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Thackeray (film)
''Thackeray'' is a 2019 Indian biographical film written and directed by Abhijit Panse and made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. The film follows the life of Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Thackeray and Amrita Rao as his wife. The film released on 25 January 2019, right after the 93rd birthday of Bal Thackeray. Plot The film is a biopic based on Marathi politician Balasaheb Thackeray. Cast Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by Rohan-Rohan and Sandeep Shirodkar with lyrics by Dr Sunil Jogi, Manoj Yadav and Manndar Cholkar. The film's score was composed by Amar Mohile. Reception Critical response Thackeray received mixed reviews from critics. Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and states: "While the honesty is commendable, it comes across that the lead character's political motivations lack clarity. Perhaps a more seasoned writer, could have fleshed out Thackera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Viacom18 Studios is an Indian film distribution and production company. It is a subsidiary of JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India. Based in Mumbai, It is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in India, with an operation that involves acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and worldwide distribution of full-length feature films as well as digital only films, web series, short films. Due to Viacom being one of the partners in the company at that time, they also distribute films from Paramount Pictures in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka since 2011, starting with '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. Filmography Films produced Films distributed Web series References External links * Viacom18 Motion Picturesat Bollywood Hungama Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biopic
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and historical drama films in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a single person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives. Context Biopic scholars include George F. Custen of the College of Staten Island and Dennis P. Bingham of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Custen, in ''Bio/Pics: How Hollywood Constructed Public History'' (1992), regards the genre as having died with the Hollywood studio era, and in particular, Darryl F. Zanuck. On the other hand, Bingham's 2010 study ''Whose Lives Are They Anyway? The Biopic as Contemporary Film Genre'' shows how it perpetuates as a codified genre using many of the same tropes used in the studio era that has followed a similar trajectory as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharad Pawar
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (, pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician. Pawar served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and in the Union Council of Ministers as the Minister of Defence (India), Minister of Defence in the Rao ministry, Cabinet of P.V. Narasimha Rao as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Manmohan Singh. He is the first and only president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. Currently, Pawar leads his faction of the NCP in the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament. He is the chairperson of Maha Vikas Aghadi, a regional Maharashtra-based political alliance. Pawar was born in Baramati, Maharashtra, and is the patriarch of the Political families of Maharashtra, Pawar political family. Other politicians from the family incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fernandes
George Mathew Fernandes (3 June 1930 – 29 January 2019) was an Indian politician, trade unionist, statesman, and journalist, who served as the Minister of Defence (India), Defence Minister of India from 1998 until 2004. A veteran socialist, he was a member of the Lok Sabha for over 30 years, starting from Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in 1967 till 2009 mostly representing Electoral district, constituencies from Bihar. He was the leader of the Samyukta Socialist Party and the Socialist Party (India), Socialist Party, a key member of the Janata Party, the Janata Party (Secular) and the Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal, and, finally, the founder of the Samata Party. Holding several prominent ministerial portfolios during his career, including Ministry of Communications (India), communication, Minister of Commerce and Industry (India), industry, Minister of Railways (India), railways, and Ministry of Defence (India), defence, he was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Belawadi
Prakash Belawadi is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter, who works predominately in English, Kannada and Hindi theatre, films and television. He is also a theatre teacher, activist and a journalist. He hails from Bengaluru. He has participated in many seminars, conferences and festivals in India and abroad. He is a motivational speaker at events and TEDx conferences. He is also a mentor with the founding team of BISFF ( Bengaluru International Short Film Festival) since 2010. Belawadi prefers stage acting to film acting. Early life Belawadi was born into a family of theatre artists in Bangaluru, in the erstwhile Mysuru State (now Karnataka). His father, Belawadi Nanjundaiah Narayan (1929–2003) popularly known as Makeup Nani, was a personality in Kannada theatre, who also appeared in films, and worked as a make-up artist. His mother, Bhargavi Narayan, was a renowned film and theatre artiste. His siblings Sujata, Sudha and Pradeep, and nieces and nephews are also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manohar Joshi
Manohar Gajanan Joshi (2 December 1937 – 23 February 2024) was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999, and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He was one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena, and also one of the Indians to be elected to all of the four legislatures. He was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India in 2025. Early life Joshi was born on 2 December 1937 in the Marathi-speaking Brahmin family of Gajanan Krishna Joshi and Saraswati Gajanan in Nandavi of Raigad district in Maharashtra. He received his Masters of Arts and LLB degrees from Mumbai University. He married Anagha Joshi on 14 May 1964, with whom he had a son, Unmesh, and two daughters, Asmita and Namrata. His granddaughter, Sharvari Wagh, made her debut as an actress with the 2021 film ''Bunty Aur Babli 2''. Formation of Kohinoor After recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Khare
Sandeep Khare is a Marathi poet, performing artist, actor, singer-songwriter, copywriter from Pune. So far he has published 3 of his books which are poetry collections, namely, 'Kadhi He..Kadhi Te..', 'Maunachi Bhashantare' (The translations of the Silences). His songs have been sung by many notable Indian singers such as Salil Kulkarni, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Bela Shende, Shailesh Ranade etc. He has diploma in electrical engineering from Govt. Polytechnic, Pune. He is married to Sonia and the couple has a daughter named Roomani Khare. Poetry collections * ''Kadhi He Kadhi Te'' * ''Maunachi Bhashantare'' * ''Nenivechi Akshare'' * ''Ayushyavar Bolu Kahi'' * ''Tuzyavarachya Kavita'' Discography Diwas Ase Ki ''Diwas Ase Ki'' was released in 1998. * Lyrics & Music : Sandeep Khare * Singers : Shailesh Ranade & Sandeep Khare Songs from Diwas Ase Ki: * Track 01/09 : Man Talyat Malyat – Shailesh Ranade * Track 02/09 : Swar Tipecha – Shailesh Ranade * Track 03 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dattaji Salvi
Dattaji Salvi (1918-2002) was a leader of Shiv Sena and a trade unionist. He was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council and was minister of home and labour in the ministry headed by Manohar Joshi Manohar Gajanan Joshi (2 December 1937 – 23 February 2024) was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999, and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. He was one .... He died in 2002. References Shiv Sena politicians 2002 deaths Trade unionists from Maharashtra Politicians from Mumbai 1918 births Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Marathi politicians {{Maharashtra-SS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Desai
Krishna Desai (13 October 1877 - 5 June 1970) was a member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) from the state of Maharashtra. Life He was a Member of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, who represented the working-class Mumbai constituency of Parel, then a communist stronghold. Desai was murdered in 1970, and this was preceded by the burning of the office of the CPI-led Girni Kamgar Union. Hansen considers his murder to be the culmination of the Shiv Sena campaign against the communists. His murder was a sign of a Sena victory in its struggle for the domination of unions and politics in Mumbai's working class district. Death Desai was stabbed to death on 5 June 1970. He was a sitting MLA when he was murdered. Seven suspects were arrested on 8 June 1970. Nineteen people were charged and sixteen were convicted for the murder. The accused were defended by Ram Jethmalani. Balasaheb Thackeray's complicity in the murder was never proven. Prakash writes that those convicted we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Narvekar
Sanjay Narvekar (born 1962) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Marathi cinema. He mainly is a Marathi actor, who works in TV shows and films. His portrayal of Raghu (Sanjay Dutt)'s sidekick, "Dedh Footia" (lit. ''One and a half-footer'', referring to the short stature of his character) in the popular Hindi film '' Vaastav'' (1999) was appreciated by critics and audiences alike. His on-screen portrayal of a simple underdog, son of the soil, guy next door remains his most characteristic and endearing feature in most of his films as well as his real life. Together with Siddharth Jadhav, he has teamed up in many hit Marathi movies, forming one of the most successful and hilarious pairs in contemporary Marathi cinema. Early and personal life Narvekar was born in Malvan, Sindhudurg. He lives in Powai, Mumbai, India with his wife and his son Aryan S. Narvekar, who recently made his debut with the Marathi film '' Bokya Satbande''. Filmography Marathi films * Shri Ganesha (202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morarji Desai
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 – 10 April 1995) was an Indian politician and Indian independence activist, independence activist who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India between 1977 and 1979 leading the Premiership of Morarji Desai, government formed by the Janata Party. During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as the Chief Minister, chief minister of Bombay State, the Minister of Home Affairs (India), home minister, the Minister of Finance (India), finance minister, and the Deputy Prime Minister of India, deputy prime minister. Following the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Desai was a strong contender for the position of Prime Minister, only to be defeated by Indira Gandhi in 1966. He was appointed as Minister of Finance (India), Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Deputy Prime Minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet, until 1969. When Indian National Congress split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajesh Khera
Rajesh Khera (''Rājēśa Khērā'') is an Indian television actor and voice actor who has acted in many Hindi films and is remembered for the role of fashion designer Maddy in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. He was recently seen as a contender in a TV reality show Survivor (2011) which aired on Star Plus. He played the role of Acharya Devvrat in the TV serial ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. Filmography Films * '' Hazaar Chaurasi'' (from Kashmir) * '' Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998) * ''Hu Tu Tu'' (1999) * '' Taal'' (1999) as Brij Mohan Mehta * '' Josh'' (2000) as Matwyn * '' Tum Bin'' (2001) as Shekhar's Friend 'Bosco' * '' 23rd March 1931: Shaheed'' (2002) as Sardar Ajit Singh * '' Om Jai Jagadish'' (2002) as Fake Audio CD manufacturer * '' Jaal: The Trap'' (2003) as Journalist Alok Dass (Ajay's Friend) * '' Samay'' (2003) as Postmortem Doctor * '' Naach'' (2004) as Director * '' Karam'' (2005) as Bull * '' Tango Charlie'' (2005) as BSF soldier Sangraam Singh * '' The Train' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
