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Joru Ka Ghulam (2000 Film)
''Joru Ka Ghulam'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language comedy film. The film is directed by Shakeel Noorani and stars Govinda (actor), Govinda, Twinkle Khanna, Kader Khan and Johnny Lever. The music is by Aadesh Shrivastava. The film was released on 16 June 2000. Story Wealthy Dyaneshwarprasad Pitamber has a problem, to be precise four problems - his four uncontrollable daughters, named after four goddesses: Lakshmi, Saraswati, Parvati, and Durga, who refuse to be disciplined, and be married. Pitamber arranges for Raju Patel to come from the U.S. and marry at least one of his daughters. Unfortunately, Raju is waylaid at the airport by two con men, Raja and Kanhaiya, and his luggage, clothes, and ID are taken over by them, and he is left in barely basic clothing at the airport, mistaken for a beggar. Raja assumes the identity of Raju, and Kanhaiya accompanies him to Pitamber's house. Once there, they are welcomed with open arms by Pitamber, and Raja agrees to all conditions set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govinda (actor)
Govinda Arun Ahuja (born 21 December 1963), known mononymously as Govinda is an Cinema of India, Indian actor-Politician, turned-politician, who has appeared in more than 165 Hindi cinema, Hindi-language films. A leading actor throughout 1990s, he is known for his slapstick performances and dancing skills. He has received 12 Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award nominations and won two Filmfare Special Awards and one Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. Starting out as an Action hero, action and Music of Bollywood, dancing hero in the 1980s, his first film was 1986's ''Love 86'', which turned out to be a hit. He then appeared in subsequent hits including ''Ilzaam'' (1986), ''Marte Dam Tak'' (1987), ''Khudgarz'' (1987), ''Dariya Dil'' (1988), ''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni'' (1989), ''Swarg'' (1990) and ''Hum (film), Hum'' (1991). However, Govinda would go on to reinvent himself as a comic hero in the 1990s after his role as a mischievous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Sagar
Sonu is a given name. People with this name include: * Sonu Shamdasani (born 1962), British male writer *Sonu Walia (born 1964), Indian Bollywood actress * Sonu Shivdasani (born 1965), British male hotelier *Sonu Nigam (born 1973), Indian male playback singer *Sonu Kakkar (born 1979), Indian female playback singer *Sonu Sood (born 1973), Indian actor *Sonu (actress) Sonu Gowda is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada-language films. She made her debut in '' Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' and appeared in films including '' Paramesha Panwala'' and '' Gulama''. She has also starred in Tamil and a few M ... (Sonu Gowda, born 1990), Indian Kannada film actress * Sonu Beniwal (born 1993), Indian male footballer * Sonu Singh (born 1995), Indian male cricketer * Sonu Chandrapal, Indian actress * Sonu Narwal, Indian male kabaddi player {{given name Indian unisex given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). '' Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2000 box office records * '' Chicken Run'' became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever. * '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''s $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both '' Batman Forever'' and '' Ransom'' simultaneously. Events Award ceremonies Awards 2000 films By country/region * List of American films of 2000 * List of Argentine films of 2000 * List of Australian films of 2000 * List of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides news related to the Cinema of India, particularly Hindi cinema, film reviews and box office reports. Launched on 15 June 1998, the website was originally named "IndiaFM.com". It changed its name to "Bollywood Hungama" in 2008. References External links * 1998 establishments in Maharashtra Hindi cinema Companies based in Mumbai Indian film websites Internet properties established in 1998 Mahindra Group {{film-website-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama. Career Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Guide'', a weekly box office magazine. In 1994, Adarsh produced and wrote the Bollywood film-based TV serial ''Hello Bollywood'', starring Shehzad Khan and Kashmera Shah. He continued his work on ''Trade Guide'' alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst on ''Bollywood Hungama Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000. The website provides n ...'', a Bollywood entertainment website. References External links * * Indian film critics Living people 1965 births People fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hema Sardesai
Hema Sardesai is an Indian playback singer and lyricist based in Goa, India. Born in Bombay, Maharashtra, she shot to fame in 1997 with songs from movies like '' Sapnay'', ''Biwi No.1'' and '' Jaanam Samjha Karo''. Early life Hema Sardesai was born to Kumudini Sardesai (hailing from Parra) and Dr Kashinath Sardesai (hailing from Savoi-Verem, who had previously been the cricket captain for Goa) and is the younger of their two daughters. Her talent was first discovered at the age of six by her school teacher, Late Mrs. Sequiera. She is an alumnus of Sharada Mandir School, and was born and brought up in Boca de Vaca, a locality of Panaji. She made her stage debut at the age of 8 years, at a Navratri Festival, where the local Gujarati Samaj encouraged her. She has accomplished the Sangeet Visharad in Indian classical music (with Pandit Sudhakar Karandikar as her first guru) and has always been passionate about Western Pop music. Career Sardesai has sung several songs for Bol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is one of the most versatile singers and widest vocal ranges in the history of Indian music. His songs vary from romantic to break-up, classical to devotional, Party to patriotic, ghazals to qawwali and rock to pop. Nigam is considered one of the greatest and most successful singers of all time in the history of Indian music industry. Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films. He has recorded over 6,000 songs in more than 32 languages throughout his career. He has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films. Nigam has been awarded one National Film Award, two Filmfare Awards and two Filmfare Awards South and four IIFA Award for the Best Playback singer. He was ranked top artist on the Billboard Uncharted charts twice in September and October 2013. Nigam was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaspinder Narula
Jaspinder Narula (born 14 November 1970) is an Indian singer of playback, classical and Sufi music. She is known for her work in Hindi and Punjabi cinema. She shot to fame after the duet "Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha" with Remo Fernandes from the 1998 film '' Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha'' for which she won the 1999 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. The other notable films she has sung in include ''Mission Kashmir'', ''Mohabbatein'', ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' and '' Bunty Aur Babli''. She is also a singer of Sufi music, as well as Gurbani and other Sikh religious music. She has sung a latest Hindi Music video "Maula Ali Ali" with Mudasir Ali. In 2021 she was selected by BJ Sam the Nigerian international singer and producer to represent India on the first universal Christmas music project with other global music icons including American Actor Paul Raci, Swiss actress Christina Zurbrügg, Ghanaian singer Diana Hopeson. In 2008, she won the title of India's Best Live P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from a record of thirty-seven nominations. Yagnik is one of the most prolific female playback singers and artists, and has sung a large number of female solos in her Bollywood career. In her career spanning over four decades she has sung songs for more than thousand films and recorded over 22 thousand songs in over 25 different languages. Twenty of her tracks feature in BBC's list of top forty Bollywood soundtracks of all-time. She is ranked No.1 on the YouTube's Music Charts & Insights list of top global artists as of March 2025. She has been on the chart for years, with around 360-400 million views per week, around 18 billion view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1991 to 1995. He also holds the Guinness World Record for recording the maximum number of songs (28 songs) in a single day since 1993.Apart from Hindi, he has also sung in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. His a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi Chauhan, received accolades including three Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Award South. She is often praised for her charismatic stage presence and Vocal belting ability. Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra (film), Shastra'' (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled ''Meri Awaz Suno'' and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from ''Mast (film), Mast'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
