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Shridhar Raghavan
Shridhar Raghavan is an Indian film screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He has written the screenplays for the YRF Spy Universe films ''War'', ''Pathaan'', and ''Tiger 3''. He has won National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film '' Apaharan'' in 2006. Filmography Screenwriter * '' Khakee'' (2004) * '' Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home'' (2004) * '' Apaharan'' (2005) * ''Bluffmaster!'' (2005) * '' Family – Ties of Blood'' (2006) * '' Chandni Chowk to China'' (2009) * '' Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011) * ''War'' (2019) * '' Pathaan'' (2023) * ''The Night Manager'' (2023) * ''Tiger 3'' (2023) * '' Yudhra (2024)'' * ''War 2'' (2025) Personal life Shridhar Raghavan is the brother of writer-director Sriram Raghavan Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June 1963) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is primarily considered an auteur of neo-noir action thrillers. Raghavan made his directorial debut with '' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004). H ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Cinema
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (2006 Film)
''Family'' (also known as ''Family – Ties of Blood'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bhumika Chawla and Aryeman Ramsay. It was released on 13 January 2006. Plot Viren Sahai (Amitabh Bachchan) is an underworld don based out of Bangkok. Viren's spoilt brat Abhir (Sushant Singh) is attacked by his rival Khan (Kader Khan) and Viren seeks revenge. He receives foolproof information that Khan and his nephew will be present at a local cinema theatre on a particular date, and he sets off to India to kill both of them. The story then moves in the present onto the life of a kind-hearted simple canteen owner, Shekhar Bhatia (Akshay Kumar) who married his wife Dr. Kavita (Bhumika Chawla). Shekhar lives with his parents, his wife, and his younger brother Aryan. One day Aryan runs away from home and Shekhar searches the whole city to find him. During his search he witnesses Viren attackin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Screenwriters
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Sriram Raghavan
Sriram Raghavan (born 22 June 1963) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is primarily considered an auteur of neo-noir action thrillers. Raghavan made his directorial debut with '' Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004). He then went on to direct the critically acclaimed '' Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007), an adaptation of the 1962 French novel ''Les mystifiés'' by Alain Reynaud-Fourton; followed by the action spy film '' Agent Vinod'' (2012) starring Saif Ali Khan; a critical and commercial failure. Raghavan's followup '' Badlapur'' (2015), a film based on ''Death's Dark Abyss'' by Massimo Carlotto met with positive reviews and was a moderate commercial success at the box office. Raghavan's prominence increased with '' Andhadhun'' (2018) which tells the story of a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a retired actor. The film received critical acclaim and was commercially successful. He is the recipient of several accolades, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War 2 (2025)
YRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy film, spy action films, which feature various fictional Research and Analysis Wing, RAW agents. The first three films in the universe - ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''War (2019 film), War'' (2019) - were released as standalone films before the universe was established through ''Pathaan (film), Pathaan'' (2023) after the success of ''War''. The franchise also includes comic books, graphic novels and video games. The films are produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films. Overview The first film ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) directed by Kabir Khan (director), Kabir Khan was centered on a fictional Research and Analysis Wing, RAW agent named Avinash Singh Rathore alias Tiger played by Salman Khan. This was followed by its sequels ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and the fifth film in the universe ''Tiger 3'' (2023) directed by Maneesh Sharma. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yudhra
''Yudhra'' is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ravi Udyawar and produced by Excel Entertainment. The film stars Siddhant Chaturvedi, alongside Malavika Mohanan, Raghav Juyal, Gajraj Rao, Ram Kapoor, Raj Arjun and Shilpa Shukla. The soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy & Prem-Hardeep, with musical score by Sanchit Balhara- Ankit Balhara, while cinematography and editing were handled by Jay Pinak Oza and Tushar Parekh & Anand Subaya respectively. ''Yudhra'' was theatrically released on 20 September 2024 to mixed reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. Plot Girish Dixit, an honest officer in the Mumbai Police Department, and his pregnant wife Prerana Dixit are killed in a car accident after attending a party. Despite this, Prerana gives birth to a baby boy named Yudhra. Girish's best friends and colleagues Karthik Rathore and Rehman Siddiqui take care of Yudhra, with Karthik adopting Yudhra as his own son. Many years later, Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Manager (Indian TV Series)
''The Night Manager'' is an Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller television series created by Sandeep Modi, which serves as a remake of the British television serial '' The Night Manager'' (2016), itself based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John Le Carre. It stars Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sobhita Dhulipala, with Tillotama Shome, Ravi Behl, Saswata Chatterjee in supporting roles. At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, ''The Night Manager'' received 6 nominations, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series (Kapoor and Kapur), Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Chatterjee) and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Shome). This series was nominated for Best Drama Series at the 52nd International Emmy Awards. Plot Shantanu 'Shaan' Sengupta, a former Lieutenant in the Indian Navy, is currently working as a night manager in a premiere star hotel in Dhaka, amidst the Rohingya genocide in 2017. He is approached by Safina Kidwai, a 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum Maaro Dum (film)
''Dum Maaro Dum'' () is a 2011 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rohan Sippy and starring Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles, with Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Aditya Pancholi in supporting roles. The film is a co-production between India and the United States and was shot in Goa. Deepika Padukone makes a special appearance in the remix version of the song of the same title. The music has been composed by Pritam. It became the first Indian film to have its soundtrack mixed in Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound. Jump Games, an Indian mobile video game developer, also released a platformer based on the film. Plot The film starts with a footballer, Lawrence "Lorry" Gomes, who gets admission into an American college. Due to insufficient funds, he is unable to fulfill his dream. On the other hand, his girlfriend Tani got a scholarship to the US. Though he is happy with his girlfriend's achievement, he becomes depressed for not fulfilling his own dream. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandni Chowk To China
''Chandni Chowk to China'' (shortened to ''CC2C'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language martial arts action comedy film directed by Nikkhil Advani and stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, with Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong action cinema actor Gordon Liu among the co-stars. In addition to being shot in China, many parts of the film were shot in Bangkok, Thailand, although some of the China scenes were shot in sets on the Shanghai Film Studio.NewsLine365.com: "Chandni Chowk to China shot mostly in Bangkok" , no date. The film revolves around a vegetable cutter from in |
Bluffmaster!
''Bluffmaster!'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Rohan Sippy and produced by Ramesh Sippy. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Mishra, Boman Irani and Nana Patekar. It is an adaptation of the 2000 Argentine film '' Nine Queens''. It follows a conman who gets dumped by his girlfriend and after realising he is suffering from a severe illness, decides to help a new apprentice before dying. It is also inspired from 1997 film The Game. ''Bluffmaster'' was released on 16 December 2005, and received mixed reviews from critics. The film became a box office success, becoming a semi-hit, as well as being the 13th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2005. Plot Roy Kapoor (Abhishek Bachchan) is a conman, which information his girlfriend Simran 'Simmi' Ahuja (Priyanka Chopra) is not privy to. On the day of their engagement, however, Roy's true character is exposed, and Simmi leaves him. Consequently, Roy starts dri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YRF Spy Universe
YRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional RAW agents. The first three films in the universe - '' Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''War'' (2019) - were released as standalone films before the universe was established through '' Pathaan'' (2023) after the success of ''War''. The franchise also includes comic books, graphic novels and video games. The films are produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films. Overview The first film '' Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012) directed by Kabir Khan was centered on a fictional RAW agent named Avinash Singh Rathore alias Tiger played by Salman Khan. This was followed by its sequels ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and the fifth film in the universe '' Tiger 3'' (2023) directed by Maneesh Sharma. The third film ''War'' (2019) directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff was released as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Bring Our Heroes Home
''Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Milan Luthria, produced by Gaurang Doshi and co-written by S. Gopala Reddy. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna and Amrita Rao. It has no connection to the 1975 film ''Deewaar'', also starring Bachchan, and is inspired by the 1963 film ''The Great Escape''. ''Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home'' released worldwide on 25 June 2004 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Bachchan, Khanna and Dutt, but criticism for its length and pacing. Commercially, the film was average. A similar story plot inspired by this movie was used 19 years later in the blockbuster Bollywood movie ''Gadar 2'' (2023). Plot Indian Army Major Ranvir Kaul and some 30 of his colleagues were captured in Pakistan and held under brutal conditions for 33 years (since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971). Kaul attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
