Hindi Awards Golden Petal Awards 2018 - Cast & Crew

Farah Khan is an Indian film actress, producer, director and a choreographer. She was born on January 9, 1965 in Mumbai, India. She is the daughter of Menaka, sister of screenwriter and actress, Honey Irani and Daisy Irani. She is also the sister of film actor and comedian Sajid Khan and the cousin of film personalities Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar. Farah was married to Shirish Kunder, a film writer, producer, director, composer and the editor of her directorial film Main Hoon Na in 2004. The two have worked together in films like Jaan-E-Mann, Tees Maar Khan and Om Shanti Om. She gave birth to triplets, composing of one boy and two girls in year 2008. 

She studied Sociology in Mumbai’s St. Xavier College. During this time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller was being telecasted. Farah, though she had not tried dancing before, got inspired and became her vocation. Basically, she just learned how to dance by herself and started her own dance group. She took over to choreographer Saroj Khan, when he walked out of the sports drama film, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar in 1992. After this, she started to choreographed dance routines for more than 100 songs in several Hindi films. Farah has worked in international projects like the 2007 romantic musical comedy film, Marigold: An Adventure in India, the 2001 film Monsoon Wedding and the 2005 Chinese film, Perhaps Love. Her choreography in Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair and Bombay Dreams gained her nominations at the Tony Awards as Best Choreographer in 2004. She already won five times at the Filmfare Awards for the same category. In year 2012, Farah has choreographed the songs Radha and Ishq Wala Love for the film Student of the Year and Jumping Jhapak in 2013. 

Farah is a good friend of Shah Rukh Khan, whom she met during the set of the 1994 Bollywood film Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and since then, they started to work together in several projects. Farah, soon became a director as well and her first film Main Hoon Na stars Shah Rukh Khan, produced under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment. She was the first female director to be nominated at the Filmfare for Best Director. Her second film, Om Shanti Om also stars Shah Rukh Khan and the debutant actress, Deepika Padukone. This film became a top grosser of all time after it was released. In 2010, her third directorial venture Tees Maar Khan stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. She made her acting debut inn year 2012 after doing the lead role in Bela Bhansali Sehgal’s Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi. 

She also trained the famous Columbian pop star Shakira for her song Hips Don’t Lie, Bollywood version, for MTV Music Video Awards in 2006 and Kylie Minogue in Chiggy Wiggy for Anthony D’Souza’s Blue in 2009. In the same year, she hosted the celebrity chat show entitled Tere Mere Beach Mein, which was aired on Star Plus. She also judged reality television shows like the first and second seasons of Indian Idol, Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star, Dance India Dance Li’l Masters and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega. In 2011, Farah, along with Hrithik Roshan and Vaibhavi Merchant judged the dance reality series Just Dance on Star Plus. She also hosted the special series of the reality show Bigg Boss Halla Bol in 2013. 

In honor of Farah’s triplets, she and her husband started the Three’s Company, a production house in India.

Bharti Singh is a well known comedian and actress in Hindi and Punjabi Industries. She was born in Amristar. Along with Kapil Sharma  she has become synonymous with Comedy in Indian TV scene. She first hogged the limelight when she secured the runner up position in “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (Season 4)” on STAR One.   Heralter ego “Lalli” still lingers in the mind of viewers. It opened the gate for Bharti and after that there was no stopping for her. She is the Undisputed Comedy Queen of Indian TV. Movie awards are incomplete if there is no item of Bharti Singh is incorporated. She is always there to entertain the crowd in any award function. She has become the much sought out lady of Indian TV industry.

This Amritsar born comedian has appeared as a participant in Comedy Circus's 2010 series. In fact she has appeared in all the versions of Comedy Circus. Her pairing with Sidhartha Jadhav in comedy circus series was hilarious. People use to laugh a lot seeing them on stage. She played a comic role in STAR Plus sitcom “Pyaar Mein Twist” and later participated as a contestant on the celebrity dance reality show, “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 5)”. Though she looks bulky but she danced very well in the competition.

She has also acted in Punjabi and Hindi movies like “Ek Noor” (2011), “Khiladi 786” (2012), “Jatt and Juliet 2” (2013)-Punjabi. She has re-established the position of comedians in the Indian TV industry and became the source of inspiration for many comedians in India. It is always said that to make people laugh is the toughest task in world but Bharti is doing this job with great ease. We wish all the best for his upcoming projects and future.

She is a well-known television actress who started as ‘Eshu’, the youngest one in ‘Dilli Wali Thakur Girls’ which is based on well-known novel those pricey Thakur girls. She won hearts of million Indian soap viewers with her great acting skills in acting as well as her good looks. Now she is currently playing the lead role in ‘Udaan’ in Colors TV as ‘Chakor’. She is very close to her mother and very friendly with her as she likes to include her mother in every important and unimportant decision in life. She also impressed her fans with her beautiful eyes, versatility and the dedication towards her work; she try to give her best in what she do; that is why she achieved so much in such a little time.

Rashami Desai is a well-known television actress, model, and dancer, and is famous for her role as Tapasya on Colors TV’s hit soap opera, ‘Uttaran’. Born as Divya Desai on 4th August, 1986, in Nagaon, Assam, she studied in Ulubari High School and learnt the Kathak and Bharatnatyam styles of dance.

Krishna Abhishek is a famous Indian actor, popularly known for his outstanding performances in Comedy Circus, a comedy show of SONY Entertainment. Krishna was born on 30 May 1983 in Mumbai, India. Bollywood actor Govinda is the uncle of Krishna. Krishna is the cousin of Amit Khanna, Ragini Khanna and Soumya Seth. Krishna is also popular for his dancer and his dance is inspired by the dance steps of Govinda. He already participated in various dance reality show.

Krishna started his film carrier with Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai in 2002. This was his debut film with which he got the entry to Bollywood. After this film he worked in various different films like Hum Tum Aur mother, Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyege and Aur Pappu Pass Ho Gaya. He also worked in different Bhojpuri films.

He also played the lead role in the TV series Sautela. This serial was broadcasted on Doordarshan in 2007. Krishna became more popular for his TV show Comedy Circus where he performed with co-actor Sudesh Lehri. He participated in various season of Comedy Circus and won Kahani Comedy Circus Ki along with Kapil Sharma and Sumona Chakravarti.

He participated in Nach Baliye, the celebrity couple dance-reality shows in 2007. He also worked with his girlfriend Kashmira Shah in Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar in 2008. In the same year he participated in the show Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1. With choreograph Robin Merchant Krishna worked in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2010.

As a judge Krishna along with Sudha Chandran appeared in the reality dance show Krazzy Kiya Re. This show was also broadcasted on DD National. Krishna and Kashmira Shah took part in reality show Love Lock Up on UTV Bindass in February 2011.

In the Bollywood movie Bol Bachchan, Krishna worked with Popular Hindi film actors Ajay Devgn, Asin Thottumkal, Abhishek Bachchan, Prachi Desai, and Archana Puran Singh. This film was directed by popular Bollywood director Rohit Shetty. This film was released on 6 July 2012. In this film Krishna played the character of Ravi Shastri. Krishna also worked with Akshay Kumar, Tamannaah Bhatia, Johnny Lever and Mithun Chakraborty in the movie Entertainment. The film was produced by Ramesh S. Taurani and Jayantilal Gada and released on August 8, 2014. In this movie Krishna appeared as Jugnoo.

Now Krishna is busy with Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, as a host with co-actor Mona Singh.
 

Kartikey Malviya is a very famous and popular face in the television industry who is currently working in the popular TV series, Karmaphaldata Shani, which airs on Colors. He was born on November 3, 2004, in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kartikey Malviya was just 9 when he started his debut in the television industry. His first appearance on TV was from a popular reality show India's Best Dramebaaz, season 1, in 2013 which airs on Zee TV, unfortunately, he got evicted very soon but he managed his eviction in a positive way to improve his skills in acting. After that, he improved himself, his skills and then he joined again in India's Best Dramebaaz, season 2, 2016 and came as the first runner-up. In April 2016, he got selected for the role of Shani Dev in Karmaphaldata Shani. Within a very short span of time, Kartikeya Malviya has tasted the taste of fame and success.

Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities in the Indian cinema, who is popular in almost all the important fields in the cinema. He was born in the year 1974 in Mumbai to Yash Johar and Hiroo Johar. This man is a multi talented personality, who shines in the field of direction, screenplay writing, producing, costume designing and acting. He has also worked as host in the television industry. Karan Johar is a graduate in Commerce, who studied in H. R. College of Commerce and Economics. He is also a post graduate degree holder in French. His debut to the film industry started as an assistant director in the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. After three years, he made his directorial debut through Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a film with Sharukh, Salman, Kajol and Rani. This was a block buster hit and Karan Johar reached fame in his first movie, itself. This film won the National Award for the Best Entertainment Film. It has also bagged eight Awards from Filmfare including the Best Director and Screen Play. Kabhie Kushi Kabhi Gham, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, My Name Is Khan, Student Of The year and Gippi are the films directed by Karan Johar. He has produced many hit films including Kal Ho Na Ho, Wake Up Sid and I Hate Love Stories. Karan Johar has also acted in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, apart from his assistant direction. He has also performed as a costume designed for the popular celebrities like Sharukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan. Koffee With Karan was the popular show hosted by Karan Johar, which made him popular among the TV audience. This program got aired for four seasons till 2014. He was also a part of the show Jalak Dikhhla Jaa, judging the participants along with Madhuri Dixit.

Raghav Juyal, a well known name in Indian TV industry came into limelight from Dance India Dance (a popular dance reality show of Zee TV), where he participated and introduced his slow motion style termed as Crock style to everyone which gained him a unique image in audiences and judges and gave him fame. Raghav was born on 10 July, 1991 in Dehradun. He did his studies from Doon International School and also pursued B.Com in DAV College. He also has a sibling Yashasvi. Raghav is a choreographer, dancer and an actor as well. He first participated in Chak Dhoom Dhoom telecasted on Colors TV and then in DID. He is termed as the King of Slow Motion and has a stage name Crockroaxz that is apt for his extraordinary dancing style. He was a finalist in Dance India Dance Season 3 before appearing in DID Little Masters Season 2 as a mentor and in DID Dance Ke Superkids as well. His team won the title under his leadership in DID Dance Ke Superkids. He is a perfectionist in his style and mesmerizes everyone with his breath taking dance performances.

Apart from his dancing and choreography skills, he has also done acting in movie Sonali Cable as Sada and was an integral part of the movie plot and currently he was working on newly released movie ABCD 2 sequel to India’s first dance based movie ABCD co-starring Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan. He has got appreciation from industry’s top choreographers like Remo D’Souza, Terence Lewis, Geeta Kapoor and Farah Khan even termed him as Wonder of the World. He was also reported to lose his calm on sets of Sonali Cable where he did beat cinematographer of the movie while shooting a music video. The matter was settled there only although the other person had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Siddharth Shukla is another actor who became popular in Tamil through the Hindi dubbed serial Manvasanai. Siddharth Shukla was born and raised up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai. He belongs to a Brahmin family from Allahabad and his father was a Civil Engineer who works in the Reserve Bank of India. Balika Vadhu, the Hindi version of Manvasanai has made him popular and changed his life.

Vivian Dsena is a charming, young and talented television actor and model, who got his fame when he played the role of Abhay in the supernatural TV series, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, on Star One, and as Rishabh Kundra in the drama comedy series, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. His portrayal as Abhay Raichand, the lead character in Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani, won him a lot of recognition and acclaim. He also caused a lot of buzz in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, a show that pays homage to 100 years of Indian Cinema. Barely two months after he opted out of the show, the show took a 20 year jump ahead and he returned to play the role of Raja Khushwaha.

Vijayendra Kumeria is an Indian television actor. He is highly educated. He had a job in civil aviation. But he quit it to pursue his career in acting.  He began his television career from the serial “Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara”. This show began in 2012 on the channel Star Plus. Kumeria plays the role of Sameer Deshpande. The story is about Pankhuri and Aditya. Pankhuri believes in the sanctity of marriage. But Aditya considers it a sham owing to his parent’s separation. The story portrays their marriage. Kumeria did not gain much limelight through this show.

Kumeria played the role of Vikram in “Tumhari Paakhi” in 2013. Telecasted on the channel Life OK, the show is about the marriage between Anshuman and Paakhi in their childhood. Later on Paakhi was told to complete a lot of challenges to prove his marriage to Anshuman. The story thus continues. Kumeria’s acting skills were tested in this serial.

Ultimately, Kumeria bagged the lead role of Rajat Surender Sareen in “Shastri Sisters”. The show began in 2014 and is telecasted on the channel Colors TV. The show depicts the story of four sisters- Alka, Anushka, Devyani and Peeya as they journey from Kanpur to Delhi. Rajat is a squadron leader and is in love with Anushka. The story shows the difficulties faced by the sisters.

Thus, quitting his job was a life changing decision for him. He has made his mark in the Indian television industry.

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