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Uttarakhandi People
This is a list of famous and notable people from Uttarakhand, India. Education and development * Govind Ballabh Pant, recipient of Bharat Ratna India's highest civilian award, Pantnagar University on his name * Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University on his name * Kharag Singh Valdiya, Indian geologist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University, Padam Shri in 2007 and Padam Bhushan in 2015 Arts and culture * Surendra Pal Joshi, artist known for paintings, sculptures and murals * Gunanand Pathik, freedom fighter and poet * Girish Tiwari (Girda) (1942–2010), poet and folk singer * Meena Rana – Indian folk singer * Narendra Singh Negi – Indian folk singer * Chander Singh Rahi, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “''Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music''” * Pritam Bhartwan – Indian folk singer * Jubin Nautiyal, Indian singer * Neha Kakkar, Indian singer * Sonu Kakkar, Indian sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and numerous Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Uttarakhand is known for the natural environment of the Himalayas, the Bhabar and the Terai regions. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north; the Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal to the east; the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the south and Himachal Pradesh to the west and north-west. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The winter capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the largest city of the state, which is a rail head. Bhararisain, a town in Chamoli district, is the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The High Court of the state is located in Nainital. Archaeological evidence supports the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubin Nautiyal
Jubin Nautiyal (born 14 June 1989) is an Indian playback singer and live performer. In June 2022, he won the IIFA award for “Playback Singer (Male)” for the song “Raataan Lambiyan.” He was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at 8th Mirchi Music Awards for his song "Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise)" from ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'' He also won the Rising Musical Star Award at Zee Business Awards. He has since recorded songs for films in various Indian languages, predominantly Hindi. He is signed on by T-Series. Early life Jubin Nautiyal was born on 14 June 1989 in Dehradun. His father, Ram Sharan Nautiyal, is a businessman and politician in Uttarakhand and his mother, Neena Nautiyal, is a businesswoman. He showed an inclination towards music at an early age of four, taking after his father's love for singing. He did his schooling up to eighth grade from St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun. Thereafter, he continued his schooling at Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, where he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahad Ali
Fahad Ali is an Indian television actor. He is known for portraying Keshav Desai "KD" in Channel V India's ''The Buddy Project'' and Vivaan in StarPlus, Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. In 2018, he participated in ''MTV Splitsvilla''. Ali made his web series debut with ALT Balaji's ''NSA'' in 2019. Early life Ali was born on 17 September 1992 in Dehradun, India. Career Ali made his acting in debut in 2011 with the longest running show, ''Balika Vadhu''. Later in the same year he played Tinnu in ''Chhoti Si Zindagi''. In 2012, he acted in ''Zindagi Kahe - Smile Please'' opposite Additi Gupta. Ali made and episodic appearance in Ekta Kapoor's ''Gumrah: End of Innocence''. Ali rose to success when he bagged Channel V's ''The Buddy Project'' playing the lead role of Keshav until 2014. In 2013, he played Mayank in ''Pavitra Bandhan''. In 2014, he made and episodic appearance in ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' opposite Annie Gill. In 2015, acted in ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Negi
Dev Negi (born 25 June 1989) is an Indian singer-songwriter and a playback singer based in Mumbai, India. Negi has recorded numerous chartbuster songs for Hindi films, albums, television and TV commercials. The song ''Biba'' which is a collaboration of the international DJ Marshmello and music composer Pritam has been sung by Negi along with Shirley Setia & Pradeep Sran. His song ''Badri Ki Dulhania'' was one of the most viewed Indian songs on YouTube in 2017. Early life Negi hails from a hilly town Dwarahat of Almora, Uttarakhand. He has done his schooling from a local state run intermediate school. During his childhood, he used to perform in school and local cultural events and he spent his maximum time in listening to Mohammed Rafi & Kishore Kumar's songs. According to Negi, he has learnt most of the music through listening and he too mentioned ''Rafi saab'' as an institution to him. After his schooling, he moved to Jalandhar, Punjab for higher education. Negi holds a bachelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepak Dobriyal
Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is recipient of a Filmfare award. He worked in many Bollywood films such as '' Omkara'' (2006), ''Shaurya'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), Chor Chor Super Chor (2013), ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'' (2015), ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'' (2015), ''Hindi Medium'' (2017) and Angrezi Medium (2020). Early life and education Deepak Dobriyal was born on 1 September in Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. His parents are from Kabra village near Rithakhal and Satpuli village, Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand. Later, his family moved to Delhi when he was 5 years old. There, Deepak completed his studies at Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School Begumpur. In Delhi, he lived in Katwariya Saray. Dobriyal is married to Lara Bhalla. Theatre career He started his acting career in 1994 with eminent theatre director Arvind Gaur Arvind Gaur is an Indian theatre director known for innovative, social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitrashi Rawat
Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in ''Chak De! India'' in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of 17. She played as a left striker. Career Rawat had been playing field hockey since childhood. She was picked for the role of a hockey player in the movie ''Chak De! India'' by the producers after an audition in Jabalpur. The film turned out to be a blockbuster worldwide, and Rawat shot to fame. In 2008, she starred in her second venture, ''Fashion (2008 film), Fashion''. The film was a success at the box office, and received critical acclaim. She had a main role in the 2009 action film ''Luck (2009 film), Luck'' opposite superstars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan (Bollywood actor), Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Ravi Kissen. ''Luck'' did average business at the box office. Her latest films include ''Yeh Dooriyan'' and the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barkha Bisht
Barkha Bisht Sengupta is an Indian Television and Film Actress. She works in Hindi TV serials and Bengali, Hindi Movies. Barkha Bisht made her first TV appearance in ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' as Udita. She made her screen debut in Hindi Film ''Raajneeti'' (2010) and Bengali film debut in '' Dui Prithibi'' (2010). Barkha Bisht is married to actor Indraneil Sengupta in 2007. Personal life Barkha spent her childhood in military towns specially in Kolkata, as her father was a Colonel. She is a Garhwali and originally belongs to Dehradun in Uttarakhand. She is the youngest of three sisters, the eldest being a hotel management professional and the elder a fashion designer. She was very popular amongst her childhood friends, especially in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Fort William, Kolkata. She was also voted as the NDA Queen, in December 2000, where she was escorted by her old friend, S.Ganguly. She is married to Indraneil Sengupta, her fellow actor and co-star from '' Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Negi
Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Purvi Deshmukh in ''Pavitra Rishta'' and Gauravi Karmarkar in ''Baarish''. In 2010, Negi debuted into television with the role of Madhura in ''Sapnon Se Bhare Naina'' and later appeared as Apeksha Malhotra in Ekta Kapoor's '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'' on Sony TV in 2011. She achieved her breakthrough performance in the soap opera ''Pavitra Rishta'' where she played Purvi Deshmukh from 2011 to 2014. In 2013, she won the dance reality show ''Nach Baliye 6'' with her ''Pavitra Rishta'' co-star and partner Rithvik Dhanjani. Her other roles were in ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' as Suhana/Kalpana on Zee TV and ''Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan'' as Koyal on StarPlus. Later, she participated in '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'' on Colors TV. In 2019, she featured in the web series '' Baarish'' as Gauravi Karmakar opposite Sharman Joshi. Early life Negi was born and raised in Dehradun, Uttarak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archana Puran Singh
Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and ''Comedy Circus''. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai''. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series. Personal life Archana's first marriage did not work and ended in a divorce. Thereafter she was involved with Bollywood director, Pankaj Parashar. who directed her in JALWA. She later married actor Parmeet Sethi on 30 June 1992. They have two sons, Aryamann and Ayushmaan. Career In films She made her film debut with Nari Hira's TV movie ''Abhishek'' opposite Aditya Pancholi in 1987. Later that year, she starred in ''Jalwa'' opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Later, she did small roles in big banner films like '' Agneepath'' (1990), '' Saudagar'' (1991), '' Shola aur Shabnam'' (199 ... [...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] |
Anukriti Gusain
Anukriti Gusain (born 25 March 1994) is an Indian model and social activist. She won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Grand International 2017 at Femina Miss India 2017 pageant. She was previously crowned Miss Asia Pacific World, Miss India Asia Pacific World 2014 and represented India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2014. She made a comeback to pageantry in 2017, when she won Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Uttarakhand 2017 and represented India in Femina Miss India, Miss Grand international in Vietnam. Early life and education Anukriti was born in Lansdowne, India, Lansdowne of Pauri Garhwal district in north Indian state of Uttarakhand, She is from village Kandoli. She is the first of the three children of Uttam Singh Gusain and Narmada Devi. Anukriti has completed her schooling from Indian Army Public Schools, Army Public School, Lansdowne, India, Lansdowne. Then she graduated from DIT Dehradun pursued her Engineering from computer science. She unsuccessful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Abbas Zafar
Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), '' Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat'' (2019). Personal life Zafar is a graduate of Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. He married Alicia Zafar, an Iranian based in France, on 4 January 2021. Career Zafar entered the film industry as an assistant director, with multiple projects for the production company Yash Raj Films (YRF). He then made his own directorial and screen-writing debut with the romantic comedy ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011). The film revolved around a young man (Imran Khan) who finds a bride (Katrina Kaif) for his elder brother (Ali Zafar), but then finds that he himself has fallen in love with her. His next film was the action drama ''Gunday'' (2014), set in Calcutta in the 1970s and 1980s. The film starred Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor as powerful bandits, Priyanka Chopra as a cabaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
