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Y Films
Y-Films is an Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ... film production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company, based in Mumbai. The company is a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films. History The company was launched on 1 April 2011 by Aditya Chopra, who revealed that Yash Raj Films would create a new film studio, Y-Films, and concentrate on introducing fresh talent. The event saw promotional material released for three future productions, with Ashish Patil being announced as chief producer. Filmography Production Films Web Series References Yash Raj Films, * Film distributors of India Film production companies based in Mumbai Entertainment companies established in 2011 Hindi cinema {{film-company-stub ... [...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] |
Tara D’Souza
Tara Concepta D'Souza (born 20 December 1986), commonly known as Tara D'Souza, is an Indian actress and model, known for her work in the films ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'' and ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''. Early life and background D'Souza was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India to Konkani parents Andreas and Diane D'Souza. She also has one brother, Noel Prasad D'Souza and one sister, Mira D'Souza. She attended Vidyaranya High School for Boys and Girls, a school which is partly based on the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti. Career Modeling While in college, D'Souza pursued a career in modeling and was a former Kingfisher Calendar girl, chosen after 2010 reality TV series, Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt on NDTV Good Times. Acting In 2005, D'Souza made her cinematic debut in ''The Angrez'' (2005) which was a Tollywood film which only released in some parts of Hyderabad and did become a super hit film locally, and since it didn't release in many theaters she was not well know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajit Kapur
Rajit Kapur is an Indian film and theatre actor and director. He is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, '' The Making of the Mahatma'' for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as the protagonist Unni in the Malayalam film '' Agnisakshi'', and the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymous ''television series'', directed by Basu Chatterjee and broadcast on Doordarshan. His debut film was ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1992), directed by Shyam Benegal. Career Rajit Kapur played the role of the famous Bengali detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the eponymously named TV series, ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' (1993). Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictitious character created by the popular Bengali writer Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Basu Chatterjee directed a TV show based on the stories of Bandyopadhyay, and Rajit Kapur played the lead role. The show was very popular and Rajit Kapur achieved his first media recognition through this show. Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gajraj Rao
Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He is widely known for his performance in the comedy drama film ''Badhaai Ho'' for which he also won a Filmfare Award. He debuted in 1994 with a minor role in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' and has since worked in many films and web-series. Rao is known for his leading role in Badhaai Ho and supporting roles in movies like ''Talvar ''Madan's Talwar'', later known as ''The Talvar'', was an early-20th-century Indian Nationalist periodical published from Berlin. Originally named after Madan Lal Dhingra, one of the heroes of the Indian independence movement who had been execu ..., Blackmail'' and web-series like TVF'S ''F.A.T.H.E.R.S.'' and ''Tech Conversations with Dad''. He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films. Filmography Films Web series Accolades Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Gajraj 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angira Dhar
Angira Dhar is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. Her most notable work includes her role in web series ''Bang Baaja Baaraat'' and the film ''Love per Square Foot''. Early and personal life Dhar is a Kashmiri Hindu and was brought up in Mumbai. Dhar married ''Love per Square Foot'' director, Anand Tiwari, in a secret ceremony on 30 April 2021. Career Television career Dhar began a career in TV production with Channel V. She also worked behind the camera as an assistant film director. During her time at Channel V she was offered the anchor position on the show 'Beg Borrow Steal' by UTV Bindass. Film career She made her Bollywood debut in 2013, starring in the film called '' Ek Bura Aadmi'' starring Arunoday Singh. In 2015, she was offered the female lead in a web series by Y-Films, titled ''Bang Baaja Baarat'' in which she essayed the role of a spunky, feisty, young independent girl. The show revolves around a much-in-love couple, Shahana (Dhar) and Pawan (Ali Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film ''The Other End of the Line'' before appearing in the American television miniseries ''Bollywood Hero''. He was seen in films like ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' (2011), '' Baat Ban Gayi'' (2013) and ''Bobby Jasoos'' (2014). His first success came in ''Fukrey'' (2013) and ''Sonali Cable'' (2014). Fazal made his Bollywood debut with a cameo appearance in ''3 Idiots'' (2009) and next appeared in ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' (2011). He played the leading role in the horror film ''Khamoshiyan'' (2015) followed by his first American film ''Furious 7'' (2015), and ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' opposite Diana Penty in 2016. Fazal starred in the British-American film ''Victoria & Abdul'', which depicts the relationship of Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and her confidant, Indian servant Abdul Karim (Fazal). The film premiered at the Venice Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Tiwari
Anand Tiwari (born 29 May 1983) is an Indian actor, producer, writer and director known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in films like ''Kites'' (2010), '' Udaan'' (2010), ''Aisha'' (2010), and ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013). As a stage actor, he is best known for Rage Productions' ''One on One'' (2010). Tiwari is the co-founder of the production company Still and Still Media Collective under which he has produced his feature-length directorial debut ''Love per Square Foot'' (2018) and his hit series ''Bandish Bandits''. For the latter, he was nominated for a Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Original Story. Early life and background Tiwari grew up in a family of doctors, in Matunga, Mumbai. He started acting in small roles in Marathi theatre in the local Ganpati and Navratri festivals. He frequented Shivaji Mandir in Dadar to watch plays, and also started attending summer acting workshops at his school. Subsequently, he completed his bachelor's in mass media, with a major in ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronjini Chakraborty
Ronjini Chakraborty (born 24 February 1992) is an Indian actress and model. She has established her career in Hindi and Bengali films. Personal life Ronjini was born in a middle-class Bengali family on 8 December 1992 in Kolkata. She has been trained in the Indian Classical Music for 7 years during her adolescence. Her mother wanted her to be a singer, but her preference was acting. That's why she chose acting as her career. She started her acting journey while she was in college. She joined a theatre group named “Theatrecian” and did several theatre plays like ‘The Lesson’ directed by Eugene Ionesco, ‘No Exit’ directed by Jean-Paul Sartre, ‘The Home Coming’ directed by Harold Pinter, ‘The Goat’ directed by Edward Albee, and ‘The Comedy Kitchen’ adopted by Dhruv Mukherjee. Then, she joined the FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) in Pune to do an acting course and to enhance her acting skills. After the completion of her training, she came back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaurav Pandey
Gaurav Pandey is an Indian actor. He trained at Kreating Characters Acting School. He has appeared in ads for brands including Colgate Plax, OLX, KFC, Sprite and Volkswagen. His first film appearance was in the supporting role of Shaunty in ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014). He has also starred in a Siddharth Sikka short film 'The Love Bites'. In 2015, Pandey appeared in the Y Films web series ''A Man's World''. He also appeared in the 2016 Remo D'Souza film ''A Flying Jatt ''A Flying Jatt'' is a 2016 Indian superhero film co-written and directed by Remo D'Souza and produced under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures. It features Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones in the lead roles. ''A Flying Jatt ...''. School:Selaqui international school, Dehradun Filmography films Web series References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Gaurav Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Delhi Male actors in Bengali cinema 21st-century Indian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Anand Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema, in addition to working in few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Early life Vivek Oberoi was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, to a Punjabi father, Suresh Oberoi, an actor. In 1974, Suresh married Yashodhara, a Tamil, in Chennai. Because of his mother’s family being assimilated in the region, Vivek is himself fluent in Tamil. Oberoi went on to study at Mayo College, Ajmer and Mithibai College, Mumbai. At an actors' workshop in London, he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek to New York, where he completed his master's degree in film acting. Career 2002–2009 Oberoi made his debut with Ram Gopal Varma's film ''Company''. It received commercial and critical success. Jyoti Shukla of Rediff.com called it a "fast-paced movie" that is "anchored by brilliant performances". She praised the performances of Mohanlal, Devgan and Oberoi, and said t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Deshmukh
Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He has acted in over 60 films, in Hindi and Marathi cinema."SRemembering Vilasrao Deshmukh" ''Hindustan Times''. He was ranked third in '''' |
Bank Chor
''Bank Chor'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Bumpy, written by Baljeet Singh Marwah and produced by Ashish Patil. The film was produced by Y-Films and distributed by Yash Raj Films. The film stars Riteish Deshmukh and Rhea Chakraborty, with Vivek Oberoi in a substantial role. Oberoi has returned to Yash Raj Films after 15 years, his last film under their banner was '' Saathiya''. The film was released on 16 June 2017. Plot The plot starts with a simple Marathi manoos and a Vaastu adherent, Champak Chandrakant Chiplunkar (Riteish Deshmukh), who is planning to rob a local bank in Mumbai. Two of his friends, Genda (Vikram Thapa) and Gulab (Bhuvan Arora), assist him in orchestrating the robbery. In preparation for the heist, Champak disguises himself as a sadhu and his accomplices wear elephant and horse masks. The bandits successfully make it past the bank's security carrying weapons, thereafter taking over the entire bank at gunpoint. But the hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
