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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 in lead roles while Sanjay Dutt features in an extended cameo. The film was released on 25 November 2011, and 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 he is 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, ...
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Rohit Dhawan
Rohit Dhawan (born 26 December 1983) is an Indian director and screenwriter of Hindi films. Born to the Dhawan family, he is the elder son of renowned director David Dhawan and elder brother of Varun Dhawan. Personal life He was born to director David Dhawan and Karuna Chopra on 26 December 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the elder brother of actor, Varun Dhawan, and nephew of Anil Dhawan and late, Ashok Dhawan. His paternal cousin, Siddharth Dhawan, is Anil Dhawan's son. His maternal cousin is director, Kunal Kohli. He has a filmmaking degree from New York University. He married entrepreneur, Jaanvi Desai, on 10 February 2012, in Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ..., after dating for 7 years. Together they have two children, daughter Niyara (born on 30 Ma ...
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White-collar Worker
A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or other administrative setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, consulting, academia, accountancy, business and executive management, customer support, design, engineering, market research, finance, human resources, operations research, marketing, public relations, information technology, networking, law, healthcare, architecture, and research and development. Other types of work are those of a grey-collar worker, who has more specialized knowledge than those of a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. Etymology The term refers to the white dress shirts of male office workers common through most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Western countries, as opposed to the blue overalls worn by many manual laborers. The term "white collar" is credited to Upton Sinclair ...
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Reign Over Me
''Reign Over Me'' is a 2007 American buddy drama film written and directed by Mike Binder, and produced by his brother Jack Binder. The film stars Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle with Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Saffron Burrows and Mike Binder in supporting roles. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was theatrically released on March 23, 2007, and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9, 2007. Plot After the Twin Towers went down in 2001, Charlie Fineman lost everything important in his life. Five years have passed since Charlie's wife and daughters died, and now the once-successful and sociable man has become a withdrawn shadow of his former self. He does not discuss his loss, causing his in-laws to worry for his sanity, believing that he has struck the tragedy from his mind. When fate brings Charlie and his former college roommate Alan Johnson together once again on a Manhattan street corner, Alan is shocked to see just how far his old friend has ...
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Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on '' Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of which cumulatively earned over $2 billion at the box office worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include '' Billy Madison'' (1995), '' Happy Gilmore'' (1996), '' The Waterboy'' (1998), '' The Wedding Singer'' (1998), ''Big Daddy'' (1999), '' Mr. Deeds'' (2002), ''50 First Dates'' (2004), '' The Longest Yard'' (2005), ''Click'' (2006), '' Grown Ups'' (2010), '' Just Go with It'' (2011), ''Grown Ups 2'' (2013), ''Blended'' (2014), ''Murder Mystery'' (2019) and '' Hubie Halloween'' (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in '' Eight Crazy Nights'' (2002) and Dracula in the first three films of the ''H ...
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Larissa Bonesi
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens. The municipality of Larissa has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325 (). Legend has it that Achilles was born here. Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece. Geography There are a number of highways including E75 and the main railway from Athens to Thessaloniki (Salonika) crossing through Thessaly. The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through the International Airport of Central Greec ...
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Bruna Abdullah
Bruna Abdullah (born 24 October 1986) is a Brazilian actress working primarily in Bollywood. She played the role of "Mary" in the adult comedy film ''Grand Masti'' and Giselle in Punit Malhotra's ''I Hate Luv Storys'' (2010). She has also starred in the 2012 Tamil movie ''Billa II'' and in 2014 film '' Jai Ho'' as Anne. Biography Bruna was born in Guaíba, Brazil to a father of Lebanese descent and a mother of Italian-Portuguese ancestry. She came to India as a tourist and began working as an actress in Bollywood, moving her base to Bombay (Mumbai), India from Brazil in order to set her career. She appeared in several advertising commercials for IndusInd Bank, Reebok, Fiama Di Wills and many more. Abdullah's first video was with Shekhar Suman in his debut album ''Mere Gham Ke Dayare Mein''. She performed in the song "Rehem Kare" for Anubhav Sinha's ''Cash''. She has appeared in a dance sequence in the movie ''Desi Boyz'', released in 2011. She participated in the reality ...
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Ashwin Mushran
Ashwin Mushran is an Indian actor and voice over artist. He has appeared in numerous movies and plays. He is also featured in the movie ''Quick Gun Murugan'', as Dr. Django. He also lent his voice into dubbing several foreign media. Education Ashwin Mushran was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to a Kashmiri Pandit father and a White British mother of English and German descent. Mushran's paternal family were displaced from Kashmir during the Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s due to the Islamic militancy which quickly turned Anti-Hindu. Ashwin studied at The Doon School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English Literature from Hindu College, University of Delhi in New Delhi.
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Satish Kaushik
Satish Chandra Kaushik (born 13 April 1956) is an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian and screenwriter. Early life Satish was born on 13 April 1956 in Mahendragarh, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi in 1972. He is an alumnus National School of Drama and Film and Television Institute of India. Career As a film actor, he is noted for his roles as "Calendar" in ''Mr. India,'', as Pappu Pager in '' Deewana Mastana'', and as "Chanu Ahmed" in Sarah Gavron's British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007). He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice: in 1990 for '' Ram Lakhan'' and in 1997 for '' Saajan Chale Sasural.'' As a theatre actor, his most noted role was that of " Willy Loman" in the Hindi-language play, ''Salesman Ramlal,'' an adaptation of Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman''. He wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah's comedy classic '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron'' (1983). His 2009 film '' Teree Sang'', starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi, explores ...
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Bharati Achrekar
Bharati Achrekar 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. Career Bharati made her acting debut with a Hindi drama Apne Paraye, directed by Basu Chatterjee. The series is based on the 1917 Bengali novel, Nishkriti written by Sarat Chandra. Filmography Films Television * ''Aa Bel Mujhe Maar'' Hindi * ''Kachchi Dhoop'' (1987) * '' Wagle Ki Duniya'' (1988) as Radhika Wagle * ''Shrimati Sharma Na Kehti Thi'' Hindi * ''Teri Bhi Chup Meri Bhi Chup'' Hindi * ''Lapataganj'' (2009–2014) - as Saas of Mukundi lal * '' Chidiya Ghar'' (2011–2017) - as Billo Bua * '' Sumit Sambhal Lega'' (2015–2016) - as Dolly Walia (Sumit's mother) * ''Main Kab Saas Banoongi'' (2008–2009) as Saraswati * '' Siya Ke Ram'' (2015–2016) * '' Son ...
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Shraman Jain
Shraman Jain (also known as Srman Jain) is an Indian actor who works mainly in the Indian Television circuit. Jain is known for his roles in ''Adaalat'', ''Saas Bina Sasural'', ''Chhanchhan'', ''Dadagiri'' and ''Comedy Classes''. Before acting in ''Adaalat'' he was known for portraying "Pracheen" in ''Saas Bina Sasural''. He played the Shraman, assistant of main protagonist Ronit Roy in ''Adaalat''. Jain made his film debut with ''Desi Boyz''. He also played the role of Mohit in the Star Plus popular show ''Mere Angne Mein''. He was last seen in the SAB TV show ''Trideviyaan''. Besides acting in films he also produced a Marathi film titled ''Janiva''. This film is the debut film of Vaibhavi Shandilya Vaibhavi Shandilya is an Indian actress who works in Tamil, Kannada and Marathi-language films. After making her debut in the Marathi film ''Janiva'' (2015), she has been in films including ''Ekk Albela'' (2015), '' Sakka Podu Podu Raja'' (2017 .... References External li ...
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Mohnish Bahl
Mohnish Bahl (born 14 August 1961) is an Indian actor working in the Indian film industry and on Indian television. Career Mohnish Bahl debuted with the film ''Bekarar'' in a supporting role opposite Padmini Kolhapure and co Starring Sanjay Dutt but the film was a critical and commercial failure. His subsequent release was ''Teri Bahon Mein'', a remake of '' The Blue Lagoon'' with Ayesha Dutt wife of Jackie Shroff, which was also a failure. His only commercial success in a leading role was '' Purana Mandir'' though it was considered a B grade film. The 1999 film Hum Saath-Saath Hain is considered the film that transformed Bahl's career. He has starred in over 100 films, and has been nominated for two Filmfare Awards. Early life and family Bahl was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is the son of actress Nutan and Lt. Cdr. Rajnish Bahl, and is a prominent member of the Mukherjee-Samarth family. He is married to Aarti Bahl (Known As Ekta Sohini) and they have two children: P ...
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Omi Vaidya
Omi Vaidya (born January 10, 1982) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Bollywood films. He is best known for his performance as Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer" in the 2009 buddy-drama film, ''3 Idiots''. In addition, Vaidya has played roles on '' The Office'' and '' Arrested Development''. Omi has directed many short films and worked as a feature film editor. He has also appeared in a number of commercials and works as a producer. Background Vaidya was raised in Joshua Tree in Yucca Valley, California. He graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and later attended the University of California, Santa Cruz for two years. He then transferred to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and graduated with honors. Vaidya commented on his background in an interview: Personal life Vaidya married Minal Patel on August 22, 2009. In 2015, Minal gave birth to their first child. Their second child was born in 2018. Career After college, ...
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