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Shilpa Shirodkar
Shilpa Shirodkar (born 20 November 1969) is an Indian actress and former photo model who worked primarily in Hindi-language films from 1989 to 2000. After a 13-year hiatus from acting, she made her comeback to acting, this time on television in the Zee TV series '' Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' in 2013. Career Shirodkar made her debut with Ramesh Sippy's film '' Bhrashtachar'' (1989), with Mithun Chakraborty and Rekha, in which she played the role of a blind girl. She starred opposite Anil Kapoor in the hit 1990 film '' Kishen Kanhaiya''. The following year she had successful films like '' Trinetra'' (1991) and '' Hum'' (1991). She appeared in several other hit films such as ''Khuda Gawah'' (1992), '' Aankhen'' (1993), '' Pehchaan'' (1993), '' Gopi Kishan'' (1994), '' Bewafa Sanam'' (1995) and '' Mrityudand'' (1997). She decided to quit acting after marriage and her last film appearance was in the 2000 film '' Gaja Gamini''. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ek Mutthi Aasmaan (TV Series)
''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' (English Title: '' A fistful of sky)'' is an Indian family drama television show. Neha Pandey was in charge of casting It aired on Zee TV. it was replaced by Bandhan. Plot summary ''Ek Mutthi Aasmaan'' follows the story of Kalpana "Kalpi" Jadhav and Raghav Singhania, as their paths cross on a journey of self improvement. Kalpi is the daughter of a maid, Kamla Jadhav, and a mill worker, Vitthal Jadhav (Mohit Dagga). Her mother's dream is to become a part of the middle class so she works tirelessly. Kalpana selflessly loves her mother, but is deprived of her love and attention because Kamla is always busy looking after family members of her employers, mostly Pakhi Kapoor (Shirina Singh). Raghav Singhania is a rich businessman whose mission is to take revenge from the Kapoors who murdered his father. Raghav has always been in debt to Kamla as she helped him escape from the Kapoors who wanted to adopt him and take away all his wealth. He becomes attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aankhen (1993 Film)
''Aankhen'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan and written by Anees Bazmee. It stars Govinda in a dual role and Chunky Pandey. It was a blockbuster at the box office and the highest-grossing Indian film of 1993. It was remade in Telugu as ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995). The movie was reported to have been inspired by the 1977 Kannada movie ''Kittu Puttu'' which itself was inspired by the 1967 Tamil movie ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi'' which had earlier been remade in Hindi in 1973 as ''Do Phool''.It is Also adapted from Marathi film Changu- Mangu released in 1990. At the 39th Filmfare Awards, the film received 4 nominations - Best Film, Best Director (Dhawan), Best Actor (Govinda) and Best Comedian (Khan), but failed to win in any category. Synopsis Hasmukh Rai (Kader Khan) has a problem. As a matter of fact, two problems — his two sons: Munnu (Chunky Pandey) and Gulshan "Bunnu" ( Govinda Ahuja). The brothers are notorious slackers up to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namrata Shirodkar
Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress and former model primarily known for her work in Hindi films. She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the ''Kachche Dhaage'' (1999), ''Ezhupunna Tharakan'' (1999), '' Vaastav: The Reality'' (1999) and '' Pukar'' (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, ''Astitva'' (2000), ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (2002), '' LOC Kargil'' (2003), and the crossover cinema '' Bride and Prejudice'' (2004), which was successful overseas, particularly in the UK. She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in 2005. Early life Namrata Shirodkar was born on 22 January 1972 in a Maharashtrian family of Goan origin. She is the younger sister of actress Shilpa Shirodkar, and the grand daughter of noted Marathi actress Meenakshi Shirodkar, who starred in '' Brahmachari'' (1938). Modelling career Shirodkar worked as a model, and was crowned Miss India in 1993. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femina Miss India
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina has also organised Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe. In addition to Miss Diva, the organisation holds a contest every two years to select the Indian representative for the Mister World and Mister Supranational pageants. The reigning Femina Miss India (Femina Miss India World) titleholder is Sini Sadanand Shetty of Karnataka who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Manasa Varanasi on 3 July 2022 at Jio World Center, Mumbai. History The first Miss India was Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham), from Calcutta, who won in 1947. It was organised by the local press. In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held, Indrani Rehman and Nutan were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns Of Banaras
''Guns of Banaras'' is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sekhar Suri. It is a remake of the 2007 Tamil film '' Polladhavan''. The film stars Karan Nath and Nathalia Kaur in leading roles and Zarina Wahab, Vinod Khanna, Shilpa Shirodkar, Abhimanyu Singh and Tej Sapru in supporting roles. The film marks the comeback of Karan Nath after 11 years and Shilpa Shirodkar after 20 years. Cast * Karan Nath as Guddu * Nathalia Kaur as Hema * Ganesh Venkatraman as Vikram Singh * Abhimanyu Singh as Brijesh Singh * Shilpa Shirodkar Brijesh Singh's wife * Zarina Wahab as Guddu's mother * Vinod Khanna as Guddu's father * Tanvi Rao as Guddu's sister * Mohan Agashe as Triloki * Tej Sapru as Hema's father * Girish Sahdev as STF officer * Salim Baig as Tiwari * Ashok Pathak as Suleman Soundtrack Its songs are written by Sameer Anjaan and composed by Sohail Sen. Reception ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savitri Devi College & Hospital
''Savitri Devi College & Hospital'' is an Indian drama television series, that was aired for 365 episodes from 15 May 2017 to 29 September 2018. Produced by Rashmi Sharma, it starred Swarda Thigale, Varun Kapoor and Vikram Sakhalkar. In 2019, it was re-aired on Rishtey as ''Mere Dil Ki Lifeline''. Plot The show revolves around the life of Dr. Saanchi Mishra, a young medical student who aspires to become a successful doctor and joins the prestigious Savitri Devi College & Hospital in pursuit of her dream. Saanchi comes from a middle-class family having been brought up by her mother Jaya who has a secret past with the owner of Savitri Devi Hospital, the famous Dr. Anand Malhotra. Jaya's deceased husband Dr. Sunil Mishra and Anand were business partners. Savitri Devi College and Hospital is built on Sunil's land.The show also features the lives of Dr. Anand Malhotra and his family including his son Dr. Veer and daughter Priya and his second wife Gayatri and her daughter Dr. Riy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 21 July 2008 by Viacom 18 under then Chief Executive Officer Rajesh Kamat. Reception In less than a year, series like '' Balika Vadhu'', '' Uttaran'', '' Bigg Boss'', ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'', '' Sasural Simar Ka'', '' Udaan'', '' Naagin'' helped the channel to pass the decade-old market-leader StarPlus in weekly Gross Rating Points (GRPs). Programming Colors HD Colors HD was added on 24 October 2011 by various MSO & DTH Operators in India and Nepal including Dish Home (Nepal), Asianet Digital TV, DishTV, Airtel digital TV, Videocon d2h and Tata Play. Hathway digital cable also provides Colors HD. International On 21 January 2010, Colors became available on Dish Network in the United States, Canada and Mexico, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, 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 31 March 1996, StarPlus was transformed completely into a Hindi-language channel (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 and the company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Katial i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silsila Pyar Ka
''Silsila Pyaar Ka'' is an Indian television series that aired on STAR Plus from 4 January to 5 June 2016. It was produced by Rashmi Sharma and Pawan Kumar Marut for Rashmi Sharma Telefilms and starred Abhay Vakil and Chhavi Pandey. It is the remake of the Star Jalsha show ''Tumi Asbe Bole''. Plot Raunak Tiwari, a college student falls for and writes love letter to Kajal Saxena. His overly possessive mother Janki forces Akshay Bansal, his friend to sign the letter with his own name. Enchanted, Kajal marries him. Raunak is heartbroken. 5 years later Akshay and Kajal have a daughter Sakshi, who has health problems since birth. Kajal learns how Janki forced Akshay; she tries to mend broken relationship between Raunak and Akshay. He dies in an accident. To fulfill his last wish, Kajal weds Raunak. She intends to find Akshay's killer, who turns out to be Raunak's uncle Pradeep. Kajal finds out Randhir, Raunak's sick father who was being mistreated by Janki. He recovers. Kajal slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. Although the Filmfare awards started in 1954, awards for the Best Supporting Actress category started the following year 1955. Winners and nominees 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals have received two or more Best Supporting Actress awards: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ! scope="col" , Wins ! scope="col" , Actress , - , 3 , , - , 2 , {{cslist, Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani, Konkona Sen Sharma The following individuals have received five or more Best Supporting Actress nominations: {, class="wikitable" rowspan=2 border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f6e39c; , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaja Gamini
''Gaja Gamini'' (English: ''Woman with an elephant's gait.'') is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by M. F. Husain and is his ode to womanhood and his muse of the time, Madhuri Dixit, who stars as the lead in the film with Shahrukh Khan and Naseeruddin Shah. The film was a box office disaster. Plot The central figure of the film is represented by a mysterious figure called "Gaja Gamini", who inspires, arouses, and confuses the common man. "Gaja Gamini" is the inspiration behind Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa', Kalidas' poem "Shakuntala", and a photojournalist named Shahrukh's photographs. The mysterious "Gaja Gamini" appears as four characters, one of them being Sangeeta, a blind girl from Banaras at the beginning of time, who inspires village women to revolt against a male-dominated system and carve a niche for women forever. Another character is Shakuntala, who is the subject of Kalidas' poem of the same name. Shakuntala incites jealousy in the women and love in the men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrityudand
''Mrityudand'' (English: ''Death Sentence'') is an Indian Hindi drama film released in 1997. It was directed and produced by Prakash Jha and stars Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Ayub Khan, Mohan Agashe and Om Puri. The film is a commentary on the social and the gender injustice. As in his other movies, filmmaker Prakash Jha has focussed on the social problems that plague his native state of Bihar, India, and like his other movies this one straddles the boundary between art film and commercial film. The film also boasted of some semi-classical music, tuned by Anand–Milind and Raghunath Seth and worded by Javed Akhtar. The film was critically acclaimed and is considered to be one of Madhuri Dixit's best performances. Synopsis The movie is set in the village of Bilaspur, Bihar in 1996. Its plot starts with the grisly portrayal of a mob killing of two defenseless women, orchestrated by vested interests, and how village power players later evade administrative inquiries into this atr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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