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Sikandar Kher was born on 31 October 1984 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Monica, O My Darling (2022), 24: India (2013) and Devdas (2002).- Actor
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Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a film star, in vain though, as film-makers preferred someone with a fairer skin, and he was not quite fair enough. But they did use one of his other assets, his deep baritone voice, which was used for narration and background commentary. He was successful in being cast in Saat Hindustani. He got his break in Bollywood after a letter of introduction from the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, as he was a friend of her son, Rajiv Gandhi. This is how Bachchan made an entry in Bollywood, starting with Zanjeer, co-starred with his future wife Jaya Bhaduri, and since then there has been no looking back.
He married Jaya Bhaduri, an accomplished actress in her own right, and they had two children, Shweta and Abhishek. Shweta is married, lives a non-filmy life and has two children.
Being friends with Rajiv Gandhi, got him to decide to run for seat in the Indian National Congress (political party) from his home town but had to leave mid-term because of controversies, particularly after Rajiv and he were implicated in the now infamous "Bofors" case along with the U. K. based Hinduja Brothers.
After a four year break, he was back in the unsuccessful Mrityudaata (1997), a comeback which the actor wanted to forget. Critics written him off but his career was saved with Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). But four flops in 1999 and incurring debt of over 90 crore rupees of his sinking company ABCL saw him at an all-time low. To make matters worse, after the defeat of the Congress party, Bachchan lost considerable political support, the opposition made him a target, and his credit rating deteriorated to such an extent that a leading nationalized bank, Canara Bank, sued him for outstanding loans. He did bounce back, presenting the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire called Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000). After a series of hits with Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Baghban (2003) and Khakee (2004), Bachchan is showing no signs of slowing down and proving the critics wrong once again.
Amitabh and Jaya were interested in getting their son Abhishek married to Karisma Kapoor, the daughter of Babita and Randhir Kapoor, they went through a formal engagement, but later broke it off.
The former Miss World and Bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek, were formally engaged on Sunday January 14, 2007, at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Bombay, with the marriage taking place at the Bachchan residence on April 20, 2007.
On November 16, 2011, he became a Dada (paternal grandfather) when Aishwarya gave birth to a daughter in a Mumbai Hospital. He is already a Nana (maternal grandfather) to Navya and Agastye - Shweta's children.
He continues to be one of the busiest actors and singers in Bollywood as well as on TV, as can be seen from the commercials that he appears on, especially on Sahara One. Looks like there are no limits for this super-star and once the "Angry Young Man" of Bollywood.- Actress
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Disha Patani was born in India in 1992. She is an Indian Film actress. She played her first leading role in the film Loafer (Telegu) 2015, Directed by Puri Jaganath. Disha first Bollywood debut was with the movie M.S Dhoni : The Untold Story released in the year 2016, starring opposite Sushant Singh Rajput. She also won a IFFA Award for Star Debut of the year Female, Screen Award for Best Female Debut, and Stardust Award for Best Acting Debut for the movie. Disha Patani also did a music video opposite Tiger Shroff which has received 32 Million views on YouTube. She was part of Jackie Chan's movie project Kung Fu Yoga in the year 2017. Disha worked in Baaghi 2 opposite Tiger Shroff in April 2018, Directed by Ahmed Khan and Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. Disha Patani has also done commercials and modeling.- Actress
Shriya Saran also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress, model and presenter. She has worked in multiple of the regional industries of Indian cinema, including Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada. Saran made her film debut in 2001 with Ishtam and had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Santosham (2002). She would subsequently appear in several Telugu films, while making in-roads in the Hindi and Tamil film industries. In 2007, Saran starred in Sivaji (2007), the highest grossing Tamil film at that time. Her following projects include such Tamil films as Azhagiya Tamilmagan (2007) and Kanthaswamy (2009), as well as high-budget Hindi productions like Mission Istanbul (2008), her roles in which have established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industry. In 2008, Saran played the lead role in the American-Indian co-production The Other End of the Line (2007). Apart from her work in films, Saran has been the brand ambassador for several stores across India, endorsing beauty and health products. Among other activities, she has taken part in a number of charity organizations, and has recently opened a spa employing visually challenged people.- Actor
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 1974) is an Indian film actor who has appeared in some of Bollywood's major films including, Black Friday (2004), New York (2009), Peepli Live (2010), Kahani (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012).
Early life and education
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is from Budhana a small town of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, where his father is a farmer. [2][3][4] Siddiqui grew up amongst nine siblings, seven brothers and two sisters. [5][2]
After graduating in science from a local college, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company for a short while. But boredom set in soon, and he moved to Delhi, here in the next one and a half year period, he started watching plays, while working a watchman at an office. He got associated with Sakshi Theatre Group and worked with actors like Manoj Bajpai and Saurabh Shukla.
Eventually he graduated from the The National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1996.Now he is a well known actor. Career
After graduating from NSD, he moved to Mumbai. Nawazuddin made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in Sarfarosh starring Aamir Khan. After moving to Mumbai he tried to get work in television, but did not achieve much success. After his debut, he appeared in short roles, where he remained unnoticed, despite his strong performances. He did a short film, The Bypass in 2003, where he appeared with actor, Irrfan Khan. Between 2002 and 2005, he was out of work, and lived in an apartment where he shared with four others, and struggled through his acting carrier by conducting occasional acting workshops. His appearance in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007) paved way for other powerful roles. His first lead role in a feature film was in Prashant Bhargava's PATANG, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, for which Nawazuddin's performance was praised by the world renowned film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4 stars), a role which 'transformed his acting styles'. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in hit song "emotional attyachar" in a movie Dev D, in his moniker as Rangila along with his duo Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). However it was his role of a journalist in Aamir Khan Productions's Peepli Live (2010). That movie first got him a recognition as an actor. This was followed by a role as police informer Gopi in biopic, Paan Singh Tomar, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, also in the same year.
He, however became a household name post Kahaani (2012), where he played the archetypal short tempered cop Khan. Gangs of Wasseypur followed which furthered his fame. He played his first lead role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, a role Nawazuddin describes as his "most real performance so far." Nawazuddin also played a lead role in his following films, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part II and Aatma. He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release, Talash. Gangs of Wasseypur has been touted as a career defining film for Nawazuddin, where he played the role of Faizal Khan, a second son of Sardar Khan, played by Manoj Bajpai. His gaudy style of dress, magnificent accent and out-of-the-way mannerism in Gangs of Wasseypur left an impression on Bollywood critics. His film PATANG, initially released in the U.S. and Canada, garnered much attention for Nawazuddin with rave reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Roger Ebert.
Siddiqui is best known for his roles in The Lunchbox (2013), which premiered as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won him multiple awards, Manto (2018), for which his groundbreaking performance won him Best Actor at the 2018 Asian Pacific Screen Awards[8] and Raman Raghav 2.0 for which he won the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain[9] and in Asia Pacific Screen Awards[10] both in the category of Best Actor. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the only Actor in the world having 8 films officially selected and screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.[11] Inspite of being very busy with film shoots, Siddiqui continues to take time out to do farming in his native place in Uttar Pradesh (North India).[12] He is an active motivational speaker, drawing on his struggles and experiences to inspire. He stars in two Emmy nominated series, Sacred Games (2019), a two-season Netflix original series for which he was conferred with the GQ - Men of the Year Award 2018 for the second time[13] and United Kingdom's McMafia directed by James Watkins. Recently Nawazuddin Siddiqui was awarded with the highest honorary, The Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at the prestigious Singapore International Film Festival[14] for his globally appreciated series Sacred Games duology.- Producer
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Anurag Singh Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Kashyap made his directorial debut with as yet unreleased Paanch, with Kay Kay Menon as the lead. As a filmmaker, he is known for Black Friday (2004), a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Mumbai bombings, followed by No Smoking (2007), Dev D (2009), Gulaal (2009), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). As a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts for the Filmfare Award-winning Satya (1998) and the Academy Award-nominated Canadian film Water (2005). He founded his film production company, Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. in 2009.- Actor
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Naseeruddin Shah was born on July 20 1950, in Barabanki, a small village in Uttar Pradesh. He is a seasoned Bollywood actor and has received several awards for his notable performance in several movies. The actor has also been awarded the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his enormous contributions to Indian cinema.
Shah was born into a Nawab family. He studied at St. Anselm's Ajmer School in Rajasthan and St. Joseph's College in Nainital. He completed his graduation from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1971. He also attended the National School of Drama, New Delhi.
At the age of 19, Shah married Manara Sikri, who was 36 years old and a divorcee. Post one year of their marriage, their daughter Heeba Shah was born. However, the relationship didn't work out, and they decided to part ways after 12 years of marriage.
Shah met Ratna Pathak Shah, daughter of Dina Pathak and a Bollywood actor in the 1970s. They fell in love and went on to co-star in several films. They tied the knot in 1982. They have two sons together - Imaaduddin Shah and Vivaan Shah. The couple currently resides with their children in Mumbai.
At the age of 18, Shah acted in Sapnon Ka Saudagar (1968), starring Hema Malini and Raj Kapoor. However, his scene was removed before the release of the movie.
He made his Bollywood debut with an uncredited role in Aman in 1967, a film starring Rajendra Kumar Tuli and Saira Banu. From then onwards, he went on to feature in various movies like Nishant (1975), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Katha (1983) and Junoon (1979).
In 1974, Shah founded a theatre company called Motley Productions, and their inaugural production was Waiting for Godot. He is also part of a theatre troupe and has performed across different cities like New Delhi, Lahore, and Mumbai. He has directed a few plays written by Lavender Kumar, Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto.
He started gaining popularity with his films Hum Paanch (1980) and Masoom (1983), which was shot at St Joseph's College, Nainital, where Shah had studied during his childhood. Another movie called Karma (1986), where he starred beside Dilip Kumar gained much acclaim.
Shah has been a part of several multi-star Bollywood movies like Ghulami (1985), Tridev (1989), and Tridev (1989). In 1994, he completed his 100th movie as an actor with Mohra (1994), where he played the role of a villain.
Shah has also been a part of international projects like the Hollywood adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). He played the role of Captain Nemo in the film, which gained him a lot of praise.
In 2003, he acted in Vishal Bhardwaj's Maqbool (2003), an Indian adaptation of Macbeth, and in 2004, he appeared in Rajiv Rai's Asambhav (2004) with Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra.
Shah has won several awards, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare awards, one IIFA award and two Bengal Film Journalists' Association awards. He also received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival in 1984.- Zarin Shihab was born on 15 August 1994 in Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Jugaadistan (2022), The Family Man (2019) and Ithiri Neram.
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Shergill was born in a Sikh family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He moved to Punjab, the place of his ancestors, in 1985 where he studied in Yadavindra Public School, Patiala and Bikram College Patiala. He learnt acting from Sri Harpal Singh, and then moved to Mumbai to work in the entertainment industry. He's married to Priyanka Puri from Delhi and they have a son named Veer Shergill.- Sheeba Chaddha is a renowned Bollywood actress known for her versatile unconventional portrayals of Indian women across different movies and series.
She grew up in Delhi and has spent most of her life in the capital, from where she gradually developed a keen interest in the world of theatre and acting. Chaddha graduated in English literature from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi.
Chaddha has always been intrigued by the entertainment industry and has been a part of several theatre workshops during her time at the University of Delhi.
She made her acting debut as Vasundhara in the Doordarshan television series Shri Krishna (1993). She went on to appear in Dil Se.. (1998) in 1998, and her career in the industry has progressed since then. She has been a part of some of the highest-grossing Bollywood movies like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).
Chaddha restarted her career on national television in June 2007 with a show named Kasturi (2007). She played the role of a business tycoon in that show. She was cast in Delhi 6 in 2009. She was also part of a popular show titled Hitler Didi (2011), which was telecasted on Zee TV. She has been appreciated for her performance in other series like Gubbare (1999), Pavitra Rishta (2009), and Na Aana Iss Des Laado (2009).
In 2011, Chaddha starred in Prakata Het Yad (2011) opposite Rituraj Singh. The movie was shot in gibberish. The movie won the Audience Choice Award at the River-to-River Festival under the Short Films category.
She went on to play the role of a sex worker in the Bollywood high-grosser, Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012). She was also cast in movies like Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), where she played the role of Buaji.
She was cast in Permanent Roommates (2014). She was also cast as Vasudha Pandit in the popular web series Mirzapur (2018). She followed up with several other web shows, including Bandish Bandits (2020), and in 2022, she was cast in multiple Bollywood hits such as Phone Bhoot (2022), Doctor G (2022), Maja Ma (2022), and Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 - Agni Pariksha (2022). - Anant Joshi was born on 26 October 1989 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor, known for 12th Fail (2023), Maamla Legal Hai (2024) and Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (2022).
- Urvashi Rautela was born and raised in Haridwar, a small town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. She is an established Bollywood actor, model and beauty pageant enthusiast having won several crowns and accolades for herself including participating in the 2015 Miss Universe contest. She shot to fame in late 2014 when she appeared in Yo Yo Honey Singh's music video Love Dose, which was followed by minor roles in both Bollywood and South Indian films until 2016, when she appeared as the supporting actress and lead actress in Sanam Re and Great Grand Masti respectively.
Outside of her film industry and modeling work, Urvashi runs a foundation along with her family called the 'Urvashi Rautela Foundation' to help empower the needs and rights of underprivileged people in India. She also actively supports PETA India and 'Save the Girl Child Camp'. - Actor
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Rajpal Yadav was born in Shahjahanpur to Mr. Naurang Yadav and Mrs. Godavari Yadav. He is an Indian actor, comedian, writer, music producer, film producer and director who works in the Bollywood & Hollywood industry. He is known for working in films like Hungama (2003), Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Khatta Meetha (2010), Ata Pata Lapatta (2012), Coolie No. 1 (2020) etc. He is married to Radha Yadav, a film producer, since June 10, 2003 with whom he has two daughters, Moni & Honey. He is also one of the greatest comedians in India.- Anushka Kaushik is an Indian actress known for her famous role Vidhi Gupta in Crash Course. She has also appeared in Sony Liv's web series Maharani, Disney plus Hotstar's Ghar Waapsi, YouTube's Khayali Pulao and Netflix's Thar. She has worked with various YouTube channels as well, like RVCJ Media and Girliyapa.
Anushka was born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to Rajiv Sharma and Kusum Sharma. She completed her schooling at Sophia Girls School. She then went to Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University, for further studies; she explored her acting talent during college. Anushka has an elder brother Sarthak Kaushik.
Anushka started her acting career with theatre and YouTube videos. She then appeared in the movie SP Chouhan: A Struggling Man starring Jimmy Shergill and Yuvika Choudhary in the year 2018 - Actress
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Pooja Batra was born in India to an army officer and his wife. Early in life she showed grit and determination winning multiple track and field events on a national level. She shot to fame when she was crowned Miss India in 1993. She quickly went on to become one of the top supermodels in India walking the ramp in over 250 fashion shows in India and abroad. Soon, Pooja set her sights on pursuing an acting career. In 1997, her first feature film Virasat (1997) sky-rocketed her to instant stardom with stupendous box office earnings and got her critical acclaim. For her portrayal of the betrayed lover in Virasat (1997), she won the Zee Cine Award for the Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Filmfare Awards. This was followed by her second film Bhai (1997) which was also a box office hit confirming her appeal to the masses. She has subsequently starred in over twenty films including Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), establishing herself as an accomplished actress. Her latest film Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005), in which she portrays Queen Noorjehan, is a highly anticipated film to be released in mid 2005 on the 351st anniversary of the Taj Mahal. Pooja maintains homes in Bombay and Los Angeles.- Composer
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Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, composer, singer and producer. He has directed ten feature films, produced five and composed music for more than forty. His directorial work includes Makdee, The Blue Umbrella, Kaminey, 7 Khoon Maaf, Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola, Rangoon, Pataakha as well as the internationally acclaimed Shakespeare Trilogy - Maqbool, Omkara and Haider (adapted from Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet, respectively). Prominent films written and produced by him are Ishqiya, Dedh Ishqiya and Talvar (based on the Noida double murder case).
He has received 3 international awards: Makdee (2002) received the Best Film award at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Omkara (2006) won the Best Artistic Contribution in Cinema award at the Cairo International Film Festival and Haider (2014) won the People's Choice award at the Rome Film Festival. He has also received 7 National Awards: Best Music Direction for Godmother (1999), Best Children's Film for The Blue Umbrella (2005), Special Jury Award for Omkara (2006), Best Music Direction for Ishqiya (2010), Best Dialogues and Best Music Direction for Haider (2014) and Best Screenplay for Talvar (2015).- Radha Bhatt was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is known for The Lost Salesman of Delhi (2014), Take Care (2016) and Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Hum Band (2018).
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It is not a secret that Lara Dutta is a beauty with brains. This was demonstrated when she scored the highest possible marks in the history of the Miss Universe Contest. After this she was crowned Miss Universe 2000, making history as not only the most beautiful but also the most intelligent young woman to wear this crown in the history of Miss Universe.
Lara was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on April 16, 1978. Her dad is retired Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta. Lara has two sisters, one of whom serves in the Indian Air Force, and is the cousin of Nitin Sawhney.
In 1981 the Dutta family re-located to Bangalore, and she was enrolled in St. Francis Xavier Girls' High School where she studied till her 10th Standard, and later did her First Year and Second Year Junior College at the Frank Anthony Public School. After graduating from school, she then went on to earn a degree in Economics from Bombay University. She is fluent in both Hindi and English.
In 1997 Lara enrolled and subsequently won the Miss Gladrags competition, leading her to represent India at the Miss Intercontinental, and thereafter being crowned Miss Universe in 2000 in Cyprus, making her the second Indian to win this prestigious award.
After completing her Miss Universe commitments, she received several offers from Bollywood movie makers, and starred in Andaaz in 2003, which won her considerable recognition, and she subsequently won the best female debut award from Femina.
Thereafter, most of her movies failed to make a mark at the box office, however, she did become popular and a household name. Some of the movies she is remembered for are 'Masti', 'No Entry, 'Kaal', 'Partner', Hey Baby' amongst others.
She is also known for her sense of humor, and a talent for writing. She has now announced that she will writing scripts, and hopes that one day someone from Bollywood will make flicks out of them.- Lavanya Tripathi is an actress, known for Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016) and Maayavan (2017). She made her feature film debut with the 2012 Telugu film Andala Rakshasi, after a friend suggested her to attend the audition for the role. She earned critical acclaim for her performance as Midhuna and won the Best Debutante Award from Maa TV. The following year she starred in Doosukeltha which also proved to be successful. In 2014, she made her debut in Tamil cinema with Brahman in which she played an aspiring journalist, Gayathri. She quickly landed her next Tamil film role, in Naanum Rowdydhaan, but was removed from the film when a new production studio took over the project. Her next Telugu project was Bhale Bhale Magadivoy with Nani.
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Chunky Pandey was born in Bombay, India on September 26, 1962 in a non-film household.
Chunky's real name is Suyash Sharad Pandey, but is also known as Chandrakant Pandey. He shot into fame with a secondary role in 'Tezaab' which had Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles. He continued to meet considerable success in secondary and supportive roles, but has yet to make a name for himself as a lead hero.
After his marriage to Bhavna in 1998, he decided to act in Bangla movies, and achieved considerable success there, even though he has no knowledge of Bangla, and had his voice dubbed.
After the birth of two daughters, he decided to make a comeback to Bollywood during 2002 and ended up appearing in over a dozen movies.
He has appeared in over 55 movies, and has been nominated once for his supportive role in 'Tezaab'.
Apart from appearing in movies, Chunky is also involved in a business 'Bollywood Electric' which hosts stage shows. He and Bhavna also run a health food restaurant in Mumbai, India.- Hiba Nawab was born on 14 November 1996 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Jijaji Chhat Par Hai (2018), Woh Toh Hai Albela (2022) and Meri Saasu Maa (2016).
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Shukla's family left Gorakhpur for Delhi when he was two years old. After completing his schooling, he graduated from Khalsa College, Delhi. His professional career began in 1984 with his entry into theater.
Shukla began serious theater in 1986 with roles in plays like A View From The Bridge (Arthur Miller), Look Back In Anger (John Osborne), Ghashiram Kotwal (Vijay Tendulkar) and Hayvadan. In 1991, he joined the NSD Repertoire Company - the professional wing of the National School of Drama - as an actor. The next year, he got his first break when Shekhar Kapur, impressed with his work, created a role for him in Bandit Queen. Shukla also took the role of Vijay Anand's sidekick Gopi in the 1994 Doordarshan crime drama Tehkikat. The series was directed by Karan Razdan, but Shekhar Kapur directed the first episode.
Shukla's biggest break came when he co-wrote the script for Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 cult classic Satya and essayed the role of gangster Kallu Mama in the film. He won the Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay alongside Anurag Kashyap.
In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for Calcutta Mail. He received his first award for this film, the Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay. In 2008, he acted in his first international film, the Golden Globe and Academy Award winning Slumdog Millionaire, as the character Constable Srinivas.- Actor
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Arun Govil is best known for playing the role of Lord Rama in Ramanand Sagar's epic television series Ramayan (1987).
Govil was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He got his formal education at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, where he studied engineering science and acted in some plays. He spent his teenage life in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father wanted him to become a government servant while Arun wanted to do something for which he would be remembered.
In 1975, He moved to Mumbai to join his brother's business there. After a short while, he found that he no longer enjoyed the work and decided to find something more enjoyable. After doing dramas in college he decided to start acting. Govil got his first break in Indian cinema in the 1977 film Paheli, when he was introduced to Tarachand Barjatya by his sister-in-law Tabassum. Barjatya was really impressed by Govil's performance in the film and he signed him a three-film-deal - Kanak Mishra's Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979), Vijay Kapoor's Raadha Aur Seeta (1979) and Satyen Bose's Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979). Sawan Ko Aane Do became a major success at box office catapulting Govil to stardom. Raadha Aur Seeta was a box office failure while Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin was another success at box office. He featured in Kanak Mishra's Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981).
Govil made his television debut with Ramanand Sagar's Vikram Betaal and in 1987 he starred in Ramayan and became a household name.- Producer
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Boney Kapoor was born on 11 November 1953 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a producer and actor, known for Wanted (2009), Thunivu (2023) and No Entry (2005). He was previously married to Sridevi and Mona Kapoor.- Aditi Sanwal is an Indian actress. Aditi is from Jhansi and She has studied MBBS from MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore. Aditi is also a doctor. Aditi has done her Acting course from MisFit Studio For Acting Acting School, Bangalore - Beginners and Advanced level. Aditi has done commercials for Reliance, Hyundai, Havells, Pantaloons, Khadims, Candyman, Axe deodorant, MTR, PayTM, Centurion University, General Electricals, etc.
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Sonal Singh Chauhan, an Indian fashion model and actress.
She was born in a Rajput family, originally hailing from the state of Uttar Pradesh(UP) - India.
Her father is a Police Inspector, and she has one elder brother and two younger sisters. She studied at Delhi Public School, Noida and then Philosophy honors at Gargi College in New Delhi.
She was crowned as the Miss World Tourism 2005 at Miri, [Sarawak, state of Malaysia]. She was a noteworthy former Miss India contestant. She is the first Indian to have claimed Miss World Tourism title. She has been a popular model of Delhi, and has appeared in a number of advertisement campaigns in print and electronic media.
Her debut movie in Bollywood (the film industry in Mumbai, India as it is fondly called in comparison with Hollywood of USA) is Mukesh Bhatt's "Jannat" due for release in mid 2008
She won several beauty contests, following which she has featured in the movie "Jannat" alongside Emraan Hashmi.- Actress
Diksha Singh was born on 9 May 1997 in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for AmarPrem, Fuh se Fantasy (2019) and Chutzpah (2021).- Actor
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Vijay Raaz was born and raised in Delhi where he attended Kirori Mal College. While at college he was a part of the dramatic society The Players. He also appeared in plays at the National School of Drama. He decided to focus on a film career and moved to Mumbai where he received a role in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle. Naseeruddin Shah had seen him perform at the NSD and recommended him to Mahesh Mathai for Bhopal Express and to Mira Nair for Monsoon Wedding. After the success of Monsoon Wedding, Raaz received many roles. His first mainstream film cast as the leading actor was Raghu Romeo, a box office success where Raaz depicts the life of a confused lower-class Indian fellow. He came into light for his memorable performance in the movie Run. In which his Kauwa Biriyaani act became highly acclaimed. His performance in the movie got the cult status and was praised by the masses. He also played a major role in the film Delhi belly, where he played a drug mafia. As a villain in the movie he has received much critical applause for his performance.- Anupriya Goenka is a versatile actress known for Padmavati, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She has played a lead role, in Nagesh Kukunoor's yet to be released film Maya. She also played pivotal roles in Daddy (Dir: Ashim Ahluwalia), Dishoom ( Dir: Rohit Dhawan) and Bobby Jasoos(Dir: Samar Sheikh). She shot to fame as the face of India's first of its kind government campaign, Bharat Nirman, directed by Pradeep Sarkar and India's first lesbian ad, Anouk by Myntra, that went viral and won her a lot of appreciation and accolades. She has done over 100+ commercials and has been the face of leading brands like Coke, Garnier, Stayfree, Kotak Mahindra, Pepperfry, Dabur among many others. Next she will be seen in a YRF's Tiger Zinda Hai, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, set to be released this year.
Anupriya Goenka, Born on 29th May 1987, in Kanpur, was primarily brought up in Delhi. The youngest amongst four kids, she is the daughter of Mr. Ravindra Kumar Goenka, who owned a garment export house and mother Mrs. Pushpa Goenka, who was initially a homemaker but eventually joined the family business.
Hailing from a business family and being the sole entrepreneurial spirit, amongst her siblings, she was naturally directed towards joining the struggling business after completing her schooling. She strived to propel the business further, while pursuing her graduation and doubled it up with a job at an eminent call center, however quickly realized that it was beyond salvation and finally wrapped it up. This experience, taught her the various aspects of business and people management and she dabbled with legal, financial, marketing and various other roles. To support the family, she then hopped on to corporate bandwagon. During this period, she moved to Bombay and worked with eminent firms such as JP Morgan, Cnbc, Go-airlines etc. She considers these few years to be her biggest training ground, giving her an insight into real life experiences and were largely responsible for shaping her into the person she is today.
Having discovered theatre, in an one month Nsd workshop, during her 12th standard, she always remained inquisitive about it and considered it to be the happiest one month of her life, so as her corporate career was on an upswing, she finally decided to take a break and learn theatre. The three month break lead her to falling in love with the craft and discovering her true calling - Acting. She then pursued theatre and learnt under eminent teachers like Neeraj Qabi, Satyadev Dubey Sir, Makrand Deshpande to name a few and at institutions like Adishakti. She was picked up by Pradeep Sarkar, after she did a Stayfree commercial with him, for the famous Bharat Nirman campaign and he introduced her to the world of commercials and the quest began.
As R.M Drake said, 'in the end, she became the more than what she expected, she became the journey and like all journeys, she did not end, she just simply changed directions and kept going.' She likes to believe, it's the journey that matters the most and she is becoming one. - Actor
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Born and raised Kanpur, India, Amit Sial discovered acting at the age of eight, and since then, has appeared in numerous stage productions across India, including in particular the lead role of Tim Supple's adapted version of Salman Rushdie's Haround and the Sea of Stories, directed by noted Mumbai-based experimental theatre director, Neeraj Kabi.
Sial also has directed two short adaptations of Shakespeare's MacBeth and Romeo & Juliet for the short play festival organized by the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai.
Sial studied at Delhi University (B.Com. with Honours) and Swinbourne University of Technology in Australia (International Business). Back in India, he has worked with several theatre directors, including the acclaimed Barry John.
Hope & a Little Sugar (2006) marks his feature film debut.- Kajal Chauhan was born on 23 July 2001 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Meri Saas Bhoot Hai (2023), Rangmanch (2020) and Firautibaaz (2018).
- Anshuman Malhotra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is known for Haider (2014), Dillogical (2024) and Love Sleep Repeat (2019).
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Sachin Tyagi was born on 15 December 1947 in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor, known for Varisu (2023), Solhah Singaarr (2006) and Swaragini: Jodein Rishton Ke Sur (2015). He has been married to Rakshanda Khan since 15 March 2014. They have one child.- Actor
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Born in Allahabd, India, Anshuman Jha is an Indian Film & Theatre Actor based out of Mumbai. He is best known for his work in his debut Feature Film "Love, Sex Aur Dhokha" as the protagonist Rahul & the 2014 Political Satire "Yeh hai Bakrapur". He was rated as one of the Top 10 Bollywood Actors of 2010 by Rediff.com.
His body of work on stage is impressive. He made his professional stage debut at age 14 at Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre in a play titled "Jhagrapoor". He has over the years worked with many Indian Theatre Directors such as Quasar Padamsee, Jaimini Pathak, Joy Fernandes, amongst others. He represented India at the Contact World Theatre Festival at Manchester in 2010 in a Devised Production "Dirty Talk". He specializes in physical Theatre & is also a trained dancer.
Having Graduated in Economics from Mumbai's prestigious St.Xavier's College, he was also voted as the "Advertising Face of the Year 2011" by CNBC-TV18's Storyboard for having been part of many award Winning Commercial campaigns including TataSky, Pepsi, Brooke Bond Red Label, amongst others.- Archana Gautam, born 1st Sept. 1995, is an Indian model & Actress. She is a professionally qualified girl, has done her BJMC from IIMT Eng. college Meerut. She is the daughter of Gautam Budh & Sunita Gautam. Her mother tongue is Hindi. Archana has 3 younger Brothers.
2018 is the 3rd year for Archana in Bollywood industry. She has been modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for many brands. She is enjoying her successful journey in Bollywood so far. Below mentioned is the information of her films in Bollywood
1st movie - Great Grand Masti 2nd Movie - Haseena Parker 3rd Movie - Baaraat Company 4th Movie- Junction Varanasi ( item song )
She has also shot for a music video with Director Apoorva Lakhia for T-Series
She was awarded the title of Miss U.P ( Utter Pradesh) in 2014. Recently she won Miss Bikini India 2018 - Actor
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Paritosh Tripathi was born on 6 February 1988 in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and writer, known for Ludo (2020), Janhit Mein Jaari (2022) and Case Toh Banta Hai (2022).- Actor
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Deepak Kumar Mishra was born on 18 April 1990 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and director, known for Panchayat (2020), Permanent Roommates (2014) and Humorously Yours (2016).- Actor
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Ravi Dubey was born on 23 December 1983 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Matsya Kaand (2021), Jamai Raja (2014) and Udaariyaan (2021). He has been married to Sargun Mehta since 2013.- Actor
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Siddharth Nigam was born on 13 September 2000 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and composer, known for Dhoom 3 (2013), Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (2015) and MahaKumbh (2014).- Anahita Bhooshan was born on 14 March 1997 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for The Pickup Artist (2019), Congrats My Ex! (2023) and Seethayanam (2022).
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Siddhant Chaturvedi is an Indian actor born in Ballia(Uttar Pradesh) to a chartered accountant father and mother a homemaker. At the age of 5 Siddhant along with his family moved to Mumbai. Siddhant Chaturvedi is a chartered accountant and completed his studies at Mithibai College. During his college days, Siddhant was involved in theater.
When Siddhant Chaturvedi was in college, he was inclined to modeling as well and won the 'Clean & Clear Bombay Times Fresh Face 2012' title after which he decided to take up modeling as his career. He has started his career with a comedy web series Life Sahi Hai (2016) (2016) in 2016. But he got recognition with Amazon prime's Indian web-series Inside Edge (2017) (2017) after which Siddhant did his silver screen debut with Gully Boy (2019) (2019). Zoya Akhtar direction Gully Boy is a musical drama film starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt where Siddhant Chaturvedi played the role of a street rapper named M.C Sher. Not only the movie, but his acting was critically acclaimed. Gully Boy has been selected as India's official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Category. Siddhant releases his first single 'Dhoop' on 4th June 2020.
Recently, he has lent his voice in the Hindi version of Men in Black: International (2019) (2019). Siddhant Chaturvedi's upcoming Hindi projects are Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021) (2021), Shakun Batra's untitled movie along with Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday, and Excel Entertainment's Phone Bhoot (2022) along with Katrina Kaif and Ishaan Khattar.- Actress
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Attractive, talented, young Mandakini won the hearts of millions of Indians worldwide in her performance in "Ram Teri Ganga Melli". Thereafter her name was a household name. She starred with Mithun Chakraborty in another hit movie "Dance Dance" which won many accolades for her. Since her other passion was singing, she released two albums named: "No Vacancy", and "Shambala". in 1990 she married Dr. R. Thakur of Bombay, India, and since then the marriage has been intact. She has a son from this marriage. Since 1996 her fans have not seen any new releases, and many hope that she returns to the silver screen again.- Actor
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Purab Kohli was born on 23 February 1979 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and director, known for Rock On!! (2008), Airlift (2016) and Sense8 (2015).- Actress
Rukhsar Rehman was born on 29 October 1975 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for PK (2014), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and The Gone Game (2020).- Actress
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Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan, better known as Zohra Sehgal, was born into a Sunni Muslim Rohilla Pathan family of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, on 27th April, 1912 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. However, unlike most other children of traditional households, Zohra Sehgal was a tomboy, who enjoyed climbing trees and playing games. Always rebellious, she saw in her teens Uday Shankar perform in Dehra Dun, during a vacation there, and that acted as the turning point of her life.
She traveled all the way across India, West Asia and Europe by car with an uncle who was close to her. On her return, she was sent, clad in a burqa, to Queen Mary's Girls College, Lahore, a place of higher learning for daughters of aristocratic families. After she finished her college, she joined Uday Shankar's dance troupe, and traveled to Japan, West Asia, Europe and America. During this time, she met Kameshwar Sehgal, a Hindu and eight years younger to herself, and fell in love with him. After initial opposition from her parents, the couple got married, and in spite of Kameshwar's willingness to convert to Islam to marry Zohra, nobody insisted on it. The two had a civil marriage in August 1942. (As Khushwant Singh noted, Jawaharlal Nehru was to attend the wedding reception, but he was arrested a couple of days earlier for supporting Gandhi's Quit India Movement.
The couple first worked in Uday Shankar's dance institute at Almora.When it shut down, they migrated to Lahore and founded their own Dance Institute. However, the growing communal tension prior to the Partition of India made them feel unwelcome, and they went to Bombay, where Zohra joined Prithviraj Kapur's theater as a stage actress and worked there for 14 years.
They had two children, who had the choice of being Hindu or Muslim. For a while they accepted both, then discarded them. By that time, Zohra became an atheist. Her husband was all along a 'non-religious' man.
Zohra had acted on the stage in different parts of India, including plays performed for jails inmates. According to Khushwant Singh, she once stayed back to witness an execution in the Ferozepore jail after staging a play there.
After her husband's suicide, Zohra first moved to Delhi, and then went to London. When she did not get roles as a dancer or an actress, she took on odd jobs like working in the India Tea Centre. Then she got her first break in the films and was signed by Arthur Rank and Merchant Ivory productions.
In India, she became well-known after the appeared in the TV series Mullah Naseeruddin. She has since appeared in many Bollywood as British (mostly British Indian) movies.- Sumbul Touqeer is an Indian film and television actress. She gained recognition in 2020 for her leading role in the Star Plus TV series Imlie (2020), in which she played the role of Imlie, a young and smart village belle. She was nominated under the category of Best Actress at the 2022 Bollywood Life - Television Awards for her role in this series.
She began her career in television as a child artist from hit TV shows like Jodha Akbar (2013), Waaris (2016), Chandragupta Maurya (2018), and Ishaaron Ishaaron Mein (2019).
With Article 15 (2019), Sumbul made her Bollywood debut where she played a minor role but was appreciated by everyone for her brilliant acting skills.
She did her training in acting at the Sehejmoodra Acting Academy, run by Monika Verma and completed her High School from the NTCC High School in Malad West, Mumbai, India and 12th standard from a private school. She then started studying commerce, but then decided to put it on hold and apply for a course in cinematography.
She has always been very close to dancing so before entering in the acting field she participated in various dance reality shows like StarPlus's India's Dancing Superstar (2013) in 2013 and Big Magic Bihar/Jharkhand's Hindustan ka BIG Star (2014) in 2014, where she even reached the finals of the show.
In addition to her acting career, Sumbul also participated in Season 16 of the well-known reality show Bigg Boss (2006) in 2022 and created the record of becoming the first teenager and the youngest contestant in the history of Bigg Boss (in any language) to stay in the house for more than 100 days. - Actress
Aparna Sharma is an Indian actress. She grew up living in various places across India, including Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, due to the transferable nature of her father's job in the Indian Air Force. Her father's last posting was in Mumbai, where Sharma and her family settled down after his retirement.
Sharma completed her secondary education at the Air Force School in Delhi. She enrolled as a history major at Sri Venkateswara College in Delhi but opted out of the course after she moved to Mumbai in 2005. She eventually graduated in commerce.
Sharma's foray into modelling began in Delhi. She modelled for Sony products and did a few shoots for HT City and Delhi Times. After shifting to Mumbai, she participated in the Femina Miss India contest (2005) and made it to the top 10 finalists.
She quit modelling and joined Air India as an air hostess. She travelled with the airline company for two years before leaving and joining Kishore Kishore Namit Kapoor's acting classes.
Sharma's modelling career resumed when the Elite model management company signed her. She has appeared in TV commercials for brands like Coke, Parle Monaco, Samsung Mobile, ESPN Brand Film, Chik Satin Shampoo, and more.
Eventually, she ventured into the film industry. Her debut movie was Guddu Ki Gun (2015) opposite Kunal Kemmu, produced by Eminox Media and directed by Shiirshak S. Anand and Shantanu Ray Chhibber. She has also been a part of movies like Ek (2019) and Rum Pum Posshh (2020).- Actress
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Sunita Rajwar is an Indian actress graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD) from New Delhi in 1997.
A perfectionist in her craft and meticulous & painstaking in her preparation of her roles, Sunita turned out a string of highly acclaimed performances in films like 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local 'Kedarnath', 'Stree', 'Bala', 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan', 'The Great Weddings Of Munnes'. Web Series 'Gullak', Panchayat, The Railway man.
Sunita nominated for Filmfare Award an astonishing 4 times and won Filmfare OTT award 2021 for Best Actor In Supporting Role for web series 'Gullak' & Iconic Gold Award for Panchayat in 2023.
Sunita Rajwar played a pivotal role in feature film Kaphal - The Wild Berries produced by Children's Film Society, India (CFSI) that won the best children's film award in the 61st National Film Awards.
The actress' upcoming feature film 'Santosh' has been officially selected for Cannes Film Festival 2024.- Khushboo Kamal was born on 13 April 1987 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is an actress, known for Dabangg (2010), Zila Ghaziabad (2013) and Missing on a Weekend (2016).
- Dhiraj Rai was born on 1 January 1985 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor, known for Rikshawala (2023), Kartoot (2022) and Khoon Bhari Maang (2022).