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Scoop (2023 TV Series)
''Scoop'' is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama television series created and directed by Hansal Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul for Netflix. It stars Karishma Tanna, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Harman Baweja in lead roles, along with Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Deven Bhojani in supporting roles. The series is produced by Sarita Patil and Dikssha Jyote Routray under the banner Matchbox Shots. The series was released on Netflix on 2 June 2023. The series is based on Jigna Vora's biographical memoir ''Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison.'' It follows the real-life story of Jigna Vora who was accused of the murder of mid-day reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June 2011. At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, ''Scoop'' received 10 nominations, including Best Director in a Drama Series (Mehta), Best Actress in a Drama Series (Tanna) and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Baweja and Ayyub), and won 4 awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Actress in a Dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction or science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has multiple subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. Most crime drama focuses on crime investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. History The ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (''Arabian Nights'') contains the earliest known examples of crime fiction. One example of a story of this genre is the medieval Arabic tale of " The Three Apples", one of the tales narrated by Scheherazade in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussain Zaidi
S. Hussain Zaidi (born 28 February 1968) is an Indian author and former investigative journalist. His works include '' Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia'', '' Mafia Queens of Mumbai'', '' Black Friday'', ''My Name is Abu Salem'' and ''Mumbai Avengers''. S. Hussain Zaidi is India's most prolific crime writer. He publishes under the Blue Salt imprint. The Mumbai mafia has been his focus in books such as ''Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia'', ''Mafia Queens of Mumbai'', '' My Name is Abu Salem'' and '' Byculla to Bangkok''. Zaidi began his career in journalism while working for the newspaper ''The Asian Age'', where he became the resident editor. Zaidi later worked for several other periodicals, including ''The Indian Express'', ''Mid-Day'' and ''Mumbai Mirror''. His in-depth research on the Mumbai mafia has been used by international authors, including Misha Glenny in ''McMafia'' and Vikram Chandra in his book '' Sacred Games''. Zaidi was once kidn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejaswini Kolhapure
Tejaswini Kolhapure (born 1 January 1980)is an Indian super model and actress. Personal life Kolhapure was born in Mumbai in a Maharashtrian family. Her father, Pandharinath Kolhapure, is a classical singer whose family was from Kolhapur.If I had my way, I would have worked with Raj Kapoor all my life: Padmini Kolhapure ''Times of India'', 13 September 2013. She is the youngest sister of (wife of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malhar Thakar
Malhar Thakar is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry and theatre. Biography He studied at Shree Ambe Vidyalaya and Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad. After nine years in theatre, he eventually broke into film roles. His debut film as the lead role was ''Chhello Divas'' (2015) which was commercially successful. His ''Love Ni Bhavai'' (2017) achieved critical and commercial success and ran for more than 100 days in theatres. '' Golkeri'' (2020) was also declared hit. In 2018, Thakar started his own production house, Ticket Window Entertainment. In April 2020, he announced the establishment of an NGO to help people affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He debuted in Hindi cinema with his supporting role in ''Maja Ma'' (2022). Filmography Television and web series Films {, class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Language !Notes , - , 2012 , ''Kevi Rite Jaish'' , A guy at visa office , rowspan="23" , Gujarati , , - , 2015 , ''Chhel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehul Kajaria
Mehul Kajaria is an Indian television actor. Television References Indian male soap opera actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi television Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pratik Gandhi
Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor. He worked in Gujarati theatre before entering Gujarati cinema. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series ''Scam 1992''. He acted in several Hindi films thereafter. Early life Gandhi was born in Surat to parents who were teachers. He completed his schooling at V. D. Desai Wadiwala (Bhulka Bhavan) High School in Surat. He studied at Surat where he was involved in theatre arts. He graduated in Industrial Engineering from the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, he worked with National Productivity Council in Satara and Pune. He later worked at Reliance Infrastructure (cement division) in Mumbai from January 2008 to 2016. Acting career Gandhi participated in the Gujarati play ''Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar''. He played a role in the Gujarati film ''Bey Yaar'' (2014) and in plays ''Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon'', '' Hu Chandrakant Bakshi'' and ''Ame Badha Sathe To Duniya Laiye Mathe''. In '' Mohan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Sait
Danish Sait (born 1 July 1988) is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host, radio jockey, actor, and writer who works in Kannada cinema. Career Danish Sait worked as a radio jockey for ''Supari'' on Fever 104 FM in 2013. On the channel, he made several prank calls and enacted an array of fictional roles including Asgar, Chacko, Nagesh and Nagraj. He is also a stand-up comedian and is a part of the Bengaluru-based comedy group The Improv. Starting in 2014, he hosted several sports shows including Pro Kabaddi League and the Cricket World Cup in 2015 before hosting Neevu Bhale Khiladi, a reality television show on Star Suvarna. He made his film debut with the Kannada movie ''Humble Politician Nograj'' in 2018 and portrayed the titular character in the film in addition to co-writing the film with director Saad Khan. The film released to positive reviews with one critic stating that "Danish Sait never fails to draw the audience, irrespective of where and how he plans to entert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasi Rachh
Manasi Rachh is an Indian actress and model. She made her debut in 2011 with the film ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge'' and was noted for her performance in the Karan Johar movie ''Student of the Year''. She is also noted for her ads as well as her works in the theater. Web Series Manasi Rachh recently appeared in a Web Series "It's Not That Simple (2018)" in as "Natasha (Nats)" aired on "Voot" with other featured cast Swara Bhaskar, Purab Kohli, Sumeet Vyas, Vivan Bhatena, Neha Chauhan, Karan Veer Mehra, Devika Vatsa, Rohan Shah Rohan Shah is an Indian actor, known for his role as Agham Neil Khanna in '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'' on Sony TV. He played the lead role of Vivek in the 2020 Bollywood film '' Hacked'' along with Hina Khan. He is also a part of the YouTube ..., Jia Vaidya etc. She also played Maddy in season 2 of the Indian TV series, '' 24''. Filmography Films TV Series Web Series References External links * * Living people Indian film actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravish Desai
Ravish Desai (born 22 November 1986) is an Indian actor and model who works in Bollywood movies, Hindi-language TV serials and web series. He is mostly known for his work in TV commercials. Early & Personal life Ravish Desai was born on 22 November 1986 in Mumbai into a Gujarati family to parents Mukesh and Alpa Desai. Desai received his schooling from G.D. Somani Memorial School, Cuffe Parade. He completed his graduation from Jai Hind College. After finishing his MBA, Ravish worked as a consultant with JP Morgan Chase, Ernst and Young. He then quit his job to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He was always fascinated by cinema during his childhood. He is also trained in Karate with a Brown Belt ownership. He met actress Mugdha Chaphekar on the sets of the show Satrangi Sasural ''Satrangi Sasural'' (international title: 7 Bridges to Cross) is a Hindi Indian soap opera, which was broadcast on Zee TV channel from December 2014 to March 2016. The show is an adapti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaz Khan
Ayaz Khan (born 1 April 1979) is an Indian actor and model. He is better known as Dr. Shubhankar Rai of ''Dill Mill Gayye'' on STAR One. Career He has appeared in such Hindi films as '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. He played the character of Shubhankar Rai on the STAR One medical drama ''Dill Mill Gayye''. In 2011, he appeared opposite Rahul Bose and Esha Deol Esha Deol Takhtani (born 2 November 1981) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actor-politicians Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her debut in ''Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe'' (2002), which e ... in ''Ghost Ghost Na Raha'' and started in ''Apna Sa'' with Koyel Mullick. He is also part of the cast of ''Hide & Seek'' which was released on 12 March 2010. Currently he is playing the role of Gaurav on '' Parichay'' on Colors TV. Khan began working as a model in the late 1990s. He has appeared in over 300 print and television advertisements during his modelling career. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Upadhyay
Amar Upadhyay (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000-2002), '' Kalash'' (2001), ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' (2005), '' Kkusum'' (2005), '' Molkki'' (2020–2022) etc. His other television shows include '' Dekh Bhai Dekh'' (1993-1994), '' Viraasat'' (2006-2007), '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo'' (2008-2009), ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' (2015-2017), ''Ishqbaaaz'' (2019). Apart from television shows, he has appeared in many films like '' Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!'' (1998), '' Dhund: The Fog'' (2003), '' LOC Kargil'' (2003), '' 13B'' (2009), '' It's My Life'' (2020), '' Kaagaz'' (2021) and '' Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' (2022). Early life Amar Upadhyay was born on 1 August 1976 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati family. He grew up in the Malad suburb of Mumbai, and studied chemical engineering in college. After college he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
