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Soorma (film)
''Soorma'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language Biographical film, biographical Sports film, sports drama film based on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh. Directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and C.S. Films, the film stars Diljit Dosanjh, Angad Bedi and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles. It was theatrical release, released theatrically on 13 July 2018. Received mixed to positive reviews from critics, Soorma grossing worldwide on a budget of . Plot In 1994, at Shahabad Markanda, Shahbad Hockey Centre, a young Sandeep Singh and his older brother, Bikram Singh are seen undergoing a punishment by their coach Kartar Singh, who is a strict disciplinarian trainer. As a result of that, Sandeep decides to quit hockey. As a grown young man, he meets Harpreet Kaur, a budding female hockey player who practices the sport at the same centre. They both develop an interest in each other. With intent of catching up with Harpreet, Sandeep joins the Hockey Centre a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaad Ali
Shaad Ali is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. Early life and education Ali was born to Muzaffar Ali and Subhashini Ali (née Sahgal), an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is thus the grandson of Azad Hind Fauj commander Lakshmi Sehgal, Lakshmi Sahgal and Colonel Prem Sahgal. He studied at the Welham Boys' School and the Lawrence School (Sanawar), Lawrence School, Sanawar. His paternal grandfather, Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, was the former ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara in Awadh of pre-independence India. Ali is the nephew of environmental educator Kartikeya Sarabhai and the Indian classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai. Career Shaad Ali started his career as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam, and assisted him on the film ''Dil Se..'' (1998). He made his directorial debut under Yash Raj Films and Madras Talkies, with ''Saathiya (film), Saathiya'' (2002), starring Vivek Oberoi and Rani Muke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahabad Markanda
Shahabad Markanda is a sub-division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the left bank of the Markanda River, south of Ambala Cantonment and from the historical city of Kurukshetra. History The town was founded after the Second Battle of Tarain (Taraori) in 1192 by the general Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghori. Historically, it was a majority Muslim town with references made to a fort during Delhi Sultanate times. This fort was pillaged by Babur following the First Battle of Panipat for having rendered assistance to Ibrahim Khan Lodi. It also has a historic mosque, a Sikh gurdwara, and many Hindu temples including Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir, Balasundri Mandir, Durga Mandir. After partition most of the Muslim inhabitants left, and Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus from Pakistan were resettled here. After the victory over Rajput ruler Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain, the Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori donated 52,000 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Husain
Murtaza Danish Husaini, credited by his stage name Danish Husain, is an Indian actor, storyteller, poet and theatre director. He has also been credited as Dan Husain and Murtaza Danish Husain. Early life, family and education Murtaza Danish Husaini was born into a Muslim family. His mother was a professor of Persian literature at Delhi University. His father was an economist. Danish graduated from Delhi University with degrees in economics and management. Career Husain's early career was in banking, but, dissatisfied, he turned to the performing arts when he was about 30 years old. Husain joined Mahmood Farooqui (who began in 2005) to help revive Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi, and in 2016 developed ''Qissebaazi'', multilingual storytelling. His theatre company in Mumbai is The Hoshruba Repertory. He has performed in many feature films, including '' Dhobi Ghat'' (2010), '' Peepli Live'' (2010), '' Newton'' (2017), and '' Soorma'' (2018). He has also acted in televisions series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmin Bajwa
Jasmin Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Bajwa made her acting debut with the Punjabi web series '' Yaar Jigree Kasooti Degree'' and made her Hindi film debut with '' Soorma''. She acted in the music video of the Sharry Mann song "Birthday Gift". She played the lead role in the Punjabi films ''Doorbeen'' and '' Gaddi Jaandi Ae Chalaangaan Maardi''. Career Bajwa made her career debut in the 2018 web series '' Yaar Jigree Kasuti Degree''. She later worked in the Hindi films '' Soorma'' and ''Manmarziyaan''. In 2019, She played the lead role in the Punjabi film ''Doorbeen''. She later acted in other Punjabi films such as '' Sufna'', ''Fuffad Ji'', '' Sohranyan Da Pind Aa Gaya'' and more. She started her modeling career in 2020 with Sharry Mann's song "Birthday Gift". She played a supporting role in the Punjabi-language comedy film '' Jatt and Juliet 3'' directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, alongside Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa. It beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satish Kaushik
Satish Chandra Kaushik (13 April 1956 – 9 March 2023) was an Indian actor, director, producer, comedian, editor and screenwriter. He found his fame in Hindi cinema, Bollywood with ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Amrish Puri, where he played the iconic character of a cook named Calendar. He later directed films such as Tere Naam. Early life Kaushik was born in Karol Bagh, Delhi on 13 April 1956 into a Gaur Brahmin family. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University in 1972. He was an alumnus of National School of Drama and Film and Television Institute of India. Career As a film actor, he was noted for his roles as "Calendar" in ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'', as Pappu Pager in ''Deewana Mastana'', and as "Chanu Ahmed" in Sarah Gavron's British film ''Brick Lane (2007 film), Brick Lane'' (2007). He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice: in 1990 for ''Ram Lakhan'' and in 1997 for ''Saajan Chale Sasural.'' As a theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name '' The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''The'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his Tamil Nadu press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of India
The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office on 25 July 2022. The office of president was created when Constitution of India, India's constitution came into force and it became a republic on Republic Day (India), 26 January 1950. The president is indirect election, indirectly elected by an electoral College (India), electoral college comprising both houses of the Parliament of India and the state Legislative Assembly (India), legislative assemblies of each of States and union territories of India, India's states and territories, who themselves are all directly elected by the citizens. s:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 53 %7BExecutive power of the Union%7D, Article 53 of the Constitution of India stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjuna Award
The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one of the characters of the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata'' of ancient India. In Hinduism, he has been seen as a symbol of hard work, dedication and concentration. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Before the introduction of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour of India. The nominations for the award are received from all government recognised National Sports Federations, the Indian Olympic Association, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Major Dhyan Chandra Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of the previous years. The recipie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey At The Commonwealth Games
Hockey (known as field hockey in Canada) is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. Hockey is a core sport and must be included in the sporting program of each edition of the Games. Venues *1998 – Malaysia National Hockey Stadium *2002 – Belle Vue Leisure Centre *2006 – State Netball and Hockey Centre *2010 – Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium *2014 – Glasgow National Hockey Centre *2018 – Gold Coast Hockey Centre *2022 – University of Birmingham Men's tournament Results Summary :* = ''host nation'' Team appearances Women's tournament Results Summary :* = ''host nation'' Team appearances Medal table Total Men Women References {{Commonwealth Games women's field hockey tournament winners Sports at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of Provinces of the Netherlands, twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch language, Dutch, with West Frisian language, West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English_language, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch people, Dutch Ethnicity, Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language. ''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hockey India
Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport. It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008. Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires. Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks. Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
