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Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao (born 7 June 1981), is an Indian actress who is known primarily for her work in Hindi films. Rao made her acting debut in '' Ab Ke Baras'' (2002), which earned her a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut in 2003. She subsequently appeared in several successful films including the romantic dramas '' Ishq Vishk'' (2003), '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004), '' Vivah'' (2006) and comedy thriller '' Masti'' (2004) eventually being "Bollywood's quintessential girl-next-door". She is the recipient of IIFA Award and two Stardust Awards. She made her debut in the Telugu film industry with the film '' Athidhi'' (2007). In 2008, she appeared in the successful film '' Welcome to Sajjanpur'', which won her Stardust Award for Best Actress. Post this, most of her films turned out to be commercial failures. She then appeared in the National Award winning film '' Jolly LLB'' (2013). Following this, she appeared in films including '' Singh Saab the Great'' (2013), ''Satyagr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the '' de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIFA Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Bollywood. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite actors from the Hindi film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year. The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards. The awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India. History The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. Since 2000, the event has expanded from a one-night event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events and activities rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Chinai
Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Queen of Indipop'. Her best known songs were with producers Anu Malik and Biddu during the 1990s. Her best known song is '' Made in India''. Career Chinai's initial albums include ''Jaadoo'', ''Babydoll'', '' Aah... Alisha!'', ''Madonna'', ''Kamasutra'', ''Alisha - Madonna of India'' and '' Made in India''. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including ''Adventures of Tarzan'', '' Dance Dance'', ''Commando'', ''Guru'', '' Love Love Love'', etc. When she started her career with him, she was playback singing for many leading actresses, such as Karisma Kapoor, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai
''Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai'' (English: ''My voice is my identity'') is an Indian musical drama television series, which premiered on 7 March 2016 on &TV. It is produced by a brand new production company The House of Originals of Nivedita Basu. Amrita Rao and Aditi Vasudev along with Deepti Naval and Zarina Wahab played the lead roles. The story showed three generations of two sisters whose lives revolve around music. The show ended on 15 July 2016 and was replaced by '' Tere Bin''. Plot The story is told by Devika Gaikwad, mother of Kalyani and Ketaki, two sisters who grew together and had the same passion for singing, faced many troubles, struggles, were repeatedly deceived in their personal lives and finally achieved immense success; but later had differences, misunderstandings which led their separation for a good 21 years. In the last episode they reconcile forgetting the differences and the show ends on a good note. Cast * Jannat Zubair Rahmani / Amrita Rao / Deept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Bride
''Perfect Bride'' is an Indian reality show that aired on STAR Plus adapted from the American show ''Momma's Boys''. It premiered on 12 September 2009, and follows five bridegrooms as they choose their brides from a panel of eleven potential candidates. The winning girl and her choice of partner would win a monetary prize. Hitesh Chauhan and Rumpa Roy won the show on 12 December 2009. Cast * Romit Raj - Host * Shekhar Suman - Judge (Rishton ke paarkhi) * Amrita Rao - Judge (Rishton ke paarkhi) * Malaika Arora - Judge (Rishton ke paarkhi) * Rajbeer Singh Rajbeer Singh is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi film and television . He appeared in the Hindi horror film ''Who's There?'' as Sunny Malhotra. Career Singh made his television debut on the STAR Plus reality show ''Perfect Bride'' ... - Contestant (the groom) * Manik goswami * Sara Khan * Parul Chauhan References Indian reality television series StarPlus original programming 2009 Indian television serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thackeray (film)
''Thackeray'' is a 2019 Indian biographical film written and directed by Abhijit Panse and made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. The film follows the life of Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Thackeray and Amrita Rao as his wife. The film released on 25 January 2019, right after the 93rd birthday of Bal Thackeray. Plot The film is a biopic based on Marathi politician Balasaheb Thackeray. Cast *Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Bal Thackeray *Amrita Rao as Meena Thackeray *Mukund Gosavi as Prabodhankar Thackeray *Sachin A. Jayavant as Uddhav Thackeray *Vishal Sudarshanwar as Raj Thackeray *Rajesh Khera as Morarji Desai * Sanjay Narvekar as Krishna Desai *Praveen Tarde as Dattaji Salvi *Sandeep Khare as Manohar Joshi * Prakash Belawadi as George Fernandes *Nikhil Mahajan as Sharad Pawar *Avantika Akerekar as Indira Gandhi *Sudhir Mishra as Mastan *Sanjay Kulkarni as Diwakar Raote *Mohaniraj Khare as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyagraha (film)
''Satyagraha'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Prakash Jha starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Amrita Rao, Manoj Bajpayee, and Vipin Sharma in the lead roles. The first look of the film was released on 10 September 2012. ''Satyagraha'' was released on 30 August 2013, although it released in the UAE one day before on 29 August. The teaser was released online on 30 May 2013 and theatrically attached with ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani''. Plot Retired teacher and ex-principal Dwarka Anand (Amitabh Bachchan) in Ambikapur is an idealistic man who lives with his engineer son Akhilesh and daughter-in-law Sumitra. Akhilesh's friend Manav (Ajay Devgn) is an ambitious capitalist. Manav cherishes his friend Akhilesh (Indraneil Sengupta) who suddenly dies in a road accident maliciously conducted by Sangram Singh, brother of India's minister Minister Balram Singh (Manoj Bajpayee), who, unknown to all of India, is the mastermind b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singh Saab The Great
''Singh Saab the Great'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Anil Sharma. The film stars Sunny Deol, Urvashi Rautela, Amrita Rao and Prakash Raj as main characters. The film marks the return of Sunny Deol to action genre after a long time. Also, Deol and Sharma paired up once again after '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha''. The film narrates the story of a man who decides to teach a lesson to the man, who ruined his life, by reforming him. The film's story and screenplay has been written by Shaktimaan Talwar, and the action sequences have been directed by Tinu Verna and Kanal Kannan. The music has been provided by Anand Raj Anand and Sonu Nigam. Amisha Patel was supposed to play the lead role but backed out due to ever changing schedules. The film released officially on 22 November 2013. Plot A common man works as a tax collector in a small city. A TV journalist uncovers the mysterious hero's back story. It starts in a small village named Chironji, with a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly LLB
''Jolly LLB'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film written and directed by Subhash Kapoor and produced by Fox Star Studios. The film stars Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani and Amrita Rao. The theatrical trailer was revealed on 8 January 2013. Released on 15 March 2013, the film revolves around the early life of Advocate Jagdish Tyagi a.k.a. Jolly and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent wage earners their rights and his journey against the monopolistic behavior of the rich and judicial corruption. The storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of Sanjeev Nanda and a minor reference to Priyadarshini Mattoo case. Plot In 2009, Jagdish "Jolly" Tyagi is a Delhi-based lawyer staying with his brother-in-law Pratap and is in a relationship with Sandhya. He happens to see prominent criminal lawyer Tejinder Rajpal successfully defending Rahul Dewan, a boy from a high society family in a sessions court, who is accused of drunken driving in a Toyota Land Cruiser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Award
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust Award For Best Actress
The Stardust Searchlight Award for Best Actress is chosen by the readers of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting in that certain film. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. See also * Stardust Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, ... References * * * External links Stardust Awards Awards for actresses {{film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To Sajjanpur
''Welcome to Sajjanpur'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Shyam Benegal and starring Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao in the lead roles. The film is by noted Parallel cinema director, Shyam Benegal, marking his return to comedy after filming ''Charandas Chor'' (1975). Even though Benegal is responsible for other films in the parallel cinema genre, this film was one of his mainstream Bollywood films. It was a remake of the 1977 film '' Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein''. The film was both critically and commercially successful. Plot Mahadev (Shreyas Talpade) is an unemployed graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Satna college who lives with his mother, is forced to make a living writing letters for the uneducated people of his village. His real ambition is to become a novel writer. Through his humble occupation, Mahadev has the potential to impact numerous lives. The movie is a satirical, but warm-hearted portrait of life in rural India. He realizes this passion when an aunt o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
