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Aashayein (film)
''Aashayein'' (; ) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Percept Picture Company and T-Series. It stars John Abraham and Sonal Sehgal. The film revolves around Rahul, a gambler whose life changes one day when he is diagnosed with cancer but is given the hope of living his life to the fullest by several patients he meets at a rehabilitation center. The film was released theatrically on 27 August 2010. Plot Rahul Sharma (John Abraham) is a compulsive gambler and, while betting, wins 30 million rupees. That night he asks his girlfriend, Nafisa (Sonal Sehgal), to marry him, and she agrees. Right after this, Rahul collapses. The next day he goes to the doctor for a medical test and finds out that he has cancer. Rahul does not know how to handle this situation; in the middle of the night, he runs down a street screaming, knowing that he only has months to live. That night, he finds a piece of newspaper in which he sees an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as '' Hyderabad Blues'' (1998), '' Rockford'' (1999), '' Iqbal'' (2005), '' Dor'' (2006), '' Aashayein'' (2010), ''Lakshmi'' (2014), and '' Dhanak'' (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film Awards for his works. In 2003, he directed '' 3 Deewarein'', which was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2003 International Film Festival of India. The film was also premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival. After having been screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, where it was well received, the film was screened at the Commonwealth Festival at Manchester. It was nominated as one of the top five films, at the gala presentation. Nagesh Kukunoor has also received the Filmfare Award for Best Story. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible Signs and symptoms of cancer, signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in defecation, bowel movements. While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes. List of cancer types, Over 100 types of cancers affect humans. Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% are due to obesity, poor Diet (nutrition), diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack of physical activity or Alcohol abuse, excessive alcohol consumption. Other factors include certain infections, exposure to ionizing radiation, and environmental pollutants. infectious causes of cancer, Infection with specific viruses, bacteria and parasites is an environmental factor cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irshad Kamil
Dr. Irshad Kamil (born 5 September 1971) is an Indian poet and lyricist. His songs appeared in Bollywood films including ''Jab We Met'', '' Chameli'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', '' Rockstar'', '' Laila Majnu'', ''Aashiqui 2'', ''Raanjhanaa'', ''Highway'', ''Tamasha'', ''Jab Harry Met Sejal'', '' Kabir Singh'', '' Dunki'' and '' Love Aaj Kal''. Dr. Irshad has been nominated and won numerous prestigious awards for his lyrics in song-writing. He has won dozens of awards of Best Lyricist, the Film Fare Award, IIFA and Zee Cine Awards to name a few. Early life and education Kamil was born as the seventh child to his parents in Malerkotla, and belongs to a Punjabi family. He studied journalism at the Panjab University, followed by postgraduate and PhD degrees in Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Darling
''Hello Darling'' is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film produced by Ashok Ghai and directed by Manoj Tiwari, starring Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Celina Jaitly and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 August 2010 under the Mukta Arts Films banner. Sunny Deol makes a special appearance in the movie. The film is an unauthorised adaptation of the American film ''9 to 5'' (1980). Plot Candy (Celina Jaitly) and Mansi (Gul Panag) work in a fashion designer firm. Satvari Chaudary (Isha Koppikar) joins their firm for a job. Candy and Mansi inform Satvari of their flirtatious boss, Hardhik Vasu (Javed Jaffrey), whose desire is to sleep with hot women. Everyone in the firm knows that Mansi always prepares coffee for Hardhik. One day, Mansi, who is fed up with Hardhik stealing her work, accidentally mixes Rat Kill in his coffee. As Hardhik is about to sip his coffee, he falls off his chair. But it creates the impression that he died from the poison. Fearful of getting caug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track, and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the foreign distributor in the native language of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal (film)
''Iqbal'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film directed and co-written by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Subhash Ghai, under "Mukta Searchlight Films," the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcome difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. The film was screened retrospectively on 18 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day. Plot Iqbal is a deaf and mute boy who dreams of playing cricket for India. However, he is discouraged by his father, who thinks that Iqbal's daydreams are a waste of time. Instead, he wants Iqbal to help him tend to the crops and become a farmer like him, which would be a stable profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around Lakes in Hyderabad, artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 census of India, Hyderabad is the List of cities in India by population, fourth-most populous city in India with a population of residents within the city limits, and has a population of residents in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, metropolitan region, making it the List of metropolitan areas in India, sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of 95 billion, Hyderabad has the sixth-largest urban economy in India. The Qutb Shahi dynasty's Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puducherry (city)
Pondicherry, officially known as Puducherry, is the capital and most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the southeast coast of India and is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal to the east and the state of Tamil Nadu, with which it shares most of its culture, heritage, and language. History Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry, gained its significance as "the French Riviera of the East" after the advent of French colonialisation in India. Puducherry is the Tamil interpretation of "new town" and mainly derives from "Poduke", the name of the marketplace or "port town" for Roman trade in the 1st century, as mentioned in the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea''. The settlement was once an abode of learned scholars versed in the Vedas, hence it was also known as Vedapuri. The history of Puducherry can broadly be classified into two periods: pre-colonial and colonial. The pre-colonial period started with the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Raghavn
Vijay may refer to: People *Vijay (name), people with the name *Vijay (actor) (born 1974), Indian Tamil actor and upcoming politician *Vijay (director) (1936–2020), Indian film director Films * ''Vijay'' (1942 film), a 1942 Indian Hindi film * ''Vijay'' (1988 film), a 1988 Indian Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra * ''Vijay'' (1989 film), a 1989 Indian Telugu film directed by B. Gopal * ''Vijay'' (TV series), an NDTV Imagine television series Characters * Vijay (James Bond), an ally of James Bond in the 1983 film ''Octopussy'', portrayed by Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj *Vijay, a character in the 2014 Indian film ''Queen'', played by Rajkumar Rao *Vijay Agnihotri, a character in the 1994 Indian film ''Anjaam'', played by Shah Rukh Khan *Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, a protagonist in the 1990 Indian film ''Agneepath'' and its 2012 remake, portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan and Hritik Roshan respectively *Vijay Khanna, a police inspector in the 1970 Indian film ''Zanjeer'' and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonali Sachdev
Sonali Sachdev (née Mahimtura) is an Indian actress. She is well known for portraying gynecologist Dr. Shilpa Thakkar in the super-hit Star Plus TV series ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby''. She has worked in multiple Indian television, Indian TV shows and Bollywood films. She has been recently seen in Indian Hindi-language medical drama streaming television, streaming Television show, television series on Amazon Prime Video web series Mumbai Diaries 26/11 as Shamita Parekh. Early life Sonali is of Gujarati people, Gujarati descent through her father's side. She is a qualified dentist who later decided to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. Filmography Films * 2018 – ''Kedarnath (film), Kedarnath'' as Mukku's Mother * 2014 – ''Pizza (2014 film), Pizza'' * 2007 – ''Taare Zameen Par'' as Irene (School Teacher) * 2012 – ''Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai'' * 2013 – ''Labours Of (An)Other Solipsist'' as Alice * 2012 – ''Rizwan'' (Short) as Ammi * 2010 – ''Aashayein'' as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwin Chitale
Ashwin Chitale also known as Ashwin Afraad is an Indian poet, writer, storyteller and actor. He won the national award for best child actor for his performance in the film ''Shwaas'' (2004) a Marathi language film. He has played the role of Govinda in the Nagesh Kukunoor directed Hindi language, Hindi movie ''Aashayein''. The other Hindi films in which he acted are ''Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!'' (2009) and Ahista Ahista (2006 film), ''Ahista Ahista'' (2006). He also played the role of Rishabh Shastri, son of Raghav Shastri (Nana Patekar) in ''Taxi No. 9211'' (2006). Chitale belongs to Pune, completed his schooling at Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya. and has completed his Master's in Indology and Philosophy Ashwin has founded ''Aashwin Heritage'', a company dedicated to history, heritage, art, and cultural awareness in India. He has conducted heritage walks and trips across the country, blending storytelling and narratives to bring history to life. Based in Pune, the company frequently organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
