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Sameksha
Sameksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada. Personal life Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh. Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore. Career Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film '' 143''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'', where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya. Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama '' Fateh'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema. Sameksha's role in '' Vaapsi'' (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shael Oswal
Shael Oswal (born 28 May 1978) is an Indian pop singer, entrepreneur, and scion of an affluent business family. Background and personal life Shael Oswal was born on 28 May 1978 in Ludhiana, Punjab, His father Abhey Kumar Oswal was a textile businessman. His mother Aruna Oswal took charge as the chairman of the firm after his father demise in 2016. His elder brother, Pankaj Oswal, takes an active role in running the companies, under the auspices of his mother. Oswal's sister, Shallu Jindal, is the wife of prominent Indian Businessman Naveen Jindal. Oswal is a scion of the family which owns Oswal Agro Mills and Oswal Greentech. They have no connection to the Motilal Oswal group, or any other company bearing the name 'Oswal,' which is a common surname among the Oswal Jain community of tradesmen to which the family belongs. Oswal did his schooling at Mayo College and graduated from Delhi University in commerce. Oswal has been married twice. His first wife, Apsara Trivedi Oswal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porus (TV Series)
''Porus'' is a historical drama television series based on the Battle of the Hydaspes, visualizing the lives of Indian warrior and ruler Porus, King of the Paurava Kingdom and Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia. It aired from 27 November 2017 till 13 November 2018 on Sony Entertainment Television. Another historical drama ''Chandragupta Maurya'' replaced it. The show was created by Siddharth Kumar Tewary of Swastik Productions. It is the most expensive show on Indian television, having a budget of about INR 500 crores (roughly USD 70 million). Plot Story of Porus Two rival Indian kingdoms, the Pauravas (of the Puru tribe) and Takshashila (of the Bharat tribe) decide to end their enmity with a political marriage of the king of the Paurava Kingdom, Bamni and Anusuya, the younger sister of Ambhiraj, the king of Takshashila. Unlike her brother Ambhiraj, who cares only for his kingdom, Anusuya dreams of a united India. However, a Persian trader, Darius conspires with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fateh (2014 Film)
''Fateh'' is an adventure film. The film starring Nav Bajwa, Samiksha Singh, Yaad Grewal, Supreet Bedi, Puneet Issar, Navneet Nishan, Deep Dhillon, Shivendra Mahal, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Karamjit Anmol, is the first Punjabi film to be made on martial arts. It is a film on enduring Punjabi culture depicting sword and stick art that teaches that perseverance can lead to triumph. Cast * Nav Bajwa as Fateh Singh * Sameksha Singh as Sehaj * Yaad Grewal as Sangram * Puneet Issar as Pratap Singh * Deep Dhillon as Jarnail Sing * Shavindra Mahal * Gurpreet Ghuggi as Taareef * Karamjit Anmol as Besti * Supreet Bedi Crew * Written & Directed by - Jaspreet Rajan * Producers - Jyotdeep Singh & Munjan Preet Singh * Creative Director - Gurdeep Singh * Executive Producers - Gurdeep Singh / R.P. Singh * Dialogues - Gurminder Singh Samad & Parveen Kumar * Screenplay - Gurminder Singh Samad * Dop - Basha Lal * Editor - Biren Mohanty * Music - Kuljit Singh Studio FMbox 98/9 Centraltown Jaland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arinthum Ariyamalum
''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Vishnuvardhan. It stars Navdeep, Prakash Raj, and newcomers Arya and Sameksha, while Adithya, Sangili Murugan, Krishna, and Yog Japee play pivotal roles. The film's music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. '' "Punnagai Poo" '' Gheetha, a RJ at a Malaysian radio station THR Raaga, produced the film. The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2005. It completed a 175-day run at the box office. The film eventually went on to receive Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for Arya. In 2015, the film was released on Blu-ray in the UK. Plot Satya, an innocent Brahmin boy, comes from Nagercoil to Chennai, to join an engineering college. His problems begin, one by one, when he encounters his father, the dreaded don, Adhi Narayanan, and the latter's hot-blooded adopted son, Kutty. Satya's girlfriend, Sandhya, is accidentally wounded in a shootout between Adhi's ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
143 (2004 Film)
''143'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed, written, and produced by Puri Jagannadh, starring Sairam Shankar and Samiksha in the lead roles. Nagendra Babu, Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Asha Saini, Brahmaji, M. S. Narayana and Ali play supporting roles. The film was released on 27 August 2004. The movie introduces Sairam Shankar, brother of director Puri Jagannadh as the lead actor. The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Indian music director Chakri. Plot Siddu (Sairam Shankar) is a carefree boy-next-door. Sanjana (Samiksha) is a doting sister of four elder brothers. Siddu is like a family member in Sanjana's household. One fine day, Sanjana elopes with Siddu. And fate separates them. Sanjana goes into the protective hands of naxalites. Siddu lands up in the house of a journalist (Flora Saini). Siddu thinks Sanjana is dead. Sanjana thinks Siddu is no more. The rest of the story is all about how fate unites them again. Cast *Saira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaapsi
Vaapsi (''Return'') is an Indian punjabi language drama film directed by Rakesh Mehta and starring Harish Verma, Sameksha, Dhrriti Saharan and Gulshan Grover as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a young probable hockey player, Ajit Singh, who gets trapped in a tragic situation during the dark days of Punjab. The trailer of the movie was released on 13 April 2016. The release date of the film is 3 June 2016. Plot Vaapsi film is the story of those youngsters, who left their country after 1984 massacre to survive and settle in other countries. Now all of them just want to come back to their native homes. They are eagerly waiting for the moment when they will come back to their country. The main protagonist of the story, Ajit Singh (Harish Verma), resides with his parents and sister Music Cast *Harish Verma as Ajit Singh * Dhrriti Saharan as Rajjo *Sameksha as Jeetan *Gulshan Grover Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and producer wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaara (TV Series)
Zaara is an Indian drama series, that aired from 4 December 2006 to 20 June 2008 on Sahara One. Plot The show focuses on Zaara Khan, who at the beginning of the show, is on the verge of tying the knot with her longtime boyfriend and love Samar. But her sister Zeenat approaches her and asks her to become the second wife of her husband Aamir, Zaara's brother-in-law, the reason being Aamir's family's insistence on getting him married a second time due to Zeenat's inability to conceive and give the family an heir. Zeenat wishes only Zaara to become Aamir's second wife for she feels any other girl will take her place in Aamir's life and separate the two of them. Zaara spurns Samar and marries Aamir for her sister's happiness. After some time Zaara and Aamir fall in love with each other, and both Zeenat and Zaara conceive. However Zeenat's innate insecurity causes her to turn green at the very sight of Zaara and Aamir together. Unable to stand sharing her husband with her sister, Zee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Cinema
Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the 1928 production of '' Daughters of Today'', the earliest feature film produced in the region. The first sound film, ''Heer Ranjha'', using the sound-on-disc technology, was released in 1932. Since then, many films have been produced in Punjabi cinema, a number of which have received international recognition. Many actors and filmmakers started their careers in Punjabi films, a number of whom have acquired international reputations, and a number of whom have found greater financial benefits in careers in larger film producing industries. History Film operations started in the 1920s in Lahore, the provincial capital of British Punjab. The first silent film, '' Daughters of Today'', was released in 1924 in Lahore; the city had nine operati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli
''Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' (English: ''I've Spent My Childhood Here''), (International title: My Golden Home) produced by Rajshri Productions, was an Indian dramatic serial that aired on Zee TV Monday to Friday evenings. It was well received, and stopped running on air in July 2012. It was aired on Apna TV in New Zealand and FBC TV in Fiji. Notable actors Zarina Wahab, Zahida Parveen, Alok Nath and Smita Jaykar acted in this serial as well. Lyricist Raghvendra Singh is the creative director in this serial. Plot ''Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' revolves around the story of the families associated with a mansion called ''Swarn Bhawan'' (meaning: The house of gold) in the city of Ujjain. ''Swarn Bhawan'' has been passed down the Thakur family and Thakur Uday Pratap Singh, his wife Thakurain Chandra Prabha, their son Swarn Prakash and their youngest daughter Swarn Abha live there. Their eldest daughter Swarn Lata is married and lives with her husband. Unfortunately, the Thak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun (TV Series)
''Arjun'', also known as ''Har Yug Mein Aayega Ek - Arjun'', is an Indian Hindi-language action crime TV series which aired on Star Plus from 11 August 2012 through 23 February 2014 on Saturday and Sunday evenings. It is the fifth television series of 4 Lions Films. Overview ;Season 1 This series is about a rebellious cop, Arjun Rawte. He is transferred to the Emergency Task Force (ETF), which solves cases linked to high-profile individuals. Team ETF contains Sameer Rathore (chief), Arjun Suryakant Rawte (2nd in command), Riya Mukharjee (dies in line of duty Episode 21), Shreekant Sen (Shree) and Chandrakant Patil (Chotu).The show deals with crimes such as human trafficking, organ trade, kidnapping murder, and honor killing. ACP Arjun Suryakant Rawte rises from being 2nd in Command to lead ETF. ;Season 2 Karan ( Rohit Purohit) is an ally of Arjun. A techno savvy Anjali ( Shruti Bisht) and a stage artist Simran ( Sheena Bajaj) join the cast. Episode 145 marks the return of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympias
Olympias ( grc-gre, Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, and the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great. She was extremely influential in Alexander's life and was recognized as de facto leader of Macedon during Alexander's conquests. After her son's death, she fought on behalf of Alexander's son Alexander IV, successfully defeating Adea Eurydice. After she was finally defeated by Cassander, his armies refused to execute her, and he finally had to summon family members of those Olympias had previously killed to end her life. According to the 1st century AD biographer, Plutarch, she was a devout member of the orgiastic snake-worshiping cult of Dionysus, and he suggests that she slept with snakes in her bed. Origin Olympias was the eldest daughter of Neoptolemus I, king of the Molossians, an ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by " horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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