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Vakratunda Mahakaaya
''Vakratunda Mahakaaya'' is a 2015 Marathi Film about an attempted terrorist attack in Mumbai during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is a comedy thriller, directed by Punarvasu Naik and produced by Bohra Bros, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga and Anshuman Jain. The film features an ensemble cast of Vijay Maurya, Naman Jain, Shashank Shende, Prarthana Behere, Rishi Deshpande, Jayant Sawarkar Jayant Savarkar (born May 3, 1936) is an actor who works in Marathi and Hindi theater, television, and films. He was awarded the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Maharashtra in the field of theater. ... & Usha Nadkarni. Plot A bomb has been planted in a Ganesha soft toy by an unknown terrorist organization. The plan goes haywire when Altaf, a street kid, accidentally picks it up and runs away with it. Altaf develops a bond with the likeness of the elephant headed God, but soon he is whisked away by the cops along with his thief friend, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama '' Satya'' (1998) and made his directorial debut with ''Paanch'', which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. He then went on to direct '' Black Friday'' (2004), a film based on the namesake book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings. Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation. Kashyap's follow-up, '' No Smoking'' (2007) met with negative reviews and pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guneet Monga
Guneet Monga (born 21 November 1983) is an Indian film producer, executive producer of an Academy Award-winning short, a 2015 BAFTA nominee (for “The Lunchbox”), and the founder of Sikhya Entertainment a boutique film production house that produced notable films like '' Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1'', Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2, '' Peddlers'', ''The Lunchbox'', ''Masaan'', ''Zubaan'' and ''Pagglait''. In 2018, Monga was amongst the first producers from India to be inducted in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She served as an Executive Producer on ''Period. End of Sentence.'' which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Monga was voted as one of the top 12 women achievers in the Global Entertainment industry by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and among the top 50 Indians changing India by ''India Today''. In 2021, Guneet Monga was conferred with the ''Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' by the French Government for her signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apurva Motiwale
Apurva Motiwale is an Indian Editor, Who works in Hindi, Marathi and Telugu cinema. As a frequent collaborator with Ashish Mhatre, she has edited more than 40 films. Her first film as an editor was Ajab Lagnachi Gajab Goshta (2010). Career Apurva started her career as an assistant editor with the films ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' in 2008, ''Harishchandrachi Factory'' in 2009 and '' Chillar Party'' 2011. She edited milestone films like ''Duniyadari'', ''Ye Re Ye Re Paisa'' (2018). She received MICTA, International Marathi Film Festival Awards and Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards for best editing for the film ''Duniyadari'', and the Zee Marathi Gaurav Award for ''Ye Re Ye Re Paisa'' (2018). Awards Filmography Marathi * Ajab Lagnachi Gajab Gosth * Zakaas * Sanshay Kallol * Duniyadari * Vakratund Mahakay * Pyar Wali Love Story * Lokmanya Ek Yug Purush * Balkadu * Kaakan * Online Binline * TuHiRe * Katyar Kaljat Ghusali * Guru * One Way Ticket * Vithhala Shappath * Chaand Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Maurya
Vijay Maurya is an Indian actor, writer and director who works in Hindi films and theatre. He is best known for his work in the 2019 Hindi musical film ''Gully Boy.'' Early life Maurya was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His brother, Ajay "Teddy" Maurya, is also an actor, who has principally served as an art director in many films. Career Theatre Maurya began his career in theatre by enrolling in a workshop under Satyadev Dubey for acting. He was an integral part of Prithvi Theatre from 1993 to 2008. He has worked in 14 original plays which have had a total of over 2500 shows. Some of his plays include Meena Kumari, Airawat, Solah Saal Ka Aakash, Jungle Ke Paar, Laila, Sa Hi Besura. The play Sa Hi Besura which came out in 2007 is still running with successful shows. He has worked with Makrand Deshpande, Sudhir Pandey, Kay Kay Menon, Sanjna Kapoor among others. Films Maurya has acted in critically acclaimed films like Nishikant Kamat's ''Mumbai Meri Jaan'' and Anura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prarthana Behere
Prarthana Behere (born 5 January 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television and Hindi and Marathi films. She starts her career at 16 and is known for her role in the Hindi television show ''Pavitra Rishta'' as Vaishali Manohar Karanjkar. She is winner of 9X Jhakaas Heroine Hunt Season 1. She debuted in Marathi television in 2021 playing Neha Kamat in Zee Marathi's '' Mazhi Tuzhi Reshimgath''. Career She started her career with the Marathi film ''Rita'' in 2009. She got featured in the Marathi film ''Mai Lek'' as Leelavati in the year 2010. She debuted in television with Zee TV's ''Pavitra Rishta'' playing the role of Vaishali in 2009. She made her bollywood film debut with '' Love U.... Mr. Kalakaar!'' in 2011 as Kamya. In the same year she has appeared in supporting role in ''Bodyguard''. She made her lead Marathi film in '' Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda'' as a Punjabi girl Jaspinder Kaur in 2013. After that she appeared in commercially success films such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usha Nadkarni
Usha Nadkarni (born 13 September 1946) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi films and television who is best known for her role of Savita Deshmukh in the popular show ''Pavitra Rishta'', for which she was nominated in Zee Rishtey Awards as "Best Evil Mother-in-Law". She participated as a contestant on the Marathi version of ''Bigg Boss'' in 2018 and became one of the oldest contestant to participate in Bigg Boss. She is best known for her evil roles in Marathi and Hindi films. In 2015, she starred in a stage show, ''Londoncharya Aajibai'' by Rajiv Joshi, playing the community leader Aajibai Banarase. Filmography Television Awards See also * List of Indian film actresses This is an alphabetical list of notable Indian film actresses. A * Aaditi Pohankar * Aahana Kumra * Aakanksha Singh * Aamna Sharif * Aanchal Munjal * Aarathi * Aarti Agarwal * Aarti Chhabria * Aashka Goradia * Abhirami * Adah Shar ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relativity Media
Relativity Media is an American media company founded in 2004 by Lynwood Spinks and Ryan Kavanaugh. The company brokered film finance deals and later branched into film production and other entertainment ventures. The company was commercially successful prior to bankruptcy. In 2015, Relativity Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after lawsuits and missing loan payments. The bankruptcy was noted as one of the most notorious in entertainment industry. As a result, the company began selling off previously acquired films. Relativity Media reorganized and emerged from bankruptcy in March 2016, but in May 2018 it filed for bankruptcy again. The studio is now being operated by a new parent company, UltraV Holdings. History Launch and operations Relativity Media was founded by Ryan Kavanaugh and Lynwood Spinks in 2004. Kavanaugh convinced Spinks, a former Carolco Pictures executive to invest $1 million into the venture. Relativity began operations as a middleman brokering deals bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B4U (network)
B4U is a television network focused on Bollywood based entertainment. The network operates the six channels B4U Music, B4U Movies, B4U Kadak, B4U Bhojpuri, B4U Aflam and B4U Plus which are at present available on more than 8 different satellites, in more than 100 countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In addition the company operates B4U Motion Pictures, which is a media and entertainment production subsidiary. Company history In 1999, the newly formed network launched B4U Movies and B4U Music in the UK on the Sky Digital platform as a subscription package along with Sony Entertainment Television. The launch was surrounded in controversy, with rival network Zee TV claiming that B4U had stolen its database of subscribers in the UK. The B4U management claimed that they had got hold of the database from ex-employees and has been using it to send mailers promoting its service. In 2001, the network went on to launch the channels in the United States and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Language
Marathi (; ''Marāṭhī'', ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 11th in the List of languages by number of native speakers, list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the List of languages by number of native speakers in India, third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi Language, Hindi and Bengali language, Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Marathi distinguishes Clusivity, inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way Grammatical gender, gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: ), also known as Vinayak Chaturthi (), or Ganeshotsav () is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's clay idols privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages). Observances include chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, such as prayers and ''vrata'' (fasting). Offerings and ''prasada'' from the daily prayers, that are distributed from the pandal to the community, include sweets such as modaka as it is believed to be a favourite of Ganesha. The festival ends on the tenth day after start, when the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chanting, then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea, called visarjan on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. In Mumbai alone, around 150,000 statues are immersed annually. Thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to his celestial abode. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anshuman Jain
Anshuman is a given name and surname of Indian origin. People with that name included Surname * Karan Anshuman (born 1980), Indian film writer, director, and producer Given name * Anshuman Bhagawati (born 1978), Indian cricketer * Anshuman Gaekwad (born 1952), Indian cricketer and coach * Anshuman Gaur (born 1974), Indian civil servant * Anshuman Gautam (born 1994), Indian cricketer * Anshuman Jha (born 1986), Indian film and theatre actor * Anshuman Joshi (born 1996), Indian actor in Marathi cinema * Anshuman Mohanty (born 1986), Indian politician, engineer, entrepreneur and former information technician * Anshuman Nandi (born ), Indian drummer and child actor * Anshuman Pandey (born 1975), Indian cricketer * Anshuman Rath (born 1997), Hong Kong cricketer * Anshuman Singh (born 1935), Indian judge and state governor * Anshuman Singh (cricketer) (born 1999), Indian cricketer * Anshuman Tiwari (born 1974), Indian journalist and editor * Anshuman Vichare Anshuman Vichare ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Sawarkar
Jayant Savarkar (born May 3, 1936) is an actor who works in Marathi and Hindi theater, television, and films. He was awarded the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar Lifetime Achievement Award by the Government of Maharashtra in the field of theater. Web series Jayant Sawarkar is known for his role as an astrologer in the Marathi language web series Samantar which also features Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ... in lead role. The series was released in 2020. References External links Jayant Savarkar on Book My Show 1936 births Living people Indian male television actors Indian male film actors Marathi actors Indian male stage actors {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
