Shakila (born 1962) is a Persian-American singer-songwriter.
Shakila may also refer to:
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
Shakila Mohseni Sedaghat, known mononymously as Shakila, is an Iranian-born American singer-songwriter based in San Diego, California. She is an international artist who has performed in various languages including Persian, Kurdish, English, Turkish, Hindi and Spanish. She has won a Persian Music Academy Award in 2006 and a Global Music Award in 2015. Shakila has released over twenty albums in Persian language as well as many albums in English. She primarily sings about spirituality, love, peace, and awakening. Lyrics of her songs are inspired by Rumi and other major poets. She is also an official voting member at the Grammy Awards.
Shakila Sharma, better known as Shakila Zafar, is a Bangladeshi singer.
Sriti Jha is an Indian actress who appears in Indian soap operas. She rose to prominence with her role as Pragya Arora in Kumkum Bhagya. She won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role, ITA Award for Best Actress in Drama series and Gold Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for Kumkum Bhagya.
Shakira is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic verb شَكَرَ meaning "thankful".
Shakila was an Indian actress, best known for her roles in Guru Dutt's films: Aar Paar (1954) and C.I.D. (1956). Shakila's was born as Badshah Begum on January 1, 1935 in the Middle East. Her younger sisters are Noor Jehan and Nasreen. Their ancestors belonged to the royal families of Afghanistan and Iran. Their paternal grandparents and mother were killed during family feuds over the throne. Their father and his sister Feroza Begum brought the children to Mumbai, India. Shakila and her sisters faced tough times, since their father died soon afterwards. Her aunt, who was engaged to marry a prince, lost him in an accident, and she decided to remain unmarried and raise her three nieces.
China Town is a 1962 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy thriller film directed and produced by Shakti Samanta. Written by Ranjan Bose and with music by Ravi. It is a black-and-white movie, starring Shammi Kapoor in a double role, as a gangster and his look-alike. Shakila is the leading lady, alongside Helen in a supporting role. The film was remade in Tamil as Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968), starring M. G. Ramachandran and in Telugu as Bhale Thammudu (1969), starring N. T. Rama Rao. Prem Naseer's 1981 Malayalam movie Theekkali was also loosely based on this movie.
Dastan a 1950 Bollywood drama film directed by Abdul Rashid Kardar. A box office success, the film became the third highest earning film of 1950, earning an approximate gross of Rs. 1,15,00,000 and net of Rs. 65,00,000. The film starred Raj Kapoor, Suraiya, Veena, Suresh, Al Nasir, Murad, and Shakila.
Vettaikkaran (transl. Hunter) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Savitri Ganesh, with M. R. Radha, M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Ashokan, Thai Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma, Manorama and Baby Shakila in supporting roles. It revolves around an estate hunter whose penchant for hunting displeases his family, and a plunderer who lusts for his wealth.
Puja or Pooja may refer to:
Ramya is a Hindi/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which means "beautiful" and "delightful". It is also a Sri Lankan Sinhalese feminine given name, which means "serene".
Zafar is a Persian origin name meaning "victory" or "victor".
School Master may refer to:
School Master is a 1959 Indian Hindi film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Karan Dewan, Shakila, B. Saroja Devi and Radha Kishan in lead roles. The film had a musical score by Vasant Desai. It is a remake of the 1958 Kannada film of the same name.
Hatim Tai is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film directed by Homi Wadia for Basant Pictures. The story, script and scenario were by JBH Wadia, with dialogues by Hakim Latta and Chand Pandit. The film had several past favorites of Wadia Brothers credited in the film title role, such as Sardar Mansoor, Mithoo Miyan and Dalpat as actors and Boman Shroff as production manager. The cast included Shakila, P. Jairaj, Meenaxi, Naina, Krishna Kumari, S. N. Tripathi, B.M. Vyas and Sheikh.
Shakila Karim is an English singer-songwriter and musician, known professionally as Shakila K.
Shakila Jalaluddin, a.k.a. Shakila Jalal was a politician and Deputy Minister of Social Welfare in the Indian province of West Bengal. She was 24 years old when she entered the West Bengal Assembly after winning the election representing the Indian Congress Party in 1962 defeating Independent candidate Phonibhushan Mondal, making Jalaluddin the youngest female elected official in India. To present day, Jalaluddin holds the record for the largest number of votes in the Basanti constituency of West Bengal.
Enga Paappa is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. It stars Baby Shakila, M. V. Rajamma, Ravichandran and Bharathi. The film was released on 8 July 1966.
Sariya is a name for girls that means "clouds that come at night"
Puttintiki Raa Chelli is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. S. Goud and Basavraj. It stars Arjun, Meena and Madhumitha. It was released on 14 April 2004, became a super hit at the box office and was dubbed and released in Tamil as Anbu Sagotharan with comedy track reshot with Manivannan, Senthil and Shakeela. The movie is a remake of the 2002 Kannada film Thavarige Baa Thangi. The movie became super hit at the box-office.