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Raanjhanaa
''Raanjhanaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar. It marks the Hindi film debut for Dhanush. The film was released on 21 June 2013 worldwide, while the Tamil version titled ''Ambikapathy'' was released a week later. The background score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman and the lyrics of the tracks were penned by Irshad Kamil. The film was released theatrically on 21 June 2013. Plot Kundan Shankar is the only son of Tamil Hindu Brahmin parents settled in Varanasi. While collecting donations at his teacher's house for Dussehra when he was a child, he sees Zoya, a Muslim girl praying in the adjacent room. He immediately falls in love with her and for years would attempt to talk to her or flirt with her, while not even knowing her na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja (; born 9 June 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award, and from 2012 to 2016, she appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list based on her income and popularity. Kapoor, the daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, began her career as an assistant director on filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2005 film ''Black''. She made her acting debut in Bhansali's romantic drama ''Saawariya'' (2007), a box office flop, and had her first commercial success with the romantic comedy ''I Hate Luv Storys'' (2010). This was followed by a series of commercial failures and repetitive roles, which garnered her negative reviews. The 2013 box office hit ''Raanjhanaa'' marked a turning point in Kapoor's career, garnering her praise and Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies. Kapoor had her biggest commercial successes with supporting roles in the biopics ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' (2013) and ''Sanju'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himanshu Sharma
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian film writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is most well known as the writer of the ''Tanu Weds Manu series'' (2011 & 2015) and '' Raanjhanaa'' (2013), all of which were considered highly successful domestically. His screenwriting for the films was generally received with praise. Early life and education Himanshu Sharma was born to Jiwan Sharma, a U.P. Tourism officer and Shama Sharma in Lucknow. Himanshu did his schooling from Spring dale College, Lucknow and later moved to Kirori Mal College, Delhi for higher education, where he started taking part in theatre. Personal life Himanshu has one younger sister and a brother, and he was in a relationship with Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar. In January 2021, Himanshu married Kanika Dhillon. Career He started his career with NDTV as script writer for a health show. Subsequently, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his career in serials and movies. He wrote the script for many TV serials like '' K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhasker (also spelled Bhaskar; born 9 April 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Best known for her supporting work in mainstream productions and starring roles in independent films, she has won two Screen Awards and has been nominated for a Filmfare Award on three occasions. Swara made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama '' Madholal Keep Walking'', a commercial failure. She got wider recognition for her supporting role in the commercially 2011 successful romantic comedy ''Tanu Weds Manu''. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Swara garnered further praise for her performance in the critically acclaimed romantic drama ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), the role earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She then reprised her role from ''Tanu Weds Manu'' in the film's sequel and later appeared in the family drama ''Prem Ratan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irshad Kamil
Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appear in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', ''Rockstar'', ''Aashiqui 2, Raanjhanaa, Highway, Tamasha,'' and ''Jab Harry Met Sejal''. Personal life Kamil was born as the seventh child to his parents in Malerkotla, and belongs to a Punjabi Muslim family. He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de .... Filmography Awards and nominations References * http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/09/meet-lyricist-irshad-kamil.htm External links Irshad Kamil's official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamil, Irshad Living people Filmfare Awards winners Hindi-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among his accolades are four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), 14 SIIMA Awards, nine Vijay Awards, seven Filmfare Awards South, five Vikatan Awards, five Edison Awards and a Filmfare Award. He has been included in the '' Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list six times, which is based on the earnings of Indian celebrities. Dhanush's first film was ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'', a 2002 coming-of-age film directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. He achieved further success in '' Polladhavan'' (2007) and ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' (2008), both of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. His role as a rooster fight jockey in '' Aadukalam'' (2010) won him Best Actor at the 58th National Film Awards and Best Tamil Actor Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhay Deol
Abhay Singh Deol (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who is known for his work in Hindi films alongside one Kannada and one Tamil film. Born in the Deol family, he made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy ''Socha Na Tha''. After the modest success of his debut, Deol was praised for his performances in films such as ''Manorama Six Feet Under'' (2007) and ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with the starring role as Dev in Anurag Kashyap's black comedy '' Dev.D'', a modern-day adaptation of ''Devdas''. Following the success of the film, Deol gained wider recognition. After mainly appearing in independent films early in his career, he starred in Zoya Akhtar's ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'', a road trip film that went to become one of the highest-grossing films in Bollywood. His performance was well-received and earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Deol has since ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, and has appeared in more than 25 films in a career which has spanned eight years. He has also worked in a Hindi serial "Kyunki... Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai" which was telecasted on Doordarshan in 2008. He has collaborated with director Aanand L. Rai on four films. Ayyub began his film career with a negative role in Raj Kumar Gupta's financially successful semi-biographical thriller ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011), which earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Subsequently, he featured briefly in the box-office hits ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Jannat 2'' (2012), ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), ''Shahid'' (2013), '' Tubelight'' (2017), '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019), and '' Article 15'' (2019). Ayyub had his biggest commercial successes with brief roles in the romantic comedy '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), the crime thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpi Marwaha
Shilpi Marwaha is a well known name in the Delhi Theatre Circuit, having worked as a theatre artist and activist for the past decade. She gained prominence through her activism through street theatre during the "anti corruption movement" in Delhi and the protests held at Rastrapati Bhawan, where she took the forefront in raising her voice against the horrific 2012 Delhi Gang Rape case also known as the "Nirbhaya" or "Damini" case. She has also worked in mainstream cinema in the Bollywood film, '' Raanjhanaa'' as Rashmi, Abhay Deol's sister, directed by Anand L. Rai in 2013, Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (The Inheritors of the Earth), directed by T. V. Chandran, "Widow of Silence" as Aasiya directed by Praveen Morchhale in 2018 and "Chhapaak" directed by Meghna Gulzar in 2020. She has been awarded first Sarla Birla Award for her contribution to theatre,AAS Excellence Award 2016 for her active participation in women empowerment initiatives, DCW award from Delhi Commission for Women and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natarajan Subramaniam
Natarajan Subramanian, better known as Natty, is an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. He has also worked as an actor in Tamil films and achieved recognition through his performance as a conman in ''Sathuranga Vettai'' (2014). Career Born into a Tamil-speaking family, Natarajan pursued an interest in photography and quit school at 18, choosing to take up a series of odd jobs to fund his interest rather than going through college. He worked as a still photographer at weddings, and then performed as a videographer at ceremonies. He briefly assisted cinematographer B. R. Vijayalakshmi but was unable to get a break in the film industry, so chose to work on documentaries instead, before venturing into work on commercials and music videos. He shot videos of the music band Euphoria's first album, and his work was well received. He became acquainted with director Ram Gopal Varma and the pair discussed a film project which did not materialise, before he was recommende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishwak Singh
Ishwak Singh is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and television shows. He is best known for his roles in the series ''Paatal Lok'' (2020) and '' Rocket Boys'' (2022). For the former, he received a nomination at the Filmfare OTT Awards. Early life Singh was born in New Delhi, India. He studied to be an architect, and ventured into acting by joining Asmita Theatre, a theatre group in Delhi. Career Singh made his screen debut with '' Raanjhanaa'' (2013) in a small role. He expanded into films with brief roles in the 2015 films ''Aligarh'' and ''Tamasha'' and had a bigger role in the romantic drama ''Tum Bin II'' (2016). He then played a supporting role opposite Sonam Kapoor in the comedy ''Veere Di Wedding'' (2018). In 2019, he played the role of Aditya in Sanjay Leela Bhansali produced film ''Malaal'' which was directed by Mangesh Hadawale. The film starred Sharmin Segel and Meezaan Jafri in lead. In 2020, Singh starred as a young, idealistic cop in the Amazo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Yellow Productions
Colour Yellow Productions is an Indian motion picture production company founded by filmmaker and film producer Anand L. Rai. History Colour Yellow Productions was founded in 2011 by Anand L. Rai. The company has produced successful films that include the ''Tanu Weds Manu'' franchise (2011, 2015), the ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' franchise (2016, 2018), ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), ''Nil Battey Sannata'' (2016), ''Manmarziyaan'' (2018), ''Tumbbad'' (2018), ''Zero'' (2018), ''Laal Kaptaan'' (2019), ''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' (2020) and ''Haseen Dillruba'' (2021), ''Atrangi Re'' (2022). Upcoming projects Colour Yellow Production is set to produce ''Good Luck Jerry'' starring Janhvi Kapoor collaborating with Lyca Productions and ''Raksha Bandhan'' starring Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishika Lulla
Krishika Lulla is an Indian film producer. She made her foray into producing films with 2010s romantic film '' Anjaana Anjaani'', a co-production with Sajid Nadiadwala, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. In December 2010, India's first live action animation film '' Toonpur Ka Superrhero'' was released, with Krishika at the helm as producer. Personal life Krishika married Sunil Lulla, managing director and executive vice-chair of Eros International. Career 2011 was a successful year for the Lulla with two more movies to her credit – the much acclaimed ''Chalo Dilli'' by Shashant Shah, a fun slice of life film starring Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak and ''Desi Boyz'' starring Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh. ''Desi Boyz'' had Krishika launching the talented Rohit Dhawan, son of David Dhawan in his directorial debut. In 2013, Krishika produced the hit romantic saga '' Raanjhanaa'', directed by Anand L. Rai, starring Sonam Kapoor, south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
