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Vinay Apte
Vinay Apte (17 June 1951 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian film and television actor. He acted in several Marathi movies and television shows in his almost 40-year-old career. He has also acted in Hindi movies such as '' Chandni Bar'', '' Ek Chalis Ki Last Local'', ''It's Breaking News'', ''Satyagraha'' and '' Rajneeti''. Apart from acting he was associated with a production house. He died in Mumbai on 7 December 2013. Apte began his acting career in 1974 in Marathi theatre and gradually began directing Marathi plays. His first play ''Mitrachi Goshta'' (Friend's Story) was written by well known Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. '' Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy'', a play directed by Vinay Apte, had been the target of heavy political controversy. He appeared in several TV serials such as ''Lajja'' and ''Eka lagnachi dusri goshta''. He also appeared in several Bollywood films like ''Dhamaal'', ''Aarakshan'', ''Gangajal'' and ''Rajneeti''. He was one of the leading actors in Marath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyug (1981 Film)
''Kalyug'' (''Age of vice'') is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is known as a modern-day adaptation of the Indian epic Mahabharat, depicting an archetypal conflict between rival business houses. ''Kalyug'' went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1982 and was among the only three Indian films which were submitted to the Academy Awards. The film also went in Berlin International Film Festival for best screenplay and Shashi Kapoor’s phenomenal acting who played the central role of Karna in the epic film was also praised. Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Anant Nag, Raj Babbar, Supriya Pathak, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sushma Seth, Akash Khurana, Victor Bannerjee, Reema Lagoo, and A.K. Hangal played major roles and Urmila Matondkar appeared as a child artist. The film had its world premiere at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. on 21 July 1981 and was released theatrically in India on 24 July 1981. Cast * Shashi Kapoor as Karan Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkmate (2008 Film)
Checkmate is a 2008 Marathi-language thriller film written and directed by Sanjay Jadhav, produced by Kanchan Satpute and Chandrashekhar Mahamuni. The film stars Ankush Chaudhari, Swapnil Joshi, Rahul Mehendale, Sonali Khare, Sanjay Narvekar. Plot Vishal, Mohan, and Tushar fall victim to a fraudulent scheme promising to double their money. When their attempts to seek help from the authorities fail, Vishal takes matters into his own hands by raiding the scheme operator Bhalya's hideout. He manages to escape with the money by orchestrating a fake death for Mohan and Tushar. However, Bhalya discovers that Tushar is alive and takes him to his boss, Sampatrao Mahabal. Vishal and Mohan eventually find themselves at Sampatrao's location, where a chilling ultimatum awaits. Sampatrao demands that Vishal must either genuinely eliminate Mohan and Tushar or return the embezzled money. In an attempt to evade this dire situation, Mohan devises a ruse proposing a fictitious scheme to repa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhamaal
''Dhamaal'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles, with Asrani, Sanjay Mishra, Murli Sharma, Vijay Raaz, Manoj Pahwa, Tiku Talsania and Prem Chopra in supporting roles. Inspired by Stanley Kramer's ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (1963), it is the first installment of the '' Dhamaal film series''. In 2011, the film spawned a sequel, titled '' Double Dhamaal'', with the lead cast reprising their roles. A third reboot sequel, named ''Total Dhamaal,'' was released in February 2019, with only Deshmukh, Warsi and Jaffrey returning with an entirely new cast and a fresh story, having no connections to its predecessors. Plot The film introduces four friends - The first one is Deshbandhu Roy, who is fired for not guarding a certain building. Another friend, Aditya "Adi" Shrivastav, is using a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brinda (film) (), town in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Brinda or Brindha may refer to: *Vrinda (goddess) or Brinda, the holy basil in Hinduism *Another name of the Hindu goddess Radha *Brinda Karat (born 1947), Indian politician *Brinda Parekh (born 1982), Indian model and actress *Brindha Sivakumar, Indian singer *Brinda Somaya (born 1949), Indian architect and urban conservationist * T. Brinda (1912–1996), Carnatic music vocalist See also *Vrindavan Vrindavan (; ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj, Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance for Hindus who believe that Krishna, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporate (2006 Film)
''Corporate'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, starring Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Payal Rohatgi, Minissha Lamba and Raj Babbar. The film revolves around a game between two powerful industrialists. It was released on 7 July 2006, and was moderate commercial success. Plot ''Corporate'' revolves around the power games between two industrialists, the Sehgal Group of Industries (SGI), owned by Vinay Sehgal, and the Marwah Group of Industries (MGI), owned by Dharmesh Marwah. The two companies are traditional rivals in the food and beverage products business. Nishigandha "Nishi" Dasgupta is the vice president of SGI, while Vinay's brother-in-law Ritesh joins in later as senior vice president. Ashwini, a politician backed by Vinay, becomes the Union Finance Minister, which helps the SGI enter a lucrative partnership with international food products giants Friscon. In a CII meeting, the state Finance Minister Gulab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khabardaar
''Khabardar'' (Urdu:خبردار) is an Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi comedy television show created and hosted by Aftab Iqbal, and broadcast on Express News (Pakistan), Express News. The first season of the show had its premiere on 10 September 2015, aired at 11:03 pm on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on Express News (Pakistan), Express News from 2015 to 2018. Khabardar returned for its second season on 21 January 2021. History Iqbal quit from GEO show Khabarnaak which he had started in 2010 and started hosting Khabardaar on Express News in August 2015. He was joined by fellow stars Agha Majid, Rubi Anam and Honey Albela on the show. In addition, Nasir Chinioti was made part of the cast. Majid left the show in December 2016. Iqbal and the cast left the show in April 2018 to start ''Khabarzar'' on ''Aap News''. Iqbal and his team once again joined Express News (Pakistan), Express News in January 2021 for the second season. Premise The series revolves arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saathiya (film)
''Saathiya'' (transl. ''Companion'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Shaad Ali in his directorial debut and produced by Mani Ratnam and Yash Chopra under the banners Madras Talkies and Yash Raj Films. A remake of Ratnam's Tamil film '' Alai Payuthey'' (2000), the film stars Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi, with supporting performances from Sandhya Mridul, Tanuja, Swaroop Sampat, Satish Shah, Sharat Saxena, and Kunal Kumar. The narrative follows Aditya and Suhani, a young couple who elope and marry despite parental opposition, only to find their relationship tested by personal struggles and a sudden tragedy. Cinematography was handled by Anil Mehta and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. The soundtrack and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Gulzar. The music, particularly the title track "Saathiya" sung by Sonu Nigam, received widespread acclaim and commercial success. Released theatrically on 20 December 2002, ''Saathi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
