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Parvathi is an Indian actress and dubbing artist. Mainly, she is a Malayalam actress and has done a lot of Malayalam movies. She began her career as a Radio Programme Producer. She made her debut in the film industry with the movie, ‘Out Of Syllabus’. It was directed by renowned director Vishwanathan. He has given many great hits to the film industry. For many years, before she stepped in the film industry, she did a show on the radio where many celebrities were frequently interviewed. She is an actor, model, and an anchor as well. After doing the movie ‘Out Of Syllabus’, she did an ad film. After that, she was approached by Director Lijo Jose Pellissery for his next venture ‘Double Barrel’.

Sampa is a Bollywood actor. Sampa is from Barrackpore, a town close to Kolkata. Her mother passed away in 2019, and her father runs a tea shop. Sampa joined a children's theater company in her city over ten years ago, primarily working backstage and escorting youngsters to and from performances. She was encouraged to apply to the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi after performing in a few plays, which she did and was accepted to. She joined The Repertory, the institute's performing wing, after earning her acting diploma in 2015. She produced her first short film at about this time. Later, she received a call asking her to perform for Sonchiriya. However, there was an issue. Actors at The Repertory are not formally permitted to work outside. Sampa had to covertly leave for the film's filming in Dholpur, Rajasthan, and auditions.

Lijomol Jose is an up-and-coming Malayalam film actress. Lijomol is from Peermade, Idukki Kerala. Her mother’s name is Lisamma and she works in the Forest Department while her father runs his business. She studied at Pondicherry University where she did her Post Graduation in Information and Library Science. Before entering the acting industry Lijomol worked as a Staff Reporter for Jai Hind TV.

Nimisha Sajayan is an Indian Actress. She works in the Malayalam Film Industry. Nimisha was born on the 4th of January in the year 1997. She is from Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father Mr. Sajayan is an engineer, and her mother is Mrs. Bindu. They're from Kerala but later migrated to Mumbai. She has an elder sister named Nithu. She had her schooling from Carmel Convent School in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Geetanjali Kulkarni, popularly known as Nutan from the movie “Court” is a theater turned big screen actress. She is graduated in acting and drama. She went to National School of Drama, Mumbai. The love of her life fell into the place. She met Atul Kulkarni as her senior in the school in the year 1993. Their love interest for each other increased as they started dating each other. The couple finally got married in the year 1996. They have no children. She works for “Quest” which is a non-governmental organization run by his husband, Atul Kulkarni. This NGO helps children of age group three to fourteen, in increasing their quality of education through various perspectives. She also conducts various workshops for theater acting. Geetanjali has this power of sharing her talent.

Konkona Sen Sharma is a Bollywood actress hailing from Kolkata, West Bengal. She was born on 3 December 1979 in a Bengali family. She completed her schooling at the Calcutta International School and later moved to Delhi for a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Delhi University’s most prestigious college- St. Stephen’s. Cinema has already been existent in her genetic roots. Her mother, Aparna Sen, is a noted actress and director in Bengali cinema. Moreover, she is the granddaughter of Chidananda Dasgupta, a film critic who also established the Calcutta Film Society. In 1983, the four-year-old Konkona was first seen on the big screen in a Bengali film titled ‘Indira’. Her official Tollywood debut was in 2000 in ‘Ek Je Aachhe Kanya,’ for which she was awarded at the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards (2002).

Vidya Balan is an award winning Bollywood actress who was born in Poothamkurussy, Puthur of Kerala. Her birthday is 1st of January in 1978. Her parents are Saraswathy and P. R Balan. Her elder sister is Priya Balan and her second cousin is Indian actress Priyamani. She studied at a High School in Mumbai and in 1995, at the age of sixteen, she played the role of Radhika in the first season of Ekta Kapoor's TV series named “Hum Paanch”. In her teenage, she was inspired by Indian actress Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit. She studied Sociology in St. Xavier's College and completed Master's in Mumbai University. She has appeared in several TV commercials and also she has starred in music videos. Vidya has briefly studied Carnatic music, Bharatnatyam and Kathak. She was listed as the "India's hottest vegetarian" in polls conducted by PETA in 2011 and 2012. In 2003, she commenced her career in feature film industry with the Bengali movie “Bhalo Theko”. “Parineeta” (2005) was her foremost Hindi movie. There she played the role of Lalita. Parineeta was a box-office hit and Vidya received the Filmfare best actress award in 2006, for her performances in Parineeta. Later, she appeared in “Lage Raho Munna Bhai” (2006) co starred with Sanjay Dutt. In 2007, she appeared in romantic comedy film “Heyy Babyy”. Heyy Babyy is a remake of Hollywood film “Three Men and a Baby”. Vidya played the role of Isha Sahni and the movie became an overnight hit. She got the opportunity of working with director Aziz Mirza, in 2008. Aziz selected Vidya for the role of Priya, in “Kismat Konnection”. The victorious period of her career as a Hindi actress began in the year 2009. She appeared in five different successive films, including “Paa” (2009), “Ishqiya” (2010), “The Dirty Picture” (2011), Kahaani (2012). Her prominent acting skills in those roles recognized her in Hindi cinema. She has won the National Film Award for best actress (Dirty picture), five Filmfare Awards for Parineeta (2005), Paa (2009), The Dirty Picture (2011), and Kahaani (2012) and Ishqiya (2010), five Screen Awards and Padma Shri Award in 2014. Vidya Balan got married to Siddharth Roy Kapoor, the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures on 14th of December 2012 in Bandra, Mumbai.

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Neel Mani Kant is a director and writer from India. He was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, and later moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra. From the very beginning, he wanted to be in the creative field. After his graduation, he started working as an assistant director and writer. Later, he directed some of the best films and even wrote some of them. A few of his best works include Milestone in 2020, Eeb Allay Ooo! in 2019, Bhagi Huyi Ladkiyan in 2015, and A Night of Knowing Nothing in 2021. He has also worked as an art director. Most of his work has been released in the Bollywood entertainment industry.

Ivan Ayr is an Indian film director, editor, writer, producer, and casting director who mainly works in the Hindi film industry. He was raised and grew up in northern India. He spent his childhood in many cities across north India. His nationality is Indian. Then, his parents decided to make Chandigarh their home. After completing his studies, he went to the United States for his post-graduate studies. He took education in English Literature at Canada College in Redwood after receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Later, Ivan Ayr studied Screenwriting & Film direction at San Francisco Film Society. There he directed and wrote his debut short film, “Lost and Found,” as a eulogy to his stolen bicycle in 2014.

Ritesh Shah is a very well-known screenwriter who lives in Mumbai currently. His very recent famous works include ‘Airlift’ which was released in 2016. Ritesh along with fellow writer Suresh Nair put together a power packed dialogue and screenplay, and the movie was a blast in the box office.

Shreyaas Krishna is an Indian-Cinematographer. He mainly works in the Tamil-Film Industry. He worked in Jagame Thandhiram, which will release in the year 2020. Rocky, GujjuBhai-Most Wanted, The House Next Door, Yaanum Theeyavan and Jil Jung Juk. He had also worked in Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen, which released in the year 2012.

Lakshvir Singh Saran is a young, talented, and a budding actor and director. Lakshvir got blessed with good looks and immense talent and potential. Lakshvir Singh Saran has done his schooling from the Modern School in Vasant Vihar. Lakshvir has done his graduation from the prestigious Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. He was always enthusiastic about acting and often performed during his college days. He was also a part of his college's theatre society named "The Players." The story of his journey began in 2013. He had been a part of Mahesh Dattani's "Maati," words words words, Once upon a time, and Third Space Collective's "Mahi."

Rishab Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director. He was born on July 7 in Keradi Village, Kundapur, Karnataka. He studied film direction at the Government Film and TV Institute in Bangalore and started his career as an Assistant Director to A.M.R. Ramesh in the 2006 bilingual drama film, Cyanide. Afterward, he assisted Arvind Kaushik in a television series before he made his acting debut in the Kannada film, Tuglak (2012), which Kaushik also directed. In 2013, Shetty did a small stint as a police officer in Pawan Kumar’s romantic psychological thriller film, Lucia.

Vijay Raaz (Born: 5th June 1963) is an Indian film actor. His breakthrough came with the role he played as Dubeyji in the movie ‘Monsoon Wedding’ and achieved his fame for the performance in the film ‘Run’. His “Kauwa Biryani” act became highly praised worldwide. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small and comic roles in many Hindi movies. His specialty lies in depicting a common man in today’s Hindi movies.

Dr. Arun Dravid was born on October 3, 1943. He is a senior representative of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. He has a Ph.D. from MIT in the United States and holds a gold medal From IIT in Bombay presently Mumbai. He serves as Vice President of Jacobs Engineering Group, the California-based international engineering firm, and Chairman Emeritus of Jacobs Engineering India. Dr. Arun Dravid had his early training from Abdul Majid Khan, an Alladiya Khan student and Kesarbai Kerkar's lifelong sarangi accompanist. Abdul Majid Khan helped Dr. Arun Dravid establish a strong foundation for the gharana's gayaki in him. From 1955 to 1960, he studied under him before taking a brief hiatus from music to focus on his studies.

Pasupathy Ramaswamy Solai is the original name of Pasupathy, an Indian actor. He has acted in different types of roles including supporting actor, comedian, villain and protagonist. He has worked in roles which were critically well received. The Tamil flick “E” garnered him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also got the Tamilnadu State Film Award for the film. The film Kuselan fetched him the Best Supporting Actor Award in ITFA. Though he predominantly works in Tamil films he also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. 

During the year 1984 Pasupathy got associated with Koothu-P-Pattarai, a theater venture. He worked there till 1997. He also got involved in small serials. Pasupathy’s rapport with actor Nasser earned him the acquaintance of Kamal Haasan, who gave him a role in Marudhanayagam. But the film was dropped.

Shoojit Sircar is an Indian film producer and director born in Kolkata, India. Shoojit is from a Bengali family in Barrackpore from where he completed his schooling.

He directed Bollywood movies like Yahaan released in 2005, Vicky Donor in 2012, Madras Cafe 2013 and Piku 2015, which were all praised, by critics and audience alike. He was appreciated for his art of direction after every film of his. He was also into ad filmmaking and has created award-winning commercials. Having worked with almost all leading agencies in India for products of all categories reflects how versatile he is as a director.

The director, however still has his roots into theatre. He still gives the credit of who he is to theatre. He said that being really involved in plays for pure passion and no money has made him who he is. He worked at Act One a theatre group in Delhi to which he gives credits of his success.

He won the best director award at Osian film festival 2005 for his directorial debut Yahaan, which is commendable.

Shoojit also won the title for best film director in 2014 at 20th Life OK Screen Awards. He is currently filming his next film Agra Ka Daabra and has also announced 1911 to be his yet another film. He said that 2 things that make him really happy are spending time with his family and writing with his friend and writer Juhi Chaturvedi. His wife Jhuma is his biggest inspiration.

Chandrashekhar Prajapati is a film editor and is known for his works in Indian film industry. Famous for Madras Cafe, Jolly LLB 2 and Piku, he was also awarded for his editing skills. His first film where he started as a film editor was Yahaan that released in 2005.

Pa. Ranjith is a Film Director of Indian origin who has directed many Tamil movies. He was born and brought up in Karalapakkam, a village near Tiruninravur, Chennai. He completed his graduation from the Madras School of Fine Arts, Chennai. In the college, he practiced Direction and Acting. He also did a lot of traveling and during this voyages, he used to get creative ideas for his movies. He also joined the film chamber and drew inspirations from different famous personalities. He also attended yearly Film Festivals.

Jeo Baby is an upcoming Indian director known for his short films on complex issues. Hailing from Kerala, Jeo spent his early days in the town of Erattupetta which falls under the district of Kottayam. He took admission in the St. Joseph’s College of Communication, Changanassery in Kottayam itself. This college was inaugurated in 2004 and became the first university affiliated media institution in Kerala. Jeo directed several videos and skits during his stint in the school. His movies got recognition at various college-level contests and made Jeo a familiar figure in South India. His films highlighted human predicaments such as religion and human-trafficking.

Born on 1 March 1987 in Mumbai (Maharashtra). Graduated in literature from Mithibai College since it was well-known for its theater scene. His mother is a retired railway employee and father is an environment consultant and owns a company along with his younger brother. Chaitanya is the writer and director of Marathi movie “Court”. It qualified for India's official submission in the best foreign language film category at the 88th Academy Awards. It won more than 30 international awards. Tamhane was born in a middle-class Maharashtrian family, during his childhood he used to watch Marathi plays with his mother. When he was hardly 17-18 he worked as a daily soap writer "Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka" at Balaji Telefilms.

Avik is an Indian Cinematographer. He majorly works in Bengali and Hindi films. He was born in Kalimpong, West Bengal. He is married to Madhuja Mukherjee. He went at Film and Television Institute of India to study cinematography. He is a receptionist of three National Film awards for ‘Patalghar (2003)’, ‘Bhalo Theko (2004)’, and ‘Antaheen (2009)’. He also received Filmfare Award in 2021 for Best cinematography for ‘Gulabo Sitabo’. Some of his other works are ‘Asukh (1999)’, ‘Titli (2002)’, ‘Bunty Aur Babli (2005)’, ‘Khela 92008)’, ‘Sunglass (2013)’, ‘Kill Dil (2014)’, ‘Pink (2016)’, ‘October (2018)’, ‘Badla (2019)’, ‘Sardar Udham (2021)’, ‘Borunbabur Bondhu (2020)’, ‘The Violin Player (2016)’. 

Adarsh Gourav is a supporting actor who was first seen in 2010 Bollywood blockbuster ‘My Name Is Khan’ and was seen playing the role of a 15-year-old Rizvan. The film was directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija. It starred Bollywood top actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles and the film went on to win 16 awards and 17 nominations.

Raj B Shetty is a famous Indian actor/director and screenwriter who works in the Kannada cinema. Raj directed/wrote and appeared in the 2017 movie Ondu Motteya Kathe. Raj started his career as a radio jockey at 92.7 Big FM in Mangalore. Raj then joined a theatre group and started writing plays. Along with theatre play, he also started directing short movies.

Suvinder Vicky is Punjabi film actor, who played the main lead role as Joginder, in Gurvinder Singh’s 2015 Punjabi film, Chauthi Koot (The Fourth Direction). He had done a good job in this film which is set in the backdrop of the 80s. It revolves around the happenings in rural Punjab prior to and after Operation Blue Star. The movie dealt with the plight of the ordinary individuals under such circumstances.

Vicky Kaushal is a famous Indian movie actor. He was born in Mumbai and has been raised in Mumbai since then. He was born to Shyam Kaushal, who is an action director and stunt coordinator in various films. He has worked in films like Slumdog Millionaire, 3 Idiots and Bajrangi Bhaijaan. He also has a brother in Sunny Kaushal who is linked to the film industry and has assisted in directing in movies like Gunday. He did his early education in Mumbai and later graduated with Electronics and Telecommunication engineering degree. He had various job options but decided to follow his father’s footsteps and entered the film industry. He started doing theatre and joined an acting workshop under Kishore Kapoor. He is born and brought up as a total Punjabi and lives his life the same way. He did various theatre plays with the group of Manav Kaul andNaseeruddin Shah. He continued to grow in stature and gained much more experience working in theatre. He did various small stints in movies like Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana and Bombay Velvet. He also did a short film named Geek Out, where he played the role of a Geek. In 2010, he assisted Anurag Kashyap in Gangs of Wasseypur. The movie with its violent and direct approach was an instant hit.

Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor who had no filmy links to make a Bollywood career. This handsome hunk is a carbon copy of Disney's Tangled Flynn Rider (Hollywood actor). Ranveer Singh is one of our brightest stars who rose to his heights through dedication, hard work, and perseverance. He always had an inclination for performing arts, But this actor needed the luck to launch his film career. Yash Raj films invited the struggling actor to audition for their next film, and Ranveer won the part of lead hero in the surprise 2010 hit ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’.

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