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YRF Spy Universe
''YRF Spy Universe'' is an Indian shared universe centered on a series of spy action-thriller films, which feature various fictional RAW agents. It is produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films. The franchise is commercially successful by having grossed on a combined budget of , thus becoming the second highest-grossing Indian franchise. Overview The shared universe, initially started out as a single movie series, later was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. The first film ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) and its sequel ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) centre on a fictional R&AW agent played by Salman Khan. ''War'' (2019) tells the story of a RAW agent played by Hrithik Roshan who goes rogue. Before making ''War'', producer Aditya Chopra and director Siddharth Anand came up with the idea of merging these films and creating a shared universe by crossing over the characters who all belong to the RAW. However, ''War'' was still made as a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra (; born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker, studio executive, producer and film distributor who mainly works in Indian cinema. Currently serving as the Chairman and Managing Director of Yash Raj Films, founded by his father Yash Chopra, he has produced several successful films under this banner and has established himself as one of the leading producers of Indian cinema.Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films. Retrieved on 21 November 2015. He is also known for writing and directing '''' (1995), '' |
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is a Bollywood entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides news related to the Indian film industry The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ko ..., particularly Bollywood, film reviews and box office reports. Launched on 15 June 1998, the website was originally named "IndiaFM.com". It changed its name to "Bollywood Hungama" in 2008. References External links * 1998 establishments in Maharashtra Hindi cinema Companies based in Mumbai Indian film websites Internet properties established in 1998 {{film-website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaideep Sahni
Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' and ''Shuddh Desi Romance''. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue as well as Filmfare Award for Best Story for ''Company'' (2002), and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006). He also won the IIFA award 2008 for best story, for ''Chak De! India'' . Early life and education Born and brought up in New Delhi, Jaideep Sahni studied at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar. He started working as a computer engineer,Close EncounterIndian Express/ref> and has worked for NIIT. Career He became a lyricist after jam sessions with Palash Sen, and after discovering the screenplay for the film ''Gandhi'' in a New Delhi bookshop, he started writing screenplays, at age 27. He wrote both the screenplay and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maneesh Sharma
Maneesh Sharma is an Indian people, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and education Born and raised in Delhi, where he lived in various parts of the city, including Pitam Pura, Maneesh did his schooling at Delhi Public School, R K Puram. Then he received a degree in English literature from Hans Raj College, Delhi University. At college, he was involved in the theatre society and shot his debut film in 2010 there. After his graduation he moved to California to study filmmaking at CalArts. Before moving to Mumbai, he was also involved in theatre in Delhi and was a dancer in a local musical troupe.Maneesh Sharma : The wedding planner ''Filmfare'', 16 February 2011. Career While studying filmmaking at CalArts, Maneesh ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala (born 15 May 1974) is an Indian film screenwriter and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award-winning films like ''Maqbool'' (2003), ''Munnabhai M.B.B.S.'' (2003), he made his debut as a director in 2008 with a romantic comedy ''Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na'' which turned out to be a critical and commercial hit and also featured an acclaimed soundtrack by A. R. Rahman. Biography Born and brought up in Mumbai, Abbas joined St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, for graduation, where he started working on plays and soon started writing advertising jingles, but he left without securing a degree to join Ogilvy & Mather PR agency, where he worked for a year; he then joined television production company Cinevista as creative consultant, which he left in 2000, to become a full-time writer. He entered the film industry as a lyricist, writing for films like, ''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' (2000), and ''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Abbas Zafar
Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), '' Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat'' (2019). Personal life Zafar is a graduate of Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. He married Alicia Zafar, an Iranian based in France, on 4 January 2021. Career Zafar entered the film industry as an assistant director, with multiple projects for the production company Yash Raj Films (YRF). He then made his own directorial and screen-writing debut with the romantic comedy ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011). The film revolved around a young man (Imran Khan) who finds a bride (Katrina Kaif) for his elder brother (Ali Zafar), but then finds that he himself has fallen in love with her. His next film was the action drama ''Gunday'' (2014), set in Calcutta in the 1970s and 1980s. The film starred Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor as powerful bandits, Priyanka Chopra as a cabaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neelesh Misra
Neelesh Misra (born 4 May 1973) is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, scriptwriter and lyricist. He is most known for his radio show, Yaadon Ka IdiotBox with Neelesh Misra on BIG FM 92.7. He is co-founder-editor of Gaon Connection, India's rural newspaper. He has also founded a content creation company called Content Project Pvt. Ltd. He is currently working on "The Neelesh Misra Show" on Red FM 93.5 and "Kahaani Express" on Saavn. He has recently launched two shows on the audio platform Audible and another show called Zindagi Mobile] on BIG FM 92.7 He is also popular for his show on YouTube - The Slow Interview, produced by Gaon Connection, where he chats with the celebs from Bollywood in the rural retreat near Lucknow district. Early life and education Brought up in Nainital, his father belonged to a village, Deora in Barabanki District, 42 km from Lucknow. His father Shiva Balak Misra, is a geologist in ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) and writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabir Khan (director)
Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who works in Hindi cinema. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with ''Kabul Express''. He is best known for directing ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) and ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' (2015). His latest film '' 83'' was released in (2021). Early life and background Khan was born to Rasheeduddin Khan, a Muslim Urdu Speaking father and Leela Narayan Rao, a Hindu Telugu-speaking mother. Rasheeduddin, who was a Pashtuns, Pathan hailing from Kaimganj in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, was a nephew of Dr. Zakir Hussain (President of India – 1967 to 1969) and a communist politician favored by Indira Gandhi as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha at a relatively young age, in the early 1970s. He was also a professor of political science, and in the early 1970s, he became one of the founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University. His sister, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Darr'' (1993), and ''Anjaam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathaan (film)
''Pathaan'' is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language Spy film, spy action-thriller film written and directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. It is the fourth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, after ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''War (2019 film), War'' (2019). ''Pathaan'' is scheduled to be released in India on January 25, 2023, coinciding with the Republic day (India), Indian Republic Day weekend in IMAX along with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu. Premise Pathaan, an exiled Research and Analysis Wing, RAW Field agent, field operative is assigned to take down "Outfit X", a private terrorist organization that is planning massive attacks on India. Cast * Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan, a Research and Analysis Wing, RAW field agent * Deepika Padukone * John Abraham as Jim, leader of 'Outfit X' organisation * Dimple Kapadia * Ashutosh Rana as Colonel Sunil Luthra * Gau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand (born 31 July 1978) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing action thriller film, action thriller films like ''Bang Bang!'' (2014), ''War (2019 film), War'' (2019) and ''Pathaan (film), Pathaan'' (2023). Apart from action thriller films, he has directed and scripted few Romantic comedy, romantic comedy films namely ''Hum Tum (film), Hum Tum'' (2004), ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005), ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008) and ''Anjaana Anjaani'' (2010) among others. Filmography Film As assistant director * ''Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi'' (2001) * ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' (2002) * ''Hum Tum (film), Hum Tum'' (2004) Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Siddharth 21st-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Living people 1983 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
