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Tripti Dimri
Tripti Dimri (born 23 February 1994) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the comedy film ''Poster Boys'' (2017) and had her first lead role in the romantic drama ''Laila Majnu'' (2018). Dimri earned critical acclaim for her starring roles in Anvita Dutt's period films ''Bulbbul'' (2020) and '' Qala'' (2022). She was featured in ''Forbes Asia'' 30 Under 30 list of 2021. Career Dimri made her acting debut with Shreyas Talpade's directorial debut, the 2017 comedy ''Poster Boys'', starring Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol and Talpade in lead roles. An official remake of the Marathi film ''Poshter Boyz'', it featured her as Talpade's love interest. Dimri next appeared in a leading role in Imtiaz Ali's 2018 Romantic drama ''Laila Majnu'', opposite Avinash Tiwary. In her review for ''Firstpost'', Anna M. M. Vetticad noted that she "imbue her Laila with an edge that made the character's constant flirtations with danger believable". Dimri ... [...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] |
Anna M
''Anna M.'' is a 2007 French thriller film, written and directed by Michel Spinosa and starring Isabelle Carré and Gilbert Melki. Plot Anna, a somewhat introverted woman, becomes obsessed with the orthopedic surgeon who helped with her recuperation following a car accident. Incorrectly believing the love to be reciprocated, she embarks on several attempts to stay in touch with him but, after several rejections, finds herself descending into despair and, ultimately, hatred. Cast * Isabelle Carré - Anna M. * Gaëlle Bona - Éléonore * Geneviève Mnich - Anna's mother * Gilbert Melki - Dr. André Zanevsky * Anne Consigny - Mrs. Zanevsky * Pascal Bongard - The inspector * Samir Guesmi - The receptionist * Francis Renaud - Albert * Éric Savin - The father Reaction Anthony Quinn, writing for The Independent, gave the film three out of five stars. Film4 gave it the same, calling it "entertaining". Awards and nominations *César Awards (France) **Nominated: Best Actress – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian director and screenwriter who is known for making Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Vanga debuted with Vijay Deverakonda starrer 2017 big Telugu hit ''Arjun Reddy'' and rose to further success with its remake, the Shahid Kapoor starrer 2019 Hindi film ''Kabir Singh'', that ranks among the List of highest-grossing Indian films, highest grossing Hindi films of all time. Early life Sandeep Reddy Vanga was born in Warangal, Telangana to Prabhakar Reddy and Sujatha. He has an elder brother, Pranay Reddy Vanga, who has produced the film ''Arjun Reddy''. He did his schooling from Platinum Jubilee High School, Warangal till 8th standard and then moved to Hyderabad to continue from 9th standard to 12th standard. He received his bachelor's degree from SDM College of Physiotherapy, Dharwad. After joining as an apprentice in Visakhapatnam, Vizag, Vanga went to pursue at International Film School, Sydney (now known as AFTT – Academy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PINKVILLA
Pinkvilla is an Indian entertainment and lifestyle platform. As of June 2022, Pinkvilla has over 5,00,00,000 visitors on its website and app. Overview Pinkvilla covers entertainment and lifestyle stories. Its coverage extends to Bollywood, Hollywood, South Cinema, and Korean entertainment as well as fashion, food, travel, health, and many others. Comscore revealed that Pinkvilla was the top entertainment portal in India for March 2019. History Launched in May 2007, Pinkvilla was founded by Nandini Shenoy, who formally worked at Microsoft as a software engineer. The site initially operated solely from the US with no connections to Indian media. Nandini formed a network of photographers to work with Pinkvilla, allowing the platform to gain readers in 2009 when some photos of Sonam Kapoor went viral. In 2013, Pinkvilla formed its first editorial team in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal (; born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Kaushal is the recipient of numerous accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards, and has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list of 2019. After graduating with an engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, He began his film career by assisting Anurag Kashyap in the 2012 crime drama ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' and went on to play minor roles in two of Kashyap's productions. His first leading role was in the 2015 drama ''Masaan'', following which he starred in the psychological thriller '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016). Kaushal gained wider recognition in 2018 with supporting roles in ''Raazi'' and ''Sanju'', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. A starring role as a military officer in the 2019 war film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' established Kaushal as a leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Tiwari
Anand Tiwari (born 29 May 1983) is an Indian actor, producer, writer and director known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in films like ''Kites'' (2010), '' Udaan'' (2010), ''Aisha'' (2010), and ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013). As a stage actor, he is best known for Rage Productions' ''One on One'' (2010). Tiwari is the co-founder of the production company Still and Still Media Collective under which he has produced his feature-length directorial debut ''Love per Square Foot'' (2018) and his hit series ''Bandish Bandits''. For the latter, he was nominated for a Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Original Story. Early life and background Tiwari grew up in a family of doctors, in Matunga, Mumbai. He started acting in small roles in Marathi theatre in the local Ganpati and Navratri festivals. He frequented Shivaji Mandir in Dadar to watch plays, and also started attending summer acting workshops at his school. Subsequently, he completed his bachelor's in mass media, with a major in ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare OTT Awards
The Filmfare OTT Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language original programming over-the-top space. The first edition of the awards were held on 19 December 2020. It included films and web series released between August 1, 2019 and July 31 2020. Award categories As of 2020, Filmfare OTT Awards have 32 categories. Popular awards ;Drama series * Best Series * Best Director (Series) * Best Actor in a Drama Series (Male) * Best Actor in a Drama Series (Female) * Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Male) * Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Drama Series (Female) ;Comedy Series * Best Comedy (Series/Specials) * Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Male) * Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Female) * Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Male) * Best Actor in A Supporting Role in a Comedy Series (Female) ;Web Original * Best Film (Web Original) * Best Actor in a Web Original Film (Male) * Best Actor in a Web Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namrata Joshi
Namrata Joshi is an Indian film critic based in New Delhi. Originally working for ''Outlook'', she remained there from 1999 till 2015, when she joined ''The Hindu''. She won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2004 Career Joshi is an alumnus of the University of Delhi, Film and Television Institute of India and Times Centre for Media Studies. In 1999, she joined ''Outlook'' as a special correspondent, and her job involved writing features about films. During her ''Outlook'' tenure, she also wrote weekly reviews for ''Showtime'' magazine. Joshi won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2004. After sixteen years in ''Outlook'', she left it to join the Mumbai edition of ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...''. Joshi also serves as a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former producer who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in '' Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 since 2012 and was featured by ''Forbes Asia'' in their 30 Under 30 list of 2018. Born in Ayodhya and raised in Bangalore, Sharma had her first modelling assignment for the fashion designer Wendell Rodricks in 2007 and later moved to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career as a model. She made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the top-grossing romantic film ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008) and rose to prominence with starring roles in Yash Raj Films' romances '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' (2010) and ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (2012); winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. Sharma went on to earn praise for playing strong-willed women in the crime thriller '' NH10'' (2015), and the drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parambrata Chatterjee
Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. He made his Hindi debut in ''Kahaani'' (2012), starring with Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His notable works include ''Bhalo Theko'' (2003), ''Baishe Srabon'' (2011), '' Sold'' (2014) directed by Jeffrey D. Brown, '' Kadambari '' (2017), ''Anukul'' (2017), '' Pari'' (2018), ''Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi'' (2019), ''Dwitiyo Purush''(2020), ''Bulbbul'' (2020) . Personal life Parambrata was born in Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal, India, to parents who worked as film critics. He is the son of Satinath Chatterjee and Sunetra Ghatak, maternal grandson of Ashish Chandra Ghatak and Gita Ghatak, and grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt. He has often been targeted by fundamentalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paoli Dam
Paoli Dam (born 1980) is an Indian actress who started her career with the Bengali television serial ''Jibon Niye Khela'' (2003). She then worked in Bengali television serials such as ''Tithir Atithi'' and ''Sonar Harin''; the former ran for six years on ETV Bangla. Dam spent her childhood in Kolkata, earning a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Rajabazar Science College. Initially, she wanted to become a chemical researcher or a pilot. Her debut Bengali film—''Teen Yaari Katha'', directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha—began in 2004, but was not released until 2012. Dam's first film release was ''Agnipariksha'', directed by Ravi Kinagi. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in five Bengali films, coming into prominence with the 2009 ''Kaalbela'', directed by Goutam Ghose. In 2011, she received international recognition for her role in the Bengali film ''Chatrak.'' The film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and also at film festivals in Toronto and the U.K. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
