1. Meghna Gulzar
Meghna Gulzar is among the few female directors in Indian cinema. And this talented lady doesn’t have a belief on feminism. Meghna Gulzar is the daughter of prominent lyricist, screenwriter and director Gulzar. Renowned yesteryear actress Rakhee is her mother.
Born on 13 December 1973, Meghna made her directorial debut with the 2002 flick Filhaal, which had Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Palash Sen and Sanjay Suri sharing screen space. This film was critically well received. Filhaal delved into the sensitive topic as a surrogate mother. But the movie was not a commercial success. Poranmasi (short film) and Just Married are the other directoria...
2. Tabu
3. Konkona Sen Sharma
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...
4. Irrfan Khan
Irrfan Khan is a noted Bollywood actor who started his career with various Indian television series. His noted Bollywood movies include The Warrior, Maqbool, Haasil, Paan Singh Tomar, Gunday, Rog and The Lunchbox. At the very early stage of his acting career, he acted in various television serials like Barat Ek Khoj, Chanakya, Sara Jahan Hamara, Chandrakanta, Banegi Apni Baat, Star bestsellers, Anoo Goonj and Sparsh.
His early film credits include Ek Doctor Ki Maut and Such a Long Journey. Although these movies were critically appreciated, it did not propel him to success.
His first major Bollywood break was Rog, which caught the attention of critics and also attained commercial success. His 2007 flick Metro also gave him a widespread commercial and critical success. For his role in the movie, h...
5. Neeraj Kabi
6. Sohum Shah
Sohum Shah is a Bollywood actor and a producer. The actor showed his talent in the movie Baabar in 2009 directed by Ashu Trikha. He did the role of Mohammad Baabarr Quraishi; that was a bold character.
His next movie was Ship of Theseus directed by Anand Gandhi in the year 2012, in which he did the role of Navin. The next project he did was Talvar directed by Meghna Gulzar in 2015, where he made his debut role of ACP Vedant Mishra. He exhibits his talent in this field with perfection; that’s where he won the hearts of the people.
Sohum Shah was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan. After shifting to Mumbai, Sohum established his own production house named- Recyclewala Films. Sohum has been honored with the National Award for Best Producer for the film Shi...
7. Atul Kumar
Atul Kumar is an actor, a director and theater artist. He was 14 when he first started his acting career and started looking for the professional theater experience. At 19, he directed his first play called “A Respectable Prostitute.” He played the role of a female prostitute in it. As a child, he wanted to become Amitabh Bachchan. He started theater after the death of his father and believes that had his father not died he wouldn’t have been in it and would had been a “Lala,” selling dry fruits.
Every Orthodox Marwari family was usually in business, and so was his. They owned dry-fruits shops in Khari Boali. He lived in Gali Tota Maina, near Tilak Bazaar in Old Delhi and dozens of cinema theaters surrounded his house. He used to go to them and watch every movie. Thus his love for ...
8. Vishal Bhardwaj