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Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor (born 7 June 1975) is an Indian television and film producer, known for her work in Hindi television and Bollywood cinema. She is the founder of Balaji Telefilms, Balaji Telefilms Limited, where she serves as joint managing director and creative head. Kapoor began her career at the age of 17 and became known for producing a large number of television soap operas in Hindi, many of which gained significant popularity during the late 1990s and 2000s. Her notable television productions include ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series), Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', and ''Kahiin to Hoga, Kahiin To Hoga''. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which is a film production and distribution company. In addition to television, Kapoor has produced several Hindi films through Balaji Motion Pictures, including ''The Dirty Picture'', ''Lootera'', ''Main Tera Hero' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Tera Hero
''Main Tera Hero'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by David Dhawan, with script and dialogues from Tushar Hiranandani and Milap Zaveri, and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Motion Pictures. The film stars Varun Dhawan, alongside Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri, Arunoday Singh, Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav and Shakti Kapoor. The movie is a remake of 2011 Telugu movie '' Kandireega''. Principal photography began on 30 May 2013. The filming began on 5 July 2013 and was wrapped by 15 October 2013. The soundtrack and score were composed by Sajid–Wajid and Sandeep Shirodkar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Sanjay F. Gupta and Nitin Rokade. ''Main Tera Hero'' was released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Across a college in Ooty, Sreenath Prasad aka 'Seenu' fails his final exam by two marks. Eager to get a degree, he kidnaps the professor's daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Scottish School, Mahim
The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, popularly known as Scottish, is a private, Christian co-educational day school located at Mahim West in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name ''Scottish Female Orphanage''. Bombay Scottish School, Powai is an affiliate of this institution. The school caters to pupils from junior kindergarten up to class 12 and the medium of instruction is English. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, which conducts the ICSE examinations at the close of class 10 and the ISC examinations at the close of class 12. The school has been among the top 10 schools in India for the past few decades. History The institution was founded in 1847 at Byculla in Bombay, British India by a small group of Scottish missionaries as the ''Scottish Female Orphanage''. The orphanage was set up to educate the daughters of Scottish Presbyterian soldiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter of K. K. Birla. It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, founder-father of the Akali movement and the Shiromani Akali Dal, in Delhi and played integral roles in the Indian independence movement as a nationalist daily. ''Hindustan Times'' is one of the List of newspapers in India by circulation, largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (India), Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 993,645 copies . The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that ''HT'' is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after ''The Times of India''. It is popular in North India, with simultaneous editions from New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Patna, Chandigarh and Ranchi. The print location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
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] |
Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Hindi films. Early and personal life Tusshar Kapoor is the son of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. His elder sister, Ekta Kapoor is a television and film producer. He attended the Bombay Scottish School where he was in the same class as Abhishek Bachchan. He then studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for his BBA degree at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Like his father, Tusshar Kapoor is a follower of Nichiren Buddhism. Kapoor is unmarried and opted for IVF to became a single parent to Laksshya Kapoor through surrogacy in June 2016. Career Prior to making his debut as an actor, Kapoor worked with film director David Dhawan as an assistant. Following this, he trained as an actor with Roshan Taneja and Mahendra Verma, in their acting school, and in dance with Nimesh Bhatt. He had a side role in Kareeb in 1998. He made his debut in 2001 under guidance of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeetendra With His Son Tusshar And Daughter Ekta
Jeetendra (born Ravi Kapoor ; 7 April 1942) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Hindi cinema. He is noted for his acting, style and dance. He has worked in more than 200 films in a career spanning over six decades. Jeetendra began his acting career with ''Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'' (1964). He shot to stardom in 1967 with '' Farz'', and achieved greater success in later years, being dubbed India's "Jumping Jack" for several of his on-screen roles in Hindi films. He consistently starred in several top–grossing Indian films from the late-1960s to the 1980s, such as ''Jeene Ki Raah'', '' Khilona'', ''Caravan'', '' Bidaai'', ''Udhar Ka Sindur'', '' Dharam Veer'', '' Swarg Narak'', '' Jaani Dushman'', '' Aasha'', '' Meri Aawaz Suno'', '' Farz Aur Kanoon'', '' Himmatwala'', '' Tohfa'', '' Maqsad'', ''Swarag Se Sunder'', ''Khudgarz'' and ''Thanedaar'', as well as some of his acclaimed performances, include ''Boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st International Emmy Awards
The 51st International Emmy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), took place on November 20, 2023, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City, in recognition to the best television programs initially produced and aired outside the United States in 2022. Nominations were announced on September 26, 2023. Eligibility The 51st International Emmy Awards Competition was opened for all categories December 7, 2022, and closed February 16, 2023. Ceremony information Nominations for the 51st International Emmy Awards were announced on September 26, 2023, by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS). There are 56 nominees across 14 categories and 20 countries. Nominees come from: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. All these programs were broadcast be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Balaji Telefilms
''Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms'' is a non-fiction book by Kovid Gupta. Synopsis In the early 1990s, Doordarshan held a monopoly on Indian television broadcasting when the government passed a series of economic reforms allowing private and foreign broadcasters to operate there. The expansion of cable television in India, starting in 1992, further opened the field for new companies. In this environment, teenager Ekta Kapoor launched Balaji Telefilms—kickstarted by Kapoor's mother, and founded in her father's garage—and guided it to success. Reception Upon publication, ''Kingdom of The Soap Queen'' received mixed reviews. Soma Das of ''Mid-Day'' gave it a positive review, stating, "The book is a soap-lover’s delight and is good reading even for those who are keen to know about the nitty-gritty of getting a serial on air, the grime and effort behind the grease paint and what made Kapoor’s serials tick" ... "You are left in awe of Kapoor who is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video On Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting schedule, which was popular under traditional broadcast programming, instead involving newer modes of content consumption that have risen as Internet and IPTV technologies have become prominent, and culminated in the arrival of VOD and Over-the-top media service, over-the-top (OTT) media services on televisions and personal computers. Television VOD systems can streaming media, stream content, either through a traditional set-top box or through remote devices such as computers, tablets, and smartphones. VOD users may also permanently download content to a device such as a computer, digital video recorder (DVR) or, a portable media player for continued viewing. The majority of Cable television, cable and telephone comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALTBalaji
ALTT is an Indian subscription based video on demand platform which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms Ltd. Launched on 16 April 2017, ALTBalaji is the group foray into the digital entertainment sphere to create original OTT content. Platforms ALTT is an Indian content-based video-on-demand platform. ALTT is available across 32 different interfaces for its viewers. The content has been made available on mobile and Tablet Devices ( Apple phone, Apple iPad, Android phone, Android tablet), Web browser (Desktop Browser), Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku Roku ( ) is a brand of consumer electronics that includes streaming players, smart TVs (and their operating systems), as well as a free TV streaming service. The brand is owned by Roku, Inc., an American company. As of 2024, Roku is the U ..., and Windows (Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Windows tablet). The website indicates that the platform will showcase over 250+ hours of origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
