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.
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma, often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television. Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses in 2004. In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language film starring Arshad Warsi. The film is Shashanka Ghosh in his directorial debut.
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer. Known for her vocal range and versatility, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and received accolades including three Filmfare Awards.
Pritam Chakraborty, also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, music producer and singer from Kolkata, India. Graduating from FTII in Sound Engineering, he was working as an ad jingles composer, later he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. He debuted as a solo composer with the album Dhoom. Composition of the title track of Dhoom became the first viral music of Indian film history, helped him win the Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year & vast acknowledgements. In a career spanning over two decades, he has composed music for more than 125 Bollywood Movies, and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including six Filmfare Awards for Best Music Director and 4 Mirchi Music Award for Music Composer of The Year from 14 nominations. Pritam's years active in the music industry is from 2001 to present day, his labels are T-Series, Sony music india, YRF music, Eros, Saregama, Tips, Zee music company.
Basti is a 2003 Indian crime film. The film stars Samir Soni and Faisal Khan in lead roles, with Sheeba in a special guest appearance, Shama Sikander, Govind Namdeo, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in supporting roles.
Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam, is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilizing the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The film stars Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat and was directed and written by Sanjay Chhel. The movie is loosely based on the 1983 movie To Be or Not to Be which itself was based on the 1942 movie of the same name.
Lahore is a 2010 Indian Hindi sports film that was released on 19 March 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.'s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie is loosely based on the American martial arts movie Best of the Best.
Tees Maar Khan is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language heist comedy film directed by Farah Khan, written by Ashmith Kunder and producer-editor Shirish Kunder who also composed the title track and background score, and produced by Twinkle Khanna and Ronnie Screwvala under UTV Motion Pictures, Hari Om Entertainment and Three's Company. A remake of the 1966 Italian film After the Fox, whose story was adapted by Shirish, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Akshaye Khanna and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. Salman Khan and Anil Kapoor make special appearances.
Atlanta Nagendra is a screenwriter and director. His first film as a producer was Jokefalls. Nagendra is a software engineer turned film maker based in Atlanta, United States. Besides an engineering degree in computer-science, Nagendra has completed film making courses with emphasis on screenwriting, editing and direction.
Ishaqzaade (transl. Lovers) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The film stars debutant Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles, with Gauahar Khan, Natasha Rastogi, Anil Rastogi and Shashank Khaitan in supporting roles. The official trailer was unveiled on 15 March 2012, and the film was released on 11 May 2012.
Deswa is a 2011 Indian Bhojpuri language film written and directed by Nitin Chandra. The film is a social drama - crime thriller Bhojpuri genre. The first film to be produced by actress Neetu Chandra. The film introduces new actors Ajay Kumar, Deepak Singh and Kranti Prakash Jha in lead roles along with critically acclaimed actor Pankaj Jha and Ashish Vidyarthi.
Love Ke Chakkar Mein is a 2006 Hindi language comedy film written by Rajeev Kaul and Praful Parekh, and directed by B. H. Tharun Kumar. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Akshat Bhatia, Satish Shah, and Shoma Anand, and marks the debut of Akshat Bhatia. The film was second movie for director B.H Tharunkumar. He made Nayee Padosan in the year 2003. The film was also a Bollywood debut for south sensational actress Namitha who appeared only in this Bollywood movie.
The following is the list of winners and nominees of Apsara best female playback Records: Most awards to female singer, Shreya Ghoshal, was four times.
Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language two-part epic black comedy crime film produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. Centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the film has an ensemble cast, with Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles. Its story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.
Delhi in a Day is a 2011 Hindi independent film directed by Prashant Nair. The film was released on 24 August 2012 in cinemas. As per director Prashant Nair his film uses flashes of comedy to shine a light on the uncomfortable realities of contemporary life in a country that has been transformed in many ways by two decades of economic growth. The film features Victor Banerjee, Vidya Bhushan, Lillete Dubey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Arun Mallick Kumar, Anjali Patil, Lee Williams, Gourav soni and Dinesh Yadav.
Sanjoy Deb, known primarily by his stage name Sanjoy, is an American musician, electronic music producer and DJ. He primarily produces in the EDM genre and is influenced by Bollywood.
Sunny Moza is an Indian actor who made his debut with the TV series Bhabhi (2004) and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2004). He is known for his performance as the lead actor in the Bollywood music video "Ab Laut Aa" (2013) and as the TV host in the reality show Dance USA Dance (2017). His notable roles as an actor include the films Kurse (2008), According to Plan A (2012), Yellow (2015), Babru (2019) and Songs of Silence (2020).
Taha Malik was born on 31 March 1987, in United States. He is a Pakistani-American record producer, musician, rapper, and Film score composer. On completing his formal education he began his career as a record producer.
