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Shemaroo
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. is an Indian content creator, aggregator and distributor, specifically in the media and entertainment industry. It was founded by Buddhichand Maroo in 1962 as a book-circulating library under the name Shemaroo. It set up India's first video rental business in 1979. The company went national after it began content distribution in 1987, became aggregators and bought rights to movies for home video. Currently, the brand has a collection of over 3700 movie titles in multiple Indian languages and offers services to customers in over 30 countries including the US, the UK, Singapore, UAE and Australia. History Early years Shemaroo Entertainment is an acronym for the founders’ surnames. The library was located at Warden Road in South Mumbai. Three branches were opened soon after. In 1987, the company forayed into content distribution via the VHS format, which was labeled Shemaroo Video Private Ltd. They also bought rights to several movies for hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedh Ishqiya
''Dedh Ishqiya'' () is a 2014 Indian Slapstick film, slapstick black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bharadwaj, it is a standalone sequel to ''Ishqiya'' (2010). ''Dedh Ishqiya'' was released worldwide on 10 January 2014, and proved to be a Box-office bomb, commercial failure at the box office. It received positive reviews from critics upon release. At the 60th Filmfare Awards, ''Dedh Ishqiya'' received 5 nominations, including Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Best Actress (Dixit) and Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer (Rekha Bhardwaj for "Hamari Atariya Pe"). Plot Khaalujaan (Naseeruddin Shah) and his nephew Babban (Arshad Warsi), who are partners in crime, pose as a Nawab and his attendant, and manage to run away with a prized necklace from a jewellery shop. During the police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye
''Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye'' (translation: ''Let's Have Something Sweet'') is a 2005 Bollywood romance film directed by Samar Khan as his debut film. It starred Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhry, and Parvin Dabas, while Shah Rukh Khan had a special appearance as himself. The title of the film was taken from the Cadbury Dairy Milk tagline of the same name. Plot A planeload of passengers are stranded in distant Ganganagar in rural India as their plane cannot take off due to technical problems. The Airport Manager is S.R. Khan, intoxicated and belligerent at most times, gets to meet his former sweetheart, Gulab Khan, in the company of her husband, his wise-cracking Sikh Assistant, Ram Saran Dubey, whose mother is a Sardarni, while his dad is from Bihar. An estranged father, Sunil Wadhwa, and his wife try to pacify their daughter into accepting their imminent separation, while Italian Siddharth has only a few hours to make up his mind who he wants to marry, Anita Ahuja or Manju Narang, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bal Ganesh
''Bal Ganesh'' () is a 2007 animated musical religious feature film directed by Pankaj Sharma based on Hindu scriptures. The film is about the divine adventures and sacred tales of Ganesh, the Hindu elephant-headed god, when he was in child form. Plot The gods Shiva and Parvati live on Mount Kailash. One day, Parvati asks Nandi to guard the palace and prevent any visitors from coming in while she takes her bath. Shiva enters the palace anyways, which upsets Parvati. She wants an attendant of her own who would obey her above all else. While she is bathing, she creates a mold from sandalwood paste. Her love and prayers give the mold life, and he comes to life as Ganesh. As a child, Ganesh is playful, engaging in mischief with Nandi Maharaj. One day, Parvati asks Ganesh to guard the palace while she bathes, and he promises not to let anybody in. When Shiva comes by, Ganesh does not allow him in because he will not disobey his mother under any circumstances. Even Brahma is una ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishqiya
''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language slapstick black comedy film directed by debutante Abhishek Chaubey starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Salman Shahid, with cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bhardwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010. The film performed moderately at the box office. It was selected for screening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival. A sequel '' Dedh Ishqiya'' was released in January 2014 with the same cast and crew, sans Vidya Balan, who was substituted by Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi. Plot ''Ishqiya'' starts with Krishna Verma ( Vidya Balan) trying to convince her husband, Vidyadhar Verma (Adil Hussain), a local gang-lord, that he should surrender. He agrees but is soon killed in a gas explosion. Two criminals, Iftikhar aka Khalujan ( Naseeruddin Shah) and Razzak Hussain aka Babban ( Arshad Warsi), botch a job and escape from their boss, Mushtaq ( Salman S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omkara (2006 Film)
''Omkara'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film adapted from William Shakespeare's ''Othello'', co-written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It stars an ensemble cast of Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vivek Oberoi and Bipasha Basu in lead roles. Bhardwaj also composed music for the film, including the background score, with lyrics by Gulzar. The film is set in Meerut, a city in Uttar Pradesh. It is the second film in Bhardwaj's trilogy of Shakespeare adaptations, which began with '' Maqbool'' (2003) and completed with '' Haider'' (2014). ''Omkara'' was released on 28 July 2006, and proved to be an average at the box office, due to its dark theme and strong language which kept away family audience. However, it received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack and performances of the ensemble cast, with particular praise directed towards Devgn, Kapoor, Khan, Oberoi, and Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghatothkach
''Ghatothkach'' is a 2008 Indian animated film based on the life of the ''Mahabharata'' character Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima and Hidimba. The film is written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, who also scored the soundtrack. The film was premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in the International Critics' Week, and was also premiered to special mention at the ''Grand Finale – Children's Film Festival 2014'' of the 44th International Film Festival of India. It was followed by a direct-to-video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strat ... sequel, ''Ghatothkach 2'', in 2013. Directed by Vijay S. Bhanushali and Smita Maroo it further follows the adventures of the child Ghatotkacha. Reception Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 out of 5, writing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunterrr
''Hunterrr'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film written and directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. The film stars Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Apte and Sai Tamhankar. The film revolves around an unassuming sex addict and his lustful journey in life. The film was released on 20 March 2015. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Babu Baga Busy'' (2017). Plot Mandar Ponkshe and his cousin, Dilip (nicknamed "Yusuf" as a tribute to the thespian), are initiated to sex and relationships by their older cousin, Kshitij, while visiting him for their summer holidays. Back at school, Mandar asks out his first girlfriend. He brags to his friends, who look up to him for his success with girls. Six years later, Mandar is expelled from his college dormitory for bringing a girl to his room. He moves into a new apartment complex, where he sees his steady girlfriend, Parul. Despite this, an attractive older woman, Jyotsana, catches his eye, and Mandar initiates an extramarital affair with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airtel Digital TV
Airtel Digital TV is an Indian subscription based satellite television provider owned by Bharti Telemedia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. It launched DTH satellite television service in India on 9 October 2008. Airtel Digital TV is India's second largest DTH operator second largest DTH operator in India by number of subscribers. As of 31 December 2022, it had a market share of 26.35%. History Bharti Telemedia Limited was incorporated on 30 November 2006 as a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. The company announced plans to launch direct-to-home satellite television services across India on 7 August 2007. The service was launched on 9 October 2008 under the brand name Airtel Digital TV. On 4 May 2011, Airtel digital TV announced the launch of its first high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR) priced at and for existing and new customers respectively. On 24 May 2011, Airtel announced that its HD and HD-DVR boxes were software-enabled to view standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodafone India
Vodafone India was the India, Indian Subsidiary company, subsidiary of United Kingdom, UK-based Vodafone Group and was a Internet Service Provider, provider of Telecommunications service, telecommunications services in India with its operational head office in Mumbai. As of March 2018, Vodafone India had a market share of 21%, and with its merger with Idea Cellular, Idea, the collective Vodafone Idea network has approximately 375 million subscribers and is the List of telecom companies in India, third largest mobile telecommunications network in India. History Hutchison Max Telecom (HMTL), a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and the Max Group, was established on 21 February 1992. The licence to operate in Bombay circle was awarded to Hutchison Max by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in November 1994. The Mobile network, mobile service branded "Max Touch" was launched the same year. Hutchison Max entered into the Delhi telecom circle in December 1999, the Kolka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Telecommunications in India, telecommunications company based in New Delhi. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Currently, Airtel provides 5G, 4G and LTE Advanced services throughout India. Currently offered services include fixed-line broadband, and voice services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel had also rolled out its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology across all Indian telecom circles. It is the List of telecom companies in India#Wireless operators, second largest mobile network operator in India and the List of mobile network operators#Terrestrial, second largest mobile network operator in the world. Airtel was named India's 2nd most valuable brand in the first ever Brandz ranking by Millward Brown and WPP plc. Airtel is credited with pioneering the strategic management of outsourcing all of its business operations except marketi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodafone Idea Limited
Vodafone Idea is an Indian telecommunications company, headquartered in Gandhinagar. It is an all-India integrated GSM operator offering mobile telephony services. As of 30 September 2024, Vi has a subscriber base of 212.45 million, making it third largest mobile telecommunications network in India and 12th largest mobile telecommunications network in the world. Vodafone Idea was created on 31 August 2018 by the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. On 20 September 2020, the two separate brands Vodafone India and Idea Cellular rebranded as Vodafone Idea (Vi). History In March 2017, it was announced that Vodafone India and Idea Cellular would merge. The merger got approval from the Department of Telecommunications in July 2018. On 30 August 2018, National Company Law Tribunal gave the final nod to the Vodafone-Idea merger. It was completed on 31 August 2018, and the new entity was named Vodafone Idea. Under the terms of the deal, the Vodafone Group Plc held a 45.2% s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai Police
The Greater Mumbai Police (Marathi language, Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: ''Brihanmumbaī Pulīs'', formerly ''Bombay City Police'') is the Police, police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a city police commissionerate under the Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement in the city of Mumbai and its surrounding areas. The force's motto is ' (, English: "To protect Good and to destroy Evil"). It is headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP), an officer of the Indian Police Service. The force is divided into 12 police districts, called zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), further subdivided into 94 police stations. History Early history From 1534 until 1661, Mumbai (then known as Bombay) was History of Bombay under Portuguese rule (1534–1661), under Portuguese colonial rule. The Portuguese India, Portuguese authorities in Mumbai established a police station in 1661, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
