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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] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judwaa
''Judwaa'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha with Kader Khan, Dalip Tahil, Shakti Kapoor, Deepak Shirke, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah and Mukesh Rishi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Hello Brother'' (1994), which in turn is inspired from the Hong Kong action comedy film ''Twin Dragons'' (1992) starring Jackie Chan, which itself is a remake of Ranjit Mallick starrer Bengali film ''Shathe Shathyang'' (1982). Plot Jayantilal "Ratan" Pandey ( Deepak Shirke) is a ruthless criminal. ACP Sanjay Path "S. P." Malhotra ( Dalip Tahil) arrests him. Ratan wounds himself and is taken to the hospital, where ACP Malhotra is waiting for his wife Geeta Malhotra ( Reema Lagoo), who is in labor. She gives birth to twins. The doctor explains that both babies have a reflection mentality, which means that "what happens with one baby might ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housefull 2
''Housefull 2'', sometimes called ''Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen'', is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan. Brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji co-wrote the film under their duo Sajid-Farhad, on a story by Sajid Nadiadwala. Produced by Nadiadwala under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and distributed by Eros International, it is the second installment of the ''Housefull'' franchise, a standalone sequel to '' Housefull'' (2010). ''Housefull 2'' contains a large ensemble cast starring Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Zareen Khan, Chunky Panday, Shazahn Padamsee and Boman Irani. ''Housefull 2'' was released theatrically on 5 April 2012, to a mixed reception. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Raj Anand is an Indian filmmaker. He is the grandson of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand and is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He received recognition for directing the successful romantic comedies '' Salaam Namaste'' (2005), ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (2007), '' Bachna Ae Haseeno'' (2008) and '' Anjaana Anjaani'' (2010). Siddharth then established himself as a leading action filmmaker with '' Bang Bang!'' (2014) and the YRF Spy Universe films: ''War'' (2019) and '' Pathaan'' (2023). These films rank among the highest-grossing Hindi films. In 2021, Anand launched his own production company, Marflix Pictures. Its first release was the aerial action film '' Fighter'' (2024). Early and personal life Anand's father is Bittu Anand, the producer of the vigilante action film ''Shahenshah'' (1988). He is the paternal grandson of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand and nephew of actor Tinnu Anand. He is married to Mamta Anand (née Bhatia), with whom he has a son, Ranveer. Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjaana Anjaani
''Anjaana Anjaani'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra as two suicidal strangers who meet and make a pact to commit suicide in 20 days on New Year's Eve. In the interim, the couple fulfils their personal wishes and eventually falls in love. It was based on Telugu film ''Itlu Sravani Subramanyam''. The soundtrack of the film, composed by Vishal–Shekhar and lyrics by various artists including the duo themselves, received widespread critical acclaim and was a major commercial success. The film was promoted with the tag-line "''All The Greatest Love Stories Are Between Strangers.''" Wanting to make an unusual romance film, Anand struggled to find unconventional ideas while he was writing. His wife, Mamta, then came up with the core narrative of the film, which excited him and changed his perspective. Anand approached novelist Advaita Kala who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housefull (2010 Film)
''Housefull'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi language comedy drama film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, The dialogues were written by Anvita Dutt while Nadiadwala wrote the storyline and Rameshwar S. Bhagat served as the editor. It became the first installment of the ''Housefull'' franchise. It was loosely remade from the 1998 Tamil film '' Kaathala Kaathala''. The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan. The supporting cast consists of Boman Irani, Chunky Pandey, Randhir Kapoor, Lillete Dubey and Malaika Arora, with Jacqueline Fernandez featured in an item number. It was shot across London and Italy on a budget of . The film marked the last screen appearance of Khan, who died three years after its release on 3 June 2013. The film was released worldwide on April 30, 2010, to mixed critical reviews, on over 750 screens in India. Nevertheless, it proved to be a commercial succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbir Khan
Sabbir Khan is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Life and career His father Noor Dewasi was a lyricist in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He made his directorial debut with '' Kambakkht Ishq'', a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film was based on the 2002 Tamil film, '' Pammal K. Sambandam''. It featured Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, along with Aftab Shivdasani and Amrita Arora in supporting roles. Hollywood actors Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh, and Holly Valance appeared in cameos, playing themselves. The film was released on 3 July 2009. Sabbir Khan then directed '' Heropanti''. It was a remake of the 2008 Telugu romantic drama, ''Parugu''. It starred Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in their Hindi film debuts, alongside Prakash Raj in a supporting role. The film was released Worldwide on 23 May 2014. Sabbir Khan's next was '' Baaghi''. It was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambakkht Ishq
''Kambakkht Ishq'' () is a 2009 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film is based on the 2002 Tamil film '' Pammal K. Sambandam'' which in turn was based on the 1999 film '' The Bachelor''. It features Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles along with Aftab Shivdasani, Amrita Arora, Jaaved Jaafrey and Kirron Kher in supporting roles. Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Brandon Routh, Whoopi Goldberg, and Holly Valance appear in cameos, playing themselves. Originally scheduled to release in December 2008, the film was postponed due to extensive production work and was released on 3 July 2009. It was termed an average by Box Office India. A mobile video game based on the film was released by ASTPL. Plot When stuntman Viraj Shergill and medical student Simrita Rai come across each other at his brother Lucky's and her best friend Kamini Sandhu's hastily planned wedding ceremony, they instantly develop a dislik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan (28 December 1951 – 22 December 2023) was an Indian actor and singer. Born into poverty in the Bombay slums, he became the adopted son of Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios. He worked in a handful of Indian films, debuting in his father's Academy Award-nominated ''Mother India'' (1957) and its sequel '' Son of India'' (1962). He later found more success overseas, working in international productions, including films and television shows in North America, such as ''Maya'' (1966) and its television adaptation, as well as the Philippines and United Kingdom. He was a teen idol in North America and the Philippines from the late 1960s to early 1970s. Early life and debut Sajid was a poor child from the slums of Bombay (now Mumbai), in India's then Bombay State (now Maharashtra), before he was discovered by Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan. Sajid started acting as a child appearing as the younger version of Sunil Dutt's character Birju in Mehboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heyy Babyy
''Heyy Babyy'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sajid Khan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Vidya Balan, Juanna Sanghvi and Boman Irani. The core storyline of this film is loosely based on the Malayalam film '' Thoovalsparsham'' (1990) which is an adaptation of the American film ''Three Men and a Baby'' (1987), in turn based on the French film '' Three Men and a Cradle''. Plot Aarush Mehra (Akshay Kumar) lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in Sydney, Australia, with roommates Tanmay Joglekar (Ritiesh Deshmukh) and Ali Haider (Fardeen Khan). Aarush starts working for a popular dance club, while Tanmay entertains children as Eddy Teddy and Ali takes care of their apartment. He mostly watches cricket on the television and places bets on the matches. All three are womanizers and usually end up sleeping with different women. One day they find a baby girl outside their door with a note instructing them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirish Kunder
Shirish Kunder (born 24 May 1973) is an Indian filmmaker and film editor. After working as an film editor on 21 films starting with ''Champion'' (2000), Kunder made his screenwriting and directorial debut with '' Jaan-E-Mann'' (2006). He is married to choreographer and film director Farah Khan whom he met while working on her 2004 film ''Main Hoon Na''. Early life Kunder was born on 24 May 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He studied Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering at the SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad. Career Kunder worked as an electronics engineer in Motorola for four years before changing profession Kunder turned to direction with his debut film, '' Jaan-E-Mann''. Apart from editing and composing the film score, he also wrote the film. The film starred Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta, and was released on 20 October 2006. The film was critically acclaimed for its innovative visual narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan-E-Mann
''Jaan-E-Mann'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shirish Kunder and was produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. This was Kunder's debut film as a director. He also edited and wrote the screenplay and dialogue. ''Jaan-E-Mann'' was released on 20 October 2006 on the festive weekend of Diwali/Eid, clashing with ''Don – The Chase Begins Again'' starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. The film proved to be a commercial failure at the box office. It received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its innovative filming techniques, visuals, production design, soundtrack and special effects; however its story, screenplay and dialogues received sharp criticism. At the 52nd Filmfare Awards, ''Jaan-E-Mann'' received 2 nominations – Best Choreography (Farah Khan for "Humko Maloom Hai") and Best Special Effects. The DVD for the film was released on 15 December 2006. Plot The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
