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Bhakshak
''Bhakshak'' () is a 2024 Indian Hindi language crime thriller film based on the Muzaffarpur shelter case. It is directed by Pulkit and produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under banner Red Chillies Entertainment, the film stars Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Aditya Srivastava and Sai Tamhankar. It premiered on Netflix on 9 February 2024. Plot The story of Vaishali, a journalist, who uncovers a dark secret at a shelter home in Munawwarpur, Bihar. She learns about young girls being abused there. Vaishali faces many obstacles as she tries to expose the truth, including threats to her family. With the help of a courageous girl named Sudha and a supportive police officer named SS Jasmeet Kaur, Vaishali fights against the powerful people involved in the abuse. Eventually, justice prevails, and the perpetrators are brought to light. The film sheds light on the importance of standing up against injustice and fighting for what's right. Cast * Bhumi Pednekar as Vaishali Singh * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhumi Pednekar
Bhumi Pednekar ( born 18 July 1989) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Known for her portrayals of headstrong small-town women, she is the recipient of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards. After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, she made her film debut as an overweight bride in the company's romantic comedy '' Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence starring in the commercially successful films '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' (2017), '' Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' (2017), '' Bala'' (2019) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (2019). For her performances as the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in '' Saand Ki Aankh'' (2019) and a closeted lesbian in '' Badhaai Do'' (2022), she twice won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She has since starred in the social dramas '' Bheed'' (2023), '' Afwaah'' (2023) and '' Bhakshak'' (2024). Off-screen, Pedne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibha Chibber
Vibha Chibber is an Indian actress and theatre artist who appears in TV shows & Hindi films. She is well known for her memorable work in the successful television soaps '' Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai'', '' Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein'' and ''Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki''. TV actor Puru Chibber is her son. Career Vibha graduated as an actor from the National School of Drama in 1986. Since then, she has worked with Barry John, Amal Allana, Kirti Jain, Anuradha Kapoor Prassanna and many other playwrights and directors. She then joined Theatre in Education, a wing of the NSD, as a teacher. She has taught acting to children as well as adults. Before coming into films & television, she was mainly into theatre. She has worked on the docu-drama ''"7 Island And A Metro"'' with director Madhushree Dutta. Vibha has shared screen space on the celluloid with some of the finest actors in the country such as Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Ranbir Kapoor, Asin etc. Vibha has been giving diction and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Srivastava
Aditya Srivastava is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films, television and theatre. He is best known for his role as Senior Inspector Abhijeet in India's longest-running television police procedural ''C.I.D. (Indian TV series), C.I.D.'' He has also portrayed pivotal roles in the Bollywood films ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'', ''Gulaal (film), Gulaal'', ''Lakshya (2004 film), Lakshya'', ''Paanch'', ''Black Friday (2007 film), Black Friday'', ''Kaalo'', ''Super 30 (film), Super 30'' and ''Dil Se Pooch Kidhar Jana Hai''. Personal life Aditya is married to Manasi Srivasatava. They have two daughters. Career While pursuing graduation from Allahabad University, Aditya Srivastava did theatre plays at Sangeet Samiti, Civil lines, Allahabad. To hone his skills and pursue a career in acting, he moved to Delhi in 1989 and was involved in mostly theatre work at Sri Ram Center Of Performing Arts. Spotted by Shekhar Kapur, Shekhar Kapoor, he got his first break in the movie ''Bandit Queen' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Tamhankar
Sai Tamhankar (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [səiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ]; born 25 June 1986) is an Indian film and television actress known for her work primarily in Marathi language, Marathi, as well as in Hindi language, Hindi films. She has established herself as a prominent figure in Marathi films and is recognized for her versatility and impactful performances. She is one of the highest-paid actresses in Marathi cinema and is the recipient of several awards including a Maharashtra State Film Awards, Maharashtra State Film Award, a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award, three Filmfare Awards Marathi, Filmfare Marathi Awards, and eight Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?, Maharashtracha Favourite Kon awards. She began her career in television with supporting roles in Marathi series like ''Tuzyavina'' (2003) and gained recognition with ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharat''. She later appeared in Hindi daily soap ''Kasturi (2007 TV series), Kasturi'' and ''Anubandh'' (both 2007). She made her film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muzaffarpur Shelter Case
The Muzaffarpur shelter case refers to a shelter home that ran under a non-governmental organization called "''Sewa Sankalp Evam Vikas Samiti''" at Muzaffarpur, Bihar, where cases of sexual abuse, rape and torture were reported. In a medical examination, sexual abuse of 34 out of 42 of the girls living at the shelter was confirmed. A first information report (FIR) was lodged against 12 people on 31 May 2018. Brajesh Thakur was the chief of the state-funded NGO, ran several other NGOs and a Hindi newspaper called ''Pratah Kamal''. Because of the political connections of Brajesh Thakur and the involvement of government officials and the apparent delay in investigation and CBI interference, the case drew criticism of Nitish Kumar's government by opposition and the Supreme Court of India. Discovery In May 2018, reports of repeated sexual abuse of inmates at a short-stay home in Muzaffarpur, India, surfaced after Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) carried out a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Chillies Entertainment
Red Chillies Entertainments Private Limited, doing business as Red Chillies Entertainment; abbreviated as RCE is an Indian entertainment company established by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan in 2002. It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Mumbai, the studio's activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and worldwide. They are also a visual effects company. Its business mainly includes film production, film distribution, TV series or Web series production, TV Commercials production, visual effects, Professional Sports league Organisation, Edutainment and many more. Throughout the last several years, Red Chillies has acquired the rights to several Hindi films. In 2006, RCE started a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX. In 2008, RCE formed the sporting subsidiary alliance with the Mehta Group and established its own Sporting subsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Shekhar
Raj Shekhar is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi films. He made his debut as a lyricist with the 2011 film ''Tanu Weds Manu''. He went on to write the lyrics for other notable films including ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'', ''Tumbbad'', ''Veere Di Wedding'', ''Hichki'' and '' Uri: The Surgical Strike''. Career He started his career as an assistant director to Aanand L. Rai. He made his debut as a lyricist for the film ''Tanu Weds Manu'', directed by Rai starring R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut. He assisted Abbas Tyrewala in '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' and Sujoy Ghosh Sujoy Ghosh (born 21 May 1966) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He has directed '' Jhankaar Beats'' (2003), '' Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak'' (2005), '' Aladin'' (2009), ''Kahaani'' (20 ... in ''Home Delivery''. Filmography As lyricist Discography Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shekhar, Raj Indian lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Mishra (actor)
Sanjay Mishra (born 6 October 1963) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. He has twice won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performances in the films ''Ankhon Dekhi'' (2015) and ''Vadh (2022 film), Vadh'' (2022) along with several other awards and nominations. An alumnus of National School of Drama, he made his acting debut in the 1995 film ''Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!''. Later films include ''Rajkumar (1996 film), Rajkumar'' (1996) and ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998). He also appeared as Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. He is known for his performances both in drama and comedy genre movie productions. Early life and background Mishra was born in Darbhanga in Maithil Brahmin Family, Sakri, Narayanpur, Darbhanga Bihar. Mishra's father Shambhu Nath Mishra was an employee at the Press Information Bureau and both his grandparents were Indian civil servant. When his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anurag Saikia
Anurag Saikia (born in December 1988) is an Indian film score composer, music director, music producer and instrumentalist from Moran, Assam, India. He is one of the youngest composers to be awarded Rajat Kamal for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for the film ''Yugadrashta''. His mother Dipali Saikia, is an All India Radio artist and teacher and his father Dr. Anil Saikia is an academician, who was conferred the ''Pratima Barua Pandey memorial Award'' on 27 December 2011 for his contributions towards the preservation and popularization of folk culture and music of the State of Assam. After completing graduation from Cotton University, Cotton College, Anurag was admitted into the ''Swarnabhumi Academy of Music (SAM), Chennai.'' One of the latest movies he composed music for, is Thappad. He has worked with many popular artists like Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh etc. Saikia is known for his initiative of syncing Borgeets to the symphonic orchestra. Discography Film * ''Prague' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Cerejo
Clinton Cerejo is an Indian singer and composer. Personal life Clinton Cerejo was born into an academically inclined family with no known musical background. His father was an engineer at L&T and his mother is a French professor. His elder brother is a software professional and his younger sister is an editor for medical journals in the United States. He completed his graduation in Commerce from Poddar College in Mumbai and was on his way to pursue a degree in M.B.A before his friends convinced him of his musical talent. During his younger days, he was influenced by great producers such as Quincy Jones, Trevor Horn, Arif Mardin, Stevie Wonder, Babyface, Hugh Padgham, Peter Gabriel, Roland Orzabal, and Roy Thomas Baker. Clinton married Dominique Cerejo, who was his college friend and is now an established singer. He is married to fellow singer Dominique Cerejo and has two children, Evania Cerejo and Noah Cerejo. Career During his time at college, he would often have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durgesh Kumar
Durgesh Kumar is an Indian actor from Bihar. He has had roles in Hindi cinema and web series. Early life and education Kumar pursued engineering upon arriving in Delhi in 2001. However, after facing challenges with entrance exam, he redirected his focus towards theatre. He participated in approximately 35 plays during this time. He concurrently pursued his bachelor of Art Honours degree from Ignou between 2004 and 2007, alongside completing a certificate course in acting at the Shri Ram Centre Performing Arts from 2004 to 2006. Kumar was accepted into the National School of Drama( NSD), where he attained a postgraduate diploma in acting. His breakthrough came with the role of Aadoo in the film "Highway," followed by his portrayal of Bhushan in the acclaimed web series " Panchayat." Durgesh expressed surprise at the character's success, crediting the show's creators for crafting the role of Banrakas. Durgesh Kumar disclosed to a member of the media that his family played a p ... [...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] |
