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Karim Morani
Karim Morani is an Indian film producer who has produced films like ''Chennai Express'' and ''Ra.One'' starring Shahrukh Khan. Morani and his brother Aly Morani co-own Cineyug, which is a film production and event management company. Film career Morani entered into film production in 1991 with a film called '' Yodha''. The film was directed by Rahul Rawail and starred Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol and Sangeeta Bijlani in lead roles. His next film as a producer came after a gap of twelve years; this was the film '' Dum'' direct by Eeshwar Nivas and starring Vivek Oberoi and Diya Mirza. Another gap of eight years followed, and after this gap, all his films have been co-productions with Shar Rukh Khan of films that star Shah Rukh Khan. Morani's third release happened in 2011, after he teamed up with Shah Rukh Khan's production house Red Chillies Entertainment as an associate producer for the film ''Ra.One'' starring Shah Rukh Khan. In 2013, he co-produced the commercially successful fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is " greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum (2003 Hindi Film)
''Dum'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ali and Karim Morani. It is a remake of 2001 Tamil film ''Dhill''. The film stars Vivek Oberoi, Diya Mirza, Govind Namdeo and Atul Kulkarni, while Sushant Singh, Mukesh Rishi and Sheeba have supporting roles. The film's music was composed by Sandeep Chowta, under the banner of Sony Music Studios. The film released theatrically on 24 January 2003. Film director Dharani (director), S. Dharani, who wrote and directed the original, criticised the film for straying from the source material and making changes that created significant story problems, which resulted in the film not performing well in the box office. Plot Uday (Vivek Oberoi) and Mohan come from lower middle-class families. Against their families wishes, the boys are hell bent on joining the police force. The duo aim to make it big solely on the basis of their abilities. Despite lack of any recommendations or leverages to mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News And Analysis
Publications established in 2005 Newspapers published in Mumbai English-language newspapers published in India Daily newspapers published in India Essel Group 2005 establishments in Maharashtra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajol
Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among which she shares the record for most Best Actress wins with her late aunt Nutan. In 2011, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. The daughter of Tanuja and Shomu Mukherjee, Kajol made her acting debut with '' Bekhudi'' (1992) while still in school. She subsequently quit her studies, and had commercial successes in '' Baazigar'' (1993), opposite Shah Rukh Khan, and ''Yeh Dillagi'' (1994). Starring roles with Khan in the top-grossing romances ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995) and ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998) established her as a leading star in the 1990s and earned her two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She also gained critical appreciation for playing a psychopathic killer in '' Gu ... [...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 since 2014. He has 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 received praise and nominations for two Filmfare Awards for playing an avenger in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohit Shetty
Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, producer and television host who works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised film director of Hindi Cinema. His movies are often mix genres of action, comedy and masala films. His breakthrough came with the first installment of comedy film franchise ''Golmaal'', ''Golmaal'' (2006) starring Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi, which became sleeper hit. Further subsequent other successful films in franchise included '' Golmaal Returns'' (2008) and '' Golmaal 3'' (2010), which became one of the highest-grossing film of the year. Shetty returned in action genre with '' Singham'' (2011) after eight years of his debut action thriller '' Zameen''. It also starred Ajay Devgn in lead, the film turned out one of the highest grosser of the year. Later on, it expanded in ''Cop Universe'' franchise with other successful films such as ''Singham Returns'' (2014), ''Simmba'' (2018), '' Sooryavanshi'' (2021) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauri Khan
Gauri Khan (''née'' Chhibber; born 8 October 1970) is an Indian film producer and fashion designer. She has produced films including '' Main Hoon Na'', '' Om Shanti Om'' and ''Chennai Express'' under the production company Red Chillies Entertainment that she co-founded in 2002 with her husband, actor Shah Rukh Khan. Khan is also an interior designer who has designed spaces for high-profile individuals such as Mukesh Ambani, Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren, as well as celebrities. In 2018, Khan was named as one of Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women". Early life Khan was born as Gauri Chhibber in Delhi to Punjabi Hindu parents Savita and Colonel Ramesh Chandra Chhibber who belong to Hoshiarpur. She was raised in the suburbs of Panchsheel Park, Delhi. She completed her schooling at Loreto Convent School, completed high school from Modern School Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, and graduated from Lady Shri Ram College with B.A. (Hons.) in History. She also completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilwale (2015 Film)
''Dilwale'' () is an 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film stars Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Kriti Sanon, and Varun Dhawan.Kajol to be the leading lady in Shah Rukh Khan-Rohit Shetty's 'Dilwale' – Daily News & Analysis Dnaindia.com (17 February 2015). Retrieved on 13 July 2015 while , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy New Year (2014 Film)
''Happy New Year'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''HNY'') is a 2014 Indian action comedy film directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features an ensemble cast of Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah and Jackie Shroff. It was distributed worldwide by Yash Raj Films. In the film, a bunch of losers transform themselves into a team that wins over the hearts of the people in the city and across the world, all as part of their quest to pull off the biggest diamond heist ever seen. Made on a total budget of , the film marked the third collaboration of the lead actor, producer and director; they previously worked on '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004) and ''Om Shanti Om'' (2007), the latter of which also featured Padukone as the female lead. ''Happy New Year'' was released on Diwali 2014 with dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu, and gained around 4,200 screens in Hindi and 800 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firstpost
''Firstpost'' is an Indian online news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18. The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to 2,700 crore. History In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of '' Forbes India'' whose four top editorial heads including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta were dismissed. The event led to a media furor. Thereafter on 31 May 2013, ''Firstpost'' took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com for an undisclosed amount. As of April 2020, Jaideep Giridhar is the executive editor of ''Firstpost'' in Mumbai, while Sanjay Singh is the deputy executive editor. References External links * Internet properties established in 2011 Indian news websites Mass media in Mumbai Network18 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Chillies Entertainment
Red Chillies Entertainment is an Indian visual effects, production and distribution company established by actor Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan in 2002. It was transformed from the defunct Dreamz Unlimited. Based in Mumbai, the studio's activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films in India and worldwide. They are also a visual effects company. Throughout the last several years, Red Chillies has acquired the rights to several Hindi films. In 2006, RCE started a visual effects studio known as Red Chillies VFX. The company also has a 55% stake in the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders (2008) and Trinbago Knight Riders (2015) of Caribbean Premier League along with Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2022) of International League T20. Sanjiv Chawla was the former CEO of the company, while Gauri Khan serves as a producer. In February 2013, Venky Mysore, the CEO of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shar Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 films, and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. He has been awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, as well as the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Legion of Honour by the Government of France. Khan has a significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora worldwide. In terms of audience size and income, he has been described as one of the most successful film stars in the world. Khan began his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with '' Deewana''. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films '' Baazigar'' (1993), '' Darr'' (1993), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
