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Kalank
''Kalank'' (; ''Blemish'' or ''Stigma'') is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions and Sajid Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, with Fox Star Studios serving as presenter and distributor. Set in the pre-independence British era of the 1940s, the film features an Ensemble cast including Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, and Sanjay Dutt. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and societal judgment against the backdrop of political unrest in Lahore. Principal photography took place across India, with elaborate sets and period-specific detailing. The film's music was composed by Pritam, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya and background score by Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara. Released theatrically on 17 April 2019 across 5,300 screens worldwide, ''Kalank'' became the widest Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list in the 2010s. He starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama '' Student of the Year''. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies '' Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), and '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the action comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015), '' Dishoom'' (2016), and '' Judwaa 2'' (2017); the dance film '' ABCD 2'' (2015); and the drama '' Sui Dhaaga'' (2018). Dhawan also received praise for portraying an avenger in the thriller '' Badlapur'' (2015) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Roy Kapur
Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After working as a VJ, he made his acting debut with the musical drama '' London Dreams'' (2009). Kapur had his first commercial success with the romance '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013). In the same year, the romantic comedy ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' emerged as his highest-grossing release, and won him the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor in addition to a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Following a career downturn, with critical and commercial failures such as '' Daawat-e-Ishq'' (2014), '' Fitoor'' (2016), '' Ok Jaanu'' (2017) and '' Kalank'' (2019), Kapur starred in the thriller film ''Malang'' (2020), the black comedy ''Ludo'' (2020) and the thriller series '' The Night Manager'' (2023). Early life and family Kapur was born in Bombay on 16 November 1985 to a Punjabi Hindu father, Kumud Roy Kapur, and a Jewish mother Salome Aaron. His paternal grandfather, Raghupat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. The daughter of actors and politicians Poonam Sinha, Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha, she has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list from 2012 to 2017, and in 2019. List of awards and nominations received by Sonakshi Sinha, Her accolades include a Filmfare Award. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting debut with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Sinha rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including ''Rowdy Rathore'' (2012), ''Son of Sardaar'' (2012), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), and ''Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers. Sinha received critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama ''Lootera'' (2013), for which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian Bengali lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. At the beginning of his career back in 2000's, he was working for few musicians as a singer & met Pritam, who gave him works as a scratch singer for his compositions. Later, he shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D , music by Amit Trivedi'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila" which was basically pseudo names of his & Amit Trivedi. After the disclosure of his brilliant work in Dev.D, Pritam got to know about his amazing lyrics writing capacity, from then he became an integral part of Pritam's studio & formed the famous Bengali Composer Lyricist duo Pritam-Amitabh. He have written over 100's of chartbuster songs for Pritam's composition in film albums like Dangal (2016 film)Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, , Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Bajrangi Bhaijaan (soundtrack), Kalank , Brahmāstra: Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd (NGE) is an Indian film production company based in Mumbai. The Nadiadwala family have been in film production since 1955; continuing this legacy, Sajid Nadiadwala established the company in 1995. The company is a part of the Hindi film industry that is involved in Motion picture, radio, television and other entertainment activities. Rakesh Madhotra is the current CEO of the company. Background The Nadiadwala family, who migrated to Mumbai from Nadiad, Kheda district (Gujarat), have been in the film industry for three generations, starting with A. K. Nadiadwala followed by his son Sulieman Nadiadwala and now grandson Sajid Nadiadwala. As of June 2025, they are celebrating 75 years of their existence in the film industry. The first film to be produced under their legacy was ''Inspector'' (1956) by Abdul Karim Nadiadwala. He further went on to produce movies like ''Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal ( ; ; ) is an ivory-white marble mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for Alia Bhatt filmography, her portrayals of women in challenging circumstances, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt, several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. She is one of India's highest-paid actresses. Time (magazine), ''Time'' awarded her with the Time100 Impact Awards, Time100 Impact Award in 2022 and named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Born into the Bhatt family, she is a daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. After making her acting debut as a child in the 1999 thriller film ''Sangharsh (1999 film), Sangharsh'', she played her first leading role in Karan Johar's teen film ''Student of the Year'' (2012). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ''Highway (2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (Maiden and married names, née Dixit, ; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress and television personality. She has appeared in Madhuri Dixit filmography, over 70 Hindi films. Praised by critics for her performances and dance ability, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries by leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. Her List of awards and nominations received by Madhuri Dixit, accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country. Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama ''Abodh''. After a few successive commercially failed films, she rose to prominence with the action drama ''Tezaab'' (1988), and established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing romantic dramas ''Dil (1990 film), Dil'' (1990), ''Beta (film), Beta'' (1992), ''Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam
Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also popularly known mononymously as Pritam, is a National Award winning Indian composer, instrumentalist, music producer and singer. Graduating from FTII in Sound Engineering, he worked as an ad jingle composer, sound designer & theme music composer for TV Serials, later debuted as a co-composer alongside Jeet Gannguli in the 2001 Hindi film '' Tere Liye''. He debuted as a solo composer with the 2003 film ''Stumped''. However, it was the soundtrack of ''Dhoom'' (2004), most notably the title track, which earned him his first big break in the industry and helped him win the Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year & vast acknowledgements. In a career spanning over two decades, he has composed music for more than 125 Bollywood films and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including one (1) National Film Award in 70th National Film Awards in 2022, Six (6) Filmfare Awards for Best Music Director, Three (3) Filmfare Awards fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanchit Balhara And Ankit Balhara
Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, ''Bajirao Mastani''. Sanchit's elder brother, Ankit Balhara, joined him in 2018, and the duo have been composing together since '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi''. Personal life The brothers born in Rohtak, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. Their father Bhal Singh Balhara, is a singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother Mukta Chaudhary, is a national level athlete. Sanchit studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani was highly appreciated throughout the industry and also won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards. Education Sanchit completed a Music Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhishek Varman
Abhishek Varman is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His directorial debut was the romantic drama '' 2 States'' (2014). followed by the ensemble period romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ... '' Kalank'' (2019). Filmography Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Varman, Abhishek Living people Hindi-language film directors Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Indian screenwriters Filmfare Awards winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Johar
Karan Yash Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful actors and filmmakers under his company Dharma Productions. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Karan Johar, several accolades, including three National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards, he has been honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2020. The son of producer Yash Johar, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy-drama ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), which earned him the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment (as director), the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay. His next films, the family drama ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001) and the musical romantic drama ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
