Alka Yagnik is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 90s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards and a record seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer from a record of thirty-six nominations.
Dhadkan (transl. Heartbeat) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain. It stars Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Suniel Shetty and Mahima Chaudhry in lead roles. Being inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, it also features Sharmila Tagore, Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in supporting roles. The story follows, Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen in love with Ram. The music was composed by Nadeem–Shravan.
Halol is a city and a municipality (tehsil) in Panchmahal district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in western India, it has an average elevation of 499 metres (1637 feet). Halol is a major manufacturing hub of Western India, home to manufacturing facilities of numerous domestic and multinational companies like MG Motor India, Siemens Gamesa, JCB India, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma, TOTO India, CEAT Tyres, LM Wind Power, Polycab India, etc.
Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its inception.
Kevi Rite Jaish is a 2012 Indian Gujarati-language drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain. The film is a satire on the fascination and obsession of the Patels' – a Gujarati farmer community – migration to the U.S. Over the last half century, thousands of Patels have migrated to the US and have come to dominate its motel industry. The film stars Divyang Thakkar, Veronica Kalpana-Gautam, Tejal Panchasara, Kenneth Desai, and Anang Desai. The success of the film started a "new wave" in Gujarati cinema.
Jashwant Gangani is an Indian film writer director and producer.
Vikram Thakor is an Indian actor. He has acted in several commercially successful films chiefly focused on rural audience.
Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema.
Firoz Irani is an Indian actor, producer, director and writer, mainly working in Hindi entertainment and Gujarati cinema.
Diwaliben Punjabhai Bhil, also known as Diwaliben Punjabhai Ladhia, was an Indian folk singer and playback singer from Gujarat. Her talent was discovered late; she then sang on radio and in Gujarati films and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990.
Krishnadev Yagnik, is an Indian film director and screenwriter, known for his works primarily in Gujarati cinema. He is known for directing films such as Chhello Divas (2015), Karsandas Pay & Use (2017), and Shu Thayu? (2018). Shu Thayu? and Chhello Divas are the 3rd and 4th Highest-grossing Gujarati films respectively. He has also directed the Hindi remake of his film Chhello Divas titled Days of Tafree in 2016.
Arvind Barot is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, music director, composer, and poet from Ahmedabad, India. He also specializes in Bhajan, religious and Garba songs and other folk genres. He has sung more than 8,000 Gujarati songs and is best known for his works in the Gujarati cinema for rendering his voice in Gujarati movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.
Roma Manek is a Gujarati actress. She has worked in many Gujarati films as lead actress and as Madri in the television serial Mahabharat.
Parth Bharat Thakkar is a music director and singer from Gujarati cinema. He is known for his works in Gujjubhai the Great, Chhello Divas, Daav Thai Gayo Yaar and Love Ni Bhavai.
Have Mare Hira Nathi Ghasva is a 2009 Gujarati film directed by Atul P. Patel and produced by Atul P. Patel, starring Himanshu Turi in lead role. The lives of thousands of penurious diamond polishers and the indisposed diamond industry of Gujarat has been the core subject of the film along with the portrayal of socio-economic decay in the state. With the intention of paying off the debt, Karshan- the newly married protagonist, with wife Radha, migrates to Surat from his village in Bhavnagar to work in the diamond polishing industry. He settles down after started working in a diamond polishing industry and until the recession, no adversities cross his road. The survival of the protagonist from the slowdown. is the major depiction of the film.
Shailesh Shah is an Indian film producer primarily associated with Gujarati cinema in addition to Hindi cinema.
