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Reema Kagti
Reema Kagti (born Reema Kakati) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi film industry. She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, '' Talaash'' (2012) and the historical sports drama ''Gold'' (2018). Reema along with Zoya Akhtar founded Tiger Baby Films, a film and web studio, in October 2015. Early life In an interview, Reema Kagti said that, she is a native of Borhapjan of Tinsukia district, Assam, and her father runs a farm. She also said that, she moved to Mumbai in her teens, after schooling in Delhi. Career Born as Reema Kakati in an Assamese family, she now uses Kagti as her last name. Reema has worked as an assistant director with many leading directors including Farhan Akhtar (''Dil Chahta Hai'', ''Lakshya (2004 film), Lakshya''), Ashutosh Gowariker (''Lagaan''), Honey Irani (''Armaan (2003 film), Armaan''), and Mira Nair (''Vanity Fair (2004 film), Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Toronto International Film Festival
The 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 5–15, 2024. The festival opened with David Gordon Green's film ''Nutcrackers (film), Nutcrackers'', and closed with Rebel Wilson's directorial debut film ''The Deb (film), The Deb''. Key programming announcements The first programming announcements were released on June 18, 2024. A second batch of films was announced on July 9, and the opening and closing galas were announced on July 16. Full program announcements began on July 22, with the gala and special presentations lineups announced that day and several other programs announced over the course of that week.Jeremy Kay"Toronto film festival adds Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, Edward Burns, David Mackenzie titles" ''Screen Daily'', July 22, 2024. The full festival schedule, including numerous late additions, was announced on August 13. In addition to new and current films, the schedule included anniversary special event screenings of Damien Chazelle's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ashutosh Gowariker
Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Indian cinema, Indian Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". He is best known for helming the epic musical sports drama ''Lagaan'' (2001), the social drama ''Swades'' (2004) and the epic historical romantic drama ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Director, Best Director for ''Lagaan'' and ''Jodhaa Akbar''. ''Lagaan'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, which makes him a voting member of the Academy Awards. He returned to acting by playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed comedy drama ''Ventilator (2016 film), Ventilator'' (2016). Early life Gowariker was born into a Marathi-speaking family to Ashok and Kishori Gowariker, in Kolhapur. He is married to Sunita, Deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress. A prolific leading lady of Hindi cinema since 2000, she is noted for her roles in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, and as of 2024, is one of Hindi cinema's highest-paid actresses. Born into the Kapoor family, she is the daughter of actors Babita and Randhir Kapoor, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. After making her acting debut in 2000 in ''Refugee'', Kapoor established herself the following year with several roles, including in the top-grossing drama '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...''. This was followed by a series of commercial failures and negative reviews for her repetitive roles. An against-type performance as a sex worker in the 2004 drama '' Chameli'' marked a turning point in her career. She earned critical recognition for her portrayal of a riot victim in the 2004 drama '' Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji (; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including eight Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the 2000s. Born into the Mukherjee-Samarth family, Mukerji dabbled with acting as a teenager by starring in her father Ram Mukherjee's Bengali-language film '' Biyer Phool'' and in the social drama '' Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat'' (both 1996). Mukerji had her first commercial success with the action film ''Ghulam'' and breakthrough with the romance '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (both 1998). Following a brief setback, the year 2002 marked a turning point for her when she was cast by Yash Raj Films as the star of the drama '' Saathiya''. Mukerji established herself by starring in several commercially successful romantic films, including '' Chalte Chalte'' (2003), '' Hum Tum'', '' Veer-Zaara'' (both 2004), and '' Kabhi Alvid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film genres, particularly in films which raise social issues like education and gender equality, or which have a positive impact on society in India or abroad. Through Aamir Khan filmography, his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian cinema. Khan is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Aamir Khan, numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010, and received an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017. Aamir Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film ''Yaadon Ki B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Suspense (genre)
Suspense is a state of anxiety or excitement caused by mysteriousness, uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness. In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict (which may be heightened by a violent moment, stressful scene, puzzle, mystery, etc.), particularly as it affects a character for whom the audience feels sympathy. However, suspense is not exclusive to narratives. In narratives In literature, films, television, and plays, suspense is a major device for securing and maintaining interest. It may be of several major types: in one, the outcome is uncertain and the suspense resides in the question of ''who, what, or how''; in another, the outcome is inevitable from foregoing events, and the suspense resides in the audience's anxious or frightened anticipation in the question of ''when''. Readers feel suspense when they are deeply curious about ''what'' will happen next, or when they know what is likely to happen but do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Excel Entertainment
Excel Entertainment is an Indian production company, founded by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar in Mumbai in 1999. They mainly produce Hindi films. Their debut production, ''Dil Chahta Hai'', received critical acclaim and was a huge rage for the youth at that time. They won National Film Awards for both ''Dil Chahta Hai'' and ''Rock On!!''. With productions such as ''Don (2006 Hindi film), Don'', ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'', ''Fukrey'', ''Dil Dhadakne Do'', and ''Raees (2017 film), Raees'', they are known for presenting unique characters and a contemporary style of cinema. ''Gully Boy'' was also List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards. Excel Entertainment also ventured into distribution and distributed the Hindi dubbed versions of the 2018 Indian Kannada-language period action thriller, ''KGF (film), K.G.F: Chapter 1'', and its sequel, ''K.G.F: Chapter 2'', both starring Yash (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Reema Kagti (cropped)
Reema Kagti (born Reema Kakati) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi film industry. She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, '' Talaash'' (2012) and the historical sports drama ''Gold'' (2018). Reema along with Zoya Akhtar founded Tiger Baby Films, a film and web studio, in October 2015. Early life In an interview, Reema Kagti said that, she is a native of Borhapjan of Tinsukia district, Assam, and her father runs a farm. She also said that, she moved to Mumbai in her teens, after schooling in Delhi. Career Born as Reema Kakati in an Assamese family, she now uses Kagti as her last name. Reema has worked as an assistant director with many leading directors including Farhan Akhtar (''Dil Chahta Hai'', '' Lakshya''), Ashutosh Gowariker (''Lagaan''), Honey Irani ('' Armaan''), and Mira Nair ('' Vanity Fair''). She has been an associate with Excel Entertainme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides news related to the Cinema of India, particularly Hindi cinema, 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 Mahindra Group {{film-website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vanity Fair (2004 Film)
''Vanity Fair'' is a 2004 historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name. The novel has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Nair's version made notable changes in the development of the main character Becky Sharp, played by Reese Witherspoon. The film received several awards and nominations, including being nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. Plot In 1802 UK, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a poor painter, has finished her studies and offered to be a governess to Sir Pitt Crawley's daughters. Before starting, she travels to London with her close friend Amelia Sedley and her family. While there she begins a campaign to charm Amelia's awkward and overweight brother "Jos" Sedley, a wealthy trader living in India. Smitten with Becky, he almost proposes, but is dissuaded by Amelia's snobbish fiancé George Osborne, reminding him that Becky has no dowry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mira Nair
Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company is Mirabai Films. Among her films are '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'', the Golden Lion–winning '' Monsoon Wedding'', and '' Salaam Bombay!'', which received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. Early life and education Nair was born on 15 October 1957 in Rourkela, in Orissa, India. She grew up with her two older brothers and parents in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Her father, Amrit Lal Nair, was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, and her mother, Praveen Nair, was a social worker. Her family is of Punjabi Sikh origin with roots from Delhi. Nair lived in Bhubaneswar until age 18 and attended English-medium high school at Loreto Convent, Tara Hall, Shimla, where she developed a fondness for English literature. She went on to study at highly ranked Miranda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
