Hostages (Indian TV Series)
''Hostages'' is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller series for Hotstar Specials, which is an official remake of an Israeli series of the same name. Written by Nisarg Mehta, Shiva Bajpai and Mayukh Ghosh, the series is directed by Sudhir Mishra. Starring Tisca Chopra, Ronit Roy, Parvin Dabas, Aashim Gulati, Mohan Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, with Malhaar Rathod, Sharad Joshi, Aashim Gulati, Surya Sharma and Anangsha Biswas in supporting roles. The series is about a renowned surgeon who is scheduled for a routine operation on the chief minister was ordered to assassinate him in the process, in order to save family being captivated. Sameer Nair of Applause Entertainment brought the rights for the adaptation in April 2018, followed by the principal shooting which started in May 2018 and completed in March 2019. Marked as Sudhir Mishra's digital debut, the series was eventually premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 31 May 2019. The series received mixed response, and although the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mystery (genre)
Mystery is a genre fiction, fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains wiktionary:mysterious, mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohan Kapoor
Mohan Kapur is an Indian actor and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television. Career Kapur is known as the host of the first Indian original program produced by a satellite network (Zee TV), ''Saanp Seedi'' (Snakes & Ladders). ''Saanp Seedi'' was the first and only television series launched on satellite in the Asia-Pacific from 1992–1994 which included Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. ''Saanp Seedi'' is best described as a combination game and talk show starring Kapur with frequent celebrity guests. His TV success led to a crossover in the Indian Film Industry with his first role being the lead antagonist in ''Beqabu'' (1996) which eventually led to a career appearing in over 60 films and TV series. He often plays the good guy turned bad, the "surprise antagonist", such as in his roles in the Disney+ Hotstar film '' Sadak 2'' (2020) and his award-nominated performance in the Hindi remake of the Israeli series for Disney+ Hotstar '' Hostages'' (2019� ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Divya Dutta
Divya Dutta (born 25 September 1977) is an Indian actress. She has appeared primarily in Hindi and Punjabi language, Punjabi cinema, and has received accolades including a National Film Award and a Filmfare OTT Awards, Filmfare OTT Award. Dutta debuted in Hindi cinema in 1994 with the film ''Ishq Mein Jeena Ishq Mein Marna'', which she followed with a lead role in the 1995 drama ''Veergati''. She garnered attention for playing the lead role of Zainab, a Muslim wife separated from her Sikh husband, in the 1999 Punjabi film ''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'', set against the backdrop of the 1947 Partition of India. Dutta gained further attention for her supporting roles in the romantic drama ''Veer-Zaara'' (2004), the comedy ''Welcome to Sajjanpur'' (2008), the dramas ''Delhi-6'' (2009), ''Stanley Ka Dabba'' (2011) and ''Heroine (2012 film), Heroine'' (2012), and the thriller ''Badlapur (film), Badlapur'' (2015). In 2013, she gained acclaim for playing the sister of Milkha Singh i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanwaljit Singh (actor)
Kanwaljeet Singh Walia is an Indian actor who has performed in films as well as television serials. He has acted in Hindi and Punjabi films. Personal life He is married to Anuradha Patel, Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first Super-st ...'s granddaughter. They have two sons Sidharth and Aditya Filmography Films Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kanwaljeet Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male television actors Film and Television Institute of India alumni Male actors in Punjabi cinema Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Faezeh Jalali
Faezeh Jalali (born 1980) is an Indian–Iranian actress, director, writer, producer and activist. She is known for ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008), ''Shaitan'' (2011) and the play ''Jaal'' (2012). Personal life and education She is a fourth generation Iranian born in 1980 to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India and grew up in Mumbai. After schooling at JB Petit High School, she attended Beloit College in Wisconsin, USA, where she studied theatre arts and also took pre-medical background classes for dental school. Jalali joined the theatre and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre at Knoxville. Career Jalali's theatre acting performances include, Mira Nair's stage musical ''Monsoon Wedding'', ''I Don’t Like It'', ''As You Like It'' and other productions such as ''Jatinga'', ''The Djinns of Eidgah'', ''Thook'', ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'', ''Arms and the Man'', ''The Trestle at Popelick Creek''. She also dire ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amit Sial
Amit Sial (born 1 July 1975) is an Indian actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is best known for ''Mirzapur'', '' Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega'', '' Kathmandu Connection'' and '' Inside Edge''. Early and personal life He was born in Shiwala Market, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in a Punjabi family. He went to Swinburne University The Swinburne University of Technology (or simply Swinburne) is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne Technical College ... to pursue PG Diploma in International Business in Melbourne, Australia. He did odd jobs such as working in restaurants and driving taxis to support his life in Australia. He moved to Delhi in late 2002, and later to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood in 2004. He appeared in '' Love Sex aur Dhokha'' and ''Maharani''. Acting career He appeared in '' Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein'', which h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shriswara
Shriswara Dubey, known mononymously as Shriswara, is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and television shows. She is best-known for her performances in films like ''D-Day'', '' Singham Returns'', '' Baaghi 3''. Early life Shriswara grew up in Lucknow. She completed her studies in the United States where she also participated in pageant competitions. Filmography Films Television Web series Recognition * 2014 - Nominated - Screen Weekly Awards - "Most Promising Newcomer - Female" - for her role Nafisa in D-Day The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as .... References External links * {{authority control Living people Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Indian web series actresses Actresses from Lucknow Actresses in Hindi cinem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Superintendent Of Police
Superintendent (Supt) is a rank in the British police and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries, the full version is superintendent of police (SP). The rank is also used in most British Overseas Territories, in many former British colonies, as well as in Portugal and in several former Portuguese colonies. In some countries, such as Italy, the rank of superintendent is a lower rank. Rank insignia of superintendent File:AFPSPR.png, alt=, File:Bangladesh Police SP Rank.svg, alt=, File:RCMP Superintendent.png, alt=, File:New Zealand Police OF-4a.svg, alt=, File:Superintendent of Police.png, alt=, File:Garda Superintendent.png, alt=, File:Vice Questore PS.png, File:Distintivo Superintendente CPSPM.png, File:SP pakistan 1.png, File:Distintivo Superintendente PSP.png, File:SPF-SO-SUPT.svg, File:경정.svg, alt=, File:Swedish-police-rank-04.svg, File:Supt.svg, alt=, File:Superintendent A (Cyprus Police).png, Superintendent in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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StarPlus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime, and television films. History When it was first launched on 21 February 1992, StarPlus was an English language entertainment television channel, broadcasting international television shows from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language counterpart. After Star ended its relationship with Zee TV on 30 June 2000, StarPlus was transformed completely into a Hindi-language channel from the next day - 1 July 2000 (from April 1996 to June 2000, StarPlus was a bilingual TV channel consisting of Hindi and English programmes), with Star World becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel. The company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Kati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gold Awards
The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. The awards are presented in various areas of excellence, such as popular programming, including music programmes, news, entertainment programmes, sports, travel, lifestyle and fashion; best television channel in a particular category including news, sports, music and entertainment; technical awards and popular awards. The event is managed and founded by Vikaas Kalantari. History It is an annual Hindi television award show with many categories, including categories for Indian soap opera. The awards are presented for outstanding achievements, both in popular as well as technical branches such as television software and crafts. Initially the award show represented the best achievements of the year in the opinion of the TV industry. The voting was by industry workers right from the spot boys to actors, directors, writers and producers. Later, however, the voting s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |