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Vipin Sharma
Vipin Kumar Sharma is an Indian actor, editor and filmmaker. He is best known for his acting roles in ''Taare Zameen Par'', ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', ''Kick'', ''Paatal Lok'' and '' Monkey Man''. Early life Sharma spent his early childhood in a slum in Delhi. Though he was interested in acting in films from his early days, it was theater that inspired him initially, especially after he happened to listen to Sanjeev Kumar's interview on radio. He joined a small Punjabi theater group to perform various odd jobs in Delhi, e.g. selling tickets or serving tea. He is an alumnus of National School of Drama, New Delhi, India and the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the National School of Drama, India in 2003. Career Sharma made his acting debut with Doordarshan's television series '' Bharat Ek Khoj'' in 1989, followed by his feature film debut ''Krishna'' in 1996, he gained attention for his portrayal of Nandakishore Awasthi in Aamir Khan's ''Taare Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography), right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata''; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 (film)
''1920'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. Set in the year 1920, the film stars debutant actors Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma as a married couple who move into a haunted manor where the wife gets possessed by an evil spirit. Loosely inspired by the 1973 American horror film ''The Exorcist'', it is the first installment of the ''1920'' film series, which was a commercial success. The film was also dubbed into Telugu and Tamil, under the title ''1920 Gayathri''. American entertainment publication ''Collider'' has considered it one of the greatest Indian horror films of all time. A sequel, '' 1920: The Evil Returns'', was released in 2012 to mixed reviews and commercial success. Plot In 1920 British India, Arjun Singh Rathod is a well-known architect who has gone against his wealthy Hindu family's wishes to marry a British Indian girl – Lisa. His family ambush his car en route to Bombay, assaulting him badly and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeh Saali Zindagi
''Yeh Saali Zindagi'' () is a 2011 Hindi crime thriller film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Chitrangada Singh, Arunoday Singh and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles. The film was released on 4 February 2011 to positive reviews, but was a below average grosser at the box office. Plot Arun is a chartered accountant who works for Mr. Mehta and helps him run his illegal business. Arun is in love with Priti, but she falls for Shyam, who was introduced to her by Arun. After Badey, a gangster of Delhi, falls out of favour of Minister Verma, he is sent to jail and humiliated and beaten daily on orders of the Minister. Satbir is a dishonest police officer who works for Badey and helps him in the jail. Kuldeep, who is also in jail with Badey, is released and goes to his wife Shanti. Badey's brother, Chhotey, and his gang of members, Kuldeep, Tony, Chacha, Guddu, and others, plan Badey's release by kidnapping Verma's to be son-in-law, Shyam, and daughter, Anjali. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannat (2008 Film)
''Jannat'' ( ''Heaven'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic crime film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It was released on 16 May 2008 and was a success worldwide, receiving positive responses from critics. It's sequel Jannat 2, starring Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda and Esha Gupta, was released in 2012. Plot Arjun is a rigid, street-smart youngster with an obsession with making a quick buck. He meets a girl named Zoya who is looking at an expensive ring. He breaks the glass and retrieves the ring for which he is arrested. Inspector Shekhar is amused but leaves him with a warning as he knows Arjun's father. Wanting to get rich for Zoya, Arjun steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie and strikes gold. After impressing Zoya with his wealth, he calls his father for lunch in his new house. His father, a simple man who has lived an honest life, is happy to see ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hijra (South Asia)
In South Asia, hijra are transgender, intersex, or eunuch people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as the guru-chela system. They are also known as aravani and aruvani, and in Pakistan, khawaja sira. In Western terms, most hijras are feminine-identifying people assigned male at birth. Hijras are officially recognised as a third gender throughout countries in the Indian subcontinent, being considered neither completely male nor female. Hijras' identity originates in ancient Hinduism and evolved during the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) and Mughal Empire (1526–1707). Many hijras today live in well-defined and organised all-hijra communities, led by a guru. These communities have consisted over generations of those who are in abject poverty or who have been rejected by or fled their family of origin. Many of them are sex workers. The word ''hijra'' is a Hindustani word. It has traditionally been translated into English as "eunuch" or "hermaphrodite", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Patel
Dev Patel (; born 23 April 1990) is an English actor and filmmaker. List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel, His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in ''Time (magazine), Time''s list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Patel began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 (TV channel), E4 teen drama ''Skins (British TV series), Skins'' (2007). His breakthrough role in Danny Boyle's drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008) earned Patel a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2011) and ''The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015), the science fiction thriller ''Chappie (film), Chappie'' (2015), and a supporting role in the HBO series ''The Newsroom (American TV series), The Newsroom'' (2012–2014). For his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Mumbai
''Hotel Mumbai'' is a 2018 Independent film, independent action thriller film directed by Anthony Maras and co-written by Maras and John Collee. An Indian-Australian-American Co-production (media), co-production, it is inspired by the 2009 documentary ''Surviving Mumbai'' about the 2008 Mumbai attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. The film stars Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Jason Isaacs, Suhail Nayyar, Nagesh Bhosle, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2018, and had its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 10 October 2018. The film was released in Australia and the United States on 14 and 22 March 2019, respectively, and in India on 29 November 2019. Plot On 26 November 2008, waiter Arjun reports for work at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India, under head chef Hemant Oberoi. The day's guests include British-Iranian heiress Zahra K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-production (media)
A co-production is a joint venture between two or more different Production company, production companies for the purpose of film production, television production, video game development, and so on. In the case of an international co-production, production companies from different countries (typically two to three) are working together. Co-production also refers to the way services are produced by their users, in some parts or entirely. History and benefits The journalist Mark Lawson identifies the first use of the term, in the context of radio production, in 1941, although the programme to which he refers, ''Children Calling Home'', "Presented in collaboration between the CBC of Canada, NBC of the U.S.A., and the BBC, and broadcast simultaneously in all three countries", was first broadcast in December 1940. Following the Second World War, US film companies were forbidden by the Marshall Plan to take their film profits in the form of foreign exchange reserves, foreign exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Action
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacle to storytelling, others such as Geoff King stated they allow the scenes of spectacle to be attuned to storytelling. Action films are often hybrid with other genres, mixing into various forms such as comedies, science fiction films, and horror films. While the term "action film" or "action adventure film" has been used as early as the 1910s, the contemporary definition usually refers to a film that came with the arrival of New Hollywood and the rise of anti-heroes appearing in American films of the late 1960s and 1970s drawing from war films, crime films and Westerns. These genres were followed by what is referred to as the "classical period" in the 1980s. This was followed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paan Singh Tomar (film)
''Paan Singh Tomar'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language biographical film about Paan Singh Tomar, a soldier in the Indian Army and seven-time national steeplechase champion, who later became an armed dacoit against the system. The film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan played the title role, with Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the supporting cast. Made on a shoestring budget of , ''Paan Singh Tomar'' premiered at the London Film Festival in 2010. Two years later it was released in domestic theatres on 2March 2012 and was commercially successful at the box office, with worldwide gross of . The film won Best Feature and Best Actor at the 60th National Film Awards. Plot A reporter interviews ''Paan Singh Tomar'', a Dacoit'','' in the news for killing nine people in a community. While he answers questions about himself, the story goes to a flashback starting in the year 1950. Paan Singh worked in the Army whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster
''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian romantic thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia with screenwriter Sanjay Chauhan and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahi Gill, and Randeep Hooda in lead roles. It is the first installment of '' Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster film series''. Plot Based in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, ''Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'' is a story packed with intrigue, betrayal, and ambition between a beautiful Raani, her husband Raja, and an ambitious young man, Babloo. The Raja and his Raani live in their ancestral royal house, trying to maintain the status and structure their ancestors had left behind. But due to the changing times, some extreme financial conditions, and the long-gone habit of a royal having a mistress, Raja tries hard to maintain his status and financial conditions. His rival political party, belonging to Gainda Singh, is on a constant mission to eliminate the Raja and his allies and to get a hold of the administration, which has been wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
