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Khar, Mumbai
Khar (Marathi pronunciation: ʰaːɾ is an affluent suburb of Mumbai, north of Bandra and south of Santacruz, Mumbai. Originally one of the 'villages' that made up the larger Bandra, the present suburb is divided into Khar West and Khar East areas. It is serviced by Khar Road railway station of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is an area within convenient distances of several schools, restaurants, parks, promenades and shopping centres. Khar bears the Mumbai Postal Index Number (Pin Code) 400052. Khar, which is derived from the word ''Khāra'' (meaning 'salty' in the local language Marathi) has acquired this name in reference to the salt pans that were used to farm salt by locals near the Khar Danda sea shore a couple of centuries ago. Here, one also finds the historic fishing village of " Khar Danda", which is one of the villages that made up the original Bandra area and is also one of the oldest settlements of Mumbai. History Most of the historic Khar area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Road Promenade
The Sangeet Samrat Naushad Ali Marg (formerly known as Carter Road Promenade) is a long walkway along the Arabian Sea on the western coast of Mumbai, India. This promenade was opened up to the public in January 2002. The promenade has been managed by the Bandra West Residents' Association. The Carter Road Promenade extends up to Khar Danda. In May 2008, Carter Road was renamed as Sangeet Samrat Naushad Ali Marg, in the memory of Bollywood music director Naushad Ali. Geography Carter Road has a sea-facing location connecting Khar Danda in the north with Turner Road, Bandra in the south. The promenade is located along the Arabian Sea on the west-coast of Bandra and Khar, Mumbai, Khar. The walkway is 4,800 feet long. The walkway was redeveloped in 2008 as part of the larger movement in Mumbai to reclaim public spaces and to protect Mumbai's coastline. References {{coord, 19.0651851, 72.823235, display=title Streets in Mumbai Bandra Waterfronts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santacruz, Mumbai
Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: aːn̪t̪akɾuːz is a suburb of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and one campus of the University of Mumbai, are all located in Santacruz (East). Santacruz and its neighbouring suburb Khar fall under the H East and H West wards of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The locality had a population of 675,951 in 1991, over an area of 12.98 square kilometers, giving it a population density of 36,668 persons per square kilometer. History The term ''Santa Cruz'' comes from the Portuguese words meaning " Holy Cross", a reference to a 150-year-old Cross located on Chapel lane within the compound of a home for destitute women run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity trust. That name was also given to a church that existed on a site on the western side of the railway station along the current Swami Vivekana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diljit Dosanjh
Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor and film producer who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered the Social 50 chart by ''Billboard'' in 2020. He has been featured in various music charts, including the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and the New Zealand Hot Singles. His films, including '' Jatt & Juliet 2'', '' Sajjan Singh Rangroot'', '' Honsla Rakh'' and '' Jatt & Juliet 3'' are among the highest grossing Punjabi films in history. Hailing from Dosanjh Kalan, Jalandhar, Dosanjh began his career in 2002 and gained recognition in Punjabi music with his albums ''Smile'' (2005) and ''Chocolate'' (2008), followed by '' The Next Level'' (2009) with Yo Yo Honey Singh. He had a cameo in the Punjabi movie '' Mel Karade Rabba'' in 2010 and began to pursue acting, debuting as a leading actor in the Punjabi movie '' The Lion of Punjab'' in 2011. He made his Bollywood debut in 2016 with the crime thrille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Shroff
Jai Hemant Shroff (born 2 March 1990), known professionally as Tiger Shroff, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born to actors Jackie Shroff and Ayesha Dutt, he made his acting debut with the action romance '' Heropanti'' (2014), for which he won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male. Shroff went on to star in the commercially successful action films '' Baaghi'' (2016), '' Baaghi 2'' (2018), and ''War'' (2019). This was followed by a series of unsuccessful big-budget actions films such as '' Heropanti 2'' (2021), '' Ganapath'' (2023) and ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (2024). In 2019, Shroff co-founded the mixed martial arts organisation Matrix Fight Night (MFN). He has featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list in 2018 and 2019. As a singer, he has released several singles. Early life and background Jai Hemant Shroff was born on 2 March 1990, to Indian film actor Jackie Shroff and his wife Ayesha Shroff (née Dutt), a film producer and former a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suman Kalyanpur
Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Angika, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Odia and Punjabi. Her voice has often been mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar due to their similar tone and texture. Suman Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s. Personal life ;Early life Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemmadi on 28 January 1937 in Dhaka, in British India. Suman Kalyanpur's father Shankar Rao Hemmadi hailed from a Saraswat Brahmin family belonging Hemmadi, a village in Kundapur Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka. He served on a top post in the Central Bank of India and was posted to Dhaka for a very long period. Apart from father and mother Seeta Hemmadi, there were 5 daughters and one son in the family with Suma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini (film), Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and ''Mausam (1975 film), Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib (TV series), Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including National Film Award for Best Lyrics, 2 Best Lyrics, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, one Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and National Film Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Malik
Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film industry. He is the son of Sardar Malik. As a music director, he has composed music for various genres of films, and has created several commercially successful songs for the Hindi (Bollywood) film music industry. Malik is also known for the use of the tabla in some of his songs, including "Taal Pe Jab" and "Mere Humsafar" from the film ''Refugee'', "Tumse Milke Dilka Jo Haal" from '' Main Hoon Na'', "Eli Re Eli" from '' Yaadein'' and "Baazigar O Baazigar" from the film '' Baazigar''. Malik's song " Chamma Chamma" from '' China Gate'' was used in the Hollywood film '' Moulin Rouge!'' starring Nicole Kidman. Malik was a judge on ''Indian Idol'' from its first season in 2004 until 2018 when he left after "Me Too" allegation. He returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the greatest and most influential singers in Hindi cinema. In her career spanning over eight decades she has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and received #Accolades, several accolades including two National Film Awards, four Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, BFJA Awards, eighteen Maharashtra State Film Awards, nine Filmfare Awards including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award and a record seven Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, in addition to two Grammy nominations. In 2000, she was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 2008, she was honoured by the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduja Healthcare Surgical
P.D. Hinduja Hospital is a multi-specialty, tertiary-care hospital located in Khar, Mumbai, India, owned and operated by London-based Hinduja Group through Hinduja Healthcare Limited, which also operates Hinduja Hospital. Its chief executive officer is Gautam Khanna. It has plans to expand its nationwide capacity to 5,000 beds, besides setting up radiology and pathology diagnostic centres, emergency ambulance services and pharmacy retail outlets across India. It has forayed in to drug manufacturing and healthcare-related speciality chemicals manufacturing. It is also working with the Biomedical Engineering and Technology (incubation) Centre (BETiC) of IIT Bombay to co-develop and commercialise biomedical devices. It has strategic partnerships with King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Geneva University Hospitals, Stanford University, Henry Ford Health Systems to advance training, education and research. Notable doctors * B. K. Misra - Neurosur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghanteshwar Temple Mumbai
The Ghanteshwar Temple is a Hindu temple to the god Hanuman in Khar (West), Mumbai, India. History A native man named Shri Sakharam Rahate, who had a strong belief in Lord Hanuman, founded this temple in 1960. Thousands of devotees have flocked to the temple over the past 54 years, waiting in line on Tuesdays as well as Saturdays to worship Lord Hanuman, who is renowned for fulfilling the wishes of his followers. The temple sees less crowd on most days of the week, its even more crowded during Hanuman Jayanti. The temple's unusual name, Ghanteshwar, derives from the fact that it is replete with bells, including bells donated by devotees. People firmly believe that if they pray to the Lord for something and their request is granted, they must contribute a bell here. Actor Akshay Oberoi went to the Ghanteshwar Hanuman Mandir in Mumbai on 22 April 2016, Hanuman Jayanti Hanuman Jayanti (), also called Hanuman Janmotsav, is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of the Hindu d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai 03-2016 06 Khar Road Station
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-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. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of the dowry of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
