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Malini
Malini may refer to: People *Max Malini (1873–1942), magician * Malini Awasthi, Indian folk singer * Malini Fonseka (1947–2025), Sri Lankan actress, filmmaker and politician * Malini Gaud, Indian politician *Princess Malini Nobhadara (1885–1924) of Thailand * Malini Rajurkar (1941–2023), Hindustani singer *Malini Sharma, Indian model and actress **Malini, a self-titled character played by Sharma in the 2002 Indian film '' Raaz'' * Malini (Tamil actress), South Indian actress Places *Mălini, commune in Suceava County, Romania *Malini, Bulgaria, a village in Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria * Malinipuri or Malini, a city gifted to Karna by Jarasandha In mythology *Malini, an elephant-headed goddess associated with the birth of Ganesha *Malini or Mālinī, a mythological river where the baby Shakuntala was left by her mother *Malini, another name for Draupadi Draupadi (), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali and Yajnaseni, is the central heroine of the Indian epic poetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Malini
Max Malini (born Max Katz Breit; 1875 – October 3, 1942) was a magician who at his peak performed for several List of Presidents of the United States of America, US Presidents and at Buckingham Palace, receiving gifts from monarchs across Europe and Asia. Many magicians, such as Dai Vernon and Ricky Jay, have held him in high esteem for his skill and bold accomplishments. Career Max Malini was born in the small town of Ostrów, Przemyśl County, Ostrow on the borders of Russia and Austria. At a young age, he immigrated to the US with his Jewish family, settling in New York City. He studied juggling at age twelve, but under the tutelage of a fire-eater, ventriloquist, and magician, "Professor" Frank Seiden, Max began his studies of magic (illusion), magic when he was fifteen. As he grew older, he began performing in bars. As his reputation grew, he would sell tickets to see a private show in his hotel room. He specialized in close-up magic, performing with coins and card magic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Awasthi
Malini Awasthi (born 11 February 1967) is an Indian singer, more commonly referred to as Folk Queen of India. Having been trained classically, she is equally adept in various forms of Hindustani music like vintage Dadra Thumri Chaiti, Kajri Chaiti etc. Her knowledge of music finds a reflection in her renditions of Ghazals and Sufiyaana Kalaams too. A Ganda-baandh disciple of Padma Vibhushan Vidushi Girija Devi, she is a connoisseur of 'Chaumukhi gayan' of Benares Gharana. She commands equally over multiple dialects and languages like Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, and Braj. Acknowledging her decades long service to music of the land, Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016. She is currently a visiting professor at Centre for Media Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Early life and background Malini Awasthi was born in the city of perfumes, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh into a family of doctors. She was the youngest among the trinity that the couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Fonseka
Wanniarachchige Malini Senehelatha Fonseka, (; ; 30 April 1947 – 24 May 2025) was a Sri Lankan actress, theatre artist, director and politician. Often dubbed the "Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema", her career spanned seven decades. Fonseka made her debut in Sri Lankan cinema with Tissa Liyansooriya's ''Punchi Baba'' in 1968, and later she was named by CNN as one of Asia's 25 greatest film actors of all time in 2010. Fonseka first became widely known when she won the Best Actress Award at the 1969 National State Drama Festival, followed by a Sarasaviya Best Actress Awards for ''Hingana Kolla'' in 1980, ''Aradhana'' in 1982 and ''Yasa Isuru'' in 1983. She also broke records by winning the Slim Nielsen Peoples' Award for the Most Popular Actress twelve times in a row. Biography Early life She was born as the third of eleven siblings to Bandu Arachchige Gilbert Fonseka, a Government Press worker and Seelwathie Fonseka at Peliyagoda, Kelaniya. After her birth, her family moved to Jamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Gaud
Malini Laxmansingh Gaur is an Indian politician serving as the mayor of Indore. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She became mayor in February 2015 by defeating her nearest rival Archana Jaiswal of Indian National Congress by 2.8 lakh votes. Consequently, she became only the second woman to do so after Umashashi Sharma. Her husband Laxman Singh Gaur, was the former higher education minister of Madhya Pradesh who died in a car accident near Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pa ... in February 2008. References Mayors of places in Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh MLAs 2008–2013 21st-century Indian women politicians 1961 births Living people Politicians from Indore Madhya Pradesh MLAs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Nobhadara
Malini Nobhadara, Princess of Srisatchanalai (; ; 31 July 1885 – 22 December 1924), was the Princess of Siam (later Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...). She was a member of Siamese royal family. She is a daughter of Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam. She was the second daughter and the third child of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great) of Siam and Princess Saisavali Bhiromya, the Princess Suddhasininat Piyamaharaj Padivarada, daughter of Prince Ladavalya, the Prince Bhumindrabhakdi and Mom Chin Ladavalya na Ayudhya. She was given full name by her father as ''Malini Nobhadara Sirinibha Bannavadi'' () She had 3 siblings; an elder brother, an elder sister and a younger sister: * Prince Yugala Dighambara, the Prince of Lopburi (17 March 1883 &nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Rajurkar
Malini Rajurkar (8 January 1941 – 6 September 2023) was an Indian Hindustani classical singer of Gwalior Gharana. Early life Malini Rajurkar grew up in the state of Rajasthan in India. For three years she taught mathematics at the Savitri Girls’ High School & College, Ajmer, where she had graduated in the same subject. Taking advantage of a three-year scholarship that came her way, she finished her Sangeet Nipun from the Ajmer Music College, studying music under the guidance of Govindrao Rajurkar and his nephew, who was to become her future husband, Vasantrao Rajurkar. Performing career Malini performed in major music festivals in India for nearly fifty years, including ''Gunidas Sammelan'' (Mumbai), '' Tansen Samaroh'' (Gwalior), ''Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival'' (Pune), and ''Shankar Lal Festival'' (Delhi). Malini is noted especially for her command over the Tappa, her Khyal renditions and the Tarana genre. She also sung lighter music. Her renditions of Marathi ''na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini Sharma
Malini Daman Sharma is an Indian model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ... and actress, who has worked in music videos like ''Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag'', ''Kya Soorat Hai'', ''Ranjhar'', ''Kitni Akeli'' and movies like '' Raaz''. For her role in the latter, she received the 2003 Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. Sharma's debut film was Raaz. She signed for Gunaah, as the female lead opposite Dino Morea. However, two days before shooting commenced as she wanted distance from screen, Sharma backed out of the project. She worked as art director for two films, ‘' Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'’ and ‘' Just Married'’. Personal life She was married to model Priyanshu Chatterjee and they divorced in 2001. Television *'' C.A.T.S.'' as Tanya *'' Hum Dono'' as Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaz (2002 Film)
''Raaz'' () is a 2002 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu in lead roles, with Malini Sharma and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. ''Pinkvilla'' considered one of the best Hindi horror cinemas. The story follows Aditya ( Dino) and Sanjana (Bipasha) retreat to Ooty to mend their broken marriage, but their new home harbors more than silence — a ghost with unfinished business. As the haunting deepens, Sanjana uncovers a chilling truth: the greatest threat may be the man she’s trying to save. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film ''What Lies Beneath'' (2000). It was the second-highest-grossing film of the year 2002 being the most profitable venture and the first instalment in the '' Raaz'' series. Morea and Basu won a Zee Cine Award in the category of Dynamic Duo. The film earned a nomination for Best Film at the 48th Filmfare Awards. Nadeem-Shravan's music also earned them several F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini (Tamil Actress)
Malini or Kusuma Kumari was an Indian actress who starred in Tamil language and Telugu language films between 1955 and 1962. Although she only appeared in a few films, she co-starred with well-known actors of her era, including Rama Rao, Nageswara Rao, Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, S. S. Rajendran, K. Balaji and Chalam. Malini was credited by various names over her career. In her earlier Telugu films, she was credited as ''Kusuma'' or ''Kusuma Kumari''. She later adopted ''Malini'' as screen name for her Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ... film Sabaash Meena and later films. She later married S. Raghavan (producer-director of film Sabaash Mapillai) and quit films. Filmography References {{authority control Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mălini
Mălini is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Iesle, Mălini, Pâraie, Poiana Mărului, and Văleni-Stânișoara. Location The commune is situated on the Suceava Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the Moldova River and its right tributary, the Suha Mare. Mălini is located in the southern part of Suceava County, southwest of the county seat, Suceava, on the border with Neamț County. Administration and local politics Communal council The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending al ...: Natives * Teodor Ilincăi (born 1983), opera tenor * Nicolae Labiș (1935 – 1956), poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malini, Bulgaria
Malini is a village in Gabrovo Municipality, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t .... Accessed May 24, 2010 References Villages in Gabrovo Province {{Gabrovo-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malinipuri
Malinipuri, also called Malini, is a city mentioned in the Sanskrit epic, the Bhagavad Gita. The city was given to Karna, a warrior and tragic hero of the epic, by Jarasandha, king of Magadha. Karna had sought out weapons instructions but was denied due to his mixed-caste background. He had helped Duryodhana Duryodhana (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ̪ʊɾjoːd̪ʱən̪ᵊ ), also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata.'' He is the eldest of the Kaurava, Kauravas, the hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gan ... abduct the princess of Kalinga and fought off all the other kings while doing so, including Jarasandha. After this, Jarasandha wanted to test Karna's strength and challenged him to a wrestling match. Karna "ruptured the seam" that held together Jarasandha's body, defeating him, and was given the city of Malini. After this he became "king of the Angas"; it is presumed that Duryodhana elevated Karna to the Anga throne following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
