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Zahrah S. Khan
Zahrah S. Khan is a British Indian actress and singer known for her contributions to Bollywood films and music. Family background Zahrah S Khan was born into the Agha and Khan families, known for their contributions to Indian cinema and sports. Her maternal lineage has been involved in the Indian film industry since the 1940s, beginning with her step-great-grandfather Jugal Kishore Mehra, who started producing films. Anwari Begum, the wife of Jugal Kishore Mehra, starred in the 1930s film ''Heer Ranjha'', an adaptation of an Indian folktale akin to Romeo and Juliet. Following this legacy, Zahrah S Khan's grandmother, Nasreen Mehra, debuted in the film ''Shahjehan'' under director Abdul Rashid Kardar, acting alongside K. L. Saigal. Zahrah's mother, Salma Agha, made her debut as an actress and singer with B. R. Chopra in ''Nikaah'' which went on to become a box office hit and ran in a theatre for five years continuously, earning her a Filmfare Award for Best Singer. Zahra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Squash Family
The Khan squash family, sometimes referred to as the Khan squash dynasty, refers to a Pakistan, Pakistani family that has produced a succession of champion Squash (sport), squash players. The dynasty's patriarch was Hashim Khan (1914-2014), whose win at the 1951 British Open Squash Championships, British Open began the era of his family's dominance in the sport. This family dominance continues with Ivy League star Anoush Khan. Members of the Khan family have combined for a total of 23 British Open, 16 North American Open, 19 Tournament of Champions (squash), US Professional Championships, and six World Squash Championships, World Championships wins. History The Khan family's beginnings in the sport of squash can be traced to the British Army's officer's club in Peshawar, where Hashim's father Abdullah worked as the head steward. Around 1922 when Hashim was eight years old, his father began bringing him to the club. The young Khan soon received a job as a ball boy, and after ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Barrington (squash Player)
Jonah Barrington MBE (born 29 April 1941) is a retired Irish/English squash player, originally from Morwenstow, Cornwall, England. A Cornish-born Irish squash player, Barrington won the British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship event before the World Squash Championships began) six times between 1967 and 1973, and was known as "Mr. Squash". Barrington attended Headfort School (County Meath, Ireland), Cheltenham College, and spent two years at Trinity College Dublin. The six-time British champion came from an old Anglo-Irish family. Jonah now coaches Egyptian world no.1 and 2015 British Open champion Mohamed El Shorbagy. One of his ancestors, Sir Jonah Barrington, established an estate in County Limerick called "Glenstal", which was eventually sold in the 1930s to a group of Belgian Benedictine monks who established a boarding school. In 1982 Barrington co-authored the book ''Murder in the Squash Court: the Only Way to Win''. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Randhawa
Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa (born 30 August 1991) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He is known for songs like "Lahore", " Ishare Tere", " Slowly Slowly", and " Tere Te". Guru Randhawa's debut song was "Same Girl" in collaboration with Arjun. Biography Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa was born on 30 August 1991, in Noorpur, Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India. He started by doing small shows in Gurdaspur and then began performing in Delhi, at small parties and functions. While staying in Delhi, Randhawa completed his Master of Business Administration, MBA. He was named "Guru" by the rapper Bohemia (rapper), Bohemia who would shorten his full name while on stage. Career 2012–2014: Beginnings Randhawa started his music journey in December 2012 with a song named "Same Girl" with Arjun who was the first person to take Randhawa in his own video. However, the song was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. Singh is a recipient of several accolades including a SIIMA Award, in addition to four nominations at the Filmfare Awards South. Singh started her career as a model and made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). Singh received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nominations for her performance in '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013), '' Loukyam'' (2014), '' Nannaku Prematho'' (2016) and '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017). She then appeared in commercial successes: '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), '' Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Dhruva'' (2016), '' Spyder'' (2017), ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' (2017) and '' Ayalaan'' (2024). Singh expanded to Hindi films with '' Yaariyan'' (2014). She has since appeared in '' De De Pyaar De'' (2019), '' Runway 34'' (2022) and '' Doctor G'' (2022). Alongside her acting career, Singh is a celebrity endorser for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producers Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with the drama '' Ishaqzaade,'' which was commercially successful and earned him the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut. Kapoor achieved further commercial successes in the 2014 films '' Gunday'' and '' 2 States'' and the 2016 film '' Ki & Ka''. This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful films and a career decline, with the exception of ''Singham Again'' (2024). Early life and family Arjun Kapoor was born on 26 June 1985 in Bombay, Maharashtra, to film producer Boney Kapoor and the entrepreneur Mona Shourie Kapoor. He is the grandson of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. He is the nephew of actors Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah, and the first-cousin of former actress Sonam Kapoor, actors Mohit Marwah, Harshvardhan Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T-Series (company)
Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited, Trade name, doing business as T-Series, is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983. It is primarily known for Hindi film music, Hindi film soundtracks and Indi-pop music. T-Series is the largest music record label in India, with up to a 35% share of the Indian Music Industry, Indian music market. As of May 2025, T-Series also owns and operates the List of most-viewed YouTube channels, most-viewed and the List of most-subscribed YouTube channels, second most-subscribed YouTube channel, with over 296 million subscribers and 300 billion views. While best known as a music label, T-Series has List of T-Series films, also produced more than 100 films, and has established itself as a leading film production company in Hindi cinema. Kumar, initially a fruit juice seller in Delhi, founded T-Series to sell Copyright infringement, pirated Hindi songs before the company eventually began pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darshan Raval
Darshan Raval (born 18 October 1994) is an Indian singer, composer, and songwriter. He is known for his work in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali. He was runner-up in the 2014 StarPlus reality music show India's Raw Star. Early life Darshan Raval was born on 18 October 1994 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati Hindu family. His father Rajendra Raval is a freelance writer. His mother Rajal Raval was a housemaker. Raval was expelled from college due to poor academic performance. Career In 2014, Raval began his career by participating in the reality show "India's Raw Star," where he was the first runner-up. Raval has mentioned the support of Himesh Reshammiya as an important factor in his initial success in Bollywood. As of 2023, he has released several popular songs in different languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu. Some of his notable works include ''"Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga"'' from the film A film, also known as a movie or motion pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasser Desai
Yasser Desai (born 15 November 1989) is an Indian singer-songwriter known for working in Hindi cinema. He is best known for his songs "Hue Bechain" and "Aankhon Me Aasoon Leke" from 2017 drama film '' Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha''. Desai made his Bollywood debut with 2016 film '' Beiimaan Love'', in which he sang three songs- “Main Adhoora", in "Mere Peeche Hindustan" and “RangReza" (Male). Subsequently, he sang many blockbuster songs like "Dil Ko Karaar Aaya", "Hue Bechain", "Aankhon Me Aansoon Leke", Dil maang Raha Hai, Pallo Latke, Makhna, Jeene Bhi De, Naino Ne Baandhi, Jitni Dafa, Jogi, Twist Kamariya, Mehbooba, Rang Dariya and many more. Early life and background Yasser Desai was born on 15 November 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati Muslim family. He started his journey in music from the age of 11. He made his Bollywood singing debut with the 2016 film ' Beiimaan Love'. He sung two songs from that movie called "Main Adhoora" along with "Aakanksha Sharma" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanishk Bagchi
Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Vaaste", "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", " Aankh Maarey" (recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "Lut Gaye" (recreated). Early life and background Tanishk Bagchi was born to musicians Nand Kumar Bagchi and Sharmistha Dash and hails from Kolkata, West Bengal. He attended the Frank Anthony Public School and the Scottish Church College. Career Bagchi released the Bengali-language album '' City Life'' in 2007. Bagchi later worked as a music producer alongside Aditya Dev in the song ''Meherbani'', composed and written by Arko Pravo Mukherjee for the film 2014 film '' The Shaukeens''. Bagchi collaborated with lyricist Vayu Srivastava for a single ''Oopar Oopar Renn De''. Anurag Kashyap liked it and led the duo to a person named Ravi Adhikari, a close relative to the director of the 2015 film ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'', Aan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' () is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya. It is a spiritual successor to ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' (2017). The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar, with Gajraj Rao, Neena Gupta, Pankhuri Awasthy, Maanvi Gagroo and Manu Rishi in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a gay man and his partner, who have trouble convincing the former's parents of their relationship. ''Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'' was released worldwide on 21 February 2020, and became a commercial success. At the 66th Filmfare Awards, it received nominations for Best Actor (Khurrana), Best Supporting Actor (Rao), and Best Supporting Actress (Gagroo and Gupta). Plot Aman Tripathi is an advertiser from an orthodox middle-class family in Allahabad. His family consists of his mother Sunaina—a housewife, father Shankar—a conservative agricultural scientist who recently created a new variety of black cauliflo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Khan
Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. She has released six studio albums: '' Fur and Gold'' (2006), ''Two Suns'' (2009), '' The Haunted Man'' (2012), '' The Bride'' (2016), '' Lost Girls'' (2019), and ''The Dream of Delphi'' (2024). She has received three Mercury Prize nominations. Khan is also the vocalist for Sexwitch, a collaboration with the rock band Toy and producer Dan Carey. Early life Khan was born to an English mother and a Pakistani father, squash player Rehmat Khan. A member of the Khan family, she is the granddaughter of squash player Nasrullah Khan, the niece of squash players Jahangir Khan and Torsam Khan, and the stepdaughter of singer and actress Salma Agha. The family moved to Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, when Khan was five years old. She attended many of her family's squash matches, which she felt inspired her creativity: "The roar of the crowd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest 'open' tournament in the game of squash (open to both professional and amateur players). It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships. Until the establishment of the World Squash Championships (which was originally called the World Open) in 1976, the British Open was considered to be the ''de facto'' world championship of the sport. The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as the ''"Wimbledon of Squash"''. History While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930. Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge, as well as guaranteeing a minimum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
