Direct Action DayLead figuresNo centralised leadership, though local Indian National Congress leaders took part Local chapter of All-India Muslim LeagueCasualtiesDeaths4,000 – 10,000 (Hindus & Muslims) Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) was the day the All-India Muslim League decided to take a "direct action" using general strikes and economic shut down to demand a separate Muslim homeland after the British exit from India.
Pallavi JoshiPallavi Joshi (born 4 April 1969) is an Indian actress, screenwriter, and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films and television. In a career spanning across films and television, Joshi is the recipient of such accolades as three National Film Awards, and a nomination for the Filmfare Awards. Born in Mumbai to Marathi parents who were stage actors, Joshi made her acting debut at age four with a minor role in the Hindi film Naag Mere Sathi (1973).
Simrat KaurSimrat Kaur Randhawa (born 16 July 1997) is an Indian actress. She is known for her works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. She debuted in 2017 with the film Prematho Mee Karthik. Early lifeSimrat was born on 16 July 1997 and brought up in Mumbai in a Punjabi Sikh family. She has graduated in B.Sc Computer Science. CareerShe made her acting debut in Rishi's Telugu romantic drama filmPrematho Mee Karthik in 2017 starring opposite Kartikeya. In 2018, she acted in Parichayam and Soni.
Mithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur and politician. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 350 films, mostly in Hindi and Bengali languages, and a few in Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi. Referred to as "Mahaguru" (Bengali for "The Great Teacher"), he is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards.
Darshan KumarDarshan Kumar Gandas (born 1 September 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in Mary Kom (2014), NH10 (2015), and The Kashmir Files (2022). Early lifeKumar was born on 1 September 1985 in the Kishangarh Village in Delhi, India. He moved to Mumbai at the age of 24 and worked with the Sahej Theatre Group for five years, before joining Motley Productions, where he trained under actor Naseeruddin Shah for the next ten years.
Vivek AgnihotriVivek Ranjan Agnihotri (born 10 November 1973) is an Indian director, producer, and writer who works in Hindi cinema. He is a member of the board of India's Central Board of Film Certification and a cultural representative of Indian Cinema at the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.Political dramaA political drama can describe a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatists who have written political dramas include Aaron Sorkin, Robert Penn Warren, Sergei Eisenstein, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, Howard Brenton, Caryl Churchill, and Federico García Lorca.
Noakhali riotsThe Noakhali riots were a series of semi-organised massacres, rapes, and abductions of Hindus, combined with looting and arson of Hindu properties, perpetrated by Muslim mobs in the districts of Noakhali in the Chittagong Division of the eastern part of British Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) from October to November 1946, a year before India's independence from British rule.
GenocideGenocide is the partial or total destruction of a human group, committed intentionally. The popular view conceives of genocide as the large-scale killing of individuals, but in scholarly and legal fields, genocide occurs when the group itself is targeted. Acts of genocide include killing as well as non-lethal acts such as preventing reproduction among the group, the forcible transfer of children to another group, and cultural genocide.
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".
Propaganda filmA propaganda film is a film that involves some form of propaganda. Propaganda films spread and promote causes, factual or realistic or not, that may be religious, political, or cultural in nature. A propaganda film is made with the intent that the viewer will adopt the position promoted by the propagator and eventually take action towards making those ideas widely accepted.
Anupam KherAnupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards for his acting performances. Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.