Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film Dil Se.., the first Bollywood film to chart in the UK top ten, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. His directing career has also garnered international recognition with the biographical film, Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival. and the thriller drama Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.
Richa Chadha is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut with a small role in the comedy film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008). Chadha's breakthrough came in 2012 with the crime film Gangs of Wasseypur, in which her role as the foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Six Suspects is the second novel by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat and author of The New York Times bestseller Q&A. It was published by Transworld in 2016 and in the US by Minotaur Books and has been optioned for a film by Starfield Productions and the BBC. In 2005, Swarup's first novel, Q&A, was published and was later turned into an Oscar Award-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire in 2008.
Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show Dance India Dance 2. She has been a judge and captain of Indian reality show Dance Plus since its inception,.
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, Jaideep Ahlawat, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles. Its story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.
Aakanksha Singh is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi and Telugu language films and television. She started her career with theatre and made her acting debut with the Colors TV's television series Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha (2012–2014). She made her film debut with Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).
Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor, who mainly works in Gujarati and Hindi cinema. He is best known for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series Scam 1992 (2020).
Ishqeria is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Prerna Wadhawan. The film stars Richa Chadda and Neil Nitin Mukesh in the lead roles. The dialogues are written by Radhika Anand. Ishqeria was theatrical released on 21 September 2018 after a delay of three years. The film's motion poster were released on 2 August 2018, followed by the theatrical trailer on 29 August 2018.
Bhuj: The Pride of India is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language war film directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it follows Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Vijay Karnik — then in-charge of the Bhuj Air Force Base who, with the help of 300 local women of Madhapar Village, reconstructed the damaged landing strip in 72 hours. The film features Ajay Devgn as Karnik, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Nora Fatehi, Sharad Kelkar, Ammy Virk and Ihana Dhillon.
Criminal Justice is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller legal drama television series for Hotstar Specials, based on the 2008 British television series of the same name, written by Shridhar Raghavan and was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia. Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht in lead roles, the storyline follows the life of individuals on a gut-wrenching journey through the criminal justice system.
Special Ops is an Indian Hindi-language action espionage thriller series for Hotstar Specials created and directed by Neeraj Pandey, with Shivam Nair serving the credits for co-direction. Pandey also produced the series under his Friday Storytellers, a division of his production house, for providing content to the digital medium. It stars Kay Kay Menon as Himmat Singh, a member of Research and Analysis Wing, forms a team of five agents, in order to track down a person, who is the mastermind of the terror attacks which took place in India.
Out of Love is an Indian series based on Doctor Foster by Mike Bartlett adapted by Hotstar for its label Hotstar Specials. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Aijaz Khan starring Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli in lead roles. It premiered on Hotstar from 22 November 2019. The series was renewed for a season 2 of which the first two of five episodes aired on 30 April 2021 with the final episode being aired on 21 May 2021.
OK Computer is an Indian absurdist philosophical science fiction comedy television series on Disney+ Hotstar created and directed by Pooja Shetty and Neil Pagedar, who also wrote the script along with Anand Gandhi. Gandhi and his team also produced the series through the studio Memesys Culture Lab. The series stars Radhika Apte, Vijay Varma, Rasika Dugal, Jackie Shroff, Kani Kusruti, and Ullas Mohan and began streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from 26 March 2021.
Akshaye Khanna is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. Born to actor Vinod Khanna, Khanna is a recipient of numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards. He made his acting debut in 1997 with the film Himalay Putra. His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama Border (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness is an Indian psychological crime thriller television series, created for Disney+ Hotstar. It is a remake of British series Luther. The series stars Ajay Devgn, Raashii Khanna and Esha Deol. It received generally positive reviews with praise directed towards Devgn’s performance, Mapuskar’s direction, visual style and cinematography.
Drishyam 2 is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Abhishek Pathak and produced by Panorama Studios, T-Series Films and Viacom18 Studios. It is a remake of the 2021 Malayalam film of the same name and sequel to the 2015 film Drishyam, The film stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu and Shriya Saran alongside a supporting cast, including Ishita Dutta, Mrunal Jadhav, Rajat Kapoor and Kamlesh Sawant. The story is set seven years after the events of the first film.
Sharmin Segal Mehta is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She began her career as an assistant director to her maternal uncle Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and made her acting debut in his production, Malaal (2019), receiving a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Segal has since starred in the film Atithi Bhooto Bhava (2022) and the series Heeramandi (2024).
Commando is an 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller television series created and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under the banner of Sunshine Pictures Pvt Ltd. A spin-off of Commando franchise, the series features Prem Parija, Adah Sharma, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Shreya Chaudhary, Mukesh Chhabra, Ishtiyak Khan, Shaji Choudhary, Manini Chadha, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Amit Sial. It premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 11 August 2023.
