Manoj Bajpayee, also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including four National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, and two Asia Pacific Screen Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri.
Shahana Goswami is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami. She became known for her supporting role in the musical drama film Rock On!! (2008), which won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Firaaq (2009). She subsequently featured in films such as Heroine and Midnight's Children as well as the series A Suitable Boy (2020). Goswani has since taken on lead roles in the independent films Zwigato (2023) and Santosh (2024).
Kanu Behl is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema.
Nehha Pendse Bayas is an Indian film and television actress and producer who works in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Marathi language films.
Anjaan (transl. Fearless) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by N. Lingusamy and produced under his banner Thirupathi Brothers and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Suriya in the lead role alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vidyut Jammwal. Manoj Bajpayee, Dalip Tahil, Murali Sharma, Joe Malloori, Soori, Chetan Hansraj, Sanjana Singh and Asif Basra play supporting roles. The film follows a disabled man who arrives in Mumbai looking for his elder gangster brother and learns of the events behind his disappearance.
Syed Hussain Zaidi is an Indian author and former investigative journalist. His works include Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Black Friday, My Name is Abu Salem and Mumbai Avengers.
Darshan Kumar Gandas is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. He made his debut with the film Mary Kom (2014), opposite Priyanka Chopra, as a male lead. He is best known for the 2022 film, The Kashmir Files, in which he starred as a young student from a Kashmiri Pandit family.
Gali Guleiyan is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language psychological drama film produced and directed by Dipesh Jain. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, Neeraj Kabi, Shahana Goswami and debutant Om Singh. Its poster was released on 3 October 2017.
Hitha Chandrashekhar is an Indian actress who works in Kannada films. She made her debut in 2016 with Kannada Film Kempammana Court Case.
Bhonsle is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Devashish Makhija and co-produced by Piiyush Singh, The film stars Manoj Bajpayee in the title role: a retired Mumbai police officer who befriends a North Indian girl and her brother who are targeted among other migrants by local politicians. Its first look was launched at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language satire comedy film directed by Abhishek Sharma and produced by Zee Studios. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh and Fatima Sana Shaikh in leading roles.
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, or simply Bandaa, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Apoorv Singh Karki and co-produced by Zee Studios and Bhanushali Studios. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee. The film brings back the team of Manoj Bajpayee and Suparn Verma, who earlier collaborated on The Family Man. The film was released digitally on 23 May 2023 on ZEE5 and also had a limited theatrical release on 2 June 2023, after a largely positive response from critics and audiences. It was featured in the 54th IFFI Indian panorama mainstream section.
Agra is a 2023 Hindi-language Indian drama film, co-written and directed by Kanu Behl. It features debutant Mohit Agarwal, Priyanka Bose, Ruhani Sharma, Vibha Chibber, Sonal Jha and Aanchal Goswami in pivotal roles. The film follows Guru, a young single call center employee who still lives with his parents. Consumed by frustration, he plunges into a fever bordering on insanity, between pathetic fantasies, dating apps and hysterical self-harm.
Abhinandan Banerjee is an Indian film director, scriptwriter, author, essayist, magazine editor, publisher, illustrator, painter and graphic designer. His debut feature The Cloud and the Man, which premiered at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, 2021 won the NETPAC award for Best Asian Film, at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.
The Fable is a 2024 film directed by Raam Reddy, starring Manoj Bajpayee, Hiral Sidhu, Priyanka Bose, Tillotama Shome, Awan Pookot and Deepak Dobriyal. Like Thithi (2016). The film is an Indian-American co-production, jointly produced by Pratap Reddy and Sunmin Park, under Prspctvs Productions and Maxmedia, respectively.
Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans, starring Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai and Parul Gulati in lead roles. It is the sequel to Silence...Can You Hear It? (2021).
Bash Mohammed is an Indian movie writer, director, and producer born in Brahmakulam, near Guruvayur, Kerala, India. He primarily works in Malayalam cinema. Bash began his artistic journey as a student at the College of Fine Art, which laid the foundation for his creative pursuits. He began his career in advertising, working as a Creative Director for prestigious brands across the world, before venturing into filmmaking.
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 took place between 27 October and 5 November 2023 in Mumbai, India. It was the first in-person edition of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was also the final edition with Anupama Chopra serving as the Festival Director. Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair was named the Head of Jury for the South Asia Competition.
Vikkatakavi: The Chronicles of Amaragiri is an Indian Telugu-language thriller streaming television series. Set against the backdrop of 1970s Telangana, the series follows the journey of Ramakrishna, a young detective. The storyline centers on a small village where residents mysteriously begin losing their memories. Ramakrishna, also known as Vikkatakavi, steps in to uncover the mystery.
