Anuradha Paudwal is a renowned Bollywood playback singer who dominated the industry for a short period but had a shining career for over three decades in Indian film industry having sung in almost all Indian languages. But she is most popular as a singer in Marathi, Kannada and Hindi films followed by Bengali films too. The singer had no formal training but used to practice many hours listening to Lata Mangeshkar’s songs always. Anuradha got her first break in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film ‘Abhimaan’(1973) by singing a Sanskrit sloka for music composer S.D. Burman. In the same year, she made her debut in singing career in Marathi with the film ‘Yashoda’ and in 1974, she recor...
Anuradha Paudwal is a renowned Bollywood playback singer who dominated the industry for a short period but had a shining career for over three decades in Indian film industry having sung in almost all Indian languages. But she is most popular as a singer in Marathi, Kannada and Hindi films followed by Bengali films too. The singer had no formal training but used to practice many hours listening to Lata Mangeshkar’s songs always. Anuradha got her first break in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film ‘Abhimaan’(1973) by singing a Sanskrit sloka for music composer S.D. Burman. In the same year, she made her debut in singing career in Marathi with the film ‘Yashoda’ and in 1974, she recor...
This chubby star of Bollywood had a different style of acting. Nevertheless it was appreciated to an extent. Pooja Bhatt, daughter of famous director Mahesh Bhatt, gave up her dream of becoming an astronaut, to take up a career in acting.
Pooja Bhatt debuted in her father’s directorial venture Daddy, when she was just a teen. It was a typical Bhatt film and revolved around a girl trying to alleviate her father from the clutches of alcohol. Later, this duo offered ‘Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin’ where Aamir Khan played the male lead. This film was an adaptatio...
This chubby star of Bollywood had a different style of acting. Nevertheless it was appreciated to an extent. Pooja Bhatt, daughter of famous director Mahesh Bhatt, gave up her dream of becoming an astronaut, to take up a career in acting.
Pooja Bhatt debuted in her father’s directorial venture Daddy, when she was just a teen. It was a typical Bhatt film and revolved around a girl trying to alleviate her father from the clutches of alcohol. Later, this duo offered ‘Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin’ where Aamir Khan played the male lead. This film was an adaptatio...
Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smile-queen of Bollywood for her pleasant smile also a well-trained dancer whose dance performance in movies were appreciated a lot by critics. This actress was born on May 15, 1967, in a Maharashtrian family to Shankar and Snehalata Dixit. She grew up as the youngest girl with three more siblings in her family. When she was a three or four years old, she could dance non-stop. Hence her parents trained her in Kathak dance for eight years.
When she debuted in Bollywood films, she performed many dances that show her skill as the dancer. Her first film was Abodh, which did not fare well in box office, and she had to wait for thr...
Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smile-queen of Bollywood for her pleasant smile also a well-trained dancer whose dance performance in movies were appreciated a lot by critics. This actress was born on May 15, 1967, in a Maharashtrian family to Shankar and Snehalata Dixit. She grew up as the youngest girl with three more siblings in her family. When she was a three or four years old, she could dance non-stop. Hence her parents trained her in Kathak dance for eight years.
When she debuted in Bollywood films, she performed many dances that show her skill as the dancer. Her first film was Abodh, which did not fare well in box office, and she had to wait for thr...
Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress who can be called as a veteran in the true sense of the term. She is a very senior actress, who debuted with the movie called ‘Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan’ in 1978. She has an experience of around 35 years and she has been widely appreciated and critically perceived very well by the audiences and critics respectively. Some of her noted works are popular movies such as ‘Arth’ (1982), ‘Saaransh’ (1984) & ‘Gandhi’ (1982). She won a lot of recognition for her role of Kastoorba Gandhi in Sir Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ (1982), which was a critical success and it won an Academy Award for the best film category. Ro...
Rohini Hattangadi is an Indian actress who can be called as a veteran in the true sense of the term. She is a very senior actress, who debuted with the movie called ‘Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan’ in 1978. She has an experience of around 35 years and she has been widely appreciated and critically perceived very well by the audiences and critics respectively. Some of her noted works are popular movies such as ‘Arth’ (1982), ‘Saaransh’ (1984) & ‘Gandhi’ (1982). She won a lot of recognition for her role of Kastoorba Gandhi in Sir Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ (1982), which was a critical success and it won an Academy Award for the best film category. Ro...
Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was a prestigious Hindi poet Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh socialite. Being his parents’ first born, he has a junior male sibling resembling to his name Ajitabh. Bachchan went to Sherwood College before enlisting in Delhi University to complete his B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree. He became a cargo dealer in Calcutta after completing his graduation. Amitabh Bachchan married to Jaya Bhaduri and has one son named Abhishek and one daughter named Shweta. Bachchan's father passed on in 2003 and his mother in 2007.
In 1969, Bachchan made his film debut in Saat Hindustani a f...
Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was a prestigious Hindi poet Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his mother, Teji Bachchan, was a Sikh socialite. Being his parents’ first born, he has a junior male sibling resembling to his name Ajitabh. Bachchan went to Sherwood College before enlisting in Delhi University to complete his B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree. He became a cargo dealer in Calcutta after completing his graduation. Amitabh Bachchan married to Jaya Bhaduri and has one son named Abhishek and one daughter named Shweta. Bachchan's father passed on in 2003 and his mother in 2007.
In 1969, Bachchan made his film debut in Saat Hindustani a f...
Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian filmmaker who shot to fame with Sunny Deol’s films. However, he had begun his career as an assistant to Govind Nihalani. He learnt filmmaking aspect from Govind. Rajkumar has assisted Govind Nihalani in his five films (notable are Ardh Satya & Vijeta).
Rajkumar Santhoshi was born to filmmaker P.L. Santoshi, who had given a break to actor Dev Anand, music director O.P. Nayyar and even had encouraged playback singer Kishore Kumar. His father was an assistant director for Raj Kapoor’s films Sargam and Barsaat Ki Raat.
Rajkumar Santhoshi was born in Chennai from his father&rsq...
Rajkumar Santoshi is an Indian filmmaker who shot to fame with Sunny Deol’s films. However, he had begun his career as an assistant to Govind Nihalani. He learnt filmmaking aspect from Govind. Rajkumar has assisted Govind Nihalani in his five films (notable are Ardh Satya & Vijeta).
Rajkumar Santhoshi was born to filmmaker P.L. Santoshi, who had given a break to actor Dev Anand, music director O.P. Nayyar and even had encouraged playback singer Kishore Kumar. His father was an assistant director for Raj Kapoor’s films Sargam and Barsaat Ki Raat.
Rajkumar Santhoshi was born in Chennai from his father&rsq...
Sunny Deol is a film actor, director and producer. He is best known for his ‘Dhaai Kilo Ka Haath’ dialogue. He was born as Ajay Singh Deol, on 19th of October, 1956, in Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab. He is the eldest son of veteran actor, Dharmendra, and his first wife, Prakash Kaur. Bollywood actor, Bobby Deol, is his younger brother.
He has two sisters, Vijayta and Ajeeta, who are currently settled in California. He also has two half-sisters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol, from his father’s second marriage to actress, Hema Malini. Sunny studied theatre and acting in England and joined Old Web Theatre in Birmingham before joining Bollywood.
He began his career with the hit film Betaab in the ye...
Sunny Deol is a film actor, director and producer. He is best known for his ‘Dhaai Kilo Ka Haath’ dialogue. He was born as Ajay Singh Deol, on 19th of October, 1956, in Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab. He is the eldest son of veteran actor, Dharmendra, and his first wife, Prakash Kaur. Bollywood actor, Bobby Deol, is his younger brother.
He has two sisters, Vijayta and Ajeeta, who are currently settled in California. He also has two half-sisters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol, from his father’s second marriage to actress, Hema Malini. Sunny studied theatre and acting in England and joined Old Web Theatre in Birmingham before joining Bollywood.
He began his career with the hit film Betaab in the ye...
Kader Khan was born on 12 November, 1937 in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father named Abdil Rehman is from Afghanistan while his mother named Iqbal Begum is from India. Kader Khan is an actor and writer. Kader Khan obtained a Master's Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Institution of Engineers in India. After completing his education, he started working as professor of Civil engineering in M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering in Byculla.
Khan wrote and acted a play on College’s Annual day function. Dilip Kumar was very impressed after watching his acting...
Kader Khan was born on 12 November, 1937 in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father named Abdil Rehman is from Afghanistan while his mother named Iqbal Begum is from India. Kader Khan is an actor and writer. Kader Khan obtained a Master's Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Institution of Engineers in India. After completing his education, he started working as professor of Civil engineering in M. H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering in Byculla.
Khan wrote and acted a play on College’s Annual day function. Dilip Kumar was very impressed after watching his acting...
Amjad Ali Khan was born on 9th October 1945 and his birth name was Masoom Ali Khan. He is prominently known in the realm of Hindustani Classical Music. His key instrument is Sarod and he made a huge revolution with his musicality in the instrument. The people who are associated with him in most of his works include Hafiz Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan and Gurdev Singh.
He has a website and the thing to be felicitated is that name of his website is his instrument name, Sarod.com. He is regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest masters with the Sarod instrument. This is absolutely a great regard for the artost who has mast...
Amjad Ali Khan was born on 9th October 1945 and his birth name was Masoom Ali Khan. He is prominently known in the realm of Hindustani Classical Music. His key instrument is Sarod and he made a huge revolution with his musicality in the instrument. The people who are associated with him in most of his works include Hafiz Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan and Gurdev Singh.
He has a website and the thing to be felicitated is that name of his website is his instrument name, Sarod.com. He is regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest masters with the Sarod instrument. This is absolutely a great regard for the artost who has mast...
When we talk about the few legends in the Indian film Industry then it becomes inevitable to take the name of Mithun Chakraborty; more commonly known as Mithun Da. His real name is Gouranga Chakraborty, and he was born on 16th of June 1950. He is not only an actor, but also a producer, singer, social worker, entrepreneur, and writer. In addition, he is also a member of the Rajya Sabha Parliament. It was the year 1976 when Mithun Chakraborty made his debut with the art house drama called Mrigayaa. The fact that he won the first National Award of his life right from his debut film gives a sheer proof of his supreme talent. But, it was not the end; after winning the National Award for Best Actor for the art house drama, he won two m...
When we talk about the few legends in the Indian film Industry then it becomes inevitable to take the name of Mithun Chakraborty; more commonly known as Mithun Da. His real name is Gouranga Chakraborty, and he was born on 16th of June 1950. He is not only an actor, but also a producer, singer, social worker, entrepreneur, and writer. In addition, he is also a member of the Rajya Sabha Parliament. It was the year 1976 when Mithun Chakraborty made his debut with the art house drama called Mrigayaa. The fact that he won the first National Award of his life right from his debut film gives a sheer proof of his supreme talent. But, it was not the end; after winning the National Award for Best Actor for the art house drama, he won two m...
Having chaired over 17,000 songs in the last 27 years inclusive of diverse languages and creating over 8000 new musical pieces, every Indian household and fans around the globe are familiar with the Iconic Kumar Sanu.
He also bossed the music industry in India in the 1990s where he pocketed “The Best Playback Singer” title for a record period of 5 years in successionOriginally named Kedarnath Bhattacharya, by his vocalist and composer father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, he grew up in Kolkata, India and was encouraged to pursue singing and playing table by his father. He graduated in Commerce from Kolkata University and often used to perform small-t...
Having chaired over 17,000 songs in the last 27 years inclusive of diverse languages and creating over 8000 new musical pieces, every Indian household and fans around the globe are familiar with the Iconic Kumar Sanu.
He also bossed the music industry in India in the 1990s where he pocketed “The Best Playback Singer” title for a record period of 5 years in successionOriginally named Kedarnath Bhattacharya, by his vocalist and composer father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, he grew up in Kolkata, India and was encouraged to pursue singing and playing table by his father. He graduated in Commerce from Kolkata University and often used to perform small-t...
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian screenplay writer and director. He was born on 10th January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Chatterjee kicked-off his career in Mumbai, then Bombay, by joining the weekly magazine, Blitz. He worked there for 18 years as a cartoonist and an analyst. He changed his career preferences when he joined Basu Bhattacharya as an assistant director for the Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman as lead cast 'Teesri Kasam', the film won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film. He directed his first movie in the year 1969; it was named 'Sara Akash'; the movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay.
The movie is based on the novel of the same...
Basu Chatterjee is an Indian screenplay writer and director. He was born on 10th January 1930 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Chatterjee kicked-off his career in Mumbai, then Bombay, by joining the weekly magazine, Blitz. He worked there for 18 years as a cartoonist and an analyst. He changed his career preferences when he joined Basu Bhattacharya as an assistant director for the Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman as lead cast 'Teesri Kasam', the film won the National Film Award for the Best Feature Film. He directed his first movie in the year 1969; it was named 'Sara Akash'; the movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay.
The movie is based on the novel of the same...
Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and producer of the Bollywood film industry. His place of birth was Shimla of Punjab and currently, he is living in Himachal Pradesh. His date of birth was 7th March 1955, and he hails from Kashmir. He got married to Kirron Kher in the year 1985. His brother Raju Kher is also a very famous actor cum director. The best part of Anupam Kher is that he got cast in more than hundred movies, and he is known to make this immense record.
He is an actor who acted in Hollywood movies as well, and he got absolute accreditation for it. In fact, he won many prestigious awards for it, and it includes five Filmfare awards for doing comical r...
Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and producer of the Bollywood film industry. His place of birth was Shimla of Punjab and currently, he is living in Himachal Pradesh. His date of birth was 7th March 1955, and he hails from Kashmir. He got married to Kirron Kher in the year 1985. His brother Raju Kher is also a very famous actor cum director. The best part of Anupam Kher is that he got cast in more than hundred movies, and he is known to make this immense record.
He is an actor who acted in Hollywood movies as well, and he got absolute accreditation for it. In fact, he won many prestigious awards for it, and it includes five Filmfare awards for doing comical r...