Sunday, September 28, 2014

Khushboo ( 29 September)



Date of Birth: 29 September

Year of Birth: 1970

Birth Place: Mumbai, India

Profession: Actress and Politician

Snapshot:

Khushboo Sundar (born Nakhat Khan on 29 September 1970),better known as Kushboo is an Indian film actress, producer, television hostess, and a politician. She is predominantly known for her works in South Indian film industry. She has received two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Actress.

Khushboo was born in Andheri (West), Mumbai. She had her primary education in Swami Muktananda High School located in Andheri area. She has three brothers. Kushboo speaks Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi,and English fluently.

Khushboo started her career in the early 1980s as a child artist. Her first movie appearance was in Raja Nanna Raja a Kannada Movie in 1976 then appeared in The Burning Train 1980 in the song "Teri Hai Zameen Tera Aasman" followed by Thodisi Bewafaii (1980) in both films she had an uncredited roles. She had her first credited role in the 1981 film Laawaris, and Dard ka Rishta (1982). Sunil Dutt gave her large share screen appearance in Dard Ka Rishta. Between 1981-1985 as a child artist she did Aapas Ki Baat,Bemisal, Jaanoo, Patton Ki Bazi and Tan-Badan. Since then, she has acted in over 100 movies, some opposite leading actors such as Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna, Ravichandran, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Sathyaraj, and Prabhu. She played the role of the sister of Anil Kapoor in the 1985 hit Meri Jung, and danced with Javed Jaffrey in his first dancing role on screen in the superhit song "Bol Baby Bol, Mere Sang Dol".She went to become the No1 South Indian leading actress during her period.Her career as Hindi film heroine was a disaster as both Deewana Mujhsa Nahi and Prem Daan were flops.she made her debute in Tamil movie Tharmathin Thalaivan.
  •  Kushboo was introduced to South India through the Telugu movie Kaliyuga Pandavulu opposite Venkatesh, under the direction of K Raghavendra Rao.
  • She is known for her TV show Jackpot and her serials Kalki, Janani and Kungumam.
  • Apart from Tamil movies, she has also acted in various movies in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.
  • In Kannada, She has acted in many movies with Ravichandran notably Ranadheera (1987), Anjada Gandu, Shanthi Kranthi and Yugapurusha.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Puri Jagannadh ( 28 September)




Date of Birth: 28 September


Year of Birth: 1966


Birth Place: Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.


Profession: Film Director


Snapshot:

Puri Jagannadh also spelled as Puri Jagannath (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, primarily in Telugu cinema. He is a three-time Nandi Award recipient. In 2006 he directed Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later remade in several Indian Languages. He made his Bollywood debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which was archived in the Oscar library.

He is associated with film production houses such as Vaishno Academy, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies and the music company Puri Sangeet. Other box office hits that he directed include, Badri, Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani, Chirutha, Desamuduru, Businessman.

Ranbir Kapoor ( 28 September )



Date of Birth: 28- September


Year of Birth: 1982



Birth Place: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India



Profession: Actor



Snapshot:


Ranbir Kapoor ( born 28 September 1982) is an Indian film actor. Through his successful career in Bollywood films, he has become one of the highest-paid actors and one of the most popular celebrities in India. He is the recipient of several awards and nominations, including five Filmfare Awards.

Kapoor is the son of actors Rishi and Neetu, and the grandson of actor-director Raj. He pursued film-making and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively, following which he assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black (2005). Kapoor made his acting debut with Bhansali's tragic romance Saawariya (2007), a box office flop but notable for earning him his first Filmfare Award—Best Male Debut. He was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performances in three films of 2009—the coming-of-age film Wake Up Sid, the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and the drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. Kapoor won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for portraying a troubled musician in the drama Rockstar (2011) and a deaf-mute man in the comedy-drama Barfi! (2012). A starring role in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time, established him as a leading Bollywood actor.


In addition to acting in films, Kapoor supports numerous charities and causes, and is vocal about issues faced by women. He is the co-founder of the production company Picture Shuru Productions, and is a co-owner of the Indian Super League football team Mumbai City FC. His off-screen life is the subject of fervent tabloid reporting in India.

Lata Mangeshkar (28 September)





Date of Birth: 28 September


Year of Birth: 1929



Birth Place: Indore, Central India Agency, British India.



Profession: Play back Singer



Snapshot:



Lata Mangeshkar (born 28 September 1929) is an Indian singer, and occasional music-composer. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India. 

Mangeshkar's career started in 1942 and has spanned over seven decades. She has recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and has sung songs in over thirty-six regional Indian languages and foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi and Hindi. 

She is the elder sister of singers Asha Bhosle, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Usha Mangeshkar and Meena Mangeshkar. She is the second vocalist to have ever been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. 

Lata Mangeshkar has won several awards and honors, including Bharat Ratna (India's Highest Civilian Award), Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1989), Maharashtra Bhushan Award (1997),[35] NTR National Award (1999), Bharat Ratna (2001), ANR National Award (2009), three National Film Awards, and 12 Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards. She has also won four Filmfare Best Female Playback Awards. In 1969, she made the unusual gesture of giving up the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award, in order to promote fresh talent. She was later awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.

Bhagat Singh ( 28 September)






Date of Birth:  28 September 1907 

Year of Death: 23 March 1931

Year of Birth: 1907

Birth Place: Jaranwala Tehsil, Punjab, British India

Profession:  Indian Freedom Fighter



Snapshot:
Bhagat Singh ( 28 September 1907 – 23 March 1931) was an Indian socialist considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He is often referred to as "Shaheed Bhagat Singh", the word "Shaheed" meaning "martyr" in a number of South Asian and Middle Eastern languages. Born into a Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, as a teenager Singh studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchist and Marxist ideologies. 

He became involved in numerous revolutionary organisations, and quickly rose through the ranks of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) to become one of its main leaders, eventually changing its name to the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928.


Seeking revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police, Singh was involved in the murder of British police officer John Saunders. He eluded efforts by the police to capture him. Soon after, together with Batukeshwar Dutt, he and an accomplice threw two bombs and leaflets inside the Central Legislative Assembly. The two men were arrested, as they had planned to be. Held on this charge, he gained widespread national support when he underwent a 116-day fast in jail, demanding equal rights for British and Indian political prisoners. 

During this time, sufficient evidence was brought against him for a conviction in the Saunders case, after trial by a Special Tribunal and appeal at the Privy Council in England. He was convicted and subsequently hanged for his participation in the murder, aged 23. His legacy prompted youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence and he continues to be a youth idol in modern India, as well as the inspiration for several films. He is commemorated with a large bronze statue in the Parliament of India, as well as a range of other memorials.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Chunky Pandey ( 26 September)




Date of Birth: 26 September

Year of Birth: 1952

Birth Place: India

Profession: Actor

Snapshot:

Suyash 'Chunky' Pandey (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian film actor who has appeared in various Bollywood films. He has appeared in over 80 movies in a career that has spanned over two decades and has been nominated once for his supportive role in Tezaab. 

He was a lead hero in Hindi films from 1987-1994 but his movies were more successful in the period 1987-1992. He is best known for playing supporting "sidekick" roles for lead heroes like Rajesh Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol and Govinda. After numerous flops as the lead hero since 1993, his demand in Bollywood began to fade. Chunky then worked in Bangladeshi Cinema from 1995 and most of his movies in Bangladesh were successful.Chunky Pandey returned to Bollywood in 2003 as a character actor, being cast mainly in supporting comedic roles.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Akkineni Nageswara Rao ( ANR - 20 September)



Date of Birth: 20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014  

Year of Birth: 1923

Place of Birth:  Venkata Raghava Puram, Madras Presidency, British India (now Ramapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India)

Profession: excellent Actor, producer, studio owner



Snapshot:

Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014) was an Indian film actor and producer, predominantly in Telugu cinema.

He starred in several films of various genres during his 75-year acting career and came to be known as one of the two pillars of Telugu cinema along with N.T. Rama Rao. He acted in over 255 films, spanning the Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages and became of the most prominent figures in the history of Telugu cinema. He was instrumental in shifting the base of Telugu Cinema from Madras, Tamil Nadu to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1974.With an aim to provide infrastructural support to the film industry in Hyderabad, he built a film studio, Annapurna Studios, in 1975. He founded a film and media school, Annapurna International School of Film and Media within Annapurna Studios in 2011.

Nageswara Rao won two Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Actor, four South Filmfare Awards for during his acting career. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the highest individual lifetime achievement award for films in India. He was honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contribution towards Indian cinema.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Amala Akkineni (September 12)

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Date of Birth: September 12

Year of Birth: 1968

Place of Birth: West Bengal, India

Profession: Actress, Social Activist

Snapshot:

Amala Akkineni (born September 12, 1968) is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films & She won 2 Filmfare Awards. Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Ennai Kaathali directed by T. Rajendar, which was a big box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films. She acted in a number of Tamil movies. Her performance in Pushpak and Agni Natchathiram are unforgettable. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits like Nirnayam and Siva. The latter was a mega blockbuster and brought her wider fame and recognition. She has acted with iconic actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty and Mohan Lal, Prabhu. 

She has also acted with Prabhu, Mohan, Sathyaraj in Tamil, Kumar Bangarappa and V. Ravichandran in Kannada, Suresh Gopi in Malayalam and Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Rajashekar in Telugu among several others. Her Hindi co-stars were Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Khanna and Aditya Pancholi. 

She has worked with acclaimed directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma. She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna, but made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful.[1] She received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress and Telugu category Film Fare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for Life is Beautiful. 

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Rishi Kapoor ( 4 September)



Date of Birth: 4 September

Year of Birth: 1952
 
Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: Actor, Bollywood

Snapshot:

Rishi Kapoor (born 4 September 1952) is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director. He received the National Film Award in 1971, for his debut role as a child artist, and Filmfare Best Actor Award for Bobby in 1974 as well as a number of other awards including the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.Kapoor was born in Bombay as Rishi Raj Kapoor. He was the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School, Mumbai and Mayo College, Ajmer. His brothers, Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, are also actors.Rishi Kapoor married actress Neetu Singh on 22 January 1980. The couple have two children; actor Ranbir Kapoor and designer Riddhima Kapoor Sahani. Rishi is the paternal uncle of actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

Shakti Kapoor (3 September)



Date of Birth: September 3

Year of Birth: 1958

Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Profession: Film Actor

Snapshot:

Shakti Kapoor (born 3 September 1958) is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is known as one of the leading villains in Bollywood movies for more than three decades. He has also been applauded for playing comic roles in several movies. Through the eighties and nineties, Kapoor teamed up with another senior actor Kader Khan as the comical or evil duo in over 100 films. Kapoor is one of the few Bollywood actors who played the stereotype Bollywood negative roles and negative characters with a comic touch with equal finesse.

Vivek Oberoi (3 September)




Date of Birth:  3 September

Year of Birth: 1976

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Profession: Film Actor

Snapshot:   

Vivek Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor. He made his film debut with Ram Gopal Varma's film Company (2002). His performance in the film earned him Filmfare Awards for Best Male Debut and Best Supporting Actor. He later featured in several notable films which include Saathiya, Masti, Yuva, Omkara and also starred in Varma's critically acclaimed 2010 film Rakht Charitra. After a brief phase of box-office failures, the actor made a comeback in 2013 as the antagonist in the superhero science fiction film Krrish 3 and the adult comedy film Grand Masti.