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Ranjit Barot
Ranjit Barot (born 1959) is an Indian film score composer, music director, music arranger, drummer and singer based in Mumbai, India. He is a longtime associate of A. R. Rahman. He has been described by guitar legend John McLaughlin as "one of the leading edges in drumming", and is now part of John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension. Early life and background Born into a family steeped in Indian classical music and dance, melody and rhythm has always been an integral part of Ranjit's life. His mother was the renowned Kathak dancer, Sitara Devi. His response to the western drum kit, even at the age of 12, was almost organic and his natural flair, ease and craft catapulted him onto becoming one of India's leading artists on the instrument at the age of 17. In 1980 he performed at the Jazz Yatra in Europe with the Jazz Yatra Sextet (with Louis Banks), besides performing with Pandit Ravi Shankar's ensemble on the same tour. This phase saw journeys to Europe and the West with lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score Composer
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for other media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video game, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black & White (2008 Hindi Film)
Black & White is a 2008 Indian crime thriller film co-produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Shah, and Aditi Sharma. The film explores the life of an Afghan suicide bomber who is sent on a mission on Indian Independence Day. Upon release, the film received wide critical acclaim, and was premiered at the ''International Film Festivals'' of Pune and Delhi. Plot Rajan Mathur (Anil Kapoor) is an Urdu professor who lives in Chandni Chowk district in New Delhi, with his wife Roma Mathur (Shefali Shah), who is a social activist and feminist, and their young daughter. Professor Mathur meets Numair Qazi (Anurag Sinha), who informs him that he is a victim of communal riots in Gujarat. He is actually a suicide bomber of an Islamic fundamentalist group who has been ordered to set off a bomb near Red Fort during the Independence day celebrations. Numair wins the trust of the professor and his wife. While assisting Numair to get an entry p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanna (film)
''Kanna'' is a 2007 Tamil-language drama film by Anand starring Raja and Sheela. Plot The story takes place in Coimbatore, where Annapoorani, the daughter of Raghunath, a managing director of a company, has everything in life; loving family and friends and, studies in year 10 in a Catholic secondary school. She goes on a school organised educational tour to Ooty with her class mates and is accompanied by her class teacher Aashirvaatham and her biology teacher. Whilst they were staying in a bungalow in Ooty, Poorani meets Kannaa, a florist by profession. Kannaa is introduced as Eric to the tourist group and agrees to be the group's tour guide on the request of the bungalow's caretaker. Since meeting, both Poorani and Kannaa are at loggerheads. Though Kannaa enjoys teasing her in a friendly manner knowing Poorani's wariness, Poorani seems to think that he has bad intentions. Eventually, her animosity towards him vanishes and she begins to develop an interest in him. When Annapooran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urchagam
''Urchagam'' ( en, Excitement) is a 2007 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Nandha and Sherin. The storyline is based on the problems and difficulties between a love marriage and arranged marriage. The movie was shot in Chennai, ECR, Puducherry, Goa, and Jothpur. About three songs were shot in Bangkok and its surroundings. Dinesh Lambha was introduced as the villain in this movie and Vivek also plays a prominent role in the movie. Ranjit Barot wrote the film's music. The film was initially titled ''Coffee Shop'', but in order to receive government funding, the producers gave it a Tamil name. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Meri Jigar Meri Chahaat''. Plot The film revolves around Jency ( Sherin), a close friend of Ganesh (Nandha). When Ganesh decides to open his heart and express his love to her, she informs him that she is to be engaged to Nicholas (Dinesh Lamba), who is a rich entrepreneur in London. The film is somewhat similar to the Hindi film Humk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhodon Naa Yaar
''Chhodon Naa Yaar'' is a 2007 Bollywood horror film directed by Dillip Sood and starring Jimmy Sheirgill and Kim Sharma. The film is an adaptation of the 1999 American horror film The Blair Witch Project. Plot Ravi (Jimmy Sheirgill), Shiv (Kabir Sadanand) and Sunny (Farid Amiri), three final year students from a Delhi Mass Com College decided to make their diploma film about a myth which was prevalent in the northern hills of India. But, they did not know that the myth would turn out to be the truth. Ravi planned the trip against the wishes of his girlfriend Rashmi (Kim Sharma) and college professor Saxena (Ahmed Khan) as both of them thought it to be a dangerous trip. However, Sunny eagerly joined the trip considering it as a fun trip. It was surely fun when they began ... But as they got deeper into the jungle their courage and beliefs were put to test. Cast * Kim Sharma as Rashmi *Jimmy Sheirgill as Ravi Prasad *Farid Amiri as Sunny *Kabir Sadanand as Shiv Kapoor * Ahmed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acid Factory
''Acid Factory'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Suparn Verma under the banner of White Feather Films. The film released on 9 October 2009. The movie is a remake of 2006 Hollywood thriller ''Unknown''. Plot ''Acid Factory'' is about a group of characters whose sense of past has vanished in a haze of coma like sleep they have woken up from only to discover that reality could be a figment of their imagination. Their sense of right or wrong is clouded by this state of complete distrust and self-righteousness. As the story reveals through the hazy mist of confusion confounded by loss off memory, the audience is just shown the tip of the iceberg. Five men wake up inside the stolid confines of a factory to find themselves locked in this claustrophobic nowhere land. As the plot unfolds, we gradually learn that two of the people who are trapped have been kidnapped and held hostage by the rest of the three for a heist. But the irony is they themselves do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa
Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, () is a 2000 Indian romantic movie starring Abhishek Bachchan and Keerthi Reddy (in her Bollywood debut). Plot On a visit to scenic Agra, Pooja (Keerthi Reddy) meets with a renowned artist, Kabir (Abhishek Bachchan). Kabir is instantly attracted to Pooja, and thinks that Pooja is also attracted to him. But Pooja is only attracted by his talent. On her return, she meets with her boss Mr. Oberoi (Kader Khan) and his son, Raj Oberoi ( Sanjay Suri), and she instantly falls in love with Raj. Mr. Oberoi is unhappy with Pooja coming in late to work frequently, and wants to terminate her employment. A fellow employee, Maggi (Johnny Lever) comes to rescue of Pooja, and tells Mr. Oberoi that Pooja has been engaged to Kabir, and shows some photographs that were taken during Pooja's visit to Agra. Pooja reluctantly goes along with this charade in order to keep her job. Kabir is encouraged to know that Pooja has announced her engagement with him. Cast *Abhishek Bachc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiza
''Fiza'', also known as ''Fiza: In Search Of Her Brother'', is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor as the eponymous lead, along with Hrithik Roshan as her terrorist brother and Jaya Bachchan as their mother. The film was produced by Pradeep Guha on a budget of and had a theatrical release worldwide on 8 September 2000. Upon release, ''Fiza'' received positive reviews, with its storyline and soundtrack, as well as cast performances earning praise. A box office hit, the film earned worldwide. ''Fiza'' received seven nominations at the 46th Filmfare Awards and won Best Actress for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actress for Bachchan. Plot The film is about a girl, Fiza (Karisma Kapoor), whose brother, Amaan (Hrithik Roshan), disappears during the 1993 Bombay riots. Fiza and her mother Nishatbi (Jaya Bachchan) desperately hold on to the hope that one day he will return. However, in 1999, six years after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aks (2001 Film)
''Aks'' () is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language supernatural action thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, and Manoj Bajpayee in leading roles. The music was composed by Anu Malik. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and being a box office flop, it won three awards at the 47th Filmfare Awards: Best Actor — Critics (Bachchan), Special Award Performance (Tandon), and Best Sound Design (Ranjan). Bachchan and Bajpayee were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Villain at the same ceremony as well. Plot synopsis Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two characters― a cop named Manu Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and a shadowy killer named Raghavan (Manoj Bajpayee). During a conference in Budapest, the defence minister is found murdered. Manu Verma investigates the case and discovers that the culprit is Raghavan Ghatge, a sociopathic serial killer who works as a hitman. Raghavan is caught. As he is about to be e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hathyar (2002 Film)
Hathyar (English: ''Weapon'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film is a sequel to '' Vaastav'' (1999). It stars Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty and Sharad Kapoor. ''Hathyar'' begins where ''Vaastav'' had ended and focuses on the son of Raghu bhai, Boxer bhai, also played by Dutt. Plot Hathyar is a narrative which probes into the household of Raghunath (Sanjay Dutt), a dreaded gangster. His bereaved son Rohit (also Sanjay Dutt) has to face a lot of flak from the outside world, repeatedly reminding him of the stigma attached to his family because of his father's past. Just like his father, circumstances force Rohit to become a gangster, and he gets the nickname "Boxer Bhai". Rohit has weaknesses, and he cannot stand any woman being called a prostitute, because his mother, Sonu ( Namrata Shirodkar) was one, and he has fallen hard for a married woman, Gauri (Shilpa Shetty), who is enduring a marriage with a physically abusive spouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rishtey (film)
''Rishtey'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action drama film released on 6 December 2002. The film directed by Indra Kumar stars Anil Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri in the lead roles. The film had an average collection at the box office. The film was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as ''Sontrashi Munna'' (2005) with Manna and Moushumi. Synopsis Suraj Singh (Anil Kapoor), a lower-middle-class amateur fighter falls in love with the beautiful and wealthy Komal (Karishma Kapoor). They dream of a future together, but Komal's controlling father Yashpal Chaudhary (Amrish Puri) does not agree due to Suraj's social and economic status. Komal cuts all ties with her father and chooses to marry Suraj; she is soon pregnant. Komal and her estranged father meet at a family wedding and they reconcile. Yashpal agrees to meet Suraj at the couple's home, but when they reach, they see a provocative woman (Deepshikha) inside, wearing Komal's gown. Suraj claims that he does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Hoon Na
''Main Hoon Na'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language masala film written and directed by Farah Khan in her directorial debut. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao and Zayed Khan, and follows Major Ram Sharma, who is sent on a undercover mission as a university student to protect a general's daughter from a dangerous rogue soldier. The film began development in 2001, and faced a number of delays during production. ''Main Hoon Na'' is notable for approaching the Indo-Pakistani conflict from a neutral perspective. It was filmed at St. Paul's School and the surrounding state of West Bengal. The film is also the first produced and distributed by Red Chillies Entertainment, and is produced by Gauri Khan. Initially scheduled for release in 2003, ''Main Hoon Na'' released on 30 April 2004. It proved to be a major commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹84 crore, thus becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of 2004, only surpassed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
