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Shweta Shetty
Shweta Shetty (also known as Shwetaa in nickname) is an Indian-born German pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. Life and career Shetty's album, ''Johnny Joker'', was a success. She was awarded the Best Female Pop Artist for her work in the album ''Deewane To Deewane Hain'' at the 1998 Screen Awards. In 1997, Shetty married a German man, Clemens Brandt, and moved to Hamburg. They divorced five years later, but it wasn't until 2015 when Shetty eventually moved back to India. Shetty is a German citizen but also holds an Overseas Citizenship of India. She is cousin of Indian actresses Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979) is an Indian actress and interior designer. The younger sister of actress Shilpa Shetty, she made her acting with the romantic drama ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), which earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of .... Shetty launched a brand new single Daro Na feat. Delhi based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Mohan
Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs for films and albums in all the four south Indian cinema namely Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada, besides few Hindi films and has established herself as a leading playback singer of South Indian cinema. Born to playback singer Sujatha Mohan and Krishna Mohan, Shweta has received five Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Personal life Shweta Mohan was born on 19 November 1985 to a Malayali family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is the daughter of Dr. V. Krishna Mohan and playback singer Sujatha Mohan. She completed her schooling at Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai and graduated from Stella Maris College, Chennai.A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overseas Citizenship Of India
Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) is a form of permanent residency available to people of Indian origin which allows them to live and work in India indefinitely. It allows the cardholders a lifetime entry to the country along with benefits such as being able to own real estate and make other investments in the country. Despite its name, OCI is not recognised as citizenship by the Republic of India or by the vast majority of nations worldwide, and it does not grant the right to vote in Indian elections or hold public office. The Indian government can revoke OCI status in a wide variety of circumstances. In addition, the OCI card is only valid with a valid foreign passport. As of 2022, there are 4 million holders of OCI cards among the Indian diaspora. The OCI scheme was introduced by ''The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003'' in response to demands for dual citizenship by the Indian diaspora. It provides overseas citizens with many of the rights available to resident citizens. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandhan (1998 Film)
(transl. ''Bond'') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama action film directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao starring Salman Khan, Rambha, Jackie Shroff and Ashwini Bhave. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Pandithurai''. Plot Thakur Suraj Pratap sees a young woman performing pooja at a temple, and instantly falls in love with her. This is Pooja, who belongs to a poor family, consisting of her dad, Ramlal, her mom and a brother named Raju. Thakur sends an emissary to Ramlal, who is delighted to give his daughter to Thakur in marriage, and the wedding is celebrated with due ceremony. Pooja is very fond of Raju and takes him along with her to her husband's house. This is the only "gift" that Pooja's impoverished parents are able to give their daughter at the wedding, and it is also beneficial for the young boy to grow up in a more affluent household. At the Thakur's palatial home, Pooja is greeted by Jyoti, Thakur's sister. Years pass. Unfortunately, Pooja has been unable t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziddi (1997 Film)
''Ziddi'' () is a 1997 Indian action film directed by Guddu Dhanoa, starring Sunny Deol, Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher, Raj Babbar and Ashish Vidyarthi. It follows a short-tempered and stubborn Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums and later vows to avenge the death of his siblings. It went on to become one of the biggest Bollywood hits of 1997, grossing Rs 324.3 million (US$5.7 million) at the box office. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Dharma'', starring Vijayakanth. This is the second time Vijayakanth reprised Sunny Deol's role before '' Ghayal'' (1990) remake titled ''Bharathan'' (1992). Plot Deva, an angry young man, lives with his father, Advocate Ashok Pradhan, mother Gayatri, brother Akash, and sister Guddi. He is greatly vigilant about the well-being of his family – an intrinsic reason for his fury and stubbornness. One day a man named Vilas tries to molest Guddi and forcefully grabs her hand. Deva, in a fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangeela (1995 Film)
''Rangeela'' () is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Jackie Shroff. The film was A. R. Rahman's first Hindi film with an original film score, score and soundtrack, as his previous Hindi releases were dubbed versions of his Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. ''Rangeela'' released on 8 September 1995 and proved to be a blockbuster (entertainment), major box office success. The film received critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise directed towards the film's soundtrack and Matondkar's performance, thus proving to be a breakthrough for her. It was screened at the mainstream section of the International Film Festival of India. At the 41st Filmfare Awards, ''Rangeela'' received a leading 14 nominations – Filmfare Award for Best Film, Best Film, Filmfare Award for Best Director, Best Director (Varma), Filmfare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roja (1992 Film)
Roja may refer to: Film and television * ''Roja'' (film), a 1992 Tamil-language film by director Mani Ratnam ** ''Roja'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film * ''Roja'' (Tamil TV series), a 2018 soap opera * ''Roja'' (Telugu TV series), a 2019 soap opera People * Roja Chamankar, an Iranian poet * Gheorghe Constantin Roja, an Aromanian doctor, philologist and historian * Roja Selvamani R. K. Roja Selvamani (born Sri Latha Reddy), is an Indian politician and former actress. She served as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh since 11 April 2022 until a landslide defeat in 2024 assembly election ..., an Indian actress and politician Places * Roja, Latvia, a settlement in Roja Municipality, Latvia See also * Rojas (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Sehgal
Harjeet Singh "Baba" Sehgal, is an Indian rapper. He is widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper. He is also involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry and works across media in several different languages. He was a contestant in the reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2006. Life and career Early career Born and raised in Lucknow, Sehgal graduated with a B.Tech. from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. His entertainment career began in the 1990s, when he emerged as part of the Indipop scene, and released an album which got frequent airplay on MTV India. Since then he has been a popular figure on the rap scene, with hits such as 'Thanda Thanda Paani' (which sampled Vanilla Ice's " Ice Ice Baby", which in turn sampled Queen's " Under Pressure") 'Manjula' and 'Dil Dhadke'. Music Sehgal's first album was ''Dilruba'' (1990), followed by ''Alibaba'' (1991). Then came his biggest hit album ''Thanda Thanda Pani'' (1992), which sold 5mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagarika
Sagarika Mukherjee, also known as Saag, is an Indian singer and actress. She sings mainly in Hindi, Assamese and Bengali language songs but has also sung in Tamil and Telugu languages. She is the daughter of singer and composer Manas Mukherjee and granddaughter of lyricist Jahar Mukherjee. Before going solo, she was half of a popular Indian duo with her brother with whom she released albums such as '' Q-Funk'', ''Roop Inka Mastana'' and ''Naujawan''. Apart from singing and acting in movies and albums, she is also a restaurateur. Early life Sagarika Mukherjee was born in Guwahati, Assam, India, but originally belongs from Kolkata metrocity of West Bengal in a Bengali family. In 1973, she moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra (now in Mumbai) with her family. Her father died in 1986. Then, her mother became a singer and took charge of the entire family. Career Early singing Sagarika made her debut as a child playback singer in the Bollywood film '' Shaayad'' in 1979 and in the Bengali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaan (singer)
Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September 1972), professionally known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, composer, actor and television host. He record songs primarily in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu language. Known as the "Golden Voice of India", Shaan is considered among the greatest playback singers of India. He is also noted for his songs in the romantic genre, mainly during the 2000s. Shaan is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three International Indian Film Academy Awards. His most popular songs include — "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" from '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi'' (1999), " Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" and "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" from '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001), "Ghanan Ghanan" from '' Lagaan'' (2001), "Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein" from '' Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (2002), "O Humdum Suniyo Re" from '' Saathiya'' (2002), "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" from '' Jism'' (2003), "Kuch To Hua Hai" from '' Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), "O Jaana" from '' Tere Naam'' (2003), "Ladki Kyun" from '' Hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawahar Wattal
Jawahar Wattal is an Indian cultural entrepreneur, music director and producer, best known for being a pioneer in the Indian non-filmi music field and for shifting the focus of the industry to Delhi. He has worked with singers Baba Sehgal and Daler Mehndi in the 1990s. Over the years he has composed 3,000 jingles, given music for television series like, ''The World This Week'', ''Himalaya Darshan'' and ''Ru Ba Ru'', besides he has composed 73 music albums out of which 19 have gone multi-platinum. He was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Shri in 2008. Early life and background Wattal grew up in Delhi, where his passion for music led him to train in classical and instrumental Western music as a teenager and to play the guitar. By the age of 21, he had already composed and sung numerous advertising jingles and performed for leading professional record labels like EMI India. The dream culminated in his setting up a multi-track digitalised production house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AR Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a recipient of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. In 2010, the Government of India conferred him with the Padma Bhushan, the nation's third-highest civilian award. With his in-house studio Panchathan Record Inn, Rahman's film-scoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film '' Roja''. Following that, he went on to score several songs for Tamil language films, including Mani Ratnam's politically charged ''Bombay'', the urban '' Kaadhalan'', '' Thiruda Thiruda'', and S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim–Sulaiman
Salim–Sulaiman are an Indian music composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo has composed music predominantly for Hindi films. Life and early career Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat. They were born in Mumbai. Salim Merchant was born on 3 March 1974 and Sulaiman Merchant was born on 21 December 1970. They were inspired by their father Sadruddin Merchant, who used to lead Ismaili Scouts Orchestra in India. Steeped in a family tradition of music as the sons of composer and veteran of the film industry Sadruddin Merchant, Salim mastered the piano on at the Trinity College of Music in London while Sulaiman took up tabla training with such legends as Taufiq Qureshi and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Six years after their first music composition for a Bollywood film, they received acclaim for the film score of '' Bhoot''. Salim and Sulaiman have been composing music for over a decade having scored for movies such as '' Neal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
