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Sonali Kulkarni
Sonali Kulkarni (born 3 November 1974) is an Indian actress, producer, and writer who primarily appears in Marathi and Hindi films. She has also appeared in Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and English films. She has worked in over 70 films, both commercial and experimental, as well as some international projects, and is regarded as one of the most versatile Marathi actresses. Kulkarni has won a National Film Award, two Maharashtra State Film Awards, and four Filmfare Marathi Awards, and has been nominated for one Filmfare Award, two IIFA Awards, and one Screen Award. Although born into a middle-class Maharashtrian family in Pune, Kulkarni was drawn to acting at an early age and had attended Satyadev Dubey's acting workshops. At the age of 18, she made her cinematic debut in the Kannada film Cheluvi (1992). Later, she debuted with Mukta (1994) in Marathi. This was followed by critical praise with Doghi (1995), Daayraa (1996), and Gharabaher (1999), the former earning her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune District
Pune district (Marathi pronunciation: uɳeː is the most populous district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The district's population was 9,429,408 in the 2011 census, making it the fourth most populous district amongst India's 640 districts. This district has an urban population of 58.08 percent of its total. It is one of the most industrialized districts in India. In recent decades it has also become a hub for information technology. Officer Members of Parliament * Girish Bapat ( BJP) - * Supriya Sule ( NCP) - * Dr. Amol Kolhe ( NCP) - * Shrirang Barne (BSS) - Guardian Minister list of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector District Justice District Police Commissioner list of District Police Commissioner President & Vice-President Zilla Parishad *President list of President Zilla Parishad Pune *Vice-President list of Vice-President Zilla Parishad Pune Chief Executive Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyadev Dubey
Satyadev Dubey (13 July 1936 – 25 December 2011) was an Indian theatre director, actor, playwright, screenwriter & film director. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1971. He won the 1978 National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Shyam Benegal's ''Bhumika'' and 1980 Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for '' Junoon''. In 2011, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. Biography Satyadev Dubey was born in Bilaspur district of the Madhya Pradesh now in Chhattisgarh in 1936. He moved to Mumbai with the aim of becoming a cricketer, but ended up joining the Theatre Unit, a theatre group run by Ebrahim Alkazi, which also ran a school for many budding artists. Later when Alkazi left for Delhi to head the National School of Drama, Dubey took over Theatre Unit, and went on to produce many important plays in the Indian theatre. He produced Girish Karnad's first play ''Yayati'', and also his noted play ''Hayavadana'', Badal Sarkar's ''Ewam Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune 52
''Pune 52'' is a 2013 Neo-noir Thriller Marathi language film directed by National Award Winner Nikhil Mahajan. It stars Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni and Sai Tamhankar in the leading roles. The film was loosely inspired by 1974 Hollywood classic Chinatown. This is directorial debut film for Nikhil Mahajan. Atif Afzal composed the music and background score for the film. The movie got released on 18 April 2015 in Maharashtra. On 21 May 2014 it is officially released on YouTube on the official account of IME Motion Pictures. Plot Amar Apte is a private detective who makes ends meet by spying on cheating partners. He is married to Prachi who silently regrets marrying him despite her parents being against this marriage. Amar is not able to meet ends & supported by his in-laws. On one such assignment, he is able to get a close-up of a lady with her lover as insisted by her husband but gets exposed because of proximity. Although he escapes from the scene, later he gets a visit fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deool
''Deool'' () is a 2011 Indian Marathi dark comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni and produced by Abhijeet Gholap. The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop. ''Deool'' won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni). The film also marks the debut of veteran Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah in Marathi film industry. Plot In the rural areas of Maharashtra lies a peaceful village called Mangrul. Keshya (Girish Kulkarni), a simple village youth, who works for Bhau (Nana Patekar) as a cow stockman, takes one of Bhau's cows named "KARDI", to one of the hills in the village where there is an Audumber (Ficus racemosa: Indian fig tree) tree present. KARDI scratches her head over that tree and by wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaitra (film)
''Chaitra'' is a short film by Kranti Kanade based on author G.A. Kulkarni's story of the same name. Kranti selected this story for his thesis short film towards completion of his degree in Direction from Film and Television Institute of India. The film went on to win three National Film Awards in 2002. Plot The story of a proud woman, her poetic vindication of unfair social insult, and her inevitable sad destiny. A very culture-specific film dipped in a local festival of rural women. Cast * Sonali Kulkarni as Mother * Abhishek Bhave as Madhu * Lalan Sarang as Naik Kaku * Vandana Vakhnis as Naik baai * Dhiresh Joshi as Father * Bhakti Pathare as Rakhma * Uttara Kulkarni as Shanta * Shripad Amte as Mama Production The film was shot in Alandi village near Pune and the post-production done at FTII. Being a student film, director did not have enough budget but Sonali Kulkarni and Lalan Sarang agreed to do the film without remuneration. Music director Bhaskar Chandavarkar not on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singham
''Singham'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Reliance Entertainment, based on a script by writers Yunus Sajawal and Farhad-Sajid. It serves as first installment of Shetty's Cop Universe. A remake of the 2010 Tamil film '' of the same title'' by Hari, the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a police officer named Bajirao Singham alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj who reprises his role as in original. It was theatrically released in India on 22 July 2011 with a strong box office response; the film earned 876 million in India on the first day and a worldwide total of against a budget, becoming a box-office blockbuster. Following the film's success, Devgn and Shetty collaborated for the sequel ''Singham Returns'' (2014). Devgn reprised his role in Shetty's directorials ''Simmba'' (2018) and ''Sooryavanshi'' (2021) which together form Shetty's Cop Universe. Plot Inspector Rakesh Kadam is an honest police officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi No
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode. There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: * Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities * Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only * Taxibuses, also come in many variations throughout the developing countries as jitneys or jeepney, operating on pre-set routes typified by multiple stops and multiple independent passenger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Chahta Hai
''Dil Chahta Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar. It was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and released under the banner of Excel Entertainment (which Akhtar and Sidhwani co-founded), marking their cinematic debut. The film focuses on a significant transition period in the romantic lives of 3 college-graduate friends ( Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna). It also stars Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni and Dimple Kapadia. ''Dil Chahta Hai'' was based on Akhtar's diary detailing his trips to Mumbai and New York City, and a story by a friend of his, Kassim Jagmagia, who would ultimately become a creative associate at Excel Entertainment. He started writing the screenplay in 1998 but finished it when the film's principal photography was started two years later. The film was produced on a budget of , and filming took place in both India and Australia. It was one of the first films shot in sync sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film produced by Ram Gopal Varma, and directed by Rajat Mukherjee. It stars Fardeen Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Sonali Kulkarni. The soundtrack was composed by Sandeep Chowta. The film, which marked Mukherjee's directorial debut, is mainly known for Matondkar's remarkable performance as an obsessed lover. It served as the remake of the film ''Fatal Attraction'', and was commercially successful Plot Ria (Urmila Matondkar) is a headstrong loner angry woman and the only daughter of a rich businessman in Mumbai, Mr Jaiswal (Suresh Oberoi). Jaiswal loves his daughter but is concerned about her possessive nature. One day Ria sets out for a vacation in Goa. Jai (Fardeen Khan) is a fashion photographer, happily married to Geeta (Sonali Kulkarni). He meets Ria and takes photos of her without permission and publishes them in the magazine he works for. The magazine becomes a hit because of the pictures. The chief e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Kashmir
''Mission Kashmir'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Preity Zinta, and Sonali Kulkarni. It deals with terrorism and the tragedy of children suffering from war. ''Mission Kashmir'' follows a young boy Altaaf Khan, who gets adopted by a police chief as his police team accidentally kills Altaaf's entire family. After finding out, he seeks revenge and becomes a terrorist. Rated R in the United States due to violence, the film was screened at the Stockholm International Film Festival and released theatrically in India and worldwide on 27 October 2000 during the Diwali festival. The film clashed with Aditya Chopra's musical romance ''Mohabbatein'' which starred Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. Nevertheless, it was a critical and commercial success with global revenues of , emerging as the 3rd highest-grossing Hindi film of 2000. It won the Filmfare Award fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gharabaher
''Gharabaher'' is a Marathi political drama movie released on 27 October 1999. The movie was produced by Ratan Madaan and directed by Sanjay Surkar. Plot This is a political drama film a daughter takes over the chair of her MLA father. Soon she eventually realises that she has no power and is mere a puppet of evil politics. Cast * Mohan Joshi * Sonali Kulkarni * Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include ''Kaksparsh'', ''Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Neta ... * Smita Talwalkar * Prashant Damle * Rima Awards and accolades This movie won two National Awards (for Best Feature Film and Best Director) and eight Maharashtra State Awards (Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Costumes, Best Make-up and Best Screenplay). References External links * Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daayraa
''Daayraa'' (translation: ''The Square Circle''; sometimes spelled as ''Daayra'') is a 1996 Bollywood film, directed by Amol Palekar, starring Nirmal Pandey and Sonali Kulkarni. The screenplay was by award-winning journalist and novelist, Timeri N. Murari. Exploring themes such as male-female relationships, preconceived notions of love, and social attitudes toward them, the plot involves a romantic relationship between a transvestite dancer and a gang raped woman who begins to dress up like a man. Due to its sensitive themes, the film was not released theatrically in India. The film was the first in Palekar's trilogy on sexuality; '' Anahat'' (2003) and '' Thaang'' (2006) followed it. ''Daayraa'' was received well by critics upon its DVD release. Anupama Chopra wrote, "The film challenges gender roles and traditional ideas of love through witty and moving performances." She added, "Daayraa also has terrific music by Anand-Milind. However, you will have to get past some clumsy d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
