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Maddock Horror Comedy Universe is an Indian shared universe consisting of Hindi-language supernatural comedy horror films created by Maddock Films. All films in this universe are based on Indian folklore. The first installment, '' Stree,'' was released as a standalone film. The universe-building began with '' Bhediya'', in which characters from ''Stree'' appeared. This was followed by '' Munjya'', where characters from ''Bhediya'' and ''Stree'' appeared. ''Stree 2'' continued by featuring characters from ''Bhediya'', making ''Stree'' and ''Bhediya'' the central links connecting all three films. Films ''Stree'' The first installment of the franchise is directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Raj & DK. It stars Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Banerjee. The plot is inspired by the urban legend Nale Ba, which means "come tomorrow" in Kannada, adapted in the film as "O Stree Kal Aana" (oh woman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Sarpotdar
Aditya Sarpotdar is an Indian director and costume designer best known for the 2015 film Classmates (2015 film), ''Classmates''. His first movie as a director was ''Uladhaal'', starring Ankush Chaudhari and Subodh Bhave. Personal life Aditya is the son of Ajay Sarpotdar, former president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal, the apex Marathi film body, and the grandson of the filmmaker Vishwas Sarpotdar. Filmography * All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned otherwise. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarpotdar, Aditya Marathi film directors Living people Artists from Pune Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Maharashtra Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddock Films
Maddock Films is an Indian film production company founded by Indian producer and director Dinesh Vijan in 2005. Maddock has produced Hindi films such as '' Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), ''Cocktail A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ...'' (2012), '' Badlapur'' (2015), '' Hindi Medium'' (2017) and its sequel '' Angrezi Medium'', '' Luka Chuppi'' (2019), '' Bala'' (2019), '' Mimi'' (2021), '' Zara Hatke Zara Bachke'' (2023) and '' Chhaava'' (2025). They also have their own film universe called the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe which consists of '' Stree'' (2018), '' Stree 2'' (2024), '' Bhediya'' (2022) and '' Munjya'' (2024). The franchise has been commercially successful, having grossed a combined ₹1,186 crore against a combined budget of ₹235 crore. Films Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinesh Vijan
Dinesh Vijan is an Indian film producer and founder of entertainment company Maddock Films. He has produced over 35 films under this banner. Early life and career Vijan gave up his banking job in 2004 to pursue a career in films. In 2018, he married Pramita Tanwar. From 2007 to 2014, he co-owned the production house, Illuminati Films, alongside actor Saif Ali Khan. However, they eventually parted ways following creative differences after the box-office failures of Agent Vinod (2012 film), ''Agent Vinod'' (2012) and ''Happy Ending (2014 film), Happy Ending'' (2014). He has produced more than Maddock Films, 30 films. Some of his notable productions include, ''Love Aaj Kal (2009 film), Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), ''Cocktail (2012 film), Cocktail'' (2012), ''Badlapur (film), Badlapur'' (2015), ''Hindi Medium'' (2017), ''Stree (2018 film), Stree'' (2018), ''Luka Chuppi'' (2019), ''Bala (2019 film), Bala'' (2019), ''Angrezi Medium'' (2020), ''Mimi (2021 Hindi film), Mimi'' (2021), ''Bhed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Kaushik
Amar Kaushik is an Indian filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe films '' Stree'' (2018), '' Bhediya'' (2022), and '' Stree 2'' (2024), as well as the satire '' Bala'' (2019). Early life He was born in Kanpur city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in a Gaur Brahmin family. Amar Kaushik grew up in Medo, Arunachal Pradesh where his father was a forest ranger who worked for the Indian Forest Service and his mother Shashi was a school teacher. When he was 10 years old, the family moved to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He later studied mass communications in Delhi and moved to Mumbai in 2006. Career Kaushik began his film career in 2008, working as Raj Kumar Gupta's assistant director on '' Aamir''. He teamed up with Gupta again to serve as associate director for '' No One Killed Jessica'' and '' Ghanchakkar''. In addition to crew duties, Kaushik had small acting roles in each of the three films. After working as an associate director on the Onir films ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for Alia Bhatt filmography, her portrayals of women in challenging circumstances, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt, several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. She is one of India's highest-paid actresses. Time (magazine), ''Time'' awarded her with the Time100 Impact Awards, Time100 Impact Award in 2022 and named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Born into the Bhatt family, she is a daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. After making her acting debut as a child in the 1999 thriller film ''Sangharsh (1999 film), Sangharsh'', she played her first leading role in Karan Johar's teen film ''Student of the Year'' (2012). She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ''Highway (2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiara Advani
Alia Advani (born 31 July 1991), known professionally as Kiara Advani (), is an Indian actress who works in Hindi and Telugu films. Advani is a recipient of several accolades including an IIFA Award and two Zee Cine Awards, alongside nominations for two Filmfare Awards. After making her acting debut in the comedy film '' Fugly'' (2014), she played MS Dhoni's wife in the sports biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' (2016). She gained appreciation for playing a sexually unsatisfied wife in the Netflix anthology film ''Lust Stories'' (2018) and played the leading lady in the political thriller ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' (2018). Advani received wider attention for starring in the romantic drama ''Kabir Singh'' and the comedy drama '' Good Newwz'', two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2019. She won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She had further commercial success in the 2022 films '' Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' and '' Jugjugg Jeeyo''. Her performances as Vik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahi Anil Barve
''Tumbbad'' is a 2018 Hindi-language period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve. Additionally, Anand Gandhi served as the creative director, and Adesh Prasad served as the co-director. Written by Mitesh Shah, Prasad, Barve, and Gandhi, the film was produced by Sohum Shah, Aanand L. Rai, Mukesh Shah, and Amita Shah. Starring Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, it follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra. The director, Rahi Anil Barve, began writing the script based on a story a friend had told him about in 1993, by the Marathi writer Narayan Dharap. He wrote the first draft in 1997, when he was 18 years old. From 2009 to 2010, he created a 700-page storyboard for the film. It was optioned by seven production companies who backed out and went on the floors (went into production) three times. It was first shot in 2012 but after editing, Barve and Shah were not satisfied. The film was then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CRYSTAL
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word ''crystal'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning both "ice" and " rock crystal", from (), "icy cold, frost". Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, diamonds, and table salt. Most inorganic solids are not crystals but polycrystals, i.e. many microscopic crystals fused together into a single solid. Polycrystals include most metals, rocks, ceramics, and ice. A third cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Singh
Mona Singh (born 8 October 1981) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. Having first gained prominence in 2000s for playing the eponymous heroine in the soap opera series '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' (2003–06), she has since appeared in several other television and film roles. Singh is the recipient of two Indian Television Academy Awards. Singh is also known for participating and winning the first season of the reality series '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', and for playing Mona Chopra in '' Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'', Preet Singh in '' Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do'', and Paridhi Bundela in '' Kavach... Kaali Shaktiyon Se''. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy-drama ''3 Idiots'' (2009), which ranks as one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. Singh was also praised for her roles of Ananya Sharma and Poorva Gupta in ''Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain'' and '' Yeh Meri Family'', both in (2018) respectively. Outside of acting, she has al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan (; born 24 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list in the 2010s. He starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018. The son of film director David Dhawan, he graduated in business studies from the Nottingham Trent University. He began his career as an assistant director to Karan Johar in '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and subsequently made his acting debut in 2012 with Johar's teen drama '' Student of the Year''. He rose to prominence with leading roles in the romantic comedies '' Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), and '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the action comedies '' Dilwale'' (2015), '' Dishoom'' (2016), and '' Judwaa 2'' (2017); the dance film '' ABCD 2'' (2015); and the drama '' Sui Dhaaga'' (2018). Dhawan also received praise for portraying an avenger in the thriller '' Badlapur'' (2015) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sathyaraj
Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), known professionally as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a media personality who appears predominantly in Tamil films. He also appears in works in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. He has acted in more than 250 films. He is a recipient of three Filmfare Award South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He started his career in antagonistic roles and later played lead roles. He met with success through lead performances in '' Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), '' Nadigan'' (1990), (1994), '' Periyar'' (2007) and '' Onbadhu Roobai Nottu'' (2007). He also received acclaim for supporting roles in '' Nanban'' (2012), '' Raja Rani'' (2013), '' Baahubali'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2'' (2017) and '' Kanaa'' (2018). He was also the director of the film '' Villadhi Villain'' (1995), starring himself in three different roles. In 2011, he had a brief career as a television host for the game show ''Home Sweet Home'' on ST ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
