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Alag
''Alag'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language science-fiction film directed by Ashu Trikha, starring Akshay Kapoor and Dia Mirza. The protagonist is a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body. This film was made at a budget of ₹ 8 crore, but earned only ₹ 56 lakh, approximately one-sixteenth of its budget. Several critics noted similarities between the film and 1995 American film Powder. Plot Widower Hemant Rastogi lives in scenic Mahabaleshwar, seemingly alone. One night, he suffers a heart attack and dies. When the police search his residence, they discover Tejas, Hemant's only son, in the basement of the house. Tejas has spent his entire life in the basement due to his extreme sensitivity to sunlight, as per the doctors who examined him when Hemant brought him in after noticing Tejas' eyes turning red. The police then request Purva Rana, head of the P.R. Institute (an institute for the rehabilitation of young criminals), to take care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kapoor
Akshay Kapoor (born 18 September 1980) is an Indian actor. Biography Akshay was born on 18 September 1980 in India and immigrated to the United States when he was 6 months old. He spent his childhood and teens in Pittsgrove, New Jersey and trained as a theatre actor having appeared in some Broadway plays. He has since tried his luck in Bollywood. He made his Bollywood film debut with the teen romantic comedy, ''Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao'' was released in 2004. In 2006, he starred in his second Bollywood film, ''Alag'', a remake of the American film ''Powder''. In it, he played the role of a man with extraordinary supernatural powers and with no hair on his entire body. Although both of the films failed at the box office, he got good reviews for his performances in both films. He made his debut in the Telugu film ''Atu America Itu India'' (2001).https://web.archive.org/web/20011109202935/http://www.telugucinema.com/movies/reviews/aaii.html He has also appeared in a Short film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadesh Shrivastava
Aadesh Shrivastava (4 September 1964 – 5 September 2015) was a music composer and playback singer who worked in Indian films. Initially, he had worked as a drummer to music composers including R. D. Burman, Rajesh Roshan before working independently as a music director. Over the course of his career, he had composed music for over 100 Hindi films. Just a day after he turned 51, he died of cancer in Kokilaben Hospital. Career Born in a Hindu Kayastha family in Jabalpur, Katni, Shrivastava got his first big break with the film ''Kanyadaan'' in 1993. Among the singers who sang in this movie, there was Lata Mangeshkar who sang his first song - Oh Sajna Dilbar, a duet with Udit Narayan, which became popular on the radio. But the film and the rest of the songs went unnoticed. The same thing happened with ''Jaane Tamanna'', but he bounced back with ''Aao Pyaar Karen (1994 film), Aao Pyaar Karen''. One track "Haathon Mein Aa Gaya Jo Kal" was a hit. His other films are ''Salma Pe Dil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi ( Dutta; born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress. She won the Miss Universe 2000, and has since predominantly worked in Hindi films and series. Dutta is a recipient of a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award and established herself as a prominent leading actress in the 2000s. Dutta made her acting debut with ''Andaaz'' (2003), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She went on to star in several commercially successful films, including the comedies ''Masti (2004 film), Masti'' (2004), ''No Entry'' (2005), ''Bhagam Bhag'' (2006), ''Partner (2007 film), Partner'' (2007), ''Housefull (2010 film), Housefull'' (2010), and ''Chalo Dilli'' (2011), and the action film ''Don 2'' (2011). Following a hiatus, Dutta appeared in the British drama miniseries ''Beecham House'' in 2019 and portrayed Indira Gandhi in the film ''Bell Bottom (2021 film), Bell Bottom'' (2021). She has since taken on roles in streaming series such as ''Hundred (Indian TV series), Hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Alter
Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Early life Born in Mussoorie in present-day Uttarakhand, Alter was the son of American Presbyterian missionaries of English, Scottish and Swiss German ancestry and lived for years in Mumbai and the Himalayan hill station of Landour. His grandparents migrated to Madras, India from Ohio, U.S., in November 1916. From there, they moved to and settled in Lahore, in present-day Pakistan. His father was born in Sialkot. After the Partition of India, Alter's family split into two; his grandparents chose to stay in Pakistan while his parents moved to India. After living in Allahabad, Jabalpur and Saharanpur, in 1954 they finally settled in Rajpur, Uttarakhand, then a small town located between Dehradun and Mussoorie; Rajpur is now considered a suburb of Dehradun. Alter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dia Mirza
Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. Mirza made her acting debut with the Hindi film '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'' (2001), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Mirza went onto featured in films including '' Dus'' (2005), '' Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' (2007), '' Kurbaan'' (2009), ''Sanju'' (2018) and '' Thappad'' (2020), with ''Sanju'' being her highest grossing release. She co-owned a production house, Born Free Entertainment, with her ex-husband Sahil Sangha. After their divorce, she launched her own production house, One India Stories, in 2019. She has since starred in the streaming series '' Kaafir'' (2019) and '' IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'' (2024). Early life Mirza was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Kripalani
Jayant Kripalani is an Indian film, television and stage actor, director and trainer. He is most known for his role in the TV series, like '' Khandaan'', ''Mr. Mrs'' and '' Ji Mantriji'' (2003). He also wrote the screenplay for Shyam Benegal's film, '' Well Done Abba'' (2009). He was noted for his performance in '' The Hungry'' (2017) that is based on the adaptation of William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. He performed in ''Ji Mantri Ji'', the well-known star plus comedy series in years 2000 to 2002. Early life and education He graduated from Jadavpur University with a degree in English literature. Career He has worked at JWT, Grant Kenyon & Eckhardt and as senior creative director with RK Swamy BBDO. He was one of the first small-screen stars in India featuring in the 1980s TV serials like ''Khandan'', as well as an appearance in the horror anthology series ''Aahat'' as a vampire, ''Mr. Mrs'' and later in '' Ji Mantriji'' (2003), the Indian adaptation of BBC's satirical sitc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yatin Karyekar
Yatin Karyekar is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. He gained prominence for his role in the long running 1994 television serial '' Shanti''. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati. Early life He is the son of veteran television actress Jyotsna Karyekar. His brothers are Prafulla Karyekar and Dr. Chetan Karyekar. His maternal grandfather is Vasantrao Kamerkar, who was working as a senior sound recorder in His Master's Voice. His maternal aunts are Sulabha Deshpande, Prema Sakhardande and Asha Dandavate who were the younger sisters of Jyotsna Karyekar. His maternal uncles are Chandrashekhar Kamerkar, Ashok Kamerkar and Vishwanath Kamerkar. His maternal cousin is Ninad Deshpande, who is the son of Sulabha Deshpande. His maternal sister–in–law is television actress Aditi Deshpande, who is the wife of Ninad Deshpande. He was married to television actress Iravati Harshe but they got divorced. They worked together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayatri Ganjawala
Gayatri Ganjawala () is an Indian playback singer, primarily in Bollywood. She landed up with the part of Princess Anjuli in the West End of London musical production of M. M. Kaye's ''The Far Pavilions'', which opened in the summer of 2007. Iyer is married to Kunal Ganjawala.. She graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) in 2001. Discography * '' Gulabi'' (May 1995) * '' Loafer'' (9 June 1996) * '' Muqaddar'' (12 July 1996) * ''Daanveer'' (20 September 1996) * '' Insaaf'' (30 May 1997) * '' Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'' (11 October 2002) * '' Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne'' (21 March 2003) * '' Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' (28 March 2003) * '' Bhoot'' (30 May 2003) * ''Chupke Se'' (12 September 2003) * '' Raghu Romeo'' (2004) * '' Rudraksh'' (13 February 2004) * '' Kismat'' (20 February 2004) * ''Silence Please – The Dressing Room'' (9 April 2004) * '' Masti'' (9 April 2004) * ''Dhoom'' (27 August 2004) * '' Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa'' (10 September 2004) * '' Bride and Preju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Johar
Karan Yash Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors and filmmakers under his company Dharma Productions. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Karan Johar, several accolades, including three National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards, he has been honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2020. The son of producer Yash Johar, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy-drama ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (as director), the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. His next films, the family drama ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001) and the musical romantic drama ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avtar Gill
Avtar Gill (born 14 May 1950) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly 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, official language of the Government ... and Punjabi language 13 films and television serials. He has done many plays with Indian People's Theatre Association Mumbai. Selected filmography Films Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Avtar Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male television actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1950 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beena Banerjee
Beena Banerjee (born 19 February 1943), also known as Beena or Bina, is an Indian actress in Bengali and 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, official language of the Government ... films and television. Biography Beena Banerjee was born on 19 February 1943 as Beena Batabyal, the daughter of film actor Pradeep Kumar (1925–2001). She married ''Ajay Biswas'' (1947–1995), an actor and film director, but they separated. She has a son, Siddharth Banerjee, who has worked as assistant director to Sajid Khan in two films, namely '' Housefull 2'' (2012) and '' Himmatwala'' (2013). Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banerjee, Beena 1943 births Living people 20th-century Bengalis 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Bengalis 21st-century Indian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashu Trikha
Ashu Trikha is an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood. He started his career with Arjun Rampal movie ''Deewaanapan'' which was produced by Vashu Bhagnani's. '' Sheesha'' in 2005, followed by Mithun Chakraborty starrer . His next venture ''Baabarr'' had Mithun and Om Puri followed by Mithun Chakraborty's home production ''Enemmy'' with an ensemble cast of Mithun Chakraborty, Sunil Shetty, Mahakshay Chakraborty, Kay Kay Menon Krishna Kumar Menon (born 2 October 1966), known professionally as Kay Kay Menon, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and occasionally in Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in fil ... and Zakir Hussain. Filmography References External links * Living people Film directors from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian people 1963 births {{India-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
