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Namrata Rao
Namrata Rao (born 17 June 1981) is an Indian people, Indian film editor, who works in Hindi cinema, where starting with ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008), she edited films like ''Ishqiya'' (2010), ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (2010), ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' (2011) and ''Kahaani'' (2012). She is most famous for editing and acting in the film ''Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' (2010) for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Editing in 2011. She received National Film Award for Best Editing and Filmfare Award for Best Editing for the critically acclaimed ''Kahaani'' (2012). Early life and education Namrata Rao was born to a Konkani people, Konkani family in Kochi, Kerala, India but grew up in Delhi. She obtained a bachelor's degree in IT, but left the field to pursue filmmaking. She studied at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute where she completed a three-year course in film editing. Filmography * ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'' (2008) * ''Ishqiya'' (2010) * ''Love Sex Aur Dhokha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kochi
Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km2, and the larger Kochi metropolitan area, Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants within an area of 440 km2, making it the largest and the Demographics of Kerala#Most populous urban agglomerations, most populous Kochi Metropolitan Area, metropolitan area in Kerala. Kochi city is also part of the Greater Cochin development region and is classified as a Tier-II city by the Government of India. The civic body that governs the city is the Kochi Municipal Corporation, which was constituted in the year 1967, and the statutory bodies that oversee its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi
''Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' is a 2012 Indian black comedy film directed and produced by Rakesh Mehta, featuring Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Bhasin and Manu Rishi in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 April 2012 in India. Plot Cast * Kay Kay Menon as Salman * Ranvir Shorey as Amol Ganguly * Pradhuman Singh Mall as Ajoy Ghosh * Neha Bhasin as Dolly Saluja * Manu Rishi Chadha as A.C.P. Rajveer Singh Chautala * Sharat Saxena as Ramakant Shetty * Shakti Kapoor as Producer Khanna * Rukhsar Rehman as Salman's wife Zeenat * Kuldeep Sareen as Usman Bhai * Snehal Dabi as Kutty, Shetty's Henchman * Neeraj Vora as P K Lamab * Rajesh Kamble * Razak Khan as Prince Ratan Tanshukia * Tom Alter * Asrani as Nagraj Negi * Taran Bajaj as Lovely * Tarun Bali as Transport Minister *Kishor Kadam as Bhosale "Assistant To ACP" Release Initially, the film was supposed to release on 20 April 2012 but due to some objections raised by the censor board CBFC over some dialo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anukul
''Anukul'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language science fiction drama short film directed by Sujoy Ghosh with Parambrata Chatterjee and Saurabh Shukla in the lead roles. It is based on the eponymous short story written by Satyajit Ray. Plot Nikunj Chaturvedi, a Hindi Teacher, buys an android from a salesperson of Chowringhee Robot Supply Corp. Before buying it, Nikunj Babu is warned by the salesperson not to hit the android named Anukul. A few days later, Nikunj Babu's cousin brother Ratan visits Nikunj Babu at his home. He is surprised to see that his brother had bought a robot. Since he had recently been fired from his workplace due to complications with androids, the enraged Ratan proceeds to hit Anukul in the head with a clothing iron, causing Anukul to shut down. In a different visit to his cousin brother's house, Ratan tells Nikunj Babu (who has recently lost his job due to a much-smarter and more efficient android) that he had become rich by inheriting the wealth from a rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Befikre
''Befikre'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. It stars Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor as two commitment-phobic individuals who enter into a casual relationship and eventually confront their feelings for each other. Set and shot extensively in Paris, the film explores themes of modern romance and emotional vulnerability. Principal photography took place over 50 days in Paris and Mumbai, with cinematography by Kaname Onoyama. The soundtrack was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while Mikey McCleary provided the background score. This marked Chopra's fourth directorial venture and his first not to feature Shah Rukh Khan. Released theatrically on 9 December 2016, ''Befikre'' received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and music but criticized its screenplay and character development. Despite the reception, the film performed moderately well at the box office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Rani Singh
''Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh'' (or simply ''Kahaani 2'', ) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Sujoy Ghosh, A spiritual sequel to the 2012 film ''Kahaani'', the film features Vidya Balan and Arjun Rampal in lead roles, and Jugal Hansraj and Kharaj Mukherjee and Tunisha Sharma in supporting roles. Principal photography took place from March 2016 to May 2016. The film was released on 2 December 2016. It was declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh on 15 December 2016. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Balan received a Best Actress nomination for her performance. Plot Vidya Sinha (Vidya Balan) is a middle-class working mother who lives in Chandannagar, West Bengal with her teenage daughter Minnie (Tunisha Sharma), who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair. Minnie is a happy child and Vidya dotes on her, working hard to save money so that she can take Minnie to the United States in the hope that the girl will walk again. One evening, Vidya returns hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan (2016 Film)
''Fan'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as Aryan Khanna, a film star, and his obsessive fan and lookalike, Gaurav Chandna. Gaurav beats up a rival actor to appease Aryan, but is instead punished by his idol; heartbroken, the fan plans revenge. Sharma had originally conceived the idea of ''Fan'' in 2006 and narrated the story to Chopra, who advised him against the challenging project for his directorial debut. In the same year, Yash Chopra narrated it to Shah Rukh, who expressed interest in being part of the project. The project was revived in late 2013, and Shah Rukh underwent 3D scanning in 2014. Principal photography began in July 2014 and was concluded in November 2015. ''Fan'' was a songless film; a soundtrack album consisting of a marketing song in different languages was composed by Vishal–Shekhar and the original score w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' (), released internationally as ''My Big Fat Bride'', is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya and produced by Maneesh Sharma. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, in her film debut, in the lead roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik, with Italian composer Andrea Guerra composing the background score. The film was released on 27 February 2015 to positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. According to Box Office India, the film collected domestically after a five-week run. The film celebrated 50 days of its theatrical run on 16 April 2015. The film's final worldwide gross was . ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' received five nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards, winning two, Best Female Debut for Pednekar and Best Cinematography for Manu Anand. The song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" received three nominations for its lyrics by Varun Grover and vocals by Papon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language period mystery thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, who co-produced with Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions. The film, which is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, stars Sushant Singh Rajput, alongside Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee and Meiyang Chang. ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' was released on 3 April 2015 to positive reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. A sequel with Sushant Singh Rajput reprising his role was planned, but the film was shelved after his death on 14 June 2020. Plot In November 1942, shortly after the Japanese take over Burma, a group of Chinese men from the Green Gang are unloading opium in Calcutta. They are suddenly ambushed and their leader gets brutally blinded by a mysterious figure. Three months later, the leader decides to return to Calcutta to investigate their missing opium. Meanwhile, Ajit Kumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahalya (2015 Film)
''Ahalya'' is a 2015 Indian Mystery film, mystery thriller short film directed by Sujoy Ghosh with Radhika Apte, Soumitra Chatterjee and Tota Roy Chowdhury playing the lead roles. Plot A young police officer, Indra Sen arrives at the home of famous ageing artist, Goutam Sadhu, to investigate the case of a missing man named Arjun as he received an information that the last person he met before getting disappeared was the artist. There, he is greeted by Goutam's young and beautiful wife Ahalya, whom he had taken to be daughter of Goutam Sadhu. Indra sees an array of realistic looking dolls on a mantlepiece, and notices that one looks almost identical to Arjun. A stone, which is encased in glass, is also placed there. One doll falls over, and Ahalya chastises the figure before placing back with the others. She attributes this sudden movement to wind from the ceiling fan. Ahalya serves tea to the men and subtly flirting, flirts with Indra in Goutam's presence, while Goutam's distracte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katiyabaaz
''Katiyabaaz'' (English: ''Electricity Thief'', however this fails to capture the pun in the Hindi title), released under the alternate title ''Powerless'' for English-speaking audiences, is a 2013 Indian Hindi documentary film directed by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa about the problem of power theft in Kanpur. Released in India on 22 August 2014, the film is shot in Kanpur city, which faces long power cuts, giving rise to the profession of Loha Singh, a local electricity thief or ''katiyabaaz'' in localities like Chaman Ganj. He provides illegal electricity connections to people, while Ritu Maheshwari, MD of KESCo, Kanpur Electricity Supply Company, tries to tackle the issue of rampant electricity theft. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival 2013 and later won the Best Film in the India Gold Section at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival. At the 61st National Film Awards the film won the ward for Best Investigative Film. ''Katiyabaaz'' premiered on Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titli (2014 Film)
''Titli'' () is a 2014 Indian neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Kanu Behl, and co-produced by Dibakar Banerjee Productions and Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It features actors Shashank Arora as the title character, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial and Lalit Behl in the lead roles. In ''Titli'', Behl captures the volatility of a society where violence lies uneasily just below the surface. The directorial debut film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, The trailer was released on 29 September 2015. The film was released in India on 30 October 2015. The international sales partner of the film is Westend Films. Plot Titli is the youngest member of a violent car-jacking gang in Delhi with his brothers, oldest brother Vikram and middle brother Pradeep a.k.a. Bawla. The film opens with Titli inspecting a parking lot of an under-construction mall in East Delhi. His friend Pintu tells him that his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 States (2014 Film)
''2 States'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Abhishek Varman in his directorial debut and produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala under Dharma Productions and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Chetan Bhagat, who co-wrote the screenplay with Varman, the film stars Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, with supporting roles by Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathi, and Shiv Kumar Subramaniam. Set against the backdrop of inter-regional marriage in India, the narrative follows Krish and Ananya, a young couple from Punjabi and Tamil Brahmin families, as they navigate the cultural barriers between their parents to gain approval for their relationship. 2] The film marked Bhatt’s second collaboration with Dharma Productions and Kapoor’s first major release following his debut. Principal photography took place in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad, with Binod Pradhan serving as director of photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
