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1. Aruna Raje


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Aruna Raje was born in the year 1946 at the city of Pune, India. By profession, she is an Indian film editor and director popular for her works related to feminism and issues related to women in Indian Hindi Cinema (Bollywood). She used to be a tomboy and was fond of reading Shakespeare at the age of 13. She got married to actor/director Vivek Desai. The couple had two kids, a son and a daughter, but after sometime, the daughter died and the couple could not handle and resolve the differences and soon got divorced but professionally kept on working together.

Initially, Aruna planned enter the field of medicine and to do so, she even enrolled herself in a Medical College named Grant Medical College situated in Pune, India to study M.B.B.S. But her real passion was for som...

Aruna Raje was born in the year 1946 at the city of Pune, India. By profession, she is an Indian film editor and director popular for her works related to feminism and issues related to women in Indian Hindi Cinema (Bollywood). She used to be a tomboy and was fond of reading Shakespeare at the age of 13. She got married to actor/director Vivek Desai. The couple had two kids, a son and a daughter, but after sometime, the daughter died and the couple could not handle and resolve the differences and soon got divorced but professionally kept on working together.

Initially, Aruna planned enter the field of medicine and to do so, she even enrolled herself in a Medical College named Grant Medical College situated in Pune, India to study M.B.B.S. But her real passion was for som...

Date of Birth: 1946
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor, Director
Date of Birth: 1946
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor, Director

2. Soundarya Raghu


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Soundarya Raghu was born on 18 July 1972. She was the producer of movies and a film star in India. She is mostly famous for her work in the cinema of Telugu. Even she has worked in some movies of Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Bollywood in the leading roles. As being the producer of the kannadian movie called ‘Dweepa’ in 2003, she has achieved National Film Award.

She has also received best actress awards for working in Karnataka, other Filmfare awards from south and Nandi awards for working in performing such as ‘Anthapuram’ released on 1998, ‘Raja’ released on 1999, Dweepa in 2003 and ‘Apthamitra’ released on 2004. She died due to the crash of aircraft on 17 April 2004 when she was going to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Bhartiya Janta Party.

She was born in Karnataka in ...

Soundarya Raghu was born on 18 July 1972. She was the producer of movies and a film star in India. She is mostly famous for her work in the cinema of Telugu. Even she has worked in some movies of Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Bollywood in the leading roles. As being the producer of the kannadian movie called ‘Dweepa’ in 2003, she has achieved National Film Award.

She has also received best actress awards for working in Karnataka, other Filmfare awards from south and Nandi awards for working in performing such as ‘Anthapuram’ released on 1998, ‘Raja’ released on 1999, Dweepa in 2003 and ‘Apthamitra’ released on 2004. She died due to the crash of aircraft on 17 April 2004 when she was going to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for Bhartiya Janta Party.

She was born in Karnataka in ...

Date of Birth: 18-07-1972
Date of Death: 17-04-2004
Age: 51
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 18-07-1972
Date of Death: 17-04-2004
Age: 51
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Movie Actress

3. Manjula Ghattamaneni


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Manjula Ghattamaneni or also known as Manjula Swaroop is a Telugu film actress and producer. She was born in the year 1970 to Indira Devi and renowned actor, Krishna Ghattamaneni. Manjula is the sister of prominent film producer, Ramesh Babu, and popular Telugu actor, Mahesh Babu. She got married to Sanjay Swaroop, who is also a film actor and producer and they have one daughter named Jhanavi. Though she came from a popular film family, she had struggles when entering the filmdom. She produced her first film (Show) with the money she saved for many years.

Manjula started her career with a cameo role in the 1999 Tamil film, Rajasthan, helmed by R.K. Selvamani. Prior to this, she played as Aparna in Sibi Malayil’s Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film, Summer in Bethl...

Manjula Ghattamaneni or also known as Manjula Swaroop is a Telugu film actress and producer. She was born in the year 1970 to Indira Devi and renowned actor, Krishna Ghattamaneni. Manjula is the sister of prominent film producer, Ramesh Babu, and popular Telugu actor, Mahesh Babu. She got married to Sanjay Swaroop, who is also a film actor and producer and they have one daughter named Jhanavi. Though she came from a popular film family, she had struggles when entering the filmdom. She produced her first film (Show) with the money she saved for many years.

Manjula started her career with a cameo role in the 1999 Tamil film, Rajasthan, helmed by R.K. Selvamani. Prior to this, she played as Aparna in Sibi Malayil’s Malayalam romantic comedy-drama film, Summer in Bethl...

Date of Birth: 1970
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Producer
Date of Birth: 1970
Gender: Female
Language: Telugu
Skills: Producer

4. Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai


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Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai known by the short name 'Shobana' is a well renowned Bharatnatyam artist and film actress. She is proficient in several languages such as English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil and worked in 200 such films. For her phenomenal performance in 1993's 'Manichitrathazhu' and 2001's 'Mitr, My Friend', she won two National Film Award for Best Actress. The first film is a Malayalam psychological horror film based on cataclysm happened in Alummoottil Tharavadu, which is a famous Travancore family. The film turned out to be one of the most successful films in Alummoottil Tharavadu, which is a famous Travancore family. The film turned out to be one of the most successful films in Malayalam film industry.

Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai known by the short name 'Shobana' is a well renowned Bharatnatyam artist and film actress. She is proficient in several languages such as English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil and worked in 200 such films. For her phenomenal performance in 1993's 'Manichitrathazhu' and 2001's 'Mitr, My Friend', she won two National Film Award for Best Actress. The first film is a Malayalam psychological horror film based on cataclysm happened in Alummoottil Tharavadu, which is a famous Travancore family. The film turned out to be one of the most successful films in Alummoottil Tharavadu, which is a famous Travancore family. The film turned out to be one of the most successful films in Malayalam film industry.

Date of Birth: 21-03-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 21-03-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actress

5. Janaki Vishwanathan


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Janaki Viswanathan is a ‘Tamil’ director. She is a notable alumnus of ‘Madras University’. She owns an M. Com degree in accounting from ‘Ethiraj College’, ‘Chennai’. She was initially a journalist, she progressed slowly into the films later. She worked for a TV network before she stepped into the film industry. She then dabbled in the documentaries she had. ‘Santosh Sivan’ , her last interviewee suggested to step into the film industry. Then she came across the novel ‘Kutty’ by ‘Sivasanskari’.

She then released her first ever film ‘Kutty’, a Tamil movie in the year 2001. This film is all about a child who got forced to work in an urban house after her father p...

Janaki Viswanathan is a ‘Tamil’ director. She is a notable alumnus of ‘Madras University’. She owns an M. Com degree in accounting from ‘Ethiraj College’, ‘Chennai’. She was initially a journalist, she progressed slowly into the films later. She worked for a TV network before she stepped into the film industry. She then dabbled in the documentaries she had. ‘Santosh Sivan’ , her last interviewee suggested to step into the film industry. Then she came across the novel ‘Kutty’ by ‘Sivasanskari’.

She then released her first ever film ‘Kutty’, a Tamil movie in the year 2001. This film is all about a child who got forced to work in an urban house after her father p...

Gender: Female
Language: Tamil
Skills:

6. Bhanu Athaiya


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Born on April 28, 1929, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Bhanu Athaiya née Rajopadhye is an Indian costume creator. She has created a costume in more than 100 movies, since the 50s.She is the daughter of Shantabai and Annasaheb Rajopadhye. She is the third child among her seven siblings.

Her father was a painter. When Athaiya was nine years old, he passed away.She is the daughter of Shantabai and Annasaheb Rajopadhye. She is the third child among her seven siblings. Her father was a painter. When Athaiya was nine years old, her father passed away. At very early age, she started studying art. She took tuition from an art teacher, who came to her house and taught her drawing.

Later after completing her schooling, she enlisted in Mumbai’s Sir J. J. School of Art. She finished her graduation from there in fine arts wi...

Born on April 28, 1929, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Bhanu Athaiya née Rajopadhye is an Indian costume creator. She has created a costume in more than 100 movies, since the 50s.She is the daughter of Shantabai and Annasaheb Rajopadhye. She is the third child among her seven siblings.

Her father was a painter. When Athaiya was nine years old, he passed away.She is the daughter of Shantabai and Annasaheb Rajopadhye. She is the third child among her seven siblings. Her father was a painter. When Athaiya was nine years old, her father passed away. At very early age, she started studying art. She took tuition from an art teacher, who came to her house and taught her drawing.

Later after completing her schooling, she enlisted in Mumbai’s Sir J. J. School of Art. She finished her graduation from there in fine arts wi...

Date of Birth: 28-04-1929
Date of Death: 15-10-2020
Age: 95
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Date of Birth: 28-04-1929
Date of Death: 15-10-2020
Age: 95
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi

7. Beena Paul


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Born in 1961, Beena Paul is a renowned film editor of the Indian Cinema. She has given her contribution in ‘Malayalam’ films mainly. She was brought up in the city of ‘Delhi’ by her father A P Paul, who is a ‘Malayali’, and her mother, Sharada Paul, who is a ‘Kannada’. She had graduated in the field of ‘Film Editing’ from ‘Film and Television Institute of India’, which is located in ‘Pune’. ‘Venu Isc’, the famous Director, and Cinematographer is her better half. Both of them have won numerous awards for their films.

Beena Paul also holds the position of an Artistic Director at the ‘International Film Festival of Kerala’. She has also been one among...

Born in 1961, Beena Paul is a renowned film editor of the Indian Cinema. She has given her contribution in ‘Malayalam’ films mainly. She was brought up in the city of ‘Delhi’ by her father A P Paul, who is a ‘Malayali’, and her mother, Sharada Paul, who is a ‘Kannada’. She had graduated in the field of ‘Film Editing’ from ‘Film and Television Institute of India’, which is located in ‘Pune’. ‘Venu Isc’, the famous Director, and Cinematographer is her better half. Both of them have won numerous awards for their films.

Beena Paul also holds the position of an Artistic Director at the ‘International Film Festival of Kerala’. She has also been one among...

Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Editor

8. Sadhana Sargam


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Sadhana Sargam is a playback singer of Indian cinema who predominantly now sings in South Indian and Bengali films. She debuted in Bollywood as a singer and has done playback singing in many Hindi films. She had initial training under her mother Neela Ghanekar, who was a classical singer too. Born as Sadhana Ghanekar in Mumbai on March 7, 1974, she changed her name to Sadhana Sargam on advice given by Kalyanji Anandji, who had promoted her singing career. 

Before starting her first playback chance in Tamil film, she had the privilege of singing along with other playback singers such as Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Sadhana has sung in many Indian languages for films, TV series and music albums. She is the only Indian playback singer who ha...

Sadhana Sargam is a playback singer of Indian cinema who predominantly now sings in South Indian and Bengali films. She debuted in Bollywood as a singer and has done playback singing in many Hindi films. She had initial training under her mother Neela Ghanekar, who was a classical singer too. Born as Sadhana Ghanekar in Mumbai on March 7, 1974, she changed her name to Sadhana Sargam on advice given by Kalyanji Anandji, who had promoted her singing career. 

Before starting her first playback chance in Tamil film, she had the privilege of singing along with other playback singers such as Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, and Kavita Krishnamurthy. Sadhana has sung in many Indian languages for films, TV series and music albums. She is the only Indian playback singer who ha...

Date of Birth: 07-03-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer
Date of Birth: 07-03-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Singer

9. Ananya Khare


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Ananya Khare was born on March 16, 1968 in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is an actress from Bollywood who performed on numerous popular movies on a supporting role, such as the Indian romantic drama film, Devdas on 2002 as Kumud Mukherjee and the 2001 Hindi film, 'Chandni Bar', where she got the Indian National Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in TV serials for almost 20 years before she got her success on the big screen. Ananya got several awards for performing on stage, TV and even in the big screen.

Her real name is Preeti Khare from the Hindu Kayastha family. She studied at Holy Child Auxilium School in Delhi then mastered the German Literature in Jawaharial Nehru University. She dreamed to be an actress and knows ten...

Ananya Khare was born on March 16, 1968 in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is an actress from Bollywood who performed on numerous popular movies on a supporting role, such as the Indian romantic drama film, Devdas on 2002 as Kumud Mukherjee and the 2001 Hindi film, 'Chandni Bar', where she got the Indian National Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in TV serials for almost 20 years before she got her success on the big screen. Ananya got several awards for performing on stage, TV and even in the big screen.

Her real name is Preeti Khare from the Hindu Kayastha family. She studied at Holy Child Auxilium School in Delhi then mastered the German Literature in Jawaharial Nehru University. She dreamed to be an actress and knows ten...

Date of Birth: 16-03-1968
Age: 56
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 16-03-1968
Age: 56
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

10. Tabu


14-02-2017/tabu.jpg Tabu is a wonderful gift to the Indian cinema. She is a good performer in Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali and Telugu films. Tabu was born in Hyderabad to Rizwana and Jamal Hashmi. After her schooling, she went to Mumbai to do her graduation. She appeared in small roles in the Hindi films. Her official debut as a heroine is in a Telugu film opposite Venakatesh in Coolie No. 1. In 1987, Tabu was booked in Prem with Sanjay Kapoor. The film was a flop, but Tabu got good market in Hindi as well as South Indian films. After some flop movies, Tabu was identified well for her performances in Saajan Chale Sasural and Jeet. She got the National Award for the Best Actress for performing in Maachis. After that, she performed in Kaalapani opposite to Mohan Lal. This film was a super hit and Tabu was accepted in the south Indian film industry...
Tabu is a wonderful gift to the Indian cinema. She is a good performer in Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali and Telugu films. Tabu was born in Hyderabad to Rizwana and Jamal Hashmi. After her schooling, she went to Mumbai to do her graduation. She appeared in small roles in the Hindi films. Her official debut as a heroine is in a Telugu film opposite Venakatesh in Coolie No. 1. In 1987, Tabu was booked in Prem with Sanjay Kapoor. The film was a flop, but Tabu got good market in Hindi as well as South Indian films. After some flop movies, Tabu was identified well for her performances in Saajan Chale Sasural and Jeet. She got the National Award for the Best Actress for performing in Maachis. After that, she performed in Kaalapani opposite to Mohan Lal. This film was a super hit and Tabu was accepted in the south Indian film industry...
Date of Birth: 04-11-1971
Age: 52
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress
Date of Birth: 04-11-1971
Age: 52
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

11. K. N. T. Sastry


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Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry was born on 5th September 1945. He was a Telugu Film critic, producer, director, and litterateur. Though he spent most of his academic life in Kolar, seeking education in a Kannada medium school, he learned Telugu. He has also written a book in Telugu titled Apuroopa Chitraalu, which won him a national award. He is known for famous movies like Daasi and Kamli. Sastry kick-started his career as a film critic, writing several articles on Indian and world cinema in numerous publications such as The Hindu.

He had been passionate about cinema from his early teens and finally achieved his ambition of making quality films. He has won a couple of National awards for his documentary on Surabhi Nataka Samajam and the best debut director award for Tiladaanam. He has also received six international honors. ...

Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry was born on 5th September 1945. He was a Telugu Film critic, producer, director, and litterateur. Though he spent most of his academic life in Kolar, seeking education in a Kannada medium school, he learned Telugu. He has also written a book in Telugu titled Apuroopa Chitraalu, which won him a national award. He is known for famous movies like Daasi and Kamli. Sastry kick-started his career as a film critic, writing several articles on Indian and world cinema in numerous publications such as The Hindu.

He had been passionate about cinema from his early teens and finally achieved his ambition of making quality films. He has won a couple of National awards for his documentary on Surabhi Nataka Samajam and the best debut director award for Tiladaanam. He has also received six international honors. ...

Date of Birth: 05-09-1945
Date of Death: 13-09-2018
Age: 78
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Date of Birth: 05-09-1945
Date of Death: 13-09-2018
Age: 78
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu

12. Gangadhar Mahambare


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Gangadhar Mahambare is a famous writer, poet, and lyricist. He was born on 31 January 1931. He worked as a librarian at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune for many years. He has written many songs and poems. The names of some of his published poems are Autorickshaw (Maintenance and Repair), Happy Birthday..., A Touch of Sublimeness (Co-Author - Arundhati Mahambere), Industry Business for women, Millions worth of industry business, Ushakhaal (Anthology of Poems), Acquaintance, Kishorenama (story), Industry and business led by Gandhiji, Lord Gautama Buddha and Buddhism, Successful share of rural industry, Let's find out! Numerology, Charlie Chaplin: Yesterday and Today, As remembered, P. Sawalaram's film songs, Beyond Oblivion, Pu. L. Songs by Deshpande, Film Industry Dadasaheb Phalke, I...

Gangadhar Mahambare is a famous writer, poet, and lyricist. He was born on 31 January 1931. He worked as a librarian at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune for many years. He has written many songs and poems. The names of some of his published poems are Autorickshaw (Maintenance and Repair), Happy Birthday..., A Touch of Sublimeness (Co-Author - Arundhati Mahambere), Industry Business for women, Millions worth of industry business, Ushakhaal (Anthology of Poems), Acquaintance, Kishorenama (story), Industry and business led by Gandhiji, Lord Gautama Buddha and Buddhism, Successful share of rural industry, Let's find out! Numerology, Charlie Chaplin: Yesterday and Today, As remembered, P. Sawalaram's film songs, Beyond Oblivion, Pu. L. Songs by Deshpande, Film Industry Dadasaheb Phalke, I...

Date of Birth: 31-01-1931
Date of Death: 23-12-2008
Age: 93
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Marathi
Skills: Writer, Poet
Date of Birth: 31-01-1931
Date of Death: 23-12-2008
Age: 93
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Marathi
Skills: Writer, Poet

13. Satheesh Venganoor


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Satheesh Venganoor is an immensely talented and experienced film director, studied at University College Thiruvananthapuram. He has worked majorly in the Malayalam film industry. His work got appreciated by the audience. People love the way he directs the movie. He has given many hits to the Malayalam film industry. Some of those are Kottaram Vaidyan, Moockuthy in the year 2004, and much more.

Kottaram Vaidyan is the movie where the story is about the person who gets to know that her daughter will get married to a person who will have a short life than the series of acts following this thing occur. In the movie Moockuthy, they show the life of a twelve-year-old boy and what struggles he faces to survive.

The latest movie which Satheesh directed is Kochaniyan. This movie is about the lives of one of the families who live...

Satheesh Venganoor is an immensely talented and experienced film director, studied at University College Thiruvananthapuram. He has worked majorly in the Malayalam film industry. His work got appreciated by the audience. People love the way he directs the movie. He has given many hits to the Malayalam film industry. Some of those are Kottaram Vaidyan, Moockuthy in the year 2004, and much more.

Kottaram Vaidyan is the movie where the story is about the person who gets to know that her daughter will get married to a person who will have a short life than the series of acts following this thing occur. In the movie Moockuthy, they show the life of a twelve-year-old boy and what struggles he faces to survive.

The latest movie which Satheesh directed is Kochaniyan. This movie is about the lives of one of the families who live...


14. Buddhadev Dasgupta


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Born in British India in a Vaidya family, Buddhadeb Dasgupta is a filmmaker, screenplay writer as well as an author. His father was a doctor, and he has eight siblings. At the age of 12, he shifted from his hometown Anara in Southern West Bengal to Calcutta for prospects of education.

He completed his schooling from Dinabandhu School and is a graduate in economics from Scottish Church College; both are situated in Calcutta. He started his job as an economics professor at the University of Burdwan, Bardhaman and later taught at the City College in Calcutta.

He was a member of the Calcutta Film Society and the works of prestigious directors such as Charlie Chaplin, Akira Kurosawa, and Roberto Rossellini inspired him to take up direction...

Born in British India in a Vaidya family, Buddhadeb Dasgupta is a filmmaker, screenplay writer as well as an author. His father was a doctor, and he has eight siblings. At the age of 12, he shifted from his hometown Anara in Southern West Bengal to Calcutta for prospects of education.

He completed his schooling from Dinabandhu School and is a graduate in economics from Scottish Church College; both are situated in Calcutta. He started his job as an economics professor at the University of Burdwan, Bardhaman and later taught at the City College in Calcutta.

He was a member of the Calcutta Film Society and the works of prestigious directors such as Charlie Chaplin, Akira Kurosawa, and Roberto Rossellini inspired him to take up direction...

Date of Birth: 11-02-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Date of Birth: 11-02-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali

15. Goutam Ghose


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Gautam Ghose is a special man. He has won numerous awards, and his work has been appreciated across cultures and boundaries. He is the most celebrated Bengali Film Director. He is known for his films, and has won numerous National and International Awards for his performance. To say the least, he has won 16 National Awards and many Filmfare Awards. He remains the single Indian to have won the prestigious "Vittorio Di Sica” Award, in Italy.

Goutam Ghose, born on 24 July 1950 belongs to Calcutta, India. His mother Santana and father Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose has played a huge role in making him the man he is today. His early schooling days were at St John’s Diocesan School. He studied in that school till standard 4th and went to the University of Calcutt...

Gautam Ghose is a special man. He has won numerous awards, and his work has been appreciated across cultures and boundaries. He is the most celebrated Bengali Film Director. He is known for his films, and has won numerous National and International Awards for his performance. To say the least, he has won 16 National Awards and many Filmfare Awards. He remains the single Indian to have won the prestigious "Vittorio Di Sica” Award, in Italy.

Goutam Ghose, born on 24 July 1950 belongs to Calcutta, India. His mother Santana and father Prof. Himangshu Kumar Ghose has played a huge role in making him the man he is today. His early schooling days were at St John’s Diocesan School. He studied in that school till standard 4th and went to the University of Calcutt...

Date of Birth: 24-07-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 24-07-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills: Director

16. K J Yesudas


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Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...

Kattassery Joseph Yesudas shortly called as K J Yesudas is an exceptional Carnatic singer and playback singer in Indian Cinema. Born on Jan 10 in 1940, he is fondly called as Gana Gandharvan and Dasettan. He has set a record of recording more than 60,000 songs. He is born in a Roman Catholic family, in Kochi. His father was a great classical Malayalam musician. His first song was Jaathi Bhedam Matha Dwesham (music: M B Sreenivasan) recorded on 14 November 1961. This song is so close to Yesudas, that he signs it even today very often in any of the concerts. His journey started with this song. He got his first hit through a movie Bharya under the music direction of G. Devarajan. He made huge hit songs in Tamil and Telugu film industries as well. His first song in Tamil was in a film Bomm...

Date of Birth: 10-01-1940
Age: 84
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer, Musician
Date of Birth: 10-01-1940
Age: 84
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Singer, Musician

17. T V Chandran


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T. V. Chandran is a Malayalam film director whose films belonged to art-house audiences in the large Indian cities or even to film buffs on the international circuit. Most of his films in which he had acted had only achieved fair amount of success at the box-office. Sometimes he appeared in other regional cinemas too which balanced elements of art and popular cinema together. It is for his love for art cinema in Malayalam film industry that helped the art cinema grow further. 

 

 In the year 1989, he directed a film ‘Alicinte Anveshanam’. This feature was nominated in the Locarno International Film Festi...

T. V. Chandran is a Malayalam film director whose films belonged to art-house audiences in the large Indian cities or even to film buffs on the international circuit. Most of his films in which he had acted had only achieved fair amount of success at the box-office. Sometimes he appeared in other regional cinemas too which balanced elements of art and popular cinema together. It is for his love for art cinema in Malayalam film industry that helped the art cinema grow further. 

 

 In the year 1989, he directed a film ‘Alicinte Anveshanam’. This feature was nominated in the Locarno International Film Festi...

Date of Birth: 23-11-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Date of Birth: 23-11-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

18. Neelakanta Reddy


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Neelakanta, a Telugu film director, and screenwriter, hails from Kadappa,  Andhra Pradesh and since his childhood had a keen interest in the direction which led him to migrate to Chennai with the completion of his graduation. He has been awarded twice with National Awards, one for Best Screenplay and other for feature film “Show.”. Neelakanta always wanted to make films that depict a balance between Art and Commerce which is materialized with “Show” followed with “Missamma.”

Missamma won Nandhi Awards. Various films involving Neelakanta as a director were “Sadaa Mee Sevalo”, ”Mr.Medhavi”, and ”Nandanavanam.” Nandanavanam got him huge critical acclaim. However, in 2010, he directed “Vi...

Neelakanta, a Telugu film director, and screenwriter, hails from Kadappa,  Andhra Pradesh and since his childhood had a keen interest in the direction which led him to migrate to Chennai with the completion of his graduation. He has been awarded twice with National Awards, one for Best Screenplay and other for feature film “Show.”. Neelakanta always wanted to make films that depict a balance between Art and Commerce which is materialized with “Show” followed with “Missamma.”

Missamma won Nandhi Awards. Various films involving Neelakanta as a director were “Sadaa Mee Sevalo”, ”Mr.Medhavi”, and ”Nandanavanam.” Nandanavanam got him huge critical acclaim. However, in 2010, he directed “Vi...

Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Screenplay

19. Murali Malayalam


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Murali is a well-known Malayalam film actor who has also acted in Tamil films. Murali pocketed a National Award for playing the role of a communist freedom fighter in the 2002 movie, “Neythukaran.” Murali is considered to be one of the best actors to have blessed Malayalam cinemas and is revered for his character portrayals of playing the lead as well as the villain in his films. Murali was also the chairperson of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. Murali was a staunch supporter of the Communist Party of India and was the director of Malayalam Communications, which was driven by the Party. Besides cinema, Murali was also a theater actor. Murali was born to Krishna Pillai and Devaki Amma in Kollam, India. Murali pursued his education at the M. G. College in Thiruvananthapuram a...

Murali is a well-known Malayalam film actor who has also acted in Tamil films. Murali pocketed a National Award for playing the role of a communist freedom fighter in the 2002 movie, “Neythukaran.” Murali is considered to be one of the best actors to have blessed Malayalam cinemas and is revered for his character portrayals of playing the lead as well as the villain in his films. Murali was also the chairperson of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy. Murali was a staunch supporter of the Communist Party of India and was the director of Malayalam Communications, which was driven by the Party. Besides cinema, Murali was also a theater actor. Murali was born to Krishna Pillai and Devaki Amma in Kollam, India. Murali pursued his education at the M. G. College in Thiruvananthapuram a...

Date of Birth: 25-05-1954
Date of Death: 06-08-2009
Age: 69
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 25-05-1954
Date of Death: 06-08-2009
Age: 69
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Movie Actor

20. Aribam Syam Sharma


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Aribam Syam Sharma was born on March 21st, 1936 at Imphal, Manipur. He started his career as a film director as well as a composer from the state of Manipur in India. He made his first appearance in The Manipuri movie Queen as an actor for the motion picture Matamgi Manipur. Besides acting, he directed his first show Lamja Parshuram in 1974. Lamja Parshuram movie was the first movie of the Manipuri films which runs for about a hundred days and made a box office hit in the industry. Later in 1980, he made his next talkie Olangthagee Wangmadasu.

This movie was another biggest success in the Manipuri films which made the drama to run for almost twenty-five weeks in the cinema industry. He continued his direction for further more films in income with the fou...

Aribam Syam Sharma was born on March 21st, 1936 at Imphal, Manipur. He started his career as a film director as well as a composer from the state of Manipur in India. He made his first appearance in The Manipuri movie Queen as an actor for the motion picture Matamgi Manipur. Besides acting, he directed his first show Lamja Parshuram in 1974. Lamja Parshuram movie was the first movie of the Manipuri films which runs for about a hundred days and made a box office hit in the industry. Later in 1980, he made his next talkie Olangthagee Wangmadasu.

This movie was another biggest success in the Manipuri films which made the drama to run for almost twenty-five weeks in the cinema industry. He continued his direction for further more films in income with the fou...

Date of Birth: 21-03-1936
Age: 88
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 21-03-1936
Age: 88
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

21. P. Sheshadri


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P. Sheshadari was born on 23rd November, 1963 in Dandinashivara, Mysore. P. Sheshadari is a very popular Kannada Cinema Director. He also won many National Awards for his amazing films like Atithi, Tutturi, Bharath Stores and much more. He was born in Mysore, but he later shifted to Karnataka. The audience like and appreciate his work.

Other than films P. Sheshadari is into television as well. He is the director of many T.V series like Inchara, Maayamriga, Saakshi and much more. He has done the movie named Munnudi, which got released in the year 2000 and this is an amazing movie by him. Munnudi is about religions and customs and he also won the Social Issue Award for this film at the 48th National Film Awards held in the year 2000. He did the movie Atith...

P. Sheshadari was born on 23rd November, 1963 in Dandinashivara, Mysore. P. Sheshadari is a very popular Kannada Cinema Director. He also won many National Awards for his amazing films like Atithi, Tutturi, Bharath Stores and much more. He was born in Mysore, but he later shifted to Karnataka. The audience like and appreciate his work.

Other than films P. Sheshadari is into television as well. He is the director of many T.V series like Inchara, Maayamriga, Saakshi and much more. He has done the movie named Munnudi, which got released in the year 2000 and this is an amazing movie by him. Munnudi is about religions and customs and he also won the Social Issue Award for this film at the 48th National Film Awards held in the year 2000. He did the movie Atith...

Date of Birth: 23-11-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 23-11-1963
Age: 60
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

22. Prakash Jha


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Prakash Jha, a director, film producer and screenwriter, was born on 27th of February 1952. ‘Prakash Jha Productions’ is his production venture. Hailing from Bihar, Prakash Jha went on to study B.Sc Honors in Ramjas College. Eventually he stopped studies and came to Mumbai, wanting to be a painter. As he was preparing for entrance exam for a course in painting, Prakash Jha watched the movie Dharma, and thus developed a passion for film making. The year 1973 saw him joining the Film And Television Institute of India, Pune, in order to study editing. But unfortunately the studio was shut down and thus Prakash returned to Mumbai and earned his living. Initially Prakash Jha was working on documentaries. 

Prakash Jha, a director, film producer and screenwriter, was born on 27th of February 1952. ‘Prakash Jha Productions’ is his production venture. Hailing from Bihar, Prakash Jha went on to study B.Sc Honors in Ramjas College. Eventually he stopped studies and came to Mumbai, wanting to be a painter. As he was preparing for entrance exam for a course in painting, Prakash Jha watched the movie Dharma, and thus developed a passion for film making. The year 1973 saw him joining the Film And Television Institute of India, Pune, in order to study editing. But unfortunately the studio was shut down and thus Prakash returned to Mumbai and earned his living. Initially Prakash Jha was working on documentaries. 

Date of Birth: 27-02-1952
Age: 72
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 27-02-1952
Age: 72
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

23. Suresh Menon


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Suresh Menon was born on 10th January 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a very popular Bollywood actor, TV celebrity who features in Television, and stuns people, and he also actively does comedian based roles. Thus, with all these crowd pulling aspects, he stuns people with his mere screen presence. He became the apple of the eye of lots of people, and he has a lot of fan followers. He is one of the finest actors in the Bollywood film industry that many directors find him as in a talent in demand to cast.

He has done a lot of performance oriented roles, and he came out successfully. He is a very skillful actor, and in a way his mere presence in comical roles makes people laugh incessantly. He acted in many movies, which made a splendid appeal, and grabbed a huge box of...

Suresh Menon was born on 10th January 1967 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a very popular Bollywood actor, TV celebrity who features in Television, and stuns people, and he also actively does comedian based roles. Thus, with all these crowd pulling aspects, he stuns people with his mere screen presence. He became the apple of the eye of lots of people, and he has a lot of fan followers. He is one of the finest actors in the Bollywood film industry that many directors find him as in a talent in demand to cast.

He has done a lot of performance oriented roles, and he came out successfully. He is a very skillful actor, and in a way his mere presence in comical roles makes people laugh incessantly. He acted in many movies, which made a splendid appeal, and grabbed a huge box of...

Date of Birth: 10-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 10-01-1967
Age: 57
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor

24. Farhan Akhtar


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One of the most recognized young director of Indian cinema. In fact, he is the most versatile person in the industry as of now. He is Farhan Akhtar, a film director, actor, singer, writer, producer, screenwriter everything you name it, he has it. Son of the famous writer Javed Akhtar & actress Honey Irani was born on 09 Jan, 1974 in Mumbai. 


As he was growing, he found the film industry around him. At home, the atmosphere of arts, literature influenced him to become creative man. He did his schooling from Maneckji Cooper & Graduated from HR College, Mumbai. After then, he started his career in films, first as ass...

One of the most recognized young director of Indian cinema. In fact, he is the most versatile person in the industry as of now. He is Farhan Akhtar, a film director, actor, singer, writer, producer, screenwriter everything you name it, he has it. Son of the famous writer Javed Akhtar & actress Honey Irani was born on 09 Jan, 1974 in Mumbai. 


As he was growing, he found the film industry around him. At home, the atmosphere of arts, literature influenced him to become creative man. He did his schooling from Maneckji Cooper & Graduated from HR College, Mumbai. After then, he started his career in films, first as ass...

Date of Birth: 09-01-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Date of Birth: 09-01-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

25. Ritesh Sidhwani


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Ritesh Sidhwani was born in Mumbai on January 1, 1973. He had no formal education on filmmaking, yet he turned himself as a producer of Bollywood films and runs Excel Entertainment (an Indian film studio) in Mumbai, which was jointly created by Javed Akhtar’s son Farhan Akhtar, and Ritesh Sidhwani in the year 1999. So far the duo had released 14 blockbuster films under Excel Entertainment banner. 

Ritesh was a childhood friend of Farhan and had scored well in box-office. Currently, Excel Entertainment has a tie-up with a Dubai company (Riva Group) to launch Excel Media. The JV will enable to develop and launch original content including games, webisodes and animation for television. Over the years, the Bollywood industry has evolved over the decades. 

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Ritesh Sidhwani was born in Mumbai on January 1, 1973. He had no formal education on filmmaking, yet he turned himself as a producer of Bollywood films and runs Excel Entertainment (an Indian film studio) in Mumbai, which was jointly created by Javed Akhtar’s son Farhan Akhtar, and Ritesh Sidhwani in the year 1999. So far the duo had released 14 blockbuster films under Excel Entertainment banner. 

Ritesh was a childhood friend of Farhan and had scored well in box-office. Currently, Excel Entertainment has a tie-up with a Dubai company (Riva Group) to launch Excel Media. The JV will enable to develop and launch original content including games, webisodes and animation for television. Over the years, the Bollywood industry has evolved over the decades. 

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Date of Birth: 1973
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Producer
Date of Birth: 1973
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Producer

26. Javed Akhtar


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Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist, film scriptwriter from Bellwood. He is best known for teaming up with Salim Khan. Javed Akhtar came to recognition as a scriptwriter duo of Salim-Javed. Salim-Javed was instrumental in making of Amitabh Bachchan the superstar and 'angry young' image in Indian cinema, While Salim had ideated stories, Javed used to write the dialogues. Javed Saab used to write in Urdu, which was written in Hindi by some assistant writers. In his initial days, Javed was an assistant to Urdu writer and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi. Later, he married Kaifi Azmi’s daughter, Shabana Azmi, after divorcing his first wife, Honey Irani. Javed had married Honey Iran while he met her during the making of Seeta Aur Geeta.

Javed has two children, Zoya...

Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist, film scriptwriter from Bellwood. He is best known for teaming up with Salim Khan. Javed Akhtar came to recognition as a scriptwriter duo of Salim-Javed. Salim-Javed was instrumental in making of Amitabh Bachchan the superstar and 'angry young' image in Indian cinema, While Salim had ideated stories, Javed used to write the dialogues. Javed Saab used to write in Urdu, which was written in Hindi by some assistant writers. In his initial days, Javed was an assistant to Urdu writer and film lyricist Kaifi Azmi. Later, he married Kaifi Azmi’s daughter, Shabana Azmi, after divorcing his first wife, Honey Irani. Javed had married Honey Iran while he met her during the making of Seeta Aur Geeta.

Javed has two children, Zoya...

Date of Birth: 17-01-1945
Age: 79
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Date of Birth: 17-01-1945
Age: 79
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

27. Nitin Chandrakant Desai


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Nitin Desai is a notable art director and production designer in Bollywood; he is also a TV and Film producer. He was born in Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund. He learned photography from L S Raheja School of Arts and J J School of Arts. After which he made his entry into films. Nitin started his career by assisting art director Nitish Roy for the TV serial, Tamas (1987); he was the fourth assistant to Roy.

Before joining Roy, he went to Mumbai’s Film City Studios, where he switched to 3D world of art direction from 2D format of still photography. He further worked for TV series as ‘Kabir’ and ‘Chanakya’. Nitin made his debut in the films by 'Adhikari Brothers’ ‘Bhoo...

Nitin Desai is a notable art director and production designer in Bollywood; he is also a TV and Film producer. He was born in Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Wamanrao Muranjan High School, Mulund. He learned photography from L S Raheja School of Arts and J J School of Arts. After which he made his entry into films. Nitin started his career by assisting art director Nitish Roy for the TV serial, Tamas (1987); he was the fourth assistant to Roy.

Before joining Roy, he went to Mumbai’s Film City Studios, where he switched to 3D world of art direction from 2D format of still photography. He further worked for TV series as ‘Kabir’ and ‘Chanakya’. Nitin made his debut in the films by 'Adhikari Brothers’ ‘Bhoo...

Date of Birth: 09-08-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Art Director
Date of Birth: 09-08-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Art Director

28. 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 Mohd Rafi Saheb. But his materialistic struggle got over when he sang famous song’ Papa Kehte Hain’ fro...
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 Mohd Rafi Saheb. But his materialistic struggle got over when he sang famous song’ Papa Kehte Hain’ fro...
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

29. Atul Kulkarni


Atul-Kulkarni.jpg Atul Kulkarni was born in the year 1965 in Karnataka. Basically, he has the ethnicity of Maharashtra and his family moved to Maharashtra and there he completed his schooling. He is a graduate from D. A. V College. His career started as a theatre artist and he married his co-artist Geetanjali. He was interested in the theatre performances and joined in the school cultural programs and showed his talent. Natya Aradhana is the theatre group joined by Atul. Atul completed his diploma in Dramatic Arts from National School Of Drama in New Delhi. His film career started with the Kannada movie Bhoomi Geetha in the year 1997. He made his debut in Marathi in the year 2000 through Kairee. His debut in Tamil was through the film Hey Ram. This film had Kamal, Rani Mukherjee, Sharukh Khan, Hema Malini and Vasundhra Das in the lead roles. His villainy r...
Atul Kulkarni was born in the year 1965 in Karnataka. Basically, he has the ethnicity of Maharashtra and his family moved to Maharashtra and there he completed his schooling. He is a graduate from D. A. V College. His career started as a theatre artist and he married his co-artist Geetanjali. He was interested in the theatre performances and joined in the school cultural programs and showed his talent. Natya Aradhana is the theatre group joined by Atul. Atul completed his diploma in Dramatic Arts from National School Of Drama in New Delhi. His film career started with the Kannada movie Bhoomi Geetha in the year 1997. He made his debut in Marathi in the year 2000 through Kairee. His debut in Tamil was through the film Hey Ram. This film had Kamal, Rani Mukherjee, Sharukh Khan, Hema Malini and Vasundhra Das in the lead roles. His villainy r...
Date of Birth: 10-09-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actor
Date of Birth: 10-09-1965
Age: 58
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Movie Actor

30. Madhur Bhandarkar


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Madhur Bhandarkar is an Indian film director, writer, and producer. He is known for his realistic filmmaking and has received critical acclaim for his work. He was born on 26 August 1968 in Mumbai. He got a job in a video cassette library in Khar, a Mumbai suburb, where he supplied video cassettes on a bicycle. It was here that he found out a treasure trove of movies and made the most of the opportunity to study film-making. He initially worked as an assistant with some filmmakers and eventually got the chance to work as an associate director to Ram Gopal Varma for the film Rangeela (1995). He also played a cameo in this movie. After some years, he made his directorial debut with the movie Trishakti, which was released in 1999. The movie went relatively unnoticed at the box office. Two years later, he direc...

Madhur Bhandarkar is an Indian film director, writer, and producer. He is known for his realistic filmmaking and has received critical acclaim for his work. He was born on 26 August 1968 in Mumbai. He got a job in a video cassette library in Khar, a Mumbai suburb, where he supplied video cassettes on a bicycle. It was here that he found out a treasure trove of movies and made the most of the opportunity to study film-making. He initially worked as an assistant with some filmmakers and eventually got the chance to work as an associate director to Ram Gopal Varma for the film Rangeela (1995). He also played a cameo in this movie. After some years, he made his directorial debut with the movie Trishakti, which was released in 1999. The movie went relatively unnoticed at the box office. Two years later, he direc...

Date of Birth: 26-08-1968
Age: 55
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Date of Birth: 26-08-1968
Age: 55
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

31. Jyoti Sarup


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Jyoti Sarup is an Indian film and serial director. He is also a producer. He was born on 20 August 1954 in New Delhi. He got Diploma Degree from National School of Drama. The director completed his Engineering from Film and Television Institute of India. Jyoti Sarup came to Mumbai to try his luck as an actor in 1978.

He didn’t do well in acting as he never had any experience or exposure to acting. Later, he started to do a job as a Chief Assistant Director. He was working for Late Mr. Ramanand Sagar. After working as an actor in few films and serials he realized his career is behind the camera. So he started as the Chief Assistant to some directors like Shri Shakti Sharka and Shri Atma Ram etc. Jyoti Sarup began directing. His first direction was for a Telefilm whi...

Jyoti Sarup is an Indian film and serial director. He is also a producer. He was born on 20 August 1954 in New Delhi. He got Diploma Degree from National School of Drama. The director completed his Engineering from Film and Television Institute of India. Jyoti Sarup came to Mumbai to try his luck as an actor in 1978.

He didn’t do well in acting as he never had any experience or exposure to acting. Later, he started to do a job as a Chief Assistant Director. He was working for Late Mr. Ramanand Sagar. After working as an actor in few films and serials he realized his career is behind the camera. So he started as the Chief Assistant to some directors like Shri Shakti Sharka and Shri Atma Ram etc. Jyoti Sarup began directing. His first direction was for a Telefilm whi...

Date of Birth: 20-08-1954
Age: 69
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 20-08-1954
Age: 69
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

32. B. Lenin


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B. Lenin (Bhimsingh Lenin) is primarily a Tamil film editor who has also worked as a writer and film maker. Apart from Tamil movies, he has worked in Malayalam and Hindi films. His career as an assistant editor started in 1979 with Uthiripookkal by director J. Mahendran. He worked as assistant editor with his father in many films before he debuted as an independent editor. He has also worked as a lab technician and he is an experienced sound engineer. During the decades of 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with his old assistant V. T. Vijayan and worked with him in over 100 Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu films, including Geethanjali, Nayakan, and Anjali and Kadhalan, for which they were honoured with the National Award for best editing.

Lenin has won five Nation...

B. Lenin (Bhimsingh Lenin) is primarily a Tamil film editor who has also worked as a writer and film maker. Apart from Tamil movies, he has worked in Malayalam and Hindi films. His career as an assistant editor started in 1979 with Uthiripookkal by director J. Mahendran. He worked as assistant editor with his father in many films before he debuted as an independent editor. He has also worked as a lab technician and he is an experienced sound engineer. During the decades of 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with his old assistant V. T. Vijayan and worked with him in over 100 Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu films, including Geethanjali, Nayakan, and Anjali and Kadhalan, for which they were honoured with the National Award for best editing.

Lenin has won five Nation...

Date of Birth: 15-08-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Editor, Writer, Director
Date of Birth: 15-08-1947
Age: 76
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Editor, Writer, Director

33. Ashutosh Gowariker


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Ashutosh Gowariker was born 15 February 1964 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He graduated from Mithibai College with B.Sc. in chemistry. During his school days he participated in theatre performances, folk dances and music plays, which helped him acknowledge and improve his talent and led him to attempt to build his career in the film industry. Ashutosh Gowariker began his film career modeling in commercials by GovindNihalani and Jenny Pinto.

His debut was in 1984 in the film Holi where he played the role of RanjeetPrakash.In the next years he acted in several films, such as Naam, Chamatkar, West Is West, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, Goonj, Gawahi, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Vazir and Sarkarnama. Ashutosh Gowariker acted in TV serials as well, such as Kachchi Dhoop, C.I.D. and Circus. Soon after t...

Ashutosh Gowariker was born 15 February 1964 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He graduated from Mithibai College with B.Sc. in chemistry. During his school days he participated in theatre performances, folk dances and music plays, which helped him acknowledge and improve his talent and led him to attempt to build his career in the film industry. Ashutosh Gowariker began his film career modeling in commercials by GovindNihalani and Jenny Pinto.

His debut was in 1984 in the film Holi where he played the role of RanjeetPrakash.In the next years he acted in several films, such as Naam, Chamatkar, West Is West, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, Goonj, Gawahi, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Vazir and Sarkarnama. Ashutosh Gowariker acted in TV serials as well, such as Kachchi Dhoop, C.I.D. and Circus. Soon after t...

Date of Birth: 15-02-1964
Age: 60
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Actor
Date of Birth: 15-02-1964
Age: 60
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Actor

34. Aamir Khan


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Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bollywood’s finest actor. He is a package for the Indian TV industry as he is a producer, director and actor an all-rounder kind of personality. Khan has an estimated net worth of $185 million. Aamir has born on 14th March, 1965 (aged 50) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did two marriages, first with Reena Dutta in 1986 they were together till 2002, than Kiran Rao came into his life, she is 42 years old, born in November, 1973, and they got married in 2005, now they both are living together happily in Mumbai. Kiran is from Bengaluru and also a director, screenwriter and producer.

Aamir’s father was Late Tahir Hussain, who was from a village Akhtiyarpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was also a screenwriter and director. Aamir is having 3 children today, one son Junaid and one daughter Ira from his...

Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bollywood’s finest actor. He is a package for the Indian TV industry as he is a producer, director and actor an all-rounder kind of personality. Khan has an estimated net worth of $185 million. Aamir has born on 14th March, 1965 (aged 50) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did two marriages, first with Reena Dutta in 1986 they were together till 2002, than Kiran Rao came into his life, she is 42 years old, born in November, 1973, and they got married in 2005, now they both are living together happily in Mumbai. Kiran is from Bengaluru and also a director, screenwriter and producer.

Aamir’s father was Late Tahir Hussain, who was from a village Akhtiyarpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was also a screenwriter and director. Aamir is having 3 children today, one son Junaid and one daughter Ira from his...

Date of Birth: 14-03-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Actor
Date of Birth: 14-03-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Actor

35. Girish Kasaravalli


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Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. He is a director of the Kannada Cinema World. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Kollywood. His films like Thaayi Saheba, Tabarana Kathe, Ghatashraddha and Dweepa won the ‘National Award for Best Feature Film’ more than three times. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution to the world of Cinema. Girish is a gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India. He directed a film, Avashesh and it was awarded the National Award for Best Short Fiction. Girish has to his credit thirteen National Film Awards. He was born in Kesalur village in Tirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga District to Lakshmi Devi and Ganesh Rao. The animatic presenter, Ravi Belagere has come forward and told that Girish’s official name is Girish K...

Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. He is a director of the Kannada Cinema World. He is well known as one of the pioneers of Kollywood. His films like Thaayi Saheba, Tabarana Kathe, Ghatashraddha and Dweepa won the ‘National Award for Best Feature Film’ more than three times. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 for his contribution to the world of Cinema. Girish is a gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India. He directed a film, Avashesh and it was awarded the National Award for Best Short Fiction. Girish has to his credit thirteen National Film Awards. He was born in Kesalur village in Tirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga District to Lakshmi Devi and Ganesh Rao. The animatic presenter, Ravi Belagere has come forward and told that Girish’s official name is Girish K...

Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

36. Yash Chopra


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Film maker Yash Chopra is recognized as the ‘king of romance’ in Indian cinema for directing films like kabhie Kabhie. Daag, Noorie, Silsila, Darr, Chandni, Lamhe, Dil To Pagal Hai, etc. Earlier, he made some serious and social films like Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Dharmputra, and Ittefaq, etc. He was a trendsetter as a filmmaker. Yash Chopra gave Bollywood the angry young man Amitabh Bachchan and even crafted career of another superstar Shahrukh Khan.

During the early times of his career, Yash Chopra worked as an assistant to the director I.S. Johar and his sibling B.R. Chopra. He got his first break as a director in B.R. Chopra’s film Dhool Ka Phool. It was a mega hit followed by Waqt and Iftefaq. Later, he got separated from his brother B.R. Chopra and fo...

Film maker Yash Chopra is recognized as the ‘king of romance’ in Indian cinema for directing films like kabhie Kabhie. Daag, Noorie, Silsila, Darr, Chandni, Lamhe, Dil To Pagal Hai, etc. Earlier, he made some serious and social films like Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Dharmputra, and Ittefaq, etc. He was a trendsetter as a filmmaker. Yash Chopra gave Bollywood the angry young man Amitabh Bachchan and even crafted career of another superstar Shahrukh Khan.

During the early times of his career, Yash Chopra worked as an assistant to the director I.S. Johar and his sibling B.R. Chopra. He got his first break as a director in B.R. Chopra’s film Dhool Ka Phool. It was a mega hit followed by Waqt and Iftefaq. Later, he got separated from his brother B.R. Chopra and fo...

Date of Birth: 27-09-1932
Date of Death: 21-10-2012
Age: 91
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director
Date of Birth: 27-09-1932
Date of Death: 21-10-2012
Age: 91
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

37. Vinod Anupam


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Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Writer, Author, Poet
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Writer, Author, Poet