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Rupal Patel
Rupal Patel Dutta is an Indian actress. She is renowned for her character of Kokila Modi in the soap opera ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' (2010–2017), one of the longest-running Indian TV series. Her other notable roles include playing Meenakshi Rajvansh in ''Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke'' and Mithila Modi in '' Tera Mera Saath Rahe''. Early life Born in 1967 or 1968 in Bombay, Patel is a Gujarati and was trained in acting at the National School of Drama in New Delhi apart from having a degree in Commerce. She owns a theatre group, Panorama Art Theatres, which is involved in children's plays. She is married to actor Radhakrishna Dutta. Acting career Career struggles (1991–2009) Patel first decided to test her fate in Bollywood, and debuted there via a minor role in the 1991 film ''Antarnaad''. She subsequently enacted unnoticed parts in other Bollywood films like ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1992), ''Papeeha'' (1993), ''Mammo'' (1994) and ''Samar'' (1999). Few of these films were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime, and television films. History When it was first launched on 21 February 1992, StarPlus was an English language entertainment television channel, broadcasting international television shows from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language counterpart. After Star ended its relationship with Zee TV on 30 June 2000, StarPlus was transformed completely into a Hindi-language channel from the next day - 1 July 2000 (from April 1996 to June 2000, StarPlus was a bilingual TV channel consisting of Hindi and English programmes), with Star World becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel. The company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The industry, producing films in the Hindi language, is a part of the larger Indian cinema industry, which also includes Cinema of South India, South Indian cinema and other smaller Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries. The term 'Bollywood', often mistakenly used to refer to Indian cinema as a whole, only refers to Hindi-language films, with Indian cinema being an umbrella term that includes all the Cinema of India#Cinema by language, film industries in the country, each offering films in diverse languages and styles. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364, have been in Hindi. In 2022, Hindi cinema represented 33% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Reality television, reality shows, shows on crime, and television films. History It was launched on 21 July 2008 by Viacom18 under CEO Rajesh Kamat. In April 2011, Raj Nayak was appointed CEO, replacing Rajesh Kamat, who left to join CA Media. Reception Over the years, series like ''Sasural Simar Ka'', ''Balika Vadhu'', ''Uttaran'', ''Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series), Bigg Boss'', ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' and ''Naagin (2015 TV series), Naagin'' helped the channel surpass the decade-old market-leader StarPlus in weekly Gross Rating Points (GRPs). Programming International On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on Dish Network in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, where it is called Aapka Colors (Your Colors) that gives Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaane Kya Baat Hui
''Jaane Kya Baat Hui'' () is an Indian television series which premiered on Colors TV on 1 December 2008. It replaced the reality show Bigg Boss which ended on 22 November 2008. It starred Shweta Tiwari and Sanjeet Bedi in the leads. Plot The story takes off after 10 years of Aradhna's marriage to Shailendra Sareen. Everybody loves her, except for Brinda, Bharat's wife. Brinda wants her status in the family to strengthened and to also have a part of the property of her share; (for her children Sagar and Simran) The show deals with the extramarital affairs of Shailendra-; And him never loving/finding time to spend with Aradhna. Sameera, a girl who worked with Shailendra as his new secretary, and he continuously started to have a secret affair with her, even while Aradhna was working with him in the office. Unfortunately Aradhna witnessed one of the moments with Sameera and Shailendra and totally broke up. Finally, in greed, Shailendra agrees to always maintain his relationship wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinevistaas Limited
Cinevistaas Limited, formerly known as Cinevista Communications Limited, is an Indian production house founded by Prem Krishen. Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it is known for producing successful shows like '' Crime Patrol'', '' Sanjivani'', '' Dill Mill Gayye'', '' Dil Dosti Dance'', '' Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Beyhadh'', and '' Bepannah''. History The company was formed on 1 January 1993 by Prem Krishen and Sunil Mehta as a Partnership firm known as 'Cinevista Communications' but was subsequently incorporated as a Private Limited Company as 'Cinevista Communications Private Limited' under Part IX of the Companies Act, 1956 and became a Public Limited Company on 20 December 1999 as 'Cinevista Communications Limited'. In 2016, one of the key producers, Sidharth Malhotra moved out of Cinevistaas and started his own production company. In 2018, on the sets of Bepannaah, a fire broke out, it has been said that fire safety equipment was not working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures. History This channel was launched on 8 October 1995 which started airing many dramatic and reality shows. It also started airing all Disney Channel shows and Disney movies until 2003. It also aired ''CID'' and '' Crime Patrol''. In 2006, Sony made an adaptation of the famous show Big Brother, Bigg Boss. It also made an adaptation of American show Fear Factor, Fear Factor India but all these shows were moved to Colors TV. The channel also started international broadcasting, under the name ''Sony Entertainment Television Asia'' (SET Asia). The 'Asia' name was dropped effective from December 2016. In 2001, it changed its logo to a green colour. In November 2016, it changed its logo to a purple colour. In 2022, it changed its logo to match that of SonyLI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Patrol (TV Series)
''Crime Patrol'' is an Indian true crime anthology series created by Subramanian S.lyer for Sony Entertainment Television. The first season was created by Cinevistaas Limited and directed by Anshuman Kishore Singh, while later seasons were created by Optimystix Entertainment. The series is set in Mumbai, India. The first and second seasons' episodes are 30 minutes long, while the subsequent seasons' episodes are 40 minutes long. The series, which premiered on May 9, 2003, is the longest-running reality crime television series in India. The series is in its fifth season which premiered on July 15, 2019. In 2021, the show won the Milestone Achievement Award at the 20th Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA Awards). The last episode of the sixth season was aired on 22 January 2023 and went off-air due to poor ratings. The seventh season premiered on 10 July 2023 and concluded on 19 January 2024. The eighth season aired from 16 June to 22 November 2024. The ninth season premiered on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shagun
''Shagun'' is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired every Monday to Thursdays 2:30pm and later at 2pm on Star Plus from 15 January 2001 to 29 April 2004. It is the story of fortune's twists and pitfalls that tear asunder the lives of two cousins tied together by a bond stronger than that of blood : the bond of love. Overview Shagun is the story of two cousins, Aradhana and Aarti, brought up together and so close to each other that one hardly needs words to convey her thoughts to the other. Aarti is an optimist – she believes that she has what it takes to touch the stars, if she desires. Aradhana, however, considers herself unlucky. Cast * Surbhi Tiwari as Aradhana * Kabir Sadanand as Karan * Rekha Rao as Rajrani * Surendra Pal as Kailashnath * Prashant Narayanan as Sumer * Rupal Patel as Lakhi * Shweta Agarwal / Vandita Vasa / Pooja Ghai Rawal as Aarti * Jiten Lalwani as Suraj * Suhita Thatte as Aunt of Aradhana and Aarti, Sister of Kailashnath * Renu Pandey a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In India
The television industry in India is very diverse and produces thousands of programmes in many Indian languages. Nearly 87% of Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 900 channels of which 184 were pay channels. National channels operate in Hindi and English, in addition to channels in several other languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Tulu, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Assamese, Manipuri, Gujarati, Urdu, Bhojpuri, Kashmiri, Konkani, Haryanvi and Himachali, among others. The Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language television industries are by far the largest television industries in India. The national television broadcaster is Doordarshan, owned by Prasar Bharati. There are several commercial television broadcasters such as Culver Max Entertainment (Sony Pictures Networks), Disney Star, Viacom18 (owned by Reliance Industries through Network18 Group), Warner Bros. Discovery India and Zee Entertainment Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyam Benegal
Shyam Benegal (14 December 1934 – 23 December 2024) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. Often regarded as the pioneer of parallel cinema, he is widely considered as one of the greatest filmmakers post 1970s. He has received several accolades, including eighteen National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award. In 2005, he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. In 1976, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in 1991, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour for his contributions in the field of arts. He died on 23 December 2024, aged 90, at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai, where he was receiving treatment for chronic kidney disease. Benegal was born in Hyderabad to Sridhar B. Benegal who was prominent in the field of photography. Starting his career as a copywriter, he made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and List of newspapers by circulation, largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is a newspaper of record. Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. In a 2021 surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar (1999 Film)
''Samar'' (Hindi: समर, Urdu: سمر, translation: ''Conflict'') is a 1999 Indian feature film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... directed by Shyam Benegal. This movie is based on the bookUnheard Voices: Stories of Forgotten Lives by Harsh Mander. It was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, a government agency. It stars Rajeshwari Sachdev, Jonhawiwi Forsywas, Kishore Kadam and Seema Biswas among others. The film is in Hindustani. The film's music is composed by Vanraj Bhatia. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1999. Overview The film is based on a real-life story of a Madhya Pradesh village, where a farmer had committed the "crime" of entering the village temple for a thanksgiving, for which he was publicly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
