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Salaam-e-Ishq
''Salaam-e-Ishq'' () also known as ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love'', is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani, marking his second directorial venture after ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003). An unofficial remake of ''Love Actually'' (2003), the film features an ensemble cast of Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Salman Khan, Juhi Chawla, Akshaye Khanna, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Ayesha Takia, Shannon Esra, Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar. It weaves six love stories together and follows the relationships of the people within it. Principal photography for the film began in 2004 and wrapped up in 2006. The cinematography is done by Piyush Shah. Music is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film was released on 25 January 2007 and became the first ever Hindi film to be screened digitally. The film received mixed reviews with praises for the cast performance particularly John, Vidya and Akshaye, but criticism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Esra
Shannon Esra (née Esrechowitz; born 1 February 1984) is a South African actress and voice-over artist. She is known for playing the lawyer Sandra Stein in the drama series The Queen and The River and Samantha Hugo in the series Lioness. Esra is among the first Caucasian actresses to play a lead role in Bollywood in the film Salaam-e-Ishq. Early life Early life and career beginning Esra had her first "taste" of acting at age 4, narrating at a nursery school Purim concert. She later did impersonations of Elvis Presley at local talent contests. Esra did her first professional acting at the age of 16, when she appeared in the film ''I Dreamed of Africa'' (starring Kim Basinger), playing a character named Siri. She later studied Dramatic Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand receiving her BA (Hons) Degree in 2003. She won a Naledi Theatre Award for Best Performance by a Newcomer/Breakthrough (Female), in Dorothy Ann Gould's theatre production '' Japes'' for her portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Khanna is known for his versatility, which has secured him numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards. Born to actor Vinod Khanna, he made his acting debut with '' Himalay Putra'' (1997). His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama ''Border'' (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Khanna replicated this success with the romance '' Taal'' (1999), the comedy-drama '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the comedies '' Hungama'' (2003) and '' Hulchul'' (2004), the murder mystery '' 36 China Town'' (2006), the action thriller '' Race'' (2008), and the heist comedy '' Tees Maar Khan'' (2010). He drew critical praise for featuring in the thrillers '' Humraaz'' and '' Deewangee'' (both 2002), the biopic '' Gandhi, My Father'' (2007) and the action thriller '' Aakrosh'' (2010). Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and English. Amongst the most critically acclaimed Indian musicians, the trio have won numerous awards, including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, and IIFA Awards. They are often referred to as the " Amar Akbar Anthony" (AAA) of the Hindi film music industry. They are known for their compositions in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010), ''Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'' (2011) and '' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015). Members Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan, the main vocalist of the trio, was born and brought up in Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai, in a Tamil family from Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing the veena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjana Sukhani
Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada film. Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 to a Sindhi Hindu family in Jaipur, to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has an older brother. She received her master's degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Film and modelling career Sukhani put her academic pursuits behind to pursue acting. During the early years of her career, she was cast in a television advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates alongside the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. She was also noted for her performance in the remixed Hindi music video for the song ''Ghar Jayegi''. Even though she does not have a film industry related background, she has landed sizeable roles, such as in the 2007 multi-starrer blockbuster film ''Salaam-e-Ishq'', following which she starred in ''Golmaal Returns'', a sequel to the 2006 hit film '' Golmaal''. Her other releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Actually
''Love Actually'' is a 2003 Christmas film, Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous projects. An international co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it was mostly filmed on location in London. The film delves into different aspects of love as shown through 10 separate stories involving a variety of individuals, many of whom are interlinked as the plot progresses. The story begins six weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place in the New Year. The film, Curtis's first as director, was released in the US on 14 November 2003 and a week later in the UK during its theatrical run. ''Love Actually'' was a box-office success, grossing $250.2million worldwide on a budget of $40million. The film received mixed reviews and a nominat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayesha Takia
Ayesha Azmi (; born 10 April 1986) is an Indian former actress who worked predominantly in Hindi films. She began her career working in advertisements and music videos, and made her film debut in 2004 with the action thriller '' Taarzan: The Wonder Car'' for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. Takia subsequently played the leading lady in such films as ''Super'' (2005) '' Socha Na Tha'' (2005), '' Salaam-e-Ishq'' (2007), and '' Wanted'' (2009). She also received praise for playing the lead role in the drama '' Dor'' (2006), which won her the Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics). This was followed by a series of poorly received films including '' Kya Love Story Hai'', '' Fool N Final'', '' No Smoking'', '' 8 x 10 Tasveer'', and '' Paathshaala''; after which she quit acting. Takia made her debut and only appearance in Telugu cinema with the film Super (2005), in which she starred opposite Nagarjuna Akkineni. She stepped away from acting after her marriage in 2009 to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Advani
Nikkhil Suresh Advani (born 28 April 1971) is an Indian director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He along with his sister, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani, co-founded the entertainment company Emmay Entertainment. Early life and family Advani was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, into a Sindhi Hindu family. His father is a retired professional who worked in senior management positions with multinationals in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry and his mother is an advertising professional. His father is Sindhi whilst his mother is Maharashtrian. He studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, and later did his Masters in chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He married his college friend Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya. Advani is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His wife, Suparna Gupta is a child rights activist. Winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurabh Shukla
Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998), ''Nayak (2001 Hindi film), Nayak: The Real Hero'' (2001), ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), ''Barfi!'' (2012), ''Jolly LLB'' (2013); for latter, he won the 61st National Film Awards, National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor. Other notable films are ''Kick (2014 film), Kick'' (2014), ''PK (film), PK'' (2014), ''Jolly LLB 2'' (2017)'' and Raid (2018 film), Raid'' (2018). He has also worked in a short documentary with Ruth Agnihotri and Rachael Agnihotri in Goa. Early life Born to Jogamaya Shukla, who was the first female tabla player of India and Shatrughan Shukla, a vocalist from Agra Gharana, Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. He completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is India's highest-paid actress and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, and ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In the next two years, ''Forbes'' listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2022, she was named in the BBC ''100 Women'' list. Chopra accepted offers to join the Indian film industry following her pageant wins. Her acting debut came in the Tamil film '' Thamizhan'' (2002), followed by her first Bollywood feature in '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'' (2003). She played the leading lady in the box-office hits '' Andaaz'' (2003) and '' Mujhse Shaadi Karogi'' (2004) and had her breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller '' Aitraaz''. Chopra established hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Abraham
John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Known for his stoic action hero persona, he is a recipient of a National Film Award along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards. Abraham has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity 100 list since 2017. After a successful modelling career, Abraham made his acting debut with the erotic thriller film ''Jism (2003 film), Jism'' (2003), a sleeper hit. He rose to prominence with the action film ''Dhoom'' (2004) and the comedies ''Garam Masala (2005 film), Garam Masala'' (2005), ''Taxi No. 9211'' (2006), and ''Dostana (2008 film), Dostana'' (2008). He also starred in the critically acclaimed dramas ''Water (2005 film), Water'' (2005), ''Kabul Express'' (2006) and ''New York (2009 film), New York'' (2009), the last of which also turned out to be a commercial success. Despite several commercial failures in the subsequent decade, Abraham achieved success with the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikkhil Advani
Nikkhil Suresh Advani (born 28 April 1971) is an Indian director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He along with his sister, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani, co-founded the entertainment company Emmay Entertainment. Early life and family Advani was born and raised in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, into a Sindhi Hindus, Sindhi Hindu family. His father is a retired professional who worked in senior management positions with multinationals in the chemical and pharmaceuticals industry and his mother is an advertising professional. His father is Sindhi whilst his mother is Marathi people, Maharashtrian. He studied at Green Lawns High School, Breach Candy, and later did his Master's degree, Masters in chemistry at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He married his college friend Suparna Gupta with whom he has a daughter Keya. Advani is the grand nephew of late producer N. N. Sippy and second cousin of actor Tusshar Kapoor and producer Ekta Kapoor. His wife, Suparna Gupt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isha Koppikar
Isha Koppikar (born 19 September 1976) is an Indian actress, politician and Model (person), model who has acted mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, but also in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu language, Telugu, and Marathi language, Marathi films. She started her career in South Indian language, South Indian languages films in the second half of the 1990s and focused on Bollywood films in the early 2000s. Early life and work Koppikar was born on 19 September 1976 in Mahim, Bombay (now Mumbai) in a Konkani people, Konkani family. She has one younger brother. She graduated in Life Sciences at Ramnarain Ruia College in Mumbai. While at college she appeared in a photoshoot for Indian photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha. The shoot led to work in advertising as a model, notably for ''L'Oréal'', ''Rexona'', ''Camay'', ''Tips & Toes'' and ''Coca-Cola''. Koppikar competed in the 1995 Femina Miss India, Miss India contest, winning the Miss Talent Crown. Her modelling work gave her an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
