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Teen Patti (film)
''Teen Patti'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Leena Yadav. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, R. Madhavan, Raima Sen and debutant Shraddha Kapoor. The film is produced by Ambika Hinduja under the banners of Hinduja Ventures and Serendipity Films. The film follows a mathematics professor, played by Bachchan, who is trying to write a thesis on probability and relates it to the Indian card game of Teen Patti. Plot The story begins with Venkat Subramaniam ( Amitabh Bachchan), an Indian professor of mathematics, software engineering, and a genius, teaching mathematics in his village to kids when a postman comes with a letter. The letter is from British mathematician Perci Trachtenberg (Ben Kingsley), widely regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician, who invites Venkat to a high rolling casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue on mathematics forever, but one that has already left a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leena Yadav
Leena Yadav (born 6 January 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. She started her career in the television industry and gradually moved on to making feature films. Her first international feature film, ''Parched'', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. Early life and education Born to an Indian Army general in Madhya Pradesh, she graduated with Economics honours from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi. She did Mass Communications from Sophia College, Mumbai. Personal life She is married to Aseem Bajaj (son of Ram Gopal Bajaj and maternal grandson of Khemchand Prakash), who is an Indian cinematographer and film producer well known for his poetic imagery on films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Shabd, Teen Patti, U Me Aur Hum and Chameli to name a few. She met Aseem while directing her first TV show ''This Week That Year''. Filmography Having captivated by the job of ''Film editing'', while she was working with a diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and Bengali cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence for a song performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined The main aim of an item number is to entertain movie-goers and to lend support to the marketability of the film by being featured in . They are favoured by filmmakers as they afford t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti Kapoor
Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 600 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actor Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Early life Kapoor was born in Delhi to a Punjabi family. His father ran a clothes shop in Connaught Place, New Delhi. After a long struggle in Bollywood, Kapoor was spotted by Sunil Dutt while he was making ''Rocky'' to launch his son Sanjay Dutt. He was then cast as the antagonist in the movie. But Dutt felt that his name "Sunil Kapoor" wouldn't do justice to his villainous stint and hence, "Shakti Kapoor" was born. Personal life Kapoor is married to Shivangi Kolhapure (elder sister of actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Tejaswini Kolhapure) and has two children, a son Siddhanth Kapoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjeet
Ranjeet Bedi (born 13 September 1942 as Gopal Bedi) popularly known as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known for his work in Bollywood.Singh, Nonika (1999)Ranjeet's triple love", ''Tribune India'', 26 March 1999, retrieved 2010-08-24Sharma, Vinay S. (2006)Skeletons in the cupboard?", ''Times of India'', 13 March 2006, retrieved 2010-08-24Down memory lane with screen baddie Ranjeet ", , 11 June 2009, retrieved 2010-08-24 He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. Ranjeet has also played a positive character in the TV series '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Shroff
Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Konkani, Odia, Gujarati and English. He has won four Filmfare Awards among other accolades. He became an overnight star with Subhash Ghai's ''Hero'' (1983) film, and eventually established himself as one of the leading men of Indian cinema from 1980s to 1990s. Early and personal life Shroff was born as Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff in Bombay (present Mumbai), India. His father, Kakubhai Haribhai Shroff, was Gujarati, while his mother was a Turkmen who fled from Kazakhstan (then the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic under the Russian Soviet Union) during a coup. His maternal grandmother escaped to Ladakh along with her seven daughters when there was a coup in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Devgn
Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. In 2016, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Devgn began his professional career with ''Phool Aur Kaante'' in 1991. He then rose to prominence as an action hero starring in successful films such as ''Jigar'' (1992), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Diljale'' (1996). He went on to give critically acclaimed performances in ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), ''Company'' (2002), ''Deewangee'' (2002), for ''Zakhm'' (1998) and ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' (2002), he won National Film Award for Best Actor. After the success of '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006), he went on to collaborate with Rohit Shetty on a number of action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saira Mohan
Saira Mohan is a Canadian model of Indian, Irish and French heritage. She is actively involved with product endorsements worldwide. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she has two sons. Early life She was born in Montreal. Career Successful for many years prior in New York City, she was launched into international fame in 2003 after ''Newsweek'' put her on the cover with the headline "The Perfect Face". Aside from appearing on countless magazine covers worldwide, including ''ELLE'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''L'Officiel'', and '' Town & Country'', Mohan has participated in several World Economic Forum events as an invited speaker, as well as at the 2006 India Today conclave. Mohan is the author of a popular ebook sold on her website entitled ''How To Seduce (and Marry) the Woman of Your Dreams''. On 16 August 2012, she joined Indian Independent Ad Agency Bang In The Middle as head of their US Operations In 2016, Saira joined Baum Realty Group. In January 2020, she joined Colliers Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashu Sharma
Ashu Sharma is an Indian television and film actor. He is well known for portraying the character of Satyendra Bharadwaj in Colors TV's second-longest-running series, ''Sasural Simar Ka''. He also appears in Sony SAB's ''Tera Yaar Hoon Main''. Career Film career (2009–2011, 2016) Sharma started his film career with the top-grossing black comedy drama ''Dev.D'' (2009), where he played a Canadian boy, and followed it by starring in the thrillers '' Teen Patti'' and ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011). While the former was a commercial failure, the latter was a major success. After a four-year gap, he appeared in the action comedy ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' (2016), which was also commercially successful. Television roles (2011–present) In 2011, Sharma appeared in Colors TV's ''Sasural Simar Ka'', which marked his acting debut in television. The show, starring Dipika Kakar and Avika Gor as two sisters who marry two rich brothers, played by Shoaib Ibrahim and Manish Raisinghan, became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), or a noisy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaibhav Talwar
Vaibhav Talwar is an Indian model and film actor. Personal details He was born and brought up in New Delhi, India. He is into martial arts, and practised taekwondo. He married Scherezade Shroff, sister of Indian fashion designer Anaita Shroff Adajania, in 2016. They worked for the same modeling agency in Delhi and started dating in November 2004. Modelling He began his modelling career with an assignment for Hugo Boss. He then went on working with fashion designers like Tommy Hilfiger, J.J. Valaya, Raghuvendra Rathore, Aki Narula, Manish Malhotra, Narender Kumar, Siddarth Tytler, Kunal Rawal and Suneet Verma. With modelling brand image, he did print advertisements for brands like HP, Asian Paints, LG, Grasim, ABN AMRO, Airtel, Nokia and Manyavar. He did television advertisements for brands like NDTV, Asian Paints, Dulux paints, Citibank, Cadbury, Royal Stag, Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), GNIIT, Vivel Shampoo, Sony Ericsson, LG, Samsung Mobiles, Vimal suitings, Tata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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