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Sharman Joshi
Sharman Joshi (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. Joshi is a recipient of several awards including an IIFA Award and nominations for two Filmfare Awards. Joshi began his career with supporting parts in '' Godmother'' (1999) and '' Lajja'' (2001). The 2001 film ''Style'' proved to be his breakthrough. Following this, he received commercial and critical success with '' Rang De Basanti'' (2006), '' Golmaal'' (2006), '' Dhol'' (2007), '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007), '' 3 Idiots'' (2009) and '' Ferrari Ki Sawaari'' (2012). ''3 Idiots'' earned him the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor. This success was followed by several box office failures with the exception of '' Hate Story 3'' (2015) and '' Mission Mangal'' (2019). Joshi expanded to streaming projects with '' Baarish'' (2019-2020) and '' Kafas'' (2023). He is married to Prerana Chopra with whom he has three children. Early life and family Joshi was born on 28 April 1979 in Nagpur to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagpur
Nagpur (; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Nāgapura'') is the second capital and third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city in central India. Also known as the "Orange City", Nagpur is the 13th largest city in India by population. According to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to be the fifth fastest growing city in the world from 2019 to 2035 with an average growth of 8.41%. It has been proposed as one of the Smart Cities Mission, Smart Cities in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in Smart Cities Mission, Smart City Project execution. Nagpur is the seat of the annual Winter Session of Maharashtra State Assembly, winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly. It is a major commercial and political centre of the Vidarbha Regions and Divisions of Maharashtra, region of Maharashtra. In addition, the city derives unique importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
''Ferrari Ki Sawaari'' (translation: ''A Ride In The Ferrari'') is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language sports comedy drama film written and directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the production banners of Eros International and Vinod Chopra Films. The film was released in India on 15 June 2012 and stars an ensemble cast of Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Ritvik Sahore, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Seema Bhargava Pahwa, Deepak Shirke, Aakash Dabhade, Vijay Nikam, Nilesh Diwekar and Bhalchandra Kadam. Plot Rustom Deboo (Sharman Joshi), also known as Rusy, is a lower-middle-class Parsi head clerk at the Worli Regional Transport Office in Mumbai. Since his wife died, he resides in a small apartment in the Parsi colony along with his young, school-going son, Kayoze Deboo ( Ritvik Sahore), also known as Kayo, and his elderly, grumpy father, Behram Deboo (Boman Irani). Rusy is a completely honest and upright man who teaches his son to emulate him. Kayo has an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purbi Joshi
Purbi Joshi (born 19 August 1974) is an Indian television actress and voice-dubbing actress who speaks Hindi, comedian, performer and anchor of television shows. Biography Purbi Joshi is a daughter of actors Pravin Joshi and Sarita Joshi. She is a sister of Ketki Dave. There was a pressure to pursue the career of acting due to it being present in her family for generations. Personal life She married Valentino Fehlmann on 6 December 2014. Television career In 1995, Purbi got her first break in the television show Faasle. Purbi started her career as a model in commercials for brands like Happy Dent chewing gum, Nirma Washing Powder, and Thompson Television. She did lead role in Doordarshan TV series Dishayein. She did double role of twin sisters. In 2008, she participated in Mr. & Miss TV, a celebrity talent competition which she won and was declared "Miss TV". She is most well known for her association with the Comedy Circus. Purbi hosted several seasons of Comedy Circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketki Dave
Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and Hindi television and had also starred in many Gujarati films. She has starred in several films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', '' Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'', ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and '' Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain''. She has also worked in many television productions including the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 2'', '' Bigg Boss Season 2'', and the daily soap operas ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and '' Behenein''. Personal life Ketki was born on 23 June 1960 to the parents Sarita Joshi, an actress and Pravin Joshi, a theatre director. She has a younger sister Purbi Joshi who is also an actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ... and an anchor. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarita Joshi
Sarita Joshi (''née'' Bhosle) is an Indian actress. Cited amongst the finest and most significant actors of Gujarati and Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ..., Joshi is known for her Gujarati plays done with her husband Pravin Joshi in the 1970s. She garnered widespread recognition for her role as the matriarch Godavari Thakkar in the Star Plus hit dramedy ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (2005-2010). In 1988, she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Acting in Gujarati by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. In 2020, she has been awarded with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award for her contribution in Art. She was recently seen in (2019) Zee TV's ''Hamari Bahu Silk'' as a hard-working business wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pravin Joshi
Pravin Joshi (1 January 1934 – 19 January 1979) was an Indian stage actor and director. He was a leading figure of the commercial Gujarati theatre in the 1960–70s. Biography Pravin Joshi was one of the most dynamic figures of the contemporary Gujarati Stage. He participated in the one-act play competitions organised by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the mid-1950s where he received attention. He crossed over naturally from the arena inter-collegiate competitions to the professional Gujarati Theatre. He joined the Indian National Theatre (INT) in 1956 was trained under Damu Jhaveri. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. His about 25 plays produced under the INT introduced sophistication in the Gujarati theatre. He directed and acted in several successful adaptations including ''Mogarana Sap'' (Snake in the Jasmine, 1963, adapted from Frederick Knott's ''Dial M for Murder''), ''Manju Manju'' (1965, adapted from Jean Kerr's ''Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). The traditional occupation of Brahmins is that of priesthood (purohit, pandit, or pujari) at Hindu temples or at socio-religious ceremonies, and the performing of rite of passage rituals, such as solemnising a wedding with hymns and prayers.James Lochtefeld (2002), Brahmin, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, , page 125 Traditionally, Brahmins are accorded the supreme ritual status of the four social classes, and they also served as spiritual teachers (guru or acharya). In practice, Indian texts suggest that some Brahmins historically also became agriculturalists, warriors, traders, and had also held other occupations in the Indian subcontinent.GS Ghurye (1969), Caste and Race in India, Popular Prakasha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati People
The Gujarati people, or Gujaratis, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who reside in or can trace their ancestry or heritage to a region of the Indian subcontinent primarily centered in the present-day western Indian state of Gujarat. They primarily speak Gujarati language, Gujarati, an Indo-Aryan language. While Gujaratis mainly inhabit Gujarat, they have a Gujarati diaspora, diaspora worldwide. Geographical locations Despite significant migration primarily for economic reasons, most Gujaratis in India live in the state of Gujarat in Western India. Gujaratis also form a significant part of the populations in the neighboring metropolis of Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Mumbai and union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, formerly Portuguese Empire, colonial possessions of Portugal. There are very large Gujarati immigrant communities in other parts of India, most notably in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and other cities l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehelka
''Tehelka'' () is an Indian news magazine known for its investigative journalism and sting operations. According to the British newspaper ''The Independent'', the ''Tehelka'' was founded by Tarun Tejpal, Aniruddha Bahal and another colleague who worked together at the '' Outlook'' magazine after "an investor with deep pockets" agreed to underwrite their startup. Bahal left ''Tehelka'' in 2005 to start Cobrapost – an Indian news website, after which ''Tehelka'' was managed by Tejpal through 2013. In 2013, Tejpal stepped aside from Tehelka after being accused of sexual assault by his employee. ''Tehelka'' had cumulative losses of till 2013, while being majority owned and financed by Kanwar Deep Singh – an industrialist, a politician and a member of Indian parliament (Rajya Sabha). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Theatre
Gujarati theatre refers to theatre performed in the Gujarati language, including its Gujarati language#Dialects, dialects. Gujarati theatre is produced mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra, in cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Baroda, Surat and elsewhere Gujarati people#Diaspora, Gujarati diaspora exists, especially North America. ''Rustam Sohrab'', performed by ''Parsee Natak Mandali'' on 29 October 1853 in Mumbai, marked the beginning of Gujarati theatre. History Pre-British Raj The region of Gujarat has a long tradition of folk-theatre, Bhavai, which originated in the 14th-century. Thereafter, in early 16th century, a new element was introduced by Portuguese missionaries, who performed ''Yesu Mashiha Ka Tamasha'', based on the life of Jesus Christ, using the Tamasha folk tradition of Maharashtra, which they imbibed during their work in Goa or Maharashtra. Sanskrit drama was performed in royal courts and temples of Gujarat, it did not influence the local theatre tradition for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafas (TV Series)
''Kafas'' (transl. Cage (reference to prison), correct spelling Qafas - क़फ़स k with nuqta, stylized as ''#Kafas'') is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama TV series on SonyLIV directed by Sahil Sangha. The show is produced by Applause Entertainment and Madiba Entertainment. The series stars Sharman Joshi, Mona Singh in leading roles along with Mikhail Gandhi, Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat and Vivan Bhatena. It is an official adaption of the 2019 British miniseries ''Dark Money.'' The show is released on Sony LIV on 23 June 2023. Cast * Mona Singh as Seema Vashisht * Sharman Joshi as Raghav Vashisht * Preeti Jhangiani as Tanya Bajaj * Vivan Bhatena as Vikram Bajaj * Zarina Wahab as Neelima * Mona Vasu as Meghna * Mukesh Chhabra as Irfan Akhtar * Mikhail Gandhi as Sunny Vashisht * Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat as Shreya Vashisht * Jyoti Gauba as Deepali Guha * Geetanjali Mishra as Priya * Araham Sawant as Yash Vashisht * Ethan Manjani as Agastya Bajaj Synopsis Kafas is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baarish (web Series)
''Baarish - When you are in mood for romance'' is a 2019 Hindi web series developed by Ekta Kapoor for video on demand platform ALTBalaji & ZEE5. The series stars Asha Negi and Sharman Joshi as protagonists and revolves around their completely opposite personalities and explores their lives. The series is available for streaming on the ALTBalaji app and its associated websites since its release date. The series was launched on Zee TV on 25 March 2020 as a substitute to the Zee TV shows whose broadcast had to be stopped by the channel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plot The series revolves around a millionaire Gujarati people, Gujarati businessman Anuj (Sharman Joshi) and a Marathi people, Marathi girl Gauravi (Asha Negi) who are two complete strangers hailing from completely different backgrounds. Anuj quits his studies to take care of his siblings and the family business after the death of his father. He builds his own business empire "Mehta Diamonds" from scratch. He has grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
