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Sachin Gupta (musician)
Sachin Gupta (born 12 August 1981) is an Indian music director, composer, guitarist, record producer and a singer. His work has spanned everything from playing live shows with his previous band Mrigya to composing indie pop albums for artists like Atif Aslam, Alisha Chinai, Alisha Chinoy, Jal (band), Jal, Ahmed Jahanzeb, Apache Indian (musician), Apache Indian and Mika Singh, Mika among others. Termed by international media as "Flying Finger Melodies", his music, as he says, is inspired by real life instances, while his guitar playing has been heavily influenced by Yngwie Malmsteen. Biography Sachin Gupta was born in a family of doctors and has studied science at school level. He was in Frank Anthony School and spent a couple of years in Apeejay Surrendra Group, Apeejay School in New Delhi. Having gotten through IIT Delhi, IIT-Delhi in Mechanical Engineering, Sachin decided to instead study physics (honours) and went to Sri Venkateswara College in University of Delhi, Delhi Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament House, New Delhi, Sansad Bhavan, and the Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court. New Delhi is a Municipal governance in India, municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger List of districts in India, administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part within the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region is an even larger entity, compris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a Dubai Creek, creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates, expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023,https://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants. Founded in the early 18th century as a Cultured pearl, pearling and fishing settlement, Dubai became a regional trade hub in the 20th century after declaring itself a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoj Bajpai
Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri. Born in a small village in Bihar, Bajpayee aspired to become an actor since childhood. He relocated to Delhi at the age of seventeen, and applied for the National School of Drama, only to be rejected four times. He continued to do theatre while studying in college. Bajpayee made his feature film debut with minor roles in '' Drohkaal'' (1994) and '' Bandit Queen'' (both 1994). He had his breakthrough playing a gangster in Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 crime drama ''Satya'', for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He then acted in films such as '' Kaun?'' (1999) and ''Shool'' (1999). For the latter, he won hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince (2010 Film)
''Prince - It's Showtime!'' (simply Prince) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language science fiction action thriller film directed by Kookie Gulati. Co-produced by Kumar S. Taurani and Ramesh S. Taurani under the banner of Tips Industries, the film, which is based on the 2009 American film '' Hardwired'', stars Vivek Oberoi as the titular amnesiac thief who races against time to find an antique coin and becomes surrounded by several people wanting the coin, including three women claiming to be his only girlfriend. The film co-stars Aruna Shields, Nandana Sen, Neeru Bajwa and Sanjay Kapoor. The dialogues were written by Mayur Puri. The songs were composed by Sachin Gupta, with the lyrics penned by Sameer. The background score was composed by Sandeep Shirodkar. Along with its dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu, the film was released theatrically on 9 April 2010. Plot Prince is a sharp and intelligent burglar, but when he wakes up one morning, he finds that he does not remember ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna (born 20 June 1972) is an Indian actor, VJ, model and writer who works in Bollywood. He is the eldest son of actor Vinod Khanna and the elder brother of Akshaye Khanna. Early life and background Khanna was born and raised in Mumbai. His father was a Bollywood star & a politician, Vinod Khanna, his mother was ex-model Gitanjali Taleyar Khanna, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor, Akshaye Khanna. Khanna studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Career Film He made his feature film debut in Deepa Mehta's '' 1947 Earth'' (1999), alongside Aamir Khan. His performance earned him several awards including the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. He has since appeared in Mehta's '' Bollywood/Hollywood'' (2003) and ''Wake up Sid'' starring Ranbir Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma. Khanna's mainstream Bollywood films include '' Elaan'' and '' Raqeeb'' and his international credits include ''The Emperor's Club'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konkona Sen Sharma
Konkona Sen Sharma (; born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Bengali and Hindi films. She has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmaker and actress Aparna Sen, she is primarily known for her work in independent films, in addition to working in mainstream films. Making her debut as a child artist in the film ''Indira'' (1983), Sen Sharma had her first leading role as an adult in the Bengali thriller ''Ek Je Aachhe Kanya'' (2000). She gained notice with the English-language film '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' (2002), directed by her mother, which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She forayed into Hindi cinema with the drama ''Page 3'' (2005), and won two consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the dramas '' Omkara'' (2006) and '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007), with the former also winning her the National Film Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor and athlete who works in Hindi films. Bose is the president of Rugby India. He has appeared in Bengali films such as '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'', '' Kalpurush'', '' Anuranan'', '' Antaheen'', ''Laptop'' and '' The Japanese Wife''. He has also appeared in Hindi films such as '' Pyaar Ke Side Effects'', '' Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam'', '' Jhankaar Beats'', '' Kucch Luv Jaisaa'', '' Dil Dhadakne Do'', '' Chameli'' and '' Shaurya''. He also played the antagonist in the Tamil thriller '' Vishwaroopam'' (2013) and its sequel. In the early 2000s, ''Time'' magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while ''Maxim'' named him "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like '' English, August'' and '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer''. He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and is also the founder of the anti-discrimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan Pataudi (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali, and English films. She is the younger daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan, of Bhopal, and the younger sister of actor Saif Ali Khan. She started her acting career with the romantic comedy film '' Dil Maange More'' (2004), and is best known for her role in the drama film ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006) and the romance film '' Ahista Ahista'' (2006). In 2017, she authored a book '' The Perils of Being Moderately Famous'' that won the Crossword Book Award in 2018. Early life and background Khan was born on 4 October 1978 in New Delhi, India, to the Pataudi family as the Nawab of Pataudis. She is the youngest daughter of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the 9th Nawab of Pataudi hailing from the Barech tribe of Pashtuns, and Sharmila Tagore, an actress of Bengali- Assamese descent hailing from the Tagore family. Both her father Mansoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spanned over 30 years and earned him numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and six Filmfare Awards. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. In 2021, he was posthumously awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. Khan made his film debut with a small role in '' Salaam Bombay!'' (1988), which was followed by years of struggle. He acted in a few Film and Television Institute of India student films such as ''Reconnaissance'' (1990), which was directed by Sandeep Chattopadhyay. After starring in the British film '' The Warrior'' (2001), he had his breakthrough with starring roles in the dramas '' Haasil'' (2003) and '' Maqbool'' (2004). He went on to gain critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Kabaddi
''Dil Kabaddi'' is an Indian Hindi film directed by debutante Anil Sharma. The film stars Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi, Rahul Khanna, and a special appearance by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Plot Set in contemporary Mumbai, the movie takes a close look at the evolving equations among urban couples and paints the metamorphosis of the relationships with a comic stroke. The film tracks the lives of two modern-day married couples – Samit Talpade and Mita Wadia; Rishi Sharma and Simi Ghatge – caught in a web of boredom, loss of love, and temptation. The film starts with an announcement by Samit Talpade and Mita Wadia of their separation and follows the moral muddles and emotional crises of the couples over the next year and a half – as friends fight, separate, take lovers, and, in a way, reconcile. Cast * Irrfan Khan as Samit Talpade * Rahul Bose as Rishi Sharma * Rahul Khanna as Rajveer Singh * Konkona Sen Sharma as Simi Ghatge * Soha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangers (2007 Bollywood Film)
''Strangers'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aanand L. Rai and starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kay Kay Menon, Nandana Sen, and Sonali Kulkarni. It is an adaptation of the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film '' Strangers on a Train'', which was based on the 1950 novel ''Strangers on a Train'' by Patricia Highsmith. Synopsis Rahul, a flop writer, and Sanjeev Rai, a management professional giant, are travelling in a business-class compartment of a train in England from Southampton to London. The claustrophobia of closed space and the fact that they both are India bind them, and they start chatting. The chatting gets more and more personal, and they both learn that they are not happy with their married lives. Rai is living a miserable life. After his son's death, his wife Nandini is in a state of madness. Likewise, Rahul is not respected by his wife Preity after the crash of his ambitious career as a writer. Rahul and Sanjeev Rai come to a mutual conclusion that the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie (music)
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music, or simply indie) is a broad style of music characterized by creative freedoms, low-budgets, and a do-it-yourself approach to music creation, which originated from the liberties afforded by independent record labels. Indie music describes a number of related styles, but generally describes guitar-oriented music straying away from mainstream conventions. There are a number of subgenres of independent music which combine its characteristics with other genres, such as indie pop, indie rock, indie folk, and indie electronic. Additionally, in certain circles, the term indie has taken a definition entirely defined by the "typical" sound of independent music in the 1980s, losing the meaning connected with the style of production. The origins of independent music lie in British independent record labels, such as Rough Trade and Mute. In the 1970s, these labels contributed to the emergence of a distinct sound, influenced by post-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
