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Himanshu Sharma
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian film writer and producer who works in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is most well known as the writer of the ''Tanu Weds Manu series'' (2011 & 2015), for which he received two National Film Awards, National FIlm Awards, and ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), all of which were considered highly successful domestically. Early life and education Himanshu Sharma was born to Jiwan Sharma, a U.P. Tourism officer and Shama Sharma in Lucknow. Himanshu did his schooling from Spring dale College, Lucknow and later moved to Kirori Mal College, Delhi for higher education, where he started taking part in theatre. Personal life Himanshu has one younger sister and a brother, and he was in a relationship with Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar. In January 2021, Himanshu married Kanika Dhillon. Career He started his career with NDTV as script writer for a health show. Subsequently, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his career in serials and movies. He wrote the script for many TV serial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himanshu Sharma (chess Player)
Himanshu Sharma is an Indian chess grandmaster. Career In April 2017, he crossed the 2500 rating mark after scoring a win in the fifth round of the 1st Sardar Prakash Singh Memorial. With this, he became India's 47th grandmaster and the first grandmaster from the province of Haryana. In July 2017, he won the Barbera Del Valles Open, finishing half a point ahead of runner-up Karen H. Grigoryan. This was his first Open tournament win outside of India In June 2022, he was one of the bearers of the Chess Olympiad torch. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Himanshu Living people 1983 births Indian chess players Chess Grandmasters People from Rohtak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Kundra
Raj Kundra is a British-Indian businessman and part time actor who, in 2004, was ranked as the 198th richest British Asian by ''Success''. He has faced legal scrutiny over allegations related to the production of adult content and involvement in sports betting. Kundra has made investments across a range of interests, including cricket and mixed martial arts. He has been married to Shilpa Shetty, an Indian actress, since 2009. Early life Raj Kundra was born in London, England to Indian immigrants. Kundra's parents were Punjabi Hindus from Raipur, Mansa. Kundra grew up in a middle-class family. His father, Bal Krishan Kundra worked as a bus conductor in London before running a small business. His mother, Usha Rani Kundra worked as a shop assistant. Career At the age of 18, Kundra moved to Dubai and later Nepal, where he started a business selling pashmina shawls to fashion retailers in Britain and made his first couple of millions. In 2007, he moved to Dubai and set u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laal Kaptaan
''Laal Kaptaan '' () is 2019 Indian Hindi-language epic western action drama film co-written and directed by Navdeep Singh. It was produced by Eros International and Aanand L Rai's Colour Yellow Productions. The film stars Saif Ali Khan as a bounty hunter called Gossain (a sadhu) who goes on a killing spree with the intention of exacting revenge upon a Subedar named Rahmat Khan, who is also being chased by the Marathas since he double crossed them and was trying to get away with their treasure. The film co-stars Manav Vij, Zoya Hussain and Deepak Dobriyal. The film was released theatrically in India on 18 October 2019. Plot In the late 18th century Bundelkhand, a warrior monk (called the Gossain) goes on a killing spree of bandits in a quest to find his arch-nemesis, the Rohilla chieftain, Rahmat Khan (currently in charge of the local fort of Munerghah), who has escaped with his convoy after looting treasure of his overlord Raja Hukum Singh Bundela (the looted treasure is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meri Nimmo
''Meri Nimmo'' () is a 2018 Indian drama film directed by Rahul Ganore Shanklya and produced by Aanand L. Rai. The film stars Anjali Patil as Nimmo, and Karan Dave as Hemu, an eight-year-old boy who falls in love with the 24-year-old Nimmo. It premiered at the 47th International Film Festival of India and the Mumbai Film Festival in 2017 where it earned critical praise. ''Meri Nimmo'' was released online digitally through Eros Now on 27 April 2018. Cast * Anjali Patil as Nimmo * Karan Dave as Hemu * Shalini Pandey as Nimmo's friend * Aryan Mishra as Matru * Sunayana Agarwal as Hemu's mother * Amar Singh Parihar as Dulha (Bridegroom) * Sarika Nayak as Nimmo's ''Bua'' * Vivek Pandey as Nimmo's father * Rana Pratap Sengar as Shailu * Anshul Thakur as Mahendra Soundtrack The soundtrack of ''Meri Nimmo'' consists of 3 songs composed by Krsna Solo and Mangesh Dhakde the lyrics of which have been written by Raj Shekhar. Reception Udita Jhunjhunwala of ''Firstpost'' called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Phir Bhag Jayegi
''Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mudassar Aziz and produced by Aanand L. Rai and Krishika Lulla. The film is a sequel to the 2016 film '' Happy Bhag Jayegi''. It stars Diana Penty as the eponymous character from the first film and Sonakshi Sinha as her namesake. The production features an ensemble cast consisting of Penty, Sinha, Jimmy Sheirgill, Piyush Mishra, Ali Fazal, Jassi Gill and Aparshakhi Khhurana.The film was released on 24 August 2018 to mixed reviews from critics. Plot The film starts with Daman Singh Bagga and Usman Afridi being kidnapped by some Chinese goons and they're brought to Shanghai, China. Then the movie goes into a flashback. Happy and her husband Guddu go to Shanghai, China for a concert. A Botany professor, also named Happy, comes to Shanghai to join a university as a lecturer. At the airport the Chinese goons kidnap Happy 2 mistaking her for Happy 1. They take Happy 2 into custody and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manmarziyaan
''Manmarziyaan'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Kanika Dhillon. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, and Taapsee Pannu, it is jointly produced by Phantom Films and Aanand L. Rai's Colour Yellow Productions. ''Manmarziyaan'' began filming in February 2018. It is a love story set in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Principal photography wrapped up in April 2018. It premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in India on 14 September 2018 to positive reviews from critics. Plot Rumi, a young woman, is in love with Vicky, a part-time DJ. One day they are caught by Rumi’s family and pressure builds for them to marry. Rumi promises her family that Vicky will come with his parents to ask for her hand in marriage and if he doesn't show up, she will marry whomever her family chooses. However, nervous and immature, Vicky repeatedly gets cold feet. Eventually, she gives up on him and agrees t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubh Mangal Savdhan (2017 Film)
''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Krishika Lulla and Aanand L. Rai. Starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, it is the remake of the director's own Tamil film '' Kalyana Samayal Saadham'' (2013). Released on 1 September 2017, the film revolves around Mudit Sharma, who is about to get married, on how he deals with his erectile dysfunction with his fiancé and family. At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' received 5 nominations, including Best Actor (Khurrana), Best Actress (Pednekar) and Best Supporting Actress (Pahwa). A spiritual successor titled '' Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'', also starring Khurrana in the lead and Pednekar in a cameo appearance, was released on 21 February 2020. Plot The story is about Mudit Sharma, a Delhi boy with a marketing job, and Sugandha Joshi, a Gurgaon girl whom Mudit falls in love with. Shy by nature, Mudit tries all possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nil Battey Sannata
''Nil Battey Sannata'' (; slang for "Good for Nothing"), released internationally as ''The New Classmate'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari in her feature debut. Produced by Aanand L. Rai, Ajay Rai, and Alan McAlex under the banners of Colour Yellow Productions and JAR Pictures, the film was co-written by Iyer, Neeraj Singh, Pranjal Choudhary, and Nitesh Tiwari. Swara Bhaskar starred as Chanda Sahay, a high-school drop-out household maid and single mother of a sullen young girl named Apeksha, played by Riya Shukla. The film's theme is a person's right to dream and change their lives, irrespective of social status. Released in India on 22 April 2016, ''Nil Battey Sannata'' was distributed by Eros International and garnered critical and audience acclaim. Reviewers praised most aspects of the production, especially its narrative and realism, and the performances of the cast, Bhaskar's in particular. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Iye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Bhag Jayegi
''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film, written and directed by Mudassar Aziz, and produced by Aanand L. Rai and Krishika Lulla. It stars Diana Penty as the eponymous character; a free-spirited bride-to-be from Amritsar who runs away from her wedding ceremony and inadvertently arrives in Lahore, Pakistan. The production features an ensemble cast consisting of Penty, Abhay Deol, Jimmy Sheirgill, Ali Fazal, and Momal Sheikh. Aziz began writing for the film in 2012 and later approached Rai to produce it. ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' was conceived as a "cross-border" romantic comedy and was originally titled ''Dolly Lahore Mein''. Although a large part of the film is set in Lahore, the film was primarily shot in Chandigarh and Amritsar with Saurabh Goswami working as the director of photography. The film featured Pakistani actors Javed Sheikh and his daughter Momal Sheikh. The film is Momal Sheikh's Bollywood debut. The music for ''Happy Bhag Jayegi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (2018 Film)
''Zero'' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written by Himanshu Sharma, directed by Aanand L. Rai and produced by Colour Yellow Productions in collaboration with Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, and Katrina Kaif, while Anushka Sharma, Abhay Deol, R. Madhavan and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in important supporting cast. The plot revolves around Bauua Singh, a short man from Meerut who, after having difficulty finding a marriage partner, finds a companion in Aafia Bhinder, a NSAR (a fictional space research facility) scientist with cerebral palsy. However, film superstar Babita also gets close with him, testing his first relationship, before this love triangle takes them to far-off cities, thrusting Bauua into an adventure to discover both his true love and completeness in a life lived to the fullest. The project was conceived by Rai in 2012, before pre-production commenced in 2016. Initially under the working title ''Katrina Meri Jaan'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers (2007 Bollywood Film)
''Strangers'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aanand L. Rai and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, and Sonali Kulkarni. It is an adaptation of the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film '' Strangers on a Train'', which was based on the 1950 novel ''Strangers on a Train'' by Patricia Highsmith. Synopsis Rahul, a flop writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in a business-class compartment of a train in England from Southampton to London. The claustrophobia of closed space and the fact that they both are India bind them, and they start chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal, and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in a state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after the crash of his ambitious career as a writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raksha Bandhan (film)
''Raksha Bandhan'' (; ) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language family comedy-drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Sadia Khateeb, Sahejmeen Kaur, Smrithi Srikanth and Deepika Khanna. The film was theatrically released on 11 August 2022, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Plot In Old Delhi, Lala Kedarnath, the eldest and only brother of four sisters named Gayatri, Durga, Laxmi, and Saraswati, runs a chaat shop named ''Premlata Chat Bhandar'' that was started by his grandfather. Lala promises his frail mother on her deathbed that he will only get married after he fulfills the responsibility of marrying his sisters into suitable homes first. Lala's relentless efforts to get his sisters married while upholding his family values go in vain, as he faces hurdles in finding suitable grooms due to Laxmi's dark skin, Durga's weig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
