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Arshima Thapar
''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'' (; ''They Look So Good'') is an Indian soap opera that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 30 May 2011 to 10 July 2014. Based on the Gujarati play ''Patrani'' by Imtiaz Patel, the soap opera was created and produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. The title of the show, along with the title-track, was derived from a song composed by R.D. Burman, from the soundtrack of the 1976 Bollywood film '' Balika Badhu''. Ekta Kapoor had got the name, ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', registered about six years before the soap opera premiered. The show explores the worlds of Priya Sharma (Sakshi Tanwar) and Ram Kapoor (Ram Kapoor), who accidentally discover love after getting married. After the storyline moved five years ahead in June 2012, many new actors and characters, including Samir Kochhar and Amrita Mukherjee who played the roles of Rajat Kapur and Peehu respectively, were introduced. According to ''The Times of India'', ''Bade Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2
''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2'' (; English: ''They Look So Good 2'') is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series that ran from 30 August 2021 to 24 May 2023 on Sony Entertainment Television. It is digitally available on Sony LIV. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it is a spiritual sequel or reboot version of the 2011 series of the same name. It starred Nakuul Mehta, Disha Parmar, Randeep Rai and Niti Taylor. Plot Priya Sood lives with her mother, sisters Sara, Maitri and Sandy and cousin Akshay. Her father Mahendra, left them, now living with his second wife and son. Established business tycoon, Ram Kapoor was deserted by his girlfriend Vedika and now entirely focuses on work and family, which includes his stepmother Nandini and half-siblings Shubham and Shivina. Shivina and Akshay are having an affair, but Akshay refuses to marry before Priya, thus Ram marries her, much to Nandini's displeasure. Vedika, hoping to get Ram back, reveals thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Choice Awards India
The People's Choice Awards India was an awards show held on 27 October 2012, in Mumbai, India, and which aired on Colors TV on 25 November. An adaptation of the US version, the Indian edition is licensed and produced by Bulldog Media & Entertainment, sponsored by Procter & Gamble, and the winners were voted on by the general public. Categories The nomination categories are across four genres - Movies, TV, Music and Sports. The inclusion of a Sports Category with a Favourite Sportsperson award is unique to the Indian show. Nominees Winners are listed in bold. Movies Television Music Sports Special Honours * Priyanka Chopra was felicitated with Favourite International Music Debut Award for her 3× Platinum Certified debut single "In My City". * Hema Malini was felicitated with the Ageless Beauty Honour. * Yo Yo Honey Singh was felicitated with Favourite Debut Singer for the song ''Angreji Beat'' * 2012 Summer Olympics medalists Mary Kom, Gagan Narang, Yogeshwar Dutt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrita Mukherjee
Amrita Mukherjee is an Indian television actress. She is known for her role of Peehu Ram Kapoor (sometimes spelled Pihu) in the Sony TV soap opera ''Bade Acche Lagte Hain''. Television *2012-2013 - ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'' as Pihu / Peehu Ram Kapoor * 2013 - ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' with Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar - as their daughter - Pihu / Peehu Ram Kapoor * 2013 - '' Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali'' as herself - Guest performer * 2014 - ''Comedy Nights with Kapil'' as herself - Special Appearance * 2015 - ''Stories by Rabindranath Tagore ''Stories by Rabindranath Tagore'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language television series which aired on the Epic (TV channel), Epic channel. It is directed by Anurag Basu. Overview Set in Bengal of the 1920s, the show is a representation of the cl ...'' as mini in Kabuliwala Awards * The 12th Indian Television Academy Awards, 2012, ''Most Promising Child Star'' as Pihu / Peehu Ram Kapoor * The 12th Indian Telly Awards, 2013, '' Most P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Kochhar
Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, ''Extraaa Innings T20''. He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games. Career Kochhar started his career with Doordarshan's AIDS awareness cum travel show ''Haath Se Haath Mila'' which he anchored with Sugandha Garg. He made his Bollywood film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film ''Valentine Days''. Kochhar made his television debut with ''Dangerous'', a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera ''Bade Acche Lagte Hain''. In 2005, he appeared in Mohit Suri's ''Zeher'' (2005) and followed it with the thriller ''Jannat'' (2008), where he played a police inspector. Kochhar was part of ''Island City'' directed by Ruchika Oberoi, that received rave reviews at the Venice International Film Festival as well as the JIO MAMI Film Festival 2015 in Mumbai. He will also be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balika Vadhu
''Balika Vadhu'' () is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 to 31 July 2016 with 2,245 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a child bride from childhood to womanhood. Background The show consists of two parts. The first part, ''Balika Vadhu – Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte'' (') ran for 2,164 episodes, and focused on Anandi and Jagdish, who were married during childhood. The second part, ''Balika Vadhu – Lamhe Pyaar Ke'' (') which ran for 84 episodes, reflects the life of Anandi's daughter, Dr. Nandini, also known as Nimboli, another child bride. Plot Balika Vadhu follows the lives of Anandi and Jagdish, who were married as children, and the challenges they and their families face over several decades. Part 1: ''Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte'' An 8-year-old girl, Anandi is married to Jagdish "Jagya" Singh. Her schoolteacher fails in trying to stop the marriage. Jagya's widowed sister, Sugna, whose husband d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( ''The Story of Each Household'') is an Indian soap opera which ran on StarPlus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her production company Balaji Telefilms which starred Sakshi Tanwar and Kiran Karmarkar in lead roles. The show explored the worlds of Parvati and Om Agarwal, living in a Marwadi joint family where Parvati is an ideal daughter-in-law of Agarwal family and Om the ideal son. The show is the story of the sons of Vishwanath Agarwal and their children thereof. The show also had Ali Asgar who played the role of Kamal Agarwal, Anup Soni who played the role of Suyash Mehra, Shweta Kawatra/ Achint Kaur who played the role of Pallavi Agarwal as the major supporting cast. Kahaani. Kahaani's ratings consistently maintained itself in the top 3 shows on Indian television. Plot Summary The show is based mostly on their life and struggles in a joint family. The story, spread over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smriti Irani
Smriti Zubin Irani ( Malhotra; born 23 March 1976) is an Indian politician, former actress, fashion model, and television producer. An eminent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Smriti Irani has held various significant roles within the Indian Union Cabinet. Born and raised in New Delhi, India, Smriti comes from a diverse family background. Her paternal family includes Punjabi and Maharashtrian heritage, while her maternal family has a Bengali heritage. Before entering politics, Smriti had a successful career in the entertainment industry. Smriti Irani joined as a normal BJP karyakarta in 2003 and since then has completed more than 22 years in the BJP. Her decision to join the BJP was inevitable, as she has always had a deep ideological connection with the party. With over three-generation family of party supporters, from her grandfather as a swayamsevak, and mother as a BJP booth activist, it highlights that her relationship with the party is longstanding, tested, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' ( ''Because Even a Mother-in-Law Was a Daughter-in-Law Once'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 3 July 2000 to 6 November 2008 on Star Plus. The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. The show revolves around an ideal daughter-in-law, the daughter of a pandit married to Mihir, grandson of business tycoon Govardhan Virani. The role of Tulsi Virani was played by Smriti Irani, who holds the record for winning 5 consecutive Best Actress-Popular awards from Indian Television Academy Awards and 2 Indian Telly Awards. Debuting alongside Kaun Banega Crorepati on July 3, 2000, on Star Plus, Kyunki... was the most successful serial at its time, ranked number 1 with double digit TRPs for seven continuous years, peaking at 22.4 in May 2001. Kyunki... marked a turning point for producer Ekta Kapoor and Star Plus and resulted in iconic serials Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balika Badhu (1976 Film)
''Balika Badhu'' (translation: Child Bride) is a 1976 Hindi romantic comedy-drama film produced by Shakti Samanta and directed by Tarun Majumdar. The film is based on the Bengali novel of the same name by Bimal Kar, about a young girl who is married before she is old enough to understand what marriage is all about, against the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle. Gradually she and her school-going husband grow as a couple and begin to love one another. The film was previously made into a Bengali film, '' Balika Badhu'' (1967), which was also directed by Majumdar. This romantic comedy drama stars Sachin with Rajni Sharma, Asrani, A. K. Hangal, Asit Sen, Paintal and Om Shivpuri. Initially Debashree Roy was offered to play the title role but Majumdar later considered her to be imperfect to play the role and she got replaced by Rajni Sharma. The music is by R. D. Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, who penned several hits in the film including "Bade Achchhe Lagte Hain..." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Language
Gujarati ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Western Rājasthāni, Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the List of languages by number of native speakers in India, 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the List of languages by number of native speakers, 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
