Rakeysh Omprakash MehraRakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian film director, occasional actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing the drama Rang De Basanti (2006) and the biographical sports film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), winning two Filmfare Awards for Best Director. He also wrote and directed the supernatural action thriller Aks (2001) and the drama Delhi-6 (2009). Early lifeHe was born on 7 July 1963 in Delhi. His father worked for The Claridges, Delhi.Rakta CharitraRakta Charitra (transl. History of Blood) is a 2010 Indian biographical political action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, the film features an ensemble cast of Vivek Oberoi, Sudeep, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Radhika Apte, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sushant Singh, Raja Krishnamoorthy, Zarina Wahab, Sushmita Mukherjee, Vishwajeet Pradhan and Ashish Vidyarthi.Aks (2001 film)Aks (transl. Reflection) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language supernatural action thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in his directorial debut. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpayee, and Nandita Das. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik. Aks was released on 13 July 2001.Gulaal (film)Gulaal (gulal, Crimson) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language political drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, starring Raj Singh Chaudhary, Kay Kay Menon, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. It explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived injustices and hypocrisy of the powerful. The film is set in present-day Rajasthan, a state in northwestern India.
Ram Gopal VarmaPenmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), also referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, primarily known for his work in Hindi and Telugu cinema. Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft.
Anurag KashyapAnurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian filmmaker and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards. The Government of France made him a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013. Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998) and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues.ThalaivaaThalaivaa (transl. The Leader) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by A. L. Vijay (credited as Vijay) and produced by Vendhar Movies. The film stars Vijay in the titular role, alongside Amala Paul, Ragini Nandwani, Sathyaraj, Santhanam, Abhimanyu Singh, Nassar and Rajeev Pillai. In the film, a dancer in Australia takes over his father's duty as a crime boss in Mumbai after his death.
Malayalam cinemaMalayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. Fourth biggest film industry in India considering yearly revenue and box office terms.It encompasses both the mainstream film industry and independent Malayalam films.
Tamil cinemaSegment of Indian cinemaTamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam—a Chennai neighbourhood with a high concentration of film studios, and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918.
Telugu cinemaTelugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India.Stardust AwardsThe Stardust Awards was an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which was sponsored by Stardust magazine. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. The first ceremony was held in 2004 for films released in 2003. The last awards ceremony happened in 2016, with several Discontinued, Intermittent and Special Awards.
Hindi cinemaThis article contains Indic text. Without proper , you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text.Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and Bombay cinema, refers to India's Hindi-language film industry, based in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (another name for Mumbai) and "Hollywood".*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.