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Murder Film Series
''Murder'' is a series of Indian thriller films produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt under the banner of Vishesh Films. The first film directed by Anurag Basu was released in 2004, second film by Mohit Suri was released in 2011, and third film by Vishesh Bhatt was released in 2013. A fourth film currently titled ''Murder 4'' is stated to be under production. Overview ''Murder'' (2004) Simran (Mallika Sherawat), starts having an extra-marital relationship with her ex-boyfriend Sunny ( Emraan Hashmi). Simran's husband Sudhir Sehgal (Ashmit Patel) starts doubting his wife and keeps a detective behind her. Thus, it is revealed to Sudhir that Simran is having an affair whereas Simran learns that Sunny is a womanizer and has a girlfriend named Radhika. Sudhir goes and kills Sunny and buries his body. Radhika files a complaint in the police station about her missing boyfriend. A few days later, Sudhir keeps getting some picture of him resembling that he had buried Sunny's bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Bhatt
Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. A stand-out film from his earlier period is '' Saaransh'' (1984), screened at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. It became India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 film '' Naam'' was his first piece of commercial cinema. In 1987, he turned producer with the film ''Kabzaa'' under the banner, "Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt. Bhatt went on to become one of the most recognized directors of the Indian film industry in the next decade, giving both art-house works such as '' Daddy'' (1989) and ''Swayam'' (1991), as well as commercial romantic hits like '' Awaargi'' (1990), '' Aashiqui'' (1990) and '' Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan. He next directed '' Sadak'' (1991) which was a hit and it remains his highest grossing either di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II'', '' Shadows of Time'', ''Bombil and Beatrice'', ''Via Darjeeling'' and ''Murder 2''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His break came in the Bhatt banner film ''Murder 2''. He has acted in many Hindi films along with a few Malayalam films. He was last seen in the Netflix Mai. Early and personal life Born in Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi. He was the state badminton champion and studied at the Kirori Mal College of Delhi University. There, he joined a theater group called ''Act 1'', which included actors like Ashish Vidyarthi, Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao and Girish Mishra. Career In 1991, Narayanan moved to Mumbai with plans to start an ad agency. He started as assistant art director for films like Govind Nihalani's ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'', Subhash Ghai's '' Saudagar'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Sardari Begum''. He also worked as a costume director for the TV ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Baiz
Andrés Baiz Ochoa (born 1975), also known as Andi Baiz, is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. As a film director, his first feature was ''Satanás'', based on the novel of the same name. He is known also for directing the film '' The Hidden Face'' and for the TV series '' Metástasis'' and '' Narcos''. Life He went to Colegio Bolivar and later graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a major in Film and TV and a minor in Cinema Studies. After graduating he was mentored by French director Raphael Nadjari, with whom he produced four horror short films. He then worked for the video production company Centro-Films as producer, director and editor for two years. He also worked as a film critic for ''Loft'' magazine between 2001 and 2004. He also worked in the production department of five feature films: ''Bringing Out the Dead'', ''Zoolander'', '' Cremaster 2'', ''Maria Full of Grace ''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hidden Face (film)
''The Hidden Face'' ( es, La cara oculta, links=no) is a 2011 thriller film directed by Andrés Baiz. It stars Quim Gutiérrez, Clara Lago and Martina García. The film was later remade three times in different countries: in India, titled ''Murder 3'' (2013); Turkey, titled Öteki Taraf (2017); and Mexico, titled '' Perdida'' (2019). Plot Adrián (Quim Gutierrez), a young orchestra conductor is viewing a recorded video of his girlfriend Belén (Clara Lago) informing him of leaving him. Adrián becomes distraught. While drinking away his sorrows at a bar, he meets Fabiana (Martina Garcia) and they develop a relationship. Fabiana moves into the house that Adrián was sharing with Belén. Strange things begin to occur in the bathroom, with Fabiana observing strange noises coming from the sink and bathtub, and being scalded by an abruptly hot shower. Adrián becomes a suspect in the disappearance of Belén; however, the investigators can find no evidence of Adrián's involvement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit V Masurkar
Amit V Masurkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He directed the independent comedy film Sulemani Keeda. His second feature film, Newton was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Screenplay for this film. Early life and education Masurkar dropped out of an engineering course at Manipal Institute of Technology Manipal Institute of Technology (shortened MIT Manipal) (formerly Manipal Engineering College) is a private constituent institution of Manipal Academy of Higher Education that specializes in engineering. MIT contains 17 academic departments an ... at the age of 20 to pursue filmmaking. He later acquired a BA degree in history from Mumbai University. Filmography ;Films References External links * Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Hong-jin
Na Hong-jin (, born 1974) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. Na has won a multitude of awards with his films and most known for violent thriller and horror characteristics in his films. Na first became recognised after releasing his first feature film debut titled ''The Chaser'' (2008) achieving both critical and commercial success, becoming the 3rd most selling film in Korea in 2008 and winning many awards such as Best film and director of the 45th Grand Bell Awards, Best film of the 7th Korean Film Awards as well as Best new director for many more. Na’s 2nd film '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010) was screened under the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and received positive critical reviews oMetacritic '' The Wailing'' (2016) is the next and most recent film that Na has directed which achieved both critical and commercial success, as well as accumulating a bounty of film awards such as the Best director of the 37th Blue Dragon Film A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chaser (2008 Film)
''The Chaser'' () is a 2008 South Korean action thriller film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directorial debut. Inspired by real-life Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul, certain scenes were shot on location around Mangwon-dong in the Mapo District, Seoul. Plot Joong-ho is a dishonest ex-detective turned pimp who is in financial trouble because two of his prostitutes have gone missing. One night, he commands Mi-jin to service a customer, despite her protests over her sickness. Joong-ho then realizes this customer was the last to see his missing girls. Believing that this customer is trafficking his women, Joong-ho nevertheless sends Mi-jin in so that she can forward the customer's address to him. Joong-ho contacts his old police task force for help, but they cannot assist because the mayor of Seoul, whom they were guarding, has been attacked with feces; this results in the police suffering a media firestorm. The customer, Yeong- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shagufta Rafiq
Shagufta Rafique is an Indian film screen-writer and film director. Biography Shagufta was an adopted child. Her parents are unknown. Her foster mother was in a relationship with a Kolkata based businessman, who left his second family unsupported after his death. His sudden death brought the family into poverty and Shagufta had to start supporting family at a young age of 11 by dancing at private parties. Her mother also trained her as a classical dancer. Aged 17, Rafique married a wealthy man to get some financial stability in her life, however, the union did not work well.. She finally broke up and turned to prostitution, before going on to work as a bar dancer to make a living. As a bar dancer she worked in Bombay before moving to Dubai. At the age of 25, one of her Pakistani fans who was 20 years her senior offered to marry her and Shagufta agreed, and he died before the marriage could happen.. This led her to writing, and she became a storyteller. Shagufta initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Chabrol
Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues and contemporaries Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette, Chabrol was a critic for the influential film magazine '' Cahiers du cinéma'' before beginning his career as a film maker. Chabrol's career began with '' Le Beau Serge'' (1958), inspired by Hitchcock's '' Shadow of a Doubt'' (1943). Thrillers became something of a trademark for Chabrol, with an approach characterized by a distanced objectivity. This is especially apparent in '' Les Biches'' (1968), '' La Femme infidèle'' (1969), and '' Le Boucher'' (1970) – all featuring Stéphane Audran, who was his wife at the time. Sometimes characterized as a "mainstream" New Wave director, Chabrol remained prolific and popular throughout his half-century ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unfaithful Wife
''The Unfaithful Wife'' (french: La Femme infidèle) is a 1969 French crime thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol. The film had a total of 682,295 admissions in France. Plot Insurer Charles Desvallées lives in a beautiful house in the countryside near Paris with his wife Hélène and their young son. He works in the city in a leisurely job, often drinking and smoking. His wife often goes to Paris for shopping, beauty treatments and cinema sessions. By accident he discovers she was not at the hairdresser when she was meant to be. He gradually grows more suspicious about the way she employs her time and asks a private investigator to follow her. The embarrassed detective duly reports that his wife sees a writer called Victor Pégala, at his home in Neuilly-sur-Seine, several times a week. Hélène appears in bed with Pégala, exchanging titbits about their respective lives. The writer is divorced with two children. On a day his wife is busy hosting a birthday party for their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Loren
Sara Hussain ( ur, ), better known as Sara Loren, is a Pakistani actress and model mostly known for working in Hindi as well as Urdu movies and television. She is best known for played role as Barkhaa in 2015. Early life Loren was born and raised in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Her father migrated to Kuwait from Rajasthan following the Partition of India, and her mother is from Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan. During an interview in India she said that she is 'Rana' which is a 'Rajput'. In Rajasthan, the title 'Rana' is used by some of the Hindu and Muslim Rajputs, though she also said that she goes to the temple. As a teenager, she relocated with her family to Lahore following the death of her father. Career Loren made her film debut in the 2010 Pooja Bhatt's romantic thriller film '' Kajraare'' opposite Himesh Reshammiya and later played seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''Murder 3''. The following year she starred in Yasir Nawaz's '' Anjuman'' for which she won the Tarang Housefull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aditi Rao Hydari is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi and Tamil film industry. She made her film debut with the Malayalam film '' Prajapathi'' in 2006. She went on to have major to minor supporting roles in several Hindi films, including the musical romantic drama, ''Rockstar'' (2011), the horror-thriller ''Murder 3'' (2013), the thriller '' Wazir'' (2016), and the historical period film ''Padmaavat'' (2018). She also starred several South Indian films including Mani Ratnam's ''Kaatru Veliyidai'' (2017) and ''Sufiyum Sujatayum'' (2020). Early life and background Aditi Rao Hydari was born in Hyderabad to Ehsaan Hydari and his wife Vidya Rao, an acclaimed classical singer popular for thumri and dadra genres of music. Her father, who died in 2013, was a Sulaimani Bohra Muslim while her mother, who is a Hindu by birth, is a practicing Buddhist and a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore who is half-Telugu. Hydari is thus of mixed lineage: Bohra, Chitrapur Sarasw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
