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Drona (2008 Film)
''Drona'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Goldie Behl, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya Bachchan. ''Drona''s special effects shots were worked on by EyeQube, headed by Charles Darby and David Bush. The movie features Indian martial arts such as Kalaripayattu, Chhau, Gatka, and sword fighting. It was filmed in Prague, Bikaner, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Namibia. Made on a budget of ₹45 crore, the film earned less than ₹15 crore and was a disaster at the box office. Cast * Abhishek Bachchan as Aditya 'Adi' (Drona) * Priyanka Chopra as Sonia * Kay Kay Menon as Riz Raizada * Jaya Bachchan as Queen Jayanti * Ali Haji as Young Drona * Conan Stevens as Demon Production The movie was produced with a budget of over on special effects with VFX experts 60 working on the movie for over 6 months. Mainly, the team collaborated with EyeQube Studios with Eros to achieve quality effects. The crew contained 250 visual eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie Behl
Goldie Behl (born 24 January 1978) is an Indian filmmaker and entrepreneur belonging to the Behl family of Hindi films. He is married to Sonali Bendre. Career As student of Mayo College, Behl trained within the Mumbai Film Industry, born on 24 January 1978. In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the film ''Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai'' (''That’s All I Dream of'') starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Sushmita Sen and Jackie Shroff. Behl then co-founded Rose-audiovisuals which has released shows such as Lipstick, Remix songs and ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na'' on Indian television network. ''Drona'' was his second film, with fantasy-action and special effects amalgamating Indian mythology with pure fantasy, and fusing a contemporary storyline. Early life Goldie is related to many eminent people in the Hindi film industry through both his parents. His father is the director Ramesh Behl, whose brother is another noted film director, Shyam Behl. Shukla Devi Tuli, wife of super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner
Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of the princely Bikaner State, the city was founded by Rao Bika, a Rajput Tribal chief, chief of the Rathore dynasty in 1488 CE and from its small origins it has developed into the fourth largest city in Rajasthan. The Ganga Canal (Rajasthan), Ganga Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987, facilitated its development. Etymology The name "Bikaner" is a combination of two elements: "Bika", derived from the city's founder, Rao Bika and "Ner", which is believed to mean "place" or "city" in the local Rajasthani languages, Rajasthani language. Hence, "Bikaner" translates to "the city of Bika". History file:Bikaner coat of arms.jpg, left, Bikaner coat of arms Prior to the mid 15th century, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandini Srikar
Nandini Srikar (born 10 August 1969) is an Indian singer and performer. Her popular songs include Jo Bheji thi Duaa from the Bollywood movie, ''Shanghai'', "Bhare Naina" from '' Ra.One'' and "Kannamma" from '' Rekka''. Early life She was born in Hyderabad, India. She went to school and university there. Her mother, Shakunthala Chellappa, was a Carnatic vocalist and Hindustani Sitar player. As a child, she studied classical music, learning how to play veena at age three. She later learned sitar and guitar and Bharatanatyam. She earned a master's degree in pure Mathematics from Osmania University and a degree in information systems management. Career Srikar after graduation, worked in software in Pune. She originally had no intention of becoming a professional musician and pursued music only as a hobby. In 1997, playback singer Hariharan heard her song and suggested to Vidyasagar that he hire her to sing for his upcoming film '' Uyirodu Uyiraga''. In the film, she performed a ... [...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] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi Chauhan, received accolades including three Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Award South. She is often praised for her charismatic stage presence and Vocal belting ability. Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra (film), Shastra'' (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled ''Meri Awaz Suno'' and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from ''Mast (film), Mast'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roop Kumar Rathod
Roopkumar Rathod an Indian playback singer, pop singer, and music composer. He has performed a number of songs in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Kannada films. Personal life Rathod is the second son of the late Pandit Chaturbhuj Rathod, a proponent of the oldest major vocal style associated with Hindustani classical music, Dhrupad. He belonged to the "Aditya Gharana of Jamnagar." He has two brothers, music composer Shravan Rathod, part of the Nadeem-Shravan duo, and singer Vinod Rathod. Roopkumar is married to Sunali Rathod, formerly the first wife of bhajan singer, Anup Jalota. Together, they have a daughter named Reewa Rathod. Roopkumar was introduced to music during his early years. He began playing the tabla and he became sought after by many ghazal singers in the 1980s. He first began playback singing in 1992 with the film ''Angaar''. Career Rathod has appeared as a vocalist on albums from 1999. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eros Music
Eros Now Music is an Indian music studio and distributor based in Mumbai, India. It is the dependent and domestic music label of Eros International Eros International Media Ltd. (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjan Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribu ..., an Indian film production and distribution company owned by Eros Media World. History Eros Music was founded in 2006. It is primarily known for Bollywood music soundtracks and songs. Omkara is the first film whose music and soundtrack was produced by Eros Music. Film music and soundtracks produced or acquired by Eros Now Music Followings are the list of music albums produced by Eros Now Music. References {{Authority control 2006 establishments in Maharashtra Indian music record labels Mass media companies based in Mumbai ... [...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] |
Soundtrack Album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the soundtrack to the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film), ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', in 1938. The first soundtrack album of a film's orchestral score was that for Alexander Korda's 1942 film ''Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book'', composed by Miklós Rózsa. Overview When a feature film is released, or during and after a television series airs, an music album, album in the form of a soundtrack is frequently released alongside it. A soundtrack typically contains instrumentation or alternatively a film score. But it can also feature songs that were sung or performed by characters in a scene (or a cover version of a song in the media, re-recorded by a popular artist), songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan Stevens
Mark "Conan" Stevens is an Australian actor and former professional wrestler as 7 FT Thunder.ConanStevens.com ConanStevens.com, Official Site. He is 2.13m (7’) tall. Career Stevens portrayed giant green swamp creature of Man-Thing in 's '' Man-Thing'' film and ("The Mountain") in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Haji (actor)
Ali Haji (born 30 October 1999) is an Indian actor who rose to fame in Yoodlee films's '' Noblemen'' (2018) directed by Vandana Kataria. He portrayed a character named Shay Sharma, a struggling adolescent who goes through a life of loss and innocence at his new school. He won the Best Child Actor at the New York Indian Film Festival because of his performance in the movie '' Noblemen''. Before his breakthrough, he assumed smaller roles in several films. In '' Fanaa,'' he portrayed ''Rehan Qadri Jr.'' who was Aamir Khan and Kajol's son. He was ''Ranveer Singh "Champ"'' in the 2007 film '' Ta Ra Rum Pum,'' where he also played as Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji's son. He also had subsequent supporting roles in '' Partner'' (2007), '' Drona'' (2008), '' Right Yaaa Wrong'' (2010), '' Paathshaala'' (2010), and '' Super 30'' (2019). He also portrayed Suraj Sinha in '' Line of Descent'' alongside Brendan Fraser. As a director, Ali Haji has written and directed his first feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
