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Rajkumar Santoshi
Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter of Hindi films. Having received several accolades including three National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards, he made his directorial debut with the crime film '' Ghayal'' (1990), starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Amrish Puri. Which was a huge critical and commercial success, it made Santoshi a household name in Hindi cinema. The film won him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment as well as the Filmfare Award for Best Director. He also directed the thriller '' Damini'' (1993) with Deol, Sheshadri and Puri. Besides being critically acclaimed, the film became commercial success. It garnered him a second Filmfare Best Director Award and Filmfare Best Screenplay Award. During this period, Santoshi also received praise for directing the comedy '' Andaz Apna Apna'' (1994) starring Aamir Khan and Salman Khan together, which though a box office flop has attain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Deol
Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known by his stage name Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and current Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab, India. As an actor, he has worked in more than 100 Hindi films and earned the image of an angry action hero. He went on to star in numerous successful films in the 1980s and 1990s and is considered as one of the top stars of that time. He starred in several blockbuster movies such as '' Ghayal'', ''Darr'', ''Damini'', '' Jeet'', '' Ghatak'', '' ''Ziddi'', ''Border'' and '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha''. Deol has won two National Film Award for Best Actor and two Filmfare Awards. Deol made his debut opposite fellow debutante Amrita Singh in ''Betaab'' (1983), for which he received a Filmfare Best Actor Award nomination. With his portrayal of an amateur boxer wrongly accused of his brother's murder in Rajkumar Santoshi's '' Ghayal'' in 1990, Deol gained wide re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukar (2000 Film)
Pukar means a "cry for help or attention" or "to call out" in Hindi and Urdu and may refer to: * ''Pukar'' (1939 film), a Hindi film by Sohrab Modi * ''Pukar'' (1983 film), a Hindi film by Ramesh Behl * ''Pukar'' (1984 film), a Pakistan film by Aizaz Syed and starring Sultan Rahi * ''Pukar'' (2000 film), a Hindi film by Rajkumar Santoshi See also * Pukaar (other) * Pukara (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna (also known as Tina Jatin Khanna; born on 29 December) is an Indian author, columnist, interior designer, film producer and a former film actress. In 2015, she released her first non-fiction book, " Mrs Funnybones" which was declared a bestseller, making Khanna India’s highest-selling woman writer that year. Her second book “ The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad” a collection of short stories, one of which was based on social entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham was later made into National Award winning feature film, Pad Man with the focus on dispelling taboos around menstruation It was produced under Khanna's production house Mrs. Funnybones Movies which was set up in 2016. Her most recent book and first novel, Pyjamas Are Forgiving (Juggernaut Books, 2018) made her the highest-selling female author in India in the year 2018, according to Nielsen BookScan India. In 2019, Twinkle Khanna also launched Tweak India, a bilingual digital media platform for wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Deol
Vijay Singh Deol (born 27 January 1967) popularly known as Bobby Deol, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and web series. A member of the Deol family, he is the younger son of veteran actor Dharmendra. His accolades include a Filmfare Award. After appearing as a child artist in '' Dharam Veer'' (1977), Deol made his acting debut with the highly successful romance '' Barsaat'' (1995) that won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He established himself as a lead in successful films like ''Gupt'' (1997), ''Soldier'' (1998), ''Badal'' (2000), '' Bichhoo'' (2000), '' Ajnabee'' (2001) and ''Humraaz'' (2002). Since then, a major setback caused in his career during which his only rarely successful films were those where he did parallel roles like ''Apne'' (2007), ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' (2011), '' Race 3'' (2018) and ''Housefull 4'' (2019). He earned critical acclaim for the OTT films ''Class of '83'' (2020) and ''Love Hostel'' (2022) and the notable web series '' Aas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barsaat (1995 Film)
Barsaat may refer to: * ''Barsaat'' (1949 film), a Bollywood film * ''Barsaat'' (1995 film), a Bollywood film * ''Barsaat'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film See also * '' Barsaat Ki Raat'' * '' Barsaat Ki Ek Raat'' {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult
In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. This sense of the term is controversial and weakly defined—having divergent definitions both in popular culture and academia—and has also been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study. Richardson, James T. 1993. "Definitions of Cult: From Sociological-Technical to Popular-Negative." ''Review of Religious Research'' 34(4):348–56. . . An older sense of the word involves a set of religious devotional practices that are conventional within their culture, related to a particular figure, and often associated with a particular place. References to the "cult" of a particular Catholic saint, or the imperial cult of ancient Rome, for example, use this sense of the word. While the literal and original sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in '' Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989). He established himself in Bollywood in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), the action thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian cinema. Khan is the recipient of numerous awards, including nine Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, and an AACTA Award, with one of his film productions also receiving an Academy Award nomination. He was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2003 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010, and received an honorary title from the Government of China in 2017. Khan first appeared on screen as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film '' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973). As an adult, his first feature film role was in ''Holi'' (1984). He began a full-time acting career with a leading role in '' Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (1988). His performance in '' Raakh'' (1989) earned him a National Film Award in the Special Mention category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Screenplay
The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Superlatives ;Most Awards *Salim–Javed – 3 * Basu Chatterjee – 3 * Rajkumar Hirani – 3 *Mani Ratnam – 2 *Vijay Tendulkar – 2 *Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 2 * Abhijat Joshi – 2 Note: Both Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani won the award twice jointly. List of winners 1960s * 1969 Nabendu Ghosh – '' Majhli Didi'' 1970s * 1970 Hrishikesh Mukherjee – '' Anokhi Raat'' * 1971 Vijay Anand – '' Johny Mera Naam'' * 1972 Basu Chatterjee – '' Sara Akash'' * 1973 Arvind Mukherjee – '' Amar Prem'' * 1974 Salim–Javed – '' Zanjeer'' * 1975 Shama Zaidi, Kaifi Azmi – '' Garm Hava'' * 1976 Salim–Javed – '' Deewaar'' * 1977 Basu Chatterjee – '' Chhoti Si Baat'' * 1978 Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Kaur, Madhusudan Kalekar – '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye'' * 1979 Kamleshwar – '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' 1980s * 1980 Girish Karnad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Superlatives Bimal Roy has the record of winning most awards (7) and the distinction of winning the award thrice in a row, on 2 separate occasions (1954–1956 and 1959–1961). He also won the award whenever he was nominated (7/7). Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received the award 4 times each. Yash Chopra received 12 nominations, while Raj Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have received 6 nominations each. Mahesh Bhatt was nominated thrice in a row (1984–1986). However, he hasn't received any award even after having been nominated 6 times. Also, no director has ever won if one has been nominated twice in the same year – Gulzar in 1974 (for ''Achanak'' and '' Koshish''), Basu Chatterjee in 1977 (for '' Chhoti Si Baat'' and '' Chitchor'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
The National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in the year 1975. This is one of the ''Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal)'' given among National Film Awards. It is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. Films in the following languages have won the Best Popular Feature Film award: Hindi (29 awards), Telugu (5 awards), Tamil (4 awards), Malayalam (3 awards), Bengali (2 awards), and Kannada (1 award). With 6 wins, Yash Raj Films is the production house with the most wins. With 5 wins, Yash Chopra is the producer with the most wins, producing most of the company's winning films. He has also directed 4 winning films, the most for any director. Shah Rukh Khan has starred in 7 winning films, the most for any actor in a leading role. Madhuri Dixit and Kajol Kajol Devgan (née Mukherj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
