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Mayur Puri
Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He has written songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including'' Om Shanti Om'' (2007) starring Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah Khan, where Mayur also did a cameo appearance (as the wannabe Gujju Director of 'Apahij Pyar'). He wrote dialogue for the Farah Khan film ''Happy New Year'' (2014). On 17 November 2014, The Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences selected the screenplay of ''Happy New Year'' for its permanent Core Collection. Mayur wrote the dialogue for India's first 3D Dance film '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance''. He also wrote the songs for 'ABCD: Any Body Can Dance'. After the success of 'ABCD: Any Body Can Dance', Mayur wrote dialogue and songs for the second installment of the franchise '' ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2''. Mayur recently directed Firdaws (2017), his first short film. Mayur has aided in the adaptation and translation of American films into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajmer
Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "''Ajayameru''" (translated as "Invincible Hills") by a Chahamana ruler, either Ajayaraja I or Ajayaraja II, and served as their capital until the 12th century CE. Home to the dargah of Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer is one of the most important destinations of Islamic pilgrimage in South Asia. Ajmer is surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains. Ajmer had been a municipality since 1869. Ajmer has been selected as one of the heritage cities for the HRIDAY and Smart City Mission schemes of the Government of India. History Ajmer was originally known as ''Ajayameru''. The city was founded by an 11th-century Chahamana king Ajaydeva. Historian Dasharatha Sharma notes that the earliest mention of the city's name occurs in Palha's '' Pattavali'', whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jojo Rabbit
''Jojo Rabbit'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, adapted from Christine Leunens's 2008 book ''Caging Skies''. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, a ten-year-old Hitler Youth member who finds out that his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl ( Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. He must then question his beliefs while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend (Waititi), a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler with a comedic stance on the politics of the war. The film also stars Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, and Alfie Allen. Waititi wrote the screenplay in 2011, a year after his mother described the premise of ''Caging Skies''. He rewrote the first draft, which as a rough adaptation of the dark-toned source material did not contain much comedy; it was also in the rewritten version that Adolf's character was included. Waititi recalled the pitching process as exhausting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshay Kumar
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backers, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who was later given a special grant of Canadian citizenship." actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. In over 30 years of acting, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, from the Government of India in 2009. Kumar is one of the most prolific actors in Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' included Kumar in their lists of both highest-paid celebrities and highest-paid actors in the world from 2015 to 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, he was the only Indian on both lists. Kumar began his career in 1991 with '' Saugandh'' and had his first commercial success a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percept Picture Company
Percept Picture Company is an Indian film production company, established in 2002 and a division of Percept Limited, an entertainment, media and communications company based in Mumbai. It has produced films like ''Dhol'', '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar'', ''Malamaal Weekly'', ''Hanuman'', ''Yahaan'', and '' Pyaar Mein Twist''. In 2007, it joined hands with Music giant T-Series to co-produce a minimum of 5 films in the year 2007–2008. In Feb 2009, company's COO Navin Shah, announced its plans to invest Rs 100 crore in a new movie production banner christened 'Percept Horrotainment'. '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumbo
Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then transferred in 1865 to London Zoo in England. Despite public protest, Jumbo was sold to P. T. Barnum, who took him to the United States for exhibition in March 1882. The giant elephant's name spawned the common word " jumbo," meaning large in size. Examples of his lexical impact are phrases like " jumbo jet", "jumbo shrimp," "jumbo marshmallows," and " jumbotron." Jumbo's shoulder height has been estimated to have been at the time of his death, and was claimed to be about by Barnum. History Jumbo was born around December 25, 1860 in Sudan, and after his mother was killed by hunters, the infant Jumbo was captured by Sudanese elephant hunter Taher Sheriff and German big-game hunter Johann Schmidt. The calf was sold to Lorenzo Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar (play)
''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar ''( First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar'') is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war. Characters * Julius Caesar '' Triumvirs after Caesar's death'' * Octavius Caesar * Mark Antony * Lepidus ''Conspirators against Caesar'' * Marcus Brutus (Brutus) * Cassius * Casca * Decius Brutus * Cinna * Metellus Cimber * Trebonius * Caius Ligarius ''Tribunes'' * Flavius * Marullus ''Roman Senate Senators'' * Cicero * Publius * Popilius Lena ''Citizens'' * Calpurnia – Caesar's wife * Portia – Brutus' wife * Soothsayer – a person supposed to be able to foresee the future * Artemidorus – sophist from Knidos * Cinna – poet * Cobbler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (film)
''My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' is a 2008 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi-Hindi, language crime-drama film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and starring newcomer Nikhil Dwivedi, Amrita Rao and Mithun Chakraborty as the lead protagonists. The name of this film is derived from superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, and Rishi Kapoor's successful film ''Amar Akbar Anthonys famous song, "''My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (song), My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves''." It was released on 11 January 2008 and was a box office bomb. Plot ''My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' starts with a gangster and killer, Sikander, murdering someone with his gang; they bury him and flee. Then the story line drops to a young man, Anthony Gonsalves (introducin, who accepts Sikander for his father, guru, everything, since Sikander adopted Anthony when he was a young child living on the streets. He didn't exactly adopt him, since he says that his real father is the town priest. Anthony's big dream is to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhoom
''Dhoom'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and written by Vijay Krishna Acharya, based on a story by producer Aditya Chopra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol and Rimi Sen. It is the first installment of the ''Dhoom'' franchise. The cinematography was done by Nirav Shah, and the original soundtrack was composed by Pritam, while Salim–Sulaiman provided the background score for the film. ''Dhoom'' was the first action film produced by Yash Raj Films in 16 years, ever since Yash Chopra's '' Vijay'' (1988). It tells the story of a cat & mouse game between a motorbike gang which commits robberies throughout Mumbai and a Mumbai police officer who teams up with a motorbike dealer to stop them. ''Dhoom'' released on 27 August 2004, and proved to be a commercial success at the box office, grossing over in India, thus becoming the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2004. It received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios in India. History YRF was founded by Yash Raj Chopra, a veteran director and producer of the Indian film industry, in 1970. He started out as an assistant to his elder brother, B. R.Chopra, and went on to direct five films for his brother's banner, B.R. Films. YRF Studios Upon realising the lack of a proper film shooting studio during their years of film-making, YRF went on build their dream film production studio in the year 2005, located in Mumbai city. The first film to be shot in YRF Studios was the company's 2006 critical and commercial blockbuster romantic thriller ''Fanaa''. Some of the notable films of outside banners that were shot in the studio over the years are; '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), '' Partner'' (2007), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra under the banner Yash Raj Films. The film starred Uday Chopra, Tulip Joshi (in her debut), Jimmy Sheirgill and Bipasha Basu. The film was partly inspired by ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997). Plot Sanjay Malhotra lives in Mumbai with his friend Riya. He receives a phone call from his childhood friend Anjali Sharma who shocks him with the news that she is getting married. Unfortunately, Sanjay has loved Anjali for years. Jealous and frustrated Sanjay makes his way to Anjali with an intention to stop her marriage. Sanjay goes to Anjali's home and soon meets her groom, Rohit Khanna. Sanjay, being constantly reprimanded and lovingly chided for his playboy behaviour and no one takes him seriously. Sanjay then begins to scheme. He organises a bachelor party for Rohit and all the men in the family. Rohit ends up completely drunk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tere Liye (film)
''Tere Liye'' is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming of age film. The film was a box office failure. Plot synopsis The teenage children of various workers at a film studio form a music band and struggle to stick together in turbulent times. Cast * Arjun Punj ... Aditya Verma * Shilpa Sakhlani ... Ritu Malhotra * Bhavna Pani ... Piya Anand / Piya Ranjit Bose * Hiten Paintal ... Dev Prakash Tandon * Sonali Khare ... Tara * Neelu Kohli Neelu Kohli (also Nilu Kohli ) is an Indian film and television actress. She has done many roles in many Indian television series, like Sangam, Mere Angne Mein, Maddam Sir and Choti Sarrdaarni. She is also worked in Hindi films such as Housef ... ... Hero's Mother * Pankit Thakker ... Raghu * Imran Ahmed Khan ... Super Star Soundtrack References External links * 2000s Hindi-language films Films featuring songs by Pritam {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Gadhvi
Sanjay Gadhvi is an Indian film director and writer who is known for the first two installments of the ''Dhoom series''. Early life Sanjay Gadhvi was born to Manubhai Gadhvi, a prominent figure in Gujarati folk literature. His father moved into Mumbai's first 14-floor skyscraper on Peddar Road before he was born. As a child he studied in Campion School and was friends with prominent industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Career He made his directorial debut with '' Tere Liye'' (2000) which went unnoticed. The film was earlier titled ''Tu Hi Bataa'' and the movie had starred Arjun Rampal and Raveena Tandon, but the movie stalled due to low budget. His first film with Yash Raj Films was Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002). The film enjoyed moderate success. He first gained attention when he directed the action thriller ''Dhoom'' in 2004. He then directed the sequel to ''Dhoom'', called ''Dhoom 2''. The film starred three of the main actors from the previous film: Abhishek Bachchan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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