Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu language films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as Hyderabad Blues (1998), Rockford (1999), Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006), Aashayein (2010), Lakshmi (2014), and Dhanak (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film Awards for his works.
Don: The Chase Begins Again, better known simply as Don, is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Akhtar's production company Excel Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as the titular anti-hero and Priyanka Chopra as Roma. While Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Pavan Malhotra, Rajesh Khattar and Om Puri appears in supporting roles. Kareena Kapoor makes a special appearance. Don is the reboot version of the 1978 film of the same title, and follows the titular criminal's look-alike who has been sent on a clandestine mission to impersonate Don after he is wounded in a chase, and to gather intelligence on the drug mafia.
Shreyas Talpade is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. His father is the brother of actresses Meena T. and Jayshree T. .He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh Khan's friend Pappu Master in Om Shanti Om (2007), the grand reincarnation melodrama of Farah Khan. He appeared in the comedies Golmaal Returns (2008), Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), Housefull 2 (2012) and Golmaal Again (2017). Talpade also dubbed for Allu Arjun in the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise (2021).
Iqbal is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Subhash Ghai, under "Mukta Searchlight Films", the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcomes difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.
Dor (transl. String) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and features Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag and Shreyas Talpade as the lead actors. The film is an official adaptation of the Malayalam film, Perumazhakkalam (2004) and was well received by the critics after its release on 22 September 2006. Dor, which also released on a DVD, garnered rave reviews from critics and film buffs.
Lena Christensenn is a Thai-Danish actress, television presenter and singer. She co-starred in the 2004 Thai film, SARS Wars and Oxide Pang's The Tesseract. She also forayed into Indian films by starring opposite Shreyas Talpade in Bombay to Bangkok, a Hindi film released in Jan'08.
Jayshree Talpade is an Indian actress and dancer who predominantly works in Hindi film productions and a few television productions.
Aagey Se Right is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Indrajit Nattoji. It features Shreyas Talpade, Kay Kay Menon, Mahi Gill, Shenaz Treasurywala and Shiv Panditt in the lead roles. It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures. The film released on 4 September 2009 and although it failed to do well at the box office, it was praised for its lavish title sequence, looks and design.
Iqraar By Chance is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by K. Ravi Shankar, starring Shilpa Anand and Amarjeet Shukla in lead roles.
The Hangman is a Bollywood drama film produced by Bipin Patel and directed by Vishal Bhandari. The film stars Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade and Gulshan Grover in lead roles. It was set to be released in English first, in 2005 but it failed. Then it was rescheduled to be released in 2007. This time again, the release met with a failure. Finally enough, it was released worldwide on 5 February 2010. A dubbed in English was also released.
Hum Tum Shabana is a 2011 Indian romantic comedy film. It stars Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade & Minissha Lamba in lead roles.
Bhaiaji Superhit is a 2018 Bollywood Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Neerraj Pathak and produced by Chirag Dhariwal. The film features an ensemble cast including Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi, Ameesha Patel, Shreyas Talpade, Sahiil Sagar as Gunda in Sunny Deol Gang and among others. Its music is presented by Zee Music. The film marks the comeback of Bollywood actress Preity Zinta after a 4-year hiatus from films.
Yatin Karyekar is a veteran Indian actor in the Bollywood film industry. He was also part of long running television serial Shanti. He appeared in the role of Aurangzeb in popular Marathi serial Raja Shivchhatrapati.
Kasam is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Shibu Mitra, starring Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, Chunky Pandey, Neelam Kothari and Sonu Walia.
Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language satirical film, starring Raghuvir Yadav, Puru Chibber, Reecha Sinha and Zakir Hussain. The film deals with the sensitive subject of rape cases. The backdrop of the film is a false rape case and the hero's fight for justice.
"Apna Bombay Talkies" is a Hindi song from the 2013 Bollywood anthology film, Bombay Talkies. Composed by Amit Trivedi, the song is sung by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Sonu Nigam, Kavita Krishnamurti, Sadhana Sargam, Sunidhi Chauhan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, KK, Sukhwinder Singh, Shilpa Rao, Mohit Chauhan, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire.
Game is a 1993 Indian Bollywood action crime drama film directed by Anil Mattoo and produced by Romesh Sharma and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Aditya Pancholi, Rahul Roy and Sangeeta Bijlani in the pivotal roles.
Setters is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary and produced by Vikash Mani. Based on the examination of cheating rackets present in India, the film stars Aftab Shivdasani, Shreyas Talpade, Sonnalli Seygall, Vijay Raaz, Ishita Dutta, Pavan Malhotra, Jameel Khan and Pankaj Jha. The film is about an eponymous racket which arranges brilliant student in place of weak student to appear in examination for money.
Kaun Pravin Tambe? is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Jayprad Desai. It is based on the life of Indian cricketer Pravin Tambe. The film stars Shreyas Talpade and premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 1 April 2022.
