Biography: Ruslaan Mumtaz, the renowned Indian actor is the son of AnjanaMumtaz, the famous actress. He was born on the 2nd of August in the year 1982. He began his career in B town with Robby Grewal’s ‘MP3- Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar’, starring Ruslaan Mumtaz himself along with Hazel Crowney. Although this film was not quite successful at the box office, yet it fetched him positive remarks and accolades for his dancing skills which he showcased in the film. Initially Mumtaz was chosen for the role of Jamal Malik in the Danny Boyle directed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008), but later on he was dropped.
His last release was the Vikram Bhatt directed supernatural thriller flick titled ‘Dangerous Ishhq’, starring Karisma Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Rajneesh Duggal, Jimmy Shergill and Ruslaan Mumtaz himself. Some of his upcoming films are as follows:‘I don’t Love You’ , ‘Romeo Idiot Jattani Juliet’ and Vikram Singh’s ‘Mastang Mama’, starring Asrani, Ravi Baswani, Gulshan Grover, Brijendra Kala, Mushtaq Khan, Dinesh Lamba’, Kulraj Randhawa, Tiku Talsania and others.
His filmography includes ‘MP3- Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar’ (2007), ‘Teree Sang’ (2009), ‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’ (2010), ‘Dangerous Ishhq’ (2012), ‘Mastang Mama’ (2013), ‘I don’t Love You’ (2013) and ‘Romeo Idiot Jattani Juliet’ (2013).[/img][/I][/SIZE]
Marital Status: Married to model and actress Urvashi Sharma
Trivia: An entrepreneur by profession, Sachiin J Joshi is the perfect example of someone who can excel in multiple fields. He is not only a successful businessman, but also made a mark in the field of acting in both Hindi and Telugu cinema.
Biography: Born and brought up in Pune, Sachiin J Joshi is a renowned name in the world of business. He is the Vice Chairman on the JMJ Group of Companies. JMJ deals in the hotels, construction, mineral water, gym and spa, tissues as well as energy drinks.
After proving his talent in the business world, he stepped into the glamorous world of films. He appeared in a few Telugu films, but was unsuccessful in establishing himself. He appeared in a film called Ninu Chudaka Nenundalenu, the music for which was scored by famous music composer Ilayaraja.
Sachiin made his Bollywood debut with Aazaan- a Prashant Chadha directed action film, which released in India in October 2011. The actor who played an army officer in this film was also the co-producer. The film received mixed responses from audiences and critics alike[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital status: Was Married to Amrita Singh (1991-2004); has a son, Ibrahim, and a daughter, Sara Ali Khan. Saif is currently dating Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
Awards: Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India; National Film Award for Best Actor; 2 Filmfare Best Comedian Awards, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Filmfare Best Villain Award; Rajiv Gandhi Award for Achievement in Films.
Trivia: In 1998, Khan was charged with poaching two blackbucks in Rajasthan, India, during the filming of Hum Saath-Saath Hain along with his co-stars. The charges were dropped soon after Khan was acquitted.
Biography: Saif Ali Khan is royalty, living life king size. He’s the brat we eyed with indulgence as he played ‘actor-actor’ until he did a complete turnaround post Dil Chahta Hai (2001). From then, there’s no looking back for the suave actor as he juggles a revived career and his lady love, Kareena Kapoor.
Saif Ali Khan was born in New Delhi, India. His father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, was the Nawab of Pataudi and a former captain of the Indian cricket team. His mother Sharmila Tagore is an acclaimed Bollywood actress. Saif has two sisters, Saba and Soha. Soha also acts in Bollywood films.
Saif Ali Khan studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, and the Locker’s Park Prep School. His college years were spent in his father’s alma mater, Winchester College, UK.
Khan made his acting debut in 1992 with Parampara. In 1993, he starred in Aashiq Awara but his breakthrough role came in 1994 with Yeh Dillagi, where he starred opposite Kajol and Akshay Kumar. The film was Saif’s first major hit.He then went on to star as the leading man in many films which, unfortunately, could not repeat the magic at the box-office. He only had success with multi-starrers like Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Imtihaan (1995), Kachche Dhaage (1999) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). He also had a hit in Kya Kehna! (2000), he starred opposite Preity Zinta in this film.
His acting career, more or less, went through a relative slump until 2001, when he was cast in Farhan Akhtar’s contemporary drama Dil Chahta Hai. He received much acclaim for his role. The success of this film firmly also established Saif as a name to reckon with in Bollywood.
Saif has, since then, had many box office successes, starting with Nikhil Advani’s drama, Kal Ho Na Ho (2003) with Shah Rukh Khan. His first hit as a leading man came with Kunal Kohli’s Hum Tum opposite Rani Mukerji in 2004. This was also his first movie with Yash Raj Films. In the same year Saif also played a negative character in Ek Hasina Thi.
Each of his four releases in 2005 and 2006 – Parineeta, Salaam Namaste, Being Cyrus and Omkara – had Saif pushing the envelope as an actor. Being Cyrus was a critically acclaimed English language film. Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello and Saif’s performance as ‘Langda Tyagi’ was phenomenal. This role earned Saif a Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative role category.
Khan next acted in Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007). The film was India’s official entry to the Oscars, and Khan’s performance as ‘Harshwardhan’ was appreciated by critics. He next appeared alongside Rani Mukerji in the family drama, Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007).
In 2008, Khan first starred in the thriller Race opposite Bipasha Basu. The film went on to do well at the box-office. This was followed by Tashan and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, both the films failed at the box-office. Saif also lent his voice for Yash Raj Films’ animation project, Roadside Romeo.
In 2009, Khan produced and starred in Love Aaj Kal. The film was a commercial success. He then starred in Karan Johar’s thriller Kurbaan along with Kareena Kapoor, in which he played a terrorist. In 2011, Saif was seen in Prakash Jha’s multi-starrer Aarakshan along with Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee and Deepika Padukone.
Saif Ali Khan will be seen opposite Kareena Kapoor in action thriller Agent Vinod. He is currently working on Cocktail, Go Goa Gone and Race 2.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Awards: Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Star Screen Best Actor Award.
Trivia: Salman was arrested and jailed after allegedly shooting a rare black antelope near Jodhpur on 12th Oct, 1998.
He often visits sick children in hospitals & donates blood.
‘Being Human’ is his well known charitable organization. Salman is an excellent painter and swimmer.
Khan is the fourth Indian to have a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.
Biography: Infamously known as Bollywood’s bad boy, Salman Khan hails from a notable filmy family. He is the eldest son of Salim Khan, who himself is a screenwriter, & his wife Salma Khan. Former Bollywood actress Helen is his stepmother. Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Alvira & Arpita are Salman Khan’s siblings. Actor/director Atul Agnihotri is Salman’s brother–in–law married to Alvira. Salman Khan has finished his schooling in Mumbai – St. Stanislaus High School – Bandra.
Salman Khan made his debut in Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) in which he played a supporting role. He made his debut in lead role in Sooraj Barjatva’s romantic family drama movie Maine Pyar Kiya for which he won Filmare Best Male Debut Award & was also nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award. Baaghi: A Rebel for Love (1990), in which he starred opposite southern actress, Nagma, was a major box-office success. In 1991, Salman gave a hat trick with Patthar Ke Phool, Sanam Bewafa & Saajan. The next couple of years were quiet unsuccessful for Salman. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) directed by Sooraj Barjatya and co-starring Madhuri Dixit was the most successful film of the year. Salman’s role in Andaz Apna Apna (1994) was well received and praised. Rakesh Roshan’s blockbuster Karan Arjun (1995) cemented his success.
Salman then went on to act in a number of films including Bhansali’s directional debut Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Judwaa (1997), Auzaar (1997), Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998), Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). All the films did pretty well at the box-office. His cameo in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won him the Filmfare award for Best Supporting Actor.
1999 was a fruitful year for Salman as it churned out three major successful films – Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Biwi No. 1 and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the latter getting him a Filmfare Best Actor’s nomination.
In 2000, he starred in Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam. The movies were moderately successful at the box-office. Salman’s role in Tere Naam (2003) got him critical acclamation and the movie was a box-office success. This successful run continued with Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2007) & No Entry (2005). Salaam-e-Ishq (2007) failed at the box office. However, Partner (2008) was a hit.
Wanted (2009) remains one of Salman’s blockbuster hits. But Main Aur Mrs. Khanna & London Dreams released in the same year did not do so well. And then Dabangg (2010) happened! The movie broke all box-office records, thus becoming the second highest grossing Indian movie of all time. Salman received the Star Screen Best Actor Award for the movie and was nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award as well.
Salman’s Ready and Bodyguard were among the biggest hits of 2011.
He has Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2 and Kick to look forward to.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Married to Richa Sharma (1987 – 1996), Rhea Pillai (1998 – 2005), Manyata Dutt (2008 – Present)
Awards: Filmfare Best Actor Award and Filmfare Best Comedian Award
Trivia: Son of Nargis and Sunil Dutt, and brother of Priya nad Namrata Dutt, Sanjay Dutt has a daughter, Trishala, who studies Forensic Science in America. Sanjay Dutt is known as the original bad boy of Bollywood.
Biography: Sanjay Dutt made his debut in Rocky (1981). After which he acted in Vidhata, Jeeva, Naam and Taaqatwar. His drug addiction which became quite critical had to be corrected and hence he was sent to the United States for rehab.
He then went on to act in Sadak, Khoon Ka Karz, Khal Nayak, Saajan,Vaastav: The Reality in the 1990s. All these films were quiet successful at the box-office. Mission Kashmir, Jodi No. 1, Hathyar, Kaante, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S, Dus, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Shootout At Lokhandwala, Dhamaal, Blue and All The Best: Fun Begins… were successful at the box-office. However, the 1990s and 2000s were also trying times for him due to his involvement terrorist interactions, and supposed weapons possession because of which he was arrested under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA). At present he still has an appeal for an acquittal pending.
His films Chatur Singh Two Star and Rascals failed at the box-office in 2011, while his other film Double Dhamaal managed to do well.
Sanjay played role of Kancha Cheena in Karan Johar’s Agneepath. The film turned out to be a super-hit and Sanjay’s role was liked by all.
He will be next seen in Ajay Devgan starrer Son Of Sardar. The film is expected to release in 2012.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Married to Gauri Khan. They have 2 children, son Aryan and daughter Suhana.
Awards: Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour from the Government of India; Filmfare Best Male Debut Award, 8 Filmfare Best Actor Awards, 1 Filmfare Best Villian. A life-size wax statue of Shah Rukh Khan has been installed at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, London.
Trivia: While at St. Columba’s School, Delhi, Shah Rukh was awarded the ‘Sword of Honor’, an annual award conferred upon the student who incorporates the true spirit of the school, to try one’s hand at everything. Shah Rukh Khan excels at football, cricket and hockey, and as such has captained all these teams. He has also played cricket at zonal and national level.
Biography: His name means ‘face of a king’ and truly so, Shah Rukh Khan is the ‘King Khan’ of Bollywood. He is from amongst those few actors who have no filmy connections or tie-ups and still have managed to make it to the top in Bollywood by proving their mettle and by true grit!
Born and brought up in Delhi, Shah Rukh Khan started his career on television as Commando Abhimanyu Rai in Fauji (1988). He instantly became the teenage heartthrob owing to dimpled smile. He, then went on to play a small part in Circus (1989). After the tragic death of both his parents, Shah Rukh decided to come to Mumbai, to start afresh and also test his fate in Bollywood. Shah Rukh made his entry into Bollywood with Deewana (1992). The movie was a hit and Shah Rukh bagged his first award, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. Both, Baazigar and Darr (1993) had Shah Rukh protraying a negative character of an obsessive lover. Both these movies got him critical acclamation and were instant successes. The biggest blockbuster of his career came with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). The movie is an all time success and is currently in its sixteenth year in Mumbai theatres. He also acted in Anjaam (1994), Dil Se (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Swades (2004) and Paheli (2005). Although these movies did not make it at the box-office, his role in the movies received recognition. Paheli (2005) went on to become India’s official entry to the Academy Awards for consideration for Best Foreign Language Film.
A close bond with Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, led to a series of hit success like Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Veer-Zaara (2004), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). Don – The Chase Begins Again (2006) a remake of the 1978 classic hit Don, starring him in the title role was a box-office success. 2007 saw Shah Rukh Khan in a totally different role that of Kabir Khan, ex-Indian hockey team captain turned coach. The film was highly successful and brought crtical acclamation for Shah Rukh Khan. Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om (2007) became the year’s highest grossing film in India and overseas. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) saw Shah Rukh romancing debutant actress Anushka Sharma. The film was a major box office success. My Name is Khan (2010) saw the hit combination of Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. The film received tremendous success at home as well as abroad.
In 1999, Shah Rukh Khan set up his Dreamz Unlimited, a production company in collaboration with Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000), Asoka (2001) and Chalte Chalte (2003) were produced under this banner. In 2004, he set up another production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Main Hoon Na (2004), Paheli (2005), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Billu (2009) were produced under this banner. The company also has a Visual Effect Studio, Red Chillies VFX.
Shah Rukh’s Ra.One and Don 2 – The Chase Continues were among the most talked of movies in 2011.
His upcoming project is an untitled Yash Chopra film co-starring Katrina Kaif.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Trivia: Shahid Kapoor is the son of Pankaj Kapur, of Karamchand (the popular detective serial of 1980s) fame.
Biography: The ‘new chocolate boy’ of Bollywood who gave quality performances with Jab We Met and Kaminey, silencing all who had shunned him not a long time ago.
Shahid Kapoor was born in Mumbai to actors Pankaj Kapur and Neelima Azeem, who divorced when he was three years old. His father married the actress Supriya Pathak. He has a brother Ruhan and sister Sana as well as a step-brother Ishaan.
Shahid Kapoor was trained in dancing at Shiamak Davar Institute of Performing Arts (SDIPA). He was seen as a background dancer in Taal. Kapoor then went on to do few commercials like Pepsi, and had appeared in a music video Aankhon Me Tera Hi Chehra by the Aryans along with Hrishita Bhatt.
In 2003, Kapoor made his debut as a carefree young man in Ken Ghosh’s moderately successful love story Ishq Vishk opposite Amrita Rao and Shenaz Treasurywala, the film was received well at the box-office.
The following year, Kapoor joined director Ken Ghosh again in the thriller Fida, where he co-starred alongside Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan. Featuring in three more films in 2005, success continued to elude Kapoor. However, his performance in Shikhar was critically acclaimed.
In 2006, Kapoor starred with his then girlfriend Kareena in two films, 36 China Town, and the comedy Chup Chup Ke. Both the films were moderate success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.
His last release of 2006 was Sooraj Barjatyas’s romantic drama Vivaah, a film depicting the journey of two individuals from engagement to marriage. It was Shahid’s second biggest commercial success.
In 2007, Kapoor appeared in two movies. His first release was Ahmed Khan’s Fool N Final. The film failed at the box-office. His next release, Imtiaz Ali’s romantic comedy Jab We Met opposite Kareena Kapoor, became one of the biggest hits of the year. Ironically, after the film Shahid and Kareena had parted ways.
Kapoor then appeared in 2008 with Kismat Konnection, opposite Vidya Balan. In 2009, Kapoor portrayed the dual role of twins Charlie and Guddu in Kaminey. Later in the year, Kapoor appeared in romantic comedy, Dil Bole Hadippa! opposite Rani Mukerji.
In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Chance Pe Dance, opposite Genelia D’souza. He then starred in Ahmed Khan’s Paathshala followed by Yash Raj Films’ moderately successful Badmaash Company. His last release was a much delayed Milenge Milenge.
Shahid’s only release in 2011 was his father’s film Mausam, opposite Sonam Kapoor, which bombed at the box-office. He is currently working for Kunal Kohli’s Teri Meri Kahaani opposite Priyanka Chopra.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Biography: Saqib Saleem, the Indian actor and model was born on the 8th of April, 1988 to a Muslim family, in the city of Delhi in India. Saqib’s father is a restaurateur and he has a chain of around ten restaurants in Delhi. Huma Qureshi, the Gangs of Wasseypur actress is Saqib’s sister. During his college days, Saqib had even started assisting his father at his restaurants, but he did not find much interest in that. He had, against his father’s will moved to the City of Dreams, Mumbai and there he started modelling. His father had wanted Saqib to reside in Delhi and pursue an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree. In Mumbai, Saqib began his career by doing some modelling assignments and then later on he started doing advertisements on the television for famous brands such as Tata Docomo, Pepsi, Sprite, KFC, Bar One and several others. During this time, when he was busy appearing in various television advertisements, his interest in the field of acting kept soaring high and he wanted to showcase his acting talent in the Bollywood movie industry.
During the year 2010, Saqib was informed by one of his companions that Yash Raj Films (YRF), the renowned production house was holding auditions for taking in new people.Saqib grabbed this opportunity and he went forward with the audition. He had to wait for around eight to nine months before he got the green signal from Yash Raj Films that he had been selected. Thus, his first film was the 2011 romantic comedy, ‘Mujhse Fraaabdship Karoge’, directed by Nupur Ashthana. Here Saqib starred opposite Saba Azad, Tara D’Souza and Nishant Dahiya. This movie which was inspired by Facebook, the popular social networking website, was released by Y-Films, which is a subsidiary of the production house, Yash Raj Films. Here Saqib donned the role of a college prankster named Vishal Bhatt who used to go around playing pranks on people with the help of Hacky, his friend. The shooting for this movie began in the month of April in 2011 and the production for this film continued till the month of August. This film was released in India on the 14th of October, 2011 and became a big success at the theatres.Saleem’s ‘American Pie college boy style’ character received lots of appreciation from the audience at large. This movie went on to collect about 50 lakhs on the opening day and it added another 2.25 crores to its first weekend collections.
Soon after ‘Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge’, Saqib Saleem signed up for his next project: ‘Mere Dad Ki Maruti’. This film, directed by Ashima Chibber, and starring Saqib Saleem himself, Ram Kapoor, Ravi Kishan, Rhea Chakravrty and Prabal Panjabi, is an out and out comedy flick, produced by Y-Films. This entire film is set up against a Punjabi wedding backdrop and it deals with a boy named Sameer (played by Saqib Saleem himself) who resorts to stealing his father’s car in order to portray a college girl (played by Rhea Chakravarty).[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Trivia: The versatility of Saurabh Shukla ranges from television actor, director and scriptwriter.
He set his ride with serious theatre in the year 1986 with the literature famous plays including Look Back In Anger (John Osborn), A View From The Bridge (Arthur Miller), Hayvadan, Ghashiram Kotwal (Vijay Tendulkar).
Saurabh Shukla joined as an actor in NSD Repertoire Company-the professional wing of the National School Of Drama in the year 1991.
He in one of his interviews with Rediff.com declared his preferred genre as black comedy.
The comedy lover did his debut in International film Slumdog Millionare which won Golden Globe and Academy Award. There he played the character of constable Srinivas.
He has even worked with Hollywood stars like Woody Allen, Dianne Wiest and Nicholas Cage.
Awards: Saurabh Shukla put his career’s first award, the Star Screen Award alongside Anurag Kashyap for Best Screenplay for the movie Satya (1998).
He also won the Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay for the film Calcutta Mail in 2003.
Biography: The multifaceted talent house did his graduations from the Khalsa College Delhi.
The filmy dunia of Saurabh Shula launched with his break given by Shekhar Kapur in the film Bandit Queen (1994).
The biggest break of his life is Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya where he was the co-writer of the script as well as he portrayed the role of Kallu Mama, a gangster in the film.
He even worked as Vijay Anand’s close companion Gopi in Doordarshan Crime drama Tehkikaat (1994).
His filmy bag include films like Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), Taal (1999), Kareeb (1998), Hey Ram (2000), Baadshah (1999), Mohabbatein (2000), Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000), Nayak: The Real Hero (2001), Mumbai Matinee (2003), Anniyan (2005), Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Mithya (2008), Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2007), Oh, My God (2008), Hari Puttar-A Comedy Of Terrors (2008), Slumdog Millionare (2008), Luck By Chance (2009), Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (2010), Dasvidaniya (2008), Ek Tho Chance (2009), Season’s Greetings (2009), Mirch (2010), C/O Footpath (2009), Kalpavriksh (2012), Mohalla Assi (2011), Ye Saali Zindegi (2011), Staying Alive (2012), Aarakshan (2011), Lahore (2010), Love Khichdi (2009), Narnum Kodeeswaran (2009), Utt Pataang (2011).
Saurabh has gone beyond acting and his films as a scriptwriter include Raghu Romeo (2003), Chehraa (2005), Mudda (2003), Mithya (2008), Pappu Can’t Dance Saala (2011), Salaam-e-Ishq (2007), Satya (1998).
The actor and writer also directed movies like Mudda (2003), Chehraa (2005), Raat Gayi Baat Gayi (2010), Pappu Can’t Dance Saala (2011).
His upcoming movie I M 24 presents him as the director and the screenplay writer. The film is to release on 31st August 2012 and has Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor.
It is the comedian’s talent that has helped him to earn the respect and envious position in the film industry. [/img][/SIZE][/I]
Biography: Shaad Randhawa, the son of Malika and Randhawa is an Indian film actor. Shaad’s mother Mallika is the sister of actress Mumtaz while his father is the younger brother of Dara Singh. Shaad Randhawa’s very first film in B-Town was the Mohit Suri directed ‘Woh Lamhe’ (2006), starring Shiney Ahuja and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles. The following year in 2007, he appeared in Mohit Suri’s romantic thriller flick titled ‘Aawarapan’, starring Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Vishnu Hashmi and Mrinalini Sharma.
In the year 2008, he starred in Shashi Ranjan’s ‘Dhoom Dadakka’ which had Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah, Gulshan Grover, Satish Kaushik, Razak Khan and Shaad Randhawa himself in the pivotal roles.This was Shaad’s first film where he played a lead role. After ‘Dhoom Dadakka’, he signed up for a horror flick called ‘Rokkk’, directed by Rajesh Ranshinge and starring Shaad Randhawa along with Suraj Shukla, Tanushree Dutta, Udita Goswami, Murli Sharma, Arif Zakaria, Nishigandha Wad, Sachin Khedekar and Ashwin Khalekar.
One of his upcoming films is the Mohit Suri directed romantic film called ‘Aashiqui 2’, starring Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur in the lead roles. This film which has been produced jointly by Mukesh Bhatt and Krishan Kumar would be releasing on the 26th of April, 2013.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Shakti Kapoor tied the knot with Padmini Kolhapur’s sister, Shivangi. He is the father of two children: Siddhant Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.
Award: In 1995, he won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for ‘Raja Babu’ for his portrayal of the character of ‘Nandu’.
Biography: We all know Shakti Kapoor, the 6 feet tall gentleman who has entertained all of us with his roles of that of a comedian as well as a villain. He has acted in more than 400 films throughout his career and he continues to attract lots of appreciation from the audience for his exceptional performances. While Amitabh Bachchan paired with Rekha and Dharmendra paired arguably well with Hema Malini, Shakti Kapoor’s on-screen chemistry with Kader Khan had been the USP of numerous films.
He was born to a Punjabi family in the capital city, Delhi, India. He completed his graduation from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. Shakti Kapoor’s father handled a tailoring business at Connaught Place in New Delhi.
He made his debut in Bollywood in the year 1975 with the film ‘Do Jasoos’ which was followed by the film ‘Sangram’ in the year 1976. He started off slowly by undertaking only one film a year but later on he went on to doing more movies per year.
It was ‘Qurbani’ (1980) directed by the late Feroz Khan, being one of his biggest blockbusters which had several famous artists in its cast: Feroz Khan, Zeenat Aman, Vinod Khanna and Amjad Khan. Throughout his film career, Shakti Kapoor has donned various types of roles. In the film, ‘Satte Pe Satta’, Shakti went on to play a comic role alongside Amitabh Bachhan. He played a negative role in the film ‘Dance Dance’ (1987) and he won a lot of accolades for his role of the evil and stupid Balma in the 1989 hit film ‘Chaalbaaz’. He played the small role of a cop in the Akshay Kumar starrer, ‘Khiladi’ (1992). He is also well known for playing the role of the ruthless crime master named Gogo in Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ (1994). Next up, he essayed the role of a gangster Goli in ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anadi’ (1994). The 1995 film, ‘Coolie No. 1’ by David Dhawan added another diamond to his crown, as did ‘Judwa’ (1997). Apart from the aforementioned films, some of his other successful films include ‘Aankhen’, ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ (1999), ‘Bhagam Bhag’ (2006), ‘Zubeidaa’ (2001) and ‘Hungama’ (2003). In the year 2009, Shakti made his appearance in a comedy film titled ‘Kisse Pyaar Karoon’.
Some of his new and upcoming projects are ‘Naughty at 40’, ‘Teen Patti’, ‘Mr. Bhatti on Chutti’, ‘Tara Sitara’, ‘Don’t Worry’ and ‘Chatur Singh Two Star’. In 2011, he had also appeared in the television reality show ‘Bigg Boss: Season 5’ broadcasted on the Indian channel ‘Colors’. He had been the house captain for the first 2 weeks but later on during the 4th week he got eliminated.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Shreyas Talpade tied the knot with Deepti Talpade, whom he had met when he had visited Deepti’s college as a film celebrity. Deepti was then the college’s general secretary. Presently she is a clinical psychologist who also is into counseling in a corporate concern as well as in a school.
Awards:
1) In the year 2006, Shreyas Talpade was bestowed with the Zee Cine Critics award for his outstanding acting skills in the Nagest Kukunoor’s film ‘Iqbal’ (2005).
2) In 2007, he won the Star Screen Award for the Best Comedian for his role in the film ‘Dor’ (2006).
3) He received the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) for his phenomenal acting skills in the 2007 blockbuster Farah Khan movie ‘Om Shanti Om’.
4) Shreyas Talpade also received the prestigious Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Pappu Master in the film ‘Om Shanti Om’.
Biography: Shreyas Talpade, who was the son of Bhupesh Talpade, was born and was brought up in the city of dreams, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling from Shree Ram Welfare Society High School, Andheri-West. He started off his acting career by participating in stage shows in and around Maharashtra. Initially he also made appearances in numerous Marathi soap operas. In the year 1997, Shreyas made his appearance in ‘Woh’ which was a Zee TV soap opera. Apart from this, he acted in several small serials under the production house named ‘Adhikari Brothers’. In the reputed Marathi serial named ‘Damini’, he received lots of appreciation from the audience for his exceptional acting skills for his role of ‘Tejas’, which was the name of an important character in the serial.
He made his breakthrough in the B town with his first film Iqbal which was directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and was written by Vipul K Rawal. In this film, Shreyas played the most difficult role of that of a deaf and mute boy from a remote village who had a lifelong aspiration to become a cricketer and who wanted to accomplish his dream of being a part of the Indian national cricket squad. The film along with his performance was well received by both the audience as well as the critics.
Following ‘Iqbal’ he rocketed forward in the industry impressing the audience with his exceptional acting skills in the Nagesh Kukunoor’s ‘Dor’. Here he played the comic role of a man having many disguises (behroopiya). This film ‘Dor’ was also much appreciated by the critics.
In the year 2006, Shreyas starred in Sangeeth Sivan’s ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ which is a story of several individuals who are in a frantic race to become rich.
In 2007, he starred alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the 30 crore budget blockbuster movie ‘Om Shanti Om’ directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan. Following Om Shanti Om, he also made his appearance in ‘Bombay to Bangkok’ (2008), a film by Nagesh Kukunoor. In the very same year he also went on to produce a Marathi movie named ‘Sanai Chaughade’.
Some of the recent movies where he has played a part are ‘Golmaal Returns’, ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’and ‘Click’, a film by Sangeeth Sivan. [/img][/SIZE][/I]
1) Siddhanth Kapoor did a graduation in Bachelors of Business.
2) His interests lies in travelling, music and food.
Biography: Siddhanth Kapoor is the son of the renowned Indian actor, Shakti Kapoor. He would be starting off his acting career in B Town with Sanjay Gupta’s action crime drama film titled ‘Shootout at Wadala’, starring Siddhanth Kapoor himself along with Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Sonu Sood, Jackie Shroff and Manoj Bajpai. This particular flick is a sequel to Apoorva Lakhia’s film ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ (2007). This film would basically showcase the first registered encounter by the police of Mumbai, where ManyaSurve, the gangster was shot dead at a junction near Dr.Ambedhkar College in Wadala, Mumbai on the 1st of November, 1982.Here, Siddhanth plays the role of Gyanchand, who is a sharpshooter in Manya Surve’s gang.This film is all set to hit the screens on the 3rd of May, 2013. Initially he was supposed to make his debut in Soham Shah’s 2012 flick ‘Satte Pe Satta’ which is a remake of the original 1982 Raj N. Sippy directed ‘Satte Pe Satta’.
Siddhanth did a film making course at London and he had also undergone a course in action at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.Initially he began his career as a disk jockey and later on he started working as an assistant director for two years under Priyadarshan in films such as ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’, ‘Bhagam Bhag’, ‘Chup Chup Ke’ and ‘Dhol’.
He also wanted to work with the renowned director, Anurag Kashyap in his film ‘Ugly’ and he managed to get a role in the film. This film which has Tejaswini Kolhapure, Pallavi Sharda and Ronit Roy amongst its cast crew, has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival Director’s Fortnight sidebar.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
1) Siddharth had been an active member in his college’s famous theatre group called ‘The Players’. Apart from this, he had been the president of the debating society of his college, as a result of which he had attended several World Deba)ting Championships.
2) In the year 1999, he won the CNBC Manager of the year award thanks to his exceptional speaking skills.
3) In 2012, Siddharth established a production house by the name of ‘Etaki Entertainment’. The production house’s first venture was the bilingual flick called ‘KadhalilSodhappuvadhuYeppadi’ (in Tamil) (or ‘Love Failure’ in Telegu).
Biography: Siddharth, the South Indian actor, producer and playback singer was born on the 17th of April, 1979 in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. He pursued his education from the prestigious DAV Boys’ Senior Secondary School situated in Chennai, as well as from the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi. He completed his B.Com graduation degree from the renowned Kirori Mal College of New Delhi. In the year 2001, Siddharth completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research located in the metropolitan city of Mumbai.
He began his career in the industry as an assistant director to Mani Ratnam in his 2002 Tamil drama film ‘KannathilMuthamittal’, starring P. S. Keerthana, Madhavan, Simran, Prakash Raj, Nandita Das, J. D. Chakrvarthy and Pasupathy. The script writer of this particular film, Sujhata insisted Siddharth to audition for S. Shankar’s 2003 Tamil flick called ‘Boys’ which would be featuring 5 newcomers. Soon enough after auditioning Shankar gave him a role in this film. The Tamil version of this movie did moderately well at the theatres. It was the Telegu dubbed version of this film that brought Siddharth into the limelight. Next up in 2004, Siddharth made his appearance in another Mani Ratnam flick called ‘AayuthaEzhuthu’, following which he shifted his focus to Telegu film projects. His very first Telegu film was the film called ‘NuvvostananteNenoddantana’ (2005), directed by Prabhu Deva. This was Prabhu Deva’s very first film as a director and this film received positive reviews and was quite successful at the theatres.Siddharth won the prestigious Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telegu) for his performance in this film. Following ‘NuvvostananteNenoddantana’, Siddharth entered the domain of writing and singing as well. In the 2006 Siva Kumar directed Telegu film titled ‘ChukkalloChandrudu’, he wrote the film’s screenplay and he also sang as a playback singer in this film.
His first debut Bollywood flick was the Amir Khan starrer, ‘Rang De Basanti’ (2006) directed by RakeyshOmprakashMehra. He received the prestigious Star Screen Debut Award for his portrayal of the character of Karan Singhania in this film. That year his last release was the Bhaskar directed Telegu romantic comedy ‘Bommarillu’, starring Siddharth Narayan himself along with Genelia D’Souza, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Jayasudha. Next up, he joined hands with Indian director Vishal Bhardwaj as well as with Guillermo Navarro, the Oscar award winning cinematographer, in a short movie called ‘Blood Brothers’. ‘Blood Brothers’ was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in the year 2007. This film was premiered as a part of Mira Nair’s AIDS Jaago project.
In 2007 he appeared in ‘Aata’ directed by V. N. Aditya and after this he took a 20 month break from acting. He made a comeback in the year 2009 with the Telegu flick titled ‘KonchemIshtamKonchemKashtam’ directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. Here he appeared opposite actress Tamannah and his performance was well received with positive reviews from the critics and the audience. Next up he starred in AnandRanga’s first film ‘Oy!’, starring Siddharth, Shamili, Ali and Sunil.Inspite of receiving mixed reviews, this film was a big success at the box office.
‘Striker’ (2010) directed by Chandan Arora was Siddharth’s second venture in Bollywood which depicted a carom player’s life. ‘Striker’ was the first film in India to be released jointly at the theatres as well as on Youtube on the very same day.That year he also released ‘Baava’, directed by Rambabu and starring Siddharth along with Praneetha, Brahmanandam and Nazar.
In the year 2011, he appeared in the Prakash Kovelmundi directed fantasy epic, titled ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu’. This film which was produced by K. Raghavendra Rao had Siddharth, ShrutiHaasan, Harshita and Lakshmi Manchu in the star cast. Next up, same year he appeared in Jayendra’s romantic drama called ‘180’ which was simultaneously shot in both Telegu and Tamil languages. ‘Oh My Friend’ directed by VenuSriram was Siddharth’sthird and last film to be released in 2011. This film received mixed reviews but in spite of that it went on to get a positive response from the audience.
The following year in 2012, Siddharth starred in ‘KadhalilSodhappuvadhuYeppadi’ (in Tamil) (or ‘Love Failure’ in Telegu), directed by Balaji Mohan and starring Siddharth and Amala Paul in the lead roles.
Some of his filmography includes ‘Boys’, NuvvostananteNenoddantana’, ‘AayuthaEzhuthu’, ‘ChukkalloChandrudu’, ‘Bommarillu’, ‘Rang De Basanti’, ‘Aata’, ‘KonchemIshtamKonchemKashtam’, ‘Oy!’, ‘Striker’, ‘Baava’, ‘180’, ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu’, ‘Nootrenbadhu’, ‘KadhalilSodhappuvadhuYeppadi’, ‘Oh My Friend’, ‘Midnight’s Chicken’, ‘Love Failure’, ‘Jabardasth’, Udhayam NH4’, ‘ChashmeBaddoor’, ‘Baadshah’, ‘TheeyaVelaiSeiyyanumKumaru’ and ‘KaaviyaThalaivan’.
In the year 2012, Siddharth had produced two films namely ‘KadhalilSodhappuvadhuYeppadi’ and ‘Love Failure’.
As a playback singer he worked in films like ‘ChukkalloChandrudu’, ‘Bommarillu’, ‘Aata’, ‘Santosh Subramaniam’, ‘Oy!’, ‘Striker’, ‘Baava’, ‘Oh My Friend’, ‘KadhalilSodhapuvadhuEppadi’ and ‘Love Failure’[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Awards: Mr. Gujarat 2007, 2nd runner up in Gladrags Mega-model & Manhunt 2007, Gladrags Face of the Year 2009, NDTV Model of the Year 2010, NDTV Best Assistant Director 2010.
Biography: At 16 he began an early career in modeling. He won the title of Mr Gujarat 2007 and was the 2nd runner up in the Gladrags Mega-model & Manhunt in the very same year. A top model, he has walked the ramps for designers like Manish Malhotra and Rohit Bal. He has modeled even in Paris and Dubai. Malhotra was seen in Roberto Cavalli’s advertisement campaigns and also surfaced in the covers of several magazines like RedBook, Gladrags and Men’s Health. He is also a VJ and Assistant Director with NDTV and has been in contract with leading modeling company, Gladrags since 2008.
Born to Rajeev Malhotra and Leena Malhotra, Sidharth has managed to create a niche for himself. Currently, he has bagged Karan Johar’s Student of the Year which is due in October 19, 2012. He will be seen donning the role of Abhimanyu Singh in the film alongside newcomers Alia Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter and David Dhawan’s son Varun Dhawan.[/img][/I][/SIZE]
Awards: Nandi Award for best Villain for Arundhati
Trivia: Although Sonu Sood belonged from a non-filmy background, yet he aspired to become an actor from since his childhood, a dream which he eventually fulfilled.
Biography: This model turned actor belongs to Moga in Punjab. Sonu Sood comes from a family where his father is an entrepreneur and mother is a teacher and his family has no connections with the film industry. He has two sisters and studied in Sacred Heart School in Moga City.
Sonu Sood’s first brush with media happened when he participated in the Mr. India pageant. Although he did not win the competition , he became a common face in most households with his appearance in commercials like Apollo Tyres, Airtel, etc.
An engineering graduate in electronics from YCCE Nagpur, Sonu Sood made his debut performance in the film Kallazhagar which became a box office hit. His debut film for the bollywood film industry happened with Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh which won him critical acclaim.
Sonu married Sonali and has a son named Ishant.
Sonu’s career did not reach the pinnacle of success despite him featuring in a number of movies like Super, Athadu among others. The biggest push to his career was given by his performance in Arundhati where he portrayed the role of Aghora. The movie was the biggest Telegu hit of that year and gave Sonu the much awaited credit.
2010 saw Sonu play the lead antagonist in the Hindi movie, Dabangg opposite Salman Khan. He sensationalized the character of Cheddi Singh and this remains one of his much talked about movies.
Sonu Sood’s Kannada debut movie opened to good box office responses and also won him critical acclaim. His current project is the movie Rana along with south superstar Rajnikant.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
1) Subodh received the Best Singer award as well as the Best Actor Award at Zee Gaurav Awards 2011 for his film, ‘Raanbhool’, directed by RavindraHarishchandraJadhav.
2) He won the Maharashtra Times Award for the Best Actor category for his film, ‘Ranbhool’.
3) In the year 2011, he also received the MIFTA Best Actor Award for his movie, ‘Balgandharva’. Apart from the above mentioned awards, Subodh also won the Zee Gaurav Awards (2012) for the aforementioned film, ‘Balgandharva’.
Biography: Subodh Bhave was born in Mumbai and is currently residing in Mumbai. He has appeared in many Marathi television serials, films and has also been into stage acting in theatres. His brilliant performance in all the above departments has earned him lots of appreciation from various noteworthy professionals.
He completed his education from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune. He began his career as a sales person in Inika Technologies, an IT company situated in Pune.
Some of the theatrical plays which he had performed in are ‘Sthal Snehamandir’, ‘Maitar’, ‘Yelkot’, ‘Kalaa Yaa Lagalya Jeeva’, ‘Lekure Udand Zaali’ and ‘Aata De Taali’. Besides plays, some of Subodh’smarthi serial appearances are in ‘Maylek’, ‘Manachiye Gunti’, ‘Geet Ramayan’, ‘Kulvadhu’, ‘Vadalvaat’, ‘Abhilasha’, Nandadeep’, ‘Damini’, ‘Bandhan’ and many more. Moreover he has also acted in films like ‘Ladigodi’, ‘Ti Ratra’, ‘Hapus’, ‘Tya Ratri Paus Hota’, ‘Aai Shapath’, ‘Kshan’, ‘Sakhi’, Kawadase’, ‘Mazhi Aai’ and numerous other films. Some of his upcoming movies are SachinKUldharkar’s, ‘Aiyyaa’ which has Rani Mukerji and Prithviraj in its ranks. This movie is set to be released in October, 2012. Another of his new projects includes ‘Ekada Kaay Zhale’.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Married to Mana Shetty, has 2 children, Atiya Shetty and Aahan Shetty.
Awards: Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in the movie Dhadkan
Trivia: He is fondly referred to as “Anna” by his close ones and the film industry people. Sunil owns a cloth boutique named Mischief. He is trained in full contact Kick Boxing and also runs a production company title Popcorn Motion Pictures Limited.
Biography: Sunil Shetty has often stated that he would have been a Cricketer if not a leading Bollywood Hero. He was inclined towards Cricket earlier, but then switched his focus to Bollywood. He made his debut in an action-oriented role in the movie Balwaan. He was paired opposite Divya Bharti in this film and he was pitted against Danny Denzongpa, with whom he would share the screen space umpteen times later in his career.
After Balwaan, another movie named Waqt Hamara Hai followed. Though it wasn’t much appreciated and turned out to be an average grosser, its popularity over the time increased. The movie had him in lead role with Ayesha Jhulka, Mamta Kulkarni and Akshay Kumar. But his performance was actually noticed in the movie Mohra where he essayed the character of Vishal. How a normal person turns into a criminal to eradicate crime from the city, was what formed the crux of Mohra’s story. His action packed performance fetched him many accolades and consolidated his place in the industry. He later tried his hand at Comedy as well with the movie Gopi Kishan, which was well received by the audience. Sunil played a double role in it. Movies like Krodh, Rakshak, and Vinashak gave him a huge fan following back then.
Sunil later gave another soul stirring performance in the JP Dutta directed Border. The movie went on to become an all time Blockbuster and he essayed such patriotic characters further in movies such as Refugee and LOC Kargil (Again directed by JP Dutta). His role in the movie Qayamat: City Under Threat was that of a Modern Patriotic Cop too!
Critics claimed that Sunil could only do action oriented roles and was thus typecast in that Genre. However, over the course of time, he has managed to get huge appreciation for his brilliant comic timing and sense of humour. He turned in memorable performances in movies like Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Mera Ghar, which weren’t noticed sadly by the audience.
His most remembered performance arguably came in the movie Hera Pheri. The movie has a cult following associated with itself till date and has been remembered by many owing to the brilliant performances by the lead actors including Shetty. Shetty then gave various comedy hits, often starring in a multiple cast. His movies like Awaara Paagal Deewana, Phir Hera Pheri, Hulchul and De Dana Dan did great business. He worked with director Priyadarshan in various movies later, most turning out to be major hits. Sunil Shetty’s home production movie Bhagam Bhag, was also directed by Priyadarshan and managed to gross big time at the Box Office. He recently won the Best Actor award for his movie Red Alert: The War Within at the SAIFF (South Asia International Film Festival). Apart from Bollywood films, Sunul has also starred in an English film Don’t Stop Dreaming and Tamil movie 12B.
Sunil Shetty has also entered film production. His production has produced movies such as Khel – No Ordinary Game, Rakht: What If You Can See the Future and Bhagam Bhag. His recently released comic caper Loot, which was a multi-starrer failed to generate much buzz at the box office.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Marital Status: Married to Pooja Deol, has two sons – Rajvir and Karan.
Awards: National Film Award – Special Jury Award, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Filmfare Best Actor Award, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.
Trivia: Son of the legendary actor Dharmendra, Sunny Deol’s real name is Ajay Singh Deol.
Biography: Sunny Deol made his debut along with newcomer, Amrita Singh in Betaab (1983). It ran successfully at the box-office. He then starred in many movies like Arjun (1985), Tridev (1989), Ghayal (1990), Damini (1993), Darr (1993), Border (1997) and others which were fairly successfull. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) was a major success at the box-office. Although he has acted in varied roles, his image is more of an action hero. He starred with his father Dharmendra and brother Bobby Deol in a romantic-comedy film Yamla Pagla Deewana in 2011, the film was a big hit. Mohalla Assi and Ghayal Returns are among his upcoming films.[/img][/SIZE][/I]
Biography: Suraj Pancholi is the new face in Bollywood. He is the son of actor Aditya Pancholi and Zareena Wahab. Suraj will be appearing in Ghai’s remake of the 1983 film ‘Hero’.He has a sister by the name of Sana Pancholi. Over the years Suraj has been undertaking a training in the field of acting as well as in martial arts. He had even assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali in the film ‘Guzaarish’ and he had also been an assistant director alongside director Kabir Khan on the sets of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. Reports also suggest that Bollywood star Salman Khan would be launching Suraj Pancholi in the Bollywood film industry.
Suraj Pancholi had been into a relationship with Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, but after Jiah Khan’s sucide, he has been taken into police custody for abetting Jiah’s suicide. [/img][/SIZE][/I]
![[JUGRAJ SINGH]](https://www.unp.me/data/avatars/s/123/123038.jpg?1591210006){kind=avatar}
![[Hardeep]](https://www.unp.me/data/avatars/s/25/25527.jpg?1570213921){kind=avatar}
