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K. J. Singh
Kanwarjit Singh Sawhney, a.k.a. K.J. Singh is an Indian audio engineer/music producer based in Mumbai who won the 54th National Film Award (India), National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Audiography, Best Audiography and Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design with Shajith Koyeri and Subash Sahu for his work on the 2006 film Omkara (2006 film), ''Omkara''. He studied at Springdales School and finished his master's degree in Political Science from Hindu College, Delhi. He put together a popular live band, Graffiti, in his college days. Went to Trebas Institute, Toronto, Canada to study Sound engineering and Music Production. He came back in 1987 to start his own music production company called Fast Forward Productions and composed jingles, title tracks, and songs. Most notably the tracks for India Quiz, Super Quiz, The India Show, Firdaus, Kauwa Chala Hans Ki Chaal, Manch Masala, Khula Manch, Style Today, Cooking with Tarla Dalal, Super Six, Doordarshan International N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound Engineer/Music Producer
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the brain. Only acoustic waves that have frequency, frequencies lying between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz, the audio frequency range, elicit an auditory percept in humans. In air at atmospheric pressure, these represent sound waves with wavelengths of to . Sound waves above 20 kHz are known as ultrasound and are not audible to humans. Sound waves below 20 Hz are known as infrasound. Different animal species have varying hearing ranges, allowing some to even hear ultrasounds. Definition Sound is defined as "(a) Oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement, particle velocity, etc., propagated in a medium with internal forces (e.g., elastic or viscous), or the superposition of such propagated oscillation. (b) Auditory sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chachi 420
''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is an official remake of the 1996 Tamil film '' Avvai Shanmughi''., which itself was an adaptation of 1993 film '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' starring Robin Williams (an adaptation of the 1987 novel '' Madame Doubtfire''). The film stars Haasan and Nassar (reprising their roles from the original) along with Tabu, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Johnny Walker, Paresh Rawal, Rajendranath Zutshi, Ayesha Jhulka and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Plot Jaiprakash and Janki Paswan are fighting a divorce case. Janaki is the only daughter of Durgaprasad Bhardwaj, a staunch Hindu Brahmin businessman. Jaiprakash, a Hindu Dusadh, is an assistant dance director in films. The duo fell in love and married against the will of Durgaprasad. However, Janki buckles under the pressure of middle-class life. Other differences crop up between the couple and Janki walks out. The court grants the divorce. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makdee
''Makdee'' (), promoted as ''The Web Of The Witch'', in English, is a 2002 Indian comedy horror film written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It stars Shabana Azmi, Makrand Deshpande, Shweta Basu Prasad and Alaap Mazgaonkar. The film tells the story of a young girl in north India and her encounter with an alleged witch in an old mansion in the locality, believed by the locals to be haunted. It also explains the belief in witches and witchcraft across modern day India. The film was screened in the Critics' Week (Spotlight on India) section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. When the film society and distributors were initially unsure about the film, Shailendra Singh believed in the director and the film. Percept Pictures backed the film, giving Vishal his directorial debut in Bollywood and proving that films made for children could be successful . Life in Chunni's village is all peace and quiet and great fun. She fools the villagers, including her parents, with her impersonatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chupke Se
''Chupke Se'' (), is a 2003 Bollywood romantic comedy film, directed by Shona Urvashi. It stars Zulfi Syed, Masumeh, Rati Agnihotri, Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, Reema Lagoo, and Dilip Prabhawalkar. The film's soundtrack was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar. Plot Megha Timghure ( Masumeh) is a plain-looking middle-class girl, living with her Mum, Laxmi (Reema Lagoo), and Dad ( Dilip Prabhawalkar), who is employed as an Income Tax Officer. She desires to become a model and a beauty queen. At a party, she is wrongly introduced as Sarika Verma and meets two eligible young men, Rizwan, and Varun Arya (Zulfi Syed). She expresses her wish to become a model and be referred to Almera Kochar (Rati Agnihotri), who has a reputation for bringing out the best in every model, and making them beauty queens. Almera meets with Sarika / Megha, and accepts her as a student, and makes her sign a contract. What Sarika does not know is that she has now become a paw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paanch
''Paanch'' () is a 2003 Indian crime thriller film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap in his directing debut, starring Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes, and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The film is loosely based on the 1976–77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. ''Paanch'' did not receive a theatrical or home-video release. The Central Board of Film Certification raised objections due to the film's violence, depiction of drug abuse, and use of strong language. After some cuts, the film was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification in 2001. However, despite the director's protests, it was not approved for release. The story was considered too disturbing for the general public, and the production lacked the budget for reshoots. ''Paanch'' was later made available through torrent websites and screened at several film festivals. Plot A kidnapping plot goes awry when four friends plan to kidnap their own friend, who is accidentally killed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sonali Bendre, Twinkle Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and Johnny Lever in lead roles. The film marked Twinkle Khanna's final acting performance, prior to her marriage and subsequent retirement from the industry. The film is an official remake of the 1993 Telugu film ''Money''. It was released on 29 June 2001 and unlike the original version, the Hindi remake received mixed reviews and eventually became a box-office bomb. The film is said to be partly based on the American black comedy '' Fargo''. Paresh Rawal, who acted as the female lead's husband in the original Telugu film, plays the narrator in the Hindi remake. Plot A troubled young man, Prakash, is married to Sapna, who is an artist and the only daughter of a wealthy business tycoon, Rajiv Chopra, and Prakash is his son- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramji Londonwaley
''Ramji Londonwaley'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Sanjay Dayma and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film stars Madhavan and Samita Bangargi. Madhavan also worked as the dialogue writer for the film. The film had a theatrical release across India on 2 September 2005. Featuring a story written by Kamal Haasan, the film is a remake of Madhavan's Tamil film '' Nala Damayanthi'' (2003) Plot Ramji is a naive and docile village cook who has taken upon himself the sole responsibility of marrying his sister to a good family, as they are orphans. He eventually finds a good suitor for her, and then he has to shell out dowry for the groom's family, where the marriage is arranged and preparations made. Therefore, Ramji plans to go to London and work as a chef for a multimillion-dollar London-based British Indian businessman family. The arrangement is that Ramji will have to send part of his salary as compensation for the dowry he owes. Unfortun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar
''Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!'' () is a 2000 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Hansal Mehta, written by Saurabh Shukla and produced by Ajay Tuli, Anish and Hansal Mehta. It stars Manoj Bajpayee, Tabu, Saurabh Shukla and Aditya Srivastava in pivotal roles. Plot An innocent simpleton Ram Saran Pandey leaves his village for Mumbai to make his earnings. He leaves behind his parents and promises them that he will call them to the city once he is stable. In the bustling city, he gets a job as a car mechanic. Kamya Lal, a journalist, visits the car garage as a customer and is bowled over by his innocence and honesty. She makes up her mind to write articles on his life and make him popular among the social circles. Soon, the mutual admiration develops into a good friendship and Ram falls in love with her. However, she rebuffs him on every proposal. On one night, Ram accidentally spots Kamya in a compromising position with another person in her apartment and this breaks his heart. He dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'', released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart'', is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama musical film directed, co-written, and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Aishwarya Rai. Based on Jhaverchand Meghani's play ''Shetal ne Kathe'', the film narrates the story of a newlywed man who discovers that his wife is in love with another man and decides to unite them. The film has also been described as a loose adaptation of Maitreyi Devi's Bengali novel '' Na Hanyate'', although the film itself does not credit it as a source. It was filmed throughout the Gujarat-Rajasthan border region, in addition to Budapest, Hungary, which was used to represent Italy. The film premiered in the Indian Panorama section at the 1999 International Film Festival of India. The Bengali film ''Neel Akasher Chandni'' was inspired by this movie. The film was a commercial success and emerged as one of the highest-grossing I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Tu Tu
''Hu Tu Tu'' is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Gulzar, starring Nana Patekar, Sunil Shetty, Tabu and Suhasini Mulay. Plot The story opens with the kidnapping of Panna Barve, the daughter of Chief Minister Malti Barve. The responsible gang's demand is that one of their members be released from police custody. While in captivity, Panna reminisces about her childhood, where she had to struggle to grow up with a power hungry and inconsiderate mother and a simple, quiet, and spineless father. Panna's mother had also been carrying on a rather open affair with party co-member Sawantrao Gadre. Flashback over and Panna soon meets the man behind her kidnapping Aditya Patel who Panna knows from before. Via second flashback, we learn that Panna and "Adi" were lovers once upon a time. Their closeness stemmed from the fact that he also was struggling with a corrupt parent in the form of businessman father, P.N. Patel. Panna and Adi both find solace in a poor basti wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godmother (film)
''Godmother'' is a 1999 Hindi biographical drama film directed by Vinay Shukla released in 1999, and ostensibly inspired by the life of Santokben Jadeja, who ran the Mafia operations at Porbandar, Gujarat, in the late 1980s and early 1990s and later turned politician. Cast * Shabana Azmi - Rambhi * Milind Gunaji - Veeram * Nirmal Pandey - Jakhra * Govind Namdev- Kesubhai * Vinit Kumar - Lakhubhai * Loveleen Mishra - Ramde's wife * Raima Sen - Sejal * Sharman Joshi - Karsan Music Sanjeev Abhyankar (singing), Vishal Bhardwaj (music) and Javed Akhtar (lyrics) won the National Film Awards for this movie. The songs were: * "Gunje Gagan Gunje Lalkaren Ham" (singer: Roop Kumar Rathod) * "Matee Re Matee Re" (singer: Lata Mangeshkar) * "Raja Kee Kahanee Puranee Ho Gayee" (singers: Usha Uthup, Rekha, Kavita Krishnamurthy ) * "Suno Re Suno Re Bhayila" (singer: Sanjeev Abhyankar ) * "Tum Agar Yeh Mujhse Puchho" (singer: Abhijeet ) Awards National Film Awards – 1998 * National Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daya (film)
''Daya'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language period film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, directed by Venu, and starring Manju Warrier in the title role. The film is a loose adaption of the story of Zumurrud from the Middle Eastern folktales ''One Thousand and One Nights:'' though the plot is somewhat different. Vishal Bhardwaj scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer Venu. He won the awards for best debut director at the National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards. Plot The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya. Mansoor, the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life. Squandering his wealth after his father's death, he is forsaken by all his friends, except the loyal slave girl, Daya, who suggests that she be sold at the slave market for an exorbitant price. The envoys of the King interrupt the sale and take Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
