The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Kedarnath Bhattacharya, professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sung in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1991 to 1995. He holds the Guinness World Record for recording the maximum number of songs in a single day since 1993.31 March 2001– Kumar Sanu Day: first Indian singer to achieve such honour in America declared by Michael R. Turner, Mayor, Dayton, Ohio.
Aadesh Shrivastava was a music composer and singer of Indian music. Initially, he had worked as a drummer to music composers including R. D. Burman, Rajesh Roshan before working independently as a music director. Over the course of his career, he had composed music for over 100 Hindi films. Just a day after he turned 51, he died of cancer in Kokilaben Hospital.
The IIFA Award for Best Actor recognizes leading male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The recipient is chosen by viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.
Himani Bhatt Shivpuri is an Indian actress who is known for her character roles in Hindi films and Hindi soap operas. She is best known for her role in the films including Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Raja (1995), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Khamoshi (1996), Hero No. 1 (1997), Deewana Mastana (1997), Bandhan (1998), and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). She has also starred in several other films including Biwi No.1 (1999), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003).
Mehboob is an Indian film lyricist. He was born and brought up in Mumbai city of Maharashtra, where he also received his primary education, first in English and later in Urdu.
Veerendra Saxena is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in more than 80 Indian films and a few English-language films such as White Rainbow, Cotton Mary and In Custody. Prominent TV serials he has acted in include Ajnabi and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.
Ayub Khan is an Indian film and television actor. He is the nephew of the legendary actor Dilip Kumar.
Dolly Mattoo is an Indian actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss India Universe 1988 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1989. She has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, and Kannada films. She has also worked in Hindi TV shows such as Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir and Choti Sarrdaarni. During the 1990s, she worked in negative shades in Mukesh Khanna's popular serial Mahayoddha as Rajkumari Bijli and in Shaktimaan as Shaliyaa - Catwoman; considered as India's first actress to play Catwoman.
Anupam Shyam Ojha was an Indian film and television actor, who usually played villainous roles. He appeared as Sajjan Singh Thakur in the STAR Plus TV series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya. Apart from that, he worked in films like Lajja, Nayak, Dubai Return, Parzania, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), Shakti: The Power, Bandit Queen, in the internationally acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and acted in numerous international films set in India. He last appeared in Star Bharat' s popular series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2.
Robin Bhatt is an Indian screenwriter active in Bollywood. He is the half-brother of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and son of Nanabhai Bhatt. He has written many films and was nominated thrice and won an award for Baazigar. He is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF in 2019. His debut film as writer was Aashiqui, which proved to be a hit film. He has written many films for Bhatt Productions.
Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi cinema. Some of his songs include "Rula Ke Gaya Ishq", "Tu Bhi Royega", "Dil Ki Aadat", "Baby Doll', "Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan", "Sooraj Dooba Hain", "Lovely", "Desi Look", "Nachan Farrate", "Main Hoon Hero Tera" and "Jhoome Jo Pathaan". He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for the Best Song "Sooraj Dooba Hain" from the film Roy.
Kishore Bhanushali is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian known for his work in Hindi films and television serials. He is noted for his resemblance to the late Bollywood actor Dev Anand. Bhanushali has appeared in lead roles in films such as Hum Hain Khalnayak, Jai Maa Karwa Chauth, and Ramgarh Ke Sholay.
Mahavir Shah was a noted Indian television and stage actor who worked in Hindi and Gujarati movies. He is remembered for portraying several villainous roles. He died in a car crash in 2000, when he was in the United States during a two-month holiday tour.
Anjana Mumtaz is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Her son is Ruslaan Mumtaz.
Jackie Vanjari is an Indian music producer. Jacky started working with Legendary R.D. Burman movies like ijaazat, indrajeet, parinda, and 1942 love story. Jackie started playing Accordion then keyboards and started producing songs for renowned music directors. Then he got the opportunity to work with Nusrat Fateh Ali khan Sahab for films like Aur pyaar ho gaya, Kachche Dhaage, Kartoos.
Jiten Lalwani is an Indian Film and Television actor. He is best known for playing Kiran Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Inder Kashyap in Sasural Genda Phool, Indradev in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, Bhuvan Singh in Pehredaar Piya Ki Gunwant Reshammiya in Shubharambh and Raja Janak in Shrimad Ramayan.
Mehul Nisar is an Indian television and film actor. He started his career with the 1998 television series Hip Hip Hurray. He has acted in more than 25 television shows and has appeared in more than 100 television commercials.
Colors Cineplex Bollywood is a Hindi language movie channel in India, owned by JioStar. The channel primarily focuses only on Bollywood movies and it became the third movie channel after Colors Cineplex and Colors Cineplex Superhits from the same parent company.
Anwar Sagar was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and churned put numerous hit songs such as "Waada Raha Sanam", "Yeh Dua Hai Mere Rab Se", "Dil Ka Kya Kasoor", "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", "Rahon Mein Unse" etc. He has written 225 songs in 86 Hindi films. He was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Lyrics in 1992 for the title track of Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. His is most remembered for songs in Khiladi (1992), Baazigar (1993), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Yaarana (1995) etc.
