Nargis Dutt known mononyomusly as Nargis was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama. These performances earned her various accolades.
Tusshar Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer working in Hindi films.
Esha Deol is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. The daughter of actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Deol made her acting debut in the romantic thriller Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Dil To Pagal Hai is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar. It follows the love lives of the members of a musical troupe, in which two dancers get entangled in a love triangle with their choreographer (Khan). The soundtrack was composed by Uttam Singh, and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi.
Josh is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Mansoor Khan, produced by Venus Films and distributed by B4U Films. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Chandrachur Singh, Sharad Kapoor, and Priya Gill. The film, primarily in Hindi with occasional Konkani, was set and filmed in Goa. With some plot points inspired by the 1961 musical West Side Story, the film is set in the year 1980, amidst the backdrop of real estate deals and communal violence in Goa.
Taal (transl. Rhythm) is a 1999 Indian Hindi language musical romantic drama film co written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, while Amrish Puri and Alok Nath feature in supporting roles. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Thaalam. Taal was premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival, the "official selection" at the 2005 Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival, and retrospectively at the 45th IFFI in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.
Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romance thriller film directed by Vinay Shukla, released on 11 January 2002, starring Aftab Shivdasani, Esha Deol, and Sanjay Kapoor. Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Juliet Albuquerque, Jaspal Bhatti and Rajpal Yadav are featured in supporting roles. The film is a remake of the 1997 Telugu film Pelli.
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Kanwar, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, written by Rumi Jaffrey, and edited by Sanjay Verma. The film stars Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji in lead roles. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Chandralekha (1997) which itself was inspired by the 1995 American film While You Were Sleeping.
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film starring Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Esha Deol. This was the first instance of Khan and Roshan appearing in the same film. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced by Future Group owner Kishore Biyani. The title of the film was taken from a song from Roshan's debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000). Upon release, it met with negative reviews and was a box office failure.
Dil Hai Tumhaara is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah. The film stars Preity Zinta in the central part of Shalu, a young woman who, unbeknownst to her, was born out of wedlock and, following her parents' death, was begrudgingly adopted by her father's wife (Rekha), who has never accepted her as her own and whose love Shalu has been craving since childhood. Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Sheirgill and Alok Nath play supporting roles. The film was promoted as a star vehicle for Zinta and, although a commercial failure on release, Zinta's performance was praised by critics and earned her nominations for Best Actress at a number of award ceremonies. The soundtrack, composed by Nadeem-Shravan, did well on the charts. It has also been uploaded on YouTube channel Shemaroo.
Kya Kehna is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kundan Shah. It was released on 19 May 2000. Kya Kehna dealt with the taboo issue of premarital pregnancy and society views on the same, and stars Preity Zinta in the central role as a single teenage mother, with Saif Ali Khan, Chandrachur Singh, Farida Jalal and Anupam Kher in supporting roles. The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Indian musical comedy film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh in his feature directorial debut and produced by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, debutant Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna, and Riya Sen. This film is a story about love, friendship, and music and pays tribute to the music of R. D. Burman.
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum, also known as KKHH, is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and produced by Ekta Kapoor. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor and Ritesh Deshmukh. It is the first installment of the Kyaa Kool Hain Hum series and was a surprise commercial success despite mixed reviews.
Kucch To Hai is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language slasher film written by Rajeev Jhaveri and co-directed by Anurag Basu and Anil V. Kumar. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Anita Hassanandani, Yash Tonk, Rishi Kapoor, Jeetendra and Moonmoon Sen.
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Manoj Agrawal starring Govinda and Raveena Tandon.
Insan (transl. Human) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by K. Subash. It features an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol, Laila, Koena Mitra, and Rahul Dev.
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film written and directed by Sachin Yardi. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, it is the second in Kyaa Kool Hain Hum series and again stars Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor. The film was a surprise box office success like its predecessor, grossing ₹60.87 crore worldwide.
Tell Me O Kkhuda is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hema Malini, starring Esha Deol, Arjan Bajwa, Sudhanshu Pandey, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval and Chandan Roy Sanyal. Salman Khan makes a guest appearance. It released on 27 October 2011 coinciding with the Diwali festival to mixed reviews at the box office. The music was composed by Pritam and the lyrics were by Mayur Puri.
Sanjay Chhel is an Indian film director, writer and lyricist.
Nikamma (transl. Useless) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan. It is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film Middle Class Abbayi and stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty. Nikamma was released theatrically on 17 June 2022 and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and the audience. The film was also a box-office bomb.
