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Awarapan
''Awarapan'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Mohit Suri and written by Shagufta Rafique, from a story by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. An uncredited remake of the South Korean film ''A Bittersweet Life'', ''Awarapan'' was theatrically released in India and worldwide on 29 June 2007. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, and Ashutosh Rana. In the film, gangster Shivam Pandit (Hashmi) is ordered by his boss Bharat Malik (Rana) to watch over Reema (Sharma), Malik's secret Pakistani mistress. Despite receiving positive reviews from critics, it was a commercial failure, but eventually came to be regarded as one of Hashmi's best works. The film later on received a cult status and saved Hashmi's career with multiple hits thereafter. The film was praised for the cast performance (especially Hashmi's performance), musical scores, songs by Pritam, action sequences, plot and dialogues. Plot Shivam is a heartbroken and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emraan Hashmi
Syed Emraan Anwar Hashmi (; born 24 March 1979) is an Indian film actor, who appears in Hindi films. Initially known for performing bold scenes, Hashmi has since portrayed strong roles in films. One of the most unconventional actors of India, Hashmi has received four Filmfare Award nominations. He worked as an assistant director for the 2002 horror film '' Raaz'' before pursuing a career in acting. By 2004, Hashmi had established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema with roles in several successful thrillers including, ''Murder'' (2004), '' Zeher'' (2005), '' Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), '' Kalyug'' (2005), Aksar (2006), and ''Gangster'' (2006). However, he followed it with roles in films that underperformed at the box office before starring in the acclaimed action drama '' Awarapan'' (2007). The year 2008 marked a turning point for Hashmi, when he played a conman in the crime drama '' Jannat''. He subsequently gained recognition for portraying a range of unco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar ( born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. Although Saran aspired to become a dancer, she became an actress and made her film debut with the Telugu film ''Ishtam (2001 Telugu film), Ishtam'' (2001). She had her first commercial success with Santosham (2002 film), ''Santosham'' (2002). Saran subsequently appeared in several successful Telugu films such as ''Nenunnanu'' (2004) and ''Chatrapathi (2005 film), Chatrapathi'' (2005), alongside Hindi and Tamil films. After marking her Hindi debut with ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' (2003), she gained critical acclaim for her role in ''Awarapan'' (2007). Saran marked her Tamil debut with ''Enakku 20 Unakku 18'' (2003) and starred in ''Sivaji (film), Sivaji'' (2007), the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, ''The Other End of the Line''. Her following projects included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohit Suri
Mohit Suri (born 11 April 1981) is an Indian film director. He directed the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers '' Awarapan'' (2007), ''Ek Villain'' (2014) and ''Malang'' (2020). He has been married to Udita Goswami since 2013 and have two children. Early life Mohit Suri was born and brought up in Mumbai. His father Daksh Suri worked for Dunlop in Chennai and his mother, Heena, was an air hostess. He has one sister, former actress Smiley Suri. Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt and Robin Bhatt are his maternal uncles whereas Nanabhai Bhatt was his maternal grandfather. Pooja Bhatt, Rahul Bhatt, Vishesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt are his first cousins and Emraan Hashmi is his second cousin. Career After working as an office assistant for T-Series as well as assistant director in Vikram Bhatt's films '' Kasoor'' (2001), '' Awara Paagal Deewana'' (2002) and ''Footpath'' (2003), Suri made his directorial debut with the moder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaad Randhawa
Shaad Randhawa (born 21 November 1978) is an Indian actor. In 2006, Shaad made his film debut with Mohit Suri's ''Woh Lamhe''. He is the son of Indian wrestler and actor Randhawa (wrestler), Randhawa and Malika Askari, Malika (sister of actress Mumtaz (Indian actress), Mumtaz). Career Shaad started his career with Bollywood film ''Woh Lamhe'' as Nikhil Rai. After that he played in ''Awarapan'', ''Dhoom Dadakaa'', ''Rokkk'' and ''Aashiqui 2''. Shashi Ranjan's ''Dhoom Dadakka'' was Shaad's first film where he played the lead role. Shaad made his TV debut with Ekta Kapoor's ''Chandrakanta'', where he played the role of Swayam. Filmography Television Web series References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randhawa, Shaad Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors 1978 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bittersweet Life
''A Bittersweet Life'' () is a 2005 South Korean action film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It stars Lee Byung-hun as Sun-woo, a hitman who becomes targeted by his boss after he spares the latter's cheating mistress. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on 1 April 2005. It opened on 265 screens throughout the country, and registered a total of 1,112,950 admissions by the end of its run. It was also screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. A 30 seconds longer director's cut was later released, featuring slight cutting and re-arrangement of scenes, swapping of music placement and some additional scenes that do not appear in the theatrical cut. The film received an unofficial Indian remake titled '' Awarapan'' in 2007. Plot Kim Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) is a high-ranking enforcer and loyal subordinate of crime boss Kang ( Kim Yeong-cheol). The two share concerns over business tensions with Baek Dae-sik (Hwang Jung-min), a son from a rival famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrinalini Sharma
Mrinalini Sharma (born 27 September) is an Indian model and Bollywood actress. Early life and education Sharma hails from New Delhi. Mrinalini did her schooling in Carmel Convent School, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Thereafter she did her graduation from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi (University of Delhi). Career Sharma started her career as a model in Delhi and soon shifted to Mumbai. She has been cast in many commercial advertisements and began her career in Bollywood with an item number in Prakash Jha's movie ''Apaharan''. Her acting career took off with three films with Mahesh Bhatt. The first one was '' Awarapan'' in which she got to share the screen space with Emraan Hashmi. The movie also starred actress Shriya Saran Shriya Saran Bhatnagar ( born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. Although Saran aspired to become a dancer, she became an actress and made her film deb .... The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishesh Films
Vishesh Films is an Indian film company, founded in 1986. It is currently owned by Mukesh Bhatt and is named after his son Vishesh. Vishesh Films is one of the most successful Indian film production houses. History In 1987 Mukesh Bhatt turned producer when he set up his own banner, "Vishesh Films", naming it after his son Vishesh Bhatt. He went on to become one of the most recognised banners of the Indian film industry in the coming decade, giving both serious productions (along with his brother Mahesh who directed these films) – like '' Daddy'' (1989), launching his niece Pooja Bhatt as a movie actress, — as well as commercial romantic hits like ''Kabza'' (1987), '' Aashiqui'' (1990) and '' Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991), in which he cast Pooja with actor Aamir Khan. He next produced '' Sadak'' (1991) which remains his highest grossing work, which was also directed by his brother Mahesh Bhatt under the banner Vishesh Films. He won critical acclaim for ''Sir'' (1993), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh Bhatt
Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 1986. Personal life Bhatt is the son of Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999), a Hindi film director and producer. His father was a Gujarati Brahmin and mother a Gujarati Muslim. Nanabhai's brother, Balwant Bhatt (1909–1965) was also a Hindi film director. He is married to Nilima Bhatt. Bhatt has one daughter named Sakshi and a son Vishesh Bhatt, Vishesh; Vishesh Films was named after him. For 30 years Mukesh along with his brother Mahesh produced movies under the banner of Vishesh Films. However owing to differences between the brothers, Mukesh Bhatt took over Vishesh Films and in May 2021, it was publicly announced that Mahesh Bhatt was no more associated with the firm. Career Bhatt's first film as producer was the successful film ''Jurm (1990 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehan Khan
Early years Rehan Khan belongs to a family of musicians. His father, Rizwan Khan, was a professional sitar player but had to leave music to take care of the family by entering the construction business. He always encouraged his son to venture into music. In 2005, Rehan Khan tried for ''Indian Idol;'' he reached the Top 30, but failed to qualify for the finals. ''Fame X'' In November 2006, he took part in the singing competition ''Fame X'' (in Hindi language ''Chal Udiye'') inaugural 2006–2007 season. He beat the finalists Anandrupa Bagchi and Neethy Nairthe to emerge as the winner. The other top 10 finalists besides Khan, Bagchi and Nairthe included Rakesh Sharma, Banjo, Ashutosh Jain, Sammy Rajdeep, Aditya Jassi, Ritu Pathak and Arunima Bhattacharya. Khan won a music contract from Sony BMG India, and a cash prize of Rs 50,00,000 besides being featured on Sony Entertainment Network. In 2007, he released his debut single "Naujawan". After ''Fame X'' Visa International picked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shagufta Rafique
Shagufta Rafique is an Indian film screenwriter and film director. Biography Shagufta was an adopted child. Her parents are unknown. Her foster mother was in a relationship with a Kolkata based businessman, who left his second family unsupported after his death. His sudden death brought the family into poverty and Shagufta had to start supporting family at a young age of 11 by dancing at private parties. Her mother also trained her as a classical dancer. Aged 17, Rafique married a wealthy man to get some financial stability in her life, however, the union did not work well. She finally broke up and turned to prostitution, before going on to work as a bar dancer to make a living. As a bar dancer she worked in Bombay before moving to Dubai. At the age of 25, one of her Pakistani fans who was 20 years her senior offered to marry her and Shagufta agreed, and he died before the marriage could happen. This led her to writing, and she became a storyteller. Shagufta initially joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Drohkaal''. He has also received several awards including a Filmfare Award South along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards. Early life Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1965 in Delhi, India to a Malayali father from Thalassery ( North Malabar, Kerala), and a Bengali mother from Rajasthan with ancestry in West Bengal. His mother Reba Vidyarthi (Née: Chattopadhyay) was a Kathak guru, while his father Govind Vidyarthi is an expert in cataloging and archiving vanishing Performing Arts of India for the Sangeet Natak Akademi. He attended National School of Drama until 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma. Career In 1992, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashutosh Rana
Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in predominantly Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films along with working in various Indian television shows. He is known for his portrayal of negative roles. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and two Filmfare Awards. Besides his acting career, he is an author and philanthropist. Some books written by him include 'Maun Muskaan Ki Maar' and 'Ramrajya'. Early and personal life Rana was born on 10 November 1967 in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh. He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in his childhood. He graduated from the Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University of Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. He is the cousin of Rameshwar Neekhra, an Indian politician. He is married to actress Renuka Shahane. Career Television Rana appeared in the television serial ''Swabhimaan'', which was followed by serials such as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
