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Phoonk
''Phoonk'' (English:''Blow'') is a 2008 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Praveen Nischol. The film stars Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, and Ahsaas Channa in the lead roles, while Kenny Desai, Ashwini Kalsekar, and Zakir Hussain play supporting roles. The film is based on superstition and black magic. The film released on 22 August 2008 and was declared a blockbuster at the box office by several media outlets. Varma derived the idea for the film from a Hindi news channel which telecasts stories on black magic. The storyline of ''Phoonk'' is thematically similar to the Telugu thriller novel '' Tulasi Dalam'' by Yandamuri Veerendranath. A prize of was announced for those who will watch the film alone in a theatre. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Raksha'' and was dubbed in Tamil as ''Bommayi''. It was followed by a sequel, '' Phoonk 2'', in 2010. Plot Civil engineer and atheist Rajiv lives in Mumbai with his wife Aarti, his two childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoonk 2
''Phoonk 2'' () is an Indian horror film written and directed by Milind Gadagkar. It is a sequel to Ram Gopal Varma's 2008 film ''Phoonk'' and stars Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar and Ahsaas Channa. The film was released on 16 April 2010 with about 900 prints worldwide including the digital format. ''Phoonk''. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Bommai 2 and in Telugu as Aavaham. Plot On winning a new construction project, Rajiv moves with his family to a new place, one which is both close to the woods, as well as the beach. Rajiv's mother has gone to Rishikesh, so he stays there only with his wife Aarti, two kids and housemaid Laxmi. Rajiv's kids, Raksha and Rohan begin exploring the new place and the surroundings – the lonely beach and then the woods behind the house. They are soon visited by Rajiv's sister Arushi and her husband Ronnie, who have come to spend some time with the family. The terror begins with Raksha and Rohan finding a doll in the woods and bringing it home. It ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amruta Khanvilkar
Amruta Khanvilkar (born 23 November 1984) is an Indian film and television actress. She primarily works in Hindi and Marathi films. Khanvilkar aspired to be a film actress from an early age and began her career as a contestant on India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004. She made her Marathi film debut with ''Golmaal'' (2006) and her Hindi debut with Mumbai Salsa (2007). This was followed by commercial success with Saade Maade Teen (2007) and Phoonk (2008). She gained popularity in 2010 with her Lavani dance performance "Wajale Ki Bara" from the Marathi film Natarang. Her performance in the highly praised Katyar Kaljat Ghusali in 2015 won her praise and nominations at the Maharashtra State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards-Marathi. Khanvilkar appeared in supporting roles in the high-profile Hindi films Raazi (2018), Satyameva Jayate (2018), and Malang (2020). Her other notable films are Shala (2011), ''Aayna Ka Bayna'' (2012), Welcome Zindagi (2015), ''Well Done Baby'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * * Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series ''Bollywood Bosses'' in 2004.* In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.* * Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime thriller, ''Siva'' (1989) featured at the 13th IFFI' 90 ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section, and has won Varma, the state Nandi Awards for Best direction, Best first film of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahsaas Channa
Ahsaas Channa (born 5 August 1999) is an Indian actress who appeared as a child actor in Hindi films such as '' Vaastu Shastra'', ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'', '' My Friend Ganesha'', ''Phoonk'', etc. As a teenager, she has been mostly active in television shows, such as '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'', '' Oye Jassie'' and ''MTV Fanaah''. Early life Channa was born into a Punjabi Sikh family in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5 August 1999. Her father Iqbal Singh Channa is a Punjabi film producer while her mother Kulbir Kaur Badesron is a television actress. Career Channa started her career at a very young age. She made her debut with the movie '' Vaastu Shastra'' where she played the role of Rohan, Sushmita Sen's son. She also played the role of Ashu in '' My Friend Ganesha'' and Arjun in ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna''. On television, she acted in Nikhil Sinha's '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' as Ashokasundari, lord Shiva and Parvati's daughter. She also played the role of Dhara in ''MTV Fanaah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulasi Dalam
''Tulasi Dalam'' ( te, తులసిదళం, English : Basil Leaf) is a Telugu thriller novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. It was published in Andhra Bhoomi weekly in 1980 as a serial and got tremendous popularity. It was republished many times as a paperback and sold approximately 50,000 copies. It was one of the initial novels of Yandamuri that became popular and he was appreciated widely for his narrating style. It was partially inspired by the 1971 bestselling novel ''The Exorcist''. ''Tulasi Dalam'' was first adapted into a 1985 Kannada movie titled ''Thulasidala'' and later in Telugu as ''Tulasidalam'' (1989),in Hindi as ''Phoonk'' (2008) and its remake in Telugu as '' Raksha'' (2008).In 1986, a story based on this novel called ''Kashmora'' was filmed for which Yendamuri Verendranath has worked as writer. Plot Sridher was a self made millionaire, working as one of the directors of a multi national company. He was happily married to Sharada and lives in a peacef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyoti Subhash
Jyoti Subhash is an Indian actress who works in Marathi film, television and theatre industry. She is best known for her works in Marathi films like '' Valu'' (2008), '' Gabhricha Paus'' (2009) and Bollywood films like ''Phoonk'' (2008) and ''Aiyyaa'' (2012). Career Jyoti Subhash started her career through theatre and then moving to television and films. She was recognised in her early works of television. Aired on Doordarshan, she featured in the telefilms ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' (1991) and ''Zazeere'' (1992). Directed by Govind Nihalani, the 1991 show ''Rukmavati Ki Haveli'' was based on the Spanish play ''The House of Bernarda Alba'', which was written by Federico García Lorca. A story of a new-widow, Rukmavati, raising her five unwed daughters in her ''haveli'' in Rajasthan, was shot on 16 mm film and was later blown up to 35 mm. Recently in 2009, the film was shown in a special session by National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai. In 1999, she translated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khattar
Rajesh Khattar (born 24 September 1966) is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter from Bollywood. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor. Personal life Khattar was born on 24 September 1966. He was married to actress Neelima Azeem in 1990 who is also Shahid Kapoor's mother. They have a son, Ishaan Khatter, who is an actor. Khattar and Azeem got divorced in the year 2001. Khattar married Vandana Sajnani in 2008. Their first child, a boy, Vanraj Khattar, was born in August 2019 after 11 years of marriage. Career As a film actor, Khattar worked in Hindi films like Don, Don 2, Khiladi 786, Race 2, the Satish Kaushik-directed Gang of Ghosts, Manjunath and Traffic. Khattar also appeared in English and other language TV series and TV films such as Sharpe's Peril, the French series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça and German movie ''Gift (2017)'' directed by Daniel Harrich. Khattar returned to television a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudeep
Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada Cinema and is one of the first Kannada actors to be listed in the Forbes list of top 100 celebrities of India since 2013. He has received several awards including four Filmfare Awards South. Sudeepa is known for his critically acclaimed performances in the Kannada films '' Sparsha'' (2000), '' Huchcha'' (2001), '' Nandhi'' (2002), '' Kiccha'' (2003), '' Swathi Muthu'' (2003), '' My Autograph'' (2006), '' No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' (2007), '' Mussanjemaatu'' (2008), '' Veera Madakari'' (2009), '' Just Maath Maathalli'' (2010), '' Vishnuvardhana'' (2011), '' Kempe Gowda'' (2011), the Telugu- Tamil bilingual '' Eega'' (2012), '' Maanikya'' (2014), '' Ranna'' (2015), '' Kotigobba 2'' (2016), '' Hebbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raksha (2008 Film)
''Raksha '' () is a 2008 Telugu-language horror thriller film produced by Azam Khan on One More Thought Entertainment & Zed3 Pictures Productions banner, presented by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Vamsi Krishna Akella. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Kalyani in the lead roles and music composed by Bopi Tutul. The film is remake of 2008 Hindi movie ''Phoonk'' whose storyline was thematically similar to the Telugu thriller novel ''Tulasi Dalam'' by Yandamuri Veerendranath. Plot The film begins with Rajeev owner of Raksha Construction Company leading a delightful life with his wife Arthi, and their children Rahul & Raksha. Moreover, he has immense affection for his daughter Raksha. Venu the bestie of Rajeev works in his company along with his wife Madhu whom he facilitates all comforts. Rajeev is an atheist, but his wife and mother have immense belief in God and black magic (Chethabadalu). On a regular day of his work at the construction site, his manager Shyam finds an ancient Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakir Hussain (actor)
Zakir Hussain is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is known for his negative and comic roles. His best-known performances include those of Rashid in Ramgopal Varma's 2005 film '' Sarkar'', Shardul in Sriram Raghavan's 2007 film ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and Prakash Rao in Rohit Shetty's ''Singham Returns'' . Early life and background Zakir Hussain was born and brought up in Jani Khurd, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. It was during his studies in Delhi that he first got attracted to the world of theatre and cinema. He started out with "small time" theatre, and then joined the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts. He then joined the prestigious National School of Drama and graduated in 1993. Career Hussain did theatre for a few years and then came to Mumbai to work in television and films. He started out with serials like ''Firdaus'', ''Kitty Party'' and ''Gaatha'', and this earned him recognition. Sriram Raghavan's 2004 film '' Ek Hasina Thi'' was his first film as actor. Hussain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwini Kalsekar
Ashwini Kalsekar is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Marathi and Hindi television and film industry. She is known mostly for her collaboration with Hindi movies directors Sriram Raghavan, Rohit Shetty, and Ram Gopal Varma. She played a cop in the popular TV show ''CID''. Her first lead role on television came in 1999 when she starred in Zee TV's popular science fiction comedy serial ''Mr. Gayab''. Her villainous outing as Shalaka Catwoman in the children's superhero serial Shaktimaan made her popular as the first Indian Catwoman. She also played popular negative roles as Jigyasa Walia in Ekta Kapoor's soap opera ''Kasamh Se'', Sikka Thakuriaan in Afsar Bitiya, Maham Anga in Jodha Akbar and Saudamini, an evil witch, in Kavach. She also featured as a judge in the Marathi reality show ''"Fu bai fu"'' in 2011. She debuted in Tollywood like her husband Murali Sharma with '' Badrinath''. Since 2019, she focused on OTT with Zee5's series ''"Chargesheet: The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yandamuri Veerendranath
Yandamuri Veerendranath is an Indian novelist and screenwriter known for his works in the Telugu language. He influences younger generations with his socially relevant writings and youtube videos. In his writings he addresses many of social problems in India like poverty, prejudices, and superstitions, and encourages people to be socially responsible. He successfully bridges the idealistic and the popular styles of literature. He is also a Chartered Accountant by qualification. Personal life Yandamuri Veerendranath is from East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He is a practicing chartered accountant. He worked for 15 years in various financial institutions as a senior executive. He is an acclaimed novelist, playwright, and State Sahitya Academy award winner. His works have been translated into Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, and Hindi. He is a motivational speaker and has delivered speeches at Australia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Singapore, US and, the UK. He is a movie direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
