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Chashme Baddoor (2013 Film)
''Chashme Baddoor'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language slapstick comedy film directed by David Dhawan and written by Sajid and Farhad Samji. An official remake of the 1981 film '' Chashme Buddoor'', it was produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and stars Ali Zafar and Taapsee Pannu (in her Hindi film debut) with Divyenndu and Siddharth in lead roles. The film was released on 5 April 2013. Plot Seema Ranjan (Taapsee Pannu) is a young girl who lives in Mumbai with her father Suryakant “Santru” Ranjan (Anupam Kher). He, being an active military officer, wants Seema to marry an armyman. He had arranged Seema's marriage to such people five times in a row, with Seema evading all five arrangements. Her father had now arranged her marriage for the sixth time, which Seema evades again and escapes to Goa to live with her uncle Chandrakant “Chiku” Ranjan, her father’s younger twin brother (also Anupam Kher), who wants her to marry a civilian. Siddharth “Sid” Kashyap (Ali Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dhawan
David Dhawan (born Rajinder Dhawan; 16 August 1951) is an Indian director of Bollywood, Hindi films. A member of the List of Hindi film clans#Dhawan family, Dhawan family, he has directed over #Filmography, 42 films. The 1993 action thriller and 1999 comedy ''Biwi No.1'' earned him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. His notable works include ''Swarg'' (1990), ''Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film), Shola Aur Shabnam'', ''Bol Radha Bol'' (both 1992), ''Raja Babu (film), Raja Babu'' (1994), ''Coolie No. 1 (1995 film), Coolie No.1'' (1995), ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' (1996), ''Judwaa'', ''Hero No. 1'', ''Deewana Mastana'' (all 1997), ''Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film), Bade Miyan Chote Miyan'' (1998), ''Haseena Maan Jaayegi'' (1999), ''Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge'' (2000), ''Jodi No.1 (film), Jodi No.1'' (2001), ''Ek Aur Ek Gyarah'' (2003), ''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004), ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?'' (2005), ''Partner (2007 film), Partner'' (2007), ''Chashme Baddoor (2013 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Viacom18 Studios is an Indian film distribution and production company. It is a subsidiary of JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. Based in Mumbai, It is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in India, with an operation that involves acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and worldwide distribution of full-length feature films as well as digital only films, web series, short films. Due to Viacom being one of the partners in the company at that time, they also distribute films from Paramount Pictures in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka since 2011, starting with '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. Filmography Films produced Films distributed Web series References External links * Viacom18 Motion Picturesat Bollywood Hungama Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track, and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the foreign distributor in the native language of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of ... [...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] |
Ravi Baswani
Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was an Indian film actor, best known for his role in Sai Paranjpe's '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984. He was noted for his comic timing and underplaying a character in the true sense of the word. In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from Nainital, to where he had travelled to scout for locations for his upcoming debut directorial feature film. Early life and education Ravi Baswani was born and brought up in a Jat family in Delhi. He did his schooling from St. George's College, Mussoorie and his graduation from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University, where he was part of the KMC dramatic society. Career Baswani started his career in 1981 with '' Chashme Buddoor'' and did many successful films as a comedian and/or as a character artist. He also appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onir
Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and television director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film '' My Brother…Nikhil'', based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships. Onir won the National Award for his film '' I Am''. He has won 16 film awards in total. Life and career Early life Onir was born as Anirban Dhar in Samchi, Bhutan. His father Aparesh Dhar and mother Manjushree are of Bengali origin. Onir spent much of his childhood going to the cinema. The family moved to Kolkata around 1990. In Kolkata, Onir studied comparative literature and took a few film classes at Chitrabani film school. He graduated from Jadavpur University in 1989, after which he received a scholarship to study film editing at SFB/TTC in Berlin. He later returned to India and worked as an editor, scriptwriter, art director, music album producer and director before becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaz Khan
Ayaz Khan (born 1 April 1979) is an Indian actor and model. He is better known as Dr. Shubhankar Rai of ''Dill Mill Gayye'' on STAR One. Background Ayaz Khan was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on April 1, 1979. His paternal family was of Sherani Pashtun ancestry. Career He has appeared in such Hindi films as '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. He played the character of Shubhankar Rai on the STAR One medical drama ''Dill Mill Gayye''. In 2011, he appeared opposite Rahul Bose and Esha Deol Esha Deol (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her acting debut in the romantic thriller ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which won ... in ''Ghost Ghost Na Raha'' and started in ''Apna Sa'' with Koyel Mullick. He is also part of the cast of ''Hide & Seek'' which was released on 12 March 2010. Currently he is playing the role of Gaurav on '' Parichay'' on Colors TV. Khan began working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharati 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] |
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor (4 September 1952 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director, and producer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning 50 years, he is regarded as one of the most successful and accomplished actors in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Born into the Kapoor family, he made his debut, as an adolescent, in his father Raj Kapoor's film '' Mera Naam Joker'', for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. As an adult, his first lead role was opposite Dimple Kapadia in the teen romance '' Bobby'', which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Between 1973 and 2000, Kapoor starred as the romantic lead in 92 films. He starred in several successful films from the mid-1970s to the 1990s, such as '' Kabhi Kabhie'', '' Laila Majnu'', '' Amar Akbar Anthony'', '' Hum Kisise Kum Nahin'', '' Sargam'', '' Naseeb'', '' Kaatilon Ke Kaatil'', ''Prem Rog'', ''Cool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilette Dubey
Lillete Dubey (born 7 September 1953) is an Indian actress and theatre director. She has worked in Indian and international theatre, television and films in Hindi and English languages. Dubey began her career with Barry John in Delhi and was the founding member of his group – Theatre Action Group in 1973. In 1991 she set up her own theatre company – The Primetime Theatre Company. Dubey is best known for her film performances ''Zubeidaa, Monsoon Wedding'' (Winner Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival), '' Chalte Chalte, Baghban, Kal Ho Naa Ho, My Brother…Nikhil'', ''Delhi in a Day, Bow Barracks Forever'' (Best Actress Filma Madrid International Film Festival), ''3 Days to Go'' (Best Actress Simon Sabela Awards, KZN South Africa), ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (BAFTA- Best Ensemble Cast) and ''The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'', and ''Sonata''. In theatre, she is known for her work like, '30 Days in September', 'Adhe Adhure' (Best Actress Mahindra Excellence in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he has acted in more than 540 films. A veteran of Indian cinema, Kher is recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare Awards for his acting performances. Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts. Kher made his acting debut with Mahesh Bhatt-directed drama film '' Saaransh'' (1984), which marked Kher's breakthrough role, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an elderly father. Since then he starred in several other supporting roles. He was appreciated in negative roles in films such as ''Karma'' (1986), '' Tezaab'' (1988) and '' ChaalBaaz'' (1989). For '' Vijay'' (1988), he won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance. In 1989, '' Ram Lakhan'' garnered him wider recognition for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
