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Sanjoy Chowdhury
Sanjoy Chowdhury is an Indian film score composer. He debuted in 1998, by composing the background score of the Malayalam movie, ''Ennu Swantham Janakikutty''. Shortly afterwards, filmmaker John Matthew Matthan roped him in to compose the background score of his Aamir Khan starrer, ''Sarfarosh (1999 film), Sarfarosh''. He has specialized as a background music composer and has composed the background score in many films. He is the son of Indian film composer, Salil Chowdhury. Filmography Background Score Composer Awards and nominations References Indian film score composers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
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 media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Language
Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh, India's West Bengal and Tripura) of South Asia. With over 242 million native speakers and another 43 million as second language speakers as of 2025, Bengali is the List of languages by number of native speakers, sixth most spoken native language and the List of languages by total number of speakers, seventh most spoken language by the total number of speakers in the world. Bengali is the Official language, official, National language, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken scheduled languages of India, language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wednesday!
''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, and is set between 2 pm and 6 pm on a Wednesday. The film depicts a confrontation between a police commissioner and an anonymous caller who threatens to detonate bombs throughout Mumbai if four terrorists are not freed from police custody. Released on 5 September 2008, it received widespread critical acclaim and emerged as a commercial success. It was also granted tax exemption in the state of Maharashtra. Subsequently, it won a number of awards including the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 56th National Film Awards. It went on to be remade in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously as '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' and ''Eenadu'' (both 2009), and as an English-language Sri Lankan film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golmaal Returns
''Golmaal Returns'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a remake of the 1989 Marathi film '' Pheka Pheki'', which itself was inspired by the 1973 Hindi film '' Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'', it serves as the second installment in the '' Golmaal film series''. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. The film became commercial success. It was the sixth highest-grossing Hindi films of 2008. Plot Gopal lives with his wife Ekta, who is addicted to watching Indian dramas and soap operas. He also lives with his sister Esha and Ekta's mute brother, his brother in law Lucky. Lucky is in love with a deaf girl named Daisy. Investigating Officer Madhav, Esha's boyfriend, who believes that Gopal's company, Golden Fisheries, secretly does drug-smuggling, does not get along with Gopal. One night, while returning from his office, Gopal saves an attractive young woman named Meera from some dread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kismet Konnection
''Kismat Konnection'' (''Fate Connection'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Aziz Mirza. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan with Juhi Chawla making a guest appearance. Shah Rukh Khan is the narrator. Produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the banner of Tips Industries, ''Kismat Konnection'' was released on 18 July 2008. Plot This is a story about an architect, Raj Malhotra. While he was a top student in his school and college days, he did not have much luck in finding work, clients, or projects. Everything he does seems to go wrong. Raj Malhotra goes to a Romani named Haseena Bano Jaan. She advises him that his luck is not good and he needs a good luck charm or a person who can change his life. Afterward, Raj Malhotra meets Priya Saluja, who is ready to help the citizens of a community by trying to save the community centre. Although they do not get along at first, Raj Malhotra eventually realizes that Priya Saluja is his lucky charm. Priy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C Kkompany
''C Kkompany'' (alternatively ''C Company'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by debutant Sachin Yardi, and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Raima Sen and Anupam Kher. It released on 29 August 2008 to negative reviews from critics, and was a failure at the box office. Plot Three individuals - Akshay Kumar ( Tusshar Kapoor), Mr. Joshi ( Anupam Kher), and Lambodar Jha (Rajpal Yadav) have their own share of troubles as a common man. While Akshay is a struggling crime reporter, Mr. Joshi is a retired accountant troubled by his ungrateful son. Lambodhar works as a mascot in a mall but tells his son he has a business. Lambodar finds it difficult to deal with his wife over his job and is very aggressive to tall people because he is very short and is often mocked for his height. Together they share their plight and find solace in each other's company. Akshay wants to marry the love of his life, Priya (Raima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
''Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri for UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed by Pritam with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. ''Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal'' is a contemporary fictional story of the South Asian community in the UK, told through the prism of professional football. Upon its release on 23 November 2007, the film received negative reviews and was only moderately successful at the box-office and was declared "average" by Box Office India. The film was premiered in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Jaidev and Kavita Bhasin live a middle-class lifestyle in Southall, England, with their son, Sunny. During the mid-80s, Jaidev was a huge fan of the all-Asian Southall Football Club, and their team was very successful so much so that it g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Dhatak
EK, Ek or ek may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Eastern Kentucky Railway (with reporting mark EK), now-defunct railway * Eastman Kodak (formerly with NYSE ticker symbol EK), US-based photography company, formerly * Ek Commando Knife Co., US knife manufacturer * ''Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto'', Confederation of Finnish Industries * Emirates (airline) (IATA airline designator EK) * European Kindred, prison/street gang in the United States People People whose surname is Ek, or whose names include Ek, are listed at Ek. Places * East Kilbride, town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland * Ek Park, cricket ground in Kitwe, Zambia * Enchanted Kingdom, theme park in the Philippines Science * Exakelvin, unit of temperature, abbreviated as EK * Kinetic energy, in physics, abbreviated as Ek Other uses * ''Eisernes Kreuz'', German acronym for the Iron Cross * ek, the number 'one' in Hindi (Devanagari numerals) * Ektara, ek tar, or ik tar, "one string," Indian musical instrum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jab We Met
''Jab We Met'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor with Tarun Arora, Saumya Tandon and Dara Singh in supporting roles. Primarily based in Mumbai, Bhatinda and Shimla, the film tells the story of Aditya Kashyap, a heartbroken businessman who boards a train, where he meets a talkative Punjabi girl, Geet Dhillon. While they miss their train, Geet and Aditya begin a journey together to her home and what follows is a love that changes them. The songs are composed by Pritam, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. ''Jab We Met'' was released in the United Kingdom a day before its worldwide release on 25 October 2007. Since its release, the film has garnered widespread critical acclaim and was among the top-grossing Hindi films of the year, grossing over ₹50.9 crore. The film was later remade in Tamil as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kya Love Story Hai
''Kya Love Story Hai'' () is a 2007 Indian romantic comedy film starring Tusshar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is directed by debutant Lovely Singh and produced by Adlabs Films and VR Entertainers. The film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. Plot The story is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Arjun is a wealthy orphan who spends his time in leisure with his friends, Romeo and Chiku. Usually getting them out of sticky situations and supporting them. One day, Arjun's path crosses with Kajal, and he is instantly attracted to her. He starts to befriend Kajal but hesitates to confess his feelings for her. One day, Kajal reads a draft of Arjun's love letter. Unaware that she is Arjun's crush, Kajal tells him that she desires a self-made, successful man as her life partner and not someone who has been left money by their ancestors. An upset Arjun travels to Mumbai to establish his career as an architect and thus become a self made man. In the months of Arjun's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fun Unlimited
''Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age buddy comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, written by Neeraj Vora, and produced by Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited and Parag Sanghvi under K Sera Sera Private Limited. The first installment of the '' Golmaal film series'', it stars Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi and Sharman Joshi along with Rimi Sen and Paresh Rawal. ''Golmaal'' was released on 14 July 2006. It is considered a modern cult film. ''Golmaal'' is said to be loosely based on Harsh Shivsharan's Marathi play ''Ghar Ghar'', which also inspired Vora's Gujarati play ''Aflatoon'', in turn one of the inspirations for the film. Upon release, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The film was commercially successful, grossing ₹41.25 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹15 crore. Plot Laxman is a brilliant student who is diverted from his studies by his mischievous band of friends, Gop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Santoshi Ma
''Jai Santoshi Maa'' is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language devotional film directed by Vijay Sharma and written R. Priyadarshi. Santoshī Mā (also called Santoshi Mata) is the goddess of satisfaction. Usha Mangeshkar, sang the devotional songs for the film along with Mahendra Kapoor and the famous poet Kavi Pradeep, who wrote the song' lyrics. Made on a low-budget, the film became one of the most successful films at the box office. Plot The film opens in the Devaloka, where we witness the "birth" of Goddess Santoshi Mata as the daughter of Ganesha, the elephant headed god of good beginnings, his two wives Riddhi and Siddhi ("prosperity" and "spiritual power"), and as the sister of Kshema and Labha ("safety" and "profit"). Although, Ganesha has another wife Buddhi ("wisdom"), she is not portrayed in the film. A key role is played by the immortal sage Narada, a devotee of Vishnu, who regularly intervenes to advance the film's two parallel plots, which concern both human beings and go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
