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1. Nilanjana Sarkar


26-02-2022/nilanjana-sarkar.jpg Nilanjana Sarkar is a prominent playback singer. She predominantly works in the Bengali music industry. Nilanjana Sarkar won the 57th National Film Awards in the year of 2009 for one of her songs in the Bengali movie Houseful’s song Bish. This song was composed by the band Kaya. Apart from playback, she has also worked in several ad jingles. Nilanjana...
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills: Singer

2. Anjuli Shukla


a/n/j/u/l/i/anjuli-shukla.png Anjuli Shukla is a film director and Indian cinematographer. She has also won National Award for Best Cinematography. She is the first, and the only woman to win that Award. She has won this Award for her film named “Kutty Srank.” “Happy Mother’s Day” directed by Anjuli Shukla is a movie by (CFSI) Children’s Film Society, India. It was the...
Date of Birth: 22-06-1972
Age: 52
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 22-06-1972
Age: 52
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi

3. Padmapriya Janakiraman


13-11-2019/padmapriya-janakiraman.jpg Padma is an Indian actress and model. She was born on 28 February 1980 in Delhi and brought up in Punjab by her Tamil parents. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and graduated from Loyola Academy, Alwal. She has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and also a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Kirloskar Institute...
Date of Birth: 28-02-1980
Age: 44
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 28-02-1980
Age: 44
Star Sign: Pisces
Gender: Female
Language: Malayalam
Skills: Model, Movie Actress

4. Ananya Chatterjee


Ananya-Chatterjee.jpg Those who have traced the career of the National Award winning Bengali actress Ananya Chatterjee from the beginning can vouch for it that she can be equally adroit in lighter roles than the ones like that in “Abahoman” that fetched the award.The credit for identifying her real talent and putting her on the national stage goes to someone like Rituporno...
Date of Birth: 16-01-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 16-01-1977
Age: 47
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Female
Language: Bengali
Skills: Movie Actress

5. Arundathi Nag


Arundathi-Nag.jpg Arundathi Nag is an Indian actress and theater person. She was born on 6th July, 1956 in New Delhi to a Maharashtian family and had three siblings. When she was a 10 year kid, her family shifted to Bombay. Arundathi had an immense passion about theater since her childhood. When she was a teen, she joined a theater group and...
Date of Birth: 06-07-1956
Age: 68
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-07-1956
Age: 68
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Female
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actress

6. Hiren Bora


26-02-2022/hiren-bora.jpg Hiren Bora is an actor turned filmmaker, story, and scriptwriter. He hails from Assam, India. 2009-10, he directed the film Basundhara (The Earth). It starred Barsha Rani Bishaya, Saurabh Hazarika and Iftekar Ahmed. The movie won the Rajat Kamal for Best Regional Film at the 57th National Film Awards 2009. In 2014, Bora directed a critically acclaimed film, Khobh (Anguish),...
Gender: Male
Language: Assamese
Skills:

7. Arghyakamal Mitra


10-11-2021/arghyakamal-mitra.gif Arghyakamal Mitra is a famous editor who has worked majorly in the Bengali film industry at Baduria, West Bengal, India. He graduated at Film and Television Institute of India in DCE, Film Making and Editing in 1986. He has collaborated with many highly recognized directors like Aparna Sen, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Suman Mukhopadhyay, Rituparno Ghosh, Anjan Dutta, Soukarya Ghosal, Anik...
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills: Editor

8. Laxmikant Shetgaonkar


01-01-2021/laxmikant-shetgaonkar.jpg   One of the successful filmmakers from Goa, Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, is multiple times National Award-winning director who is familiar for his works Paltadacho Munis and Baga Beach. Laxmikant Shetgaonkar was born and grew up in Cuncolim Village of Salcette district in Goa. His love for filmmaking made him pursue his graduation in Theatre Arts at Kala Academy in Goa. Then, for...
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

9. Basanth Kumar Patil


01-01-2021/basanth-kumar-patil.jpg Basanth Kumar Patil is a well-liked filmmaker within the Indian movie industry, specifically in the Kanarese movie industry. He has worked in several well-liked films and has received appreciation for the same. A number of his works include ‘Dec One‘ by P. Sheshadri, ‘Bettada Jeeva’ by P. Sheshadri, ‘Kanasemba Kudureyaneri’ by Girish Kasaravalli, ‘Gulabi Talkies’ by Girish Kasaravalli, and more....
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Producer

10. R C Kamalakannan


12-10-2020/r-c-kamalakannan.jpg RC Kamalakannan is a veteran visual effects supervisor. Born and raised in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, Kamalakannan is famous for his work in the movie 'Bahubali: The Conclusion.' Kamalakannan went to Gopalapuram Boys High School and completed his graduation from Guru Nanak College, Chennai. He started his career as an ENG photographer and U-Matic editor. The ace technician is also widely...
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:

11. Christien Tinsley


20-11-2020/christien-tinsley.jpg Christien Tinsley is an American makeup artist and bio creator. His career started in Los Angeles at the age of 22. Within two years, he had a place in the makeup league and began to work as a makeup artist for films such as ‘The Grinch’, ‘Pearl Harbor’, ‘Swordfish’, and ‘Ocean’, ‘Work 11’ and more. He continued to develop a proprietary...
Date of Birth: 04-05-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: English
Skills:
Date of Birth: 04-05-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: English
Skills: Makeup Artist

12. Subhash Sahu


24-09-2020/subhash-sahu.png   Music is the essence of Indian cinema. It is like magic that never fails to surprise us or even change our life. Subhash Sahu is a well-known sound engineer and a music composer of Bollywood and Hollywood too. From his childhood days, Subhash had wanted to become an actor. Despite of his family resisting him not to watch any films,...
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Sound Designer

13. Anup Dev


27-08-2020/anup-dev.jpg Anup Dev is a re-recording mixer and sound supervisor. He has spent many years working in the Bollywood film industry with great names like Aananth Mahadevan, Rohit Shetty, Ajay Devgan, late Irfan Khan, and late Rishi Kapoor. In 2006 he won ZEE cine award for Best Re-Recording. Anup has worked as a sound mixer in Hip Hip Hurray in 1984,...
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Sound Designer

14. Rupam Islam


30-08-2019/rupam-islam.jpg Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, in 1974, Rupam Islam is an Indian Playback Singer. He has worked in Hindi and Bengali films as a lyricist, singer, and composer. Rupam was born in the family of musicians, and his musical journey began from a very early stage. He gave on stage live performances and was the chosen child artist for Doordarshan...
Date of Birth: 25-01-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 25-01-1974
Age: 50
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali

15. P N Ramchandra Rao


13-08-2019/p-n-ramchandra-rao.jpg P N Ramchandar Rao is an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil movies. He was born in Chadalavada, Tenali Taluk, Gundur district and brought up in Parlapalli Village, Nellore dist. He shifted his base to Chennai to enter into the cinema industry. In 1973, The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute in Chennai announced the...
Date of Birth: 18-08-1955
Age: 69
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 18-08-1955
Age: 69
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director

16. Gokulam Gopalan


21-02-2019/gokulam-gopalan.jpg Gokulam Gopalan has been named as A.M Gopalan, was born on 23rd July in the year 1944 in Vadakara, Kerala, India. He belongs to a decent family with father Chathu and mother Madhu. Gopalan has a wife and three children named Baiju Gopalan, Lijisha Gopalan, and Shabareesh Gopalan. Gopalan is an Indian film industry, film distributor and businessman. He preferably...
Date of Birth: 23-07-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 23-07-1944
Age: 80
Star Sign: Leo
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

17. P. F. Mathews


p/0/0/f/0/0/p.-f.-mathews.png Poovankery Francis Mathews is an author from India who mainly writes in the Malayalam language and a screenplay writer who has worked in Malayalam TV and film industry. He has also won a National Award for his contribution to the industry. Along with a National Award, he has also won many other awards....
Date of Birth: 18-02-1960
Age: 64
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam
Skills:
Date of Birth: 18-02-1960
Age: 64
Star Sign: Aquarius
Gender: Male
Language: Malayalam

18. Vivek Khatkar


v/i/v/e/k/0/vivek-khatkar.png Vivek Khatkar is an Indian film producer. He is a professional Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer in Mumbai. He is the producer of the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Hindi sports film, Lahore (2010). The film earned the Indira Gandhi Award at the 57th National Film Award in 2009. Khatkar also bagged the Best Debut Film of a Director Award in the...
Date of Birth: 06-05-1986
Age: 38
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-05-1986
Age: 38
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Producer

19. Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan


s/a/n/j/a/y/sanjay-puran-singh-chauhan.png Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan is an Indian Film Director, Screen Writer and Dialogue Writer, who was born on 8th October, 1975 and is well known for his internationally praised film Lahore....
Date of Birth: 08-10-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 08-10-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

20. Director - Hariharan


d/i/r/e/c/t/director---hariharan.png Hariharan is a veteran Indian film executive who has coordinated more than 60 Malayalam films. His striking works incorporate Parinayam, Pazhasi Raja, Oru Vadakan Veeragatha, Amrutham Gamaya, Sargam and Nakhakshathangal, which won him national and global acceptance. Hariharan was a student at the St. Thomas College, located in Thrissur. He has even attended the Universal Arts College, Kozhikode. He arrived...

21. Ravi Jadhav


r/a/v/i/0/j/ravi-jadhav.jpg He is a renowned Indian film personality; he was born on September 22, 1966, in Mumbai (Maharashtra). He studied visual communication and graphics design at J.J school of Arts. He has been working as a successful graphic designer, copywriter and creative designer with a leading advertisement agency. He is married to Meghana Jadhav. She is a producer as well. They...
Date of Birth: 22-09-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 22-09-1966
Age: 58
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

22. Samir Chanda


s/a/m/i/r/0/samir-chanda.jpg Samir Chanda was a popular Indian director and production designer, who was born in 1957. He worked in the Indian cinema industry, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali. He was well-known for his work in movies like Yoddha (1992), Dil Se (1998), Omkara (2006), Rang De Basanti (2006), Guru (2007), and Raavan (2010)....
Date of Birth: 19-10-1957
Age: 67
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 19-10-1957
Age: 67
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

23. Girish Kasaravalli


17-06-2017/girish-kasaravalli.png 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...
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills:
Date of Birth: 03-12-1950
Age: 73
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Kannada
Skills: Director

24. Balki


15-04-2017/balki.png Balki (popularity known as R.Balakrishnan), an Indian screenwriter, filmmaker, and Chief Creative Officer of Lowe Lintas (advertising agency) was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. Balakrishnan got married in 2007 to Gauri Shinde film director of highly acclaimed ‘English Vinglish’ (2012)....
Date of Birth: 22-04-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 22-04-1965
Age: 59
Star Sign: Taurus
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

25. Pandiraj


pandiraj.png  Pandiraj is a Tamil film director and producer whose arrival into Tamil cinema was felicitated by a National award for the best screenplay in his debut project, Pasanga....
Date of Birth: 07-06-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 07-06-1976
Age: 48
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Director, Producer

26. D Ramanaidu


15-02-2017/d-ramanaidu.jpg Guinness Book of World Records holder Daggubati Ramanaidu was born on 6th June 1937. He is the initiator of ' Suresh Productions' who individually produced more than 150 movies in 13 different languages, and therefore secured a place in the world book of records....
Date of Birth: 06-06-1936
Date of Death: 18-02-2015
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills:
Date of Birth: 06-06-1936
Date of Death: 18-02-2015
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Telugu
Skills: Producer

27. M Sasikumar


m-sasikumar.jpg M.Sasikumar is a versatile cine artist. He juggles between direction, production, and acting. He made his debut in Kollywood as a Director through the original, suburban film Subramaniapuram (2008). The movie was rendered on a small budget and made heads turn because of the new script. Sasikumar graduated from Vellaichamy Nadar College, Madurai, majoring in Business Administration. His uncle A....
Date of Birth: 28-09-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 28-09-1975
Age: 49
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil

28. Ilaiyaraaja


ilayaraja.jpg Ilaiyaraaja is a renowned film composer, known around the world for his finest works. With more than 5000 songs, he is known to be one of the best composers India has yet to produce. Ilaiyaraaja is also widely acknowledged as a songwriter, conductor, singer, and instrumentalist. Ilaiyaraaja’s works stand out particularly due to his talent for fusing traditional Indian instrumentation with...
Date of Birth: 02-06-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills:
Date of Birth: 02-06-1943
Age: 81
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Tamil
Skills: Music Director

29. Rituparno Ghosh


r/i/t/u/p/a/rituparno-ghosh.jpg Rituparno Ghosh(1963-2013) was a profound actor, director, writer, and lyricist in the Bengali FIlm Industry. He was born in Kolkata to a Bengali Hindu family on 31 August 1963. Sunil Ghosh, father of Rituparno Ghosh was a painter and a documentary film maker. He attended South Point School in and earned an Economics degree from Jadhavpur University, Kolkata. He worked...
Date of Birth: 31-08-1963
Date of Death: 30-05-2013
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills:
Date of Birth: 31-08-1963
Date of Death: 30-05-2013
Star Sign: Virgo
Gender: Male
Language: Bengali
Skills: Writer, Actor, Lyricist

30. Resul Pookutty


Resul-Pookutty.jpg Resul Pookutty has climbed up the ladder with a lot of hard work. Born in Kerala on 30th May, 1971, Resul completed his schooling in kerosene lamps because his village did not have electricity. He completed his Bachelors in Physics and went on to pursue a degree in Law by his father’s wish. He left the Law program in...
Date of Birth: 30-05-1971
Age: 53
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 30-05-1971
Age: 53
Star Sign: Gemini
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi

31. Shaji Karun


Shaji-Karun.jpg Shaji Neelakantan Karun was very famous Cinematographer and Film Director. He was born on 1st January 1952 in Kollam district (Kerala). In 1963, his family was moved to Thiruvananthapuram which is the capital of Kerala. Shaji Karun has completed his schooling from Palkkulangara Higher Secondary school and graduation from University College, Thiruvananthapuram. He wanted to make his career...
Date of Birth: 01-01-1952
Age: 72
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 01-01-1952
Age: 72
Star Sign: Capricorn
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

32. Swanand Kirkire


Swanand-Kirkire.jpg Swanand Kirkire is a multi-talented personality of Bollywood. He is an actor, lyricist, writer and singer. He was born in 1970 in Indore, India. He belongs to a Marathi-speaking family. His father, Chintamani, and mother, Neelambari, were both classical singers. Swanand, however, had no formal training on singing. His father worked at a public bank and his mother worked at...
Date of Birth: 1970
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 1970
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Lyricist

33. Amit Trivedi


22-08-2019/amit-trivedi.jpg Amit Rivedi is a phenomenal musician of the Bollywood industry and his works are absolutely phenomenal. He did made a great difference to the musical world.  He is a Bollywood movie composer, singer, lyricist and a splendid musician. His debut movie is the film Aamir in the year 2008. In 2010, he won the National Music Director Award for the...
Date of Birth: 11-07-1979
Age: 45
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 11-07-1979
Age: 45
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Music Director

34. Shyam Benegal


Shyam-Benegal.jpg Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and screenwriter. He created, what is today referred to as ‘middle cinema’. His work has widely received critical acclaim in India as well as in the International Film Circuit. He was born on 14 December 1934 in Secunderabad. He is a cousin of Guru Dutt. His paternal grandmother and Guru Dutt’s maternal grandmother...
Date of Birth: 14-12-1934
Age: 89
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 14-12-1934
Age: 89
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director, Screenplay

35. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra


rakeysh-omprakash-mehra.jpg Born on 7th July 1963, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is a screenwriter and filmmaker. Rang De Basanti and Baag Mika Baag are two of his acclaimed films. He has penned the script as well as directed the films Aks and Delhi 6. The issues surrounding the Mandal Commission of VP Singh inspired Mehra to direct Rang De Basanti. Mehra never hesitates to...
Date of Birth: 07-07-1963
Age: 61
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 07-07-1963
Age: 61
Star Sign: Cancer
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Actor

36. Rajkumar Hirani


Rajkumar-Hirani.jpg Rajkumar Hirani is one of the ace director, screenwriter, producer in the contemporary Bollywood. He is one of the directors who distinctively portrays the reality of the society with a touch of sarcasm and humor. He was born and brought up in Nagpur, Maharashtra and did his graduation in Commerce since because his dad wanted him to be a charted...
Date of Birth: 20-11-1962
Age: 62
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 20-11-1962
Age: 62
Star Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Director

37. Farooq Sheikh


Farooq-Shaikh.jpg Farooq Sheikh is a legendary actor, a television presenter and a philanthropist. He was born on March 25, 1948 in Amroli, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. He is the eldest son of Mustafa and Farida Sheikh, who are both Muslim. Farooq studied at St. Mary’s School in Mumbai and later attended in St. Xavier College. Subsequently, he studied at...
Date of Birth: 25-03-1948
Date of Death: 27-12-2013
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 25-03-1948
Date of Death: 27-12-2013
Star Sign: Aries
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: TV Actor

38. Amitabh Bachchan


a/m/i/t/a/b/amitabh-bachchan.jpg 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....
Date of Birth: 11-10-1942
Age: 82
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills:
Date of Birth: 11-10-1942
Age: 82
Star Sign: Libra
Gender: Male
Language: Hindi
Skills: Movie Actor