she was noticed by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother after she won the television singing reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. Following the success, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut with Bhansali's romantic drama ''Devdas'' (2002) for which she received a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK (singer)
Krishnakumar Kunnath (23 August 1968 – 31 May 2022), popularly known as KK, was an Indian playback singer. Regarded as one of the best and most versatile singers in India, he recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati. KK began his career by singing advertising jingles and made his film debut in 1996 on an A. R. Rahman soundtrack. He released his debut album, ''Pal'' in 1999. The songs "Pal" and "Yaaron" from the album became popular, and are used in school graduations. His popular songs included "Tadap Tadap Ke Is Dil Se" from ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), the Tamil song "Apadi Podu", "Dola Re Dola" from ''Devdas'' (2002), "Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai" from '' Woh Lamhe...'' (2006), "Aankhon Mein Teri" from ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), "Khuda Jane" from ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008), "Piya Aaye Na" from ''Aashiqui 2'' (2013), "Mat Aazma Re" from ''Murder 3'' (2013), "India Wale" from '' Happy New Year'' (2014), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bhaskar
Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include: Business * Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman * Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Education * Manoj Chitnavis, British teacher and chemist * Manoj Datta, Indian professor and civil engineer * Manoj Pant, Indian professor and international trade expert Film and television * Manchu Manoj (born 1983), Indian film actor * M. Night Shyamalan (born 1970), Indian-American filmmaker * Manoj (film editor), editor of films such as ''Ivide'' * Manoj Bajpayee (born 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpai, Indian film actor, predominantly in Bollywood and Telugu films * Manoj Bharathiraja (born 1976), Tamil film actor * Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Indian film and television actor * Manoj K. Jayan (born 1966), Indian actor in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films * Manoj Kumar (born 1937), Indian actor and director in Bollywood films * Manoj Kumar (film director) (born 1960), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menaka (actress)
Padmavathy Iyengar, better known by her stage name, Menaka (born 27 August 1963), is an Indian actress and film producer. She made her debut in the 1979 Tamil film ''Ramayi Vayasukku Vanthutta''. In an acting career spanning from 1980 to 1987, Menaka appeared in over 125 films as a heroine, mostly in Malayalam. She also appeared in few Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She married film producer G. Suresh Kumar. After 19 years, she made a comeback through the television serial ''Kaliveedu''. At 8th SIIMA, she received SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award. Early life Menaka, whose real name is Padmavathy, was born into a Tamil Iyengar Brahmin family in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, India.Shevlin Sebastian (13 May 2013Menaka was treated like a queen. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 January 2014. She was the only daughter among the four children of Rajagopal and Saroja. Both her parents were school teachers. Her mother Saroja taught at the Lourdes Girls' Higher Secondary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Gurjer
Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia Places * Maya (river), a river in Yakutia, Russia * Maya (Uda), a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia * Maya, Uganda, a town * Maya, Western Australia, a town * Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia * Maya Mountains, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize ** Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan ** Maya Station, a railway station in Kobe, Japan * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland * Al Maya or Maya, a town in Libya Religion and mythology * Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America ** Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization * Maya (religi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithvi Zutshi
Prithvi or Prithvi Mata (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी, ', also पृथिवी, ', "the Vast One") is the Sanskrit name for the earth, as well as the name of a devi (goddess) in Hinduism and some branches of Buddhism. In the Vedas, her consort is Dyaus Pita, the sky god. Her counterpart later in Puranas, is known as Bhumi, Varaha's wife. As ''Pṛthvī Mātā'' ('Mother Earth') she is complementary to Dyaus Pita ('Father Sky'). In the ''Rigveda'', Earth and Sky are primarily addressed in the dual as Dyavapṛthivi. She is associated with the cow. Prithu, an incarnation of Viṣṇu, milked her in cow's form. Despite strong historical Hindu influence, the name is also used for national personifications of country Indonesia, where in certain points have been internally referred to as "Ibu Pertiwi" (in Indonesian). It has 28 names in Sanskrit Buddhism In Buddhist texts and visual representations, Pṛthvī is described as both protecting Gautama Buddha and as being his witne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal (29 August 1968 1 May 2021) was an Indian film and television actor. A retired army officer, Kanwarpal had played supporting roles in many films and television serials. Kanwarpal shared screen space with actor Anil Kapoor in '' 24''.Major Bikramjeet Kanwarpal in Anil Kapoor's 24 . Stuti Agrawal. 7 July 2013. Early life and career Kanwarpal was born in , |
