Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter and artist. He is considered among the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. Specially, he was notable for making affordable lithographs of his paintings available to the public, which greatly enhanced his reach and influence as a painter and public figure. His lithographs increased the involvement of common people with fine arts and defined artistic tastes among common people. Furthermore, his religious depictions of Hindu deities and works from Indian epic poetry and Puranas have received profound acclaim. He was part of the royal family of erstwhile Parappanad, Malappuram district.
Yashpal Sharma is an Indian Hindi film actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan (2001), Gangaajal (2003), Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Apaharan (2005), Lakshyam (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Aarakshan (2011) and Rowdy Rathore (2012). He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's Neeli Chhatri Waale. The Haryanvi film Pagdi: The Honour was awarded at the 62nd National Film Awards.
Saibai Bhosale was the first wife and chief consort of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. She was the mother of her husband's successor and the second Chhatrapati, Sambhaji.
Sudeep Sanjeev, known mononymously as Sudeep, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada language films, in addition to appearances in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language films.
Pulkit Samrat is an Indian actor and model who works in Hindi film and television. He made his debut in Hindi cinema with Bittoo Boss (2012). Pulkit is best known for his role as 'Honey' in Fukrey.
Murali Sharma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films. He is widely known for portraying a cop on screen. Sharma has starred in over 130 feature films, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Malayalam cinema.
Achint Kaur is an Indian television and Cinema actresses and is best known for playing the antagonists Mandira and Pallavi in Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap operas Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, respectively, on Star Plus. She is also the voice behind Shenzi character played in the movie The Lion King. She was also seen playing a mother and a mother-in-law in the serial Jamai Raja.
Sameer Sharma was an Indian television actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Shaurya Maheshwari in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke, Brij in Jyoti, Nitin in Dil Kya Chahta Hai and Krishna Agarwall in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii.
Gautam Gulati is an Indian film and TV actor known for his comical role in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani and Diya Aur Baati Hum. In 2014, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 8 and emerged as the winner.
Neha Sharma,, better known by her stage name Nia Sharma, is an Indian television actress and model. She is known for acting in Star Plus's Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai as Manvi Chaudhary, Zee TV's Jamai Raja as Roshni Patel, Colors TV's Ishq Mein Marjawan as Aarohi Kashyap and Naagin 4: Bhagya Ka Zehreela Khel as Brinda. In 2017, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and emerged as a finalist. In 2020, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India and emerged as the winner.
Rajatava Dutta is an Indian actor who works in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is popular as a judge on the Zee Bangla reality show Mirakkel. He is also popular for his negative lead roles in Boss, MLA Fatakesto, Barud, Paglu, Yuddho, Challenge, Rasta, Kanamachi etc. Apart from playing negative roles, he has also received praise for playing positive roles in films Paromitar Ekdin, Aschorjo Prodip, Open Tee Bioscope and web-series Byadh.
Mouli Ganguly is an Indian Actress, who has worked in both Hindi and Bengali cinema. She shot to fame as Shaina in Ekta Kapoor's popular hit thriller series Kaahin Kissii Roz that aired from 2001–04 on Star Plus. She played the titular role in Saaksshi (2004) She was last seen in Season 3 of Jamai Raja on Zee TV as the glamorous Payal Walia. Mouli Ganguly is nominated for the Best Actor Female for the 2002 Indian Telly Awards.
Nazriya Nazim is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Asha Negi is an Indian television actress. She is known for portraying Purvi Deshmukh in PavitraRishta and Gauravi Mehta in Baarish.
Lucky is an Indian television fantasy-drama series that aired on Star Plus from 4 November 2006 to 11 August 2007. The show is about a man named Lucky played by actor Gautam Rode and was produced by Sagar Arts Productions of Ramanand Sagar and directed by Nisser Parvej. It used to air every Saturday at 8 P.M. The show had hour-long episodes with each episode featuring different adventures of Lucky. It had Gautam Rode, Anang Desai and Navni Parihar playing regular roles. Amit Behl and Mouli Ganguly have also made episodic appearances in the show.
Mohit Malhotra is an Indian actor. He is known for his participation in television show Splitsvilla 2 and portrayal of Kartik Sharma in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain and Sid in Sasural Genda Phool.
Ravii Dubey is an Indian actor and producer. He began his acting career in 2006 with a parallel leading role in the DD National TV show Stree Teri Kahaani and followed it with roles in lesser successful shows like Doli Saja Ke (2007) and Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar (2007), before starring in the popular family drama show Saas Bina Sasural (2010) and Jamai Raja (2014), which established him as one of the most popular and leading actors of Indian television industry. He recently was the host of Star Plus's game show Sabse Smart Kaun. He is one of the highest paid television actors.
Jamai Raja is an Indian television drama series, aired on Zee TV, that premiered on 4 August 2014, and ended on 3 March 2017 after a successful three-year run. It was produced by actor Akshay Kumar and co-produced by Ashvini Yardi and Meenakshi Sagar. Jamai 2.0 is a romantic thriller web series which is the digital sequel of Jamai Raja which streams on ZEE5. It stars Ravi Dubey, Nia Sharma and Achint Kaur in lead roles. It premiered on 10 September 2019.
Sheela Sharma is an Indian film and television actress in Hindi and Gujarati cinema, best known for the films Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), Hum Saath Saath Hain and Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai. Born in Valsad district, Gujarat, she now lives in Mumbai. After completing her schooling from St Joseph's Convent School, Valsad, she studied at Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai.
Aalisha Panwar is an Indian actress who appears in television shows known for her work in Colors TV's thriller Ishq Mein Marjawan. In 2021, she played Avneet in Zee TV's Teri Meri Ikk Jindri.
