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Bawaal
''Bawaal'' () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language adventure romantic drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Earthsky Pictures. It stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor as a troubled married couple. Filming took place in multiple countries from April to August 2022. Initially scheduled for a theatrical release, ''Bawaal'' had a streaming release on Amazon Prime Video on 21 July 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Ajay Dixit is an image-conscious narcissist, who teaches history at a school in Lucknow. He hates his life of lies, despite the respect he is held in, thanks to his philosophical tendency to "fake it till you make it". He has grounded his beautiful epileptic wife Nisha, who is much more intelligent than him, since he does not want her seizures to ruin his reputation. Ajay finds himself and his image in jeopardy when he slaps his student, Atul Raghuvans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor (born 6 March 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu films. Born to film actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, she made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama ''Dhadak'', which was a commercial success. Her subsequent theatrical releases were commercially unsuccessful, but she received nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for playing the Gunjan Saxena, titular aviator in ''Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' (2020) and a woman trapped in a freezer in ''Mili (2022 film), Mili'' (2022). In 2024, she had a brief role in the Telugu action drama ''Devara: Part 1'', which became the highest-grossing of her career. Early life and background Janhvi Kapoor was born on 6 March 1997. Her father is the film producer Boney Kapoor, the son of the late filmmaker Surinder Kapoor, and her mother is the actress Sridevi. She is the niece of film actors Anil Kapoor, Anil and Sanjay Kapoor. Her younger sister, Khushi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor (born 6 March 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu films. Born to film actress Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor, she made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama ''Dhadak'', which was a commercial success. Her subsequent theatrical releases were commercially unsuccessful, but she received nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for playing the titular aviator in '' Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' (2020) and a woman trapped in a freezer in '' Mili'' (2022). In 2024, she had a brief role in the Telugu action drama '' Devara: Part 1'', which became the highest-grossing of her career. Early life and background Janhvi Kapoor was born on 6 March 1997. Her father is the film producer Boney Kapoor, the son of the late filmmaker Surinder Kapoor, and her mother is the actress Sridevi. She is the niece of film actors Anil and Sanjay Kapoor. Her younger sister, Khushi, is also an actress. She has two half siblings, Arjun (an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list in the 2010s. He starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama '' Student of the Year''. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies '' Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), and '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the action comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015), '' Dishoom'' (2016), and '' Judwaa 2'' (2017); the dance film '' ABCD 2'' (2015); and the drama '' Sui Dhaaga'' (2018). Dhawan also received praise for portraying an avenger in the thriller '' Badlapur'' (2015) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthsky Pictures
Earthsky Pictures, founded in March 2018, is an Indian production company owned by filmmakers and writers, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari. Earthsky's first film, ''Ghar Ki Murgi'' starring Sakshi Tanwar, received critical acclaim. It released on SonyLiv in 2020. Their recent works include another film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, in ''Ankahi Kahaniya'', Netflix's anthology and documentary series, ''Break Point''. The web series was released on Zee5 on 1 October 2021. The docu-series is directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari. The series is based on the former Indian doubles tennis players partnership and success of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. It garnered positive reviews from critics and audience alike. Their recent films include '' Tarla'' starring Huma Qureshi and Sharib Hashmi and ''Bawaal'' starring Varun Dhawan and Jahnvi Kapoor. They also produce ad films. T-Series and Earthsky Pictures will be producing an upcoming musical romantic film t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian film director and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the comedy-drama ''Nil Battey Sannata'' (2016). The film garnered great reviews and Tiwari went on to direct its Tamil remake entitled . She had previously served as the Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett before she moved on to pursue a filmmaking career. Tiwari won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for the romantic comedy-drama '' Bareilly Ki Barfi'' (2017). Early life and background Ashwiny Iyer was born on 15 October 1979 in a Tamil speaking family and grew up in the suburb of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied at St. Mary's Convent High School, Mulund and did her higher studies from SIES College of Commerce and Economics. She is married to writer-director Nitesh Tiwari. Career Advertising A gold medalist in commercial arts from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Ashwiny spent 15 years in the advertising agency L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nitesh Tiwari
Nitesh Tiwari (born 22 May 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Hindi films. He debuted as a co-director in '' Chillar Party'' (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. He also directed the supernatural political drama '' Bhoothnath Returns'' (2014). Tiwari scripted and directed '' Dangal'' (2016), which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival and the second BRICS festival in 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian film and ranks among the highest-grossing non-English films of all time earning over including 1,200 crore in China, where it has emerged as one of the top 20 highest-grossers of all time. Tiwari won the Award for Best Director at the 62nd Filmfare Awards and the Telstra People's Choice Award at the 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. He followed up with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film '' Chhichhore'' (2019). He co-founded Earthsky Pictures, producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mithoon
Mithun Sharma, also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer. Mithoon composed the Hindi song " Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film '' Aashiqui 2''. Mithoon received the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and in 2014 received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist in the 59th Filmfare Awards. He wrote and composed one of the most streamed Hindi songs on YouTube, " Sanam Re". The song was honoured with the award of "Most Streamed Song of 2016" at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards. Mithoon launched the singer Arijit Singh in 2011 with Mohammad Irfan Ali co-singer with the song Phir Mohabbat. Early life Mithoon was born into a Bihari family of musicians. His grandfather, Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma, imparted music knowledge to thousands of aspirants, many of whom are amongst today's top musicians. His father, Naresh Sharma, was a leading expert of musical arrangements, having worked with almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanishk Bagchi
Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Vaaste", "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", " Aankh Maarey" (recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "Lut Gaye" (recreated). Early life and background Tanishk Bagchi was born to musicians Nand Kumar Bagchi and Sharmistha Dash and hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. He attended the Frank Anthony Public School and the Scottish Church College. Career Bagchi released the Bengali-language album '' City Life'' in 2007. Bagchi later worked as a music producer alongside Aditya Dev in the song ''Meherbani'', composed and written by Arko Pravo Mukherjee for the film 2014 film '' The Shaukeens''. Bagchi collaborated with lyricist Vayu Srivastava for a single ''Oopar Oopar Renn De''. Anurag Kashyap liked it and led the duo to a person named Ravi Adhikari, a close relative to the director of the 2015 film ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'', Aan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JAM8
JAM8 is a musical platform founded by Indian music composer/director Pritam. The platform provides facilities up and coming musicians. Pritam and his team supervise the young talent and some artists become part of Pritam's musical projects. History On 9 April 2016, music composer and director Pritam announced JAM8 on Twitter. He wrote: "Just announced J.A.M 8 (Just About Music) with Kaushik-Akash, who are the first artists of my ''A&R'' Music Production platform." Their first work in mainstream Indian music was the '' 1920 London'' soundtrack, which released in 2016. They were one of the composers for the soundtrack of the film ''Raees'' in 2017. Their composition " Zaalima" was a huge hit from this album. They continued their works in Bollywood composing for the films like Behen Hogi Teri, Raabta, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana, Race 3, Loveratri and recent films like 14 Phere and Helmet. They also worked in Telugu film Touch Chesi Chudu and Bengali films like Crisscross, Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd (NGE) is an Indian film production company based in Mumbai. The Nadiadwala family have been in film production since 1955; continuing this legacy, Sajid Nadiadwala established the company in 1995. The company is a part of the Hindi film industry that is involved in Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities. Rakesh Madhotra is the current CEO of the company. Background The Nadiadwala family, who migrated to Mumbai from Nadiad, Kheda district (Gujarat), have been in the film industry for three generations, starting with A. K. Nadiadwala followed by his son Sulieman Nadiadwala and now grandson Sajid Nadiadwala. As of June 2025, they are celebrating 75 years of their existence in the film industry. The first film to be produced under their legacy was ''Inspector'' (1956) by Abdul Karim Nadiadwala. He further went on to produce movies like ''Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal ( ; ; ) is an ivory-white marble mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Tiwari
Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood and few Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada and Telugu films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He graduated from National School of Drama in 1994. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie '' China Gate''. He is known for his works in ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'', ''Gangaajal ''Gangaajal: The Holy Weapon'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written, directed, co-produced and edited by Prakash Jha. Featuring an ensemble cast of 87 actors, it revolves around the Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar (A ...'' and '' Golmaal'' as ''Vasooli''. Filmography *''All films in Hindi language unless specified otherwise'' References External links * Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Bhojpuri cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Punjabi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series '' Office Office'' (2001). Pahwa has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), '' Being Cyrus'' (2005), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013), '' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015), '' Mulk'' (2018) and '' Article 15'' (2019). Early life and education Pahwa was raised in a Punjabi family in New Delhi. His father migrated from West Punjab (Earlier part of India), Pakistan to India after Partition. He was educated at the National Public School in Daryaganj, New Delhi. In an interview, Pahwa stated that he lived in East Delhi’s Lakshmi Nagar locality after his father built a house for them. His father had a business of automobile batteries and he wanted him to join the family business. Pahwa shifted to Mumbai (then Bombay) in his late 20s. Personal life He is married to actress Seema Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
