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Dabangg
''Dabangg'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions with Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. Khan's elder brother Salman Khan stars in the lead role, with Sonakshi Sinha in her acting debut; Arbaaz, Om Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar and Mahie Gill featuring in supporting roles, while Sonu Sood plays the main antagonist. The film marks the debut of Arbaaz as a producer and Kashyap as a director. Malaika appears in the item number "Munni Badnaam Hui". ''Dabangg'' is set in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and tells the story of a fearless police officer, Chulbul Pandey, and his troubled relationship with his stepfather and half-brother. Made with a budget of 30 crore and marketed at 12 crore, ''Dabangg'' was shot primarily in the town of Wai in Maharashtra, while other major scenes were ...
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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), th ...
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Arbaaz Khan
Arbaaz Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 4 August 1967) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, in addition to Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Since making his debut in 1996, he has acted in many leading and supporting roles. He ventured into film production in Bollywood film industry, with Arbaaz Khan Productions, launched with ''Dabangg'' (2010), in which he starred as the younger brother of his real-life brother Salman Khan. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. He also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the same. He also hosted the reality show '' Power Couple'', which aired on Sony TV. In 2019, Khan made his digital debut with crime-thriller web series ''Poison''. Early life and family Khan was born as the second son into a family with strong ties to the Bollywood film industry; his father is Salim Khan, a successful screenwriter, and his mothe ...
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Arbaaz Khan Productions
Arbaaz Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 4 August 1967) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, in addition to Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Since making his debut in 1996, he has acted in many leading and supporting roles. He ventured into film production in Bollywood film industry, with Arbaaz Khan Productions, launched with ''Dabangg'' (2010), in which he starred as the younger brother of his real-life brother Salman Khan. The film went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. He also won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for the same. He also hosted the reality show ''Power Couple'', which aired on Sony TV. In 2019, Khan made his digital debut with crime-thriller web series ''Poison''. Early life and family Khan was born as the second son into a family with strong ties to the Bollywood film industry; his father is Salim Khan, a successful screenwriter, and his mother ...
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Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012), ''Son of Sardaar'' (2012), '' Dabangg 2'' (2012), and '' Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers. Sinha garnered critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama '' Lootera'' (2013), for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful film, with the exception of '' Mission Mangal'' (2019). Aside from acting, Sinha has ventured into singing, beginning with a song in her film '' Tevar'' (2015). Her debut ...
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Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid was an Indian Bollywood Hindi film music director duo consisting of brothers Sajid Khan and Wajid Khan, the sons of Sharafat Ali Khan, a tabla player. Wajid Khan, the younger of the two brothers, died on June 1, 2020. Since then, Sajid Khan has continued as a solo music director. Members Sajid Khan Sajid Ali Khan (date of birth unknown), also known by the mononym Sajid, is the elder son oftabla player Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan and his wife, Razina Khan. He is married to Lubna Khan and the couple has two daughters, Muskaan and Mehek. Sajid studied at the Academy of Asiatic Cinema and Television. He trained under various artists, including his father as well as Allahrakha Khan and Das Babu. His paternal grandfather was Ustad Abdel Latif, an influential Indian artist. His maternal grandfather was Ustad Faiyyaz Ahmed Khan, a Padma Shri awardee. Prior to making a career in music, he worked in import-export business. After encouragement from his parents and friends, ...
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Munni Badnaam Hui
"Munni Badnaam Hui" () is a song from the 2010 Bollywood film ''Dabangg'' featuring Malaika Arora Khan along with Sonu Sood and Salman Khan. The song is sung by Mamta Sharma and Aishwarya Nigam, with music by Lalit Pandit. Mamta Sharma won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for this song, while Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director in the 56th Filmfare Awards 2011. Due to its popularity, Malaika (and the song itself) was frequently compared to actress Katrina Kaif and her item number " Sheila Ki Jawani" from the 2010 movie '' Tees Maar Khan''. Influence The track is said to be inspired by an old Bhojpuri folk song "Launda Badnaam Hua Naseeban Tere Liye". Director Abhinav Kashyap accepted using the folk song saying that he, being from Uttar Pradesh, was familiar with the song since childhood so he suggested the very song to be improvised and rephrased to fit the film's requirement. It was alleged that it was inspired from ...
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Malaika Arora Khan
Malaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ and a television personality who appears in Hindi-language films. She made her debut as a film producer in 2008, with her former husband Arbaaz Khan, founding the company Arbaaz Khan Productions, which created the ''Dabangg'' film series. As an actress, she has starred as a lead in films like ''Kaante'' (2002) and ''EMI'' (2008). She also performed in the songs ''Chaiyya Chaiyya'' (1998), ''Gur Naalo Ishq Mitha'' (1998), ''Maahi Ve'' (2002), ''Kaal Dhamaal'' (2005) and ''Munni Badnaam Hui'' (2010). Early life and background Malaika Arora was named after the Swahili word ''malaika'' (derived from the Arabic plural form ''malāʾika'') meaning "angel". She was born in Thane, Maharashtra. Her parents divorced when she was 11 years old and she moved to Chembur with her mother, and sister Amrita. Her mother, Joyce Polycarp, is a Malayali and her father, Anil Arora, was a Punjabi native to Indian bord ...
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Dimple Kapadia
Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry. She was discovered at age 14 by the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of his teen romance '' Bobby'' (1973), which opened to major commercial success and gained her wide public recognition. Shortly before the film's release in 1973, she married the actor Rajesh Khanna and quit acting. Kapadia returned to films in 1984, two years after her separation from Khanna. Her comeback film '' Saagar'', which was released a year later, revived her career. Both ''Bobby'' and ''Saagar'' won her Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. Through her work over the next decade, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses. While her initial roles often relied on her perceive ...
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Mahesh Limaye
Mahesh Limaye is an Indian cinematographer - director known for his work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. Some of his work include ''Traffic Signal'', ''Corporate'', ''Fashion'', ''Heroine'', ''Dabaang'', ''Uttarayan'', ''Natarang'', ''Balgandharva'', ''Rege'' and ''Mulshi Pattern''. He shot the action sequences of ''Bajirao Mastani'' and ''Padmavaat''. Early life and education Mahesh was born in Dombivli, Maharashtra. Right from his young days he always had an inclination towards arts. He got into Sir J J School of arts and completed his graduation in commercial arts with specialization in photography. His love for music videos made him take keen interest in cinematography. Career Post his graduation from Sir J J School of Arts, Mahesh assisted Raja Sayed, a well known cinematographer. He also got a chance to assist a lot of foreign cinematographers in their advertisement projects. Mahesh shot his first film as an independent cinematographer with director Marlon Rodr ...
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Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awards. Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna. He gave competition to Amitabh Bachchan's box office run in late 1970s to early 1980s before taking break from films. After joining politics, he became the MP from the Gurdaspur constituency between 1998–2009 and 2014–2017. In July 2002, Khanna became the minister for Culture and Tourism in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. Six months later, he became the Minister of State for External Affairs. Khanna made his film debut in 1968, and initially acted in supporting and antagonistic roles; as an angry young man in the movie ''Mere Apne'', as the main villain in the highly successful crime drama '' Mera Gaon Mera Desh,'' and as th ...
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Abhinav Kashyap
Abhinav Singh Kashyap (born 6 September 1974) is an Indian director, writer and actor who works predominantly in Hindi Cinema. He is the younger brother of noted director Anurag Kashyap. He is best known for directing and co writing ''Dabangg'' (2010) and '' Besharam'' (2013), the former one earned him a nomination in Filmfare Awards in the category of Best Director in 2011. Before entering into the film industry, Abhinav has worked in some television serials as a director such as ''Darr'' (1995), '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'' (2001), ''Siddhant'' (2004) and ''Shakira – The End Of Evil'' (2007). Early life Abhinav Singh Kashyap was born in Obra, Uttar Pradesh where his father worked for the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation. He is an alumnus of The Scindia School, Gwalior and completed his graduation in English Hons from Hansraj College, University of Delhi in 1995. He is the younger brother of director Anurag Kashyap and Anubhuti Kashyap. Personal life Abhinav Kashyap was m ...
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Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited was a film production and distribution company that produced and distributed Hindi films. The chief of the company was Dhillin Mehta. Television Ashtavinayak Cine Vision produced the serial Aamrapali (TV serial) on Doordarshan in 2002. Company Information The company management includes the following people :- *Dhilin Mehta - Chairman & Managing Director *S.S Jaswal - Director *Rupen N. Amlani, Dhaval V. Jatania, Hiren J. Gandhi - Full Time Directors *Ashok V. Ladhani, Chandrakant K. Sachde, Nishant A. Mahidhar, Hetal N. Thakore - Independent Non-Executive Directors It is listed on the BSE with a BSE Code of 532793 and the NSE with an NSE Code of SHREEASHTA. Its Registered office is at A-204/205, VIP Plaza, 2nd Floor, Off Andheri Malad Link Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400053. Initial Years (2003-04) The company entered Bollywood with '' Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century'' (2003), which marked its first of many collaborations with ...
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