Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master considered to be a saint, and revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees during and after his lifetime.
Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian guru and philanthropist. At the age of 14, he said he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba and left his home saying "my devotees are calling me, I have my work."
Sai Baba or Saibaba is an honorific term for ascetics in India. It may refer to:
Upasani Maharaj, born Kashinath Govindrao Upasni, was an Indian spiritual teacher, considered by his disciples to be a satguru. He lived in Sakori, British India, and is said to have received God-realization from Sai Baba of Shirdi. Upasani himself was one of the principal masters of Meher Baba.
The Sathya Sai Baba movement is a new religious movement inspired by South Indian Neo-Hindu guru Sathya Sai Baba who taught the unity of all religions. Some of his followers have faith in his claim to be a purna Avatar of Shiva and Shakti, who is believed to have been predicted in the Bhagavad Gita. This means that some of his followers see him as a God. Devotees engage in singing devotional songs called "bhajans" and selfless service (seva). Its official organization is the Sathya Sai Organization. However the Sathya Sai Baba movement extends beyond the organization. An important aspect of the faith of adherents is the miracles attributed to Sathya Sai Baba. The number of adherents is estimated between 6 and 100 million.
Rajat Tokas is an Indian television actor, who appeared in television series like Dharam Veer, Tere Liye, Naagin and Chandra Nandini. He is widely recognised for playing the titular character of Prithviraj Chauhan in Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and the role of Akbar in Jodha Akbar.
Mukul Nag is an Indian actor. He is best known for playing the revered saint, Sai Baba of Shirdi, in the Hindi language historical drama series Sai Baba . The series was produced by Sagar Films and broadcast by Star Plus in 2008.
Krodhi is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai. It features an ensemble cast of Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterjee, Sachin, Ranjeeta, Pran, Premnath and Amrish Puri. The film was launched in 1977, but faced delays due to issues between the cast and the crew, before finally getting released on 20th February 1981. Upon release, it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.
Shirdi Ke Sai Baba is a 1977 Bollywood film Is successful Saibaba biographical film by Manoj Kumar, directed by Ashok V. Bhushan. The plot revolves around a sick child who wishes to be taken to Shirdi, where the guru Sai Baba of Shirdi lived. 19th-20th century spiritual guru Sai Baba of Shirdi who lived in Maharashtra, Sudhir Dalvi his performance in the title role with most of his career best performances.
Manish Dayal is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Raj Kher in The CW hit teen series 90210 as well as in the films The Hundred Foot Journey (2014) and Viceroy's House (2017). From 2018 to 2023, he was featured as a main cast member of the Amy Holden Jones-created Fox medical drama series The Resident.
Mirza Ghalib is an Indian Historical drama television drama series written and produced by poet Gulzar. The series was aired on Doordarshan National in 1988. Naseeruddin Shah played the role of Mirza Ghalib, the famous classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule. The series featured ghazals sung and composed by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh.
Shirdi Sai is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, produced by A.Mahesh Reddy on AMR Sai Krupa Entertainments banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Nagarjuna as the 19th-20th century spiritual guru Sai Baba of Shirdi who lived in western India, it is the cinematic depiction of some of his landmark life episodes, his teachings and his way of life. Music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Shirdi Sai was released worldwide on 6 September 2012, and has received mixed to positive reviews while Nagarjuna received critical acclaim for his performance in the title role with most reviewers hailing this as one of his career best performances.
Shailesh Datar is an Indian film, television and stage actor, who started in Marathi theatre and television. He is best known for playing role of sage Narada in the mythological TV series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2012). Prior to it he gained popularity while playing the role of Moropant Tambe, the father of Rani Lakshmibai in TV series, Jhansi Ki Rani and in Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo as the female lead's father, the shows rerun is telecasted on Dangal TV(2010-2012).
Deepak Deulkar, is a TV serial actor in India. He is famous for his role of Balrama in the TV series Krishna.
Sarhad: The Border of Crime is a 1995 Hindi action crime drama directed by Mahendra Shah and starring Deepak Tijori in the lead role.
Chatpati is a 1983 Bollywood film directed by V. Ravindra and produced by Deven Verma, starring Smita Patil and Raj Kiran in lead role. The film also has a huge supporting cast including Reema Lagoo, Sudhir Dalvi, Shreeram Lagoo, Mumtaz Shanti, Preeti Ganguli and Jayshree T.
Tushar Dalvi is an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in Marathi and Hindi films. His first film role was in Jivalaga. He has won many awards and was nominated on several occasions. He has also done roles in various Hindi television serials, like Kshitij Ye Nahi, Mrs. Madhuri Dixit, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi, Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev. He has also appeared in episodes of a few Hindi television shows, such as Kanoon, Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai and Lakhon Mein Ek.
Mere Sai – Shraddha Aur Saburi is an Indian Hindi-language historical drama series which aired on Sony TV from 25 September 2017 to 7 July 2023. It starred Abeer Soofi initially from 2017-2019 and later on Tushar Dalvi from 2019-2023 in the lead role along with Kishori Godbole, Vaibhav Mangle in supporting roles. The show traces the journey of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a fakir who after witnessing the injustices due to religious and caste discrimination, faces several trials and tribulations on his journey to bring peace and love to the society.
Vahinisaheb (transl. Sister-in-law) is an Indian Marathi-language television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It premiered from 20 November 2006 by replacing Oon Paaus. It starred Bhargavi Chirmule and Suchitra Bandekar in lead roles. It is produced by Smita Thackeray and directed by Virendra Pradhan under the banner of Rahul Production.
Dabangii – Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series premiered on Sony Entertainment Television, and digitally streams on Sony LIV. Produced by Herumb Khot and Nilanjana Purkayasstha under Invictus T Mediaworks, the series starred Mahi Bhadra, Aamir Dalvi, Manav Gohil, Sai Deodhar, Bharati Patil, Himani Chawla and Yashashri Masurkar in the lead roles. As of February 2024, it also stars Rachana Mistry, replacing Bhadra, and Rrahul Sudhir in the lead role after the generation leap. The show went off-air on 21 June 2024.
