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Uttank Vora
Uttank Vora (born 23 June 1968) is an Indian music director and composer for films, television, and theater, is the youngest son of Pt. Vinayakrai Vora. He is best known for his work in ''Khichdi'' (2002), ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (2005) and ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004) - three of the most successful shows of the Indian television industry. He also composed the music for the second season of ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai – Take 2'' (2017) along with his son – Uroovaak Vora. Vora's career in Indian cinema began with Ashutosh Gowariker’s ''Pehla Nasha'' (1993). Early life and family Vora was born and brought up in Mumbai to a Gujarati family in 1968. He grew up in Santacruz, a Mumbai suburb. His father Pt. Vinayakrai Nanalal Vora was a composer, classical musician, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Pt. Vinayak Vora popularized the Tar-Shehnai as the solo instrument for classical music. Pt. Vinayak Vora graduated from Rajkot and taught music at Rajkumar College for a brief span o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
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] |
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. Early life Naseeruddin Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh, into a Nawab family. Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. His elder brother, Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah (Retd.) PVSM, SM, VSM, was Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. Career Shah has acted in movies such as '' Nishant'', '' Aakrosh'', '' Sparsh'', ''Mirch Masala'', ''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malamaal Weekly
''Malamaal Weekly'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan and starring Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was successful at the box office, grossing ₹42.7 crore against a budget of ₹7 crore. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw'' and in Kannada as '' Dakota Picture''. Priyadarshan himself remade the film in Malayalam as ''Aamayum Muyalum''. Plot The film takes place in the impoverished village of Laholi where, following droughts, most of the villagers' possessions are mortgaged to the local Thakurani Karamkali (Sudha Chandran). One of the few entertainments the villagers can afford is the lottery, Malaamal Weekly (''malamal'' is Hindi for 'rich'). Lilaram (Paresh Rawal) is the only educated man in the village. He has the job of intermediary between the lottery organization and the village, for which he receives a commission when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Race Against Time
''The Race Against Time'' is a 1988 adventure video game designed by the Oliver Twins, and developed and published by Codemasters. The player controls Sudanese runner Omar Khalifa, who has to venture to six continents to light torch bowls and raise flags to begin the 1988 Sport Aid, a sport-themed charity organization. A tie-in to the Sport Aid charity, all proceeds were donated to the campaign. The game was released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum platforms. ''The Race Against Time'' received a polarized reception from video game critics. The game had been expected to raise £1 million, but instead became a commercial failure, and Codemasters later expressed regret for their association with Sport Aid. After its release, the game had to be recalled because of Codemasters' unauthorized usage of an image of Jesse Owens on the packaging; it was replaced with a picture of Carl Lewis. Gameplay In ''The Race Against Time'', the player controls Sudanese runner Oma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangharsh (1999 Film)
''Sangharsh'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language psychological horror thriller film directed by Tanuja Chandra. It stars Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, and Ashutosh Rana. As per the writer Mahesh Bhatt, the plot of this film was based on the 1991 film '' The Silence of The Lambs''. However, after a few years, the film's director and writer rejected this. Kumar's performance was critically acclaimed. Plot A series of child abductions and murders have left the police force perplexed and unable to solve the case. Hence the case is handed over to the CBI, who designate trainee Reet Oberoi to solve the case. After some investigation the evidence points towards Lajja Shankar Pandey, a religious fanatic who believes in the sacrifice of children to gain immortality. Pandey's erratic behaviour and Reet's traumas (as a child she witnesses her older brother Jassi, a terrorist, being gunned down by the police in their home) forces Reet to seek help from a prisoner, an unjustly implicated geni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preity Zinta
Preity G Zinta (pronounced ; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and entrepreneur primarily known for her work in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English literature, English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in ''Dil Se..'' in 1998, followed by a role in ''Soldier (1998 Indian film), Soldier'' in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in ''Kya Kehna'' (2000). She subsequently established a career as a leading actress of Hindi cinema with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of Indian film heroines, and won her List of awards and nominations received by Preity Zinta, several accolades. Following critically appreciated roles in ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backers, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was later given a special grant of Canadian citizenship." actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. In over 30 years of acting, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists. Kumar began his career in 1991 with '' Saugandh'' and had his first commercial success a yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (TV Series)
''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'' is a Hindi language Indian soap opera that aired on Sony TV. It was the first Hindi fiction series to reach 1000 episodes and is one of the longest television serials of Indian television. The show was a remake of Gujarati show on ETV Gujarati called '' Sapna Na Vavetar''. Plot The story revolves around the life of a Gujarati business tycoon, Purushottam Nanavati, who is the head of his joint family of four married sons. It focuses on the trials & tribulations that a joint family faces, whether it is due to the family members' separation or their union. In addition, it shows how the family members find ways to cope with these differences. Cast * Ajit Vachhani as Purushottam Nanavati * Dina Pathak as Dadi * Kalpana Diwan as Anusuya Purushottam Nanavati * Sanat Vyas as Sanat Purushottam Nanavati * Zankhana Desai / Meghna Roy as Panna Sanat Nanvati * Rasik Dave as Shekhar Purushottam Nanavati * Ragini Shah / Pallavi Pradhan as Rashmi Shekhar Nanvati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Vipul Amrutlal Shah (commonly known as Vipul Shah) is a film producer and director of Hindi films. He began his career with Gujarati theater. He was part/director of a number of Gujarati dramas, some of which were well received by Gujarati audience. He made his debut with Gujarati film 'Dariya-Chhoru' (means children of ocean) in late 90s, with Jamnadas Majethia, JD Majethia in main lead. As of 2010, he has directed six Hindi films, four of which have starred Akshay Kumar. Career Vipul Amrutlal Shah started his career on small screen with the soap opera ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (TV series), Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'', which aired on Sony Entertainment Television. The serial went on to become the longest running family drama with over 1000 episodes. Shah's directorial debut was Dariya Chhoru (Gujarati). He then made his debut in Hindi films with ''Aankhen (2002 film), Aankhen'', which was based on his Gujarati play 'Aandhlo Pato' ("Blind Fold"). It was one of the five biggest hits of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
