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Zubaan
''Zubaan'' () is a 2015 Indian musical drama film written and directed by Mozez Singh, starring Vicky Kaushal and Sarah-Jane Dias, Sarah Jane Dias, with music composed by Ashutosh Phatak. The film is the coming of age story of a young boy Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) who loses his faith and develops a fear of music, and of his journey in fighting that fear and finding himself. Plot The story starts with the flashbacks of a young man, Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) who grew up in a village in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India, Punjab. His father used to recite Shabad Kirtan in Gurdwara, Gurudwaras, but after his death, Dilsher has developed a fear of music. He instead grows up with a speech impairment and stammers. He comes to Delhi to meet a businessman, Gurcharan "Guru" Sikand (Manish Choudhary), who is often referred to as the Lion of Gurdaspur. A flashback speaks of how, while being bullied by some of his schoolmates, Dilsher met a young Gurcharan who told him about how life often becomes cruel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal (; born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Kaushal is the recipient of numerous accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards, and has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list of 2019. After graduating with an engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, He began his film career by assisting Anurag Kashyap in the 2012 crime drama ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' and went on to play minor roles in two of Kashyap's productions. His first leading role was in the 2015 drama ''Masaan'', following which he starred in the psychological thriller '' Raman Raghav 2.0'' (2016). Kaushal gained wider recognition in 2018 with supporting roles in ''Raazi'' and ''Sanju'', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. A starring role as a military officer in the 2019 war film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' established Kaushal as a leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashutosh Phatak
Ashutosh Phatak is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and entrepreneur based in Mumbai. He is one of the founding partners of live music chain blueFROG, co-founder of The True School of Music, and one of the co-founders of The Quarter. Phatak has composed music for over 3000 television commercials, soundtracks for over 10 feature films, and released over 15 contemporary music albums. Biography Early life and career beginnings Phatak, who did his schooling at the Cathedral & John Connon School, formed an informal band with his school friends, where he handled singing responsibilities. After earning a degree in Economics with a minor in Western Classical Music Theory from the University of Pennsylvania, he returned to Mumbai and did a short stint in his family business. Simultaneously, Phatak composed music for TV serials and commercials, and re-congregated his previous band to form Orphean Revival (1993–95). In 1995, Phatak was responsible for one of the ... [...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] |
Sarah-Jane Dias
Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V. Early life Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman. Her father, Eustace Dias, is a marketing manager with Oilfields Supply Centre and her mother is named Yolanda. She also has a sister named Elena Rose Dias. Dias attended Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir until Grade 10, then she joined Indian School, Muscat doing her 11th and 12th. She then attended university at Mumbai's St. Andrews College. Prior to winning Miss India World title in 2007, she had won the Miss India Oman title in 1997. Career Modelling In Mumbai, Dias was discovered by Suresh Natrajan by chance when she walked onto his set and was immediately hired for the campaign he was shooting. At the age of 21, she won a talent hunt TV show, which gave her a chance to host a Channel V show. She then became the host of ''Get Gorgeous'', a supermodel hunt TV show on the netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepa Bhatia
Deepa Bhatia is a Bollywood film editor, producer and director based in Mumbai. She is known for editing commercially successful films like ''Tare Zameen Par'', ''My Name is Khan'', ''Rock On'', ''Kai Po Che'', ''Student of the Year'' and ''Raees''. She has recently edited films like ''Kedarnath'', Drive and the much talked about biopic on Sachin Tendulkar, '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams''. Deepa believes that editing is making something the best it can be. In her own words, "A movie is written thrice. Once, when it is written, the second, when it is directed, and the third, when it is edited. It is unfortunate that editors don't get their due. It frustrates me when people think cutting is editing." In 2010, UTV World Movies chose her as the personality of the month to pick four movies of her choice from the channel's collection. The movies she picked were ''Machuca'', '' Cousin Cousine'', ''Twin Sisters'' and ''8 Women''. Career Deepa started her career by assisting di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Twins
Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born December 6, 1988), professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers, and creative directors of their brand "Eleven Paris". Often referred to by their respective nicknames, "Lil Beast" and "Ca Blaze", they are recognized internationally for their talents in new style hip-hop dancing, and various dancing styles. They are identical twin brothers. Born and raised in Sarcelles, France, the self-taught dance duo became the darlings of the French audience in 2008 as finalists on the popular television show '' Incroyable Talent''. They quickly rose to prominence in the United States after a video of their performance on the San Diego leg of the 2010 World of Dance tour went viral on YouTube, with over 46 million views . In 2011, they won the hip-hop new style division of the prestigious international street dance competition Juste Debout. In 2017, they won the American reality competition serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jane Dias
Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ (media personality), VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V India, Channel V. Early life Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman. Her father, Eustace Dias, is a marketing manager with Oilfields Supply Centre and her mother is named Yolanda. She also has a sister named Elena Rose Dias. Dias attended Indian School Wadi Kabir, Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir until Grade 10, then she joined Indian School, Muscat doing her 11th and 12th. She then attended university at Mumbai's St. Andrew's College, Mumbai, St. Andrews College. Prior to winning Miss India World title in 2007, she had won the Miss India Oman title in 1997. Career Modelling In Mumbai, Dias was discovered by Suresh Natrajan by chance when she walked onto his set and was immediately hired for the campaign he was shooting. At the age of 21, she won a talent hunt TV show, which gave her a chance to host a Channel V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manish Choudhary
Manish Choudhari is an Indian actor who is best known for his character of Sunil Puri in ''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''. He made his film debut in the 2003 Indian film ''Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula''. He was also seen in the 2021 web-series ''Aarya (TV series), Aarya''. Career Chaudhari discovered his passion for acting as a 15-year-old school boy attending St. Paul's School, Darjeeling, St. Paul's School, Darjeeling. After school, while he was completing his B. A. Hons. (English) at Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, he joined the College Theatre Society. In 1995, Chaudhari left Delhi and went to Mumbai, looking for a career in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. Chaudhari was also seen in the web series Aarya as Shekhawat on Disney Plus Hotstar ''Bombay Begums'', directed by Alankrita Shrivastava. Starring Pooja Bhatt, Amruta Subhash, Plabita Borthakur. TV shows Filmography References External links * [Baidu] |
Meghna Malik
Meghna Malik is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television and films. She is popularly known as the high-handed Ammaji of Colors TV's popular show ''Na Aana Is Des Laado''. The show dealt with the issue of female infanticide and other atrocities against women. In 2013, Malik became a contestant on ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. In 2016, she appeared in Star Plus's show '' Dahleez''. In 2017, she reprised her role as Ammaji from ''Na Aana Is Des Laado'' in its sequel '' Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani'', although she quit the show in early 2018. Early life and family Malik was born and brought up in Sonipat in a Jat family. Her mother Kamlesh Malik is a retired college principal, while her father Raghuvir Singh Malik (d. 2020) was an English professor. Her younger sister Mimansha is a senior anchor and producer with ZEE News. She completed her Master's degree in English after which she moved to Delhi, where she did an acting course from the National School of Drama, graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Grover (writer)
Varun Grover (born 26 January 1980) is an Indian writer, stand-up comedian and poet. He won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. He is also the co-creator of Aisi Taisi Democracy. Early life and education Grover was born in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, to a school-teacher mother and army engineer father. His family is Punjabi. He spent his initial years in Sundernagar and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, before moving to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for his adolescent years. He studied civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, graduating in 2003. Collaboration in the Independent music space In 2017 Varun Grover released Beete Dino Ke Geet – a song in collaboration with US-based producer Krishna Chetan. Filmography Films Television Books *''Paper Chor'' (2018), Jugnoo Prakashan *''Biksu'' (2019), Ektara India *''Karejwa'' (2020), Bakarmaxindia Awards and nominations * Won Best Lyrics award for ''"Moh Moh Ke Dhaag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaghav Chanana
Raaghav Chanana is an Indian actor and stage director. Chanana studied Economics at London School of Economics before taking up the acting career. He was cast in Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'', directed by Stephen Beresford, and performed for 10 weeks in London's West End. He also played the lead role of Rahim, a singing-dancing hero in a Bollywood style musical, ''Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan (This Is Mumbai, My Dear)'', directed by Sanjoy Roy, and which toured across the UK, performed at the Belfast Festival at Queen's, Ireland, and at the Esplanade Festival in Singapore. He directed Patrick Marber's ''Closer'' and John Donnelly's ''Bone'', and then proceeded to form his own theatre company, Fly On The Wall, under which he produced and directed avant-garde theatre. He has continued working as an actor including with theatre directors Roysten Abel, Sunil Shanbag, Atul Kumar and Rehaan Engineer. He is performing as the NRI American groom in Girish Karnad's ''Wedding Album'', d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festival, held from 13 to 21 September 1996, was also the first international film festival in Korea. The main focus of the BIFF is to introduce new films and first-time directors, especially those from Asian countries. Another notable feature is the appeal of the festival to young people, both in terms of the large youthful audience it attracts and through its efforts to develop and promote young talent. In 1999, the Pusan Promotion Plan (renamed Asian Project Market in 2011) was established to connect new directors to funding sources. The 16th BIFF in 2011 saw the festival move to a new permanent home, the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City. History * 1st Busan International Film Festival, 13–21 September 1996 : Films screened: 173 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
