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Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in ''My Name Is Khan'' (2010), and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama ''Student of the Year''. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), and ''Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the action comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015), ''Dishoom'' (2016), and ''Judwaa 2'' (2017); the dance film ''ABCD 2'' (2015); and the drama ''Sui Dhaaga'' (2018). Dhawan received praise and nominations for two Filmfare Awards for playing an avenger in the thriller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dhawan
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Hindi films. A member of the Dhawan family, he has directed over 42 films. The 1993 action thriller '' Aankhen'' and 1999 comedy '' Biwi No.1'' earned him two Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations. His notable works include ''Swarg'' (1990), '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992), ''Bol Radha Bol'' (1992), '' Raja Babu'' (1994), '' Coolie No.1'' (1995), ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' (1996), ''Judwaa'' (1997), '' Hero No. 1'' (1997), ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), '' Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998), ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' (1999), ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' (2000), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001), ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), ''Partner'' (2007), '' Chashme Baddoor'' (2013), ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014) and ''Judwaa 2'' (2017). Personal life David Dhawan was born on 16 August 1951 as Rajinder Dhawan in Agartala, Tripura in a Punjabi family. His father, a manager in UCO Bank, got transferred to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sui Dhaaga
''Sui Dhaaga: Made in India'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sharat Katariya and produced by Aditya Chopra and Maneesh Sharma. Edited by Charu Shree Roy, the film stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma as a married couple in small-town India who begin their own small-scale clothing business. It was shot in Chanderi, Bhopal, Delhi and Ghaziabad. The film was released in India on 28 September 2018; it received positive reviews from critics and proved to be a commercial success at the box office, It received five nominations at the 64th Filmfare Awards including Best Actress (Critics) for Sharma and Best Supporting Actress for Yamini Dass, who played Dhawan's mother in the film. The film found a place as an official entry, in the competition category at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), the Belt and Road Film, which began on 15 June 2019. Plot Mauji Sharma is a small-town man who lives with his parents and wife Mamta. His late grandfath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Dhawan At The Promo Launch Of 'Student Of The Year'
Varun is an Indian male given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Varun Aaron (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Varun Agarwal (born 1987), Indian entrepreneur * Varun Badola (born 1974), Indian actor * Varun Singh Bhati (born 1995), Indian para high jumper * Varun Chopra (born 1987), English cricketer * Varun Dhawan (born 1987), Indian actor * Varun Gandhi (born 1980), Indian politician * Varun Grover (information scientist) (born 1959), American computer scientist * Varun Grover (writer) (born 1980), Indian comedian, screenwriter and lyricist * Varun Kapoor, Indian actor * Varun Khandelwal, Indian actor * Varun Khanna (born 1984), Indian cricketer * Varun Kumar (cricketer) (born 1980), Indian cricketer * Varun Kumar (field hockey) (born 1995), Indian hockey player * Varun Parandhaman (born 1991), Indian musician and songwriter * Varun Ram (born 1992), American basketball player * Varun Sahni (born 1956), Indian physicist * Varun Sandesh (born 1989), Indian-Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Secondary School Certificate
The Higher Secondary School Certificate is a secondary qualification in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Higher Secondary Education The Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education in Bangladesh recognises "Higher Secondary Education" under the clause 1(5) of the "Board of Trustees". Higher Secondary Education comprises (a) general, (b) vocational, (c) technical, or (d) special education with the combination of varied courses. It is the continuation of the "Secondary Education Courses" and it precedes the " Tertiary Education" governed by the Universities. Class XI - XII is the range of "Higher Secondary Education" that roughly covers 16-17 years of age group youth in the context of Bangladesh. The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) is a public examination credential in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. HSC is equivalent to GCE A Level in England and 3rd and 4th year of high schools in the United States. India In India, the HSC/Intermediate and PUC Certificates is know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Dhawan
Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by ''Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun. Now turned activist, Dhawan was part of Anna Hazare camp in his crusade against corruption in Indian public life. Early life Dhawan belongs to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father, Madan Lal Dhawan, was AGM in UCO Bank, who came to India from Peshawar, Pakistan in around 1947. Anil did his high school from St. Francis Xavier's School, Kanpur and graduated from Christ Church College, Kanpur. He later obtained a diploma in acting from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in the same batch as Jaya Bhaduri. His son is actor Siddharth Dhawan. Director David Dhawan is his brother, another director Rohit Dhawan and actor Varun Dhawan are his nephews. Anil Dhawan has one granddaughter Anjini from his son Siddharth. Career He joined Film and Television Instit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Boyz
''Desi Boyz'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Rohit Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh in lead roles while Sanjay Dutt features in an extended cameo. The film was released on 25 November 2011, and received a mixed response from critics and was declared an average at the box office. Plot The story follows two friends and roommates, the Gujarati rebel Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel and clean simpleton Nikhil 'Nick' Mathur, who live in London. Jerry does odd jobs for a living as he is an undergraduate but Nick has a white-collar job. However, both find themselves jobless due to the economic downturn. Jerry has a school-age nephew named Veer whom he looks after, as the child has lost his parents. Nick intends to marry his girlfriend, Radhika Awasthi, who dreams of a lovely wedding, a great honeymoon and a wonderful house to live in after marriage. Out of a job, Jerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Dhawan
Rohit Dhawan (born 26 December 1983) is an Indian director and screenwriter of Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Born to the List of Hindi film families#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he is the elder son of renowned director David Dhawan and elder brother of Varun Dhawan. Personal life He was born to director David Dhawan and Karuna Chopra on 26 December 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the elder brother of actor, Varun Dhawan, and nephew of Anil Dhawan and late, Ashok Dhawan. His paternal cousin, Siddharth Dhawan, is Anil Dhawan's son. His maternal cousin is director, Kunal Kohli. He has a filmmaking degree from New York University. He married entrepreneur, Jaanvi Desai, on 10 February 2012, in Goa, after dating for 7 years. Together they have two children, daughter Niyara (born on 30 May 2018) and a son Abheer (born on 4 May 2022). Filmography References External links * {{Rohit Dhawan Living people Indian male screenwriters Hindi-language film directors 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deccan Chronicle
''Deccan Chronicle'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded by Rajagopal Mudaliar in the 1930s & currently owned by Samagrah Commercial Pvt Limited. It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana, by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited (DCHL). The newspaper's name derives from the originating place, the Deccan regions of India. ''Deccan Chronicle'' has eight editions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They also publish from Chennai and Bengaluru. In 2007 and 2008, DCHL launched its new business divisions. New online initiatives in the sports, education, matrimony, robotics, campus news paper for schools and colleges, and jobs.J.Krishnan was appointed the head of new business initiatives, and the CEO of Netlink Technologies (Fully owned subsidiary of DCHL) and Deccan Chargers. Vivek Kumar and Bibhuti Acharya were heading the new business divisions. The DCHL is owned by Samagrahah in terms of the duly approved Resolution Plan. Deccan Chargers The Indian Premier League cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Hindus
Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. While Punjabi Hindus are mostly found in the Indian state of Punjab today, many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region, an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. History Ancient The Punjabi people first practiced proto-Hinduism, the oldest recorded religion in the Punjab region. The historical Vedic religion constituted the religious ideas and practices in the Punjab during the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE), centered primarily in the worship of Indra. The bulk of the Rigveda was composed in the Punjab region between circa 1500 and 1200 BCE, while later Vedic scriptures were composed more eastwards, between the Yamuna and Ganges rivers. An ancient Indian law book called the Manusmriti, developed by Brahmin Hindu priests, shaped Punjabi religious life from 200 BCE onward. British colonial era Prominent Indian nationalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugjugg Jeeyo
''Jugjugg Jeeyo'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language family comedy-drama film directed by Raj Mehta and produced by Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios. The film stars Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Manish Paul and debutante Prajakta Koli. ''Jugjugg Jeeyo'' was released on 24 June 2022 to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Plot Kuldeep "Kukoo" Saini and Nainaa Sharma marry each other, having loved each other ever since they had gone to school together. The couple relocate to Toronto, Canada for Nainaa's job in a corporate company while Kukoo is employed as a bouncer in a nightclub. Within five years, the couple's marital life gets strained due to prolonged silences, unfinished conversations and resentful hearts while Nainaa is offered a new position as the vice-president of HR at New York City and Kukoo is frustrated with his job. On their wedding anniversary, Nainaa and Kukoo confess to each other about their stressed marital life and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
