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Akelli
''Akelli'' () is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Pranay Meshram in his directorial debut. It stars Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role. The film is about an ordinary Indian girl trapped in a combat zone who must battle for her life. ''Akelli'' was released on 25 August 2023 to negative reviews from critics. Plot Jyoti, an Indian woman lands in Mosul to take up a new job as supervisor in a garments factory. She is received at the airport by Raafiq, a Pakistani national, also an employee at the factory. On the way from the airport, she witnesses a little girl who has been strapped to a bomb and is killed when the bomb disposal team is unable to disable the bomb. Earlier, she had been fired from her job at an airport in India, because of which she is unable to get a new job. Her family's financial problems force her to take a job in Iraq even though she knows it is not very safe there. At the factory, she gets friendly to Raafiq and develops roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', '' Dream Girl'', '' Chhorii'', ''Ajeeb Daastaans'' and '' Janhit Mein Jaari''. Early life Nushrat Bharucha was born on 17 May 1985 in a Dawoodi Bohra family of Bombay. She is the only child of her father Tanvir Bharucha, a businessman and her mother Tasneem Bharucha, a housewife. Nushrat has graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Career 2002–2014: Early career and struggles Bharuccha made her acting debut with a minor role in the 2002 television series ''Kittie Party''. She got her first Hindi film with ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (2006) and did the music video "Zindagi Kahin Gum Hai" by Zubeen Garg in 2007. She had a cameo in ''Kal Kissne Dekha'' (2009) and did the Telugu film ''Taj Mahal'' (2010). Her final t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashant Shah
Shashant Shah is an Indian film director who predominantly works in the Hindi cinema. Career Shashant was initially a choreographer before shifting to a career in direction. Shashant made his directorial debut with Dasvidaniya in 2008, followed by Chalo Dilli in 2011. He films are inspired from his personal experiences and from filmmakers like Pedro Almodóvar and Frank Darabont. He collaborated with actor Vinay Pathak on his first three films and their relationship dates back to their time at Channel V Channel '' ("V" standing for the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Dis .... He made his web series directorial debut with '' Shaadi Boys'' in 2016. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Shashant Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian people Indian male sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PVR Inox Pictures
PVR Inox Pictures (formerly PVR Pictures) is the film distribution arm of PVR INOX, which also owns PVR Cinemas and INOX Leisure, two of the largest multiplex companies in India. PVR Pictures was renamed as PVR INOX Pictures post the completion of the merger between PVR and INOX Leisure, and the announcement was made at the Cannes Film Festival. History The company has its origin is Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was bought by current owner 's father in 1978, who also owned a trucking business, Amritsar Transport Co. In 1988, Bijli took over the running of the cinema hall, which was revamped in 1990, and its success led to the founding PVR Cinemas. PVR Pictures film production début came in 2007 with '' Taare Zameen Par'' and '' Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na''. It has distributed over 200 Hollywood films, including '' The Aviator'', '' Mission: Impossible III'', '' Kill Bill'', '' The Hurt Locker'', ''The Twilight Saga'' and '' Chicago''; over 100 Bollywood films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saibal Chatterjee
Saibal Chatterjee is an Indian film critic, an author of a book on Gulzar, co-editor of a book on films; and a documentary scriptwriter. He was a columnist at BBC News, Business Standard, Hindustan Times and Financial Express. And a staff writer of The Telegraph, The Times of India, and Outlook; the editor of TV World; and a consultant to Zee Premiere. He presently reviews films for NDTV. He's a founder member of the Film Critics Circle of India (FCCI). He was a key member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica's Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. He has served on the team as well as jury of a variety of international film festivals. And is the festival director of the upcoming Pondicherry International Film Festival. Books *Author - Echoes & Eloquences: The Life And Cinema Of Gulzar *Co-author - Hollywood Bollywood: The Politics of Crossover Films *Editor - Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema Awards *2003 - National Film Award - Best Film Critic at the 51st National Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Limited, Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of ''The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil language, Tamil edition, ''Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubhra Gupta
Shubhra Gupta is an Indian film critic, writer and columnist for ''The Indian Express'' from New Delhi, India. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Best Writing on Cinema in 2012. She was a member of the Central Board of Film Certification from 2012 to 2015. She is the author of ''50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015''. Career Gupta began reviewing films in addition to her work as a journalist in the early 1990s. After more than twenty years as a film critic, she wrote the book ''50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015'' about the development of the film industry in India. In 2011, she was appointed to the Central Board of Film Certification for a three-year term. She curates and conducts ''The Indian Express Film Club'', in Delhi and Mumbai. The screening is followed by animated discussion, which she moderates. She is a frequent traveller to film festivals in Europe This is a list of Wikipedia articles about film festivals in Europe. Albania Armenia Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film '' Shastra'' (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled ''Meri Awaz Suno'' and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from ''Mast'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" from '' Fiza'', for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Chauhan received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" from '' Dhoom'' (2004) followed by two more nominations during the next year for "Kaisi Paheli" and "Deedar De" from ''Parineeta'' and '' Dus'' (2005). In 2006, she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daler Mehndi
Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is best known for his dance songs, voice, turban, and long, flowing robes. Early life Daler Mehndi was born in Patna, Bihar, India into a Sikh family. In 1991, he formed his own group, comprising his brothers, cousins and friends. In 1994, he was awarded the Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in 1994 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Music career Magnasound signed Mehndi for a three-album contract for three years. '' Bolo Ta Ra Ra'', Mehndi's debut album, sold over 20 million copies. The album established Daler as a pop star, which also won him the Channel V's Best Indian Male Pop Artist Award. A year later, his second album under Magnasound, ''Dardi Rab Rab'', was launched. This album surpassed the sales of ''Bolo Ta Ra Ra'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Shekhar
Raj Shekhar is an Indian lyricist, poet, and children’s author. He made his Bollywood debut as a lyricist with the 2011 film ''Tanu Weds Manu''. He went on to write lyrics for other notable films, including ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'', ''Tumbbad'', ''Hichki,'' ''Veere Di Wedding'', Hichki, '' Uri: The Surgical Strike, Saand Ki Aankh, Netflix series Mismatched, Meenakshi Sundareshwar, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, Good Luck Jerry and Doctor G.'' Early life and Education Shekhar was born on September 22, 1980, in Madhepura, Bihar, into a family of farmers. He completed his schooling in Bihar. With an atmosphere of literature at home, it pushed Shekhar towards poetry and essay writing. He moved to Delhi in 1999 for higher education and completed his BA in Hindi literature followed by a MA in the same at Delhi University’s Kirori Mal College. During his university days, Shekhar was active in the theater circuit along with his group, ''The Players''. He was acting and mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee Music Company
Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Bollywood music in a short span of time. History Zee Entertainment had originally ventured into music distribution with Zee Records. Its first movie was Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Later Zee Records Home Video was established. During the launch of the company in 2014, Punit Goenka, CEO and Managing Director of Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the parent company of Zee Music Company said- " the music industry is a large playing field and there is scope to explore the opportunity in this market. Technology has also emerged as a key transformer of the music industry and digital revenues are driving growth in the market. Since we are a content company, it is essential to own intellectual property as content is the king." Since then, it has entered stiff competition aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; 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 (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JioCinema
JioCinema is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, owned by Viacom 18, a subsidiary of TV18. Launched on 5 September 2016, JioCinema's content library includes films, television shows, web series, music videos, documentaries and sports. After the successful merger with Viacom 18 in September 2022, Viacom18 shifted all its sporting content from Voot to JioCinema making it the digital sporting destination of the network. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices. History JioCinema was launched on 5 September along with the public launch of Jio in 2016. JioCinema is one of the apps provided exclusively for Jio users along with other apps ( JioTV, JioSaavn, JioNews, JioMart, JioMeet, JioChat and JioTalks), owned by Jio Platforms. JioCinema was earlier available only on Google Play Store and iOS App Store, however, also launched a web version a year after the official launch and after that on JioPhone and TV. In Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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