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Hindi Awards International Indian Film Academy Awards 2000 - Cast & Crew

1. Saroj Khan


Saroj-Khan.jpg Born with an inborn talent, Saroj Khan is one of the most well-known and eminent choreography in the Indian film Industry. She has produced many pieces of good work for around 2000 films. Talking about her earlier days, she along with her family migrated to India right after the partition. Her family was one among the orthodox one, but she turned out to be a freak. She started her career at a very tender age of 3 with the film Nazrana and also a background dancer. B. Sohanlal was her mentor and trained her very well. Later she shifted to choreography, first as an assistant choreographer and later getting her break as an independent choreographer, with GeetaMeraNaam (1974). Her ladder of success was connected to Madhuri Dixit. Wit...
Born with an inborn talent, Saroj Khan is one of the most well-known and eminent choreography in the Indian film Industry. She has produced many pieces of good work for around 2000 films. Talking about her earlier days, she along with her family migrated to India right after the partition. Her family was one among the orthodox one, but she turned out to be a freak. She started her career at a very tender age of 3 with the film Nazrana and also a background dancer. B. Sohanlal was her mentor and trained her very well. Later she shifted to choreography, first as an assistant choreographer and later getting her break as an independent choreographer, with GeetaMeraNaam (1974). Her ladder of success was connected to Madhuri Dixit. Wit...
Date of Birth: 22-11-1948
Date of Death: 03-07-2020
Age: 75
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Choreographer
Date of Birth: 22-11-1948
Date of Death: 03-07-2020
Age: 75
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Choreographer

2. Neeta Lulla


Neeta-Lulla.jpg Neeta Lulla is a costume designer, having worked in over 300 films, since the 1990s, with noted filmmakers like Yash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Subhash Ghai, Sooraj R. Barjatya, etc. She made her debut as a film costume designer with the film ‘Tamasha’ which had Kimi Katkar in the lead role. Neena started as an assistant to the former Indian fashion choreographer, Jeanne Naoroji, in the late 1980’s. After gaining some experience, she took up her career independently. After few films, she followed her career with Yash Chopra’s ’ Lamhe’, ‘Chandni’,’Darr’. In her career spanning close to thirty years, she has rec...
Neeta Lulla is a costume designer, having worked in over 300 films, since the 1990s, with noted filmmakers like Yash Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Subhash Ghai, Sooraj R. Barjatya, etc. She made her debut as a film costume designer with the film ‘Tamasha’ which had Kimi Katkar in the lead role. Neena started as an assistant to the former Indian fashion choreographer, Jeanne Naoroji, in the late 1980’s. After gaining some experience, she took up her career independently. After few films, she followed her career with Yash Chopra’s ’ Lamhe’, ‘Chandni’,’Darr’. In her career spanning close to thirty years, she has rec...
Date of Birth: 05-03-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 05-03-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

3. Lata Mangeshkar


15-05-2017/lata-mangeshkar.png Lata Mangeshkar, the veteran playback singer, had formal training in music from her father. Her father ran a theater company in Mumbai, where she began to learn music with her father's grudging approval, and with whom she also sang a song. As her father was a conservative man, film music was not appreciated at her home. After the theater company was auctioned, her father died, and she assumed the financial responsibility by becoming an actress, first in Marathi and later in Hindi cinema, but in acting, she did not click. Later she surprised everyone with one of her solo number (Aayega Aanewaala) from the movie Mahal released in 1949. The song was screened on Madhubala...
Lata Mangeshkar, the veteran playback singer, had formal training in music from her father. Her father ran a theater company in Mumbai, where she began to learn music with her father's grudging approval, and with whom she also sang a song. As her father was a conservative man, film music was not appreciated at her home. After the theater company was auctioned, her father died, and she assumed the financial responsibility by becoming an actress, first in Marathi and later in Hindi cinema, but in acting, she did not click. Later she surprised everyone with one of her solo number (Aayega Aanewaala) from the movie Mahal released in 1949. The song was screened on Madhubala...
Date of Birth: 28-09-1929
Date of Death: 06-02-2022
Age: 94
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 28-09-1929
Date of Death: 06-02-2022
Age: 94
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer

4. Sushmita Sen


01-01-2020/sushmita-sen.jpg What is the essence of being a woman? her winning question in 1994 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant held in Manila, Philippines. She shattered the viewer and judges when she delivered her answer outstandingly. Born Sushmita Sen in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on November 19, 1975. A crowned Miss Universe, model and actress. She was the first Indian to bring home the title Miss Universe. She successfully reigned not just as a beauty title holder but also in Bollywood. She first appeared in the movie “Dastak” in 1996. This was then followed in 1997 with the movies “Zor’ and “Ratchagan.” Her movie offers continued to roll and made her first film awards as “Best Supporting Actress”...
What is the essence of being a woman? her winning question in 1994 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant held in Manila, Philippines. She shattered the viewer and judges when she delivered her answer outstandingly. Born Sushmita Sen in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India on November 19, 1975. A crowned Miss Universe, model and actress. She was the first Indian to bring home the title Miss Universe. She successfully reigned not just as a beauty title holder but also in Bollywood. She first appeared in the movie “Dastak” in 1996. This was then followed in 1997 with the movies “Zor’ and “Ratchagan.” Her movie offers continued to roll and made her first film awards as “Best Supporting Actress”...
Date of Birth: 19-11-1975
Age: 48
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 19-11-1975
Age: 48
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills: Movie Actress

5. Alka Yagnik


alka-yagnik1.jpg Alka Yagnik is a very popular playback singer of the Bollywood film industry. She was born on March 20, 1966. She has been working in the Hindi film industry for three decades. She had bagged seven Filmfare awards out of the thirty five nominations at the Filmfare awards. It was for the best playback singer award category. Her singing is quite beautiful and she was felicitated by many icons. She came to the Bollywood industry as a singer at her early age. This gave her a lot of experience and she groomed herself as a consistent and su...
Alka Yagnik is a very popular playback singer of the Bollywood film industry. She was born on March 20, 1966. She has been working in the Hindi film industry for three decades. She had bagged seven Filmfare awards out of the thirty five nominations at the Filmfare awards. It was for the best playback singer award category. Her singing is quite beautiful and she was felicitated by many icons. She came to the Bollywood industry as a singer at her early age. This gave her a lot of experience and she groomed herself as a consistent and su...
Date of Birth: 20-03-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Playback Singer
Date of Birth: 20-03-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Playback Singer

6. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan


a/i/s/h/w/a/aishwarya-rai-bachchan.jpg Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress and is a high-profile celebrity in India. She was born on November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India to Krishnaraj, an Army Biologist and Brinda, a homemaker. She has one brother named Aditya Rai, an engineer-turned-producer, who produced her film Dil Ka Rishta in 2003. Her family shifted to Mumbai and she studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School during her early years. She later attended Jai Hindi College and moved to DG Ruparel College in Matunga, where she scored 90% in the Higher Secondary School Certificate. During her teenage years, she trained in classical dance and music for 5-years. Initially, she planned to pursue a career in medicine, but it didn’t ...
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress and is a high-profile celebrity in India. She was born on November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India to Krishnaraj, an Army Biologist and Brinda, a homemaker. She has one brother named Aditya Rai, an engineer-turned-producer, who produced her film Dil Ka Rishta in 2003. Her family shifted to Mumbai and she studied at Arya Vidya Mandir High School during her early years. She later attended Jai Hindi College and moved to DG Ruparel College in Matunga, where she scored 90% in the Higher Secondary School Certificate. During her teenage years, she trained in classical dance and music for 5-years. Initially, she planned to pursue a career in medicine, but it didn’t ...
Date of Birth: 01-11-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Model
Date of Birth: 01-11-1973
Age: 50
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Model

7. A. R. Rahman


a/0/r/0/r/a/a-r-rahman.jpg A. R. Rahman is a Legendary Music Composer, prominently known for his rocking music for the movie “The Slumdog Millionaire”. He had won a couple of Oscars for this album and made India proud.  Allah-Rakha Rahman’s birth name is A.S.Dileep Kumar. He was born on January 6th, 1967 in Chennai. His music journey had begun at the age of 4 when he learned piano. At the age of 11, he joined the Maestro Ilayaraja's troupe as a Keyboard player. He made his debut as a composer with the legendary film-maker G.R.Maniratnam’s film “Roja” which came out in 1992. Some of his popular music albums were for the movies like Rangeela, Bombay, Dil Se and Lagaan: Once up...
A. R. Rahman is a Legendary Music Composer, prominently known for his rocking music for the movie “The Slumdog Millionaire”. He had won a couple of Oscars for this album and made India proud.  Allah-Rakha Rahman’s birth name is A.S.Dileep Kumar. He was born on January 6th, 1967 in Chennai. His music journey had begun at the age of 4 when he learned piano. At the age of 11, he joined the Maestro Ilayaraja's troupe as a Keyboard player. He made his debut as a composer with the legendary film-maker G.R.Maniratnam’s film “Roja” which came out in 1992. Some of his popular music albums were for the movies like Rangeela, Bombay, Dil Se and Lagaan: Once up...
Date of Birth: 06-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Date of Birth: 06-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

8. Anil Kapoor


13-08-2019/anil-kapoor.jpg Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a very popular Bollywood actor cum producer. He is active in the films right from the year 1979 until the present. He got married with Sunita Kapoor in the year 1984. He has three children, namely Sonam Kapoor, who is a Bollywood actress, Rhea Kapoor, who is a Bollywood producer and Harshvarshan Kapoor. Anil Kapoor is the son of Surinder Kapoor and Nirmal. His father was a very prominent Indian film producer. Anil Kapoor had a profession as a Bollywood actor for ...
Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a very popular Bollywood actor cum producer. He is active in the films right from the year 1979 until the present. He got married with Sunita Kapoor in the year 1984. He has three children, namely Sonam Kapoor, who is a Bollywood actress, Rhea Kapoor, who is a Bollywood producer and Harshvarshan Kapoor. Anil Kapoor is the son of Surinder Kapoor and Nirmal. His father was a very prominent Indian film producer. Anil Kapoor had a profession as a Bollywood actor for ...
Date of Birth: 24-12-1956
Age: 67
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 24-12-1956
Age: 67
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor

9. Naseeruddin Shah


Naseeruddin-Shah1.JPG Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and associated with theater. He had treated art-cinema as his serious endeavor requiring the dedication, discipline, and integrity. Throughout his career, he subjected his own acting to a process of rigorous artistic self-analysis and reflection. He was the discovery of filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who introduced actors like Shabana, Om Puri, Smita Patil and others in the Indian cinema. Undoubtedly, this actor has acted in some serious films such as Sparsh, Paar and Iqbal( three national awards). For his performance in Paar, he received the best actor in the Venice Film Festival. His growth even in art-cinema was slow, as he had acted in women-oriented films of Shabana Az...
Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and associated with theater. He had treated art-cinema as his serious endeavor requiring the dedication, discipline, and integrity. Throughout his career, he subjected his own acting to a process of rigorous artistic self-analysis and reflection. He was the discovery of filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who introduced actors like Shabana, Om Puri, Smita Patil and others in the Indian cinema. Undoubtedly, this actor has acted in some serious films such as Sparsh, Paar and Iqbal( three national awards). For his performance in Paar, he received the best actor in the Venice Film Festival. His growth even in art-cinema was slow, as he had acted in women-oriented films of Shabana Az...
Date of Birth: 20-07-1949
Age: 74
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 20-07-1949
Age: 74
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

10. Udit Narayan


u/d/i/t/0/n/udit-narayan.jpg One of the famous playback singers of Indian Film Industry, who has sung more than 25,000 songs in more than 34 languages. He was born on 1 Dec, 1955 at Bhardaha Village in Saptari District, Nepal. He studied at P.B School, Rajbiraj (Nepal) upto class 10th and intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus. Udit passed his initial life with struggles and got a chance to sing in Nepali Radio, meanwhile he also sang songs in Maithli, Bhojpuri and Nepali in 70s. After singing for Radio Nepal, He moved to Bombay on music scholarship to get training in classical music from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan . He got his first chance to sing for a movie Unees Bees in 1980 , composed by Rajesh Roshan. His dream came true when he also sang a song with his ideal Moh...
One of the famous playback singers of Indian Film Industry, who has sung more than 25,000 songs in more than 34 languages. He was born on 1 Dec, 1955 at Bhardaha Village in Saptari District, Nepal. He studied at P.B School, Rajbiraj (Nepal) upto class 10th and intermediate from Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus. Udit passed his initial life with struggles and got a chance to sing in Nepali Radio, meanwhile he also sang songs in Maithli, Bhojpuri and Nepali in 70s. After singing for Radio Nepal, He moved to Bombay on music scholarship to get training in classical music from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan . He got his first chance to sing for a movie Unees Bees in 1980 , composed by Rajesh Roshan. His dream came true when he also sang a song with his ideal Moh...
Date of Birth: 01-12-1955
Age: 68
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 01-12-1955
Age: 68
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer

11. Sanjay Leela Bhansali


Sanjay-Leela-Bhansali.jpg Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an acclaimed Indian multi-faceted personality; he is a producer, director, screenwriter, and music director. He studied at the Film and Television Institution of India. The middle name Leela is from the name of Bhansali’s mother, Leela. During 1999, Bhansali commenced SLB Films, his production house. Bhansali kickstarted his film career by assisting Vidhu and Vinod Chopra. The flicks he worked as an assistant include 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, and Parinda. The 1996 flick Khamoshi: The Musical was the first directorial venture of Bhansali. This film had Manisha Koirala and Salman in the lead roles. The film showcased Manisha's efforts to reach out to her deaf and dumb...
Born on 24th February 1963, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an acclaimed Indian multi-faceted personality; he is a producer, director, screenwriter, and music director. He studied at the Film and Television Institution of India. The middle name Leela is from the name of Bhansali’s mother, Leela. During 1999, Bhansali commenced SLB Films, his production house. Bhansali kickstarted his film career by assisting Vidhu and Vinod Chopra. The flicks he worked as an assistant include 1942: A Love Story, Kareeb, and Parinda. The 1996 flick Khamoshi: The Musical was the first directorial venture of Bhansali. This film had Manisha Koirala and Salman in the lead roles. The film showcased Manisha's efforts to reach out to her deaf and dumb...
Date of Birth: 24-02-1963
Age: 61
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 24-02-1963
Age: 61
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

12. Sanjay Dutt


Sanjay-Dutt.jpg July 29, 1959, was the day when the two legends of cinema Sunil Dutt and Nargis gave birth to the ‘Munna Bhai’ of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt in Bombay. Almost all are aware that Sanjay Dutt’s life is like a roller coaster ride with so many ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life. But this man has never lost hope and is still struggling to get into a normal life as he is behind the bars since 2013 because of the TADA case. He went to Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh. In his teenage years, due to peer pressure, he started taking drugs. For almost nine years he took heroin and cocaine as drug intakes and after a long period he realized that he should quit it all and w...
July 29, 1959, was the day when the two legends of cinema Sunil Dutt and Nargis gave birth to the ‘Munna Bhai’ of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt in Bombay. Almost all are aware that Sanjay Dutt’s life is like a roller coaster ride with so many ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life. But this man has never lost hope and is still struggling to get into a normal life as he is behind the bars since 2013 because of the TADA case. He went to Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh. In his teenage years, due to peer pressure, he started taking drugs. For almost nine years he took heroin and cocaine as drug intakes and after a long period he realized that he should quit it all and w...
Date of Birth: 29-07-1959
Age: 64
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 29-07-1959
Age: 64
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor