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Sudeep Chatterjee
Sudeep Chatterjee ( bn, সুদীপ চ্যাটার্জী) is an Indian cinemaatographer, who mainly works in Hindi films and Bengali films. He has collaborated with critically acclaimed directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Nagesh Kukunoor, Srijit Mukherji, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Vishal Bharadwaj. He is mostly known for his work in films like '' Iqbal'' (2005), ''Chak De India'' (2007), '' Guzaarish'' (2010), ''Dhoom 3'' (2013), '' Chotushkone'' (2014), ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015), and '' Padmaavat'' (2018). He has received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography, twice, for '' Chotushkone'' and ''Bajirao Mastani''. Early life and education Chatterjee was born and raised in Kolkata. After he passed class 10 his father gave him a camera, which in time provided him with a career direction. After he finished his schooling he joined an engineering college, but after only eight months he left it to join the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of East India, Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the List of cities in India by population, seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata metropolitan area, Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the List of metropolitan areas in India, third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagesh Kukunoor
Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu language films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as '' Hyderabad Blues'' (1998), '' Rockford'' (1999), '' Iqbal'' (2005), ''Dor'' (2006), '' Aashayein'' (2010), ''Lakshmi'' (2014), and '' Dhanak'' (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film Awards for his works. In 2003, he directed ''3 Deewarein'', which was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2003 International Film Festival of India. The film was also premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival. After having been screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, where it was well received, the film was screened at the Commonwealth Festival at Manchester, it was nominated as one of the top five films, at the gala presentation. Nagesh Kukunoor has also received the Filmfare Award for Best Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Khan
Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards as an actor. He is cited in the media as one of the most commercially successful actors of Indian cinema. ''Forbes'' has included Khan in listings of the highest-paid celebrities in the world, in 2015 and 2018, with him being the highest-ranked Indian in the latter year. The eldest son of screenwriter Salim Khan, Khan began his acting career with a supporting role in ''Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1988), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' (1989). He established himself in Bollywood in the 1990s, with several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), the action thriller ''Karan Arjun'' (1995), the comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Gopal Verma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * * Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series ''Bollywood Bosses'' in 2004.* In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.* * Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime thriller, '' Siva'' (1989) featured at the 13th IFFI' 90 ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section, and has won Varma, the state Nandi Awards for Best direction, Best first film of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of Hindi film, television and theatre. One of India's most acclaimed actresses, Azmi is known for her portrayals of distinctive, often unconventional female characters across several genres. She has won a record five National Film Awards for Best Actress, in addition to five Filmfare Awards and several international honours among other accolades. In 1998, she was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, and in 2012, she was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour. The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune. Azmi made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, a new-wave movement known for its serious content and neorealism and received government patronage during the times. Azmi has since appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bada Din
''Bada Din'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Anjan Dutt. It stars Marc Robinson, Tara Deshpande, Shabana Azmi and Irrfan Khan. It is about a couple who face tribulations while helping a mute boy on Christmas Day (known as ''bada din'' in Hindi). This was Irrfan Khan's first role in a commercial Bollywood film, who had worked in parallel Indian cinema prior to this. Cast * Shabana Azmi as Lilian * Marc Robinson as David Dawson * Tara Deshpande as Nandini Shom * Alok Nath as Shankar Babu * Debasish Banerjee as Police Sub-Inspector * Kalyan Chatterjee as Karim * Irrfan Khan as Police Inspector * Sanjay Pathak as Raka * Suman Mukherjee as David's friend * Abhay Chopra Soundtrack The soundtrack is composed by Jatin–Lalit with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. '' |
Anjan Dutt
Anjan Dutt (Bengali: অঞ্জন দত্ত) is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre ''anyodharar gaan''. As an actor, Dutt began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Sen film ''Chalachitro'', for which he won the best newcomer actor award at the Venice Film Festival. He acted in Aparna Sen's hit film, ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer''. In 2018 he featured in Swapnasandhani's new play ''Taraye Taraye'', as Vincent van Gogh, under the direction of Kaushik Sen. He is also a national award-winning filmmaker and is one of the most prominent directors of Bengali cinema, directing '' Dutta Vs Dutta'', '' Madly Bangalee'', '' The Bong Connection'', '' Chalo Let's Go'', and '' Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. In recent years, he has directed a '' Byomkesh'' film series. Early years Anjan Dutt was raised in the mountains of North Bengal. He had his schooling from St. Paul's School in Darjeeling. In the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN-IBN
CNN-News18 (originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by Network18 Group and Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN provides international coverage for the channel, while Indian Broadcasting Network concentrates on Indian and local reports. In May 2014, Reliance Industries announced it would be taking over Network18. The move was touted as "the biggest-ever deal in the Indian media space". Reliance Industries already had indirect control of the TV18 network by virtue of investments it made in Network18 starting from January 2012. History CNN International only reached the urban population in India. To reach the Indian masses Time Warner together with an Indian company, Global Broadcast News (currently TV18 Broadcast Limited), launched the channel in India as CNN-IBN on 18 December 2005. The channel was completely run by TV18 Broadcast Limited, which only used the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Cinematography
The National Film Award for Best Cinematography is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. Till 34th National Film Awards, awards were given for Black-and-white as well as Color motion picture film. Since 37th National Film Awards, Laboratory Processing are also awarded under the same category. Multiple Winners 4 wins : K. K. Mahajan, Santosh Sivan 3 wins : Soumendu Roy, Apurba Kishore Bir, Venu, Madhu Ambat, Abhik Mukhopadhyay 2 wins : Ramachandra, Balu Mahendra, Ashok Mehta, Sudeep Chatterjee Recipients Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. The only female who has won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guzaarish (2010 Film)
''Guzaarish'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written, composed and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan while Shernaz Patel, Aditya Roy Kapur, Monikangana Dutta, Suhel Seth, Swara Bhaskar, and Makrand Deshpande portray pivotal roles. It is jointly produced by Bhansali and UTV Motion Pictures. Sudeep Chatterjee handled Cinematography and editing was performed by Hemal Kothari. The film narrates the story of a paralyzed magician-turned-Radio jockey who files a petition in court seeking permission to end his life. The film was released on 19 November 2010 to positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction, cinematography, and performances, particularly of Roshan, and Rai. It is believed to be Roshan's underrated yet crucially career best performance for his strong emotional portrayal of the character. However, veteran Indian writer Dayanand Rajan claimed that the plot of the film was plagiarise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iqbal (film)
''Iqbal'' is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Subhash Ghai, under "Mukta Searchlight Films", the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcomes difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. The film was screened retrospective on 18 August 2016 at the ''Independence Day Film Festival'' jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day. Plot Iqbal ( Shreyas Talpade) is a deaf and mute boy, who dreams of playing cricket for India. However, he is discouraged by his father who thinks that Iqbal's daydreams are a waste of time. Instead, he wants Iqbal to help him tend to the crops and become a farmer like him, which would be a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
