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Bharti Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar (15 October 1957) is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the Doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starring as Radhika Wagle in '' Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey''. Her son Siddharth Achrekar played lead guitar for the Indian rock-band Colourblind, with Ram Sampath. Career Bharati made her acting debut with a Hindi drama Apne Paraye, directed by Basu Chatterjee Basu Chatterjee (10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter in Hindi Cinema. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmaker .... The series is based on the 1917 Bengali novel, Nishkriti written by Sarat Chandra. Filmography Films Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Achrekar, Bharati Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manik Varma
Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). She was honored with the Padma Shri Award in 1974 for her contribution to the field of music. Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Natya Sangeet, Bhavgeet and Bhakti geet (devotional music). She was a disciple of Hirabai Barodekar and Sureshbabu Mane, daughter and son of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of the Kirana gharana.She also took her rigorous training in Thumri Gayaki from Pandit Bholanath Bhatt of ‘Bhatt Parampara’ in Prayag, Allahabad. She took further training from Azmat Hussain Khan "Dilrang" and Jagannathbua Purohit "Gunidas" of Agra gharana. In April 1955, her songs became part of the Geet Ramayan, a presentation of songs on the Hindu god Rama, a weekly year-long programme by All India Radio (AIR), Pune, along with artists like Lata Mangeshkar, Yogini Joglekar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eeshwar (1989 Film)
''Eeshwar'' is a 1989 bollywood film written, and directed by K. Vishwanath. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Vijayshanti. It is the Hindi version of Viswanath's Telugu cult classic '' Swathi Muthyam''. The film received the Filmfare Award for Best Story. Cast * Anil Kapoor as Ishwarchand Vishnuchand Brahmanand Verma 'Ishwar' * Vijayshanti as Lalita * Shammi as Ishwar's grandmother * Saeed Jaffrey as Masterji (Guest Appearance) * Asha Sachdev as the Village Washerwoman * Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Tolaram * Vinod Mehra as Ramesh (Lalita's Brother) * Bharati Achrekar as Ramesh's Wife & Lalita's Sister-In-Law * Sukanya Kulkarni as Tolaram, Sister In law * Vikram Gokhale as Chaudhary Lalita's father-in-law (father of her first husband) *Jayshree Gadkar as Rajeshswari Chaudhary Lalita's mother -in-law (Mother of her first husband) * Gulshan Grover as Natwarlal * Shama Deshpande as Rani, Housemaid of eeshwar * Rakesh Pandey as Balkrishna (Balu), as son of Eeshwar * Agha as Tolaram's Fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rascals (2011 Film)
''Rascals'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action black comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut and Lisa Haydon in lead roles, with Arjun Rampal essaying an important role in the film. It was presented by Bharat Shah. The film was released on 6 October 2011, and received mixed to negative responses from critics. The movie opened strongly at the box office. Plot Chetan Chauhan (Sanjay Dutt) and Bhagat Bhosle (Ajay Devgn) are two con artists, who have recently robbed Anthony Gonsalves (Arjun Rampal). Bhagat first meets Anthony and steals his suitcase, covering it up with a fake suitcase of his own, and tries to leave with it, but the real suitcase accidentally comes out of the fake one, causing Anthony to chase Bhagat, who escapes. When Anthony goes to his car, he finds out that someone stole it. Chetan takes the car to a dealer, who changes the color of the car to fool Anthony in case he comes. The two cons meet each other on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desi Boyz
''Desi Boyz'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant Rohit Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh while Sanjay Dutt features in an extended cameo. The film was released on 25 November 2011, received a mixed response from critics and was declared an average at the box office. Plot The story follows two friends and roommates, the Gujarati rebel Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel and clean simpleton Nikhil 'Nick' Mathur, who live in London. Jerry does odd jobs for a living as an undergraduate, but Nick has a white-collar job. However, both find themselves jobless due to the economic downturn. Jerry has a school-age nephew named Veer whom he looks after, as the child has lost his parents. Nick intends to marry his girlfriend, Radhika Awasthi, who dreams of a lovely wedding, a great honeymoon, and a wonderful house to live in after marriage. Out of a job, Jerry finds it difficult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aage Se Right
''Aagey Se Right'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Indrajit Nattoji. It features Shreyas Talpade, Kay Kay Menon, Mahi Gill, Shenaz Treasurywala and Shiv Panditt in the lead roles. It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Motion Pictures. The film was released on 4 September 2009 and although it failed to do well at the box office, it was praised for its lavish title sequence, looks, and design. Indiagames, a subsidiary of UTV, also released a tie-in mobile video game to accompany the film's release. Plot Dinkar Waghmare hails from a small town. He is a 28-year-old sub-inspector with the Mumbai Police who spends his time dreaming of beautiful TV reporter Soniya Bhatt. He has never solved a case and has always stayed away from serious action. His late father was a successful police officer. He is constantly reminded of his failure by his nagging mother and feels pressure to live up to his father's larger-than-life image. One day Dinkar loses his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valu (film)
''Valu'' is a 2008 Indian comedy Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni. The film featured in various international film festivals as ''The Wild Bull''. It also became the first Marathi film to be selected in Rotterdam International Film Festival 2008, the Netherlands. Plot In the small village of Kusavde, there is a lonely misunderstood wild bull. The bull, "Valu", is actually a holy, consecrated bull which is the responsibility of the village. It is allowed to roam free and is the responsibility of the entire village. But lately, Valu becomes very aggressive and is blamed for every single act of chaos and destruction that happens in and around the village. Now, catching the bull becomes equivalent to establishing power in the village for the leaders and for those who are interested in the fringe benefits. The film intertwines various stories of the war between the two leaders; love stories that bloom in the midst of the adventure; an amateur filmmaker who struggles to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugly Aur Pagli
''Ugly Aur Pagli'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Sachin Khot and produced by Pritish Nandy. The film stars Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat. The film tells the story of the strange relationship between a young Mumbai engineering student and a girl he meets on the train. ''Ugly Aur Pagli'' is an uncredited remake of the 2001 South Korean film ''My Sassy Girl''. Plot Kabir (Ranvir Shorey) is an engineering student who has been studying engineering for the last ten years. He is a carefree lifestyle guy, which involves partying with friends and not caring about his responsibilities. And one cold winter night on way back to home at VT station in Mumbai he meets a drunk Kuhu (Mallika Sherawat). Kabir thinks that his lifelong dream of having a girlfriend has come true, but for Kuhu he’s just a loser she wants to take for a ride. She makes him dance around in circles, run semi naked, ride cycles without seats, wear high heeled ladies shoes and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanai Choughade
''Sanai Choughade'' is a 2008 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Rajeev Patil and produced by Deepti Shreyas Talpade. The film stars Shreyas Talpade, Subodh Bhave, Sai Tamhankar, Tushar Dalvi, Santosh Juvekar. The film was theatrically released on 20 June 2008. Plot Cast *Shreyas Talpade as Aniket *Subodh Bhave as Rahul Borgavkar *Sai Tamhankar as Saee *Santosh Juvekar as Aditya *Shilpa Tulaskar as Urmila, Saee' sister *Tushar Dalvi as Jijaji Shrikant *Bharti Achrekar *Chinmay Mandlekar as Amit *Anita Date-Kelkar as Seema *Dipti Ketkar as Ananya *Vidyadhar Joshi as Dada, Amit's father * Meghana Erande as Ketaki *Shruti Marathe as Ashwini Soundtrack The music is provided by Avadhoot Gupte Avadhoot Gupte (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �ʋəd̪ʱuːt̪ ɡupt̪e born 19 February 1977) is an India, Indian singer, musician, writer, music & film director, film producer, television presenter and actor who works primaril .... Track listing References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saatchya Aat Gharat
''Saatchya Aat Gharat'' () is a 2004 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Sanjay Surkar and produced by Smita Talwalkar. The film was released on 31 May 2004. It is partly based upon a 2002 incident in the University of Pune campus, where a student was raped by someone posing as a policeman. This was the debut movie for Kartika Rane in Marathi film Industry. Plot The cinematic narrative intricately examines the intricate tapestry of contemporary youth, scrutinizing their attitudes, beliefs, and aspirations in the face of a rapidly changing societal landscape. The storyline unfolds around a group of young men and women grappling with the complex issue of morality amidst the nuanced challenges of the present era. It eloquently captures the essence of a generation navigating the intricate web of evolving values. At its core, the narrative serves as a poignant commentary on the unchanged outlook society holds, particularly towards women and, more poignantly, victims of heinous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aga Bai Arrecha!
''Aga Bai Arrechha!'' () is a 2004 Indian Marathi comedy drama film by director Kedar Shinde loosely based on the Hollywood film ''What Women Want''. It was released in 2004. The film highlights the life and the problems of a common man living in a metropolitan city like Mumbai. His greatest desire in life is to answer the question "What do women want?" He is then blessed by the Kuldevi (Clan Goddess) of his village and gets a special "ear" for the internal dialogues of the women around him. It highlights his transition from a frustrated individual to someone who is happy, content and in charge of his life. The film also had a sequel titled '' Aga Bai Arechyaa 2'', which was not a commercial success. The songs from the film have become particularly popular. The film was remade in Kannada as '' Vaare Vah'', starring Komal in 2010 and in Telugu as '' Lucky'' (2012). Plot Shrirang Deshmukh (or Ranga) is a frustrated man. His frustration is particularly towards the women in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavors (film)
''Flavors'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film written and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., concerning Indian immigrants in America. Plot ''Flavors'' tells the stories of 13 different main characters in four parallel story lines. The marriage of NRI Rad (Anupam Mittal) to his American fiancée Jenni ( Jicky Schnee) brings his Hindi-speaking parents (Anjan Srivastav and Bharati Achrekar) to the US where they quickly adapt to American ways. Meanwhile, Kartik (Reef Karim), tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with his friend Rachna (Pooja Kumar) while her aunt (Sangeet Sharma) tries to set her up with a well educated man Ramana (Manan Katohara). A bored housewife Sangita (Sireesha Katragadda) is neglected by her workaholic husband Nikhil (Gaurang Vyas). She calls her Telugu-speaking mother and spends her time doing household chores. Unbeknownst to her, Sangita's husband lost her job and been laid off a while back but was too embarrassed to tell her. Candy (Rish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
''Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai'' is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film produced by Manjeet Maan and directed by Manoj Punj. It stars Gurdas Maan, Tabu, Divya Dutta and Rajat Kapoor. Plot Cast Music Anand Raj Anand and a new music director, Hemant Prashar, composed the music and the playback singers are Gurdas Maan, Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Anand Raj Anand, Udit Narayan, Mohammad Aziz and Manpreet. Nida Fazli and Dev Kohli penned the lyrics. Soundtrack Awards Udit Narayan Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil ... won National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. See also * Shaheed-E-Mohabbat * Des Hoyaa Pardes * Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris References External links *{{IMDb title, 0340464, Zindagi Khoobsoorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |