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Unfreedom
''Unfreedom: Blemished light'' (Hindi title: ''Dagh Ujala'') is a 2014 Indian drama film by Raj Amit Kumar, which was released in North America on 29 May 2015. Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poem, "Ye Dagh Dagh Ujala", is the inspiration behind the film. The film stars Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain. and Preeti Gupta. The story revolves around a Muslim fundamentalist in New York who kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with an intent to kill, while a closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her bisexual lover with the intent of being together. Then the resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against "unfreedom". Cast * Victor Banerjee as Fareed Rahmani * Adil Hussain as Devraj Singh, Leela's police officer father * Bhanu Uday as Hussain * Preeti Gupta as Leela Singh * Bhavani Lee as Sakhi Taylor * Ankur Vikal as Najeeb * Seema Rahmani as Chandra * Samrat Chakrabarti as Anees * Danae Nason as Jana * Andrew Platner as Mitch * Danny Boushebel as Malik * Dilip S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outside literature, he has been described as "a man of wide experience" having been a teacher, an army officer, a journalist, a trade unionist and a broadcaster. Born in Punjab, British India, Faiz studied at Government College and Oriental College, and went on to serve in the British Indian Army. After partition, Faiz joined the liberal english-daily ''Pakistan Times as'' editor. He was also leading member of the Communist Party before his arrest and imprisonment in 1951 for his alleged part in a conspiracy to overthrow the Liaquat administration and replace it with a left-wing, pro-Soviet government. Faiz was released after four years in prison and spent his time in Moscow and London, becoming a notable member of the Progressive Writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Amit Kumar
Raj Amit Kumar is a filmmaker and writer known for his socio-political drama ''Unfreedom'' which is banned in India as it dealt with religious fundamentalism and violence against homosexuals. The film was released in the U.S. in 2015, and won a UFVA Faculty Screenwriting Award in 2009, and several other International Awards. The film was later acquired by and released on NETFLIX despite its continued ban by Censor Board of India. His Second film Brown is in post-production, and he is currently shooting an Untitled Web Series. Filmmaker and writer Unfreedom, a socio-political drama, is his first feature film. Set in New York and New Delhi, the film deals with issues of identity and violence. The film stars Victor Banerjee and Adil Hussain. In a recent interview, Victor Banerjee commended Raj Amit Kumar for his approach to sex and violence in this film, which were an essential part of the story and screenplay, even though he has usually condemned the vulgarity with which these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatin Sarna
Jatin Sarna (born 2 November 1984) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and theatre. He is best known for his work in ''Meeruthiya Gangsters'', ''Saat Uchakkey'', ''Sonchiriya'', ''Darbar (film), Darbar'', ''83 (film), 83'' and ''Sacred Games (TV series), Sacred Games'', an original Netflix series, Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. Jatin is known for his work with several Bollywood film directors such as Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, AR Murugadoss, Hansal Mehta, Abhishek Chaubey, Kanu Behl and Kabir Khan (director), Kabir Khan. Personal life Jatin was born and brought up in a Punjabi people, Punjabi family in New Delhi, India. He is a commerce graduate and did his Bachelor of Commerce, B.Com from University of Delhi, Delhi University. Career After completing his acting course from Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, Jatin acted in several plays including ''Spartacus, The Seagull, Hamlet, Veer Abhimanyu, Gangster Samiti, Khidki'' and ''Maharathi''. He has acted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhanu Uday
Bhanu Uday is an Indian film and television actor, best known for his role of Aryan Khanna, in STAR One's television series, ''Special Squad''. He played the role of Dr. Karan in Sony Pal's show ''Hamari Sister Didi''. He was also seen as Rajaram Gaikwad in &TV's show ''Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai''. Early life and family Bhanu Uday, born on 16 October 1980, was brought up in Jammu. His father is former Union Home Secretary and IAS officer Anil Goswami and his mother is a lawyer. He received his primary education from Jammu and passed his 12th standard. After that he moved to Delhi and joined Hans Raj College. Later he joined National School of Drama passing out in 2004 and started acting. He married actress Shalini Khanna in 2014, and their son was born in March 2016. Career Bhanu played small roles in Bollywood films like ''Lakshya'' (2004) and ''Dhokha'' (2007). He acted in the Indo-US production ''Unfreedom'', where he played Hussain. He was seen in the 2012 horror f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samrat Chakrabarti
Samrat Chakrabarti (born 22 August 1975) is a British-American film actor and musician of Indian descent. Early life Born in London to Indian Hindu Bengali immigrant parents from Kolkata. He performed in Indian community functions in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was exposed to music, poetry and the plays of Rabindranath Tagore. Career Acting Having acted all through school, Chakrabarti's feature film debut came in 2004 in Spike Lee's ''She Hate Me''. Early in his career, he starred opposite Molly Shannon in ''The Wedding Weekend'' and then in Manish Acharya's ''Loins of Punjab Presents''. He also had a role in the Australian film, ''The Waiting City''. His film, '' The War Within'', was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award while ''Bombay Summer'', starring Tannishtha Chatterjee won Best Film at the 2009 MIAAC Film Festival. Chakrabarti starred opposite Rebecca Hazelwood in '' Kissing Cousins'' and made an appearance in the Yash Raj-produced Bollywood film, ''New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayan Munshi
Shayan Munshi is an Indian actor and model. He made his debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Jhankaar Beats and has performed in award-winning films such as ''The Bong Connection'' and ''Carnival''. Shayan has hosted Television series like ''Cook Na Kaho'', ''High Tension'', and worked with brands like L'Oreal, Levi's, Samsung and Bacardi. He was a key witness in the murder trial of Jessica Lal. He is facing perjury Perjury (also known as foreswearing) is the intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to an official proceeding."Perjury The act or an inst ... charges as a result. Filmography Film References External links * *https://www.instagram.com/shayanmun2022/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Munshi, Shayan Indian male film actors Living people Indian male models 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Nair
Hari Nair is an Indian cinematographer known for his works in Malayalam cinema, Bengali cinema, English cinema, Hindi cinema. Hari graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He was born on 31st March 1965 at Ponani.His father K.P. Rajgopalan Nair was the head of the department of Cinematography at the Film and Television Institute of India. Career Hari, a member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and went on to completing many features in different indian languages. He was awarded the National Award for best Cinematographer for the film Sham’s Vision(Non Feature film), he received his first Kerala state award in Swaham (1994) and second for Ennu Swantham Janakikutty ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty'' is a 1998 Malayalam movie, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Hariharan. The movie features debutant Jomol in the lead role, where she won the National Film Special Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyy Khan
Alyy Khan (or Aly Khan, ur, ; born 6 December 1968) is a British-Asian actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood films and television series. He is known for his roles in the films ''A Mighty Heart'' (2007), ''Traitor'' (2008), '' Don 2'' (2011), '' 3 Bahadur'' (2015), ''Actor in Law'' (2016) and ''Mogul Mowgli'' (2020), and also played a parallel lead in the telefilm '' Anjuman'' (2013). Khan has also appeared in several television series, including ''The Bill'' (2006), '' Strike Back'' (2011), ''Saat Pardon Mein'' (2012), ''Indian Summers'' (2015) and ''Pakeezah'' (2016). In 2012, Khan hosted the television reality show ''Foodistan'' for NDTV and Geo TV Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 .... Recent credits include ''The Serpent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seema Rahmani
Seema Rahmani is an American film actress, television presenter, writer, producer, director, singer, event host, poet, and a philanthropist. Early life While her family background links to Pune, India, Seema was born and raised in Kuwait. Her father worked with an oil company and her mother as an English teacher in a Kuwaiti government high school. At age 15, she moved to the U.S., completed high school in Newark, New York, a Bachelor of Science with a minor in Mathematics at State University of New York at Fredonia, and an M.A. in Marketing-Advertising from Emerson College in Boston. She enjoyed a marketing-advertising and public relations corporate career for a few years before she started her acting career. Career In 1997, Seema left a PR corporate career in Los Angeles, California and joined theater, thus beginning her acting career. She soon landed stints in two television series - ''Alias'' for ABC and ''Roswell'' for Warner Brothers 2000–2001. Rahmani moved to India i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankur Vikal
Ankur Vikal is an Indian theatre and film actor. Career He graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 2000, after studying Architecture at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has acted with the Motley Theatre Group in plays such as ''Manto Ismat Haazir Hain'', ''Safed Jhooth Kaali Shalwar'', ''Katha Kollage II'', ''All Thieves'','' The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'', and ''Salome''. His film career began with the Indian ground-breaking film '' Mango Soufflé'', followed by the highly acclaimed films ''Maqbool'' and '' Missed Call''. Ankur played the role of Maman in ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008). It was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight - the most for any 2008 film-including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best adapted screenplay. It won seven BAFTA awards including Best Film, five Critic's Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes. In the film, he discovers the children while they are living in the trash heaps and brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adil Hussain
Adil Hussain () is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' and ''Life of Pi'' (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for '' Hotel Salvation'' and '' Maj Rati Keteki''. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. Early life and education Born in Goalpara, Assam in 1963, where his father was the headmaster of a high secondary school, Hussain was the youngest of seven children. In an interview he described his multiethnic background, as his maternal grandfather was Iraqi while his maternal grandmother had Assamese, English and Italian roots. Hussain acted in school plays. He left home at age 18 to study philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati, he started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Banerjee
Victor Banerjee is an Indian actor who appears in English, Hindi, Bengali and Assamese language films. He has worked for directors such as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Jerry London, Ronald Neame, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Montazur Rahman Akbar and Ram Gopal Varma. He won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film '' Ghare Baire''. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of art. Early life and education Banerjee was born in a Zamindari Bengali Hindu family. He is a descendant of the Raja Bahadur of Chanchal (Malda District) and the Raja of Uttarpara. Banerjee completed his schooling from St. Edmund's School, Shillong. He did his graduation in English literature from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta; and completed his post graduation in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. He turned down a scholarship to Trinity College in Dublin, which ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
