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Yusuf Hussain
Yusuf Hussain (21 January 1948 – 30 October 2021) was an Indian television actor known for his work predominantly in Bollywood. Yusuf was also known for his work in Dhoom 2, OMG – Oh My God!, Raees Dil Chahta Hai and Krrish 3. Yusuf was the father of Safeena Husain and father in Law to Hansal Mehta. He died of COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quick ... at the age of 73. Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Yusuf 2021 deaths Indian actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema People from Punjab, Pakistan Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India 1948 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khakee
''Khakee'' (English translation: The Uniform) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and written by Santoshi and Sridhar Raghavan. The story revolves around an Indian police team on a mission to escort an accused terrorist from a small town in Maharashtra to Mumbai. ''Khakee'' stars an ensemble cast starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Tusshar Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. It was theatrically released on 23 January 2004 to a widespread critical acclaim. The critical response was mostly positive, with praise towards the direction, performances, and story. Produced on a budget of , ''Khakee'' earned a total of at the worldwide box office, becoming one of the year's highest-grossing Bollywood films. Plot Additional Commissioner of Police, AD.CP Shrikant Naidu assembles a team of five police officers to bring Dr. Iqbal Ansari, a captured ISI agent, responsible for riots, safely from Chandangarh t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatso!
'' Fatso! '' is a 2012 Indian film directed by Rajat Kapoor and starring Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Purab Kohli, Neil Bhoopalam, Gunjan Bakshi, with a key role played by veteran comic character actor Brijendra Kala. The film is produced by Pritish Nandy and Fauzia Arshi. The movie was released on 4 May 2012 under Pritish Nandy Communications and Daily Multimedia Limited (Fauzia Arshi) banner. This 2012 Hindi film's main plot device is similar to the Hollywood films Shallow Hal (2001), ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1978), and '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941), latter two of which were in turn based on a Broadway stageplay from the 1930s – by the noted playwright Harry Segall – also entitled ''Heaven Can Wait''. Premise The story is based on five friends: two young couples Nandini (Gul Panag) and Navin (Purab Kohli), Yash (Neil Bhoopalam) and Tanuja ( Gunjan Bakshi), plus their mutual buddy, the hugely overweight Sudeep (Ranvir Shorey). Nandini and Navin are about to get married when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Sangam
''Road to Sangam'' is a 2010 Bollywood film written and directed by Amit Rai. The film features Bollywood actors Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra. ''Road to Sangam'' is a simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hasmat Ullah (Paresh Rawal) who has been entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford Flathead engine, Ford V8 engine, not knowing the historic significance – that it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holy Triveni Sangam. The film was released worldwide on 29 January 2010. Plot Hashmatullah (Hashmat) is a God-fearing, devout Muslim mechanic of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He is to repair an old Ford Flathead engine, Ford V8 lorry engine, the historic significance he is unaware -– it carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi after Gandhi's assassination in 1948. As part of the funerary celebration, the ashes were immersed in the holy Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, divided into 20 portions, sent to different provinces of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Oranges
''Blue Oranges'' is a 2009 Bollywood film produced by S M Ferozeuddin Alameer under the Khussro Films banner and directed by Rajesh Ganguly. The film features Rajit Kapur, Rati Agnihotri, Harsh Chhaya, and Aham Sharma in key roles. Plot The film is a crime, suspense thriller where Rajit Kapur plays the role of the detective Nilesh. Nilesh has to investigate the murder of a rich alcoholic woman (Pooja Kanwal). He investigates a bunch of suspects such as the murdered woman’s ex-lover (Aham Sharma), the tenant's son, a rich-brat who gave the woman a lift and the police commissioner's own brother (Harsh Chhaya) who had befriended her, before arriving at the truth. The film is shot in a flashback-and-forth mode of storytelling. Cast * Rajit Kapur ... Nilesh * Harsh Chhaya ... Anurag Dixit * Rati Agnihotri ... Uma Dixit * Aham Sharma ... Kevin Travasso * Pooja Kanwal ... Shalini Chauhan * Richashree ... Rati Bose * Shishir Sharma ... Commissioner Dixit * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (2009 Hindi Film)
''Daddy Cool'' (also known as ''Daddy Cool: Join The Fun'') is a 2009 Bollywood comedy film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao and cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Aarti Chabria amongst many others. The story is based on the crazy things that happen all in one day at one funeral. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 2007 British comedy '' Death at a Funeral''. Plot The film is set on Goa and follows what happens in one crazy day. The story focuses on Steven (Sunil Shetty) and his wife Nancy (Aarti Chabria) who currently live with Steven's mother and plan to purchase their own flat soon. The film begins with the death of Steven's father. Steven organises the whole funeral by himself and the guests begin to arrive. Steven's brother Brian (Ashish Chaudhary), a renowned novelist living in Mumbai, also arrives. Everyone is expecting Brian to give the farewell speech since he is a novelist, however he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phir Kabhi
''Phir Kabhi'' () is a 2009 Hindi language Indian romance film directed by V. K. Prakash for producers Ronnie Screwvala and Pradeep Guha under their banners UTV Motion Pictures and Culture Company Pvt.Ltd. respectively starring Mithun Chakraborty, Dimple Kapadia and Rati Agnihotri. The film was released Direct-to-video and on DTH services on 22 September 2009. Plot ''Phir Kabhi'' tells the story of two high school sweethearts who rekindle their romance at a school reunion decades later at their old age. Synopsis Hari Singh has been married to Lakshmi for about 40–50 years and his son is employed in America. His son's wife Divya and daughter Sonia live with them in a very harmonious relationship. Tragedy strikes as Lakshmi suddenly passes away leaving Hari vulnerable and of course, alone. Now he gets close to his granddaughter and starts visiting his school-mates. It is then Divya concludes that Hari may not be a good influence over her daughter after she finds out that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saas Bahu Aur Sensex
''Saas Bahu aur Sensex'' is an Indian Hindi film which was released 19 September 2008, directed by Shona Urvashi. It stars Kirron Kher, Tanushree Dutta, Ankur Khanna, Farooq Shaikh, Masumeh Makhija, Lillete Dubey, and Sharon Prabhakar. The film focuses on the complexities of discovering love in the world of the new Mumbai. The movie is set against the backdrop of the stress of working in financial markets, embarrassing kitty parties, outrageous soap operas, and the ongoing angst and excitement of an ever-emerging India. It is considered part of the Masala film Masala films of Indian cinema mix multiple genres into one work. Masala films emerged in the 1970s and are still created as of the 2020s. Typically these films freely mix action, comedy, romance, and drama or melodrama. They also tend to be ... genre, which depicts a mixture of action, comedy, romance, and drama/melodrama. Synopsis When her mother suddenly divorces her father and leaves their comfortable home in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Muthu Swami
''Don Muthu Swami'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Ashim Samanta starring Mithun Chakraborty as the Don. The movie is a remake of 1991 American movie ''Oscar'' which itself was a remake of 1967 French movie ''Oscar''. Songs #"I Am A Disco Dancer (New)" - Vijay Benedict #"I Love You I Love You" - Deepali Kishore, Emon Chatterjee #"Jeena Bhi Kya" - Salma Agha, Bappi Lahiri #"Jhoom Le Jhoom Le" - Anu Malik #"Jimmy Aaja" - Parvati Khan #"Pyaar Do Pyaar Lo" - Kishore Kumar, Anand Kumar C. #"Saath Saath Tum Chalo" - Asha Bhosle, Bhupinder Singh #"Tum Kaun Ho" - Shaan, Mahalaxmi Iyer Cast *Mithun Chakraborty as Don Muthu Swami *Hrishitaa Bhatt as Sanjana *Shakti Kapoor as Noora *Rohit Roy as Preetam *Mohit Raina As Jaikishan *Dolly Minhas as Lata *Dilip Joshi as Fikarchand *Rakesh Bedi as Shikharchand *Meghna Malik as Savitri * Ali Asgar as Rehman *Viju Khote as Usmaan *Ashwin Kaushal as Salim * Achyut Potdar as Ishwar *Birbal as Pundit *Upasn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoya Khoya Chand
''Khoya Khoya Chand'', (translation: Lost Moon) is an Indian Hindi film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop. It was produced by Prakash Jha and Alankrita Shrivastava was involved in the production. Cast * Shiney Ahuja as Zafar * Soha Ali Khan as Nikhat * Rajat Kapoor as Prem Kumar * Sonya Jehan as Ratanbala * Sushmita Mukherjee as Sharda * Vinay Pathak as Shaymol * Mahie Gill as Starlet at Prem's house * Pappu Polyester * Anangsha Biswas Music The soundtrack of the film was released on 8 November 2007; composed by Shantanu Moitra, with lyrics by Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire (Marathi: स्वानंद किरकिरे) (born 29 April 1972) is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loins Of Punjab Presents
''Loins of Punjab Presents'' is a 2007 Indian film directed by Manish Acharya. It stars Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker and Ajay Naidu. The film marked Acharya's feature directorial debut. Plot A New Jersey town catches Bollywood fever when five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile compete in an amateur ''Indian Idol''-style singing contest. ''Loins of Punjab Presents'' satirizes non-resident Indians and Bollywood fans as they vie for the title of "Desi Idol." Cast *Shabana Azmi as Rrita Kapoor *Ayesha Dharker as Opama Menon *Ajay Naidu .as .. Turbanotorious B.D.G. * Manish Acharya as Vikram Jaiswal *Jameel Khan as Mr. Amit Bokade *Darshan Jariwala as Sanjeev Patel *Loveleen Mishra as Alpa Patel *Ishita Sharma as Preeti Patel *Kunaal Roy Kapur as Raghav White *Michael Raimondi as Josh Cohen *Samrat Chakrabarti as Trance Sen *Alexx ONell as Wesminton * Seema Rahmani as Sanya Rehman * Yusuf Hussain Yusuf Hussain (21 January 1948 – 30 October 2021) was an Indian television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivah
''Vivah'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya and starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao in the lead roles. The movie was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions. ''Vivah'' tells the story of two individuals, and relates their journey from engagement to marriage and aftermath. ''Vivah'' is the fourth film to feature Shahid Kapoor opposite Amrita Rao. The film was released on 10 November 2006, and became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, grossing more than worldwide. Critical reception was mixed; some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated, but it also has been credited for triggering changes to the way marriage is depicted on film. It became an unexpected success, as well as Kapoor and Rao's biggest commercial success at that point. Kapoor and Rao's performance in the film earned them a nomination for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the Screen Awards. ''Vivah'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
