Gauri Shinde
Kuki Grewal
Sneha Khanwalkar
Shruti Mahajan
Brinda
Pooja Bhatt
Shreya Dhanwanthary
Abhay Raha
Balakrishnan Thevar
Anil Naidu
Jayantilal Gada
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Tarun Bali
Vishal Sinha
Aman Pant
Amit Trivedi
Kaifi Azmi
Sahir Ludhianvi
Swanand Kirkire
Debasish Mishra
Sandeep Sharad Ravade
Dulquer Salmaan
Sunny Deol
Abhijit Sinha
Rajeev Ravindranathan
Nayan Bhadra
Vikram Dahiya
Rakesh Bhavsar
1. Gauri Shinde
Gauri Shinde is an Indian feature films and ad-films director who won the Filmfare award 2013 for her debut feature film English Vinglish as best debut director.
Gauri Shinde is an Indian director and ad-maker who came to limelight after the success of her debut feature film English Vinglish which was released in the year 2012. In the same year, she was nominated in list of ‘Bollywood’s 5 Best Directors of 2012’ by Rediff. Her schooling was completed in Pune and then she came to Mumbai for her internship with Sidharth Kak. She completed her graduation from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune. She has worked with Bates Clarion and IBW as an ad-film maker. She has also worked with Lowe Lintas. After that, she went to United States to further her studies.
In 2001, she made a ...
2. Kuki Grewal
Kuki Grewal is a prominent Indian model-turned-actress and anchor by profession. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India. She has done TVCs for brands like Kraft Cheese as part of her project in Xavier Institute of Communications. She also donned TVC for Mahindra Duro and had been the executive producer of the web series, LoveBytes. She was first seen in a cameo appearance as Ramika Rathore in the television series, Rishta.com, aired on Sony TV in 2010. After two years, she played the role of Clara in Disney’s The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir. In 2014, she played as Dr. Devika Mehra in the Balaji Telefilms’ Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar.
In the same year, she was cast as Harsh Chhaya’s girlfriend in Ekta Kapoor’s Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Ye. However, the show flopped and ran only for five m...
3. Sneha Khanwalkar
She is a famous Indian music director known for her work in Bollywood. Born on April 28, 1983, Sneha is 31 years old. She is a Marathi by origin but was born and brought up in Indore. Her family was greatly involved in the Gwalior Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music, so she learned music as a child. After completing her schooling her parents moved to Mumbai in 2001 aiming of her to join an engineering college, but Sneha had some other plans. At first, she joined animation leading to art direction and then to her childhood love - music. Thus, choosing music direction as her career.
In 2004, she worked in a film called “The Hope” which competed at the InternationalesFilmfest Emden in Germany. She also worked in the movie, “KAL- Yesterda...
4. Shruti Mahajan
Casting Directors in Bollywood were a new concept couple of years ago. But now, every production house has space to accommodate the Casting Directors. And these Directors have assistants for themselves to help them carry out the hustling task of going through hundreds of profiles. Shruti Mahajan, a Jaipur bred Casting Director is relatively new to this arena. Shruti has around two and a half years invested in the industry and has already been applauded for her work by many.
It was Sameer Sharma who was convinced that Shruti needed to be in the Bollywood industry somehow and saw something in her. He later gave her first Yash Raj opportunity in YRF itself as an Assistant Casting Director. Shruti had a contract of one year with YRF and had already got the taste of Bollywood, and her knack to cast t...
5. Brinda
Brinda is one of the best choreographers of South Indian cinema and Bollywood. Her name comes in the list of the greatest artist of the 21st century. Brinda through her talent and dance moves made it to the South Indian film industry and Bollywood also. Brinda has worked in the glamour industry for past 20 years as a professional choreographer. Brinda dedicated all her life to choreographing and assisting various notable actors.
According to Brinda, she was not a good student in school and had an inclination towards extra-curricular activities like acting in plays and dance. She is not a highly educated person and has studied till class 12th only. Brinda listed English as her favourite subject in school and her interest in dancing started because of her ...
6. Pooja Bhatt
This chubby star of Bollywood had a different style of acting. Nevertheless it was appreciated to an extent. Pooja Bhatt, daughter of famous director Mahesh Bhatt, gave up her dream of becoming an astronaut, to take up a career in acting.
Pooja Bhatt debuted in her father’s directorial venture Daddy, when she was just a teen. It was a typical Bhatt film and revolved around a girl trying to alleviate her father from the clutches of alcohol. Later, this duo offered ‘Dil Hai Ke Maanta Nahin’ where Aamir Khan played the male lead. This film was an adaptation of yesteryear Raj Kapoor hit Chori Chori and Hollywood film ‘It Happened One Night’. P...
7. Shreya Dhanwanthary
Shreya Dhanwanthary entered the entertainment industry after participating in Femina Miss India South 2008 when she was pursuing Engineering and was in her third year. She was the first runner up and also went on to compete at Miss India 2008 after which she was offered the role of Shailu in a Telugu film called Sneha Geetham which is a coming of age film that was written and directed by Madhura Sreedhar Reddy.
The film revolves around three youngsters and conveys the message of living life and following your heart. Before the film Sneha Geetham, Shreya Dhanwanthary was also seen in a Telugu film called Josh that was released in 2009. Apart from Telugu films, she is also acting in a short film called The Girl in Me in 2012.
She also played the character of Radhika Khanna in a web series called 'Ladies Room' in 2...
8. Abhay Raha
Abhay Raha is a known director who works majorly in the Hindi film industry. Starting his career with production, he moved to assistant directing before focusing on direction of his own projects. He has worked on many popular short films, commercials, and feature films. Some of his noteworthy works include multi-starrer films like "Dil Dhakne Do" in 2015, "Chup" in 2022 along with "Cola" in 2017. Due to his wide range of exceptional work, he got to work with many well-established and mainstream studios like Excel Entertainment, Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions, and many legendary directors and specialists in India and abroad.
...9. Balakrishnan Thevar
Balakrishnan Thevar, also known as Bala, was born on April 25, 1972, and is a well-known actor, executive producer, and associate director in the Indian film industry. In various capacities, he has worked in both the realm of feature and commercial films. He worked on the Direction team for the iconic film Neerja, which won two in number awards at the 64th National Film Awards. Subbiah and Rukhmini Thevar gave birth to Bala in Mumbai. His paternal uncle Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar, who founded the illustrious production company Devar Films, was a renowned Tamil cinema producer in the middle of the 1950s, the 1960s, and the 1970s. He was well-known for his films with animals and created several films with M. G. Ramachandran as the star. Rajesh Khanna's blockbuster Haathi Mere Saathi was also produced by Sandow (1971).
B...
10. Anil Naidu
Anil Naidu is an Indian producer. Other than being a producer, he is also a director, and an editor. He has spent a long time in the advertising world and was also a co-producer of Amitabh Bachchan’s films “Paa” and, Akshay Kumar’s films “Mission Mangal” and “Padman.” He also took part in the editorial team of the movies like, “Dear Zindagi,” “Shamitabh,” “English Vinglish.” He worked for the advertising world for a long time and then later entered the world of feature films. His work technique and working methods won millions of hearts. Later he passed in October 2020 due to a massive heart attack, and his companions offered condolences through writings.
...11. Jayantilal Gada
Jayantilal Gada is a Hindi filmmaker and producer. He was born in the rural area of Gujarat, India. He is not well educated, but he gained basic knowledge till 10th grade. His schooling was done from Gurukul High School in Ghatkopar, a small village in Gujarat. He had financial problems in his early stages, after his schooling, he started working with his father in their family general stores.
Later he started his own business of videos and cassettes in a small corner of his family store. At the age of 25, he originated POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK (PEN), at present his company makes Bollywood Hindi movies. Jayantilal Gada is known for creating an animated film on ‘Mahabharat’ in Hindi in 2013. Mr. Amitabh Bacchan, Vidya Balan, and Ajay Devgan dubbed their v...
12. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Born in the year 1960 on 5th of July in Mumbai, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is one of the eminent names in Indian Investor & Trader. He was listed by Forbes at 51th rank in India’s richest in 2014 & ranked 56th in the year 2015. Beside this sector, he has co-produced the movie English Vinglish, a comeback movie of Sridevi after 15 years & his next venture as co-producer includes Ki & Ka, Directed by R.Balki, starring Arjun Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant & manages his money through his firm, Rare Enterprises. He was brought up in Mumbai where his Father was posted as an Income Tax Officer.
He graduated from Sydenham College (affiliated to the University of Mumbai) &, later on, he enrolled at the Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India...
13. Tarun Bali
Tarun Bali is an executive producer, an avid investor banker, an actor, and an author as well. His works are prominently in the Bollywood Industry. He has produced many movies, of which some include a versatile and famous actor Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, and many more. Golf is his favorite sport.
He had been producing movies since 2010. His debut production was in a T. V. serial Sanjog Se Bani Sangini, streamed on Zee Classic. Next, he did a short film Mombatti, where he has even acted like a politician.
In 2012, he was in charge of the production team for Ayushmann Khurrana's debut film, Vicky Donor, that received high appreciation from the audiences. He also played a mini role of Mr. Mehra in the film.
Then in the same year, he acted as a transport minister in the movie Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi. ...
14. Vishal Sinha
Vishal Sinha is an Indian-Producer. He primarily works in the Hindi Film Industry. Along with being a Producer, he is also a Cinematographer. He is born on 7th March 1975. He is born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His wife’s name is Maria Philipose Sinha. He gets married in the year 2003. He has a son, named as Vir Sinha. Some of the movies in which he has worked as a Cinematographer includes Jabariya Jodi, which gets released in 2019.
Drive, which gets released in 2019. Phillauri, which gets released in 2017. Bobby Jasoos, which gets released in 2014. Issaq, which gets released in 2013. Outpost, which gets released in 2013. Raanjhnaa, which gets released in 2013. Bhoot, which gets released in 2003. Darna Mana Hai, which gets released in 2003.
...15. Aman Pant
Aman Pant is a musician and playback singer, who has worked mainly in the Hindi film industry. He started his career as one of the music directors in the movie, Gandhi to Hitler in 2013.
After that he has composed the music for movies like I Don't Luv U in 2013, Dozakh In Search of Heaven in 2015 and Alif in 2017. In 2017 he had also worked as the music director on Dhwanil Mehta's movie, The Final Exit, which has got an average rating from IMDB. His composed music in video Incredible India- north east music has 69k+ views on YouTube.
...16. Amit Trivedi
17. Kaifi Azmi
Kaifi Azmi is born as Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. He is a famous poet, songwriter, and lyricist. He was born on January 14, and the year 1919. He was born in Azamgarh district of United Province (British India), now Uttar Pradesh, India. His wife's name is ShaukatKaifi. They have two children. They have a daughter and a son.
His son name is Baba Azmi, who is an Indian cinematographer. His daughter name is Shabana Azmi, who is an Indian actor for television, movie, And Theater. Kaifi was born in a Shia Muslim family in the village name as Mizwaa. Kaifi is a famous Urdu poet. He has combined the Urdu Literature with the Indian motion pictures. He also joins the Mushairas.
He has participated in the mushairas with the PirzadaQasim, Jon Elia. He has well established himself for the poetry, literature, ...
18. Sahir Ludhianvi
Sahir Ludhianvi is one of the celebrated lyricists that Hindi film industry has ever had. Coming from Urdu background from Ludhiana Punjab (undivided then), Sahir was enormously gifted and this gift was exploited royally in Indian film industry. Born on 8th of March 1921 in Ludhiana, Sahir had to face parental separation during his childhood. Born as Abdul Hayee, Sahir adopted this pen name which has so deeply imbibed among people’s memories. He hails from a wealthy family and his grandparents and parents were zamindars in Ludhiana.
His father Fazal Mohammad and his mother Sardar Begum who was a Kashmiri went through a divorce when Sahir was just 13 years old. Both battled over his custody and it was his mother who got to keep him. She raised him with difficulty and hence he was not blessed with a colorfu...
19. Swanand Kirkire
20. Debasish Mishra
Debasish Mishra is a Bollywood sound designer known for his work in over 38 movies. He has been nominated for Best Sound Design and Star Guild Nominee for his exemplary work. The movie ‘Chalo America; by director Piyush Jha launched his career back in 1999. Since then, he has worked with exceptional directors and cast.
His work has helped define the success of movies like Airlift. His contribution has proved to be essential for the production of many movies which have done amazingly at the box office, including - Airlift, Ek tha Tiger, Dear Zindagi, Mission Mangal, Padman, Rustom, Ki&Ka, Toilet: a love story, Chef, Baby, Special 26, etc.
...21. Sandeep Sharad Ravade
Sandeep Sharad Ravade is a Hindi art director and production designer who has worked predominantly in the Bollywood film industry. He has worked as an associate art director in ‘Tum Bin…: Love Will Find a Way’ in 2001, ‘Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai’ in 2003, ‘Musafir’ in 2004, ‘Ten’ in 2005, ‘The Curse of King Tut's Tomb’ in 2006, ‘Tathastu’ in 2006, ‘Singh Is King’ in 2008, ‘Kambakkht Ishq’ in 2009, ‘3 Idiots’ in 2009, ‘Housefull’ in 2010, ‘Guzaarish’ in 2010, ‘Rockstar’ in 2011, ‘Agent Vinod’ in 2012, ‘Housefull 2’ in 2012, ‘Cocktail’ in 2012, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ in 2013, ‘Highway’ in 2014, ‘Lekar Hum Deewan...
22. Dulquer Salmaan
Dulquer Salmaan is a popular Malayalam actor, who appears in Tamil films too. He is the son of the Malayalam Super Star Mammooty. Dulquer Salmaan is married to Amal Sufiya in the year 2011, before his film entry. Dulquer Salmaan has plans to act in Telugu films too, and discussions are going on. Dulquer wanted to make his debut through his friend’s film and hence rejected many opportunities. His debut was through the film Second Show by Srinath Rajendran in the year 2012. His second movie was Ustad hotel by Anwar Rasheed and the film was a hit. In the year 2013, he starred in ABCD American Born Confused Desi. This film revealed his singing talent too. Dulquer Salmaan sang a song Johnny Mone in this film ABCD. He entered the Tamil film industry through Vaayai Moodi Paesavum, a bilingual movie in Malayalam, Samsaar...
23. Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol is a film actor, director and producer. He is best known for his ‘Dhaai Kilo Ka Haath’ dialogue. He was born as Ajay Singh Deol, on 19th of October, 1956, in Sahnewal, Ludhiana, Punjab. He is the eldest son of veteran actor, Dharmendra, and his first wife, Prakash Kaur. Bollywood actor, Bobby Deol, is his younger brother.
He has two sisters, Vijayta and Ajeeta, who are currently settled in California. He also has two half-sisters, Esha Deol and Ahana Deol, from his father’s second marriage to actress, Hema Malini. Sunny studied theatre and acting in England and joined Old Web Theatre in Birmingham before joining Bollywood.
He began his career with the hit film Betaab in the year 1983 which also featured debutante actress Amrita Singh. He was felicitated with the Filmfare Awa...
24. Abhijit Sinha
Abhijeet Sinha is an Indian actor most popularly known for featuring in crime shows like Code Red, Crime Patrol, and Saavdhan India. The impact of his acting skills has so far been limited to short films, web series, advertisements, and Theatre.
Abhijeet acquired his acting skills from the Barry John in the Barry John Acting School in 2013. In 2017, he founded Europhia Films, a production house to realize his dream of becoming a scriptwriter. Apart from writing, he has also played small parts in 4 different Hindi movies, including Chuck Russell’s action-adventure film Junglee, starring Vidyut Jammwal and Pooja Sawant.
...25. Rajeev Ravindranathan
Be it the bespectacled bully senior from '3 Idiots' released in 2009 sharing screen with influential Aamir Khan or the naive Tamil Software Engineer in the USA trying to learn English in English Vinglish released in 2012 with the one of the beautiful and greatest actress of all-time, Sridevi, he always won our hearts. The actor who is currently residing in Bangalore, India is a Malayali but never was in Kerala and has been living in Lagos, Nigeria. Rajeev Ravindranathan has always been passionate about acting as a hobby and is a stage artist from a very small age. He worked as a creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi. Rajeev is working for Bollywood film industry as an Indian Film actor,a stand-up comedian, a theatre personality and owner of a creative shop of his own. The actor started his care...
27. Vikram Dahiya