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Elaan (2005 Film)
''Elaan'' (Translation: Declaration) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film. Elaan is a mission film about five characters and their plan against one man. Produced by Ganesh Jain and Ratan Jai, written and directed by Vikram Bhatt, the film stars Mithun Chakraborty, John Abraham, Rahul Khanna, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta and Amisha Patel. Plot Modern-day secular India is held at ransom by powerful criminal Baba Sikander (Mithun Chakraborty) and his brothers, Aftab ( Milind Gunaji) and Sameer ( Prithvi Zutshi). They begin by demanding money from wealthy businessmen; when their victims refuse to pay, they are killed. One of their victims is Kantilal Shah, a rich businessman, Karan Shah (Rahul Khanna) is Kantilal's adopted son. He was a mere canteen boy who was spotted and adopted by Kantilal while trying to secretly listen to a board-room discussion. He gained his father's trust over the years and was gradually given the responsibility of running the family business, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing ''Ghulam'' (1999) starring Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherji, which was also produced by Mukesh Bhatt. For both of these he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Formerly, he was the creative head of ASA Productions and Enterprises until 2014, when he resigned from the company. Early life Bhatt is the grandson of Vijay Bhatt from (Gujarat, Palitana), one of the pioneers of the Indian film industry, and the son of cinematographer Pravin Bhatt. Career At the age of 14, in 1982, Bhatt started his career with director Mukul Anand in Anand's first film, ''Kanoon Kya Karega''. Bhatt also assisted Mukul Anand as the chief assistant on the sets of '' Agneepath''. This film turned out to be a cult classic, though not very successful at the box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunky Pandey
Suyash Panday (born 26 September 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 100 films in a career that has spanned over three decades. His most successful films in Hindi were in the period 1987-1994. After the failure of his Hindi films as lead hero since 1994, his career in Hindi films faded away. He then worked in Bangladeshi cinema from 1995 and most of his films in Bangladesh were successful. He has been acting as a character actor since 2003 in Hindi films. He is the father of actress Ananya Panday. Early life Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in Bombay. Career Panday worked as an instructor in acting school in 1986. He used to be senior to many junior budding artists such as Akshay Kumar. 1987–1993: Debut and early success Panday debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film ''Aag Hi Aag'' opposite Neelam Kothari. Film producer Pahlaj Nihalani gave P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayatri Ganjawala
Gayatri Ganjawala () is an Indian playback singer, primarily in Bollywood. She landed up with the part of Princess Anjuli in the West End of London musical production of M. M. Kaye's ''The Far Pavilions'', which opened in the summer of 2007. Iyer is married to Kunal Ganjawala, an Indian playback singer. She graduated from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML) in 2001. One of her well-known songs is "My Dil goes Mmmm" from ''Salaam Namaste''. Famous music directors Anand–Milind used her voice in many of their songs in the mid 90s, the most popular one being the romantic ballad ''Meri Jaane Jana'' from the film '' Insaaf''. They recently recorded an English song with her for the cross-over film ''Don't Tie the Knot''. Discography * '' Gulabi'' (May 1995) * ''Loafer'' (9 June 1996) * '' Muqaddar'' (12 July 1996) * ''Daanveer'' (20 September 1996) * '' Insaaf'' (30 May 1997) * ''Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?'' (11 October 2002) * ''Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne'' (21 March 2003) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK (singer)
Krishnakumar Kunnath (23 August 1968 – 31 May 2022), popularly known as KK, was an Indian playback singer. Regarded as one of the best and most versatile singers in India, he recorded songs in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati. KK began his career by singing advertising jingles and made his film debut in 1996 on an A. R. Rahman soundtrack. He released his debut album, '' Pal'' in 1999. The songs "Pal" and "Yaaron" from the album became popular, and are used in school graduations. His popular songs included "Tadap Tadap Ke Is Dil Se" from '' Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' (1999), the Tamil song "Apadi Podu", " Dola Re Dola" from '' Devdas'' (2002), "Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai" from '' Woh Lamhe...'' (2006), "Aankhon Mein Teri" from '' Om Shanti Om'' (2007), "Khuda Jane" from '' Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008), "Piya Aaye Na" from '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013), "Mat Aazma Re" from '' Murder 3'' (2013), "India Wale" from ''Happy New Year' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udit Narayan
Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: * Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch * Udit Patel (born 1984), Indian cricketer * Udit Raj, Indian politician *Udit Birla Udit Alok Birla (born 17 November 1989) in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian cricketer. He studied in The Bishop's School, Pune. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman. He was picked to play for Pune Warriors India in the IPL 20 ... (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Kunwar Udit Swaraj, Bollywood playback singer {{given name Indian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alka Yagnik
Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People * Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer * Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress * Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the Parliament of India representing Gujarat * Alka Kaushal (born 1969), Indian film actress in Marathi cinema * Alka Kriplani (active from before 1995), Indian gynecologist, medical writer and academic * Alka Kubal (active from born 1965), Indian film actress in Marathi cinema * Alka Lamba (born 1975), Indian politician * Alka Matewa (born 1987), Belgian mixed martial artist from Democratic Republic of the Congo * Alka Nath (born 1950), Indian social worker and politician * Alka Nupur (active from 1981), Indian film actress in Hindi cinema * Alka Pande (born 1956), Indian art curator * Alka Rai, Indian politician * Alka Sadat (born 1981), Afghan documentary and feature film producer, director and cameraman * Alka Saraogi (born 1960), Indian novelist and short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages and has established herself as one of the leading playback singers of Indian cinema. Ghoshal began learning music at the age of four. At the age of six, she started her formal training in classical music. When she reached sixteen, she was noticed by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother after she won the television singing reality show ''Sa Re Ga Ma''. Following the success, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut with Bhansali's romantic drama '' Devdas'' (2002) for which she received a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the 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'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough was released in 2000, with the song "Mehboob Mere" from '' Fiza'', for which she received another Filmfare nomination. Chauhan received her third Filmfare nomination with the song "Dhoom Machale" from '' Dhoom'' (2004) followed by two more nominations during the next year for "Kaisi Paheli" and "Deedar De" from ''Parineeta'' and '' Dus'' (2005). In 2006, she was bestowed with her first Filmfare award for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Government of India with Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field of arts. Nigam sings predominantly in Hindi and Kannada language films but has also sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Malayalam, Nepali, Tulu, Chhattisgarhi and other Indian languages. Nigam has released a number of non-film albums and acted in some Hindi films. He is known as the "Modern Rafi", a title given to him after his musical idol Mohammad Rafi. Life and background Sonu Nigam was born on 30 July 1973 to Agam Kumar Nigam and Shobha Nigam in the city of Faridabad, Haryana. His father was from Agra and his mother was from Garhwal. His sister Teesha Nigam is also a professional si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameer (lyricist)
Shitala Pandey, better known as Sameer Anjaan, is an Indian lyricist, writing songs such as "Mujhe Raat Din Bas", predominantly in Hindi language films. He is a Guinness World Record holder for writing the most songs. He was awarded this honor on 17 February 2016. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Lalji "Anjaan" Pandey. He has won three Filmfare Awards. Biography Sameer, officially named sameer Pandey, but commonly known by his nickname Rajan, was born near Banaras, Uttar Pradesh. He earned a Master of Commerce degree at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, and started a new position as a bank officer at the Central Bank of India. However, a few days after joining, he left the job because he "knew the bank was not my world". To pursue a career as a lyricist, he moved to Mumbai in 1980. Career Sameer started his career as a lyricist in 1983 with the film ''Bekhabar'' (1983).https://lyricsraag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Filmfare-Awards-Winners-From-1953-to- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swini Khara
Swini Nimesh Khara is an Indian actress and a student at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai. She is known for her role as the mischievous Chaitali in the TV show ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' and for a role in the 2007 film ''Cheeni Kum''. She also did an episodic role in ''CID'' as Shweta. Filmography Films * 2005 - ''Parineeta'' * 2005 - '' Elaan'' as Ayesha (Arjun's Daughter) * 2006 - ''After The Wedding'' * 2006 - ''Siyaasat The Politics'' * 2006 - ''Chingaari'' * 2007 - ''Cheeni Kum'' as Sexy * 2008 - ''Hari Puttar'' as Tuk Tuk * 2010 - ''Paathshala'' as Swini * 2010 - '' Kaalo - The Desert Witch'' as Shona * 2012 - ''Delhi Safari'' as Yuvraj, the cub Leopard * 2016 - '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' as young Jayanti Television * 2005–2010 - ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' as Chaitali Thakkar * 2007/2009 - ''Dill Mill Gayye'' as Minnie * 2011 - ''CID'' as Shweta * 2015 - ''Zindagi Khatti Meethi This is a list of original programming by Disney Channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritu Shivpuri
Ritu Shivpuri (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress and model, notable for her work in Hindi and Kannada cinema. Daughter of actors Om and Sudha Shivpuri, Ritu made her acting debut in a leading role in the 1993 film '' Aankhen'', which was the highest grossing film of that year. Filmography * 1993: '' Aankhen'' * 1995: '' Ham Sab Chor Hain'' * 1995: '' Rock Dancer'' * 1997: '' Aar Ya Paar'' * 1997: '' Bhai Bhai'' * 1997: '' Dongaata'' * 1999: '' Z'' * 1999: '' Nyaydevata'' * 1999: '' Kaala Samrajya'' * 2000: '' Hadh Kar Di Aapne'' * 2000: '' Glamour Girl'' * 2001: '' Lajja'' * 2002: '' Shakti: The Power'' * 2005: '' Elaan'' * 2005: ''Dubai Return'' * 2006: ''Ik Jind Ik Jaan'' Television * 2016 '' 24: India'' as Dr Sunny * 2017 ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? 3'' () is an Indian drama television series that aired on Star Plus from 3 July 2017 to 6 October 2017. Produced by Gul Khan under 4 Lions Films, it starred Barun Sobti and Shivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
