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Daraar (film)
''Daraar'' ( Rift) is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Abbas- Mustan starring Juhi Chawla, Rishi Kapoor and Arbaaz Khan in his film debut. Khan received the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his portrayal as a possessive husband. Upon release, the film received mixed to positive reviews, especially for Arbaaz's portrayal as a possessive and abusive husband. The plot is inspired from 1991 American film, Sleeping with the Enemy. Plot Vikram is an overly suspicious and abusive husband. He can't control his anger and rage and continuously beats his newly-wed wife, Priya, even going to the point of murdering a doctor who treated Priya and was trying to help her blind mother. One day, Vikram and Priya go to celebrate her birthday on a boat. But the boat gets stuck in a storm and Priya escapes during the mayhem. Vikram thinks that she drowned underwater. Instead, she runs away to Shimla by swimming back to shore. There, she meets Raj Malh ... [...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] |
Sulbha Arya
Sulabha Arya (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Marathi film, television and stage industry. She is married to late veteran Indian cinematographer Ishan Arya and mother of cinematographer Sameer Arya and actor Sagar Arya. She is best known for her role as Shanti Masi in '' Sasural Genda Phool'' and Kantaben in the 2003 romantic drama'', Kal Ho Na Ho''. She also portrayed Lakshmamma in Shyam Benegal's Amaravati ki Kathayein. Career Arya made her television debut with the Indian television industry's first sitcom, ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'', which aired on DD National in 1984. Some of the notable films in which she worked include ''Koyla'' (1997) and '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003). She played the role of Kanta Ben in the 2003 dramedy film ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''. She played the role of the mother-in-law in television series, '' Yes Boss'' on SAB TV. She was last seen at SET SAB's Maddam Sir as Saira Begum. In 2021, Arya was roped in for a television drama series '' Zindag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhana Sargam
Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Awards, National Film Award and Filmfare Awards South, She has also won five Maharashtra State Film Awards, four Gujarat State Film Awards and one Odisha State Film Awards, Orissa State Film Award. Early life Sargam was born in a Marathi family of musicians at Dabhol, the seaport town in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra. Her mother Neela Ghanekar was a classical singer and music teacher and knew arranger–composer Anil Mohile, who then arranged music for Kalyanji-Anandji. He introduced Sargam to them, and she was in the children's chorus in "Pam Pararampam, Bole Jeevan Ki Sargam" sung by Kishore Kumar in G. P. Sippy's ''Trishna (1978 film), Trishna'' (1978). Sargam performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alka Yagnik
Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from a record of thirty-seven nominations. Yagnik is one of the most prolific female playback singers and artists, and has sung a large number of female solos in her Bollywood career. In her career spanning over four decades she has sung songs for more than thousand films and recorded over 22 thousand songs in over 25 different languages. Twenty of her tracks feature in BBC's list of top forty Bollywood soundtracks of all-time. She is ranked No.1 on the YouTube's Music Charts & Insights list of top global artists as of March 2025. She has been on the chart for years, with around 360-400 million views per week, around 18 billion view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1991 to 1995. He also holds the Guinness World Record for recording the maximum number of songs (28 songs) in a single day since 1993.Apart from Hindi, he has also sung in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. His a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavita Krishnamurthy
Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi and other languages. She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards (winning consecutively during 1995–1997), and the Padmashri which she received in 2005. She was awarded a Doctorate (Honoris Causa) for her contributions to Indian music by Bangalore-based Jain University in 2015. In 1999, she married noted violinist L. Subramaniam and resides in Bengaluru. Early life She was born as Sharada into a Tamil family in New Delhi to T. S. Krishnamurthy, an employee of the Education Ministry. She began her musical training at the insistence of her aunt Protima Bhattacharya who enrolled her to train under guru Surama Basu, who taug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 30 October 1958), professionally known as Abhijeet, is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in the Hindi film industry. As well as Hindi, he has sung in his native language Bengali and in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, and Odia, in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. He has sung 6034 songs in more than 1000 films. Some of his iconic tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Personal life Abhijeet was born in Uttar Pradesh to a Kanpur-based Bengali Brahmin family the youngest of four to news editor Dheerendranath Bhattacharya and his wife Kamla Bhattacharya in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He graduated in commerce (B.Com.) from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1977. He started singing on stage from 1970. He left home in 1981 to pursue a career in singing in Bollywood. Film career He was launched by R. D. Burman in a Bengali film with a duet song with Asha Bhosle.He did stage sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinyar Contractor
Dinyar Contractor (23 January 1941 – 5 June 2019) was an Indian stage actor, comedian and Bollywood/ Tollywood actor. He acted in Gujarati theatre and Hindi theatre, as well as Hindi movies. He started acting at school and began his professional career in 1966. He started working on television programs with Adi Marzban when Mumbai Doordarshan launched the DD-2 channel in Mumbai with ''Aao Marvao Meri Saathe'', a Gujarati program. He was awarded the Padma Shri in January 2019. He died on 5 June 2019 in Mumbai. Filmography *'' Cinema Cinema'' 1979 as Theatre Owner *'' Khiladi'' as Principal *'' Jawab'' as Principal *'' Daraar'' *'' Baadshah'' as Casino Manager * ''Kranti''(2002 film) as Judge *''Jhankaar Beats'' as Mr Roy *''Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' as School Principal *''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'' as general manager of the Hotel *''36 China Town ''36 China Town'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller comedy film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Subhas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheela Sharma
Sheela Sharma ( David) is an Indian film and television actress in Hindi and Gujarati cinema, best known for the films '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982), '' Hum Saath Saath Hain'' and '' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai''. Early life Born in Valsad district, Gujarat, she now lives in Mumbai. After completing her schooling from St Joseph's Convent School, Valsad, she studied at Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai. Personal life She is married to Subhash Sharma, a writer and director, who owns a production house in Mumbai. He is an FTII graduate. Her daughter Madalsa Sharma is also an actress in Indian television. Filmography * ''Sun Sajna'' (1982) * '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982) * '' Abodh'' (1984) * ''Sadaa Suhagan'' (1986) * '' Mai'' (1989, Bhojpuri) * ''Sati Toral'' (1989, Gujarati) * ''Baisa Ra Jatan Karo'' (1990, Rajasthani) * '' Naukar Biwi Ka'' (1983) *'' Daraar'' (1996) as Asha,Nurse *'' Ghatak'' (1996) *'' Yes Boss'' (1997) *''Mann'' (1999) *'' Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' (1999) as Jyoti Anu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Rindani
Shiva Rindani (born Mukesh Rindani) is an Indian actor who appeared in Bollywood, Hindi films - mostly - in either villainous roles or in comic roles. He has appeared in more than 100 films. His latest film was ''Deshdrohi'' in 2008, and ''Hum (1991 film), Hum'' as Captain Attack and ''Ghatak: Lethal''. Filmography Films *Kandy Twist (2019) as Director *Raqt (2013) as Director Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rindani, Shiva Male actors from Mumbai Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema 1964 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Hingoo
Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who played comic and supporting roles in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''Be Careful (film), Be Careful (2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations including that of a Parsi businessman. He was a stand-up comedian in many orchestras. Actor and comedian Johnny Lever, Johny Lever revealed in an interview that it was Hingoo, who gave him a break to perform on stage as a comedian. He has played Supporting actor, supporting roles and bit parts in movies such as ''Qurbani (1980 film), Qurbani'', ''Saajan'', ''Baazigar'', ''Humraaz'', ''Daraar (film), Daraar'', ''No Entry'', ''Judaai (1997 film), Judaai'', ''Khoobsurat (1999 film), Khoobsurat'', Hera Pheri (2000 film), Hera Pheri (2000 film), Phir Hera Pheri and ''Anubhav (1986), Anubhav''. He has acted in television serials on Indian public broadcaster, Doordarshan. He is known for his character as Chaman Jhinga in ''Hera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiku Talsania
Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954 ) is an Indian actor, known for his work in Hindi films. He is primarily known for his comic roles in popular comedy films. Apart from acting in films and television serials, Talsania also performed as a freelance theatre artist, actively participating in Gujarati theatre productions. Career Television Tiku has acted in numerous television serials, beginning with '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' in 1984. He later appeared in popular TV shows of the 80s and 90s such as ''Fikr Ne Kaha'', '' Yeh Duniyan Gazab Ki'', ''Zamana Badal Gaya'', and '' Ek Se Badkar Ek''. He acted in many successful serials, including '' Uttaran''. He was also seen in Sony SAB's sitcom '' Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo''. Films Tiku started his Bollywood 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
