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Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Azmi (; born 10 April 1986) is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in Hindi films. She began her career working in advertisements and music videos, and made her film debut in 2004 with the action thriller '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Takia subsequently played the leading lady in such films as ''Super'' (2005) '' Socha Na Tha'' (2005), '' Salaam-e-Ishq'' (2007), and '' Wanted'' (2009). She also received praise for playing the lead role in the drama '' Dor'' (2006), which won her the Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics). This was followed by a series of poorly received films including '' Kya Love Story Hai'', '' Fool N Final'', '' No Smoking'', '' 8 x 10 Tasveer'', and '' Paathshaala''; after which she quit acting. Takia made her debut and only appearance in Telugu cinema with the film Super (2005), in which she starred opposite Nagarjuna Akkineni. She stepped away from acting after her marriage in 2009 to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-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. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sur Kshetra
Sur Kshetra is a 2012 singing talent show or musical battle between teams of two neighboring countries: Pakistan and India. The show is hosted by Indian actress Ayesha Takia. The Pakistani Team is led by singer, music director, music composer, actor Atif Aslam and the Indian Team is led by music director Himesh Reshammiya. It has been shown on Colors TV and Sahara One in India, Geo TV and Aag TV in Pakistan. The show has been produced by Saaibaba Telefilms and Directed by Gajendra Singh. The show concluded with a finalist face-off between the two teams, in which Nabeel Shaukat Ali from Pakistan won the title. The show was shot in Dubai. Format The contestants are judged by the jury members based on their performance and are awarded marks which is either a zero or a ten. Meaning that if the jury likes the performance they will give a 10 otherwise a 0. The marks of individual contestants are then added team wise and the team with the higher score wins and the captain of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatsal Sheth
Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and numerous Hindi films, and is known for his portrayal of Raj Chaudhary in the 2004 film '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'', Shaurya Goenka in the 2014 thriller series '' Ek Hasina Thi'', and Kabir Raichand in the 2017 love-saga series '' Haasil''. Life and family Sheth was born on 5 August 1980 in Mumbai to Gujarati parents. He is the elder of the two siblings. He studied at Utpal Shanghvi Global School, did his Junior College at Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High School, Vile Parle and received his degree in mathematics from Mithibai College, Vile Parle. He also wrote a few games in GW-BASIC and Pascal. He intended to become a software engineer which he later dropped after receiving his first significant role as Jai in '' Just Mohabbat''. Sheth is a vegetarian. He is a fitness enthusiast and follows teetotalism. He is a part of the Celebrity Cricket Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Thriller Film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacle to storytelling, others such as Geoff King stated they allow the scenes of spectacle to be attuned to storytelling. Action films are often hybrid with other genres, mixing into various forms such as comedy film, comedies, science fiction films, and horror films. While the term "action film" or "action adventure film" has been used as early as the 1910s, the contemporary definition usually refers to a film that came with the arrival of New Hollywood and the rise of antihero, anti-heroes appearing in American films of the late 1960s and 1970s drawing from war films, crime films and Western (film), Westerns. These genres were followed by what is referred to as the "classical period" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural Fiction
Supernatural fiction or supernaturalist fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction that is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting Naturalism (philosophy), naturalist assumptions of the real world. Description In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres. The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story. The fantasy and supernatural fiction genres often overlap and may be confused for each other, though there exist some crucial differences between the two genres. Fantasy usually takes place in another world, where fantast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas–Mustan
Abbas–Mustan are an Indian filmmaker duo consisting of brothers Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla and Mustan Alibhai Burmawalla, working in Hindi cinema 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 in ... known for directing stylish suspense, action and romantic thrillers in with dark-lighted themes. Early life and career Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla, and their brother Hussain Burmawalla they began their career with as an editor in films. They later joined as assistant director with Govindbhai Patel to do several films. When Patel refused an opportunity to direct Gujarati film ''Sajan Tara Sambharana'' (1985), Abbas–Mustan received their first break to direct the movie, launching their career. Their first Hindi movie as directors was '' Agneekaal'' in 1990. Since then, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhika Rao
Radhika Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with the film '' Lucky: No Time for Love'' (2005) with Vinay Sapru. Her other films include '' I Love NY'' (2015), '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' (2016) and '' Yaariyan 2'' (2023). She runs a film production company ''Rao & Sapru'' with her business partner Vinay Sapru. Career After working with Vinay Sapru to co-direct music videos, Rao made her debut as a film director when she co-directed the 2005 film '' Lucky: No Time for Love'' with Sapru. According to a review by Manish Gajjar for '' BBC Shropshire Bollywood'', the film has slow parts and some untranslated Russian dialogue, but is "a film well worth seeing," including due to the performance by Salman Khan and music by Adnan Sami. In a review for ''India Today'', Anupama Chopra describes the film as "ambitious," with "languorously lovely shots of the snowy wasteland, St Petersburg and Russian religious iconography", but pans the second part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Sequeira
Keith Sequeira (born 30 April 1980) is an Indian actor, former model and VJ. He modeled for Raymond's ''The Complete Man campaign'' before gaining popularity as ''VJ Keith'' on B4U. He featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy" with Ayesha Takia and played the lead role in the soap opera '' Dekho Magar Pyaar Se'' on Star Plus. He made his movie debut with '' Sixteen'' (2013) and acted in '' Calendar Girls'' (2015). He was a contestant in the reality television show '' Bigg Boss 9''. Career Sequeira modelled for Raymond's ''The Complete Man'' campaign. He then became a B4U VJ and hosted several shows, gaining popularity as "VJ Keith". He has also anchored several lifestyle shows on TV, including AXN’s Men 2.0, Thailand t-off, VH1's Club Class, live coverage of Super Fight League on Star Sports. Sequeira made his film debut with '' Sixteen'' directed by Raj Purohit in 2013. He also played Officer Roy in the television serial '' Diya Aur Baati Hum''. Keith in ''Bigg Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falguni Pathak
Falguni Pathak (born 12 March 1969) is an Indian singer, performing artist and composer based in Mumbai. Her music is based on traditional musical forms from the Indian state of Gujarat. Since her professional debut in 1987, she has developed into an artist with a large fan base across India. Once asked how she decided to take up singing as a career, she replied that it happened by default. Her debut album was released in 1998, and she has also recorded numerous songs for Bollywood movies. The theme of most of her songs is love. She has performed in many shows in India and other countries, backed by a band called ''Tha Thaiyaa''. She has made appearances in television shows like ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'', ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'', '' Star Dandiya Dhoom'', '' Comedy Nights With Kapil'', ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' and '' Pandya Store''. She has some very popular Indian pop singles to her credit, still heard and appreciated all over India. Her albums are not only famous f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor (; born 25 February 1981) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Initially recognised for portraying romantic roles, he has since taken on parts in action films and thrillers, and is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Shahid Kapoor, several awards, including three Filmfare Awards. The son of actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem, Kapoor trained as a dancer at Shiamak Davar's academy. He appeared as a background dancer in a few films of the 1990s, and featured in music videos and television commercials. He made his film debut in 2003 with a leading role in the romantic comedy ''Ishq Vishk'', a sleeper hit for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He followed it with roles in several commercial failures before starring in Sooraj Barjatya's top-grossing family drama ''Vivah'' (2006). Kapoor earned praise for playing a troubled businessman in Imtiaz Ali (director), Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy ''Jab We Met'' (2007) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayesha Takia Aug-8th-2006
Aisha (; –678), was the third wife of Muhammad. Aisha or variant spellings may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Aisha'' (1953 film), an Egyptian drama * ''Aisha'' (2010 film), an Indian romantic comedy-drama, an adaptation Jane Austen's ''Emma'' * ''Aisha'' (2022 film), an Irish drama * '' Aayisha'', a 1964 Indian Malayalam film * ''Ayisha'' (film), a 2023 Indian film Music *"Aisha", a song by John Coltrane from the 1961 album '' Olé Coltrane'' *"Aisha", a 1999 song by Death in Vegas *"Aïcha", a 1996 song by Khaled *"Aïcha", a 2003 song by Singuila *"Ayesha", a 2019 song by Cupcakke Other uses in arts and entertainment *Ayesha (novel), by H. Rider Haggard, 1905, a sequel to ''She'' * Aisha (TV series), a Maldivian television series * Kismet (Marvel Comics), a fictional character also known as Ayesha * ''Aisha'', a character from the Italian animated series Winx Club * Aisha Banerjee, fictional character in the 2009 Indian film ''Wake Up Sid'', played by K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
